"Ahhh..." Sierra didn't actually fall, but she made it look like she did. Both Claire and Adam noticed that too. And Adam had to buy back his smug smile. "Oh my god, Si, Are you alright?" Claire acted along and immediately went to help Sierra up. But Sierra's lower lip wobbled and she wiped her invisible tears. "Claire, my shoulder, it hurts. Ahh..." she cried while covering her face in Claire's shoulder. In reality, Sierra was smiling. She hid her face to cover up her smile. Claire on the other hand could control her laughter. So she glared at Nancy. "You b*tch, how can you be so vicious? Sierra just recovered from her shoulder injury. How can you push her like this? Look at how much pain she is in" Claire scolded Nancy, while Sierra's shoulder started shaking with silent laughter. "Oh my god, Si, let me go and inform Mr. Woods about this. He is not going to be pleased" Adam has no intention to involve Xavier who is busy dealing with the trouble makers who bullied Sierra.
Nancy decided to instigate Derek more against Sierra once she noticed that he seemed to be interested in her. "Derek, did you see that? That Sierra is not satisfied with killing our child. She came here to hurt me too. If not for you, I don't know what she would have done to me today" Nancy started to cry. Daisy rubbed her back, pretending to assure her. "Nancy, don't worry. Now that Derek is here, I am sure he will protect you. He is a gentleman. He will not allow you to suffer anymore" Daisy assured Nancy when Derek didn't respond. Nancy and Daisy looked at Derek, who is glaring daggers in the direction through which Xavier and Sierra disappeared. "Derek?" Nancy approached him and gently caught his arm to gain his attention. But the moment she touched him, he pushed her away as if she broke his trance. "Haa" Nancy gasped with surprise and stumbled a little before righting herself. "Derek, what are you doing? She just had a miscarriage. How can you manhandle her like t
"It's not that I don't trust you. I am trying to protect you from me" Claire confessed, feeling depressed. She couldn't see through Daisy before today. If there is a woman who can be despicable to her daughter, then that would be Daisy. Adam stopped the car near a signal. He turned to face her. "Claire, I love you. And the damage you could do to me at this point is turning your back on me. I know you love me and you are warmest and the sweetest person I have ever seen. So please don't let other people's opinions influence you. No matter what, we are in this together. Please don't pull away from me again. That's the worst feeling I have experienced so far" he showed her his vulnerable side. Claire placed her palm over his feeling guilty. "I promise, I will not hurt you again" she said firmly, truly believing it for the first time. Today's incident made her realise that our life is a sum total of our choices. There is no one or nothing that can make or break our relationship except f
"What is bothering you?" Xavier inquired about Sierra. She sighed heavily and turned to look at him. "You said Nancy intentionally aborted her baby. I was just thinking about why? She protected her child until now, then why did she give up now? Surely it's just not to frame me. Isn't it?" she asked, bothered about it all. Xavier sat beside her on the bed and started feeding her. "It's her personal choice. Why are you breaking your head for her? No matter her reasons, what she did to you is unacceptable. Now you tell me what you were thinking when you decided to shield me in Nathan's party?" he demanded. Everything which happened since the last few days changed his perspective on many things and made him realise how important Sierra is to him. But apart from all that, he is unable to shake the feeling of what if's. She is safe now, but what if something happened to her. A thought which is making him worry about her safety. Sierra frowned when she heard his question. So many thin
"Xavier, someone stole the bidding file of the woods group. We lost the bid and your uncle Benjamin won the contract" Carlos told Xavier over the phone. Xavier was not pleased to hear this. "What do you mean by ' the file was stolen'? Did you not submit that file to the NS group yesterday?" The NS group is also one of the conglomerates who owns the biggest clothing chair in the country. They were in need of a supplier who can supply raw materials to them. The woods group deals in production of fabrics. So they were trying to win the NS group contract, which would earn them huge profits. But now that Benjamin won the contract and the Woods group lost it, the share price of the Franklin group would increase. It's not a secret that Benjamin doesn't like Xavier. So he wouldn't hesitate to go against Xavier. "I couldn't go and submit it personally. So I sent it with one of our managers. I don't know what happened, he came back this morning sporting injuries all over his body an
"I heard you lost a very important file" Xavier spoke in a tone that made the manager understand that he is in trouble. The manager's breathing became uneven with fear. "Y..yes, Mr. Woods" he replied, trying to maintain his tone steady and convincing. But he couldn't hide his fear. Xavier raised his brows in a sympathetic gesture. But it looked like he was mocking the manager. "Is it? Can you explain exactly when and where you were attacked?" he asked again. The manager wiped the sweat off his forehead before replying. He couldn't ignore the man who has been brutally whipped just now. "It happened around three in the afternoon. They came out of nowhere and stole the file after attacking me physically" the manager repeated the same thing which he told Carlos. Xavier smirked. "May I know what you were doing until three in the noon without submitting the file even though you left the company at around ten in the morning" Xavier tugged at the loop holes in his story. T
In the Basement, the manager is crying pathetically. But no one is feeling sorry for him. "So, are you ready to tell me from whom you took money to sell my file?" Xavier asked the manager coldly. The manager nodded and wiped his eyes with his shirt collar. "It's your cousin Derek Franklin. He offered me one million for that file. And they submitted our company file claiming it as their own. And they got the contract" the manager revealed. Xavier gritted his teeth with suppressed anger. He was hoping that Derek would change after coming from abroad. But no. He has turned worse than ever. "You are fired. Get lost" Xavier snapped at the manager. The manager slumped down to his knees. "Please Mr. Woods, I need this job. Please, I will not do this again" he begged. But Xavier gave him a cold stare. "You are lucky that I am not filing a case against you. If you don't leave now, then I might change my mind" he said with cold indifference. The manager understood that he messed up bi
When Sierra woke up from her sleep, she noticed that she was alone. She sighed heavily and looked at the far wall absently. She is in love with Xavier. She shouldn't have been surprised. And she should have seen this coming. He gave her everything she was deprived off. Affection, attention, care and support. After that accident, she had to care about herself and her mother. There were times when she used to feel so lonely and desperate, that she used to longe for someone to care for her too. And that feeling used to be strong whenever she used to see someone who cares about eachother. She used to crave for that. As if God has blessed her, Xavier appeared out of nowhere. 'What if I lose him too? Can I survive his loss? But if I leave now, can I be able to move on from him?' she thought to herself. She doesn't need anyone to tell her that she wouldn't be able to live without Xavier. "God, what a mess. I cannot stay here with the fear that he would never love me back the way I love
When Nathan entered the basement, he saw Xavier, Adam and Carlos sitting around a small circular table and murmuring something among themselves. A woman was seen crying in one corner. Xavier's men were scattered strategically around the basement. When he heard how Sierra's baby was saved last night, and to hear how close Sierra was to lose her baby, Nathan became furious. "How is it going?" he Inquired as soon as he entered. All the men in the room turned to look at him. Xavier motioned for him to join them. "We made a plan to catch the person who was behind all this. But we suspect that he might just be a hunch man and not the real person behind this. If we catch him, we can get to the master mind behind this. And she is going to help us in catching him" Xavier explained. Nathan sighed heavily and started to pace the length of the basement anxiously. "This doesn't make any sense. We scouted every one who might have a grudge on Xavier, but no one is so angry to the point of
"Boss, i spoke with the maid. She said that the pill seems to be working. If Sierra takes that pill one more time, then no one can save her baby" the assistant assured Janine. He knows how to short temper she is, and especially at that time. So he decided not to tell her about his plan to meet the maid again. When Janine heard the news, she became extremely happy. "Finally, the Woods family will see the taste of losing their child. Xavier will cry blood tears. But too bad, no matter how much he cried, that Sierra won't be able to give him children. Their relationship will be doomed" she thought Outloud and laughed with happiness. The assistant left after that, he wanted to make his lie a reality and exchange the pills again. So he left in a hurry. Renee became pale when she heard this. She couldn't stop herself from crying for Xavier. 'What is happening? I am so sorry Xavier' she thought sadly while crying. She somehow managed to drag Augustine from the floor and successful
The next morning when both Serra and Fiona woke up in their respective bedrooms, they didn't find Xavier and Carlos. While Fiona understood that this must be something related to the pills which they suspected last night. So she quickly took a shower and immediately rushed to Sierra's place to make sure that she was fine. On the other hand, after his 'Nice, detailed' chat with Nathan, Josh decided to share the news with the girls. And Cathy on the other hand was brimming with excitement to share about her 'Chat' with Nathan to her friends. Adam heard from Carlos about what happened the previous night, so he rushed to Xavier's place along with Claire to make sure that Sierra and the baby are fine. He didn't share any details with Claire though. He doesn't want to make her worry. As he always treated Sierra like a sister, he is protective over her as much as Claire is of her friend. Sierra on the other hand had a shower and was in the process of searching for Xavier, when she notic
The next morning, as Sierra was blissfully asleep, Xavier and Carlos were not. "Here, this is the original pill which the doctor prescribed for Sierra. And this bottle, was replaced by the maid last night. I got them checked. The replaced pills will assist in aborting the baby in her Womb. Whoever it is that is trying to kill you, that person is targeting your baby now. If not for Fiona's intuition, we wouldn't have been able to escape such a big threat. We need to hurry now. No matter what, finding that hidden person should be our main moto. If this goes on, it's not good for the baby or Sierra" Carlos expressed his worry. Xavier clenched the duplicate bottle that he was holding in his palm. He is beyond angry. "Drag that maid to the basement. I need the details of the person whom she is working for" Xavier instructed Carlos. After a few minutes, when the maid entered the house as if nothing happened, Carlos grabbed her and dragged her to the basement after closing her mouth tigh
Fiona picked up the pill which rolled down towards her feet. "What are you doing here?" Carlos demanded the maid while looking at her with suspicion. The maid looked scared as if she got caught doing something which she shouldn't have been doing. "I..I.." the maid stuttered to explain what she was still doing there. Fiona chimed in at that moment. "You were supposed to bring these pills to Sierra. What are you still doing here. And look what you did. You soiled this pill. Just take that bottle as it is to Sierra. She will take the pill herself. You should not be touching any kind of pills with bare hands. Now go" she reprimanded the careless maid. The maid bobbed her head and immediately rushed out of the room. After the maid left, Fiona looked at the pill which she was holding. "What happened?" Carlos Inquired when he noticed how she was looking at the pill. Something niggled at the back of her mind. Something suspecious. "Did you notice how that maid was practically shiver
"Well, I hope you can find a girlfriend soon. Now if you excuse me" Cathy replied as if she is not literally dancing inside her head after his admission of being single. Cathy tried to open the door, but he was holding the door shut with his firm grip. Her nonchalant reaction bothered him more than he thought possible. The thought of her slowly slipping away from him made him feel heavy inside his heart. "What do you mean by that Cathy? Don't tell me that you moved on from me so quickly. Do you really wish for me to get a girlfriend?" he demanded. That thought alone is making him feel torturous. Cathy stiffened. No, she absolutely doesn't want him to find a girlfriend. She doesn't want him to love anyone but her. She didn't move on from him at all. It's absolutely impossible. But she is not going to admit that to him so soon. She wanted to see how far he was willing to go for her. "You should have thought about all this when you lied to me about having a girlfriend. You bruta
In the tower, Renee was seen crying for her father who was still lying paralysed on the ground. She tried to move him to a couch or even a bed, but he was too heavy for her. Janine on the other hand is acting as if she just didn't paralyse her husband and threatened her younger daughter. She is taking care of Maddy. Just then, Janine's assistant came running. His clothes looked dirty and he was huffing and out of breath. "What's wrong with you?" Janine asked him with irritation. He took a moment to catch his breath. "Boss, Looks like Xavier Woods started to get suspicious of our involvement. His men found me when I was searching for that old man. I escaped from them with difficulty. I don't think I can hide for long. They might catch me sooner if not later" he shared with panic. Janine is not happy to hear this news. She is very upset. So far, her day has been going downhill from the moment Renee found out about her plan. "Idiot, didn't I tell you to be careful? How come you g
That evening, Cathy went to the president's building to see her mom. As their family of three planned to go out for dinner, Cathy's father suggested he pick them up from Dorothy's office. As the commute back home would be long at that hour, Cathy agreed. As Sierra looked tired, Josh offered to drop her. Claire and Fiona decided to accompany Sierra and take care of her until Xavier could come back from his work. Josh joined the four ladies at noon for lunch. He is funny, sweet and very down to earth. So it was not at all difficult to get along with him. Moreover, his company made their lunch filled with laughter. "There you go" Josh said after he parked his car in front of the president's building. "Do you want to join us for dinner, Josh?" Cathy asked him. He became a good friend and she is sure her parents would enjoy his company. He wrinkled his face and shook his head. "No meeting and greeting the parents. I will leave that part to your Nathan" he refused with a shudder. She s
Sierra found a wedding gown which looked so beautiful, that she immediately fell in love with it. The dress has full sleeves with an intricate pattern designed over the sheer shimmery fabric of her collar bone and down her sleeves till her elbows. The dress hugs her frame till her waist before flaring down into uneven layers down her hips. Sierra looked like an angel in that dress. Pure, and absolutely breathtaking. "This is the one" "I like it too" "So pretty" Claire, Cathy and Fiona liked the dress so much, and so did Sierra. While they felt a little awkward in the beginning, it vanished once they started talking about normal stuff. Carlos was observing their interaction with satisfaction. He felt relieved to see that Sierra was matured and understood a twisted situation well. She handled it better than many people double her age would have done. The fact that she detached herself from her emotions to understand this situation better was speaking volumes about the kind