Nathan's smile is bright and he looked happy. He never thought that he could win this term as a President. But he did. And he has only Xavier to thank for this unbelievable feat. The party is arranged in Nathan's family mansion. The mansion is old and has a huge hall where the party is held. Huge chandeliers are hanging from the ceiling and the walls are European styled. "Carlos, you said he is coming. Where is he?" Nathan inquired Carlos, who was standing by his side while holding his drink in one hand. Carlos gave him a small smile. "Mr. President, you are the centre of attention today. Everyone here is trying to get your attention. But you are interested in someone else. Don't worry Mr. President, he will be here soon" Carlos spoke with a closeness which is reserved only for a few people. Carlos is also close to Nathan, but still he wouldn't dare to use Nathan's first name while addressing him like Xavier. Nathan sighed and took a sip of his drink. "He promised to br
Nathan introduced Sierra to a few of the ladies who looked well mannered and graceful. None of them made snappy of snarky comments, mostly because of how she was protected by two powerful men in the country. Xavier and Nathan. Their attitude towards her was respectful. They are mostly trying to flatter her. She forced a smile on her face so as not to look rude. But she started to get bored. As long as Nathan was with her, he was funny and made witty jokes. But he had to leave her with these ladies, and she started to get bored. 'Your earrings look fabulous' 'You look so beautiful ' 'You are so lucky to have Mr. Woods by your side' 'How do you know Mr. Woods' Soon she started to get distracted. Her gaze scanned the people around her, searching for Xavier. And she doesn't have to search for long. She found him easily. He was not too far away from her. When their gazes met, he motioned for her to join him with his head. And she obliged immediately. "Excuse me" she murmured b
In the dimly lit corridor of Nathan's home, the man who desperately wanted to kill Xavier is seen fuming with anger. His assistant looked troubled as well. "A very good opportunity. I thought Xavier will die tonight. That waiter was so close to killing him. But that stupid girl had to come in the way and ruin everything. I was very excited when that waiter raised his knife to stab Xavier. But everything is ruined because of that girl" the man fumed. The assistant is also feeling the same way. That waiter did his job well. But too bad, he couldn't finish his assigned task. "Boss, did you notice something?" the assistant asked. The man turned to look at his assistant with a thoughtful gleam in his eyes. Indeed he did. "I did. Xavier seems to like that girl so much. I never thought I would see the day where the great Xavier Woods who hate love and people who claim that they are in love will fall in love himself. And that love is what saved him today. So he does have a weakness afte
In Paris, Adam knocked on Claire's door anxiously. The news of the attack on Xavier never came out. Nathan's PR team suppressed it. It's as if nothing happened. No one dared to open their mouths. But Carlos shared about it with Adam, because Claire was not answering his calls. "Claire, open the door. It's about Sierra. She is in the hospital" Adam spoke through the door. Immediately Claire unlocked her door when she heard this. It's been two days since she spoke with Adam, and three days since she saw him. But if there is a person who could break her silence, then it's Sierra. "What? What do you mean by she is in the hospital?" Claire demanded with worry. Adam is overwhelmed to see Claire again. But he suppressed his emotions. "We have to go. Mr. Carlos said that her condition is serious" Adam didn't share the details. Because he knows walls have ears. So he decided not to tell anything in detail when he was still standing outside her room and anyone could hear them. That
In the city somewhere, Noel was sleeping in his drunken haze when he was rudely woken up by someone. He was kicked in his stomach twice and a series of punches landed all over his body. "Hey, stop. What the hell? Who are you?" he demanded and blinked open his eyes. When his gaze landed on none other than Xavier, all the sleep evaporated from his eyes. He became pale. "Xavier? You might be a powerful man, but you cannot just barge into someone's house and manhandle them like this" Noel protested and tried to crawl away from Xavier. A chill ran down his spine when he saw how red Xavier's eyes are. They look like molten lava, ready to burn him to his death. Xavier ignored Noel's words. He grabbed a fistful of Noel's hair and pulled him up from his bed. "Did you sent that man to kill me?" Xavier demanded. Noel looked confused as hell. "Which man? What are you talking about? I don't have enough money to buy me an imported whiskey, why will I send anyone to kill you?" he demanded
"Baby girl" Xavier gathered Sierra into his arms, like the precious little girl that she is. She just came back from a near death experience, yet she is worried about him. "Xavier" she whispered. Her voice is barely audible. She looked weak and pale. "I am here" he assured her. She tried to hug him back, trying to make sure that she is not dreaming and he is fine, but she couldn't gather enough strength to even lift her arms. "That man, In the party..." she wanted to ask who that man was who tried to hurt Xavier. But he stopped her. "Shhh.. don't worry about all that. He is already dead. He killed himself" he assured her. He doesn't want her to worry about anything. Not now, not ever. He promised himself to deal with his enemies and never let this kind of a situation repeat again. She relaxed when she heard that. She wanted to ask why he tried to kill Xavier. But she started to drift in and out of conscience, because of how weak she is. She went slack in his arms, losing her
In the reputed hospital where Nancy was working as a Psychologist, coincidentally, Sierra was also admitted there. In her cabin, Nancy was seen checking some patient files. There is a huge stack of them lying haphazardly on her desk. She discarded one of the files in the pile near her feet and picked up another file from her desk. When she opened the file, a slow smirk spread across her face. "Sierra Leone" She read the name out loud of the patient to whom the file belongs. Then she started to look into the details of why she was admitted there in the first place. When she saw Xavier beating the hell out of her father, she was confused as to what tipped him off. When she noticed Carlos in the hospital lobby that morning, she understood that something was off. So she stole the patient files of the past couple of days to see if she can find any one familiar. And she finally found who is affecting Xavier so much. "Not so surprisingly, it turned out to be Sierra. This damn witch,
In the hospital room, Sierra slowly regained her conscience. First, her ears registered the beeping of the machines. And then, the smell of the sterilizer tingled her nose. Slowly her eyes blinked open. Her gaze swept around the room until it landed on the man sitting beside her. He is lying face down on the bed beside her, holding one of her arms in his. Her lips stretched into a smile at the sight of him. She never got a chance to look at him while he was asleep until now. His sharp features softened a little, and he looked even more handsome. She lifted her other arm to caress his cheek. But the moment she touched his cheek, his eyes blinked open. "Baby girl" he sat up immediately and looked at her with relief and happiness. She gave him a small smile. She can feel a little discomfort in her shoulder. But the fact that Xavier is safe made her feel that it's all worth it. She still couldn't forget how Xavier came so close to getting hurt. 'It is because of me? Am I a Jinx
"Dad, dad" Renee bent her head while crying for Augustine who was lying in the pool of his own blood. The metallic scent inside the room is so thick, that it's suffocating. Janine was watching Renee with malice. "Dad" Renee's sobs didn't melt Janine's heart. Instead, her hunger for death only intensified. "What did you think of me Renee?" her voice made Renee jump with shock. Renee snapped her head and looked at Janine who had blood all over her hands. She was holding a bloody knife in her right hand, which was still dripping with blood. "How can you? He is your husband. You used to love him so much. Then what happened? Why did you kill him like this?" Renee demanded Janine with anger and pain. Janine sneered. "You both abandoned me and Maddy. You took their side and ruined my efforts to kill Xavier. If not for you and that dead man, i would have already killed Xavier and we could have gone back to the states once again. But no, you had to find out everything and your father had
The fact that Janine is alive but Noel is dead spread like fire. Noel is not just anyone. He is a famous politician. His death spiked multiple debates across the country. Hunt for Janine began, while Janine was hell bent on killing Sierra and Xavier. 'Who killed Noel Thomas?' 'Can it be Janine?' 'Where is Janine?' 'Why is after Mr. Woods?' Speculations started to float across the country. The story of why Janine started to hate the woods family so much and how she became responsible for Gawin's death along with his father's became a trending topic. Everyone started to feel sorry for Claire and started to hate Daisy for her poor choices. After finding out that she became a pawn for Janine and destroyed her own life, Daisy became depressed. Nancy was still shocked to learn that her father is dead. Douglas was shocked too. When everyone was reeling in the aftermath of Janine's destruction, the lady in question was plotting against her own family. This time she is targeting August
'Its true' 'Some one really dug up Mrs. Augustine's grave' 'How can anyone disrespect a dead person like this?' 'Is it really Mr. Woods and our President behind this?' 'If not, then why will that person tag them along with the pictures?' 'I still can't believe that they can do this' 'Why can't they let a dead person rest in peace?' As the pictures of the grave digging became viral, the media and the curious public rushed to the cemetery to see if it was true. When they saw an open grave of Janine, they started to suspect that it's indeed Xavier and Nathan who are somehow involved in this. Within minutes this news became viral. Every news channel started broadcasting the news live from the Cemetery. Pictures of Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam were shown on the tv screen to build the hype along with Janine's picture. 'Mr. President, are you involved?' 'Is Mr. Woods involved?' News channels started using eye-catching tags like this to drag public interest and escalate scrutiny
Janine stealthily slipped inside Xavier's room where his mobile was ringing. She held the knife tightly with both her hands. She is ready to strike the moment she spotted Xavier. But when she scanned the room, she found no one. She strained her ears to hear any noise apart from the mobile ringing. But she couldn't hear anything. After the mobile stopped ringing, silence greeted her. 'Where are they? This is their room and his mobile is here. Why is he not answering his phone?' Janine thought angrily. She searched the room without bothering to keep quiet. She searched the entire house, but she found herself alone in the dark house. She was so angry, she wanted to light fire and burn the house down. But just then, she heard the unmistakable sound of Sirens wailing at a distance. 'He escaped and alerted the cops? How did he even find out about my plan?' she thought angrily. She escaped from the house through the kitchen door before the cops could catch her. On the other hand, Nath
"Nathan, I think my mom is still alive. Just now i felt like I saw someone who looked similar to my mom just outside Xavier's house" Renee anxiously explained to Nathan. But instead of believing her, Nathan frowned with disapproval. "Renee, I started to believe that you changed. If this is one of your tricks to stop Xavier and Sierra's wedding, then I suggest you stop this. Sierra gave you a chance. Don't ruin it by doing all these nasty things" he reprimanded her. Renee's eyes pooled with unshed tears at the harshness of his words. "I know I have done some things which i shouldn't have, which I regret. But Nathan, this time I am telling the truth. I swear on everything I hold dear. No, I swear on Xavier. I think my mom is still alive. We have to caution Xavier and Sierra, Please" she begged him. Nathan was taken aback when she swore on Xavier, whom Renee loves so much. He suddenly applied brakes on his vehicle and immediately took a 'U' turn. If what Renee said is true, th
Claire was not very happy about Renee, but Cathy decided to stay neutral. Nathan and Xavier were Renee's friends for years, so they forgave her when Sierra decided to give Renee a chance. "I will get going now. Please don't call me if I could be of any help during your wedding preparations" Renee offered. Sierra smiled. "Sure" she agreed. Claire is not ready to trust Renee just yet. She witnessed how vile and vicious Renee can be. So she doesn't want to forgive her so soon. She is feeling that Renee is just pretending to be nice. After Renee left, Claire couldn't hold back any longer. "Si, what are you doing? How can you forget everything she did to you? At her party, at the mall, in this home, she insulted you countless times. How can you just forgive her because she has mommy issues?" she demanded with displeasure. Sierra was quiet. Indeed Renee did all that. "Claire, you cannot label a person as bad based on their past deeds. What she did was wrong. And she is feeling gu
After two weeks, Slowly everyone started to forget about Janine. Augustine decided to take Renee to the states. Maddy passed away too, and her cremation was a close knit affair. Her grave was beside Janine's grave. Renee finally decided to apologise to Sierra before leaving for good. In Xavier's home, everyone was bristling with excitement for the impending wedding of Xavier and Sierra. "I love your wedding dress. It's so beautiful" Cathy said about Sierra's wedding dress which was delivered the previous day. Apart from the wedding dress, Sierra and the ladies don't know anything about the wedding preparations. Like Sierra wished, Xavier was handling everything and is ready to surprise her in a week when she is going to walk the aisle as his bride. "Yes, it is. I am eager to see how Xavier would react to it" Sierra said with a mischievous grin. Cathy giggled with mirth. "He would be thinking about peeling that off of you from the moment he sees you in that dress" she joked.
Janine was arrested and Augustine was cured. Xavier and the others were still reeling with shock regarding the bone chilling revelation of that night. Janine is the reason why Gawin lost his life, and so was his father. Now she was after Xavier and his unborn child over her misplaced anger. No one forced Maddy to commit suicide. It's Gawin's choice to choose who ever he wanted to marry. No one can fault him for not falling for Maddy the way she fell for him. After everything Janine did, going after Xavier's unborn child is the most horrific thing she did. "Xavier, i am extremely sorry" Renee apologised to Xavier with guilt. They were all still in the apartment where Renee and Augustine were forced to stay. Both of them gave an official statement to the cops about everything Janine did, much to Janine's anger. Janine was cursing them while she was escorted to the police vehicle. She was taken to jail and would be soon presented in court. Her sins would earn her a life sentence if not
"Who is there?" Janine called out loudly before pulling her gun out from underneath Maddy's bed. Both Renee and Augustine are panicking. They are tensed and worried about Xavier and the others. Outside the balcony, all the four men froze. "I am sorry" Nathan apologised sincerely. Xavier shook his head and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "It's ok, it's not your fault" he assured Nathan. Adam and Carlos peeked inside, and noticed that Janine has a gun and she is coming near the balcony. "She is coming, and she has a gun" Adam spoke with urgency. Everyone was tensed. "Nathan, you stay here with Adam. Me and Carlos will show ourselves. You wait for the right opportunity to take her by surprise" Xavier suggested and nodded at Carlos. Nathan held his hand to stop him. He is worried about Xavier. "I can go instead" he offered. Xavier gave him an assuring smile and patted his hand. "She will not be suspicious to see us, as we already visited their home this morning