"I messed up everything for him. All of his hardwork, his reputation and everything. This must be the reason why he never encouraged me. But i refused to give up. Now look at what everyone is calling him. They are calling him a Pedophile. But he is the sweetest man I know. Even though I did everything to seduce him and was ready to do anything for him, he never took advantage of him. Instead, he requested my mom to make me understand the gravity of the situation. But I didn't listen to any of them and didn't change my mind. Now look what happened" Cathy confessed sadly. Sierra and Claire are looking at her with worry. "Cathy, what you did is not wrong. You liked him, so you pursued him. No one will bother if he is not who he is. Now that he is a public figure, everything he does will be seen under a microscope. Don't be sad. I am sure everything will settle down soon" Sierra tried to pacify Cathy who is sniffing and crying miserably. Claire rubbed Cathy's back to comfort her. Ju
"Now I understand that we cannot be together. I used to think that my love for you is enough. But it looks like it's not enough. I don't know why everyone is blaming when it was me who was hell bent on pursuing you. Please forgive me Nathan" Cathy said with fake tears streaming down her cheeks. Sierra sprinkled some glycerine near her eyes, which made her eyes tear up continuously and turn red. It convinced everyone that Cathy is indeed distressed and trying to commit suicide. Shocked gasps echoed around the media people and the others who were watching Cathy standing dangerously close to the edge. "What? You are in love with President Nathan?" the fire fighter asked with shock. As this incident attracted so much attention, everything is being telecasted live on the television. Cathy sniffed in her microphone and wiped her tears, looking pitiful. "Yes, I am in love with him" she declared. At that moment, Nathan snatched the microphone from the firefighter. "Cathy, please come do
"I will only love you"When the people who are watching Cathy's love confession on their television screens, they start to feel bad for her.'Poor girl''She is right. That Noel Thomas has a daughter. Why is he targeting other people's families?''Yes, it's Noel Thomas and his campaigner Flinn started this''Poor Cathy, she is suffering from loving someone wholeheartedly ''I know our President is not a bad man''We were misled into believing that Mr. The President is a bad man''Our President is ready to sacrifice his life for his duty''I think our President should marry Cathy''Age doesn't matter if you love someone wholeheartedly''I think Cathy would make a perfect match for our President'Cathy's drama started to sway the public opinion about this issue. They no longer believe that Nathan is a Pedophile and he trapped Cathy. Her love confessing made everyone believe that he is not what Noel pointed Nathan to be.On the other hand, near the Presidential building, Cathy still refu
After Cathy jumped, both Sierra and Claire were stunned. They peeked down to assure that Cathy is safe. "I can't believe she jumped" Claire said with a smile of amusement. Sierra grinned. "She is a handful. I am sure Nathan is going to have a tough time resisting this one" she commented with mirth. Claire agreed with her. Everyone was busy with Cathy and Nathan. No one noticed the man who snuck inside the President building and stealthily made his way towards the terrace. "Come, let's go now. Xavier and Adam will be waiting for us" Sierra reminded Claire. They both unlocked the iron door of the terrace from inside revealing a staircase. "Si, let's take the lift. I can't walk down these three floors. My feet are killing me after sitting on my knees for this long" Claire complained. Sierra laughed at how miserable Claire looked. They both had to sit on their knees and hold on the rope to make sure that Cathy wouldn't fall. They sat for more than an hour. And that position w
"What were you thinking Cathy? Is this the way you behave with a government servant in front of so many people? Do you even realise the weight of what you just did? What if you get hurt or something? What about your parents?" Nathan was seen scolding Cathy for the drama she created. Cathy is pouting with annoyance. "Are you angry that I kissed you in front of everyone? Is it ok if I kiss you when we are alone?" she countered with her sassy mouth. Dorothy who was about to enter inside Nathan's cabin caught the tail end of their conversation and decided to let Cathy handle the mess she created. And this is Cathy's relationship problem, so she decided to trust her daughter to solve it on her own. So she turned and left. Inside the cabin, Nathan glared at Cathy. The fact that she climbed on to the rooftop and threatened to jump is as immature as it could be. And instead of feeling guilty, she is arguing with him. "You..." he opened his mouth to scold her, but decided against it at th
Derek was seen drinking in a private room of a pub. He looked worse for the wear as if he had been drinking for hours now. He couldn't forget his humiliation by the hands of Sierra. All of his friends and his acquaintances are laughing at him. They are making fun of him which he is unable to forget. His father is angry with him and his mother is not pleased either. The employees in the company which he was supposed to inherit are looking at him like he is a thief and a womanizer. They are barely respecting him. "Sierra, you shouldn't have done what you did. I hate you. I wanted to marry you. But you ruined me. Now I will ruin you as well" he cursed Sierra loudly in the confines of the private cabin. Empty bottles of alcohol are lined up on the table. And these are all the bottles which he finished himself. He is slurring and at this point his words don't make any sense at all. He is rambling incoherently. Only Sierra's name can be heard clearly. And he is taking it in a mixture
"Aunt Esther, it's bad. Everyone is thinking that it must be Derek who kidnapped Sierra. You should see the trending topic now" Renee shared with Esther. Esther immediately opened the internet and was shocked to see the most trending topic. 'Is Derek Franklin a kidnapper now?' 'Is Sierra safe?' 'She showed everyone that women can destroy anyone if they try to harm them. She is the epitome of the strength of a woman. She should be safe' 'Oh my god, the Franklin family should take the responsibility for the actions of their son' 'Lets pray for Sierra's safety' 'Derek Franklin is a monster' The comments section is flooding with curses against Derek. "Oh dear, what is going on here? My son is innocent. Why is everyone thinking that he kidnapped Sierra? That wench, she is not letting us live in peace even after being kidnapped" Esther bellowed in panic. Renee frowned deeply. "Aunt Esther, calm down. Nothing is proved yet. We should be worried only if it proves that Derek is t
"Is it you?" a new voice rang loudly, filled with anger. Both the lady and the assistant turned to face the newcomer. Augustine is looking livid and angry. He glared at his wife with displeasure. His wife Janine is the worst affected after their daughter became a vegetable who is living with the help of expensive machines without any hope of ever recovering. Janine started to hate the entire Woods family members with a vengeance. No one knows that it's Janine who killed Xavier's father by administering slow poison to the old man. After that, she started targeting Xavier. When Renee started to insist that she wanted to marry Xavier, Janine calmed down for a few years, hoping that Xavier might marry Renee. She didn't want to break Renee's heart like Gawin broke Maddy's. But when Xavier planned to get engaged to someone else, Janine hired someone to kill Xavier before his engagement. But it failed. Xavier's engagement was cancelled. Renee decided to go back and pursue him, but he was
"It should have been you. Why is my Maddy suffering like this" Janine cursed Renee. Both Renee and Augustine were stunned by her cruel words. Tears welled up in their eyes. Tears of grief and pain. The woman who used to be sweet and caring is now turned into a stranger. The Janine Renee saw from her childhood and the Janine Augustine fell for is no longer alive. The woman standing in front of them feels like an imposter. "Who are you and what have you done to my wife? " Augustine's voice recovered from his pain and grief. It came out scratchy and raw. But the pain in his tone is unmasked. Janine is not in the mental condition to understand the pain of her beloved. She is lost in the sea of her own grief and anger. She is not realising that she is losing the rest of her family by her own actions."You and your daughter killed that Janine. I used to think that you are my world. But now, I am slowly understanding that it's not the case. You never loved me the way I loved you" Janine s
"Hello Mrs. Augustine, i came to visit Renee" Xavier replied smoothly. Janine would have killed Xavier at that moment if she could. But she knows that it's impossible. He is a force to be reckoned with when faced alone. Even for a well built man. So Janine would mostly get herself killed if she attempted anything stupid. But her hatred for the Woods men is too intense to control and maintain a calm facade. "Oh? If I guessed right, this might be the first time you visited our house for Renee, is that right, Mr. Woods?" she stressed his surname with an intensity that even Carlos caught upon. They both understood that Janine is not very fond of Xavier, if she somehow doesn't hate him. Her body language and her tone is screaming that she wants to shoo them out of her home. "You are mistaken Mrs. Augustine. I have come here a few times with Renee. And countless times I gave her a ride back home when it was late. Nonetheless, we apologise for the inconvenience caused. We will take our
"Sorry" An apology automatically tumbled upon Fiona's lips when her body collided with Carlos's body. But he is not feeling sorry. In fact this is the first time he got to hug her like this. It's his years of longing for her. There was a time when he thought that he lost her. But he was given an opportunity to pursue her again. "Will you marry me Fiona" he decided not to delay anymore. These are the words he wanted to ask her fifteen years ago. Now that he is sure she likes him at least a little, he decides to confess his feelings for her. She would never know how he is feeling about her if don't share it with her. He held himself long enough, so he decided to confess this now. She was shocked to say the least. She used to think that he is really sweet to help her like this. And she is really fond of him. But she never dared to dream that he would propose to her one day. They are league's agart to say the least. "I..." she doesn't know how to respond. This feels too good to be
"Xavier, do you know that Renee has an elder sister?" Carlos Inquired with a deep frown. As Renee was Xavier's friend for so long, it's not hard to know these basic things about her. Xavier frowned deeply. He didn't understand why Carlos looked so out of sorts and he was inquiring about Renee when he should be finding who Madaline is. "Yes, but she is in a coma. Tell me why we are discussing Renee now?" Xavier asked with confusion. Carlos slumped into the chair opposite Xavier feeling tired, both physically and mentally. "Because that elder sister is Madaline" he revealed what he found out. Xavier was stunned to say the least. In all these years of his friendship with Renee, he never thought of finding out more about her family. He was aquainted with Augustine because of their business ties. And he vaguely remember meeting Renee's mother once or twice at a party some where. Except that, he was never interested in Renee's family or personal life. "Augustine? Is it possible that
"What are you thinking?" a familiar voice startled her. Cathy sighed but didn't turn around. She doesn't want Nathan to see her grin. Usually she used to seek him after. But now, he is doing that on his own accord. And she is happy to see the change. 'No one realises the importance of something until they think they might lose it' she thought. "Nothing" she lied. She doesn't want to ask him what's going on. It's something related to Sierra and her privacy, which she doesn't want to intrude. Nathan stood an inch behind her. Cathy was standing on the balcony overlooking the back yard. Fiona was on a call, and Claire is with Adam. As Cathy felt like a third wheel, she decided to give the couple some privacy. "Liar" Nathan placed both his arms on the glass railing on either side of her, effectively trapping her between his body and the glass railing. She took a deep breath to steady her pounding heart. "Is it? Then what do you think I might be thinking about?" she challenged him
Renee was feeling so vulnerable. Her father who used to be strong and powerful is now lying on the couch motionlessly. He couldn't move even if wanted to. Janine is not in the tower at the moment, leaving only Renee along with two people one of whom is in a vegetative state and the other one is paralyzed. "Dad, mom is trying to kill Xavier and Sierra's baby. I want to help them. But i don't know how. If I try anything to caution them, I am scared about what mom would do to you. I don't know what to do dad" Renee cried in front of her father while sharing her vulnerability. While she was feeling so lost and sad, Augustine kept looking at the drawer where Janine hid the antidote which would help his case. He couldn't speak yet, but he wanted to hint to Renee about the plan that was brewing inside his head. But was facing away from the draw and was holding his hand while crying. "Ahh" with difficulty he made a small sound at the back of his throat, which made Renee lift his head a
“You tricked me” “You tricked me” The assistant fumed while glaring at the maid with fury. He is surrounded with no way of escape. After the trick he pulled the other day, he is damn sure that his chances of escaping are nil. He never thought this he would get caught this way. “Bring him” Xavier commanded coldly. Adam was standing a step behind Xavier just like Nathan was. Carlos approached the assistant and flexed his fingers as it preparing himself to punch the man whom they just got. “Listen, let’s not get into violence. I will come along with you without any violence. Please, I will tell you everything I know” the assistant begged. Unlike last time, this time he meant it. Just looking at Xavier scared the shit out of him. He is so scared that he doesn’t want to taste the punch which Carlos is ready to deliver. He is very cunning and calculating. He knows that he might end up in a hospital or worst losing a limb if he allow Xavier’s men to unleash their wrath upon him. When
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