Two weeks laterTheir post wedding party had to be postponed because Saira wasn't feeling up to partying or talking or even going to school. She was sad and cranky and not the happy go lucky person he knew and unfortunately he was the cause of her unhappiness, but she was still too nice to tell him that.Not that they talked all that much because she was still living with her mother and he didn't know when she'd return or if she intended to do so but he hoped she wouldn't think about all his faults and dump him like you would a hot potato."Whoa! Dude, what the hell?" Harry's eyes widened when he saw Ethan. He was Ethan Delnoi but didn't look like him, not with him looking like he'd not slept a wink in years, or even shaved for days. He looked and felt lost."Are you okay?" Harry asked."Do I look okay to you?" He questioned."No. No you don't." Harry shook his head. "She's not back yet?""No. She's not even talking to me." He replied gruffly. "Just one word texts.""You've given her
Saira gaped at him in disbelief, not quite believing what she had heard him say. Her mouth opened and closed like a fish several times before she finally shut it."Well?" He asked."Is that what you want?" She questioned in a flat voice."Is that what you want?" He echoed."I asked you first." She said."You didn't answer my first question.""Why would you think... I'd be thinking of something like that?" She frowned."Isn't it obvious? He just left and you lied." He responded. "That's how it begins. We drift apart until there's nothing to salvage anymore, so I want to clear things up before it gets to the stage where we can't even be in the same room." "I... No, that's not what I want." She shook her head.Ethan's breath left him in a whoosh as if he'd been holding it in without knowing."So... What's going on then?" He queried. "We now talk on the phone like virtual strangers. We don't even say I love you anymore."Tears glistened in Saira's eyes. "It hurts Ethan." She sank down on
Saira and Ethan rushed into HealthLand hospital and took the stairs to the second floor since they were in a hurry, so taking the elevator was out of it. Ethan had gotten a call from the hospital that Jeanette had been brought in, having suffered a heart attack which shocked him because he saw her yesterday and she was very fine."I'm here to see Jeanette Shane, please." Ethan said to the nurse at the nurse's station. "She's still in surgery sir." The nurse informed him."Did anyone come with her?" He asked."Yes. The woman is in the waiting room." "Thank you." Ethan said and they went to the waiting room."Oh, thank goodness you're here, Mr Delnoi." DJ's Nanny, Adelaide, breathed when they walked in. "What happened, Addy?" Ethan asked, reaching out to carry DJ from her. "The missus had a heart problem, sir. She was given just a month to live, so I told her that she had to let you know about your son." Adelaide replied. "I found her lying unconscious in the bathroom, barely breath
Saira paid the cab driver when she got to her destination, alighted from the car and shut the door and the car drove off."You can do this, Saira. Finish this once and for all, so you can go back to your husband and your son." She told herself and walked up to the black gate, opened it and let herself in.The house was an uncompleted mansion in progress and Saira guessed it to be three stories because of the height. There were bushes surrounding it like it had been abandoned for quite a while, but she didn't wait to admire it as she trudged through the overgrown weeds,climbed the short steps to the house and went into the house."I'm here!" She called out, standing in the hallway. "Let's finish this once and for all." Not even up to a minute later, she felt the muzzle of a gun at her back and she tensed up."Hello bestie." Anne sang near her ear. "Glad you could make it. Ethan is not hiding somewhere, is he?" She cocked the gun."He doesn't know." She took a deep breath. "I'm here as
Ethan heard Saira suck in a sharp breath and he clenched his fist. He could tell Anne to go to hell, but his wife's life was on the line. It'd be a different story if he was in front of Anne right now. He'd probably not even give her time to explain herself before he shot her in the head."Annulment?" He hoped he'd not heard her correctly."Yes, my love. Annul your marriage and I'll let her go, but only after I've seen proof of the annulment." She said."That'd take months." He protested."Aren't you one of the richest men in the world? You can pay someone off to get it done for you within a couple of days." She sounded nonchalant.Ethan rubbed his forehead. He was starting to feel a headache coming on and it was the one thing he hated. Headache caused by stress."I want to see my wife. Text me the address.""How about I send you a picture instead?" Anne countered. "Who's to say you won't call the police on your way here? I mean I won't be surprised if they're with you, right now.""T
Ethan paced to and fro in the waiting room with his hands clasped together in prayer. Saira had lost a lot of blood from her injuries and though he'd donated some of his for her but, it still wasn't enough.Harry had been checked for injuries but he didn't sustain any except a deep cut on his cheek which had been cleaned and taken care of."She'll be fine dude. She's strong." Harry croaked out."You should really go home and rest, Harry." Ethan told him."And leave you here? No way." Harry shook his head. "That bitch would've killed us if you hadn't come in when you did. I owe you my life, bro."The door to the waiting room opened and Eileen rushed in with Eugene, and surprisingly, Harry's mom."Mom?" Harry was shocked to see her. "How did you...""It doesn't matter." His mother, Dorathy shook her head, pulling him close. "All that matters is that you're fine." She pulled back and looked at Ethan. "I want the name or names of the people who did this.""Name. Anne Lawson." Harry said.
"I can't believe that girl had the guts to kidnap Saira." Kaisha remarked as she watched the news on TV. It'd been a week since the incident but news stations still reported the news like it happened yesterday, and why? Ethan Delnoi had been arrested by the police for murder.The Lawsons were very adamant in having him arrested, but they had no power like the Delnois. Not even close and sure enough, Ethan was bailed out that same day by his mother's lawyers."She got killed for it, so it was her loss." Darina said. "She didn't even get to finish what she started." She clicked her tongue in distaste. "Stupid girl.""So are you still going ahead with the plan?" Kaisha inquired. "For the video tape?""I was going to, but after the stunt this foolish girl pulled with Ethan... I'm dropping it." Darina said. "I'd rather not see my head hanging on his wall as a prize, thank you very much.""I pity Ethan though." Kaisha mused. "The guy's not had a break since he started dating that Saira and
A few days later"What are you doing here?" Saira glowered at Daniel immediately he stepped into the sitting room. "Who let you in?""Your Mom. How are you doing sweetheart?" He walked around the sofa and bent his head to kiss her, but got a slap in the face for his effort. "Why did you do that?" He rubbed his cheek."You tried to kiss me. Should I have let you?" Her voice dripped with sarcasm.Daniel glowered at her and took a seat on the table in front of her. "How are you doing?""I'm fine. Thanks for asking, but it's none of your business." She snapped."Anything that concerns you is my business." He reached out to hold her hand, but she withdrew her hand and folded them across her chest. "You don't look fine to me, Saira.""Please leave me alone, Daniel.""Is this because of Ethan? Your mom told me you've refused to eat." Daniel said. "If you kill yourself because of love, Ethan Delnoi will continue to live on and find love again.""Don't talk rubbish." She spat. "You don't know