Ethan hovered around the house after he left Logan’s presence; there wasn’t much to talk about, and Logan talked about wanting to take a little nap.What would be the essence of staying at home if he did not get to have a little nap every day? He did not see Leah in sight as well; it seems that she has gone into her room, and he did not mind.Usually, he would have sought her company, but right now, he cannot even bare to face her. Ethan knows he will definitely get over this, after all, the D’Nores’s does not even know what they have done to him, and they are the only family he has.He would rather let it go than be lonely.All Ethan wants right now is to have a word with Alice. It was just a shame that he could not talk to Logan about what he had discovered, even though he tried every means possible.Now he would have to handle it as best as he could. Ethan sat in the living room, waiting and hoping that Alice would stroll down, but as he continued to check his wristwatch.Even thou
I knew I had to make everything look real or else Ethan would know I was lying, especially with the way he stared intently at me as though he would enter right into my head to fish out the answers from my head.I had to come up with something as well, and I know that I had to be extra careful. Ethan seemed likeable to me, but he is way smarter than any man I have known.This is the second time he is asking me suspicious questions…questions Logan hadn’t been paying attention to.Now I see why he is Logan’s PA; Logan would be dead without him.Realizing this, I know now that for my plans to pull through, I need to outsmart Ethan, because the man is practically around Logan like a loyal fly, and he is well capable of making any terrible PR go away.I have seen him handle Logan’s business efficiently, and clean up neatly after him. “You can’t be serious,” he said, and I sniffed.Maybe I should be the actress instead, and I am pretty sure that Logan is unaware of this interrogation, other
As expected, Tia showed up in my room much later with a glass of lemonade juice.I love lemonade so much, and she knows this; it is part of the good treat that she gives me sometimes, but she did not come into my room immediately, she came in much later.I know that she decided to bring me a glass of cold lemonade juice just so that she can get some information out of me.I had locked my room this time around, because I am not about to take any chances with anyone, and so when she knocked, I had thought it was Logan.My heart had thumped, and for a second I was scared of having to look at Logan in the eyes, especially with what I have just done.In less than twenty-four hours, his fancy world will come crashing down real fast.But Tia had said she was the one, and I had to open for her. I really want to be left alone for now, at least before I would have to face Logan at dinner.Yeah, I would have to go downstairs to have dinner with him, except I want him to come up to my room again
Logan’s POVI was still sleeping at 3am when Ethan woke me up with a bloody call.I picked up angrily. “Can’t this fucking wait?” I asked him, sleepy, and pissed off as hell.“You need to be at the ring right now!” Ethan said panting as though he had been doing some marathon, or was being chased by some beasts.“Did something go wrong at the ring?”I asked, standing up from my position quickly, all signs of sleep and anger gone from me.“You need to come quickly, Logan, please,” Ethan pleaded, his voice dreadfully calm this time around.I know what that means. When Ethan, after sounding like someone was after his life, then reduces his voice to a calm volume, the situation is painfully urgent and fucking serious.I got off the bed in a rush and started to source for what to wear.I am going to the ring, and not anywhere really fancy, but still. I took out a pair of trousers and a shirt, threw them on, grabbed my car keys and proceeded to leave the room.I was already by the door when I
It is a good thing it is not yet dawn, otherwise the way I am driving would have had me pulled over by those freaking cops, and I wouldn’t want that.The news would go on fire to learn that an actor got pulled over for driving above speed limit, and of course, they would blow it out of proportion.Ethan continued to call me, and I had to yell into the phone, telling him that I am already on my way. Damn, is the fucking place on fire? I pressed on the acceleration and went faster.I could not even begin to think what must have gone wrong that demanded such urgency. I know that that bastard, Kozlova general has been trying to set my tail ablaze for years now, so could it be that he has finally succeeded?I zoomed into the ring like a lunatic on the run, and met Ethan waiting just outside the ring.“What the hell, man?” I asked him immediately I got out of my sports car without even killing the engine. Ethan walked up to me briskly as well, and we met midway. “This isn’t good, boss,” Et
How I managed to get dressed for school even though my heart was beating as loud as a drum is beyond me.Maybe I am actually good with this acting thing, or maybe the fear and guilt are all written over my face, and it will give me away once I step out of my room. I checked my reflection in my mirror, and indeed, the guilt was all over me. Damn it.How was I to know that bringing someone to ruin was this difficult? I should not be feeling guilty at all about this, right? So why was I unable to sleep all through the night, now making my eyes have eye-bag, which is making it obvious that I had a restless night.Why then am I feeling bad? Logan is the bad guy here who does not deserve all the love and loyalty and adoration he has been enjoying from people, because they have no inkling the kind of man he is when he is not gracing their screens with his sexy smile and body! I had gone ahead and told Lan everything he needed to know, and he also told me that he and Logan sort of have a li
It is a good thing I will not have to run into Logan and feel more terrible about my actions; I heard him leave the mansion early this morning, few minutes after the story broke out on the internet.He had gone out in such a rush that it was very obvious that that was the reason for his rush. I could not bear to stand up from my bed and peep at him through my window; I had already done more than enough damage.Instead, I remained in bed and pretended that I was asleep, although Logan did not make much noise when he was leaving the house crazily, and I guess it is the reason Leah did not rush out as well to ask him what was wrong.Good for them, though; they have no idea what just hit them, or what is coming for them just yet! A small part of me jubilated.But then again, I also noticed that Tia did not come upstairs with my cup of coffee as usual, and it cannot certainly be because I did not go out for my morning runs.I have not gone out to run in the morning for a while now, yet, sh
As I had anticipated; that I would just go downstairs, get into the car and head off to school, but what I met outside my room gave me some chills.Practically everyone was in the living room-Logan, Ethan, Leah, and some domestic servants, including Tia. Don was nowhere in sight.Leah saw me come down the stairs first. At first, she was surprised, but that shock was easily replaced with severe anger.“What the hell?!” she yelled at the top of my voice, drawing everyone’s attention to me. “Like what the actual hell!” she walked over to the foot of the stairs, as if daring me to come any step downwards.“There is a family scandal, and this bitch is dressed for school? Can you be any more stupid than I thought?” Leah’s voice was even louder now.I hadn’t thought of this possibility. I hadn’t imagined this scenario, so I was absolutely unprepared for what awaited me. And yes, Leah is right to have called me stupid, because how the hell did not I think that I would be ridiculous to go to s
Logan’s POV“Why isn’t Ethan picking his damn phone?!” I muttered in exasperation and I continued to dial his number and pace around the living room.Leah just sat on the couch and stared.Ethan has been gone for some days now without telling me where he was going, which is unlike him, and very upsetting.“You need to relax, I am sure Ethan will soon be here,” Leah said to me.Then something clicked in my head. “Hold on, did he tell you where he was going?” I asked Leah and she looked away, a sheepish grin playing on her lips.Damn these folks, they are indeed playing a fast one on me.I heard the door creak open, and I turned immediately to scold Ethan, knowing he would be the one entering the house, but everything in me went still at who I saw beside Ethan.Alice.Leah and Ethan immediately went upstairs, leaving us alone. Seeing Alice after the betrayal is shocking, but nothing prepared me for the sight that beheld me; her stomach bump.We stared at each other for a long period of
I sensed that Ethan shook his head.“Logan could have told you, but he was protecting you way too much. Little did he know that you are slimier and more devilish than he would ever have imagined,” Ethan said.I expected to feel venom in his words, or scorn and anger and vengeance in his voice, but all I felt was an unexpected calmness.Something tells me that he is not exactly calm instead. Why should he? He is practically standing in front of the woman that plotted and killed his best friend and boss.Well, maybe this is the calm before the storm, which I am fully ready for now, only that I would rather he did not do anything violent in the home or even around the home that took a total stranger like me in without questions and showed me nothing but love and hospitality.Ethan cleared his throat, but he still did not move an inch. “Well, I will tell you what Logan failed to,” he said and paused.I have no idea if he expected any response from me, and I have been through so much to ev
Indeed, the farmer’s wife was right about their daughter; she is a chatty and vibrant teenager who unbelievably knew so much about the world even though they lived far away into the bush. I have spent a couple of months there now, and each time, my heart ached for what could have been; the love and happiness the farmer and his family shared were rare.I have never met a family so contented and at peace with their environment, and to think that his wife gave up her job in the city just to move down to his ranch.It even came as a shock to me when their teenage daughter spoke so fondly about Logan D’Nores, and to prove her point, she has magazines of him in her bedside drawer, and her most desired dream would be to see him someday and tell him how much of a fan she was.“She buys magazines that carry his pictures any time we go to town,” the farmer had said so one evening over dinner when she would not stop talking about the famous Logan D’Nores.Apparently, she is not conversant with
Logan’s POVI woke up feeling like shit.“Took way longer than I expected,” Ethan said.I recognized his voice immediately, and I turned to him. “Ethan,” I muttered.“Do you feel any better?” Ethan asked.“No, but I would like to have a mirror. I know I look a mess already,” I said and ground my teeth.“There is no way I am letting you get close to a mirror right now until you are completely on your feet,” Ethan said.“Aside feeling like shit, I don’t feel much pains,” I said as I stretched my body on the bed. “The doctor has confirmed that you will be fine. There are no broken bones, and that is why you are not wrapped up in bandages,” Ethan said, chuckling.I groaned. “I detest bandages.” I said, and then looked at Ethan worriedly, “Where is Leah?” I asked.“Relax, man, she only went to her room to get a nap. She has been up by your side ever since the accident, and she hasn’t slept a wink.I had to literally force her to go and rest her head. You gave us all a scare, Logan,” Ethan
When I woke up, it was at around 4am. The pain had stopped, as well as the dull headache. There was a dim light glowing from the bedside lamp, but it was just enough to illuminate the room.I could still hear the chirping of the birds, which reminds me again of Logan and his multimillion naira mansion.Then I jerked up!My baby! I touched my stomach, and my heart started to race really fast.I am no longer in pains, and the bleeding has obviously stopped, and I really slept for hours; I am not sure I have slept this long since I was a child, and now, I have been sleeping uninterruptedly for hours since I met this stranger who is being extremely nice to me for no reason.What have they done to my baby?! I wanted to wail and scream, but it is still dark outside, and I am yet to fully understand my new environment.Silly me, I should have thought and made adequate plans on my own before running away just like that. Now what if I have landed myself in the hands of an evil man and his fami
I ran as fast as I could without stopping. My heart was pounding really fast. “I have killed Logan. I have killed Logan. I have killed Logan,” my heart continued to remind me. Fortunately for me, I did not have to run long enough before I heard the sound of a moving train.There was a stop just ahead, and I added extra speed just to meet up so that the train would not leave me. I got there just in time.The train had just finished taking in its passengers after others got out of the train, and I jumped in as well, looking like a lunatic.I could not get a seat, and worse, I did not even know the destination of the train, but I did not mind. I head onto the pole to steady my quivering feet and my breath.“Hey, are you okay?” I heard someone ask.I turned and saw that it was an average looking man. He looked like a merchant to me, or possibly a hunter with his cowboy hat and boots. Without meaning to, tears gathered in my eyes instantly. He immediately noticed this and got up.“Please
Kozlova texted me the moment I woke up that it is time, and I needed to act fast or else he would take a different action that I would not exactly like, then he went on to send me the details of it.We already had the plan on ground, all I needed to do was get Logan D’Nores to the location for execution.I waited for Logan with bated breath, and when he eventually entered the room carrying a tray of food by himself, guilt nabbed at my heart.He has practically been babysitting me since the accident, and paying him this way is not exactly right, but there is nothing I can do.The nausea and dizziness have reduced, but I sense Logan looking at me in a way that is sort of suspicious.I know the doctor did not divulge the secret of the pregnancy to him, so why would he be staring at me in a weird sort of way? Does he suspect anything? Is it so obvious that I am pregnant? According to the doctor, the pregnancy is just a month and a week old, which means it definitely cannot be so obvious.
“We need to talk, man,” Ethan said the moment he entered the room about an hour later. Alice is still sleeping peacefully, and Leah has since gone to change and freshen up. Before I left Alice’s side, I made sure she was breathing fine.“We will not spend more than five minutes,” I said as I stood up and followed Ethan to the study.He nodded in agreement. Somehow, he and Leah have decided to be very co-operative this period, which is very sensitive of them.“What have you found?” I asked him. “It is Kozlova general, is it not?”Just then, Leah entered.I wanted to question her as to why she is present. Usually, I do not approve of Leah being present or involved in my businesses.I prefer to keep her protected, and completely out of the way, as it has always been, except of course, it is unavoidably urgent. But right now, I decided to just let her be.If she wants to be here to know what happened, then she can, and it is also because of the genuine concern she showed to Alice earlier
Logan’s POVAlice got discharged from the hospital three days later. According to the doctor, she was really fortunate not to have sustained any severe injuries, and the few bruises would not cause a scar.She still looked sick to me, and her cheeks are swollen now, but I am just glad that the accident did not take her life.I have ordered Ethan to make sure he gets me the person responsible for it, and even if it is the last thing I spend my life doing, I will.I had wanted her transferred to my hospital where my competent doctor would look after her, but eventually discovered that the small hospital she was rushed to was equally competent. Another advantage to it is that it would not get out to the press.The last thing I need right now is for fucking news to be flying about, about Alice’s near assassination.Of course, I suspect Kozlova general, he is the only enemy I know, but according to Ethan, we mustn’t jump into conclusions until he has made his findings. When we arrived hom