"Rosaline!" Frederick screamed when he saw Rosaline fall to the ground. "Are you alright?" Frederick asked once he got to Rosaline. He held her hands and tried to help her rise to her feet. But Rosaline pushed him off and he fell to the ground."Lay your filthy hands on me one more time and I will show you what I'm made of," Rosaline threatened.Frederick sat on the ground, where he had fallen and stared at her in disbelief.Meanwhile, Alex lay on the ground groaning in pain. The gunshot that had echoed was from the shot one of the policemen fired at him. He held his bleeding shoulder and crawled toward his gun which had fallen off his hand when he got shot. Before his hand could reach the gun, it was kicked away from his reach."Cuff him," The leader of the troop ordered.Alex Wright was cuffed along with his men. The police led them out of the dungeon."This is not over yet, Frederick Mills. Do not forget, your entire asset and more is now in my name," Alex Wright threatened."Rest
"She is okay, she is just stressed," the doctor told Frederick "I will also advise you to prevent whatever would stress her, as it is not good for her in her current condition," the doctor added."I will definitely do that. Thank you," Frederick replied.He shook hands with the doctor and the doctor left. Frederick sat beside Rosaline who was fast asleep. Since they arrived at the hospital yesterday, Rosaline has been asleep. It didn't bother him, as he knew it was all because she was stressed. Rosaline stirred and her eyes flickered, Frederick on seeing this, knew that she was about to wake up. He quickly poured some water into a cup and kept it ready for her, as he knew she would be thirsty once she woke up.Rosaline finally opened her eyes, she looked around, only to see that she was in the hospital. She slowly sat up."How are you feeling?" Frederick asked, announcing his presence to her.Rosaline turned in his direction on hearing his voice. When she saw that it was Frederick, s
"Get out of here," Yvonne yelled.Veronica covered her ears."You haven't changed. You still yell like a psychiatric patient. Take my things upstairs if you have nothing to do.""Honey, who are you shouting at?" Bradley asked, as he left the kitchen and approached Yvonne. He nearly tripped when he saw Veronica who stood smiling widely at him. The smile on his face vanished."What are you doing here?" He questioned.Veronica rolled her eyes."Is that how you welcome your late brother's wife into your home?" She asked."I do not have time for your trouble, Veronica. Leave my house right now," Bradley said."Hey, Andrew," Veronica called, ignoring Bradley's statement.The young man that always followed her wherever she went ran into her."You called me, ma.""Take my bag upstairs. Yvonne will show you where to keep them," She told him."Right, Yvy?" She asked, smirking."Don't ever call me that again," Yvonne spat."Will you show him upstairs or I should just go up there and barge into a
"Mum?" Frederick called to make sure she was still there."Release your cousin from jail," Yvonne finally said."I don't get you, mum," Frederick stated, unable to understand why his mum would ask him to let someone who had nearly ruined him go."Let him go, please," Yvonne pleaded. Her voice was low and pleading. Tears were running down her face as she said this. If only she had been more careful if only she didn't make that mistake in the past, she wouldn't be in this situation now, she thought and let her tears flow without restraint."Did you take alcohol?" Frederick asked."I don't understand why you would suddenly call me on the phone and ask that I release someone that nearly killed me. You are asking me to let the person that ruined my marriage go scot-free," Frederick said."You know what mum. Good night. I don't want to have this conversation with you," Frederick said. Before he could press the hang up button, he heard Yvonne sob."Please, son. Just do this for me. I beg of
"He…he tried to hurt my baby," Rosaline stammered. Hot tears streamed down her face. Frederick's face twisted in anger and disgust and he stormed over to Ashton on the ground.Frederick held Ashton's collar and forcefully lifted him from the ground. He raised his hand to punch Ashton, but Ashton was faster, he punched Frederick's face and blood began to gush out of his nose."Arghh!" Rosaline screamed on seeing this. She pressed herself to one side of the bed and held onto her protruding stomach.Hearing Rosaline scream made all hell break loose. Frederick lost control of himself. He forcefully kicked Ashton's stomach and Ashton staggered and fell to the floor. Frederick sat on top of him. And punched him continuously in anger."How dare you.." PUNCH "Touch my wife." PUNCH"You attempted to kill my unborn child." PUNCH "What kind of brother are you?" PUNCH.Every word he said was accompanied by a punch. Ashton tried to fight back but Frederick was stronger. He summoned all the str
"What the hell is Marcus doing here?" Frederick boomed, he left Ashton and walked over to Marcus."Didn't I tell you to leave Las Vegas and never come close to my family again?" He thundered."Why would my son leave the city, just because you asked him to? Who the hell do you think you are?" Veronica asked and came to stand beside Marcus. She crossed her arm on her chest.Frederick stared at her as if trying to decipher who she was. Then it clicked. He turned to his mum."Who let these two into this mansion?"Before Yvonne could find the right words to answer his question, Veronica replied."I left myself in and I will be staying here till whenever I feel like leaving. And for my son, I brought him here and he stays," Veronica declared.Just then, Bradley arrived."What's going on? Ashton, what happened to you?" He asked."You can ask your favorite son?" Ashton replied and spat blood on the floor."You are missing a tooth," Bradley exclaimed."Whose fault is that?" Ashton questioned i
"I'm sorry for keeping you in the dark all these years," Yvonne pleaded.Frederick turned his back on her."Fred, please listen…""I'm not annoyed with you Mum," Frederick cut her off."You aren't?" Yvonne asked wide-eyed. This was by no means the reaction she expected. She had thought that Frederick would freak out and probably refuse to talk to her ever again."I'm not. Though this whole thing is overwhelming me. It won't cloud my judgment. You did what you thought was right. Who knows, if not because of you I might be dead right now. Thank you, if not for anything but for caring for me like I am really your son," Frederick said.His words brought tears to Yvonne's eyes. "I love you, son," she said in a very emotional voice."I need to clear my head," Frederick said and left the room. Leaving Yvonne alone with Bradley.Yvonne watched Frederick leave with misty eyes."My actions really hurt you, Fred, I can see that," she muttered."Brad, won't you say anything?" She asked Bradley,
Rosaline sat in Yvette's ward in the company of Stanley, Clement, and Yvette. Each of them had a shocked expression, as Rosaline narrated her encounter with Ashton. Her hands were trembling as she narrated, she kept on stammering."Rose, you are trembling," Clement observed."Don't…don't worry about that," Rosaline stammered. She entwined her hands, yet they were still trembling. She ignored them and continued talking."Rosaline, that's enough. Stop talking," Yvette hissed on seeing how shaky Rosaline was. Even the slightest noise made her jumpy."I can't stop. I need to get this off my mind. The mere thought of it frightens me, what would I have done if Frederick didn't arrive in time? I would have lost my baby just like that," Rosaline cried.Clement went closer to her and gently massaged her back."I will massage your legs," Stanley said and bent down then began to gently massage her legs."Hey, Rosa. Look at me," Yvette instructed."You saw how I dealt with those guys, right?" Yvet
TINA You might say I made the wrong decision, you might say I needed a break from everyone, but I, Tina Mills say I don't. Yes, everyone close to me has hurt me in one way or the other, but getting hurt is one of the things that makes us stronger. I was finally at peace with everyone and held no grudge whatsoever against anyone, my past hurtful memories were forgotten and I no longer had a place to dwell. Oh, I almost forgot to mention. Liam and I were now officially married! Our wedding was tagged as the most expensive wedding in the history of Sydney! We moved into our new house, a house Liam and I jointly built to raise our family in. “Mama!” Blake’s piercing voice echoed, separating me from my straying thoughts. “What's up little man,” I bumped fists with him. “Grandma is calling you,” he pointed in the direction of the kitchen. My entire family and I were on vacation. Dad, Liam, Victor and Ryan were playing video games in the living room, mum, Tiffany and Aunt Hailey were i
TINA It's been over six months since Lucas’ demise, six long months since everything died down. Lucas had been buried a day after he died. Liam was gloomy for a few days after his passing, which I didn't mind. At this moment, everything had gone back to the way it used to be before all the unfortunate incidents. Only a few things had changed, I was no longer the single spoilt princess of the Mills family, I was a wife and a mother now. “Mama,” Blake’s tiny voice resonated next to me validating what I had just said. “Blakey,” I smiled, pinching his nose. I picked him up from the floor and twirled him around. “Mama!” He giggled loudly. My little boy is now a year and a few months old. He has even started walking and spends half of his day going in and out of every corner of the house, he literally knows the entire house like his palms. “Where have you been Blakey?” I asked, settling down on the bed and placing him on my thigh. “I shall go down with Liar,” he giggled. “You mean yo
TINA Ever since that day Liam left the house to go find Lucas, I never felt comfortable. I was worried and uneasy. It was so bad that I couldn't even eat. Leah and Riley tried their best to help me calm down but I couldn't, I was just too worried. Each day I cling to Blake crying my eyes out. “Liam is a strong guy, he will definitely come back,” Leah sang these words like a song to me every passing day. Just yesterday, I was seated in the living room watching the door and waiting for the moment Liam would show up when the door was pushed open and Ethan walked in, alone. Seeing him walking towards me alone while he left here with many others filled my heart with uneasiness. “Where are the others?” I had asked. He sat me down and explained everything that transpired while they were out. “And Liam, where is he?” I asked, gazing at the door. “He decided to stay in the hospital with Lucas, he survived the hit.” I didn't know how to feel, It was all too much to take in and process.
TWO DAYS LATER LIAM It's been two days now since Lucas got out of the Operation theatre, two days since he was put down on this bed, two days since he failed to open his charming blue eyes. I haven't had any sleep since the day everything unfolded, I haven't even gone home yet. Guilt was eating me up, for some reason, I kept blaming myself for letting things get like this. Lucas didn't deserve this, he got deceived. Marcus should be the one lying here in pain. These few days, I regretted pulling the trigger and ending Marcus that way. He had a way too easy death and I blamed myself for it. He deserved to gnash his teeth in anguish and cry out for help which wouldn't ever get to him. But sadly, I gave him an easy death. Sighing, I put my head down on the bed next to Lucas. “I should have tried harder to convince you. You wouldn't have chosen this path if I did that. I'm a terrible brother,” I cried. “Just open your eyes, Lucas,” I pleaded, grabbing his nearly cold hands. “Let go o
LIAM One moment I was downcast and was about to cry about Lucas’ sudden passing, then the next, someone more shallow minded appeared. It broke my heart that he used poor Lucas this way and discarded him. I wondered if this would have been my fate if I never did a proper investigation into the cause of my father’s death. I stood still watching Marcus utter despicable words and confession of his multiple crimes. Each minute of standing there made me feel like shredding him to pieces but then I was powerless at the moment. When he revealed how he was indeed the one behind my dad’s death and everything thereof, I made a resolution in my heart at that moment. “Marcus’ blood will be spilled by me.” Anger and disgust bubbled inside of me with each passing minute, I watched him send out his men to attack Ryan and me. He stood at a distance watching us, probably to see how his men would rip us apart. In one swift move, I pulled out my gun from under my pants and pointed it at the men w
LIAM “Do you still want to do it alone?” Ryan asked. His words made me pause in my tracks and turn to him. “I'll do anything to keep my wife and son safe, even if it means teaming up with you. I promised my wife I would get rid of Lucas and I'll go to any lengths to fulfill that promise.” Ryan stayed silent for a while, just gazing at me. “Are we going to capture Lucas or do you want to keep staring like you've suddenly fallen in love with me?” I asked, eying him unpleasantly. He snarled at me, then began walking away. I followed him. “There is no car available,” he muttered. Ethan and the rest of us had visited here prior to today and I knew there was a little garage behind the building, I also knew where the car keys were. We had taken a safety precaution of fleeing, just in case things went haywire. “Wait here, I'll go get a car,” I muttered. Walking into the house, I randomly grabbed a key and headed for the garage, the key turned out to be that of a Maserati MC20. I go
Ryan I have been tracking my dad’s movement the entire time. My dad is someone who would do anything for the sake of his children. Considering how Tiffany wasn't his, but just my wife, I knew he was okay with using her as bait just to keep my mother and all of us safe. Starting from the moment they all agreed to use Tiffany as bait, I was upset, even mad that my gullible wife agreed to it. I mean, there is a possibility that she will lose her life in the process of being used as bait. I threatened to divorce her, just to make sure she didn't do it, but both she and I knew I wouldn't be able to divorce her. Earlier today, Tiffany suddenly went missing. It scared the hell out of me. I searched the entire house for her but she seemed to have disappeared into thin air and this was on the day I had found out my dad and the others planned to get Lucas. “They took Tiffany with them,” I concluded. Anger coursed through my veins and I rushed into my car. Instantly tracking my dad’s locat
LIAM Things got all serious the moment we all got into the car. We had chosen one vehicle as it seemed more convenient and allowed us all to communicate easily. “What's up with Lucas, he hasn't made any move yet,” I muttered staring down at the screen that showed Luacs pacing up and down a shabby looking room. “He got a call earlier and is waiting for help to get to him. Help is already on its way to him,” Ethan said. “We have just a problem,” Victor said. “His men.” He fell for the phone call and thinks a rescue vehicle is coming for him. “How about we send the police to him?” Tina’s dad suggested, but Ethan and I were quick to push the suggestion aside. “He gets help from the police,” Ethan muttered. “You should have seen how the police tried to protect his impersonator the night I ended his life.” “That dude has the police backing him up.” “You didn't actually kill the guy, right?” I asked, staring at Ethan “You know, when you have loved ones to protect, you'll be willing
LIAM I wanted to break the news of my sudden and urgent departure to Tina the moment I got home, but I didn't want to sadden her. The way she clung to my body, how she confessed her Love for me, all made me stall time. Even though I knew leaving was inevitable. I had planned with Ethan and the others on how to deal with Lucas and we came up with a plan to go away from our families while dealing with that Psycho. If we ever succeeded in capturing Lucas and keeping him in our house, it meant danger for our loved ones. Thankfully, Ethan had a hideout where he had hidden himself since the shooting incident to convince everyone that he was at the hospital. The moment Ethan and the others showed up and broke the news of my departure to Tina, her eyes became gloomy but then, she had that look of understanding on her face. The look that read “ I understand you're doing all these for me.” She had followed me into my room to help me pack up without saying a word to me. Facing my closet and