"Megan, are you okay?" Hailey screamed and ran over to Megan leaving the door open.Megan lay on the floor nearly out of breath and stared outside. The male figure whose cologne fragrance she had breathed in, stared back at her. She immediately averted her gaze, her heart throbbing."Megan, what the hell is wrong with you?" Hailey screams."I'm…I'm fine," Megan replies even though she was far from it."Need any help?" A handsome young man asked from the door. His facial expression was blank and he seemed like someone that never smiled before, but then he had a friendly aura.Megan nearly fainted, on seeing him. She pushed herself under her table to prevent him from seeing her. But who was she kidding, she has already been seen."We are fine, thank you. Who are you and what are you doing on the private floor?" Hailey asks, unable to understand how a stranger was able to come up the floor."Oh, I'm here for the job interview. And I'm hoping to get hired." He stressed the last part as if
"Mum, I won't be able to come back home today, I have to work overtime," Megan lied over the phone. After speaking to her, Megan hung up and lowered herself into the bed. After running into Vincent, Megan knew going back home was not safe for her mum and little sister. She decided to stay at a small roadside hotel. She knew that now that Vincent had found her, he would stop at nothing to find the remaining two people in her life and she was going to do anything to keep them safe. They do not deserve a family member like Vincent. She recalled her conversation with Vincent at the company."Where is my mum and little sister?" Vincent asked."Why are you asking me that? Aren't they dead?" Megan asked back. Even though her heart was pounding, it didn't deter her from trying to protect the people she had come to accept as her family."Don't play smart with me, baby. You know what happens when you do that. I'm still the same, I haven't changed," Vincent whispered, his breath fanning her ear
"Not again," Victor muttered."I know what you are thinking, Victor. But I don't think that's what happened. Why don't you go check her house, while I search around the area," Frederick suggested.Without waiting to be told twice, Victor raced into the house and brought his car key then entered the car and sped out."Please, be safe, Hailey," Victor kept muttering as he drove to Hailey's house. His grip on the steering wheel was so tight that the steering wheel could break, his brows were creased. Finally getting to Hailey's home, Victor felt his head ache on seeing that the lights were turned off."Maybe she has gone to bed," He consoled himself. But deep down, he knew Hailey might not be home. Since he knew the password, he unlocked the door and entered. He slowly made his way to Hailey's bedroom, as there was no sign of her in the living room. Getting to the bedroom, he turned on the light, an empty room stared back at him, the bed was properly made, showing that no one had slept
"Victor!" Hailey screamed. She shook him vigorously but there was no response. She kept calling out his name in fright, shaking him and even pinching him to wake him."Hailey," Victor called, as his eyes fluttered open."You…How could you suddenly fall and stop moving? How dare you frighten me like that?" Hailey cried and fell into his arms."Where is Megan?" Victor asked, making no attempt to console her."I'm in your arms crying and you are asking for someone else?" Hailey asked, tears running down her cheeks."Do I honestly mean nothing to you? First, you agree you ship me back to Las Vegas, now, you no longer care about how I feel," Hailey cried."You are very heartless, Victor." She hit his chest multiple times until he held her hand to stop her."Stop, Hailey. I do not have any time to waste," Victor said, hurting Hailey."So listening to me is now a waste of time?" Hailey asked.Victor rose to his feet and gently pushed her aside."Give me Megan's phone number," Victor requeste
The world seemed to stop as Victor stared at her. "Mother," he whispered and ran into her arms. "I have missed you so much, Mum. I'm so sorry it took me so long to find you," Victor whispered, embracing her even more tightly. "Young man, you have the wrong person," She said and gently tried to peel him off her. "Not true. You are my mum. You must have forgotten about me just like I forgot about you. All these years, I thought I didn't have a family. Mum, I lived like an orphan. I had no recollection of you, but then today, everything came crashing into my mind," Victor whispered, his voice heavy with grave emotions. "You must be mistaken," She muttered. "I'm not your…" "Don't say that, Victor cut her off. You are my mother," Victor insisted. "Victor, I think you are mistaken," Lucas said from aside. "Stay out of this, Luc," Victor told him gently. Lucas sighed and stayed put, not saying another word. Victor uncircled his arms from her and held her at arm's length. "Look in
Frederick paced around the room, it's been several hours since Victor last called him and was now worried. The last time Victor called him, he had not found Hailey yet and now it bothers him knowing that Hailey might have not been found. He picked up his phone and dialed Victor's line. After calling him severally with no response, Frederick decided to go to the Company himself. "Lock the doors. I'll call you when I get back, so you can unlock the door. If you don't get my call do not open the door," he instructed Rosaline. He bent and kissed a sleeping Tina's head, then hurriedly left the house. Getting to the Company, Frederick ran up the stairs like he had lost his mind. Employees stared at him, wondering what was wrong with all the higher ups. First, it was Victor, then Hailey, and now Frederick. They whispered among themselves, but Frederick was too focused on getting to Victor to hear them. Running up the stairs hastily without even looking carefully, Frederick collided with Vin
Victor drove down the road, his eyes solely on the road. But then, his mind was elsewhere. His mind was occupied with his awful past. The life his father made him lead. Separated from his brother, he had to look out for his mum and little sister, Anastasia. He felt so thankful to Vincent for helping him regain his memory. Victor couldn't help but wonder how he was able to live for so long without knowing that a huge part of his memory was lost. After seeing Vincent's signature grin at the office earlier, he had tried to remember where he had seen that grin before, but then, he felt his head ache and nearly split. In a matter of seconds, memories that had escaped him came flooding back. He had immediately requested to see Megan, knowing that she would have an idea of where his family will be, as he recalled that she was Vincent's childhood girlfriend. He recalled that Vincent had a twisted memory and would sometimes act out of line."It's time I get him some psychological help," Victor
Victor drove back home with Hailey in silence, they both never said a word to each other. The car was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Hailey was lost in rage at how Victor was involved in her abduction. Even though it made no sense to her, she could not pinpoint why else Victor would act up, leave her with unanswered questions and then show up as the boss of a gang. Everything made no sense to her. She felt her stomach tighten and she suddenly felt sick. She exhaled and tried to face the car window, but then, the multiple wounds Vincent inflicted on her body hurt and she hissed in pain."Baby, are you okay?" Victor asked immediately, staring at her from the rear mirror.Hailey eyed him unpleasantly and looked away, not bothering to answer his question.Victor sighed."Baby, I don't know what is going through your mind right now, but I swear I would never do anything to hurt, believe me, please," Victor pleads. But once again, Hailey ignored him, acting like she was not the on