NEXT MORNINGRosaline sat inside Frederick's car, waiting for him. She had decided to start working for him today. A few minutes later, Frederick came out of the mansion and entered the car. He was surprised to see Rosaline sitting in his car."I thought you lost your company, what are you doing here, all dressed up? Where are you going?""To your company.""I'm not in the mood for jokes, I have a lot to do today.""Aren't you aware that I'm beginning to work as your PA today?" Rosaline asked, then it clicked on him. He hadn't expected his dad to inform her so early. Not saying another word, he entered the car. Thankfully, the chauffeur was back, he didn't have to deal with Isaac again.He immediately drove off the mansion and headed to the company.On getting to the company, both got down from the car and entered, while the chauffeur went to park the car. Immediately they walked into the company, everyone turned in their direction, but on sighting Frederick, they all scrambled to their
After sending Rosaline off to get the files, Frederick continued with his work. When minutes passed, and there was no sign of Rosaline, he went over to Amira's office to get her, while wondering why she took a lot of time. He had just gotten to the door, when he heard the sound of someone being slapped. Then he heard Rosaline's angry voice, he pushed the door open."What is going on here?" He asked. "Sir, your wife slapped me," Amira complained and began crying. Rosaline did not say a word, but just stood there, glaring at Amira."I believe you did something that made her slap you. You can not tell me that you were quietly doing your work, then she came over and slapped you."While he was saying this, Rosaline brushed past him to leave the office."Whatever happened just now is just a preview of what I will do to you the next time you disrespect me," Rosaline said and marched out of the office in anger."You disrespected my wife?" Frederick asked. As long as Rosaline was still legall
Rosaline and Frederick drove home barely saying a word to each other, both were preoccupied with different thoughts. Rosaline was thinking of the way her heartbeat accelerates, just by merely looking at Frederick. Frederick on the other hand was lost, thinking of how to quench the wildfire within him. Earlier today, he had pinched Rosaline, because he didn't want to delve into his desires. But right now, with her ordinarily sitting beside him, he was finding it hard to keep his hands to himself, as they ached to roam her body.The chauffeur parked the car in the garage, and both got down, without saying a word and entered the mansion.After dinner that night, everyone went to bed. That night, Rosaline lay on her bed, lost in thought. She was finding it hard to sleep. Different thoughts occupied her mind. More like different thoughts about Frederick occupied her mind. She shuts off all her thoughts and closes her eyes, to force herself to sleep. Minutes later, she slept off. As Rosaline
Hailey can be seen at a corner of the mansion, with her phone, placed on her ear. She was speaking to Victor."You mean someone entered the mansion and attacked Frederick's wife?" Victor asked in disbelief. After finding clues about Rosaline's car chasing incident together, both teamed up to bring the couple closer to each other."I'm also shocked. The worst part of it is that there is no sign that someone broke into the mansion. Which means that whoever is responsible for this, is right inside this mansion with us.""You all have to be really careful," Victor advised"I'm well aware of that. You know the incident made Fred and his wife sleep together in his room, for the very first time," Hailey updated Victor."I guess the saying that everything happens for a cause is true. You have to utilize this opportunity to make them begin to share his bedroom," Victor said thoughtfully."That sounds great," Hailey said, sounding enthusiastic. Her enthusiasm suddenly dropped. With a low voice,
"I'm sorry, what?" Ashton asked."How did you get the injury on your left eye?" the investigator repeated."I do not know what you're talking about. I do not have any injury whatsoever in my eye.""Then what do you have to say about this?" the investigator asked, then pulled out a mirror from the bag he was carrying and placed it in front of Ashton, so he could see for himself. While this was happening, the rest of the Mills were completely speechless. Ashton gazed into the mirror, and when he saw an injury just a little above his left eye, he recalled something.FEW HOURS BEFORE THE QUESTIONING BEGAN.Ashton was ascending the stairs, when one of the soldiers who was descending the stairs, suddenly tumbled and fell on him. "I'm so sorry, let me help you up," the soldier said and helped him rise to his feet. Once he got up to his feet, the soldier bowed his head and walked off. Ashton had barely walked off when he felt his left eye sting. He had wanted to go check his eyes in the mir
"We are here already." They heard Frederick say. They all turned in the direction of the door. There stood Frederick and Rosaline who had been listening to their argument."No need for the argument," Frederick said."Henceforth, I will be sharing my bedroom with my wife," he declared.Hailey squealed happily, surprising everyone, herselincludedve. Everyone turned to her direction, surprise and shock written on their faces.She cleared her throat, then her over face came back."You made the right decision." Bradley praised him, smiling happily. Yvonne scoffed, Ashton gave out a smile that did not reach his eyes. He had been hoping that this occurrence would cause them a divorce, but that didn't happen.Rosaline on the other hand did not utter a word. She was meaning to inform them that she was not ever going back to her room again. And that she can't stay in a room alone. So when Frederick made that declaration, she was surprised at first, but the thought of having a companion with her
"I won't be going to the company today, I'll be taking my wife out to get her mind off the unpleasant incident," Frederick informed his dad.Bradley stared at him for a while, wondering what was going on in his (Frederick) mind. He had been addressing Rosaline as his wife, ever since he came back that day, and he even decided to share his bedroom with her. All these were something he would never do, except he was pressured to do them."What changed? I've been trying to point out why you suddenly changed your attitude toward your wife. What really happened?" Bradley questioned.Frederick smiled on hearing the question, then replied:"Love happened." At that moment, he looked like a child who finally found his long-lost toy."Love happened, Dad. I'm in love with my wife."Bradley's lips curved into a smile."I'm happy for you son. This means that Zara has been forgotten. I do not need to continue searching for her, right?""Yes, no need to continue looking for her. I thought about her f
"You are fired. I will be heading to Australia myself tomorrow morning," Frederick said.He had barely finished talking when the office door clicked open and Victor entered. "I heard what happened. No need to travel over to Australia. I will travel. I think it is better if I use this opportunity to take over that branch." He turned to the young man."Go back there, pack whatever property you have in that office, and leave, you are no longer needed."The young man fell to the floor and began to cry while pleading with them not to fire him. Frederick made a telephone call. Minutes later security guards entered the office and pulled the man away.Rosaline just sat on her seat, speechlessly watching everything unfold. Victor looked in her direction, smiled at her, and waved at her, which she returned with a polite smile."When are you leaving?" Frederick asked."I will be taking the night flight, I'm leaving today."Frederick nodded in understanding. ********************That day, Rosal
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