Victor sat in his office, with some buttons of his shirt undone. His sleeves were rolled up, and his entire attention was on the work he was doing. The previous events of the day were already forgotten, as the work he was doing was far more important than Alkira's drama. He had to finish the work that day as more files will be brought in before the end of the day, and he needed to finish reviewing the ones he already had to avoid having heaps of files in his office. BANG!His office was door suddenly pushed open with such a loud bang that made his heart leap out of his throat. He jumped up from his seat, startled. His eyes immediately went in the direction of the door, to know the crazy person that pushed the door open in that manner."Hailey, what is wrong with you? You scared me," Victor complained, then went back to relaxing in his seat. His eyes were firmly fixed on Hailey as she stormed towards him like an angry tornado."How dare you?" Hailey yelled on getting close to him."How
"Hailey," Victor tried to call. But Hailey pressed her lips firmly on his and poked her tongue on his lips to make him grant her access to him. Victor pushed her off immediately."Just how much did you have to drink, Hailey?" Victor asked."I'm feeling hot, Victor. Make it go away," Hailey cried and tried to get rid of her clothes.Victor panicked on seeing her."Stop that, Hailey," Victor scolded her and pulled down her dress which she raised up."But I'm feeling hot," Hailey whined like a kid."Then go home," Victor scolded her, now irritated."Get into the car. Let me drive you home," Victor said. But Hailey stood there, whining like a little kid, much to Victor's irritation.Victor groaned in annoyance, unlocked his car and bundled her into it, without bothering to say another word to her. Hailey kept fighting as he carried her.Victor got into the driver's seat and sped out of the company."Victor," Hailey called halfway to her home.Victor ignored her and concentrated on drivin
Hailey tried to get her phone so that she could call Alkira to come over but found out that she wasn't with it. She had left it, along with her bag in the car, while in a haste to catch up with Victor. She hissed in anger."How dumb can you be Hailey Mills," she scolded herself. For a moment, It slipped her mind that she was supposed to be acting drunk. She approached the door and was about to knock and call out Victor's name to unlock the door when her mind made her get a grip on herself."You are indeed dumb," her mind told her."Aren't a part of me. If I'm dumb, then you are the cause of the dumbness," Hailey retorted.If her mind was a human, it would have rolled her eyes at Hailey. But since it couldn't do all that, she replied."You want to knock and call out Victor's name. Then what? He will find out that you weren't drunk all these while. That's what you want, right?""Shit. I didn't think of that," Hailey muttered."You will never think of it," her mind replied.Hailey roll
"You're going home right now," Victor insisted."No, I'm not," Hailey stubbornly insisted."Hailey Madison Mills," Victor growled."Wow, you know my full name," Hailey said, smiling."This isn't funny Hailey. Go home," Victor barked."Can't I stay, please," Hailey asked."No," Victor deadpanned."Why are you so insistent on not letting me stay?" Hailey asked. Victor did not bother replying."Let's leave," he said, finally picking up his car key."I'm not going anywhere," Hailey insisted and threw herself on his bed."Suit yourself," Victor muttered in defeat and left the room for her.Hailey giggled and turned and glared at her, making her cover her mouth with her palm.Hailey went back to selecting clothes in the closet. She finally settled with a big shirt and one of Victor's neatly folded boxers. She exited the room and was heading back to the guest room when she saw Victor drinking."Should I join you?" she asked hopefully."Get lost," Victor replied.Hailey felt a pang in her che
Victor who was so used to leaving his door unlocked, as he lived alone forgot that he had female visitors and had to keep his door locked. He lay on his bed with his hands over his head, lost in thought. The sound of his door opening made him sit up."I'm not happy with you, Hailey," he said, but then his eyes went to the figure who had entered the room and closed the door."What are you doing in my room?" Victor growled."Who permitted you to step foot in here, you slut," Victor barked.Instead of replying, Alkira leaned sensually on the door and slowly raised her skirt to reveal her bare womanly part. She hadn't bothered to put on any panties while coming."What the hell are you doing?" Victor growled."Like what you see, handsome," Alkira said, seductively. She wet her lips with her tongue to further make herself attractive.Instead of being drawn to her seductive acts, Victor felt repulsed, irritated, and annoyed."Get your slutty self out of my room, right now," Victor thundered.
"Do your worst. Now get out," Hailey said, her face contoured in anger, her eyebrows were creased and she glared murderously at Alkira."I'll make you pay for this," Alkira swore, barely able to talk as her broken lips hurt like hell.Hailey roughly pushed her out of the living room."Slut," she spat.Alkira glared daggers at her. Hailey folded her fist and raised her hand in an attempt to punch her, and Alkira took to her heels yelling curse words at her."No, stay here and tell me how you will deal with me. Heaven knows I will redesign your face," Hailey challenged.But Alkira didn't reply this time, she entered her car and zoomed off, knowing that Hailey meant every word she said. And from their little fight earlier, she knew she didn't stand a chance against Hailey and it was better to retreat, at least for now. But God knows she will surely deal with Hailey.Hailey loosened the band she had used to hold her hair and ran her fingers through them."How come I never realized that Alk
"What were you looking for in a club?" Victor asked Hailey to break the sickening silence in the car. After dropping off Megan, Victor decided to drive Hailey home, since she didn't take any car to the club."I went there to find the same thing you came there to find," Hailey replied, sounding really pissed off.Victor noticed the anger in her tone and shut his mouth, not wanting to make any comment that would further annoy her.Hailey felt her heart ache at the thought of what Victor went to do at a club."Maybe he went there to get laid," her mind suggested, annoying her more."Or to watch some strip shows.""Just shut the fuck up," Hailey growled."Me?" Victor asked, surprised."Not you. Just drive me home," Hailey mumbled."Is that not what I'm doing?" Victor asked but Hailey didn't say another word. Smokes were literally going off her head as she thought of what Victor would have been doing at the club if he didn't run into her.Victor kept glancing at her occasionally, her faci
MILL COMPANY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA MONDAY MORNING Alkira's red heels made clicking sounds on the floor as she made her way to her office. She swayed her hips from side to side and occasionally flipped her hair aside. Other employees who saw her, greeted her, to show respect, as she was next after Hailey and Victor. She replied to their greetings with a proud smile on her face. Finally getting to her office, she pushed the door open and entered. She stumbled and nearly fell to the ground, but grabbed the door handle for support.Standing inside her office was Victor directing some employees on how to pack up things in her office."What's going on here?" She managed to ask amidst the shock."Meet me in my office, Miss Logan," Victor said and walked away.Alkira went after him immediately praying that this shouldn't be what she was thinking."It can't be. My skills are top notch. The company can't do without me," she told herself.Getting to Victor's office. Victor stopped right in front o
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