Rosaline's eyes fluttered open. She groaned in pain as she felt her head ache. She tried to raise her hand to massage her head but failed. She looked down at her hands, only to see them chained to the arms of the seat she was in. Memories of how she ended here came crashing into her mind immediately. "Alex Wright, that bastard!" she cursed.She began to forcefully pull her hands to free them from the chains. But who was she kidding, she failed."Let me out of here, someone?" She screamed."My earbuds are hurting from your screams," Alex Wright drew lazily from where he sat watching her.Rosaline's brows furrowed on seeing him."You murderer!" She yelled.Alex Wright yawned as if her words didn't make any sense."Let me go you psycho," Rosaline yelled."The earlier you realize that shouting won't do you any good, the better for you," Alex Wright barked."Look around you missy. Do you think anyone can find you here? The walls here are soundproof, soundproof, even if someone does come
"This is not the time to take questions. We would have to act together to get her back and get rid of him.""I'm still confused, why would Alex Wright abduct Rosaline?" he asked, his facial expression showing that he was really confused.Clement sighed and briefed him on everything."He wants me to transfer all my assets to him," Clement filled him in.Frederick was speechless. His heart burned and he felt worry cloud his mind."I'm going to bring that bastard down myself," Frederick swore."Shh. He is calling, Clement informed him. and gestured for him to keep shut. Then, answered the call."I see that Rosaline's beloved husband came to you. Well, that's great. Because now I also want all the Mills assets as well. Transfer everything to my name within 2 days or forget about her," Alex Wright threatened."Now missy, won't you say Hi to family," Alex Wright teased."Fucker, bastard, idiot murderer," Rosaline spat.Frederick, on hearing her voice, couldn't stop himself from speaking."B
"Lover?" Robert asked, confused. But no one paid attention to him.Martha sent a death glare in Frederick's direction."Look at me like that again and I will scrape out your eyes," Frederick warned."I told you I do not know anything about Alex's whereabouts. Why am I still cuffed?" Martha asked with gritted teeth."Because he is your lover," Frederick replied."Bring her outside," he ordered his men."Martha, have you been having an affair behind my back?" Robert questioned."I'm cuffed and about to be taken to God knows where. And all you do is ask if I'm having an affair?" Martha asked, pretending to be really angry."Answer my question, Martha!" Robert barked.Clement chuckled when Martha didn't say a word."I will answer the question," Clement butted in."Your wife is having an affair with Alex Wright. The highest shareholder. No, let me rephrase that, the soon to be CEO of your company," Clement revealed.""Drag that whore out," Clement ordered.Martha was roughly pulled out of
Ashton, who was yet to be informed of Rosaline's abduction, was busy trying to figure out ways to make Rosaline terminate her pregnancy. To him, Rosaline was supposed to have his child, not Frederick's. He was the first to confess his feelings to her, not Frederick. He was going to do anything to make her his. Even if it includes hurting Frederick. After all, Frederick had also hurt him. Frederick had taken the entire family wealth for himself, without giving any to him. "Ashton," Bradley called.Ashton, who was dressed up and about to leave the house to go on his quest in terminating Rosaline's pregnancy, paused and looked at him."What is it?" he asked."Come sit. I have something to tell you," Bradley said coolly."I'm about to go out. We can talk later," Ashton said and walked off. But was stopped from leaving the house by the guards who blocked his path."What is the meaning of this?" he barked."Get out of my way this instant," Ashton thundered."They won't unless I tell them t
The two cars pulled up inside the Marks garage. Clement and Frederick, were the first to step out, followed by the guards, who forcefully dragged Martha out."Take her to the dungeon and tie her up," Clement instructed.He and Frederick entered the mansion and went to his study."I can't help but worry about Rose's safety," Clement complained."Words can't explain how worried and annoyed I feel right now. I keep blaming myself for what my gem is going through right now. If only I didn't forget. If only memories of that night didn't leave my mind. Then my baby won't be in this situation, right now," Frederick lamented.Clement sighed."Listen, with all that has been happening, asking you this completely left my memory," Clement said."Asking me what?" Frederick asked."What was the last thing you ate that day?" Clement asked."What day?" Frederick asked, confused."What other day, if not the day you lost your memory," Clement replied.Frederick stayed silent for a while as he thought o
NEXT MORNING Frederick and Clement were ready with the documents. Clement dialed Alex's line but couldn't reach him."I think this guy is making use of a burner phone," Clement said."I have thought of that too, I tried to track his location but couldn't," Frederick replied.Clement's phone rang amidst their discussion."It's him," he whispered to Frederick."The documents are ready," Clement said immediately after he answered the call."Great. Hand them over to Frederick. I'll tell him where to meet me. I'm sure you didn't involve the police, because if you did. Your little bitch here will pay the prize," Alex Wright threatened."I'm not a bitch, you nitwit," Rosaline's voice sounded from the phone."Rose," Clement whispered. "Don't get emotional yet, old man. Give the phone over to her dear husband," Alex requested."I do not have a husband. I'm not married," Rosaline's angry voice sounded yet again from the phone."You have talked too much for a day. Mute her," Alex ordered."Lay
"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
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