Yvonne arrived at the hospital and met Zara who was waiting for her in the lobby."Mum, you are here," Zara exclaimed on seeing her. She went over to her and hugged her."How have you been, dear? I heard about what happened to you. Are you okay now? Are you hurting anywhere?" Yvonne asked her. Ever since Rosaline was admitted to the hospital, Yvonne has not bothered to visit, as she did not see any reason why she should visit someone whom she hates. Her coming to the hospital was because of Zara. "I'm fine now, Mum. Do not worry yourself," Zara told her."You have to make Frederick leave the room. He has to go home and wash up," Zara said."I'm aware of that dear. However, you have to go with him_" she winked at Zara. "This might be your chance to get him back. You know what I mean.""Stop mum, Frederick is now married to someone else. I can not do that," Zara said, pretending like what Yvonne just said had not crossed her mind."You went through a lot of torture because of my son.
The nurse occasionally glanced at Yvonne. When she saw that her attention was not on her, she pulled out a syringe she had hidden in her dress and injected its content into the IV fluid connected to Rosaline. However, she failed to notice Rosaline's piercing gaze. Once she was done injecting the substance into the IV, Rosaline pulled off her oxygen mask and disconnected the IV from her arm, startling her. Her eyes widened when she saw that Rosaline was awake. She dashed to the door."Someone, stop her," Rosaline said weakly.Yvonne, who heard the commotion, came into the room. She saw the nurse struggling to open the door, which she had locked earlier."Stop her," Rosaline said weakly.The nurse pulled the door open and ran out of the room. Yvonne didn't bother going after her. Who was Rosaline, to tell her what to do?"Fred…Frederick," Rosaline called out."Oh, you expect my son to sit still and wait for you when we had no idea of whether you'll even wake up_" She gave her a mocking
"Why didn't you tell me that Rosaline has woken up?" Zara asked in a whisper. She was on a phone call with the thug she had sent to kill Rosaline."You're lucky I was not caught. Because if I had been caught, I would make sure you go down with me.""You failed to inform that the bitch was awake. And now you're threatening me?" Zara asked angrily. Her voice was a bit loud, this time. She shut her mouth immediately when she realized that her voice had sounded louder than she intended "Listen, send my payment right away. And do not ever call me to rant again.""Fuck you," Zara cursed and hung up. She turned around and saw Rosaline watching her from inside the room. She put her phone into her pocket, pushed open the glass door that adjoined the balcony with the room, and entered."Are you okay?" Rosaline asked.Zara smiled at her and said."Yeah… I'm good," Zara replied."Oh, I thought I heard you shout earlier. Are you sure you're okay?" Rosaline asked again. Zara bobbed her head. Then
Things have not been pleasant for Martha and her son. The company was nearing bankruptcy with each passing day. Ace had squandered the company's earnings on women and gambling. Martha wished she had let Rosaline continue working in the company. She had tried her possible best to save the company. But the money Ace had squandered was too much. Majority of the employees had all resigned, due to lack of payment. The only option she had right now was to sell the company."I curse the day I gave birth to you, Ace," Martha told Ace in a bitter tone. But Ace didn't seem affected by it."I told you to let Rosaline continue working at the company, while we keep the income to ourselves. But you refused. Now you want to put the blame on me. I curse having you as my mother. You're a bad influence," Ace said.SLAP!Martha's palm landed on Ace's cheek."How dare you say that to me? After everything I did for you?""What the hell did you do for me, huh? You made me do whatever I liked. Whenever I d
"Good morning, my gem," Frederick said with a smile. Rosaline smiled and greeted him too. Both lay on the bed in a comfortable silence. After a while, Rosaline asked:"Aren't you going to the office today?"Frederick grinned."Why should I? I told you I've made enough money to last me a lifetime.Rosaline glared at him."Be serious, Fred."Frederick smiled and shrugged. Rosaline glared at him again and got off the bed. Frederick lay there looking at her and smiling like a fool."Why are you staring at me like that?" Rosaline asked. Instead of replying, Frederick licked his lips and continued staring. Rosaline looked down at herself, to know why he was gazing at her like she was a hot meal."You..perv," she said when realized that she was stark naked. She pulled the duvet from Frederick and covered herself.She entered the bathroom to have a bath. Before she could shut the door, Frederick came in."Let's shower together."Rosaline nodded and both proceeded to bathe together. After show
FLASHBACK "Hello. Who is this?" Hailey asked, answering the call."It's Rosaline. I need your help.""You need my help?""Yes. You see the first day I stepped foot into the Mills mansion. I overheard Frederick asking you what you told Zara that made her run away. Right now, I really want you to tell me what you had said to her.""I did not say anything to her. If that's all, I'm hanging up," Hailey said."Zara is back," Rosaline informed her before she could hang up."What! That bitch did not listen to my warning.""What warning? Hailey, I really need you to be honest with me. You see, Zara…." She told her how Zara made her almost lose her life."All these things happened and no one informed me? Listen Zara is the one behind that car chasing incident.""What!" Rosaline exclaimed, horrified."Just stay clear of her path, she is really dangerous. I will be back in a day or two. Until then, stay away from her."BACK IN THE PRESENT "I have arrived.""Alright, I will keep a close eye on
"Zara is Justina Powells. A murderer who escaped prison.""What!" Frederick shouted in surprise."Zara is what?" He asked, still finding it hard to believe what Hailey just said."Don't be too shocked Fred, she hid her identity so well. If not that I had overheard her discussion with that man that day, I would not have known.""How did you even find out all this?" Frederick asked. Still doubting the authenticity of this new revelation.Hailey went ahead to tell them how she discovered that Zara was Justina Powells. "After discovering her identity that day, I met a private investigator. And together we uncovered more truth about her.""You mean what you just said isn't all?" Frederick questioned."Of course. How do you think she was able to move around freely, after escaping prison?" Hailey asked."I hope it is not what I'm thinking," Frederick said. At this point, his head was throbbing. How could he date a murderer?"If you are thinking of plastic surgery. Then you're right. She cha
"I'm sorry your life was threatened because of me. I'm sorry your life was endangered because you got married to me. I'm sorry for the pains you had to endure just because you got married to me, Frederick sincerely apologized to Rosaline."Listen, Fred. Everything that happened was not your fault. You had no idea of Zara's identity before dating her. I'm now safe, that is all that matters. Do not beat yourself over it. I love you, Frederick Mills. And it breaks my heart to see the love of my life hurt," Rosaline said. She snuggled closer to Frederick and placed her head on his chest. "I love you too, my gem," Frederick told her."I promise to be on the lookout from now on. I will not let any harm come to you," he promised.Rosaline smiled. "I know that already. You will be my husband in shining armor," Rosaline joked to lighten the mood."I thought it's knight in shining armor?" Frederick asked."It doesn't matter. You will be what I want you to be," Rosaline said, grinning."Your w
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