Jessica woke up the following morning and started packing her clothes. Gary joined her and they both did the packing together.Gary called his assistant to inform his pilot that he would need him to fly to Texas that morning.After all the packing, they both packed the boxes in Gary's car and they drove to the airport.The pilot is already waiting for their arrival and they flew to Texas.After three hours, the plane touched down and they both walked out of the plane.Jessica called her mum to send her the location of their apartment and they got a taxi to drive them to the address.Jessica was lost in thought, as she rested her hand on her chin. Gary saw her reaction, he held her hand in his hand and massaged it gently." You know you don't have to think much, it's not good for your present condition," Gary said, looking into her eyes."Hmmm, I don't know how to break the news to them. Gary, my mum will be disappointed in me," Jessica said as she took a deep breath." Just let's get
On Monday morning, Edwin woke up early to prepare for work. He hasn't tried to call Jessica since the last time he visited her apartment and he saw Gary's car.He felt cheated on because girls are always the ones begging for his attention and not the other way around.He decided not to call her even though he knew he missed her so much, he couldn't stop thinking about her and he wondered why she would leave him waiting while she spent time with Gary in her apartment.He left home and drove to work, got to the company's car park. Edwin walked to his office and looked at Jessica's seat, and he was not surprised she hadn't arrived because he arrived early.Edwin was busy working on some documents that needed quick attention and he was so engrossed in work that he forgot to check if Jessica was around.Around 10 am, Edwin sent some documents to Jessica to work on and he continued working on his laptop typing on the laptop.After a few minutes, Edwin checked his email to see if she had sen
Getting to the bar house, Edwin looked around as he tried to locate his friend, Roy, among the people, but he couldn't find him. He picked out his phone and dialed his number immediately. Roy picked up the call and told Edwin that he was very close to the location.Edwin walked to the VIP and sat down. A waitress noticed his presence and she walked to him to take his order.Edwin ordered two bottles of wine, and the waitress brought them after a few minutes in an ice bucket.Edwin opened the first wine and served himself some portions and he started drinking it.Resting his chin on his hand, Edwin's mind went to Jessica, he brought out his phone to try her number again, and still, he couldn't get through it.He checked his WhatsApp to drop a message, and she scrolled to Jessica's name. But to his surprise, Edwin discovered she had blocked him on WhatsApp.With a frown on his face, Edwin looked at the phone again and smashed it on the floor.Roy, who was coming in, saw his friend's beh
Jessica was sitting in her room thinking about her life in general. She remembered the time she spent with Edwin and how he always cared for her, how they played, and how they promised each other to make their love forever. Jessica couldn't help it, she missed him. She brought her laptop out of her bag and decided to check her email to see if he bothered messaging her at all. Jessica saw his emails, and she checked them one after the other. She clicked the last email, which Edwin sent last night, Jessica opened it and the content made her smile. " Is he joking? Did he think I'm a joke?" Jessica looked at the email again and read it aloud to herself, " Jessica, you promise not to leave me, where are you? I missed you so much, I am ready to forgive you, just come back to me." " Forgive me? What did I do wrong to deserve his forgiveness?" she thought to herself. Jessica noticed her phone ringing and she picked it up to see who the caller was. Immediately she saw her friend's nam
Jessica started preparing for her new job and when her parents saw that she was happy again, they decided to give her all their support.Jessica's mum took her to the hospital to make sure her health is in good condition and she would be happy to work without them thinking much about her health because of her present situation.Jessica and her mum came back around noon and she went to her room to start arranging her box of clothes when her mum came in with her siblings, Tristan and Kristen. The two walked toward her and they started packing her clothes." You do not need to pack a lot of clothes, you will not be needing them after a few months, " Mrs. Graves said with a smile as she sat beside the bed.Jessica raised her head to look at her mum's eyes, with a questioning face, her mum replied with a smile and rubbed her tummy.Jessica blushed hard, looking at the clothes in the wardrobe." Jessy, can I take this," Tristan said, holding a long gown and Jessica shook her head in disagr
Jessica woke up around 6:30 am, her flight was booked for 9 am. She started to move her box to the living room. Shortly after doing that, she walked to her bathroom to have her bath.She heard her phone ringing from the bathroom and she quickly rushed out with her towel wrapped around her waist.Jessica picked up her phone to see her friend's name, Angie, displayed on the screen and she quickly swiped up to answer the phone." Hello Angie," Jessica said happily." Are you awake Jessy? You know I can't wait to see you," Angie said over the phone."You have to wait for the next few hours to see me, you know," Jessica said, as she walked to her bedside to get a lotion to rub her body while she put her phone on speaker." Gosh, Why is Florida so far from Texas, so I need to at my time count down right now babe, am happy we will be together again after three years," Angie ranted." It's not up to three years, it's two years and a few months," Jessica said with a smile. She walked to her wa
Edwin couldn't stop blaming himself after the memory of what happened between him and Hannah at the club and he wondered if he was truly in love with Jessica. He brought out his phone and checked the time and he noticed it was already noon. He got up from the bed and walked out of Roy's guest room so he could go to the office." Roy, I am going to my house, I need to be in the office," Edwin said walking into the living room."Really? It's already past noon, why don't you take a break today?" Roy suggested as he stood up from the couch." I have some important documents to review, I will see you later," Edwin said walking toward the door." Alright. Guy, who was the girl you were with last night? She looked pissed off," Roy said with narrow eyes." It's nobody, don't stress yourself over some harlot," Edwin replied, heading out of the apartment.He walked toward the car pack but couldn't find his car, then he remembered he couldn't drive last night due to his situation.He went bac
Angie ordered their food and the two friends took Jessica's boxes to the room.Jessica called her parents to let them know she had landed and her mum also talked to Angie, thanking her for looking out for Jessica.Jessica and Angie started talking about what had happened to her, starting from Misha and James, how they had pretended to befriend her just for them to hurt her.Jessica told Angie about her suspicions that Edwin might be connected to the whole plot but Angie told her not to look at it that way.Their food arrived and Angie set the table for them. Jessica ate a lot of the food which Angie understood was due to her present situation because she knew Jessica always watched what she eats but she didn't want to raise it because she didn't want her to feel bad.After eating, they went back to the room and started arranging her clothes in the wardrobe. Angie saw a gown and she loved it, it was the same gown Edwin bought for her.Jessica told her it was a gift from Edwin and she b
Everyone was in a frenzy! It was the day of the wedding and Jessica's dress wasn't delivered yet. They didn't know if it was going to fit.Angela kept making calls and calls. She was in charge of the preparation. She was the one who chose the venue and the event planner.Jessica's mother had been around her as well. Edwin's mother was also around but she was a little wary around Jessica. They had apologized and Jessica had forgiven them but they still didn't know how to get along fully with her. Abby was even closer to Jessica during the period of the wedding. Seeing all the clothes that had been brought into the house, she totally assumed she and her mother were going to play a massive dress up game that involved Angela and her grand mums.By the eve of the wedding, the dress finally came. Jessica tested it and it was perfect."This is the only reason I'm giving a three star rating to your company!" Angela deadpanned. The tailors were very apologetic. No one knew that Edwin had call
Angela came out from nowhere to congratulate her for being engaged to Edwin. She hugged her tightly."Girl! You're getting married!" Angela squealed. "You know, I totally knew about the engagement and I shipped you guys! I gave him all the assurance he needed! You should have seen him. He was a sorry mess." Jessica glared playfully at her. "Oh so you knew and you refused to tell me? I knew something was fishy about the sudden request to go out."Edwin laughed and pulled her closer to his side. Before she could refute it, he turned her and kissed her deeply. Jessica's face went a very dark shade of red and she didn't know where to keep her face after being kissed like that in public."Pervert." She muttered."Baby, your husband to be? You call me a pervert? Do you know what this pervert can do to you?" He whispered. "I could make you scream, and in a good way.""Ahhh!" Jessica screamed and pushed him away, only to have him pull her back. Edwin held her tightly as if she was going to d
Edwin was recovering really fast, and Jessica was happy being around him. Being around him and the kids together made her feel like a wife.She would prepare breakfast in the morning, bathe the kids, feed them, and prepare them for school. Sometimes, Angela came to pick them up. Sometimes, she took them herself.Levi had been discharged but he was still recovering from the internal injuries. Jessica continued paying him because he had only entered that state because of the kids.Friday before the weekend, Edwin watched Jessica perform all her duties and his heart fluttered. He couldn't take his mind off the fact that she cared about him enough to stay beside him in the hospital, refusing to let him be touched by anyone else except her. She even learned to clean his wounds just so that she could take complete care of him."Why are you staring at me?" Jessica inquired. They were alone at home. "Isn't it time to change my bandages? I've bathed and they have not changed for three days al
Jessica took the kids to see their father. The moment of reunion was bliss for her. Although they didn't stay long, the warmth from their presence lasted till the day he was discharged.It was two weeks later. Jessica had informed Angela and her parents about the discharge. She wanted Angela to bring the kids to the hospital so that they could all go to Edwin's house straight.Angela was happy for her. She knew that it was a huge step toward their coming back together.Jessica was at the pharmacy, collecting his drugs and their prescription. Edwin refused to remain in bed. Although he couldn't move his shoulder or raise his left arm, he could actually walk very well. So while Jessica was busy downstairs, he packed their stuff with his one hand and went down to meet her, pulling the bag behind him.Once she sighted him coming, she quickly went to collect the bag from him."I told you to wait!" She scolded. "Why so stubborn?"Edwin chuckled. "I can walk. I'm not crippled. And, I'm too e
Babe, have you showered or changed since the accident?" Edwin asked."I couldn't leave your side," Jessica answered sheepishly."Well, I'm awake now. Go and shower and change and then you can return to stay with me." Edwin said. Jessica smiled. She went into the second part of the ward without much thought. Not long after, she returned with a different cloth."Have you had your changing materials the whole time?" Edwin demanded weakly.Jessica nodded."So why didn't you just change?"Jessica ignored his question. Couldn't he understand that she couldn't leave him for once Edwin tapped the space beside him. "Come lay with me." Jessica didn't waste any time. She was very exhausted too and knowing that he had survived the gunshot was able to keep her at rest.She lay beside him, careful not to touch any of the bandages or the IVs. Edwin however did not care and pulled her closer to his side.The two of them fell deep asleep. Each one takes out their exhaustion from being apart for such
Once they arrived at the hospital, Jessica watched as the nurses ran out with a stretcher where they carefully placed Edwin. They wheeled him directly into the theatre to prepare him for the operation. Jessica was invited in by the doctor before the operation could commence."Miss, I just want you to sign the documents for the operation and perform the transfer of funds." The doctor said, "There's no need to ask if you want it to be carried out because I can see that you will do anything to save your husband."Jessica tore a check from her checkbook in her purse and signed it. "Here, fill in the amount that covers the entire treatment. I just want him to be fine."The doctor collected the check and the signed paper from her. He ushered her to the waiting room while he went in to perform the surgery.Jessica didn't sit. She was pacing the hallway to and fro. Occasionally, she would make a silent prayer for his safety. Then she would sigh and begin to cry all over again. Her heart was b
It was morning already. Jessica's eyes were wide open. She hadn't slept a wink all night. She didn't just refuse to sleep, she couldn't sleep. As much as her heart was calmer, she still couldn't digest the fact that it was getting to 24 hours since she last saw her children.Edwin was busy making calls here and there, trying to use every one of his influence to find them.He received a call from his private detective."Hello, Mr. Turner.""Mr. Detective. Tell me you've found them." Edwin said tiredly. "Eh.. we found the location. I'll send them to you. I've also assigned some officers to get there as well. I will also ask you to be careful because that's the outskirts of the city. Anyone who could kidnap kids and take them there could be a maniac.""Alright detective. I'll be on my way right now." Edwin said.As soon as Edwin dropped the call, his phone beeped with a text message from the detective. Reading the location, he went to find Jessica in the kitchen fetching water to drink.
In no time, Jessica heard a knock on the door. She quickly ran to check. She found Edwin at the door. The man pulled her into a hug the moment he saw her. Jessica began to cry. Her heart shattered even more. The thought that her kids might be in trouble was a huge problem. "Edwin, my children! My babies! My babies are missing." She cried. "Find them! Find them!" Edwin hugged her. "I'm sorry, let me inform my investigator." Edwin dialed the private investigator immediately. He stepped out to speak to him. "Mr. Turner. I'm quite surprised to hear from you now. I have done what you asked me to do." The man said. "Not about that. Look, my kids are missing. I need you to help me find them." Edwin said. "I'm a computer hacker and software investigator, anything that happens in the physical world is not my job. You need to inform the police or hire a private detective." The man said. "Look, I need you to help me track the driver's number. I will report to the police, yes. But I want
Hannah was panicked. She pranced about in her safe house. She couldn't lose. She just couldn't lose!With vengeance in her eyes and a deep seated hatred in her heart, she ran out of the house.She took a cab to an alley. She knew that most of the people who worked for her father in their illegal business lived there. Getting them to do dirty work for her was easy since they were her father's workers.She stopped at the house of one. She knocked in a different style. Three - one-two. The door got unlocked but wasn't opened. She looked left and right to be certain she wasn't followed, and when she was certain of that, she entered."JP." She whispered. "It's Hannah."The man turned on the lights. He was holding a bat which he wanted to use in case the person was actually an intruder."Miss Hannah. What are you doing here?!" He demanded."I need your help. It's very urgent." "I'm sorry but your father gave orders that we must not be seen or heard. The government is watching us like a haw