Chapter 59Serene "Hello," I said to the person on the other end as I left Miguel's room.“Serene, I am outside; are you coming, or should I?” A familiar voice asked, and I knew it was him— Diego.“What—”"I do not care if your guard shoots me or something, all I know is I'm coming in," he said, and then the call ended.Damn, does he think my guards have time to play with intruders? I took them directly from the army because I needed quality protection. I do not even need to go outside. I will simply tell the chief guard to tell his friends not to harm him in any way, but to give him a taste of what they are like when messed with. I smiled and went into my room. I quickly changed into my pajamas and went to bed. I had not spoken to Charlotte or Neina, so I tried to add them both to a video chat."Hello, ladies," I said as they both smiled at me."Hello, Serene; what could be behind that smile?" Neina inquired as she observed my excitement."Nothing, just glad I am finally getting bac
CHAPTER 60Serene I jumped out of the car, disregarding what she said. I did not care if he was in a coma or not; it was none of my business. I thought to myself, "That is what trespassers deserve." I walked into the lift and asked Rina to go to the boarding room ahead of me, as I would get her there once I finished making the call in my office. I went into my office and quickly dialed Mr. Cruz's number. He did not take his time picking up."Good morning, Ms. Brights; what an honor," he responded from the other end."Good morning, Mr. Cruz I would like to ask if Mr. Myers will be coming for the announcement?” I asked."What announcement?" he inquired, sounding stunned."I just signed him for the new project," I explained."Oh, I see. I doubt he will join you, but I will send one of my agents to represent him," he said."Oh, OK, let them be here within the next 20 minutes," I said, then ended the call.That sounded like the guards hit him hard, and I do not blame them; he deserved it
CHAPTER 61Diego I was not expecting Serene to be so cold-hearted; her guards nearly killed me that day, but I went prepared, so nothing on me was hurt. I just had the doctor lie about everything to see if she would bother coming; since she did, I was going to wake up and talk to her, but the nurse interrupted everything for me. I got out of the hospital bed and quickly changed into my official clothes before asking the driver to pick me up. He did not take long, and I was already in the car; I asked him to drive me home, which he did. When I arrived home, all of our staff except Grace greeted me. I always preferred to be the one who was greeted by her, so she did. "How did things go?" She whispered."Pretty good," I responded in a tone that only the two of us could hear. "Good boy," she said, and then told me my uncle was in his office.I made my way to his office and was about to enter when I overheard him talking to some of his dirty partners. "You are making a great move on this
CHAPTER 62Diego “Are you OK?” my uncle asked as I didn't seem to respond."Yes, I am fine; I was just thinking about something," I lied."So, what would you say about me proposing to Ms. Brights tomorrow?” He asked, and I glanced at him."You mean on her son's birthday?” I asked in disbelief."Yes, what other date would be best for such an important thing?" he replied, waiting for my response."Well, I do not think you should go ahead with that, I—I mean, you should maybe let her like you first," I suggested, hoping he would agree and watch me save her and my son from his evil plans."Do not be silly, why do you think she does not like me? I mean, she just danced with me the other day, correct?” He asked."Yes, but that was just a dance; I thought you should be more ionic with her or something," I said, hoping he would lose motivation."Oh, I will see how I handle this; I want that woman to be a part of me," he said, looking at me."Well, then," I said, about to get up from the table
CHAPTER 63Serene Diego Myers is so shameless that he attempted to sweet-talk me. We both know that in our five years of marriage, he has never looked at me in that way or said those words to me. I can not believe he still has not changed. Perhaps he only came here for business. There is no way he would come here for my son. Miguel is not going anywhere; I will come up with the best excuse to keep him from asking about his father. I need my son to completely forget about Diego. His birthday is tomorrow, and I do not want anything to go wrong. I did not want to make it as big as last year because some people did not want to leave on time. I was still in bed, thinking about what I wanted to include in my son's gift package, but everything seemed to be exactly what he wanted, so I went offline and walked to my closet. I opened it and pulled out the golden teddy bear my father had given me before I came to London. I could still remember everything. I could see myself crying and asking h
CHAPTER 64Serene Miguel was already in Diego's arms, and the guards were about to separate the two when I signaled them not to. "Daddy, what took you so long to come? Mommy spent days crying because of you, and I missed you a lot," Miguel said in a cute little tone. Everyone seemed to be shocked at the sight and started clapping hands, but I was still frozen because I could not help but wonder what to do. "Mommy, why are you standing there, daddy is here,” Miguel said before I walked quickly towards them, hugging Diego as well. "Yepi, we are finally going to be happy," Miguel said, clapping."Daddy, did you bring me that?" Miguel inquired as he saw his favorite car in its box behind Diego."Yes, I got you that viper; I hope you like it champ?" Diego responded by brushing Miguel's curly hair."Yes, mommy look," he said, running around the box, attempting to open it."Here, let me help you," Diego offered, quickly opening the box for him to remove the car and place him in. "Wow, can I
CHAPTER 65Diego It was my son's birthday, and I could not let my uncle wish him before me. I quickly called Rina and asked her to learn more about my son's preferences from his nanny. She was hesitant at first, but eventually found out and told me everything. Since he had always wanted his car, I quickly bought him one and asked the maid to keep me updated if Serene went out. When she told me Serene was taking my son to the barbershop, I went there first and waited for them. When I was certain it was safe for me to enter after them, I walked in and noticed Serene on her phone while our son was looking at how the barber was styling his hair when our gazes met. "Daddy!" he exclaimed, jumping up the chair and into my arms. I was surprised and could not believe he knew what I looked like; Serene must have shown him pictures or something. I could feel his tiny arms around my neck. I put my hands in his curly hair as I picked him up and gave him a proper look. To my surprise, he looked e
CHAPTER 66Serene It was not like I did not have a choice; I just had to let him come because Miguel would be upset with me. When Miguel called Diego out loud at the barbershop, I knew my worst fear had come true. If it were up to me, he would never have seen my son, but fate had other plans. I will have to pretend to be in a happy relationship with him to convince our son that we are happy. I entered my room and closed the door behind me. So many thoughts were racing through my mind, so I took a deep breath and quickly looked in the direction of the door that had just opened. "Mommy," Miguel said, pulling Diego into my room."I brought Daddy after our house tour, and I am going to get ready for the party," Miguel said as he ran out of the room.What the hell is going on? He had no right to be in my room. He must believe this is the Myers Mansion or something. "Look —”"I did not come here on purpose; in fact, I had no idea this was your room," he interrupted me."Whatever, I will ha
CHAPTER 208Serene When the lights went out at the hotel, I panicked for a bit, but the cops arrived in time. Butas not sure about Kyrell because he was the last person I expected to see. Everyone left and I was now only left with Rina and Kyrell. "I guess we should get going now," I replied, standing up and about to walk away when Kyrell reached for my hand.Perhaps he meant it reassuringly, so I smiled without overreacting. Rina stepped behind us, clearing her throat, but I was convinced she was mocking me. “Uhmm, Ms. Brights, can we have a word?" Charlotte asked and I turned around to hear what she had to say."I think it is about time I go to my apartment," she remarked, and I truly wanted to disagree, but I had to since I was only going to let her go there when she felt stable.“Are you sure?” I asked."Yes, I am ready," she said, but it was not convincing enough."Look you can go but are you sure you are fine to stay alone?’” I asked again and she assured me.“OK fine," I re
CHAPTER 207Nelly Soft instrumental music played in the background, while the aroma of sandalwood and lavender filled the air. The beds and silk drapes dividing the rooms were bathed in a golden glow from the lighting of the private parlor. Kyrell Harrison's muscles eased as he lay shirtless for a massage. I figured he must have come to relieve some of his tension and make the contributions. However, everything fell apart as we locked eyes."Kyrell Harrison," I grinned as I approached him, Sofia following."Nelly Mendoza, what a surprise; I knew you were here but did not expect to see you," he remarked, his gaze fixed on Sofia, and I prayed he did not suspect anything. “Oh, come now, Kyrell. We just happened to run into each other at the same moment. Isn't it a great coincidence?" I inquired, but Sofia chose to talk rather than wait for me to signal. “We were thinking… All those judicial skirmishes must have made you nervous. Wouldn't it be good to have someone personally look af
CHAPTER 206Serene The home felt empty, so I took a walk around the empty rooms while Miguel played with Grace. Even though my kid was becoming more and more obsessed with Wakanda, I felt that Namibia would be the best destination after the drama was over.A destination for aesthetic people. I asked Mr. Simon to send me the statistics data because I wanted the most recent information on Katarayo's progress, but I was not even surprised by what I saw. If his shares are not making any money, why in the world is he there? Which could only mean one thing.I quickly scheduled a meeting at the Hotel Bright Lights, and despite Mr. Simon's persistent calls, I declined to respond because we both knew what would happen next. I have done my best to be tolerant and patient with his issues, but it seems like he is abusing my generosity.I hurriedly changed and was ready to take the final step when I noticed Kyrell, who appeared to be grinning at me like never before.“What's with all the excite
CHAPTER 205Diego We were eating breakfast in the cafeteria when I heard a loud bang and noticed my food had been tossed to the floor by this large, heavy, tattooed guy who appeared to be ready to pound my face if I said anything. "Hey, hey, what are you doing? Get back to your seat," the guard yelled, standing between us. At this point, I was ready to be a beast.“Fight! Fight!" The other prisoner kept yelling, but my companion quickly pulled me back."Be cautious, he has killed roughly ten people here; being targeted by him could only mean one thing," he continued, and I needed to know what brought that elephant figure to me."That your enemies want you dead in here, and nobody else performs the job better than him," my pal cautioned, and I could tell by looking at him that death was all he had to offer.Could Serene want me dead? Or is it my damn uncle? Serene would never want my death, at least not while she was still alive; therefore, it was certainly my uncle.Everyone comple
CHAPTER 204Serene “Ms. Brights please it's not what you think I was just —" “Mia, you'll answer the cops. I can not believe you would try to drug my son's drink after everything," I said, shaking my head in surprise.Mia was like a sister to us. There was nothing she did not know about us, but discovering that she was the traitor in our midst felt like a horrible dream, and the fact that she was closest to my kid just made things worse. I would find a new reason to keep Miguel occupied before admitting that she would never come back in agony. "It is OK, Serene; at least we captured her," Neina murmured, caressing my back."Yeah, I know," I answered, brushing away my tears as I walked to collect my son, who was looking at cartoons. I am not sure how he became addicted, but all of his downloads revolved around it, and the many types of coloring books were something I had to get.“Mommy, why did I see the cops here?" Miguel asked, his little face drowning in worry."It is nothing, ho
CHAPTER 203Serene Charlotte and her ways of getting to cheer me up are just so crazy. I can not believe I returned Diego's ring and now have nothing linked to me other than the children. But now that he's away all his children are mine. We stepped into the massage parlor, and the agents were ecstatic to see us.I did not like the attention and begged the guards to fetch me my veil, but Charlotte appeared to be enjoying it. We headed to the VIP section, where the agents were getting their items ready.I would have lay down like Charlotte, but it was a bit uncomfortable. The ladies finished giving him massages, and the owner presented some proposals for donations, which they were asking me to attend. I promised them that someone would come from my department to attend. We returned to the car, and another call from the devil came through.“Aren't you going to pick that?" Charlotte inquired, sensing my ignorance about the approaching call."Nah, that does not matter; let us be going b
CHAPTER 202Diego I reached the visiting area and saw her sitting in the distance. The entire room was vacant, and I could not believe he had done everything for me. Serene was one of the most difficult people to persuade, but Kyrell was incredibly successful in bringing her here. She eventually turned around to face me, and our gazes locked. I could feel my heart melting and shivers covering my entire body. I am not sure what my eyes were doing at her lips, but seeing Serene was the best moment in jail."Hi," she said without a grin, and I was not expecting one, but all I wanted to do was take those hands and kiss them."How are you doing? I never thought I would see you again.”"I am OK, and this moment has to come, so now that it is here, we have to confront it," she answered.I could sense the anguish in her voice and could not believe she was so brave. I am probably among the last people she wants to see."I'm sorry for everything. I hope you find it to forgive me someday,” I
CHAPTER 201Serene “Are you OK?" Kyrell asked."Yes, I am fine here," I responded, handing him the paperwork and ordering the guards to lead him out.I headed back upstairs, feeling exhausted and drowsy. Pregnancy troubles are becoming increasingly apparent. I went to check on Mia, suspecting she was in her room, but she was not there. When I questioned the maids about her, they said she had gone to get something for her parents, which was unusual because she would typically let me know. "Ms. Brights, were you not meant to be opening the gift?" Rina inquired, and I knew exactly what she was after.“I'll do it later. Do you need anything?" I asked her.“No, I just thought you wouldn't want it anymore, I mean —" "Guess you are mistaken," I interrupted her and walked away, ignoring her chuckle.I stepped into my room and had a shower before dressing comfortably and sitting on my balcony. Aunt Mina strolled in with a tray in her hands as I was savoring the sights. These individuals
CHAPTER 200Serene After a few hours, I awoke, feeling better, and discovered Neina sleeping next to me. I attempted to get out of bed without touching her, but she caught me nonetheless."Hey," I said, attempting to make everything appear normal."Hello, how are you feeling, and do you need anything?" she asked, sitting up straight."No, I am OK," I responded, but she gave me a strange look."You felt ill in the office; did Kyrell do anything?" she inquired."No, he didn't; I was just browsing through the files when I had that sense; perhaps I was just weary," I said."Exactly why you should put all of this on hold to focus on keeping those kids healthy, Serene please.""I am well, Neina, but I can not stop worrying about what will happen if we do not stop Diablo right now it could be late.""Look, you need to take your prescription now; we will speak about everything tomorrow," she added, handing me my pills." Thanks, love you.”"No you don't,” she joked.I went to check how Migue