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IN the middle of the reopened murder case. Albert asks Kirby to process his bail as soon as possible. “Am I going to process Miss Gardner’s bail as well?” Kirby asks his boss worriedly. Albert shook his head. “No. Not yet. Once I get out, I will visit her. I don’t think her being released will help my thin-thread relationship with my daughter.” He pointed out. His face expresses despair. “I created a monster,” Albert thought to himself. Kirby discreetly heaves a sigh of relief. “Finally. He is thinking of his family again,” he said to himself. Shortly, Kirby left. Meanwhile, at the York Villa, Latton is busy contacting all the Ripley international stockholders to purchase their stock as she is anticipating that her father, Albert, will be out on bail soon. She’s taking advantage of the plummeting stocks and her father’s absence to finally take over Ripley International. “I might not be a suitable COO or CEO in your eyes, but I will be a worthy owner of the company.” She said t
AFTER almost 48 hours in custody, Albert Ripley got out of prison after paying a hefty amount of money and hastily visited Alison. The prison guard ushered Alison into the visitation room with shackles on her hands and feet. The sound of the metal chains hitting the floor echoed in the room, sending a malevolent clang in Albert's spine. Despite her pitiful state and disheveled appearance, Albert did not feel sorrow towards her. Soon the guard sat her in the chair in front of him with only a thick glass separating them. "You killed Catherine. Why would you do that?" He asks. "I got carried away. I wanted us to be together as soon as possible and when I saw her there lying unconscious with a gun near her. I thought she was already about to do it. Might as well help her." She explains without any remorse. Albert slammed his fist on the glass separating them. "Bullshit! She has already signed the divorce papers. What you did is unjustified." He yelled in rage. She sneered. Clearly, s
MALENA shrieked loudly in shock and it angered Hank. He walks towards him with a knife in his hand and a vicious aura surrounding him. “Shut the fuck up!” He yelled at Malena, who’s lucky to be inside the cage that Hank can’t reach her. He starts waving the knife at her, taunting her that he could open her cage and finish the job anytime. Without glancing back at Latton, he started speaking. “I’m planning to drug you during our planned dinner with your husband. Kill him and bury him in the garden, then surgically remove the child inside you, but since you already saw my gift to you.” He mumbles while gesturing to Malena. “There’s nothing I could do but to cut you open and remove that impurity inside you. Don’t worry, I’ll stitch you back up beautifully.” He said derangedly. While waving the knife against the metal bars of the cage, it sends ominous fear to everyone in the room. Soon he notices something peculiar on the blade. There's no blood on the knife. He slowly turned his he
IN an instant, Hank’s home was littered with police, firefighters, and paramedics, who hastily took Malena to the hospital as her physical and mental state were both fragile. Meanwhile, Lucian, together with Latton drove to the hospital following the ambulance carrying Malena. “I want Malena to have the best care the hospital can provide. I want to ask her a lot of things and her fragile state might not provide me with accurate information.” Latton said while sitting in Lucian’s passenger seat. He nodded, then held her hand and kissed it. His demeanor made her face blush, and she didn’t want the day to end. She felt happy, safe, and calm again. And it scared her, as every time she felt safe, something bad was about to happen. She lowered her head to hide the sudden change in her face, as she didn’t want to ruin the moment. Shortly, he cleared his throat. It instantly jolted her back to her senses and she glanced at him. “So, Hank Devereaux. Who is he and why did he do this?” He
WHEN Lucian and Latton arrive at the hospital, Lucian immediately notices the bruise on her forehead that was invisible earlier. He gasped in surprise when he saw it, “That's a nasty bruise. We need to get you treated. Do you know where you got it? He asks worriedly. She nods, “I hit my head on the metal bar in the basement.” She replied. When she tried to hold her forehead she felt a pain that she never felt before. “My adrenaline rush must be wearing off,” she mumbled to herself. “Why didn’t you tell me before?” He said loudly in a frantic state. “Lucian, chill, it's just a bruise. It is not as if I cracked my skull or something.” She remarks playfully. He heaves deeply, “Why don’t you sit here while I get a nurse or a doctor,” he suggested in a gentle tone. She glanced at him softly. “Sure. I won’t go anywhere…” She smiled mockingly. “DAD!” Both of them start laughing. He held her chin and then whispered. “You have no idea what I’m going to do to you once all of this is done
A LOUD thunder echoed in the sky. Latton was awakened by it but to her surprise, she was sitting in the back passenger seat of a car that was traveling 90kph on a 40kph road. The sky is dark, and it looks like it's about to rain. She was confused and unable to process what was happening. She glanced at herself in the rearview mirror and saw her face, and it made her baffled even more. It's her 15-year-old self looking back at her. She started hyperventilating, then she heard the voice of the driver. “Calm down, would you? Accidents happen,” he said. She looked at his face and saw his eyes with the same deranged look as Hank’s. “Latton!” “Latton, wake up!” “You’re dreaming.” She opened her eyes and met her mother’s worried gaze. She breathed heavily and sensed cold sweat all over her body. She glanced around and noticed she was in a hospital room. She discreetly pinches herself and it hurts. "I'm awake," she said to herself and soon heaved a sigh of relief. Then it dawned on her
“HANK or Henri, whatever his name was. He is still out there, so I hired 3 bodyguards for you and 1 for Malena to watch over her as you requested.” Lucian explains. “Thank you!” Latton replied with a smile on her face. Shortly after, Lucius and Xavier arrive. Albert calls them to keep Latton accompanied while he takes care of the case against him because he doesn’t want Latton to be alone with Lucian for a long time, as he doesn’t want her to know about the incident in Chinatown. Unbeknownst to him, Latton already knew about it. Meanwhile, Thalia excuses herself as she needs to attend a very important meeting. At first, she thought Latton would get mad, but surprisingly, she wished her good luck and seemed very proud of her. The moment Xavier saw Lucian he couldn’t stop looking at him murderously. In Xavier’s mind, Lucian hurt Latton and he is an enemy. “What is this guy doing here? Is he bothering you?” Xavier exclaimed sneeringly at Lucian. Latton laughs, “It’s okay Xavier, the
THE next day. Latton was released from the hospital with a heavy heart. She needed to say goodbye to Lucian as the next part of her plans required to be done with Victor. “Call me when you get home before you go to sleep. The moment you wake up.” Lucian demands while holding Latton’s hand firmly. “Mr. Caldwell, you need to let go of my hand. We cannot stay in this room. I’m already released and Victor is already waiting for me at home and the bodyguards you hired are outside patiently waiting for me.” Lucian scoffed, “They could wait. This is the only time we have alone before Xavier or Lucius returns to take you. Why don’t we maximize time?” he suggested while winking at her. She blushed then giggled, “Are you going to sleep with a married woman?” She inquired. Hearing no answer from him. “You have slept with a married woman before?” She blurted out. He glances at her while thinking deeply. “I did a lot of one-night stands and the woman is celebrating her upcoming divorce. Doe