Ava waited but Adrian's hands never descended on her chin. Eventually when she opened them, he was glaring at her and he turned abruptly and was about to leave. “Hurt me as you want, but don't touch my parents” she requested. Just what kind of a man is Adrian Lester? Good looks, but bad heart. “You're not in any position to tell me what I will do. As long as my grandfather lies on that hospital bed, your lives will be miserable” he declared and walked away. That made Ava sad and she sobbed. Adrian Lester is going to hurt her parents. Her dad was already feeling so sickly and his heart is almost failing completely and he wants to hurt him and hasten his death? He could vent his anger on her, she'll take it. One day grandfather will be fine again and he will be able to tell everyone what happened exactly. Her hope is hinged on grandfather's quick recovery, thank goodness that he was not dead. Meanwhile Sam Leon's health had greatly deteriorated. The doctor s
Clara sighed softly and came back to her husband. “It appears Ava no longer lives in the Lester family. Anna said so” Clara informed. She cannot tell him that she equally added that her daughter is a criminal. “Where else could she be? She's not there and she's not here either?” Sam demanded, feeling his heart was beating fast with great difficulty. He was feeling very weak now more than before. “Calm down. It's late now. Tomorrow morning, I'll be at the Lester family and request to know where Ava has been to. Adrian Lester is her husband, he should be able to give a distinct explanation” Clara assured her husband. “No, I'll go with you. Even if I'm so sick,provided I'm still breathing, I'll go with you” Sam insisted. They raised Ava with so much discipline and love and she wouldn't leave her matrimonial home without telling someone where she's headed. “If you insist on that,Sam,” Clara shrugged. She doesn't want him to go because Anna said something like being a
“My baby!…” Nancy Blake blurted. Her eyes were moist and the tears were threatening to trickle down her cheeks. She was confused. What happened? Babies swapped? Simon now also was on his feet and he went to hold his wife. Everyone knows what happened on that day to the last child of Simon and Nancy Blake. Their baby was still born and Nancy had refuted it over the years that she felt as if her daughter was still alive when she birthed her. But Simon has gotten the dead baby and gone to bury her. He tried to convince Nancy that she was indeed dead and had been buried. But hearing the breaking news, Nancy felt like she would fly over the ceiling and get to the hospital. “Simon, could my daughter have been swapped? I heard her cry when she was born and later I was told it's a stillbirth. Maybe that dead baby was not mine after all…” Nancy blurted. “It's alright, Nancy. We'll get to the bottom of this. But I need you to stay calm. I'll make my findings at o
Adrian Lester stood in his night robe and stared at Alice with an icy gaze. Why was she looking around like someone who was about doing something sinful? “Ms. Alice, you should know your place in this mansion and stick to your duties. I don't like people who are supposed to be elders and yet, have no brain in their skull” Adrian bellowed. He has thought her grey hair meant that she's wise and reasonable. What the hell is she doing with these good for nothing poor scumbags? “This is Mr Leon and his wife, Ava's parents…” Alice was trying to explain when he interrupted her. “Like I care who the fuck they are? They can be whoever's parents, what do I care? Get out of my sight and don't let me disrespect you in any way further“ Sam Leon and his wife exchanged glances. He had watched this boy grow before him and he had always been reserved and doesn't interact with anyone. But he didn't expect that he would now become so ruthless and disrespectful. Isn't
“I have no past with your family and you haven't done us a single favour. What do you have to offer my family? We are wealthy and out of our generosity we hired you as our gardener. So what past are you talking about? Ava Leon will die in that jail for what she'd done to father. She'll suffer a worse fate than death and I will not let this go, at all. She can't kill a flea nor can he step on an Ant but she attempted to murder my father” Anna Lester declared, spat on the floor and went away. Sam felt he was running out of breath. He was now very weak. His heart pained him, not because of the news that Ava is in jail but because Anna said they have done them no favours. How can she say that, how can she betray him and Clara? How can she forget that they have no biological child today and it's all because of the help they rendered them. How can she say to him that Ava would die in jail. The only child he now has by adoption, was going to die too in the hands of
Simon blinked his eyes a few times, trying to hold back. She was swapped at birth. Nancy said it, she said her baby was born alive and she heard her cry. She insisted that he should investigate it but he shoved it aside. He felt she's getting worked up unnecessarily because she cannot accept the reality that her months of expectations would end up with nothing. But he should have listened to her. He should have investigated it back then and who knows, they might have known that fact many years ago and forgotten about the emotions that now clouded their hearts. For twenty years, Nancy had secretly mourned the death of a child that did not die. How can their daughter accept them as her parents? How can she suddenly be found and be told that the parents she'd known all these years are not her real parents? Who knows the kind of life she now lives? All these thoughts crossed Simon Blake's heart within seconds that he pulled his wife into a hug to console her. T
She was sweating profusely and shivering. Tears trickled down her cheeks uncomfortably. She didn't know how loud her scream had been and that the inmate with her had been woken up. “Hi little girl. Is your guts on fire?” She yelled at her, her gaze filled with annoyance. How dare this girl interrupt her sleep? She's the President of that cell. “No..no…please..my Papa..” Ava couldn't say more than that. She ran towards the entrance,but it was shut. Oh goodness, she was shivering. Something has happened to her Papa. “Hey, relax. You can't see your Papa. And don't disturb my sleep otherwise I will crush you at once” she threatened and hissed aloud. These baby girls raised with silver spoons are like that. A minute away from their parents, they start crying like a moron. Nonsense. Ava didn't care about the threatening, she kept crying aloud “Oh Papa, don't die, Wait for me to get back…Papa” she was sobbing profusely. She stood by the entrance, hitting t
Adrian Lester was furious. He got off his swivel chair and approached Patrick. He glared at him with a killing intent and the latter stared back at him in hostility. Why hadn't he known all these years that Adrian has this side of personality? For years, they've been friends and he didn't know he is so mean and senseless? “Your audacity, Patrick! How dare you walk into my office to lay curses on me, how dare you?” He thundered and pulled him by his collars. He said his tears would flow? He dared to say that to him, someone he had helped a few times in the past? A lowlife that he paid his tuition fee for once from his pocket money? Someone he employed in his branch company and gave good incentives? He cannot see anything right in all that he does that he dares to come into his office to curse him? Patrick Connor wouldn't let Adrian bully him as he pulled him by the collar as well and the two glared at each other in fury. Adrian gnashed his teeth. “There w
Jimmy's action pacified the entire family but not Simon Blake. This girl called him by his full name and that's a humiliation on its own. How can she be so disrespectful? “You talk to father that way, you called him by his full name and rebuffed his final decision on your stupidity? How dare you humiliate my father this way?”Jimmy declared. Without another word, he pulled Magda by her wrist and took her into the bedroom. He shut the door and bolted it from within and forced her against the wall painfully? “You suddenly became senseless because you are pregnant. You're not the first person to be pregnant in this family but your pregnancy has succeeded in turning you into a maniac. He pressed himself against her to the wall and pinned her chin with his fingers, making her completely powerless and unable to resist him. “I didn't force the pregnancy on you, I didn't rape you either. We made love, we were happy doing it,it pleased us both, we got satisfied and the
Adrian stood up quickly, he was going to look for her. He searched around and she'd left indeed. He dialed her cell phone but it was switched off. He sighed softly and decided he would talk to her by morning. He sighted Patrick seeing Amanda off. He waited until the latter drove off and went to meet Patrick. He saw his face glow with excitement and he smirked. “You've got yourself a new girlfriend eventually” Adrian stuttered, sounding sarcastic. He didn't expect that suddenly a woman had bonded with him and it's at grandfather's candle night. “She's a friend. Not a girlfriend in the context of your thoughts” Patrick snapped at him. What's wrong if he's been accompanied by a woman? “Whatever. It only surprises me that she sprouted out of nowhere to be by your side. And you obviously forgot that Jessica was here to keep you company at your grandfather's death…” Adrian was saying when Patrick interrupted him. “Shut it Adrian!” Patrick bellowed, his gaze unfrie
Patrick glanced at Adrian casually and looked away. No one gets really close to his mom and wouldn't fall in love with her. Maybe it's her charisma or it's simply magical. If Adrian of all people could start loving her, it only means that his mom would be on par with angels soon. Because hardly can anyone not love angels. “Luna is an amazing woman. She'd been here often these few days to check up on Father. And last night, she decided to stay up all night by his bedside when she saw his critical condition…” Richard stuttered. The women were busy, instructing the maids and supervising them. Things need to be put in order and a real touch of perfection is all they require. “Aunt Luna, we could just sit and watch. Hasn't the entire decoration been contracted out to a company already?” Aurora urged. The decorations of the mansion have been really given out to a company,now they just needed to await the beautiful work of art that would be done. Jessica kn
She'd stayed up all night by his bedside to administer his medication according to the hourly prescription. She stayed there along with his nurse. But at midnight, father opened his eyes weakly and said “You're the one here Luna?” He'd asked. Initially she'd wondered why he used those words. But then, she soon understood what he meant. “All these years, I'd always thought Anna will be by my bedside when I die,but she'd gone before me and here you are, in her place” Those were the last words of father to her. Luna sniffled and stood by the sidelines, beside her was Richard. They all were broken and for a while none could console the other. But there was something else that father said and Luna couldn't say it out loud. She'll keep it in her heart in order for her not to act selfishly. “The ambulance is waiting outside. Father's remains must be taken to the morgue” Richard informed. He would be taken there while they made preparations for his funeral.
It wasn't only Aurora who appeared to be sobbing,Clara Leon looked away hiding her tears. She pulled her hands off Aurora's grip and fetched a tissue paper. She stretched her hand and offered Aurora one and she took it, cleaning her tears too. Adrian knew both of them were sobbing,not for pains or sorrow,but for being pleased with him. He didn't mind their silent sob, he continued: “When grandfather insisted that I should marry your daughter, I thought he was being old fashioned,not considerate nor did he know the feelings of the heart. I thought I knew better but I was a fool. Grandfather was offering me my life saver and I didn't realize it. He was insisting that I hold onto an asset of an inestimable price,but I was mad at his dictates. That made me swear to never have anything to do with your daughter. I vowed to make her miserable and I swear, I did just that. But I was privileged to be given a second chance. It was late when I realised that I had hurt a
Lena hurried into the office and saw the frosty gaze of her boss, glaring at her furiously. What had she done to make him feel so furious with her? “How did this trash get in here?” He demanded, his index finger pointing to the beautiful flowers that had found itself in the trash can. “Miss Jessica brought it for you and since you're both acquaintances, I let her drop it on your desk…” Lena was explaining when Patrick yelled at her. “Do I look like I am an acquaintance of Jessica? How dare you allow that woman into my office?” His tone was filled with contempt for the one who brought the flowers. Lena couldn't find her voice to answer Patrick Connor. She saw them both together the previous day and even went to lunch together. They're not lovers but they really get together. “I'm sorry sir” Lena apologised. She didn't expect that from yesterday to that morning, their closeness had become history. Something has gone wrong and she was wondering too, why woul
Nancy just held Charlotte's hands and nodded. She couldn't find her voice. What can she say, her daughter is there for her. She's a fulfilled woman. “I'm sorry everyone for this messy atmosphere. It isn't Magda's fault at all, it was mine. I shouldn't have fallen in love with a she-devil. I shouldn't have allowed my feelings and emotions to blind me, not to have realized what kind of woman I married. It was mine fault, I asked for your forgiveness” Jimmy apologized. He turned to his sobbing mother and sister in-law, who kept wiping the tears off his mother's face “I'm sorry sister in-law. I didn't know that Magda had lost her sanity. Please forgive me for this accusation and humiliation that woman brought to you. Take it out on me however you want but please, don't hate me for this” he pleaded. The atmosphere became a bit less tense. Jimmy glanced at his brother and saw him, with a cold gaze looking away. “Now listen to me everyone so that you can be a wit
Santiago glared at her in displeasure. How can she say no? How can she feel comfortable living in a place where she's been humiliated and insulted? Didn't she know he was doing that for her, that she should remain the dignified wife of Santiago Blake? Magda has turned into a Hyna and only attacks her from every side. “You will leave here. I am doing this for you. Can't you see how disrespected you've become by Magda,the senseless woman Jimmy trapped himself with? I can't let you stay another hour here. I can't take it if anyone tries to hurt you again. So to keep my mental health intact, we're leaving, you and I this…” Santiago was saying and taking Charlotte's wrist to make her leave with him but she pulled her hand off aggressively. “I said no, Santi. I am not leaving to anywhere. Is it too difficult for you to understand?” Charlotte replied, wiping her tears off and staring at her husband. Santiago is the best man on earth. She loves him more than her
Jimmy was startled and stared at his bride. What is going on, she's instigating a misunderstanding between his elder brother and himself. She's talking to Santiago and telling him lies that he'd been having affairs with his wife? Both Charlotte and Nancy exchanged glances. They've never seen such senselessness before. Right before their eyes, she accused her husband and sister in-law of infidelity? Charlotte was lost for words. What the hell is going on? Does she have anything against her that she couldn't think of something else to defame her except to accuse her of cheating on her husband with his brother? They don't know what Santiago said but Magda hung up and glared at Jimmy with irritation and turned to Charlotte staring at her as if she was going to strip her naked with her eyes. “What has this family done to you that you want to ruin our peace and happiness? You have to provide evidence to this accusation before every member of this family” Nancy stuttere