It was Sunday morning, after the court put Harden on suspension, he gave every document to Daniel except the new project he just secured and other most confidential information. He decided to use these suspension days to focus on building bonds with his wife and twins. It’s Sunday, Adele giggles at the twins who were chasing each other in the garden. “ mama, Zia is cheating” Zayn reported his sister for cheating in the game. “ don’t cheat Zia,” Adele said for the little girl to bring out her tongue in mocking her brother. “I won’t spare you,” Zayn said as he began to chase Zia who giggled as she ran around. “It’s fun watching them play” Adele heard Harden's voice which she turned and smiled at him. “Yeah, it’s satisfying,” She said for Harden to hold her hands. “Follow me to the gym, I have a walking practice, I need a hand,” he said for Adele to smile. “ ba… “ leave them,” Harden said for Adele to nod and she followed him to the gym. “ help with my crutches, “ he
The driver who just diverted into the lonely way to the city stopped after seeing a red car blocking the road. “ what’s wrong?” Adele asked for the driver to open the car door. “ I don’t know madam, let me check,” he said for Adele to look at him as he approached the car, three armed men came out from their hidden place. As the driver wanted to rush back to the car, the sound of gun was heard and he fell dead on the ground making Adele immediately close the kid's face and open her eyes wide. “Mommy, what’s that?” Zia asks but Adele shushes her. “ shhhs, honey close your eyes,” she said as her heart began to race, the men rushed towards the car opening it. “ step out now,” one of them said pointing the gun to Adele. “Please don’t shoot,” Adele said still closing her twin's eyes. “ where’s your phone?” The other one asks for Adele to quickly point at it. “Mama, what’s happening?” Zayn asks for Adele to close his mouth. “ nothing baby. Just stay calm and close your eye
The night was cold, and the fishy smell from the room couldn’t make the family of three eat even though they wanted to, the disgusting-looking cooked bean was too irritating for children of high status like the twins. Zia was shivering from the cold night while Zayn couldn’t sleep because his kneel hurt so much. “Mama, it hurts,” he said for Adele to rub his back while they slept on her. She looked around but fear couldn’t allow her to let the kids sleep on the disgusting bed. “I’m hungry Mommy, I want to go home” Zia cried in her sleep which made Adele rub her head. “Don’t worry honey, Dad will come for us” she said. While the kids kept crying out their pains in their sleep, Adele quietly removed her polo and tore it into two. She spread it on the floor and gently arranged for Zia and Zayn to lie on it. Though the floor was cold she felt it was better than the bed. She put Zayn's little leg on her leg, gently raised his uniform pants and slowly loose his bandages, she could
In the dungeon, Adele used her body to keep her kids warm when she heard a loud gunshot waking her from sleep. “Mama” Zayn called for Adele to sit up. “She's” She held his mouth as she could hear different gunshots until she couldn’t hear anything again. She holds her kids very close to her in fear. “Mommy, will they kill us?” Zia asks Adele to shake her head. “ no honey, nobody can,” she said holding her daughter and her son close to her chest. “Mama, my kneel hurts so much” Zayn cried out for Adele to try soothing him. She began to hear footsteps coming towards the dungeon, Adele immediately took her kids to the darkest part of the cell room to hide. The door was opened and two men in black walked in holding the already beaten captain of the gang. “ where are they?” He asked hitting the man who groaned pouring out blood which made Zia gasp in fear. The men in black heard it so he called out. “ Mrs McCall, your husband sent us” Adele heard the man say which made he
Harden could hear Zia cry from his bedroom, he wondered what was wrong, quickly he fastened his step using the help of his crutches, and he walked towards her room. He saw the door open and the maids were cleaning up. Immediately he stepped into the room, a fowl smell welcomed him which made him frown. “What’s wrong?” He rushed towards his still-crying daughter. “Daddy” Zia called crying for Harden to hold her hands. “She has cholera, I want to fix her the drip to make her stable so we can rush her to the hospital but she refused and has been vomiting. “Honey, daddy is here. It won’t hurt ok. Please baby, just close your eyes and count to three. Ok.” He said pecking her as her body was running temperature and also sweating. “Daddy” she kept calling for Harden to smile at her pecking her hands. “Close your eyes honey” he whispered and she did. “One, two three” Harden looked at Doctor Frank who immediately pierced the needle into her vein. “Good girl,” Harden said for Z
The office was quiet as Daniel sat looking at every award on the desk while the chief of Michigan county police talked on the phone. He sighed looking around as it felt like the chief wanted to forever stay on that call, he cleared his throat for the chief to nod. “ yes, governor. Thank you for calling” the chief said then hung up. “Welcome, Mr. Daniel McCall.” He said dropping his office phone. “ keep pleasantries, I want my woman out. No evidence she’s involved in Harden kids kidnapping case, so release her” he said for the chief to sigh. “ The woman in question is not under our custody, she was accused and the accuser needs to see her and question her as he requested personally. She’s in good hands so … “And when is Harden coming to see her and question her?” He asked for the chief to sigh. “Today,” he said for Daniel to scoff. “ then I will wait. I want to know when the country starts to work like this” he said arranging his suit. Inside the doctor's office, Harden
Harden stood looking at his long-time partner who he already knew was going to betray him. He chuckled looking at Simon and then Aaron. As Mr Rosia wanted to walk out of the room inside the ship, he saw multiple men with guns pointing directly at him. He raised his hands including his assistant. “I hate the smell of betrayal Rosia, the past five years were indeed the best you will ever get,” Harden said for the man to turn. “You think I don’t know what goes around my company, meeting my cousin at my back, bridging our contract, and still collecting money to eliminate me. Common old man, I might be crippled, well not anymore but my brain is still intact “ Harden said chuckling as he look around the room filled with his men who already collect the guns of Rosia's men. “Kill them and put their body inside the burning refuse dump in the middle of the sea. The money was still sent to the orphanage under the memory of Rosia Kentucky.” Harden said and walked away with his best friend
It was dawn, the sun was yet to rise, and Adele woke up without Harden in the room, she went to the bathroom, freshened up, and sat on the balcony, she knew the kids were still asleep so she just stared into the sleeping city. Adele never thought such a thing would hurt her heart, the image of intimacy she saw in Harden's study made her heartache, and she didn't want to remember it. After seeing the way both naked bodies were she knows Harden wasn't in his right mind. She left there after breaking down in tears, she checked on the sleeping kids before she went to their room. Adele sighs she has been counseling herself with the fact that her kids were the reason she was here. She closed her eyes and hot tears began to roll down. She stood up and went to carry her phone and she dialed Grace's number. After two rings to her surprise, the call was picked up. “It’s Grace, who is this?” Grace said for Adele to close her eyes. She never felt distant and lonely like this in her life.
“Mrs. McCall,” he called out, prompting Adele to turn. He handed her a small red box. “What is it, Harden?” she asked, collecting the box. Opening it, she found a remote key inside. “Congratulations on your vacation home, Mrs. McCall,” Harden said, watching her gasp as her eyes widened. “Harden!” Adele burst into tears, shaking her head as she glanced between the key and their surroundings. “This is too much,” she whispered, overwhelmed. Harden chuckled and pulled her into a hug. “It’s yours, honey—your vacation home. I’m just a guest here,” he replied, as Adele cried even harder. “I don’t deserve this, Harden. It’s too much,” she said, and Harden gently wiped away her tears. “Yes, you do. You’re my wife, even though we haven’t gone to the altar yet,” he said with a soft laugh. “You gave me kids I never imagined having at this point in my life. You stood by me until I was back on my feet. Yes, Adele, you deserve this. It’s yours. Do you think you don’t?” he asked, and in respon
At the McCall family mansion, Gwen sat on the balcony, her mind swirling with thoughts. Maria had left earlier for the elite women’s meeting, and Nana had gone for her daily check-up. Since last week, ever since that night with Harden, Gwen’s body hadn’t felt right. For the past three days, she had been feeling nauseous and weak. She wondered if she had fallen ill from being locked in that dark place Harden had imprisoned her in.Sipping her juice, Gwen tried to push away the uneasy feeling. Just then, the butler approached her.“Madam,” he called, causing Gwen to look up.“Yes?” she responded, her brow furrowed.“There’s an elderly man outside the villa asking to see you,” the butler said politely.“Who is it?” Gwen asked, confused.“Mr. Martinez,” the butler replied, watching as Gwen’s expression changed to one of shock.“What? How did he find this place?” she gasped, hearing her father’s name.“Tell him I’m not here,” she ordered quickly.The butler nodded. “Yes, madam. I will let
The room was silent. Adele’s shoulders had been tense for a while, but she eventually relaxed, her eyes fixed on Harden. The thought of her being the reason for his issues with his best friend ran through her mind. She had also caused him to keep his mother away from his home. A small smile crept onto Adele’s face as she shook her head.“No, baby,” she whispered, prompting Harden to frown.“No?” he asked, and Adele nodded as she looked at him.“He has asked me, but I told him he’s mistaken, and I don’t have a sister,” she said, and Harden nodded in response.“Get ready for bed. I have some work to do,” he said, turning around, but Adele held his hand.He turned to look at her. Her green eyes stared at him, making him smile.“Make me sleep,” she whispered, causing Harden to chuckle.“I should make you sleep, hmm?” he chuckled again, pecking her hands while slowly bringing his head closer to her face.“I want to take you somewhere tomorrow,” he whispered, and Adele nodded in response.“
As Harden approached the lounge, he noticed Adele speaking to Aiden. He walked closer, catching the tail end of their conversation. There was an unusual tension in the air.“What’s going on here?” Harden asked, his voice stern, as he observed them both fall silent. Adele turned towards him, and he frowned upon noticing the faint bruise on her lips.“What happened to your lips?” he asked, concern lacing his voice.“Nothing, baby. I’ll be upstairs. I won’t be joining the dinner,” Adele replied softly, forcing a smile before she turned and walked away. Harden watched her go, his frown deepening, then turned back to Aiden.“Speak. What is going on?” he demanded.“Nothing serious,” Aiden replied, smiling to cover his unease. “I thought I had seen her at the fashion house before, but she said it wasn’t her.”Harden scoffed, his expression hardening. “I hope so. Don’t make me doubt you, Aiden. You know I respect what we have—don’t make me draw lines. She’s my wife, do you understand? If it’s
Grace stood frozen, her eyes wide with shock as her hand flew to her cheek, still stinging from the slap Adele had just delivered. Her disbelief quickly turned into fury, and with a growl, she lunged at Adele, but Austin was faster, stepping between them and holding Grace back.“Get off me! Let me go!” Grace shrieked, struggling against Austin’s grip. “How dare you slap me, you witch!”Adele scoffed, her voice dripping with disdain. “I’ll slap you again and again, Grace. I’ve seen this jealousy in you since we were five years old. You’ve always wanted what’s mine, always furious when men preferred me over you. Is spreading lies about me all you can do now that you can’t make me leave Harden? I expected more from your petty, envious self.”Grace’s face twisted in rage, but Adele pressed on, her tone unwavering. “I’ve always loved you, Grace. I’ve always put you first. I broke up with anyone you didn’t like, and quit jobs you got me fired from, all because you couldn’t stand to see me s
The sun shone brightly, and its rays fell on a curly-haired girl sleeping, due to the sudden bright sunshine, Gwen turned away and then she slowly opened her eyes. Immediately she sat up looking around.She was back to her home, she immediately came down from her bed rushing outside. Her father just finished preparing breakfast when he saw her. “Papa” she called for her father to sigh. “What happened? Why am I here?” She asked looking confused. “You’ve been sleeping for a day,” he said for Gwen to frown. “A day?” She asks for her father to nod. “Breakfast is ready?” He said for Gwen to frown. “How did you find me papa?” She asks for her father to look at her. “I came from the store at night to see your dirty body lying unconscious at the door. Gwen, you are all I have please, I don’t want you to be hurt. Leave those rich people alone,” her father said for Gwen to shake her head. “Papa give me your phone, I want to speak with Sebastian,” she said for her father to shake
The evening was warm, it could be cold outside but in the cabin of La Cuisine a five-star restaurant, was warm because Harden couldn’t get his hands off his wife. “ Harden, common” Adele chuckled as Harden was kissing her neck. “What?” He murmured for Adele to sigh. “The food has been served for almost fifteen minutes now, it will get cold Harden,” Adele said for Harden to look at her, “you don’t want me huh?” He asks for Adele to sigh. “ of course I do but not in a public place. “ I’ve waited five years to be on my feet and be all over you but now, you don’t want me,” he said plumping his lips while he sat up for Adele to sigh. “It’s not like that, we are in a restaurant,” she said for Harden to turn towards her. “ and so? Even in a public bathroom, I don’t mind” he said this time his slim masculine fingers began to unbutton her office pants and then slowly zip them down. “ Harden are you this shameless?” she asked looking at him while he focused on her abdominal a
Adele was dressed in a beautiful white dress, her curly red hair was gelled and packed backward with a center parting, and her little to no makeup let her pale skin look very beautiful. Harden smiled looking at her, he arranged his wristwatch before he bent down to help her buckle her white shoe. Adele smiled as she looked at him, after he was done, he knelt on one knee opening a red box with a diamond ring. “Be mine forever” he whispered for Adele to blush, she gave Harden her ring finger and he fixed the ring in it before he stood up. “It’s beautiful,” she said for Harden to smile. “Just like you,” he said pecking the ring on her finger. “Let’s go” he gave her his hands which she held on to and they left. Downstairs, Zia and Zayn were on their assignment when they saw their parents walking down. “Dad” she called running towards him. “Honey how are you” Harden hugged his daughter who kept hugging him. “Are you going out?” She asks for Harden to nod. “Yes, you both b
Sandra was shocked by Harden's words, she smiled standing then walked towards Harden. “ Mr McCall, did I do something wrong?” She asks for Harden to look at his butler. “Now,” he said for his butler to ask Sandra to come with him. “Please, if I should leave I deserve to know why,” she said for Harden to nod. “ I have kids and letting them sit around someone with an inappropriate dress is not among my parental training so leave,” Harden said for Sandra to sadly nod. She looked at her red mini handless gown. “ It's a family dinner, not a club night” Harden added for Sandra to sigh “Harden” Adele called walking downstairs. After Harden bath her, she couldn’t sleep deep anymore. As she came down the stairs she saw Sandra which made her frown. “ good evening Mrs McCall” Sandra greeted. “ Harden what’s going on? I thought we were having Dinner and not a club” she said for Harden to nod. “But Dad… “ quiet Zia, I’m still upset with you,” he said angrily at his daughter.