Nine month later

It’s been nine months since Adele disappeared, Grace has searched everywhere possible but nothing or a trace of her best friend. She filled out a missing person report and after two months it died down like she never asked for her friend to be found.

It was dark already, Grace didn’t take her night shift as she was ill. Since Adele left, life seems meaningless for her but she wants to keep trying to at least know what happened to her friend. She watched their photos together on her phone and tears began to roll down.

“ I hate you, I fucking hate you, Ade. Why did you just disappear without a clue? Did you even have me in your mind? You know you all I got” she said as tears began to rush down her eyes.

Grace kept going through their memories until she fell asleep.

At the wooden house, the sweet melody of the wood birds sounds so melodious, Inside the beautiful room, a red-haired lady sat close to her window, her big round stomach grew every day like she was being stocked with food and other heavy materials. Adele tries to keep her mood in perfect condition for the baby's sake and she’s already in her last month and will be expecting to meet her babies soon. Knowing she’s not going to birth to one but two develops this love of sweetness within her but still angry at herself for not being bold enough for her babies. She could see the happiness in the woman's eyes when the DNA result of the twins came out to be her sons, this made her wonder how much she wanted to have her kids as her grandchildren. She rubbed her stomach when thought of how her friend Grace would be doing in her absence, she wished she could call her and tell her she was fine, well taken care of even though she was sad. Adele kept picking thoughts from different places just to keep her mind busy as any communication gadget was prohibited for her. Adele sadly sighed rubbing her stomach when a knock sounded at the door to the room which opened before she could respond.

The maid brought in her lunch as she rushed to leave Adele stopped her.

“Please, help with my pillow,” Adele said for the maid to walk towards the bed and pick the pillow, as she walked towards Adele handing her the pillow Adele held her hand.

“Please let me get in touch with my sister,” she said with a teary voice just to get the maid's pity.

“ I’m sorry, I love my life more,” The maid said and dropped the pillow before she rushed out of the room. Adele sighed wondering what kind of family is the McCalls, she wondered how powerful they were for the guards and maids to work in fear, even the doctors who came to check on her and did scanning didn’t talk to her if the woman was not there.

She needs to get in touch with Grace to assure her she’s ok but it seems it will never happen.

It was evening and the paparazzi were taking clicks upon clicks from the day gala after party, different big celebrities in their various fashionable wear stood on the red carpet for their pics before walking into the hall.

Inside the big hall filled with chattering and different facial expressions from different influential people around the world, Maria smiled at her friend who was telling her about her recent vacation. Her luxury diamond jewelry sits elegantly around her neck and her beautiful black dress fits perfectly to her body.

“Aunty” a young delicate voice called for Maria to turn and the beautiful model-height girl smiled as she walked towards her. Her fine well coiled dark hair bounced on her shoulder, Her red floor-length silhouette, adorned with intricate lace which has a tasteful yet alluring neckline, offering a hint of sophistication and glamour has a fitted bodice that flows into a flowing skirt, creating an ethereal and graceful look as she moves.

Maria smiled brightly to see her Goddaughter.

“ Aunty Marie” she called hugging Maria.

“ oh my baby Lisa” Maria called smiling as they released their hug.

“You didn’t tell me you were back,” Maria said smiling as she turned to her friend who was smiling at them.

“This is Gloria, the wife of the chairman of Finesse fashion house, and Gloria this is my goddaughter, Marina's daughter” She introduced them to each other while Lisa hugged and greeted her.

“ you are very beautiful in person Lisa and I’m a huge fan of your runway shows and also a friend of your dead mother,” she said for Lisa to blush.

“Thank you. My mother died while I was still a kid so I’m over it.” Lisa said smiling.

“And how’s your father?” Gloria asks for Maria to respond.

“Mac is a very busy man, you won’t see him in such a place.” She said smiling

“No wonder she caught Harden's eyes. He must be proud to have you” Gloria said for Lisa to blush.

“ Indeed Harden is lucky,” Maria said for Lisa to blush hard.

“ yes that reminds me, I’ve not seen your son Maria, he didn’t attend the gala?” Gloria asks for Maria to sigh.

“ Harden doesn’t like such gatherings, he sees it as a waste of nighttime,” she said for Gloria to smile.

“ Real Gerald McCall attitude.” The woman said for Maria to smile.

“ I will leave you both to discuss,” Gloria said as she turned and left.

Maria held Lisa's hand as they walked to their table.

“ you should visit Harden,” Maria said for Lisa to sigh.

“Aunt, you know how much Harden doesn’t like disturbance. But I was thinking of visiting Grandma Vanessa” she said for Maria to nod.

“ a good idea. Harden listens to his grandmother and if you show her how lovely and good you can be to her grandson, she will talk him into the proposal. I know she will be upset too if she knows about her great-grandkid.” Marie said for Lisa to sigh.

“ what about the girl?” Lisa asks for Marie to hold her hands.

“ Trust me, Harden will never know the mother of his kids. He’s going to be surprised when I bring the kids to him and the evidence of the DNA test I did on them.” Maria said with happiness in her tune.

“He’s going to be angry but trust me he can never know her. I know you aren’t ready for kids yet” Maria said for Lisa to sadly sigh.

“ I still have my model carrier aunty, I’m at my pick so having kids it’s not in my dreams yet,” she said purting her lips.

“ That’s why I’m letting her birth the kids and she will disappear. All you have to do is show love to my grandkids because Once the kids are born and I introduce them to their father, he will be upset and I might not be opportune to be close to them.” Maria said for Lisa to sigh.

“ I’m ok as long as they are maids who care for the kid's needs and other stuff, I just don’t want him emphasizing on seeing their mother. Why don’t we just eliminate…

“Sushi, I made her sign a deal and if she doesn’t stick to it then we can take that option. Just do as I have say” Maria said to her smiling.

“She will be due this month, I can’t wait to never see her again,” Lisa said rubbing her hands for Maria to sigh.

“Trust me, my dear, Harden will never see or know her.” She said for Lisa to nod sighing.

At the wooden house, it was midnight, Adele felt her stomach squeezed in a pain she had never felt in her life.

“Ahhh” she try to sit up.

“Goodness,” she rubbed her lap as her waist felt like pulling off from her body. Adele tried to stand up and call for attention when she felt water rushing underneath her. Then the pain doubled and she screamed out so loud.

The guard on duty rushed into her room putting on the room light to see Adele sweating heavily and red already crying in pain.

Immediately he rushed to call the maid who followed him upstairs while he tried to call Simon.

At the dark apartment, the body on the bed groaned after his ringing phone woke him up from sleep. He carried it and picked up the call.

“Sir, the red hair girl is in pain, I think the babies are coming,” the guard said worriedly for Simon to stand up in haste.

“Keep her… fuck.. do anything to soothe her, I will call the doctor now,” Simon said in confusion as he hanged up and call the doctor responsible for Adele.

Inside the McCollum family Villa, Marie was on her luxury bed having a peaceful night when her phone began to ring.

“What can’t wait till the morning…..

“Madam, the kids are coming” Simon said driving towards the woods. He’s excited that this part of the secret will be over and he will have to face his boss because he knows the chairwoman won’t let him accept he knows anything to save her secret.

“Have you called the doctor?, go there and get everything in place till I arrive” Maria said sighing. Finally, her long-awaited grandkids are on their way. She called her driver before leaving her room.

She walked quietly so as not to wake old woman McCall, she walked to her garage where the car was prepared and it drove out of the villa.

Adele screamed out as the doctor asked her to push with her strength.

She felt her waist about to pull when she heard a loud cry of two babies.

She couldn’t help but burst into tears.

“It’s a boy and a girl, they look so much like my boss” she heard the man who was giving her kids said in joy.

“Please clean them up immediately before the chairwoman comes,” Simon said happily giving the babies to the maid even though he knew they were trouble because the girl child had green eyes like her mother. Adele was too weak to even speak, she tried to raise her hand to at least touch the babies but she weakly watched the maid carry the babies out of the room.

“Please.. just a glimpse,” Adele said weakly as she cried watching her kids leave her sight.

“I’m sorry. You signed a deal” Simon said to her when he looked at the doctor who nodded at him.

Adele was injected and she fell into slumber…