Lydia's POV:"That's totally understandable. But I would like to give you this." The box revealed the diamond necklace that was just up for bid. It was magnificent up close and I stared at it with amazement but quickly masked it seeing the look on his face."You have been good to me but I treated you like…." He trailed off, I simply stared at him for a moment then diamond necklace with then encrusted heart shape. I huffed and annoyed at myself for my next action."Thank you but no, thank you." I closed the box and walked away. "Oh, because of the new man you're seeing right?" He questioned and I turned around confused. He really did think I was a gold digger going after men for money? I scoffed but rather than responding, I turned on my heels.I could feel eyes on me as I walked back into the hall just ready to take my leave."A date with beautiful Jennifer, classy, elegant, entertaining. Bidding from 20,000 dollars." An old man raised up his hand but most people were no longer payin
3rd POV:SAME DAY:As Mrs King sat at the edge of her King sized bed, staring at her own necklace. A memory crossed her mind and she got up heading straight to Lydia's old room in a haste."Good morning Mrs King." She reverted her attention to the staircase where Jenny was slowly striding up the stairs, in a fresh pair of clothes. A deep blue jean along with a white t-shirt tucked in, to compliment her look was gold accessories and black heels. "Where have you been?" Mrs King questioned, strolling down the corridor headed to the room in her mind."I stayed back at the hotel. You seem to be on a mission, what's going on?" Mrs King smiled slyly but kept mute. Jenny followed her nonetheless, she was curious and wanted to help in any way."Hold on, Lomi." Mrs King announced her presence and Lomi was reluctantly packing out Lydia's belongings halted in her action turning around.Mrs King took slow elegant steps and sat at Lydia's old vanity. Jenny glanced at Lomi who kept her gaze on Mrs
3rd POV:"You have the right to remain silent, and any statement you make can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, and if you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you." The officers proceeded to handcuff her while the reporters and people around gasped in shock."I'm right behind you, Miss Lydia. " Roseline shouted as the police officers led her into the back seat of the white and blue police car."Lydia, did you indeed commit the theft?""Is it true you robbed the King's household as compensation for Nathaniel King's maltreatment?"Lydia heard the reporter's question but she didn't care for it. Her mind was racing and her emotions were all over the place, she wanted to break down crying, scream in anger, shout at everyone and defend herself or simply murder someone.She knew it had to be no one other than the Kings who were responsible for this. They were the only ones who were coming after her."They won't just let be, would they?
NATHAN'S POV.I lazily dropped my bag on the couch, losing my tie and dropped the key to my apartment on the table. I yawned, opened the fridge and grabbed a chilled bottle of water.I was exhausted, all I wanted to do was to go to bed. It was currently 11pm and I had stayed in the office longer glancing through reports, I approved some ideas and threw out others. A young lady whose job was simply to assist assistants, making coffee, and basically being an errand girl, had approached me a few days ago.She looked scared as she spoke to me, but after taking a few breaths and wasting my time, she told me with confidence that she was not just an errand girl, she was good with drawing blueprints. She wanted to go into details but I stopped her telling her to send her original designs to my office. When I saw it, I was astonished that I was planning a position for her.I switched on the Television while whipping up something little to eat as I hadn't had anything to eat all day. I settled
NATHAN'S POV."Lydia, I apologize on behalf of…" She held her hand up stopping me. In a second, a black G-Wagon Mercedes-Benz pulled up in the parking lot next to where we stood. The man who had picked her up at the mall arrived wearing a black suit and dark shades and instantly got out of the car."Listen to me, Lydia, I can help with everything else with the law and publicly proving your innocence." She scoffed, staring at me with a look of annoyance."Thank you Mr King but I'm good." She spoke then without uttering another word, she ran into the arms of the man who stood there staring at us. He pulled her into a warm embrace, kissing her forehead and whispering words into her ears, the interaction hurt me deeply.He opened the passenger's seat for her and shut it after making sure she was comfortable. As he walked to the side of the car, his face was strikingly familiar but I didn't care about that. We stared at each other until he entered his side of the car and drove out of the p
LYDIA'S POV.THAT NIGHT:I stared at myself in the mirror with mixed feelings, on one hand I couldn't help but admire how stunning I looked in my simple red spaghetti strap gown even after a long night without rest and in the disgusting space. On the other hand, I was furious and saddened just by the thoughts of the Kings from Nathaniel to his mother. For a moment, the memory of Nathaniel's hurt look crossed my mind, after I had spoken out of anger but I didn't feel bad, he needed to hear how I truly felt. I wish I never met them.Now they want to embarrass me over diamond earrings, which my father got for me on one of the most miserable birthdays I had in my entire life over the last three years. I scoffed, shaking my head in disbelief, Mrs King always had something up her sleeve.Before five thirty this morning, Lorena's father, who happens to be one of the biggest lawyers in the country, owning an exquisite firm, was already at the station. They had no evidence, probably just the w
LYDIA'S POV.MID-NIGHT."What the hell was that?" Lorena asked loudly, I quickly shushed in case someone had broken into the mansion which would be quite surprising as the security around the house was tight."Girl what?" She giggled as I gestured for her to follow behind me. But she took quite yet fast steps down the stairs, I shook my head at her quickly grabbing anything probably harmful near my reach. I spotted a flower vase and grabbed it though it was a bit heavy plus the bouquet of flowers in it obstructs my view."Now, what is going on here?!" Lorena yelled with amusement in her tone as soon as we barged into the kitchen. I was bewildered at her bravery. I moved the flower vase to my left side in order to see the scene in front of me clearly, I scrunched up my face dropping the vase to the floor.My father was in a black robe looking at us in shock, as if we were the last people he would expect to see at this time of the night. Meanwhile, Patricia was in her pajamas and her ou
Lydia's POV:Lorena could see the sincerity in his voice and in his eyes, but her heart was hardened by the experiences Lydia had shared with her on the maltreatments she had encountered in the mansion."Don't just expect anything from this, and I owe you nothing." Lorena said after inputting her number into his cellphone. Nathaniel felt hopeful in that moment while Lorena simply planned to block his number afterwards."Thank you." He flashed a charming smile and exited out of the store. Lorena watched him leave with humor written all over her face."Just so good at using people. Not my girl ever again." She said to herself hissing and heading to the back of the store.End of the FLASHBACK: "Wow." I was quite shocked as she ran through the whole details of their encounter."Yeah, and an hour before his press conference I sent him a text message telling him to deal with his shit and let you be." She completed, waiting for my response. I couldn't help but laugh, finding it extremely f
I thought I would never be able to see them again…but I did and I'm going to make sure I live my life doing what makes them and me happy and loving all three with my whole heart.*************JUDGEMENT DAY:Mary had been found guilty on all charges and her lawyer was just a regular nonchalant state lawyer who was barely getting paid, he didn't even put as much effort into defending especially after finding out she was indeed guilty and all evidence was all spelt out.He just told himself, there was no point.“Counsels rise.” Both Mary and her lawyer rose to their feet as well as the state prosecutor. The female judge then asked for the jury's conclusion and she read it before then speaking.“This court finds the defendant guilty in the murders of the four men and the attempted murder of Lydia King. The court sentences you to death…..” The judge was still speaking but the members of the court as well as the journalist present all muttered amongst themselves pleased with the outcome.A
3RD POV:A FEW WEEKS LATER:It had been almost a month since the kidnapping of Lydia and a lot had happened in that period of time. When Lydia was kidnapped and she had seen a recorder beneath the down, it didn't belong to Mary, on the contrary it belonged to Jeremiah. He had personally flown to the city after his conversation with Lydia as his protective instincts arose at the sound of worry lingering in Lydia's voice. But while he was in the airplane, he and Aaron had been communicating and his heart broke when he landed and discovered that Lydia was kidnapped. But he swung into action at once.Mr Jacob Miller dialed all his contact in all the force which was why the FBI got involved and with the help of the two brothers, they pinpointed Lydia's location right in time though Jeremiah had arrived minutes before and ensured that he recorded all Mary was saying as he knew so well how cocky criminals got and they often start spilling. Then he went back outside in the car with Andrew a
Lydia's POV:"I killed him easily after telling him to come with me to carry the gifts of food I bought from him in my trunk. He happily followed behind and kept thanking me over and over again, if only he knew he was going to meet his demise. The hard part was now putting the body in your carry but after seducing the security team and diverting their attention, I went to your car. Luckily your car was not packed in CCTV's view, that was the end of it. Easie Peasie, Juicy Squeezie.” She finished and a single tear dropped down my eye as I thought about everything she had said.“O My Goodness, don't cry, it's not yet time for you to cry. I know I'm awesome but you don't have to.” She spoke mockingly and with anger and pain, I swallowed a lump in my throat and questioned, “WHY? WHY DID YOU DO THAT AND EVEN THIS? WHO IS PAYING YOU?”“Why am I doing all this? Such an important question.” I didn't miss the shift in tone as she walked closely behind me.“Well, I did all this because….You are
LYDIA'S POV:MINUTES LATER…“I know now you must be wondering, how did a queen like me do this? How was I able to destroy your family's image all by myself?” I was curious about that but the questions that were lingering in my mind were, Who asked her to do this? Who exactly was she? And more importantly, was she going to kill me or request for ransom instead? What was going to happen to me?“Don't worry sweetie, I'm going to tell you everything you need to know.” She hit my cheek twice softly then smiled snisterly.“So….Let's begin with the group of stupid guys that died in your family's hotel…” She took a seat before me and crossed her legs elegantly.“It was a chilly Sun…I don't recall what day of the week it was. Anyways, it was a chilly evening, and I had everything all planned out. I'm sure you've been mentally raving on how gorgeous I am, well so does every single man I come across. So I wore a beautiful short black dress and applied a sexy red lipstick and headed to the hotel
LYDIA'S POV:I opened my eyes slowly and they felt so heavy but I felt so different. My head was banging so loud I thought it was my heart beating, my body ached badly. My eyes were droopy, reminding me of the time I took too much cough syrup. It was a bit chilly in this place and I was seated on a chair but it was definitely not my office chair nor any of the chairs at home, as the chair felt cold and it was like sitting on a flat metal surface. I tried using my hands to rub my forehead, but I couldn't move my hands. It was then I forced my eyes open and instantly realized I wasn't in my house nor my office.Fear and confusion washed over me, as my eyes landed on absolutely nothing. It was completely dark in here and the only light was a small bulb which only managed to shine towards an empty office seat before me. I could see nothing else.Am I dreaming? Where am I? What the hell is going on? I struggled to move my arms and legs though they hurt badly, but it was so impossible. The
LYDIA'S POV:THAT SAME NIGHT:As the call on the other line dropped, I felt my body shake and goosebumps forming all over my arm. I just stood there with the phone still to my ear, stunned.“Who was it?” Nathaniel asked worriedly, breaking me out of my trance and I reverted my eyes towards him, removing my phone slowly from my ear, feeling my eyes tearing up in anger, frustration and exhaustion. But I blinked it away. Whoever was doing this to me would never get the upper hand in all of these. Never! “What's wrong? What did the person say?” Nathaniel asked again, pulling me towards him gently and I sighed.“I don't even know who it was! But what I do know for sure is that it was the person behind all these murders because not only was the person laughing like a maniac and a complete fool, I was also able to make out the words from what the person said, as he or she was speaking in a whisper. All I think I heard was, ‘Hope you're enjoying the drama in your life.’ before the person hu
NATHANIEL'S POV:My chair was faced out where I could see the entire busy city which served as a reflection to my mind which was running non-stop. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I instantly picked it up,My Queen👑❤️I'm okay, Nathaniel. I promise. I received the food you sent, thank you baby.I had also been checking up on her non-stop while waiting for a report from my private investigator. But as I looked outside, I decided to just do something rather than waiting.I dialed my mother's number, the one she had used to call me ever since she got released from prison. After just a ring, she answered instantly with excitement, “Hello, son. How are you doing?”She was currently in another country and she informed me where but I didn't care too much so it had slipped out of mind.“What are you doing?” I asked and she remained silent for a second.“What..What do you mean? I texted you last week that I joined a knitting and book club in a new city which I'm thinking of moving to. Is there
NATHANIEL'S POV:“She left already?” I heard voices coming from downstairs as I just finished freshening up after checking on the kids about twenty minutes ago. I was amazed to see that Lydia had already bathed them and even fed them. She was the best mum and I knew I needed to remind her every single day because she was truly a super mum and it was one of the many reasons I loved her so much. I'm not even going to begin to discuss how amazing she is as my woman.I left the twins with a smile on my face as I saw they were comfortable and just relaxing, kicking their feets. They were watching paw patrol which was surprising because Madison had always refused to watch it, calling it a ‘boys’ show. But It was nice to see her taking her time and actually enjoying it.I stepped out of my room in a casual fit as I had cleared my meetings till 10am, so I could be with the kids till I had to leave. I was genuinely worried about everything going on. I had wrapped my arms around Lydia throughou
3RD POV:THE NEXT DAY:There was something worse that could be added to the list of issues that the Millers were already facing.“O My Goodness.” Lorena closed her eyes rubbing her stomach as she watched the early morning news.Footage had been released from an anonymous source, displaying how food prepared by the hotel's chef was served to the three men that died and immediately after ate that they slumped and died.“According to the investigators, when they searched the CCTV camera, this was not found. And this comes to question a lot of things about the Miller company, did they delete this file to protect their image? And why were these three guests targeted or were there more people who died from the poisonous food prepared by hotel chefs and the bodies are still being hidden?” The news reporter casted and every friend and relative of the Millers were all perplexed. “Don't stress out, they are going to get to the bottom of this.” Lorena's husband assured serving a cup of tea then