LYDIA'S POV.2 WEEKS LATER."But how come he or she never texted me back? Is the person trying to play with me?" I asked Lorena over the phone as I walked down the hospital hallway after a long day of work.I felt completely dejected and disappointed, everything wasn't going exactly how I pictured. It had been close to three weeks since Andrew's near death experience and Andrew had not still woken up from coma. Neither have I been able to apprehend the murderer nor gather evidence against Jenny. I just wanted to break down crying.Though my book was selling out all over the country and it was being pushed to neighboring countries, The Clap Back was definitely a success and money was flowing into my account but it didn't matter at the moment. Andrew wasn't here to gift or congratulate me or to hype me up, my whole heart was heavy and all the tears I had been pushing in was threatening to fall."You know what Lydia? How about you just go to the police station, let them track the number
Lydia's POV: "You know the board members called for a meeting and I was a little bit nervous, I forgot I was a Miller. When I arrived at the meeting which was also the day of my book launch. The board members whom I thought would remove me from the position thinking I wasn't qualified and simply got the position because of dad, they rather gave me a proper welcome including the employees. I found myself truly smiling that day, like with the book sales and the warmth of everyone. Though I know some might be fake and bitter, especially coming from the Chief Marketing Officer, I was happy that day. That had to be my best day in the weeks you have been here." I also informed him of the package I sent to Mrs King and though I laughed alone, I truly wanted to have seen Mrs King's reaction to my book. Nathaniel and I have still been talking though I had been distant, he was still trying to help me in a way. I had expected him to be mad at me because of the book but nothing about it came fro
JENNY'S POV:Same day:"What I would like to know first off, is who are those dumb fools who spoke to the media?" Mrs King spoke while drinking a bottle of water as we were seated at the back seat of the Rolls Royce and the driver in front was driving, taking small glances at us."I have no idea..I really don't." I answered dying with frustration. She had just been so annoying and extremely clingy since the launch of Lydia's book. To be honest, when I saw her this way I couldn't help but lose all the respect I had for her and she just seemed so pathetic to me. But I had concluded that I had to stand for as long as I can as I have a strong feeling that she just might be helpful in the future."And plus why hasn't any of my children said a word to me?" She stressed and I internally rolled my eyes at her zoning out as she continued her rants and bants."You know what….you, drive us to the penthouse my son is staying in." I instantly turned to look at her and the driver obeyed, taking a U
Jenny's POV:With a seductive smile, I rose up from the bed and walked towards him. He sighed deeply, shutting his eyes. When I got in front of him, I wrapped an arm around his neck and used the other hand to trace my fingers down his chest."You're so handsome, Nate." I stared into his emotionless eyes and I was disappointed when he just gazed at me without using his hands to feel me and pull me closer to him. I stared at his pink lips that were so inviting and I slowly moved towards him standing on my tip toe so I would be in direct contact with his lips. I pressed my lips against the side of his lip and used my hand to keep going down his chest and to his stomach, until I finally arrived at my exact aim.The minute I tried to hold his penis, he pushed me so hard and I luckily fell on the bed. I smirked, opening my legs further, waiting patiently for him to come in between my legs and pleasure me. I grew excited, happy this was my moment to get pregnant.He strolled towards me maint
LYDIA'S POV:THAT EVENING:I alighted from one of the cars my father had given to me, though I had more than enough money to purchase any type of vehicle of my choice, I decided that I wouldn't until Andrew was awake. I placed my hands in the pocket of my jacket strolling towards our perfect bench in the entire park. I smiled small watching kids playing around bringing memories of Lorena, Aaron and I playing and I always had a vague memory of other kids but I couldn't clearly remember.I nervously ran my hands across my leather pants when I saw Aaron sitting on the bench staring straight ahead with two cups in his hands. Taking a few more steps, I took a seat next to him on our 'perfect bench' and I stared anywhere but at him looking around the park without uttering a word. The memories played in my head just like a movie when two characters are about to part ways but that wouldn't be our situation because the three of us had made a promise to be friends forever.But does that promise
Lydia's POV: After debating, I concluded that I had to delete his number and block it as well. I couldn't be in love with him, I just couldn't. Are you sure you would like to block this contact? The message came to my screen and just before I clicked on "yes" , a loud knock on my window startled me and when I rolled down the window, Lorena barged into the car taking a seat in the passenger's seat. "I know I am literally the last person you want to see or speak to right now but I need you and you need me. So let's talk." Lorena began staring at me and I just looked right back at her then tears brimmed in my eyes. "Oh girl." She instantly pulled me for a hug and I wrapped my arms around her sniffling. "Aaron told me about everything and it's just for the best. He's gonna heal and move on and maybe in a few months or years he will be back with his new found love and kids." I really just wanted everyone who I loved to be happy and content with their lives. "How come I never saw it?
3RD POV:Flashback (The NIGHT BEFORE.)"Hello?" Jenny shouted as she stepped into the dark room checking around as she had been requested to come here as she didn't want the footage of her cutting Lydia's car brakes to be released. She internally started calling unto her mother and dad's spirit to protect her because she was getting weighed down by fear. Her thoughts revolved around, What will the Millers do if they find out I was the one? I will lose Nathaniel forever if he discovers this right? Will I die or end up in jail? But if I do die Lydia or Nathaniel has to come with me, if I can't have Nathaniel, then she can't have him too. We will be a modern day Romeo and Juliet. She smirked devilishly at the thought."Anyone in here?" She questioned again then footsteps were heard and Jenny, due to uncertainty and fear, decided that she had to leave urgently. As she was about to turn on her heels, in the dark she hit a large, muscular figure and she tried to run back but the man in the
3RD POV:Meanwhile, Andrew had just been smiling and said simple words such as 'Thank you', 'I'm fine' and just short other responses in a low tone. Ariana had not left his side for a second, she had been holding his hand and kissing it and basically just loving on him. The doctors had instructed everyone to refrain from filling him in on what exactly happened to him and why he was here.As everyone kept greeting and leaving the room all morning, he was puzzled at the fact that he had not seen or spoken to Lydia."Where is Lydia? Is she okay? At least if you're not going to tell me what happened to me, at least I can know my little girl is healthy and alive." Everyone in the room which consisted of Ariana, his father, a nurse who was checking his vital signs, Lorena and Darren were shocked as he finally uttered full sentences.Everyone just let out a breath with solemn looks on their faces making Andrew tense up. He looked at his father with pleading eyes."She's okay, she's back at t
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