3RD POV: She grabbed her gun from her back and pointed in the direction of the policeman and shot at his leg. "Calling for backup and an ambulance. It seems the suspect is heading to the sea as well." One police officer spoke into the radio and the chief detective sucked his teeth sharply. Jenny felt like she was in cloud 9 until the police released tear gas making her eyes hurt and burn but she had soon arrived at the shore of the sea and still shot about three times though she couldn't see clearly. "I can barely see, uggghhhh." She cried as her eyes were burning and she coughed. The police officer who was near to her felt accomplished as they would finally apprehend her. "It's over, raise your hands up and drop your weapon." The officer commanded and there was still some distance between them. Jenny raised her hands up showing off her gun and muttered, "Over my dead body." The second she said that, the echoing sound of the gun in the woods was heard. The police officer looked
LYDIA'S POV:A MONTH LATER:It had been a month since the news of Jennifer's death and the police had discovered a dead body which had been eaten by sharks. The forensic pathologist had been working on discovering if the body belonged to Jenny truly or if it was another body. I had been told and I also researched and discovered that it takes weeks or even months before they can actually tell if the body belongs to Jennifer or not as there's a lot to do since the body was unrecognizable.The Kings had come to terms with her death but Mrs King refused the empty casket ceremony a few weeks ago after much preparation for it. Anytime I felt guilty about Jenny, seeing Andrew struggle with his physical therapy I'd just feel like justice was served because I just might have been dead because of her. Andrew had been struggling with the exercise and Ariana and I have been his backbone, especially Ariana. She was a true gem because sometimes it was so hard for me to see Andrew at the brink of t
LYDIA'S POV:"I will think about it and let you know." I responded and I heard him exhale deeply."Alright, beautiful. Have a lovely day." I blushed, nodding my hair like he could see me."You too." I said then hung up the call afterwards. I loved this weird feeling so much, it was so amazing.A knock interrupted my lovey dovey moment, and I rose up from my seat seeing the Chief Operating Officer entering into my office. The COO was a quiet man with the most adorable daughter as he had brought her over one time, no one knew anything about him as he remained mysterious. But he was a good looking man with black full hair but he was a tall and chubby man."Good morning." I greeted them as he walked towards me with a file."Good morning." He greeted me and I gestured for him to take a seat and he nodded."So let's get right into it. The owner of Lenox mall has stated that his mall has gone bankrupt and he wants to sell it to us. The meeting with him is at noon, and it's important for you
LYDIA'S POV:SAME NIGHT: I walked out of the building and instantly placed my hands in my coat pocket. It was quite chilly as the atmosphere had been quite cold lately. I stared straight ahead and I was shocked to see Nathaniel leaning on his black Lamborghini truck with his eyes glued to his phone looking amazing in his blue suit. He had changed from wearing his usual black suit and this color went well with skin tone. The suit highlighted his biceps and broad shoulders. "O My God, is that Nathaniel King?" Two employees argued and one flashed a camera at him. I rolled my eyes in a full circle about to just head to my car as planned."Good evening." They chorused in a flirty tone walking off, Nathaniel looked up meeting my eyes and flashed me a charming smile. I forced a smile and walked towards him. I was uncertain if we should even be interacting in public as there were eyes everywhere from the media. And the last thing I needed right now was to have my face on the news right befo
Lydia's POV:"You're so gorgeous. Since Nathaniel won't introduce me, my name is Riley and I'm the bride to be. It's so lovely to meet you, I have heard so much about you." She rambled grinning from ear to ear and I smiled. She was petite with the most bright blue eyes I had ever seen and shoulder length blonde hair. She was very beautiful and her white gown which stopped around her knee was amazing. It must have been custom made because it fit her perfectly. "I'm sorry." Nathaniel laughed and Riley just rolled her eyes in full circle at him."Thank you, you're so gorgeous as well. Your gown is to die for." I responded and she smiled shyly which made me laugh."It's so nice to see you again." Melissa, whom I remembered clearly, embraced me and I hugged her back, giving Jacob a polite smile and a side hug.The two were so amazing and kind, they were indeed made for each other.Riley led me to sit next to her which was directly opposite of Nathaniel as the men were opposite the women. I
NATHANIEL'S POV:TWO DAYS LATER:It was now the weekend and I had been in my home office checking my blueprints all morning exercising and drinking a smoothie. Everything had been going so well after chaos with Jenny, God rest her soul. I was still in disbelief that she was dead, so her life just ended like that. But that was what she wanted for my Lydia. On some days, I would just open one of our old albums and check old pictures of us. I realized we had indeed grown up together and shared our lives together. Why wasn't she okay with us being just friends? Was Lydia right that Jenny's love for me had her doing crazy things? Was it something with me?I kept thinking about how almost everything was my fault especially after a long day after work. But on another hand, I was trying to do everything I can as death can come at any time. I want to do right by Lydia and make her love me as much as I love her, make her happy as much as just her facial expressions made me happy. I want to shar
Nathaniel's POV:"Welcome, Mr Nathaniel. The family is waiting for you." I nodded muttering 'thank you', heading straight to the dining area."Ohhhh, he is finally here. We have been waiting for you." My mom announced in excitement standing up from her seat at the head of the table.Everyone stared at me with a smile, the people at the table consisted of Jason's two parents, a man who looked like an older version of Jason who had a mug plastered on his face, and a young lady who kept her gaze on me staring at me with seductive eyes from head to toe. Then Jason who had a sly smile staring at Rachel who looked rather uncomfortable but tried to keep a smile on her face. We made eye contact and she instantly looked away."I would like to introduce you to the Wilist family. I think you all have met before, though it wasn't the best encounter. These are Jason's parents, and that's Jason's younger cousin, Frank and his other cousin who is SINGLE and SUCCESSFUL, Emily." She introduced me, lay
RACHEL'S POV:THAT NIGHT:The car ride was quiet, well, except for my sniffling and sobbing. I was disappointed in myself and I had come to the realization that coming with Nathaniel was the worst decision I could have made. Jason had promised to change, he said he would do better and see a specialist to deal with his aggressive ways. I had big hopes and for about two days, he was the Jason I fell in love with at first. One who was caring, attentive and loving but it didn't last long. If I didn't speak when he talked to me then according to him, I will be 'disciplined'.He had made several threats to harm my mother, friends and Nathaniel especially if I left him. And he wasn't one to threaten without action. My phone which was on my lap along with the flowers Nathaniel had given to me, the flowers meant so much to me, Nathaniel didn't even know. His actions tonight might have worsened my situation but I adored him for standing up for me. It dinged and instantly fear washed all over my
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