Charles looked at Ivy in surprise, "No, please don't do this, Ivy. I gave it to you as a gift. Please don't return it. If you give it back to me, I will feel that you have not forgiven me. Keep it, okay? I want you to have it. It's a token of my love for you." Ivy said, "Okay, thank you very much. umm......tell me about her... I mean Hannah." "Really? Do you really want to know?" Charles asked. "Yes. Go ahead and tell me about her." Charles began to explain in detail who the late Hannah was, how he met her, and the things she liked. After that, he downloaded some of her pictures from her social media account and showed them to Ivy. As she swiped through the pictures, Ivy kept saying, "Wow, this is really me. Well, I know I've seen her portrait, but how is this possible? I've heard about doppelgangers, but this is just...no. Or do you think we could be related?" Charles shook his head, "No, that's not possible. She's an only child, but well, never say never, right? I mean.....I g
After ending her call with Tina, Amy sighed. Bastian smiled and said, "Hmmm, well, I guess your mood has improved now. So what do you say about that date? Please don't say no, Amy. It would mean a lot to me. I'm begging you.""Amy nodded. "Alright. We'll go on the date, but not now. I have things to do.""It's not a problem. I can wait," Bastian replied. "I wanted us to go this afternoon, but you still have things to do. So, how about later in the evening?""Okay," Amy replied. "I have to supply fish. Although I didn't really want to open today, I have some customers who want to buy in bulk. So I'll quickly rush to the market in the afternoon and supply to them. After that, I can come back, and then we'll go for the date, but I hope you can leave me be after that."Bastian chuckled, "Leave you? Okay, fine. I'll just wait here for you. I mean, what's the need for me to go back home?""No, don't wait here for me. This is my cousin's house. It's not mine.""Come on," Bastian said. "I wo
Amy stared at Bastian and Tina in surprise before running to her room. She packed her luggage, put it in her bag, and quickly left the house. Bastian was in shock and his body felt weak. He could not understand what was happening. He struggled to get up and ran after Amy, but before he could get to her, she had gotten into a taxi with her luggage and left. He came back to Tina's room and stared at her as she struggled to put on her clothes while crying. "What happened? I remember you offering me a glass of juice." Tears fell from Tina's eyes as she said, "I have no idea. I also don't know what happened. After giving you the drink, you sat on the chair and said you wanted to sleep. I also drank from it too and felt sleepy. I went into the bedroom, but when I woke up, I saw that we were both naked. I don't understand what went wrong."Bastian shook his head. "No, you cannot tell me that, Tina. You can't tell me that. What am I going to do now?" He tried to call Amy's number, but sh
Bastian arrived at the hotel where Amy was lodging and went up to her room. He knocked on the door, but she wouldn't open it. He kept knocking, asking her to open it, yet Amy refused to open the door. Left with no other choice, he turned and left the hotel. As she sat in the room, Amy kept shaking her head. She could not understand why she was so hurt. This was who Bastian was. He brought girls to the house and had sex with them in front of her. She had seen it so many times, and yet each time she found a way to forgive him even though he was never remorseful. However, this time, Bastian was willing to apologize, but she wasn't ready to forgive him. "Why Tina?" She kept asking herself. "Why did it have to be Tina, Bastian? Of course, I know that you can't take your eyes off girls. Each time you see a girl, no matter how she looks, you forget about what it means to be a responsible man. You forget about the fact that you are married. But why did it have to be my cousin? Perhaps that
Ivy's mom wiped her tears and, "Well, it happened so many years ago, almost twenty-three years ago. I was in Paris and worked as a maid for a woman, Mrs Harlow. She and her husband, Mr. Harlow, were very nice people. They were very good to me.I grew up in an orphanage, and I knew nothing about my parents. When I was eighteen Mrs. Harlow came to the orphanage as a friend of one of the workers there. The worker recommended me as a hardworking and nice person, and Mrs. Harlow took me to her home to work for her as a maid. Mrs. Harlow didn't have a child. She couldn't conceive. I stayed with them and more than ten years passed but Mrs. Harlow still could not conceive. I think she wanted to go for surrogacy back then, but she couldn't because her eggs were not viable, so it began to affect their marriage. They were very nice people, very good to me and Mrs Harlow treated me like her sister. I never felt as though I didn't have anyone. However, because of the issues in their marriage,
A FEW HOURS EARLIER Armstrong opened his eyes at the hospital. He looked around the room and after a while, he figured out where he was, and his mind went back to the accident he had earlier suffered. At this moment, Courtney opened the door and walked into the room. "Oh my God!" she exclaimed. "You're awake, Armstrong!" She ran to his side and kissed him on his cheeks. Armstrong stared weakly at her in surprise. "Courtney? What the hell? Why are you even here?""Don't say anything, let me call the doctor now. You must be feeling very weak," she said and ran out of the room. The doctor came in and checked him. During that period, Courtney called his mom, who had gone back home to freshen up, and she hurried to the hospital. When she came back, the doctor had given Armstrong some medicine and helped him sit up. He stared at Courtney and his mom, who were both sitting happily beside him and asked his mom, "What is she doing here?" "Relax," his mom replied. "Armstrong, you just wok
About thirty minutes earlier, after Mabel told Armstrong to leave, he became upset and left her house. He got into his car and began driving back to the hospital but halfway he stopped and said to himself, "No, I won't leave without telling Mabel how I feel about her. I will make sure she knows the truth. She needs to know that I want her and if she doesn't want me, then it's fine. I will just have to move on." After making up his mind, he reversed his car and drove back to her street. He was surprised to see Kelvin driving off, but Mabel was not in his car. Why did Mabel tell him to leave and claim she wanted to go with Kelvin? He wondered. He quickly parked his car and walked to her house. When he knocked on the door, she opened it and stared at him in surprise, "You? I thought I told you to leave...." "Well, I came back," he replied. She was staring at him in surprise and her eyes were watery. He moved very close to her, held her face, and kissed her. However, she pulled awa
After consoling her mom, Ivy called Charles and told him everything that her mom had said. He was so surprised and rushed over. Although he had given her Hannah's pictures with the thought that they might be related, he never expected that they'll turn out to be sisters.When he arrived at Ivy's house, she came out to meet him. "This is where you live?" he asked. She nodded. "Yes, but that's by the way. My mom is really shaken up. She cried a lot and my father—you said he's still alive, right?" "Yes, he's alive," Charles replied. "You want to meet him?" "Yes, but do you think it's a bad idea for me to meet my dad? I think he'll want to meet me as well." "Of course, he will," Charles replied. "Mr. Harlow will be happy to meet you. Hannah's death was devastating for both of them because she was all they had.""And Mrs. Harlow, will she also be happy to see me? Ivy asked. "Why not? I mean, she loved Hannah. Why won't she love you? Besides, it's not like you're going to live there.
A few hours earlier, Ann left James at the club saying, "Today, I will put an end to my biggest rival." She went straight to Amy's house and checked her door, but it was locked. She came out and waited around, having a feeling that wherever Amy went, she would come back.After making her findings, she had learned that Amy had not returned to the palace. This made her hopeful that she was going to get Amy.Her ex-boyfriend, James, had refused to help her get rid of Amy because he said he did not want to get involved in any offense related to the royal household. They had so much money, and he was not ready to live a life on the run.However, he taught Ann how to shoot a gun for a price. Now that she had enough confidence, she came to carry out her mission. She disguised herself by putting on a t-shirt, trousers, and a face cap. She stood by a tree, partially concealed.To her left, there was a street. Her plan was to run through the street after carrying out her plans. She waited until
The other three friends of Amy's brother were afraid, unlike him and the one with the knife. They had not expected that Bastian would show up, and knowing that he was a prince, they believed that there would be guards around. So, one of them said to John, "Listen, I think we should back off now. I mean, he's a prince, and you know that attacking a royal." "Shut up," John snapped at him, "Stop being a scaredy-cat. He might be a prince, but he's alone." The other friend holding the knife said, "Oh, you all think we're joking here." He put the knife around Amy's neck. However, Bastian said, "There's no need for all that. My hands are already raised, and I'm out of the way. Go ahead and do what you want, but do not harm my wife." John smiled, "He's a coward after all, but a sensible one. Let's go."Amy was in front with John's friend pointing a knife at her neck while he walked behind her. John and all the other three friends followed. Just as they walked out of the street, Bastian
Mabel and Armstrong came out of his mother's house holding hands."That went well," he said to her. She smiled. "Yes, your mom is such a sweetheart." He spun her around so she could face him. "What are you doing, Armstrong? We're still in your mom's compound. She can see us at any time." "Relax, she's busy and she thinks we're gone. Mabel, in three weeks, you're going to be my wife. Do you know that?" Mabel laughed. "Of course, I know that. I mean, we picked the date together." "I know," Armstrong said. "It's a dream come true, my love. It seems like just yesterday when I was wishing that you would look at me, not as a friend but as the man who loves you the most in this world.I am so excited about spending the rest of my life with you. I love you, Mabel.""I love you, Arms" Mabel replied and hugged him.Armstong caressed her cheeks and said, "We can only go for our honeymoon a week after the wedding because of your exams, but I'm just so worried that with everything that is ha
Ivy's parents, as well as Mrs. Harlow, all sat around her. They were surprised at the news they had received. When Ivy's mother arrived and heard from Charles what Raya had done, she quickly informed Mrs. Harlow, who rushed down with her husband. They all found it difficult to believe that the same person whom they saw as an ally was their enemy, the one who had taken their daughter away from them. They kept staring at Ivy, thinking that if she hadn't been fortunate to react when she did, Raya would've successfully killed her, and no one would've known that she was the culprit.Charles came into the room at this time. He had a guilty expression on his face as he sat on the bed. He said, "The police have taken her away, and, she's in a wheelchair because she's paralyzed. The only thing she can do is speak. She can barely move.""I can't believe this was what she was planning to do to Ivy," Ivy's father said.Charles replied, "No, she wanted to kill Ivy. It only had that effect on h
Ann went back to the club to meet James who had helped her kidnap Mabel. The moment she saw him, she ran into his arms and began to cry, "Now my mom is gone. I have no chance of ever becoming the queen. My heart is heavy. Your men are all useless. How could all four of them lose Mabel? I was this close, I was this close to getting what I wanted, but they ruined it all for me. How could you do this to me? You should've given me more capable men.""What are you talking about?" he asked. "Don't say such things. Haven't I done enough to assist you? It seems you do not appreciate my efforts. How is it my fault that your mom got arrested? Why did you take her into the palace when you knew your plan hadn't been successful? That was a very wrong move, and you didn't even tell me about it. I would've given you proper advice.""My mom so badly wanted to go back to the palace, so I had no choice, I just wanted her to be happy. I've been doing all this for my mom but where is she now? She's in
In the past few days, Charles had been coming to the hospital to feed Ivy and spend time with her. Despite the fact that she did not respond to anything he said but just sat down staring at him, he always spoke to her, telling her about his day and how things went. Raya came there almost every day pretending that she was giving him support, but what she was doing was looking for an opportunity to make sure she carried out her plans completely. Most times, Ivy's parents also came, stayed with her, and left, but Charles was always there with her. His mom had also come to the hospital to spend some time with them. He thought of reaching out to Amy to tell her about Ivy's condition, but he decided not to. Ivy had told him that Amy was going through so much, so he did not want to add to it. As he sat by her bed staring at her, he said, "Do not worry, Ivy. I believe that someday or very soon, you will get back on your feet, and you'll go back to the Ivy I've come to know." Right at th
Armstrong stared at Mabel in surprise and walked closer to her as she laid on the ground. The men rushed towards him, but in anger, he beat them thoroughly until they all became unconscious. Afterward, he lifted Mabel and ran out of the building, heading toward his car.When he got to the car, he placed her in the passenger seat and put on the seatbelt before getting into the driver's seat to drive her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Amy sat on the couch in her bedroom, watching as Bastian sat on the bed with Ann beside him. He unzipped the back of Ann's gown and took it off, leaving her with nothing but her bra and panties. His eyes went towards Amy, who was staring intently at him, and when their eyes met, she smiled.Amy was afraid that if she showed any other emotion, Bastian would change his mind and everything would be ruined. So she pretended to be happy about it. Bastian took his attention back to Ann. He cupped her face and crashed his lips against hers. He pushed her towards
Amy came down from the taxi in front of her street and ran into the house. When she rushed in, however, she saw Maria sitting in a chair, and Armstrong was sitting in another chair. They both got up and stared at her. Amy was already crying, and her eyes were very red. She also looked exhausted and had dark circles under her eyes. The moment Armstrong looked at her, he knew that she was going through a lot. She ran to Maria and hugged her."I'm so sorry, Maria. I'm so sorry. Please, don't ever think of suicide again." Maria stared at her in surprise, realizing that what Armstrong had said was the truth. Out of anger, she had said so many bad things about Amy, and now she regretted them. "I'm sorry too," Maria replied. "Please, Amy, do not hide the truth anymore. Tell us, tell Armstrong so he can help our sister.""What are you talking about?" Amy asked. She turned to stare at Armstrong. "I don't understand what she is saying. I came here because Maria said she wanted to end her li
While she was being locked up, Mabel thought about her loved ones and felt very sad. When she thought about what Amy might be going through, she began to cry."I don't know what Ann is making you do," she said to herself. "I'm sorry, Amy. Because of me, you must be suffering over there. I'm sorry, Armstrong because I know you must miss me so much. We were supposed to go see your mom in two days, but now I know you'd be very depressed. I'm sorry, Maria. You always act strong, but at this moment, I know you'd be the one who'll cry the most. I don't know why this had to happen to me?" She laid on the floor and cried until she got tired.Meanwhile, at this time, Armstrong, who had not gotten any reasonable news from the police and the private investigators he had sent, also sat at home sadly thinking about Mabel. He couldn't go to work or do anything else. He kept thinking about where Mabel could be or who it was that was keeping her.In the evening, Ann, who had moved into the palace,