“No, no, you can't get in, please” the secretary yells as she runs after a woman who is now entering Loraine's office with long strides. “You must first register and get permission to enter here”.
But it is already too late, Clairy is now standing in front of Loraine's desk, giving her a poisonous look. “Loraine! Do you have no shame? I'm pregnant with Aziel but you keep clinging to him. The man now has a child for whom he is responsible. Why don't you seek your son's father so that he can take care of his child himself instead of burdening Aziel?"
Clairy is clearly furious, Aziel has rejected her request for maternity allowance so she can prepare for the arrival of their baby. If she still wants to get him to pay, she will now have to go to court, which is an expensive and laborious procedure. And she doesn't have the money for it.
Aziel demands a positive DNA test result before spending a penny on her and the child. If the child is his, he ev
When Aziel drives into Windrug&So's parking lot at high speed, he just sees Clairy being escorted to the police vehicle, screaming and cursing. Loraine's secretary has already informed him of what happened in the office and that she handed Loraine a cup of tea that will calm her nerves. He is now very worried about his fiancée, he knows that she is not very strong mentally for this kind of washout.When he runs into her office, he sees her sitting back in her chair with closed eyes.He squats before her, takes her hands in his. “Honey, let's go home. A few hours of sleep will do you good. Don't stress yourself with this case, leave everything to me and Andre, okay?" he whispers to her. Slowly Loraine opens her eyes, nods and quietly lets Aziel lead her out of the building to his car. When he has her safely in the seat and sits behind the wheel, he looks at her intently.“I don't want you to worry about this, my love. The medi
Andre is sitting at the table when he hears the beep from his phone. He's just going through the yacht club's reports. His mood is great because he notices that Rick is doing an excellent job there, actually better than he could ever have done.Ever since Aziel's case came into the public eye, his phone has been ringing like crazy. It is likely that when the press cannot Aziel, they are trying to get information from him. He has promised himself that he will strongly support Aziel in this matter. Now that Dale is involved in the kidnapping, he somehow feels guilty for what happened. He has yet to discover why Dale got involved, refusing to believe that his only motive was financial gain.Reluctantly, he takes his phone and looks at the notification list. Then he sees that Aziel self has sent him a text message. He wants to look into it in case it concerns Loraine. He quickly unlocks the device and presses the notification link. He reads the message and frowns.
Andre sits in the front row of the visitor's bench, right behind Aziel and his lawyer. They arrived a bit early, Clairy and her lawyer are not seen around yet. The department where the defendant's family normally resides is also empty. Andre suspects that the people are still in a brief meeting with each other. The judge self has not yet arrived too. Everyone is curious whether it is a male or female judge, there is a fear of stereotyping. On social media, this case is the most discussed topic in politics, social, judicial groups, the opinions are therefore diverse. There is also much speculation about the judge's personal attitude, as many accuse Aziel of all kinds of bad things and curse him a lot. He is mostly accused of late reporting to the police and many think that he just wants to avoid paying child support. But Aziel is mainly supported by a large corps of men. Testimonials have even surfaced from fake accounts that claim to ha
The judge asks Aziel to tell something about himself, she wants an image of the man's current life. The new approach causes a slight buzz through the room, but when the young woman focuses her stern gaze on the room, everyone is silent. Her authority is unquestionable.“Your honor, I am an engaged man, my wife is pregnant with twins and we have another five-year-old son. This case is so distasteful, puts pressure on my wife's well-being," Aziel begins. “I had sex with this young woman against my will, I was drugged and raped and now she says she is pregnant by me. This is not what I wanted, my plan was to have a closed family with my wife and children. And now I am forced to rearrange my plans. But I accept my responsibility if the child is mine, it is innocent in all this," he ends emotionally.The judge looks at him unfazed."I understand that you did your own investigation before you trusted the police enough to do their job," she te
Somewhere in BrooklynFinally, after five years I can go back to the new normal. The time gap will not be easy to bridge, a lot has happened during my absence. I did keep up with the news on a daily basis, both business news and the gossips. So, I know what I'm going to face.This morning I last checked everything and to my delight, the situation has changed in my favor. I know what to do now, I have done good business with a fellow sufferer. Enrique has a house in Saint Maarten that I rented from him to acclimatize. And what I have learned today makes me have to adjust my plans, show my return a little earlier.I grab my belongings from the guards and stand outside this dismal facility where I've stayed for the past five years. I breathe in and out deeply. Fresh air, no recycling of what the criminals inside blow out every day.The taxi I ordered is already waiting. Before I get in, I look at my reflection in the car window. Yes, I've matured,
"What do you mean, she's gone?!"A furiously Aziel stands in the office of the hospital director who has just informed him that Loraine has checked out of the hospital and left with all her belongings. He shows him the form where she personally signed for her resignation and paid the bill with her own credit card.Aziel studies the forms in disbelief and indeed the signature is hers. He just got from her bed for three hours to take a bath and rest for two hours at home. The nurse had reprimanded him for sitting next to Loraine's bed for three days straight without cleaning up. According to the hygiene policy of the hospital, this is unacceptable and poses a risk to the patient's health.And he had indeed left for a while, also to talk to Lorrich and to inform him about his mother's recovery. The boy was inconsolable when he learned that the babies had died. Michelle and Rick, Kaylah and Archer were also shocked, to say the least. Aziel had only focused on
Two months have passed and no one has seen or heard from Loraine.It's as if she's vanished from the face of the earth, none of her phone numbers are active anymore. She doesn't even make contact with Lorrich, her beloved son. Both Andre and Aziel have hired a private detective, but so far it has not yielded any results. Loraine just disappeared without a trace.Lorrich constantly asks about his mother, he has never been separated from her for so long. Some nights he cries himself to sleep, begging her to come back in his prayers. More often he blames himself that she left, that he did not help her enough when she came home tired and she now wants to rest without him. The lively, self-assured boy from before is completely disappeared and Lorrich is now passive and silent. The change in his behavior has also been noticed at school.Aziel officially filed a missing person’s report with the police but has not taken any public action. He fears that Loraine may
Andre and Aziel rush to court early the next morning to find out in which detention center Danner is held. When they received that information, they go straight to Brooklyn, where they are received by the prison warden. He is a polite short man, close to retirement with a potbelly. “Gentlemen, my name is Hen Wansgrid. What can I do for you? I understand you are looking for a distinguished guest who has stayed here for many years?”. With a wave of his hand, he invites the men to take a seat on the chairs in front of his desk. He himself presses his body laboriously on the comfortable leather office chair.“Yes, Danner Winfield. We want to know if he's still staying here. We're linking him to the disappearance of my wife, Loraine Windrug. He was also engaged to her for some time," says Aziel. The prison director looks up at this. “Have you informed the judiciary of your suspicions? The man was very quiet here, but he was supplied with a lot of expens
Finally!Mrs. Loraine Aziel Renegade. Nice to meet you all out there.Aziel has just sworn his undying love for me in front of a hundred-strong crowd here in the Protestant congregation. Before the God we serve, he promised to always be there for me in good and bad times, share all my sorrows and joys, and never again hide his struggles from me.Yes, we've had a rough time.We both went through a deep hell, but God had mercy on us, we are resurrected and have overcome. And today we start a new episode in life. I’m Mrs. Renegade, the title I aspired to, dreamed of for a long time. And today it has all become a reality. I am the lawful wife of that wonderful, gorgeous man I saw standing by the pulpit waiting for me, who pulled me tenderly by the hand beside him. I love him, have told him so many times. There's only one secret left to share with him, and I'll do it tonight.We are now walking into our reception, Kaylah has organize
When we are inside the room, we indeed see Aziel lying on the bed. It's like he hasn't bathed or shaved in days. He lies there snoring like a sailor.Damian grabs him by the shoulders. “Aziel, Oooh My God! No, man, no!” he exclaims. He gently shakes Aziel until he opens one eye. He looks at Damian blankly and closes his eyes again. “Aziel, we're here, you can't sleep any longer, wake up!” Damian insists. And another eye opens. A hand goes up slowly. “Damian? Aren't you a dream?” he asks hoarsely.I quickly get a glass of water and give it to Damian. He puts it against Aziel's lips. “Drink something, it will make your throat feel less coarse”, he encourages the obviously absent-minded Aziel. There's a sip and another. I go to the other side of the bed and help Aziel sit up straight. “What have you done to yourself? Why didn't you come to me like you always do, Aziel? Running away from problems doesn't solve t
Fellogan's Rolls Royce now comes into view. Little can be recognized of the expensive car, it is a total wreck. Obviously, he flew into the guardrail lost control of the wheel. The paramedics are quick to respond, as is the fire brigade. Because emergency workers are running to the spot, there is little to see of the accident for a few seconds on tv. Until the journalist on-site announces that they have managed to get Fellogan out of the vehicle and he is still alive.“Yes, the assholes in this world have seven lives,” Archer curses. We see Fellogan being transported to the helicopter on a stretcher. His face is bloodied, his head is supported with a clamp. It's clear he's in a lot of pain, but he's holding his ground.We drive on. "Let's hope this doesn't become another obstacle in our friends' relationship," Damian sighs. “Those setbacks always follow each other. What the two need is peace, in their relationship, in their life.”
“Man, this is bad. How did we lose sight of them? This was inevitable, Aziel simply succumbed”, Damian sighs. “We should have been alert when they arrived. Ever since the funeral, we should have forced him into therapy.”We look at each other with guilt.“These two clearly belong together. And that Fellogan also pulled some tricks, which certainly didn't work well on their relationship. Why do I feel like that idiot did it all on purpose?” Archer grinned. “I never liked him. A cheater can never have high morale.”We're going at high speed, the speed cameras have already caught us a few times. But that's for later concern. Virginia is our target and we want to get there as soon as possible. “Archer, turn on the television. I want to see what the media has made of Loraine's case," I ask him. He zips some channels until we do see breaking news. The reporter tries to get the medical staff to talk an
What follows is total chaos.Somehow the press learned that Loraine would be transported by ambulance and amassed outside the house within minutes. Fortunately, her garage is covered, allowing the ambulance to be ushered in and cut off from the outside world. This way we can protect her privacy as much as possible.Meanwhile, Damian and Kenjal have arrived.Kaylah and I ride in the ambulance with Loraine while the others follow with their own transport. The paparazzi follow behind us, it's a madhouse. “Kaylah, would we rather not have transported her per helicopter services? This is crazy!” I ask distraught. The paramedics gave Loraine first aid and placed her under anesthesia. She's pretty weak, she's been on the bed for days, the nurse said. I hit myself on the forehead, why didn't I act sooner? I never thought Aziel would leave, I thought he had the situation firmly in hand. Not so.“We'll handle this, don’t worry.
Andre's POVBoth Loraine and Aziel are out of reach.Their phones are off, they haven't been seen in the workplace for days. Lorrich also asks about his parents, I can't give him an appropriate answer why they haven't called him these days.This is a bizarre situation. In any case, they would have told me if they were leaving the country, even if it was on a business trip. Nor have this couple ever neglected Lorrich, even now that he lives with me. Since we arrived in New York, the two have been struggling with serious relationship issues, and Loraine got her memory back. Attempts by me to mediate failed hopelessly, Aziel could not vent his heart towards me. And as it turns out, not with Loraine either. This won't end well, I can feel it coming at my toes.I have avoided alarming our other friends about what’s happening these days. I know how emotional Kaylah reacts to everything Loraine regards, Rick and Kenjal are Aziel's buddies. No
I have been very restless all day.Yes, I am sexually frustrated, Aziel has been sleeping next to me for days without touching me. But that's not my biggest problem.Aziel is not only physically inaccessible to me but also mentally. He shuts me out completely, when I want to lean against his chest as usual, he turns away from me, when I reach out my hand to touch him, he keeps himself out of my reach.Mentally I'm broken too. What is certain is that we cannot continue like this, we have to solve tense between us ourselves. We can't live without each other, breaking up is not the answer to our problems.Dordrich is to blame, I swear!Very finely, he set up the plan to separate Aziel and me. It already started right at my return at the airport by completely ignoring Aziel. He clearly had a hand in the screenplay set up there. And the news items where I'm in his company are broadcast longer and more often from an angle where we seem to b
Aziel's POVI meant what I said that night.The debacle of my children, the rape, the kidnapping of Loraine and everything that happened after that could have been prevented if I had been more alert. It's all my fault, period!And that Fellogan keeps peddling it in the press, he’s on a mission. I hardly dared to look Loraine in the eye for the past few weeks at home. She noticed the change in me, I see that she suffers a lot. Late at night I even hear her crying next to me in bed.After my confession, everything in the house has changed.Even Lorrich sensed it, he was having a hard time dealing with the changed atmosphere. Andre has come a few times to persuade me to discuss what is troubling me. But I'm not ready to talk about it yet, I have to come to terms with myself first.I feel Loraine's pain, but there's nothing I can do to ease it now. She's mentally too far away from me. We hardly communicate, just sitting at th
The memories return in full force when Loraine enters the house with Lorrich on her arm. She quickly falls on the couch and holds her head. The last days leading up to her amnesia, the stress of Aziel's lawsuit, distraught watching Aziel suffer from the attacks from the media, everything resurfaces.Also, the day she was lured from the hospital by the head nurse and Danner who was waiting for her in the parking lot. “Mommy, what is it?” Lorrich asks concerned when he sees her pained face. She looks at her son, she knows he is too young to understand the evil ways of adults. Aziel, who has just entered, sees Loraine's gray face. "Angel, are you feeling well? You look terrible" he asks concerned. She beckons him to sit next to her and buries her head in his chest. “Everything is back. I have my memory back, my head is pounding", she whispers.A stabbing headache begins to set in, she massages her temples in the hope that it will pass. Quickly, A