“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