CHAPTER 27Valerie's eyes fluttered open, she recognized the room she was in as Alan's room and could perceive Alan's musky signature scent. The room was dark and silent, and outside she could hear the whirling of the wind, the rustling of leaves, and the way the trees danced in sync with the wind, followed by the sound of thunder. It could only mean that it was about to rain.Valerie's mind drifted off to Kevin. The poor boy was still unwell in the CCU and the doctors say that his condition is getting even more critical. She would have loved to call the nurse if only she could find her phone. She clicked her teeth with resentment when she remembered that her phone was in the room that she and Alex shared. She looked to her side and saw Alan sleeping peacefully, his chest heaving up and down in sync, bringing a small smile to her lips. She got out of bed and took slow steps to Alan's bedside table where he kept his phone and turned it on."6:12 am," she mumbled softly before deciding
CHAPTER 28Fareeda sauntered to the other part of the hall where Alex's study was situated, she pulled her cloak's hood down to allow it to cover her face properly before taking slow steps toward the study's door. She tapped the mic that was strapped to her neck and spoke into it softly, "Mini, can I enter?" She turned the knob when she heard a low hum of approval from Mini, the cold air that fanned her face only brought a smirk to her face.Mini was at a hotel with Alex, and Kai was keeping Asha busy by listening to her dumb sob story, thereby buying them time to complete their mission in time for Valerie's birthday party. "Locate the area where the stack of white files is, move the shelf forward and you'll find the safe. Remember to use your gloves to open it," Mini warned softly, her voice sending chills down her spine.Fareeda did as Mini asked, she placed her hand on the safe's knob and turned it. The safe's door opened to reveal a small circuit box-like safe that shone blue li
CHAPTER 29The luxurious ballroom was decorated in shades of black, with glimmering lights and overlaid with black furniture. The guests were asked to dress in black and come along with a gold or silver mask as it would be a masked birthday party.Some of the guests stood or sat down sipping champagne and mingling in small groups. In the center of the ballroom stood a large, black cake, adorned with gold and silver accents, and written on the cake with amazing calligraphy is- Val's 23rd. The DJ who stood in the corner of the large ballroom spinning dark, club-like music immediately got bored because no one was listening to the music as everyone that was invited to the party was wealthy and stuck up. Some people were happy to be there while some wanted to leave as soon as the birthday girl came downstairs to blow her candles, cut her cake, and make a group toast. Some people were there to cause mischief while Valerie was just happy to be celebrating her birthday with Alan by her sid
CHAPTER 30Valerie strutted down the large and long stairs that descended the ballroom gracefully. With every step that she took downstairs a light was turned off, so when she reached the last staircase all the lights were turned off, and the large cake was brought to her face with everyone singing, "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you. May this new year of your life… bring you much happiness,"That wasn't the usual happy birthday song but rich people always make everything about themselves hence the weird change. The 23 lit candles illuminated Valerie's face and her beauty radiated more as she smiled, she couldn't see anything but she scoured through the room for Alan, he was right by her side, smiling and giving low claps. "May this new year bring much happiness Amen," she said softly and then blew the candles.Sounds of people clapping echoed through the whole room and then the lights were turned on. "Happy birthday Valerie," she heard someone whisper in her ear, and sh
CHAPTER 31The door flung open to reveal a restless and annoyed looking Kai."What the fuck are you two doing?" He asked, walking toward Mini and then pulling her up to stand on her feet."She was going to kill me, Kai," Mini said, pointing to the knife in Asha's hands. "Asha, if you want to get out of this place alive, now is the best time to get those files out because Alex is busy proposing to Valerie," "What? I thought they were married already," Asha exclaimed with a confused expression on her face."I convinced him to remarry Valerie because a company denied collaboration with Carson Innovation because of the Alex and Mini scandal, so to prove to them that he truly loves Valerie he asked to remarry her again in front of everyone," Kai answered."The files Asha?" Kai asked again, reminding her of what they had come to the estate for.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I wouldn't even have married you if I had a choice," Valerie replied, and loud gasps echoed through the whole room."You wer
CHAPTER 32The room fell into silence as the sound of gunshots echoed through the air. The sight of Asha lying lifeless on the ground sent shivers down Alan and Alex's spine. "What have you done?" Alan whispered, his voice barely audible.Fareeda, still holding the gun, clutched the gun in her hand and slipped outside the room from where she had shot Asha, slithering through the dark corridors like a snake. "What do you mean what have I done? I didn't pull the trigger. I mean, I wish I did but I swear I didn't," Alex responded, his voice trembling a little as he still shook with fear. Alan squatted over Asha's lifeless body and examined it, he unconsciously palmed his face and let out a small groan before walking to the wall to hit his head on it. "Then how did she die?" Alan groaned."I don't know! Someone else was obviously here," Alan answered, raising his hands in a conciliatory gesture to defend himself."I don't know how you want to convince Sheriff Dreg that you didn't kill
CHAPTER 33(P.S: THIS CHAPTER IS A CONTINUATION OF THE PROLOGUE. PLEASE READ THE PROLOGUE AGAIN FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING :) )"We have a problem," The head of security- Liam said, his voice sending tingles down Valerie's spine."What is it?" "I sent the young lady who was killed's body to the morgue immediately after I cleared the guests from the ballroom, and I just received a call from the morgue attendant that the body had disappeared," "Oh my God!" Valerie exclaimed, intrusively placing the back of her soft and pale hands over her mouth, her heart beating faster than ever."I wanted to notify Mr Carson about it but I couldn't get through to him no matter how much I tried," "I understand but… how did her body leave the morgue without anyone knowing? Did she fake her death?... It isn't possible for her to fake her death because Alex and Alan were in the office with her when she got shot! It was a direct hit to her stomach and she lay in a pool of blood. I made sure to check her p
BONUS CHAPTER MINI'S POV Mini wiped the tears away from her cheeks with her elbow as she held onto the steering wheel, skillfully swerving and keeping her eyes on the road to prevent them from having an accident. She heaved a sigh of relief when the path in her front revealed a tarred road. She unconsciously placed a hand on her sick husband's thigh and whipped her head around to check on him.Jonathan's head rested on the window and spit was gathered in the corner of his mouth. She lovingly wiped the saliva off the corner of his mouth and cleaned her hand on the back of her shirt. "We'll finally be happy after all these years," she whispered to herself. "I'm not apologetic about the fact that I chose you over Fareeda, Kai, and even our kids, because you matter the most to me," She said, squeezing his weak legs at that last part."I remember our first date at the asylum years ago. You were so sweet and I could see how much love you bore for me that you kept hidden inside. I am als