Chapter 115Two Weeks LaterMarie woke up with. African as her head was splitting apart with the migraine she had gotten. She immediately sat up as pain racked through her entire body, she was shocked. She was at home with her baby waiting for Adrian when those men broke into her house and she had gotten knocked out.She turned around trying to look for her baby when she realized that Adrian was tied up next to her looking a bit roughed up but Okay. Well from what she could see."Adrian?!" She called out pulling him from his thoughts as his eyes widened with relief when he saw her."Thank God, you are awake. I was so worried. Are you okay?" He asked as Marie asked."Where is Castillo? Did they take him? Who are they?" She asked as the door swing open as a woman walked in carrying Castillo who was fast asleep on her hands."Well, well, well if it's not the star of the show. Marie or should I say Athena?" She said as Marie stiffened considerably as Adrian turned to look at her although
Chapter 116Epilogue“We interrupt the news to bring to you all the dead of Mr Rich Danillo who had commited suicide in his cell his immediate jail term.'' Maria wound up the volume of the radio as she stepped on the gas. Sophia's father killed himself? Well it was to be expected since he was there for life.The only person who was left now was Steve, her fiance, who had been jailed but had somehow gotten loose and was currently on the run. She took a deep breath and exhaled before continuing, there was no need for her to be scared.Steve wasn't desperate enough to hang around her and kidnapped her.There were eyes on hers and bodyguards to numerous to mention, the only reason why she hadn't shouted at her husband to stop was because she knew there was a reason he was being paranoid and frankly it was justified.Right now she was on her way to the cemetery, with Castillo. Two weeks had passed since Sophia's death and Adrian had insisted on burying her properly. A lot of people had
CHAPTER 1“Next person?” The waitress yelled out after taping the name on the batch of coffee, someone ordered as Maria walked up to her, with a smile on her face.“The usual?” She asked as Maria gave her a firm nod. She had been buying her coffee, here everyday for the past ten years, it was well known, even to the owner of the establishment was Maria’s usual was. She hummed a tune underneath her breath as she tapped subconsciously to the beat on the counter when the waitress appeared again, with her coffee, all set up ready to go.“All set.” She chirped as she handed Maria the coffee who took it and paid.“Thanks Amy, you are the best.” With that she stepped out of the line and walked outside eager to catch the bus to her company.At the bus terminal, she bumped into someone and ended up spilling some of her hot coffee on him.“Oh my gosh, I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to. Please allow me.’ She said as she brought out her handkerchief and started swabbing at the man’s white, trying t
2Closing the door behind her, Marie quickly stepped into her office and closed the door before jumping in the air to celebrate her new position. She was going to be his son's new PA. this was one of the greatest news that she ever heard. but she quickly calmed down and decided to get to work. And made sure that this files were dispatched to their respective departments in the company.As Marie made her way back to the main department to submit the files that her boss had given her, she was accosted by her fellow employee Aurora who was unbearable to say the least.Aurora had a 'I am better than you attitude' which seemed to corrode with almost all the employees in the department. she wasn't really liked so people avoided her as much as they could. Maria had it worse as Aurora had been eyeing the position of the CEO personal assistant before Raymond handed it to Maria. Let's just say, Marie became her number one target she hated.She had barely submitted it for dispatch when Aurora c
3Maria yawned as she glanced at the clock. It was after 4pm. She was done for the day and by the moves in the boss offices, she knew that Raymond was rounding up as well to leave.As a rule, she could not leave before the boss unless the boss explicitly told her to, in case he needed her help for anything. She had gone through her timetable again and was relieved to find out that she had carried out the plans she had for the day. All the appointments that was supposed to be for the next days had been written down in red pen so that she would not forget it."......will be leaving now." Maria jerked up when she realized that she had been lost in going through her calendar, she didn't hear Raymond open her door and speak."I am sorry sire. Did you say something?" She said standing up as Raymond replied,"You have worked hard today Maria. Head home. I will be leaving now as well." He said as Maria nodded her head with a smile."Of course, I was just leaving as well." she said as Raymond
Chapter 4Maria thought that she heard something. She looked around her and waited to see if she would hear that strange noise again but she didn't. She chucked it up to fatigue and decided that she was over tired which was why she was making things up.As she got to the ground floor, she saw shadow movements in the wall on the ending of the dark corridors..she knew that place. That was where the old and outdated copies of files that the company owned was kept.She wondered if there was any department that was on a deadline to meet their targets and needed things from the archive room but her mind came up blank.She was at a loss. On one hand she was very exhausted and wanted tod o nothing else but head home and sleep for hours without thinking about anything else because she was so tired and she deserved it.But on the other hand, her curiosity drove her to find out what was happening. She was never one to turn down a challenge. And hell was easier to freeze than getting her to leave
Chapter 5Maria had barely gotten far when she was being grabbed by Ryder and Kenny who caught her easily. She tried to kick herself out of their grasp but it was too tight."Let me go, you crazy people" She yelled as she bite Kenny's hand who was holding her and he gave her a back hand slap as the other Person stopped him."Dude take it easy. She is just a lady. She doesn't need to be maltreated. Besides boss didn't say we could beat." He said as Kenny replied,"Then she should keep her fucking teeth to herself or I am going to rip it out." He said as they dragged her back to the basement.Adrian was seated on his chair when they came in dragging her with them and they threw her to the ground in front of him, almost three feet where Simon's dead body laid as Maria resisted the urge to throw up."Well seems like we have an issue on our hands. All because you couldn't stop your curiosity now you have in bigger soup." Adrian said as Maria looked at him, anger overtaking the fear as she
Chapter 6Kenny was the one driving the car while Ryder was seated in the front as well. Their boss and Kelvin were both seated at the back seat while their target was in the booth. He was livid with the mistake that he made. He was the one in charge of making sure that the whole building was empty and yet that girl had our a clog to his plans. His boss wasn't going to let him out of this so easily. He wondered what he was thinking about. Even Ryder was giving him a disapproving look but Kenny wasn't in the mood to listen to his wordless complaints. He knew that he wasn't happy with the fact that he almost slaughtered an innocent back then but he needed to understand as well that Kenny was first and foremost a hitman. Their job is to kill people. Bodyguards like Ryder wouldn't understand the need.And right now he knew that it was best that she remained dead although he did not know why his boss hasn't asked him to kill her as well. Were they going to kill her in a different location
Chapter 116Epilogue“We interrupt the news to bring to you all the dead of Mr Rich Danillo who had commited suicide in his cell his immediate jail term.'' Maria wound up the volume of the radio as she stepped on the gas. Sophia's father killed himself? Well it was to be expected since he was there for life.The only person who was left now was Steve, her fiance, who had been jailed but had somehow gotten loose and was currently on the run. She took a deep breath and exhaled before continuing, there was no need for her to be scared.Steve wasn't desperate enough to hang around her and kidnapped her.There were eyes on hers and bodyguards to numerous to mention, the only reason why she hadn't shouted at her husband to stop was because she knew there was a reason he was being paranoid and frankly it was justified.Right now she was on her way to the cemetery, with Castillo. Two weeks had passed since Sophia's death and Adrian had insisted on burying her properly. A lot of people had
Chapter 115Two Weeks LaterMarie woke up with. African as her head was splitting apart with the migraine she had gotten. She immediately sat up as pain racked through her entire body, she was shocked. She was at home with her baby waiting for Adrian when those men broke into her house and she had gotten knocked out.She turned around trying to look for her baby when she realized that Adrian was tied up next to her looking a bit roughed up but Okay. Well from what she could see."Adrian?!" She called out pulling him from his thoughts as his eyes widened with relief when he saw her."Thank God, you are awake. I was so worried. Are you okay?" He asked as Marie asked."Where is Castillo? Did they take him? Who are they?" She asked as the door swing open as a woman walked in carrying Castillo who was fast asleep on her hands."Well, well, well if it's not the star of the show. Marie or should I say Athena?" She said as Marie stiffened considerably as Adrian turned to look at her although
Chapter 114Athena cried for the loss of her parents and love of her life Gabriel. She couldn't believe that Steve went this far to get rid of her parents just because she had refused to get married to him. This fueled her pain to flee. Her parents had put her happiness first before their lives and she was going to die if she allowed that to go to waste.She was going to get away from this place or she was going to die trying. Luckily since she has been locked up here, they hadn't come to check up on her. She had overheard the news from a maid who was talking to a fellow worker, about their boss disappearance.According to them, Mr Steve had gone on a flight to Spain which was supposed to last two weeks.And Athena knew that the moment he was back, he was going to force her to get married to him and that means she will be a trophy wife for him as long as she lived.She had two weeks to escape before he gets back and to do that, she had to win the trust of either a guard or maid who w
Chapter 113 ***5 years ago****"Mum, dad, I have something that I want to tell you." Athena said that morning as she climbed downstairs getting her parents attention who were eating breakfast."Of course sweetie, you can tell us anything." She said as Athena (Marie) sat down beside her as she took a deep breath and exhaled."I don't want to marry Steve anymore." She blurted out as her parents stopped eating and turned to look at her.They couldn't believe their ears. Their marriage was only a week away and now their daughter Athena was changing her mind. This wasn't going to look good for either of the family. "Why? Why are you telling us this? Did Steve cheat on you? If he did, then we will give him a piece of our mind." Her father said as Athena shook her head slowly and said,"Steve didn't cheat on me. Rather I cheated on him." She said closing her eyes as she waited for the reaction of her parents. She knew that this was going to put her in a lot of trouble but she
Chapter 112Just like that, the day went by smoothly as Lucy only went to his office when there was a need for her to do so. After that, it was mandatory that she went back to the office. After the day was over, Steve was the first to leave as he stopped in front of her office and asked why she was still around since she was supposed to be gone an hour earlier. He asked if she needed a ride to the bus stop,"I'll get home myself. Thank you for the offer though." Steve nodded his head and said,"No issue. If there is anything that comes up, call me. I'll head home first." With that he left as Lucy's smile dropped as she exhaled and took deep breaths.She decided to go home as well. She was avoiding her home because she didn't want to deal with the fact that it was indeed a reality,but there was no way she could extend her stay here. She would just miss the bus and that meant walking home...She hurriedly packed her bags and made sure that she switched off all the appliances she was usi
Chapter 111Afterwards Luke had to leave and head back to the company because he didn't plan on staying the entire da with Sandro. They both had to work since they were both CEO. "I have to go now." Luke said standing up as Sandro looked surprised. He had expected Like to stay with him throughout the remainder of the day."Why are you leaving s soon?" he asked feeling a bit put down as Luke rolled his eyes."I have been here for 30 minutes. We have agreed on what you need. I have to leave and get back to it." He said as Sandro nodded his head."Alright. I understand that you have to go. I won't say anything else. But atleast let us meet up for a drink or some thing." he said as Luke sighed and nodded his head."Sure I'll call you when the time is right." He said as he turned and left his office leaving Sandro all alone..Sandro knew instinctively that he had done or said something to get Luke on edge which was the reason he was leaving this abrupt. But he had no idea what he had said
Chapter 110Sandro, Adrian best friend was seated in his office when the door opened and Luke entered inside. He grinned when he saw his best friend after a while. They had both been busy so they had not gotten any time to see each other."Come in." He said standing up as Luke closed the door behind him as he walked up to Sandro and they both shook hands."Allow me to officially say congratulations to you, Sandro. You are now a fiance. " He said as Sandro laughed and said,"Thank you. And as usual, you know that you will be my best man on the D day. Please sit, let's go straight to business." He said as Luke sat down."So what are you been up to? How is life as a betrothed person?" Luke asked as Sandro grinned."Well you should know about it I guess. It's really awesome. Did you know that Mira is pregnant with my kid, three months old?" He asked as Luke's eyes widened in shock..."Wait three months and you are just telling me this now?" Luke asked a bit angry as Sandro raised his hand
Chapter 109Maria pulled Adrian's hand and placed it above her stomach and waited for him to realize what she was talking about."wait what?" He asked his eyes widening in shock as she nodded her head as Adrian pulled her in and kissed her."Are you sure about this? You are pregnant?" He asked the moment they broke free from the kiss as Marie nodded her head again."I can't believe this." He mumbled as Marie spoke,"We are going to have a baby, Adrian..after all this while. I am finally pregnant." She said as Adrian wiped the tears from her eyes as he said,"I am very happy and I am going to be with you every step of the way. This is our second chance at a happily ever after and I am not going to mess it up." He promised as Marie held onto him as they exchanged kisses.After that day, Marie began to smile more as she was pampered daily by Adrian who seemed to have a lot of devotion toward her and the baby.They had already started planning their room for the baby and the names as well
Chapter 108Marie couldn't believe it. She was pregnant again, she was feeling very happy after all the doctor had talked to her and made her realize that it wasn't her fault she lost the first one. There was nothing she could have done in that situation after all.She could not wait to get back home and tell Adrian the good news. She smiled all the way home.. it was really a nice happy ending for her. After everything she had been through. "Adrian, you won't believe what the doctor told me?" Marie said later that night after they had finished their dinner and was resting on their sofa after a long day.Adrian who was very exhausted and had just come back from a very stressful meeting turned to look at Maria with a confused look on his face."Are you all right is everything okay I remember you vomited 2 days ago is it a sickness?" He asked as Maria shook her head smiling."I'm alright this is a good kind of sickness after all." She said leaving Andrian more confused than ever."I