After the long drive, during the sunset, a black car drove into Alex's mansion, Sam drove to the garage and packed the car while Alex carried Hazel who was sleeping down as he walked into the mansion.All the maids and the mansion butler stood to welcome their boss who walked past them carrying his wife without responding to their greetings.Gently Alex dropped Hazel on the bed before he began to pull off his clothes to take a shower.Once he was done, he came out with a towel around his waist to hear a knock on his bedroom door.“Who is it?” Alex's deep voice asked for his butler to quickly respond.“Boss, the chairman is at the study,” he said for Alex to sigh.“Ok,” he said as he went to his wardrobe to dress up.Alex walks out of his bedroom in white long pants and a white shirt, he walks towards his study.“I’ve told you this is my territory, you don’t walk in here like you want,” he said to his father who sat on his cushion chair reading a magazine.“You are becoming reckless,”
Hazel already arranged Alex's head on her lap as she kept rubbing his back to calm him down which he already did.It’s been almost thirty minutes of silence when Alex's phone rang and Hazel looked at the caller I’d.“Simon” she whispered before picking up.“Boss, I sent the madam's mother information to the email already, and also I’ve prepared some men to go bring your grandfather from the western county,” he said but got no response.“Boss” he called for Hazel to respond.“He’s sleeping,” she said and hung up.She wondered what information Alex asked for and what Simon found and most importantly he never mentioned he had a grandparent in the western county.Simon covered his mouth as he didn’t know if his boss would be happy for his wife to be aware of the findings now. He sigh going through his computer as he wonder what on earth pushed Hazel's mother to get married to one of America's most notorious drug lords.Alex felt Hazel moving her legs like she was feeling numb so he raised
Immediately Hazel sat down as she kept looking at the photo, her tears were rolling because she knew her father was long gone, and seeing someone look exactly like him brings back his memories of suffering.“Who are you? why are you showing me this?” She asked for the unknown sender to reply.“I am anonymous and I’m showing you this because you know who is he” the sender responded.“My father is dead” she typed.“No, he isn’t. I will thank Katherine for telling me that your father was actually not dead, he suggested they fake his death to let you live your life in peace” the sender responded for Hazel to frown.“How did you know Katherine?” She furiously typed.“Oh I don’t know her she contacted me.” The sender responded as it sent along the papers of Mr Smith's release from the Geriatric Hospital.“Ahh” Hazel gasped as she covered her mouth after reading the papers.“Who are you? please don’t hurt him. What do you want?” She asked in her text as her body became nervous.“Calm down, f
“Daddy” Hazel called crying as she rushed and hugged him while she shed tears.The man who had been sitting still for hours hugged his daughter back as tears came out of his eyes too.“I’m sorry” he whispered for Hazel to shake her head as she hugged him tight.“Uhh, this reunion is boring Mommy,” Kayla said as she smirked at the crying Hazel who was hugging her father.“I told you that poor people's reunions are always boring, I thought they would be some emotional thing to watch since their separation was based on lies but the poor never disappoint. So boring” she said as she looked at her daughter who was in a wheelchair with her both hands wrapped in bandages.“I can’t believe you brought me from the hospital to watch this boring thing, who on earth fakes their death so their daughter doesn’t drop out, are they that poor” Kayla said with disgust as her mother sighed.“Let me make it fun,” Martha said as she signaled her bodyguard who dragged Hazel away from her father.“No, no. Pl
It was mid-morning, and it took the bus traveling from New York to Pennsylvania eight hours to stop at the bus stop in Pittsburgh. Mr Smith tapped his daughter who had been sleeping after so much crying all through the night of the journey. Hazel yawned stretching her hands, Her eyes were quite swollen, and she helped her father arrange his wheelchair and help him sit, they had no bag on them, nothing valuable except the money Maria gave her.Hazel gently rode her father to the stairs of the bus as she was about to go down and gently ride him down the stairs, a tall-looking blonde-haired guy stopped her, his fine smile and the charm of his cute hazel eyes made Hazel frown.“Don’t worry, let me do it” his fine voice said for Hazel to quickly object.“No.. we are fine,” she said stopping him as she gently rode her father out of the bus.“I just wanted to…“No offense, we are good,” she said and rode her father to the shade of the tree a few feet away from them.The guy kept on smiling a
The captain of the team looked at Alex before he raised his arms and asked his men to drop their weapons.“What makes you think we have the daughter of that ungrateful slut?” He asked Alex to look at him.“Why won’t you? she’s the daughter, and the only way to drag her out from her hideout so why won’t you have her” Alex responds for the captain to nod.“True, I guess we weren’t observant enough to go search for her so we lost the chance already. Tell your men to step down, the slut is ours” he said for Alex to drop his gun.“ I told your boss, I gave him two days to think about her worth, and just today my wife disappeared, I won’t sit back to believe your group has nothing on her, I need my wife back,” Alex said as he cracked his gun but this time he shot at the car glass of one of the el dorado.“ I didn’t come to joke, to get her, you will have to pass through me and I will search deep into your group till I find my wife,” he said for one of his men to come to whisper to him.“ th
Gloria watched the black Range rovers drive into the large space as they all packed accordingly. She saw how the other guards immediately arranged themselves waiting for their boss. Gloria was nervous, she didn’t know who this person was, or what is their motive but she was sure it was different from the El Dorados.She watched as one of the guards opened the door of the second Range Rover for all the guards to bow their heads as she saw a man step out of the car. His tall figure, bossy aura, and cold face stare directly at her.Gloria had never been this nervous as she felt the stare coming from the man standing feet away was forcing something down her throat that was making her nerves so tense.To make it worse, as he began to walk towards her, the bright light from the security lights in the environment made him look like the devil ready to devour the little prey at his front and this made Gloria move back, she took steps back until she saw him stop at her front as they were closer
Alex scoffed at himself before he opened the first drawer on his table and brought out Hazel's damaged phone, he opened the second drawer and brought out a cable and a small black purse containing a little instrument.He opened the phone and did some loosing here and there before connecting it to his laptop and he tried fetching out the information from the phone. Alex connected the phone to his laptop before he frowned at the only message on his wife's phone. He saw the image of the anonymous number sent to her and their conversation.Alex frowns as he looks at the image again.“ he’s alive?” He asked in a whisper before he wrote down the number and closed his laptop. Alex carried his phone and called an unknown number.“ I’ve sent a number to your email, trace it and send me the address immediately,” he said hanging up before he bowed his head. Now he understands the reason Hazel didn’t give him clues. He has already read the threats sent to her if he is aware. Then if her father i
The baby kept sucking at her mother’s breast while Hazel and Alex stared at each other, as if time had stopped around them.Immediately, Alex removed his coat and covered his wife, who was dressed in palm-woven clothes.“Alex,” she whispered.“Let’s get out of here,” Alex quietly said as he carried his sleeping baby.The little girl held Hazel’s hand tightly, as if she didn’t want her to leave, making Hazel smile.“I must go,” Hazel whispered, smiling at the girl, who began to tear up.At that moment, a hunter rushed towards them, speaking Hawaiian.“What’s he saying?” Alex asked, and the girl quickly translated.“Run. Chief coming. Babies die,” she said, making Hazel look at Alex in alarm.“We must leave. The chief is coming, and twins are forbidden in their village,” Hazel explained.Alex scoffed, then suddenly noticed that Hazel was barefoot.“Both of you, come here,” he commanded his guards. “Carry the babies,” he said, then bent down and lifted Hazel into his arms.“Follow,” the
Hazel clutched her belly, gasping as another wave of pain shot through her body. The young girl’s eyes widened in panic as she watched Hazel struggle to stay upright.“Mother! Father!” the girl screamed, running out of the hut.Within seconds, the woman and the hunter rushed inside, their expressions tense.“Her water broke,” the girl said breathlessly.The woman’s face hardened with urgency. She quickly moved to Hazel’s side, supporting her as she trembled.“Lay her down,” the woman instructed, speaking in their native language.Hazel whimpered, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Her body was exhausted from months of recovery, but she knew there was no stopping what was about to happen. Her babies were coming.The hunter rushed outside, calling for the village healer.“I will get the midwife!” he said and took off running.Inside the hut, Hazel gritted her teeth, trying to steady her breath. The woman wiped her forehead with a damp cloth.“You’re strong. Just breathe,” she said
The woman and the hunter looked at each other. He sighed, then bit his lips. “If the chief finds out, they will kill one of the children,” he said, making the woman bite her lips in worry. “I’ve been trying to reason with him about how much it will affect our population and community if we keep killing twins. They are born special,” she said, and the hunter nodded. “Let’s help her. She’s not of our clan. She and her babies should not be punished,” he said, making the woman sigh. “We don’t know where she comes from. Her injury is severe. We can’t take her back to where you found her because she’s running from something. We—” “My farmhouse,” he interrupted, and the woman nodded. “I will take my wife and daughter so they can help care for her until she heals,” he said, and the woman agreed. “Let’s do that now,” she said, and they both nodded in agreement. Inside the central city hospital, the bloodied man who had just arrived at the emergency center watched in a blur as doctors a
Hazel could hear footsteps crashing through the underbrush behind her, men shouting orders as they gave chase. Her heart pounded in her chest, her breath coming in quick gasps. The chase was fast. Despite her big stomach, Hazel ran with the desperation of a woman fighting for survival. She could hear the voices of the guards behind her. As she ran deeper into the forest, the darkness swallowed her. The thick canopy of trees blocked any rays of sunlight. “Put on your lights!” she heard one of the guards scream. They hesitated at the edge of the forest, unable to follow her blindly into the darkness. But Hazel didn’t stop. She kept running and running because she would rather die than let Harden deprive Alex of his role as a father. Branches scratched her arms and face, but she cradled her stomach protectively as she weaved through the trees. She had no idea where she was going. All she knew was that she had to escape. She stopped and turned, her legs burning, her lungs aching—but
Alex frowned after seeing Simon and Grace’s red dot concentrated in one area, while Hazel’s was moving away. Immediately, he grabbed his phone and dialed his D team. “Follow my wife,” he ordered, then called Simon. The phone rang and rang, but no one picked up. He tried again and again, but still, no answer. On the last ring, someone finally picked up. “This is Inspector Austin. The user of this phone was involved in an accident,” the voice said. Alex frowned, standing up. “Which hospital?” he asked calmly, though he wasn’t calm at all. “New York Hospital,” the inspector replied. Alex hung up immediately, but before he could process the information, his phone rang again. “Boss, we missed the abductors. The jet already took off,” the captain of the D team reported. Alex’s frown deepened. “Jet?” he asked, looking at the red dot that began blinking due to a lost signal in the clouds. “Find who took my wife, idiot!” Alex screamed, hanging up. He slammed his fist on the table, dra
Grace was embarrassed. The look on Alex’s face made her immediately hide her phone. Alex scoffed, then sat back, watching as Grace swallowed hard.“I’m so—”“Is your salary not enough?” Alex asked, causing Grace to immediately bow her head.“I lost my previous phone, boss. I was planning to get a new one once I go out with Madam. I’m sorry, boss,” Grace immediately apologized.“I asked a question,” he said quietly.Grace raised her head, then immediately bowed again.“It’s more than enough, sir,” she said, bowing her head as she bit her lower lip.Alex nodded, then opened his wardrobe and brought out a new phone and a SIM card.He unboxed the phone, turned it on, and installed a personal tracker. Then he placed it on the table. He picked up his phone, activated the SIM card, and set it down. Looking at the still-embarrassed Grace, he spoke.“Fix this on my wife’s clothing, somewhere she can’t see it,” he instructed.Grace bowed and carefully picked up the SIM card.“Thank you, boss,”
The night was quiet. The butler and Grace looked at each other—what were they going to do with all this food and cake on the table? They knew their boss and madam were not coming downstairs anymore tonight. Grace looked at the butler, who sighed.“What a waste,” he whispered, and Grace nodded in agreement.“Is it okay if I package them and take them to the mansion? My colleagues will be excited to eat it. Since the boss isn’t there, they only eat regular meals,” she said.The butler nodded. “But keep the cake. The madam might want it,” he said, then helped Grace package everything while they cleaned up.Back upstairs, the room was warm and quiet. The only noise was the soft moans escaping Hazel’s lips as her neatly pedicured fingers traced against Alex’s skin.“Ah…” a breathy moan escaped her lips as Alex’s body moved in a slow, rhythmic way with hers.“Oh, Alex… goodness,” she gasped as his pace remained steady and torturous.“I love you,” Alex whispered as he pushed himself deeper i
The large governor’s dining room was eerily silent. Camila cleared her throat and smiled, but the look on Mrs. Governor’s face was far from pleasant.Harden scoffed, adjusting his suit.“With all due respect, Mrs. Governor, since my family is here, please do well to explain why I should be accused in such a manner,” he said, smiling at her.“My wife is angry about our current situation, and during the investigation, your name has come up frequently. She might have misunderstood something,” the governor said calmly.Mrs. McCall scoffed.“Well, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out to be true. After all, he’s the reason his father committed suicide,” she said, making Harden scoff even harder.Without a word, he stood up and left. Camila immediately rose from her seat as well.“Forgive our abrupt departure, Your Excellency,” she said before rushing after Harden.“Please, let’s eat, sir,” Mrs. Governor urged. “I understand how you feel, and right now, I feel the same way. He has hidden
Hazel frowned at the gift box in front of her. The last time she heard of Kayla, she was with an actor in Hollywood, and her mother had been sentenced to jail for the murder of Alex’s mother. She looked at the butler before nodding at him.“Open it,” she said.The butler nodded and began to open the box. Inside, he found a beautifully crafted old Italian-designed vase. Hazel’s frown deepened. The butler gently placed it on the table before taking out a letter from the box.“There’s a letter, madam,” he said.Hazel took the letter, unfolded it, and began reading.“Hey Alex,It’s been a while. I’m doing fine here. Martinez is taking good care of me. I hope Hazel is doing well too. I know she will never forgive me for the past.The vase you’ve been asking about since childhood—the one my mother told the maid to throw away, calling it old and disgusting—the one with your mother’s name on it…I know you might have forgotten about it. After my mother ordered the maid to discard or break it,