Mason bows his head without responding, he knows not to be caught by this man at his front because he knows the other side of him from what Martha has said.“Speak now before you won’t have the tongue to speak anymore. Who sent you?” Alex said for Mason to raise his head.“ I don’t….Alex hit him hard on his face making a tooth fall from Mason's mouth as he began to bleed.“ I only have a little patience so don’t make me lose it. Again who sent you” he asked for Mason to start crying, blood was rushing out of his mouth and he felt like if he spoke he would be choked to death by his own blood.“Martha” he murmured for Alex to scoff.“ I can’t hear that, who send you?” He asked again for Mason to pour out his blood that was not ready to stop flowing from his fallen tooth.“ Martha, Martha asked me to go after her,” he said for Alex to stand up. He carried the pistol on his guard and shot Mason straight on his forehead and his lifeless body lay on the floor.Kayla who was two cell away h
The doctor hands over the X-ray picture to McCollum who walks toward Kayla's ward room.“Mommy” Kayla called crying as her both hands were wrapped in bandages.“Honey” Martha called hugging the crying Kayla.“ I’m so sorry, I’m sorry I couldn’t stop him,” she said for Gerald to sigh. He walks out of the room to call Alex.At Alex's mansion, he had already fallen asleep on Hazel's shoulder in his garden when his phone began to ring.“Father” was on the caller ID for Hazel to sigh.She watched the phone ring multiple times and went off.“ This bastard” Gerald whispered “ so now you agree he’s a bastard,” Martha said behind Gerald who turned sighing.“ I’m going to pay back Gerald, the girl I’m going to erase her myself and that bastard child of ….“ he’s my son don’t call him that,” Gerald said for Martha to chuckle.“ he’s not your son Gerald, he’s Gabriel McCollum’s son. Not yours so he’s a stupid orphan who thinks he has a father. I’m going to make him suffer the pain of losing the
Inside the Daytime beautiful busy city, Alex drives them back to the mansion, Hazel watches him as he drives with his eyes glued to the road.She watched his side view, his well-carved chin, his dark long eyelashes. She didn’t notice she was already lost in his beauty until she noticed the side of his lips moved for a smile.“ I don’t mind, I accept comments too,” he said for Hazel to face her front covering her eyes.“Sorry, I didn’t mean…“ I like it. Gauge all you want I’m yours to appreciate” he said for Hazel to turn to the roadside smiling. She wonders how possessive he can be with the woman he loves and that strikes a curiosity in Hazel's mind as she wonders if he has ever had a woman he loves and what happened when they broke up.“Alex” she called for Alex to nod.“ yes,” he responds taking the road to his estate.“Who is your first love?” She asked Alex to smile.“ my first love, my first true smile” he said with a smile before he look at Hazel.“Why do you ask?” He asked for
Alex speaks with Simon while Hazel walks to the garage to wait for him, she looks at the only picture she has that’s taking her to Western County. After searching all through the other boxes, nothing was found about her mother, not even her mother's name to help ask when they get there. Hazel pursed her lips as she began to think this might be a bad idea, she watched Grace put her bag in the car boot before leaving.Hazel closed her eyes to wait for Alex when the earlier event began to play on her head, Alex's father, the look of distaste on his face when he looked at her, she felt the distaste when he spoke to her, even though she knows he hasn’t approved of her being with his son, he never acted like that towards her. Hazel opened her eyes as she wondered what Alex did to Kayla because that’s what only her brain was able to detect it might be the reason.“Sure I will boss,” Simon said to his boss after several instructions from Alex as he would be leaving for a while.“Keep my fathe
Hazel sighs as she’s so shy with the way Alex doesn’t get ashamed of saying the word “pads” so she just nods her head for Alex to look at Stefan.“Leave,” he said for the guard to nod and close the door while Alex dropped the pads on the bed as he opened Hazel's bag bringing out her underwear.“Will this one be good to fix it on?” Alex showed Hazel a pair of red Calvin Klein underwear for Hazel to cover her face in shame.“ this man” she whispered.“ or will this one be good” he showed her green lacy underwear.“ the black one is better,” Hazel said covering her face as she wondered how he would fix it.Alex looked through the underwear when he saw a black high-waist underwear and he tore open the pack of pads picking one of them which he fixed on the underwear like a professional.“Let’s get you out now,” Alex said dropping the padded underwear on the bed while he carried the clean towel on the bathroom track and wrapped it around Hazel while he carried her to the bed.Hazel was curi
Quietly, not to alert her colleagues, the elderly waitress who came to check who was knocking on their back door closed the door and stepped out.She walked to the corner of the restaurant which was a little isolated as Alex kept showing her the gun.“Three minutes almost over,” he said for the lady to sigh.“She….” The elderly lady sighs as she looks like she made a promise not to say anything but her life is at stake now.“Her name is Gloria, she was once our colleague” she said for Alex to nod.“And?” He asked for the lady to sigh.“The girl with you looked like the blue-eyed baby she does show us that she had in her first marriage before she divorced and got married to a drug dealer lord in New York. After a year in the marriage according to her, he was toxic and forced her to take drugs. She kept on until five years later she couldn’t take it anymore when he wanted to do what he used to do to her, she defended herself with a gun which automatically took his life and ever since sh
The old man looked at Alex, trying to find anything in him.Alex noticed the old man's eyeball going around his body before he sighed dropping his cup of coffee.“I don’t look much like my mother,” he said for the old man to squeeze his brows.“Ex…excuse me,” he said in shock.“I’m Alexander McCollum’s and if she’s your daughter then I’m your grandson because she’s my mother,” he said pointing at his mother's picture on his phone.“No way” the old man gasped.“No way,” he said again not believing the grown-up man in his front was his family. When he thought he was going to die alone in this world after the disappearance of his daughter and the death of his wife.“Marie son” he whispered for Alex to nod smiling.“Can I hug you?” He asked looking at Alex with tears in his eyes.“Please let me hug you, Alexander,” he said standing up as he immediately removed his coat looking at Alex who stood up and the old man hugged him.“ Marie son” he called again hugging Alex who hugged him back.“
At the tunnel entrance close to the stream, both men walk in with Hazel who still struggles to free herself.“Please just say whatever you want. Don’t hurt me please” she pleaded for them both not to respond.“Have you searched for her phone?” One asked for the other one to shake his head.“We don’t need anything, Marcus, just enjoy her and leave.” The other responded for Hazel to begin to cry.“Please I beg you” she cried for the other one to chuckle.“Somebody help!!” Hazel screamed hoping her voice would echo and this got both men angry and Marcus slapped her making her fall to her knees.“Please” Hazel cried as her mouth began to bleed.“Find a suitable place, Marcus, we have walked for too long, I’m losing my patience.” The other one said as he looked at Hazel smiling.Marcus pushed Hazel to the ground after they left the damp area of the tunnel.“Let’s take turns,” he said for Hazel to shake her head pleading.Outside the county, in a damp area, Sam stopped the car for Alex to i
Hazel hugged the governor’s wife after dinner. As they walked to their car with their guards following behind, Hazel glanced around nervously. Alex, noticing her uneasiness since their moment on the balcony, gently helped her step into the car before climbing in after her. Hazel sighed, relaxing her hands on her protruding stomach.“If someone is pregnant, do they get to see things?” she asked hesitantly.Alex pulled out his phone. “I’m calling Dr. Frankie,” he said, not sure how to answer her.He held her hand while waiting for Frankie to pick up.“Sir Alex,” Frankie greeted.“Do pregnant women hallucinate?” Alex asked directly.“Yes, Sir Alex. A lot of pregnant women seem to have hallucinations,” Frankie explained.Alex sighed in relief and hung up, turning to Hazel.“He said yes, so don’t worry,” Alex reassured her, placing his palm on her protruding stomach.Hazel smiled but still looked concerned. “Alex…” she called softly.“Yes love?”“Since Harden left, he hasn’t made any moves
At Diana’s residence, Hazel knocked on the door, and a moment later, it opened to reveal Diana, her face swollen from crying. “Hazel!” Diana exclaimed, pulling her into a tight hug. “I brought you something,” Hazel said gently, gesturing for the guard to set the items down. Diana wiped her tears and smiled faintly. “Thank you. I didn’t expect you to come.” Hazel held her hands. “Of course I would come. You’re not alone, Diana. You have people who care about you.” Diana’s lips trembled, and she nodded. “I thought it was all my fault. If only I’d done things differently…” Camila came out smiling awkwardly. “I’m sorry, meet my friend and colleague, Camila” Diana introduced for Hazel to smile at Camila who smile back. “ when she said she knows Alexander McCollum wife I chuckled but now I believe.” Camila said for Hazel to smile. “Nothing special though” she said as she held on Diana before they sat down while Camila left to make a cup of tea for Hazel. “Don’t blame you
Simon couldn’t believe that his old friend, whom he had met just once and exchanged numbers with, had reached out to him for help.“Calm down. I’ll call you back because right now, I’m in the middle of work,” he said, hearing the desperation in his friend’s voice.“Okay, please do call me. I’m really in need, Simon,” his friend replied before hanging up.Simon sighed, walking toward Hazel, who had just picked out a luxury brand shoe and bag. Together, they left the store.They drove to a phone shop, where Simon went in to purchase a new phone for Hazel.While waiting in the car, Alex looked at Hazel.“So, you’re not talking to me anymore, hmm?” he asked. Hazel turned to him, frowning.“Why wouldn’t I speak with you? Why are you accusing me? I didn’t say—”“I’m not accusing you, Hazel. I’m just saying you haven’t spoken to me since your call,” Alex said, his tone softening.“Does that mean I’m ignoring you? You’re accusing me, right now, Alex, and—”“Baby,” Alex interjected, surprised
Hazel heard the line drop as Diana rushed to check the news. “Diana, Diana,” Hazel called, but the line kept cutting off. She sighed sadly, finding it hard to cry for them, yet it hurt her heart to see their story end like that. “Madam, your lunch is ready,” the butler returned to inform Hazel, who only nodded as she sat on the couch, looking downcast. At the hospital, Diana broke down in tears as she read the news. She couldn’t hold back her emotions, feeling as if she was responsible for Steven’s drastic decision. “No… no!” she cried out, drawing the attention of a doctor and two nurses who rushed to her. “Nurse Diana, are you alright?” the doctor asked, but Diana kept crying. “Please call Nurse Camila; she’s her friend. She can calm her down,” one of the nurses said. “It was her ex-boyfriend who killed himself and his ex in California,” another nurse whispered, but Diana wasn’t listening. She kept crying, blaming herself for not giving Steven another chance. Camila
The standoff was electric, the three of them caught in a storm of past betrayals and present dangers. Hazel took a shaky breath, glancing between the two men who represented two parts of her life one that had been, and one that was. “This has to end, Harden,” she said, her voice strong despite the quiver in her chest. “We can’t keep going like this. We were just friends, stop acting like we dated.” Harden’s eyes filled with a mixture of pain and acceptance, and he nodded slowly, stepping back toward his car. “I just needed to hear it from you.” With one last glance, he got into his SUV and drove away, leaving the air heavy with unspoken words. Hazel felt Alex’s arm wrap around her waist, grounding her as the tension finally began to melt away. But as they stood there, watching the car disappear down the road, Alex knew this was far from over. Harden’s obsession was dangerous, and he would need to be ready for whatever came next. “I’ll protect you, Hazel,you and our baby is m
The sound of birds chirping echoed gently inside the spacious bedroom, coaxing Hazel from a deep sleep. She stirred, turning from side to side before slowly opening her eyes. The first thing she noticed was the emptiness beside her—Alex’s side of the bed was cold. Confused, Hazel sat up, rubbing her eyes before sliding out from under the covers. The cool morning air sent a shiver down her spine as she padded across the room to the bathroom. “Alex?” she called out, her voice reverberating softly against the tiled walls. Silence. He wasn’t there. A slight frown creased her forehead as she turned and walked out of the room, the soft patter of her bare feet moving down the elegant, wooden staircase. Each step was deliberate, the polished wood glistening under the warm glow of the morning sun filtering through the large windows. Hazel stopped at the last step, pausing as a peculiar stillness greeted her. “Alex, baby, where are you?” she called again, her voice tinged with worry. She cr
Inside the dark room, all the lights were off, and only the moonlight spread its pale glow across the space. Harden sat there, staring into the void, replaying the image of Hazel turning away from him, as if she’d never promised to stay away from Alex. He knew she was weak when it came to Alex, acting like they had never discussed moving on from him. Harden clenched his fists, rubbing his head.“I’m not letting this go like we didn’t talk about it, Hazel. Alex can’t have you anymore,” Harden muttered, frustration and anger clouding his expression.Meanwhile, far away in Hawaii, AS03 had just received the news of AS02’s death after a fight with Alex.He couldn’t believe that a five years old boy he was sent to assassinate his mother is now back, taking them down one by one. It pained him more to know that he had been paid to carry out the job when he was eighteen, his first successful job. Now Alex was seeking revenge, as if he had intended the killing himself.AS03 bit his inner cheek
Later that evening, as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting an orange glow over the secluded villa, Alex stood at the large windows, watching the scene outside, his mind racing. Simon had gone to gather a security team, leaving Alex and Hazel alone for the moment. He turned when he heard Hazel’s soft footsteps approaching. “You look like you’re carrying the weight of the world,” she said, gently placing a hand on his shoulder. “You don’t have to do this alone, Alex.” He turned, his expression softening as he looked at her. “It’s not just about protecting us, Hazel. If they’ve gone this far—burning down the company, attacking people close to me—they’re desperate. I need to end this, or they’ll keep coming.” Hazel met his gaze, determination sparking in her eyes. “Then we’ll end it together.” He sighed, cupping her face. “You’re the strongest person I know. You’ve gone through a lot because of me, but this… this is different. I don’t want you anywhere near what’s coming.”
Alex’s hand traced gently over Hazel’s growing baby bump, his touch warm and reverent. It had only been a few months since she became pregnant, yet her body seemed to have transformed in every way. Her breasts had grown fuller, her face glowed, and every inch of her seemed more beautiful, more ethereal. His hand drifted up to cup one of her breasts, feeling its weight and fullness, which made him chuckle softly. Hazel gave him a curious look, amusement dancing in her eyes. “Why are you laughing?” “Nothing,” he said with a mischievous grin, shaking his head. Then, slowly, he began to place tender kisses across her stomach, brushing his lips over her skin as if to imprint his love on every inch of her. He held her hands, helping her settle into a reclining position as the chair slowly transformed into a makeshift bed. With gentle care, he arranged her body and leaned down, his mouth tracing a path from her belly to her chest. “You’re so beautiful,” he murmured, his eyes flicking up