Myra gently knocked on Cody’s office door and sneaked in. She found him in a pensive mood his eyes were closed with hands clasped together facing the ceiling like he was praying while his chin rested against his thumbs. Myra sat on the chair facing his desk and breathed in.“Mr. Whyte” she called out softly and Cody opened his eyes then smiled when he noticed it was her.“Hello, Myra how are you?” He asked.“I’m perfect, you don’t seem fine is there a problem? Are you facing any business crisis” she asked like she had dropped bombshell.Cody chuckled and his mood lightened up a little. “There’s just something that’s troubling me, that’s why I’ve been a bit pensive these two days, sorry I haven’t checked up on you like I’m supposed to” Myra smiled “I understand… what’s wrong, is there something I can help with?” She asked inquisitively.“Naah, I wouldn’t want to drag you into this” Cody replied.“Try me, I’m smarter than I look, my head is full of ideas” She bragged making Cody gigg
Dylan impatiently waited for a call from Cody, when his phone finally buzzed, he breathed a sigh of relief and answered the call.“Hello, Cody any update?” “From the conversation it looks like she did get her hands on Rosa but she’s escaped, when I threatened her she knew exactly who I was talking about… since Rosa is not in their custody at the moment, it means she’s out there” Cody informed him.“So how do I find her? What do I do?” Dylan asked unable to think straight. He missed Rosa and was more worried about her than he would admit. He was only angry because he thought she had ditched him but now that he realized she was in danger he couldn’t eat sleep or concentrate on anything else. He had even taken some days of work to get his thoughts straight.“Eileen will be leaving the country soon, so you can report Rosa missing immediately she leaves, she’ll be in no position to fabricate any story to cover up for herself neither will she have time to harass Rosa I’m going to keep her
Now the plan was simple, they’d keep Cecil in Witting till they got a fair idea of Rosa’s safety. Cody would make one trip to Witting to follow up on the report with Eileen and during that time Cecil would be taken care of by Myra since Tia was having her time off. Cody and Seth had already found ways they were going to entertain Cecil they started by playing videos for kids and he seemed to be having the time of his life, while he kept asking Cody lots of questions. Cody’s heart began to warm up to the boy, he was his son after all.They stepped out on their way to the park both of them holding Cecil’s hands. Cody whispered to Seth.“Myra will be waiting for me at the park, so you go now, to the car rental and get us a car, tomorrow we’ll go back to Witting” “Noted… take care” Seth said and turned around and waved at Cecil who waved back at him then left. Cody was impressed by how well behaved Cecil was but figured he was used to being left behind due to the nature of his mother
Eileen dragged Marguerite her nanny to the police station to file a report. She was so livid that she could shoot her that instant. “Lady calm down and tell me the whole story” the police man said to Marguerite.“He was not well, he had a temperature and a flu and kept crying for his mummy… I took him to the hospital and got some prescription then brought him back home to get him something to eat, I left him in the nursery then went to the kitchen when I came back he wasn’t there” Marguerite explained “There were no break ins?” The police man asked and Marguerite shook his head. “The surveillance tape didn’t capture anything either yet it’s working very fine” Marguerite answered.“Okay, so we’ve posted him on the missing children page, we’ll put it…”“I don’t want my son’s face all over the internet and tv and on milk boxes, I really don’t want to expose his identity to the public like that” Eileen retorted cutting the police man off.“That’s the fastest way of finding him, unl
Cody’s phone started ringing, he thought it was Nina but when he checked it was Myra. He looked up at Eileen.“I need to take this call, Nina will get suspicious if I don’t answer it” He started to wheel out when Eileen stopped him.“Why can’t you take the call here?” She said.“It’s a video call I’ll take it in the study” he answered and wheeled out. Cody wheeled back into the hall and told Seth to monitor and ensure Eileen wouldn’t come out to eavesdrop.Cody answered Myra’s called and talked in a low voice “Hello, is everything alright?” “No, Mr. Whyte he’s getting cranky he wants to go out and he wants to go to mummy, so I’m preparing to take him out to calm him down” Myra responded.“No!” Cody quickly countered “don’t take him out”“But why Mr. Whyte? He’s crying and being very bad tempered, the neighbors will think I’ve kidnapped him if I don’t figure a way to quiet him down” Myra said in a frustrated tone.“Let me talk to him” he requested and Myra put him on the phone.“Hel
Myra turned on the speakers and started playing some songs for children, then she started dancing Cecil looked entertained he started to dance along and laugh loudly. Myra was relieved to finally have him calm down after throwing tantrums all afternoon. They danced and then she cooked him dinner then danced some more with him. Then she bathe him, they were on their out of the bathroom when Cody came in.“Daddy!” Cecil exclaimed while Myra breathed a sigh of relief.“My baby!” Cody exclaimed he opened his arms and Cecil ran into his arms they hugged happily.“Did you buy my paw patrol?” He asked and Cody nodded.“And I got you ninja turtles too” Cody.“Yaaay thank you daddy” Cecil rejoiced.They dressed him up for bed and tucked him in. When he fell asleep they both stole out of the room and closed the door gently. Cody stepped out first followed by Myra as soon Myra closed the door she turned around and tripped Cody grabbed and they both got lost in each other’s gaze.“I missed yo
The chopper touched down at C.P corporations hangar and Cody carried a happy Cecil out. “Daddy! Can we go in again? Mummy doesn’t let me go in the chopper” Cecil begged.“I’ll take you on another one again the next time I come for you” Cody assured him and he was elated. Seth and Marguerite met them on the 15th floor and Marguerite took Cecil’s hand.“Did you enjoy your stay with daddy?” She asked him and he nodded.“It was so fun… I want to go again” Cecil said happily.“Marguerite thank you for enduring Eileen’s harsh temper for me I’ll reward you handsomely” Cody said.“Working for you is enough reward Mr. Whyte” she responded and made for the elevator. Seth turned to Cody.“How much did you charge her for ransom?” He asked and Cody smiled.“I told her to pay 1 million she didn’t hesitate, she said she’ll hand it over when I hand the boy over” Cody answered.“So have you called the guys to meet us?” Seth asked again.“Yeah, don’t traumatize my boy, let’s do a smooth handing over”
When Cody and Seth made it back to Golden springs they were both exhausted from all the ups and downs. They went to their rooms and fell asleep. Myra’s shift was over and she happily made for Cody’s house, she knew there was nothing to eat at her hostel and she had used all her money on reading materials and other needs, she was hoping to pack some groceries from Cody’s house but she rang the bell severally to no response. She lurked around for a while then finally left with a disappointed look on her face. She didn’t go back to her hostel she took a cab and went straight home.Several hours later Cody woke up and called home to speak to the children. He exchanged some pleasantries with Nina and hanged up. He came out of his room and went to sit in the living room and buried himself in his thoughts. Seth joined him in the living room minutes later looking well rested.“I kind of miss Cecil” he remarked and Cody smiled.“I miss him too” Cody replied as Seth threw himself in the couc
Meanwhile, back at Golden Springs Cody had left an amount of money in Myra’s account and made her a permanent staff at the C.P. corporation. She had moved in with Tia and Cecil because Cody made her Cecil’s guardian in his will. Tia and Monica dressed Myra up for her graduation Cecil ran around telling Myra how good she looked in her dress.“I wish Mr. Whyte was here to see me graduate,” Myra said as tears welled up in her eyes.“Don’t cry, don’t ruin the special moment Mr. Whyte would want you to smile today” Monica consoled her.“But I miss him… I miss him today more than ever” Myra said fighting back tears.“I miss him too Myra, I cried so much last night, he was like a son to me,” Tia said as a tear dropped down her cheeks Myra hugged her as they cried and consoled each other.“Stop it, ladies! Myra, you’re ruining your makeup!” Monica cautioned them. Cecil ran across the hall shouting “Mama! Uncle Seth is here!” “You see? Now you’re going to be late because you ruined all the m
After Myra gave her account she was allowed to go but Nina was still in police custody. She stepped out of the station and saw Dylan, she walked up to him and exchanged pleasantries with him.“I saw you here yesterday and a few days ago, is Nina your friend?” She asked.Dylan stared at her from head to toe before nodding to her question. “I don’t think it’s a good idea to keep Nina there any longer, she doesn’t look good” Myra stated.Dylan was surprised by her outburst, how did she know he was there for Nina?“There’s nothing we can do about it, she’s in there for arson” Dylan replied.“I was locked up with her all morning and she told me she was in an asylum once, can’t we use that to help her get out?” Myra said. Dylan’s eyes lit up he didn’t know who Myra was but he was thankful to her. He had no idea Nina had been in an asylum but hearing it now filled him with hope to get Nina out.Eileen stayed in the trailer trying several times to locate Benjy. On the night of the murder, C
Cody’s family swarmed into the investigation room Detective Ruger called for Jamal to bring Nina in. They both came in in a few minutes and sat down, Nina had puffy eyes and so did Mrs. Whyte. She was surprised to see Nina brought in all along she was expecting Myra.“Why is Nina being held in here?” She asked immediately.“She set fire to Cody’s property” Jamal answered.“You? You Nina? You wanted Cody dead?” Mrs. Whyte exclaimed.“Calm down, Cindy” Mr. Whyte patted her on the back.“But I didn’t kill Cody, someone else must have done it and it’s not me” Nina answered crying her eyes out.“Right so I told you about two key witnesses that would help us with this case, I’m bringing one of them in now,” Detective Ruger said and spoke into a small mouthpiece. Soon Dylan came in looking haggard with bloodshot eyes.“Dylan?” Nina exclaimed in shock when she saw him.He looked pitifully at Nina who looked pitifully back at him, he also took a seat in a solemn mood.“The people who killed m
Myra and Tia were in town, Tia had offered to take Myra out to show her around Witting to which the latter readily agreed. Tia really went out of her way to cheer Myra up, she had grown fond of the girl after realizing how innocent she was and how lovely she could be. She really wished Cody hadn’t done what he did to her and this was her way of apologizing to her, when it was getting dark they made their way back to the apartment. Myra they were in the kitchen happily chatting and cooking when Cody came in, no one said a word to him.Myra wasn’t ready to forgive him and Cody didn’t know whether to plead with her or just let her be. In the end, he just joined them in the kitchen trying to get Myra to talk to him.“Myra, do you have lectures anytime soon?” He asked.“Why are you talking to me? I asked you why you were leaving your wife, and you gave me no reply why should we continue talking if you won’t answer my questions don’t ask me questions too” she snapped at him.“Myra, the rea
They had just arrived and they were leaving already Myra was annoyed.“Where are you taking us again Cody?” She demanded a response impatiently.“Myra, calm down we’re going to my other residence then we can talk fully about everything” Cody explained gently.“Why can’t we talk in your house?” Myra inquired angrily.“Because my ex-wife is going there and she’s going to cause a scene if she sees you” Cody explained.Myra fumed angrily “Ex-wife? Cody why didn’t you tell me about all this, she’s not even your ex-wife you liar”Tia reached out and patted Myra on the back since she was seated in the passenger seat behind her.“Myra, can you please calm down for me till we get to our destination?” He pleaded with her.Myra swallowed hard like she had a lump in her throat. She couldn’t believe she had followed Seth all the way to Witting to listen to the explanation of a man who had lied to her. “Myra! What were you thinking?” She asked herself over and over till they got to corn street an
Eileen contacted some of her men to help her get Benjy out of prison. Benjy had broken out of prison before he can do it again with a little push, she thought. At night she sat in an abandoned trailer waiting for Benjy’s escape. This had always been Benjy’s hideout when he had a lot of missions to accomplish so when he finally broke out of jail he headed for the trailer. He was happy when he got to the trailer and Eileen was there waiting for him.“Benjy!” She exclaimed and ran to hug him. He melted in her embrace, it was nice to have Eileen hugging him if only he had been bold enough to tell her how he felt about her, maybe they wouldn’t have been in the mess they were in right now.“Cody is suing me, I thought Rosa’s death would end everything but I was wrong, we were too late he already has all the evidence,” Eileen said.“Is he suing only you or both of us?” Benjy asked.“He sued me, he took advantage of the fact that you were in prison and sued me naming you as my accomplice” E
The phone beeped and Cody answered it. Immediately he did Mr. Story informed him about the death of Rosa.“It happened a few minutes ago but they were able to save the baby girl, guess who was arrested for the shooting?” “Eileen?” Cody asked.“Her bodyguard, I guess you should’ve hurried with your investigations,” he said.“Don’t worry I have all the documents now, the court will summon her, Mr. Story there’s something I need to tell you?” Cody said solemnly.“Go ahead” “I’ve just filed for a divorce from Nina, I’ve thought long and hard about it and I’ve concluded that she doesn’t deserve all I’ve done to her,” Cody said.Mr. Story was silent, he wanted Cody to leave Nina a long time ago but kept his thoughts to himself. Now was not the time to leave Nina, she was having a mental breakdown and he was afraid she would lose it if Cody left her.“Cody, do you think this is the right time? Nina isn’t in her right mind…”“Which is all my fault, the longer I stay with her the more I dam
Alas! Benjy had been able to spot Rosa, she was on her way back from her private antenatal appointment, she was heavily pregnant and dragging herself to a car that had a door opened. Dylan appeared from behind her and rushed to her side then helped her into the car. When the car left he called Eileen.“Guess who I just found… Rosa”“Did you kill her?” Eileen asked immediately she heard Rosa’s name.“That wouldn’t have been possible she was in public and she’s heavily pregnant” Benjy replied.“I don’t care if she’s 80 years pregnant just shoot her and you better do that now” Eileen yelled at him.Without any further thought, he followed the car. Dylan had dropped Rosa at home and was on his way back to the office, the birth of his daughter was a few weeks away and he anticipated the day when he was going to finally hold her in his arms. Meanwhile, Benjy had knocked the security guard out and put on his uniform then made straight for Rosa’s residence. She was looking at some baby clot
A few weeks at the private asylum and Nina had aged, she had refused to eat or sleep and had to be put on medication and a drip. Amaya had cried her eyes out when she saw Nina in that state, now that it was the dawn of her birthday she lay quietly. Thinking back to 5 years ago when she had finally decided to Cody go. The twins, that was the day she found out about their conception, that was the door she went crawling back into a marriage that wasn’t meant to be. She looked at Amaya who sat beside her throughout all the time she was losing it and tried to be there for her. She had cried through the ordeal and even broke down than Nina’s birth parents.“Happy birthday Nina” Amaya whispered.“Thank you… did Cody come?” She asked calmly.Tears welled up in Amaya’s eyes as she shook her head slowly.“But if you relax he might show up” she answered with a forced smile on her face.“How are the twins?” Nina asked again.“They’re doing well at their grandparent's place” Amaya answered. Nina