LUCAS' POV My work here was done and now I can happily go back to where I was. I made sure the school explained everything to me."Sir, you are harassing the authorities of the school and this is good..." One of the teachers there tried to convince me to keep my voice low."Do I look like one who talks too much? No. I will make sure this school goes down for what they did to my...." I paused.I'd rather be careful with what I am saying. I don't want to say something I am not ready to carry."Brian," I added after seconds of second thought."Whatever happened to your child was an accident and no one should be blamed for it." The manager stood high. She had her shoulders up, her face showed no remorse and that alone was making me super annoyed."You are to be blamed for it, you are to look after the children when their parents Keep them in school. And you stand here to tell me that you are not to be blamed for it??" I shouted in anger.Mirabel held me so tight, she knew I would lose c
CHLOE'S POV"Doctor....wait!!!" I shouted and ran into the doctor's office.Lucas is dead serious about what he said and that, I will not accept. The doctor was so busy with trying to get some things ready for the work."What are you doing? Are you agreeing with this?" I told him.He was so busy that he had no chance to look at me."Doctor!!" I shouted My voice went so loud that I was scared Lucas would hear me"What do you need ma'am?" He finally looked up and pretended like he didn't hear what I said at first."For my son to survive." The doctor looked like he was happy and waited patiently for this time to come."If you do not want me to continue with the action. You can discuss it now." She announced.I now know so much about how he wants her so badly."Please, I need you to do something for me," I begged.He responded to this and walked towards her to hear what she had to say."Do not let him know what you know. I know you can hide it from him. Just let him know that it is done,
CHRISTABEL POVThe sunlight shone into my eyes. I stretched on the bed."Are you sure you want to meet up with work today?" Jack whispered into my ears.Work?I jumped up from the bed. I seriously forgot about that part. Jack is almost done with dressing, and I haven't even had my bath."Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" I asked the busy Jack.He smiled, I don't know what he found funny but that wasn't funny in any way.I stepped out of bed and searched for my clothes wherever I threw them."Where are my keys?" I scattered the whole place searching for it."Here." I threw the key at me.I quickly got dressed and prepared to walk away."Why not wait for me to drop you off while I'm passing to work?" He suggested."Why are you sounding like I'm preparing to go to the farm?" I sighed and waited outside for himThe whole thing that happened last night was a mystery that no one saw coming.My groceries I got from the shop, I couldn't recognise them anymore. I packed up the things from th
CLAIRE'S POV"Doctor!!!" I shouted for him to come out.The nurses came out to help me take him to the bed."I hope he is doing okay?" I was terrified of this.I have never seen him fall that way, he is always strong."Take him for a check-up." The doctor showed up immediately."Did you have to take so much blood from him?" I asked him, looking confused."I only took what the child needed. I don't distribute blood to the community." He answered angrily and left for the room.They ran a few tests."How can I be watching out for two people? I can't handle the first one to the end and now he is joining too." I hit my head in frustration.I am frustrated, I don't know what to do or which way to go. All I'm doing is sitting."Is he going to be alright?" I dragged a nurse who was in a bit of a hurry to get something for the doctor."Yes..." She took my hands away immediately and leftShe just said that so that she would be free from my grip. It's something I do all the time, it's something
ToAIRE'S POV"Did you have to give me your blood for me to live?" There was silence in the room. No,w this is why I don't want to stay here for long; he would always have a way to find out what is happening,g and that is what I am not in support of. "My darling, I don't have to do that. I told you it was just a minor issue, everything is Alright now." I answered quickly.That was the one? Doing that came into my mind atthata,t time. I couldn't think much any longer."Then we should get going; I don't want to stay here any longer," Brian said authoritatively.He had arranged them and struggled to pass people. Even with my phone,e I might still be better than whoever.The doctor had seen the preparation of the boys already, so he rushed out of the office to see us."He is really serious about leaving." I complaiwhosecretly to him."He is a child, what do you expect? He needs freedom to play with other kids." He scoffed and walked to the office.I followed him immediately.That's what
CLAIRE'S POVThey are still things I had to handle the morning before I left for work.My car was ready."Ma'am we are ready to move." The driver came to me"Well, I'm not ready so you will have to wait. Just make sure that the things are ready so we don't have to wait again after this." I walked away to my son's room."Hey boy" I closed my eyes for a second and opened them to see him in my arms.The joy that filled my heart when I found out that my son is able to do the things he does on a daily basis."You are looking so bright today." I cupped his cheeks and made him smile."Mom, the doctor was right when he said I needed to rest. I'm feeling better now, like better than ever." My son hugged me tight before he could complete the sentence."Yes the doctors are always right and they don't say the wrong things." I smiled and got up to sit on the bed.My son's caramel eyes didn't leave me, he kept staring at me and I'm starting to feel uncomfortable."Do you have anything to say?" I fo
CWorstABEL POVI was still in a state of fear while waiting for whoever the culprit was to go out and surrender. I don't want to pa,y for what I did not do. Jack had left and I was alone.He did this because he wanted to prevent people from knowing that anything happened between us.Claire came to the company that morning, but before then, Mirabel had been begging for us to submit the file; she took it upon herself to find the file while we went on the punishment of not working.When Claire got into the office, I waited patiently for her to come out mad. "What's taking her so long?" I whispered.I don't know how long it took for Mirabel to deliver the message to her. We almost gave up, thinking thate is wasn't going to be mad abo; our, our thoughts were wrong.Claire stumped out of htheoffice with her dead stare gglaringat everyone. "Oh no!" I crossed my fingers and prayed silently for her not to take a drastic decision.After all the shouts and threat's she came up with the idea of
CHRISTABEL POV"Ma'am this is the file." The securities brought out a book.Indeed that was the golden file but where did it come from?"What?" I shouted in disbelief.That's not me."Claire, how would you do this?" Mirabel shouted tooShe doubted with everything in her. I just disappointed her, I made her feel bad for everything."You know you don't have to believe this. It's not true, I don't know about the golden file. I just got accepted to the company." I cried out.The whole eyes were on me, the girls secretly laughed and rejoiced as they watched me lament for freedom."This was found in your office and in your locker covered among your files and you are telling me that you have nothing to do with it . How am I supposed to believe that?" Claire's got closer.She took the file from him and glanced through it to check if anything was missing."See, I haven't even planned such a thing." I attempted to walk closer to her but the security stopped me. They saw me as a traitor."You wi
CHLOE'S POVIt has been a busy day trying to figure out where and when to begin the whole plan with Kelvin "I can't wait for him to get more frustrated." I smiled as I shook my glass slowly before pouring the content into my mouth.There was this joy leaping in my heart, I felt less stress when I realized that I was actually getting everything under control.My sleepless nights weren't a bad night after all. I will use them to fight against those that said I was weak...One of them is dead already."Ma'am, your coffee." One of the men handed over the cup of coffee to me."This is warm.." I took the cup from him and took a sip and continued with what I had to admire."Just like she died like a puppet, just looking, she begged for Mercy, and she found none. I will make every one of them be that way." I clenched my teeth.My phone vibrated, I felt reluctant to pick it up but then I remembered that I had so many people around getting me informed about everything that was happening."Who
LUCAS POVI had to fight so many pains during the day and night. I drank myself into a stupor and got help from the least expected person who happened to have another plan in mind. "I don't have to be this way anymore. I have a lot of things to do." I tried to convince myself to drink.My parents are very good at observing, so I think by now they must have known that I have been active these days.They will probably be thinking it is about my worker who died."It's about him anyway." I stared at my reflection in the mirror.I cleaned my eyes and tried to get out of my mess. There is no time to be crying over anything. The paper in my hand was evidence that Brian was my child.For a second, I was lost in thoughts again; the bang on my door brought me back to reality. I fluttered my lashes a thousand times trying to get out of what I was thinking."Who is there?" I folded the paper in two halves and put it in my safe."Lucas!" Mom's sounded terrifying.I scoffed and reached for the doo
KELVIN'S POVIt's been years since I found peace in being alone and not letting anyone in.The great morning, just when I was about to start my daily routine I heard a knock on the door.I don't know who I was expecting apart from the man that picks up the trash. I dressed just like I had always dressed, I didn't put on too much.With the cup of coffee I opened the door, I found who I least expected. Someone I don't even know from anywhere.The elegant woman in front of me looked at me in shock and couldn't say a word. We bantered with our eyes for a few minutes before she could finally say a word.She introduced herself to me but I spent a lot of time trying to process what she was saying.The whole “our” in the sentence was getting me confused.“Lucas!!” She called his name and the atmosphere suddenly changed.There was an awkward silence between us, I wasn't the only one whose mood was changed because of the name that she just mentioned.She is affected too, her mood, her eyes, eve
CLAIRE'S POVThe words Lucas said to me kept replaying in my head. I couldn't get it off my head, my day went bad, I could barely think like a normal human talkmore of responding to questions that were asked.Right from when I drove off until when I got home, I have been distracted with the things that replayed in my head."I need a quiet time, I do not want anyone or anything?" I instructed the maid and the security there before I entered my room."Yes ma." They nodded and proceeded with what they were doing.I fell on my bed and sobbed. All the years I hid this from Lucas, it finally came to light."How he found out is the worst way someone would find out something. I mean I will literally act the same way"Lucas.." I slowly called out the name as I bit my pillow hard so I would not be heard. "Ma?" I heard a knock on the door I immediately cease to cry, I really want to hit the bastard head off. I gave an instruction and now someone is knocking?"What the fuck is going on there?"
CHLOE'S POVMy eyes needed to get off that but here I was talking and looking down to admire.“Umm…it would help me if you tie a towel or better still put on a Short.” I smiled nervously.He scoffed and licked his lips. “I don't even know who you are, why are you giving me instructions?” He shrugged.“If you need to know who I am…then I need to concentrate.” My eyes went down there again.That isn't helping matters at all.He left the door wide open, I guess that was a sign to come in.I slowly walked into the house and inspected the whole place with just a glance.“So, what or who do you say you are?” He asked, putting on his trousers.I cleared my throat now that I had come back to my right senses.“You must be Kelvin?” I smiled.“Are any of your children missing?” He opened his arms.He sounded sarcastic and annoying at the same time. I faked a smile just so that I could get what I wanted.“What?” He cleaned my eyes with his palms.“Are you still lost? Do I have to wear a garment t
CHLOE'S POVAll my life I have never had a great opportunity to like this. I stalked Lucas' house because I knew she was going to come around, I wasn't wrong.Claire came to meet Lucas, and after some minutes, she left the house; her face when she drove past me showed there was a little problem between them."Well, she would stay longer if she had no problem with him. So...." I smiled as everything was like a book open at me.I snapped and turned off my engine to get into the house. I don't know what I was going to say, but with the way he was hurt, he would definitely want someone around, it might not be me, but I'm the only available person right now.Chloe.." he called out slowly.He was soaked with the wine that he drank. I've not seen him in this state before...I couldn't say a word, I took the drink and helped him with the wounds until it was morning.It was easier to make him have me that night but I chose to let him heal from what he was going through that night.He stood up
LUCAS POVThis is surely a day of pain and heartbreak, I don't know how to escape it. Playing strong was the best idea until Charles died; how was I going to fix it?I have put him in many risks, and now he is finally gone; I can't even explain what happened."More drink, please; I don't want to ask for these things again. They should be here." I ordered the maid that walked to and fro.I couldn't go back to my father's house. That was a big load for me, I don't know how I was going to explain anything to them.Especially my dad. He would want to beat the shit out of me, he can't do it but his actions would change."Here Sir." I felt tipsy and began to imagine things that would properly never happen in this life."Someone is here to see you, sir..." One of the securities came to inform Me.Before I could think of a response to give to him, Claire came in.My eyes widened and it looked like I just saw my problem standing right in front of me.She acted as she has always been acting, i
CLAIRE'S POVThe news left me in great shock, I couldn't get over it. My head was stuck with going to check on him and know how he was doing.I don't know how he was going to react seeing me, that is something else that kept me away from going there.It's a new day, and all through the night, I have been thinking about Lucas and the things he just lost.“Get my bathtub ready. I will need to go out soon.” I instructed the maid immediately after I got out of my room.“Mom? Where are you going?” So bad of me not to know that he was there.Now I have to find a perfect lie to say to him.“That's not the greetings I expected from you, Brian.” I squat to his level.“Sorry about that mom, good morning. But I still want to know where you ought to leave me?” He looked sorry for a second, and the next minute, he was so concerned about something else.“I am an adult and I can go anywhere I wish. Just don't get worried, I'll be back home before you know it.” I faked a smile.“Mom…you promise to ta
CLAIRE'S POVI couldn't stop panicking until I got to the office. Even when I got there I still had this fear hovering around me.Chloe was my nightmare, she would literally torture me anytime she got the chance. I am so mindful of the way I do things, Lucas is mad at me and there's no hope that he would want to go through any stress for me again.“Good morning ma'am.” A worker greeted me.I was supposed to answer that but I suddenly remembered what Chloe said about the workers in my Company. I don't know who to trust and who not to. My head was scattered and so fucking noisy that I thought of running away and nothing else.*"Come on, why are you acting so surprised? No one around you is to be trusted.”*The words came lurking in my head. It felt like I was trapped in that sentence.“I need to fucking breathe.” I rushed to the office.Mirabel was trying to comply with the documents and other papers I had no idea about.“Good morning ma'am.” She greeted me without lifting her head up.