"Yes, we are still awake. Where are you coming from and wet under the rain?" Lady Jennifer asked as she rose from the couch and moved to inspect her first daughter. She knew that these trying times had been hard on both her and her children."Mom..." Samantha shrugged as she looked away from her mother and looked at Alicia who was looking at her with concern."I went to see someone, Mom. But I am at home now, so you have nothing to worry about," Samantha said, masking the hurt in her voice."Who? Damian? Did he see you? Did he agree to your offer?" Lady Jennifer asked, even when she knew that Jeff had told her that Damian doesn't change his mind easily and wouldn't accept Samantha."Mom, he didn't. And I regretted going to see him. He is a man-whore, and I am not offering myself to him again. Let's just work and pay you his money as he said that we have only 25 days left to pay up the money," Samantha took off her heels as she picked it up and went to the stairs.Pausing at the stairs,
As they settled on the dining chairs, Clara came out of the kitchen and served them breakfast. A cup of custard and milk, with bread. They had a timetable of what they usually eat.Samantha was angry, so she ate her meal quietly, not in the mood to glance at her mother's or sister's face. Once she finished her meal, Samantha stood up, picked up her bag and left the house, muttering her goodbye to her mother and sister.Alicia sighed and assured her mother, "Don't worry, Mom. Sama will be fine.""I hope so. I warned her not to go after Damian, but she refused. She thought being a model would make him go for her. She failed to understand that men don't like cheap women," Lady Jennifer said, her voice sad."You don't have to blame Sama. She did it because of other reasons. Like Dad been held by them. We ain't even allowed to see him to know if he is alright," Alicia said."It's alright. I will contact the agent to put up the cars for sale and let's see if we can be able to sell off the c
Daisy led Damian to Dr. Elijah's office and left him. Once she returned back to the lobby, she whispered to Alicia who was busy arranging the files on the counter."Alicia, guess what," Daisy said, excitedly as she stood beside Alicia.Alicia sighed, uninterested and asked Daisy, "What's it?""Just guess," Daisy begged and Alicia replied, "Damian Tucker, right? You like him.""No!" Daisy's eyes widened in shock and she saw the other nurses peering at her. "You're unbelievable. I was just trying to ask you if you noticed the way the mafia lord was looking at you," Daisy said, as she assisted Alicia in arranging the patients' files under the desk. Alicia shook her head and replied, "I don't care the way he looks at me, Daisy. I am engaged now, so all that doesn't matter.""Tsk," Daisy replied and they continued with the rest of their work. Meanwhile, Damian exited Dr. Elijah's office and went to see his other men who were injured. As they walked down the hallway, Maria came out of the
Alicia gulped hard and told him, "It's nothing. I am fine. I just called you to know how you are doing?"Jonathan took a deep breath and invited her over to his place as he got nervous if Wendy hasn't gone to say something to Alicia."Can you come over to my place, Alicia? Please, let's meet up. I promise we won't spend much time like the previous day and I made something special for you," Jonathan said and Alicia asked him, "What's that?""Don't worry. Once you arrive here, you will get to see it," he said.Alicia took a deep breath and replied, "Alright. I will be on my way now."Alicia ended the phone call with Jonathan and got into her car. However, she didn't know that she's been watched in the hospital car park."That's the dumb bitch. Get her, boys! I am going to teach her a great lesson that she will never forget," Maria ordered her men in black as she swiftly contacted them once she was through with her work in attending to the last patient of the day.Although, Maria knew tha
"A woman? Who is she? Did she tell you her name?" Jonathan asked, but Alicia shook her head and replied, "No, she didn't. But she was damn serious, and she warned me to keep off from you. I later found out that she was a plastic surgeon in the hospital and she is a mafia lord's daughter. Daisy told me about her after I showed her to Daisy." "What?!" Jonathan gasped, and he said, "Then she must be the one behind your attack. But why? Did she find out that Damian is interested in you?" Jonathan felt a little relieved as he had almost thought that Wendy was the one who had sent thugs to attack Alicia because Wendy saw him with Alicia. However, he wasn't sure if he should let Wendy off the hook, as she was obsessed with him and wanted them to be in a relationship. "I don't know if she is the one. But I am scared of going back home," Alicia said, and Jonathan asked her, "When did you say all this happened?" He hugged Alicia by her waist, and she told him, "Today." "Fine. Before yo
Maria walked out of her guest room wearing a white body-con dress that barely reached her knees. She walked seductively into the living room of the mansion and met Damian's butler, Mr. James Owen, in the living room.Mr. James stood there and instructed a maid to prepare dinner ASAP to be delivered to Damian's dining table on the top floor."Excuse me, sir. Are you sending the maid to take Damian's dinner to him?" Maria asked, and Mr. James paused and looked at her."Yes. Do you want to have your dinner now?" Mr. James asked Maria respectfully as he looked at her."No. Let me have the dinner and deliver it to Damian's dining room by myself," Maria said as she moved to meet the maid and took the tray from her hands.The maid, a young lady, wanted to protest, but she held her tongue as Mr. James replied, "That's fine. You can deliver the dinner, Madam."Maria smiled and moved over to the elevator. She got inside and went up to the top floor where Damian's sitting room was.As Maria came
Jonathan quickly moved over to Alicia's side and said, "Mom, this is my fiancée Alicia Dawson. She is a nurse and works with the university teaching hospital here."Lady Valerie hummed and replied, "I don't care if she is a nurse or not. It's not ideal for you to have a single lady under your roof with you while you both are committing fornication.""Mom..." Jonathan's eyes widened in surprise as he saw Alicia blush and lower her face."Mom, you are embarrassing my fiancée," Jonathan said as he went to stand beside Alicia in the living room.Lady Valerie scoffed and replied, "I am not here for her. I just came here to see you since you said that you want to start living here and to take a proper look at your home.""Alright, Mom. You are free to take a tour. Let me see Alicia off as she is already leaving," he told his mother, and she nodded and went to sit on the couch to rest her tired legs."Goodbye, Ma," Alicia said, but Lady Valerie didn't reply.Alicia frowned as she knew that s
Samantha never wanted to be jealous of her sister, but she could not help but remember how Damian had told her to her face that he wanted her sister over her."Hmmm," Samantha drove off to her father's house. She was angry, muttering, "How can Damian choose Alicia over me? She is not his type and wouldn't be interested in his money?" Samantha kept her gaze on the road as she arrived at her father's house."I know that I shouldn't be thinking about Alicia like this, but this is not the first time guys chased after her more than me. I just cannot help but wonder why Damian Tucker would pick Alicia over me. I still went to ask him out, and he rejected me, which no guy has ever done."Samantha gripped tightly on her steering wheel as she parked at the front gate of her father's house and honked the car's horn for the gateman to open it. She drove her car into the residence and parked it. Carefully getting out of her car, she picked up her bag and walked over to her father's house. As s
"I am going to give her a call tomorrow," Alicia said. Once she was done saying that, she safely kept the card back into her handbag. She dried her body and selected a pajama set and put it on.Alicia finally exited her room and walked into the corridor. She saw her mother climbing upstairs, and she paused and asked her, "Mom, is there still any food left in the kitchen? I am exhausted and hungry."Lady Jennifer looked at her daughter with pity and replied, "Yes. Do you want to go downstairs and get it, or should I send for Clara to bring it for you?""I think Clara should better bring it. I don't want to come across Damian. Why are you not challenging him? Is that how he would force his way into our lives just because Dad owes him money? What happened to giving us time to pay him back until this month ends?" Alicia queried her mother angrily, and Lady Jennifer sighed."Alicia, I understand all you are saying. But right now, we cannot challenge Damian until your father's debt is clear
Lady Jennifer escorted Damian back to the dining room and offered him a chair."You can have a seat here. Let me check what is available in the kitchen," Lady Jennifer said as she nervously stood beside Damian."Alright." Damian settled on the first dining chair and watched Lady Jennifer walk away to the kitchen door. He picked up his phone and contacted Jax."Send for one of the men to go and get me some of my clothes and also, my laptop," Damian ordered, giving Jax the list of the things he should get for him from his mansion."Alright, Boss," Jax replied, and the call ended.Damian sat at the dining table, waiting as he stole a look around the mansion.Meanwhile, Lady Jennifer walked into the kitchen, and Samantha, who had just finished eating, asked her, "Mom, what's going on? Has Damian left our home?"Lady Jennifer shook her head and replied, "Lower your voice, Samantha. Damian's in the dining room.""What? Isn't he going back to his house?" Samantha asked, as she had heard that
Samantha, who was in the kitchen with Clara and eavesdropping on the conversation, sighed and went to serve her meal when she saw that Damian was not yet leaving her father's house."Is it safe to go out there?" Clara asked Samantha as she served her meal, afraid of what was going on.The moment Samantha had run into the kitchen had startled Clara."Yes. Well, I don't know, but you can choose to remain here for your own safety," Samantha advised Clara, who nodded.Clara was scared and wondering if she should continue working for the household, but then, the payment was high, and she didn't want to quit her job yet. Knowing that getting a more suitable job that earns more than that was difficult. She went to sit on a chair, waiting and hoping the drama wouldn't escalate.In the living room, Alicia's phone rang, and she picked it up immediately."Hello, John. Where are you?" Alicia asked him, and he told her, "I have arrived at your father's house, babe. But there are some men in black
In the Dawson family's living room, Alicia struggles to break her hands free from Damian's clutch."Don't touch me!" she yelled at him. But he remained unfazed, looking at her face."Let me go! I cannot go with you?" Alicia yelled at Damian once more."What makes you think you can come here and order me to go with you? You are not my boyfriend, and I don't want to have anything to do with you!" She yelled at him, but Damian smiled and let go of her hand as he became uncomfortable by her closeness."I am only trying to help protect you because I understand what is at stake. But you don't. So I won't sit back and allow anyone to take you away when I can do something to protect you," Damian told Alicia angrily, and she became silent and looked away from him."Well, I don't need your care. I will be fine on my own, and you don't have to tell anyone that you want me because I cannot be with you. Kindly leave my father's house, Mr. Tucker. Besides, you have my father with you. What more do
Alicia looked from her mother to her sister, and to the door to know who was there."Mom, is Caden back?" Alicia asked, and her mother replied, "No. I haven't even called him yet to know where he is. Why is the gateman calling me?"Lady Jennifer became afraid of who was by the door, and Samantha spoke, "Let me find out, Mom. Maybe Caden is back and who locked the door?"Samantha walked up to the door, but Alicia exclaimed, "Wait, Sama. Let Mom answer her call first."Lady Jennifer picked up the call, and the gateman said, "Madam, that man from the other day is here, and he ordered me to let him in before I can call you.""Who is that?" Lady Jennifer asked, and Samantha went to the door, ignoring her sister's order.As Samantha peered at the door and looked out at the surrounding. She saw that everywhere was dark, and no one was there. However, she looked again, and saw a man standing there, and dread ran down her spine."Mom, I think those men who are after Alicia have come here to ca
Damian was in his home office when Jax contacted him on the phone."Boss, Grant sent his men to go after Alicia and to capture her," Jax relayed, and Damian immediately rose up from his chair and paced about."He did what? Did he get her?" Damian asked, his voice shaking, and Jax immediately picked up the hint of how obsessed his boss was with a woman who didn't want him.Because of Alicia, Damian interfered with her father's business and also, held her father hostage to get her. Why couldn't he be straightforward with his strategy to get her?"No, boss. They didn't get her...she was with Jonathan and he was fast to navigate the way and escape their target. But I think they will go for her and to her family house. If you don't do something about it," Jax said, and Damian replied, "Alright. I will get to it now."Damian immediately ended the call and exited his office. He went back to his room, grabbed his firearms and picked up his coat and bulletproof jacket.He exited his room, and
Alicia got into Jonathan's car and asked him, "Is everything alright, babe?"She sat in the front seat with him and he was unusually quiet."Yes," Jonathan replied, his voice lower as he exhaled heavily."I'm fine. Fasten your seat belt. Let's go," he informed her, his voice calm as he buckled up his own seat belt and started the car.Alicia sighed and knew that Jonathan's mood changed when he heard her mention that Damian Tucker wanted her. She exhaled heavily as she watched him drive his car out of his new house.He took a turn and drove back to her father's house.Alicia kept her gaze on the road, oblivious of the car trailing behind them. However, Jonathan noticed it, and hit the accelerator as he sped up."What's wrong, babe?" Alicia asked him, and he informed her, "We are being followed.""What?" Alicia asked and became afraid.Jonathan drove the car at full speed and took a corner as he contacted backup."How?" Alicia asked him, her voice shivering, and the next moment, she hea
Damian stood at the top floor of his sitting room balcony, looking downward at Grant, who got out of his car to assist his sister in getting into his car."Damian!" Grant yelled as he gazed up at Damian, his voice loud and firm. "This isn't the end of the road. Don't think that you can mess with the Milian's group and go scot-free! I will get my revenge on you!!" Grant shouted, glaring at Damian, who stood there and smirked."I haven't done anything wrong. But I would like to see what you are capable of doing," Damian replied, his voice icy as he peered downward at Grant and Maria.Grant gritted his teeth and gazed away from Damian. He knew that he couldn't launch an attack on Damian in his territory, or rather, inside Damian's mansion."Come on, sister. Let's go," Grant said, speaking to Maria softly as he helped her put her box into his car trunk and unlocked the car door for her.Maria finally got into her brother's car. Her eyes red as she took out her handkerchief and sniffed."I
"Mom, why are you calling me?" Maria asked her mother, and the phone call went silent for a while."Maria, I asked you to come home, and you are giving me an excuse," Lady Emily told her daughter, but Maria stomped her foot on the ground and replied, "Mom, I can't come home today. It's already getting late, and I have made my choice, and I can't go back on it."Lady Emily sighed and replied, "It is alright. If anything should go wrong with you, I will have your father to blame and have him arrested. Take care of yourself.""Alright, Mom," Maria replied, and the phone call ended.Maria kept her phone in her bag and walked into the house.The living room was quiet as Maria stepped inside, where she met Butler James."Welcome, Madam," he greeted her with a bow, aware of the marriage alliance."Has your boss arrived?" Maria asked, stopping in the living room as she looked at James, wondering if Damian had returned home."Yes, Madam. My boss is in his chambers upstairs," James replied, mee