Troy is in his room absentmindedly tuning his guitar. His mind is swirling around Kat and how he feels about her truth. His family wronged her and she has every right to take revenge, but did she ever love him? Was there even a trace of genuine feelings for him or was it all a part of her plan to get access to the mansion?Whatever the reason is, Troy knows that he’ll support her in her quest. He might not be assured of her true feelings but he’ll help her in every way.He just can’t trust her to love him the way he does. This truly is the end of their relationship.Troy sighs and puts the guitar away. Suddenly, something catches his eye.From afar, he can spot a familiar figure walking along the entrance. It’s Jeremy and his assistant. Frowning a little, Troy’s instincts are telling him to go and follow them. He slowly gets out of his room and observes the two men heading towards Hector’s study. Within seconds, Hector comes out of the study and heads outside with the men.Troy sprin
Elle is frozen to her spot. The familiar voice is sending chills down her spine and she shudders in fear as the man’s cold laugh echoes through the phone.“Missed me, s*ut?” the bald man sneers at her from the other end. “You’ve been quite busy, I see. Your loser of a boyfriend cheated on you, right? He must’ve come groveling back to you and gave you gifts, right?”Elle is speechless. She grips the phone hard, unsure of what to do. “What do you want?” she whispers. “Is it s*x? I’ll-”“Nah, my dove,” the bald man says. “Thanks to your sister, I can’t do it anymore. She cut my balls, remember? But I still crave for you, my h*e. Your sweet scent, that young and luscious body which makes me want to plunge into it all day and night long.”“What do you want?” She demands. “I want fifty million dollars in cash,” he says outright. “By tomorrow.”“What?” She exclaims. “That’s insane! I can’t give you that much! Hector will find out and-”“Oh, you’re worried that your own cheating scandal wil
Scarlett is frustrated. She’s on the phone, talking to a nurse at the hospital.“I apologize for the delay, Mrs. Rochester,” she says on the phone. “There were many emergency cases and some of the doctors were on leave so we were short of staff. We still could not examine your sample.”“How much longer will it take?” Scarlett asks. “It’s been weeks.”“Please allow us some more time. We’ll get back to you soon.”“One week,” Scarlett orders. “I’ll give you just that much time.”She hangs up the phone, feeling irritated. Trust the medical services to be this slow! It’s been weeks since she sent the samples of Ryder’s medicines and they still could not examine them. She’s angry and frustrated at their lack of response. Why is Ryder hiding his medication from her? This makes no sense.Scarlett lays back on a sofa, closes her eyes and thinks hard. Someone knocks on the door and Betty’s face appears.“Madam,” the maid starts. “Would you like to have dinner now?”“I’ll wait for Ryder,” Scar
Hector is creeping in the basement, waiting. Nathan’s men are supposed to incapacitate the security outside. The men have already arrived and are knocking out the guards one by one using a special gas. Even the security system has been hacked into in such a way that there are no traces of an external interference. They also received information that the servants go home for the weekends and with Ryder away, the mansion is an easy target.He checks his watch, waiting for midnight to strike.Finally, the watch shows 12 AM and the message arrives. All the guards have been taken down.Hector grins as he slowly makes his way up the stairs. The mansion is dark but airy. There’s not a single soul in sight as he creeps his way along the marble tiles. He’s wearing a black mask over his face to hide his identity.Scarlett is in the mansion somewhere, probably in her bedroom. Is she resting? Or lying there idle? Hector thinks of the many things she might be doing in her bedroom but he only wants
The lone car drives along the road, the headlights breaking through the pitch black night. Elle is nervously looking over her shoulder every once in a while to make sure that she isn’t being followed. Her heart is thumping loudly as she makes her way to the place where the bald man told her to come.Finally after an hour, she pulls up in front of a river which flows through the city to meet the sea which is a few kilometers away. The man called her to a dense part of the woods near the river, filled with trees and boulders all around her. She takes out a large bag from the passenger seat, the bag containing loads of cash. Elle slowly walks along a narrow path in the woods until she reaches a small shack.She nervously fidgets with the hairpin in her hair. Her hands are shaking and the thought of the bald man trying to blackmail her is making her cringe hard. Elle takes a deep breath and walks up to the shack.Knock! Knock!She waits and the door slowly slides open and the bald man's
The guards drag Hector to a dark room. He growls and snarls, fighting to be let go but the men are too strong. They force him on a chair and tie his hands and feet with metal chains. “Let me go!” He barks at them. “I’ll have you for this! You don’t know me-” He screams and shouts but the men don’t listen. Instead, they take their places in the shadows, staying silent. Hector is in a small room with only a dim light above his head. It looks like an interrogation room because the walls are soundproof and there’s a mirror at the opposite end. The door is the only way in and out of the room. Suddenly, the door bursts open and Ryder enters the room with a wide smile. “Hi Hector!” He cheerfully greets his nemesis. “I hope you are very uncomfortable here.” “Release me!” Hector growls. “I didn’t hurt Scarlett! She’s lying. We’re having an affair! She’s just trying to-” Ryder sighs and leans down to meet Hector in the eye. Hector cowers as a cold anger seeps from Ryder. Even though he’s
A car pulls up in front of the Hawkins mansion and dumps a large bag on its steps of the gate before driving away. It’s the early hours of the morning and everyone inside the mansion is sleeping. The bag, however, is moving and making grunting noises.Luckily, a guard has spotted the car and is curious about the bag. Most of the guards have gone for Master Hector’s work while the others are at the airport to pick up Vincent and he’s the only one left for the night. He frowns as he walks up to it and unties the rope.“Master Hector!” The guard gasps as Hector’s angry form appears from it, tied and gagged up. He’s struggling to be freed. The guard unties him.“When is my father coming?” He growls at the guard.“Sir, are you hurt-”“WHEN IS HE COMING?” Hector snarls.“H-He’s coming home around 9 AM-”Hector doesn’t linger around but dashes inside the mansion. He runs past Amelia’s room, his footsteps thundering down the hallway. Hector rushes into the room he shares with Elle.“Elle!” He
Ryder’s car pulls up in front of the isolated bridge. Scarlett is with him and they get out of the car, wondering why Kat called them there. She’s standing on the bridge with Jim, looking grave. “What’s going on?” Ryder asks her. “Why did you ask for a search party?”Kat’s phone call was strange. She requested to borrow his men to conduct a search in this area. Several divers are in the deep water below, searching for something.“Elle is up to something,” she says at once. “I was tracking her phone last night and found her lingering here.”This makes Scarlett raise her eyebrows. “What was she doing here?” She asks. “I don’t know but it was around 2 AM in the morning. She was driving near the forest and stopped there for a while. Then she came here and then left. It was making no sense.”“I think she was trying to get rid of something,” Jim concludes. “We’re just trying to figure out what it is.”“How can you be so sure?”Jim takes out a file from his briefcase and hands it to them.