"What are you doing?! Come on, let me go... I'll give you everything I've got, just release me." Richard pleads and begs on his knees with a black cloth tied over his face.A gruff laughter echoes in the room. "What have you got to give me that I don't have already?" The unknown man asks, sitting in the shadows and watching the man tied less than ten feet of him.Richard shivers for some reason. He doesn't know this voice and yet it seems so familiar to him... Fear clouds a person's memory anyway. "I have a lot. I am Richard Wright. Just let me make a call to my family and you'll know how far my hands go.""Your family? That whore you sleep with? Or the actual Wright's who exiled you less than a month ago?"Richard swallows. "I see you know everything. Just let me go, I'll do something for you, anything.""You can't even do anything for yourself than try to force yourself on your ex wife. Disgusting idiot."Richard scoffs. "You're a man, you will understand if I say some women deserve
Tiara saunters into the lobby of CR Group and waltzes right into the elevator, either way, it was a win situation for the receptionists because nobody was ready to face Tiara that morning.It's eleven fifty am.The receptionists watch the elevator doors close and they laugh. "Does she think she looks good in that?""Well, does she have to look good? It's all brand names anyway, I don't care about looking good, looking money is what matters."The others snicker and shake their heads."If she's here by this time, that means boss must have given her a deadline. I can totally see him saying if she doesn't arrive by twelve, their meeting is cancelled."Others laugh. "Now that you say it too, I can totally hear it in my head. She seems to look so cool but she's probably trembling inside, wondering if she misses her appointment.""Totally. She used to cling on him so much, I was kind of surprised to hear their wedding got called off but I think I understand boss.""Really? Do you know what h
After a pretty uneventful day at work, Ashton leaves for home, his family home to see Raine who he hasn't seen nor heard from from quite a while.Anytime he's curious about her and calls, she doesn't pick up and for all those years, he has to pick up news about her from Judith.And now she's back, he's already hearing things about her from a third party...A third party that has obviously met her.Ashton chooses to drive himself, letting his driver go for the day, having the rest of the day off.Inside, he parks his car and heads from the front door. He reaches out and opens the door and steps inside."Mum? Dad? Raine?" He calls out as he enters, seeing nobody within eyeshot, he looks around and enters the main living room where, on the couch, Raine and Richard are laughing at something they both find funny.As soon as they both see him, they stop laughing simultaneously, giving him in unfriendly looks with their eyes."Now you have time to come say hi? It's almost twenty four hours s
Ivy wakes up on the cold and hard ground, body stiff and everywhere around is dark due to the piece of fabric tied to her eyes. She moves very slowly because she's in a very uncomfortable position and can't move her hands or legs."Hello?" She calls out, wriggling her hands behind her even though they are very tightly knotted together with a very thick rope or at least, She's answered by the cold air whooshing around her. She struggles further with the rope, grunting loudly each time she pulls on it but to no avail.Her legs, also tied, are completely numb from being in such an uncomfortable position for a long time and she groans lightly from the blood rushing back to her legs Her eyes is tied with a thick black cloth so she doesn't have any idea what the time is or at least if it day or night time, she also wonders how long she's been out unconscious.The last thing she remembers is a hand over her mouth, holding a white colored handkerchief to her nose and mouth, completely block
Grant arrives at Ashton pacing around, punching something and kicking things out of his way from time to time.Grant storms in, manners forgotten. "Where is she?"Ashton snaps up. "We are yet to locate her but we're already on it."Grant stands right in front of him, eyes to his, breathing in his face. "And what did I tell you about protecting my younger sister?"Angry and frustrated as well, even as frustrated at Grant is, Ashton also looks him right in the eyes. "How about we are rational for a full minute and work together to find her? We can leave the finger pointing till later. Let's find her first!"Grant swallows his words for the time being and steps back. "Any update?""I should be receiving the CCTV recordings for the whole area very soon..." He has yet to finish his words when a video file shows up on his computer. He clicks on it and it's multiple videos at the same time but in different locations, all in different screens. "Here it is. Keep your eyes on the ones on that s
She paces around the room, her phone in her hand, unsure if the step she took was the right one.She sighs over and over again, sitting down and then standing up to pace all over again. She grabs her phone and dials that one number that has been in her head the whole day. "Hello?""Hello ma'am.""Is everything going fine over there?"The man chuckles. "Everything is fine here ma'am. She's still unconscious from the chloroform, other than that, there is absolutely nothing to be worried about."Even though she has been reassured more than five times in the last three hours, she's still anxious for some reason."Okay then. If anything happens, don't forget to let me know.""Yes ma'am."She hangs up and sits down, breathing deeply.She had looked like a strong woman when she was making the deal but now, she's sure everyone knows that she's not as strong as she portrayed herself to be, not as tough as she made herself seem.Tiara picks up her phone again and dials another number. "Hello? D
"Here comes the bride... Here comes the bride..." The orchestra sings and performs as the great doors open to reveal Ivy in a long white dress with a long transparent train behind her and her Dad holding her hand, walking hef down the aisle.A crown of flowers on her head and a bouquet of flowers in her hands.Unlike someone who had been missing for a day, she smiles serenly and calmly, her eyes roving over all the guests in the large conference hall. She walks as gracefully as a queen, letting her smiling do the talking for her.On the altar, Ashton watches as she approaches, submerging his awe under a smile and clearing his throat every ten seconds interval.She comes to a standstill in front of her to be in a few seconds husband and smiles, her eyes expressing all her joy that her mouth can't possibly express.The priest comes to stand in their middle and clears his throat into the microphone. "Mr Ashton Wright and Miss Ivy Hall, please share your vows.""I, Ashton Wright, hereby t
"What the fuck are we going to do now? Even though we did what could have cancelled an entire marriage, it still didn't work!" Arielle paces, her anger in her voice.Tiara is just as restless as she is. "Do you think that's all? We had her in custody!"Raine looks at them both, frowning. "What kind of custody? What do you mean?"Arielle quickly exchanges a guilty glance with Tiara. "What did you mean?" She asks too, pretending to not be aware of what Tiara was referring to.Tiara looks at them both. "I meant that I thought we had established that she should not marry him. That's what I meant by custody.""Custody is an odd choice of word for that but I understand. I still don't know why you'd think she'll do what you wanted. You're so naive." Raine comments, calm as she sits and crosses her legs.Tiara throws Arielle a bad look and she looks away immediately.Raine stands up from her chair. "The mum's would be looking for me right now. I have to go.""You see very cool about it though