CHAPTER 71Riley felt disturbed about every other thing that were necessary at that moment even as she made way down the stairs, she could see how possessive he was and how he had acted just a few moments ago—She bumps into Antonia, the plates in her hands fell to the ground and shattered into so many pieces. With trembling hands she apologized as she picked the broken shards gingerly.“Oh, you should be careful next time." Tonia cautioned, she hesitated for a minute before helping the woman pick up the broken shards.It was hard for her to explain anything else at that moment as her mind felt blank, even as the other woman continued speaking she could not bring herself to understand anything about the entire situation at the moment.Tonia touches her and she flinches. “Are you fine?" She looked at her worried. “You are burning up."Riley muttered something she couldn't understand as Tonia scowled at her before dragging her away to the kitchenette.****She had searched the crook
CHAPTER 72Christian walked up to the center of the room when it was finally time to end the house party. It was still in full swing and he hated to call it off but something in him felt like it was enough fun for the day, especially for other business persons like him who would need to be at work very early the next morning. "Can I get your attention, everyone?" Christian yelled but caught only a few people's attention. He picked up an empty glass of wine and a spoon to make a little sound just to draw people's attention and it finally worked. Everyone was staring at him with curiosity, the smile on his face never disappeared. "I just want to give a little announcement before we end the day everyone" He repeated again His eyes caught Laura's eyes from the crowd, she was standing beside her best friend Riley with glasses filled with wine in their hands. Laura smiled at him and he felt reassured, returned the smile, and looked away. "So I just want to thank every one of you for tak
CHAPTER 73After a long, dreamless slumber in the paradiese like luxury bedroom, Antonia's eyes slowly fluttered open. As she gently became receptive to her surroundings, she sat on her back and rubbed the blurry off her eyes with the back of her hand. "5:27 PM," she muttered to herself, yawning deeply, but when she looked to her side, she saw that she was alone. She was about to pull the curtains aside and peep outside when a sharp headache shot through the left side of her head. "Ouch!" She whispered, grimacing and shutting her eyes, "I had too much to drink last night,oh damn" She remained on the bed, with her palm over her eyes until the headache subsided enough for her to stand up and go to bathroom. A sharp streak of cold shot through her as her legs came in contact with the bathroom tiles, spending shivers through her gelid veins. She rested her back on the door as she closed it behind her, shutting her eyes once again. There was a pain in her heart and as much as she tried
Chapter 74As he slapped the bottle of alcohol out of Antonia's hand, she stared at him in shock, her eyes opened wide. "I..I..am sorry Tonia" Seeing the repercussions of his actions, he immediately began to feel sorry and so he apologized to her."Christian, what did you just do?" She yelled at him and then bent down immediately to collect all the pieces of the broken bottle and the cup that was on the floor. "I'm sorry Tonia, I didn't mean for this to happen. I just wanted you to stop drinking, it's not healthy" Christian tried to defend himself "What the fuck has come over you!" Tonia shouted at him and then kept picking the glasses up with her bare hands when Christian pulled her away from it causing them to fall back down again. "Let me go" She yelled at him before shoving him away from her. "You shouldn't be picking the glass with your hands, what if you get hurt!" He yelled back at her. "You don't have the right to act concerned about me when you don't care about me," She s
CHAPTER 75The emotional strains in Antonia and Christian's relationship grew worse as the days went by. The streaks of raw passion they once shared in their love became replaced with uncertainties,fear, detachment, invisible distance and longings fueled by the love Chris had for his children. Christian no longer belonged to her,he had a life she would never fit into. "I thought you would spend the night with me," she said to him one night after he'd taken her to see a movie. He had seen her off to her room and she'd offered to make dinner for them in her private kitchen when he declined. "I was hoping we could sleep in penthouse and stare at the stars together. Like we used to do" A small smile played on Chris's lips as he remembered the time they shared sweet intimacies on the roof. Under the stars,in the cool breeze, with no cares to daunt them but their raging desires. "I have to help the children with their assignment and get them prepared for school tomorrow. Laura is a li
CHAPTER 76This felt like the most complicating situation he could ever find himself at that moment, with the time passing he thought of what more to do—He was so far lost in himself that it didn't cross his mind that dinner had passed, he was certain that Tonia was going to get all dramatic especially with the fact that she was all confused about what to do.Time had passed, when he was finally able to get himself to walk outside as he did, he could still feel the need for him to pacify everything that seemed to be going on at that moment.As he stepped out of his study, he hoped to himself that all of this turned out right he made way toward the dinning slowly.At the table dinner was ready, Chris still hadn’t appeared. At this point she was definitely feeling abandoned. Her thought went to the fact that he could be with Laura and that would be coming after he had promised not to get into anything to do with her.She shook her head in exasperation. “Eve, would you go get him to
Chapter 77He was right there at the pub trying to cool everything off when at that same minute she had walked in, it seemed to him as though he was dreaming sort of, as he wondered to himself why else she would be there—She had seen him immediately she walked in, and had thought that it would be best she walked out, in a way she was still trying so hard to comprehend what just happened, try all she could it was hard to tell how out of the hundred and something pubs that were in town, she had managed to walk into one that had the last person she was expecting to see She should just turn now, it would definitely make the situation perfect as she was avoiding him!Still despite having that thought at the back of her mind, she still hadn't moved from where she was.It wasn't down to the fact that she found him irresistible, though any woman would find him that way… It was the fact that he looked rather miserable.She screams internally as she chastens herself for not having enough wi
CHAPTER 78If there was any way anyone could get humiliated enough nst this situation It was to have a broken car, she was drunk, reckless and stupid and perhaps this was life trying to teach her a bitter lesson about all of this, the more she thought about it the more ridiculous or felt for her.Should she just go back and ask for his assistance?She thought about it, but yet again she was starting to feel that array of anger and pride again.“Never!" She mutters to herself and drops her hand frustrated.She was nervous, terrified, determined to keep some spaces while she fixed her car with her gaze constantly going back to where the door was If there was one constant thought that had filled her mind all evening it was the possibility of his hands on her, she could feel all of it constantly dancing along her skin as she got out of the car.She grabbed her bag from the backseat, and checked her phone for service… All jammed.She swallowed when she heard the door ahead with an un
ÇHAPTER FINALEEveryone was shocked to find out that Alexa was missing. Laura sat on the ground holding the toy that Alexa was using to play before he disappeared. Her mind was blank and she didn't know what to do. Antonia and Christian were also present, both of them just as bothered as Laura was. "Where could he be?" Antonia asked Christian "Maybe we should check the CCTV footage" Christian brought up and immediately Laura got up from the floor. Why didn't she think of checking the CCTV footage since?"Thank God you had it installed," Antonia said as she rushed into the study with Christian and Laura to check the CCTV footage. It took a while before the footage played and Laura kept biting her fingers while counting the time, she was so scared but Antonia's hand kept patting her back as she asked her to calm down. They finally found the clip and watched it so as not to miss any detail. "Rian?" Laura questioned immediately the camera caught him "What did Rian come here for?" Ant
CHAPTER 150At that moment he is certain about just one thing at the back of his mind and that was the fact that all of this was happening just as he had thought it would, immediately he had landed in a jet his Chauffeur was there waiting..It was the longest trip he had gone home, all haunted thoughts had been about the life he was going to have with the woman that was seated closer to where he was at that moment, he had seen the look in her eyes and enjoyed that bit of thrill that it left him with.He turned his ring and funny as it seemed, the wedding he had was more shocking to himself than to his parents when he had sent the pictures.Antonia drove behind in a different car, she was getting 30% of his assets including the home at Columbia in which she chose to settle, all charges being dropped against her and it made her more relaxed knowing that all of the heavy weight was about to come to an end. When they arrived home, it was a heartfelt moment, she was quick to hug Riley who
CHAPTER 149“Oh thank goodness!" Riley grimaced The night he was found just few people got to know about and Riley happened to be just one, the man that had brought him was never disclosed even after Christian had opened his eyes those few minutes before fluttering close muttering to him thank you.For Riley there was just one thing at hand and that was getting ready for the welcome party as usual just few people were aware of the party that would have de cremes of the society.For her she was disturbed about something different at that moment, she was disturbed by the matter of the heart at this period. She was balancing the last bit of hope that her relationship with him was holding on to.Inhaling deeply, she let the fresh, crisp air invade her she had left at that moment and she was certain that she'd do all she can to live through it -Being the last bit of feeling she had left for her soon to be ex Rhys, she had thought about what he'd say after she must have given him the news
CHAPTER 148He blinked his eyes and opened, he was alive which at that minute was a very good thing, he could remember everything now as it appeared that all that was needed was for him to get a blow to the head.There was only one person in his mind at that moment and it was the one who had just hit Rian.At Moment he tried to move and found out he was restrained, he tried to think about how it had happened again, he had barely made his way in when he came across the fucking man, just when he thought all was said and done he got that devastating blow to head and the rest now was history, he was trying his best to think through the situation but still it was all confusing to him“Help!" He called out but his voice stretched to the distances giving nothing.“No one would hear you." His voice was familiar and so when he least expected it , he had looked up to find Rian.“Why … Why did you do this.” Christian cried out.Rian laughter filled the room, “Remember when I said the last time w
CHAPTER 147“Laura."She called out her name again just so she'd be certain this was not a dream sort of at that moment she would take anything, she would rather just disappear into the ground but instead she was right here, she was right here doing nothing than looking straight into the eye of the Woman she had betrayed her trust.“I am sorry —"“We need to talk." Laura muttered*****Laura had spent the longest time thinking of the right words to say to her about the entire situation but as it seemed it was turning out to be the hardest thing she would have to do at that moment.Most definitely she was still right there , with Antonia after all the madness between them and she couldn't be more happier.Now they walked across the lawn and ensured they were Actually were alone, prior to this moment she had thoughts about now she's handle this aspect of seeing Antonia she hadn't expected that she'd still be this be calm but it was exactly what she had done, she was calm taking in every
CHAPTER 146He feels like his mind would be torn apart that moment if he continued running, yet he didn't stop not because he didn't want to but there was a deeper force pushing him to just keep on going..He feels his heart threatening to fall apart but forces one more time to run through the flanks.It had only been two days since she accepted to give him a phone and it was funny it had contacts , was his life that miserable, so imagine the shock of her life when His phone beeps. He stops and picks up his phone to see he got a text. An unusual text. He reads it once and then again. The more he reads it, the more it sounds like a trap. It probably is, but then again, he thought he'd try it out.After the sex she still hasn’t apologized or tried to talk to him,He picks up the pace and goes for another lap before he’s done for the day. He wipes his face clean of sweat and heads for home.******He had been surprised to see that she was looking at him, but he' was feeling unsettled s
CHAPTER 145Antonia decided to take a walk and it was a every long one way from everything it had been the third time getting that call that was asking if she was saved, she had done all she could to keep the situation to herself now it is looking like she can't.Surrounded by the quiet stillness of the Vicinity, she sat at the bottom of the bench looking at everything listening to the sound of her own heavy heart beats as she was not sure if to go home or not. Every square inch of her body hurt. She’d completed what seemed to be a run to that place and at the moment she could do anything just to let her take in the eminent moment.It felt like a herculean task by working herself into a standing position, her heart still sank as she rested at the base of a small tree. Now, as she leaned against the trunk, she fought against the waves of thought in her soul looking to consume her , slowly she oddly could feel that blackness that threatened to overtake her. The move had been excruc
CHAPTER 144.IT was all starting to look rather ridiculous at that moment, and that was all Laura was trying to do at that time was to fix this— it had only been days since she had been here and still there was nothing for her to deal with it, she still didn't know how best it was for to deal with the entire situation, at the back of her mind there was still that bit of fact that she had to do something about all of this and that was go one after the other to each of this places to find what's she wanted, it made it harder that she had to fix this. Anger and anxiety felt heavy in hwr chest when whe recalled what she had insinuated about the entire situation, in her mind she felt that she was still to be blamed, whiel Laura hated her , she made it seem as though there was more she had to do.In her mind she felt that all of this was far from the Truth,even at that she still felt hurt by her words the last time they had been there enough that she could feel it weighing him down
CHAPTER 143Soon as the call went through she sighs in relief, it had been over Twenty hours since she had been trying to reach her boss so she could ask about the trip -Reports in the news stated a heavy storm at the gulf and all through that day she had been restless, it was a good thing that had fixed whatever drift she had with Rhys all she thought about was how dinner was going to be.“It is a good thing you are doing well." She spoke immediately she had picked up the phone.Laura mesmerized by everthing had a lot to say and so the call she had thought would last a little while spanned to Minutes.“Have you found anything yet?" Riley questioned.Once again it was the Woman being her kind useful self, though she was so self absorbed with everything happening she was glad that he was reaching out and that in a way, she was trying to figure things out for herself at that moment.All the situation were made difficult by the fact she knew all the details In her hands were scrap.Laur