Madison's POV"Not as if he is your child," I sneered, Xavier stepped on the brakes immediately but my seat belt saved me.I didn't know where such words had come from or why I had said them but Violet and Xavier's expression wasn't the reaction I thought I would see."Did you hit your head or something?" Violet commented from the back."Am sorry, I didn't mean it," I apologized to Xavier, I could see guilt in his eyes but why was he feeling guilty?"I'm sorry for scolding you about Ryan but why did you say that?" Xavier apologized, making me confused."I don't know, it just slipped out of my tongue," I pouted, Xavier nodded and continued driving."Is Ryan's medical records part of the record I wasn't allowed access to?" I turned to see Xavier's hand tightening around the steering wheel again and his teeth grinding."Yes," Xavier answered with a straight face."Why can't I see it?" I tried my possible best to be calm.I don't know why Xavier doesn't want me to access mine and the kid
Madison's POVI walked into the Secretary's office with the elderly lady whose name I just learned was Becky. The office was right in front of Mr Adrian's office."This is where you will be working from today," Becky handed me my files, I smiled and took it from her hand politely."Okay thanks, I think I should get to work now," I dropped the files and my bag on the table."These are the things you should know about CEO Adrian, Director Leon, and Mr Xavier," Becky handed me an envelope."I understand Mr Adrian but why the others?" I asked curiously."Mr. Adrian is the owner of Adrian's empire, Mr. Leon is his brother, the second in command, you have to please him to get through to Mr Adrian," Becky paused as if thinking of what to say."Then how about Mr Xavier?" I hurriedly asked before she could continue what she was saying."Xavier is Mr. Adrian's friend and one of the biggest shareholders in Adrian's empire, you have to respect Mr. Xavier because if anything happens it can cause a
Madison's POV I stood in front of Hong Kong International Airport waiting to welcome and accompany Mr. Adrian and the rest of his executives to their suite. As Mr. Adrian's secretary, I had to leave first to make sure everything was in order for his arrival, his plane landed over an hour ago but he was nowhere in sight. It's been over a month since I started working at Adrian's Empire and I still don't understand him. I was told to wait for him because he was around somewhere and that is what I have been doing, most of his executives were already in the car while him, only God knows where he is. I only agreed to come on this trip because I wanted to teach Mr Adrian a lesson for humiliating me, I didn't want to leave Ryan but he is staying with his dad this period and I feel so bad that I can't even take care of my child. I was about to sit down when I saw Mr. Adrian walking out of the airport with a lady next to him, their hands intertwined, I ran up to them to carry their bag.
Adrian's POVI sat on the chair in front of the reading table trying to put some files in order on my laptop while Leon was lying on my bed operating my phone and his phone together."So much transaction!" Leon yelled and sat straight on the bed, "Is something wrong with your card or are you being scammed?"I don't even know why Leon came on this trip, he said he was going to attend through the Zoom meeting room now he is here live and direct."Am not being scammed, it just," before I could complete my words Leon interrupted."These are all female shopping, did you give Lexie your card?" Leon asked, his eyes still fixed on my phone, his fingers still scrolling through the debit messages.I stood up from the chair and snatched my phone from Leon's hand, I scrolled through it, and a smirk appeared on my face when I realized Madison was spending my money.Leon stood up from the bed and walked up to me, "What is that on your face?" Leon pointed at the corner of my lips, the smirk on my fa
Madison's POVI took the card from Mr Adrian and left his room to mine. I had to get dressed into something classy if I was going to be using his black card.I removed my ripped jeans and big T-shirt and put on a more classy dress that Xavier had gotten me some time ago with matching heels. I browsed the most popular female shops to shop from."Why did you accept his card? You could have asked Xavier for his," I could hear the annoyance in Violet's voice from the other side of the phone."I didn't want to disturb Xavier," I pouted though she couldn't see me."I don't like the idea of this," Violet whined."Don't worry I will send pictures," I threw her a kiss and ended the call before she could say anything else.I continued walking around the clothing section, I had tried on so many dresses but it wasn't giving what it should be giving, I was about to walk out of this particular section when a red dress caught my attention."I will try the red dress," I pointed at the red dress for t
Madison's POVI was standing by the corner of the hall, resting my back on the wall enjoying the scenery when I saw Mr Adrian walking towards me with a smile on his face."Seems like you need some company," Adrian rested on the wall next to me.My heart raced at Adrian's words and the sight of him resting on the wall, this scene looked familiar, I was sure I had seen Adrian rest on the wall like this and made the exact same statement."Do you care for some wine?" Adrian asked, holding two glasses of wine in his hand."Thank you," I managed to recollect myself and collected the wine from his hand."Aren't you enjoying the evening?" Adrian sipped from his wine glass."I am, I didn't get the chance to say thank you for the card," I smiled and sipped out of my own glass."Sure, it's no problem at least you represented the company well," Adrian returned the glass to a waitress passing by.My eyes began to feel hazy as I felt a sudden dizziness, I leaned on Adrian's hands for support. I fou
Madison's POV"Aren't you getting down?" I lifted my head to see Adrian standing by the car door he already opened."Huh? Yes," Adrian brought out his hand, I held onto him and came down from the car, I hadn't realized when we got to the hotel.I began walking slowly because my legs were hurting from the heels. Adrian, walking ahead of me, stopped and carried me in bridal style. I didn't refuse but rather let myself relax in his arms. I opened my eyes to see Mr. Adrian put me on top of a bed. I looked around. It wasn't my hotel room but his. I sat up straight.Adrian sat at the edge of the bed, "Don't worry, rest up, take the bed and I will take the couch," he removed my shoes from my legs."Don't worry about it, I can go to my room," I refused, standing from the bed but instantly regretted it the moment my feet touched the cold floor.I raised my leg with speed, "Stay, am going to take my bath," Adrian walked away from the room to the bathroom.Adrian's room is the penthouse of one
Madison's POVI stared at the message and video in horror, "Who are you? How did you get this!" I panicked.The video was of yesterday night, how on Earth did this person get it and what could this person want?"Calm down sweetheart, we will get to that but for now focus on your company meeting," The person ended the call before I could say anything.I threw my phone on the floor and screamed out of frustration, at this moment my head clicked, what I had done was wrong, I had cheated on Xavier with Adrian but at the same time, it didn't feel wrong."What was the scream about?" Adrian asked the moment he entered the room.I stood up from the bed with the bed sheet wrapped around my body, "I'm sorry about last night, it shouldn't have happened, we have both cheated Xavier so please let's pretend this never transpired," I said in one go using my hand to demonstrate."What are you talking about?" Adrian took a step towards me but I backed away."Stop, Don't come closer," I tried to stop h
EpilogueBoth Adrian and Leon ordered a search team to search the whole river, the search had been going on for two days, and yet nothing."Didn't I tell you not to shoot! If you don't bring my wife back, I promise you and your team will lose your job," Adrian's voice broke while speaking to the officer."We found someone!" One of the divers yelled and everyone ran to the site to check who they had found and it was Violet's body.Everyone searched for days but when they couldn't find her, they gave up and held a funeral for both Violet and Madison.Adrian was devastated by the death of his wife Madison, he blamed himself each passing day, and with the help of Leon and Nikki he was able to take care of his children.Jamie kept his promise to Madison and threw Lexie behind bars, Lexie was given 10 years in prison, 2 years community service, and would be out on probation, in the process of all these Lexie lost her medical license while Xavier on the other hand regained his memory, Xavier
Madison's POVI wore a black T-shirt and jeans, I was mourning after all, I packed my hair into a neat bun, and put the gun Kim had given to me on the day she died in the back of my pocket.Someone knocked on my door, Ignored it, but the person still entered, "What do you want?" I asked when I realized it was Jamie, I saw him through the dressing mirror.Jamie sat on the bed, "You didn't say hi to Justin, I'm sure my mother already told you he's your son.""I will when I return, I'm sure Justin knows me as his aunt and your mother as his mother," I scoffed."Yes, you can still build that bond with me, one day he can call you mummy," Jamie smiled at me."Why are you even here?" I kept a straight face."I don't want you to go to my mother," Jamie said, I turned my chair to him."Why?" I raised my eyebrows."I'm scared, I'm scared that if you leave you won't come back again, can't you just stay, I will go instead and talk to my mother," Jamie held my hand in his.I removed my hand from h
Madison's POVI stood motionless as Kim's coffin was being laid to rest on the cold ground, it was a quick and private funeral, not the one to invite business people and all.Tears slipped down my eyes as the ground was being covered up, never had I ever imagined I would bury Kim, the plan was to get her a good life after all the drama Violet was causing.I turned to look at everyone around me, Leon's eyes were red so as others, everyone was crying for a reason.Nikki was crying because of Lucy, Leon, the kids' nanny and I were crying because of Kim, Lexie was crying because of God knows what, Nikki's husband and Jamie were emotionless and Adrian was quiet because he felt guilty and it was his fault."She is no longer with us anymore because of you," Leon spat out bitterly at Adrian and walked out of everyone.I couldn't bear it anymore, my heart was too weak to see it, I ran out of there to my room, I felt hurt because if Kim were to be alive she would have run after me. I sat on the
Madison's POVI used my hands to wipe the blood off my eyes. The smile wiped away from my face as I saw the bullet pass through Kim's head, my eyes widened as Kim's head dropped to the steering wheel and blood began gushing out of her head.My first instinct was to stop the car, I managed to take control of the steering wheel and turned it till the car hit the tree and stopped.I came down from the car, my shaking hands dialed the ambulance number and my family's number, I was scared to touch her, I was scared. What if I touched her and she wouldn't wake up?I sat on the floor and waited for the ambulance, the tears coming out of my eyes refused to stop. Who shot the gun? Was it Violet and her people? Or the police?My family arrived before the ambulance didn't, "Madison, what happened? Why were you crying over the phone?" Leon's voice made me raise my head."What happened? What's Kim doing while you are here crying? What's all this blood?" Leon asked, feeling alert."Where is Lucy?"
Madison's POV"I want you to stay low until I arrive, no matter what happens today, make sure you save Lucy," I said to Kim the moment we arrived at our destination.The location Violet had given to me was a deserted area, with only uncompleted buildings and a cliff. I wondered why she chose this location.I came down from the car, with the gun behind my trouser, I waited for Violet to arrive and when she did, she arrived with hefty men."I thought we said no companies!" I yelled when she was approaching so she could hear me."That's for you not me," Violet stood in front of me with a smile on her face, "I have missed you.""Jail seemed to have been treating you right, why did you leave?" I remarked, I felt disgusted by being in her presence."Just needed a bit of fresh air and I missed your face, especially your eyes," Violet smiled and I laughed."Missed my face?" The laugh faded when I looked around her and realized Lucy wasn't with her, "Where is Lucy?"Violet looked around us, "S
Madison's POVIt's been almost a week and still no news of Violet and Lucy, the cops put out so many searches but nothing."Are you telling me that you can't find my child," My heart was heavy and I was lost as I rested on the kids' nanny."Please find her, please," Nikki pleaded with the cops."Ma'am we are trying our very best and we hope the result will soon surface," The cop lowered his gaze."Your best isn't enough!" Nikki yelled at the cops, "I'm dying every day and all you have been doing is nothing!"I got up from the nanny and went to kneel in front of Lexie, "Please, give me my child, please tell her to give me my child," I held Lexie's legs with my hands as I shed tears.Lexie forcefully removed her legs from my hands, "I don't know what you are talking about, why do you keep doing this? I don't know anything for crying out loud.""Please, Please, please she is just a child," I was pleading when Kim handed me my phone which was ringing, I took it from her to see that it was
Madison's POVThe sound of my phone falling to the ground brought me to reality, "How did she escape?" Adrian questioned."I have been talking to you, how did Violet escape?" Adrian asked again."She cut her wrist and was rushed to the hospital, on getting there the police left her for a second by the time they came back, she was gone and the nurse on duty was dead," I explained to them what the inspector told me over the phone."She killed a person, Violet must be on the wanted list by now," Adrian sat back on the chair with his hands on his head, "What do we do now?""What if she is with Lucy?" Nikki's husband said out of nowhere."No, it's not possible," I didn't think it was possible for Violet to take Lucy, how would she have even done it?"It's possible, matter of fact, it's very possible, I found it suspicious that twenty minutes and more footage were deleted, nobody except the members of the house has such access and Mrs Lexie left the living room for quite sometime now and ha
Madison's POVIt's the second day now and Nikki is yet to provide any evidence, I was scared, I trust her but the circumstances are driving me crazy."Has she not found the evidence?" Adrian used his towel to dry his hair."She will," I sat up on the bed and checked the wall clock for the time, "The day isn't over yet.""When it's over, I will lock her up for kidnapping and emotional damage," Adrian dropped the towel and put on his clothes."Excuse me? You will lock my sister up for what?" I glared at Adrian, "You will do no such thing.""I have the right, we are talking about our children," Adrian picked up his phone, checked something on it, and dropped it down.I scoffed, "Our children?" I held back the laugh that almost escaped my lips, "Really? For five years, for five fucking years Adrian, where were you!"It felt like I had had this anger for a long time, speaking out like this made my heart feel free."We both know I didn't know about it," Adrian said through gritted teeth."I
Madison's POVEveryone waited patiently for Lexie, Nikki and I to open up the package. Lexie's face turned pale when she opened her package, Nikki was shocked more like scared when she opened her package, what was theirs about?I opened my package and it was a sealed document, I tore the seal away to read what was inside, and I read it out loud."Children are a blessing and the ones you have been looking for are finally around you, way closer than you think, a sibling is a blessing but also a worst nightmare, there are two things, one is a secret unknown to you but known to two others," I read the letter attached to it. I was about to read the documents when Nikki snatched them away from my hands, her eyes scanned through them before tearing them up."What madness is this!" I yelled at Nikki, and relief washed over Lexie's face."I will let you when the time is right," Nikki said with the paper behind her, "What kind of games are you playing? Didn't I tell you, you are in the same sho