Cullen held his bleeding hand and he continued screaming his guts out. The more he saw the knife that was lurched inside his palm, the louder he screamed. Aiden ignored the thundering cry from Cullen and fixed his eyes on the door, waiting for the owner of the voice to step in. The boy didn’t wait for too long before he saw a black boot followed by black trousers and finally, his father, who was wearing a black shirt. “Papa!” Aiden cried out and hurried to get off the bed. The minute that his bare foot touched the floor, Cullen forcefully pulled the knife away from his palm. He grabbed Aiden and pressed the knife to his neck. “I dare you to take a step forward!” He roared. As if Asher would stop. The man continued moving forward. Behind him was Milo who was glaring daggers at the shivering Cullen. “I– don’t come closer, I’ll… I’ll…” He applied pressure on his wrist and the knife cut into Aiden’s skin, drawing a little bit of blood. “Papa! It hurts!” Aiden cried out. Asher pau
Emma had been in police custody for days and no matter how they questioned her, she wouldn’t tell them what they wanted to hear from her. Henry was back in the country. With his connection, he pressured the Police to let his sister go. The policemen discussed amongst themselves and agreed to let her go, but before they could do that, a message came to them from the Military. The General wanted Emma to be sent to him. Henry was lost on what to do. His connection does not spread to the Military. And openly going against the Quinn family is almost the same as going against the Country. No matter what, the President would never take anyone other than the Quinn family and Williamsburg’s family’s side, so what was the use of going against them? However, how can he allow his sister to remain in custody over what she knew nothing about? That was when it occurred to him that Asher was a Williamsburg. Although he hates Asher, Henry had no choice but to go look for him. Arriving at Asher’s re
In no time, all the media personnel released statements on the matter with a huge bounty as reward. Not only did the announcement draw the masses attention, it also drew the uncommon people’s attention. For example, Quinn July. He frowned in his office when he saw the announcement. “There was an accident in Rose City which involved Anamika? How was I not informed?” his frown deepened. If that’s the case, then Anamika didn’t run away. She might be receiving treatments. But from the report, she was going to the airport with her children and sister. So, if an accident happened, it can’t happen to only Anamika. A moment of realization hit him. The picture he got of Anamika’s daughter, her head was wrapped in a bandage. Secondly, Anamika’s son and sister were also missing. In other words… His eyes sharpened and picked up his phone. But before he could call anyone, a knock sounded on his door before a subordinate entered and saluted. “General, the lady has been brought.” Quinn July nod
At the Quinn enterprise… Lisa was seen, sitting behind the desk in a sophisticated office. The office door opened and her Assistant walked in with her pad. “Ma’am, you asked that I inform you of whatever move that the Williamsburgs or Asher makes.” “Yes?” The Assistant continued. “The Williamsburgs had made an announcement for whoever has proof of an accident that happened five days ago in Rose City to come up. The reward starts from $100,000.” Lisa stretched her hand and the Pad was given to her. She read through the News before slamming the pad on the desk. “Call me Anna,” she instructed. “Yes,” The Assistant bowed and left. A moment later, the female guard that had been following her around, walked in. “Miss, you sent for me,” she said. Lisa gave her the pad. Anna read the whole thing before putting it down. “Your command, Miss.” “Asher is out to unravel the truth. I want you to intercept any witness who claims to have proof of the accident. If you can’t buy them, send t
After the announcement, Asher’s team got lots of calls from ‘eye witnesses.’ But the majority of those who called only gave superficial explanations without evidence to prove anything, so their testimonies were rejected. The core members, like the driver who escaped from the car, refused to come out. It’s not because he wasn’t interested in the money. In fact, he came out to speak, but was apprehended by Anna and her crew, who offered him a bigger amount to go into hiding until the matter had died down. But unfortunately, Lisa’s move didn’t escape Asher’s knowledge. So, instead of traveling out of the country to hide, the driver traveled into Asher’s wrath... He was killed. That night, Asher paid a special visit to Lisa at her apartment. On arrival, she was already preparing to go to bed. The lady was amazed, at the same time, restless. Yesterday morning, he called her and warned her not to touch Anamika and ever since, they haven’t spoken. And now he’s standing right in front of
The next morning… At the hospital, Cora had been awake for a while, still she has no idea who the Williamsburgs are. Someone had come to check on her and had told her that he was a guard from the Williamsburg’s family and asked Cora about the accident. Cora had refused to speak because she had no idea if the Williamsburg family was her sister’s enemy or not. But after watching the news that had been trending since the day before, she finally got to know that Asher Walkers was a Williamsburg. With the hospital’s landline, she called the number that was on the screen and presented herself as a witness. Roy was elated after receiving the call. Together with Asher and Milo, they headed for Rose City that morning. The questioning was live and the reporters who were hungry for gossip left no stone unturned as fished out every single knowledge they could get from Cora. With Cora leading the way, a few other people came out with whatever evidence they had. True, someone was able to catc
Arriving at the office, Quinn July re-watched the accident video again and wrote down the plate number of the ambulance, then sent some people to interrogate them of Anamika’s whereabouts. Few hours later, he got a call from the subordinates he sent to Rose City. The nurses who went with the ambulance said that they were intercepted on the way and Anamika and her children were taken away. Then, they were threatened not to speak about it. “Her injuries were too severe. We doubted if she’d make it.” The nurses had reported. After finding out the area they were intercepted, Quinn July got his people to look into the matter and the CCTV that might have caught the time that the ambulance was stopped. In the end, he found out that Lucian’s men were the ones who stopped the ambulance. Quinn July didn’t stop there. He ordered for Lucians men that were captured by the CCTV to be arrested and questioned. By midnight, he got feedback. When Lucian took Anamika and the children, Cullen asked
Quinn July arrived at Asher’s house, just in time to see him about to enter his car. “Asher,” he called. Asher paused and shifted his unfriendly gaze to him. “I’ve found her,” he added. Soon, the two could be seen inside a private plane, heading to Rivera. The space was filled with silence that could send one insane. None wanting to speak first. The silence lasted for minutes before Quinn July sighed and uttered. “I’m sorry.” Asher, who was leaning on his seat with eyes closed, didn’t respond. “I know you can hear me. My sister was wrong. You don’t have to forgive her if you don’t want to, but please, be lenient with her.” “Call off the wedding,” Asher requested languidly without opening his eyes. Quinn July stayed silent for a while before nodding. “Alright, it will be canceled.” After a few moments of awkward silence, Quinn July changed the topic. “It seems you’ve been planning for a long time to pin the crime on Lucian. What if it fails?” “It mustn’t fail,” Asher slowly
At the hotel… Mr. Richard was amazed and proud of Anamika. Watching her teach those old men a lesson reminded him of how her mother was back then. The man sighed and emptied the glass of wine he was holding. The result of his investigation came out yesterday. Anamika is his daughter. After finding out, he told his family before embarking on the journey to seek his daughter. The Quinn family didn’t have much to say, except that they blamed him for just finding out. As for Lisa, she was having a hard time accepting the revelation. The sound of his phone ringing snapped him out of his thoughts. He picked the phone and checked the caller ID. It was an unknown number, but he decided to answer the call. “Hello,” his voice sounded. ‘Mr. Quinn, the Emperor is back from the meeting.’ Mr. Richard bolted up and hurried out of the hotel. … Arriving at the palace, he was brought to see Anamika in the throne room. Anamika hadn’t even stepped on the dais when the man entered. The father and
The other Presidents cleared their throats and shifted in their seats. They all owe debts. What if she asks them to pay up too? Scrapping their country banks together to pay off the billions they owe Hassride would crumble their economy, so, it would be better they all mind their businesses and live Country B’s president to handle his matter on his own. The old man glanced around, seeing that no president would come to his aid, he swallowed the lump of pride that was stuck at the back of his throat and sat down. “Your Majesty, it hasn’t come to that.” His heavy voice earlier suddenly went low. “As a businesswoman like you called us, we’re strict on marking our allies and curbing our enemies. If you could boldly look at our face and disregard our authority to vomit such atrocious venom, we can’t be guaranteed that you won’t stab us in the back when you see something that would jeopardize our country. So, on this basis, we hereby vote for your country’s removal from the Alliance Nati
Sitting on the deck with a bottle of wine and cake, the two watched the numerous stars in the sky. They’ve gone a bit far from their residence, but Anamika still doesn’t know why she was brought into the yacht. Neither did Asher want to say. Well, the sky looks beautiful from here, so it’s not a loss. Asher fed her a piece of cake. Just as she was about to accept it, her gaze zoomed in on a multi-coloured and sparkling something from afar. “What’s that?” she pointed. “We’re here.” The yacht moved closer until Anamika saw it was a multi-coloured waterfall! “Oh. My. God! How is this possible?!” “It’s the reason I purchased the island. It’s beautiful, right?” He asked. “No, the view is spectacular! Wow!” The yacht stopped a distance away from the waterfall where they could view it clearly. The light coming from the yacht and the multi-coloured Illumination from the waterfall brightened the area, so much so that one would almost forget it was night. “This, I must bring Emma here,
Asher and Anamika didn’t bring their bags, except for the roses she placed in a vase beside the window. The sun was slowly giving way to the moon by the time Anamika was done re-pruning the 99 roses and setting them in a vase of warm water to keep them alive for much longer. “We didn’t bring anything along.” She sat on the bed. From inside, she could view the surroundings, thanks to the glass doors and windows. The place only has one room, a kitchen, and bathroom. “Roy brought your necessities… everything is in here,” he opened the wardrobe for her to see. “Oh, you came prepared,” she looked down at her ring. She’s been caressing it ever since he wore it on her finger. A smile settled on her lips as she remembered his cheeky confession. Suddenly, she chuckled. “Mind breaking the good news to me?” he got into bed and hugged her from behind. “I was wondering. Since when did you realize you loved me?” She asked. Asher pulled her so she was sitting in between his legs while he wrapp
For the next couple of weeks, Anamika was trying to put the country together. She must learn all there was about the country and her Ancestors, replace some workers, bestow titles on the deserving ones, amend the rules to straighten the country and lots more. It would not be easy, which was why Asher didn’t return to Country A as planned. He stayed behind to help her in whatever way he could. Inside the office, Anamika was going through some documents when Lady Seraphina, who has officially been bestowed the title of Minister of communication, knocked and entered. “Your Majesty, Richard Quinn’s men are trying to spy into our data.” “What are they trying to find?” she asked. “About your mother and you.” Anamika raised her head from the document and looked at her, “Do what you think my mother would have done if she was alive.” Lady Seraphina understood the assignment. She bowed and left. Asher entered afterwards and hugged her from behind. “You’ve been on these documents for three
While Anamika and Asher were having the greatest time of their lives, their friends and families in Country A were having a hard time believing what they were seeing on the news. How did CEO Mika suddenly become the ruler of the greatest nations to ever exist? To crown it all, their worst nightmare! Aiden was excited when he found out he was a prince but for Nadia, she was worried about her mother’s safety. Their mother didn’t tell them she was going anywhere. In fact, they thought the ruler was probably their mother’s lookalike, or twin sister, until their great grandfather explained the situation to them. As for Emma, she was lost for words on what to say. She and her husband were supposed to go for their honeymoon today, but with Anamika’s case making waves in the country, she refused to go for her honeymoon until her friend returns. Who knows, she might be facing a lot there. If only she knows that the “a lot” her friend is going through is moaning while Asher’s rod thrust in
Inside the hall… Only Asher and Anamika remained. The two continued to stare at each other. One sitting on a high level and staring down at the other. “Your Majesty, may I come closer?” “One more disrespectful word from you and you’ll have your head severed!” “Thank you, Your Majesty!” Asher closed the distance and walked up the dais. Totally ignoring her warning. Anamika’s heart danced with glee but her face was as stoic as ever. Standing right in front of her, he said. “Your Majesty, I plead not guilty.” “...” Anamika was left speechless. This man… “Hassride has always had prejudice against my country, so when they saw me, they didn’t give me the benefit of the doubt and just apprehended me,” he flattened his lips. “Oh? Are you saying my country is unreasonable?” “Your people treated me with injustice. I was chained to the wall like a criminal…I also didn’t get anything to eat. I’m starving.” His gaze softened to the likes of Aiden’s when he’s trying to talk his way out o
In a dark dungeon, Asher, Milo, and Roy were chained to the wall. Roy had sighed in helplessness for a thousand times already. “Boss, what should we do now? If help doesn’t come, we’ll be killed before we know it. I feel sorry for madam and the kids,” he sighed again. “There’s still time,” Asher responded languidly with his eyes closed. “The situation looks brim. I shouldn’t have given this suggestion. At this point, I finally realized I was stupid.” “Right, you’ve always been stupid,” Milo stole the word from his mouth. “Milo, when was the last time we spared? I think we need to compare notes after leaving here.” “All I can see is death hovering over your head,” Milo said with a straight face. He’s never one to talk too much but at this point, he was angry at himself and everyone. When they came to Hassride, they tried to spy into the country’s history but failed to find anything. Later, they found out the man who can help them was put in the dungeon. Infiltrating the dungeon
This was exactly what Anamika wanted. To plant doubt in the man’s mind. Now, with him not knowing who to trust anymore or what to believe right now, his power has decreased greatly. Too bad she doesn’t have what it takes to back up her power of the tongue. Even though Seraphina said that everything is in place, Anamika has no idea what is in place. There was absolutely no time to discuss the preparations they’ve made, but anyhow, she’ll use her voice to fight for her rights. If it doesn’t work, then, Seraphina and the others can step in.“So, this is how you intend to unseat me? What if I kill you, I’ll be the only Emperor available and your people will no longer be able to fight against me. Before they groom another Female Emperor, it would be too late. How’s that?” Anamika smiled, “It’s your call. But do you honestly think you can kill me right here?” “No, everyone here is your supporter, and killing you in front of them would mean I leave evidence. Like you said, the people will