How could she?Alicia’s body writhed in pain from all the rigorous shaking but she ignored it. That wasn’t her major concern right now.Little aches here and there were nothing compared to the issue on ground. “I-I didn’t do it.” Her voice broke and hot tears streamed down her face.“I swear on my son’s life, it wasn’t me. I don’t know how it happened. I only just saw the news a while ago. I swear.” She muttered amidst tears. “Liar!” Minister Lewis was not having it.“I swear, I didn’t do it. What benefit will I derive from all of it? My life is also at stake—no agency will want to work with me again—I’m also affected here, I did not do it. Believe me.” Alicia cried harder.The man’s eyes blinked. That was true. Besides, come to think of it, Alicia couldn’t have pulled any of those strings. The reports about him came with concrete proof. Where could his babymama have gotten all those evidence from? And how?It was impossible.“How could it be me? Just how?—You’re my baby’s daddy!”
***About an hour later, Beats Corporation’s headquarters.The CEO was currently seated calmly behind his desk while his assistant simply stood by the side. Both of them had their eyes fixated on the large screen that was in the office. It was a few minutes past midmorning and the news was on. The news channel was recording live. On the large indoor LED screen was Minister Lewis being arrested and hauled away by the police while also being surrounded by reporters who were hungry for details.Turned out to be that even till the very end, the man was promiscuous. The police didn’t find him in his home.He was found at his sidechick’s place. The crazy part was that it was his wife who called the police and told them his current address.Right on the screen, Madam Lewis was there too. As well as Alicia Dawson. The latter looked badly beaten, her face was bruised and swollen.Anyone could roughly guess what happened to her. Hm.Lucas picked the remote from the desk and switched off t
‘Very soon, I’ll find out your secret. Very soon.’ Martha thought to herself. But she maintained a smile on her face, staring sweetly at Mia.She was annoyed that she had no idea what was going on in the girl’s life anymore. Before, she used to know absolutely everything when it came to Mia. For instance, what she was planning, what she was going through at the moment, her family, every detail of her relationship with Max— That was how she was able to come between her and Max. Even when Martha was uninterested in listening to anything, Mia would still discuss everything with her.But now, things had changed.What changed though?The girl had started keeping secrets from her. Since the moment Mia moved out of their room, she no longer let Martha in on anything again.She stopped talking to her about literally everything. To make matters worse, Vicky and her cohort were expelled.And to think that the kids at school had also quietened down these past few days. No one bugged Mia any
—Mia was on her way to the alley and she hadn’t gone far away from the school when someone approached her all of a sudden and said: “Hello.”With a sudden upward glance, Mia was entranced by the beauty of a pair of piercing blue eyes.Right before her was a man standing tall with broad shoulders and a chiseled jawline, the kind that made you take notice. His tousled black hair was styled in a messy quiff and his deep blue eyes held a mischievous glint in them. He was dressed in a well-fitted T-shirt and black jeans that fit him like a glove, which only added to the air of confidence and playfulness he was exuding.For a moment, Mia felt completely lost. She was mesmerized. How could a man look so charming and glamorous?But the man’s soothing voice soon pulled her out of her reverie. “Did you hear what I just said, Miss?“Mia blinked frantically as she gazed at him. She was a bit taller than her so she had to angle up her head to see his face. He had a carefree smile tugged at the
Veronica was saying something to her friends when she suddenly caught sight of Mia. Momentarily, she stopped talking.The girl seemed to be coming in their direction and this made her frown. When Mia came and stood in front of them, she fiddled with her hands. Veronica swept a cold gaze over her. Her friends also had disgust written on their faces as they stared at Mia. They were overwhelmed with the urge to pounce on her but they knew better. Not after what happened recently.What did she want anyway? Why was she there?“What do you want?” One of them finally voiced out. Her voice was filled with irritation.Perhaps she lost her way or something, ‘cause she didn’t belong there.Taking in a very deep breath, Moa faced Veronica directly and opened her mouth to speak. “Hum, Veronica, someone’s waiting for you outside. He says he’s your uncle and he’s here to pick you.”Veronica’s brows creased. Was that so?Her parents were currently out of the country with her younger brother. They we
***By the time Mia arrived at the villa, it was already in the evening. Thankfully, the demi-god usually didn’t get home until midnight or she didn’t know what would have become of her this evening.She had spent a lot of time gallivanting around in search of Veronica and by the time she got to the bus stop, her bus had already moved.She had to wait for over thirty minutes before the next one came. Her dad had cut her off and had to be careful with her spendings so she couldn’t take a taxi.After getting on the bus, heavy traffic then showed Mia hell.Tomorrow was another day to make payment for…Mia heaved a sigh and she dragged her heavy feet into the house.From the front doorway, she yelled out a greeting to everyone to signal that she was back from school. It was what she did everyday, whenever she returned: “Good evening, everybody. I’m back.” The maids in sight sank low in cursy when the saw her. They didn’t bother to approach her to collect her school bag as they knew she
Before Mia’s bum could come in contact with the dining chair, Shawn stood up and took large strides out of the huge dining area. For the umpteenth time since the first day the two met, Mia was stunned. The food had not even been dished out yet. Like, since he was already there, couldn’t he have waited and ate a little? To think he left immediately she appeared—did she have a contagious disease? He left because of her?Plus, he seemed angry… Did she do or say something wrong?—But she didn’t do anything.Did the man find her unpleasant to his eyes? Or did she have body odour? Was her breath bad?Mia raised her arms and sniffed her armpits. She didn’t perceive any foul odour. She wasn’t smelling…Unconvinced, she beckoned at the maid standing in a corner at the far end of the dining table. “Please, come sniff me.” As the saying goes, you can’t smell your own stink. Sometimes, people need to rely on others to let them know if they have body odor, as they may not be aware of it themse
***After Mia was done eating, she went back upstairs to pick her bag. She tied her hair in a ponytail and then headed out of the house, after she’d bade the workers goodbye.As she didn’t have money, she trekked to the bus station. Thankfully, a public bus arrived as soon as she got there. She got on.A while later, Mia arrived at her destination. She stood outside the huge hospital building for a while, thinking to herself: ‘this is where all my savings is coming to.’She heaved a sigh and walked into the hospital’s ground floor which served as the emergency unit. The nurses at the front desk recognized her, and after exchanging greetings, they let her go in. Mia rode in the elevator alongside a few other people. She was heading to the fifth floor which was the intensive care unit (MICU 1). As soon as the elevator arrived, it dinged and its doors slid open. She walked out and took quiet steps down the silent corridor. She soon came face to face with the door that led into the thir