"Before I met Olivia's mother, I was a con artist, just like Mr Green," Mr Carter said and Andrews and Ethan's jaw dropped. "I was raised in the orphanage but they schooled me to a senior high level. I don't know what happened to my parents but that was something I was not interested in so I never bothered to find out. Life as it is was already difficult. I needed to survive after running away from the orphanage. The treatment there was bad. I could not get any proper job and ended up living off people either by asking or stealing," Mr Green narrated "I met Mr Green, also a teenager like my life. He had lived on the streets longer than me who just run away from the orphanage. He taught me everything I knew about con. We were making good money so I never saw anything wrong with it. I lived this life for a year. One day, Mr Green came to me talking about a big con," Mr Carter narrated; ******** A couple of years back ************** "Hey, Carter," came Mr Green's voice "Green?" Mr
"Martin was in the hospital. I didn't know he was from a worthy family. Everything was pinned on me and I was sentenced. As for Mr Green, he vanished into thin air," "Okay, so what did Mr Martin mean by his statement?" Ethan asked looking at Mr Carter. "When I was finally released from prison, I had lost it all. Our little hideout was gone. No shelter, nothing. All my efforts to get a decent job proved futile because I was an ex-convict," Mr Carter continued. "I walked into a restaurant one day hoping to get some food to eat after stealing some decent clothes from someone's dryline," Mr Carter narrated. "I sat behind one of the tables and a waiter walked up to me. I placed my order and enjoyed my mail. When it was time to pay, I excused myself and went to the washroom with the hope of running away using the window. I succeeded but before I could run off, I came face to face with Ms Williams, Olivia's mother," Mr Carter narrated and Ethan raised his brow "She was a waitress at the
"So now what do we do? How do we recover what we have lost?" Ethan asked."I have a plan," Andrews said after being silent for a while."What do you have in mind?" Mr Carter asked and Ethan moved his gaze to Andrews, both waiting to hear what Andrews would say. Andrews leaned forward and shared the plan he had in mind. Ethan and Mr Carter listened attentively."What do you think?" Andrews asked their opinion after sharing his plan with them. "That will work but it means Olivia would have to keep going back to the office," Mr Carter said."I don't like the idea of Olivia going back to the office. I lost her before, I don't want to lose her again. So what other options do we have?" Ethan asked"We can't get a new person employed and neither if you can go there either. That leaves us with Olivia," Andrews explained and Ethan lowered his head. "It's late, let's discuss this further tomorrow. I like your idea but I don't want to endanger Olivia too," Mr Carter added his voice "That is
"Mr Carter," Jeremy said looking at Ethan from head to toe."Mr Gustav," Ethan said looking at Jeremy with a frown."I understand I was not fair to you but that is no reason to treat my woman badly and take over my company," Ethan said sounding a bit angry."Really?" Jeremy said with a frown"Is that what you think this is?" Jeremy added"A revenge? You think I am getting back at you?" Jeremy questioned standing just a distance away from Ethan who had now placed both hands in his pocket not bothered about his casual appearance in a public space. "So tell me. What is it then? I know I judged you wrongly and put you behind bars for a long time. When I found out the truth, I came over to get you the same day but someone came ahead of me the same day," Ethan explained "I see. I am glad you found the truth that quick but sorry someone was faster than you," Jeremy said sarcastically."Ethan, you know what? Let's not do this here. This place used to be yours and you don't want your employe
"I think, the chip I put inside Ethan's phone has been destroyed," Andrews said slowly at the realization."Good evening?" came the voice of three guards from behind Davis and Andrews."Our boss would like to speak with you," said one of the guards pointing a gun at Davis and Andrews.Andrews and Davis walked towards the apartment with their hands in the air as the three guards followed them with a gun.Inside Ethan and Jeremy were sitting opposite each other with a gun pointing at Ethan and Ethan's phone dismantled."If you have balls why don't you just kill me," Ethan said to Jeremy with a frown"Not yet Ethan. I have two more guests I invited to this meeting," Jeremy said and the front down was pushed open. Andrews and Davis entered the room. Ethan was surprised but he remained composed at Andrews and Davis sat down next to him."Are they the guest you were waiting for?" Ethan asked"They will be here soon," Jeremy said and the front door opened again. A lady entered wearing dark
Ethan sat behind the wheel and drove out of the compound wondering if he should go to Olivia's apartment or the penthouse. He occasionally checked to see if he was being followed but he saw nothing. Ethan decided to call his father to inform him about his mother leaving the hospital where she was receiving treatment. He connected his phone Bluetooth to the car and dialled his father's number. "Hello Dad," Ethan said "Hello Ethan, how did it go?" Mr Carter said "Dad, did Olivia come to the penthouse?" Ethan asked ignoring his question. "No, why?" Mr Carter asked "I am coming over," Ethan said and ended the call. Ethan checked the cars behind him from the rearview mirror. He made a turn towards the road leading to the penthouse after ensuring he had not been followed. He drove into the garage and stepped out of the car after parking. He walked towards the elevator wondering what was happening to Olivia. "I am not going to lose Olivia over some properties," Ethan thought as he st
"We have a swarm of reporters at your gate trying to get in," the guard reported and Jeremy frown"Ethan, what is your game?" Jeremy thought almost crushing the guard's phone in his hands. There was a knock on the door drawing Jeremy's attention to the front door. One of the servants quickly went to answer the door. "Jeremy, what is going on here?" Mr Green asked entering the living room looking angry with Mrs Carter trailing behind him together with Jacqueline. "I don't know yet but I am sure Ethan pull a fast one on me," Jeremy replied dismissing the guard after giving him back his phone and turning off the TV. "I told you that Ethan guy can't be trusted but you wouldn't believe me. We need an aggressive move. Where is that Olivia girl," Mr Green asked. "She is still inside the room," Jeremy replied "You have Olivia here? Perfect, time to slap the shit out of her for touching my husband," Jacqueline said taking her hand gloves off. "No one is touching that girl," Jeremy objec
"Andrews go get him. If he goes to Jeremy, I am not sure how things will turn out," Mr Carter said and quickly fetched his phone and made a call to someone"Be on standby, the worse may happen. If it does please, move in," Mr Carter said and hoped Jeremy would do the right thing.Outside the penthouse, the garage, Ethan got behind the wheel and drove out of the garage heading out of the compound. Andrews got there just in time to see Ethan drive out. He also got behind the wheel of another car and drove after Ethan. Back at Jeremy's apartment, Jeremy was on the phone with someone."Get those reporters out of my front door," Jeremy said "I don't want my apartment all over social media," Jeremy added"Good," Jeremy said and ended the call."Jeremy, did you ask them to send the reporters away?" Mr Green asked"Yes," replied Jeremy"Why? You could have used them to your advantage?" Mr Green said "How?" Jeremy questioned pacing up and down the living room."Simple, you go to them. Answe
Ethan knocked and entered Camila's room and closed the door. The moment he closed the door, Camila came to him and kissed him. Ethan froze and for a moment didn't know what to do. She was heavily pregnant and pushing her felt like a terrible option. Opening the door was also not a good idea, what if Olivia sees them? She might misunderstand the situation. Ethan held Camila's shoulder and held her at arm's length pulling away from her. "Get a hold of yourself. I am neither your boyfriend nor husband. Do you go about kissing every man you are attracted to on the street? Have some dignity and respect for yourself. You make yourself too cheap and that is why you never attracted me and with this attitude, you will not attract any good man out there," Ethan said in one breath to Camila looking very angry. "You think I am cheap?" Camila said almost on the verge of tears. "It was one thing to be cheap and another to act like one. You are not cheap, you just present yourself as one," Ethan
At Mr Garcia's home, later in the day, Mr Garcia heard a knock on his door and he went to answer it. It was Mr Carter and a young lady. He invited them in and ushered them to the living room. "You are welcome," Mr Garcia said and Olivia stood to her feet looking at Mr Garcia.Mr Garcia looked at the young lady wondering what she was doing."Daddy," Olivia said and Mr Garcia stared at her."Olivia?" Mr Garcia said."Yes," Olivia replied."How? I saw the image, I.....I....," Mr Garcia said alternating his gaze between the lady before her and Mr Carter. "Mr Carter found me and saved me," Olivia replied and Mr Garcia instantly became emotional.Mr Garcia covered his mouth with his hand and uncontrolled tears began to fall from his eyes. Olivia got emotional too and hugged him."Forgive me, my daughter. I didn't protect you as a father. I abandoned you and watched while people treated you badly. I don't deserve you. I am so sorry," Mr Garcia said while hugging Olivia."It is okay, Dad. I
The next day, a Saturday, the news channels were hit with shocking news of Mr Carter being alive. Mr Garcia was sitting behind his TV when he saw the news of Mr Carter being alive. His eyes widened. "Isabella, come quick," Mr Garcia shouted from the living room."What happened?" Isabella asked as she descended the staircase into the living room."Look," Mr Garcia replied with his eyes fixated on the television set as he pointed to the screen."Mr Carter is alive?" Isabella asked in shock."So who did we bury?" Isabella asked and Mr Garcia shrugged his shoulders.Isabella sat down and Mr Garcia increased the volume to listen to what the reporter was saying."The city of New York woke up to an interesting news about Mr Carter the well-known billionaire whose burial service we held at the church a couple of months ago and later sent to the grave to be buried to be very much alive. As you can see behind him, he was supported this morning by one reporter when he was exiting the courthouse
At the prison, Mrs Carter was told he had a visitor. She was so happy. She left the prison yard teasing Mrs Garcia and Jacqueline."You see when you marry the right man. Everything works in your favour," Mrs Carter said and left knowing Mr Carter had come to get her out. Mrs Carter entered a room and frowned seeing the person who had come to see her."Who are you and what do you want with me?" Mrs Carter asked proceeding to the provided seat."Hello, I am a representative of Mr Carter. He asked me to give you this," the lawyer said and Mrs Carter smiled."Aww, my handsome hubby. I know he would always come through for me," Mrs Carter said and took the envelope from the man as she sat on the seat opposite the man.She quickly opened it to see the content. A white sheet came out and she frowned seeing the title on the sheet. DIVORCE. "I would advise you not to give him a hard time but just sign your part and you will be promised a peaceful day in prison," the lawyer said offering Mrs
Mr Garcia was immediately shuttered. His wife will be in prison for 15 years. "This is all my fault. I failed to put my feet down as a man and allowed all this to happen," Mr Garcia thought unable to get up from his seat. He watched as they took his wife away to begin her jail sentence. "What does this mean?" Jeremy asked Mr Carter. "I don't have to do anything. The properties will come back to Ethan," Mr Carter said. "Jeremy, you and Ethan have come a long way. I know you had your difference from college but I beg you to be a better person than my son is. Aside from honouring a great woman, he did something great for me, I chose Olivia for Ethan because I believe, that with Olivia, Ethan would be a better person. Just forgive him and let's move on as a family. I appreciate what you did. Standing for what is right despite family relationship," Mr Carter said to Jeremy."It wasn't a difficult decision to take. Growing up, I heard some stories about my uncle even though I didn't kn
"Do you have any other anything else you would like to present in defence of your client?" the judge "That will be all my lord," Mrs Carter's lawyer said. "Okay, this case is adjourned till late afternoon," the judge said.The judge left and the courtroom became noisy. Mr Carter stepped out followed by Ethan, Olivia and Jeremy. "With the way things are going how do think this would end," Jeremy asked Mr Carter. "Well, at least the side of Mr Martin and Mr Green is clear. My wife and Mrs Garcia may go down together. They worked together on this," Mr Carter replied "Will you reveal your identity and testify against your wife like you earlier planned?" Jeremy asked. "It may not be necessary with the way things are progressing but if anything changes, I will," Mr Carter replied.Just a distance away from Jeremy and Mr Carter, Ethan was also engaging Olivia in a conversation."I am so sorry for everything you went through," Ethan apologized. "It is in the past now. Let's just move o
"Mrs Carter found out that Mrs Garcia had filed the case against her and Mrs Carter decided to teach Mrs Garcia a lesson. The kidnap was on the stage and Mrs Garcia was framed. The documents here prove, that all the payments made from Mrs Garcia's account were false. Exhibit D shows Mrs Garcia's statement from the bank. The two documents were printed days and you can see, in one document, the numbers were manipulated to make Mrs Garcia look guilty," Mr Wilson said.The judge looked at all the documents presented. "Council, what do you have to say in defence of your client?" the judge asked"My lord, thank you. My colleague presented a lot of facts with evidence to prove his point. I must say he presented a convincing story but here are the questions; Mrs Carter and Mrs Garcia had conversations on the phone had always been about the welfare of their children. It was true Mrs Garcia misunderstood the late Mr Carter's choice of a bride for his son and assumed it was her daughter, Ms C
Ethan thanked the servant and left for his room. In his room, he sat on the sofa in deep thought of everything his father had told him. Ethan realized when it comes to life and living it, he fails to think on his behalf. He rather allows close relatives to think of him. In his anger, he never gives the one who offended him a chance to at least explain. Ethan lay in bed recalling lots of things that had happened in his life and how he handled them. Unable to sleep, he got down from his bed and exited his room. He wanted to go to Olivia but looking at the time he decided not to disturb Olivia. He heads for the balcony. The light on the balcony was off and the city light was the only light providing some visibility to the balcony. He entered the balcony and found Olivia sitting on the chair. He sat next to her and took her hand in his. "Olivia, I am sorry for how I treated you when we were married. I never protected and never listened to you. I caused you more pain than I claimed to lo
"Ethan, I am sorry for all the trouble I caused you during our college days. They were not deliberately done," Jeremy apologised and the two hugged each other. "Ethan, please stay and work with me," Jeremy requests and Ethan obliges.Ethan put aside his resentment towards Jeremy and they did a great job at the company together. All the guards Mr Martin brought on board to monitor everyone were sent away. The guards were unhappy but since they didn't have any contract with the company and the one whom they had a contract with had been arrested, they had no option then to leave. The operations of the company were placed back in the previous working system. Employees who were terminated by Mr Martin were all called back and compensated for the injustice done to them. While Ethan and Jeremy handled restoring the operations of the company, Olivia was tasked with handling the new client's request.It was soon 6 p.m. and Ethan asked Olivia to call it a day while he stayed back with Jeremy t