Once Ethan left the house, she called one of the guards and instructed him to follow Ethan secretly and ensure nothing bad happens to him. She smiled and sent a message to Mrs Garcia, [The marriage is over]At the Garcias, Mrs Garcia read the message and got up from behind her dressing table and started singing and dancing. Victory is mine, victory is mine, victory today is mine, I told satan, get thee behind, victory today is mineHer husband entered the bedroom from the bathroom and saw his wife singing and dancing. Since the incident of his cheating which led to a series of unpleasant events, he had never seen her this happy. It made him smile. "What is the excitement about?" he asked in wonder and she smiled "Well, I finally corrected the stupid mistake you made," she announced happily "A stupid mistake I made..." Mr Garcia thought trying to understand her statement "Wait a second, you separated Ethan and Olivia?" he asked recalling since the day Ethan got married she has
Ethan was very rough with her and she wondered if that is how he handles Olivia but that was not the time to ask questions about how he handles women in bed. What matter most is Ethan slept with her. She enjoyed the rest of the night in Ethan's arms.Ethan slowly opened his eyes feeling uncomfortable on the bed. Ethan wondered why his bed suddenly feels small and uncomfortable not realizing he was not in his apartment. In his apartment, he sleeps on a king-size bed with a mattress customized for his comfort. He tried to get up but felt an excruciating headache. He lay back down and realize he was not alone. It suddenly dawned on him he was not in his home. He quickly recalled the events of the previous night and turned to look at the half-naked woman sleeping beside him. She had her back turned to him so he could not see her face to know who she was. "Fuck! What the hell did I do," he cursed and got out of bed and found his clothes and that of the woman scattered on the floor.He pi
"I divorced Olivia," he said in a broken voice and dropped the signed document in an envelope on the table."I am so sorry to hear that my baby," she said hugging him but inwardly she rejoiceMrs Carter asked one of the servants to prepare one of the guest rooms for Ethan. He sat down for a while and waited for his mother to finish with the servant."So how did it all happen?" she asked sitting on the sofa adjacent to the one Ethan was sitting on"Mum, let's do this some other time," he replied not ready to talk about details.He divorced Olivia because he felt he was doing so many mistakes with her by his side. It may sound stupid but he needed to put a stop to some of the things happening."Mum, I would like to see Dad," he requested and got up about to head for the bedroom"Ethan," she called out and paused thinking of how to tell Ethan her husband was in the servant's quarters and what explanation will make sense"Your father, he..... Well, he is in the servant's quarters," she sa
Olivia had no choice but to leave. Standing outside the gate she thought of going to Carter's residence hoping Mrs Carter will offer her a job in exchange for a roof over her head. With this in mind, she headed for the bus stop to get a bus to the Carter's Later in the day, Mrs Carter was about to step out when she saw a familiar figure at the gate. She looked back at the house and hurried her steps to the gate. It was Olivia. "What are you doing here?" she asked grabbing her arms and sending her back out the gate "Please, I have nowhere to go and Mrs Garcia would not accept me. Please would I get a job here? I am willing to do anything you will assign to me," she replied with a request and the side of Mrs Carter's lips curled up "With his medical doctor, my husband will get better but if Olivia takes care of him, I am sure his situation may get worse and eventually he will pass on," she thought looking at Olivia with a slight smile on her face "You will do anything?" she aske
"Ethan, with everything going on, it is time you go back to work. You will have something to occupy yourself," she suggested and Ethan gave it a thought "You are right mum," he acknowledged "Your father already wanted you to manage his business. It will be good to take over and manage it in his absence," she added and Ethan nodded. "Have you had dinner already?" she asked "I don't feel like eating. I will be fine," he added "I will have the servant send over some snacks. Not good to go to bed on an empty stomach," she proposed and Ethan accepted. Mrs Carter exited the room and a few minutes later, there was a knock on Ethan's door. The servant entered with a tray which she placed on the table Ethan showed her and she exited the room. Ethan just climbed into bed and tried to sleep without even looking at what was on the tray. Mrs Carter upon exiting Ethan's room went to the servant's quarters. She went to her husband's room and found Olivia reading him a book "Oh, so you ca
Back at the servant quarters, Olivia noticed Mr Carter's medications have been tampered with but she was not sure how to put them back the way the nurse had arranged it. "Don't worry, I can help you," came Mr Carter's voice"I am sorry for waking you," Olivia apologized"Don't worry. I know the medications I am taking. Don't worry about the arrangement," he said "Thank you, Mr Carter," Olivia acknowledged feeling relief."Olivia, come sit here," Mr Carter invited and Olivia moved from the table and went to sit on the chair next to Mr Carter's bed. "Olivia, I am really sorry for putting you through all this. You being here tells me, things didn't work out between you and my son but before I say anything, tell me what happened," Mr Carter asked "I don't really know. I did my best to follow all the rules Mrs Carter gave me. Ms Garcia was also very helpful but everything went wrong. I don't even know what I did wrong," she narrated with tears in her eyes"It's okay. It is not your fau
"She told me she was going to get some medication from the hospital," his mother replied and Ethan acknowledged getting into the car. The driver drove out of the compound heading for the office to assume his father's role as the New CEO. While Ethan was on his way to work Mrs Carter thought of a way to cover up the nurse's absence and secretly keep Olivia to attend to her husband until he gives up the ghost.While in her thoughts with no solution her phone buzzed. She checked the caller ID and smiled. She answered and brought the phone to her ears. "Hello Mr Green," she greeted recalling their conversation from the private room."Hello Mrs Carter, Hope you are well," he enquired"I couldn't be better. You calling alone is enough to tell me this relationship will work," she replied with a smile "Glad to hear you feel positive about all this. I spoke with my daughter and she will be coming over to see the company's operations. It is up to you to make Ethan and my daughter like each
She had her golden hair tied up in a bun exposing her long beautiful neck which she had adorned with a small pearl chain. She was in a blue-black office dress which hugged her body showing her beautiful curves. She had long beautiful legs and she spoke eloquently.Ethan stared at her for a while before accepting her handshake. She had a small beautiful bracelet on her wrist. Mrs Carter looked at the two and smiled seeing how Ethan was staring at her. Ethan accepted the handshake and the lady smiled. Her smile was very seductive in a way."Ms Green. Jacqueline Green," she introduced and Ethan squinted his eyes briefly as the name rang a bell.Before today, he had heard the name before but he could not recall where he had heard the name."Ethan Carter," replied Ethan"Finally, I met the famous Mr Carter," Jacqueline commented but Ethan was struggling with his personal problems and hence was not amused by her statement.He forced a brief smile on his face and returned to his ice-cold au
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