"Ma'am, there is a police officer outside who wants to see you,' he reported "What does the police want," she asked with a frown heading towards the door. She stepped outside and the officer was standing on the porch waiting to speak with her."How can I help you, officer?" Mrs Carter asked with no expression "We need you at the station to answer a few questions," replied the officer"What is it about and how sure am I you are an officer of the law?" she asked wondering why the police will show up at her doorstep."I am an officer of the law and you are hereby invited to the station to answer a few questions concerning your husband and son's accident," the officer said showing her his barge."Why this invitation?" she asked but quickly realized someone may have said something "Wait, are you suspecting the accident was planned?" she asked with a raised eyebrow"You will understand when you come with me to the station," replied the officer"Okay, I will follow you on my ride," she r
"You are under arrest for presenting false information Mrs Garcia," the officer said"What! What is going on?" came Camila's voice"Don't worry I will handle it," Mrs Garcia replied to Camila while the officers put handcuffs on her.Camila became terrified, she went for her phone and called her father. "Dad, come quick some officers are here and they are taking Mum away," she reported and followed the officers out of the house."Leave my mum alone. She has done nothing," she yelled but Mrs Garcia remained silent realizing it was Mrs Carter's doing. The officers ignored Camila and put Mrs Garcia into their car."What! Why, I am on my way," replied Mr GarciaHe hurried out of his office and ran into Jonathan heading for his office."Great, I wanted to..." he began and realize his father's face didn't look that good."What is it, Dad?" he enquired"Camila just called and said some officers came to the house and took your mother," he informed him"What? What for?" he asked almost screami
At the Carter's, Mr Carter had just received the results of Olivia's lab test and he was shocked. "How?" he thought looking at the results He was about to send a message back to the sender when he heard a knock on the door. He put his phone screen off and lay back down on the bed looking at the door. The door was slowly pushed open and Olivia entered carrying a tray of food"It's you," he said."Yes, please. How are you doing today," she enquired and walked towards the table. She placed the tray down and uncovered it. She dished some cereal into the bowl and brought it to Mr Carter."Smells nice. What is it?" he asked taking a spoon full to taste."It is a porridge made from wheat," she replied "Very nice," he praised and continued to eat. "You have gotten rid of the facial hair," he said"Yes, but it keeps coming and I don't know why. I never had it before," she replied getting his medication from the table"I guess I would be using shaving stickers regularly from now on," she a
At Garcia's, Mrs Garcia had just finished taking her bath and Jonathan was waiting for his father so they could leave for work when Camila rushed downstairs to inform them that Mr Carter had passed on"What? When?" Mr Garcia exclaimed."It is on the news," she reported Mr and Mrs Garcia followed Camila out of the bedroom towards the living room. Jonathan met them on the staircase and they all went down together. Mr Garcia turned on the TV and it was all over the news channels as a breaking news. "Oh my God, so he never recovered from the accident?" Camila cried and sunk into the sofa. Jonathan just stood there with his hands on his waist watching the TV screen in total shock. Mr Garcia was no different and Mrs Garcia was annoyed. With what Mrs Carter was doing she now wished Mr Carter was still alive to stop her. She had just returned home after spending one night in a police cell next to a woman who would not stop doing disgusting things all through the night and a man who would
"I need to confirm my suspicion that Camila is indeed pregnant," she thought and quickly fetched her phone and dialled a number."I have a job for you," she said as soon as the call connected. She spoke on the phone for a while and made another call to make arrangements for her husband's burial.She came downstairs to find Ethan still in the living room sitting on the sofa looking lost. "The burial is in two days," she said and Ethan turned to look at her descending the staircase towards the living room.He was surprised she was able to make arrangements and set a day for his father's burial considering it's been only a couple of hours since he passed. Earlier she could not be consoled as tears streamed down her face like waterfalls."Mum, I am here for you and I will always be," he promised believing she was just acting strong.All they have left is each other. He was the only son of his parents. His mother, he knew was an orphan and his father who also happened to be the only son
After the burial of Mr Carter, Ethan dropped his mother at home and returned to his apartment to get ready to move in with his mother. This was not how he was expecting things to turn out. He wanted his father to get well but it appears that is a wish that could not be granted. "Derby, we are leaving this place. I cannot stay here any more," he informed the house help."Does it mean I don't have a job any more?" she asked making Ethan frown."I said we. Now go put things in order," he ordered and the servant left.Ethan sat on the sofa and recalled memories of his father. His eyes were quickly filled with tears as the memories filled his mind. Back at Carter's apartment, Mrs Carter was in her bedroom already over her husband, thinking of what to do with Olivia. Ethan will be moving in and she can't afford for the two to meet. After thinking for a while, she fetched her phone, dialled a number and spoke to someone on the call briefly. Once she was done, she exited the bedroom and h
She wondered what that meant seeing it was from an unknown number. Patricia stared at Mrs Carter who was sleeping and out of curiosity took her phone. She tried a couple of numbers and finally unlocked the phone. She smiled finding out her password was the day they became friends. Trying to understand the message sent. She replied to the message.[I need details]She got another notification with an image. [Olivia eliminated]She stood to her feet abruptly dropping the phone into a glass of water which also fell to the ground shattering into pieces. "What happened?" Mrs Carter jolted up from her sleep.Patricia quickly composed herself hearing Mrs Carter's voice. "I am so sorry, I think I broke your phone," she said and quickly picked up the phone draining the water out of it"How?" she asked finding it strange the phone and a glass of water went down at the same time "I..I... was reading something and putting the glass of water down. I don't know how but next the glass fell and
"I understand," Ethan acknowledged taking the envelope from her"Where is the Conference?" he asked "Italy," she replied "When?" he asked opening the envelope."The conference starts on Monday but we have to be in Italy by Sunday," she replied while Ethan went through the details of the conference. "Okay, I will give you feedback by the close of the day today," he replied with no expression Jacqueline realizes Ethan was extra cold. She got up from the seat and moved close to him. She moved behind him, held his shoulders and tried to massage him."What are you doing?" He questioned his voice very deep and unwelcoming "Just trying to make you relax. You are too tensed up," she replied moving away from behind him "I don't entertain romance in my company. I am not starting one in my office," he said sternly "I am sorry," she apologized and took her seat. Sitting down provocatively. She has her eyes on Ethan and wants him for herself. At first, her father had convinced her to come t
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