Cole hovered around the ward occasionally casting stares at Boris who slept soundly on the hospital bed. Sean came in and walked to Boris’ bed when he saw the bandage on his head he frowned.“What happened to him?” He asked Cole.“Looks like someone hit him on the head, he has a small cut” Cole responded.Sean sighed “Cole you look stressed is anything wrong?”“A lot of things are going wrong for me at the same time I wish I could disappear and never come back” Cole snapped.“And leave Brittany for me right? I always knew you’d leave her for me” Sean smirked.“Brittany has left me again and I don’t know what I’ve done!” Cole said holding back tears. He took the note out of his pocket and handed it to Sean. “I think my family was threatening her or Luna was threatening her” Cole stated as Sean read the note.“I think it’s both of them, you have to go to her and find out what’s wrong,” Sean said but Cole shook his head.“She’s not home and her number is off, I don’t want to stress her
Rania and Pietro were walking out of the house with the entourage behind them holding their suitcases and luggage. The media ambushed them flashing lights in their faces,“Mrs. Bellini it’s been a few days since we heard the tragic news, we’re here to confirm whether it’s the truth or not,” one reporter said pointing the mic at her.The family along with the corporation had agreed not to make the news public until the autopsy results had been released.Rania sighed “Right now we’re going through a tough time and we prefer not to talk about the CEO of Bellini Winery for now, for now, my son Pietro is in charge of all affairs of the corporation, he’s the CEO from now onwards” Rania announced trying her best to look sad.“Does that mean that the CEO is truly no more?” Another reporter asked but Rania did not respond.“Mrs. Bellini according to our investigations Pietro is not the first son of the corporation, why is the first son no longer mentioned and why hasn’t he been named as a joi
Brittany had gone for a refund on her apartment and used the money to purchase items for her house. She was grateful that Cole had renovated the house for her and the more thankful she was the more she missed him. Lora ran into the living where Brittany was getting things in order and yelled “Turn on the tv!”Brittany frowned wondering what was so urgent she turned on the tv and the first thing she saw was Cole getting into the police van. Her eyes went wide with curiosity.[Cole Williams taken into police custody] the headline read.“But what did he do?” Brittany cried. “Listen it says he’s been sent for investigation, it looks like Rania accused him of poisoning his father and beating Luna up”“Luna?… she told me if I left Cole for her she’d protect him! How could she let this happen?” Brittany exclaimed.“What? Is that why you left the poor gentleman?” Lora exclaimed.“If I didn’t do that she’d have accused him of assault” Brittany cried.“Now look… you left and she’s still accus
It was barely 24 hours when Rania’s statement had come back to bite her in the a*s. Cole had made a clever move by saying the results were not out so how could anyone be sure that he was poisoned? He had also said he had nothing to gain from the death of his father so he wasn’t going to try to kill him.With the turn of events now she started to wish she hadn’t passed those comments in haste. Now she had to find another way to get Cole to go down or else she was going to be in a bad situation. She called for a meeting at the conference and took the microphone to address the executives.“Good afternoon my most distinguished employees as you know upon the demise of my lovely husband CEO of the Bellini corporation changes ought to be made…. First of all, I will like to inform you that, some positions will be changed and so will there be some promotions… also the highlight of this meeting is to inform you about the corporation’s decision to form a partnership with…”She paused when she
Lora got into a black silky dress and put on some jewelry and perfume. She admired herself in the mirror and then modeled out of the room. The chauffeur Boris had hired for her helped her get into Boris’ Bentley and sped off straight to the Bellini corporation.It was a fine morning and everyone seemed to be minding their business but when Lora stepped in all dressed up people stopped to catch a glimpse of her. She looked breathtakingly gorgeous and when she flashed a smile it felt like the sun was shining in their faces. She walked to the lobby and modeled her way to the receptionist's table then faked a little cough before talking.“Hello, darling can you connect me to Lucio, the lawyer tell him Boris sent me to him,” she said.The receptionist nodded and phoned Lucio’s office, soon she was given a tag to allow her entry. She swaggered to the office and sat down even before she was offered a seat.She threw the documents she was on the desk and winked at Lucio, “This is from Mr. Be
Luna phoned up Rania that was her last resort in pinning Cole down so she let go of her pride and surrendered to Rania.“Hello… I know you hate me so if you’re calling me it must be real urgent or do you have a gun pointed at your head?” Rania mocked her immediately she answered the call.“Rania, help me Cole might find out that I’m Maria, and I will never be able to marry him please help me” Luna cried.“And what am I supposed to do about that?” Rania snapped.Luna went into a frantic mood “I… I… don’t… well we can distract him, you can come to get him detained again I’ll help you this time… I’ll tell the police that he beat me up and even forced himself on me… while he’s in detention I’ll ask him to marry me so I drop all the charges” The corners of Rania’s lips curled as she calmly stroked her cheeks “Luna that’s a beautiful plan but what do I gain from all of this?…. I’m a businesswoman and I don’t invest in things that would not bring me any profit” “While he’s in detention yo
“No I did not assault her, she was coming towards me and so I brushed her off a slight push” Cole answered firmly.“A push… when you knew she was pregnant” the investigator replied.“She knew she was pregnant when she threw herself to the ground and kept rolling how is that my fault?” Cole snapped.“So how do you explain the case of Regina Woode? She also claims that you assaulted her while on set…”“Who the hell is Regina Woode and where’s the evidence that I had an encounter with such a person? Does all this even make sense?” Cole said as rage began to build up within him.He realized that Rania had pulled a smart move on him, before he could go to the company and stall the merger process she had gotten him arrested on false allegations. Lucio was his best bet to save the company and yet he had asked Sean to get him to come to the police station. Rania must be sitting somewhere laughing her ass off by now.He had been detained overnight and hadn’t had even the chance to speak to an
Brittany started weeping when she stepped into the room and saw Fabricio lying helplessly on the bed. They were told the surgery was successful and that Fabricio was in good health but there lay Fabricio on his hospice bed looking worse than before.She took slow steps toward him trying to hide her tears but they came tumbling down her cheeks. She went to stand beside him clutching the documents to her chest. She sniffed while her mouth quivered with sorrow.“Mr. Bellini…. How are you?” She managed to ask.“Bre… is that you?” He said in a weak voice. Brittany nodded with her head bowed to prevent him from seeing her tears.Naya walked in and just then her smile faded from her face. They were told that he was okay but he didn’t look it, she staggered to his side and touched him.“Ah… aren’t you Vicenza’s mentee? She used to take care of you, you were little by then” he tried to sound cheerful.When he realized both ladies weren’t buying the act he dropped it and started to become more
Luna broke down and wept as Pietro hugged her and consoled her. After she sniffed and composed herself she stared at Pietro and wiped her tears. “I want to write an apology to Cole and ask him to forgive me, I’ll admit my wrongdoing and beg him to not sue me… I’ve already started losing my modeling contracts” she cried.“If that’s what you want I’ll help you write it, anything you want just tell me, and I’ll do it with you” Pietro offered. Luna wiped her tears with a smile on her face and nodded.“Okay,” she turned around and made for her couch,“Won’t you at least give me a hug?” Pietro asked Luna rolled her eyes at him. Brittany was seeing that all her things were packed into Cole’s villa, alongside the new equipment she had bought for her vlog. Fabricio walked slowly around the villa holding his walking stick, it was part of his morning exercise routine to help him recover from his surgery and strengthen his heart. He stopped beside Brittany who was standing a few meters away fr
So Cole had been doing his underground investigation and never mentioned it to anyone? Naya thought to herself she had to applaud him on that one. Brittany stood by her husband as he revealed everything little by little and couldn’t help but admire him even more.“Mr. Williams does it mean that you are not going to accept responsibility for the baby she’s carrying,” Arabella asked suddenly trying to defend Luna even though all odds were against her.Cole stared straight into her eyes and gave her a half smile, “that leads me to the most important video in this entire collection”He fast-forwarded the video to Luna’s wardrobe where there were all kinds of silicone baby bumps starked in there at all levels of pregnancy. “What you see are fake baby bumps Luna purchased to fool me into thinking I made her pregnant… if you think I’m lying I bring in the delivery guy who brought all her purchases and I will show you her receipt of the list of items she paid in the past two months”Arabell
The internet was running wild after seeing Cole and Brittany outside having fun together and were anxiously waiting for a response from the couple. While people were waiting to hear something from the couple, they were fast asleep in each other’s arms. However, their beautiful sleep was interrupted by Naya’s loud pounding on the door. Cole opened his eyes and rolled his eyes, he lay Brittany down gently and got out of bed to attend to the knocker.Naya stormed in looking very angry, “Cole don’t you know how to treat things urgently, how can you be asleep when your career is in danger?”“Ssh my baby is sleeping” he hushed her infuriating her even more. Brittany yawned and sat up.“Now you’ve woken her up” Cole sighed.“God, I want you two to get dressed up and come to my office but at 9:00 we have a press conference to address the public about everything that has gone on and also Cole you’re announcing your return to the holy magic game show as a host”“But…”“No buts you two should
When paparazzi saw Cole and Brittany in public they started taking photos of them. They hurried inside the boutique holding hands.“Cole, was this a bad idea?” Brittany asked as the paparazzi continued to follow them.“Mr. Williams, how do you feel now that your stepmother is in prison?” One reporter asked.“Mr. Williams, is it true that you bribed Brittany to marry you to hide your sexuality?” Another asked.Cole chuckled while holding on tightly to Brittany’s hand.“Some women swear you’re gay when you reject them” Cole mumbled but it was loud enough for the reporters to hear them.“So is it true that you beat Miss Luna up?” Came yet another question.“Miss Brittany Byers, is it true that Cole fooled you with marriage?” One reporter asked Brittany.Brittany stopped and grabbed the mic from him and with a stern look yelled “Cole is my husband period! If you believe what some delusional woman tells you that’s your problem” She dropped the mic on the floor and took Cole’s hand draggin
They both sat on the bed and had their breakfast from the bed tray table Cole turned on the TV while Brittany screamed.“No!”But the TV was already on and there Luna sat in a round table discussion crying and playing victim.“At that time my father was just a lowly foreman of the Bellini farm, we dared not disobey Rania, so I had no option than to blame Cole… it was hard and I was so sad I wanted to beg him but how to do that without reminding him of the past? This is why I kept my identity hidden from him, to protect him from the trauma” she said sadly.Cole’s grip tightened around the tv remote as he closed his eyes in anguishThat’s enough!” Britany said and snatched the remote from him and turned the tv off.“I will kill her! She blamed me because of money how dare she lie about it… I’ll kill her with my bare hands”Brittany cupped his face in her palms and kissed his forehead.“The last thing I need is for you to go to jail okay? let’s teach her a lesson, one she’ll never forge
“I’m envious of my friend. He gets to have such a beautiful gem like you by his side…” Sean remarked.“Sean, why are you here?” Brittany asked and offered him a seat while settling in an armchair beside him.“Bre, Cole was arrested right after we left the hangar on accusations from people he didn’t even know about”Brittany gasped, how come no one told her about it? She wondered to herself.“Is he okay?” She asked about getting out of her seat when Sean touched her hand and patted it gently.“Luna offered to help him only if he married her, she even offered to help him expose Rania to the world … to which he agreed because he was desperate, but guess what”“What?”“When Cole was preparing to wed her he told her to keep it a secret he intended to ditch her after he had exposed Luna but barely had he gotten dressed when he found out one shocking secret”Brittany’s heart skipped a beat, why had Sean stopped talking? What did Cole find out? Was he okay?“Why have you stopped? Talk I’m li
Luna shook her head, “No… no I won’t do it… I can’t do it”Pietro went into the room and closed the door behind him “Maria, my dad is suing my mum for a huge amount in the name of defamation, if she loses this case then she will not only go to jail but have a lot of money to pay too” “It’s unlikely that she’ll win even if I claim Cole raped me, Cole still won the case if I make a statement I’ll also be in trouble” Luna tried to explain to him.“Maria, you remember how Cole stood you up at the altar? Don’t you want to get back at him?” Pietro queried her.“I do!” She responded.“So say it, tell the world that he raped you”Maria stared at Pietro, now she was seeing him well, he looked like his brother Cole, and yes he was just as handsome as him but why did she hate him so much? Certainly, it was only because of what he did to her but something more, was it because he never apologized or became his mother treated the case as if giving her money would cure the pain he caused her?Now
She was indirectly threatening anyone who opposed her and the executives knew it. “Let the voting begin!” Soon the projector was displaying a number of votes with people bold enough to side with Lucio and those scared to disagree with Rania.“We will be taking notes of your votes for future use thank you” Rania passively warned them. When the voting session was over Rania smiled it was a tie with no majority. She smirked “Since it was a tie the new CEO and I will cast our votes too…”“Which new CEO? When was a new CEO announced?” Fabricio’s voice boomed through the speakers and startled everyone. Fabricio stormed in, in the company of some guards and Naya.Rania and Pietro ran from the podium in shock.“Hello, Rania!” Fabricio greeted with a sarcastic smile on his face.“Oh my darling Fabricio so you were alive” She shed some crocodile tears and tried to run to his side but Fabricio brushed her aside and took over the podium and adjusted the mic to a better position.“Hello every
Rania helped Pietro dress up while Luna sat outside the room waiting for them. Soon they both stepped out and Luna sprung up from the stool on which she sat. The trio marched to the corridor about to exit the hotel room when Rania stopped immediately and turned to Pietro. She fixed the collar of his shirt with a proud smile on her face,“Finally son, we’re here the world is waiting to see the new CEO” “Are the autopsy results out?” Pietro asked feeling uneasy about the whole situation. They had promised to not announce a new CEO till the results were out and Fabricio was buried. Why the rush? Was the merger that important to her?“Today is your day and all you can think about is some stupid autopsy?” Rania snapped at him.“I’m asking because it would make my day complete if we had the report of what caused Dad’s death” he leaned in closer and whispered in his mother’s ear “We could end the day by accusing Cole of murdering him” He stared at Luna’s face maybe if Cole goes to jail Lu