Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen Annabelle pov I walked into the meeting some minutes after it had started. It was an intentional act. “Good morning ma.” They all stood up to acknowledge my presence. “Good morning. Please let's continue.” Someone passed the minutes of the meeting to me and they continued the discussion. “Do you have anything you would like to add to what has been said or do you have any opinion contrary to what has been said so far?” Henry asked me and I knew it was intentional because he wanted me to speak. “No. I think the information passed across is well dissemination and will be beneficial.” I said, looking at everyone on the round table. “Without any other addition, we have come to the end of today's meeting. Thank you for joining us. We will meet next time.” Henry gave the final address. They all stood up and made their way out. I was about to leave when Henry called out to me, “Annabelle, your presence is needed here.” I was forced to go back beca
Chapter One Hundred and SixteenAnnabelle pov I walked to my bed and threw myself on it before opening my phone to read the message Travis had sent to me. “Hi Annabelle, Trust you're doing well. How is Johnson feeling now? I hope he is way better. Please send him my warm regards. I told Norah you asked after her and it made her so happy. She said she would love to see you and Johnson. I trust you're resting well and not straining yourself too much. I must say, I miss having the two of you around. I can't wait to have the potato soup meal again. Take care of yourself.” I read the message Travis sent and my heart melted. “He's so intentional for thinking to write this much,” I concluded. I didn't know why but Travis was beginning to have a much deeper space in my heart and I knew that would bring a lot of trouble to my doorstep.I reminisced on the last time Travis was in the room with me. Thinking of his presence brought me so much comfort. I held a pillow over my face and took a de
Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen Anabelle pov Lost in a whirlwind of uncertainties, I sat on my bed and read through the terms and conditions of the document I had just signed off. That was going to be a grave loss on my end. I put down my phone, “Why would Travis ever do this? Why?” I was so close to tears and frustrated. “Can you help me do anything about this?” I asked Henry. “Nothing can be done about this so we can't do anything anymore. I saw you signed it off to Travis. I told you he was up to no good earlier. I was warning you about him but you refused.” I was so angry at Travis. “How could he betray me this way? After all I did for him?” I was bent on ensuring he paid. “What are you going to tell your father now?” Henry asked me. “Does he have to know?” I felt since it was just Henry, the accountant and I that had access to the information of that account, we could keep whatever happened a secret till we were able to work something out. “Ughh” “You know the wall
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen Annabelle pov “Henry! Henry!” I yelled even though Henry was out of the door already. “What is wrong with this guy? Why does he have to complicate things all the time?” I stood up and went after Henry. “Do not do anything that will complicate this issue for me. Please.” I followed him to his office and warned him. “Look. I'm not doing this because it will complicate this issue for you. I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do. He needs to pay. What he has done is a crime.” Henry flared back at me. “You can't make him pay for that. He didn't commit a crime by doing that. I was the one who decided in haste and without being thorough. You can't arrest him for committing a crime that way.” I insisted but knew Henry wasn't going to listen to me. I knew he was reacting based on how displeased he was at Travis. “I'm going to do what I will do and that's final.” I knew whatever Henry planned to do to Travis was going to be extreme. “Why di
Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen Annabelle pov I walked into the room without saying a word to Travis. “Annabelle, I'm so glad you came actually. I don't know what happened. I was about to drive out of my compound and then I was surrounded. Norah saw them as they handcuffed me and walked me into the van without explaining to me what I had done. They took my gadgets from me and gave me no chance to get a lawyer.” Travis complained bitterly and he looked helpless. I had to force myself to not take pity on him. “I'm not here for any of your talks. I just felt it was wrong locking you in here without help which is why I came.” I said sternly without looking Travis in the eye. “Annabelle, what is wrong? Have I done something? Why are you acting so cold to me too? Speak. I hope someone will tell me what is going on.” I was angry at how he tried to play innocent. “Oh please! Spare me all of the drama. After all the trust I put into you? All you were after was just my money. Nothing m
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Travis pov I couldn't understand why Annabelle reacted the way she did to me and I felt hurt by that. “What exactly have I done wrong?” I asked myself after the ward officer locked me back into the room I was kept in.She said something about me betraying her. “How?” Or was it that the plans I had then were revealed to her? But I love her. I do. But, that shouldn't be a reason for her to put me in this place. I'm not sure she had hands in whatever is going on presently. I hope she's able to help me reach out to Alex. I hope so.”I lay in the very uncomfortable bed that I was allocated to. It felt like a nightmare to me. Before the crash of my company, no one would ever have been able to lock me, A Smith in a station. I felt at my lowest and like a lowlife because of the location I was kept in and the conditions that were attached to it. I knew whoever thought to take me to the prison I was in was an intentional act because if I was kept in a central s
Travis pov I sat in my study and Alex placed the meal we had bought on the table. “Would you like to eat rice?” I asked Norah.She nodded her head and I gave her my portion of rice. I sat her on the sofa in my study so Alex and I could have some space to talk as we ate.Alex was focused on his phone while I was attending to Norah.“I just got the news that Henry was the one who arranged for you to be taken to the station,” Alex said to me as I approached my chair to sit.I sat down and said, “What? I haven't had any reason to have a business with him.” I scoffed. “Because Annabelle's father has made him prominent, he thinks he can do anything to people at any time. I told you that I never liked him. There's certainly something odd about him. What did they say he said was his reason?”Alex kept reading from his phone, “He made mention of a fake business deal you made with Annabelle that caused her to sign off one of their Spencer's organizations to you.”I was shocked to hear the al
One Hundred and Twenty Two Travis pov I wasn't interested in having to deal with Samantha at that moment. I did not see the need to share the good news I had received with her either. “So why were you taken away?” “Samantha, I was taken by the police in your presence and you didn't think to follow after them, look out for where I was taken to or even come to bail me out. What happened to the old you? Am I the reason why you became like this? Or how did you become…” “Don't try to make me feel guilty because it won't work here.” She did not allow me to finish all I had to say before she cut me in abruptly. “You were the one that knew what you did that made them come for you. Why should I be bothered by that?” “Since it's not something you should be bothered about then I see no reason why you should know anything that has to do with me.” I walked out of her and went straight into my room. I was not sure what Samantha had even been up to, I just knew that whatever it was we had to