Travis pov It was early in the morning, I walked out of my room to get a black coffee, when I heard a whispering voice in the kitchen.“Who is there?” I approached the kitchen and asked. “The servers could not be at work by this time,” I thought.I walked into the kitchen and saw Samantha. She was engrossed in a call. She probably didn't hear me call out or realize that I had entered.“What are you doing there?” I curt her. She shivered and turned suspiciously to me. “Uhmm… nothing.” She said, then held down her phone. “Are you monitoring me, now?”“What do you mean by that? Who are you talking to, that has to be this discreet?”She walked over to me and said, “It's none of your business.” Then she walked away.I was disappointed by that but I knew Samantha was weird so I didn't put so much thought into who it must have been. I made myself coffee and went into my study room to get some major work done.***Later in the evening, a black Benz arrived at the other side of my gate. I wa
Chapter One Hundred and EightTravis_I became so curious about what Davis had to say, knowing how versatile he is, I hoped it was something that would interest me. “I'm all ears.”“Good. Sir Benjamin wants to sell one of his tech companies. I asked him why, and he said, he was too old and he couldn't find any successor amongst his sons. I told him, I knew someone that would do a good job for his company but the person couldn't buy it. He then said, if the person is good, he can give it to the person and have 25% ownership of it. What do you think?” I was so grateful in my heart that Davis, even after not seeing me for a long time, still had me in mind to the extent of going out of his way to make requests on my behalf. “This is lovely. But you've been good to me and I don't even know how to pay you back.”“I do.” He laughed. “I trust your ability to build the company to a better standard. Presently, the company is a million-dollar company. Very close to being a billion dollars. You
Chapter One Hundred and Nine Travis pov I prepared myself to leave for the hospital where Johnson was admitted. All the messages I left for Annabelle, she had not responded to them.I tried her number a few times before I packed up my bag to leave but it went into voicemail.I walked down the stairs into the living room and placed my bag on the chair.“Dad, we are waiting for you.” Norah and Samantha were seated at the dining table. But Samantha picked up her spoon the moment she saw me. “I'm not eating today, dear.” I walked over to her and kissed her.“Good morning,” I said to Samantha before turning away to leave.“And where are you off to?” Samantha dropped her spoon. “Did you know that I made this food very early for all of us today?”I turned back to her and I couldn't even look at her face well, I kept remembering she had had sex yesterday. “What's with the pretense?” I asked inwardly. “I won't be eating.” I said firmly and exited the house. I knew she was displeased because
Chapter One Hundred and TenTravis pov Annabelle sat on her soft sofa. The ambience of her home was by far better than mine. I sat on the chair and I knew it was a quality chair. Everything in her house was just perfectly put together.“Why do you want to see my son? You want to kill him again?” Annabelle gazed at me from the side. “Why are you talking like this? You know I had and can never have a hand in hurting Johnson. I’m sorry, I know you have lost your trust in me.” She stood up and took some steps away from me, “Follow me.”I stood up and packed some of the toys and the snacks I got for Johnson and followed after her. We walked up the stairs and approached a beautifully decorated room. “Wow, you've done a great job so far.” I commended her.She opened his room door and Johnson was sleeping peacefully on his bed. He looked way better than the last time I saw him.We sauntered into the room to avoid waking him up. “He looks way better,” I said, nodded my head and walked clo
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven Annabelle pov “What did you say? Come again,” Travis said to Henry. They both seemed like they had prepared to fight themselves before they arrived at my home.I wasn't having it. My head had been banging for some days and was still aching due to the stress of staying so long in the hospital. “Do not fight here,” I said softly. Using one of my hands to touch my head. They didn't seem to have heard me because they kept moving closer to each other and yelling.“You will wake my boy!” I yelled. “Both of you should behave maturely for once. Is it every time you guys will be fighting? Can't I have peace when the both of you are around?” Travis calmed down and looked at me. “I'm sorry.”Henry was still furious. He didn't flinch because of what I said, he just kept his angry gaze at Travis as he went back to sit with Johnson.“Henry walked over to Johnson's bedside pretending to be checking on him too. “Dad is here.”Travis laughed. “I'm not sure someone h
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve Annabelle _I couldn't believe I had slept for so long. “What if you had not come today to visit Johnson, would I have slept off like this too? Knowing fully well that Nana wasn't going to be around. This isn't good at all.” Many thoughts ran through my mind as I sat up.“You were tired, you've been doing a lot lately. Don't beat yourself about anything. I just came to check on you and tell you I'm going home. I've sorted everything out. The nurse came to watch over him also. She commended your efforts and said that he was improving well.” Travis tried to make me feel better.I took a deep breath and sat still. “My head. It has been aching me badly these past few days. The stress has been too much for me to handle. I'm tired.” I just couldn't help myself at that point.“Would you like me to make tea for you? Do you have a drug box at home?” Travis bent over to me and held my hands as he spoke.“I don't know If I feel like drinking tea. I'm just tired. B
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen Travis pov I woke up to twelve missed calls on my phone the next morning. I had put my phone on silent in the afternoon because I knew that I would be distracted if I heard my phone ringing. “Samantha? Why did she leave me so many missed calls? I'm so tired of her being in my face every time.” I dropped my phone and stretched my body before getting up from the bed. I looked at the bed and realized that Annabelle wasn't on the bed. “She should be in Johnson's room.” I thought and walked to the toilet. I wanted to ease myself. My eyes felt heavy and I did not fix my gaze well on where I was going into. I pushed open the toilet door. It was a large door. “No!” Annabelle startled me with the way she yelled. I ran out quickly, “I'm sorry, I'm sorry.” I hit my head with my hand. “Shit!” But I was pressed so I stayed in front of the toilet and thought of what to do. “Are you almost done? I want to ease myself.” I shouted in the hope that she would
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen Annabelle pov I resumed work and got an email on my office computer from Travis. It was a business request for a large sum of investment from one of my organizations for a project he was working on. Because the relationship between Travis and myself had gotten better, I thought to proceed with the assistance. I was certain Henry wouldn't agree to me doing that for Travis so I didn't ask for his opinion. I just went ahead and acknowledged the message. “See me in my office now,” I said to my secretary on the telephone landline. “I'm on my way.” She walked into my office and I gestured to her to sit on the chair in front of my table. “I have an investment I want to make and I'm doing this discreetly. I do not want anyone to be aware of it because they might not buy into the vision, and I'm sure it would benefit us largely.” My new secretary, Catherine, was a very hardworking and lovely person. She joined the company about two years ago and bec