As soon as he heard what Watson did, Damien rushed back to the Bishop mansion hastily. But by the time he got back, Eva is nowhere to be found. He began to get panicked. He dialled Eva's number, but it began to ring somewhere in the mansion. He frowned with worry and dialled Cassy's number.
Cassy looked at the caller id and began to get panicked. She answered the call and began to get hysterical.
"Mr Bishop, Eva is gone. I can not find her anywhere. She asked me to help her get away from those reporters, so we ran away from the mansion. I told her to hide behind a tree while I go fetch our car. But by the time I came back, she is nowhere to be found. I am scared, Mr Bishop. I am so sorry" she began to cry hysterically.
All the colour drained out of Damien's face.
"What? She is missing?" he whispered as fear began to rise from his gut.
He disconnected the call and began to search for Eva everywhere. But by evening, he couldn't find out where sh
After 6 months In a small town in the middle of nowhere, Eva is busy arranging the flowers they promised to deliver for a high-class wedding of the couple who are super-rich. This wedding is the talk of the town in this small town for the past three months, since it's been announced. This family is so rich, that they practically own almost every small or big business in the town. Evangeline is wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Her hair is tied into a ponytail. There is an apron tied around her waist and she is running around to assemble everything on time. "Hey you" her twin brother Matt came strolling inside the flower shop lazily. Eva glared at him. "Matt, come here and help me. You know they will raise hell if their order is delayed. And this is just for their rehearsal dinner. We need to supply flowers for their wedding as well. We don't have time. Come on you lazy ass" Eva cursed her twin. Matt groaned but came to help Eva in arr
Inside the Herman villa, Mrs Herman is talking to some fashion designers about her costume for the night and the wedding. Eva saw two young women, who are probably of her age along with her. Eva recognised one of the woman's as the bride to be and the other one as Nancy Herman, Thomas's younger sister. Eva stood a little farther away from the woman so that she wouldn't intrude with whatever they were discussing. After five minutes, Mrs Herman noticed her. She smiled at Eva brightly. Unlike Thomas and Nancy, Mrs Herman is a kind woman and is a good friend of her late mother Mary smith. "Angelina? What are you doing there? Come on over" she said motioning Eva to come closer to where they are sitting. Here everyone recognises her as Angelina. Eva never revealed her full name to anyone. Only her father and brother calls her Eva. Eva slowly walked towards the three women, too aware of the glares she is receiving from Stacy Mathews the bride and
Mia Bridget is Damien's childhood friend, and also the daughter of their family friend. She looks like a model with her mile-long legs and stunning hourglass figure. She lives in Italy with her parents. She has been crushing on Damien for so many years. But when he had to sign a contract to marry Rose Yoke, she was heartbroken. She couldn't do anything because the Bishop's are meant to marry into the yoke family. If there is no daughter in that generation or if the contract is been violated, only then they can marry others. So she moved in with her parents with heartache, unable to bear the grief. She is now a top model in Italy. When she heard the news that Damien married the younger Yoke daughter, who is a bastard born out of wedlock, she decided that it's her chance to separate the couple and marry Damien. But to her luck, by the time she came back to the states, she found out that the girl ran away somewhere. Mia couldn't have been happier about the whole situation
When Damien was sitting in his cabin alone, he received a call from an unknown number. He ignored it like he ignored every other call he is been ignoring since Eva is missing. But then again, he received a voice message from the same number. He frowned a little. No one ever sends him voice messages.'Can it be my angel?' he became hopeful.Eagerly he opened the voice message and a voice which he never heard in his life began to ring from his mobile."I don't know for sure if she is the one or not, but I strongly suspect she is it. If you think the woman in the picture attached to this voice message is your wife, then you better hurry over here" a woman who seems to be in her late 50s spoke in the voice message. Her voice was regal and confident.Damien frowned and opened another message from the same number. This one is a picture. He is shocked to find his angel holding some daisies in her hands and looking at someone. She seems to be happy, which c
Mia found out that Damien found a clue about Eva's whereabouts. So he left to someplace which is 13 hours away from the city. She thought he would share everything with her. But he didn't bother to tell her about this information and about the place he is going to go to. She found out about it from Robert and Patrick, who were excitedly discussing it among themselves. Mia is eavesdropping on their conversation, standing in one hidden corner. She came to find Damien, but to her shock, she found his cabin empty. That's when she heard Robert and Patrick talking something about finding Eva. "I am happy that he finally found her" Robert said with a big grin on his face. Patrick nodded his head. "Ya man, I am happy too. Have you seen his face when he told us that he is going to get Eva back?" Patrick reminded Robert. Robert chuckled at the eagerness and happiness they saw on Damien's face when he was going. "Ya" Robert agreed.
George looked at Damien curiously. "May I help you with anything, sir?" Damien asked eying the flat tire. George smiled at Damien. Even though he saw Damien a time or two in the past, his memory is hazy and he couldn't recognise him immediately. But he thought Damien looked familiar. "My car has a flat tire and I don't have a spare. I called the towing guy to come and help me. He will be here soon" George replied with a smile. Damien nodded his head. "Do you want me to drop you somewhere sir?" Damien offered. George looked at Damien closely. 'Why is this man so familiar?' he thought. "I am going to Maple Valley, a small town nearby. I don't want to bother you. I am sure you must be going somewhere else" George replied with a smile. Maple Valley is a small town and they don't regularly see new faces in the town. So he assumed that Damien must be going somewhere else. Damien smiled at George's
Eva is feeling like something is going to happen soon. Her heart is beating erratically and she is feeling anxious. She is so distracted, that she burnt her fingers while cooking their dinner. "Ahh..." she said holding her finger. A frown appeared on her face. "What is wrong with you today? You messed up the flower arrangements, stumbled over your own feet a few times, now burnt your finger. Are you feeling alright sis? Are you coming up with anything?" Matt asked with concern. Eva sighed. "I am fine Matt. I am just feeling out of sorts today. That's it" she replied with a frown. Matt frowned at his sister's words. "Then you should go and relax for sometime. I will clean the kitchen" Matt offered. Eva nodded her head and headed upstairs towards her room. Her parents home is a two storey building with three bedrooms. Her bedroom is on the first floor and Matt's room is across from her's. As soon as sh
George welcomed Damien into his home with a warm smile. He is happy that his son in law came to claim his wife back. Matt, who was busy cleaning the kitchen looked over his shoulder when he heard the door opening. He dropped the rag with which he was cleaning the kitchen counter as soon as he saw Damien. He rushed to confirm if it's really the Damien Bishop that is standing inside their house or not. "Mr Bishop?" Matt gasped when he is sure it's really the multi billionaire Damien Bishop. Damien looked at Matt and gave him a smile. "You must be Matt, Eva's brother" he guessed. George gave him a detailed description of who are all staying in his house. Guessing by the similarities between Matt and George, he understood that the young man must be Matt, Eva's twin. Matt bobbed his head like a doll. He is still under huge shock and is yet to recover from it. His eyes are huge and his mouth is dry. He couldn't believe that he is
After five years... "Uncle Matt" little Elena called her uncle excitedly. Matt looked at his cute little niece fondly and sat on his knees to match her height. "What is it my sweet little Elena" he asked feigning an equally excited voice. Elena ran towards her uncle closely followed by an annoyed Adrian. Matt hugged her and kissed her head lovingly. "See what my dada gifted me for my fifth birthday" she pointed towards a small pony which is suitable for her age. Matt looked at the pony with a grin. "Damn, your dada is something else" he let out with a grin. Elena looked at Matt with her eyes wide open. "Uncle Matt, you just used a bad word" she whispered as if it's a big sin. Matt shook his head and kissed her on her chubby cheek and chuckled. "Sorry, my dear. Uncle Matt will never repeat that again" he promised. Elena nodded her little head with approval. "Elena, uncl
After Damien and Matt heard the doctor's words, they both jumped up and down with joy like little kids. They ignored the curious looks of the people around them. "Congratulations Brother in law. I am so happy for you both. You both are going to become parents " Matt gave Damien a bear hug. Damien returned the gesture with a broad grin on his face. "Thank you, Matt, and congratulations to you too. You are going to become an uncle as well" Damien said happily. Matt and Damien laughed with barely contained excitement. Soon they both became sad when they thought about Eva. "This should be the happiest moment of your life. You are supposed to share this happiness with my sister. But now.." he stopped abruptly. His eyes tingled with tears and his throat closed up. Damien nodded his head and turned away from Matt. His eyes became moist with sadness. Both the men returned to their seats outside the hospital room, waiting for
"The day she leaves me is the day of Damien Xavier Bishop's date of death" Damien declared firmly. Everyone standing inside the hospital room are left with shock. After his declaration, no one dared to utter a single word of protest. The doctors quietly left the room, leaving only Robert, Patrick, Alexander and Damien. Alexander looked at his son sadly. Robert and Patrick looked worried for their friend. They can see where this is going. The doctors are confident that she might never recover. That means Damien will forever be this way. Sitting beside her bedside with a vacant expression in his eyes. Damien quietly sat on the chair he was sitting early. He ignored the others in the room. He held Eva's cold palm with his warm one. He is looking at her face with a heavy heart. "These people think that you are More. But I know better. You would come back for me, don't you? You will not let me take my life, will you? You know I cannot live without you" he
Alexander took a deep breath before unfolding himself out of his car. Just like he expected, he was instantly surrounded by eager reporters. His hired bodyguards began to make way for him and he walked inside the hospital with his head held high.'Sir, how do you feel about miss Mia''Were you really drugged?''You are going to be a father at this age. How are your feelings?''You spent a night with a young and hot model. How was your experience?'Alexander planned to ignore the media, but the last question infuriated him. He stopped in his tracks and turned towards the female reporter who asked that question. He looked at her employees id and read her name out loud."Melissa turner" he acknowledged her by her name.All the other reporters pushed their microphones closer to Alexander and were eagerly waiting for his reaction."Miss Turner, before I answer your question, will you answer one of mine?" Alexander asked
Damien is sitting outside the ICU. Eva is lying on a bed inside the ICU. She is breathing with the help of life support. Matt is fighting for his life just like his sister. Doctors are not very hopeful about their situation. "They inhaled too much gas. It paralysed their system. We gave them the antidote to fight the effects of that poison, but so far it is not looking good. We cannot say anything until 48 hours. Let's hope for the good Mr Bishop" the good doctor said 5 hours ago. That was last night. Just like every other day, the moon has gone down and the sun is shining brightly in the sky doing its work and so does the people around him. But Damien is stuck in a trance like state. He stopped living the moment he saw his angel lying lifelessly on the staircase. He couldn't see or hear anything since then. She is the only thing that matters, and she is fighting for her life inside the ICU. By the time he rushed home, he found Matt and Eva lying on the
"Do you still think we have a future together?" his question made Mia think properly. When she was using Alexander, all she thought about was marrying Damien. She acted out of anger and frustration. She wanted to become Mrs Bishop, and she didn't think beyond that. Now his question made her think. And what she realised is not pretty. She turned to face him. Her eyes are misty. "I was in love with you since we were young. I always thought that we could marry each other and have a happy life together. But you had to sign a contract with the Yoke's. As a close family friend, I know the importance of that contract. It's an age of tradition and I thought you wouldn't break it for me. So I accepted my fate and left the county. But then I found out you married another woman whose second name is not Yoke. So I came back to see what is so special about her. But by the time I came here, she left you. I could see how much you love her. I became jealous. So I delib
As soon as Mia heard his words, she smiled with happiness. "Why are you not angry or sad? I thought you would be fuming with anger the moment you found out that I poisoned her. But strangely you are calm and quiet. What is more shocking is that you are actually talking to me. It's a miracle" Mia shared her observation with a big grin. Damien should act more carefully now. He cannot reveal much more than he should. So he simply gave her a half-smile. Mia is not satisfied with his response. She frowned at his odd behaviour. She looked around them and found it empty and quiet. She turned back towards Damien, who is yet to look at her. "Your behaviour is odd. What is going on Damien? Are you planning something? Is that why you called me here. This place is far away from the city. No one would come here at this time. Are you planning to kill me?" she asked warily. Fear is evident in her voice and face. She was so happy when he called he
"We can use this video recording and Doctor William's statement to prove that Mia is lying" Patrick pointed out. Robert is driving the expensive limited edition car. Damien sitting in the passenger seat and Patrick occupied the seat in the back. They are driving back from the Doctor's house. The night sky is pitch black, indicating that it is a new moon day. It's 12.30 am and they are yet to figure out a way to deal with Mia. They are trying different scenarios to deal with her, but nothing is working out so far. "We can use the doctor's confession if she doesn't have a video recording of that night. The moment she releases that video, it's game over for us" Damien pointed out. Patrick grunted with frustration. "Do you think she will release the video? She will also lose face if that comes out. That will be the end of her career. I don't think she would want that to happen" Robert pointed out. Damien snorted. "She lost he
Doctor William is the Bishops family doctor for over two decades. He is in his early 50's. The grey hair peppered on his head indicates his age and experience. But the fear in his eyes is something Damien has never seen before. It's the indication he wants to confirm that the doctor is indeed a corrupted one. "It would be better if you reveal everything by yourself. You know very well how it would be if I had to make you reveal it all" Damien said coldly. Damien is sitting on the couch flanked by Robert and Patrick on either side. William is standing opposite them. He is shuffling uncomfortably from side to side. His forehead and upper lip is beaded with sweat. He is looking at Damien with fear. He never thought this would come out at all. As the given DNA matched with Damien's DNA, he thought he could cover what he did. But looking at the coldness surrounding Damien Bishop, he is scared that he might freeze to death if he doesn't agree with what