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“Let bygones be bygones….” Darcy muttered with his head lowered, feeling lost for a few moments. He would have to be a fool to not understand the undercurrent; his lips curled up in a self-derogatory smile ‘He was truly a fool to not see what even his little brother saw through.’ “I am willing to respect your decision” Darcy slowly raised his eyes to stare into Grace’s as he said word for word “But I still need to know how miserably I failed.” Grace sighed helplessly as she sat next to him, hugging him as she spoke in a soft voice “You have never failed me. I always knew in my heart that you would still be waiting for me, to pick up from where we left.” “The reason I left was never you. It was me and my son.” Grace didn’t cower as she spoke “I left because I was selfish.” “I thought that if I told you about what Eva did, or the choice she gave us, you would without a doubt chose to give up on our child.” Grace exhaled helplessly “This is the first seed of our love, how could I give
Amidst the laughter and bickering, the ladies boarded the majestic limousine that was generously booked by Mark the minute he heard his wife was going shopping with all the ladies. Skyline shopping center was the epitome of class and luxury goods. Anyone who was an anyone would want to shop there even if it cost them their entire living expense for the month. However, Emile had never been there and was looking forward to it. In her defense, she had only been in the country for less than 3 months. Jewelry, shoes and bags were all weaknesses of the Walter women just like ordinary woman and they were in a dilemma where to go first. Inside the limo, the ladies discussed passionately without coming to any conclusion until Sarah suggested tossing. They quickly made chits with the three options; considering Sarah was the oldest and the one who suggested the method, they let her choose the chits. Soon it was decided, first shoes, then jewelry and bags. The arrival of the limo at the entran
Adrian had already started reviewing the surveillance footage along with Neil when Chris walked in with his brothers. “The security team has moved to another room for live feed monitoring, and we can use this room for now.” Adrian updated Chris as he reviewed “I am reviewing the footage from restaurant from 30 mins from the incident.” “Not just restaurant, we need to review the footage of all floors from the time ladies planned the shopping.” Mark spoke as sat in front of one of the computers. “Let’s review 3 floors each. That should cover the entire “Get the shadow guards to review traffic surveillance within 50 kms circumference of this shopping centre. Cover every nook and corner.” “This is like looking in a haystack without knowing whether you are looking for a needle or a pin.” Chris muttered even though he obediently sat at the desk to review the footage as Mark delegated. “Whose brilliant idea was this?” Eric grumbled as he reviewed the footage. “Mom’s” Darcy spoke without
“What’s in that direction?” “Nothing much.” Mark spoke looking at the area Chris was pointing towards with a scrutinizing gaze as he recalled the significance of the landscape “It used to be an industrial area that got ditched even before it was developed due to environmentalist protests against changing the landscape to resolve access difficulties.” “Boss, I think we can predict the destination of the car with 95% accuracy.” Night Wing spoke as he looked up the map of the area where the car disappeared. He had pulled up the specifics of the area as Mark was speaking. “Um?” Chris asked in a low voice although his eyes were locked on the screen where the car disappeared. Every minute that ticked off without any news of Emile, was another minute that his life force and sanity was draining off. “Here...” Night Wing pointed confidently at the patch of lush trees. “There is an abandoned factory here.” “Let’s go.” Chris didn’t want to wait any longer. Even if the chances were only 5%, h
Emile found herself lying in the back seat of a modified 7-seater when she gained consciousness. She raised her head in confusion, only to find herself restricted by the ropes binding her. She saw that there was only two men in front and one in the middle seat, staring at her. “Don’t blame me. If anything, you only have yourself to blame for falling in love with someone else’s man.” The man shook his head in regret. Perhaps he felt sorry for the miserable woman who was unlucky in love in front of him. He knew her story and there was nothing but regret as he looked at her. He knew her story and there was nothing but regret as he looked at her. Her first love was a tomb of torture and the second one although it seemed to be smooth sailing, would eventually take her life, either way, she was not destined for a happy ending. Perhaps, he felt sorry for her as they both fell in love with the wrong person or so he thought. If Sheryl was here, she would have recognized the man, as it as none
“Eeisssshhh…” Emile gasped in pain as the brute men cut the ropes and tugged them off. The ropes that were already digging into her legs, left a bloody trail as they were rudely yanked off. Even so, Emile pursed her lips and walked forward. She knew that her husband who spoiled her unconditionally was not around, and she didn’t have the luxury of acting spoiled. Her eyes misted and streamed down her cheeks as she thought of how she might never see the man who spoiled her unconditionally. “Keep moving” One of the men pushed her forward as he saw her slowing. Emile moved forward before being able to stabilize her balance. She sighed in relief as she hugged her tummy and walked forward. She didn’t have the courage to slow down any further. The inside of the warehouse was more desolate than the outside. There were another 8 eight men inside, all eyeing her like hungry wolves. But none of them approached her. Larry was seated in a corner watching them as they walked in step by step. He
Sheryl turned back and kicked the stool that was lying quietly in her path in anger. She narrowed her eyes as she saw Emile who was lying down, tied up like a sacrificial lamb that was totally at her mercy. Her lips curled up cruelly. “Are we comfortable?” Sheryl walked forward like a proud peacock. “No” Emile's lips curled in disdain “But I don’t assume you brought me here to make me comfortable.” “At least you have self-awareness.” Sheryl’s lips curled viciously as she approached Emile. Just as she was approaching Emile, Eva walked in, rushed in would be more apt. “I was delayed as I was making sure I had an alibi for the Walters to stare at so that we won’t be inconvenienced here.” Eva explained as she slowed her steps, feigning a relaxed expression. “Not delayed…” Sheryl chuckled. She didn’t blow Eva’s farce even though she saw through it. Eva was her scapegoat, why would she compete with a short- lived ghost? “Where’s Larry?” Eva asked in caution as she saw that Sheryl’s sha
“AAAAAHHHHHHHH” Emile cried out and spoke with great difficulty "My husband will avenge me and his child.... don't slander my husband. I will not doubt his love as I have been fortunate to receive it unconditionally." Following Emile cry, before anyone had the chance to react, two bullets pierced through the air one after the other followed by another scream “AAAAHHHHH” The only difference was this time, the cry wasn’t from Emile, but rather Eva. The two shots fired were calculated; one was aimed at her hand and the other at the knife to deflect its projection from falling onto Emile. Everyone’s gaze turned to look at the direction the bullets came to see a furious Chris rushing over with Night Wing who had his guns drawn in both hands. Emile smiled through tears as she saw the man rushing towards her without a care for his life. How could she not love and trust such a man…... she was truly fortunate in this lifetime to have met him…...however short lived, she was truly blessed to