Days passed and Maya’s toe had already healed. One maid was assigned to make sure she was properly taken care of as the doctor suggested. For the first two days, Damian was always around her. He strangely decided to work from home but then he suddenly disappeared leaving Maya stuck with the maids. The only time Maya was allowed out of bed was when she had to use the bathroom. She was so bored to death and the maids never allowed her to leave the room no matter how hard she tried to convince them."The boss will kill us madam,"was their reply anytime she requested to go out. She eventually gave up and all she did was eat and sleep.*******Damian glances at his watched and sighed. In the next ten minutes his plane was going to land and he couldn’t wait to see the one face that has been on his mind. What was she doing to him? The only woman he had felt this was towards was that gold digger sent to him by his brother Oliver.The thought of those two brought an unknown rage into Damian ey
Maya heaved a sigh as soon as Damian disappeared. He didn’t say anything about her being downstairs so that meant the maids in charge we’re not in trouble.’Thank goodness, I don’t want another person getting shot because of me," she mumbled. She picked up the remote of the giant T.V that was sitting in front of her and soon she was browsing through channels looking for something to watch. After browsing through serious of channels she felt bored and turned it off. Just when she was about to drop the remote, the cover page of the newspaper caught her eye."CEO OF TRUTH ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT TO AMANDA AMANDA." She read with her eyes wide. Alfred and Maya are engaged? So this was their plan all along. She always knew Amanda and her mother were up to something but to do this to her? Tears blurred her vision as her father cold words hit her again. She had herself countless times not to cry because they didn’t deserve her tears. None of them, including her father.She should be
"Wow, I guess Simons wasn’t wrong,"the old man smiled wrinkles appearing at the corner of his eyes."Grandpa, what have I told you about traveling without my knowledge?"Damian sighed clearly annoyed."See? Your grandfather came you visit you and you scold him?"the old man said sitting in the chair opposite Damian."So why did you come here, without telling me?"Damian questioned emphasizing on the last three words. Maya watched Damian with a frown on her face.’This man truly has no manners. How can he speak to his grandfather like this?’ She thought whiles shaking her head."Grandpa, I’ve always told you to inform me before traveling. You don’t worry about your health but I do. If....."Damian paused and looked at Maya. Maya raised a questioning brow in response to Damian’s gaze."If something happens to you, I won’t step foot at the hospital,"he told the old man."Where were you when Mother Nature was sharing manners?"Maya said making both heads snap towards her direction. One head ha
"Tony you have to eat something you’ll starve to death over that girl," Lisa tried to coax her husband into eating the food she had made. Deep down she didn’t want to do all this but she had to because her daughter’s marriage with Alfred was on the line.Maya really messed up. She was supposed to be married to Alfred and leave a lavish and luxurious life but she decided to cheat on him. That girl really didn’t deserve anything good. Taking in a deep breath, she smiled inwardly at the thought of her daughter carrying Alfred’s last name.Just then Amanda came through the door carrying shopping bags, a bright smile plastered on her lips."Mom guess what?" She said grinning. "I was at Alfred’s office today and he made me buy all these things online and within an hour all of them were delivered to me," she beamed.Lisa hurriedly got up from her seat and run to her daughter. Tony, who had been watching them shook his head and went to his room. Lisa scoffed and rolled her eyes as she watched
"M...Maya??"Amanda stammered, turning pale as if she had seen a ghost. "I’m sure you work here," Amanda said faking a smile to hide her shock.Maya bit her bottom lip and chuckled. This knuckle head sister of hers hadn’t changed a bit."How is dad?" Maya couldn’t stopped herself from asking."Dad? The last time I checked he disowned you," Amanda chuckled. "And if you think you’re ever coming back, lemme tell you this. The night you left, dad himself forbade us from ever talking about you. He even said you’re dead to him. He said he only has one daughter and that is me," Amanda said proudly."You’re pathetic," Maya scoffed."Not as much as you are," Amanda rolled her eyes."Now if you don’t mind, help me try a wedding dress. Alfred will be here soon," Amanda said in an attempt to make Maya jealous."Didn’t you hear what she said?" Damian chipped in pointing to the worker."Oh puh...lease," Amanda rolled her eyes."And who are you to question me? I do what I want so go back to work and
Maya groaned loudly as she sat lazily in the couch. "I have never been out for shopping this long," she said taking off her sandals. A maid immediately brought two glasses of orange juice on a tray."Oh my God thank you so much. I really needed this." Maya said taking one of the glass. Damian shook his head when he was offered a glass drawing Maya’s attention."Why?" She said with a slight frown."Not a fan of orange juice," Damian replied getting up. "Gotta run," he said glancing at his watch.Maya looked at him and smiled at how casual he was behaving. He has been behaving like this since his grandfather scolded him. Did he really have a change of heart?’Was he pretending for the sake of his grandfather?’Maya thought but shook her head slightly. There was no way he was pretending because everything he was doing looked and felt real."A penny for your thoughts?" Damian asked, breaking her chain of thoughts."What time will you be back?" The question came out of Maya lips before she
Damian had his head buried in a stack of papers when a knock came on the door."Come in,"He said and the door opened revealing his secretary. She was dressed in a black pencil skirt and a white shirt, which revealed almost half of her boobs despite all the buttons being closed. The top button looked like it was about to fall."Dress more decently to work next time or you’re fired,"Damian said coldly."Yes sir,"she said forcing a smile to hide her disappointment. She had specifically dressed like this to get his attention and instead she received a warning."Why are you here?"Damian asked never taking his eyes off the file he was reading." A package was brought in for you,"she mumbled."Drop it and get out,"Damian said and the woman did as she was told.Once alone, he took the small box-like package and opened it revealing a brand new phone. He stared at it for a while and got back to work. Maya didn’t have a phone and gifting her this would really make her happy.Damian wondered why
"So now that you know I’m right, tell me what you’re hiding," the old man pulled Damian out of thoughts. Damian sighed and sat on his desk."Grandpa I....I think I’m in love," he said searching for an unknown something in the old man’s eyes."I knew it," Master Dan grinned. "So why don’t you tell her?" Master Dan suggested.Damian let out a sigh and shook his head."What if she doesn’t feel the same way? That means I will lose her and I don’t want that to happen," Damian said and Master Dan chuckled."I thought I raised you to take risks and always get what you want," he said and a faint smile played on Damian’s lips."This is about love grandpa.""Are you trying to say I know nothing about love?""Not really," Damian shrugged with a teasing smile."And Maya is going through a really tough time right now," Damian said, his smile suddenly disappearing."She never told me," Master Dan said."Her fiancé cheated on her with another woman the night before their wedding or so...""That bast
Maya sat on the couch, her eyes fixed upstairs waiting for Ace to walk out. Her fingers were tapping her thighs impatiently. He was taking forever to get ready and Maya's anxiety grew as time passed. She even started to sweat despite the AC being on blast. Ace soon walked out with a black fabric in his hand but Maya didn't ask any question. She began walking to the door when Ace stopped her."We need to blindfold you first," he said, coming up behind her and tying the fabric over her eyes. Maya didn't say a word, she didn't even care about anything other than seeing her son. Ace guided her to the car and soon they were moving. Maya's heart began to be at faster as she wondered how long this journey would take. Maya's heart raced with anticipation, the darkness of the blindfold enveloped her in a shroud of mystery. Despite her inability to see, her senses were heightened, every bump in the road and every turn magnified in her mind.As the car moves forward, she felt her palms ge
Maya walked out of the bathroom feeling so lightheaded. She sat on the bed, ignoring Ace who was following her around with a concerned look on his face. "Should I get you something to eat, baby?" He asked, now standing in front of her. "Don't call me that," Maya said through clenched jaw. "You didn't answer my question," Ace said, slightly annoyed. "I'd rather die from starvation than to stay here with you," Maya said before laying down. "Well.... I'll be with Dennis...." "Take me to him..." Maya was suddenly sitting down. She watched as Ace grinned widely knowing he had her where he wanted. "Everything here must be earned....you want to know where we are? You earn it....You want to see your kids, you earn it." With that he walked out. As soon as she heard the door close, Maya jumped out of the bed and started searching the room. She didn't know what she was looking for but she knew she needed something, something that least give away where they were or where her kids where.
Maya felt someone stroking her hair gently and her eyes open to meet Ace's staring directly at her making her jump back. "Well someone must be tired," he said with a teasing chuckle only earning a glare from Maya. "The plane landed ten minutes ago but you were so adorable I just couldn't wake you," he smiled, getting up from his seat. "Let's go home," he said, pulling out his hand for her to take but she just stared at it for a long while before rolling her eyes. "I'm going nowhere with you," she said, gazing back at the window. " So you just want to sit here?" She could feel the mockery in his voice and this made her clench her jaw in anger. "I'd rather stay here than be around you," she said, with sparing him a glance. "You know you're very stubborn right? And this is going to cause you." Maya's neck snapped towards him as the reality of her situation hit her hard. This monster had innocent kids captive and she was their only chance of survival. "Without saying a word, she
For the first time since she entered the house, Dennis crossed her mind. "My son, what have you done to my son?" Maya turned, fear in her eyes. "If you want to act so irrationally, then I can't promise you anything," Ace said, a smile across his face. "Ace you can do whatever you want to me and with me but please don't hurt Dennis, he's just a child," Maya fell on her knees as the words left her mouth. She heard Ace take in a deep breath as he bent to her level to place a kiss on her head. "You know I gave you three years, three good year to notice me, to fall in love with me but it didn't happen," Ace said calmly, now sitting on the floor. "Even with your memory wiped off, your heart still yearned for him."Maya didn't know if the pain she was feeling in her heart at that moment was hers or Ace's but one thing she knew was that she didn't want to fell that pain at all. "But it all does matter now because you're never leaving my side again. With or without love," with that he wa
Renee glanced at the two faces, familiarity hitting her as the prison officer pushed them in and left after closing the door he had just walked through with them. The one she and Damian had used was left open. "I guess you're my step sister and mother," Renee said with furrowed brows. She didn't expect herself to be so calm and collected but she was. Maybe this was because she felt as if this wasn't their first time meeting. "I'm Renee, Maya's twin sister." And just like that the two looked at each other and burst out laughing as if she spoke an alien language. She watched them with furrowed brows as they dragged chairs and sat down. "What hole did you crawl out of? Do you think we're stupid? " The older woman said. "Mom...I think she's lost her memory something," The other said and they Burt's out laughing again, this time their laugher getting on Renee's nerves. "What the hell do you find funny?" She yelled hitting her fist on the table causing them to stop laughing. "The fac
"M...Maya?" Oliver stammered as if he had seen a ghost. "I....you... what?...how?" He didn't know how to form his words. Renee, sending his uneasiness flashed a warm smile and extended an arm before saying,"I'm Renee and you are?" "Maya....I mean Oliver...Oliver is my name," He stammered pinching the skin between his brows. He still could not believe the woman in front of him wasn't Maya. "Have you seen my son? He came this way," Renee asked flashing a smile. "No...no" Oliver said and a tiny giggle followed. "Oh that was me," Oliver chuckled, moving to stand by the bed defensively, yet the giggling continued.'' Hmmm.....I think I know where it's coming from," Renee said with a bright smile, before crouching down to look under the bed. "I see you," she giggled as soon as she came face to face with Dennis. The little boy laughed and crawled out to his mother. " He gave me away," he laughed pointing to Oliver. "What's going on here?" A deep voice had them turning to the door.
"H...have we met?" Renee said, even though the woman stayed clearly that they meet again."You don't recognize me? I'm hurt," the woman said, playfully putting her hand on her chest. "I... I think you're mistaking me for someone else," Renee flashed a smile. "I'm Renee, nice to meet you," She added, stretching out her arm."Renee???" "Oh sorry Miss.....I thought you were someone else, I mean you look a lot like....""Maya??" Renee raised a brow and the woman nodded. "That's my twin sister," Renee smiled and the woman's lips formed and "O". "Maya never told me she had a twin sister," the woman told Renee. "I didn't know I had a twin sister myself," Renee shrugged."What? How?" The woman asked, curiosity laced in her voice. " Long story," Renee said, not ready to share that piece of information with someone she just met. "I get it....Amber by the way," the woman smiled, finally shaking Renee's outstretched arm."Nice to meet you Amber," Renee said, although she couldn't shake off
Ace paced around his room angrily, his brows furrowed and his fists clenched that his knuckles almost turned white. Everything was getting ruined. Everything he had worked hard for almost accomplished. Why the hell did Damian come into Renee's life? His mind drifted back to earlier at the dining room, Renee and Damian chatting as if they had known each other for years. As he paced back and forth, his mind raced with a whirlwind of emotions. Anger and frustration clouded his brain making it difficult for him to find peace. He groaned loudly and tugged on his hair, looking for a way to vent out his anger."Ace, can I talk to you?'' Renee's voice sounded at the door, snapping him out of thoughts."How long have you been here?" He asked with furrowed brows."I've been for here a couple of seconds," Renee shrugged, walking towards the bed. She sat and motioned for him to join her.Ace rolled his eyes and sat beside her." Speak,'' he said coldly. " What's wrong with you?" Renee frown
"Welcome home,"Renee turned to see a woman dressed in a maid's uniform smiling at her. "We all missed you so much, especially boss," the maid said, turning to Damian who was busy in the phone."I....." "I'll take your bags to your room," the maid said, taking the bag Renee was holding."Take them to the guest room," Damian's voice made the maid freeze. "But.....""Just do as I say," He said in a hard authoritative tone.The maid stared at the two of them before scurrying off. "I'm sorry. It's just that.....""I understand....I really look a lot like my sister,'' Renee smiled and Damian nodded, ignoring the squeeze he felt in his chest."I'll take you to your room so that you can have some rest," Damian managed a slight smile as he led her to the guest room."Where's Dennis?' Renee asked, when they finally arrived at the door to her room."He's outside with Ace, I can bring him here if you want me to," Damian offered but Renee shook her head gently."No, it's fine. I think I'll ha