Right, Rue; she had totally forgotten that Rue was still here in this house. With Sandy around, wasn't she supposed to be packing her bags and leaving, or had Sandy not yet moved in here full time?Once upon a time, she felt Rue was a threat to her relationship with Keir, but it seemed Rue wasn't the real deal because she had not gone so far as to check her details online."Hey, I am guessing you met Keir's new girlfriend," Rue said."Good day to you, Rue; if you are here to gossip, I am not in the mood.""I just figured even though we are not really close, we have a mutual friend, which is Keir, and we should always look out for him.""What do you mean?""Sandy, there is something fishy about her," Rue said in a low voice.It was obviously wrong for her to be spying on them, but she had caught sight of Sandy leaving Keir's office angrily and then Octavia after some time.Listening in on their conversation, she realized that Octavia was also on the same page as her. She felt something
TWO WEEKS LATER(The news of Sandy and Keir dating is already on different news channels; in order for Keir not to shut down their station, they are claiming it is just possible rumors.)(Sandy and Keir have been going on a lot of dates, which is not usually Keir's style, but in order to please Sandy and build their relationship stronger, they have had dinner dates, dates in the park privately, and dates in a restaurant.)"What's this?" Sandy asked as Keir took her left hand, placing a ring on her third finger. He brought the hand to his lips and placed a kiss there. It was obvious he wasn't proposing because he didn't even say anything or give any hint about that."A promise ring," Keir smiled. He wanted Sandy to know that she was now his woman, and even if sometimes it seemed like he was not giving her his full attention because Octavia was always in his fucking mind, he cared about her a lot and was willing to build whatever they had right here."Really?" Sandy smiled.MEANWHILE,A
"What do you mean Rue is dead?" Octavia asked, sitting up on the bed properly. She wasn't exactly shocked by the news, but what did June mean by that? How could Rue be dead? Well, she had not seen Keir for the past two weeks now, but she was sure he was doing alright, and Rue was fine as well.She even saw a photo of her recently on a magazine cover; it seemed her modeling career was kicking off, and she wasn't wasting her time trying to get Keir's attention."Apparently she died some days ago, but they have been keeping it low," June explained. She had overheard someone discussing it in the office; her sister worked as a cook in the Hydra's mansion, so she knew everything that went on in the house. They said they had just found Rue dead in her room this morning. "That doesn't make any sense," Octavia said. She watched Atlas stand up from the bed, signaling her to take her time while he went to the bathroom to get himself clean as he was stained with his own cum. "Same thing I said:
Sandy took note of the name Keir had just called Octavia; why did Octavia have such a nickname and she didn't? Well, not that she cared about that, but the way Keir was fond of Octavia didn't sit well with her. She had even questioned him eventually about their relationship because of that incident when he called Octavia's name while in bed with her, but Keir reassured her that nothing was going on.He reassured her that it had only happened because Octavia and he had just had an argument and she was on his mind, but she didn't really buy it. She eventually just let it slide because they were not on talking terms, but now he had gone ahead to invite Octavia with the excuse that his mother insisted that Octavia and other people who knew Rue attend the ceremony.She was about to comment on Octavia's dressing and compliment her so they could at least talk to one another when someone caught her attention—someone she had not expected to see in this kind of ceremony. "Atlas?" Sandy said wi
"What are you on about? Sandy was in my room when Rue died, and the bastard that strangled her was one of my bodyguards who had been keeping watch on Rue for some time now. He wanted to rape her, but Rue fought back, and that was what led to her death. The autopsy was just something we made up because we wanted to cover the whole story of her getting raped and then strangled to death because how were her parents going to even take the news?" Keir explained in detail.He had been shocked when the maids came running to his office that fateful morning to inform him that they had found Rue dead on the bed.He had gone to check the security footage, and he found that one of his men had been in her room, which proved he was the one that did it. Sandy couldn't have possibly done it because she had been fast asleep that night in his room.The bodyguard had made a run for it afterwards, and currently they are still looking for him. They wanted to protect Rue's integrity, which is why no one is
Octavia heard what Sandy just said, and she was nearly down on the floor. Was Keir really saying her name whenever he was being intimate with Sandy? Did that perhaps mean that he was attracted to her?Did that mean that he felt something for her? He couldn't just be calling her name if she wasn't in his head; how long had he been acting this way? She was about to place her ear to the door when the door opened with Sandy staring at her angrily."I knew you were in here, you bitch." Sandy slapped her across the face with her eyes filled with tears. She wanted to trust Keir this time, to believe that he wasn't cheating on her, but the more she tried to believe, the more she doubted it. He didn't stop her, but that didn't mean his eyes weren't looking at the door at intervals.He was scared of something, and she didn't waste time trying to know what it was, so he had invited her over to fuck her in his office while she was downstairs arguing with Atlas.Did Octavia also bring Atlas to dis
"We are fine; we just need time to figure it out; it's nothing serious." Keir said, reassuring his mom, but it was a lie; he wasn't figuring his shit out; instead, he was finding it difficult to call Sandy because he didn't know what he was going to say to her.He also wanted to call Octavia instead of Sandy; she had also walked out on him and hadn't reached out to him since that day. He was currently battling with his own thoughts."You don't need to lie to me; you are my son, and I know you very well. What is going on? Is it about your relationship with Octavia? Did Sandy find out about it?""What?" Keir questioned, What relationship was she talking about? He and Octavia weren't dating, and if she was talking about them fucking each other, they were the only ones who knew that no one else knew; his mother couldn't possibly know about that; he had been very discreet about it over the past few years."I always thought you would choose Octavia, but I guess it didn't work out for you gu
"We had a meeting with a new client," June started in a shaky voice but James tried his best to listen closely. "We have worked with the client before so when he asked that we meet him in a restaurant I scheduled the meeting which Octavia kept postponing for reasons unknown to me.""Alright, I am listening," James said every single detail mattered and everyone was a suspect including June."She later agreed to the meeting, which I called him to inform him about, we were going when all of a sudden a jeep stopped in front of us and the last I remember was feeling faint, the next minute we were in the back of a bus tied up on the floor with our mouth gagged, I think the person who tied my mouth tied it loosely because I was able to free my mouth and then I proceeded to use it to loosen the rope on my hand.""So, you escaped the bus and left Octavia alone there?" James asked."No, I freed myself and checked for my second phone which I noticed was still on me, Then I removed the cloth from
- MONTHS PASSED - - HARDIN’S MANSION - “Where are you going to?” Hardin asked, reaching out to June on the bed as he embraced her tightly from behind, planting a kiss on her ear. “Octavia is going to kill us if we don’t attend her baby shower,” June muttered. “Why does her baby shower have to be today?” Hardin groaned. After Conrad was arrested, they spent months going to the station, talking to the police, and going to the court to provide evidence and act as witnesses to make sure Conrad got locked up for good. Finally, the judge ruled in their favor and Octavia decided to put her baby shower on the one day that they needed to rest. Why? “We are not spending the whole day in her house remember,” June smiled, understanding Hardin’s frustration and his desire to spend the whole day with just her. She turned around and placed her hand on his cheeks. “We could leave early.” “Early? Once I see Keir I don’t think early is going to come to mind, those two are still in their honeym
“What are you talking about?” Hardin asked."I need to show you something," June said, grabbing Hardin's laptop from the dining table and bringing it to the living room. She inserted a flash drive into the laptop and placed it on the table. Hardin sat down next to her, already repeating what she had said again in his head, ‘I have been faking it’. His eyes widened slowly as it dawned on him what June meant, but she showed him the video already playing, interrupting his thoughts. - VIDEO RECORDING -Emma places her phone on the top shelf. She goes back and looks around to check if the camera is showing. She rushes back to sit on the office chair in the library. Soon Conrad steps in, discussing something over the phone. His eyes flare up at the sight of Emma sitting in his seat in his library. “What the hell do you think you are doing sitting in my seat?” Conrad asked, disconnecting the call and placing his phone back into his pocket. “I thought it best to come and play with my hus
An hour later, Conrad arrived at Hardin’s house, and Hardin felt anxious when he opened the door and caught sight of him.He glanced at June and noticed how she was nervous to see Conrad. He wondered what she was up to. “I’m glad to see you, June,” Conrad whispered. He walked over to June, about to give her a hug, as Hardin stopped him by raising his hand to his chest and shoving him off. “Don’t touch her,” Hardin warned. This meeting was already taking a lot from him to endure. If he touched her, he wouldn’t hesitate to take him out.“We should all sit down and talk,” June asked, like she wasn’t aware of the tension between the two men.Hardin and Conrad stare at each other for a moment, both trying to contain the resentment they held towards each other for June’s sake. They finally sit on the couch and June sits next to Conrad instead of Hardin. Her action doesn’t go unnoticed by Hardin, who eyes flare up, but he allows it. “This should be a private conversation. He shouldn’t be
Hardin was furious and bewildered by June’s desire to meet Conrad. He understood that she had lost her memory and couldn’t remember Conrad, but wasn't that enough reason for her not to want to see him?He ran his fingers through his hair as he got to his feet, pacing around, trying to process her request. “June, I don’t think this is a good idea. Look, you don’t know the kind of person Conrad is. I mean, he is not the person you think he is.” Hardin voiced out, hoping June would back down.“Allow me to see him, Hardin.” She said, with a straight face.Hardin sighed heavily. This was the last thing he wanted. “Why can’t you listen to me, June? I just told you he is not the person you think he is, and he doesn’t love you. "He's nothing but a liar," Hardin muttered through clenched teeth.“Why do you think so, Hardin? Just allow me to meet him. You don’t have to be so stiff about it.” “Stiff?”“I want to meet with him. I don't remember anything. You make it sound like I do and I am int
Hardin held June in his arms for almost five minutes until he realized she had fallen asleep and stopped crying.He lovingly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as he kissed her forehead. "I promise to protect you from any harm," he whispered, carrying her in his arms.He got up on his feet and laid her gently on the bed, covering her with the duvet. He smiled at her. She looked so beautiful when she was asleep. He could watch her this way without being tired.His mind finally drifted to that call Maria had placed. Something must have caused June to act like this. A frown suddenly fell on his face at the thought of Maria probably doing something to trigger her. Seething with anger, he stormed into the living room, “Maria! Maria!!” He called out to her as she rushed from the kitchen into the living room, bowing her head down. “Maria, what did you do to her? I specifically instructed you not to stress her out,” Hardin bellowed, his voice filled with frustration.Maria, her eyes dow
June stumbled back, her head pounding with confusion. She couldn’t remember who this man was, and it left her feeling disoriented. “Who are you?” she asked, her voice trembling.Conrad looked hurt by her question. He took a deep breath and said, “June, it’s me, Conrad.”“Conrad?” June muttered. In the hospital, she remembered uttering that name, but couldn't piece it together. “I- I am sorry, but Conrad, from where? I don’t know you.”“You do. We’ve been dating for over a year now. How can you not remember me?” Conrad lied.“What?” June questioned. That couldn’t be possible. Hardin was her boyfriend. His mother was here just now to confirm that they were indeed dating, and she wasn’t pleased about it."I was in a car accident, which is why I couldn't reach out to you earlier," Conrad explained, stepping towards her, but June stepped back.“Please Sir, leave,” Maria finally spoke up, seeing the distraught look on her madam’s face.“Who are you?” Conrad asked, but Maria didn’t reply to
"Mrs Scott?" June said. Hardin had mentioned his mother but he barely said much about her, he told her he would explain better today but now here she was. How did she know Hardin was here?"Where is my son? I want to see him," Mrs Scott asked looking behind June to see if Hardin was there."I told you Ma, he is not here," Maria replied angrily, she had been repeating over and over again that Mister Hardin wasn't around but Mrs Scott refused to believe her. "Will you shut up?" Mrs Scott yelled at her."He is not around at the moment but if you want to wait for him you can," June said in a low voice."No Ma'am, Sir said she shouldn't come in," Maria shook her head not accepting what her madam was saying."It's fine Maria, I will handle the situation, you don't need to worry about it," June reassured her seeing the terrified look on her face, it seemed Hardin had given her strict rules to not allow anyone inside including his mother.But why his mother? Was he hiding something from her?
By nighttime, June decided to take her bath and get some rest. As she took her shower the scent of the bathing soap felt familiar in her nose as she scrubbed her body trying to remember anything but she couldn't.She emerged from the bathroom afterward, her freshly washed face glistening under the soft glow of the vanity lights. Dressed in her cozy pajamas, she climbed onto the bed, preparing herself for a good night's sleep. As she settled under the covers, the door creaked open, and there stood Hardin. He held his pajamas, ready to freshen up and join her in bed.He dropped the pajamas on the bed and went to take a quick shower when he came back he had a white towel over his waist. June stared at his body, his raven-black hair was slicked back, water droplets glistening on his chiseled chest and strong shoulders. Her choice of boyfriend wasn't so bad she smiled to herself, he was not only handsome but also sexy. A smirk danced upon his lips as he caught June admiring his post-show
June felt her heart leap out of her chest at Hardin's words, her lips parted as she tried to say something but there was nothing coming to her head. That kiss had done something to her and she knew deep down Hardin could see it in her eyes.They both remained still staring deep into their eyes but that brief moment of blissful oblivion was shattered when the maid unexpectedly entered the room.Startled by what was going on, she quickly averted her eyes and mumbled an apology, "I'm sorry for interrupting. I didn't know you had company, Sir." Her face turned crimson as she hastily headed back inside. Hardin and June exchanged a sheepish glance before breaking into a light chuckle. "It's quite alright, Maria" Hardin reassured the flustered maid stopping her on her track as she turned around bowing her head to them. "June, this is Maria, your new housekeeper."Maria nodded, still blushing, and extended a polite greeting, "Nice to meet you, Ma'am. If you need anything, don't hesitate to