Brandon's POV"Jay knew too?" I asked in disbelief."He had to come looking for me on the wrong day" he replied."Please help me tell him, it isn't his fault either, he promised" he continued."Fuck all of this" I cursed my anger growing."I know you don't understand a thing but promise you will understand soon but now right now, you have to go or else you wouldn't be able to leave again" he warned but I was feeling too much all of a sudden."I fucking can't, don't you get it. I have no control over myself at the moment, I can't feel a damn thing" I shot angrily."All you have to do is push yourself immediately you feel anything at all, you will know exactly what to do right after that" he replied his voice growing faint."You have to explain things to me Caleb, I am losing it" I said."I really want to but there is no time, you need to leave now brother" he answered."Caleb" I called but my voice seemed to have grown mute as the white light from earlier flashed and then loud sirens n
Paige's POV One day LaterI finally understood what a true miracle felt like. According to the doctors Brandon was dead for a complete thirty minutes, they had claimed they had already exhausted all the resuscitation methods they could think of and had declared him dead but after running another checkup on him they found out he had a faint heartbeat that was why they couldn't detect it, apparently, if he hadn't moved when he did, they wouldn't have known, he would have died "How is he now?" I asked Jace once he walked out of the doctor's office, I needed positive information for Lisa as she had decided she wasn't to going leave Brandon's side till he was out of the hospital but he didn't seem to look like he was waking up anytime soon. The doctors were able to stabilize him but he hasn't said anything since then, no reaction either, he just lay so still, if not for the now beeping heart machine in the ward I wouldn't have believed he was actually
Unknown POV"Boss, the police are here" Albert, my newest recruit informed me."Handle them, they shouldn't be much of a problem if you tell them exactly what they want to hear" I instructed my gaze fixed on the TV screen."Right away sir" he replied before walking away.Sighing to myself, I smiled, the long-awaited day was slowly drawing close, and I would finally get all I had ever wanted.Knock.Knock.Knock."I would like to believe he is dead now" I stated."Yes sir, he is" Authur answered immediately although there was something off about him like he refrained from telling me something I should know."He better be or you will take his place and trust me he had a really nicer death compared to what I will do to you" I threatened lighting the cigarette between my lips."I understand, Sir" he quivered, something is definitely up with him and I will find out."Good, go and help Albert out with the police and if they insist on anything at all finish them off" I instructed dismissing hi
Paige's POV It's been a week, one full week, and still nothing from Brandon, not even a small move of his finger to at least assure us that he is recovering. All the doctors we have brought keep saying the same thing, that he will wake up soon but that's the problem, no one is being specific and everyone is growing impatient. Lisa most especially, she is losing it and I can't seem to be able to do anything about it. We have all decided he would be brought back home and treated from here so we could all keep our eyes on him and so that Lisa will at least leave the hospital since that is the only way she has agreed to leave."You are not going to the office today?" I asked Jace as l served breakfast. The silence at the dining table was starting to make me uncomfortable so anything to get the table talking."There is no time for that. I have to go to the hospital to help with Brandon's move and also Jay and I need to have a word with Brandon's Da
Jace's POVHer words kept replaying in my head over and over again as we drove, I guess even my in wildest dreams I never thought she would say something like that to me. It made perfect sense anyway. It was really a hypocritical thing to say after all, l am here judging a man for doing the same thing I did, he didn't deny his son at least. I deserve all she said."Are you okay?" Jay asked snapping me outof my thoughts making me realize we had already stopped."Yes, I am" I lied taking off my seatbelt. "No, you are not. We got here over five minutes ago and I have been talking to you since we left the office and your half-ass replies and zoning out are enough to know you are definitely not оkау" Jay replied seeing straight past my pathetic lie."Can we do what we came here for already"I said evading his question."This is not over trust me" Jay replied before unlocking the car doors, | nodded before alighting from the car."I will do the talking,
Paige's POV"What are you doing here?" I asked Leon, trying to mask my shock."I came to see you, you have been ignoring all my calls and texts since the burial, I wanted to be sure everything is okay" He replied a bright smile on his face."I have not been ignoring your calls and texts and even if I was isn't that more reason why you wouldn't want to find me?" I questioned refraining from banging the door in his face so I could prepare myself more for this."I don't think that way, I have known you for over five years now, and even though we are not as close as I would loved us to be, but you never just go blank on me like this, on days when you can't text or call, you call when you can, to apologize, so my first thought was definitely something had gone wrong, you can't really blame me" he shrugged so casually me but I just kept screaming in my head. Jace or the kids better not come home anytime soon, it would be a disaster, Paige this is what you get for enabling this guy for so lo
Jace's POVAs I stood under the shower, I replayed the events of the day over and over again in my head, watching the blood on my skin go down the drainage.The lifeless look on Mr. Hanson's face when the ambulance took him away will most likely haunt me for a while.We should never have gone there, whoevershot him was probably after us. How will Brandon feel if he wakes to his father battling for his life in the hospital and then there is the stunt Paige pulled this afternoon, she never listens, we shouldn't be trusting anyone right now but no, she had to go ahead to let a stranger into the house."Jace" She called out from inside the room, I knew I should have locked the door ."Jace, please I know you are in there, please come out let's talk",She pleaded knocking on the bathroom door."Jace" She called out again after few minutes."Please go away,Paige, we have nothing to talk about, you should go and attend to your visitor" I finally replied."He ha
Paige's POV. Three days later."We should go and see Brandon's dad on our way back" I suggested to Lisa as we prepared to leave. It took alot of convincing to get Lisa to agree to go out with me, She was hell bent on staying right beside Brandon till he wakes up. I had to promise her that we wouldn't be out for long in case he wakes up, and also had to make her understand that Brandon will not be happy if he hears that she put her life on hold to wait for him to wake up and that seemed to have done the work."You know he never approved of me since high school" Lisa replied with fear coating her voice."That doesn't mean you shouldn't visit him at the hospital, at least for Brandon's sake, he wouldn't be happy when he wakes up and finds out that his father was hospitalised and you didn't go to see him" I advised."Yeah, I guess so" Lisa replied with a light sigh."With enthusiasm, we should get moving if we aim to be home early," I cheerfully suggested, reaching
Paige's Pov"Seems like Someone is in a really good mood this morning "Lisa spoke up as I walked into the sitting room."Why wouldn't She be after all the noises we heard last night" Jay said making me blush as last night's event replayed in my head."I have no idea what you both are talking about " I denied."Sure you don't, we Should be expecting our little anger earlier than we thought," Mum said this time walking in from the kitchen with a hand towel in her hand slowly drying her hands."Thank you for helping with breakfast,Mum" I appreciated beaming at her."Always, my child, after all, you are going to give me another grandchild soon," Mum said smiling like I already told her I was pregnant." I will advise you all to stop With your fantasies, we didn't what you all are thinking we did" I defended." Sure you didn't, we should ask Jace, he will be more honest with us, Where is he anyway?" Jay asked."Yeah, he didn't come down for breakfast and neither did you, so if you are her
Jace's POV."Thanks for making it home in time for dinner" Paige thanked me as I walked into her room."You don't need to thank me, I owe it to you all to be home for dinner, and from now on, I promise to be home on time for dinner, any day I have extra work I will either bring it home or postpone it, Family first always " I promised."Thank you, this will mean a lot to the kids" She replied."Only the Kids?" I asked Smirking as I walked further into the room, my gaze fixed on her little frame on the bed." Yes," She answered, avoiding my eyes."I don't think so" I smirked as I got to the foot of the bed where her feet were." I don't understand" She murmured attempting to draw her legs back but I was fast enough to grab them."Not so fast, sweetheart" I cooed Pulling her towards me." I should go check on the twins," She said to pull away but she only helped me pull her closer to me." Don't worry they are fast asleep, I made sure of that, in fact, we are the only ones awake" I said
Paige's POVAfter Jace's Stunt yesterday he hasn't stopped texting me, he actually kept to his promise of texting me every hour, at this point I am sure it is less than an hour, and it was slowly getting annoying." Are you sure, he doesn't want something, he has texted over four times now" Grayson spoke up after My phone pinged for the fourth time in the past hour, he had asked who it was after the second text although I didn't give much details, I Only told him it was Alex's dad."No he doesn't" I answered trying to control the urge to switch off the phone, I did ask him to text me after all." Hmm, if you say so, although I think you should at least text him back" He replied."Fine" I grumbled picking up the phone.' I still have loads of work to do but I will make sure 1 am home by 8' His message read.' I said text me not blow up my phone' I replied sending an angry emoji with it.' Anything to avoid making my queen worried' He replied and I could see the Smirk on his face from h
Jace's pov.Everyone at the company was starting to ask about Brandon. Jay and I had decided to keep his kidnap and current condition a secret, We simply told them he had to take an Urgent trip although we know some of them didn't buy it, most especially his secretary. She is the one who always plans all his trips before he takes them So a trip without her knowledge doesn't sound very ideal." Come in" I hollered to whoever was on the other side of the door."Sir" Tina, Brandon's secretary greeted me, I knew was going to come sooner or later." Yes Tina" I answered not looking up from my laptop screen, I could feel her wanting to bombard me with questions." There are some documents that need Mr. Hanson's signature but I can't seem to reach him" She started." Send them to me, I will look at them" I replied calmly."But Sir, there are contracts that specifically need his signature" She countered."We both run this company, right ?" I shot." Yes sir" She answered adjusting her Stance.
Paige's POV. "Don't ever Scare me like that again, ever I warned Lisa as I pulled her in for a hug." I am sorry, one minute I was good and the other minute I suddenly felt dizzy and everything went dark" She apologized." That was why I suggested you should rest a little but your Stubborn self didn't agree, for the next eight months I wouldn't be listening to your stubborn ass when it comes to your health" I declared, wiping the Stray teas that fell from my eyes." I would like to believe you are speaking based on how you are feeling at the moment" She murmured, folding her arms across her chest stubbornly."Let's see about that then" I replied, rolling my eyes."How are you feeling now, Lisa?" Jace asked, walking Into the ward Jay walking in right behind him." Much better, I guess I pushed myself too much," she answered, smiling softly." That's good to hear, the doctor said you are free to go" He informed."He prescribed some drugs and then Multivitamins too, Jay has gotten them
Paige's Pov. "Come on, I will be right beside you through out, you will be surprised if his perspective of you may have changed over the years, it has been 10 years, he must have had a change of heart somehow" I said softly drawing small circles on her palm as we stared at the hospital building, I could feel Lisa fidgeting beside me either because of her fear for hospitals or her fear of rejection or even both. "I guess so" She said with a light Shrug. "Remember just be calm and be yourself, Okay?" I said softly. "Okay" she nodded. "Here goes nothing" I cheered as we walked into the hospital hand in hand. The strong distinctive smell of antiseptics, disinfectants and drugs struck me hard making me pause in my tracks, my gaze moving to Lisa's. "You Okay?" I asked. "I have to get over it someday, I will be fine, I need a few minutes to adjust " She replied gripping my hand tighter. "I get it, take all the time you want, we could sit and wait if you want" I offered. "I am good
Paige's POV. Three days later."We should go and see Brandon's dad on our way back" I suggested to Lisa as we prepared to leave. It took alot of convincing to get Lisa to agree to go out with me, She was hell bent on staying right beside Brandon till he wakes up. I had to promise her that we wouldn't be out for long in case he wakes up, and also had to make her understand that Brandon will not be happy if he hears that she put her life on hold to wait for him to wake up and that seemed to have done the work."You know he never approved of me since high school" Lisa replied with fear coating her voice."That doesn't mean you shouldn't visit him at the hospital, at least for Brandon's sake, he wouldn't be happy when he wakes up and finds out that his father was hospitalised and you didn't go to see him" I advised."Yeah, I guess so" Lisa replied with a light sigh."With enthusiasm, we should get moving if we aim to be home early," I cheerfully suggested, reaching
Jace's POVAs I stood under the shower, I replayed the events of the day over and over again in my head, watching the blood on my skin go down the drainage.The lifeless look on Mr. Hanson's face when the ambulance took him away will most likely haunt me for a while.We should never have gone there, whoevershot him was probably after us. How will Brandon feel if he wakes to his father battling for his life in the hospital and then there is the stunt Paige pulled this afternoon, she never listens, we shouldn't be trusting anyone right now but no, she had to go ahead to let a stranger into the house."Jace" She called out from inside the room, I knew I should have locked the door ."Jace, please I know you are in there, please come out let's talk",She pleaded knocking on the bathroom door."Jace" She called out again after few minutes."Please go away,Paige, we have nothing to talk about, you should go and attend to your visitor" I finally replied."He ha
Paige's POV"What are you doing here?" I asked Leon, trying to mask my shock."I came to see you, you have been ignoring all my calls and texts since the burial, I wanted to be sure everything is okay" He replied a bright smile on his face."I have not been ignoring your calls and texts and even if I was isn't that more reason why you wouldn't want to find me?" I questioned refraining from banging the door in his face so I could prepare myself more for this."I don't think that way, I have known you for over five years now, and even though we are not as close as I would loved us to be, but you never just go blank on me like this, on days when you can't text or call, you call when you can, to apologize, so my first thought was definitely something had gone wrong, you can't really blame me" he shrugged so casually me but I just kept screaming in my head. Jace or the kids better not come home anytime soon, it would be a disaster, Paige this is what you get for enabling this guy for so lo