" My name is Alexia Bachman, born in California , I just moved into Los Angles recently" she lied. " What about your family? Don't you have any family members?" Ha asked as he watched her closely. " No, my parents died when I was young, I was raised by an orphanage" she said, she felt relived she was actually saying her first truth to him. " Am sorry about that, don't you have siblings" he inquired. " I don't know about that , I heard my sister is still alive but I don't know where she is" she responded. "You could give me her name and I can find information about her". She was about giving him an answer when she thought about it. Was she really interested in getting help from an enemy? No, she won't accept whatever offer he gave her. Her main reason was to pay him back for what he did to her and she was willing to sacrifice knowing her sister's whereabouts plus she already trusts Damien and was sure he was going to his words. " I don't know
She walked back the remaining metres on barefoot because the shoes she wore were already hurting her abd then her feet were already sore. She got home at exactly 10:15pm, She stopped in the kitchen and opened the refrigerator,her favourite whiskey wasn't there so she opted for beer. She sat down at the kitchen table drinking beer while thinking deeply. "I didn't hear any car drive in" Rhea answered as she leaned on the rails of the stair case. She still wore the clothes she had on earlier today . " I walked" Cindy answered. " You did what?" She asked as she strolled to where Cindy was . "Not all the walking Rhea, he dropped me in front of the avenue, I just had to walk here" she explained. " Oh, poor thing". Cindy sat still studying the beer and then look across her. "Everything feels alot strange Rhea" she said as she drank more beer. "What do you mean?" She asked staring hardly at her. " Everything about my life" she mumbled, her h
' You still haven't told me the reason you called me, rather your just smiling and staring into space ' Dementrio said as he sipped his favorite champagne. He wore a black suit and for the first time he was without his sunshades. It was an early afternoon and the sun was already out to end the winter and welcome the autumn. The weather was warm as the sea breeze carrassed their skin. They were on the roof top of Axl's house carefully observing the city. " Guess who came yesterday?" Axl finally spoke after 8 minutes of silence. 'who are you talking about '? He answered. " A girl, not just any girl, she was very beautiful" " A girl? You must be joking right?" "Am not, she's as beautiful as the stars in the sky" Axl answered with a smirk on his face . " Er... Tell me more" Dementrio said as he observed his friend, for a moment he presumed the girl was Cindy. He narrated everything to him. " Your kidding me right, you actually slept with her?" Dementrio asked
Cathy sat on the couch absentminded , her gaze was fixed on the morning newspaper which wasn't surprising. She always read the newspaper every morning with a nice cup of coffee as she checkmate her business enterprise. Today was different, her coffee stood there untouched and it looked cold. She wore a robe thet made her look like middle aged women from the 80's. They stood there for sometime unnoticed thinking of how to get her attention. " Catherine!" Axl cried with his voice sounding cold and harsh. She turned looking so shocked not because of his yelling but because he just called her by her original name, a name which no one except her father had called her before. At the same time Axl was also shocked by the boldness of his friend as he looked at him for an explanation to what had just happened. She drifted closer as she jerked her head high, drew back her shoulders and with arrogant pride glared him down with her voice. " How dare you Axl!" S
He stood where his car was parked fumbling as he tried to open the door with the right key. He stood there unbelievably shocked by the actions he had just portrayed and fear gripped his heart. He never could had imagined he would ever have been so disrespectful to Cathy, even though she had her own dose of craziness ,she actually never deserved any of the humiliation she just received. He sent punches at his car door, venting all his anger on the window. He was mad at himself for doing that although at the same time he felt glad he opened up that part of him . I need to speak with my father, he thought as he entered and drove off. Luckily the windows weren't broken at all. He got to his father's house in less than 10 minutes, the house was just in the next avenue although he had so many houses scattered across the city. He usually stayed here when he wanted to rest . Just like he presumed his dad was in his study settling down with a glass of cha
Mr. Anderson walked away from his study still holding the glass of champagne on his right hand with Axl following closely. " I worked very hard to make sure all my plans came to accomplishment and all you want to do is ruin it by divorcing her?" He asked as he looked at him with rage. Axl digested it as he bowed his head in shame. " Tell me Axl what do you think Cathy will do when she hears about your divorce plans? He asked. He looked away . " Let me tell you, she would gladly leave you, you know why? He interrogated and quickly answered. "That's because you have nothing Axl, you are nothing without her". " I won't be in this house if she was not here " he concluded. Axl looked around the room , the mansion was all thanks to Cathy.The mansion wasn't like the other mansions in the neighborhood . It was prestigious and stood out in recognition. Stone statues guarded the entrance, in the left was the statue of a lion while in the left was the statue of
"But who could have done that" she asked as she ruffled her hair . " That's a question for another day Cathy, now you will have to look for her" he said. She thought for a moment as she looked straight at Dementrio as if he could read her thoughts. " I will check the Chester's mansion today" she said as she sighed softly. " Can you keep this as a secret?" She raised her eyebrows confused as she gave him a puzzled look. " I mean, we don't really know the truth about everything, so it will be nice if you don't tell your husband or Mr. Anderson this information" he explained. " Sure, I won't " . " Promise? " He asked as he brought out his palm. His gesture made Cathy surprised and she had to accept. " Yes, I promise" she answered placing her palm on his, he held her fingers lightly before releasing her still maintaining eye contact with her . " Are you okay Dementrio?" She asked closely. "Er... Yes am fine" he stammered. Honestly he didn't unders
She woke up with a fright as she thought she heard something, she turned and realized it was her phone ringing. It was Mr. Damien. She sighed as she wondered why he wouldn't stop calling her . She ignored the calls as her eyes wandered round the room. She slept in the living room, this time it wasn't Rhea's fault at all. She purposely slept there. She closed her eyes as she remembered what happened last night, her dinner date was going all well until she started suspecting he wasn't the real culprit. Everything was just going strange and she felt she was doing something wrong but what could it be? She had always obeyed her instinct and this time her instinct made her feel she was doing something wrong. She would have to find out the truth and she has to do it fast. She got up as she walked to her room where Rhea spent the night. Rhea was awake and staring at the ceiling. " I should better move my things out of this room because it has a new o
' Remember me' a voice said, it was a man. He was short and dressed all in black, black jeans,a black leather jacket and a black baseball cap. He tipped the cap up to reveal a pair of black sunglass. Then he reached for the glasses and pulled them off reveling two bullet- hole black eyes and a knife scar on his left eye. The middle aged man stiffened as he swallowed hard. 'What are you doing in my house ' his said in a frightened voice. 'That's not the right question Mr. Anderson ' He said in a hoarse voice as he looked a sharp look at him before sitting comfortably on the coach. ' I don't...' Mr. Anderson stammered but was interrupted. ' I know your shocked and your wondering how I escaped death, Right?' He asked as he walked over to the mini bar to get himself a drink but he stopped halfway to observe the house. ' The house is really beautiful and expensive. You did a good work in taking over his properties ' he complemented. ' Answer
'Good morning My love, How was your night?" He asked as soon as she answered the call. 'You can tell I had the best night ever ' she giggled . ' How is Cindy? Hope she's better?' He asked. 'Yes, she's leaving to confirm if what we said yesterday was true ' she declared as she waved to Cindy who just entered her car. ' So your home alone?' He asked almost in whispers. ' Yeah!'. 'Get ready am sending my driver to come pick you up' he said before the call ended. She was dumbfounded but blushed at the thought of him missing her this early. She rushed upstairs as she quickly took her bath and got dressed. She was just applying her lip gloss when she heard the sound of a car in the driveway, she paused to listen if it was his driver. After a while of waiting , she concluded it wasn't him and stood up to get breakfast when she heard the door bell. She rushed to get it and saw an unfamiliar face. 'Miss Rhea?' He said sharply. He
' What are you doing here?' She asked in shock after some seconds of staring. Her expression was that of shock and confusion. One could tell she was mentally dealing with the possiblity of everything being a dream. 'I want some answers from you!' Cathy ordered in a stern voice. She was taken aback by her audacity but maintained her shocked expression. 'Leave my house or I will call up the security agents!" She yelled as she tried to shut the door but Cathy was already a step before her . 'Stop Nelly Chester and let me in !' She screamed with her bossy aura . The young lady was shocked, she stood for a while before she entered inside ,letting the door open for her to enter . Cathy entered and immediately observed the interior wall of the house. It was empty...well except for a painting which was at the end of the room. Cathy tried to hide her disgust because she was a fan of multiple colours and seeing the wall was already freaking her out. 'Y
She searched her wardrobe looking for any documents that could lead her to discovering if her sister was really dead but she couldn't find any. Everything were just recent magazines and journals. Nothing was older than a year. She sat on the bed with a thud as she tried to recollect if she could remember anything from her past but couldn't, apart from the pictures which Mr. Anderson had shown her as her parents photo, she had no memories of her own. Alot has been happening recently as she rummage her wardrobe this time she was looking for a dress to wear out. She found Axl's behavior strange but had decided to play along with whatever Axl and his father might be playing. She just couldn't believe Axl could change so easily and each time she wanted to trust him, she always remembered how madly he needed the wealth of her father. She had searched the wardrobe for a long time and decided to stay at home when an idea struck her. All these while she had never
She rolled on her bed trying hard to sleep but couldn't at all, she thought of making herself feel better by drinking but she knew it would only worsen the case. Now she was falling head over heels for him and now she's discovering he had been lieing ever since. Who knew if he was only faking love to her, memories flooded back when they had dinner together in the restaurant. He had invited her for dinner as a way of saying thank you after he had been discharged and she couldn't deny the fact that he had made her experienced what she hadn't for a long time. The feeling she got whenever he stared at her or touched her was something she has never felt like before. Then hearing the news that he was never close to Axl and then being his brother were all lies. She couldn't believe he was actually using her to get what he wanted. Was she going to believe all that Rhea and Dementrio had told her? Or what Damien said? There was only one way to find out and that was
Rhea woke up to the horning of a car which she guessed was Cindy's. She wondered how long she had slept, she remembered Dementrio Cooking and then they ate together and she complained of being tired. With Dementrio cuddling her she didn't remember a thing but then she heard a flick which brought her back to reality . Cindy entered with smiles as she was surprised to meet Rhea sitting on the couch, looked like she slept there waiting for her return. ' where are you coming from?' Rhea asked immediately. ' I thought I told you, I went out to have dinner ' she said moving to her room. 'Did you go to have dinner with Damien?'. Her question made Cindy turn to look at her, it was really suspicious. 'Yes, I thought that was what you wanted'. ' The plan was to pretend to love him Cindy, not fall madly in love with him' She yelled . ' Don't blame me Rhea, this was all your plans' Cindy shouted in anger. 'Do you even know who Damien is? you are just
'The first stage of the plan is set' the voice of a middle aged man was heard. ' You know Father, at first I thought this plan wasn't going to work. Now look, everything is falling into place ' Axl answered. The first voice was that of Mr. Anderson. They were in his study, drinking and smoking. ' You were always approaching Cindy the wrong way, a woman should he approached with love ' Mr. Anderson said as he smoked more tobacco. He was dressed up nicely in an expensive suit which was same with his son. They wore the same designers brand but the suit were of different colours. Axl wore a brown suit while his father had a black suit. The duo both looked like they were in a very good mood as they drank, smoked and made merry. ' I have already gotten someone who will do the Job and the the fun is that Cathy won't suspect us if being involved ' Mr Answered said in a mocking laughter. 'You are so cunning and sensible Father' Axl praised
She followed the nurse slowly to the room he was admitted, her heart beating fast. She was really scared but why? They got to the room and the nurse left immediately leaving her in her own fear . She summoned enough courage and entered the room. He was awake and smiled when he saw her which made her feel at ease. ' How are you feeling?' she asked. ' Am feeling alot better' he answered beaming with smiles. She returned his smile as she looked around the room observing with her heart far away from noticing anything there. She felt something was wrong, after passing out in the club , she had been so uneasy. Even when he was admitted into the hospital, she ensured that he was being attended to. It was not until the doctor declared that he was out of danger that she kept calm. She hasn't been so worried sick for a person, especially a guy (whom she claimed she hated). Even when Rhea was sick, she didn't give her half of the attention she
" I called for a long time Rhea, why didn't you take my calls?" The angry Cindy said as soon as the call went through. "Cindy, I didn't see any of your calls" she answered. "Why do you sound so tensed?". " I was under pressure a while ago but am fine now "she answered drying her sweaty face with her palm. She arrived like 30 Minutes ago in the hospital after the incident of Damien fainting In the club. Although the doctors already informed her he was fine and out of danger she still felt scared . ' Meanwhile, Damien is fine and out of danger ' she said trying to avoid eye contact with the nurse at the reception, She felt guilty of a great sin but didn't know what, ' They said he fainted due to shock'. ' Yes, I already know that ' the receiver answered. ' Now could you explain what really went on back at the club?' Cathy asked with a harsh tone, she seem to have forgotten she was once feeling guilty and scared. ' I just wanted to try out something, a