Bryan's POV I stood up immediately. I saw Ella on the TV and ran to the school where she was last seen. Too bad I saw the news late because I was busy settling and analyzing the daily report. Danielle's eyes were red and she looked pale when I found her there. The place was full of cops but I knew what I had to do. She explained what she saw on the CCTV to me and I promised her I'll get Ella back for her. It's something I must do. Of all her kids, Ella was just…different. Unlike Danielle, there was no tracking on Ella which made it hard to find her. “You need to go back home. I'll take you down to my place and we will analyze how we're going to find her. You just need to calm down and trust me.” She bought it and followed me into the car. I took her down to my house and made her hot coffee. She was still looking pale. Of course, why wouldn't she look lifeless when a part of her life is lost and she can't point to where she is at the moment? Knowing Ella isn't around hurt me a lo
Danielle's POV The whole world slowed down and I found myself setting hours in seconds. I watched the car deplete and scatter into pieces. I wanted the car to roll over and hit the truck slowly. I rushed out of the car and ran to the scene. Bryan tried to stop me but I pushed him away. The car was emitting smoke and sooner or later, it might explode. I looked for tears and I couldn't find it. Bryan reached me and opened the door of the upside-down car. The man driving the car was dead. The car was now painted red, blood that I did not want to belt was my daughter's. Bryan pulled her out and there she was, lying lifeless. Everywhere was silent, all I felt at the moment was pain. Bryan spoke words that I could no longer understand. He carried her into his car. It's the first time Bryan would shed a tear in my presence. All of that didn't matter. I ran free and got into the car. He sat in the driver's seat
Bryan's POV I watched in terror as life almost left Danielle where she stood. She looked at the doctor like she had just seen a ghost. I could tell what was going on in her mind and I hoped the doctor wasn't going to say it. She had a bad expression on her face and she just stood still for a minute before coming closer to us. “I don't think I would have to talk to you in private anymore,” she said. Danielle sat down on the chair with a pale face. She didn't say a word, she just sat there, looking blankly. “What's wrong?” I asked. “The girl, she needs blood.” “Well, then give it to her. why would you start operating without giving her blood?” I questioned. I ran my fingers through my hair and glanced at Danielle. I doubt she was hearing what we were talking about. I can't imagine a thousand thoughts going through her mind. I was dazzled in my thoughts for a second. “We are out of her blood group. Going out to get
Isabelle's POVI paced around the hall and dialed Bryan's phone for the hundredth time if I was counting. Where the hell did he take his ass to?“Erm…when did you say he's coming? We want to know when the party is starting so…yunno…” James is such an annoying human being.Shit, where the fuck is Bryan. Everyone is here. I have Alex, Bruno, Eric…all my mates from school are here and now, I can't find Bryan.It's a few minutes to midnight and everyone stood there, drinking and eating. Some were kissing and stripping themselves in the darker corners of the hall.“Isabelle?”I turned and came in contact with Davis. Long lost boyfriend. I cleared my throat and adjusted my gown. “It's been a while, I guess.”“It's been six years, four months, and two days.” he checked his wristwatch and continued, “...and about right hours.
Danielle's POVI rolled on the soft surface where I lay. Slowly, I opened my eyes and found myself in this weird luxurious room. I rubbed my eyes and found Ella right beside me.I sighed in relief. At least, now I'm sure nothing is wrong with her. I kissed her forehead and went to the window. I took a deep breath as the sun kissed my skin.Never again do I want to encounter a day like yesterday. Are we still in the hospital? It seemed like it. All the medical stuff was still on Ella's body.Looking at the state she is in makes me regret getting closer to Bryan. Being close to him is very dangerous and I didn't think it could affect my kids.On the table next to some flowers was a picnic basket with a handwritten letter. It says:I figured you love pizza. It's my mother's recipe.Bigger UncleAn involuntary smile appeared on my face. That wasn't planned. I opened the basket and foun
Danielle"S POV “Who do you think is behind this, do you think it's Isabelle?” Clara asked me. My hands turned into fists upon hearing her name but it couldn't be her. “ I doubt it is. She doesn't know about my kids and if she did, why strike now?” Clara nodded slowly acknowledging my thoughts. “Indeed. Girl, why do you keep having enemies? I thought you'd be over this since high school.” “I thought so too Clara, I thought so.” She chewed on a cotton candy with an angry face making her look like Tom when Jerry got off his grip. “I’d find them and make them know what I can do!” she stomped on the ground and kept an impressive “Clara-can’t-do-shit” expression on her face. She swung her candy ludicrously and wiggled her ass involuntarily. Clara, I just can't get enough of her. A nurse came in and told me I had a visitor. Clara and I exchanged glances, wondering if it was Bryan or Gabriel. I went out
Danielle's POV With closed eyes, he broke the sensation I was about to take in as he stepped away and looked at me with a smile. Clara, wherever she stood—which I can't recall—must be having a thousand thoughts roaming her mind. He walked over to Ella and kissed her forehead. He whispered something in their ears which made them smile. He kissed Mila and Lila too before coming back to kiss my forehead. “ A guard would be here to stand guard and give them things they need to keep themselves busy. I assume Clara is going to stay with them?” I blinked and looked at Clara. She nodded. “I guess I'm the only one not getting a kiss,” she said and laughed alone then kept quiet awkwardly when no one laughed with her. He left without saying a word. When the door closed, Clara freaked out like she had been holding it in for a while.“How the fuck did that happen just now, why didn't you tell me you both have a t
Danielle's POV “I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to be so curious and get yourself into trouble.” She held my hands and fixed a serious expression. “Our boss is more dangerous than Mark but he protects what he loves. He has saved me once and I am sure he has saved you more than once. He guides what he finds treasure in and disposes of what he doesn't want. He keeps you safe from people like Mark. They are sworn enemies.” I sighed. There's more to all these that I do not know about. “Let's forget about that for now, it's a conversation for another day. I don't want to ruin your lovely evening.” She brought out a box and handed it over. “Go and change, he will be here no matter what.” It felt like he asked her to dress me to look like his wife. Taking the dress out of the box, it fell to the ground, gracefully showing off the floral pattern of a rose. “Woah,” the kids exclaimed. The dre
Bryan’s POV The sound of a gunshot made me rush outside, Danielle was outside. I found Danielle’s lifeless body, swimming in her blood. I knelt and screamed so loud, I didn’t hear myself. The air, once familiar, became thick with an unbearable weight, and the pulse of grief pulsed through my veins with every beat of my heart. Emotions collided like storm-tossed waves — disbelief, anguish, and a profound sense of loss that threatened to consume me. I shook her body but she gave no response. “Danielle!” “Finally, goodbye Bryan. I’ll see you later.” I looked up and found Susan leaving. I thought she was dead. I lifted her and took her into the car, I could lose everything but not Danielle. I took her to the hospital where she was attended to immediately. They did all they could but I knew… I knew she was gone. She is the first treasure I had and now… I lost her. How careless of me.Every sound and strength drained in me. We had goals…we had things we wanted to do and…having her leave m
Danielle's POV I opened my eyes and finally, it was a new day with no worries and sorrow, although I would have to go and meet Pa Bruno and let him know all that happened. We all got in the car and went down to meet Pa Bruno. He welcomed us with a warm heart, he has always been that way. “What a lovely surprise,” he said when he opened the door. The kids rushed inside with their father.When I fit inside, I found Isabelle helping Mrs Helena with her hair. “Oh,” I said when I saw her.“Oh…”“I… what are you doing here?” I asked. “She volunteered to come and help us once in a while to pay for all the bad things she has done to you. She has been coming for a couple of months now,” Mrs Helena explained.I sat down beside her. “I um… I didn’t know you would be coming around. I should get going, I’ll see you all later.” She hurried and packed her bag. “Hey,” I laughed. “Where do you think you are going to? You can stay, you don’t need to leave.”“I want to stay but I need to leave, I’ll
Danielle's POV “Tell me it’s a lie,” I said to him but he didn’t answer me. I trusted him with my whole heart, he was like my best friend. What would the kids think? What of his family? Why!“Are you truly what they have called you out to be?” The judge asked him. “I am what they said I am. I give up. Yes, I killed Susan and yes, I framed Bryan for it. I wanted him to rot in hell and never come back. He took it all from me, everything.” Have looked at me, tears clouding his eyes. “I love you Danielle, you know I do. The kids… they used to be my kids. I was there where you were pregnant, when you gave birth and I also watched them grow up. Seeing Bryan take it all from me broke my heart and no matter how much I try to be there for you, you never see me. And that bitch, Susan. She deserved it. She was always after you so I didn’t want that. I figured there is no reason for me to lie when I am busted.”He turned to the judge. “You have heard it all.” Someone went to the judge and whispe
Danielle's POV ran out to the door and found the woman walking up the stairs. “Are you—”“Lead the way, quick!” The woman said and I led her to the court. It was the moment the judge was sentencing Bryan but he held it when he saw me come in with a lady. Everyone looked back and I took her to the panel. I winked at the defendant and he knew what to do. He stood up immediately. “My Lord, one and only witness, please,” he begged. All my oceans of despair were now replaced by a world of hope. The judge accepted it like he had been waiting for me to show up with someone.But sighed and went back to sit. The kids stretched their necks and waved from the far end of the row. I smiled and focused on the woman. She stepped in and took the oath. “My name is Margret and I will be telling you what exactly happened that night. This man,” she pointed to Bryan, “came in with a lady into my old house. He had asked me to lend it to him for a moment but I thought he was going to have sex or something
Danielle's POV I roamed about with the phone plugged into my ears. “Pick up, goddamit.” I have been trying this woman’s number for seven hours. It’s night time and there has been no response. I am starting to think it was all a lie. Maybe the woman doesn’t exist but Jack keeps putting me on.Eventually, I went to sleep with my phone in my ears.The next day, I woke up and found Jack making the call. I have not heard from Linda or Gabriel. I have tried all I can and it’s just a few hours to the trail. We have no evidence, nothing to prove him innocent. “I have an idea. The witness made mention of returning the instrument to the house. I would go and check the house out. There would be footage. Keep trying the woman, we will meet in the court.” He left with the Benz car. I feel like I am restraining him from doing a lot of things in his life and all he does now is go and look for evidence to prove his boos innocent. I sighed, I just have to keep trying. I kept calling the woman… duri
Danielle's POV “What did he say?” Jack asked in haste. “He has evidence. An old woman who takes care of the old house. He says he knows where she is but he wouldn’t tell me unless I come over to his house. He also said I should come alone.”“It’s a trap. He might not have any evidence. We need to find our means and besides, he might want to kill you. He’s unpredictable so I would not allow you to go alone.”I raised my brows. “I’m not taking any chances. I would go and I would go alone. I would be perfectly fine.” I took a small knife from the table. “Just in case he tries shit, I will stab him wherever I can. I would be fine, trust me. What if this is my best shot? What if this is the only thing that can help me get Bryan out of there? I am not letting it go just like that. I’ll be back. “Jack stood in front of me. “Then let me put a tracker on you.” He attached it to my phone. “You can go now.”I followed the map and went to the location Mark sent me. The road that led to the plac
Danielle's POV I didn’t get to see Bryan that day, not even the slightest chance. Jack, Linda, Gabriel and I have been looking for ways to get better evidence but it was to no avail. I made posters and shared it around for people to see if they could help. With the current way things are, the judge just bought me time to find a way to outrun what the prosecutor had in hand. Whatever they were planning, it’s not going to be good.I sighed and paced around my room. It felt as though a fog of shadows was blinding me from seeing what I should see, doing what I should do but I do know that somewhere out there, there is an answer to the problem I have at hand.I sighed. “What do you think we can do now? I mean, we have done everything we can,” I said to Jack who was also thinking of a way to get his boss out of his mess. The alarm rang and the phone rang as well. I ran to take the call. “Hello?”“Honey, it’s not nice to hear your sweet voice again.” I have waited for a long time to finally
Danielle's POV It was another opportunity for me to see Bryan again. I have been denied the right to visit him and this is just two weeks. I sat at the front as planned. Linda and Gabriel also sat beside me. When Bryan came in, his eyes dazzled around to look for something that was equally looking for him. I stood up and he saw me. Pain and sorrow waited in front of my chest to pierce my heart with its spares of hope. His lips curved upward as he sat down and took his eyes off me. All I wanted to do at that point was walk into the board, take my husband, and leave. A warm hand cooled my temper. I looked at Linda and she smiled. It helped me to get myself together. Then the trial started. The mass media were around, the jury, the prosecutor… defendant… everyone was gathered together once again. The prosecutor started. “My lord, may I?” He asked the judge and he gave him a go-ahead. “Some two weeks ago, the suspect, Mr Bryan Smith was charged with violence and was sentenced to a yea
Danielle’s POV I have gone to eighteen different paper companies to look for which would accept and publish my side of the story but they all turned me down and said they couldn’t help the wife of a criminal. Of course, I can’t let that stop me from trying other means. I wrote a lengthy article on my Instagram page and posted it. Settling in my office, I went through my Instagram page. I’m a rampage, all I read were hateful comments and speeches about how I and Bryan killed Susan. No…this isn’t going to work. The latest news now is about how Bryan would have to face the court again tomorrow. Fucking Jury, I did everything I could. “Linda, can you… can you help me work on the case? I need everything I can find but I can’t do this alone. I need you, I need everyone. Fuck!” I said to Linda in a hurry. I slammed my hand on the table and paced the room with my hand on my forehead. I needed to cool down, I needed to be calm in this time of bad luck.“You need to calm down, alright?”“I!”