Harper9:00pm ….Hospital.“Luckily the bullet didn’t hit anything serious, given the nature of the injury, it might cause Infection, but not to worry, we’d administer antibiotics to help with that,”“He’d most likely experience discomfort and pain when he wakes up, we might need to monitor him for a while”I sat with my hands in between my thighs as I stared at Damon on the bed, what the Doctor said concerning his health earlier replaying in my head.He had been operated on immediately, and the bullet had been taken out of him immediately but he was still unconscious, his face was pale white and his lips very red, he just laid still on the bed save for a tiny rise and fall in his chest.I slowly raised my hands and folded it around my chest my eyes not leaving his face, I couldn’t even wrap my head around the fact that it couldn’t have been me in this bed as it could have been worse, I could have died! I shuddered at that thought, who the hell would probably want me dead? Actually t
Harper.Minutes Later …“Why did you do it?!” I asked my voice barely above a whisper, his mother just stepped out of the room to get something downstairs, and it was just the both of us left in the room.He sat up in his bed and turned to look at me, the corner of his lips stretching into a small smug smile, even though I found his smile very annoying I won’t lie that the smile befitted him so perfectly and somehow alleviated his features, giving him the perfect handsome look, like he fell down from another star, he had such a flawless beauty.“Because I don’t want you to die just yet,” he whispered, his voice coming out soft and smooth, I got short of words immediately he said that, I wasn’t expecting him to say that, I slowly held my lips close tightly and stared at him.“Do you think this would make me want to join you to ruin my mother and my father’s legacy?!” I asked in reply, he blinked slowly and gently looked up at me, “I don’t know, you tell me,” he replied, I exhaled deep
Harper.My gaze remained on Damon as he exchanged glances with his sister, I could tell they were shocked and at the same time confused about my decision, just this morning I still made it clear to them that I wasn’t interested in whatever they had to offer.“What changed?!” Daphne asked, I relunctantly lifted my gaze from Damon and turned to her, I held my bag up to my shoulder and fully turned to look at her, with my hands folded across my chest.“I might want to get revenge, but I don’t want to spend my lifetime doing that,” I muttered in reply, she nodded slowly whispering something that I barely heard, I slowly turned back to look at Damon but his gaze was still on me, I raised my eyes at him tilting my head to the side, he swallowed hard and slowly looked away from me,“Do you really want to do this?! We loathe your family so much,” he said, I scoffed as a small wry smile tugged at the corner of my lips,“Which is why you’re perfect for my plan,” I whispered in reply, they both
Harper.Next Day ….Friday 8:30am I exhaled deeply as I pushed the door into Mr Henry’s office open, I knew I got the description from his secretary right because his name was written in bold imprints on his door.He welcomed me with a warm smile immediately he sighted me at the door and my lips stretched open in a smile also.“Thank you for meeting with me,” I muttered as I adjusted my blazer jacket and took my sit in front of him.“I love your new look, you look more lively,” he said and I released a genuine chuckle, I actually felt more alive myself.His facial expression slowly changed into a more serious note and I knew that was my cue to go straight to the business I came here for.“I know you’ve worked with my father for many years now, and I’m sure one way or the other you might have encountered all the staff that worked here,” I began and he nodded slowly urging me to go on,“I’m curious about a certain Alfred Brown, have you happened to hear about him before?” I asked, his
Harper 4:00pmI pushed the door into Damon’s office open and slowly walked in, I was putting on a body fitting Black turtle neck gown which reached down to my ankle and then slitted up by the side up to my thigh, I paired it with a matching Blue blazer jacket on a cute black chunky loafers with gold accents and a black clutch purse.His lips stretched into a small smile as soon as he saw me, he slowly let go of his laptop which he seemed to be working on previously and slowly leaned into the chair subconscious cracking his knuckles in the process. I slowly made my way towards his table and immediately I got to him I took my seat in front of him.“You look nice,” he whispered his lips still stretched into a smile, I rolled my eyes to the back of my head and adjusted in the seat making myself more comfortable.“I know,” I replied, he chuckled lightly and sat up in his chair immediately.“We are planning to sign a contract with DMW to handle the construction of our new office,”“This i
Harper.Later that night.9:00am, Dinner.“It’s actually a good investment Mom, I’ve looked into it,” I heard Michelle say to mom, I paused in my tracks immediately deciding to listen to their conversation for a while.“Are you sure about this Michelle, it’s looking too good to be true,” Mother replied and I slowly walked in closer to be able to hear well.“There’s nothing too good to be true about it, don’t you trust my judgement anymore? I’ve looked into it and it’s fair enough, it’s good business, after a few months I’ll get my interest back,”“But you don’t have this much money Michelle,” “I used my Shares as Collateral what’s business without taking risks ,” she replied, that was enough that I wanted to hear, I cleared my throat immediately and stepped in, immediately I stepped in they stopped talking and changed their conversation, I shook my head with a knowing smile as my heels clicked the tiles sophisticatedly, I could tell mom was checking me out as I took my seat on the di
Damon.Meanwhile.“Makesure you fix everything that might be wrong and let me know the cost,” I said to the mechanic, he nodded slowly as he took the keys I stretched out to him, I told him to pick up the car at my office and with that he turned around and walked out of my house.“What’s wrong with your car again?” Daphne asked as she walked into the living room with a plate of cashew nut and casually took her seat on the chair going in first with her legs.I raised my lips up at her in a sneer at what she just did, “Such a classless girl,” I said to her she raised her brows at me and hissed loudly as she picked up another nut on her plate and chewed on it noisily.“Look who is talking,” she muttered.“What’s wrong with your car though,” she asked as she sunk further into the chair and picked up the television remote.“It’s actually not my car, it’s Harper’s “ I replied, she gently dropped the plate she was holding on a bedside stool and propped her head forward towards me.“How come
Harper.Next day, 8:00am I gently took out my phone from my bag and stepped out of my apartment locking the door behind me, I was already late and I still haven’t ordered an Uber, I headed towards the elevator as I tried to order an Uber, it was rush hour so getting one wasn’t so easy.Immediately the elevator got downstairs, I stepped out and began to make my way out of the compound, I stopped in shock at the sight in front of me.“Good Morning!” Damon beamed waving his hand at me from where he stood next to his car, I rolled my eyes to the back of my head with a deep exhale and made my way over to him.“What are you doing here!” I asked, he just stared at me with a small smile, giving me time to look over his face like it was my first time seeing him, he really did look different today I guess it was because he was on a clean shave and it suited him perfectly, I snapped out of the thought immediately I realized the direction my mind was headed.“Why are you smiling, what’s funny?”
One months later .Harper.As Damon and I walked out of the wedding reception hall, hand in hand, the sound of cheers and applause surrounded us. The air was filled with excitement, love, and celebration as our family and friends gathered around, clapping and throwing rose petals into the air. My heart pounded in my chest, the reality of what we had just accomplished sinking in—we were finally married. After all had been said and done, I was finally spending the rest of my life with the man I loved the most.I looked up at him, my husband, and he gave me that smile, the one that made my knees weak every time. It felt surreal. After everything we had been through to get here, after all the obstacles and moments of doubt, we had made it. We were bound together, forever.The cool evening breeze hit my face as we stepped outside, but all I could feel was the warmth radiating from his hand in mine. Our family followed close behind, their joyful laughter echoing around us as they took pict
Five days later. Geraldine.I paced through the bustling terminal of the international airport, I was putting on sunglases and an oversized hoodie and sweatpants to hide my identity.I had carefully been planning my escape, I had prepared these travel documents a long time ago as plan B, I used my maiden name nobody ever knew me as. Two days ago, Michelle was arrested, the investigations Harper began were finally completed, also she happened to have been involved in Damon’s Ex plans, she was taken into custody alongside Jade awaiting trial. Novan was also caught trying to kill Harper, and trust these little bastard to drag me right into the mud with them, they both became very sentimental and unreasonable after Michelle got pregnant. These are the issues! These are the exact reasons I hate children. My grip on my box tightened as I pushed it along, as if that wasn’t enough, Evidences of what happened Eighteen years ago began to resurface, I thought I had wiped clean all eveidence b
4:00pmDamon. “Harper was dismissed?!” I repeated immediately Collin mentioned it, he nodded slowly in response to my words and he went on to explain how it happened.“Shit!” “How is she ?! Is she doing fine?!” I asked as I looked up at Rose.“Obviously not, she’s still in her feelings and she says she just wants to be alone,” Rose replied.“How can she just want to be alone, someone has to be with her,” I said, she shook her head slowly.“No I think she should be left alone,” Rose said, I exhaled deeply and leaned into the chair, I dipped my hands in my hair ruffling it slightly. “What do we do guys, honestly we channeled all our effort in one direction, we didn’t have any plan B,” I muttered, Rose sat up straight in her chair looking between Collin and I.“There’s someone I’ll like you to meet,” she muttered and almost immediately the door open revealing Lisa and someone else behind her, “Thank you Lisa,” Rose said, she responded with a slight bow and with that she turned arou
Meanwhile, that same morning.Damon. I parked in front of the Jade apartment, I stepped out of my car and dashed to her front porch, I banged my hands on her door continuously, my patience waning by the second. The door went open, without even letting her say a word I violently pushed the door wider and walked in, she flinched lightly as she let go of the door knob and stepped away immediately. “It was you! You did this!”“You saw that I was drunk and you took advantage of me!” I yelled the veins in my neck popping out, she scoffed as she slowly folded her hands around her chest, “I took advantage of you?! Everyone saw the video and it seems to be the other way around,” “Your hands were all over me, you couldn’t get enough of me! You enjoyed it as much as I did!”“Can’t you see Damon?! We are meant to be, you love me,” she muttered stepping close to me, as she raised her hands to my chest, I angrily grabbed her hands and twisted it behind her,“Oww, that hurts!” She squeaked and
(Immediately after the meeting)Rose. “Have you found Michelle?!!” I paused in my tracks, my hands slowly loosened around the knob to Geraldine’s office , I stepped close and pressed my ear against the door“No ma’am, she’s not at her place , Novan is confused also, her friend’s apartment have been under locks for a while, I guess they ran away together,” “Leslie at this point I don’t need any negative answers from you, you should do your job perfectly,” I raised my hands over my mouth immediately she mentioned the name of the person she was having a conversation with. Oh my God! Who would have thought! Leslie?!“What about Harper?! Anything I need to know?!”“Ma’am Everything is under control, you’ve ruined all their evidences against you, at the moment everything is going south for them,”“Good! Now get back to your work station before anybody suspects anything,” I heard Geraldine say, I immediately stepped away and hurried over to the next passage way, after some seconds, I peak
Next Day Damon.My eyes slowly fluttered open, the moment I opened my eyes I felt a banging ache in my head, I winced in pain as I raised my hands to my head and rubbed my forehead slowly, I slowly sat up on the sofa where I was seated. There was a glass of alcoholic wine and a cup on the floor, I mistakenly kicked the glass with my legs but luckily it didn’t break. I looked down at my self, my shirt was undone, even the zip of my pant trousers, I exhaled deeply, the pain in my head still as prevalent as ever, just how much did I have to drink yesterday. I picked up my phone laying carelessly on the floor and stared in it, 07:00 am. It was already morning, I’m sure some workers would have arrived, I buttoned up my shirt and dressed up properly, I wanted to pick up my laptop bag but I decided against it, I’ll be coming back to the office very soon, I just wanted to go home and get changed, and come back to the office. I picked up my jacket and headed out of the office. “Ohh!” Lisa s
Damon.9:00pm I didn’t even know what to think right now, my head was empty, very empty, I already drank every single thing in my head away. I was dead drunk, I don’t usually drink talk more of getting drunk but with everything that had been happening recently I drank way more than my liquor limit. I’m amazed at the fact that I was able to drive without getting into an accident. I slowly looked up at the building I was parked in front of, ohh shit! The office. How can I be here, I really thought I was driving home and had gotten home. Ohh boy, I might as well pass the night here, I pushed the door open, staggered out barely keeping my acts together, I almost fell but I quickly grabbed onto the car door to steady myself, I squeezed my eyes shut tightly hoping to steady all the images spiralling before my eyes but I couldn’t, I gave up, slammed the door shut, locked it and headed into the office. Everyone had locked up and gone home, I fumbled with the lock for quite some minutes befo
Harper.“You misplaced the drive?!” Mr Henry exclaimed over the phone, I dipped my hands in my hair and ruffled it rigorously, pacing my office aimlessly. “I’ll make sure to find it I promise,”“There’s no need for that, Geraldine just left my office, she had it and she has destroyed it,” he said, I paused in my tracks immediately and looked up.“What!”“Yes! Obviously,”“But who could have told her about it,” he exhaled, I exhaled deeply and slowly dropped on to the sofa behind me,“That’s the thing! I have no idea,” I sighed frustratingly, I heard him exhale deeply over the phone,“Okay, let’s talk later, I’ve got to go” he said, I nodded slowly as I gently removed the phone from my ear and dropped it on the table. Just then the door opened and Collin walked in, “Harper ..”“Mr Henry just called,” I said cutting Collin off, he stepped forward and propped closer to me,“What did he say?!”“That we shouldn’t bother searching for it, Geraldine destroyed it right in front of his eye
Meanwhile.Michelle.“Tell me why you haven’t been picking up my calls!”I looked up to see Novan barge into my hospital room and slammed the door behind me, I rolled my eyes to the back of my head, obviously he’d be able to enter now, I sent the guy my mom out to monitor me on an endless exhausting errand, he paused in his tracks and looked up at me,“You’re packing, you’re leaving?! Did the doctor say you can leave?!” He asked all at once, I ignored him and kept on packing my things, I didn’t want to stay here anymore, it’s no longer safe for me, I want to leave. “Atleast tell me where you’re going!” He said as he grabbed my hands and turned me to face him, I bit the insides of my lips and snatched my hands away from him, I looked around the room, immediately I sighted the CCTV camera, I took off my platform slippers and aimed it at it, I didn’t miss, the CCTV camera came shattering down, “I’m going somewhere safe!” I finally said as I walked up to where I threw my slippers , pick