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Author: Sarah_ikechi
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Amanda tapped on the message box, and the text popped up on her screen.

"I warned you to stay away from James, but you didn't listen. Losing your daughter is a repercussion for your actions. But if you avoid James totally, then I might consider helping you," Amanda read, staring at the first paragraph of the message.

Her grip tightened on her phone. She lowered her gaze from the phone and a shiver ran through her body. She began trembling uncontrollably. The idea that this person knew where her daughter was terrified her.

She glanced at the message again and continued reading, "I think I know where Kendall is. But I won't disclose anything till you leave James alone,"

The word "ALONE" screamed at her in capital letters, revealing how desperate this person was to keep her away from James.

Amanda let out a sharp gasp and slowly sat up. She stared at her phone for a few more seconds, her heart racing. Fortunately, the number wasn't private, and she was able to take a screenshot of i
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    Agnes sat in the cold interrogation room with her hands resting quietly on the table.Her face was calm, almost unsettlingly so, given the weight of what she had just confessed. The officers across from her exchanged uneasy looks, their disbelief plain, their disgust harder to hide. But Agnes only met their eyes with a strange stillness, a hint of pride lingering in her silence.“Mrs. Watson,” one of the detectives said firmly, his tone heavy with controlled anger, “are you saying what I think you are saying? That you ordered the death of Amanda’s father?”Agnes tilted her head slightly, her eyes glinting with a strange pride. “Yes,” she replied without hesitation. “I hired the man. He was efficient, ruthless, and disposable. My family business was on the verge of collapse. Do you think I was going to sit back and let everything we built vanish just because he decided to withdraw his support?”The room grew heavier with her words. The detective leaned forward, his knuckles pressing

  • Rekindling Love After Divorce    0121.

    The morning Agnes was taken into custody, the sky above the city was heavy with clouds, the kind that promised rain but held it back just enough to cast a dull gray over everything. Two black cars pulled up in front of her house. She stood at the doorway as the officers approached, her posture tall, her face unreadable. She did not scream, she did not argue, and she did not ask for a lawyer immediately.Instead, she looked at them as though she had been expecting the visit, as though this was nothing more than an inconvenience.“Mrs. Watson,” one of the officers said as he presented the warrant. “You are under arrest for conspiracy, arson, and attempted murder. You will need to come with us.”Agnes tilted her head, her lips curling slightly. “You must be mistaken,” she said calmly. “I am a widow and a mother. I run a company that employs hundreds. Do you think I would involve myself in such filth?”“Please step into the car,” the officer replied evenly.She allowed them to escort her

  • Rekindling Love After Divorce    0120.

    Amanda sat by the window in her small living room, her hands wrapped tightly around a cup of tea that had long gone cold. The world outside moved as though nothing had changed, but inside her chest everything felt broken. Charles’s name had been mentioned with the hitman, his image painted as an accomplice, and it was tearing her apart.“No,” she whispered under her breath, shaking her head as if the denial itself could make the truth vanish. “Not Charles. He wouldn’t do that. He couldn’t.”Kendall was asleep in the other room, safe for now, but Amanda’s heart could not rest. She thought of all the moments Charles had stood by her when no one else would, when James had been distant, when she had felt like she was drowning in her own battles. He had been her steady hand, her voice of reason, and her shield against Agnes’s quiet schemes. To believe he had been the one to betray her felt impossible.Her thoughts kept circling the same path. If he was guilty, then every smile he gave h

  • Rekindling Love After Divorce    0119.

    The night moved heavily with tension as the hitman sat in the interrogation room. His face was streaked with soot, his clothes reeking of smoke, but his eyes were restless. Two officers leaned across the table, their voices calm but firm.“You’ve been caught red-handed,” one of them said. “If you want to save yourself, you better start talking.”The man shifted in his seat, tapping his fingers nervously against the table. He knew the weight of the crimes pressed against him like chains. The fire, the abductions, and the threats. It was too much for one man to carry. If he wanted any hope of leniency, he had to hand over names.“All right,” he muttered. “I’ll talk.”The officer leaned closer. “We’re listening.”The hitman took a deep breath. “I’ve done a lot of jobs. Fires, threats, all of it. Years ago, I was the one who carried out the hit on an innocent family under Agnes Watson's order, the family turns out to be that of her ex- daughter in law, Amanda. I was told it was business,

  • Rekindling Love After Divorce    0118.

    James paced the length of his study, his mind racing in a way he could not control. The sound of his mother’s voice from the recording played over and over in his head. He had thought her words referred to Amanda’s parents’ death, but now he understood there was something more. “Execute the plan immediately.” The words carried a different weight now. It was not about the past. It was about the present. It was about Kendall.His hands shook as he grabbed his phone. He pressed Amanda’s number and held the device to his ear. It rang, once, twice, three times. He muttered under his breath.“Come on, Amanda. Pick up. Please pick up.”The ringing stopped, and the call went to voicemail. James swore under his breath, gripping the phone tighter. He tried again, but the result was the same. Panic rose in his chest, pressing against him like a heavy stone.He could feel the war inside him. One part of him wanted to storm into his mother’s house and demand answers, to look into her eyes and fo

  • Rekindling Love After Divorce    0117.

    James had not been sleeping well for days. His nights were restless, filled with thoughts that circled endlessly without answers, and his days were swallowed by the investigation into Amanda’s parents’ death. The weight of it had grown heavier the closer he came to the truth, as if his heart already knew what his mind was not yet ready to accept.He sat in the corner of a quiet office, a place he had rented in secrecy, away from family eyes and the endless pressures of the looming wedding. Papers were spread across the table in front of him, but he barely saw them. His mind was only fixed on the man he was waiting for.When the door opened, the private investigator stepped in. He was an older man with a lined face, a calm presence, and the kind of patience that made people underestimate him. James stood immediately, his chest tight, and motioned for him to sit.“Tell me you found something,” James said, his voice low, as though afraid of what he might hear.The investigator removed

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