Patrick's POVI was restless throughout the entire weekend; I just couldn't concentrate on anything at all.The thought that someone was responsible for me and Susan's divorce troubled me deeply. We lived a simple and decent life, and I couldn't recall having any past enemies who would want to sabotage our marriage. So, who could it be?I anxiously awaited Monday to meet with Rose and discuss this matter. Initially, I had considered telling Mr. Stephen to help me investigate, but he had already done so much for me, and it was time for me to take matters into my own hands.I reached out to my private investigator to look into the situation and gather any information from the past. I was still waiting for a response.Over the weekend, Susan had called me to confirm if I was still picking up Isabella, as I had promised. I had to cancel the appointment and told her I would come to pick Isabella up the following weekend.I refrained from telling Susan about Rose for now, wanting to uncover
George’s POVEarlier that day..."Boss, we found out where she currently is. She's at an old, abandoned factory by the seaport road," Julius informed me."What is she doing there?""I'm not sure, but it seems like she's waiting for someone.""Okay, I will head there right now," I said, and then hung up.I couldn't help but wonder why Rose was at that old factory. Julius had mentioned earlier that she had suddenly quit her job at the bar.I called my secretary and let her know I wouldn't be in for a while. Something didn't feel right, so I drove to the factory.When I arrived, I scanned the area, looking for Rose."Surprise to see you here. I didn't expect that," Rose said from the upper floor of the factory."I could say the same about you, Rose. What brings you to this city?" I asked as I started climbing the stairs to reach her."Funny you are asking now. I never thought you cared about me. I remember calling you for money when you left me stranded, but what did you do? You told me
Unknown POVShe's dead! I saw a bullet go through her head! I thought she had it all under control! But in just a minute, I looked away, and she was lying in her own blood. This wasn't supposed to happen! Why did George suddenly show up? How did he find out about this place? I warned Rose to be careful, but she didn't listen, and now this had cost her life.When I heard they were trying to blame Patrick Gale for her death, I played a police siren on my phone to scare them off. It worked, and they left in a hurry. Rose had sent me to prepare our passports so we could leave as soon as we got the money from Patrick. I wasn't sure about this plan, but Rose convinced me it was our chance to change our lives forever.If I had known it would end like this, I would have talked her out of this blackmail scheme. George Grey and his father were not to be messed with. Rose should have left when she saw him, but she saw him as an easy target and even tried to get more money from him.I entered th
Sebastian’s POVThis Monday brought quite a few surprises with it. I was getting ready for work, having given Mason some instructions to manage his day alone at work. The weekend had been enjoyable, and Alice had to leave on Sunday evening to prepare for work after spending the weekend with us.I didn't want her to go, and Mason felt the same way. He really enjoyed her company, which brought out a side of him I rarely saw, and it made me happy.I told him, "There's plenty of food in the kitchen for you. Everything you need is in the house, and please, don't open the door for any strangers."He nodded, saying, "Yes, brother."Then, I added, "One more thing," and I went to my room to get a package I had for him. I handed it over, and he eagerly accepted it.When he opened it, he screamed with excitement, "Thank you so much, brother!" He jumped on me happily and revealed the new phone I had just given him."You are welcome. I have stored my phone number there. Be sure to call me if you
Susan’s POV"Hello, Mrs. Grey, how are you today?""Hi, Ms. Brown, I am fine, and you? Oh, by the way, you can call me Susan." Juliana smiled and said, "Thank you, Susan. I see you have come to pick Isabella up?" "Yes, I am sorry I came a bit late, I got carried away with some chores in the house." It wasn't really an excuse as to why I came late to pick my daughter up from school, but I couldn't tell Juliana that I had taken an afternoon nap and overslept. "That's not a problem, Isabella is actually playing with some of her friends over there," she pointed at the playground. "Guess you are not the only one running late today." We both laughed, and then she proceeded to say, "Susan, if you don't mind, I won't really spend much of your time though, but there is something I would love to discuss with you." "Okay, I actually do not mind. I hope everything is fine?" "Oh, sure. You don't need to worry about anything." She replied.Juliana found a secluded spot somewhere we coul
Sebastian POVMason, Alice, and I were on our way to the police station to see Louisa.Mason had insisted that he wanted to see Louisa and have a chat with her. Left for me, I didn't want him to have anything to do with Louisa, but he was quite adamant about wanting to see her."Can you please calm down, Sebastian, you have been pacing around ever since we got here. Everything will be fine." Alice reassured me, trying to ease my nerves.At the police station, Mason had requested that he wanted to speak with Louisa alone. I was totally against the idea but Alice convinced me to respect his wish.Alice and I were outside, waiting for him but I still felt uncomfortable leaving him all alone in there."What if Louisa says something bad to him that might scar him or leave him traumatized? Or what if she convinces him to deny the fact that she had been maltreating him? It would make all my efforts futile." I said frustratingly as I continued pacing back and forth.Alice stood and embraced
George's POV"Haven't I warned you several times not to do anything without my permission?"I knelt before Mistress, a woman of power and elegance. I had been at her service for many years, and she was the secret behind my success, a fact unknown to others."I am sorry, Mistress. I swear it will never happen again. There was no time to consult you, and Rose had already set up a meeting with Patrick to reveal the whole truth if I hadn't intervened."Mistress was furious with me for killing Rose. I hadn't intended to kill her initially; I grabbed the gun for security, but when she started talking and attempted to shoot me, I had no choice but to let Julius shoot her."Your excuse is not good enough. You will be punished for this act of disobedience so that next time you think of doing it again, you will remember there are consequences for your actions," Mistress declared."Yes, Mistress," I replied calmly, knowing better than to argue in her presence.I always made an effort not to prov
Patrick's POVSebastian had been absent for days, leaving me with no one to confide in regarding Rose's mysterious death. I couldn't accept the police ruling it as a suicide; something definitely didn't add up.I sat in my office, wondering about what Rose had said to me before I found her dead. Was she actually telling the truth or did she make things up just to extort money from me?I was just confused on the next action to take as I wanted to really find out what happened five years ago but the death of Rose led me to a dead end. "Sir, the board of directors is waiting for you in the boardroom," Trisha announced as she entered my office.I sighed in frustration, wondering what the board wanted now. Their continuous attempts to undermine my position as CEO and seize my shares were getting absurd.When will they ever give up on their numerous plots?"What about Sebastian? Any word from him?" I asked, hoping for a message or some indication from Sebastian."No, Sir. After taking some
Patrick's POVSix months later…."And the Staff of the Year award goes to Miss Trisha Camwood."Trisha beamed with smiles as she made her way to the stage to accept her award.It was our company's end-of-year party, and I had the honor of presenting the award to the best staff of the year."Congratulations, Trisha, you truly deserve it," I said, handing her the award with a smile."Thank you so much, Sir," she replied, taking the award happily.As the party was going on, I went to get a drink and found Sebastian and Mr. Stephen deep in conversation."You never told us how you managed to gather all that fnal evidence against the Godfather. Come on, tell me, I have been dying to know," Sebastian asked eagerly.“That's true. We never got to know how you managed to do it, Mr. Stephen, tell us,” I added.Mr. Stephen grinned proudly, "You boys still have a lot to learn from me. Don't worry, I won't charge you if you decide to be my disciples. Or would you rather ask the Godfather himself, w
George's POVGeorgina, my mistress, and Susan, my savior, had two different personalities.Georgina never spoke kindly to me like Susan did, and she never promised to love and care for me.I got so attached to Georgina that I couldn't tell if I loved or hated her.Ever since our mother died due to our toxic father who got so drunk and beat her to death, I had never truly healed.Georgina wasn't at home when the incident happened, I was the only one who witnessed my mother being beaten to death by my drunk and abusive father.I kept the truth from Georgina to spare her the pain of knowing that our father killed Mother. She thought Mom died from an illness.I missed her so much and began to see her in Georgina. Her absence in my life made me hate our father so much.After our mother's death, Georgina was all I had. She was the only one I could talk to comfortably. Even though she made me do things I was not proud of, I had no one else to turn to... until Susan came into my life.That fa
Susan's POVWhen I saw George aiming the gun at Isabella, ready to shoot her, I threw caution to the wind and launched at him. I tried to snatch the gun away from him, but he skillfully turned, preventing me from taking the gun.Unable to snatch the gun, I dropped to my knees in front of George and held his legs tightly, pleading and sobbing loudly, "Please, George, kill me instead! Spare my daughter, I beg you! Kill me!"All I cared about was keeping my daughter safe. Isabella, sensing my distress, coupled with my loud cries, started crying and wiggling in Georgina's arms."Stop crying, you little brat!" Georgina yelled at Isabella, making her cry even harder.My motherly instincts took over, and I lunged at Georgina, trying to get Isabella back. I grabbed Georgina's hair and yanked it back, trying to take Isabella away but George grabbed me from behind, dragging me farther from Georgina.Unknown to him, Patrick had slowly managed to stand and threw a punch at George, making him let g
Georgina’s POV"G, what are you doing here with George? and why is he calling you Mistress?" Susan asked, bewildered.I chuckled at her confusion, patting George's head and telling him to stand up."Surprised to see me, Susan?" I teased."Can someone explain what's happening here, and why do you have my child?" Susan demanded, her voice rising."Shut up! Don't talk to my Mistress like that!" George snapped, defending me. His loyalty pleased me; he finally saw his wife for what she was, a trash."Wait, are you two lovers? Is that why George calls you Mistress? Have you been cheating on me with her?" Susan speculated.I wrinkled my nose in disgust. "No way! Why would I sleep with my own twin brother?""What? Did I hear you right?" Susan exclaimed, shocked."Yes, that's right. George is my twin brother," I confirmed."But how is that possible? You don't even have the same last name," Susan asked, still puzzled."My name is Georgina Grayson Grey. I purposely took on our late mother's maide
George's POV I waited patiently at the abandoned warehouse for Susan and Patrick. They had better not try anything stupid, else I wouldn't hesitate to get rid of Isabella.Did they really think they could just ditch me aside? They had another thing coming. It was time to end this once and for all.They pulled up at the warehouse and from where I hid, I scanned to make sure they came alone. After confirming they were actually alone, I finally stepped out."I see you followed my instructions. That's a good one," I said."George, where's my daughter? Where's Isabella? Please, give her back!" Susan pleaded desperately."Hush, my dear wife. Aren't you too eager? You didn't even ask how I was doing, you are just concerned about your daughter," I taunted.Patrick held Susan, trying to calm her. His touch made me jealous, and I snapped at him, "Get your filthy hands off her! She's my wife, not yours anymore! Do you know the sacrifices I have made for her? You don't even love her as much as
Susan's POV How could George do this to me? How could he mess up my life?I felt really mad and angry. George would have to face the consequences. He planned everything so well that I never suspected anything.He must have found out about my divorce with Patrick five years ago and followed me to the small town where I went to heal. He acted like he was meeting me for the first time and slowly became a part of my life.He must be probably feeling pleased with himself wherever he was, thinking he did a great job. But he would surely pay for all the pain he caused me.I wiped away my tears and asked Patrick, “Did you tell the police about this?”“Yes, they're still investigating. But for your safety and Isabella's, it's best if you stay away from him.”I agreed and quickly called the school.“I have to go pick up my daughter from school. George was supposed to get her, but I need to tell the school to stop him. My daughter can't be with that monster for another moment!”I called the sc
Susan's POVI went to the place and knocked on the door. I thought Patrick would be there, but instead, Sebastian and Juliana were at the door."Why is she here?" I asked angrily."Hey, calm down, Susan. Let's talk inside," Sebastian said.But I vehemently refused, "I won't go in if she's here. If Patrick invited her, he made a very big mistake. I’m not ready to listen to whatever she has to say."I started to leave, but Juliana stopped me, “Please Susan, just listen to what Sebastian and I have to say. You can choose to leave afterwards if you don't believe us.”“Keep your rotting mouth shut! You are the cause of all this nonsense going on! Haven't you done enough trying to ruin my marriage? To what extent are you willing to do to achieve your aim?” I retorted fiercely.Sebastian quickly intervened, "Please, listen to us. Everything is just a misunderstanding. If you don't believe us, you can go. You have come this far because I know deep within you, you desire to know the truth, com
Godfather's POVEarlier that day…."Godfather! Godfather! you must leave the city at once! The authorities are searching for you!"That was the first thing I heard when I answered Clark's call this morning. I swiftly rose from my relaxation chair where I had been reading a newspaper and inquired, "What's going on? Why are the police after me?""I've received information that Mr. Stephen's attempted assassination yesterday failed, and you understand the implications of that, Sir."Darn it! Why couldn't they just take out one guy? Now that he was alive, he would want payback for sure.I immediately stood and hurried to my safe to retrieve my passport and important papers. After securing a lot of bundles of cash, I directed Clark, "Arrange for a flight to Africa immediately. It will be harder for the authorities to track me there. No, scratch that—I'll just use my private jet. And ensure Bernice is safe.""Sorry Godfather, but Madam Bernice's safety has been compromised. She met with Al
Patrick's POVI breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Mr. Stephen's arrival. I had tried reaching him on my way to the office, but his phone was unavailable.Mr. Smith and his minions seemed stunned, as if they'd seen a ghost.Mr. Stephen confidently stepped forward and addressed them, "So, after attempting to assassinate me last night, you have the audacity to continue your malicious acts, huh?"Each of them avoided his gaze, while I stood there, utterly shocked. Mr. Stephen was almost assassinated last night?"Mr. Stephen, we have no idea what you're talking about. What happened to you?" Mr. Smith asked, feigning ignorance."You want to play dumb, right? Because you and your friends knew I had evidence of your embezzlement in the company, you tried to assassinate me. Well, it turns out I'm smarter than all of you combined," Mr. Stephen declared boldly.He then turned to the other directors who were not in support of Mr. Smith's group and addressed them,"I have concrete evidence tha