Hi, thanks for reading. Please, kindly go to the homepage (book information page) and leave your review (your thought about the book so far. Please.★★★“Hun!” Everyone’s eyes widened, surprised at the miracle that had just happened before their eyes. The next thing they expected was watching the truck crash the car and scatter it into pieces, which would lead to the loss of people inside the car.People who closed their eyes expected a loud noise announced the accident to them, and after waiting for a minute and still hearing nothing, they opened their eyes and their mouths widely ajar.“What?!”Cohen’s eyes widened, his mouth kept ajar as he watched the truck coming at him suddenly stopped with an almost non-existent gap remaining to hit him. He was already holding his head, waiting for his death.He took his hands off his head and panted heavily for minutes till he calmed a bit, but still couldn't control his breathing pattern.“Oh, my!” He let out. He quickly started the car,
“Sorry, please!” Cohen apologized as he waved his left hand outside the car, holding the steering wheel with the right hand. He just overtook the car to reverse because he couldn’t afford to join the long queue of cars that was in his front.He slowed down a bit because of the police officials who were on the road and immediately as he drove into a corner, he resumed back to driving recklessly.“Elsie, please pick your call. This is urgent.” Cohen said a prayer, stretching his hand to reach for his phone.“Pick it, Elsie,” he said and tried his luck, but Elsie’s number wasn’t reachable.Before leaving the spot, Cohen already regretted not waiting to hear Marie out earlier and since he didn’t have her contact, he called Elsie, but she didn’t pick it. And after several calls, Elsie’s number was no longer reachable.He bit his lower lip. “What should I do?” A part of his mind suggested calling, but he took his mind off it because that would worsen the case.“I need to be fast!” Cohen yel
“Thank you!” That was all Cohen could say before he unintentionally snatched the dress from her and picked up his speed to run out of the house.He entered the car, and started the engine and drove an hour, staring at the dress after every minute at the next seat until he arrived in the hospital.He drove into the hospital and parked in the parking lot. He exhaled a deep breath and composed himself before he got down from the car.Immediately as he got down from his car and raised his gaze, he saw his family doctor, Franklin, beaming at him from the hospital entrance.Cohen walked to the hospital, approaching Franklin with a beam. He stretched his hand for a shake. “Franklin.”Franklin accepted the handshake, calling, “Cohen. It’s been a long time. How have you been?” “I am fine,” Cohen responded, and instantly nailed the main point. “What I called you about, is everything ready.”“Cytogenetics laboratory runs DNA tests, but I already called a friend in the department, so I will take
Cohen walked out of the hospital, dragging his feet as he held the bag lightly in his hands.He entered his car and rested his hand on the seat headrest. He was feeling a slight pain in his head even though it was just the middle of the day, but it was hectic for him already.“Maybe I should just give up…” he said. He moved his head from the headrest and as he inserted the car in the car, some thoughts zoomed into his mind.He halted and froze, trying to make sense out of everything, and after a few minutes thought, he banged his fist on the steering wheel.“Yes!” He shouted and went back to silent, clouding more thoughts in his mind.“Bastian knows about this…” he concluded. He picked his phone in a hurry and instantly dialed Bastian’s number. And it didn’t ring twice before Bastian picked it.“Hello.” Bastian said over the phone.“Are you expecting my call?” Cohen asked.“Why do you call?” Bastian asked in a serious tone, adding, “you know Patricia isn’t feeling well and I am stayin
“Don’t worry, just do as I say and you will get your balance. Money isn’t the problem as long as you are doing a clean job as always…” Anna said in a low voice, sitting on a sofa in the sitting room. She was on a call, but couldn’t speak loud because she wasn’t sure whether or not Elsie was still around, and she couldn’t shift the call since it was urgent. “Make sure you keep a close eye on him and give me every detail about his movement.”Elsie abruptly opened the door and banged in.“Oh!” Anna sounded. She was caught in shock because of the manner Elsie entered, causing her phone to fall from her hand and land on the sofa.Anna placed her hand on her chest and panted heavily till she remembered she was still on call. She quickly picked up her phone and ended the call.Elsie cleared her throat. She walked closer and stood beside the sofa, crossing her hands over her chest. She licked her lips and scoffed. “Just be careful.”Anna turned her neck to look at Elsie’s face. “Is that advi
“Is Doctor Franklin around?” Anna stopped the nurse she saw immediately as she stepped into the hospital.The nurse wore a smile, bending her neck a bit. “He is around, but not in his office.” She responded.“Okay,” Anna said. The nurse was Franklin’s nurse and since she was quite familiar with her, she tried to make some inquiries from her. “Have you seen my husband here today?”The nurse nodded. “Yes, ma. He came earlier.” She answered.“Okay. Thanks,” Anna said, interrogating, “do you have an idea of why he was here? Maybe you heard his conversation with Doctor Franklin.”The nurse shook her head. “No, ma,” she replied, explaining, “I just saw him walking with the doctor while I was going to check on a patient and he already left before I came back.”“Okay. Thank you.” Anna said.“But ma, he looked down when he was leaving. Maybe something isn’t fine. I am not sure though.” The nurse disclosed.“Okay, don’t worry.” Anna said. She dug her hand into her bag and took out some cash. “T
“Answer me, Franklin. Are you telling me or not?” Anna asked in a low, fierce tone and a fierce expression, expecting Franklin to be in terror and quickly act on her command.Franklin faced downward and discharged a heavy breath. He lifted his gaze and stared directly into her face. “I am sorry I will go against you just this once. I can’t do this,” he spoke out. “Cohen trust me so much and I don’t want to be a betrayal.”Anna cracked up. “Franklin, hope you aren’t thinking Cohen will be impressed and reward your loyalty?” She threw a question. She paused and laughed for a second before she lowered her gaze and locked eyes with him. “Franklin, Cohen can’t save you from my wrath. He can do nothing to help you.”“Everything is fine by me, ma. I will gladly accept the consequences…” Franklin let out.“Hun!” Anna exclaimed. “Are you sure you will accept the consequence? It might be too much for you to bear. Don’t you think about that?”“Like I said, ma. Whatever happens is my cross to bear
Anna walked out of Franklin’s office and immediately as she raised her gaze and looked at their right side, she sighted Doctor Martin waving at her. She beamed and quickly walked faster to meet him, and immediately as she arrived at his front, she curtsied her head, greeting, “thanks, I am sorry I keep you waiting.” She apologized. Doctor Martin grinned at her. “It’s fine, ma,” he said in a welcoming tone, adding, “I am on my way out already. If you won't mind, can we have our discussion inside my car or even yours?” “No problem. Your car will be better. I think.” She chose. “Okay.” Doctor Martin said. He led her to walk out of the hospital to his car in the parking lot. He unlocked the car and waited for her to walk to the other side of the car and entered before he also got inside. Immediately, as Doctor Martin got inside, he closed the door and faced her. “How can I help you, ma?” “I need your help, and if you can do it for me, I am ready to pay you any amount you want. Just
To my dear readers,Thanks for embarking on the journey of my first novel. Your time, coins, gems, and comments mean a lot, and it's the reason I keep going until the end.While writing this book, some left comments to criticize my works and I appreciate them all. I will make use of them and put more effort into avoiding such mistakes (grammatical, word usage, and construction of the plot) in my next books. I am a new author and still finding my way and I promise to work harder and better to make every coin and time you spend on my works worth it.Cohen and Patricia's story ends here, but we will still meet them in the next books in the series.As planned, I want to continue to create the characters' universe for them because of the impact they make in this complete novel. I hope you will stay with me and keep giving your support.If things go as planned, we will have another five amazing journeys to embark on in this series and the next books to come are for:1. Ailee and Bastian.2.
-THREE MONTHS LATER-“What are you doing, Cohen?” Patricia challenged as Cohen slowly reversed the car. “Aren’t we going to pick the kid at the school anymore?”“We will.” Cohen answered as he drove into the other lane and headed toward their street.“Then why are you reversing? Why are you heading back home?” She questioned.“I forgot something at home.” Cohen informed.“What did you forget? Hun?” she asked, looking at him with a side of her eyes.“My phone.” Cohen responded.“Why must we go back to pick up your phone? It will take less than an hour to get back home. Can’t you just let’s go?” She queried.“I can’t because I am a business owner. I mustn’t stay away from my phone.” Cohen gave an excuse with his eyes fixed on the road ahead.“It’s the weekend, Cohen. No one will call you today. Stop giving excuses and let’s pick the kids. We shouldn’t keep them waiting for a long time.” Patricia said.“I’m not going because of business, but I need to pay fees before we can take the kids
Cohen discharged a deep breath as he walked out of the bathroom. He paused for a second and rounded his hands over his waist, forgetting what he wanted to do next at that moment.A thought passed through his mind and he wiped his right hand over his face with the left still on the waist.Patricia’s phone rang, and he walked to the cabinet on the bedside and picked it up. “Who could be?” He wondered with his eyes furrowed, confused, and before he could turn to the door, the call ended and a message came into her eyes.Since Patricia’s phone was always unlocked, Cohen saw the message’s content and his eyes enlarged as a surprised tone escaped his mouth. “Hun!”He bit his lower lip and after a few second thought, he reached a conclusion and instantly swiped the message to the left to delete it. He returned the phone to the bed cabinet and rushed out of the room.He arrived in the sitting room and saw his mother watching the TV while Elsie was packing their breakfast out of the kitchen an
“Who is here for me?” Anna threw a question at the security officer escorting her out of the room, showing no interest in meeting the person. The security officer opened the door for her and immediately as she sighted Patricia, she veered around.Patricia quickly stood on her feet. “Is that how to treat a guest?” She threw a question. “Shouldn’t you at least stay to hear why I am here? Your daughter, Rachel, don’t you have any message you want to pass to her?”Patricia’s words made Anna’s feet froze, and she halted for a minute before she slowly veered around and walked to the chair and sat down. “I have no message for Rachel. She doesn’t deserve a mother like me. I don’t worth to be called a mother,” she poured out. “Tell me why you are here. I don’t want to talk with you.”Patricia discharged a deep breath and sighed. She stared at Anna with a pity and despite having a lot of things in her mind, she couldn’t open her mouth to talk at the moment.Anna sighed. “Take your eyes away fro
Anna abruptly opened the door and banged in, panting. “Ma! Ma! Ma!” She shouted, running towards Patricia’s desk.Patricia was shocked, and she couldn’t utter a word. Instead, she widened her eyes and watched Anna arrived in front of her desk before she could pull a word out. “What happened?” She asked, the worried in her voice cooperating with the concern in her voice.Anna breathed heavily as she bent her back and placed her hands on her knees.“What happened?!” Patricia raised her voice. She was getting more scared by Anna’s reaction.Anna panted for another second before she raised her hand and stood straight on her feet. “It’s him…” she uttered, but couldn’t complete her statement.She pointed her thumb at her back, crossing it over her shoulder without looking backward. “It’s him…” she continued, struggling to complete her statement but couldn’t.“It’s who?” Patricia asked, with her lips already quivering. “Calm yourself and talk, Anna. What happened? It’s who? Please, talk. You’
Ailee walked into the office and stood in front of Bastian’s head. She bowed her head, holding a file in her hand. “Good morning, sir,” she greeted, but Bastian, whose head was placed on the desk, didn’t respond to her.“Good morning, sir,” she greeted again, but still no response.She furrowed her face. “What’s wrong with him?” She asked herself in a low voice. She observed him for a second and bent a bit to check if he was sleeping, but his eyes were wide open, making her guess he was just lost in thought.She elevated her shoulder a bit with her mouth shaped to the left a little. “What’s wrong with him?” She asked herself put the file on the desk and let out. “The president said I should give this to you.”She eyed her for another few minutes and turned around to leave, but as she took three steps forward, she halted because she was worried and couldn’t leave Bastian in that situation.“Gosh…” she uttered and discharged a soft breath and, without giving her decision a second thought
Patricia heard a knock on the floor, and she stopped pressing her laptop. She glanced at her wristwatch. “8:05 Am? Who could it be?” She wondered.She stared at the door and raised her voice so it could reach the person. “Come in.” She permitted and immediately continued pressing her laptop.“Good morning, ma.”She heard a familiar voice and instantly raised her gaze. “Cohen?!” she exclaimed with her eyes widened in disbelief, and she couldn’t say another word. Instead, she fixed her eyes on him and watched him stride closer.Cohen arrived in front of his desk and bowed his head. “Good morning, ma,” he greeted. He raised his head and crossed his hand behind him as he stared downward and slightly bent his neck to apologize. “I’m sorry I arrived late,”“I have to drop my mother at the hospital.” He exclaimed.“What are-” Patricia opened her mouth to talk, but Cohen interrupted her.“I’m sorry. I know that’s not an excuse. I shouldn’t involve family matters in business, but I have to sta
“Be careful…” Patricia cautioned Williams, who was already a few steps ahead of her out of the hospital and had been jumping around since the doctor said he was perfectly healthy now. There was no injection for him anymore.“Mom, please call Dad. This call for celebration. I am happy,” Williams let out. He stopped jumping, but couldn’t help pacing fast because he was so excited. He halted and glanced backward at his mother. “And don’t forget to invite Mr. Cohen as well. He needs to be there. I hope he is fine now and will have the strength to come.”“Sure, I will,” she agreed. She took a few steps closer to her and bent in his front. She passed the medicine nylon in her right hand to the left and placed it on Williams’s shoulder. “Williams, I know this won’t sound well with you or you won’t like it, but now that the truth is out and you know who Cohen is, you should change how you address him.”Williams furrowed his face as he raised his shoulder, stretching his hands beside him. “What
-Many weeks later-“Ma, it’s Mrs. Charlotte. She has been waiting for over two hours.” Anna proclaimed immediately as she entered the office. Patricia was working on a file, and Anna’s announcement made her halted. She raised her gaze and looked at Anna’s face. “Why did you keep her waiting?” She questioned. “You should have told her I was in a meeting.”“I did, but she insisted on staying, and Ailee told me to allow her. I even invited her to come into the office to wait for you, but she declined saying she doesn’t worth it.” Anna explained.Patricia sighed and closed the file on her desk. She stood and walked out of her seat, asking, “where is she now?”“At the third floor. She is waiting with others question,” Anna responded. Patricia had already walked to her side, and before she could add another word, Patricia increased her speed and already walked past her.Anna turned around and paced to Patricia with three steps between them. “You can stay. I will go call her.” She offered.