While their lawyers handled the media outfits and the latter scrambled to save their skins, Maxwell and Reyona dealt with the family whose adoptive sons had almost drowned Allysyn because she was trying to protect her brother.Of course, the kids had denied it, and they were vehemently backed by the Sanstons, who even had the guts to demand that they should be compensated for defamation and affecting the boys’ mental health.They threatened to go to public with the case if they were not compensated.After all, they had also seen Maxwell and Reyona on the news, and they believed they wouldn’t want another scandal.They didn’t expect the couple to call their bluff.Right before they presented the evidence that had been gathered against the boys and Sanston themselves.The good boys are not only brothers but lovers too.One major spice of their relationship was playing with smaller boys.They would lure the innocent boys into their room or the fort that they had in the woods close to the
“C’mon, mum. I thought you already forgave me” Reyona said as she chuckled and covered her mouth to muffle the sound.“Of course, I forgave you. Who said I didn’t? That doesn’t mean I will forget anytime soon though. I can do both. Forgive you but not forget.” Gladys declared over the phone.Reyona grinned at the mental image of the expression she knew her mom must have on at that moment.“I am going to make it up to you, I promise. You will soon forget when you remember just how much you love me. Let’s not forget that I am your favourite daughter too.” Reyona added with a cheeky grin.“Ah, at the moment I can declare without remorse that Toria is my favourite daughter. Yes, missy. You heard that right.”“I am so sad,” Reyona said with a smile.“Yes, it is quite obvious. I can feel your pain from here”, Gladys added with laughter, which was a replica of her daughter's.After curbing her mirth, she said “Are you serious about making it up to me?”“Of course, I am” Reyona answered since
Mr Rakir turned out to be an agreeable person after all.Just a cautious businessperson who liked to know the nitty-gritty of what he was getting into before he took a step.He was also very traditional in his approach to business and believed his gut could never be wrong about someone.Business statistics aside, the man trusted his guts when dealing with someone.Reyona was very relieved that the oil magnate's guts agreed with her.She only wished her own guts would be calm enough to allow her to finish her meeting in peace.But, nope, she started feeling the need to ease herself in the middle of discussing the crucial details with the man.Though she had used the restroom before leaving the office, it felt like she had a gallon of water in there ready to rush out anytime soon.She swore beneath her breath as she firmly held it in to complete what she was saying.After that, she told Samantha to take over, quickly excused herself from the table, and headed to the restroom.Her eyes s
Everything else stilled under the enormity of the pain that lanced through Reyona.“Now it's time to shut you up forever, bitch” Susan sneered nastily as she rushed towards Reyona with the jagged end of the mop raised.Shock borne off unexpected betrayal paralysed Reyona.Then her survival instinct kicked in as she saw the maniac aiming for her eyes with the pointy stake.She dodged at the last minute and had Susan stumbling past her.Susan smashed her face into the wall, howled and turned in rage to finish what she had started.She yowled in pain when Reyona viciously yanked her hair and slammed her head against the wall again.“You are going to kill me, you bitch! Let go!” Susan cried pitifully as her head started bleeding.“Oh, am I? I am sorry”Reyona said as she easily dislodged the crudely fashioned stake from Susan’s weakened hand.She turned her around and threw her hard to the floor as she said, “Pardon me for giving you a taste of your own medicine.”She dragged Susan back a
The agent kept calling until Reyona picked it up.After explaining everything to him, he asked her to wait for him on the stage and Reyona agreed.She told Samantha to leave but the latter insisted on at least getting her aspirin and cold packs for her bruised hands before leaving.Reyona agreed to avoid further argument.She hardly had the breath for it anyway.She was beginning to think that the mop had done some major damage inside her after all.Not to mention the excruciating pain she was feeling from where she had hit her back against the sink.In truth, she ached from head to toe, yet she knew it was not time to fold yet.She had to see this through first.“I am really worried about you,” Samantha said as she came back from the pharmacy.She popped the aspirin for her and held the cold pack to her knuckles.“Are you sure you don’t want to go to a hospital? You look like you need it. I could call Phil if you want…”Reyona managed a pain-wracking smile as she said “Good God, no.
She couldn’t do it.Reyona couldn’t believe there would be a day when something as easy as breathing would become a problem for her.Just as she had no idea that something as second nature as driving would become impossible for her.She soon found out how much her body could work against her will after she got behind the wheel that evening.She knew she had to go to the hospital.And that was the intention as she left the restaurant and all its discoveries behind.But then every single turn of the steering wheel robbed her of her breath, and she was soon breathing heavily and sweating profusely too.The company was closer to the restaurant, so she headed towards it, hoping she wouldn’t pass out while on the highway.She managed to get to the company and thought of calling Samantha after all.She dismissed the thought even before it formed.Her employees had closed for the day, and the night lights were coming on as she drove into the parking lot.One of the security men saw her sittin
Reyona requested that she should be discharged.Though polite, the doctor denied her request.Yes, he understood the urgency of what she had to go do.Yes, he knew her and he believed that she wouldn’t endanger her health in any way.But the fact remained that she still needed to be taken care of.They were still awaiting her results too.Reyona had not wanted to use her personal doctor, who was known to Maxwell, to prevent the situation where the man might be inconvenienced by questioning later.Though she had Andrea’s number too, she had not called her for the same reason.Andrea was even closer to Maxwell than she was to her.But as she looked at the courteous yet resolute face of the doctor, she supposed she should have just called a doctor in after all.After gathering her strength and being sure that she could speak without the breathy quality that kept threading her voice as a result of tiredness, she faced the doctor.“I have something that I need to go do urgently. No, it can
She had barely settled into her chair when she heard the sound of his car downstairs.Of course, it could have been anyone passing by, but somehow she just knew that was his Mustang.It was what he had driven the day they went out with the kids.Reyona berated herself for even noticing something like that.Just as she stemmed the lancing pain that had nothing to do with the wounds on her body.She adjusted the neckline of her shirt to be certain her neck bruises were well covered.By the time he knocked at her door, her props were in place.Just as her mask.“Yes, come in,” she called calmly and managed to look surprised as he came in.“Hi, what are you doing here?” she said with a smile.He went around to her seat and Reyona lifted her cheek as he leaned forward to kiss her.He gave her a look as he changed the angle of his head and kissed her on the cheek instead of the lips he had been aiming for.She smiled at him and gestured at one of the chairs in front of her as she looked bac