They became startled, Grace held her motherâs hand. Helen used one hand to signal to her daughter not to make any sound, âRemain silentâ. Ethan keeps hitting and banging the door.The other members of the house were awake by the actions of Ethan. Jacquelyn knew it was her husband throwing tantrums. Liberty knew it was Ethan. Itâs not his first time doing things like that when he's drunk.Libertyâs husband,Roman, came in ten minutes earlier than Ethan. The noise woke everyone in the house.the whole household were used to Ethan being a mess except for Helen and Grace. They were the only ones who were scared in their rooms. And maintained silence.Jacquelyn woke from her sleep and approached the door. The whole house was awake by then. Jacquelyn opened the door and moved close to her husband. âItâs late, why the noise?âShe queries him. Ethan was still drunk and speaking gibberish, âI own this house. You lock the door and keep me outside.I have been knocking and my key isnât opening itâ.
Grace saw him and screamed. Ethan had slightly cut Helen in the arm. She pushed him backwards heavily. Ethan hit his head on the floor and passed out. Everyone heard the scream in their rooms.They rushed towards its direction. Liberty was the first to get inside the room. She saw Helen bleeding from the hand. And Grace shivering at a spot. She didnât notice Ethan was on the floor. She became scared at the level of the blood. Helen is wasting. Help! help!!She cried out. Her husband joined the room. Jacquelyn ran inside also, she was the first to notice her husband on the floor.âMy husband is deadâ,she screamed. She dragged her husbandâs body to herself. Helen looked at the direction. âOh, I didnât kill him. He stabbed me,âHelen said. Grace could not understand. Roman was so scared he called the emergency number 911.âHello, someone is dying here. He is not breathing anymoreâRoman trembles. âWhat happened?. Give your address for a dispatchâThe receiver said. âOk, dispatch is on the
The noise scared Roxana. She looked out of the car window, âBaby, but this is your grandfatherâs house. Lawrence houseâ. She was perplexed as the reason Michael reacted that way. It was harsh.The chauffeur reversed the car and headed to Lawrence court expansion. âYou scared me MichaelâRoxana uttered. She could see the tension all over Michael when the chauffeur drove to his grandfatherâs house.He had to find an excuse for Roxana not to insist on going back. âRosie baby, itâs not so deepâ. Roxana nods her head, âBut the screams were deep and harshâ.Michael exhaled, âBaby, see from this angle. I am getting married soon to you. And my chauffeur is still driving me straight to my grandfatherâs house. He is trying to say. I am not man enoughâ. He lied.Roxana reasoned about it and found the fact interesting. She feels itâs a good fact. âYou are never going to be a grandfather or parentâs toy foreverâ. Michael continued, âI want to be your baby forever. As for him, I will deal with him l
Helen was heavy hearted as she journeyed to see Joanna, Jacquelyn hasnât been home since the incident. She was still in the hospital with her husband. Liberty is helping to take care of them all.Grace knew her mother was worried. She placed her hand on her motherâs lap. âI am sure we will be fine soonâ. Helen didn't say anything, she only nodded. She had so much hope in the house that even when I dropped out of school.She was still sending money for the house upkeep. She never believed she could outlive poverty. She used her opportunity the way she saw it. Draining my late father and not learning how to add to his struggles.She was still nodding as she looked out of the carâs window. Grace could tell her mother had long thoughts in her. She was looking at her with pity. âMommy, trust my words. We will be fineâGrace assures her mother.They got to the front gate of Cotton world. âWe are here. You both can alightâ. Helen and her daughter got down from different doors. Helen looked up
Ds dasâHow did this happen?. Who did this to you?âJoanna questioned. All what was happening in the house was not known to Joanna and Judge because they stayed away.Helen scoffed, âLet me explain all in detailâ. Joanna yelled,, âWhy is no one telling me about all these that is going onâ. Joanna stood up and started pacing around the house. Helen did well for every member of her family when she got married to my father.Generously, she extends her good life to her family. The little education and fashion training Johanna had. Helenâs money was part of the money she used in attaining her goals.Helen stood to calm her down, âStay relax Johanna, my Jo. Donât get too angry. I am fixing it all. And all will soon be fixedâ. Joanna was panting. She sat with Helen gently. Helen advanced with her narration, âTo clear the debt, I have to go back home. In my husbandâs house. A rich man needed someone to be his grandsonâs surrogate motherâ.Joanna left her mouth agape. She was just sitting and li
Michael stayed behind Roxana. They entered the house. Roxana walked in elegantly like a model. She passed through the main building looking around. âStill as beautiful as always,âShe said.She could see the family from afar, it was five minutes for the breakfast to start. âHello to every beautiful soul hereâshe greeted. I lifted my head when I heard a strange voice.She is tall and beautiful. She looks expensive. Itâs obvious she is wealthy. Her presence intimidated me. But I heard myself not to have a low self esteem around her.I see the reason Michael chose her. She is beautiful, hardworking and wealthy. If not, Michael wouldnât always allow her to go on business trips all the time. He did have picked someone else to marry. âPretty Rosie,âMichelle hugged her. âWow, Roxana dearâMichael hugged her. âRoxana welcomeâLawrence shakes hands with her.She didnât greet me, but I said âhelloâ and smiled. She didnât reply to my greetings. I guess she knows I was the surrogate lady. She looked
The family were dumbfounded. They donât know what to do. Michael ran after her. âLet them go and tell themselves the truth. The girl will stay and give birth to the child. All my money and effort wonât be wasted,âDenzel said.I say looking at them all. I donât even know what to do. I know I have nothing to say. Roxana walked fast. Michael ran along to chat h up with her. She entered the car. âGet me away from here,âshe ordered the chauffeur.The chauffeur does not know what to do. Michael appears. He entered the back seat and joined Roxana. âBaby, itâs not what you are thinking. Try to understand meâMichael persuaded her.Roxana faced the chauffeur, âI say, drive me away from here before I injure youâ. Roxana was angry. Michael had to obey her, âDrive us to my houseâ. He told the chauffeur. Roxana smirked, âNo, drive me to my parentâs houseâ.Michael doesnât want Roxana to go home with the mood. She might never come to him again. âDrive us to any resort aroundâ. Michael ordered the ch
Olivia saw me off to my room after dinner. I called her back. âWhere is everyone?âI asked her. âThey are yet to return from Mr Michaelâs houseâ,Olivia replied. âOh, Ok. They should be back tomorrow then. I will see them tomorrow,âI said.I went into my room. I locked the door at the back and called Valâs phone. She picked the second time. âWendy, itâs been so long, hope you are okay?â. Her voice came through with lots of energy. I really miss her.âI am okay, I just got my phone from Michael. He seized it because I was typing during the dining session,âI said. âOh, sorry about that. Donât do it next time please. I want to stay in communication with youâVal pleaded. âI won't, I already read the rules of the houseâI chuckled.âShould we expect you next weekend?,âShe inquired. âI'm not sure yet. But I will communicate it to you,âI answered. âI know itâs not easy there. Hope you are getting enough rest?. And how is the baby growing?âVal solicited.I know Val canât wait for me to have a ba
Ann clapped her hands and snapped her fingers, âSmart girlâ. Roxana laughed, shaking her head. She and her friend were having their moment. âI wish we could cheer for this but alcohol isnât allowed in the hospital ward,âRoxana jokes.Her friend laughed, raising her head up. âWhen you are healed up. We will cheer for it. I promise,âAnn said. Roxana has an idea. âI should have a picture of how badly I was hurt by him. So, if I try changing my mind and I look back at the pictures I will be strong heartedâ.âItâs a good idea. I will do you the favorâ,Ann stood. She took her phone to take pictures of the wounds and bruises. She drops her phone and takes Roxanaâs phone. Her parents have brought her phone to her in the hospital.Ann takes the phone to take pictures of the wounds and bruises. When Michael walked in. Ann has started taking the pictures on Roxanaâs phone. Michael saw how Roxana was turning her body and Ann was taking pictures of it.Obviously, the sight irritates Michael. He ha
I looked at Val, my heart suddenly ceased to work. My breath increased. âMa, I donât understand you?âI managed to utter. Helen laughed hysterically, âThis company has been dead for long, did you know how it resurrected?â. Val was shaking her head left and right as she listened to the conversation.âI donât know how it came to be but I know the company belongs to my late father and I am a part of the beneficiaryâ,I said with some confidence although I am sad and heartbroken. âWhen your father was alive the company has you as a beneficiary. But after that it died. So, during the re-establishing you werenât present to contribute to itâHelen lashed out.I raised an eyebrow. Her facts were not corresponding. It was a fact with no genuine talk in it. I tried to defend myself. âI wasnât reached out to. I had no idea all this was going on. I would have contributed to itâI said.âAll I know is that I and Grace has toiled to re-establish and return the factories glory. Do not come back to claim
Michael exhaled, he was shocked with the question Roxana asked her. He never thought she could remember that particular name. âIt is you, I called you that as the new affection name I gave youâ.That was a plain lie Roxana knew. She pretends she was okay with it. âI will think about it. Itâs strange you never called me that sinceâ,She said. The nurses started coming in. Michael was expected to leave till the visiting hour.âI will return at the visiting hour. Take your fruits and supplements to heal up quickâMichael said and left. He went home to bath and get ready for work.As expected, Helen and Grace gets ready for the day. Grace has nowhere to go she has been suspended. However, she didnât tell her mother. Grace drove her to her workplace. âGrace, we are here get down from the car and enter thereâ,Helen says. âOh, sorry MaâShe smiled and alighted from the car.She watched her motherâs car leave and she called Charles. She obviously canât enter the company she has been suspended fo
He gnawed his teeth. âLetâs go to Brentford hospitalâhe ordered his chauffeur. As they drove to the hospital he stopped at a fruit stand. Ordered his chauffeur to get many fruits for Roxana. At a pharmacy he ordered his chauffeur to get some supplements for Roxana as well.He was hoping she forgives him and does not leak the truth to anyone. Unknown to him she has told Ann about it. Ann didnât plan to leak it but to mark out a great plan for whoever he was cheating on that made him beat her up.He entered the hospital and saw Miranda at the waiting room. âMrs Briggs, how are you?âHe asked and hugged her. âMichael, I am okay. And leads from the police?â,she inquired. They disengage the hugs. âMrs Briggs, calm your nerves. I am serious about it. It will be good. I just want my Rosie to get well first,âMichael said.He was trying to calm Mrs Briggs by laying emphasis on Roxanaâs well-being. âCan we go inside now?âHe asked. âNo, the visiting hour is in the next five minutes,âShe said, che
He yelled and pointed in their direction, âWhat is this supposed to mean?. Is this a love garden or a working place?. Who does this romantic show off while at work?â. Everyone around shivered. Michaelâs voice echoed loud around the building.Charles and Grace stood up in fears. Charles has known his boss to be strict man who is feared around. Grace hasnât seen this side of him till that moment. She looked around to see if it was reality.Michael has never been so harsh on her. He just got her a beautiful bracelet the previous day. What could have gone wrong just yesterday to the next day?. She was confused. Other members of the staff stood facing downwards. They donât want to share eye contact with him. Michaelâs breath increased and his face was red while his eyes were splitting fire.âMr Wellington, is this how you head your department?. Playing and showing off affections while at work?âMichael screamed. Mr Wellington could not reply.No one dare replies Michael whenever his angry.
He widened his eyes. Ann must have heard what he said. He instantly changed the discussion. âI am sorry for allowing you to go home by yourself. I should have driven you homeâ.Roxana was confused about what he said. She was about to retreat when she saw Ann approaching. She kept mute and didnât argue with him. âOkay, itâs fineâshe hissed.Ann has been a close friend to Roxana for a long time. She knows much of her attitude and body languages. She didnât argue with Michael or challenged him to repeat what he just said.She only tried to send him a message pretentiously. âMichael, use your connection and power to find the culprit. Because if you donât, I will find it out myselfâShe said.Michael exhaled, âI will for sureâ. The project at work was done so Laila had to call her boss. Michael excused himself from the ward to take Lailaâs call. âHello sir, the robot has completed 99.9percent. Itâs okay to be launchedâ. This is great news for Michael and his household.The launch of the rob
Her mother rushed towards her daughter screaming, âHelp! Help!!,Help!!!â. Immediately, two house helpers ran to the spot and helped Roxana up. Her mother got close to her daughter. Her heart stopped for a few minutes.âWhat could have happened to her?â. âWho could have attacked herâ. âThere are bruises and marks all over her bodyâ. And signs of teeth bites. It was a scary scene to watch for the mother over her child. She cried as she inspected the marks and bruises. Roxanaâs eyes remained closed, she wasnât moving or breathing.The mother tried to revive her daughter but she couldnât. She called the emergency number. For some help to come over and help her. They were taking too long. She canât keep watching her daughter lay motionlessly like that.With the help of the house helpers. She was able to carry her in the car. She was crying as they carried her. She couldnât wait for the arrival of the emergency services. She drove her daughter to a nearby hospital.The manner at which she d
âOk sir,âThe chauffeur replied. He didnât know the actual car his boss was pointing at. He only drove off towards the outside. Michael didnât raise his head. He was still dialing Roxanaâs phone number.The chauffeur was still looking around but didnât know where he was actually driving to. And who exactly he was chasing. Roxanaâs number went through and she picked the phone. âHello Michael, what is wrong?â. âRosie, I am sorry, I have been so busy I havenât eaten since. Where are you?âMichael said.âHmm, ok, if that is it. I am at work packing up to leaveâRoxana replied. âOkay, wait. I will be there soonâHe uttered. Michael ends the call.âDrive to Roxanaâs store. Donât chase the car anymore. Tomorrow is another day for thatâHe uttered. Thatâs a sign of relief for the chauffeur because he was only driving and not chasing after any car.If Michael had not mentioned about going to Roxanaâs office it would have been a difficult day for the chauffeur as Michale would get angry if he didn't
Shockingly, she shut the door behind her and ran out. Michael saw her, Grace didnât. She only heard someone banged the door. Laila went back to her seat looking stunned. She never knew they had gone so deep with their relationship.She sat for a few minutes trying to get a clearer picture of what she saw in her head. âWhat did I just see?â. âHow can her boss be having romance at work in his office?â. âWhat if she wasnât in the seat and Roxana stormed the office?â. âIs her boss really having a double affair after proposing publicly to Roxana?â. Those were the questions going on in Lailaâs head.She just couldnât fathom what exactly happened. She stared at the bare floor. âI donât think he can have time for me now, I should visit the cafeteria to have lunchâ. She left her table in the cafeteria. She was only wondering if he had broke up with Roxana to be so bold to smooch Grace in the office.âWho is that?âGrace queried. âRelax, I donât care who was there. I love you, honeypot, and that