"We certainly need to darling but that's not now. Our daughter first." Mr. Santiago replies and starts the car but his brows rise when he raises his face and sees Lucien standing in front of the car. "Get out of the way asshole!" He yells and whines down his front vent glass.
"I'm not leaving here until you open the back door for me to enter Mr. Santiago!" Lucien yells back and still stands where he is.
"Go on baby. Run him through. After all, he's of no use to us."
Mr. Santiago shakes his head at his wife's words and trips off the car. "We need to take Juliet to the hospital, Lucien! Get the fuck out of the way!"
Lucien chuckles and shakes his head. "It will be so bad of me if I don't join you guys so that I can know how she's faring Mr. Santiago."
Just as Lucien finishes talking Brooks walks into the scene having a scowl on his face.
He glances at Lucien, clenches his fist, and scurries to him. "Why the hell did you disrupt my wedding!" He growls, pushes him on the chest, and grips the collar of his top so tightly.
"Your wedding you say?" Lucien says and laughs. He pushes Brook's hand off his collar and covers the remaining space between them. "Do they know that you don't love their daughter?" He whispers and takes a peek at Mr. Santiago and his wife before staring back at him. "Do they know that you are just marrying her to satisfy your evil heart desires? Tell me, Brooks Miller. Do they?"
Brook's eyes widen and his jaw slacks. "How..."
"Save your words for next time Brooks and also do well to stay off my part." He mutters interrupting him and strolls back to where he initially was.
Brooks without saying a word strolls to his car, enters, and zooms off without even casting a glance at Mr. Santiago and his wife and that makes their faces stretch into a deep frown.
"What did you say to my in-law!" Mrs. Avery howls and ruffles her hair.
"What he should know. Now, can I enter?" Lucien retorts in all smiles and strolls to the back door waiting for them to open it.
"Thank you for getting out of the way asshole. You can board a cab and come if you want to." Mr. Santiago mutters and starts the car. "That's if a wretched failure like you has any money anyway." He adds and both he and his wife laughs mockingly at him.
Lucien joins them in laughing and searches his front pockets after and just like Mr. Santiago said there was nothing in both pockets. "I don't have. I used my last to eat. Can you guys help?" He asks and lowers his head.
"I'm not surprised. A failure then, a failure now, a failure forever" Mrs. Avery says and snickers. "Go beg for money sod. You are in no way better than the beggars on the streets" she adds and spits out.
"You heard my darling wife. Go do as she said" Mr. Santiago mutters and zooms off but suddenly stops. "Take this and better your life!" He throws a bunch of dollars at Lucien and zooms off not stopping this time around.
Lucien's lips stretch into a radiating smile and he strolls to where the money fell. He bends and picks it up, counts it, and shakes his head before walking out.
Just as he gets out of the cathedral his phone starts ringing and he brings it out. His face lights up at the caller and he clicks receive.
"Morning Sir" the deep voice from the other end sounds.
"Morning buddy. How are you? How's work? And how's everyone?"
"All fine Sir. I called to know if you need me over there."
"Nah, I'm fine buddy. Don't worry."
"But Sir..."
"I just told you that I'm fine Declan and you know how I hate it when my words are argued. I'll call you if I need you. Ok?"
"Ok, Sir. I'm just being concerned about you Sir. I'm sorry if I just made you angry."
"I can take care of myself. And you didn't make me angry. Go back to your duty now. Bye."
"Bye Sir" Declan replies, and the call drops.
He drops the phone back into his right front pocket and keeps walking till he gets to an isolated road. Staring around as if looking for something or perhaps someone he catches a glimpse of a boy by the other side of the road who was looking so tattered and waves at him to come.
The little boy who must be about four or five years old rushes to him and bows slightly at him. "Good Morning Sir" he greets while fiddling with his fingers.
"Good Morning young boy. Take this money and get things for yourself." He stretches the whole dollars Mr. Santiago threw at him to the little boy and smiles up at him.
The little boy's eyes widen and he places his hands over his mouth without doing anything.
"Take it, boy. I don't need it" he coos and the little boy quickly takes it from him.
"Thank you so much, Sir! Thank you! Yeeh!" He exclaims and runs out giggling all the way out.
"He sure needed it" Lucien mumbles in between breaths and walks out to where he will board a cab.
Sighting one he waves at it and just as the cab stops he recalls that he doesn't know the address of the hospital he is heading to. "Please I need to make a call" he directs at the driver and brings out his phone.
He clicks on the call tab, goes to recent and dials the first number he sees then places the phone on his ear.
"Hello, Declan. I need the address of the hospital one Miss Juliet Pearson is currently in right now" he mutters and ends the call.
He begins counting from one and was in five when the message containing the address pops in and he smiles, reads it, and brings out another phone— a smaller one from his pocket and slips his sim into that then drops the bigger into his pocket.
"Glistening royal hospital" he directs at the cab driver and enters in the back.
The cab driver stares at him through the rear-view mirror at the name of the hospital he just mentioned and zooms off anyway knowing it is none of his business.
The journey to Glistening Royal Hospital takes just a few minutes for the cab driver as he pulls over a huge white-colored building and that leaves Lucien who had just relaxed a few minutes ago with the thoughts that the journey just started in awe. He looks at the so huge building not just twice but thrice and stares back at the cab driver who has been staring at him all this time while playing with his keys and at the same time waiting for his pay. "Are you sure we are in the right place, Sir?" He implores softly and once again takes a peek at the building before staring back. "I'm sorry to say but this place looks more like a hotel than a hospital." The cab driver laughs out loud to the extent that tears start trickling down his cheeks. Lucien curls his brows at him. "And what's funny about what I just said?" "Everything is." He retorts and laughs once more. "Who doesn't know the no.1 Americans biggest hospital 'Glistening Royal Hospital?' A wretched fellow like you I guess." He
"Poor hand. It must be hurting so badly right now. Do you mind if I help you massage it?" He stretches his hand towards her but she shoves it away and glares at him."Stop playing silly jokes with me asshole and tell me why you're here!""You should already know why I'm here mio caro so tell me what I want to know."The receptionist creases her brows and twists her mouth. "I just can't believe this" she laughs. "You're here to see Juliet?" She asks just to be sure she's thinking right.He shrugs and nods not feeling like saying anything."A poor wretched fellow like you wants to see Juliet? And to think you're even the reason she's lying there right now pisses me off. You sure have a lot of gut though. I can't even believe she once had something to do with you. Urgh! So disgusting!"Lucien chuckles and his face for the very first time stretches into a mischievous grin. "At least I'm way better than you in so many ways." He says, strolls clos
"You are awake?" His eyes widen and he adjusts on his seat as his eyes peer tenderly on her and in a whiff he forgets all she earlier babbled.Juliet scoffs and rolls her eyes at him and sighs softly patting her aching head tenderly. "I've been awake for a long time now thinking about several things Lucien. And the most painful part of them is you! I thought you dead! And to be honest you are the last soul I want to see right now because I hate you so fucking much! I deeply do!" She pats her head trying so hard to hold back her tears but it flows freely down her cheeks.He lowers his head as her words cut him so deeply and stretch his hand to hold her but she shoves it away and glares at him. "I didn't mean to leave Juliet. You were there years ago when your dad said all the things he said to me. You...""And so fucking what!" She barks interrupting him and groans out as the aching in her head intensifies due to her scream. He tries to hold her but she scowls at
Back in Royal hospital after watching Lucien leave with scary eyes, Mr. Santiago and his wife Mrs. Avery both run into Juliet's ward to see if she was hurt by that poor thing, so they ask their daughter Juliet if she is okay. "Princess are you alright? Did he hurt you again? what did he say to you darling?" She doesn't say a word but instead, she just closes her eyes. They irritate her right now, she can't bear to say a word because her thoughts are not hers at the moment. She just couldn't possibly understand the fact that Lucien came back after all this time. 'After all these years he just shows up out of the blue?' Thoughts like that cloud her mind that having her parents all over her isn't what she needs right now. She just needs to be alone. It wasn't long after closing her eyes, she fell asleep. The Pearsons leave the room so she can sleep in a quiet and conducive atmosphere. They go to the counter to make payments but what happens takes them all by surprise. "I'm sor
"What! What do you mean by that? How was he released?" "Someone from the high ups called me. I had no choice but to let him go, else I won't be much of a sheriff any longer." Immediately the sheriff says that, he hangs up and Mr. Santiago throws away his cell phone and it smashes against the wall. Mrs. Avery rushes into the room at the sound of the noise and her eyes widen sighting the shattered phone on the floor. "What's wrong Love, talk to me, please. Will you?" She stares softly at him. "It's the sheriff, he just told me that Lucien is out of jail." "How is that? How could he go scot-free? Like, who could possibly be that person who released him? Did the sheriff say anything about that?" "I didn't get to ask about that due to my emotions hun, you can see, can't you?" He holds his chest as he starts breathing rapidly. "No Santiago. Please don't do this, you are hyperventilating right now. Take a deep breath Love" Mrs. Avery rushes to him while tears tend to overwhelm her. Sh
The Pearsons all run after the man that just barged into their mansion. "What sort of nonsense is this?!" Mrs. Avery yells as she sees Lucien sitting on her expensive couch, his legs crossed as he grins at them while fiddling with his fingers. "How dare you come into my house, you filthy piece of garbage!" Mr. Santiago barks, staring daggers at the young man before him. Juliet comes in at that moment, Brianna rushing after her. Her eyes land on the handsome man seated on the couch, grinning at her parents. "Lucien, What are you doing?" She half yells as she glares at him. "My love" Lucien calls out as he stands up, approaching her with a smile on his face. His hands reach out to hold on to hers. Juliet furiously slaps away his hands as she glares at him. "Don't you dare touch me, Lucien! What sort of nonsense is this? What do you think you're doing?" "Darling, this Lucien is good for nothing!" Mrs. Avery cries out. "He's just come back to ruin our lives!" "Get the fuck out of
Juliet runs up the fleet of stairs as she heads for her room. Reaching her room, she enters and bangs the door close, and runs to her bed. She crashes her face first on the king-sized bed and lets all her bottled-up tears fall. She cries and cries feeling the pain resurfacing all over again. All those years she had to suffer because of what Lucien had done. The humiliation, the mocking, the pain. It had almost led her to commit suicide. She would have most definitely been dead by now if that stupid Brooks did not save her. Juliet hated Lucien but she despises that disgusting Brooks even more. She is glad the wedding had been called off otherwise, she wonders what she would have done. Juliet is sure Brooks has a hidden agenda behind marrying her, but her parents fail to see that. They worship Brooks as they refuse to see the reason. Different thoughts rush through her mind as she lies there. Soon sleep washes over her and her world goes pitch black. Lucien walks up the grand st
Lucien freezes and swallows a lump of spittle as he hears what she just said. He's lost for words as he stands there, staring at Juliet who stares back at him. Juliet thinks Lucien doesn't take her seriously so she raises the knife about to slit her wrist. "Juliet!" Lucien screams, raising his hands up above his head in surrender but still doesn't leave. Juliet stops just before the knife touches her skin. "I'm really serious," she says again. "Okay fine" he exhales, "I'll leave but please, put the knife down." He whispers as he steps backward. Lucien tries to say something again but Juliet grits her teeth, showing him the knife. He sighs and quietly steps out of the room. Mrs. Avery twists and turns on her bed. She can't bring herself to sleep after what happened earlier today. She turns facing the other direction and sees her husband is wide awake too. "Hubby, you're still awake?" She asks and widens her eyes, pretending to be surprised. "How can I sleep when that good-fo
As Lucien and Juliet walk through the door, into their room, Juliet bolts the door. The next second, she drops her nightgown.Lucien is backing her as he is trying to rid his body of his clothes. So, he is oblivious to this.Taking that as an opportunity, Juliet slowly frees herself of her panties and bra, standing in all her glory. It doesn't take long for her cheeks to flush red. For more than an hour now, she has been so aroused.Her mind couldn't stop flashing in her eyes what she and Lucien were doing before they noticed Brianna. The images got her so aroused. At a point, she began feeling helpless. In the space of two or three hours, she freshened up more than twelve times. Each time the urge was so much, she would rush into the bathroom and pour water on her body so she can calm down.But Lucien is here now. She doesn't know if she can wait any longer. No, she doesn't think she can. She slowly walks up to him at the same time Lucien is removing his pants and hugs him from behi
The ride to Dragon bay is a quick one as in the blink of an eye, the chauffeur pulls over in front of the gigantic gate, which appears to be glowing in the dark, making everywhere look so breathtaking."Wow," Brianna gasps whilst shivering in excitement. As soon as Lucien alights, she quickly follows him. But Lucien halts, causing her to groan. Her curiosity is at its zenith."You can leave now, Bryson, we will speak on the phone. Have a good night.""Alright, Mr. Wood. Have a good night's rest as well," Mr. Ethan replies reverently and taps his chauffeur who had been lost staring at the magnificent buildings behind the gate as if his life depended on them. "Let's go."The chauffeur snaps out of his reverie and nods, revising the car and zooming away.Lucien stares at the duty post of the old man from earlier and sees no one in it. Good, the man left. He then brings out his phone and dials Juliet's number."Honey," Juliet's sweet but tense voice sounds from the end of the line."Mi a
Brianna is perplexed. She furrows her brows as she asks, "How?"At this moment, before Declan can say anything, the car comes to a sudden halt and soft knocks are heard on the two glasses. Lucien unwinds one while Declan unwinds the other. It is the two Jacks and Tyler."You said you would be leaving for Washington, D.C. tomorrow, Mr. Wood, are we coming with you?" Tyler asks."Nope," Lucien doesn't waste a second shaking his head. "I'll be going with Declan alone. This is a family matter. Besides, as you guys know, it is Washington, D.C. that I'm going to this time, not some minor city around Richmond, your powers will be useless over there. Just enjoy your rest.""But this is also Washington, D.C., Mr. Wood, how would you survive over there alone if the Pearsons choose to attack? I heard they are one of the major families there.""It's a family in Washington, D.C., what can they possibly do to Lucien?" Declan retorts smugly. "You guys should just take a chill pill, we will meet you
Brianna is confused at Lucien's response to Declan. Of course, she knows who Ellison is but what she doesn't understand is what Ellison has done that Lucien plans to pay him a visit and seek an explanation. It should not be forgotten that Brianna was kidnapped before Ellison's men arrived to destroy the Mansion earlier so she has no idea that her family Mansion has been destroyed.She can only look at Lucien and asks, "What happened, Lucien? Why are you preparing to visit my dad's half-brother? What did he do this time?""It's like this," for several minutes, despite the fact that he wasn't the one asked, Declan takes his time to explain everything to her.By the time he is done, Brianna is not the only one boiling in rage, Nikki, Tyler, and the two Jacks can't also help the rage surging through them. Just like Brianna, they had no idea something of such happened before they left for East Highland Park. Hah! They are so shocked!"If the Mansion was destroyed, where then are we going
"This is the Douglas family Manor, what does what I'm doing here got to do with you?!" Brooks glares right back at Brianna and retorts coldly. It is safe to say that Brooks and Brianna share the same manner of animosity toward each other. Brooks is the reason the Pearsons ever fell. Brooks is the reason Juliet stabbed herself. Brooks also tried to kill Lucien.There's no how Brianna wouldn't hate someone who did all this. If she has her way, she would have ripped him to threads!On the other hand, Brianna was the only trump card Brooks had to get Lucien into his trap. He had also been salivating fucking her so many times till there was nothing more left to fuck.One could imagine how angry he is that all his plans have failed. And now, the same Brianna is questioning him? He wishes he can rip her useless tongue out of her mouth."Do you guys know each other?!" Seeing the grave animosity between the gent and lady, Ryan can't help but ask."Nah," after a while, Brianna shakes her head.
Muah!Muah!A soft sound echoes as Helen kisses Lucien's feet. The next moment, the Douglases also begin approaching Lucien one by one and kissing his feet. This goes on for more than twenty minutes before it finally comes to an end.Lucien is quite emotional. These people at the very last moment suddenly exalted him to the status of a God in their hearts. It's not something that happens often. A drop of tear slips from his eyes, silently dropping down to the floor."Lucien shed a tear," Declan gasps. The last time he saw Lucien shed a tear was when the young man Ares, told him about his parent's demise. Lucien hardly cries!He looks at the Douglases and says deeply, "You guys are damn lucky! You made Lucien shed a tear. Consider yourselves family from now on! Lucien would protect you all as a lion would his cub, as a father would his child, as a human being would his pupils, and as a God would his creatures!""Thank you, Mr. Wood! Thank you, Master!" The Douglases exclaim, so delig
All her life, Ava has always dreamed to live with and in power. It's not wrong to say she orchestrated everything. Yes, Hugo and Joseph used to be close brothers who were always there for each other. In the past, people who had no idea of their identity often mistook them for twins. This is because they wore identical clothes, went everywhere together, pursued the same type of girls, ate together, often bathed together, and were never seen apart.Even when Joseph became the helmsman, he never abandoned Hugo for one day, he always took him along and often asked for his advice before he made certain decisions for the family. It is safe to say that both of them ruled the family together without anyone knowing.But things began changing the moment Ava came into Hugo's life. She started planting evil seeds in him. Especially, when she found out that he and Joseph actually ruled the family together. At nights, when they were about sleep after lovemaking, she would begin telling him how goo
Brianna's face darkens. "Don't even think about it!" She snaps at Nikki, covers the remaining space between her and Declan, and takes his hand into hers. "He is mine! Go get yours!""I am yours?" Declan raises a brow at her. "Since when did I become yours?!""Ah, Mr. Declan, shouldn't you be happy?!" Helen eyes him up and down. "A few minutes ago, when you attacked Mr. Douglas, you had said he dared touch your woman. Just now, you were also apologizing to Ms. Brianna. From the look of things, you like her! Shouldn't you be happy she is accepting you?!""Uhm," Declan scratches his hair. That really happened. He definitely can't deny it."You really said I'm yours?" Brianna looks into his eyes and asks."I-" Declan nibbles on his lower lip. He actually said that to high his vigor so he would be able to attack Hugo. It's not like Brianna is actually his woman. They only had sex so how can she be his woman? He clearly lied!"I get it. You don't know what we are. But tell me, do you like m
"He has us in mind! See, he planned to pledge allegiance to Mr. Wood once he became the helmsman so he will lead the family to greater heights. He is just like his father. Selfless and always searching for every opportunity to move the family higher."A pity we listened to Hugo and Ava and killed him off with that accident. We even killed his baby mama. He was going to marry her that day and make her a real Douglas, therefore making Ryan a legitimate child! But we-" one of the elders, out of excitement, unconsciously blurts things he shouldn't have.By the time he regains himself and tries to shut his mouth, it's already too late! He had already dropped the bomb!"What?!" From the other end, Ryan who is still on the line, roars and jerks up, scaring the brunettes before him.He had always thought there was something off about the story of his parent's death Hugo told him when he was little. So he didn't think wrong all this time! His instincts never lied! Indeed, there is something of