"Shannon!" she heard him mutter with a husky tone as his hands went to his mask. Gently he loosed the end rope attached to the mask, taking it off as his full face came into view. Shannon gasped loudly, this wasn't true! Her heart was pounding heavily. "Ryan?" she almost yelled out, but he had his hands covering her mouth. Why was he disguising himself as Mr. Walton? She thought to herself. "How did you....." The word was stuck in her mouth as she swallowed hard. Somehow, her chest was heaving with pride "You mean Mr. Walton?" she caught the laughter that was already forming on his lips. She nodded her head simply, "How did you manage to disguise yourself as Mr. Walton?" she asked in a near whisper. " I'm not disguising, I'm actually the real owner of the Walton company, I didn't want to reveal it to the world yet. That's the reason why I go behind this mask face" He explained to her. "Do you think people are going to believe you when you walk up one day and appear in th
"What happened back then?" she found herself whispering the question before she even gave it a thought of whether she should ask him or not. Ryan stilled as he heard her asking him that question, he knew where she was driving at. His past was dark, very dark and he was scared that if he reveals it to her, she might leave him. "Lollipop! In as much as I want to tell you everything about it, I think it requires time, I want you to trust me and you have to promise me that you aren't going to leave me no matter what!" He muttered. Shannon nodded her head, She loves him, and she doubts she would be leaving him soon except for Dennis's sake. "I love you so much, Ryan. Don't ever think, I'm going to leave you if you tell me something about yourself. I have a past also and I've accepted it and moved on" Shannon tried to explain.Ryan knew there was no way she was going to understand the trauma he went through, how everything backfired on him. He had a painful childhood past he would
Friday came, and Shannon had been working all through the day to ensure the launching date would be a success. Bryan and Samantha have been doing a wonderful job so far. From her observation, she knew that they have been having a little bit of chemistry going on between them. She loved how they didn't let that distract them and delivered a successful job.That morning, after she had successfully dropped Dennis off at school, she had proceed to the grocery store to pick up some groceries for Dennis. Shannon drove her car into the parking lot she alighted from her car and then walked inside the shop. "Hi ma, you are welcome to our store, please what did you come to get?" the receptionist greeted. Shannon stated what she wants as she waited for the sales girls to bring her service for her. A few minutes later, the sales girl appeared with nylon stuck in her hands. Shannon collected it from her and then paid her bills as she started to walk from the store. Just after Shannon ste
"Mommy!" The little lad scream as he ran into her hands. Shannon's brow raised as she turned to see if Ryan had walked away, or if he was still there. She was very concerned... As she turned, unfortunately for her, Ryan was still standing there, his hands tucked inside his pocket as he stared at them. Ryan's brow propped up as he heard that voice, he knew he had heard that toddler voice from somewhere. As he turned, his guess turned out correctly, that was Shannon's nephew. But why was he calling her mother? He thought as he stared at them. "Uhmm....." Shannon stuttered as she thought of a rapid explanation to give. "Hey, Mr. You seems pressurize the other day, are you okay now?" Dennis's question was directed to no other person than Ryan. Ryan was petrified as he looked keenly at the young boy, something was fascinating about this young child, his eyes were just the exact color as his. He was still observing this young boy, when his phone rang drawing his attention fro
Shannon was very excited about the news, her joy knew no bounds. Was this reality gazing down at her? She thought. She couldn't thank Mr. Walton, Ryan, enough. She had it all planned, she was going to get him a surprise gift. ***Carolyn gasped as she woke up in a frenzy state, everywhere was looking unfamiliar, where was she? She thought as her eyes roamed around the unfamiliar house. She felt her head spinning as she felt the mother of all headache drumming in her head. How did she arrive here? She thought as she stretched widely trying to regain her weak compusure.With newfound energy and focus, Carolyn sat up fully, and looked around the room again, trying to make sense of her surroundings. Her heart was racing, but she was determined to find a way out of this strange place. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she spotted a door in the corner of the room, and made her way towards it. But as she approached, she noticed something strange - the door s
Just as Carolyn was about to push against the door, it suddenly swung open on its own, revealing long legs. Her heart skipped a bit as she caught the sight of the person in full view. Mark was there for her, how in heavens did he come to her rescue? She thought tears were forming on her lips as she stared directly into his eyes. Was this really Mark? Or she was just assuming things? She thought. Carolyn pinched herself over and over again, this was Mark, she definitely wasn't dreaming. Just then, she felt a warm liquid drizzling down her cheeks. Guilt filled her chest, he had warned her about Reuben, and he severely warned her. But instead, She had flagged down his warning and went ahead to disobey him. She could tell from his raging face that he was still mad at her. His jaw was clenching, but still, she could still find that happiness on his face. How on earth did he rescue her and get passed Reuben's hefty guards? She thought as she recalled being kidnapped from Reuben's h
In the fading light of the evening, Shannon hurried out of the office building. The sound of traffic was muted in the growing dusk, and a cool breeze blew through the streets. The air smelled of rain, and the first few drops began to fall, dotting the sidewalk and the hood of her car. She unlocked the door and slid inside, still feeling shaken by what she had seen inside the office. Even nature wasn't helping her, why was her life bound this way? Her eyes itched red as she sob softly burying her head on the chair of her car as she sobbed softly. She didn't think she would ever find him one day cheating on her, but there he was. What was she thinking vouching so high of him? He was a hottie, every typical lady's dream, if the actress and top influencer could drip for him, who was she, a girl that rose from the trenches and managed to scale past the obstacle life had passed down on her? She noticed that the clouds are getting darker and that the wind is starting to blow harder. The
An hour later, when Nana stared through the window, she caught sight of him, still standing in the exact position, with the harsh rain drizzling down his body. Nana rushed inside Shannon's room, without knocking she burst inside the room. She froze on her spot, as she saw Shannon sobbing, her pillow was soaked wet with tears. Now, Nana was caught between trying to console Shannon and between telling her about Ryan. "You still haven't told me the reason why you are in this state" Nana started as she walked up to Shannon. "I'm fine, I just need to get the burden off my chest, it hurts when keep falling in love, but each time, it's just deceit and lies!" Shannon replied. Nana didn't want to hear much explanation, she could already pinpoint what was going on already. "I don't think this time is actually the same" Nana responded. Shannon glanced at her as she wondered what she meant by that. "I don't think it's the same thing as before, I know this time is different, Even