The closer I walked to Leon, the heavier my steps became."See! I'm not lying!"……..I quickly pulled him down…..I didn’t know what to do….I wish the ground would just open up and swallow me. My eyes met Leonel…..his reaction, his emotions, I couldn’t read them."Gem…..Gem….it’s….it’s really you!" Ruth said."I…..I….." I didn’t know what to say and Liam hugged my legs smiling."Daddy…..I found mommy….let’s take her home." he pouted. Leon didn’t take his eyes off me. The way he looked at me sent fear and shiver into my veins. "Daddy I want to take mommy home, please…..daddy? Daddy?" Liam kept on calling.The car was silent. Liam clung to me like glue. "Mommy, you won't leave me again, right?" The question stabbed my heart like a sharp dagger. I blinked endlessly so as not to cry."I'm sorry!" I managed to say."Mommy, I don’t want you to leave….Daddy too." He said and my eyes met Leon. He was just plain."Liam….." I called him and hugged him. I tried and tried not to cry but it was no us
Sasha opened her eyes and saw that she was in a dark room full of chains and torture weapons."Noah…… Noah….. show yourself, you idiot….how dare you….how dare you do this to me….!" She yelled and struggled."Hey….girly…calm down….Noah is not here." the man was scary…he was holding an injection in his hands. He smiled and his black teeth were more frightening."Call me, Noah!" She yelled."Like I said…… Noah is not here….he gave me a little message for you……he said…Sasha…I know you won’t confess easily…so I don’t want to waste my time on you….. you’ll be tortured and get pain more than death itself….until you’re willing to confess then….I’ll show up….""Noah!" She said."Shhh, little Miss….do you know what I'm holding? If I inject this into your system even a tickle will hurt like hell…..now be good," he said and injected Sasha who was crying and screaming.Noah entered the room."Uncle Noah…." Liam ran and hugged him. The nurses had removed his IV drip a few hours ago."How’s my smar
"Liam….baby….come on……""I don’t want you to hate me.""I don’t hate you!" I yelled."Liam, let’s go inside." The nanny took Liam away. I wanted to go after her but…. what right did I have. The warmth I was feeling melted away and I felt cold and alone.Nanny put Liam down on his bed."Why did you take me away from mommy? I'm going back to her!" He said wiping his face but the nanny dragged Liam back and slapped the little boy. He fell to the floor crying and holding his red cheek."Your mommy is going to die… grandma will kill her…..so you must tell her to leave…..do you want your mommy to die?""No…..n….n…o." he cried."Then tell her to go…..if she stays by your side you shall die…..now if your dad asked who hit you…tell him it was mommy!""No…that’s a big fat lie!" Liam yelled."Do you want your mommy to die?""No….""Then do as I say okay? Trust nanny!""I hate you!"I stood by the kitchen when my phone rang."Hello, boss (uncle).""Jolene, how could you?""What’s going on?""Sash
"Liam, stop asking so many questions…..""Daddy, you have to forgive mommy!" He suddenly raised his voice."Liam, are you sure you're two years old?.... because right now I'm like your son and you’re my father," Leon said."Uhmm….." Leon heard Gem groan.Their noise woke me up."Mommy, you’re awake!" Liam yelled, he was about to bounce on me but Leon grabbed him."Careful, don’t hurt your mother, she’s still unwell." He said.Leon watched Liam and Gem chatting…..can’t the little kid just sleep or go outside and play. He was becoming a disaster."Uhmm….Liam, mommy is thirsty…go get her some water." He said."Why should I? Send the maids." Liam said."Liam….don’t be disobedient…go get me a glass of water and make sure you’re the one to get it and not the maids," I said and he frowned pouting his lips.He glared at Leon and said, "don’t bully mommy……I’ll be right back!" He said and Leon rolled his eyes.The room was quiet."I'm sorry…." I said."For?""Everything….Leon, I won’t expect yo
"Grandma, great-grandma!" Liam yelled and ran to hug them."Wow, You’re becoming more handsome, Liam!" Grandma said."No, I don’t want to be handsome. I want to be cute…. mommy love cute more!" He said smiling."Speaking of your mother… where is she?" Great-grandma asked."Mommy left with Daddy….. they just left….. didn’t you see them on your way?" He asked."Yes, we did""Grandma, take me to mommy! They are taking too long to come back." Liam cried."Liam, it’s only been an hour….be…""No, no….. I want to call daddy" He pouted. This child was really stubborn."You can’t disturb your parents!""They are my parents, not yours…. so you don’t tell me what to do with my parents!" He yelled. How rude."You’re being rude, Liam." said, great-grandma."How am I rude? Great-grandma…. grandma was being annoying…… my parents didn’t even leave home with the bodyguards…… I heard Uncle Noah telling mommy it could be dangerous….take me to mommy… I want to protect her!" He yelled like a king giving o
****Back Home Again… After arriving at the airport, I took a taxi straight home. ‘Yes I'm back to where it all started’ I said to myself, took a deep breath, and walked into the mansion. Everyone, the maids, and guards looked at me with awe looks on their faces. ‘I was no longer the little, naive, shy, innocent, and calm girl they once knew. Now…hahaha…. I was crazy. Yeah, though I was a small actress in the local acting industry, I still fought for my dreams.’ I halted when I saw my father, his wife, and their daughter. I smiled dryly and said, "I'm home…..who missed me?" "Why are you back?!" Father said. "Honey, calm down, she just came back, why don’t we let her rest first….." Marie, my stepmom said. She was a quiet devil….a pretender…she was a good actress too, in front of my father…I guessed her daughter got professional acting skills from her. "Sister…. Welcome home," said Jolene. "A point for correction Jolly, I AM NOT YOUR SISTER!" I glanced at her. "Get out…..out….y
IN SEARCH OF A BODYGUARD I woke up the next morning feeling sore all over. I held my head because it felt like it would soon fall off. "Awwwww.." I cried, rubbing my temple. "Having a hangover? Here take this." Ruth said, handing me some drugs. "Get it out of my face. I don’t take drugs…. I’ll be fine. Where am I?." I asked lying down again. "My house….you were too drunk last night, you even put an innocent guy in trouble.." "What!?..... did I…..." just then I heard a voice in my head "prince, don’t leave me…. Prince, you’re mean." ‘Wait, wait, wait, whose voice is that? it sounds like mine, and…. ‘ I finally remembered as I jumped off the bed and landed on the floor holding my head. "I'm dead….oh no Gem you’ve done another thing." I cried rubbing my legs on the floor like a little child. "It’s okay, thank God, he was a gentleman," Ruth said. "We have to find him….let me apologize," I said. "He doesn’t seem like he wants to meet you again….I told him we’ll like to apologize
******* After walking out of the bar, I was still in a daze. "It’s you?" Leon said. "Do….do you know me?" I asked. "Oh ..it’s the guy from yesterday!" Ruth whispered to me. "Let’s go, Kelvin," Leon said walking away in haste. "No, wait please…." I ran in front of him blocking his way. "Move….." He said. "No, please….. I…. I need your help." I said. "Sorry, I don’t have any help to render." He said coldly about to walk away again but I grabbed his arms. "I’ll pay you any amount…. all you have to do is…is to be my BODYGUARD!" I said. "What?!" Kelvin yelled. "I….I’m the true heiress of the J corp. industry….and my stepmom is trying to kill me. Please……" I said but he didn’t spare me another glance as he pushed my arms away and left in a taxi. The other guy looked at me and could only smile and walk away. ********************** Leon got home and took off his clothes and entered the shower. He was done bathing when Kelvin came in. "Dude…..what do you think about it?"
"Grandma, great-grandma!" Liam yelled and ran to hug them."Wow, You’re becoming more handsome, Liam!" Grandma said."No, I don’t want to be handsome. I want to be cute…. mommy love cute more!" He said smiling."Speaking of your mother… where is she?" Great-grandma asked."Mommy left with Daddy….. they just left….. didn’t you see them on your way?" He asked."Yes, we did""Grandma, take me to mommy! They are taking too long to come back." Liam cried."Liam, it’s only been an hour….be…""No, no….. I want to call daddy" He pouted. This child was really stubborn."You can’t disturb your parents!""They are my parents, not yours…. so you don’t tell me what to do with my parents!" He yelled. How rude."You’re being rude, Liam." said, great-grandma."How am I rude? Great-grandma…. grandma was being annoying…… my parents didn’t even leave home with the bodyguards…… I heard Uncle Noah telling mommy it could be dangerous….take me to mommy… I want to protect her!" He yelled like a king giving o
"Liam, stop asking so many questions…..""Daddy, you have to forgive mommy!" He suddenly raised his voice."Liam, are you sure you're two years old?.... because right now I'm like your son and you’re my father," Leon said."Uhmm….." Leon heard Gem groan.Their noise woke me up."Mommy, you’re awake!" Liam yelled, he was about to bounce on me but Leon grabbed him."Careful, don’t hurt your mother, she’s still unwell." He said.Leon watched Liam and Gem chatting…..can’t the little kid just sleep or go outside and play. He was becoming a disaster."Uhmm….Liam, mommy is thirsty…go get her some water." He said."Why should I? Send the maids." Liam said."Liam….don’t be disobedient…go get me a glass of water and make sure you’re the one to get it and not the maids," I said and he frowned pouting his lips.He glared at Leon and said, "don’t bully mommy……I’ll be right back!" He said and Leon rolled his eyes.The room was quiet."I'm sorry…." I said."For?""Everything….Leon, I won’t expect yo
"Liam….baby….come on……""I don’t want you to hate me.""I don’t hate you!" I yelled."Liam, let’s go inside." The nanny took Liam away. I wanted to go after her but…. what right did I have. The warmth I was feeling melted away and I felt cold and alone.Nanny put Liam down on his bed."Why did you take me away from mommy? I'm going back to her!" He said wiping his face but the nanny dragged Liam back and slapped the little boy. He fell to the floor crying and holding his red cheek."Your mommy is going to die… grandma will kill her…..so you must tell her to leave…..do you want your mommy to die?""No…..n….n…o." he cried."Then tell her to go…..if she stays by your side you shall die…..now if your dad asked who hit you…tell him it was mommy!""No…that’s a big fat lie!" Liam yelled."Do you want your mommy to die?""No….""Then do as I say okay? Trust nanny!""I hate you!"I stood by the kitchen when my phone rang."Hello, boss (uncle).""Jolene, how could you?""What’s going on?""Sash
Sasha opened her eyes and saw that she was in a dark room full of chains and torture weapons."Noah…… Noah….. show yourself, you idiot….how dare you….how dare you do this to me….!" She yelled and struggled."Hey….girly…calm down….Noah is not here." the man was scary…he was holding an injection in his hands. He smiled and his black teeth were more frightening."Call me, Noah!" She yelled."Like I said…… Noah is not here….he gave me a little message for you……he said…Sasha…I know you won’t confess easily…so I don’t want to waste my time on you….. you’ll be tortured and get pain more than death itself….until you’re willing to confess then….I’ll show up….""Noah!" She said."Shhh, little Miss….do you know what I'm holding? If I inject this into your system even a tickle will hurt like hell…..now be good," he said and injected Sasha who was crying and screaming.Noah entered the room."Uncle Noah…." Liam ran and hugged him. The nurses had removed his IV drip a few hours ago."How’s my smar
The closer I walked to Leon, the heavier my steps became."See! I'm not lying!"……..I quickly pulled him down…..I didn’t know what to do….I wish the ground would just open up and swallow me. My eyes met Leonel…..his reaction, his emotions, I couldn’t read them."Gem…..Gem….it’s….it’s really you!" Ruth said."I…..I….." I didn’t know what to say and Liam hugged my legs smiling."Daddy…..I found mommy….let’s take her home." he pouted. Leon didn’t take his eyes off me. The way he looked at me sent fear and shiver into my veins. "Daddy I want to take mommy home, please…..daddy? Daddy?" Liam kept on calling.The car was silent. Liam clung to me like glue. "Mommy, you won't leave me again, right?" The question stabbed my heart like a sharp dagger. I blinked endlessly so as not to cry."I'm sorry!" I managed to say."Mommy, I don’t want you to leave….Daddy too." He said and my eyes met Leon. He was just plain."Liam….." I called him and hugged him. I tried and tried not to cry but it was no us
The little boy glared at the men in front of him."Ohh….who are you glaring at… little boy?” The man asked."Why do you kidnap me?” He asked out of the blue. Earlier, Liam went into the bathroom, and after doing his business, a man dragged his hands and blindfolded him. When the blindfold was removed, he found himself in an undefined area."Well….well…well…..isn’t your daddy, a rich guy? We need his money…..” They burst into laughter and Liam's face darkened."You don’t know whose son you’re messing with!” He said."This little thing…..if you don’t shut your mouth, I’ll shut it for you….now give us your dad’s number!” He yelled."I don’t know it,” Liam said."What……? What child doesn’t know his parent's number?”"Me!” Liam answered. "I'm just 2 years old….how do you expect me to know my parent's number…?” He asked folding his hands on his chest."You better start talking before I lose my temper!”"I don’t have to talk to you….. you can talk to my dad’s men when they show up…or my Uncl
Sasha pushed the stretcher towards the elevator."I'm sorry, Gem but I can’t watch them hurt you……" She said."Sasha……let’s go….." They carried her into the car and zoomed off.The car soon arrived at the seaport. They boarded a ship.Leon didn’t know what to do to convince grandma. He had the video of Gem’s father but that was not enough evidence to prove he didn’t try to murder his grandfather."Leon…..son…….where is Gem?" Mother asked."What, I left her in her room…..she must be…..""She’s not there……!" She yelled."Mom, please I'm not in the mood for pranks……" Leon said, he finally stood up and walked to the room.The room was empty. He frowned. He walked to the baby in the incubator and caressed the glass.Leon walked into the bathroom, sitting room…..all was empty…..he began to panic…Noah ran in."I can’t find Sasha, her bodyguard too……" He said."What!.... Tell the men to search every ward in the hospital. You, go check the CCTV footage…..I’ll go meet Grandma!""Leon, be caref
She was finally asleep. Leon sighed and lay her down.Weeks passed, and it was now the seventh month of my pregnancy."You…..you’re leaving…..?" I broke down in tears as Leon broke the news to me."Kitten remember the thing I couldn’t tell you? Well, I want to fix it so I can tell you…." He said. Noah had messaged Leon that something wasn’t right….. Gem’s father could not be the person who had tried to kill his grandfather. He wasn’t sure but something wasn’t right. Leon wanted to figure things out."How long will you be gone?" I asked."Not sure, but I’ll try to be back before the baby is born!""Leon, it’s just two months left," I said."I know, I promise I’ll be there with you….don’t be scared…." He said."Okay, but…. you’ll call right……you’ll have to call me.""Gem…..I won’t be able to call you…. I ….I don’t need any distraction, I have to focus." he said, tears falling endlessly from my eyes, "please don’t cry.""Leon, you’re leaving me…how can I not cry….are you tired of me?....
Ruth was living her life as she was now a manager for a new actress. She missed Gem a lot….she wonder if she was okay….she would have called but she was scared….she felt guilty for all the things that happened to her….she couldn’t protect her."Miss Ruth!" Noah called. Noah knew he needed a partner, someone he could trust.Noah told her everything about Gem’s identity."What….! Does…..does Leon knows?" She asked"Yes…..he’s willing to protect her and make sure the information doesn’t leak….." Noah said "but I know the old Mrs. will find out soon….she has been looking for Jolene the daughter of Hardin….she wants to end the family bloodline……she hates that family….. Grandma is a devil…..she’s evil and she’s willing to do anything to kill the Hardin’s daughter if she finds her……""What can I do then?" Ruth asked."I want you to be close to Jolene….go become her manager…..do anything to make her trust you….." Noah said."No way! I hate her!" She yelled."This is for Gem! Fine….let’s just