STANLEY’S POVI knew that Petals was getting emotional and would spit out what she knew about Pureza’s health because she had once discussed the issue with me so I had to step in and stop her from dropping the bomb.“Thank you for taking care of the boy, please look after him till the end” I said with a smile and Laura’s bow curved in confusionShe looked at me and wondered who I was and what I was doing there. I pretended as if I didn’t understand her stare and she was forced to ask at the end of the day, which I replied to without hesitation.“Well, that’s good. It’s nice meeting you” she said to me and extended her hand for a shake “I’m Laura, one of the sponsors for the orphanage” I took her hand and the smile on my face slowly faded as I said “Finally, I got to meet you” Her brows curved up in confusion as she asked “Do you know me?” A short moment of silence ensued between us as we both stared at each other, our eyes and hands locked together.Finally, I broke the silence and
PETALS’S POVI called Irene that afternoon when I didn’t hear from her for days but she wasn’t picking up. She was not picking up for days and it was getting to me so I decided to branch at her house in order to check up on her before going back to the Villa since I was staying there with the team for the time being. Also, Mei had gone back to school I didn’t have any reason to worry about her being home all alone.“Is Irene not home? Why is everywhere silent?” I mumbled to myself as I walked around the house but all the maids were absent.I was about walking out when the oldest maid rushed out, she must have heard the sounds of my footstep and came to check who was there.“She’s out of town and her phone is not with her. She went on a business trip and won’t be back for a while” she informed me and a soft “ah” fell off my lips even though I wasn’t really convincedOne thing was, even if the world was falling apart, Irene would never part with her phone. Also, she wouldn’t hide the fa
PAMELA’S POVI started getting calls continuously from my mom for days and I felt the strong urge that the time to go back home was drawing nearer than ever. She was always talking about how she wanted to introduce me to a new friend she got and also things she had been up to. She had never had any course to disturb me ever since I left home. Even the times she sent me money, we never talked. I would only get a notification of the deposit and never texted her about it but these days, she had been trying her best to stay connected to me.“Did you know that your brother is now the CEO of one of my companies? He is doing so well that I never knew that he could handle it that way. He’s also trying to get in touch with the lady I told you that I am friends with. I wish they would speed things up and start dating already but then we cannot rush it and there are lots of things on their plates, they cannot afford to start anything romantic now. I should let them be, anytime they are ready to
Pamela dropped down from the car as her driver rushed to open the door for her after parking in front of the huge mansion with several security agents marching everywhere to ensure that the safety of everyone was guaranteed.One of the oldest maids in the hurriedly welcomed her at the door with a wide smile and a bow but she only stood there and watched her display all she wanted.“Welcome back home ma’am. I trust that you have been well and fine. The Chairman is waiting for you in his study” she said to Pamela and Pamela resumed her walkThe maid rushed to retrieve Pamela’s bag from her and gave it to the nearest maid that was beside her.“I will have the table set before you are done and if there is anything you want, kindly let me know without any delay” she added and Pamela marched forward without any response.She opened the door to her father’s study and met him reading one of his books. His eyeglasses was sitting on his broad nose as he concentrated on the book he was holding d
My opened eyes were filled with sparkling lights radiating from the bulbs up my bed and I closed them faster than I had opened them.“Oh! She’s awake! Are you okay?” the sound of Bea’s voice made my eyes flew open again and this time, I rushed to stand up.“What’s happening? Why am I here? Why is everyone here?” I looked around to see both Amanda and Tina at the other side of the room“You suddenly fainted at the office when you saw the news on the TV. My heart dropped, I thought something bad had happened to you” Bea dropped the bomb and I didn’t even wait to hear her when I turned to see the same news on the TVI dropped down the bed and walked to the TV in order to touch it and wiped my face with my hands too.“So I wasn’t dreaming? It really happened? That was really Pamela?” I asked and Bea nodded with a pout“It did! It really happened” Amanda confirmed and an ear-piercing scream rushed out of my throat.I pushed everything in front of me in anger as I cried out in pain. The hur
PETAL’S POVAs I headed back to the office, I kept thinking about what had happened between Pamela and I. I couldn’t believe that she could turn her back on me that way. We ate, played, cried and did everything together. How did we get to that point?“Are you alright ma’am? Do you want some tissues?” the taxi driver was kind enough to offer me some and I gladly took them to clean my eyes and even blew my blocked nose.Bea was waiting for me at the front of the office and ran to collect my bag as soon as I dropped down the cab.“Why were you waiting in the cold? You should have just stayed inside” I said as we walked into the company together“I figured that you would forget your muffler again today so I stood here to give you one. You shouldn’t catch a cold now that you are still weak, it will be a big problem” she said sweetly and I was forced to smileShe said something warm and comforting to me even though I knew that she was trying hard just to make me smile, she didn’t have to wa
By the time we rushed into the bathroom, she had collapsed to the side and was holding unto one of the stands in the bathroom for support.“Fcking Christ!” Monica spat out and I rushed forward to help her up“Irene! Can you hear me? Can you stand up?” I called out desperately to her as I helped her to her feet.The maid was swift enough to push the emergency button and her attending doctor rushed in with immediate effect. She was attended to immediately and several drugs and injections were administered to her to keep her calm.“What’s wrong with her? Is she getting worse? Should we be concerned?” Monica asked, her eyes getting damped with tears“She upgraded her treatment today so her system has not gotten used to this kind of treatment. There’s nothing to be afraid of but she needs to be taken care of and leave to rest very well so her system can get used to it” the doctor told them and a sigh of relief dropped from Petals’ lips.“Let’s hope for the best” Petals chipped in but Monic
MONICA’S POVTruth be told, I had forgotten all about the beach house, maybe because it reminded me of my mom so much and I didn’t want to wallow in the pain longer. I stopped going to her room, I had everything connected to her packed off from my reach and just let her lived in my heart instead.She was always insisting that I know how to take care of myself because of a situation where she would not be around but I didn’t get all she was saying until she finally passed away.“I don’t know if I’m strong enough to face this” I mumbled as I puffed out the pent up air in my lungs.Immediately I got there, I ran inside as if she was there waiting for me in person and I didn’t come to my senses until disappointment coupled with reality slapped me in the face.“What was I thinking? What was I even expecting?” I sighed as I sank into the lemon sofa by my right.I had to catch my breath for a bit before I stood up to look around. Every corners I hid in back then whenever we were playing catc
Ray finally proposed to Mei who agreed right away and they planned to leave Lisbon but she couldn’t due to the contract she had signed with Pamela. She didn’t know that she wouldn’t be able to break off the contract for three years. Pamela did that because she knew the price of their stocks would be affected when her father’s crime is exposed but with the success of Mei in the modelling world, she would be able to sustain the company over the three years when it would be balanced and would let her go.“That’s some crazy contract” Ray remarked and tried looking for a way to pay the fine so she would be free but Mei told him that she wanted to help her in return because she gave up her company to help them solve the case so he had no choice but to retreat.Pamela explained that she can go anywhere she wanted but must be always available to carry out her the terms of the contract whenever she was needed.“That is no problem. We both have to find a common ground. She has to finish school
FEW HOURS AGOMei was summoned by Pamela to her office and was given a necklace as a gift for her successful oversea deal. She expressed her happiness about how she was raking in so much money for her company because of her excellent modeling skills.“Well, I only tried my best but it worked out by luck” Mei said meekly“There’s no such thing as luck. You only got to show the work you have prepared hard for, so you deserve every credit” she told her and Mei appreciated her for the gift before leaving for the house where she saw Stanley waiting for herStanley took her to his villa after apologizing for not coming sooner to explain things to her. He told her everything about her sister to her when he found out that she also know that her sister was not biologically related to her.“Can I speak to her? Can I talk to her on the phone? She would have been worried sick about me” she said with a shaky voice and Stanley put a call through which was luckily picked up by her sister.They were
TOLU’S POVI was preparing to wash off the sweat of the day and was battling with my robe’s rope when Ray burst into my room unannounced. In horror, I jumped under the blanket, my eyes shining hard as I questioned why he would come inside without knocking but he only apologized and came in further.“I found it!” he screamed and my face frowned in confusion, what was he talking about all of a sudden? My pressurized brain couldn’t process anything. I just wanted him to get out of my room so I can take my bath before heat strangle me under the blanket.“Found what?” I snapped angrily at him“The evidence!” he screamed and I didn’t know when I rolled out of the sheet, the robe dropping off my body“Cover your damn body!” he screamed, covered his eyes and turned away.It was then I realized that I was standing in front of him in my birthday suit. With a loud gasp, I bent and pulled my robe up, tying it tightly across my waist.“It’s covered, now show me the evidence you are talking about”
Since Petals was not in a good state of mind and would be away for the time being, they were short of hand and Ray suggested that they bring in Tolu as a helping hand since she was capable and already told them to let her know when her help was needed.“She’s also good at sniffing out information” Stanley added“I know right. She had this detective spirit ever since we were little” Ray remarked, a slight chuckle dancing in his throatAs soon as Petals’ plane took off, he went to the arrivals and waited a bit before Tolu that he had been waiting for showed up. She was the first to sight him and waved towards his direction to get his attention.“Thank you for coming all the way here and I am sorry for the inconveniences it might have caused” he said with a grin and a smile appeared on her lips“What do you mean by inconveniences? I actually lived all these while for this moment. Let’s go catch the bad guys” she remarked and left for the car with him.Gabriel walked towards them and got
It took a whole week for Gemma to come to her senses. She always cowered in fear whenever anyone came close to her, even to the point of food. They had to leave her food on the table and disappear from the surroundings before she could eat peacefully.“I shouldn’t have shouted at her and startled her that way” Petals kept blaming herself and hoped that she would come back to her senses soon because she almost died of the curiosity of how Jane was not the sibling she thought she had.During those times, Stanley had successfully gotten her a temporary guidance permit for Pureza and she was able to transfer him out of the hospital to the place she trusted so he could get the ultimate and proper treatment he deserved.“Just take it slow. We have gotten to this point and we will find out everything till the end so put your mind at rest and just approach them one by one” Stanley consoled her when he noticed how tensed and anxious she was every time.Finally, after a week, Gemma was back to
They were all at home in the evening when a news of a body being found near the burnt orphanage and the guess was that the body must have belonged to one of the children in the orphanage because it was the built of a child. They also stated that some of the organs were missing which gave room for the suspicions of organ trafficking.Stanley rushed up immediately and ran inside one of the rooms where he kept the pictures. Since she was also curious and he wouldn’t come out to tell them why he ran inside, she rushed to the room too to check what was happening.“Did something happen? Did you find out about something?” she asked, staring at her“The news reminded me of a case I found out while I was making some research. There was a time when the case of organ trafficking was so rampant and they were kids. Their corpses were found at different locations but they had one thing in common and that was missing organs” he explained, flipping through the old newspaper in his hand“So do you thi
Michael and Gabriel went out to club and were busy dancing and drinking when someone said a foul language to Michael whom he thought didn’t understood the language. They both fought and were arrested by the police, then Michael was asked to provide his passport but refused.“Why is he not presenting his passport? Did he perhaps lost it?” Stanley asked on their way to the police station“I’m not sure he did that and I don’t know why he’s so adamant. It’s tiring” Gabriel sighed“He might have his reasons. He wouldn’t just act without a plan” Petals chipped inNo matter what anyone said, Michael kept denying that he had a passport. He said he was an illegal immigrant and there was nothing Stanley could do at that point. He was to be sent to the detention center and deported when his identity has been confirmed.“Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine” he said to Gabriel who kept panicking after hearing that he would be detained“Croyez-moi mo frére, mon chien n’aboie pas sans voir quelque ch
MONICA’S POVTruth be told, I had forgotten all about the beach house, maybe because it reminded me of my mom so much and I didn’t want to wallow in the pain longer. I stopped going to her room, I had everything connected to her packed off from my reach and just let her lived in my heart instead.She was always insisting that I know how to take care of myself because of a situation where she would not be around but I didn’t get all she was saying until she finally passed away.“I don’t know if I’m strong enough to face this” I mumbled as I puffed out the pent up air in my lungs.Immediately I got there, I ran inside as if she was there waiting for me in person and I didn’t come to my senses until disappointment coupled with reality slapped me in the face.“What was I thinking? What was I even expecting?” I sighed as I sank into the lemon sofa by my right.I had to catch my breath for a bit before I stood up to look around. Every corners I hid in back then whenever we were playing catc
By the time we rushed into the bathroom, she had collapsed to the side and was holding unto one of the stands in the bathroom for support.“Fcking Christ!” Monica spat out and I rushed forward to help her up“Irene! Can you hear me? Can you stand up?” I called out desperately to her as I helped her to her feet.The maid was swift enough to push the emergency button and her attending doctor rushed in with immediate effect. She was attended to immediately and several drugs and injections were administered to her to keep her calm.“What’s wrong with her? Is she getting worse? Should we be concerned?” Monica asked, her eyes getting damped with tears“She upgraded her treatment today so her system has not gotten used to this kind of treatment. There’s nothing to be afraid of but she needs to be taken care of and leave to rest very well so her system can get used to it” the doctor told them and a sigh of relief dropped from Petals’ lips.“Let’s hope for the best” Petals chipped in but Monic