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Lincoln is at the Lounge, helping the band to set up their equipment. He keeps on glancing at the entrance to spot Halsey and Charlotte. It’s nearly 7 PM when Charlotte walks in only to find a large crowd had gathered for the event that night.“Mom!”She turns around to find Lincoln jogging towards her. “Where’s Halsey?” he asks.“Oh, she’s gonna come later,” Charlotte lies. “The Andersons called and they asked her to babysit their kid for tonight. They won’t be out long so I suppose Hales will be here by 9 o’clock.”“Oh, okay.”Lincoln is disappointed but quickly hides it. Charlotte gives him a list of things to do for the event to keep him busy for a long time. She carefully observes him, trying to gauge his actions. Outwardly, Lincoln seems fine but something has changed in him. She checks her watch. Nathan should be in Halsey’s room by now.Lincoln is piling a few boxes when he receives a text. He reads it and looks around to make sure no one spots him before heading for the dock
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The lavish room is brightly lit with a splendid view of the city through the large window panes which are covering an entire section of the penthouse. In the midst of the busy city, is a skyscraper which overlooks the entire area. It’s the tallest building in the country which has been built with extreme care.There’s a bed in front of the large window. On it, is a sickly man in his sixties. He’s quite frail for his age with wry white hair and a pale complexion. His nostrils are connected to several tubes and he’s been weakened by the cancer which is growing at an alarming rate. His dark eyes are closed in an uneasy slumber which is broken when he hears footsteps approaching him.A well dressed man in his forties approaches the sick man. The old man slowly turns towards his secretary, Hal Nylund.“What is it, Hal?” the old man wheezes without opening his eyes. “Why are you disturbing a sick person?”“Sir, there’s a…a message for you,” Hal replies.“I’m not interested in entertaining
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Nathan is panting hard as the images from his past keep on flickering on and off in his mind. He finds himself back in time when he was twelve, standing on a desolate road and surrounded by a dark smoke. A fire is ablaze in front of him but he’s scared, too scared to move. His eyes are wide in shock as he stares at the flames engulfing a car.“He…lp…” A woman is trying to crawl out of the burning vehicle. She’s nearly charred by the flames but still alive. Her husband is in the driver’s seat, unconscious or dead. Nathan can’t tell. His young mind is grappling with what he has just seen.Another figure steps in front of him, grinning down at him. Nathan is fearful and gulps. “Are you enjoying this, son?” Daniel whispers. “This is what’ll happen to you if you tell anyone about mommy, okay?”“D-dad…” he whispers. “No…please…”Daniel is holding a heavy bat. He slowly lifts it up and swings it over his head.SMASH!Nathan closes his eyes and screams, waiting for the pain but there isn’t a
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Over the next two days, Nathan waits for Halsey to respond to his texts but she’s completely silent. He talked with Charlotte about what to do but the woman only advised him to be patient. How long? How long can he be patient?He’s walking down the corridor, ignoring everyone. The people trying to greet him are instantly taken aback by the dark mood surrounding him. He’s not angry but he wants to snap at everyone. Without Halsey to calm him down, he doesn’t wanna hang out nor socialize with anyone.“I hear your girlfriend broke up with you.”Ugh! Nathan scowls and turns to find Lydia behind him, smirking.“I’m telling you, Nate,” she says. “That nerd isn’t good enough for you.”“Stay away from me!” He snaps at her but Lydia follows him.“That girl doesn’t even trust you,” Lydia states. “How can you like her? We should be together, Nate. We’re just perfect for each other! Imagine how our lives will turn out to be.”“I don’t like you,” Nathan says out loud. “I don’t even wanna be with
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This is a drag! Nathan inwardly complains. It’s been over an hour but it feels like a lifetime. The talent show is extremely boring. The contestants so far have been nothing special, their performances very boring. One guy brought a puppet and was trying ventriloquism but failed miserably. Another girl tried to mime but ended up falling off the stage.They’re now on the fourth performance. The guy on stage is trying to play the bass but he doesn’t hold a candle to Halsey’s talent so Nathan dismisses him. To be honest, he’d dismiss everyone except Halsey.Meanwhile, Lincoln is worried. He heard news that Lydia may have said something about his involvement in the breakup plan to Halsey. He’s tense that Halsey will hate him and get back together with Nathan. His mind is concocting everything he can to prevent that.Taking out his phone, he texts Daniel.“Dad, Hales might know about my involvement in the breakup!” He writes. “Please help!”To his annoyance, an automated text message state
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Nathan is searching for Halsey backstage. He locates her sitting near the green room. She looks up to see him approaching her.Without another word, she runs towards him and before Nathan can ask her what’s wrong, she hugs him tightly. He’s flabbergasted to find her in that state but Halsey is too emotional at that moment to care.“What’s wrong?” he whispers. “Are you okay?”“No,” she mumbles against his chest. “I’m not but please don’t ask anything now. Let me…stay in this moment.”She doesn’t want to let him go. Not this time. Not again.“I’m sorry,” she finally says, sobbing a little. “I should’ve listened to you that night.”“No,” Nathan assures her. He leads her to a bench and seats her next to him. “I’m sorry. I lied to you. I should’ve come clean the moment I fell for you but I was too scared of losing you. No more lies. I swear!”Halsey slightly smiles and gently kisses him on the lips. Several students around them gasp at the most popular boy in school engaging in PDA with su
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Charlotte pulls up in front of a two storeyed home which is in ruins. The paint on the walls is peeling off, the fence is broken and the yard unkempt. It’s still standing thanks to the good brickwork but the wooden patio is half broken due to the neglect. Charlotte feels a surge of guilt for avoiding to take care of the place but the memories were too painful for her and Halsey. Moreover, Halsey refused to visit her old home after the accident so it’s been abandoned by everyone. The rain is falling hard and the place looks as if it sprung out from a horror movie. Charlotte sighs and picks up her umbrella. Stepping outside of the car, she slowly makes her way towards the house.Thunder roars behind her and she’s startled. “Get a grip on yourself,” she mutters. She steps on the broken patio, careful not to trip on the slippery ground. The keys to the old place are in her pocket and she takes them out to unlock the door. It takes her a few tries because the lock is jammed but eventual
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The pitter patter of the rain is echoing all around them but Halsey’s words are very clear. Nathan is taken aback by her declaration. Is she…?“Hales, you don’t have to make such a request,” he whispers. “If you think that I’m dating you because of s*x then you’re wrong. I’m dating you because I love you.”“I know,” Halsey nods. “But these past few days had me thinking. I couldn’t think of anything else! I know that it sounds crazy coz we’re so young a-and we’ve got our entire lives ahead of us but I can’t see myself with anyone else but you! I don’t know how long we will last. I just know that I can’t be with someone else. Maybe someday you’ll fall for another girl…someone who’s much better and prettier than me! I’ll just remain…”She’s tearful now. Even though the rain is pouring on them, Nathan can tell that Halsey is sobbing which only makes his heart ache. Does she really think he can fall for someone else?“I’ll just remain a memory then,” she sobs. “Maybe you won’t even rememb
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*Eight months later in New York*Halsey is crying hard while Nathan looks guilty while Jo is quiet. “How could you do this to me?” Halsey wails. “This…this is…this is such a betrayal!”“Hales, I didn’t mean it!” Nathan exclaims. “It was an accident!”“Dad, this really isn’t right,” Jo adds, shaking her head. “I’m disappointed in you! How could you do this to mom?”Nathan gapes at his daughter. “It was an accident!” He claims. “I swear it was! I didn’t do it on purpose, babe! I-I was seduced!”“SEDUCED?” Halsey shouts at him. “SEDUCED?”She’s now angry and she throws a pillow at him. “SEDUCED? HERE I AM CARRYING A LITTER AND YOU…YOU…”Stopping in between her tirade, she takes several deep breaths. Nathan is ashamed and sad by what he did.“YOU…YOU ATE THE LAST PIECE OF CHOCOLATE?” Halsey shrieks and throws another pillow at him. “YOU KNOW I NEED CHOCOLATES IN THIS STATE!”Nathan is truly ashamed but the chocolate was too delicious to ignore. He thought no one would find out but Jo cau
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Lincoln was being carried away by Damien’s men. He’s completely catatonic, his mind in severe shock. They took him to the psychiatric hospital where the doctors checked up on him. For many days, they’ve tried to figure out what’s wrong with him but to no avail.His encephalitis has reached the advanced stage in a short period of time. The doctors have no hope now.“He’s in a sort of a self-induced coma,” the psychiatrist tells Halsey one day. “He can’t comprehend anything. His eyes are open but his mind is shut. It’s as if he had a severe shock which he couldn’t overcome.”“Can he stand trial?” Halsey asks. “There must be something you can do to make him sane again. We can’t just let him off the hook like this!”“We’re trying but in a way, his punishment is this,” the doctor concludes. “He won’t be able to stand trial but he’ll not recover from this.”Halsey glances inside the ward where Lincoln had been kept. He’s staring at the wall, unmoving for hours. His once luscious hair has fa
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*Present*“They must’ve found us!” Hastings exclaims. “How? You just said it’s a safe place?“I don’t know!” Lincoln yells. “They’ll kill us. Let’s just kill the kid and-”“ARE YOU INSANE?” Hastings screams. “She’s our only bet! If we take her, we can negotiate with them and leave this place alive!”As soon as he says that, several of Damien’s guards barge out of the elevator. Without any word, Hastings enters the room and grabs Jo before escaping through the fire escape. Lincoln runs off to hide.Downstairs, Nathan, Halsey, Damien and Daniel, are scavenging the floors. Hastings’ guards are being captured by their men, leaving their way clear. “Jo!” Halsey cries. “Jo, where are you?” “Jo?” Nathan shouts. The rooms are empty and they start to ascend the stairs. Daniel breaks off from the group, heading east to find Jo. In the chaos, no one notices him leaving.Halsey is beside herself with fear. Nathan keeps a firm grip on her while Damien instructs his men to spread out. “We’ll loo
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Jo is glaring at Lincoln. She’s not crying nor looking scared but rather apprehensive of the man. The guards who were supposed to watch over her that day, had knocked out Jason and kidnapped her while she was on the way to school. They lied to Nathan that she was safe so that he wouldn’t come after them.Now, hours later, she’s tied up in an empty building. They’re on the fifth floor where Lincoln and Hastings are hiding. Lincoln is glaring at the little girl and he wants to push her off the window but she’s his only leverage to get Halsey.“In a few hours, your mother will come to me and we’ll leave this place,” he grins. “And you’ll be dead.”He steps forward, a manic glee in his eyes. “Once Halsey is here, I’ll kill you and take her with me.”“My dad will beat you!” Jo sneers. “Remember what he did to the other guy when he kidnapped me? I’m not scared of you!”WHACK!Lincoln slaps the insolent child. Jo feels immense pain on her cheek and even though her eyes are stinging with tear
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Halsey is feeling a little squirmish. Things have been hectic for the past few days and it has taken a toll on her health. Just that morning, she threw up everything she ate. Nathan was alarmed by her condition and insisted that she went to the hospital for a checkup. He’s sitting with her, holding her palm. They’re outside the doctor’s office. Halsey was asked to undergo some tests and now, the doctor is reading the results.“Nate, I’m fine,” she assures him. “There’s nothing to worry about. Go to work.”“No, I won’t stop worrying until I see the reports!” Nathan insists. “I want to stay here.”Halsey smiles and shakes her head. He’s so persistent in every little thing related to her health. Nathan can’t help it. He lost her once and he can’t lose her again. The moment she started to show signs of being ill, he was overcome with paranoia. He’s thinking about the worst case scenarios and his heart is filled with fear. “Is Jo at school?” Halsey asks.“The guard texted me that she’s s
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Over the next few days, Daniel is kept under close observation. Hastings and Lincoln are still missing, something which is looming over everyone’s heads. Nathan is trying to find them but to no avail. He and Halsey are trying to maintain normalcy at home so that Jo doesn’t suspect anything.One night, Nathan arrives home late to find Halsey is still awake. She’s curled up on the couch, reading. When she hears the door open, she looks up and smiles.“Any luck finding them?” she asks when he plops on the seat next to her. “None,” Nathan admits. “I can’t find them. It’s like they’ve vanished.”Halsey is now troubled. Where could they be? Nathan puts his arm around her shoulder. “We’ll find them,” he assures her. “They can’t hide for long.”“I hope so,” she murmurs and hugs him.Meanwhile, miles away from Bayers’ Coast, Lincoln is feeling frustrated. He’s angry and annoyed at being locked up in the house all day. Hastings told him that they’ll be implementing their plan soon but he’s lo
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CRASH!The vase breaks into thousands of tiny pieces. Standing above the broken ceramic is Lincoln, with wild red eyes. He’s in a murderous rage and he breaks everything in his vicinity. Hastings is on a couch, bored of the man-child’s drama but Lincoln is on a warpath.“I’LL KILL THEM ALL!” Lincoln shouts. “THEY’VE BETRAYED ME-”“You were stupid enough to trust a stranger,” Hastings yawns. “You should’ve come to me instead. Just like your dad did. Your stupidity cost us the hospital. If you had your shares, we’d have been unbeatable today.”Lincoln shoots him a glare but Hastings doesn’t care. They’re at Lincoln’s farmhouse, a property he had purchased a few months back in secret. Lincoln can’t fathom his loss. Jamie and Damien double crossed him but he’s more shocked by Salvez.“My father is a fool! He only wants his business to be safe but I don’t care about all that!” Lincoln yells. “I just want Halsey!”“And I want revenge against Nathan Michell,” Hastings says. “The best way to
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Daniel and Lincoln stand up, shocked. They gape at Nathan who’s grinning. “What’s the meaning of this?” Daniel snarls at Salvez. “Why are you withdrawing your support? And isn’t he the head of the Michell family? He’s your enemy!”“My father is merely supporting me,” Damien calmly says. Daniel rounds on him.“Did you forget that I saved you all those years ago? I gave you a new heart!”“By killing the woman I love,” Damien quietly says. This makes Daniel even more furious. Lincoln is glaring at Jamie but she’s smug. Nathan takes charge.“Fifty five percent of the shares have been transferred to me,” he tells his father. “You’re not the chairperson of this hospital anymore. I am. It’s over for you, dad.”Daniel glares at Nathan while Lincoln is silent. He’s too shocked, too numb to say anything. Once again, he has lost. This can’t be happening, he tells himself. It’s all a bad dream!But it’s not. It’s real and it’s happening. Nathan has taken over the hospital and effectively, Linco
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Nathan is sitting on the couch, thinking hard. It’s past three o’clock in the morning and he’s not sleepy. On the contrary, he’s feeling agitated about what’s going to happen in a few hours. Even if everything seems to go according to his plan, he’s still nervous. What if something goes wrong? Even one misstep can ruin years of hard work.Halsey stirs in her sleep and rolls over to the side to hug Nathan only to find the spot to be empty. She slowly opens her eyes to find him on the couch, drinking alone. He looks worried and this in turn, worries her.“What’s wrong?” she asks as she approaches him. “Why are you awake at this hour?”“Can’t sleep,” Nathan mutters as he takes a sip from his drink. Halsey sighs and sits next to him. She pours a glass of whiskey for herself. Nathan is slightly surprised.“When did you start drinking whiskey?” He asks.“I don’t drink it,” she admits. “I just wanna give you company right now, that’s all. Why? You don’t like it when I drink?”“It’s up to yo
