Daniel is in his office, going over a few files. He’s reading them with interest. Someone is interested in a donor’s heart but the heart is scheduled to go to a kid who’s under Daniel’s care. The interested party is willing to pay him with a fifty million dollar property up in New York. It’s an opportunity he can’t miss.There’s a knock on the door but he doesn’t look up. It’s probably a nurse who’s supposed to leave a file on his desk.“Put the file on the desk,” he offhandedly says.But he hears the chair creak and someone sits across to him. He looks up and is stunned.“Hello dad,” Nathan says with a grin. “Long time, huh?”Daniel’s lips purse in anger. “What the hell are you doing here?” He snarls. “Haven’t you done enough damage?”“Shouldn’t you be happy to see your son?” Nathan coolly asks. “After all, I was in jail the last time you saw me. You should be proud that I managed to climb my way up despite being labeled as a criminal.”“You’re nothing but a filthy mafia!” Daniel sna
Halsey is in deep thought. She’s completely zoned out, her mind only replaying Daniel’s threat. Ever since that encounter, she can’t help feeling that something is gonna go wrong.Jo pouts at her mother. For the past hour, Jo has been trying to tell Halsey about her new doll but her mother isn’t paying attention.“Mommy!” Jo exclaims. “My new doll’s hair needs to be braided!”“Huh?” Halsey blinks in confusion before realizing that she has been ignoring Jo. “I’m sorry, Jo. I was just…”She takes a deep breath and pulls Joanna to her lap. “You’ve got my full attention,” she swears. “I’ll braid your dollie’s hair.”“Okay!” Jo squeals. Halsey tries to concentrate on playing with Jo. Someone knocks on the door and she looks up to find Nathan there, smiling.“Daddy, look!” Jo gleefully says as she holds up the doll. “Her hair is braided!”“That’s very nice, Jo,” Nathan compliments her. “Why don’t you go downstairs and play with Trent? He brought you the basketball set you’ve been asking for
Jamie can see an ambulance and a police car up ahead. She stops her car and gets out of it. Lincoln is sitting on a large rock while the paramedics apply first aid on him and a few police officers are getting his testimony. She received a call from Lincoln an hour ago that he’s been in an accident.“What happened?” She demands. “How did you get into an accident?”“Long story,” Lincoln mutters. “No one was hurt,” an officer says. “And the paramedics have applied first aid. The car is being towed away. You’re lucky, Doctor Jacobs.”Lincoln merely nods and throws a meaningful glance at Jamie. A paramedic approaches them and announces that they need to take Lincoln to the hospital. Lincoln is still shaken by the hallucination he saw earlier and had fainted. He was found later by a passerby who called the ambulance and the cops. Thankfully, he isn’t hurt but his mind can’t forget what he saw.The paramedics help him to get on a stretcher and carry him into the ambulance. Jamie climbs in w
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Anticipation has been rising over the next few days. Halsey notices that Nathan is staying out late a lot. He leaves really early in the morning and returns late which is worrying her. What’s he up to? She wonders. Nathan is tight lipped about his plans. The drug deal is going to take place the next night and he’s been in constant communication with Damien about it. Jamie has also been giving him tabs on Lincoln. Nathan wanted to tell Halsey about the accident but ultimately decided against it. Lincoln was discharged the day after the accident, setting Nathan’s plan in motion.“He’s seeing the psychiatrist I’ve recommended,” Jamie says one morning. She’s in his office at the hotel, reporting Lincoln’s activities to Nathan. “There’s been some interesting development.”“What is it?” Nathan frowns. Jamie takes out a file and puts it in front of him. “He’s suffering from an advanced stage of encephalitis,” Jamie says.“What the hell is that?”“It’s an inflammation of the brain. When th
Lincoln is in Doctor Pierce’s office, fidgeting. Doctor Pierce is a middle aged psychiatrist with smooth dark hair and lazy eyes. He observes his patient with interest, waiting for him to talk. “I saw them again,” Lincoln starts. “Last night…” “Them?” Doctor Pierce questions. “You saw more than one person this time?” Lincoln runs his fingers through his hair. Unbeknownst to him, Doctor Pierce glances at a small vase on the desk. There’s a tiny camera and a mic hidden in it. Nathan is hiding in the toilet, listening to the conversation through headphones. “My mom was there,” Lincoln admits. “She was whispering something. I don’t know what it was! Her lips were moving. Next to her was my old coach, Nelson. He died of a heart attack a few years ago!” “I see,” Pierce says and notes on a paper. “You keep seeing them. Why? What’s the reason?” “I-I was close to them,” Lincoln stammers. “How did your mother die? You mentioned that she passed away five years ago.” “She…she was killed by
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: The chapter mix up has been solved. This isn't a repeat chapter. Refer to my last chapter note! .......“The new school is so nice!” Jo chatters. “It’s got a large pool and a basketball court. I love themusic room too! And the teachers are really good to me. They don’t even complain when I bringUncle Gerald to class with me!”Halsey smiles as she ties Jo’s hair into a braid. They’re in Halsey and Nathan’s bedroom whereJo is chatting about her new school. She’s really excited to be there and has been talking aboutit.“Did you make any new friends there?” Halsey asks.“Lots of friends! I met Sasha, Suzy, Nial, Alex, and Abby! They’re really friendly. I think Alex likesme. He gave me extra chocolates today!”Halsey snickers. “Don’t let your dad hear that,” she says. “He’ll make the poor kid suffer.”Jo pouts but is soon busy playing with her doll while Halsey finishes braiding her hair.“There you go!” Halsey says. “It’s a pretty mermaid braid.”“Like th
*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
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
*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
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
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
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
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
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
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