"Charles, so this is why you didn't want me to go on that vacation with you?" Fiona asked after storming into the living room."What are you talking about?" He asked."I'm talking about this," she said and smashed a newspaper with the headline,' Is Charles Parker and His Ex-Wife Rekindling Old Flames?' Onto the center table.As soon as Charles' eyes fell on the headline, he asked, "Where did you get this?" "Does it matter where I got it from? Instead, you should tell me what you were doing with that cheap harlot," she fumed, pointing to the image on the newspaper front page that showed Charles and Tracy in a rather close shot photo."Watch your tongue, Fiona, How dare you call her names?" Charles said, throwing up a defense for Tracy."Oh, so you now defend her huh? Why don't you also just tell me that you slept with her while on that stupid vacation of yours?" Fiona swiftly countered her husband."Well, I don't give a damn what you think. I only refunded for you to come along becaus
"So, what brings you here?" Chris asked, seated on the edge of his living room couch."Are you at least going to ask me to come in or something?" Charles asked, standing right in front of the main entrance door to the living room from outside."Why are you making things awkward? You're welcome here and you always have. You decided to stay away from us, so I don't get why you would want to be asked to come in before you do," Chris said.Albert, who had gone to get the tea, returned with three cups of tea and an extra bread and egg for Charles.He placed them on the table and said, "We were about to have breakfast before you knocked. There you go," he added and pushed a cup of tea and bread towards the direction of Charles."Look, that can wait. I'm sorry for everything," he said, trying to apologize to his friends."I know I took things a little personal and overreacted, but I'm sorry," he added in a low tone. Then moved to the couch and sat down.Albert on the other hand was already e
"Tracy, what's going on?" June asked.Tracy was seated on the rooftop of her new house in Purple City, taking shade under a tent while she looked through the city. And intermittently gazed at her phone that was beside her."And why have you come to sit here all by yourself?" June asked."Well, I just felt like coming out here," she responded."But why? Besides, I had to rush down from the studio just to come here because I heard you didn't report to work yesterday and today. What's going on?" June asked and sat on a chair next to Tracy."Isn't it obvious? Can't you see the harm that your brother wants to cause me?" She queried."Are you talking about the news making the rounds about your supposed reunion? Come on Tracy. I thought you'd know better. Those headlines are just hearsay and you and I know that none of that is true," June said."Your role at Channel 24/7 Live is very paramount. So you should not let petty rumors like these weigh you down. You are in the media too and know ho
"What in God's name is the meaning of this?" Albert asked after he reentered the living room from the kitchen.Chris stood in front of the main entrance door gazing at Leonardo who was about to enter the living room."Can you explain to us what this is?" Albert said and lifted his phone to the face of Charles and then to the face of Chris."What! What's this supposed to mean?" Chris asked.Albert had chanced on the news of Tracy and Charles' rumoured reunion that had made the headlines."Charles, what is going on here?" Chris asked and pointed to the screen of Albert's phone that showed an image of Tracy and Charles in a close-up photo with the caption 'Purple Island Wonders: Charles Parker Reunites With His Ex-Wife'"Well, that story is mixed up. I haven't been in touch with the lady in question till I bumped into her recently when I was on vacation with my parents," Charles said."You were on a vacation? Wait, is that why you talk of getting back with Tracy?" Albert asked."What? Ge
"Good day, sir. You're welcome. How have you been?" Mrs Briggs asked Cyril who had come to the house.Out of excitement, she greeted the visitor first when it should have been the other way around."Good day. I've been well and I trust you are doing great as well," Cyril responded."So, what can I get you? There's wine, champagne, juice and there's even food. I made chicken stew with some rice and there's also some fries with chicken. What would you prefer?" Mrs Briggs asked in an excited tone."I do appreciate the gesture Mum, but I'm okay," Cyril responded politely."Oh, son, you can't come to your mother's house," she paused when she realized she was talking too much."I mean I'm like a mother to Tracy and being a friend of hers means I could consider you my son too. That said, I don't think it's right to come to your mother's house without taking anything," she rephrased her expression."I do agree with you, but in all honesty, I'm okay. I had some rice and chicken after work befo
For someone who was part of the media space and the big-time owner of a media outlet, being in the news for the wrong reasons could jeopardize your future.And that was the case of Tracy who was facing a serious backlash from the public.Her recent interaction with fans had gotten her into the bad books of lovers of her show and now she was paying dearly for her actions.She had slapped a fan at the mall and shouted at another for wanting to take pictures with her.And to make matters worse, her staff and workers at Channel 24/7 Live gave her a look when she reported to work."Why was everyone looking at me like that?" Tracy asked Louisa in her office."Isn't it obvious? The recent headlines apart from the one involving your ex have it that you slapped two fans who approached you for a photo and shouted at another," Louisa informed her."You know how this media industry works. Your competitors are waiting for your slightest mistake to strike. And considering your line of actions in re
Cyril had been to the office of Tracy to talk to her. He felt her actions had given their channel some bad press and expressed his displeasure at the turn of events."In all honesty, your behavior has caused damage to us to some extent," Cyril said."Some of the sponsors and partners of some of our shows have threatened to cancel their deal with us if we don't fix the mess," he revealed."Already, one of our main sponsors who sponsors your show has pulled out. They have cancelled their deal with us because of what happened between you and the fans," Cyril further announced."And all efforts to get them to stay proved futile so we had to let them go," he added."Well, I must admit that I have acted so wrong and unprofessionally in the past few days. I let my emotions get the better part of me and the consequences are already hitting us hard," Tracy said."It's rather unfortunate that we have already lost one of our sponsors because of what I did. But I will fix this," Tracy said."But
Social media had been set ablaze after Tracy's last show.From the look of things, her public outcry for mercy over her misconduct towards the fans had been received with welcoming hearts and minds.Perhaps she had a point when she told Cyril that she had a plan because that plan seemed to have worked."I can't believe she had to go through that ordeal at the hands of her wicked ex-husband," one person wrote in the comments section of the Ties That Bind Facebook page."Some men are so heartless and inhumane. You put a woman through hell and you still turn your back and cause her more trouble by faking to be her fan and asking for a picture?" Another also commented."There must be laws in this country to jail people like your ex-husband. I'm sorry you had to go through all that and still have the courage to host a show that tackles relationship issues. I remember seeing the viral video of you falling into the pool and it was disheartening," another person who had seen Tracy's viral vid
Three years after their marriage, Tracy got pregnant with her second child and everyone was happy for them.She was also back on TV and won several awards for her show and her TV station.Her uncle Uriel and Mrs Briggs hit it off and were together as lovers. The two found comfort in each other's company and lived in Tracy's house since Tracy moved in with her husband.Tracy took charge of the Parker enterprise and the company made a comeback and took the number one spot on the market yet again.She made sure to maintain Rupert and Stacy after she heard of their wonderful input in the past.Tracy made Jason her chauffeur and gave him one of the bedrooms in her father's house since most of the rooms were empty.Jason was made head over David, Matilda, Theophilus and the other aides who still worked at the Parker house.June and Jean lived in harmony with the aides.The two were now working at the Parker company together with their sister after Tracy thought it was pointless for them t
Two weeks passed and Tracy was a little sober due to the information she got from her lawyer.Her lawyer had advised that she get Mr Parker arrested first, before arraigning him for court and eventually getting him behind bars.Tracy had received assurance from her lawyer that the evidence was enough to win the court case and punish Mr Parker.On a sunny day when the sun was making some people wear extra layers of sunscreen just to prevent the rays of the sun from having direct contact with their skin, Tracy didn't seem to care much.She only had a cap on and in her company were two police officers, Jason and Uriel.Mr Edward Parker was seated on the couch, while Jean sat in another filing her nails."Tracy, what a pleasant surprise," Eddy said the moment he saw Tracy who entered with a laptop in her left armpit and a photo portrait in her right hand."I wish, what brought me here is as pleasant as you claim my visit," Tracy said."Tracy, language," Uriel said. "What uncle? Let me spe
"June, is everything okay? For the past two days you have been indoors without saying a word to anyone," Jean said immediately as she entered her sister's room.June sat in one corner of her bedroom, her hair was begging for the feel of a comb. As tears rolled down her soft cheeks."June, will you say something already? Your silence is killing me," Jean said. But her sister would still not utter a word."Anyway, I went to visit Mother yesterday and she asked to see you," she informed her sister.Jean realized her sister would not say anything but cry. So she left her side.Three minutes later, Jean entered with her Dad and said, "Father, June has been like this for hours. She won't say anything to me,"Eddy moved towards June and just as he was about to grab her shoulder, she said, "Don't you dare touch me,""June! What has come over you? Why do you talk to your father like that?" She queried her sister.Eddy's eyes were wide open as waves of shock went down his body. If anyone woul
"Good day, Tracy," the lawyer greeted and entered Tracy's house. She walked her in and offered her a seat. Tracy dashed off to the kitchen to get some drinks for her lawyer when she heard the doorbell ring. "Don't worry, I got it," Uriel said and walked to the door to check who had knocked."Who is it?" Tracy asked at the top of her voice while she was in the kitchen.But there was no response from her uncle.Tracy walked back into the living room with a Tray supporting an apple juice and a glass.Slowly, she lowered the drink onto the coffee table next to the lawyer while she kept her eyes on the guest who had been walked in by her uncle."Careful with that," Uriel said when he realized his niece almost dropped the Tray on the floor."Right," she responded and shifted her attention to the drink for a second and then back to the guest."It's you! Where have you been and how did you know where I live?" Tracy queried.The guest was none other than Jason."I'm so sorry Lawyer," Tracy a
"Tracy, what's going on?" June called me saying something that I could not quite understand. "What's the matter?" Louisa asked."Cyril tells me you have not been to the office in days now. Is everything okay?" She asked.Tracy stood on the edge of the couch, with her legs on the seat on the chair as she watched Louisa talk."Tracy, won't you say anything?" She asked after her friend refused to say a word, ""Uncle, you are here. Good day sir," Louisa greeted the second she saw Uriel."Good day, my daughter. How have you been and most importantly, how's your baby girl doing?" He asked."I'm doing well uncle and Tracy is also doing quite well. I would have brought her here but Mrs Briggs advised she's too young to be taken out," she responded."That's fine. I'm sure eventually we would get to see her," he added."Uncle," she called the attention of Uriel. "Yes, my child," he responded swiftly."Why is Tracy like this? Why won't she say anything to me?" She asked.Tracy's phone lying on
"What the hell are you doing here?" Tracy asked June immediately as she walked in."Errm, what's that supposed to mean? What's going on?" She asked."What is that supposed to mean? This is my house and I don't want you here. So just get out," Tracy screamed. The noise from the living room drew Uriel's attention and he rushed down to the hall."What's going on here?" He asked. "Oh, uncle, you are here," June said."I just got here and Tracy would not let me even sit. She just asked me to leave without provocation," June explained.Uriel got the drift and understood why his niece was asking June to leave. He walked to Tracy and held her by the shoulder and said, "Child, you don't need to vent your anger on her. She has done nothing wrong,""I just don't care uncle," Tracy said and removed her uncle's hand from her shoulder."I don't want her here and that is final," she added and turned away.While she looked away, the doorbell rang and it was Henry."Good day uncle," he greeted. "Goo
"You mean Jason has been sending you anonymous letters? Why didn't you say anything to me?" Uriel asked Tracy."Well, I didn't know who he was until you just disclosed his name. And I didn't think anything serious of the letters till he made some revelations to me," Tracy said.Uriel, who was seated on a chair, got up and walked slowly towards Tracy and asked, "What revelations?" Tracy, feeling broken and hurt, paused for a second to allow the tears to roll down her face."My child, you have barely said anything. Why are you crying? What did Jason say to you?" He asked."Come on darling. I'm your uncle, you can talk to me," he insisted after his niece went mute suddenly."Tracy, would you talk to me? What is the problem?" He asked again after noticing the sobbing of Tracy had intensified.He reached for a tissue on the center table and slowly he started to wipe her tears."Jason told me some things that are still shaking my world," she finally broke her silence hesitantly."He did? W
"Father, it's been days since our mother was taken away and you've not made any effort to go and see her," Jean said immediately as she walked in on her father in the living room."I thought you loved her? So what changed so suddenly that you seem not to care about her again?" She asked.Eddy got up from his chair, looked at the face of his daughter and then paced up and down without saying a word."Father, I thought you were going to say something?" She asked again."And what is there to say? I'd be lying to myself if I told you that I'm even thinking straight," Eddy responded swiftly."First, my sister does the unthinkable and now she is behind bars. Then my wife. Not forgetting the mess at the Parker company as we speak, and you dare ask about your mother?" He asked"Where do I even start from? I've lost everything," he said as water formed in his eyes."You can start anywhere, father. Make some calls, and talk to some of your influential people. I don't know but just do something.
A week passed.Tracy paced up and down the living room.Her nanny had gone to be with Louisa while June was with her family.Brooks was all alone contemplating whether or not to go and meet the anonymous fellow who had been sending her letters.The previous night, Tracy received yet another letter from this unknown person instructing her to meet up in a secluded environment."Why would this person want to meet me in the woods? As if his identity was not mysterious enough, this fellow wants me to meet up in the forest. Why the forest of all places?" She said out loud since she was the only person at home."What if the person is evil? Or has some devilish motive? Why on earth should a meet-up in the woods be appropriate and not anywhere open here in the city?" Tracy struggled with mind-boggling questions as she kept moving up and down the room."But what If the person is real and has genuine intentions? I guess my mind is playing tricks on me," she said."Well, I can never be too care