Sarah's gaze narrowed as Agatha and Collins occupied the empty chairs at their table. Their smiles, lingering on their faces, seemed to hide something, which made Sarah's hands clench into fists. She raised her eyebrows against them, and Agatha smiled at her with a wave, making Sarah's blood boil with anger.Raymond glared at Sarah, and he felt a knot in his heart when he noticed the rage circulating in Sarah's eyes. He returned his gaze to Collins and Agatha, who were mouthing words to each other, and asked, his voice sounding harsh,“Why are you here? We didn't invite you.”Instead of answering the question, Agatha looked at them with a malicious grin and poured bitterly, without averting her gaze from Sarah,“It seems you guys are uncomfortable with our presence, but we don't give a damn shit about it, because we haven't wronged you.”Sarah's veins bulged into her forehead when Agatha's words hit her like a physical blow. Raymond noticed the tension bubbling within Sarah, and he su
When they got inside the car, Collins turned to Agatha, whose gaze was fixed on him in eager anticipation. He said, his voice calm yet carrying an ominous weight that sent a chill down her spine and alleviated her pounding heart,“Raymond isn’t someone we can murder easily because of the strict security guards always surrounding him. We must use Sarah to trap him since his heart still beats for her.”Agatha’s brows furrowed as she absorbed his words, her breath quickening slightly. The thought of involving Sarah made her uneasy, but she nodded, trusting Collins. He continued, his tone darker,“We’ll kidnap Sarah and threaten Raymond that if he doesn’t bring a huge sum of money for her rescue, we’ll end her life instantly. This plan will drag him forward without hesitation, because I know how he acts crazy and reckless when Sarah is in need of help.”Agatha's lips parted slightly, and she clenched her fists on her lap, her emotions teetering between fear and admiration for Collins' cun
When they got inside the car, Sarah heaved a deep sigh. She placed her hand on Raymond's hand, which made him look into her eyes. With a pleasant smile, she uttered,“I can't wait to be your wedded wife.”Her words surged through Raymond's heart, filling him with happiness and making him beam at her. He averted his gaze to the rearview mirror, started the engine, and uttered without looking at Sarah,“I'm very proud of you for your bravery in the presence of your enemies.”Raymond expected Sarah to respond, but her silence flustered him, and his mind raced with worry.He glanced at her, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips when he saw she had fallen into a deep sleep, like a newborn baby.Within a couple of minutes, Raymond pulled into the parking lot of his mansion and turned off the engine. He exited the car and carried Sarah in a bridal style, making his workers and bodyguards stare at him unblinkingly as he ascended the stairs to his bedroom.When he entered, he gently l
“Open your filthy eyes, Sarah!” one guard shouted as he poured cold water from a plastic bottle on Sarah’s face, which made her gasp for air as the coldness consumed her. Sarah slowly opened her eyes, but her vision was blurred, and she felt severe headache pain due to the substance she inhaled. Sarah's sight became clear; she tried to rise to her feet, but her heart pounded with fear when she discovered her hands had been tied to her back on a chair the same as her legs. She struggled to unchain herself by rubbing her hands hard, but the chain was tighter around her hands, which cut her deeper due to the continued rubbing. She stopped when she felt excessive pain with blood oozing from his hand. Her gaze paced around, and she saw the quads in a facemask in an uncompleted building, while another guard in a mask was standing in her face with a devilish grin on his lips.“Stop acting childish, because you can't break out of the chains." The guard hissed with no emotion, which made h
Sarah shook his head in disagreement, which made the guards around laugh ecstasies, glaring at her. Tears drenched in Sarah's eyes. She glared at the commander, and pleaded while tears were cascading down her cheeks like heavy rainfall. “Please promise me you won't hurt him when he comes.”“I give you my word." The commander assured, and he placed a phone in Sarah's ear as the call was going through. ******Mirk rampaged into the conference room where the board were having a meeting, his heart hamming against his chest.When he entered, the board members glared at him worriedly as he was sweating under the air conditioning, and they wondered what kind of message he carried that was making him sweat like that.Raymond glared at him worriedly, and he asked, “What kind of insolent behaviour is hat?" What's the problem?, and why didn't you let us finish this meeting? "Sorry, sir, but it's an emergency and is about Sarah," Mirk uttered.Raymond felt his heart hit his chest when he hea
“Boss, the money is inside the car. What's the next move?” Mike asked, staring at Raymond with a worried expression. Raymond silently took the keys from the driver's hand and entered the car.Raymond lowered the louvers, glared at Mike worriedly, and said, his voice sounding hurt due to Sarah's absence,“I've already contacted the police, but I don't want them to come after me since the kidnappers want me to be there alone. I will text you when I reach there, but make sure you lead the police so they can gather at every corner of the kidnappers' address I will send you.”“Are you sure about that, Boss? What if they end up hurting you?” Mike portrayed, glaring at Raymond with concern evident in his eyes.“Don't worry, I will come back safe with Sarah. Make sure you do as I've instructed you,” Raymond clarified, which made Mike nod with an encouraging expression. Raymond started the engine, pulling away from their sight.When he got to the main road, he stepped on it, driving recklessly
Sarah felt a gallop in her heart when she stared at the commander, who carried a devilish smile as if he was about to fire Raymond, and she uttered, while her eyes weighed down with tears.“Please, spare his life and take mine instead. You promised me you wouldn't hurt him; please fulfil your promise and free us, because I can't live without him.Sarah's words pierced through Raymond's heart like a stab. He glared at her worriedly, and intended to untire her, but the commander made him stop with a malicious glare, and he said, making Raymond’s fist clench,“Try to free her, and I will blow your brains out with the bullets without a thought.”The guards around let out a sinister laugh when they noticed Raymond's darkened face. The commander shifted his gaze towards Sarah, who was sobbing beside Raymond, and he mockingly said, “We aren't here for you, bitch, so I can't fulfil your promise, but if you can't live without his presence, then I suggest you hang out with me, and continue fr
Sarah sat on a couch in front of the emergency room in a hospital. Her head was bent down on her lap while her heart was pounding hard with fear, and tears were falling down her cheeks like heavy rainfall.Raymond has been in the emergency room for five hours, and she hasn't heard anything from the doctor after the police rushed him to the nearby hospital for treatment. “Ma’am, please, you have to eat something, and you have to be strong because my brother can survive this operation.” Linda's comforting voice broke through Sarah's sobs as she raised her teary eyes to look at her worried face, and she whimpered while her heart was weighing down with pains.“How do you expect me to eat when Raymond is fighting for his life inside without any news about his health? Everything's my fault, because if I hadn't called for him, none of this would have happened to him. I've regretted calling him, and if something happened to him, I won't be able to forgive myself, because Raymond is my worl
The night disappeared like a speeding train. Sarah waited for Raymond the whole night, but he didn't come, so she slept over and left the door unlocked.Sarah gasped awake to turn off the ringing alarm that echoed in her ears from the edge of the bed.She blinked several times, rubbed her eyes, and a yawn escaped from her lips as she stretched her body.She turned around, and her eyes widened in pleasant surprise as she saw Raymond sleeping soundly like a baby.Raymond held onto Sarah’s nightgown in his sleep, and Sarah grinned when she saw that.She gently removed her gown from Raymond's arms, intending to head to the bathroom without waking him up.Meanwhile, Raymond felt it when the gown slipped through his fingers, but he didn't open his eyes, pretending to still be asleep.He grinned when he noticed Sarah’s intention of sneaking away from him quietly.Just as Sarah was about to step down from the bed, Raymond grabbed her from behind, making her flinch. She fell into Raymond’s arm
“You are only considered to be in this house because of the child you're carrying for Raymond.I don't even think that the pregnancy you claim is for Raymond is true or not, so don't even think of calling yourself a mistress in this house. Raymond saw you, but he chose me to be his queen, and I deserve that position from him, but not a greedy lady like you,” Sarah exclaimed with a mocking grin as she looked at Lucy, who was filled with anger.Lucy’s heart twisted painfully in her chest, making her look at Sarah with reddened eyes as she felt her heart racing.She stepped closer to Sarah, gripped onto her cloth, and ranted,“I will deal with you today, you bastard.”“Let go of me. Leave me alone,” Sarah sputtered while trying hard to shove Lucy’s hands from her cloth, but Lucy’s grip was firm, and she was shaking Sarah with all her might, wanting to grab Sarah’s hair, but Sarah was defending herself.Their voices grew louder in the hall, catching the workers' and Raymond’s attention.T
Sarah pulled over at the parking lounge of Raymond’s mansion. Her eyes were dry from the drenched tears.She felt she had cried enough already and needed to accept the problems that had erupted in her relationship. She had to look forward and take her enemies down.“Linda has promised to uncover Lucy’s true colors, so I must be strong for myself because I have a lot to focus on—the company and reclaiming my properties,” Sarah uttered with determination in her eyes. She heaved a deep sigh to calm her nerves and accept her fate.She stepped down from the car and threw the keys to the driver standing at the lounge. The driver greeted her with an excited grin, exposing his white teeth, and Sarah responded with a wave as she passed by him, heading toward the door leading to the hall.Sarah intended to leave the house and live with Linda because of Lucy. She presumed Lucy would be troublesome and wasn’t ready to tolerate her nonsense.Sarah had deliberated on it with Linda, but Linda sugges
Collins grabbed his phone as he sat comfortably on the seat with a jovial expression. He was happy that he had completed the contract with the clients and that things would move according to his plans.The company will get huge exposure in multiple countries, and that will multiply our income, making me successful.“I have reached a milestone by securing foreign investors, but I still have my biggest dream to achieve.The huge one I’ve been aiming for. I must find a way to convince Agatha as soon as possible.She must hand over everything to me because I'm the man who can protect the properties. And if that happens, that will be the end of the journey for them,” Collins mouthed with determination in his eyes as he ran his hand through his hair in frustration.He pulled out his phone from his pocket and intended to call Agatha to update her on their contract.He dialed her number, and the line indicated it was going through.“Hello, honey,” Agatha said in a soft voice.“Hi, honey, I ha
Sarah pulled over at Linda's apartment. Her heart was weighed down with the pain of heartbreak, and she had been crying her eyes out.The idea of leaving Raymond for Lucy and the problems arising in their relationship felt like a stab in her heart.She gripped the steering wheel, lowered her head onto it as tears cascaded down her cheeks, and whimpered in sobs."Why do I always get hurt when it comes to love? Why can't I find true love? What have I done to nature? Nature is being unfair to me."Meanwhile, Linda was awakened. She walked to the glass window and rolled over the curtains blocking the sunrays, but her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed Sarah’s car parked in front of her apartment.She squinted through the glass to see if she could spot Sarah, but a twinge of pain pricked her heart when she saw Sarah with her head lowered onto the wheel. From the distant view, Linda discovered Sarah was weeping due to the quivering of her body.Consumed with worry, she hurried outsid
Collins paced back and forth in his office with a worried expression on his face.He had been swamped with worries and fear of Raymond and Sarah’s intentions to avenge them and take over the properties from them.The properties were his priority and the main motive for being in Agatha's life because he had committed crimes that could send him to jail. He had invested his life into the properties, so he didn't want them to reclaim them until his plans for the properties were secured.Collins intended to transfer the properties into his name so that he could sell half of them and disappear from the country. He knew Agatha wasn't the rightful heir to the properties, and the truth could come out at any time, or they could dump him if he didn't think outside the box and get his share.He had consulted Agatha about his plans and intended to convince her to transfer the properties to him so he could manage them properly. But Agatha refused, telling him not to act greedy because her mother di
“Uncle, I don't want to sound harsh on you, but Lucy cannot stay with us. I don't want any misunderstanding in this house because I know she is troublesome.She can't stay here, and that's my final decision as the owner of the house,” Raymond poured with reddened eyes towards Mr. Tyson, who was looking at him unblinkingly.Mr. Tyson's veins bulged on his neck as he felt ashamed of how Raymond spoke to him in the presence of the ladies. He abhorred it when people talked back at him and tried to turn him down.“I don't care about your decisions because you don't know the consequences of them. You are blinded by unfaithful love, so you don't care about your reputation. You don't care about the family reputation, including the companies.How would people think if they discovered that you are not living with the woman you impregnated but are hanging around with a different woman?” Mr.Tyson poured.“I don't care about people's opinions about my personal life. I don't care how they judge me
Mr. Lawson wiped off a stain from his mouth with a tissue after finishing the food. He caught a glimpse of Raymond who was glaring at him with a predatory look, and he gave him a taunt smile which made Raymond avert his eyes from him.He knew his actions were getting on Raymond's nerves, and if he didn't start talking Raymond would barked at him soon. “Hope you are done?” Mr. Lawson uttered, as he glared at Mr. Maxwell in anticipation. “Yes, we can talk now” Maxwell replied and Raymond stared at them in a way which tells that he is waiting for them to speak. Mr. Lawson caught the signal in Raymond's piercing eyes, and he began, pulling out a document from his suitcase. “We have already arranged everything with Collins, and his finance relating to what we are offering them. We did a deep investigation about their company, and we discovered that they desire to expose their company to different countries, but haven't gotten investors to partner with them. We also discovered that t
Raymond stole a glance at Sarah at the dining table as she was sitting quietly. She had the cutlery between her hands, and was playing with it on the food in front of her. From the look on her face she was lost in a deep thought which made Raymond's heart raise with worries, and he wondered what Sarah was thinking about.Raymond had stared at her for a long period of time since he joined her on the table, but she hadn't spoken to him or taken in some bite of the food she prepared for him. Raymond felt a bitter taste in his mouth looking at Sarah who was moody from the worry look in her eyes, and he dropped the cutlery on the table.“Honey!” Raymond called her with a soft voice, expecting a response from Sarah, but she didn't even short him a glare, as she continued playing with the cutlery in her hand. Raymond rolled his eyes in frustration as he felt his heart twisted painful on his chest, because of Sarah's condition. He promised Sarah that he would never hurt her or make her cr