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Immediately Damien said those words, Harriett removed her phone from her ears and ended the call. Throwing her phone on the kitchen counter as her heart raced.A few years ago, those words would have meant the world to her but now, she preferred not hearing it. How did it take him that long to finally fall in love with her and why was it only happening after she left? Harriett’s mind was a mess as she slumped on the kitchen stool. Five minutes later, she adjusted her position and recollected herself. As she took her phone and headed to her room, a smile appeared on her face.“It’s a good thing he loves me. It will only make my revenge more hurtful.” **“Harriett? Are you in there?” A knock on the door stirred her from her sleep and she jumped out of the bed when she recognized the voice to be her mother’s. “Goodness, Harriett. What were you doing last night to make you sleep in?” Ha Young asked as Harriett yawned and cleaned her eyes, getting rid of the dizziness.“Slept in? What
Tony was about giving Damien a befitting reply Damien’s phone suddenly rang out loud, putting a pause to their conversation. Damien who was so invested in the conversation he was about having with Tony wanted to end the call but after seeing who the caller was, he hurriedly swiped on his phone. “I found it, Damien. I found the fucker that was behind those pictures!” Adrian’s tone was enough to make him know that he wasn’t joking. Without even saying a word to Harriett, Damien ran out of her house like a mad man, tucking his phone into his pocket. He would come back the next day to see Addison. With how he left the house, Harriett thought that there was an emergency at the company and even though she wanted to ask, she held herself back. After that little drama she had put on with Tony, she was surprised that Damien wasn't phased by it. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. But, if he was, he certainly knew how to hide his emotions perfectly.Thankfully, the traffic on the streets on New Y
“What do you think?” Harriett twirled in front of her mother. It was her first day at her father’s company since the divorce and she was already feeling nervous. She was dressed in a beige colored gown that stopped a bit below her knees, a black kimono and a matching beige heels to go with the dress while her hair was packed in a neat pony tail and paired with silver jewelries. “Stunning, Su Ji. You look perfect.” Her mother praised, sensing how tensed she was. When she heard that Harriett had agreed to resume work at the office, she was extremely happy. She knew that it was exactly what Harriett needed to get her mind off Damien now that she was in the same city with him.“You’ve got this, Harriett. You’ve got this.” She took a deep breath and walked out of her room with her mother following beside her.When she got to the living room, her father was already waiting for her. The Edwards family owned over twenty hotels around the world and we’re also known for their success in
“Adrian?” Harriett’s face instantly turned pale as she stared at her long time friend. After the incident four years ago, she completely cut all ties with Adrian as she couldn’t face him out of total embarrassment and guilt.“Well, this isn’t the reaction I was expecting.” Adrian laughed and walked to the chair. “Aren’t you happy to see me, Harri?” “What are you doing here, Adrian? H-how did you find me?” She sat down slowly, playing nervously with her fingers.“Mother told me that you have returned to the company so, I decided to pay you a visit since you decided to cut me out of your life.” Adrian forced a smile, making Harriett feel even worse than she already did.“You should have called at least, Harriett. You cutting me out like that only made it look like the accusations were true. That was a really selfish move on your part, you know.” Adrian chuckled sadly, his eyes filled with hurt as he stared at Harriett. He had to admit, she had changed a lot and the good part was that
Damien had barely made it out of the building when his phone rang. He already knew the consequences of his action before he went ahead with it but this time, he was determined to face whatever was coming.“Damien, have you suddenly gone mad?!” His mother yelled through the phone as soon as the call went through. “Mum, can you listen to me first-”“Do not tell me to listen, Damien! What has come over you? It’s that bitch, isn’t it? She’s the one manipulating you, isn’t it?” Stacy said, her body shaking in anger.Damien leaned back on his car seat and pinched the bridge of his nose. If only she would let him explain himself.“Come home immediately!” She said and hung up. Just as that call ended, his phone buzzed and this time it was his brother calling. Damien already knew why he was calling so he declined the call and drove to his parent’s house.**“You didn’t tell me that Damien already agreed to the marriage, Evelyn! Gosh! I can’t wait for the wedding.” Her mother squealed happil
“I missed you, Evelyn.” Damien forced the words out of his throat as his face squeezed in disgust. He released his hold on her arm a bit, only touching her lightly.Evelyn on the other hand, couldn’t believe her ears. When the words left Damien’s lips, she had to pinch herself repeatedly to be sure that she wasn’t dreaming. When it was confirmed that he actually said those words, a victorious smile appeared on her face and she pushed herself deeper into the hug. “I missed you too, Damien.” She whimpered, smiling evilly as she rested her head on his shoulders.A few moments later, Damien pulled away from the hug and wore a fake smile on his face.“Come on.” He pulled her into the house and made her wait in the living room as he went into his own room to freshen up.He had barely finished changing into new clothes when she knocked on his door.'Why the fuck did she follow me up here?' He groaned, wondering why she couldn't just wait a few minutes for him downstairs.“Give me a m
Harriett turned off the engine and pulled her seatbelt out before leaning in to pick Adrian from the back seat. Thankfully, she hadn’t been noticed by the newly engaged couple so she quickly shut the car door and walked towards them… really slowly. She held Addison in her arms and let Adrian walk on his own which was him pretty much running as he couldn’t wait to meet his father. Damien parked his car and was about stepping out when he saw a woman and two children. When he looked further, he realized that it was none other than Harriett and his children. Damien felt his heart jump out of his chest as instant fear gripped him but, he maintained his composure nonetheless.Evelyn, on the other hand, saw that his attention was fixed at a particular direction and turned to see what it was that he was so focused on. When she did, she was met with a very pleasing sight. Today would make it a week since the challenge was made and Harriett was still unable to make Damien get on his knees. Ins
As Harriett drove off with the twins, it was finally just Evelyn and Damien that were left at the parking lot. Getting up from his knees, Damien finally remembered that he wasn’t alone and that Evelyn had been there all along. “Evel-” “We’ll talk about it later. Your parents are waiting.” Evelyn said with a straight face and walked towards the front door of the mansion. “Welcome. I didn’t expect you guys to be this late.” Stacy forced a smile out as she reluctantly gave Evelyn a side hug. “We had a small situation.” Damien answered and Stacy immediately understood that they must have bumped into Harriett and the twins. That made her feel happy as she knew that her son must have fallen at Harriet’s feet in front of Evelyn once again. Judging from the scowl on Evelyn’s baked face, she wasn’t wrong. “Errm.. thank you for inviting me over, mother. I can call you that, right? I mean, we’re about to be family so..” She laughed, pretending to like or care about Damien’s family. All the
“What just happened?” Rachael said as soon as he walked out. She had been eavesdropping on their conversation for a while. Not that you could blame her. They were being extremely loud so she didn’t even have to try. “Not now, Rachael.” He groaned, dragging his feet to the minibar. “Don’t walk away from me, Tony. Not after what just happened!” She scolded, pulling him back by his arms. She stepped in front of him and let out a frustrated sigh, running her hand through her hair. “I swear, you both stress the fuck out of me.” She hissed. “Listen, I don’t care what she did to you, all I know is that she’s not leaving this house. You’re acting rashly because you’re angry. When you calm down, you’re going to hate yourself so, you’re going to take a break in my room and have a long nap while I speak to Lily. When you wake up, you can speak to her again. At least you’ll be a lot calmer then.” She said, rubbing the side of his arms assuringly. Tony groaned but succumbed and walked away, st
After his conversation with Rachael, Tony returned to Lily but she was nowhere to be found. The sound of running water in the bathroom informed him that she was having a shower. He then decided to leave so that she could have some privacy but, as he was about to leave, his phone rang.Looking at the caller, his jaw tightened in anger.It was Louis.After a few rings, he picked up but said nothing, waiting for him to speak.“Tony! I have great news.” He started and Tony hummed, walking out of Lily’s room as he didn’t want her knowing he was involved with Louis.“I just had a meeting with Mehdi.” Tony paused in his tracks and he wondered if he had judged Louis wrongly.Was he really going to tell him about his conversation with Mehdi? If that was the case then, Louis might not be as bad as he thought.“Really? What was it about?” He asked, now in his room. He shut the door and sat at the edge of the bed, listening attentively to Louis.“Well, I managed to get on his good books once aga
Tony sat on his bed, his AirPods plugged in and Lily sleeping peacefully on his lap. He had been making plans on how to bring Mehdi to justice with the help of Louis when his phone beeped, telling him that Louis was on the move. He initially ignored it as Louis was always on the move but when he saw where his location was, he took out his AirPods and listened in on their conversation.At first, he thought it was a part of Louis’s plan to help him out and probably get something on Mehdi but, as he listened in, he realized that he was wrong.Louis was betraying him a few hours after their conversation.Not that he didn’t expect it. Men like Louis weren’t to be trusted and he knew that. The only reason he was too bothered initially was because he knew he had Louis’s phone tapped so if he tried to deceive him, he would already be aware.“Well, that was quicker than expected.” He whispered and chuckled lightly before carefully taking Lily’s head to a pillow and leaving the room.“Rachael!”
“It’s the fucking Snakers, man.” Immediately the words left Raphael’s mouth, Tony's shoulders fell and his head dropped to the headboard.“And I hired him into my company without knowing about this.” He hissed, ruffling his hair out of anger and annoyance.“I should have been more careful for fuck’s sake. I put her life in danger by not being careful enough.”“That’s in the past now though, man. She’s out of danger and now we know not to be careless with things like this.” Raphael cut him off, to stop Tony from blaming himself.Tony nodded and returned his hands to the steering wheel. “You’re right. What I have to do now is find him and make sure he apologizes to her. Knowing Lily, she’s probably losing her mind right now thinking something bad has happened to him.” He said with a stressed sigh.“I can imagine how betrayed she’d feel when she learns the truth.” He added. “Anyway, thank you for your help, Raphael. I really appreciate it.” He thanked him and ended the call.**“I swear
Later that day….Tony walked into the private booth of a famous club a few minutes away from his house, where he had agreed to meet with his guest. He was ushered in by a waiter who pointed to the guest who had been waiting, his back to Tony.Tony thanked the waiter and headed to the couch where his guest was seated. As soon as he got there, the face of the guest lighted up and he leaned forward.“I was shocked to learn that you wanted us to meet. I was convinced it was a prank but, seeing you here, It’s obvious I was wrong.” He said with a smirk on his lips.“Like I said, this meeting is overdue. It has been on my mind for a while now.” Tony replied, his face as hard as stone. He then exhaled and leaned forward.“I have an offer for you, Louis.” He said calmly and Louis’s eyes widened but he quickly composed himself and crossed his legs.“You’re not going to give me money and tell me to stay away from Lily, are you? You should know that’s not going to work by now.” He laughed, his to
TWO HOURS BEFORE THE VISIT TO THE POLICE STATION “Do you think going to see the commissioner is going to change anything? He has probably been bought over by Mehdi or one of the big politicians involved in Mehdi’s dirty business. You might be putting yourself at risk by going there.” Raphael said over the phone to Tony who was now sitting in his car, about leaving for the police station. After their first call, Raphael called again a few minutes later. “But I have to do something, man. I can’t let that prick keep getting away every damn time.” Tony sighed, hitting his steering wheel angrily. “I suggest we come up with a plan then. We lost one of our best chances to catch him for good which was when you found Lily in his basement. It would have been game over if you had a spy camera to film the whole thing or, even better, cover its life. That way, he won’t be able to lie his way out and it would be game over for everyone in it with him cause I am a hundred percent sure he wouldn’t
Lily stirred awake, her body feeling lighter than the previous day. She looked around the room and noticed that it was awfully quiet and Tony was nowhere to be found.She was sure he had slept next to her.“He might be downstairs.” She thought as she headed to the bathroom to get freshened up and ready for the day. She knew that there was no point in going to the hospital as Tony had made it abundantly clear the previous day that she would be staying away from the hospital for a while.She agreed with him. She wasn’t ready to relive the previous day.When she was done, she headed downstairs dressed in casual jean shorts and a black t-shirt to match.Entering the dining room, she was met with Rachael who had her utensils in hand but her mind was elsewhere.“Rachael?” Lily called out softly but it fell on deaf ears. She cleared her throat and called again, waving her hands before her face this time around.“Rachael…” This time around, Rachael blinked and looked up.“Oh, Lily.” She calle
Tony looked at Lily and sighed once again. She looked weak and tired. Her clothes had been stained and rumpled thanks to the floor Mehdi left her on. “She needs a bath.” Rachael pointed out as if reading his mind. “Hmm.” Tony nodded. “What do we do then? Wake her up? She looks really tired though.” He said in a calm voice, sounding exhausted himself. “I’ll be gentle with her. She needs a bath to help her sleep properly. If she goes to bed like this she’ll only wake up much later. You know Lily is a clean freak.” Rachael added when she saw that Tony didn’t want to wake Lily up because of how tired she looked. “I don’t know…” He sighed but Rachael touched his arm and smiled assuringly. “Don’t worry, Tony. I’ll be gentle with her and I’ll make she doesn’t hit her head on a “Alright then. I’ll take a shower myself and come back in an hour.” Tony said before leaving the room. Once he was out, Rachael tapped Lily lightly until she stirred in her sleep. Her eyelids fluttered and slowly
“We finally meet, Draco. I have been trying to catch you for years.” Rico said with a smirk as he pulled out his police ID and shoved it in Mehdi’s face. Rico was a detective who had been in charge of a few cases that related to the Snakers gang and each time he thought he was finally close to catching them, he was faced with a stumbling block even his superiors advised and warned him against going them. After several failed attempts at getting them, he realized that the problem was their leader. He understood that the gang leader was someone powerful which was why everyone in the police force, including the commander was scared to touch him. He knew if they really wanted to, they would have caught them a long time ago. It annoyed him to see that they were turning a blind eye to the killing and crisis the gang caused daily just because their leader was someone powerful. Just a few months ago, he also found out that they were involved in the massive human trafficking of young