Dylan felt bad for Katrina’s outburst. He could not blame her for how she felt. She had angrily left with the kids in her car, not bothering about him.When Dylan finally got home, the house was eerily quiet. He had been scared for a minute that Katrina had left with the kids. He strolled to the kids room to find them fast asleep on their beds.Dylan gave a sigh of relief as he walked towards his room. He halted when he was close to Katrina’s room. He didn’t have a doubt that she was inside since the kids were in.He contemplated with himself on knocking on the door and after a few minutes he gave in.Katrina opened the door with a glare on her face. She had been waiting for her nanny Dalia to honor the invitation she had given her but Dalia was yet to show up.Her face scrunched up in annoyance when she met Dylan outside her room. Katrina stared at him without uttering a word.Dylan realized she was giving him the silent treatment. He composed himself, hoping Katrina would see the si
Katrina woke up feeling a lot better. Waking up to her two children tucked under her arms was one of the best feelings in the world. She felt more relaxed and within her elements. She felt like the Katrina she was until Dylan had thrusted himself into her life.Without the nanny, Katrina was more than happy to help her kids get ready. They took quite a lot of time but it was fun. The way Joanna would run around with the bed covers while Jeremy somehow had his car toy with him, tracing it everywhere in her room.It had been a real battle before she had been able to get them to brush their teeth, before helping them with their bath.Once done, they all headed downstairs for breakfast like old times. Only this time, it wasn’t going to just be the three of them seated for breakfast. Dylan was already seated at the head of the table with a coffee in head, reading a newspaper.Katrina was quite shocked since she didn’t know anyone still read the newspaper. After all they lived in a digital
Katrina had prepared Joanna and Jeremy for their ballet dance which was going to be happening in four hours. Every year, Katrina had enrolled her kids in a ballet fundraising scheme for children.For the fundraising, the kids would dance to different ballet tunes, showcasing their skills as a ballet dancer and every year Katrina made sure they attended/Not because they were doing it for charity but because her kids genuinely enjoyed doing it. Joanna would dance around in her ballet dress and sandals, screaming at the top of her voice that she was a ballet princess and today was no different as Katrina tried to get them ready.She quickly sent a text to Dylan, reminding him of the event. It was something which meant a lot to the kids and Joanna with Jeremy haven’t stopped gloating about how their daddy would he present to watch them.Only few dads ever showed up to the event. The hall was always crowded with parents. 80% women and 20% men which was a poor number compared to the number
The event went by quicker than expected. The children had given their routine dance, poems, riddles which they had made the parents answer and then a final dance to close the event.And Katrina was proud that her children had participated in every single presentation that had been displayed for the event. They both stood out and on several occasion when she glanced at Dylan, he wore a proud look on his face.One could see his ego boost up by the fact that his kids were the most talented on the stage. Joanna had even made the crowd almost tear up and mother’s coo at Dylan at the final dance when she threw him a kiss, making a heart with her hands.Dylan had caught the kiss, placing it on his cheek before making the same heart sign and Katrina had unconsciously found herself smiling at the scene. To anyone outside, they were the perfect family and maybe they were to their kids too. But Katrina knew better.“I’ll head out back to get the kids.” Katrina said standing up with the rest pare
The next morning Katrina had gotten up earlier than usual to get ready. She was eager to see her new company and also investigate who had bought it for her. She did her best to avoid Dylan as she hurried to her kids room to give them a kiss on the cheek before Martha took over. As she approached the living room, she met Dylan seated on the sofa with a cup of coffee and an iPad on his hand.Katrina didn’t bother saying hello to him. She was going to walk past him when he stopped her.“Good morning wife. I hope you had a lovely night.” Dylan said staring at Katrina’s back.Katrina turned slowly to face Dylan, her eyes bland with any emotion. “Good morning to you too Dylan. I hope you had a better night than mine.” Katrina replied before turning and walking as fast as she could before Dylan would initiate a conversation.Katrina had met her assistant Sheila at a restaurant. She sighted Sheila seated at the far end of the restaurant and she went to meet her, taking a seat opposite her.
Dylan blinked at the glittering ring Katrina was holding. He wasn’t surprised that she had found it because he had not been intending to hide it from her. He just wished she would’ve found it later than now.“That doesn’t answer my question Katrina.” Dylan said, ignoring Katrina’s question.Katrina was dumbstruck at how smoothly Dylan had ignored her. He was acting as if she was crazy for asking him why Lucy’s ring was in his possession.“Well at least we now know why you wouldn’t want anyone in your room.” Katrina said with venom in her voice as she threw the ring on the floor. She hoped it would get lost in his room so that the cops would take him for Lucy’s disappearance when they decide to search the house.“Katrina...” Dylan voiced out trying to stop her from leaving but it was too late, Katrina had walked out of his room, leaving the door ajar.Katrina avoided Dylan like a plague for the next few days. They had finally greeted the New Year without a sign of Lucy. Katrina had ke
Katrina’s eyes fluttered as she woke up. She looked around and realized she was in her room at the house. It confused her how big her question was answered when Dylan walked in.Her countenance changed immediately when she recalled what had happened. She had rescued Lucy and in return Lucy had attacked her.“Mummy. You’re awake.” Joanna said.Katrina’s eyes snapped to her daughter who was cocooned by her side. She smiled at Joanna, kissing her on the head. She turned to see that Jeremy was fast asleep.Dylan was surprised and glad to see that Katrina was awake.his guard had called him to tell him of Lucy’s escape and a strange woman injured where he had kept Lucy. He had been shocked to find out it was Katrina.“How are you feeling?.” Dylan asked Katrina as he set down a glass of water.Katrina glared at the glass before taking her eyes back to Dylan. She was thirsty so she took the water, emptying it as she drank to her satisfaction.She refused to give Dylan a reply, ignoring his qu
“WHAT?!.” Lucy yelled out in surprise.“There must be some misunderstanding. Officer my wife was kidnapped by...” Frank tried to defend.“Mr Frank, Please you can say all that at the station. Attempted murder is serious case. If I were you, I’d shut my mouth up and call my lawyer.” The police officer snapped.Lucy’s eyes widened as she turned to look at Katrina.“Did you do this?.” She asked Katrina.Katrina was as shocked as they were at the turnout in events. She glanced at Dylan, her mind suspecting he had done this.“Mrs Lucy. Please.” The second officer said to Lucy, ushering her out.“You’ll pay for this. I promise you Katrina. I’ll get the best lawyers and I’ll make sure to put you to shame.” Lucy’s mother snapped as she hurriedly went after her daughter, phone in hand as she typed away. No doubt contacting the lawyer she had in mind.Once again their household was back to being quiet. Katrina walked forward giving her and Dylan distance before turning around with her hands fol
Dylan didn’t need a soothsayer to tell him what was going on. He had put two and two together and it dawned on him why his grandfather was in Katrina’s ward. He only wondered what his grandfather had said that had upset Katrina so much.“What’s going on here?. Grandfather ? Why are you here?.” Dylan asked the old man with a glare on his face but Mr Michaelson wasn’t faced by his grandson’s glare.“Katrina?.” Dylan asked turning his attention to Katrina.Katrina scoffed, her eyes throwing daggers at Dylan. She was beyond hurt that she could not even express herself as fresh tears wailed in her eyes.“You…”“Sir. Please I’m sorry but you can’t be in here.” A police officer said all of a sudden, stepping into the room.Mr Michaelson frowned because he had personally gotten the permission to see Katrina for as long as he wanted from the judge but he figured the presence of his grandson was the reason his visit was being cut short.“Don’t worry officer. Me and my boy will be right behind y
Katrina hated the smell that hospital had. It felt like death and she felt dead. After all, she was half dead for as long as she could not remember and the nurses had made it a point to remind her it was a miracle she was now awake.She hated hearing that and more so, she hated the fact that she was heavily guarded with policemen like some criminal who had been caught on a killing spree. She wished for the times when she was a free woman and could go anywhere she wanted to. Now she was confined to the four walls of this hospital room, with only her lawyer and Dylan allowed to visit her. What made all of this more frustrating was the fact that she was not allowed to see her kids. Her own beautiful two children had not seen their mother ever since the burial of her grandfather. It was still shocking to her that Lucy would go as far as starting a case against her concerning the death of her her grandfather. The worst of it all were the implicating evidence her lawyer said Lucy had broug
Dylan walked ahead of Anastasia, not wanting to talk to her. His grandfather had suggested he took Anastasia for some drinks and now he found himself walking into a cafe with Anastasia struggling to catch up with him due to the heels she had on.“Dylan dear, would you mind taking a hold of my hand? Your legs are quite long I must say…” Anastasia said looking at Dylan over in a seductive way.Dylan stopped in his tracks, huffing as he turned to look at Anastasia. He let her wrap her hands around his arm as they both walked into the cafe.Anastasia took a seat, batting her eyelashes at Dylan who payed her no attention. She was excited to finally be in his presence after such a long time. Anastasia had tried all her possible best to earn a date from Dylan. By going to every function he attended and even visiting his grandfather frequently, but she had never for once met him.“What would you like to order?.” Dylan asked looking at the menu.“Oh. Anything you want is fine by me. I’m less i
Time wasn’t on Dylan’s side as he tried to move the kids out of their current home. He had decided to keep Martha since she was quite good with the kids and they loved her whole heartedly but Dylan had let the kids driver go, hiring a new one for the sake of their safety. It wasn’t as if he didn’t trust the driver enough, at the end of the day, he didn’t know him enough. But he had been wise to settle the driver by giving him the Audi he drove his kids to school to begin an Uber business.Dylan successfully moved his kids to their new home and he was thankful the kids had not fought with him about it, though he could see he questioning gaze and concern in Martha’s eyes when he showed her to her room.He had gotten this house a long time ago and had not thought about it until now that he needed to hide his family away from his grandfather.Dylan wasn’t sure of how Katrina would take the sudden movement but he was hoping on explaining things to her and hoping she would actually see rea
Mr Michaelson was confident Dylan would break and succumb to his request but he had not expected it to be so soon. He looked his grandson over and could see one thing he had never seen in Dylan’s eyes and it was fear.He was intrigued to know what exactly scared his grandson so much.“I am happy about this decision you’ve made but do permit me to ask what prompted it? The last time I checked, you had resigned yourself to loving the dead girl for eternity.” Mr Michaelson said.Dylan’s jaw hardened at his grandfather’s words. “ Why I’ve decided to change my mind doesn’t matter. What matters is that you fulfill your end of the bargain.” He replied.“Ahhh. About giving Katrina her freedom you mean. Well, consider it done but first you’ll have to marry Anastasia.” Mr Michaelson said sternly.Dylan scoffed at the old man. His grandfather was a very cunning man and Dylan knew this quite well. “Actually, I have a preposition.” Dylan countered as he stared at his grandfather.His grandfather
The word relentless had to be an attribute Lucy had gotten effortlessly since she was consistent in showing up for ever court hearing concerning Katrina while confidently accusing her of killing late Mr Anderson. One would think felt she would’ve given up after such a long time since Katrina in question was in coma and couldn’t participate in the court hearings but she want.Lucy would’ve backed out but in the end, the only way the inheritance could be transferred to her was Katrina getting convicted for killing later Mr Anderson. She had done well in covering up her tracks and had planned so much lies with backed up evidence for her lies when she got to court. Each hearing was a new discovery of who Katrina was as Lucy slandered her in every way possible.Lucy wasn’t making any effort to impress the judge but the jury knowing if she gathered a lot of pity from them, they would consider her to be the real victim in the situation. Plus she blessed the fact that her lawyer was a good on
“What do you mean by she’s dead?.” Dylan asked insensitively. All along he had hoped the maid’s testimony would vindicate Katrina, her death meant he was back to ground zero.The maid’s grandmother, Mary’s grandmother looked at Dylan with sad eyes.“Yes. My only girl is gone forever.” She replied, her eyes glistening with tears.“How did she die? What happened?.” Bryan asked with a suspicious eye on the old woman.Mary’s grandmother shook her head slowly in a sad manner. “Not in anyway a person would wish to die. Till this day I can’t keep thinking of what she must’ve done that must’ve pushed her into committing suicide.” The woman said in a dejected manner.Mary had been the only relative she had left, being her son’s daughter. The old woman had lost her son and Mary’s mother to an unfortunate accident which automatically made her the girl’s guardian. For years she had trained Mary and protected her in the way she could until Mary had returned with fear in her eyes from work.Her gra
Dylan immediately called Bryan, eager to know where the two timing bastard of a maid was. She was the only one who could testify against Lucy in court and clear Katrina’s name.The maid had seen Lucy killing Mr Anderson. She was the only eye witness to everything that had happened. Her testimony wasn’t only going to clear Katrina’s name and free her but would put Lucy where she rightfully belonged and that’s in a jail.“Where is she?.” Dylan almost growled on the phone the moment Bryan picked the call.“Good day boss. She’s at the province with her grandma. It turns out she had ran away to stay low there. Wasn’t a hassle finding her. I checked the address already and it’s very functional.” Bryan replied.“Good. I’m headed to the hospital. Meet me there and we’ll leave for there once I’m done.” Dylan replied ending the call.Hope blossomed in his chest and he prayed that his hope would not be crushed. He needed to have a upper hand over Lucy and that maid was all he needed.Dylan pulle
Dylan finally decided it was time to return home. After visiting Katrina in the hospital, he had not been able to bring himself to take the long drive home. The thought of going back to his kids with no word about the whereabouts of their mother saddened him greatly. He wanted to be able to see their eyes light up the way it used to. Though they were always excited to see him, he could feel their questioning gaze, asking of their mother, he could see the depth of which they miss her presence.Once they had asked him and he had been quite speechless on what to say. It weakened him to the bone for the fact that he had no answer for them. He had kissed their forehead whispering how much he loved them and assured them mummy was fine. “She’s just a little shaken from granpa’s death.” He had said.“Let’s give her a surprise then. It’ll make her feel better.” Joanna had proposed fiddling her thumb with hope in her eyes.It had saddened him when those eyes filled with hope crushed before hi