Edward found himself at the same place where he was taken. On that same lonely road in the middle of the night. The road light there made him realize where he was and he turned his head to look around. Why on earth did they drop him here? It was late in the middle of the night and he shakily stood up from the ground he had found himself. He looked around in search of his car but it seemed like his driver had gotten it out of the road. Seeing that he was the only one on the lone road right now, his blood ran cold. He was surely going to have a trauma for a very long time. The incident here was going to leave a long trail on his memory. How was he going to find his way home? What way was he going to take? Those were the questions whirling in Edward’s mind as he took steps and started walking straight on the road. He decided to walk until he saw someone on the road whom he could ask for directions or a lift. His memory took him back to the incident in the small room of Elias. He still
Edward Crayon fell into a deep sleep but he couldn't go halfway into the sleep as he felt suffocated and breathless. He tried to breath but his breath was taken away by something pressed on his nose and realizing that someone was in the room doing this to him, he struggled to break free from the person and shook violently. His hands shot up and when it seemed like he found the face of the person, he clenched it tightly and pushed the person away before sitting up on the bed and staring at the person before him in surprise. “Anny?” he gasped. He stared at her from upwards to downwards as if he couldn't believe his eyes and watched as she stood up from the floor and tossed the pillow she was holding beside her. Was she trying to kill him with a pillow previously? Who was he asking? It was obvious that Anny had wanted to syndicate him to death. “I don't think you deserve to say my name with that rotten mouth of yours. If you say my name one more time, I'm going to make you regret it.”
Madeline stretched her limbs as she woke up from her sleep. She yawned before sitting up on the bed and staring at the other side of the bed where Elias sleeps. He hasn't come back yet? She sighed. After their wild lovemaking session last night, he had left after receiving a phone call and it looks like he hasn't been back since then. Madeline stood up from the bed and walked towards the bedroom to have her bath and prepare for work. Well yeah, lately, she has been defying Elias’s orders and going to work at least once or twice a week just to see how things were going there. She couldn't just sit without going there. Her heart would not be at peace. After taking her bath and wearing her dress, Madeline called for the guards and took her driver before they all set out to leave the condo. “Are you alright?” She texted Elias and dropped her phone inside her bag. …..“What are you doing here?” Tina asked in surprise as she saw her boss walk inside her office and took her seat. Her eyes
“Madeline, you should stand up. The doctors need to do their jobs,” Elias walked up to her and held her shoulders, raising her up from the floor. With tears flowing freely from her eyes, Madeline slowly turned to him. “B..but he didn't even say goodbye. He should have at least said goodbye. Now that she thinks about it, they all left without saying goodbye. First, it was her mother, and now her father. They left her without giving her last kisses. This was unfair. “It's alright. It's alright, okay? Don't cry anymore.” His heart broke the more he saw her tears flow and his hands caressed her back and hair sending his comfort to her even though he knew that he couldn't stop her pain totally. If he could, he surely will. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed hard, letting her cries fill the hospital hallway and Elias allowed her to soak his shirt as he patted her hair and kissed them occasionally. Luckily, the reporters were kept away from this part of the hospital and they didn
“Huh?”“I mean, you were here so early.”“Ahh. Yes. I had to rush here immediately I got get news. It was really shocking. I wanted to call you but I guess I was occupied in talking to the doctors,” Elias answered, his hands moving to the back of his head and scratching it awkwardly as he shifted uncomfortably on the seat next to Madeline’s bed.“Ohh. I didn't see the news until I got to the restaurant and everyone was staring at me weridly. I had to ask Tina.”“I'm so sorry. Edward’s death is a shock. Even to me too,” he was referring that last statement to himself. Edward’s death was so shocking to him. Like…who would have thought that Edward Crayon would die just few hours after he send him home. If he had known that someone else would do that to him, he would never had let him go in the first place. Seem like someone has also been trying to get to Edward and make him have his last breath in their hands. If he had known that a son of a biscuit would go she'd and murder Esward and
One week later. Edward Crayon’s funeral ground.A black Bentley stopped in front of the funeral building and the driver of the car came down and opened the car’s door. Elias came down from the car with an umbrella in his hands, covering him from the rain that chooses to fall on Edward’s funeral day of all days. He stretched his hands to Madeline who was hesitant to climb out of the car and reluctantly, she took his hand and came out of the car, joining under the umbrella with him. They were both dressed in black like every other attendee to the funeral and Madeline’s eyes were covered in big eyeglasses that covered her dark eyes. These days, she was finding it so hard to sleep as she always feels discomfort somewhere in her body and her thoughts were always intruded upon by one thing or another. It was really hard that she would just lie down and pretend she was asleep. Hand in hand, they walked to the funeral building and Madeline dropped the flowers she was holding in her hands on
“Ahh, thank you. I really didn't know it was that pretty,” Madeline said. “It is. I'm sure it's from a really big brand. What brand is it from?”“I don't know. Actually, my husband got it for me.”Reyna’s face twitched as she heard who got the dress for her. Her husband. “Oh, he must be so caring then. I'm sure this is going to cost a fortune.” Well, that wasn't wrong. Considering that Elias once bought a million dollars dress for her, she was sure that this one too, although might not cost up to that amount must really cost a lot. “He is.”“Umm, Madeline, now that Uncle Edward is gone, I hope his family can still get money for feeding, clothing, and also medicine. You know that my mother is sick and she needs medications,” Reyna finally said her purpose for her approach. It was just as Madeline expected and so she wasn't surprised at all. She simply chuckled. This cousin of hers. What makes her think that she can buy her with her friendliness? It definitely won't work for her. Sh
Madeline passed through the hallway of the funeral building, looking for Elias. She wondered where he has walked off to. She wasn't with her phone either, else she would have called him. Smiling at the people who came to attend her father's funeral, she stretched her neck in search of her husband before face calming herself. She was in fact starting to get bored at this place. Yes, it was a mourning ground but that doesn't mean that these people could keep pretending to care and cry their make-up off. She knew what they were up to. Maybe they should drop the pretense already. Crying as if they had loved the person when he was alive. Funny how she could even see some of his enemies here. His rivals and people who always seem to cause him trouble when he is still breathing. They were here pretending like good people just to get into the news and have attention shift to them. They only want fame, fame and fame, nothing more, and Edward’s funeral was like a gateway to them. “Ughhh... El
She searched Elias’s eyes for truth but found nothing. She doesn't know if to believe him or not. “Is she alright, doctor?” Elias asked. “Ahh, yes. Everything is fine.” The doctors decided to leave the couple alone and walked out of the hospital room. “Stop crying okay? Adalyn is alright.”“I'll stop crying.”“I'll bring her to you, hmm? Don't cry anymore.”He cleaned her tears before getting off the bed and walking to the other side of the room where little Adalyn lay with her eyes closed. She was obviously asleep. He carried her carefully in his arms and brought her to Madeline who readied her hands to carry her baby as tears of joy filled her eyes. “You’ll fall sick if you keep crying like this sweetheart.” Before she could take the baby from him, he retracted his hands. “Elias, give me my baby,” she whined. She was so eager to carry her baby in her arms knowing that she was fine and everything would return to normal. “Not until you stop crying. Clean your tears and I'll give
They all stopped at the realization that a cliff was right behind Anny and one step from her and she would be gone along with the little baby girl in her arms. Madeline almost fainted at the sight in front of her. She could feel her tears flowing freely and her eyes closing on her. If Genevieve wasn't holding her right now, she would have dropped on her knees as her legs were weak. “Anny please, don't do this,” she begged. Anny swallowed. Behind her was a cliff. She might die if she makes one wrong move. The thing is that, whether she gives them the can't or not, she was going to die. If she gives them the baby, Elias surely won't let her be. He was going to make her life a living hell for daring to kidnap his half day old baby. If she didn't give them the baby, she was also going to die as her feet were at the end of the cliff. One move and she was gone. She wasn't going to die alone. If at all she does here, this baby was dying before her. They must feel pain for their baby and re
“If you move any further, then I won't hesitate to shoot you,” Elias warned. He watched as the woman stood still as he pointed his gun at her while moving slowly closer to her. Abruptly, she turned the situation around and placed her hands on the child's neck while staring at Elias causing his eyes to widen. “Move any further and I will not hesitate to kill you daughter,” she warned. The child was crying very loudly by now and Elias stopped at her warning. Abby laughed at that. Now he would know who was the boss here. She was holding his crying daughter and that made her the one with the upper hand. Any move of his now, she was going to throw the baby to a side and while their focus was on the baby, she would run away. At least to save herself.“Who are you and what do you want?” Elias asked. “I guess you can’t recognize me. Look deeply. Stare at me for minutes and you would know who I am. I was really so close to you guys. Look, come on.”Elias’s mouth fell open as he did as she
The imposter ran with all her might away from the hospital when she saw that she was found out and Elias’s guards were coming after her. She ran with all strength in her. If she passed the road, they were going to get hold of her. Worst, the road was kind of secluded that day and cabs were not passing through the road. How was she going to get away from the guards who were almost getting to her? Her legs took her into the bush and she clutched the head of the baby to her chest and ran into the bush that has thick trees and roughy. Her feet moved quickly as she was desperate to get away from the men on her trail. “This damn baby. I should just strangle it to death,” she muttered as she kept on running. “But if I do, I’ll remain broke and won’t make any money. But with this baby, I’ll make a lot of money and pay for my plastic surgery.”Suddenly, she stopped and pulled her wig and face mask that was making her uncomfortable and her eyes hardened. The lady’s head was bald with no inch
“Okay, that's good. Talk to him and call me later.”Elias finished his call and slipped his phone into his pocket before walking back into the hospital room. His eyes scanned the room for the nurse who just came in and he frowned. Where the hell was she? The tray she brought in was there lying on the side of the bed and the nurse was not in the room. These nurses these days were surely lazy. Feeling something off in the room, his footstep accelerated as he walked to the baby’s crib and his eyes widened in shock. “Goodness! Fuck.”He immediately opened the door of the room and asked. “Did the nurse come out?” “No boss, is something wrong?”“Fuck! The baby is missing.” Their eyes widened as they heard what the boss said and immediately, they ran to the room and one of the guards called for backup. “Search every nook and cranny of the room.” Sweat broke out on Elias’s skin as he ran his hands through his hair. How exactly did this happen under his watch? There was no way that he cou
“Adalyn Johan,” the grandfather muttered. The focus of the family was solely on the baby that they didn't notice when Madeline fell asleep after watching them banter about her baby. “Grandfather already fell in love with the baby, I'm sure in years, Adalyn would be running around him.”“That's true. See how carefully he is carrying her.”“Adalyn is so cute that father can't help but love her.”“Grandfather is now a great-grandfather.”The people in the room remarked on the care with which the grandfather held the little girl. He held her like a trophy. A special trophy. He resisted the urge to thank the mother of the baby for giving them such a cute bundle of joy. Adalyn Johan was a bundle of joy that brought the whole family together and ended the animosity between them. Her birth was a blessing. He made a mental note to thank the mother of the baby after this ends. He was going to thank her and ask for forgiveness for his wrongdoings. The baby passed from the grandfather to Elias’
“Date of birth, November 16, 2022. 4:18 pm,” the doctor declared. “Wahhhhhhh, the baby’s cries were the only noise in the room as the nurses cleaned him a little before placing the baby on the chest of the new mother who patted her back and bend her head to stare at her before turning to look at Elias who was smiling at her. Their eyes gave many expressions as they smiled at each other while staring at the baby who had stopped crying. Elias stared at the baby on Madeline’s chest and his heart filled with indescribable emotions. Their princess was here. Their own baby. The baby who they were going to give all their love and affection to. Their very own firstborn. The nurses came to Madeline’s side and took the baby from her to go wash and dress him up. “You did well, sweetheart,” Elias whispered into her ears and cleaned the drop of sweat from her forehead before. He could see that she was tired but still wanted to hold her baby and feed her before succumbing to darkness. “Our bab
“Isn’t it time yet? It’s been hours already,” Madeline cried as she rolled her hips on the big pregnancy ball that helps with childbirth. It’s been a month already and her water broke some hours back when she was sleeping. Elias was the one who noticed it and asked her so they rushed to the hospital. But here they were, fourteen hours already in the hospital but the doctor was still saying that it wasn’t time for her to start labor yet and she still has to wait for a few more contractions. She has been having contractions for fourteen hours now and the doctor still tells her that. The cramps and pains were making her almost go crazy. “Just some more contractions ma’am. It’s not yet time,” the attending nurse answered. Few more? That was what they have been saying for hours now. And this stubborn baby refuses to start coming out. Just as she was about to lash out at the nurse, she saw Elias coming towards her with a can of water in his hands. “Here, have some sweetheart,” he opened
“Want me to show you the gift I got for you?” Elias asked, walking Madeline out of the house, her eyes tied with a white cloth. Their guests were gone already and just the two of them in the condo. Elias held her hands and guided her steps as she couldn't see. “Where are you taking me?”“You'll see.”He guided her to the open garden at the back of the house and stopped. “Ready to see your gift?” “Stop wasting time already and show me the gift.” Her curiosity was top-notch right now and she so much wanted to see what exactly he got her that was different from the others that he had to bring her somewhere apart from inside the house to display. She was so curious to see what it was. “Okay then, are you sure you're ready?”“Elias... I am. Open my eyes already.”“If you say so.” His hands moved to her eyes and removed the white cloth. “That's your gift.”Her eyes widened as she stood frozen on the spot and stared at her gift. Goodness. This was what Elias got? Her mouth opened agape