“Ughhh.” Another slap followed on Madeline’s cheek causing her cheek and laugh and Anny stared at her like a fucking maniac. She laughed and laughed until Anny's hands held her chin tightly and stopped her from laughing any further. “If you know what's good for you, stop laughing.”“Let go of me.”“Never. You and your child are going to die here in my hands today. I'm going to murder your child first and then you.” At the mention of her child, Madeline trembled. She forgot. She totally forgot that she was with a child while speaking rudely to her. She struggled with her hands to instinctively wrap it around her stomach but it wasn't possible as she was tired and before she could say anything, Anny’s first landed on her tummy. “Ahhhhhh.”“You're going to plead now? Are you going to beg?”“Yes. Yes. Please, I'm so sorry.” Her tears flowed freely from her eyes as she pleaded for the life of her poor and innocent baby who knew nothing about all of this. Her baby was innocent. She could
“Fuck, that bitch.” Elias sprang up from the chair after he listened to the whole conversation between Madeline and the woman who didn't bother to hide her face. Anny Myclver. The bitch daughter of an assassin. How dare she tell his wife fucked up things that don't concern her. He would cut off her tongue and give them to the dogs if he finds her. He had seen the hurt and stress on Madeline’s face. How dare she stress her this much? Surely, she might have taken Madeline after all this. He knew how messed up the girl was. Walking outside the CCTV room, he saw two guards outside, waiting for him. “Call Aiden,” he ordered before walking away. Aiden was capable. Might be the most capable among these men and he could only trust him to the fullest. “Search every nook and cranny of the city for my wife,” he yelled at the guards outside the condo and they quickly took cars to go do his bidding. “Boss. We couldn't find anything in the CCTV cameras in the streets away from here,” one of the
The person walked majestically into the room and the light footsteps made it obvious to them that it was a female. The person strode to them but Madeline couldn't see her face as Anny was blocking her view. “Oops. Sorry, I didn't tell you that we're going to be having a guest. A really pretty guest. Wanna see her?” Anny moved away from her sight and Madeline raised her head to stare at the new person that walked in a minute ago. “Tada.” Anny smiled. Madeline’s breathing increased as she found it hard to catch her breath and her mouth fell open in shock. Goodness. No…no. Her eyes must be playing a trick on her. This can’t be real. It just can’t be real. This was also one of Anny’s plans and she wasn’t going to fall for it. “Th..this can’t be real,” she muttered. Surely, it shouldn't be real. “It is, sweetie. Take a look at our guest. You see, she's the one giving me pieces of information and helping me. She helped me find a few of your husband’s enemies who helped with the CCTV cam
Madeline took her left and kept running without looking at her back. Her heart was pounding and her desire to get out of the place was strong. She has to get out of there before Anny comes back to the room and realizes that she is missing. Bang!Suddenly a gunshot reverberated in the room followed by screams causing Madeline to squat and cover her ears as more gunshots sounded. She mustered up courage again and started running in a direction she didn't even know. All she knew was that she wanted to get out of this place. “She’s out! How did she get out?” she heard the angry loud voice of Anny and her heart almost flew from her chest as she increased her speed. Anny had ordered that she be found even with the sound of gunshots in the building. “Ahhh,” Madeline screamed and fell when her foot was pierced by something. She raised her leg to her lap and removed the sharp nail from it before tossing it aside. Painful. It was painful. Standing up with difficulty, she took to her heels wh
Elias snapped in anger and he strode to Claire and held her neck in his hands before squeezing tightly. “I dare you to say that again and I’ll forget that you are my sister. How dare you, huh?” He yelled as he squeezed on her neck and she struggled to breathe while holding his hand on her neck. Madeline ran to him and held his hand, removing them from Claire’s neck. “You’re going to choke her, Elias.”“I will. She’s no longer a kid, is she?”Watching their distraction no her and consecration on Claire, Anny stepped backward little by little, heading to the other door in the room to run say from there but unfortunately, Elias’s eyes darted to her and his gun pointed at her causing her to halt. “Don’t even think of it.” He walked away from Claire to Evelyn. Do you think that you can run away after doing this? You’re fucking dead.”Before he could place his gun at her head and press the trigger, someone came rushing into the room and announced. “Boss, the police are on their way here
They finally got to the hospital and a hospital stretcher was brought for Madeline who was too weak to speak or walk on her own. Elias carried her off the car despite the blood trailing from his shoulder to his back. He carried her and placed her on the stretcher before assisting the nurses to roll her into the hospital “Mr. You have to get treated,” one of the nurses suggested, seeing the blood trail down his back, staining his shirt. “I'm fine.”“Elias, you have to treat your wound. You're losing too much blood,” Aiden whispered. “I won't get treated until my wife is fine.”The nurses kept shut as the look he gave them showed that he wasn't ready to listen to anyone’s opinion. Luckily, the last they were rushing to the emergency room opened her eyes and stared at her husband before whispering but her words were unheard. “What are you saying, sweetheart?” Elias bent till his ears were right in front of her mouth. “Go have your treatment,” Madeline whispered for the second time.
Her voice broke as she asked him that question. She was scared. Scared that their baby was gone. Who wouldn't? She was scared that the baby left her after all, she felt extreme pain in her abdomen before they were rushed to the hospital. A few droplets of tears fell from her eyes as she thought of the possibility that something had happened to their baby. If anything happens to her baby, she isn't going to forgive herself. She wasn't going to. It was all her fault. It was all her fault that she became stressed when the doctor warned her otherwise. It was all her fault that Anny got to hit their baby. It was all her fault. Everything was her fault. If she hadn't run away from Elias without waiting to hear the truth, everything would have been fine. But no. She proved stubborn and ran away from the condo without hearing his part of the explanation. If something happens, she won't be able to stomach it. “No..nothing happened to our baby, right Elias? Our baby didn't le…”“Our baby is f
“I’m done.”Elias turned to face her after her announcement. She was fully dressed in a new hospital dress in the bathroom. He gestured for her to come with him. With slow and forced steps, they got to the room again and Eliss suggested. “I think it’s time you get fed. You must be starving to death. Thankfully, the nurse made food before she left.”“Yeah. I'm starving. What did she make?”“Porridge.”“Oh.”He walked to the refrigerator in the room and brought out a plate of porridge before moving to the heater and heating the food. “This looks nice,” she complimented. “Right. Have it.”She gladly took the plate of porridge from him and dig in like the starved girl that she was. Into her meal, she felt Elias’s eyes fixed on her and she raised her head to stare at him. “Have you eaten?”“No. I don't feel like it. I like watching you eat.”He joined her in her bed and sat to face her. Although his gaze was making her shy, she still ate her meal. “Here.” She offered him a spoonful of
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