CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE ALEXANDER I woke up the next morning with a migraine. I decided to dress up and get to work even though I still had a hangover from the excess alcohol I had taken the previous night. I remembered Sally holding me and leading me upstairs. I also remembered apologising to her, and I sighed when I realised that I didn't mention the reason I kept apologising. I quickly dressed up and walked downstairs. I was shocked to see Sally setting the dining table. "Let's have breakfast together," she urged me. I looked behind and around me. To my surprise, I was the only one in the sitting room. And, yes! She was talking to me because she was staring right at me. "Are you for real?" I asked her. She nodded and beckoned on me to come over. I walked over to the table, and the aroma of freshly made soup filled my nose. "It'd help clear your head. I'm sure you still have, and that's why I made a hangover soup for you."I smiled and nodded. "My head hurts so badly."I sat
CHAPTER THIRTY SIXSALLYI stood by the window watching Alex leave the house with a smile all over his lips. I was also excited, and it was all over my lips. I walked away from the house after Alex drove out. I had made up my mind to let go of the fight since I gave him permission to sleep with me. There was no point in being angry. If I am sincere with myself, I would have allowed Alex to have his way with me even in my sane state. I walked into my car and drove out of the compound. I headed straight to the stranger's house. When I got there, I packed outside the gate and pressed my horn. Just then, I noticed the woman walking towards my direction. I quickly alighted from the car and rushed towards her. She had a nylon bag in her hand as she approached me. Immediately when she saw me, she paused and took a step backwards. "Hello, ma'am," I greeted her as I closed up with her. "What do you want?" She asked me harshly. Her fingers were shaking, and she tried to avoid any eye co
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVENBEVERLY I lay on my couch, almost falling asleep when I heard a knock on my door. I jerked to a sitting position and looked around the sitting room. The knock came again, and I forced myself up. Yawning loudly and stretching myself, I began dragging my feet towards the door. My eyes widened when I opened the door, and I tried to shut it immediately, but Martin wouldn't let me. He grabbed the door and pushed it in. He placed one foot in my sitting room and held the door still. "What do you want?" I asked, blinking uncontrollably. Martin shook his head as he stared at me."Why haven't you been picking up my calls?" He demanded. I looked away from him immediately. "You haven't been taking my calls or replying to my text. What have I done to you?""Martin, I told you to sta away from me," I reminded him."How can I do that, Beverly?" He asked. Martin tried to touch me, but I quickly tilted my head backwards and tried to shut the door again, but he still held i
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHTSALLYIt was stressful for me to work on all the documents pilled up for me. Thankfully, I was able to clear them before going for lunch. I didn't want to eat lunch alone, so I decided to call on Alicia. Getting to her office, she was absent. "Oops!" I slapped my head after remembering that I had made her an investigator. I walked alone to the canteen. I was too tired to eat out, especially since I would be eating alone, so I decided to join my workers at the company's small canteen. I walked to the counter and stood on the line alongside the other employees. "Ma'am."I turned around and saw Mary. She was standing behind me with a smile. "Why are you here?" She asked me, still smiling. "Waitong for my turn, so I could get food," I replied gently. "Even myself, I don't do this. I just walk over to the counter, ignoring the line. All I need to do is tell them Sally sent me, and they'd serve me immediately. "I giggled. "Even when Sally is innocent?" I asked
CHAPTER THIRTY NINEALEXANDER I scrolled through my phone for a movie to watch with Sally at the cinema on Saturday. I knew that I didn't really mean it when I said it, and I only blurted it. But, I knew Sally was ready to go with me when I told her. The way she turned to me with a pretty smile. "Of course."Her reply rang in my head again, causing me to smile deeply. The door opened, and my assistant walked into my office with a file. "Hello," he greeted me as he shut the door and walked up to me. I offered him a seat, and he placed the documents in front of me. "What's the update?" I asked him. "I came to inform you of the update on the creams which caused the scandal," he informed me. I nodded. "Have they gotten rid of every single one of them?" I asked. "Every single one of them," he replied. "I even heard the company is planning a pro out.""I heard that already," I told him. "Yea.""That's a very good one," I replied. "Just keep me updated."My phone began to ring,
CHAPTER FOURTYSALLYI stood by the side as Alicia scanned through my dresses. I wanted to look my best since it was my first date with Alex. I was excited to go out with him. "This is incredible!" Alicia suddenly exclaimed. She turned to me with a smile. I narrowed my eyes as she brought out a black shiny short gown. "This is too short, and it's for flair."She grabbed me by the arm and pulled me closer. "You have to wear it," she insisted. After a while, I agreed to her and wore the dress. I sat in front of my large mirror in my dressing room, and Alicia applied light makeup to my face. "I think my lip is too red," I complained. She eyed me and continued with styling my hair. "You're good to go," she told me. I smiled. I stood up from the chair and stared at my reflection on the large standing mirror. I looked extraordinarily beautiful. I wore black shoes and grabbed my gold purse. "You're good to go," she told me. "And you look splendid. "I smiled. We soon walked into
CHAPTER FOURTY ONEALEXANDER Sally and I went to see the beach together. We also visited the park before we decided to head home. We spent the whole day outside, and it was already getting late. "I thought we were supposed to rest on Saturdays," Sally giggled. "Now we spent the whole day out."We drove home. While walking into the house, I tried to keep my eyes off Sally. She looked prettier than ever today. We walked upstairs together. Sally suddenly stopped in front of her room and turned around to face me. I smiled deeply as I stared at her. "I had so much fun today," she confessed. "Maybe we should do this more often," I said. Sally didn't say another word. She only smiled deeply and lowered her gaze to the floor. "What do you say?" I asked her. She shook her head and lifted her gaze to face me. Our eyes locked, and I felt cold shivers all over me. "Why would I deny such and opportunity," she asked and bit her lower lip. She was still staring into my eyes with her larg
CHAPTER FOURTY TWOJAMES I was scrolling through my phone aimlessly, with my legs crossed. My butt and couch rested on the couch as I watched my mom and the event planners out things in other. I had nothing to do online. I just wanted to escape chores."James," my mom called for the fiftieth time today.I turned to face her without saying anything. "Do you need the VIP table at the right side of the hall or left side?" She asked me. "Left side," I replied carelessly and continued pressing my phone. My mom went ahead with the event planners. Her phone soon began to vibrate, and she quickly picked it up. "Hello."She listened quietly for a while, and a smile broke through her lips. "Maybe you would come over later and pick more of the cards. I have three more guests that I want to invite."She soon hung up and faced me. "How many invites are on your list?" She asked me. "Uhm..." I scratched my head. "A few friends, and some random celebrities."She nodded. "I invited your... y
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN SALLYSEVEN YEARS LATER I walked around the kitchen as the maid prepared the banquet for dinner. While I was supervising the dinner, I could hear my kids laughing and playing in the sitting room.Alex had already left the house a while ago. He gad gone to pick his father up from the prison. We were glad that they had to reduce the term he was supposed to serve in prison, seeing that he was good during his stay. I was excited that we would no longer have to frequent the prison with my kids just to say hello to their grandpa."Mom!" Lucy cried as she rushed into the kitchen. "Lucas hit my eyes."I patted her head and whispered, "Sorry," to her.She ran off, feeling excited about the fact that I apologised on behalf of her twin brother. I didn't meddle in their fights. I just apologised on behalf of the other person, and it was okay.I knew that Lucy was more troublesome, but I would never take sides. I didn't want any of them to feel that I loved t
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIXSALLYI felt my life slipping away from me. All I saw was darkness. I felt like I was floating. I couldn't open my eyes even though I wanted to..I could hear people running around, even though the sounds echoed. I could hear the machine beeping very loudly. I heard the doctor asking the nurses to chathe the defibrillator. I could feel it on my chest severally. I wanted to just rest. I wished that they would stop trying to revive me and let me be. I could feel my floating body moving up and down without my consent.I thought I was going to die, but the doctors and Alex were not ready to give up on me. They kept trying until I opened my eyes. Alex gasped when he noticed that I opened my eyes. Everything stopped, and everyone stopped moving."Sally," Alex whispered under his breath before rushing towards me. He hugged me tightly and whimpered. There was a celebration in the room. My parents rushed in with Jessica and Diana when they heard the celebrat
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVEALEXANDER Before we got to the hospital with the ambulance carrying Sally, I already called her parents and told them to be on their way there. I had to hold Jessica throughout the journey because she was having a panic attack. She kept asking me if her sister would die. I didn't know how else to assure her that Sally would be fine. I was also hoping, just like her. I didn't have any supernatural powers.We got to the hospital, and while she was being transferred to the bed, her parents drove in. Her mom alighted from the car before it even stopped and rushed towards us. Her heart was racing as she approached us. "My daughter," she cried out in pain. She held Sally and began to cry and call out Sally's name. She was pulled away from Sally by the nurses, and they wheeled Sally into the ward where surgery would be conducted on her.Jessica hugged her parents tightly. "Thanl goodness, you are safe," Mrs Anderson said as she turned her daughter arou
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOURNARRATORSally's heart sank immediately when she heard the gunshot. She turned to Jessica immediately. She sighed when she noticed that Jessica wasn't hurt. She only shut her eyes tightly with her fist clenched. "This is not a toy, Sally," Beverly warned.She intentionally shot at the wall to make Sally see that they weren't joking about killing Jessica if she didn't sign the papers. "One," Beverly counted. Sally was already shaken. She remembered how she felt after hearing the gunshot. When she thought that Beverly killed her sister for real. Her hands were shaking.She knew what Beverly could do, and she could not afford to lose her sister. She knew that she would end up signing the papers even after they killed her sister."Let me have the papers," she requested. James handed the papers to her, and she quickly placed her signature in every single place that it requested.James collected the papers from her. He had a triumphant smile on his fac
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREEALEXANDER I was panicking, but I stayed calm until we got to the office. I told Clinton what was going on, and he advised that I tried calling Sally again, which I quickly did, but I could not reach her..I became alarmed. I kept calling going Sally's number. Sometimes, it rang, other time, it didn't. I kept trying to reach Sally even though it was getting frustrating. When I called again, it was switched off. This made me stand up to my feet. "Calm down, Alex," Clinton advised me. I could not think straight. I logged into the app and tried to track Sally's phone again, but it got disconnected. I could no longer track her, and it was because her phone was switched off. "Let me have your phone," I asked Clinton. "Of course," he replied as he dipped his hands into his pocket and brought out his phone. He handed his phone over to me. I took it from Clinton and dialled Sally's number. It was still switched off. My head began to spin.I had a bad
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO SALLYI tried to steady my thoughts as I drove to the location on the map Beverly forwarded to me. I was sure that I didn't leave any traces, and I was certain that no one followed me down to this place.As I drove, I could feel my hands shaking terribly. A lot ran through my head at the same time. I finally got to the location. I parked my car outside the building, and alighted from the car..I called Beverly to inform her that I was at the location. After a while, she arrived with two men. I opened the car boot for them to get the money. They pulled the bag out of the car and dropped it on the floor. They opened the zip and quickly searched through it."It's intact," one of them to Beverly. "We can't trust this woman," Beverly told them. "We have to count the money first.""Where's she?" I asked Beverly. "We would only release her to you after counting the money and making sure that it is complete."I didn't want to go in with them, but my sister
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONEALEXANDER I found it difficult to sleep. I had walled in on Sally when she was demanding money from her mom. I knew that she cried the moment I walked in and saw her eyes. Even though Sally kept insisting that she was fine until she slept off, I knew that she was not fine. She was only saying so to get me off her back. I tried to go through her phone, but it seemed like she had deleted her recent calls. The only call I saw was that of her mom and other unimportant calls. I walked back to the bag lying on the floor of our room. I opened the bag and stared into it for a while. I hoped that all was well. I returned to the bed and kept rolling there. I didn't even notice when I slept off.The next morning, I felt someone shaking me tenderly. I opened my eyes slowly, and I rubbed them with both hands. When I opened my eyes widely, I saw Sally seated in front of me. She was smiling, but I could tell that the smile was a fake smile."Morning, love," she
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BEVERLYI was excited when my driver walked into the small house with Jessica. I didn't believe my eyes at first. How would I have known that it would be so easy to get Jessica."Hard nut to crack," I teased her as I touched her chin.She whimpered fearfully."Was this the reason you came to my school the other day pretending to be nice?" She asked me.I was just smiling at her as I touched her chin. She slapped my hands off."Hold her!" I ordered the driver who had brought her in. He held her hands tightly, and she struggled with him. "Let go of me!" She commanded with so much authority.I grabbed her chin and squeezed her face.She whimpered as she struggled to free herself from my grip, but I wouldn't let her go. "Who do you think you are to think that you can behave whichever way that pleases you?"She spat on my face immediately after I freed her from my grip. My eyes and mouth opened widely."I knew that a prostitute like you should not be trust
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY NINESALLYI walked out of the meeting room and went straight to my office. immediately when I sat down, my phone began to ring. I stared at the screen and saw that it was Jessica who was calling me. I smiled because I had missed her. I wondered what she had to say this time.Nevertheless, I picked up the call. "Hello, Jessi," I called out, but there was no response.I continued calling out Jessica, but there was no response from her end. I kept calling Jessica's name, but still, there was no reply until it hung up. I tried calling her again, but there was no response. I dialled her number thrice. When she didn't pick the third time, I decided to let her be..I left my phone in my office and decided to go supervise the packaging of the scandal goods that had been reproduced. I strolled around the room and made sure that everyone present there had something doing.I also supervised the faces of those who were in the team just to ensure that there were n