CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE SALLYMy guard was talking in a low tone, but I could not hear what he was saying. "What's going on here?" I shouted, and the two paused immediately. It seemed like my voice electrocuted both of them, and none of them said anything else. "Why are you here?" I asked the old woman calmly. She stepped forward and bowed before me. She looked very weak and lean, and her necks had grown long. Her fingers were wrinkled, and she could barely walk freely. "Can we talk for a while?" She pleaded. I was quiet for a while. I didn't want to trust whatever was connected to the old lady, but I felt pity for her. She was once my nanny. All she showed to Beverly and I was love. She never treated us differently. No, I would say she did because she always put me ahead of Beverly. I was her top priority. "Come in," I ushered her in. As she stepped closer, the guard turned around to face me. He had this questioning look on his brow. I smiled deeply. "This is Be
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX SALLYWhen Alex came home, I walked to him and hugged him tightly. I could not wait to break the news of our visit to my family's house to Alex. I took his bag from the guard and took it inside. When we were inside, I began to help Alex unbuckle his suit. "What would you have for dinner?" I asked Alex. "Did you make something already? Or would you make something right now?" I sucked my teeth. "I'd take your orders, my lord. Does it matter what I do with it?" I asked him. "Anyways, I would do whatever you wish. Just state it."Alex narrowed his eyes at me. He wrapped his hands around my waist and stared deep into my eyes. My hands were wrapped around his neck as I stared into his eyes, too. "Why do I feel like you're up to some mischief?" Alex asked me. I smiled. "I am not up to anything. Unless you are accusing me of something I didn't do."He nodded his head and pushed me backwards a bit. "I'd like to eat you first."Alex didn't wait for
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN SALLYABOUT A WEEK LATERI walked around the production room with my hands placed behind my back. I had strictly selected the team who would work on this project to avoid a repetition of what happened the last time.I was careful enough to make sure that there was no new member on the team. I wouldn't let the same thing happen twice under my nose. While I paced the room with my hands tied behind my back, the door opened, and I was about to raise an alarm when I saw that it was Alicia. She walked towards me with a file. "The security I mounted outside the door, they are still there, right?" I asked Alicia. "Of course," she replied. "They only let me in because they knew that I am part of the team."I sighed and nodded. I made sure to mount enough security by the gate to avoid entertaining any foreigners. I didn't want anyone who wasn't in the team to come in. "Here are the documents from the last meeting we had with the investors from Yorkshir
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT SALLYBeverly's eyes and mouth were wide open when she saw us walk in. I was sure that she didn't expect Alex and I to walk in at the moment. "You both are welcome," she said to us, forcing a smile. "The doctor was just telling me about the test result and that the baby is yours."I scoffed. Alex took a step closer to Beverly's bed, but I grabbed him and pulled him backwards. "We heard everything you said, Beverly. Why don't you give up?" I asked her. I knew that Beverly thought we didn't hear her conversation with the doctor. It was so unfortunate that we heard everything loud and clear, and she was caught in the act. I thought it was time for Beverly to give up now. I wore a victorious grin on my face as I watched Beverly lying there in bed. Her brows are now squeezed in a confused look. She tried to sit up. Alex and I watched her as she struggled until she finally sat up in bed. The doctor also watched us. He was still in shock and unabl
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINEALEXANDER I opened my eyes and saw Sally still cuddled firmly in my arms. She was still deeply asleep. I gently made her lay in bed independently before walking into the bathroom for a shower. She had partied so hard the previous night. We had stayed out until it was almost the next morning before we went home. We could not sleep immediately because we were so excited. After having a shower, I went to the kitchen to get Sally's breakfast. Luckily, she was awake when I returned. She greeted me with a smile, but her smile slowly disappeared, and a frown appeared on her face. "I didn't see you when I woke up," she nagged. I placed her breakfast of omlette on the table and sat beside her. I pulled her close to me and kissed her forehead. "My love, you know I would never leave you, right?" I asked her. She nodded. "I got you breakfast."I opened the plate, and Sally quickly closed her nose. "Take it out," she cried. "I don't want that. It disgus
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTYSALLYI woke up in the morning, and Alex was gone. I rushed into the bathroom, and he wasn't there. I wondered where he must have gone. I decided to sit in my bed and wait for him. Maybe he wanted to get me breakfast in bed, just like yesterday. I waited for him and lost my patience after a few minutes. I decided to count to a hundred while pacing the room.My fingers were in my mouth. I kept biting them as I paced the room. I heard a knock on the door. It caused my heart to sink, but for excitement. I waited in excitement for the door to open, but instead, I heard another knock. Was the breakfast too heavy for him to carry, or was it someone else? I could not tell what the case was. I rushed to the door and opened the door. I met one of the maids there with a tray in her hand. I could perceive the smell of salad from the plates in her hand, and it made me want to peak. "What do you want?" I asked her angrily."Alex asked me to bring your breakfast,"
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY ONEALEXANDER After the second round of sex that night, I carried Sally to the bed. She was breathing heavily and, at the same time, faintly as a result of exhaustion. I lay her in bed and tucked her in until she fell asleep. I made sure that Sally was deeply asleep before standing up from the bed. I picked up my phone and checked the time. It was almost midnight, and I hadn't had dinner yet. I wondered if Sally had, and immediately after I did the wondering. The answer came flashing to my face. I saw a plate of food open on the table. It was almost dried up, and half of it had been eaten already. I saw the label on the plate and immediately knew that she ordered food. I stared back at Sally, who was sleeping peacefully and felt bad for a bit. I knew she was going through a lot already, and I just couldn't help it. I decided to go grab something from the kitchen when my phone beeped. I picked it up and saw that the message was from Clinton. I opened
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY TWOJAMES I walked out of the bathroom and noticed that my screen was on. I walked up to the phone and unlocked it. There were three missed calls from my mom and a message from her, too. I wondered what the emergency was when she kept calling and texting when I didn't pick up.I hoped that she was fine.I tapped on the message icon and hissed loudly when I saw the text from her. "A dinner invitation?" I asked and scoffed. "When do we have frequent dinners like this for no reason?"I placed the phone back on the table and walked back to my wardrobe to dress up for work. I wondered why my mom was so interested in Alex. She already had a son who was doing very well for her and him. Making her proud. Why would she not let Alex be?I wouldn't want to be anywhere close to Alex, so the dinner would wait until I confirmed if Alex would be there or not. Only then would I be able to decide if I wanted to eat dinner with my family or all alone at home. After dre
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