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 FOURTY THREESALLYI was working in my office when I heard a soft knock on the door. I lifted my head to stare at the door, and before I could say a word, the door opened, and James walked into my office. I smiled when I saw him. It had been long since I saw James last. He smiled as he came to my table. I stood up to give him a side hug. "At least, I'm glad that you're excited to see me." James told me. I smiled. "Of course," I replied. James took his seat, and I did, too. "Here," he said, handing me an invitation card. I took the card and stared at it. "Twenty-second anniversary?" I asked with my eyes wide open. James nodded. "Make sure you're there," he told me. I nodded. "Of course," I responded. "Is there a reason I shouldn't be there?" He leaned forward. "You, tell me," he responded. I smiled deeply. "None.""Are you aware of the fact that Alexander..." James began to speak but suddenly trailed off. "Alexander, did what?" I asked curiously. "It's nothing.
CHAPTER FOURTY FOURSALLYSlowly, I opened my eyes and rubbed it gently with my palms. I noticed Alex seated right before me on the bed and staring at me with a smile. My face flushed red, although his stares were a little uncomfortable. "Waking up to a handsome face makes you blush. I've noted that," Alex teased me. I rolled my eyes and looked away. Flashes of last night came to my memory, and a smile curved out on my lips. "I guess you won a jackpot last night," Alex continued to tease me. "The way you're smiling and blushing."I turned to face him. "I enjoyed last night," I told him. "At least, I got to experience what it felt like since I wasn't drunk this time. "Alex sighed a pretentious sigh of relief. "I really thought you'd wake up and stab me this time."I giggled. "Honestly," I began to speak, with a serious look as I placed my hand on Alex's chest. "Last night was a special one."He smiled deeply, revealing his cute dimples. It was hard to believe that I finally had s
CHAPTER FOURTY FIVE ALEXANDER Flashback.I was already on my way home from the office when I suddenly noticed a car parked by the corner. It looked exactly like Sally's car, so I decided to see for myself if Sally was truly the one who was stranded on the road. I parked behind her car and alighted from mine. I pointed a torchlight and was shocked to see Sally sleeping in her car. I opened the door, and it was not locked. I slapped my forehead. How could she be so careless?What would have happened if someone else had walked in here and saw her that way. A car soon pulled up in front of us. I looked towards the car as the lights went off. Someone alighted from the car and began to walk towards us. When he was close enough, I quickly recognised him as one of the drivers at home. "Sir, she called me a while ago to pick her up," he informed me. I nodded. "It's fine," I informed him. "I would just take it from here."The driver stood there staring at me with a confused look. "Cal
CHAPTER FOURTY SIXSALLY"Now, this looks exceptionally beautiful!" Alicia complimented immediately when I was done dressing up. I stood in front of my dressing mirror with my eyes fixed on my reflection. I was indeed a beauty to behold. A smile played on my lips as I watched my reflection. "I think you're good to go," Alicia told me. "You're lucky to have someone who has such a nice taste. "Alicia and I walked out of the room together. I walked her to the door, and she left. I turned around and saw Alex walking down the stairs.He was dressed in a cooperate wear. I stared at him agape until he got to where I was standing. "You look fabulous!" Alex said to me. "You look handsome."Alexander stretched his hands towards me and pulled me closer. "I didn't find you in your room, so I came downstairs to see if you're here.""I decided to see Alicia off. "Alex stared at me from my head down to my toe, and I smiled deeply. I loved the way he devoured my body with his eyes.I could te
CHAPTER FOURTY SEVENALEXJames's statement caused me to smile cause I already came, and I had no intention of leaving. "James," I called with a smirk as I learned forward. "Whether you or your mom, does that really matter? I'm here already, with an invite, and that's the most important thing. James tried to speak, but his mom pulled him away gently. "You don't have the right to embarrass my guest like this."I winked at James and turned to face Mrs Diane. "Hello, ma'am," I greeted her. "Hi, son," she replied and gave me a one-sided hug. James rolled his eyes, hissed loudly, and walked away. "You came in with a beautiful woman," she noted as she turned to face Sally. Sally gave her a deep smile. Indeed, my wife was damn pretty. How would I ever get used to having a woman like this beside me?"Hello," Sally greeted her. She waved at Sally, still staring at her with a furrowed brow. She suddenly turned to face me. "Who is she?" She asked me. I smiled and lifted Sally's hand.
CHAPTER FOURTY EIGHTSALLYI watched Alex leave with a smile on my face. I walked back to my seat and sat there. After James's father was done with his speech, he was called together with his family to cut the anniversary cake. They spelt Whites to cut the cake, and after that, Diane left hurriedly. James walked up to me and came to sit in front of me. Music was already all over, and people were now dancing at the open dance floor. "You know that's Alex's seat, right?" I asked James. He nodded calmly. "And you know he wouldn't want to see you there when he comes back, right?" I asked James. He nodded. "Do you know that I've been trying to get your attention since?" James asked me. I shifted uncomfortably. I didn't want him to flatter me. I looked around for Alex, hoping that he wouldn't come back and make trouble with James. "Do you know that the reason I'm desperately wanting to speak with you is more important to you?"I sighed deeply. The question and answer section was ge
CHAPTER FOURTY NINESALLYThe meeting started not too long ago, and I was staring at all the shareholders and board members. I didn't like attending meetings because it reminded me of what they did to me. I picked up my phone and began to scroll through it. "The CEO is online now," Mr Johnson announced. "When would we stop having this kind of meeting with him?" Miss Sheila asked. She hissed and folded her arms. The anonymous CEOs voice came in, and we picked up. I wasn't interested in the meeting, so I wasn't listening to everything that was being said to him. "I agree with that."I lifted my head in surprise after hearing the voice of the anonymous CEO for the first time. I was shocked because he sounded exactly like Alex, but I decided to let it slide. "Just create a document and forward it to me. I'd just go through it."I stared at the screen in shock. The voice call was still going on, but I could no longer hear a word. I slapped myself. It was obviously my head playing m
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