Derek’s mother wiped at her tears as she sat in front of the police officer at the police station, but the tears immediately began to flow again.She could not understand how a grown man could disappear just like that from the surface of the earth and not be found, despite all the resources that were available.“Madam, we’re trying our best. We hope to be able to give you some solid information … either good or bad soon enough.” The officer told her helplessly. He was at his wit’s end here and everyone was blaming him for not taking Derek’s bodyguard seriously when he first came to make a report."No, please, I beg of you. Don’t say that. His son, my grandson, is dying in the hospital as we speak. I can't lose both of them.” Mrs. Turner cried.This incident had aged her. She usually looked young for her age, but now, her hair was unkempt and her face and whole self looked haggard and tired.“Mom, come on. Let’s go. We’ll leave the police to do their job.” Amanda urged her mother, feel
It wasn't in the least bit difficult for Denise to fall into the role of a classy lady, even though the events of the past few months made her anything but that.Along with getting her the role that would bring her into contact with Derek's company, Tom had given her a good sum of money to buy her silence, so she used this money to purchase beautiful and classy clothes that brought back her confidence.Andy followed her back to the country, saying that he had some business to attend to there, not that Denise cared what he did or what he didn’t do.She was just glad that she could stay with him in his apartment without having to worry about spending her money on rent while she perfected her plans to get back into Derek’s life.Now that she was back in the country, she realized that getting back the kind of closeness she used to have with Derek was easier said than done.For one thing, now that he was a very rich man, it was going to be very difficult to get access to him.Even when she
“I don't think you were listening to me, Andy. I said the guy doesn't like me anymore but is being polite to me for old time's sake and because he has to work with me. How then am I supposed to trap him with a baby? Club him over the head and make him have sex with me a few times until I get pregnant?” Denise asked him in irritation.“No, of course not. I can get you pregnant, then you will stage a scene that will make him believe that he had sex with you. After that, you can pin the baby on him.” Andy replied as though this was the most natural thing in the world to say.“You’re crazy!”“Well, it’s your call. I was under the impression that you wanted to get him back.” Andy replied, shrugging his shoulders in an I-don't-care gesture.“What’s in it for you?” She asked Andy who shrugged again and assured her that he just wanted to see her happy after all that she had been through and that he felt guilty for being the one to take her away from it all in the first instance. The suggesti
“That is why I told you that it is best that Derek never resurfaces.” Andy had said only minutes ago.“I don't know what you want me to do. Seek out his abductors and ask them to kill him? Like I told you earlier, I love Derek and this time around, I'm prepared to make our relationship work and give him all the love that he deserves but has never gotten.”“Well, if that is what you want, then I guess I can't stop you. I will still be needing money to keep my mouth shut though.” Andy told her. Denise burst out laughing at this“Unfortunately, it is not going to make a difference whether you close your mouth or not.”“What do you mean by that?”“What I mean by that is that Derek already suspects that Barry isn’t his.”“What makes you say so? You and Derek share the same blood group, which is the same one that Barry has, isn’t it? What on earth will make Derek begin to suspect that Barry isn't his biological son? Did you give him any reason to doubt you and carry out a paternity test?”
For the first time in over three weeks, Derek saw the sun. It was blinding in its intensity and he had to squint his eyes to protect it from its punishing glare, but he was glad to see the sun.When his eyes adjusted to the light, he took a good look at his surroundings. He had been right. He was being held captive out in the woods in the middle of nowhere.Even if he managed to escape, which was unlikely unless he was kept alive until his wounds healed well enough for him to try to escape, he would most likely die of thirst and starvation out here.“There is water in that bucket over there, as well as some soap. Use it to wash yourself very well.” His captor told him, still pointing the gun at him so that he would not make any funny moves, not that Derek was in the condition to do such a thing.There was no question of wrestling the gun out of the man’s hands except he wanted to wind up dead, so Derek approached the bucket gingerly and began to take his bath, wincing when the soap to
FLOWERSThere was a knock on Ava’s door while she was still sleeping even though it was nearly eleven in the morning It was a Saturday after all and she was sleeping in after the events of the previous evening when Amanda disrupted her dinner with Steve.This was because she had slept late the previous night since sleep eluded her, either because of the altercation with Amanda or for some other reason.Her maid answered the door and came to wake her up with a huge smile on her face and a large bouquet of roses in her hands.“What the hell? Where did you get those from?” Ava asked groggily.“They’re from Mr. Steve. He’s in the living room if you want to see him, otherwise he said it is not a problem if you're not up to having visitors just yet. I informed him that you were sleeping."“No, no. It’s fine. I’ll see him.” Ava replied, blushing like a schoolgirl with a huge crush on the star football player in school.She couldn’t remember when last she got flowers. Actually, she could and
There was only one way to find out whether what Andy told Denise about Ava having a daughter was true or not and that was that she needed to see for herself.She didn’t know where Ava lived and she had no way of finding out, but she would surely find out. First of all, though, she needed someone to rant to and what person was perfect to rant to other than the one person who hated Ava more than she did?So after dropping in to see Barry for a few minutes, so that it would be on record that she came there, she made her way over to the house that Amanda shared with her mother without informing her that she was coming over."Hello, Amanda," Denise said by way of greeting when the maid ushered her into the living room where Amanda was eating as usual.“What’s up?” Amanda said disinterestedly Denise was surprised at the lackadaisical greeting. It was the first time that Amanda was showing disinterest towards her and this made her a little worried as Denise was the one who usually got tir
Jerome ruffled Barry's hair lovingly, kissed his forehead, and told him that he was going to be back to see him really soon.The boy was still alive, but only barely and the only person with him was his nanny since Denise could not be bothered to stay in the hospital for anything more than an hour or two and apparently, neither could Amanda or her mother.Over the years, Jerome had become more than just a bodyguard to Derek's family. He was now as close as family and he loved Barry as dearly as though he were his own son.He felt really sorry for the child who never ceased to stop asking for his father ... His father who could even then be dead.Jerome cut off this train of thought immediately. Derek couldn't be dead. He refused to accept this. Derek would be found alive and never would Jerome make the mistake of letting him go anywhere without adequate protection again.Already, the police had found Derek's car abandoned somewhere in town, and now were giving their all to finding him