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Henry's POVHenry is heavily engaged in a deep conversation with Victoria. He had returned from work, freshened up and came down for dinner.“ Mom, what's going on? Seems you made a feast here, so many dishes just for both of us or do we have company tonight?” Henry said bewildered at the scene of lavish meals in large amounts which laid enormously on the table setting an ambiance for a traditional get together or house party.“ No this is for us, and yes I am in a good mood today because I am a step closer to achieving my goals. I made your favorite, so you can have as much as you want and enjoy” Victoria replied enthusiastically." Oh, what did you do again, mom?" Henry asked, eyeing.“Well, just blew the covers away, nothing much" she said sitting down putting a broccoli into her mouth.“I guess you must have conceded to the plan of revealing Bella's theft to Avery and how did he take it?" Henry questioned" Well, he was shocked and hung up and I am yet to know what happened but am
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“ I will talk to him personally, you just keep a watch on Avery while he is there and report back" Henry hung up and sat motionless for a while , his mind deciphering the whereabouts of Avery and what led him there.The whereabouts of Avery has deepened his suspicion of the trip being more than a business trip. He picks up his fork and continues eating absentmindedly and sees that his mother is yet back and she is taking long. He picks his food and chews slowly, absorbing all taste and nutrients. He knows there are hidden twists and plots to the game and the game will go tougher and harder.He focuses on his meal and decides to see how the games evolved.Mikel's POV“How can her number be unreachable? '' It's been more than 12 hours and I can't seem to reach her. What game is she playing?”Mikel furious with being unable to reach Bella.“ Calm down, shouting will do you no good. I had asked you to be more fierce but you felt like you had the games in your hand, now what? She is not pic
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“ I think you know what I have in mind, yeah you do. So why waste time on it, let's go" Jen said giggling.Mikel grabbed her and took her off to her feet while she giggled happily. The mood was set for a romantic and lustful era in their desires not engrossed in the affairs of the outside world.Bella's POVBella looks around her surroundings and believes it's not a dream anymore. The good old days are over and she has a new one to embark on solely. Since her arrival, she hasn't said a word to her fellow inmate who didn't seem surprised by her attitude.Bella who had accepted the inmate's offer to lay on the bed, then shiver on the cold stinking floor at night, Bella layed faced to the world engrossed deep in thought . Her own thoughts building up her realm where she reminisces of the case with Avery and what could become of her eventually. She recalls the brief discussion she had with Luke on his visit and knew at this point, Avery discovering his memory would be a fatal move for th
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“Alright mom, I have heard you. I will go get my cardigan so as to not catch cold”Ava replied grunting on her way.Ava strolled lazily to her room to fetch her cardigan and came out not seeing her mom. She heaved a sigh of relief and walked out. Getting into her car, she drove off speedily disappearing into the mist that had begun forming in the early hours of the morning.Glancing out of the terrace, looking at Ava's car drive off, she shakes her head silently muttering “She will be the end of yourself, I must have been to free with her. She isn't interested in paving the way for her future, there is a strange girl living under the same roof with Avery and here she is acting nonchalant to it, living a wild free life. I just hope it doesn't come crashing all back on her.Ava clouded with her inner desires, smirking delightfully as she drove steadily in high hopes to see her lover. “ I can't believe I have to pretend to be sweet whenever I am around him like I even love him. What marv
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“Alright Mom, I have heard you. I will go get my cardigan to not catch cold” Ava replied grunting on her way.Ava strolled lazily to her room to fetch her cardigan and came out not seeing her mom. She heaved a sigh of relief and walked out. Getting into her car, she drove off speedily disappearing into the mist that had begun forming in the early hours of the morning.Glancing out of the terrace, looking at Ava's car drive off, she shakes her head silently muttering “She will be the end of yourself, I must have been too free with her. She isn't interested in paving the way for her future, there is a strange girl living under the same roof with Avery and here she is acting nonchalant to it, living a wild free life. I just hope it doesn't come crashing back on her.Ava was clouded with her inner desires, smirking delightfully as she drove steadily in high hopes of seeing her lover. “ I can't believe I have to pretend to be sweet whenever I am around him like I even love him. What amazes
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“ Are you sure, Mister? So Loli can go to the park but mom won't let me. So how will I go? She asked with her tiny voice full of curiosity.“There you are, little miss, and who are you?" A lady's voice asked, breaking the blissful moments and taking Loli from. Luke's laps hastily.Turning to face Luke fully, she asked again? Who are you and what are you doing with my daughter” she asked with a fierce tone, her eyes full of concern searching for answers." Mommy, mommy, it's my new friend. Don't shout at him Mommy, we were waiting for you to come. You took so long, '' Loli replied, glad to see her mom. She didn't understand what the tension was about just smiling and inputting short words." Sorry baby, mom is here now. Okay? She said, patting her lightly and pecking her forehead affectionately.Luke, who stood abruptly at the sudden intervention from the lady, had not a chance to say a word and kept staring at them.Finding his voice he said politely “Good morning Mrs. I didn't mean t
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Luke walked with his hands in his pocket. Today he was dressed in black pants with a white shirt and open chest vest with sneakers to compliment. He was a fierce dresser and loved fashion. One could deliberate on the fact that a man ladies could die for was single in a stupor. It is that Luke doesn't see relationships like mistakes do, he grew up in the care of his aunt and friends and didn't witness love from his loved ones. But his fate will determine what life is filled with.Luke followed the directions as explained and saw the number, he knocked twice before turning the handle and opening it a little. He saw that everywhere was dark, he moved towards the bed and paused seeing a pair of eyes stare back at him.“ Uhmm, good morning Sir" Luke greeted stammering after recovering from the shock.Bella's dad looked at him heavily as though searching for a clue on where he met such. If eyes could act, it would have pierced Luke's heart. He just nodded at his greeting and looked away.Lu
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“ Okay, but she could have at least informed me than leave without a word,” Mr Anderson said in low spirits.Luke watched his expression knowing it won't be easy to keep hiding it from him for long. He knew he had to prepare for whatever happens now." Okay, I will wait for her call, thank you, my boy,” he said at last.Luke returned the affectionate smile.“ I need to be on my way to the office, I have a busy day ahead. All you have to do for me is rest, have your meal, and think less. You will be able to talk to her later in the day. If the nurse says you did otherwise, I would be very angry and so will Bella and she might not want to talk to you" Luke puts up a pitiful act to get him to worry less.“ No, no one will say a word to her. I will be good, I am good" Mr Anderson replied shaking his head to indicate that he understood the message and will go according to it.“ Very well, I will let the nurse know of our plan and you rest. Will talk to you later," Luke said, closing the do
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“ Oh, welcome Avery" Ava called out, sounding all sweet and cozy.Avery paused to see Ava walk up to him. He hadn't been expecting to see her here and wondered what game they were trying to play right here.“What are you doing here? Who invited you over?" Avery asked sternly as she tried clocking her hands around his.Ava, hurt by these words, stepped back a bit, her face downcast on being rejected even before she could attempt.“ I did," Victoria's voice rang out as she replied.“ I thought it was only going to be a family meeting. Why then allow a stranger to reside in our condo?" Avery asked with a scorn etched on his. He knows well enough that his vicious stepmother will be looking for means to get him to be with Ava again.He ignores her and walks to the empty set aside for him. He sits beside Henry who kept his head down since he walked in. On his right is his father, Richard Tamer, who destroyed the family after he had taken a second wife and tried stealing the company from Ave
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“I am just going to see a friend's Dad since she is out of town. I hope you don't have any urgent work for me right now" Luke asked." No, I am fine. You can go on with what you have to do. Any work I have, can be handled when you are back”.Luke replied okay and left the office. He pondered on what had happened with Avery lately. He had forgotten about Bella and has fully recovered his memory which seems to be a good thing but bad for Bella. Bella is hopeful that the strings of fate will pull them together. He still sees the love vividly displayed in her eyes whenever he goes to visit her.He drove steadily to the hospital with no worries. Mr. Anderson had discovered what had happened and came to realize the pain his daughter was undergoing. At first, he was grieving at the discovery and had withdrawn to himself for days. He finally relieved himself of the pain when Luke took him to see Bella. He knew he had to be strong for his daughter and improved gradually and visited when he was
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" Are you saying that he will have to pay heavily for the termination? Why do you think I would want this?” Cove asked patiently, watching the expression of Henry." You want this as much as I do. I know of your experience with Avery in the past and it wasn't a pleasant one. Avery drowned your business and you tried to work with him but he bluntly rejected you. He mocked you and put you in the position you are in. You had to go underground to get support and investment to start again. I know you want this, so why not work with me and get what you ever desired? “.Cove Brown's eyes were fixed dazedly on Henry. Cove is a tall, refined man. His dark curly hair and thick eyebrows leave ladies drooling. With his broad shoulders, he stood firm and showed a successful gain from weightlifting. One could be said to be Avery's height and with a close look, one can mistake him to be Avery's brother.“ What's your take on this? I know you won't help me if you don't want something in return. I am
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***Avery had fulfilled his company task at hand and was genuinely content as the company was growing in height.“ Avery, I need you to go through the contract Cove Hub sent to us. It is against our terms and they are solely insisting that there would be no adjustments to it,” Luke announced, barging into Avery's office, his expression denoting the matter to be a serious one.Avery goes over the file, his expression changing to that of a stern one, “ What does this mean? Call them up and state clearly to them that if they don't make changes to the contract, we won't work with it. By the way, who arranged this contract with them? I have always known Cove Hub to be mean in their dealings and never wanted to work with them following what happened in the past '' Avery said.Luke paused for a minute, staring at Avery." It was Henry. He met up with him and they worked this out” Luke replied." You mean that Henry was the negotiator of this contract. Who made him the head of the company to
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Avery nodded, not noticing anything amiss.“Can I have the inventory in all departments? Prepare the invoices for the supplies and orders. Set up a board meeting and that will be all for now” Avery said.Luke nodded and stood to go about the order as instructed. He paused as he heard his name and turned to Avery.“ Luke", Avery called out. “ Thank you for everything", his eyes describing the sincerity of his words.Luke smiled and walked out of the office.Avery picked up the telephone and dialed his secretary's number.“ Please inform Henry I need to see him right now if he is in," Avery said, his voice loaded with authority.He scanned the file that he got from the PR department. A knock interrupted his session.“Come in," he said, looking at the figure who entered." Welcome Avery, I didn't know you were back till I got a call from your secretary. Hope the trip was productive. I heard you went on a business trip” Henry sounded cheerful with his fence of facade built high.Avery saw
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Luke hung up. He knew Bella's dad to be a jovial and easygoing person and loved his personality.“ I need to go to bed right now, as I have a working day ahead" he mutters under his breath. He stood up and walked to his room, getting into bed, his heavy eyes shut as he dozed off.***Days passed quickly and Tuesday arrived. Avery highlights from the plane. He looks around and knows he has stepped on the very place where his fate goes and wonders what next will play out. With Bella's discovery, his enemies will decide to use this time to cause damage. He enters the limousine that the airport had arranged to come to pick him up.“Welcome back, Sir" they all chorused at the sight of Avery. Avery with long strides and stoic expression that carries an air of affluence and distinction. His presence derived a collective greeting from his staff as a manner of respect and authority.Avery paused for a moment, looking at them, he nodded at them and walked into the VIP elevator that was used onl
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Mr. Anderson POV“Please, I need to speak to my daughter. can you put a call through to her”l Mr Anderson said to the nurse who had come to give him a daily dose of drugs for the night.“It's late already. We will call her friend tomorrow, so you get to speak to her” the nurse replied.“ No, I want to speak to her. Please, it won't take more than a minute, I just want to hear her voice and know how she's doing. please” With his eyes which seemed to dim at the inability to get his wish fulfilled, Mr Anderson cried out adamantly.The nurse seeing the worried look etched at every corner of his face, couldn't help but get moved.“We can't get hold of your daughter, why don't I check back with her friend, the one who came in last to visit you and reach you out to him, then let you know of what he said” she replied, agreeing to his fatherly concerns.She walked out of the room with her tools in hand. Mr Anderson's eyes seem to glow at the positive response and hope within his heart that he
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Luke picks up the menu looks at it and places orders for himself, Mia, and Loli.“I am sorry,” Mia said.“I want ice cream” lolly water.“You will get ice cream after the meal okay don't worry” Luke replied patting her head.The meal continued in absolute silence whereby conversation was injected lightly to create a friendly ambiance as they ate their food slowly.The main meal was over and dessert was brought in. Luke got a strawberry ice cream with cookies while Mia got a vanillaIce cream and Loli got a cone of ice cream mixed with vanilla and chocolate.After the desert, Luke nodded at the waiters, dropped a tip for them, and went out. He got some dessert for them in case they needed to have any time and also purchased some meals for himself in case he got hungry later.They stepped out and noticed that it had already become dark. Luke noticed it was just past seven and drove them home as he moved steadily on the road. As soon as he went to their front porch, he scooped the littl
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Mia looked speechless not knowing what to make of it. Sat down with tears drawing a straight line on her face. Luke takes a towel and slowly wipes the tears off.“ Please don't cry, Loli might show up and think I beat you and I will be heavily persecuted. Have mercy on this poor man please" Luke jokefully pleaded with his two hands clasped in the air to show the seriousness of his tone.Mia laughed out loudly, cracking up. She couldn't even mutter some words. Recovering herself, she said quietly, playing along “Please lower your hands, Loli might think I am punishing you and will get upset at me. Please”, she requested.They both cracked up, laughing hard, touching their ribs showing off the effect of the laughter.Luke, seeing that he had calmed her down and eased the memories, decided not to approach the topic again for now.“Come on, let's join Loli. I also want to sit on the swing too, I can't remember the last time I had fun. Hurry up” Luke urged her quickly, helping her to her f
