“Larry, don't be like this, I'm your wife and Olly is our daughter…”“So? Does that mean you could be useless and become a liability to me? You laze around all day, expecting me to believe your petty lie of being sick, ha! dream on!”“What nonsense are you saying, huh?, You know better than anyone else that I worked hard to make sure there's food on the table for everyone. Was it my fault that I got sick? Answer me!”Olivia could hear her parents arguing voices from the bedroom, she opened her eyes, sat up and reached for her foot wear in the cramped dimly lit room.She walked out of the room, and slowly went towards the sitting room.She stopped at the back of the slightly opened door, poked out her head to peep at her parents.Her gaze stopped on her mom, who sat lazily on the couch, with a solemn expression.Lately her mom's illness has been deteriorating, making her pale and easily exhausted.All she knew was that her mom was sick, but didn't know the cause of the illness. Her bo
Klein's Mansion,“Uncle Morgan, aren't we going to see grandpa today?” Cherry whined, as she tilted her head, to look at Morgan's face.“No,” he replied with a grim expression.“But I want to see grandpa today, won't grandpa scold you for not coming to see him ?” She asked, while trying to jump down from Morgan's laps.“Don't you want to eat Candies anymore?” “ I love candies so much, Mum said candies would spoil my teeth, but I don't believe mummy, I'll keep on eating them. Uncle, can you get me more candies and chocolates ?” she begged, as she pouted her small cute lips.Her behavior was so cute that Morgan couldn't help but smile.He ruffled her long, curly hair, as he grabbed her smooth and fair chubby hands and carried her back on his laps.“Hmmh, Uncle will definitely buy them for you. Remember if you eat them too much, they will spoil your teeth” Morgan said, as he patted her hair. “Okay uncle, I love you so much!. This big..” she said, forming her fat fingers into what seem
Olivia stared at the papers handed to her by the doctor, it was her mom's supposed test result, her eyes blurred with tears. “She needs to be operated on, as soon as possible, else she would lose her life.” “But before that, you'll need to deposit a huge amount of money for her treatment before we can start anything. Do you understand me young lady?” The doctor's words echoed in her ears, yet again and again.She closed her eyes, and all the tears brimming in her eyes fell. When she tasted them it was very bitter, that it felt like her heart was transpired into tears.Once again, she was thrown into the world of despair. Her mom is diagnosed with a brain tumor and needs urgent operation, but where is she going to get that kind of money, which the doctor is requesting for ?.Olivia wiped her tears, she folded the paper into a small block. She got up and went into her mom's ward.The pale woman was still sound asleep. She could barely talk nor could she move her body. Olivia loung
A man could be seen, pacing around his room. Anger and worry evident on his face.A woman walked in, carrying a tray of food. She kept it on the desk beside the bed and went close to the man.“Honey, are you still bothered about Morgan ?” She asked softly, making her voice as coquettish as it could be.“Why did that asshole choose to come home at this period ?!What made him change his mind so suddenly?!. I can't believe he would go back on his own words”“Whether he comes or not, I'll make sure Klein's industry becomes mine. I worked hard for it, while he was abroad, living an extravagant life.” “Morgan I'll make sure you regret coming home!” Xavier swore through gritted teeth.“Morgan can't possibly take over Klein's industry, Father-in law trusts you now and your mom won't let that happen.”“Now come and eat, the food is getting cold” she smiled and dragged him to sit on the bed.Xavier is Morgan's step brother.After Morgan's mother died while giving birth to him, his father marr
Three weeks later,Olivia came back from work, she hurried into her mom's ward.She got a call from one of the nurses that her mom's illness was acting up again, then she had to round up her shift and hurried back to the hospital.Her eyes widened in shock, when she couldn't find her mom in the ward. Her heart raced wildly as she thought of all possible things that could happen to her mother.She came out of the ward, about to head to the doctor's office when she bumped into one of the nurses.“I'm so so sorry ma'am” her apologetic voice came out in a haggard pants.“You're Mrs Winter's daughter ?” The nurse asked softly.“Yes! Yes! She's my mother. What happened to her ? She nodded, her eyes ajar as she stared at the nurse.“Follow me then…” The nurse turned around and went ahead, while Olivia followed suit.Doctor's office,Olivia could feel her body fridgetting from curiosity and anxiousness. Her eyes were fixed wildly at the doctor as he sat down.The young man took a deep breath
“Sir, are you alright ?” Nicholas asked as he helped Morgan up from the bed.“I'm okay. What about the girl ?” Morgan asked, removing the medical pipes induced in him.“She still hasn't woken up. We have a problem…..” Nicholas trailed off, unsure of saying what he was about to say.“What happened ?” “Her background is simple but complicated. Her mother is diagnosed with a brain tumor and needs urgent operation tomorrow. But she hasn't woken up and can't afford the operation. We-I….” Nicholas trailed off again.“Arrange for the operation. Make sure the best doctor is in charge of the operation. Then again, change her ward.” He said calmly.“But sir….”“No Buts” Morgan said with a tone of finality. Then laid back on the bed.Nicholas sighed and nodded.“What about the people who tampered with your brakes ?” he asked again.A devilish smile escaped Morgan's lips as he tilted his head, as if thinking of something.“They are no big deal, we'll handle them later. It's good Xavier already m
Olivia's recovery was pretty fast. As soon as she was discharged, she was brought to see her mother by Nicholas.Her mom was still in a coma, making it impossible to speak to her. The doctor assured her that mother was free from danger, and that alone made her mind relax.All through the process of meeting her mother, it was only Nicholas who escorted her. She didn't see Morgan, although what he looked like was fuggy in her mind, she could tell the difference between Nicholas and him.She followed Nicholas into a black Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, that screamed of luxury. Although Nicholas has been polite to her, in every little conversation they shared, she still couldn't help the feeling of nervousness that lingered within her.The car sped along the road, finally halting at a presidential estate. Nicholas got out first. Olivia got out and hurriedly followed him.“Where are we?” She asked, her eyes darting around the whole place.“This is the young master's place, and where you'd lea
Olivia's eyes settled on the varieties of delicacies set on the table, her mouth watered. The aroma was so appetizing, reminding her of how long she had tasted nice food.She was actually going to have a taste of the foods which she usually sees in magazines, hoping one day she'd taste them.She glanced at Morgan, who had already begun eating. Even his eating style screamed of dominance and elegance. Olivia was still eating, when she felt a piercing gaze on her, she paused and raised her face to meet with Morgan's dark eyes. “Did you go through the contract before signing it?” Morgan suddenly asked, startling Olivia.“Yeah, I did read it.” She nodded, looking down on her food.Of course, she didn't go through it, she only read the first page and proceeded to sign it.“If so, I shouldn't remind you of what to do after this dinner.” Morgan said, getting up from the site as he wiped his mouth.“Eh?!” Olivia paused, knitting her brows confused, as her gaze followed Morgan.Morgan walke
Xavier exchanged a knowing glance with Emily, while she understood and grabbed his palm, squeezing it, as if passing her confidence to him.Xavier was sweating profusely, as he knew that one wrong word from him, would totally and finally ruin his reputation.The surroundings which seemed to be silent and all the onlookers and press had their gaze fixed on Xavier, waiting for him to speak.He cleared his throat and began, “I don't know where to start from, but I want to-”“Hey, get away from him!!”Xavier didn't get to finish what he was about to say when a troop of boys came after the press. Their faces hid behind masks, as they ran towards their direction, with sticks, they pressed scattered immediately, everyone of them, running as far as they could. The boys went towards Xavier, shading him away from the crowd.“What's going on?”Xavier was shocked, as he was surrounded by the boys, who escorted him into the building, while the press were on the run.While all these things happene
A month later, “Mom, I can't stay here any longer, is there really nothing you can do to get me out?” Ava's eyes moistened as she held the bar, separating the both of them.“Don't cry my dear, I'm still looking for a way I'm sure you'll be out sooner than later. That vixen really has Gilbert's son, wrapped around her fingers.”“You mean the young master?”“Yes, he made sure that the officers can't be bribed with money, plus my chance of visiting you has expired. Which means I won't visit you again, till the day of your bail.” Hilda stated, as a sad expression was contoured on her face.“But you've only come here twice, how can he be ruthless? Olivia, that wench!”“Like i said, this is all my fault, I should be the one here not you. But don't worry, I'll find a way for you to get out, okay?”“Okay mommy, what about dad? Does he know?”“No he doesn't. He does not need to know, we'll lose everything the moment he finds out that I killed Lily, I don't want that to happen. That's why I to
Hilda kept fumbling with her phone, unsure of whether to answer or not, but Larry's calls were persistent. With no other option left she took the call.“You took so long to pick the call, is everything alright?” Larry's worried voice echoed in the room.“Sorry about that, yes everything is fine, I just had slight abdominal pain and went to see the doctor. But I'm fine now.” she stated, hiding the nervousness in her voice.“Oh alright. I missed Ava's call multiple times, and now I'm trying to call her back, but she isn't taking her calls. Have you heard from her? Ava hasn't called me in this manner before.”Hilda chuckled, obviously fake, but Larry couldn't see her expression right then. She was thankful that Ava didn't get to speak with him, it was certain that she was going to tell him about Lily's ordeal.“You worry too much, just get back to work, I'll check her myself, ok?”“What about you, aren't you tired?” “No, not really, I can still check up ok my daughter.” “Alright, take
REDCREST COLLEGEAva didn't concentrate in the few hours of the classes, as she kept drifting off to sleep. As she wanted, she now has a lot of fanbase in the school, especially girls who couldn't match her beauty. They begged to be friends with her and even though she only needed rich and high class girls, she couldn't turn them down because of her reputation.With her head, folded into her arms which rested on the desk, oblivious of the teaching going on. Ava was startled when her name was suddenly called out by the teacher. She sat up, and rubbed her eyes, it was then she knew it wasn't the teacher who called her but the school's director.Ava straightened her dress immediately, slightly ashamed of being caught while sleeping, especially by the director.“But why was the director in their class and even had to come call her, by himself, when there are hundreds of people to do it? Could it be related to Olivia's matter?” Ava thought, as she walked her way towards the middle aged dir
Morgan already had the feeling that whatever Hilda was about to say won't go well with his reputation, especially with Olivia's state of mind.So before she could get to say anything, he stopped her, allowing Nicholas to continue with involving the police. Olivia shot Morgan a questioning glance, curious as to why he didn't let Hilda say anything.Morgan squeezed her palms gently and lowered his head to lean close to her ear. “Don't dare to believe any single word that comes out of her mouth, Okay?” Olivia remained silent, barely understanding anything he was trying to say. The doctor seemed to notice and moved towards Olivia.“Mrs, he's right. This woman is selfish and Ostentatious and can say anything just to save herself.”Olivia's gaze darted from the doctor and stopped on Hilda, who returned her gaze, with her brows arched together.Hilda's anxiousness and fear was getting the best of her, but she pretended to be reluctant, hoping deep down that Olivia would ask her to say whate
Hilda widened her eyes in shock, her shock escalated when Morgan got up from his chair and went towards Olivia.“What really could be their relationship? The cold man from earlier disappeared into a caring and calm man, just immediately after Olivia badged in” she thought, her eyes fixed on them.“What are you doing here?” Morgan asked, his gaze fixed on her as he went closer to her.“I get the fact that you're trying to be nice to me, you're trying to fulfill your promise to me, but she's still my mother. You can't do things behind my back, even though I'm sick, I deserve to know.” She stated, slowly, audible enough for only Morgan to hear, since he was close to her.She knew she couldn't talk to him in the public, regardless of their relationship, his reputation and respect was to stand firm in the eyes of the public.Morgan's gaze lingered on her face for a while, his initial anger slowly dissipated. He nodded, but his expression remained aloof, a slight anger etched on the edge of
Larry's House“Mom, I wish I could come with you, but I still have unfinished business in school.”“Shhh, bring your voice down. Your dad is still in the living room.” Hilda whisper-yelled, signaling Ava to bring her voice down.Ava smiled and nodded, “I was done talking anyway. Just wanted to say good luck.” She rolled her eyes and walked out of the room.Hilda smiled, as her gaze followed her exit, Ava was a constant reminder of her younger self as she mirrored her character and appearance.She was getting prepared to go to the hospital, in order to confirm her doubt. She was still applying makeup, when Larry walked into the room.“You have an appointment with the doctor?” he asked, his gaze trailing her figure.Hilda smiled, obviously faking, “Yeah, but that's not the main reason, I want to go to my friend's boutique, she sells nice baby clothes.”“Alright, you still have my credit card right?” “Yes, but…” she paused and frowned, pouting her lips, as she turned to look at him.“Wh
Larry's House“Oh my God! Ava, what happened to your face?” Hilda exclaimed, as she helped herself up from the sofa and went toward Ava.Ava sighed and brushed past her mom, as she went to stand in front of the vanity mirror, “I got into a fight with Olivia.” she said, her fingers slowly tracing the marks in her face.“What?!” Hilda snapped and narrowed her eyes at her.“When did I told you to fight with Olivia, I said you should…”“Mom, I'm not even done telling you the details. I'm sorry I took matters into my own hands, at least it's worth it.” She smiled, and turned to face her mom.“I monitored Olivia, as you wanted, but she wasn't even letting a sad emotion show on her face, she was rather happy and all chaty with her friend. Mom, she looks more plump and beautiful, not like someone who lost her mother.”“So?” Hilda asked, curiosity evident on her face.“So, I had to walk up to her and say vengeful and spiteful words against her mom, just to stare at her emotion. Who knew she wa
As instructed by Nicholas, Olivia brought her face down, as she walked behind Nicholas. It wasn't long before they reached outside the school, heading to where the car was parked. Olivia could see the press, hovering around the school gate.They couldn't get in, as it was against the school's policy. Olivia, who had her head brought down, could see their feet stomping towards them, their voices chattering, as all of them were saying something. More like throwing questions at Nicholas.“Sir, don't you work for Mr Gilbert? What are you doing in Redcrest High college today?”“Sir, did you watch the video of a student who brutally bullied another student? What's your take on it?”Nicholas ignored their question, as he quickened his pace, to make sure Olivia was inside the car. His plan was successful, before the press could get to the car, Olivia was already inside the car.Morgan's men, who came along with Nicholas, made it easier for him to get into the car, as they were holding back th