A resounding slap landed on Sasha's face, and tears rolled down her eyes as she stared at her father with a shocked expression."Dad!!!" She called out loud, placing her right hand on her cheek where she had been slapped."You stupid child!! How dare you disgrace our family. The stock prices of our company shares dropped down to the drain all in one day. How could you be so stupid to trust the Hunter family? The least you could have done was outsmart them instead of being the one outsmarted."Sasha couldn't utter a word. She continued to stare at her dad, wondering why Kiara had to betray her in this manner. She had done enough for the bitch, but this was how she could repay her family.Kiara had done her worse, and Sasha wasn't going to sit back and watch her destroy her family's life all in one night.."I promise I'll get everything back to normal, dad, believe me.""How? Do you think you can double cross that family? They are fucking powerful Sasha, and now that they embarrassed us
Talia was still seated on the bed when Kiara walked in. She immediately recognized her as the lady who was with Nathan at the party they had attended about a month ago.Talia didn't utter a word. She had nothing to say because she was slowly understanding what the hell was going on. She heaved deeply and looked away from Kiara.She had heard when Kiara ordered the man to place a call across to Leo immediately. That simply meant Leo also had a hand in this too.Talia wondered how she was going to explain to Kiara that Nathan didn't want to have anything to do with her either and that he had always cut off ties with her already before she was kidnapped. As much as she was trying so hard to act tough, fear was still so evident in her eyes because she had no idea what her fate might be and these people weren't just ordinary people.They were people who could kill without remorse.Kiara began to walk closer to her when the man stepped out to go make the phone call."Surprised to see me?"T
As Leo walked in, he headed straight for his dad's study room. Just when Leo was at the entrance and he had touched the doorknob, he heard Nathan's voice."How could you do such a cruel thing?"It made Leo wonder what could have happened. Probably Nathan was talking about Talia.Just to be careful, he slowly opened the door and stepped into the room. Leo was certain that Nathan and his dad were nowhere close to the door and that it would be hard for them to notice that he just stepped in The study room was so huge and had different corners and spots.He slowly continued to walk in until he was standing at a spot where he could clearly listen to Nathan and their dad."I had no choice. You know who we are, Levi, and you should never forget the kind of family you came from.""You killed an innocent man because of greed. All you could have done was let it go.""That's not who we are, Levi. We're a family that nobody can double-cross and go scot-free. I wish there was a way I could have s
There was a knock on the door, but the silence in the room did not end. Leo opened the door and stepped in, heading towards his dad and Nathan. There was every need to sneak back out."Dad." He called as he stood in front of Mr Mercidi."Like I said before, Leo, you'll be helping your brother till he takes over everything. Do not leave his side."Leo turned his gaze to Nathan, then he nodded his head after seeing the expression on his face. "Yes, Dad." He answered obediently. There was still another plan."You need to keep him away from Sebastian. Probably he's the one poisoning his mind."Leo's words brought Nathan back to his senses immediately. Definitely not Sebastian. "Don't you fucking dare. Leave Sebastian out of this." Nathan ordered, but Leo was silent. He was only staring at his dad, and waiting for the next instruction.Leo had expected Mr. Mercidi to reply to him with a yes or maybe permit him to replace Sebastian, but it was completely the opposite. Sebastian could be the
"Where are you?" Leo questioned Kiara when she was done speaking. From the tone of her voice, he was certain that she was hurt and he wanted to be there for her while she passes through the tough decision that she had just made"I don't wanna see your face, Leo. Just get it don't with. I want to stay beside Levi when it's all over, please." Kiara said.Since he knew she was hurt and it was the only thing that he could give her in exchange, he decided to let her do it. " If that's what you wish, Kiara. He said." There was silence between them both for only about 20 seconds"This is the best choice you'll ever make, Kiara, trust me."Kiara didn't utter a word, and a few seconds later, she ended the call.Kiara was in no mood to say a word to anybody anymore. If what she had done or she decided was going to make Nathan his, then she had no other choice.She began to climb the stairs, wrecking her hand into her hair as she walked."I have to go now."There was no response from her.The ma
"What is it, Sasha?" Bryan said, his voice almost like a whisper. The worst thing that would happen right now was Taylor finding out that he was still talking with Sasha."I need us to meet right away, it's really urgent." She said desperately.Bryan today or tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow would not work. Those days were meant to be spent with Taylor."Text me if it's important. We can't meet for now, or when I spare some time I'll call you.""Are you with your wife?" "How's that any of your business, Sasha?"She scoffed, "Is what we're doing really more important than this? You know how important this is to me and most especially your family.""I can't talk for now, got to go," Bryan said. He heard Sasha's voice one more time but ended the call a second later. Taking a deep breath in, Bryan stared at his phone, and a text appeared on the screen."I'll be waiting at your company at exactly 12, please be there."He continued to stare at the message without uttering a word. Th
A few hours to 12, Bryan and Taylor were ready to leave the hotel. Bryan held Taylor's hands and after she grabbed her bag, they walked out of the room."Here." He handed the keys over to one of the receptionists. She smiled and collected it from his hand, and before he walked away, lowered her head in respect, "Have a nice day sir."Taylor let out a smile as they both walked out."Don't tell me you couldn't feel it?""Feel what?" He inquired.Taylor scoffed aloud, "You must be kidding me right?"Bryan suddenly halted and gave her a questioning look. "Care to tell me what's wrong?" Taylor turned around to stare at him because he wasn't moving. The serious look on his face made her burst into laughter, and it made Bryan realize that Taylor might have just been teasing him.To apologize, she walked towards him and took his hands."You mad at me?"There was no reply from Bryan, and she instantly took it that he was pissedShe lifted her legs and reached for his face to peck him, "is this
The car halted and Bryan was the first person to step down from it. Taylor did after a few seconds. It was written all over her face that she badly wanted to see her kids.Bryan outstretched one of his hands and she took it. He held her hand and they began to walk into the house.They both stepped into the house, but the living room was empty. "Nanny!" Taylor called. It was 1pm in the afternoon and it was Saturday."Nanny!" Taylor called again, but there was no response. "Nanny!" Bryan decided to call since his voice was louder than Taylor's. A few seconds later, one of the nannies came rushing down the stairs."What's happening? Where are the kids, and where's Talia?""The kids are in their room, and ma'am Talia isn't back home yet?" The nanny answered.Taylor arched her brows, but then she suddenly heard Kyle's voice. "Momma!!" The little guy called, running down the stairs with his Nanny behind him."Easy sweetheart, don't run too much or you might hurt yourself."She lowered her b