ELLA'S POV I was bothered by Sylvia's words. Something in me wanted to believe that it was all a joke and that she would never break our friendship over something so trivial. But as I sat in that cafe with no signs of her returning, I knew that she wasn't kidding. She could end our years of friendship just because of Damien. There was something suspicious about Sylvia's obsession with getting her revenge on Damien. As I walked back to the office, I couldn't help but wonder what she meant by that. “There was no better place than by Damien's side.” What did she mean by that? Was she in love with Damien too? I walked into the elevator with my thoughts jumbled over each other as I tried to make meaning of Sylvia's words. She wanted to get revenge on him, yet she wanted to be by his side. What exactly was she trying to gain? And what was she hiding from me? “You seem so lost in your thoughts.” I heard someone say and I glanced up in shock to see Damien staring at me as he leaned agai
DAMIEN'S POV Ella's words had me broken at some point. I couldn't believe that she wanted space between both of us just because she was scared about what people would say. I watched as she hurried into her office but before I could go after her, she slammed the door and locked it shut. I ran a hand through my hair as I pressed the elevator button and it started going down again. I had to find a way to clear my mind because it was all jumbled and confused. A cup of coffee would do because I was never good with liquor. The employees greeted me with a smile as I walked past but I didn't even notice them. I tried to put myself in Ella's shoes. Maybe she was right. No one would dare say shit about me because I could easily fire them but her… No one gave a damn because she was just a secretary. She could easily be trampled on and she wouldn't even let me know what she was going through. I headed for the coffee shop, and I let out a sigh of despair. Maybe she was right to ask for some s
ELLA’S POV The call ended as soon as it rang. I had never expected him to reach out to me. Ever again. “Who is it?” Damien asked as he stepped closer to me and I turned around to see him staring at me in worry. I immediately plastered a smile on my face as I shook my head to show him that everything was fine. “It's probably a scam number. It was unknown and I have no idea who it was.” I lied but he looked at me with a skeptical expression as he approached me with worry all over his face. “Are you sure? You looked really scared just now. You know you can always talk to me, right?” He said with a reassuring tone and I smiled at him before nodding. He still didn't look convinced but he decided not to push it. “Do you feel better now? Should I stay longer?” He asked and I immediately shook my head as I held his hand in mine. “It's okay, you can leave now. I feel better. Thank you for coming to comfort me.” I replied and he let out a sigh as he placed a soft kiss on my head befo
ELLA'S POV Fear gripped me like a snake coiled around my neck and I couldn't help but look around in fear. What if the person was watching me right now? Were there cameras in the office? I managed to pick myself off the ground and sat on the chair as I took deep breaths to steady myself. Whoever was sending this was a girl, a girl that was very possessive of Damien. I just have to stay away from Damien, right? Then she'll stop following me. But I also wanted to find out who the person was and I was desperate to know who it was. Maybe we could talk things out and I would explain that I have nothing to do with Damien. My heart was pounding harshly as I wrote a reply to the unknown number. “The only relationship I have with Damien is that of a CEO and secretary. You're getting it all wrong.” My hands trembled as I pressed send and I locked the screen immediately while waiting for a response. Minutes passed and there was no reply. Was this person messing with me? Or… could this be
ELLA'S POVMy heart was pounding loudly in my ears as I tried to struggle out of the grip of the men holding me down but they were too strong for me.“I'll choose to kill you, Ella. With you gone, it'll be easier for me to get Damien back. You're right, your mom is innocent and she shouldn't go through this sort of harsh treatment because she has a slut for a daughter.” The lady in a mask and my face twisted into a scowl but I remained silent. Anything to make her let Mom go.“Don't you dare talk about my daughter like that. I'd say you're the slut, kidnapping someone just to get a man's attention. You should be ashamed of yourself.” Mom said and my eyes widened as I shook my head to make her stop talking.“Oh, you suddenly have the mouth to speak because I'm being lenient with you?” She shrieked in anger as she suddenly slapped her hard and I let out a scream to stop her from hurting my mom.“Stop it! Don't… Please leave my mom out of this!” I pleaded as tears rolled down my eyes and
ELLA'S POVI have no idea how long I was unconscious. But when I opened my eyes, it was so damn bright that I had to squeeze it shut again. It made me feel like I had died and gone to heaven. But did someone like me deserve to go to heaven?After killing my dad and now my mom… did I really deserve to be happy? Mom had every right to hate me for killing her husband. Yet, she still tried to defend me.“Miss, can you hear me?” I heard someone say and I slowly opened my eyes to see a lady staring at me with a worried expression. I took in her appearance and I realized that she was a nurse.My eyes suddenly scanned the room and that was when I realized that I wasn't dead. I was in a hospital. Somehow I had made it out alive again.“Where's my mom?” I asked the moment I sat up, and the pain that seared through my skull made me wince in pain as I held my head in my hands.“Ma'am, you need to calm down or else you might end up getting a concussion. Your head was badly injured.” The nurse repl
ELLA'S POV My heart pounded in anticipation as I watched Tommy back up my phone's information into a new phone. I just hoped it hadn't been tampered with. We all sat and watched the backup kept loading and I couldn't control my impatience. It was taking too long and I was getting annoyed. Just then, the door barged open, and the man from earlier returned with papers in his hands, and I sat up immediately. “Sir, we have the results of the tests. The bats had no fingerprints at all.” He said and my heart sank when I realized that they were all wearing gloves. No wonder they could pass the blame onto me too easily. “Got anything to say, Miss Ella?” Tommy glanced at me with a scowl but before I could think of something, the man spoke up again. “There were no fingerprints, however, we found traces of blood on it. Blood that was confirmed to be Miss Ella's.” He announced and I couldn't help the glee that filled my heart. Finally! “Also, the ropes were filled with blood as well. S
DAMIEN'S POV It felt strange. Ella had left the office without telling me anything or even saying goodbye. Was she still trying to avoid me? Was she still bothered about the nightmare? I let out a sigh of frustration as I yanked my tie off and threw it on my bed before running a hand through my hair. I couldn't help but remember the day she had taken care of me when I was sick. I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling for a while. Would she choose to be friends with Sylvia rather than be in a relationship with me? Someone knocked on the door, and when I muttered, “Come in,” Julietta stepped in with a small smile on her face as she approached me on the bed. “Missing Ella?” She asked as she sat down and I sighed before sitting up and nodded. “Why don't you ask her to be your girlfriend then? You clearly like her and I'm sure she likes you back, a lot. Why do you keep delaying this shit, Damien?” She asked as she shook my arm and I glared at her, causing her to pout. “Watch your
JASON'S POV“You gonna have to do it anyways” sounded like a threat, she didn't have to threaten me to get me into action.I now understood what she needed, it was violence, she had been trying to provoke me into treating her the worst way I could.Maybe she would have demanded it but she chose the wrong way, I was gonna torment her till she begged on her knees or maybe not.“You need my help with Damian don't you? She added as she let out a wild smile. I chuckled, seeing an older woman do the unexpected just to get laid was quite arousing.I moved my hands from her breast region back to her neck and choked her so hard as I hungrily kissed on her lips, she freed her hands from my grip and moved them down towards my pant unzipping them hastingly, I held back her hands in the air throwing it off, I pulled her by the hair and dropped her into the chair behind me.She seemed anxious but I wouldn't care, she needed to pay for the slap's she had earlier given me. I pulled out a single belt
JASON'S POVMaria was such an obscure woman, she thought differently and does her things in a different perspective, whenever she brought new ideas I was always left in awe, how the fuck would a woman think this way.I loved her for that, she matched my energy a lot. She's the best partner I've ever had. After my anger led me over to her house, for the first time I saw her range.I knew for a reason I shouldn't have gone over to her place but I couldn't control my fear, what if Damian made a move with the new information he got before I could get to her, he took me off guard and I wasn't gonna let him win this lap, not while I also had a card to play.“I'm in” I had texted Maria the moment I felt threatened, she was the only one I knew could be of help to me this moment and why not?.She was Damians biggest fear and weakness and I knew what a weakness could have on a person. I would love to see the iced Damian melt before a woman figure, how exciting the view is gonna be. I waited res
DAMIAN'S POVAfter my meeting with Luke, I was overly restless, I couldn't focus on anything as I checked through my phone for the seconds hoping a message popped up from Luke saying they had found Julie.My worries grew into fear as I wondered if she was okay, I tried her line over and over again, I dropped her messages by the second.My heart was no longer in its place as I wondered what might have happened to her. My phone beeped and it was a message from Dave talking about real estate investments and all.I flung my phone to the wall in anger and watched it fall to the ground with its scattered broken pieces. I hate that I couldn't do anything for jullie at this point. It was the worst feeling ever to exist. I took my bath and stepped out of the house.I had gone home earlier than I normally do but couldn't focus on anything, I needed some air. I drove towards downsides in Texas and found myself at a bar, I couldn't resist the urge to walk in.“Look at that car” I heard a voice fr
ELLA'S POV “You finally came” those words from Kayla's mouth made me feel welcomed, she'd been waiting for me all this while I guess. Maybe the day I came over with Damian she had lots to say but kept it to herself. She stared at me grinning from ear to ear like she had seen her savior and I was about to say “Hey I'm here for informations not to let you out” as if reading my mind she chuckled and motioned with her hands for me to come closer. “You can't get me out I know” she laughed out loud after saying those words and sat back the way she had initially done. “So how can I help you” she asked giving a knowing smile on her face. “Uhmmmmm about the other day” I continued and then paused staring into her eyes. “I don't regret my actions Ella Keyla continued” and I wondered why she would say such to me, or was that why she'd wanted to see me all this while? to tell me she doesn't regret all she did that lead to the death of my mother?. “I love my family so much, and I will do
JULIE'S POVI layed on my bed counting the ceiling and naming everything I found around, for all of my morning I'd been doing that. I had walked into a mum and dad conversation the previous evening after she'd collected my cell phone, although I had no intention whatsoever to tell Dad what I've been going through with mum, I knew he cared less about things like this. I paused on my steps as I heard dads voice from the dining hall.“Why is the more security in stand by than necessary”“Uhmmm, I just thought we needed more” mum answered and it became quiet for a while.“I never instructed that”“But I did, I'm the one always home, so I know exactly what is needed here”“You took Julie against her will didn't you” mum chuckled and I heard the clashing of cutleries on the table, she must be dishing out food i thought.“I didn't ask you to do this, I asked a question and you ain't gonna ignore me”“You asked a silly question honey, how will I kidnap my own child ”“I thought so too, but yo
ELLA'S POVI hurried back into the house not minding anyone, it was quite early and so the house had workers around, I walked straight up into the room shutting the door behind me as I paced around wondering what next to do. Damian had a huge cockroach in his cupboard, I prayed it would have nothing to do with Sylvia's case for any reason. I dashed back out the room headed straight into the library, I checked through all I had checked before and still found nothing. I walked down to his desk and found a locker or two tightly locked, where could the key be? Or maybe I was actually just chasing a wild goose. I should go down to his office. There I was gonna find whatever it is I was looking for.“Kayla” I called out the name remembering she's being held in jail and she definitely had some kind of friendship with Sylvia, I was glad I had left work earlier today, I could still meet up by visiting the police station.“Going somewhere” I heard Anna's voice the moment I stepped out of the ro
ELLA'S POVListening to Damian talk, I could sense the fear in his voice and I guess Maria did so too. Maybe that's why she keeps on harassing him because she knows he's weaker whenever he gets around her. We walked into the Rogas villa and Damian became as cold as ice. He stared all around the sitting room like he was in a haunted house. The moment Maria walked in claiming Julie wouldn't want to see us, I could sense the fear that gripped him. His speaking became slower, his breath quicker and he rubbed on his hair more than he normally does.“It's Damian” the same old voice that had being tormenting Damian spoke up“I've missed you. Ohh look at you, you look so thin” she'd continued.“Uhmmmmm Ella” yeah that's the name, I and Damian stared at her dumbfounded as she hovered around us.“Damian you were coming over and with another guest for that matter but you wouldn't inform your mom so I would have made something nice for you”“Where is Julie?" Damian asked visibly to change the sub
DAMIAN'S POVHearing Maria say those words sent a rock dropping on my skull, how Julie was out of Texas. I couldn't say a thing for over a minute as I stood mute to the ground, I was sure Ella might have noticed this because at that moment she took up the conversation with Maria.“What the fuck do you she's out of Texas”“She flew out this morning”“And where to” I said with a hoarse tone.“And why for goodness sake do you care”“She's my sister, my fucking sister”“And I'm her mother, her fucking mum” Maria screamed back at me with the top of her voice.“And those Dad knows”“I don't care if he knows or if he doesn't, that's my fucking daughter and I do whatever I like with her”“You will do no such thing, you wouldn't take her away from us for your selfish reasons”“But you did the same years back Damian didn't you!, you snatched my daughter off my hands and now I got her back you wanna drag on”“You're not her mother” I voiced out in frustration, if jullie were to be here she would
ELLA'S POV.Things seemed to be going way out of hands, With Damian beating up Jason again and jullie going out of reach. It seemed like Damian couldn't handle it all by himself. I watched him pace to and fro in his office through the window, he had earlier walked in so lost in thought that he couldn't reply to neither me or Lailas greeting.‘The Ken's Empire adventure, must really have gone south” Ella said as she scavaged through a hip of files before her.“Nah, not really” I knew it was something more, Damian had assured me things went okay we only needed to file the lawsuit right away. I had waited for him all day to ask me over to begin the proceedings but he didn't, instead he stayed in his office pacing around and bending his head on the wall on regular basis. I was fed up of watching this drama I needed to speak with him, although I still had pent up anger within me, this was more important. I picked up a random file from the office desk and headed towards Damians office, he b