“Mr. Fury, you were supposed to meet me in my office. I have been waiting for you,” Doctor Pedro said as he walked over to Samuel who was still standing by Ciara’s door like a guard.Samuel just couldn’t bring himself to leave Ciara’s door. He hadn’t still gone in to check up on her, but he believed the doctor when he said that Ciara was doing just fine.“I have to stay here until she is ready to be discharged,” Samuel said.Doctor Pedro looked at him in shock. “You can’t possibly stand here until then. You have been standing right on this spot for hours, Mr. Fury. You will get yourself exhausted if you continue to do so,” Doctor Pedro tried to warn Samuel.Samuel had been in the worst situations. He almost told Doctor Pedro that he had been in more tedious situations, and hadn’t broken down, so this was little compared to what he had been through before.“I am good, thank you,” Samuel said firmly.He had a lot of things he was worrying about, so it would not be ideal to add Ciara’s sa
“…You have fallen in love with Ciara Summers.”The words of Doctor Pedro continued to tug Samuel’s heartstrings.“That is a blatant lie. Doctor Pedro has no idea what he has said,” Samuel said vehemently to himself, fighting strongly against Doctor Pedro’s words. “He is a bloody medical doctor, not a love therapist,” Samuel added as he stubbornly resumed his position by the door of Ciara’s ward.He had convinced himself that Doctor Pedro was lying, so why couldn’t he discard the words. Usually, Samuel never engaged himself in words that were even remotely related to love, so he could not understand why he couldn’t stop thinking of those words. In order to distract himself, he called Kingston.“Have you run the errands, Kingston?” Samuel asked.“Yes, I have,” Kingston answered without stuttering this time around.Samuel still felt skeptical about his delivery, but he did not have the time to dwell on that.“That is impressive,” Samuel said, and for someone who acted as though it was imp
In less than three hours later, Doctor Pedro gave a last check on Ciara and declared her fit to be discharged.“But she must not do anything strenuous,” Doctor Pedro advised Samuel sternly.Then just the same way they arrived, Doctor Pedro led them through the back door, and Ciara hurried into the back seat of Samuel’s tinted car.“Thank you, Doctor,” Samuel thanked Doctor Pedro profusely, because in truth, they would have been in a more difficult situation if it hadn’t been for him.“You are someone I respect, Mr. Samuel Fury, and also, I did it for Aunt Mary; she was deeply fond of Ciara Summers,” Doctor Pedro said with a boyish smile.Samuel cleared his throat. “You can call me Samuel,” Samuel said instead, refusing to indulge Doctor Pedro. “Also, I never got to ask what was done to that nurse who connived with Linda Luscious,” Samuel said, his mind going back to the issue.“Oh, that,” Doctor Pedro shook his head. “Her license was seized, she has been arrested and is serving jail ti
"Well, now that you see how important Quinton is, are you still going to fire her?” Ciara asked Samuel, unwilling to give up the fight for Quinton.“I already fired her,” Samuel said sternly.“You can hire her back,” Ciara argued.“So that she can be giving you the necessary information you need about me, right?” Samuel sneered.“Sooner than later, we will both part ways, and we might never see each other again, so I will not even need anyone to get me information,” Ciara said thickly.Samuel could not tell why exactly, but it hit him square in the chest when Ciara said they would still part ways. Samuel already knew this. He knew it from the very first day he got Ciara released and picked up from the hospital. Actually, he had been looking forward to the day they would part ways, but right now that Ciara had said it, he just felt differently about it. “I just don’t want Quinton to be out of job by the time all this is over,” Ciara said pleadingly.“Ciara, stop pushing,” Samuel warne
“Now that we are a team, Ciara, I would need you to stay obedient and follow my lead,” Samuel said, because he knew how obstinate Ciara could be.He did not want Ciara to be out there in danger, because now Samuel believed that the Johnway man was murdered, and if that was the case, then Ciara shouldn’t even be considering meeting Martin at all, but Samuel knew that trying to convince Ciara to do otherwise was the most futile thing anyone could engage in. So instead, he accepted to be a part of her team so that he could protect her.“By being obedient and following your lead means not doing anything at all, and that is not going to happen,” Ciara said stubbornly.Samuel was exasperated already.“This is what I am talking about!” Samuel said angrily. “Do you honestly think you can do this on your own?” Samuel asked Ciara, hoping that she would look perplexed and confused, but he was very wrong.“If I could overpower Martin and Lori, then I certainly can on my own,” Ciara said firmly.S
After the call to Martin, Samuel and Ciara dived into making plans for the night. They packed up some food and water, even though it was supposed to be for only a couple of hours.“We don’t need food and water,” Ciara objected when Samuel insisted that they should be added to what they were packing.“Of course we do,” Samuel argued in return. Actually, it was Ciara who needed it, because Samuel noticed how gluttonous she had become, especially since she came to his penthouse. Samuel just wanted Ciara to not only be safe, but to be well. He figured that he could look out for her without letting her know that he was doing so.“Your protective instincts have reared their heads again,” Samuel’s heart taunted him, but he stubbornly ignited it.“We will only be out for a few seconds, so there is no need for all this food and water that you have packed up,” Ciara argued more.“Ciara, we cannot be too certain,” Samuel said calmly and slowly. “I just don’t want us to be stranded, that’s all. It
Jess slipped into the car beside Samuel, replacing Ciara, and Samuel jumped in fright.“Jeez, you scared me!” Samuel said after he was able to catch his breath.“What is the fear for? You have been in worse situations, Samuel Fury, so why are you jumpy?” Jess asked and looked at Samuel, and she became more shocked when she saw that Samuel was visibly shaking and sweating. “Damn, Samuel, are you about to faint?” Jess could not help but ask.Jess looked at Samuel, seeing him vulnerable and scared to his bones for the very first time since she had known him, and it dawned on her that Samuel was this way, because Theresa went to the cabin on her own, in danger. There was no other logical explanation to why Samuel was acting as though he was being faced with death.“Oh, I see,” Jess said with a grin.Samuel looked at her, confused. “When you grin like that, you are being mischievous, and now is honestly not the time for that,” Samuel said, angry and irritated. “Don’t you read the room? Did
Ciara entered the cabin, and she was met with an eerie silence that threw her off balance. At first, she thought Martin had tricked her into coming to the cabin, because it looked and felt oddly deserted. “Hello?” Ciara called out calmly, not wanting to be too loud so that Samuel who was outside would not get the wrong signal.It was late and quiet, which meant that any noise at all was liable to travel far. “Is anyone home?” Ciara asked, but she remained rooted in her spot.She could not bring herself to even check the other parts of the cabin to be sure that it was completely empty, because somehow, even though Ciara could not explain it, there was something dreadfully dangerous about the cabin. It did not feel like the cabin that hosted her some weeks ago.“Is anyone home?” Ciara called out again, but she was met with absolute silence.Then her shoulders dropped in disappointment; Martin had tricked her into coming here. When would this ever end? Why did it always feel like Ciara
Ciara heard a knock on the door and she went to open it without an iota of fear or dread; all her enemies have been put behind bars.Ciara got discharged from the hospital two days ago, and she was yet to make that call to Samuel Fury that she had wanted to make, because she was still dazed about the revelation.“The world is truly a small place,” Ciara had said to herself, breathlessly.Who would have thought that Samuel’s son would be birthed by the same doctor? Heck, who would have thought that the mysterious man that Ciara had spent that night with was Samuel Fury? Ciara trembled at the thought of telling Samuel that her son was his, because she fully believed the doctor even though she was yet to see Samuel’s left thigh, and that was primarily because they hadn’t been really intimate.Ciara almost passed out when she opened the door and found Samuel Fury standing before her. They stared deeply into each other’s eyes for a couple of minutes without saying anything, and Ciara could
It had been several months now, and Ciara was glad that she hadn’t been found, because deep down, she knew that Samuel Fury would be looking all over the country for her. Her bump was big now, and the doctor she had begun seeing already told her that she would be due any moment from now. Ciara wanted Samuel to find her, desperately for that matter, but she knew that if she let Samuel find her without closing this chapter of her life, she would never be complete.Ciara was free now, and she knew this because she was lucky to be present at a coffee shop when Colt and Ruby’s court verdict was read. She wondered why Linda Luscious wasn’t also in the stand, but Ciara pushed that out of her mind.Her only goal and desire right now, before she had her baby, was to see her mother’s grave.“Coffee, as usual?” The coffee server asked Ciara.He was an elderly man who seemed to have seen better years, Ciara almost felt pity for the man, but then again, he seemed to be doing what he loved.“Yes,
“Mr. and Mrs. Luscious, you are both under arrest,” the cops rounded up Ruby and Colt in their home a few days later.“We did nothing wrong!” Colt tried to play defensive, but it was already over for them.“Martin and Hayes have testified against you, Mr. Luscious,” one of the cops informed Ruby and Colt.“What about our daughter, Linda?” Ruby asked.“Mr. Samuel Fury decided not to charge her, but the both of you must answer for your grievous crimes,” the cop told them.Colt and Ruby hung their heads in shame and sadness as the cops handcuffed them and took them away.A month later, Samuel sat in the courtroom, waiting for the judge to pass her verdict on Colt and Ruby. They looked devastated, but Samuel was not moved. As he sat there, he felt relieved that he would be getting the justice he deserved, as well as Ciara Summers. Jess had tracked Hayes down when he was trying to run away, and had handed him over to the cops. A lot had happened since Ciara walked away and never returned,
“It happened two years ago…” Linda began as her mind drifted back to that day years ago.Linda was involved with a perverted old man. This was all because of how reckless she had been living.“Why don't you show me some love toots?” The old man crossed the line, touching her in ways that were unacceptable.“Stop it...” She did her best to resist the man’s grip and the two engaged in a struggle. Eventually, Linda drove her stiletto heel into his skull. The man plopped to the floor completely lifeless.Linda’s heart pounded as she stared at the lifeless body, “He’s dead.” Linda covered her mouth after realising that she had taken the old man’s life.“Think Linda, now is not the time to panic.” She took a series of deep breaths to calm herself as she wiped off her fingerprints from the heel. “What do I do now?” After a while, Linda called her mother.“Mom...” Her voice was shaky.“What is it?” Her mother asked, a hint of worry was evident in her voice.Linda shared her current predica
Ciara waited patiently for Rudge to show up in the location that he sent to her. She was not agitated. She was not afraid. She just wanted to be fully and completely free. When it would happen, she would no longer live her life in bondage, or under the mercy of anyone, but she would know what happened that exact day, and she would be completely free, because Ciara knew that she did not kill that man. Ciara was not even capable of murder, and what happened with Lori’s baby had been a huge mistake. Ciara hadn’t thought of it before now, but she was certain now that Linda and her parents framed her and caused her to spend time in prison for a crime that she did not commit. She wouldn’t be surprised, because several times, aside from the incident that happened on Linda’s twentieth birthday party, there had been other cases that Linda had lied on Ciara, and Ciara had taken the fall for Linda’s recklessness.The only problem was that Ciara did not know exactly what happened.Once Rudge tel
Ciara was still shaken from the whole episode that happened at the cabin. She had been dazed for hours now, unable to react at all. Martin had meant to kill her. He would have driven the sharp knife into her stomach, and then, he would have killed not just her, but also her baby. Martin hadn’t called her to confess a thing to her. Instead, he had tricked her into coming just so that he could avenge the death of Lori and their baby.Suddenly, instinctively, abruptly, Ciara got out of her shock. She looked around frantically; she was back at the penthouse. Ciara jumped up as though the couch she sat on had caught fire.“How did I get back here?!” Ciara asked no one in particular, because she was alone in the living room. “Samuel?” She called out, but no response.She continued to turn around frantically until Jess arrived from the kitchen, carrying a glass of warm water.“Who are you and how did you get in here?” Ciara asked Jess as though she was about to launch an attack on her.“Don
“Miss Luscious, this is not a risk I would advise you to take,” the doctor said to Linda.It was still morning, and Linda had left the house without her parent’s knowledge, but she knew that she had to do what needed to be done. Linda was still angry with her parents, especially with everything that was unfolding, and it was beginning to dawn on Linda the severity of the situation.“I have to do something,” Linda had said to herself the night before, “Because I cannot go down with my patients, because I wasn’t even there when they did most of what they did.”Linda had begun to make escape plans. For days now, she had been starving, although she usually sneaked into the kitchen, but it was usually almost futile, because she only met crumbs of canned food. Linda could not make coffee to save her life, because she had helps around the house for those things, but now that they were all gone, Linda could not recall the last time she had a proper meal.“I am too young to go down with my par
Ciara entered the cabin, and she was met with an eerie silence that threw her off balance. At first, she thought Martin had tricked her into coming to the cabin, because it looked and felt oddly deserted. “Hello?” Ciara called out calmly, not wanting to be too loud so that Samuel who was outside would not get the wrong signal.It was late and quiet, which meant that any noise at all was liable to travel far. “Is anyone home?” Ciara asked, but she remained rooted in her spot.She could not bring herself to even check the other parts of the cabin to be sure that it was completely empty, because somehow, even though Ciara could not explain it, there was something dreadfully dangerous about the cabin. It did not feel like the cabin that hosted her some weeks ago.“Is anyone home?” Ciara called out again, but she was met with absolute silence.Then her shoulders dropped in disappointment; Martin had tricked her into coming here. When would this ever end? Why did it always feel like Ciara
Jess slipped into the car beside Samuel, replacing Ciara, and Samuel jumped in fright.“Jeez, you scared me!” Samuel said after he was able to catch his breath.“What is the fear for? You have been in worse situations, Samuel Fury, so why are you jumpy?” Jess asked and looked at Samuel, and she became more shocked when she saw that Samuel was visibly shaking and sweating. “Damn, Samuel, are you about to faint?” Jess could not help but ask.Jess looked at Samuel, seeing him vulnerable and scared to his bones for the very first time since she had known him, and it dawned on her that Samuel was this way, because Theresa went to the cabin on her own, in danger. There was no other logical explanation to why Samuel was acting as though he was being faced with death.“Oh, I see,” Jess said with a grin.Samuel looked at her, confused. “When you grin like that, you are being mischievous, and now is honestly not the time for that,” Samuel said, angry and irritated. “Don’t you read the room? Did