Ciara entered the luxury apartment weakly along with Samuel and Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary was being rolled in by Samuel. They tried to dissuade Aunt Mary from following them to the apartment, but she vehemently refused and insisted she followed them.One of the reasons that neither Ciara nor Samuel wanted Aunt Mary to follow them to the apartment after Ciara was discharged from the hospital is because they did not want her to find out that Samuel has not actually been living in the apartment with Ciara. They, especially Samuel, did not want Aunt Mary to know that he had sent her to the luxury apartment and dumped her there just so that he would not have to deal with her presence.Samuel had a lot on his plate that was causing him a whole lot of stress and anguish, and he did not need the mystery of Ciara to be added to his.The moment they stepped in, Aunt Quinton who had been standing in the living room, expectantly waiting for Ciara’s arrival hurried over to her in relief and excitement.
Ciara devoured the full plate of meal that Aunt Quinton had served her. If an elephant was presented to her right there and then, Ciara would eat it all up at a go. She was so famished that she shameless ate up what she was served, and thankfully, the food was well made.“After he knocked you off, he went for the knife,” Aunt Quinton stood beside Ciara and explained.Ciara hadn’t even asked for the full story yet, but she was somehow grateful that the woman was freely dishing them out to her. After she had managed to get Samule Fury off her back with the confrontation, Ciara had fallen on the bed and taken long hours of sleep. When Aunt Quinton entered her room to wake her up for dinner, she mentioned to Ciara that she had been worried, because Ciara had been sleeping for more than three hours. For Ciara, that was the longest she had slept for a long time now.Ciara gestured to Aunt Quinton to sit down and continue the gist. She was not a fan of treating domestic workers as such, and
“You cannot just make decisions that affect me without consulting me. I have allowed you done it before, but now, I refuse to let it continue,” Ciara said firmly as she entered into Samuel’s penthouse with him.They were alone in the entire place, and Ciara did not like the fact that he just strolled into the luxury apartment, make a declaration, get Aunt Quinton to pack up Ciara’s few things in the blink of an eye, and before Ciara knew it, they were in his penthouse.She was literally boiling with so much rage and anger. Samuel ignored Ciara which made her even more infuriated. “You have forced my hands into what I do not want long enough. I will not allow it!” Ciara’s tone was beginning to hit the roof.“One more ungrateful word from you and I will ensure that you don’t get to say anything until tomorrow,” Samuel said icily.Ciara was taken aback by the threat. It sounded very much like what he was capable of doing, and much to Ciara’s knowledge, people rarely knew that Samuel eve
Samuel Fury sat across from Colt at the fine dining restaurant. He stared at the man and hoped that this meeting would be quick and brief. When the waitress, a young and beautiful waitress brought their drinks, Samuel thought for a moment that it was Ciara Summer, because the waitress actually has the same hair color as Ciara. Samuel sat upright instantly, wondering if Ciara had escaped from the penthouse again, but when the waitress smiled at them politely, Samuel knew that she actually looked nothing like Ciara.His mind was only playing games with him.Besides, it would not be possible for anyone to get into the penthouse or even get out without his permission, because Samuel placed a code on it, so much so that a break in would never even occur which was why it was the only place he could think to take Ciara Summers when the cops advised him to take her out of the apartment for safety reasons, even if he absolutely hated the idea. And Samuel was not stupid enough to let Ciara or a
Ciara paced around the penthouse not knowing what to do. She could not take her eyes off the knife. What was the knife doing in Samuel Fury’s penthouse? She could clearly remember when he told her that he was even more dangerous than her suspect. Did Samuel Fury try to murder her? Did he send someone to the luxury apartment to kill her? First of all, he acted as though they needed a gardener for the lawn, and suddenly, right after they returned from their trip, Ciara found the same man she suspected must have wanted to attack her in this same penthouse. Still, Samuel denied seeing anyone behind her; the same penthouse no one knew about, so how come Ciara’s attacker knew the place and almost attacked her there? It was all now beginning to come together. Samuel Fury was after her life. He forced her to marry him, but that was solely because he wanted to please his dying mother, and now, Samuel wants to get rid of her by all means.Ciara shivered.She fell on the floor and sobbed sorro
In a frenzy panic, Ciara quickly tossed the knife back to its position and sauntered to her room. She had no idea who was opening the door, and she did not even remember the camera when she heard the clicking sound. Whatever the case may be, Ciara did not want to just sit there and wait to be murdered, because it was highly possible that Samuel could have sent someone over to the penthouse to complete what the first man he hired failed to do.From Ciara’s room; the room Samuel loaned to her actually, found a small opening in the curtains. Inside the penthouse, the walls were glassed, so once the curtains are taken out, you could literally see every part of the rooms and spaces easily. It was a cozy and beautiful setting, but right now, it feels to Ciara as though she was in the lion’s den. If she had known that Samuel was capable of eliminating her, she would have vehemently stood against the order of coming to the penthouse for her supposed safety.From the opening, Ciara watched and
Samuel walked into the hospital and when he checked his watch, he realized that he was very late. He knew that he was late, but he did not know how late he was.“Good morning, Mr. Fury,” the hospital receptionist greeted Samuel cheerily.Samuel looked at her but ignored her greeting. He was still angry with her for not keeping the name of the lady who came into the hospital attempting to pay his mother a visit, and worse, she still worked there. Samuel had raised hell that day when she fumbled and admitted that she had actually forgotten to take down the lady’s name, and he had demanded that she be fired immediately, but his mother, with her tender and graceful heart had specifically asked that she should be pardoned.Well, everyone wasn’t like Mary. Samuel would never understand how his mother managed to maintain being so nice, forgiving, empathetic and helpful to everyone around her despite what she had been through in the hands of the Fury family, but he was nothing like her. Samue
Ciara jolted awake by the unexpected buzzing of her phone. Somehow, she had managed to doze off after Samuel left the penthouse. He hadn’t said anything to her after their eyes met, and for a second, Ciara thought he was going to storm into the room and strangle her.Instead, he had walked out of the penthouse completely.“Hello, Ciara Summers on the line,” Ciara said drowsily. She did not even bother to check who was calling before picking. She had just jolted awake and reached for the ringing gadget.“Dear, are you alright? I have been worried sick about you,” Aunt Mary’s voice filtered into Ciara’s ears.“Yes, Aunt Mary, I am alright,” it wasn’t true, but Ciara did not want to put the woman through another bout of panic. Besides, she already had her health to worry about.“Aunt Mary was during the prison days, Ciara. I am your mother-in-law now,” Aunt Mary scolded lightly. Ciara could hear her chuckle in the background.Tears welled up in Ciara’s eyes. She would never understand wh
Samuel arrived at the police station in his own car, following the cops. He was boiling with anger, but his anger was to Colt, and not the cops, because they were simply doing what they were asked to do.“What is the meaning of this?” Samuel asked the moment he got into the office he was invited into before. The head cop signaled to Samuel to sit down, and although Samuel sat, he was still upset. This was the second time in a couple of days that he was being invited to the hospital, and he was no longer finding it a joke.“Mr. Fury, we have a lot against you,” he told Samuel.“How do you mean?” Samuel asked, not bothering to mask his anger. “I was here the last time, and you asked me to go, so what is this about?” Samuel demanded gruffly.“Our interrogation the last time was inconclusive, and we informed you about this, so inviting you back here shouldn’t be strange, or even rile you up,” the head cop said, saying the last words with caution.“You do know who I am, right?” Samuel thr
Ciara waited for Samuel to return, but he seemed that was not happening any time soon. She had woken up much later after a disturbing dream, and had found the penthouse very empty. For the first time, Ciara found herself lonely in Samuel’s absence. Maybe it was because of the moment they shared together before she fell asleep, but she could not exactly tell.Then there was the deal with Rudge. Although he was yet to call her back, Ciara still did not want to take chances with him. This was her only opportunity to know about what happened, and contrary to Samuel’s belief, Ciara was certain that he truly had something to tell her. If there was anyone aside from the Luscious family who knew exactly why she went to prison, it would be an employee of theirs, especially the one that worked closely with Linda.All the years living with and knowing Linda Luscious, Ciara knew that she was full of shady and dirty things. There were always skeletons in her cupboard. So now that Rudge had called
So you two created a gang behind my back,” Samuel questioned Kingston after Quinton had left.He intentionally stayed in the study while Quinton sorted out her things and left. Samuel would not go back on his words; he had already fired her, and that was it. Right now, he was even angry with everyone. So while he was struggling to put things in place and make things work out for him, his own employee had been sabotaging every move by reporting to Ciara. Now he understood why he was always seeing her staring at him weirdly; she had been eavesdropping on him every minute and reporting back to Ciara, which was why she had been able to stay two steps ahead.Now he felt like a horrible fool.“What is it with Ciara that everyone just wants to protect her?” Samuel asked himself in frustration. From his mother to his own employee, who was even trying to recruit his driver into the league. For the life of him, Samuel could not understand the hold that Ciara Summers had on everyone else. His
Linda had locked herself up in the room ever since the scandal. She could not even bring herself to go anywhere as close as downstairs, because she did not even want to deal with curious stares from the employees. Not only had she been skipping meals, she had also been avoiding her parents, especially her mother, because she could not deal with any firm of judgments right now.In truth, the Luscious mansion had been somewhat gravely quiet ever since. Linda was a nervous wreck as she called Hayes. She had been calling him almost every ten minutes, but she could not bring herself to stop.“Anything else?” Linda asked the moment the call connected.“No, Linda. He has been in the main house for hours now. Maybe he has called it a day, and I think I should too,” Hayes said, sounding tired.“Don’t you dare move from there!” Linda barked. They had missed Samuel for days, unable to trail him, because he had gone to hide somewhere unknown, and Linda had quickly told Hayes where to find Samu
Samuel got into the main house and flopped on the couch, extremely tired. From what he could see outside, all his domestic staff were in good shape and doing their jobs well, so Samuel closed his eyes and tried to take in as much rest as possible. He did not want to think much about anything for now; he just wanted to rest. If he could stay here for a couple of hours, and even take a nap in the process, he would be relieved, but shutting his brain off completely was not something he could do, considering all that was going on at the moment. He would need to take extra caution dealing with Colt henceforth, but Samuel could not tell if Kingston was now strong enough to get back to work. He knew he should have called Doctor Pedro to ask about Kingston’s improvement, but he had been swamped with things. Anyway, now that he was here, he would ask him personally. Samuel opened his eyes and looked around, and everywhere seemed quiet. Samuel was now used to catching Quinton standing by the
Samuel drove home, his mind muddled up in thoughts. It was a card he played on Colt, and like a mirror, he saw right through Colt.More than ever before, and for the very first time, Samuel was certain that there was something amiss. Colt could not even answer the last question he asked him. Samuel thought of going to the penthouse, but he changed his mind last minute. He hadn’t been to the main house in days now, and since he was still in charge of the Fury house and wealth, he needed to go there and ensure that everything was okay.Changing directions now, his mind went back to Colt Luscious. Samuel knew what he hadn’t known for years now; he was also a victim of Colt and Ruby’s games, but he could not exactly put the points together. All along, he had been worrying so much about understanding what was going on in Ciara’s life and trying to piece together bits and pieces of the things he knew, and he had no idea that he might also need to piece them together. Now, Samuel was begin
Samuel and Colt stared at each other for the longest time, each refusing to break the ice, and equally refusing to be less deadly in their stares.“You are ungrateful,” Colt said angrily.“How so?” Samuel asked, refusing to back down.If it was before, he would allow Colt Luscious to guilt-trip him into feeling like he needed to set things right.“I did everything for you, Samuel Fury. I showed up for you when no one else would. I became your benefactor when there was no one to even help you. I aided you to get back the Fury name and wealth, and what did I get in return?” Colt said, his eyes spitting fire.“Say how I fucking betrayed you, Colt, and stop beating around the bush,” Samuel stated bluntly, almost cutting Colt off. Colt ground his teeth in annoyance, and was also surprised at Samuel’s disrespectful tone.“You got my daughter pregnant!” Colt barked.“Did I?” Samuel asked, looking at Colt square in the eyes challengingly. “How am I certain that your daughter was the one I ha
Samuel had been in many uncomfortable situations, ones that required deep and intense emotions, but he had never seen anything like this, and deep down, he knew that there was still more that Ciara was yet to tell him.As he stood above Ciara and watched her, her words just kept floating through his mind. And to think he had actually believed Linda when she said that Ciara had come into their home to steal. Now, things were beginning to click together, piece by piece. How on earth did someone go through all that? A woman for that matter? “Thank goodness I did not end up marrying Linda,” Samuel said quietly. When he had arrived at the venue and had walked up to the altar, and had looked at Linda in that dress, he had just known that he could not go through with the wedding. Even if it was some sort of an arrangement, and nothing based on love, he just couldn’t. Even though he had wanted to marry Linda to get to know what was really going on, he just couldn’t, and now, he was grateful
There was a deafening silence after Ciara said Linda Luscious.Samuel felt as though he was hearing differently. Yes, he knew that he suspected something was off, but he had no idea, and now, he was even more confused.“Linda Luscious?” Samuel asked, wanting to be certain he was hearing rightly.“You asked who Rudge was referring to when he said ‘she’, right?” Ciara asked.Now, they were both seated on Ciara’s bed, quietly. It was the first time they would be having a conversation in this manner. All the times they had a conversation, they had always been talking in high tones, and throwing unpleasant words to each other.“Was she the same person the previous time when Rudge had contacted you and struck a deal? Samuel asked calmly. He could not even bring himself to shout. In fact, he was even struggling to ask questions that were not silly, because while they talked and he listened to Ciara, he was still trying to clear out his confusion.“Yes,” Ciara answered soberly.“How on earth d