"Rose? Rose!!" Nicholas called in panic. He just woke up from a nightmare and he was restless. Opening his eyes and not seeing her beside him made it worse. "What's going on? Rose! Where is she?" He asked no one. He jumped from the bed and searched the room. She was nowhere in the room or the changing room. This made his anxiety level high. He wore some clothes and went out to the bathroom to check for her. He checked his private living room and the hidden room. He did not find her there strangely enough. He was more restless as he called her phone but it wasn't going through. He decided to call James out of anger. James wasn't picking up on time. He was very pissed the moment James picked the call. "James! Where are you?" He yelled once James picked up. "Boss... It's very early in the morning. I am trying to get..." "I can't find Rose! I need you to find her right now!" He ordered, cutting James off. "Yes boss!" James accepted and the call ende
A video message from Rose was what Nicholas received. All efforts to call her number after proved abortive. After seeing the video, he decided to call with every other person's phone but it wasn't going. When he finally tracked the phone for the few minutes someone switched it on, he found it with a homeless man. The phone was thrown into the trashcan. Nicholas asked his men to stop looking for her and left on his own. He went to the field where they went last night. He sat on the grass, ignoring the people around him. He could not stop thinking about what just happened. FLASHBACK After getting the message, he tried calling her number immediately but it was switched off. That broke his heart to a million pieces. So he checked what was on the message. He had a hunch that something bad was happening. It was a video message. "What's this? Why are you sending me a video instead of talking to me directly? What did you do?" He asked frustratingly. Then he played
Disappointed that he didn't see Rose in the room, he switched on the lights after moving away from Ellen. He gave her a questioning and threatening look. She was wearing a revealing short night gown that has too many holes in it. Was she trying to seduce him at a time like this? "I asked you a question Ellen." He stated while sitting down, totally looking away from her. "What are you doing here in my room?" She shrugged, then proceeded to sit beside him with a happy smile. "I was waiting for you to come home. I guess you must have seen her since you didn't come or call all day. I was only worried." She told him. However, he found it hard to believe that she would actually worry about him looking for Rose. He would have suspected her if Rose didn't send that video. He still doesn't want to talk to anyone. "You can go out now that you have seen me. Just avoid me for now. I don't want to talk to anyone." He said, making his way to the bed. "What's wrong?
Don Bernardo is moving around the room restlessly. He is unable to reach Rose or find her. He got a video message for Rose confessing that she got caught and she is running away. There's no way she would leave the city without anyone seeing her. Yet his men have not seen her here or any other city. It's like she completely disappeared. He is more worried with the fact that he might get attacked by Nicholas thanks to what Rose might have confessed. More of his men arrived and they all had the disappointment on their faces. This made him more anxious and frustrated. Rose helped him build up his wealth more and easily for the past five years. Now she is taking that away from him? One of the team leaders looking for Rose arrives with more sad news. "I am sorry boss. We couldn't find her anywhere. No one has seen her at all even in the next two cities around. We also checked the countryside and there's nothing. No trace of her at all." This riled up more anger in Don Bernardo. He ended
Kay had managed to escape the chaos and went home. He did not worry about his father because he knows Don Bernardo will escape. He flopped down the couch, taking out his phone to call his father and see if he's escaped. Kay's heart pounded with angrr and frustration as he reluctantly dialed his father's number. The ringing seemed like a never-ending reminder of the strained relationship between them. The organization that was once a symbol of power and authority, was now under attack, all because of his father's mistake. It's not like he isn't happy that everything has gone south. At least, his father will stop exploiting innocent people. He feels discontent and anger over the dangerous path his father had chosen. "Kay? What do you want?" Don Bernardo picked the call like he has a problem with his son. "Dad, are you okay? Did you manage to get away?" He asked when Don Bernardo picked the call. He can hear Don Bernardo breathing heavily. He smirked, knowing his father must hav
Rose got to the new apartment she's going to live in at Vernice City. This city is the last place anyone would suspect her to go to. It is very far from her city and is one of the busiest cities in the countries. Even if anyone looked for her, it would take them a lifetime to find her. The apartment is nice and reminded her of her old apartment. She dropped her bag, looking around the place. There's nothing much for her to clean. Everything has already been prepared by Kay. It took her two days to get here. It wasn't easy escaping. She had gone to the subway to confuse anyone that looks for her just like Kay suggested. Then she left the subway secretly amidst the crowd, and changed her clothes. She got into a food truck that moved her out of the city. It wasn't easy as she almost got caught. But Kay already prepared everything with the driver. It was only after they had gone two cities away before she could join the driver in the driver's seat. The driver dropped he
Rose's parents, Collins and Esther Arthur together with their second child Aileen were cleaning the house together in expectation of their long lost family, Rose. The same person who helped them escape long ago gave them the great news. They had resented Rose for years without knowing what she was going through. They thought she left the family and abandoned her sick sister because she got tired of being poor. So every time Rose sent them money, they didn't use it. They've kept all the money Rose sent them all these years in a safe place, just to prove their anger. But everything changed when they met their saviour. They have always felt watched for some reason for years, but didn't take it serious since no one hurt them or their daughter. They only got concerned when they met Kay. He told them everything they needed to know about what happened to their daughter, and he also confessed being the owner's son. They felt so bad and worried about her. Thankfully, Kay explaine
It was a moment of joy and sadness for the family. Rose stared at her family waving at her at the distance but she didn't move. They stopped waving, seeing how she wasn't reacting at all. "Are you sure that our daughter? She keeps looking at us like we are crazy." Collins asked, still staring at Rose. "That's my sister! I can recognize her even if it's five years!" Aileen argued. Esther nodded, "It is her. Maybe she just wants to watch us. She probably wants nothing to do with us anymore. I can understand that. It's all my fault." This made Aileen feel bad. ‘Should I go over and call her?’ While contemplating on what to do, Rose started coming towards them. They all froze on their spots because they did not expect her to come towards them. She finally made a stop at the small gate and opened it. She walked in, stopping in front of them. It took her a long moment of hesitation before she came to them. She considered running away but she knows it's hard for her to run away fo