Ruth dropped the tray and her hand flew to her mouth. Her eyes were fixated on the entrance as the familiar figure strode in accompanied by a sophisticatedly dressed extravagant woman, who had her hand wrapped around his arms. The jewellery adorning her neck and eyes was sparkling so bright it can illuminate a 20.25m2 room on its own. "Nick," she whispered as time stood still She had not seen him since he delivered his speech on graduation day. Whatever he did in the past months did have an awesome charming impart on him. He looked handsome more than ever. Ruth could not move or react for a long time. One of the staff pulled her out of the hall retrieving the tray which drew everyone's attention to her from the floor. There was murmuring already going on in the hall as people deduced their own stories from the short incident. While others concluded, she was just a girl acting like one in front of an overrated charming man, others were also thinking she had done something to the
Ruth walked out of the hall in tears. "How did this happen, did the past just come to visit?" she thought Ruth stood outside looking at the restaurant. Just the previous day, she was a worker with impressive service. She was moved to serve the VIP customers of the restaurant and just an hour after noon, she has no job. "Why is this happening?" she thought as she walked towards the roadside not sure where to go. If she goes home now, her mother and Cassandra will ask why she is home early today. What will she tell them? How will she explain what happened at work today? "If only I have listened to Chantel and not gotten involved with Nick, this would not have happened," she thought recalling the incident at the restaurant. The tables were round with white linens covering them. When you sit behind it, your legs can not fit anywhere except under the table, unless you want to sit on the chair with your side facing the table. The woman had intentionally brought her leg out from und
Back at the park, Ruth had cried her heart out and could cry no more. As she stared at nothing with a blank expression, someone tapped her on the shoulder. She slowly turned to find out who it was. She jump out of fright and froze in place "Surprise to see me?" Nicked asked and moved from behind the bench to sit next to her Ruth just stared at her speechless "I will go straight to the point," he began and staring directly into her eyes "My presence cost you, your job. I am here to make you an offer," he said and paused looking at her Ruth was still staring at him like she was a statue "Marry me?" the words came out of his mouth He said it once but Ruth heard it multiple times in her ears. "Why?" she finally spoke "I want to take care of you," he replied "Why?" she asked again confuse about the request. He broke up with her for reasons best known to him. If anything, he never gave her the chance to even explain whatever he had as a reason for breaking up. How is it
"Hello," she said with a frown but before the other person on the other side of the call could respond Ruth screamed.The phone slipped from her hand and fell on the bed. She climbed the bed and tapped her mother on the side. She was very weak and bleeding from her ears. "Mum, Mum, please wake up," she cried She opened her eyes briefly and closed it again. Ruth quickly searched her phone. She ended the call from the unknown number and dialled Cassandra's number"Please help me, my mum," she cried In less than five minutes, Cassandra arrived at the apartment. She entered the house to find Ruth on the bed with her mother who was very weak and bleeding from the ears. The ambulance arrived shortly and the paramedics knocked on the door. Cassandra answered the door and allowed them in. Mrs Brown was sent to the hospital immediately. Ruth was pacing up and down the waiting area as Mrs Brown was in the emergency room. Cassandra was sitting on the provided seat with her hand in her palm.
"I accept your offer," she said as soon as the call connected and the corners of Nick's lips curled upwards"Good girl," he said "Once your mother's condition is stable, we will get married," he said "What!" she exclaimed "Why?" she asked wondering why he wants to marry her that fast. Her mother and sister are all she has and from what he is saying, this marriage will be done by just the two of them. Her mother will still be at the hospital and her sister would not be present either even if she wanted her to. "I don't want anything public," he replied "I only want the law as a witness," he added "Nick, what is going on? Why the sudden decision and why like this?" she asked and briefly looked to see if her mother was still sleeping. Seeing she was still sleeping, she exited the room and stood behind the door to continue her call. "I let you go once and I am doing it again, now that I found you," he replied sounding like he was yearning to be with herHis words went through Rut
"Hey girlfriend, I brought you, your favourite, tacos," she said with a smile and Mrs Brown opened her eyes smiling "Mum!," Ruth called out to her. She looked in her direction and smiled. Ruth sat on the chat next to the bed beaming with smiles. "Do you feel better now?" Cassandra asked drawing Mrs Brown's attention back to herself She nodded with a smile. Ruth opened the basket and brought out the items. She realized it was rather porridge Cassandra had prepared. There were some sandwiches too which she assumed were for her. "I thought you brought tacos," Ruth asked smiling and Mrs Brown rolled her eyes upon hearing what Ruth had just said. She opened her mouth in an attempt to say something but remembered a huge part of her tongue was gone and would not be able to make any meaningful statement "I know, what you want to say, I deceived you again. Don't worry one day I will surprise you," Cassandra said with a smile but Ruth felt sad within. She filled the bowl with the porridg
"You are going to be fine," she said looking at her mother who had been served her lunchRuth was called to the doctor's office later that day"Ms Brown, have a seat," said the doctor once they were both inside the doctor's office"So I have the results of your mother's lab rest. We also run a couple of requests per your husband's request," the doctor saidRuth raised an eyebrow but remained silent "The results are very good. She is recovering very well. There is no blood clot behind the eye which means, your mother's eyes are safe now. We also checked the possibility of restoring her speech and it is very possible. She will be able to go through the surgery to restore her speech," the doctor explained "You mean my mum is no longer losing her sight and she will also be able to speak again?" Ruth asked to confirm what she had heard"Yes, we start preparing her for the surgery which we are scheduling three days from now. As informed all the tests conducted reveal she can undergo the s
"She is getting her speech back and it appears the medication didn't work because I understand her eyes are fine," Chantel announced upon entering the room "What!" exclaimed Mrs Hyaford who had just entered the bedroom from the bathroom "Yes, Ruth just called me and told me about it," she added, her hands crossed over her chest "Mum, what are we going to do? It appears we put them into hell and now they are at heaven's gate. We have to do something," Chantel said and Mrs Hayford fetched her phone and dialled a number"Hello," she said as soon as the call connected. "I need your help," she said and looked at Chantel with a smile"Yes, them," she said"Time for another accident," she added and Chantel smiled even though she could not hear the person on the other end of the call but Mrs Hayford's were enough to make her smile.Back at the hospital, Ruth was back sitting on the chair by her mother and Cassandra was getting ready to leave. "I will see you all tomorrow," she said "Hope
"Yes, we found their hideout and took all of them to a warehouse. I was getting my revenge while the leader also end Nick but things didn't work out as expected. Nick was way ahead of us," She narrated and Chantel covered her mouth shocked "The rest of the story you know. I am here and so are you," she added and Chantel sat down next to her "So what are we going to do?" she asked "The leader mentioned to me on our way here that, he has a secret connection with some drug lord and he will get us out of here," she said "Do you believe him?" Chantel asked "Yes. They are allies. He was sure he will not abandon him and he has promised, he would not abandon me," she replied confidently Days passed and Mrs Hayford, Chantel and the group of criminals found themselves in court. The evidence was presented in court. Nick has been discharged from the hospital and he was present with Gustave, Cassandra, Mrs Brown was still in a wheelchair and Ruth at the court. Nick was called to the witness
Meanwhile, Chantel who had not been herself following the demise of her sister was now heading home after staying in the office for a while after closing. She packed the car in the garage and stepped out after a while heading for the main door. The servant opened the front door when they heard the car drive in. "Welcome home Ms Chantel," she greeted and Chantel just waved her hand in the air dropping the keys on the counter next to the door. She quickly changed her shoes to something more comfortable and the servant took them away to clean them. She headed straight for her bedroom. After taking a shower she just jumped into bed and closed her eyes. Meanwhile, at the station, Mrs Hayford was now awake and the leader of the criminal group together with his three men were all behind bars. At the hospital, Nick and Gustave received medical attention while Ruth and her mother were with a therapist. Cassandra had her leg bandaged sitting in the same ward as Nick and Gustave since t
He read and turned to Nick "The police are here," he said but before he could return his focus to the door, he was shot in the shoulder and the stomach, but Nick shot the man that had entered. "Boss, we are surrounded, the police are here," reported one of the men to the leader "What should we do?" he asked He said nothing but removed from his breast pocket what looks like a phone and flipped the pad open. The other men watched him as he dialled some numbers on the device and next, they heard explosions accompanied by screams. "Get everyone, out there and call the rest to come in," he ordered "I will take care of Nick and his friends, they are wounded right?" he asked and proceeded with the men to find Nick "Yes boss," the man replied and pulled out his phone to make a call as he followed his boss together with four other armed men to search for Nick and his friends. All this while, Mrs Brown was still locked up where Gustave kept her and Mrs Hayford was also still sleeping
"I don't intend to let you go. I will only be happy when I send you away to join your husband," she said and pulled a gun but before she could shoot her, someone shot her neck with something. She felt the back of her neck and pulled what looks like a dart and she fell to the ground. "Sssh, I am here to help," came the voice of a man in a mask. "I have to take you to somewhere safe," he said "Okay," Mrs Brown responded unable to recognize who her saviour is due to the mask he was wearing but the voice was very familiar. The man sneaked her out of the room and put her in another room. "Stay here quietly and whatever happens, don't scream and don't make a sound. I will come for you," he said and Mrs Brown nodded. She could not walk anyway and without her wheelchair, how far can she run was the question. She sat on the floor quietly as instructed by the man. She heard the door being locked but she remained silent as instructed. Even though she could not tell, the man that had re
"Looks like you have a lot of settlement to do Mr Hugo or should I say, Nicholas Brown;" the leader said and Nick only looked at him "Where is my family and what have you done with them?" he asked again "There are breathing. I can assure you of that. Now let's make this simple. I have all the documents on every property your parents owned. Some I am sure you didn't even know about. All you have to do is simple. Sign everything over to me," he said and gave him a document. Nick took the document from his hand looking at the man pointing a gun at him. He went through them. He did know of some of the properties mentioned including his company. There were some hotels and Estates his parent owned that he didn't know about. He looked through the document and immediately found out the reason why his parents were killed. Aside from the fact that his parents acquire so much wealth making them the 6th richest in the world. They were aiming to take over the security of every country. They wer
He went to the bedroom and ready saw a note. [If you want to see your family again, come to this address. Don't do anything funny, we are watching you] He read and his heart skipped multiple beats. He paced up and down the room thinking of what to do. "Who has my family, Mrs Hayford or the tugs that took my parents?" he thought and paced up and down the room. He took the clothes he was wearing off. He took a quick shower to remove the tunnel smell from himself. He put on fresh clothes and without combing his hair, he sent a message to Gustave. [I just got back and everyone is gone. All I have is a note asking me to come to an address] He typed and sent it to Gustave. He grabbed another jacket with a hoodie and went out of the house in Gustave's car. He rolled up the windows so no one will see him. He went off the main road towards the direction of the location he had on the paper. After driving for half an hour, he found himself on an untarred road heading towards a place that
The day went to a close and Alice called Gustave "Nothing is happening. The game is over so they are not doing anything," she reported "Okay, I will give you a callback," Gustave replied ending the call. He sat in his study for a while in deep thought. He tossed a few ideas around, unable to come up with anything, he left for the underground apartment. He locked the main entrance door and put the surveillance camera on and ensured he could see every part of the house on his phone. He headed for the underground apartment. Nick let him in and they went to the living room to talk after briefly engaging with Cassandra, Ruth and Mrs Brown "I know it sucks staying home all day," Gustave commented "Yeah, I never for once thought I will miss seeing people going about their normal routine and outside air," Ruth replied "I know the feel," Gustave acknowledged "How soon will this be over?" Mrs Brown asked "Not sure but it will be over soon and you can have your freedom," Gustave en
"O jeez, girl you have some dramatic entering. You almost gave me a heart attack," Gloria said still recovering from her frightAlice laughed and got up from the seat and walked towards Gloria and hugged her.'You poor little thing. Next time I will bring the paramedics along," she teased"You have not changed a bit," Gloria replied hugging her back. Alice sat down on the chair behind Gloia's desk and Gloria took her seat behind the desk. "Okay, I know the rat does not come out of its hole unless there is smoke or to hunt," Gloria said rotating the pen she had picked up from her desk after placing the file down in her hand. "You know me too well my friend," Alice said and got up from the seat walking towards the window"I came out to hunt," she replied over her shoulder and looking out the window"Huh!, which idiot fell into your trap?" Gloria asked laughing"A handsome one," Alice replied turning to face her"Wait, you want to settle down now?" Gloria asked sitting up in her seat
"Maybe, I am not sure. She is not my type of girl. Besides, I am not ready to date right now," he replied sounding awkward "Hmm, we need to be careful then. If she is doing this because she likes you, she may as well give you out if she feels betrayed or used," Nick pointed out and Gustave started thinking The ladies soon joined the men in the living room and they watched TV together. Gustave left for his floor after 8 pm. Everyone retired to their room. Nick lay on the bed with Ruth in his arms. Ruth was asleep but he was thinking of their plan to put an end to all their problems, The next day, Alice will be meeting her friend Gloria. He was confident until he realize Alice likes Gustave. After thinking about it for a while, he stretched his hand to fetch his phone from the night ensuring he didn't wake Ruth. Once he had the phone in his hand, he searched his contact and pulled a certain number. He typed a message and sent it to the person and placed the phone back on the nig