"My love, a battle line has been drawn but you are not alone. You have me," he said staring into her eyes and Ruth stared back at him. "Hmm, watching my mum go through one near-death experience after the other, I think I have already seen the worse," Ruth replied "Then I am going to ask you one important question?" he said fully facing her "Do you trust me?" he asked Ruth stared at him with so sign of answering the question so he asked the question again "Ruth, do you trust me?" he asked "What are you planning?" she asked looking at him questioningly "You don't trust me," he said and turned to face the people having fun with Ruth facing his side and looking at his side profile "I trust you, Nick. Yes," she replied after staring at him for a while "Why?" he asked because it took her forever to reply to the question "Why do I trust you?" Ruth asked "Yes," he replied looking at her standing by his side Ruth turned to also face the people having fun and was silent for a while a
Back at Nick's apartment, Ruth got out of bed to use the bathroom. She watched Nick's sleeping face and smiled before exiting the bedroom. She had only been in the bathroom for less than five minutes when she heard an explosion sound. She screamed and Nick jumped out of bed. "It is happening again," Nick said and looked outside from the window. "What is happening?" Ruth rushed back to the bedroom "I will explain later, go get mum," he said and Ruth exited the bedroom and descended the staircase into the living room. She headed straight for the entrance door but the moment she opened it she run into Cassandra and Mrs Brown. She let them into the living room and there was another explosion. The glass in the living room shattered and there was smoke entering the room from beneath the entrance door. Ruth screamed and headed back to the bedroom running up the staircase.Cassandra called after her unable to leave Mrs Brown alone in her wheelchair. Ruth entered the bedroom to inform Nick
"Ruth is dead," Chantel thought as her heart raced in her chest She hated Ruth for what her mother did but hearing she was gone, she felt sad within. "What is wrong with you?" Mrs Hayford asked seeing Chantel was not so excited about the news on TV. "Nothing, just not sure how to the news," she replied in a low voice "Well, we have our revenge. It is over. I can now consider the debt paid. Not a father for a father," Mrs Hayford said "Mum, do believe we can walk free?" Chantel asked feeling they will be caught someday "Yes, because we have nothing to do with it. His enemies found them," Mrs Hayford replied "Mum, you have nothing to do with this?" Chantel asked advancing towards her mother and looking around to ensure they are alone "Of course not. I don't have anything to do with this," she replied "Will they come for me if they start an investigation?" Chantel asked "No, why will they?" Mrs Hayford enquired with a frown "Because I confronted her at the hospital and I am
"Take over the company and manage it. If you need anything I am here," Nick said as they headed for the door "I will, you are still my boss," Gustave said and he stretched his hand to open the door They both exited the office and Nick returned to the bedroom. He was expecting to see Ruth but she was not in the room. He took a shower knowing she will be with her mother and Cassandra. By the time he was done showering, Ruth was back in the room. "Are you ready for breakfast?" she asked "Yes," he replied and walked closer to her and cupped the side of her face as she sat on the bed "Everything will be alright. I have a plan in place," he assured her and planted a kiss on her forehead "So what is going to happen next?" Ruth asked before he could move away from her. He sat down on the bed and held her "We will stay out of the public eye. Gustave will be doing our shopping for us. For now, I have a new account with a different name. So we will be fine. There will be a funeral for
"Whatever they look like I want to look at their charred faces and tell them my peace of mind," she said through gritted teeth looking at Chantel over the shoulder "Okay," Chantel acknowledged and turned to walk away seeing her mother was not in a good mood. "Shouldn't we be celebrating?" Chantel thought as she walked out of the balcony. A couple of days passed. Chantel and Mrs Hayford had brought their plans of revenge to an end awaiting the burial to close the page on their revenge. The day of the burial ceremony finally came. Gustave did a very good job and got the media to cover the whole funeral. "It was just a couple of weeks ago, that news of tragedy hitting the home of Mr Nicholas Brown hit the news. It was never known to the world that Mr Nicholas Brown, one of the handsome billionaires who have managed to keep his personal life out of social media was married. The cause of the fire is still not known, however, neighbours reported hearing some explosions before the thick
It was 4 pm when Gustave returned home. After taking a quick shower, he went down to the underground apartment, where Nick and the rest were. "Men, please don't die. Promise me," Gustave said dropping his exhausted body into the sofa making those present laugh. "It wasn't easy organizing the burial service," he said resting his head on the back of the sofa."I must say, I am impressed. The report from the doctors, media coverage and the whole ceremony. Perfect, well executed," he appreciated"Yeah, now the whole world thinks, you are gone for real. I wonder what the office will be like when you walk in after all of this is over?" Gustave commented "I am back from the dead to hurt the criminals?" Nick joked Back inside the bedroom, Mrs Brown was sitting in her wheelchair worried about what has been done. Ruth was standing close to the window resting her back on the side of the window frame facing Mrs Brown and Cassandra was sitting on the sofa"Is this safe, lying to the whole worl
"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
"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