Chapter 10Megan slid into the car, her breath still laboured from the frantic escape. She couldn't shake the feeling of Elizabeth's predatory gaze on her back. As the door closed, she exhaled a shaky breath, grateful for the temporary reprieve.“Go after her, stupid,” came Elizabeth’s stern command from the Crowd, her voice cutting through the tension like a knife.But Before the paparazzi could swarm the car, they were already speeding away, the engine purring softly. Inside the luxurious vehicle, Alex's expression remained unreadable, devoid of warmth or emotion.“Thank you,” Megan muttered, feeling a mix of gratitude and confusion toward the enigmatic stranger beside her.However, no response at all came in from Alex who was in a conflicted state. He had no idea why he helped Megan. On his way from his office he had sighted her being surrounded by paparazzi, and immediately he saw her together with Elizabeth, he knew there was foul play. And Just like he was controlled, he immedi
Loyd's eyes flared open."You don't love Me?" Megan heard Loyd raise his voice again, a little higher this time. She dropped her suitcase on one of the sofas, took off her coat and moved closer to the direction of the voice. "Anna, I..." Loyd shook his head. "I changed for your sake, I put away my bad attitude, I stopped taking the fucking ganja for your sake and you still don't love me?" The expression on his face was a mix of anger and disappointment."That's not..." Anna began to say."We've been together for a month, Anna. I've tried my best, I gave you everything you asked for, I've finally managed to become a better person with your help. So what do you mean you don't love me?"Megan silently walked to the dining room where the sounds were coming from and peeked her head in. Loyd and Anna were seated on one of the stools and Loyd was gazing intently at her. Her brother's pale face and reddened ears increased her worry and she could not see the face of the other female because
Anna knew that this all started from that day at Ohio……“From the votes cast, we have come to a conclusion that majority of us are in support of the Smart House get- together,” a lady in a simple steel grey suit said with a paper in her hand. Around her were seated some members of the Smart House event planning committee which comprised of high-class men and women who looked uninterested and eager to round up the meeting. The lady began to read out the details of the poll received from their subsidiary companies while one of the men took out a cigar.After a boring read and stressful taking of suggestions, she arranged the files together and submitted them to the board of directors.The board of directors of The Smart House Inc. also thought it was a reasonable idea to organize a get-together for all the staff working under them in all their subsidiaries. The goal was to bring all the employees together in an atmosphere that would be conducive enough for them to know each other and
Brittany closed the door softly with lust over her deep ocean eyes. Anna radiated a serene aura that attracted her sexually. “You look beautiful, Anna”. Brittany said, slightly biting her lips as she uncontrollably stared at her luscious cleavage. “And I find you very attractive”. Anna felt very weird as Brittany walked slowly towards her. She couldn't explain why her heart suddenly yearns for what was in front of her. She was new to Ohio and had recently acquired this job; she didn't expect to suddenly find herself here with the chairperson of the board of directors. She wasn't here to participate in what is about to happen. She was here to work to assist her family. Brittany grabbed her hands gently, bringing Anna's body closer to hers. “Don't fret babe. I don't bite”. With those words, she smooched her lips with a kiss quickly, surprising Anna, whose body was shamelessly responding to her actions. “Let's have a nice time together”. Brittany starts to take Anna's clothes off u
“Mr. Alexander Gold'.' she said and the whole Audience broke out in a loud applause as Alex walked gracefully towards the podium. But before he could get to the main stage, he heard the announcer take over from cherry Thompson. “Something amazing happened this year and that is coming up with two winners for the selection, these two will have to work as partners. And this person is Miss Margaret Song,”. The announcer declared. Megan was surprised at this revelation, but she did not let it show, she carried her purse as she walked in calculated steps towards the podium where Alex stood halfway with a handsome frown on his face. Megan flashed a wide smile as she continued to walk to the stage where cherry Thompson stood, the smile never leaving her face. Alex followed Megan behind as they stood on the stage together while the audience kept on clapping. Megan scanned through every member sitting in the audience until her gaze finally ended at Elizabeth, who had an angry expression on h
It took a while for Megan to free herself from the swarm of people that gathered around her, hoping to strike a bargain and form connections.Megan decided to look for Alex, as she needed to talk to him to ensure that they were both on the same page. Megan scanned the entire reception and Alex wasn't there, so she decided to stop by Margaret Thompson's office. She was shocked to see Margaret leaning so close to Alex.“I'm sorry if I interrupted you both. I can come back later,” Megan proposed, already turning to leave, but Margaret halted her.“Wait, Megan…" Margaret began, but before she could finish, Alex grabbed Megan's hand, pulling her onto his lap. Megan struggled to stand, but Alex's grip remained firm.Megan turned to see this and for some odd reason, her heart nudged. She felt Jealous, but quickly masked her expression.“I'll come back when you're less busy,” Megan said, her voice betraying her turmoil as she turned to open the door, only to be met with Alex's gruff voice.“I
Under the dark pitch sky a woman stood under the shed, she was dressed in black pants and a big hoodie over her head. The rain fell violently and the lightning from the rain sent shivers to her spine.Slowly the rain came to an end, and as it drizzled, she walked out slowly from the shed standing by the roadside so she could stop the next cab, in less than five minutes, the cab drew closer and stopped in front of her.The slender lady opened the back door as she settled in, closing the door with a light thud. She removed the nose mask that covered her face, showing her well chiselled and prominent nose.“To the New York Prison please” The lady muttered as she leaned weakly against the seat. She gazed lifelessly outside the car trying to appreciate the beautiful city of New York which was enhanced by beautiful delicate light.She removed her gaze from the window and glanced towards the rearview mirror, only to be met with the eyes of the driver.“Is there a problem, sir?” The lady aske
Megan stretched lazily on the bed, yawning loudly, it took a lot of time before she was able to sleep the previous night as she was thinking about Alex. She couldn't take the scene of Margaret on Alex's Leg, out of her mind, it was so intimate and it disturbed her.She groaned as she got out of bed, heading to the bathroom to shower, it was the weekend, and she decided to rest. Taking over the company and moving back and forth has been stressful, but Megan was determined.Her eyes stared at her reflection in the mirror, she packed her hair up in a bun, picked up her electric toothbrush, and turned it on. After she was done, she showered and got dressed for the day and decided to make breakfast for Loyd and herself, since her father decided to spend the weekend at Evelyn's place, Enzo was also busy with work as he hadn't returned home.Megan got started with breakfast, she whipped up some eggs and made some pancakes too, she also made Loyd's favourite toast, everything was ready, and s
Mr. Leonard’s footsteps echoed softly as he descended the stairs, his eyes were dull as he scanned the room. Alex, Megan, Enzo, and Loyd stood, all eyes on him. Jake clung to his mother's side, his small hand gripping hers tightly."Jake," Leonard said softly, stepping forward with a smile. “You look so much like your mother.” Megan swallowed, her lips pressed tightly together, but she didn’t respond. Her grip on Jake’s hand tightened as Leonard reached out to touch the boy’s face. Jake smiled a little but moved behind his mother to hide. He knew Grandpa hurt mum, so he was also angry.Leonard’s hand dropped slowly, hurt. “Maybe I deserve that,” he murmured, sighing as he pulled back. Enzo cleared his throat as dinner was served and they all moved to the table, sitting in silence as the sound of cutlery clinking on dishes became the only noise.After a long pause, Leonard cleared his throat and looked up at his children. “I know I wasn’t a good father.”Loyd scoffed, muttering under
Two years later.Things may have seemed like they will never go back to normal for Megan, it was from one trouble to another bigger one. However it says with trouble comes ease.Megan stood in front of the crystal like window as she admired the light blue sky. How she wishes she could just stand here forever. As it reminded her of her better and bad Days.“Mummy, we are going to be late, daddy is waiting”. Little Jake, who was not so little anymore, bugged his mother with his sharp and piercing tone.Yes, Megan and Alex got married last year and they have been happy together. You might wonder what happened to Evelyn and Brittany. Well Evelyn was dead obviously.However Brittany's life never remained the same. She got depressed and started taking drugs, Mr Leonard still considered her his daughter so he sent her to rehab.“Oh, baby, Megan's face lit up with a smile. How she loved this little boy. Mummy is done already, let's go”. She grabbed onto his hands and moved towards the living
Life can be unpredictable right. Evelyn was still dazed, it felt as though her legs couldn't move.“No,no that is not true, she sniffed hard. It's not true. He died, I was winning and all of you were my puppets, everything was going according to my grand plan”. She kept emphasising on her words while pointing at Leonard.“Shut up woman, he interjected. I was never dead even if you did everything possible to get me out of the way. I heard the things you said to me while I was unconscious”.Evelyn gasped for the upteenth time. “How is this possible?” However instead of feeling remorse for her evil activities, she felt nothing but anger. It brewed slowly inside of her that it made her burst.“It's all your fucking fault. Did you think after how you betrayed me I will just let you into my life again. I accepted you because of your wealth and what you had to offer to our daughter”.“And I killed your wife to make sure nothing gets in my way again but your stupid witch of a daughter just ha
Brittany was feeling feverish, a feeling that what she was doing wasn't good. However her urge to have Alex just to herself was even greater.“It's too bad we have to get separated in this way, Meg”. Evelyn whispered to Megan as she finally cocked her gun and pointed it at her.“Please, Megan begged weakly. I will go far away with my son and never return”. Jake was the only person she could think of at that moment. She needed to keep him away from harm.“It's too late darling, Evelyn sucked her lips showing false sympathy. You should have disappeared when you had the chance”. She said with a glint in her eyes.“Don't worry meg, Brittany is going to take care of him and Alex”. Evelyn pointed the gun at Megan, this time with the intent of pulling the trigger. She has said all that needed to be said. While Brittany watched with mixed feelings.Everything seemed to be in slow motion to Megan. The moment felt like an eternity. The air grew thick and heavy, pressing against her chest, maki
The fear in Megan's heart was sharp, her pulse quickening as Evelyn stood over her, gun in hand, her expression twisted with a mixture of anger and satisfaction.Brittany stood nearby, her posture tense, her face a mask of conflicting emotions. Megan could see the hesitation in her sister’s eyes, a flicker of uncertainty that was an opposite of the cold malice she had shown earlier. But there was no time to dwell on it. Not with Evelyn so close, her finger poised on the trigger.“Stay out of this, Brittany,” Evelyn snapped, her voice hard and cold. “You’re just as stupid as Sonia was, and that’s why she’s dead.”Evelyn’s words cut through the air like a knife, and Megan’s heart lurched. She looked at the woman closely, wondering if she'd just misheard. Did she just admit to knowing about her mother's death? “What do you know about my mother's death? Megan asked with a shaky voice. She watched as Evelyn struggled to maintain her composure, her hand shaking slightly as she pressed the
consciousness crept back into her mind. The pounding in her head was unbearable, a dull ache that intensified when she tried to open her eyes. “Damn," she hissed as the migraine hit her in full force. She felt like her head was splitting in half and she couldn't even help it. “Where am I?" She muttered as she turned. She blinked several times, trying to adjust to the dim light filtering through the room. It was then that the cold, hard reality hit her—she was tied tightly to a chair, her wrists and ankles bound with rough rope that dug into her skin.Panic surged through her, and she instinctively began to struggle against her restraints. The chair creaked under the force of her movements, but the ropes held firm. “Who is here! Help me!" She called out, wiggling. Panicked, she glanced around her, the memories of what had just happened assailed her. Someone had grabbed her from behind and she'd passed out with the pungent smell forced in her face. She'd been drugged and now she was
Megan shivered, she had a bad feeling that her sister, Brittany had done something crazy. Why else was she calling just when she couldn't find her son and then she was laughing like a psychopath. “Brittany?" She called out over the phone, standing in the living room and shivering in her shoes. “I guess you're home by now, because I know that you wouldn't have answered my call otherwise," she said with a casual tone. “Why are you calling?" Megan asked carefully. She had a bad feeling in her guts that Brittany's call wasn't just a coincidence. “You know why I'm calling, Megan, don't play dumb with me," Brittany replied with a stiff tone. Megan sighed, taking deep breaths to steady herself. She was already trembling and she couldn't find her voice. "Brittany, what is this about?” She asked, already losing her patience. The anxiety was killing her and clearly Brittany was trying to mess with her head. How on earth did she know that she'd just gotten home? And what did that have to do
Brittany stood in the doorway, a forced smile plastered on her face as she gazed at her nephew, Jake. She had a sly smile on her face. How lucky she was, as if everything in nature was just sending her a sign. Her mother's plan would work out smoothly. “Hey little boy," she said with a sugary tone. But Jake just looked up from his painting and gazed at her blankly without saying a word, his eyes almost bored. “Come on, won't you say hello to your aunty?" Brittany tried again with an even more sweet voice but inwardly she was rolling her eyes. “No," Jake gave a single monotonous reply and didn't bother explaining himself, he just picked up his crayons and continued stroking each color across his white paper. Brittany sneered as he turned his face away, he was indeed a miniature version of his mother, Megan, with the same piercing blue eyes and mischievous grin. It was almost like he was staring at Megan's younger self right there on the couch. "Oh, Jake, I'm sure you don't really
Brittany paced back and forth in the fancy little cafe. She couldn't help the anxiety and anger that she felt. The thought of them made her nauseous. “She is in there with him as we speak!" She said and drummed her fingers on the table again. Evelyn had a very calm look on her face. But then that was typical. She wasn't easily ruffled, she always had a plan for everything and that was exactly why her daughter trusted her to find a solution. “Calm down, Brittany, anger never solved anything, what you need to do is plan," she advised. Brittany was exasperated, she hissed, “Calm? How can I possibly be calm right now?" She asked, spreading her arms. “She is with my husband and he won't even allow me see him, he told me to stay out of his way." Smiling, Evelyn waved it all off like it didn't matter. “Come on, Alex is just licking his wounds. You should allow him to do that.” She replied. "I don't know how long that will last for and frankly I don't wish to find out. All I know is that