(Author’s POV).Another week has passed. Calvin was seated in a meeting room waiting to see one person that he had missed so much. He tried calling her but it seemed she had blocked his number. He tried setting up a meeting with her at the office but it was only her assistant Felicity that came to meet him.In his mind, he needed to see her to explain what really happened. Vincent proved to make it difficult. It was typical of Vincent to control his girlfriend in such a way. A possessive man he was and Calvin knew well not to mess with his best friend when he was angry with him.There would be a time when Vincent would make a mistake. All Calvin could do was to wait for that moment to come.And today, he had that chance to meet her.Calvin hoped he was not too late to explain everything to Laura. He was confident that Laura would forgive him after knowing the truth. He would reveal everything about Vincent to Laura and break them up.“Good morning” he lifted his head to see Felicity
(Laura’s POV).I knew we had unprotected sex but I had taken pills to prevent getting pregnant. I was cautious. But, Vincent had reminded me of our times together where I may have forgotten to take those damn pills. It may have slipped my mind.I sighed to myself. What was I going to do next?I was too young to get pregnant. I had many plans to achieve before I start a family.“Congratulations, Miss Knight. I’m not going to ask who the father is. I respect your privacy” She was our family doctor who I trusted most. I knew she could keep this secret from the public. I trust her with my life.“I supposed you want this to be a secret from your brothers?” she smiled at me and wrote something on a piece of paper and handed it to her nurse who also smiled at me. “Not to worry. Your secret is safe with me and my trusted staff. I will give you some vitamins that you would need to take”All I could do was nod my head. I was still kind of shock with the news.Vincent had wanted me to check on
(Laura’s POV).I just received a call from the Hospital saying that my cousin Sarah was recovering well from her facial reconstruction surgery. The bomb that had destroyed my mansion had also hurt Sarah physically. The skin on her left leg and arm were slightly burnt. It was not as bad as the bodily injury that my housekeeper Raya had to endure.My family would pay for all the medical charges that my housekeepers and Sarah needed to get them back to normal.Eric had helped to find the best plastic surgeon to fix Sarah’s face. I could not bear looking at her if the doctor could not fix it. I would never stop blaming myself for not being able to protect her. It was a promise I had made to her late mother and I had failed to fulfil it.I prayed every day for her speedy recovery. Sarah was like my own sister. I loved her very much.She did not deserve this! A tear escaped my eyes as I felt guilt and anger building up in me.While the police officers carried out their investigation on the
(Author’s POV).Cherry was at the changing room being ready to prepare for an event she was assigned to. Modelling.“Hurry up. Show me the dresses for tonight” Cherry said as she walked to the mirror to check on her self with a smile.“I need you to change to this new dress designed by Tommy Heiser. His latest collection that just came in. Lucky you to get to be the first to walk at the stage with it” her assistant said as she helped Cherry to put on the dress that left a little for imagination on her body.It was indeed beautiful with a material that accentuate the curves of the body. Cherry smiled happily seeing how good it looked on her, “You know. It is not the first time that Tommy let me where his latest designs”Cherry started to pose in front of a large mirror and smiled, “That is because Tommy knows I have the prefect body”Cherry did not see her assistants rolled her eyes and sighed. Everyone knew how Cherry was. A woman with confidence and dared to wear anything that would
(Author’s POV).A day has passed and there was no trace of where Laura had gone missing. The situation at Bloom Hospital was getting more chaotic with many people wanting to know where did the famous Laura Knight was taken.Someone in the hospital may have leaked about her being missing. So much that Vincent wanted it to be a private affair in locating Laura but the news broke fast as if the kidnapper wanted it to be known that Laura was indeed missing.In Sarah Knight’s hospital room, Eric West sat next to her after talking to the doctors. He smiled at Sarah who was looking shy and had covered half of her face with her long hair.“You no longer have to hide your face, Sarah. The surgeon have done a good job in fixing it” he said and held her hand gently, “I hope you are happy with the result. Doctor Jiro is the best doctor in face reconstruction”Sarah smiled and moved her hand away from Eric. She was a little shy having him touching her hand, “Thank you, Eric. I do not know how to
(Vincent’s POV).I walked towards Sarah’s room and was stopped by Henry at the door. “The Hospital moved her to a bigger room yesterday. Follow me”Henry’s words surprised me. I was not informed of the change of room, “Really? Hold on. I need to check something”I went in the room that was empty with no patient in it. I looked around and saw that there was nothing unusual at the room but I needed to make sure of it.“What’s going on?” Henry whispered at me as he followed me behind quietly.“Something does not add up. The surveillance camera caught a picture of a man carrying a woman that looked like Laura. But, it does not add up. Laura could easily take that man down. I have seen her fight off men double her size” I said to Henry while pressing the wall of the room. I was not sure what I was looking for but something was telling me that the room was not quite what was expected.“What are you looking for?” Henry copied what I did and I looked at him wondering why he was following me.
(Author’s POV).At the café near the Hospital, Eric sat at the table of four waiting to meet the angry sounding Vincent on the phone. Their call was short and cryptic as if he wanted to keep things a secret.Eric then ordered a cup of coffee. The day was getting dark and he needed to get back home soon to deal with a pressing business matter. For days, he had accompanied Sarah by her side, leaving his business behind being managed by his trusted men.It was delightful to see Sarah slowly accepting his love for her. It was a long wait to convince her of his love for her. For months, he tried to impress her to make her like him, choose him as her lover.The first time they met was about a year ago. It was when he had visited a friend at a university and met Sarah who was seated by a pond reading a book.A book that he too was interested in. They chatted and found out they had quite similar interest in literature. Her smile and laughter was captivating. She was kind and gentle. A compos
(Author’s POV).A day later, at Blanc Inc’s office, Calvin was seen marching towards his mother’s office. He had just received a call from Vincent accusing him of things he did not do. He knew by then that Vincent would probably sent men to watch over every move of his.Calvin could already seen unknown people following him every where he was going. He knew Vincent and he would not stop his threats until he finds Laura.“Mom, we need to talk” Calvin said as he reached her room with three hot looking women standing in front of his mother. He shouted at those women he assumed to be the new models under the company, “Leave us!”“Calvin, you do not have to be so rude to these women” Deborah said and gently ushered the women out from her room. She apologised to them and closed the door after they left. “So, what is it that you want now, Calvin? Have you not done enough to ruin my reputation? Where are you keeping her? She would be the end of you, Calvin. Let her go. She does not deserve y
(Laura’s POV).Several years had gone by. I was happily married with Vincent keeping his wedding vow to love me and stay loyal to me as long as his heart was still beating.His wedding vow for me was what the press stated as something they never expected coming from a well known feared man would ever say to a woman. He poured his heart out to me in his vow. I recalled myself in tears, and of course with abundance of joy.The wedding was held at Tuscany with a garden theme filled with fresh flowers and nature. He kept to his words making it my dream wedding. I had to thank both my mother in laws who had helped me to prepare it. I loved them both and I was happy to have both of them to fill the void in my heart that was empty since my own mother passed away.Life was perfect and having three children with him made it more exciting.Three boys, who would have thought I could go through that at such a young age! This was not what I had planned in my life after the death of my parents.I
(Vincent’s POV).I was looking around. Mostly to find a way to exit the crowded little ice cream parlour filled with mostly people from Laura’s side. The look of her angry eyes at me after knowing I had read her diary was piercing my soul. Her beautiful blue eyes were on fire.I raised both of my hands in a surrender mode and said, “I can explain. You need to calm down. Not good for our babies that you are carrying. Your stress level needs to be managed”What the hell was I rambling about? It was not going to help me save myself from her wrath that was coming to me.“You did read my diary! How could you do such thing” She said before her face was turning red. She was blushing and for a moment I thought I was wrong. She was not angry, she was embarrassed.Then, I recalled on what I read in her diary. I was pretty embarrassing. She wroter things about me and how she adored me all those years. There was even a picture of my younger self kept in her pink shimmering diary.“I hate you!” L
(Laura’s POV).A month has passed. Time had moved so swiftly and my pregnant belly was starting to show.Vincent was true to his words, being by my side taking care of me and my constant need of attention. I blamed it on my pregnancy hormones. I was never like this, wanting him by my side most of the time.It had been a challenging process with me having nausea and sensitivity of things around me. I had even lost some weight as my body was rejecting some food, even those that I used to like to eat.“How are you feeling, sweetheart?” Vincent said and lifted my chin to give me a brief kiss on my lips. We were walking towards the place where we first met. A little ice cream shop in Tuscany where I had first saved him from being hit by a motorcycle.The place where I fell in a nearby ditch, stuck for almost an hour until my brother, Henry came to the rescue. I smiled to that thought as he moved to caress my cheeks, smiling at me. “What’s so funny?”I laughed softly and pointed to the exa
(Author’s POV).At the same time, seated in a rented car, Marie was looking out of the window not wanting to start any conversation with the man who was seated next to her. He was driving with his focus on the road.At times she knew, he was taking few glances at her, hoping that she would start the conversation.After a few minutes, the silence was getting weird.“Are you happy with him?” Henry wished he could take that questions back. His words slipped his tongue as they waited in the car being stuck in traffic.“It is none of your concern. Please focus on your driving” Marie said while pretending to look outside the window. There was nothing else to see except for the cars on the road stuck with them in the traffic.“Do you love him? Why.. him?” Henry exhaled his breath and gripped the sterring wheel hard while controlling his anger, “I don’t get it, Marie. At one point, you did not believe in marriage. Now, you are engaged with a man I know you are definitely not in love with”Hi
(Laura’s POV).I came out from the cold waters while pulling Vincent’s unconscious body with me. He was heavy and I struggled to pull him further.I needed to check on his breathing so I placed my ear next to Vincent’s mouth and nose. I smiled after feeling some air from his mouth warming my cheeks. “Vincent? Wake up” I said while caressing his cheeks.He did not respond to me calling him several times. I then placed my finger to check on his pulse. It was getting weaker. That made me panic for a moment.I felt his body getting cold and that frightened me further, “Vincent, please. Wake up”There was no response.I then whispered to his ears while placing my hand on his cheeks, “I know you can hear me. Please don’t leave me alone in this cold place. Please don’t leave us alone. I want our baby to grow up with a father. The father that I love very much”I then cried and rested my head on his shoulders as I let out my sadness and tiredness on his body. I was tired. I did not sleep well
(Author’s POV).Out from the busy current of Rivera river, Cherry managed to hold on to a large tree trunk and held on it with her trembling hands. She was panting out of air and was choking out water stuck in her throat.After a few minutes, she took one deep breath before climbing on the tree to get out from the cold waters. She knew if Vincent had arrived, it would mean he would have by then blocked her way out from Rivera. There would be no way out using the normal route.It was time for her to execute her contingency plan.But first, Cherry needed to locate an acquaintance who she knew could get her new identification card and passport to escape from the country. She knew Vincent was not going to make it easy for her. She knew she needed him to think that she was dead.Smiling to that thought, she was ready to fight him.As Cherry reached the shore, she walked slowly towards what looked like houses built near the river. They were local folks living in Rivera. A signage was seen
(Vincent’s POV).I was running fast leaving the rest behind. The woods were thick with many trees blocking my way.I heard her. And I knew that voice was her pleading for help. She was in trouble.Jumping over branches of trees and pushing aside any obstacle that was blocking my way, I felt no pain. All I had in mind was to save my Laura. I hope I was not going to be too late for that.I wanted to call her name and assured her everything was going to be fine. I was closeby and I knew all this drama would end soon. But, calling her name would alert the attacker. I needed to be careful.I knew who it was. The crazy woman who was obsessed with me, Cherry, was to be blamed for all that had happened to Laura. I was going to end it. Tonight, it would be over.Cherry would be placed behind bars.Standing behind a tree, I then saw her. My Laura.She was looking weak and shaken.Laura was standing too close to the edge of the cliff while Cherry was pointing a gun at her. They were arguing and
(Laura’s POV).I took steps slowly back as I saw Cherry coming closer to me. There was blood on her clothes which I thought most likely may not be hers. She looked fine, or was she pretending to look fine?I did not know her well. A deceiving woman who seemed to fight for what she believed in. And I knew all that she believed in was her being the daughter of Lucas Knight and my half-sister.“Do you realised we kind of look alike?” she said with a smile showing her perfectly shaped teeth. It was kind of scary with her eyes looking at me as if I was an object of her admiration.“We have the same eyes. Different colour though. And your hair, look” she touched her hair with one hand, “It is the same colour as mine. Do you think people would believe we are actually related?”Was she kidding me? I knew Cherry made herself look like me. She was obsessed to be me.I opened my mouth to say something but she cut me off with her words, “Laura. You want to know the truth?” Cherry smiled and sang
(Vincent’s POV).I got up from a short nap that I took without even realising it. Pieces of papers were scattered on the chair I was seated on. A large map of Rivera was spread on the table where I had marked on the potential places that Laura could be at.Something was not right. I felt a pain inside my chest. Was it Laura? Was she in trouble?I got up from my chair and walked to the drinking cabinet in my room to get a drink. A strong one I hoped to find.I hoped I could find Laura soon. Calvin and Cherry had already arrived in Rivera and I knew it would not be long until they move Laura again. I needed to be fast.My men were following Cherry and two hours ago I was informed that they had lost track of Cherry who went into the dark woods of Rivera. One thing for sure, both Cherry and Calvin were still in town. I would make sure they will never leave Rivera until I found my Laura.I rubbed my temple and walked to the bathroom to do my business. Taking a glance at the mirror in the