The next day, Aurora woke up to a bouquet on her window. She creased her brows and dragged her feet to the window, cleaning her sleepy eyes with her finger. She reached for the flowers and carried them. She sniffed it in and let out a deep breath. It smelled fresh and lovely. In the flowers was a card. She picked up the card and opened it. It read; “Good morning, beautiful. I hope the bright sunshine brightens up your mood today. I’ve prepared breakfast for you. You’ll see me at the right as soon as you step out of your door. Alec.” With a faint smile, she peeped out of the window and saw a large table and two chairs on the sand. The table was filled with different dishes, and the sight of them alone made her stomach grumble. She walked back to the bed and placed the flowers on the bed. She picked up her phone and turned it on for the first time since she had switched it off. She sat on the bed and stared at her phone, waiting for it to finish loading. As soon as her phone was o
~After one week~Arthur reported to the police after he didn’t hear from Aurora for four days. Since he reported, the police have been working hard to find her, but it has yet to yield any success. Arthur was down in worry and refused to talk or see anyone. He would lock himself up in his room, thinking of how messed up his life was. ‘If only she could come back and let me explain.” He thought, with his head lowered in sadness. Just then, he heard the doorbell ring from his room, but he ignored it. Carter, Derick, and some other friends of his had been visiting him frequently to check up on him, even though he refused to see them. Theo went to get the door and when he opened it, to his greatest surprise, it was Aurora, standing at the door. “Aurora!” He yelled in surprise, and Arthur’s ears caught her name. “Aurora?!” His eyes widened as he sprang up to his feet and ran out of his room, heading to the living room. “Hi, Theo.” She uttered coldly, walking into the house.“Oh my…
As Aurora stepped out of the house, she headed towards Alec’s car which waited for her outside Arthur’s compound. Stepping into the car, her eyes shimmered with tears. She never thought Walking away was going to be so easy.Seeing her close to tears, Alec became worried again. He placed his hand on her shoulder and tried to comfort her. “I know this isn’t easy, but I think this is best for you.” He uttered, and she bobbed slowly, her head lowered as tears dropped uncontrollably on her hands. “Can we just leave this place? Drive me to the airport, please.” She said to him, and he nodded in obedience. He ignited the engine and hit the road afterward. Aurora looked out of the window, staring at Arthur’s mansion as it slowly went out of sight. They drove in silence until they got to the airport. Aurora alighted and Alec helped her with her bags in the back of the car. After she held onto her two bags, she looked at Alec with a smile of appreciation on her face. “Thank you so much,
After Alec dropped Anita at Arthur’s house, he drove off, while Anita walked in boldly. She kept replaying the words she planned on saying to Arthur. She was also ready for anything he was going to do to her. ‘As long as I leave with a robust bank account.’ She pressed the doorbell and took two steps backward, waiting for Arthur to open up. After a few minutes, the door opened and Theo came into sight. “What the hell do you think you’re doing here, hun?!” He asked angrily, pushing her backward so he could step out and shut the door behind him. “I’m here to see Arthur.” “You don’t have to tell me that before I know, okay?! Who else would you be here to see, me?” He asked with a scoff, constantly looking back to make sure Arthur wasn’t coming. “Can I come in?” “Are you crazy?! Come in to where? To do what? Do you even like your life at all? Mr. Arthur is going to murder you the minute he lays his eyes on you.” “Whatever he does to me is none of your business. Let me in. I just
Arthur kept watching every move Anita made after she left his house. The spies he employed kept watching her closely, feeding him the necessary information. They called him to tell him she had visited the hospital and as she had said, she did get rid of the baby. All these didn’t seem to move Arthur, as he wanted her to suffer for everything. He kept thinking about how his revenge plan would turn out, and at the same time, he couldn’t stop thinking about Aurora. He wanted her back but she was out of reach. Heaving a deep sigh, he poured himself another drink and gulped all of it at once. Theo watched him drown in alcohol from the top floor worriedly. ‘The kids can’t see him like this. Won’t he at least try to be strong for them? Or even for his job?’ Theo thought as he stared at him. The boys were beginning to complain about their father’s irresponsible behavior lately, and all he could say to them was that he was going to talk to Arthur, but then, he didn’t even know what to say
Arthur finished preparing lunch in the kitchen and began to set up the dining table when Theo returned with them. They walked into the house and saw their Dad setting up the table. Ryan furrowed his brows and turned to look at Theo. “What is he doing?” He asked. “Setting up the table for you and your brothers, of course,” Theo responded, causing Riley to raise his eyebrows. “He prepared lunch? That is strange.” Riley uttered, and they all nodded in agreement. Arthur raised his head and saw them standing in the living room and staring at him. “Hey! You’re back! I made rice for lunch!” Arthur said with a large smile, waving at them. They looked at each other before they proceeded to the dining area. “What are we celebrating, Dad?” Ryan asked, and Arthur let out a grin. “Don’t make it so obvious that I’ve been neglecting you boys for some days now.” He responded, taking a glance at Theo. “Well, you have.” Rowan and Riley mumbled as they settled on their chairs. Theo turned to
“We are?” Theo asked with confusion evident in his voice. “But what about school?” Rowan asked almost immediately. “I’ll talk to your teachers about it. Are you not excited to go on a trip? All of us? We should take a break from all the drama in our lives. Just one week, and we’ll be back.” Arthur answered. “Yayyy!!!” The boys cheered, while Theo stared at Arthur suspiciously. He strongly believed Arthur’s decision to go on a trip seemed too rushed and not carefully thought about. So, he decided to talk to him about it. “Boss, can we talk for a second?” He asked, and Arthur nodded, still smiling at the boys. Walking away with Theo, they stood in the dining area. “What’s happening?” Theo asked him, and he looked at him. “What do you mean?” “Why are you coming up with a one-week trip all of a sudden? Have you forgotten you said you’ll be serious with work again? You can’t just disappear for a week.” Theo uttered, and Arthur moved closer to him. “Shh! It’s not going to be a week
The next day, Alec sat in his living room and put a call across to Anita. This time, he hoped Arthur listened to him and stopped whatever he thought he was doing. After her phone rang for a few minutes, she eventually answered. “I thought you’d never reach out to me, ever again,” Anita muttered. “Are you still being followed?” He asked, ignoring her statement. “Why are you asking? I thought you didn’t care.” “Anita, are you still being followed?” He further pressed. “No, okay? I don’t know. I haven’t seen the car since yesterday evening, and it’s not parked anywhere around the house either. Why?” “Maybe the person gave up already,” Alec answered, letting out a deep sigh. “The person? I know who is behind it. It’s Arthur.” “You don’t know for sure, Anita.” “Of course, I do. Except you are the one following me then.” “Me?? Why would I ever want to follow you? I have things to do with my time.” Alec answered with a scoff. “Exactly. You’re not the one who just decided to give