Getting to the wedding venue, and just as Alec was about to park his car in front of the chapel, he saw Aurora run out of the entrance in tears. In haste, he got out of the car and stepped out so she could see him. “Aurora! Aurora!” He called, and she raised her head and saw him by his car, staring at her in confusion. “Where are you going?” He further asked, this time, she was running towards him. “Oh my… why are you crying?!” He asked, his eyes widened in shock. “Get me out of here!” Aurora yelled in tears, grabbing his car door and flinging it open. She got into the car and shut the door. Without hesitation, Alec ran to the other side of his car and got in the driver’s seat. Igniting the engine, he zoomed out of the space he had parked and hit the road. He constantly looked at Aurora as she bawled her eyes out. He kept quiet and said nothing. He knew Anita had done her thing, and it was time for him to do his. He had to be the shoulder she’d cry on. He was so happy he got t
Arthur couldn’t stop pacing in the living room. All attempts to reach Aurora were to no avail. Carter kept calling her phone, but she didn’t answer. At some point, her phone was switched off. “Her phone is switched off,” Carter muttered in disappointment, placing his phone on the couch. “Do you have any idea where she could be? Do you know who drove off with her?” Derick further inquired. “I don’t know. I didn’t see anything. She was in the car and the next second, the car zoomed off.” Carter explained. “What do I do?! I need to reach her tonight!” Arthur yelled in frustration. His voice was so loud that Theo could hear it from inside the kids’ room. “What’s happening?? Where is mummy? Why is Daddy so worried?? Why did the wedding stop all of a sudden?” The boys began to question Theo, and he shook his head. “I don’t know either, okay? You all should go to bed. You’ll know more tomorrow.” Theo said to them. Rowan was on the verge of tears as he could sense that something had go
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
~After A week~ While Aurora slept, she perceived the strong smell of pancake in her nostrils. She shook her head, furrowing her brows while her eyes were still closed. “Aurora.” She heard her name in a whisper, and this was when she slightly opened her eyes. Very close to her face was Arthur’s face, which had a large smile on it. “Good morning beautiful.” He uttered, and she smiled faintly, rubbing her eyes with her hands. “Good morning.” She mumbled, her eyes falling shut again. “I made you breakfast.” He added, and her eyes opened again. She looked down at his hands and saw a tray with him. He wore an apron on his singlet and black pants.“You did? I can smell pancakes.” She answered with a smile, and he nodded. “These are the fastest things I can make.” He responded, and she broke into laughter. “Baby, you didn’t have to. You shouldn’t stress your leg, remember?” She answered, sitting up and collecting the tray of pancakes from him. “My leg has gotten better, okay? I don’t
After making love to Arthur, Aurora fell asleep in his arms. Arthur could hardly sleep because he kept staring at her, thinking of how far they had come. Without a doubt, he knew they were destined for each other. ‘I have to make this work again. And this time, without mistakes.’ He thought, slowly and carefully caressing her face in a way that wouldn’t wake her up, but unfortunately, she ended up waking up. She slowly opened her eyes and when she saw him staring at her, she smiled widely. “Hey.” She uttered in almost a whisper, and he responded with a smile. “You didn’t sleep?” She asked, and he shook his head. “I couldn’t. I couldn’t stop staring at you.” He answered, and she scoffed, looking away. “Stop teasing. How is your leg?” She asked as she sat up. She took a look at his leg and looked at his face again. “I wasn’t teasing. And for my leg, I don’t know. It feels numb.” He answered, causing her to furrow her brows. “Is that a good thing?” She asked, and he shrugged with
The same day, they all went back to Arthur’s house, including Derick and his husband. They helped Aurora bring him out of the car and place him on the wheelchair, while she pushed him into the house. “God, I’ve missed this place so much.” He mumbled and raised his head to look at Aurora, who had a faint smile on her face. “I do miss it too.” She answered, looking at his face. Then she recalled the doctor had told her to clean the scratches on his face which were plastered. “We should clean your scratches as soon as they are gone.” She added, and Arthur nodded. “Okay, Ma’am.” He responded teasingly, which made Aurora furrow her brows. “Ma’am?” She asked with a chuckle, and he nodded. “Why is that?” She further asked. “Because I’ll be doing whatever you ask of me without questioning your opinion.” He answered with their gazes locked. “Can somebody get these two a bed already? They've been so flirty since we left the hospital,” Carter muttered, rolling his eyes. “You know we can
Getting back to the hospital, they met Rachel, Aurora’s mother sitting next to Arthur on the bed. The kids also sat in the bed with Arthur. Arthur sat up on the bed, his back resting against a pillow. “You’re back,” Rachel uttered with a large smile as they all walked into the ward. “Mom, when did you get here?” She asked, opening her hands so she could embrace her kids who eagerly climbed down the bed just to embrace her. “About an hour ago. I was finally told you were around today, and I couldn’t wait one minute longer to see you. I got here and saw that you and the others have headed out.” She responded, and Aurora nodded. “We went for Anita’s court hearing.” She uttered, moving closer to Arthur’s bed. She held his hand and smiled softly. “How are you feeling now?” She asked, taking a glance at his wrapped leg which now lay on the bed. “Better. I feel much better. Thank you.” He answered, and she nodded. “I’m glad.” “How was the hearing?” He asked, and Derick scoffed. “Th
~After A Week~“My Lord, the only evidence against my client is one provided by one man, who I am sure is not a friend of hers and is just looking for a way to complicate her. This may all just be a coincidence.”“Objection, My Lord!” “Objection overruled.”“Thank you, my Lord. Apart from this man who claims to be my client’s friend, there are no other witnesses to prove that my client is guilty. These were just words heard, and I must say that there are so many people who sound the same. It must have been someone else on the phone.” “Objection, My Lord!” “Objection sustained.” “Thank you, My Lord!” Arthur’s lawyer, Mr. Smith stood up to defend Arthur too. “My Lord, I bet my colleague here must have forgotten we also have a video of her on the phone with someone, saying this person should make it seem like an accident. I’ll play this tape now.” He said, giving a USB stick to one of the officers. Aurora looked at Alec, who sat beside her, with fear in her heart. She feared that A
Aurora left the police station with Derick, leaving Alec to do as he had promised. Getting back to the hospital, they met everyone where they had left them. “Aurora, welcome back.” Carter greeted, hugging her, before planting a peck on Derick’s lips. “How was it?” He asked, and Derick heaved a sigh. “It was Anita,” Derick uttered, and Theo scoffed. “I know it. That witch. When will she ever stop? After Mr. Arthur paid her to leave us the hell alone. She just wouldn’t listen.” Theo uttered in anger. “Paid her to leave? What are you talking about?” Aurora asked with her brows furrowed in confusion. “Yes. She came to the house after you left and Mr. Arthur was a total mess. She said he could give her a huge amount of money to make her disappear from our lives totally, and this included getting rid of the baby she claimed was his.” Theo explained, making Carter and Derick exchange looks. “How are we just knowing this? She probably used that money to fuel her next operation! Why wou
In the evening, Aurora and Derick visited the police station while Carter and Theo stayed with Arthur and the kids. Getting to the police station, Aurora walked behind Derick as she was unsure about where to go and what to do. Derick walked up to the cop behind the counter and said; “We are here for Arthur Howard. His wife is here.” Derick uttered, moving away so that the cop could see Aurora who was behind him. “His wife? I thought they never got the chance to be official.” The cop answered with a chuckle, and Derick raised his eyebrows in surprise. “What? It’s all over the internet. She ran away on her wedding day after another lady claimed to be pregnant for him.” He added, and this time, with laughter. Aurora scoffed and shook her head in disbelief. “Do you want to gossip? Or are you going to take us to your boss?” Derick answered with a stern look. “What exactly are you seeing him for?” The cop further asked. “He is just here to frustrate us, Derick. We should leave.” Aur
Aurora arrived at the hospital the next day. She ran into the ward, and when she saw the boys, she broke into tears, kissed them, and embraced them tightly. “Oh God. I was so scared it would be more than these. How are you feeling?” She asked them, and they hugged her again. “We have missed you so much, mummy. We are much better now. They keep giving us injections and drugs, and now it’s as if nothing happened.” Ryan said, and she nodded, tears still streaming down her eyes. “I’m so glad you’re okay now.” She answered and then looked up to see Theo, Carter, and Derick staring at her. She had almost forgotten they were there. “Hi.” She mumbled as she stood up to greet them. One after the other, they embraced her. She hugged Carter the tightest, burying her head in his shoulder. “Where is he? How is he?” She mumbled in tears, her eyes shut very tight in anticipation of the horrible response she could get. “He’s behind the curtain. Let me walk you there.” He said to her as he hel
While Alec was in Aurora’s house, sneakingly looking for clues about what her next evil agenda was, her landline rang. He furrowed his brows as he walked up to her bedside table and answered the phone. He remained quiet and waited for the person from the other end to speak. “Anita, it’s done. When do we come for the balance? He’s not going to survive it, that’s for sure.” Because he couldn’t answer, he hung up and hastily walked out of the room. “He is not going to survive it? What have you done, Anita!”He got out of the house and left, making sure he wasn’t seen. Driving to his house, he couldn’t help but wonder what had happened. He feared that Arthur was in great danger, and he wasn’t sure what to do if that was the case. Getting to his house, he turned on the television and drew his phone out of his pocket. He sat on the couch and began to search for news channels. He believed if it was Arthur, the news would carry it because of the influence he has in society. He passed