"What happened?" Alex asked forgetting Bryson was also in the room."Don't ask silly questions, get her something to cover herself with," Bryson yelled at Alex and he left quickly to find Dede something to wear. Downstairs in the hall, Mr Jackson searched for his daughter but she was nowhere to be found. Melissa after ripping Dede's dress exited the building and went straight to her car. She asked the driver to move out of the place and she made a call to someone. "Make sure those pictures are everywhere on social media. If you can, let it go on the news," Melissa said with a sinister smile. "I would like a follow-up news to tell everyone she is a whore and a home wrecker," she added before ending the call."Silly girl, you want to take what is mine because you feel you have what it takes," Melissa scoffed and her driver looked at her briefly in the rearview mirror and continued driving. Back at the event location, Alex returned with another dress and Dede quickly put it on inside t
"Now I know where to find you. Whether you like it or not. I will get a piece of you," Brian said with a smirk. He got out of bed and had a quick shower. He put on a black round-neck T-shirt, matched it up with black trousers and put on a light green blazer. He grabbed his Rolex watch from his drawer of accessories and put on a small gold necklace. He neatly styled his hair and headed for the door after admiring himself in the mirror."Now time to pay my brother-in-law a visit or have my men look that girl up," he said and turned the doorknob.He opened the door only to find Julia standing behind the door with a frown. He also frowned looking at her with a questioning look."What is it?" Brian asked."I thought you said you would stay home with me today. So where are you going?" Julia asked."I said, I will stay home. I didn't say anything about 'with you'," Brian said and walked past Julia heading for the staircase.Julia followed him and stopped him from proceeding any further by st
"Bryson, you son of a bitch. I can't believe he is organizing a press conference for this stupid low-life daughter of Jezebel," Melissa cursed seeing the announcement of an upcoming press conference from Adams Corporation. She fetched her phone, dialled her mother's number and waited for her to answer. She heard her mother's voice at the other end of the phone."Mum, it is obvious Bryson likes this girl," Melissa whined."Don't worry sweetie. Let's plant some people to ask questions that will make her embarrass herself. You know Bryson will not attend such conferences. He will leave it for his PR team to handle," Rebecca said calmly. "I stripped her naked and she is going to show her face at the press conference. Do you think a question will make this girl feel embarrassed?" Melissa asked."Look, social media can be very cruel. She wants to be popular. Let's help her by making her a ridicule of the society," Rebecca said. "You can come over so we put something together. Your father i
"Good, find out who else lives in that apartment and let me know how tight security is around the place. If there is anything Bryson cares about, it is security," Brian said and ended the call. The man on the motorcycle drove off using a direct direction. He didn't need to drive to see the apartment. He was well vest with knowledge of the area and knew where every road leads to, including apartments in the location. As soon as Alex's ride took a turn on the road, he already knew where they were heading and which apartment was in the location. He found a place to park his motorcycle and used a different route to the penthouse. He knew he could not go through the gate because of the security man but he knew how to get into the compound. He did the checks and left the place after sharing the information with Brian. Inside the penthouse, Dede moved to the kitchen to prepare something. Katie was only there for a day and left the very next day. There were assigned cleaners who came to cle
Alex returned to the penthouse at 6 p.m. and went to his room. He took a shower and decided to turn in early. He wanted to clear his head with the walk but ended up sitting somewhere and crying. He didn't know the extent of his love for Dede until he realized Bryson was interested in her too. There was no way he could compete with Bryson for this girl's attention. He went to bed without checking the monitors because he didn't want to watch the girl he could never have. The next day, Sunday morning, Bryson left his apartment for the penthouse after freshening up. He didn't want Melissa coming around with her usual drama. After a couple of minutes' drive, he arrived at the penthouse intending to spend the night there. Alex saw Bryson's car drive in and he stepped out of his room to meet him."Good morning sir," Alex greeted."Good morning. I gave you an assignment," Bryson said."Yes, sir. I am working on it. I will have a report for you by tomorrow, 5 p.m.," Alex replied and followed B
"Sorry," Bryson apologized. "It is fine," Dede said feeling excited about getting a kiss from her crush."What happened?" Bryson asked trying to start a conversation to take away the awkwardness from his actions."I was in the living room and heard a knock. I thought it was Alex. So I answered and saw a man in a mask. Everything happened too fast. I felt a sharp pain in my neck and everything went dark," Dede narrated and Bryson sat down on the chair next to the bed.While Dede was talking, Bryson involuntarily held her hand in his and his eyes caught the bruises around the wrist. "When I woke up. I was tied up to a bed and had to fight Mr Brian Jackson. I am glad I wore jeans," Dede said and recalled she was topless.Dede pulled the pillow from behind her head and covered her face with it making Bryson frown. Bryson tried to take the pillow off her face but she held on to it."What happened?" Bryson asked"I know I was found nude again," Dede said in a muffled voice but Bryson heard
Alex turned on his laptop and started working on his report with the information he had received. Bryson on the other hand turned on his laptop and started preparing for work. After working for a while, Bryson left his office heading for his bedroom. He pushed the door open and found Dede sleeping in his bed. He strode into the bedroom and stood by his bed for a while staring at her. She was sleeping halfway on her side. "I don't know how this happened. And I don't know when it happened but I know you have awakened a part of me that I thought was long dead," Bryson whispered on his lips and sat on the side of bed still staring at her. With one side of the bed sinking in, Dede lay on her back fully facing up. Bryson stared at her face and clutched his fist seeing the scars on her face. Evidence of what Melissa's brother did to her. There was a cut on her lip and the swell part of her face had gone down even though that side of her face had changed colour. There was a cut on her no
After exiting the penthouse, Melissa got into her car and asked the driver to take her to her brother's home. "So this girl has managed to snatch Bryson away from me," Melissa thought. "Let's see how long that relationship will last," she thought while sitting in the car's back seat. Her phone rang and seeing who was calling, she frowned. She answered the call anyway. "Why are you calling me," Melissa asked angrily. "I just miss you. Can I see you tonight?" the man asked. "No, I have things to take care of," Melissa said. "You want to sleep in the cold bed alone rather than spend a pleasurable moment with me? Bryson would not touch you and you know it," the man said and started telling Melissa what he would do to her in bed. Melissa listened to him close her eyes and crossed her legs getting aroused. She let out a moan drawing the driver's attention to her. "Ma'am, are you alright?" the driver asked snapping Melissa out of her moment. "What!" Melissa said to the driver l
Bryson left the room after he was done. After he found Dede in the hotel dressed like that and the images that were sent to him, which he confirmed were fake with the help of Knight, he started monitoring all of them to collect enough evidence to punish all of them. "I am done," Bryson said to Arnold as he was in his office. "And thank you for looking after my wife," he added and Dede stood to his feet accepting Bryson's hand which he offered to her."It is no trouble at all," Arnold said. "So what are you going to do about your disappearance news which had gone viral?" he asked."The news said I was missing, not dead. Except for my stepmother, I want the rest to be on the news for the crimes they committed. I will announce my presence and present my wife to the world," Bryson said."Very well, Mr Adams. I will make that happen," Arnold acknowledged and Bryson left the office. They sat in the car and headed for the hospital. Inside the car, in the back seat, Dede rested her head on
The police car drove in and parked in the parking lot. In handcuffs, Alex was brought out of the vehicle and led towards the station. Inside the station, he walked into a room which he quickly figured was an interrogation room."I have a right to an attorney. I am not saying anything until my attorney is here," Alex said when he was forced to sit and his hand locked to the table. "Yeah, you do," the officer chuckled and exited the room. Alex remained calm as he scanned the room. It was very small and there was a mirror behind him. There was another chair in front of him. He was forced to rest his hand on the table because he had been handcuffed to the table. After what seemed like forever, the door was slowly pushed open and a man walked in accompanied by an officer. The man had on a shade and a mask. His face was completely covered. Alex frowned wondering what was going on but still kept his cool. The officer pulled the seat behind the table for the man and he sat down. Alex's fr
Bryson and Dede were ushered into the office of the chief of police. They sat on the provided seat and the door was closed to give them privacy. Bryson removed the nose mask he had on and took off the baseball cap to reveal his identity."Ah, Mr Adams, I thought you were," asked the chief of police, Arnold, looking surprised like he had seen a ghost."Dead?" Bryson completed the statement."No, but you were involved in an accident. We still have what is left of your burnt car and my people are out there trying to find you," Arnold said in one breath surprised by Bryson showing up unharmed in his office."That is why I am here. My life and that of my wife here had been threatened," Bryson began. "I am here to report a crime going on in this city right under your nose," he added with a serious expression.Dede also removed her nose mask and the scarf she had used to cover her head."She is my legally married wife," Bryson began. "To the people who know her, she is dead or missing. And th
Knight smiled and Bryson looked upstairs. Knight knew exactly what Bryson was thinking about."You fed her with too much crazy information last night?' he asked."I feel so. Her father's sudden appearance. Possibility of Brian being her half-brother. I wish with all my heart Brian would not be her half-brother. It will break her," Bryson said sadly."Did Brian sleep with her?" Knight asked for confirmation concluding it would be the only thing that would traumatise someone after finding a family member."That bastard raped her," Bryson replied. "Sorry to hear about that. I will advise, whatever you found out keep it away from her then," Knight advised. His phone beeped with a message notification. Knight keeping checked it and stared at Bryson."What?" Bryson asked curiously."Your worst fears have been...." Knight began and stared at his screen again. "Brian is her half-brother," Bryson completed the sentence when Knight stared at him."Nope. This whole thing is beginning to look
Alex was sitting in the living room, casually dressed. He held the TV remote in his hand and playfully tapped on the keys as he stared at the black screen of the TV. His phone rang snapping him back to reality. He checked the caller and answered it immediately."It is done," came a voice."Good. You left something for the police?" Alex asked."Yes, boss," replied the man. "Good," Alex acknowledged and ended the call. He grabbed his car keys and exited the apartment. He got behind the wheel and started the car engine. He moved the car out of the compound and went down to the club downtown. He found a place to park, got out of the car and took long strides towards the club. Some girls loitering around the club entrance tried to flirt with him. She shot them a dangerous look scaring them off. He walked into the club and sat on a chair positioned in front of the stage where a stripper was dancing seductively. At the hideout, Knight had a call from his men on the ground. "Speak," he sai
Outside, at another location, Brian and Melissa were done with their passionate session in the car. Brian got behind the wheel and started the engine putting the car back into motion. Melissa adjusted her clothes and placed her underwear in her bag."I will call Janet and tell her I will see her tomorrow. I can't go there like this," Melissa said fixing her messy hair."Cool, let's go to my place then," Brian said and Melissa nodded. She was getting used to Brian's sex addiction life but she enjoyed his touch and hence didn't mind. On the way to Brian's apartment, Melissa's phone rang and she answered seeing who was calling."It is done, everything that belongs to Bryson now belongs to you," came the voice of a man and Melissa's lips curved into a wide smile."When can I pick the documents?" Melissa asked."If you are not too busy, you can pass by my office and pick them up," the man said."Sure, I am on my way," Melissa said and ended the call.She excitedly planted multiple kisses o
"I am going to tell you a story. At the end of it, you will get to know who you are," Bryson said and led Dede to the couch.Dede sat down curious about what Bryson was going to tell her and how that would tell her who she was. She sat on the couch and Bryson sat down next to her. He held both of her hands in his and planted a kiss on the back of her hand. He rubbed the back of her hand gently with his thumb. Dede just sat down curious about what all of this was about. She was happy Bryson was there with her and she was enjoying the attention he was giving her. "Some time back, a man approached me and sought my help in looking for a missing person," Bryson began, making sure he didn't give the story away until he was done. He wanted Dede to listen attentively to every detail he was going to share with her before he let her know, she was the one he was talking about. "This man lived a carefree life and had a lot of women. He was a playboy," Bryson continued and Dede just stared at h
Back at Rebecca and Dave's location, Dave was done taking notes. "Thank you for being honest with me," Dave said closing his small notebook. "Concerning my husband, what will happen to my daughter?" Rebecca asked, fear of Melissa going to prison run through her. "If your husband lives, he will decide if he wants to press charges. If he dies, the law will take its full course," Dave replied. Inside the hospital, hours passed and they were still waiting for an update on James's condition. Dave and Rebecca strode in making the three turn to look at them. "Any news about your father?" Rebecca asked, taking a seat next to Melissa. "Nothing," Melissa replied. The door flew open and the doctor walked up to them. "We are done and everything was successful. We are moving him to the recovery ward. He is not awake yet. So you can come back tomorrow and he will be awake," the doctor said "Can I stay here with him?" Melissa asked. "You go home. You have enough on your plate alread
Inside the hospital, the doctor came out of the emergency and five people walked towards him. The doctor frowned seeing the additional two men. "How is he?" Aiden asked. "He will live," the doctor began. "The results show, he was hit in the back of his head. The place that was hit caused him to bleed and we will have to remove the clot of blood if not it will create a health problem that could cost him his life. In simple English," he added. "Thank you, doctor," Dave acknowledged. "We prepare him for that but I will need one of you to fill out the form for the procedure," the doctor said and Rebecca owned up as his wife. The doctor left with her to have the form completed leaving Melissa and Brian with the lawyer and the officer. "Ms Melissa, right?" the officer said and fear flashed through Melissa's eyes as chills ran down her spine. "I understand you and your mother were the only ones with him when the supposed accident happened. Now listening to the doctor, how did he fall