"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
"Is there any other thing?" Bryson asked seeing Alex was still there after delivering his message."No, sir," Alex replied snapping out of his thought where his focus was on Dede. Alex headed for the exit and Bryson stared at him exiting the rooftop. He did see how Alex was looking at Dede and also read the anger in his eyes which quickly changed to a neutral mood when he asked if there was anything else. Bryson moved his gaze to Dede and could tell from her body language she felt very embarrassed. He bent his knees and rested his hand on her thighs."Hey, you are an adult and you don't have to be embarrassed about things like this," Bryson said and planted a kiss on her forehead and hands before pulling her up with him.The two exited the rooftop and returned to the next floor. They head for the bedroom and Bryson enters his room with Dede. She sat on the couch and Bryson fetched his phone from his bag and saw multiple calls from his mother. He dialled her number and waited for the c
The night passed and Bryson didn't come home.In the morning, Dede woke up from her sleep by the sound of her alarm. Her face looked puffy and her eyes were swollen from crying herself to sleep. She dragged herself out of bed to the bathroom. After taking a shower she dressed up ready for the office. She slept in her room so she didn't know Bryson was still not back. Dede stepped out of her room with no appetite for food. She went out the front door and down to the garage. In the garage, she saw a space between the parked cars. Bryson always has his cars lined up. Even though she had not paid attention to the number of cars Bryson owned, the space between the parked cars was something she didn't expect to see. Alex came downstairs a few minutes later with a frown on his face."Go back upstairs. The boss is not around," Alex said with a deep frown."Is it a break for the company?" Dede asked with no expression."You work directly with the boss. What will you be doing in his absence?" Al
Dede was surprised by Alex's statement. How was it her fault what was happening to Bryson? "Look. I am only trying to help you. You need to leave now before any of the family members see you," Alex warned. Dede turned around shocked to her very bone. She took slow steps towards the exit but heard a familiar voice calling out to her. She turned around to find Melissa. "What are you doing here? Haven't you caused enough trouble? Bryson was doing fine and only visited the hospital for a general health check. Since you showed your face, he has been to the hospital twice. First, you poisoned him and now because of you he went out of his apartment late in the night and had an accident," Melissa accused. Dede couldn't defend herself. She recalled the food poisoning incident in which she blamed herself for not being careful enough but how did she contribute to Bryson stepping out late the previous day? "You have caused enough trouble and I will advise you to stay away from my fiancee.