Chapter Twenty-Five Lana laughed, a mirthless sound escaping from her lips as she marvelled at Rina's stupidity. "How stupid can you be, Rina? Why would I want the attention of my Ex who is nothing to me?!" She said, her voice calm and mocking. She was totally enjoying seeing Rina lose control like she was currently. The little fool still thought she had feelings for Damien. "Damien can rot for all I care," she said those words staring at Damien directly and Vera snapped. "Shut up, you whore! Rina is right about everything!" She yelled, wagging a manicured finger at her "you must have planned this with the C.E.O of SERENE to embarrass my son!" "Mother, Enough!" Damien growled, his eyes closed in frustration. "Damien! What is this nonsense?!" Vera hissed, as she walked closer to him, her long black dress swishing the floor, threatening to trip her. She looked around at the crowd and spoke loudly "you're really doing this over this golddigger and lowlife?!" Damien's jaw tensed an
Chapter Twenty-SixLana walked out of the dome, blinking back the tears that was threatening to spill down her face. Even with Zaire's jacket draped over her shoulders, she was shaking terribly from the night cold and from what had just happened.Standing by the side of the tarred road, they were almost blinded by the headlights from Lana's Limo, as it rounded the corner and drove towards them.The car came to a stop in front of them and Diego jumped out of it, and went round to the owners spot to open the door.Clarissa walked in to the car and scooted over to the other side, before settling down comfortably. She bent her head and stared out at Lana, wondering why she wasn't coming in yet.Shrugging out of his suit jacket, Lana turned and handed it back to Zaire "Well then, this is it. Thanks a lot for tonight, Zaire."He looked at her sheepishly, his green eyes boring into hers "I'm sorry about what happened tonight, Lana. I never knew the Romeros would honor the invitation this ti
Chapter Twenty-Seven"What?!" Diego and Lana cried out in unison.Lana grabbed Clarissa's phone from her hands, her brows furrowed as she scrolled down reading the comments that were on the various posts.They were bashing her online, calling her a homewrecker and a troublemaker, as well as an attention whore."I bet she slept her way to wearing that finale gown!""She's not even that pretty. Rina is better than her.""Poor Rina. She's so strong. I hope she overcomes this.""I detest girls like this. I bet they are not even that interested in her. She's the one throwing herself at them!""She'd better not come between our power couple. All homewreckers should be jailed!"Lana's teeth gritted in anger as she read those comments. She was being bashed online while the real homewrecker was being pitied and praised.Ironically, nothing was said about the men who had actually been involved in the scuffle, Lana realised as a bitter taste crept into her mouth.She continued scrolling on comme
Chapter Twenty-EightDamien stood outside the Greenville Hospital, his hands tucked deep in his pocket while the cool night air played with his golden hair.They had rushed Rina to the hospital and called the family doctor, who owned the hospital. Rina had cried in pain all along and asked Damien to stay by her side all through her treatment.It was a very tearful performance and she had refused for any treatment unless Damien held her hand.Damien had obliged her, holding her hands even though it filled him with distaste and partly because his mother was on his neck to do so.Besides, Rina looked so pale, so fragile, so helpless...She was the sister of his best friend and he'd charged him with taking care of her. This had been no problem when he'd been madly in love with her, but now it irked him when she wanted to get close to him.He wondered how he'd fallen out of love with her so quickly. She was once his everything but one of the things he hates the most was a two-faced person.
Chapter Twenty-Nine "The Parcel...where's the parcel, Diego?!" Lana asked, her breath ragged. "It's here. It's in the car." Diego answered, his head and voice lowered. "Right on the passenger seat." Lana extricated herself from Clarissa and walked to the car. She yanked open the door of the passenger side, just as a shrill sound split air. It was the sound of her phone ringing. "Uhh.. Lana."Clarissa who was with the phone said, as she glanced at the caller ID. Lana ignored it. It was probably her dad. She'll talk to him later and besides, she was already on her way home. She reached down and picked up the box on the passenger seat with trembling hands. It was small and was a lightweight, Lana thought as she shook the box. It made a rustling sound, like papers but she couldn't really determine it. She reached for the purple band round it, when Clarrissa's voice stopped her again. "Lana!" She called urgently as the phone started ringing once more. It had rang out once. "Rissa,
Chapter ThirtyDiego stood up and hastened to the car. He opened the door to the passenger's door and brought out the black parcel.He handed it to Lana, who collected it slowly. Then he fell to his knees, still feeling remorseful."Oh get up, you idiot!" Clarissa snarled at him but he didn't move. Slowly, he raised reddened eyes to look at Lana, who was glaring hard at him."Do you want people to think of me as someone who maltreats their employees?" She said through clenched teeth "this is a public place. What the hell are you kneeling down for?"Immediately, he sprang to his feet, but still kept his eyes on the floor. His hands were clasped together in front of him and he looked so pitiful that Lana rolled her eyes.She stared at the black Lacquer box in front of her. It had a purple ribbon around it. Lana stared at the box for what seemed to be the longest of minutes.What was in it? What had Laura left for her?The box was small, only about a foot long and it felt light. Lana sho
Chapter Thirty-OneRina's eyes snapped open in the VIP Ward, where she'd been moved to.She lay still, frowning slightly, and pricking her ears. Something had awakened her.She sat up to listen better, and groaned when her eyes swam before her."Shit!" She grabbed her head with both hands and swore loudly. "Those damned drugs. I hate them so much," she muttered as she waited for the dizziness to subside.Finally, it did and she swung her legs over the side of the huge bed, placing her bare foot on the rug. The room was huge as well, and well lit. It was painted sky blue and the rug on the floor was so soft, it could sink a person.In the middle of the room were two white sofas, with a low table in the centre, on which sat a huge basket of fruit.She was alone in the room, and that suited her. She was still angry with Damien, over the events of the night and she was not ready to act frail right now.She was also not in the mood to act coy with Vera."That old lady is getting irritatin
Chapter Thirty-TwoLana paced up and down her room, her mind whirling with different thoughts."Do I really need to do this? I mean, Laura is dead and this parcel is five years too late," she muttered to herself.But then, Rina is still in the Romero Empire, no doubt putting her plan in place."What do I do, what do I do?" She chanted, biting her finger tips, as the wheels in her brains turned over and over again, "Should I really let Rina destroy everything Laura built? But hold on, even if I can stop her, how do I stop her?!"And there was the big question.Why on Earth did Laura send her that parcel, thinking she'd know what to do with it.Lana didn't know shit.Laura probably thought she'd know what to do with it, because she was married to Damien back then."And that was five years ago," she stopped in the middle of the room and stared fixedly into the distance, looking but not seeing "I'm done with the Romero Empire. I'm done."Suddenly, her phone rang, the shrill sound breaking
Chapter One Hundred And SeventyLana jumped when the door to her room was opened suddenly, and Aryan stepped inside. She was sitting on her bed, with her knees drawn to her chest.She stared at the big man who walked over to her bed and stared down at her, hard.Lana swallowed a lump in her throat and shivered under his steely gaze. Aryan exuded a cold, killer like aura that sent a chill running down her back.She could not mistake the unbridled hate and contempt in his eyes, as he stared down at her."Zaire..." Lana croaked, averting her gaze from his. She cleared her throat and asked nervously once more, "Where's Zaire?"She never thought she would be asking for the very man who abducted her, and kept her locked up.But Aryan gave her the creeps and Zaire was literally the only one around here who could protect her from this dangerous looking man.Zaire had always been around for the past four days, checking up on her regularly. He brought her meals for her, there in the room, and m
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-NineDiego was lying on his bed looking pitiful as hell. He was hooked to several machines at the same time, which aided his breathing and other things.However, he was awake and conscious of his surroundings. His skin was sallow and he had lost a lot of weight, as well as a lot of blood.Damien had to have him moved to a VIP room, so he'd be more comfortable and recuperate well.The room was spacious and looked more like a suite than a hospital room.The doctor in charge of Diego's treatment led him into Diego's room, and he was followed by the Detective and the rest of the men.Diego stared forlornly at the visitors who filed into his room. His eyes widened slightly in surprise, as he saw Chairman Fernandez."Why is the chairman here?" He thought in wonder, and made to sit up but the doctor restrained him."Try not to move, please." The doctor warned."Chairman..." Diego acknowledged Samuel, and the chairman gave him a light nod. His eyes ran over the y
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty Eight"A goodbye letter?" Chairman Fernandez repeated gruffly, "What the hell does that mean?"Paul was silent, unsure of what to say himself. His phone pinged with a notification, and he quickly brought it out to check the message.His brows furrowed in a dark frown as he viewed the message. Without a word, he passed it to the chairman."What is this nonsense?!" The chairman barked, his eyes scanning the goodbye letter Lana had supposedly sent from him.She expressed her feelings of sadness at leaving her father but stated that she had to follow her heart.She had sent another letter to Clarissa, asking her to liquidate all her shares from ALLURE, since she no longer has interests in managing the company.In the letter, she told the chairman not to worry about her, and he should not look for her as well. "What did you do to Lana that made her this way?!" Samuel Fernandez bellowed at Damien, and threw the phone at his feet.Damien and Liam glanced at eac
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-Seven“Where the hell is my daughter?!”Samuel Fernandez roared, pointing at Damien menacingly.Liam stepped forward, straightening his tie, “Mr Fernandez, we weren’t expecting you. If you can just clam down, sir…”In a thrice, Samuel Fernandez was across the room. He grabbed a hold of Damien’s neck and delivered a blow to his jaw.Damien staggered back, his jaw radiating with pain. He could taste the metallic taste of blood in his mouth and his jaw felt slack.“Damn, the old man packs a good punch.” he muttered to himself, as he stood up and faced Samuel once more.He stared calmly at the huge man, his jaw dripping blood from a cut on his lips. He fleshed and unflexed his fingers, but he did not move from his spot.Samuel Fernandez growled in unrestrained anger. He charged at Damien once more, delivering two more well placed blows to his face.Damien stumbled back against a table, groaning while the maids screamed their heads off. He shook his head to cl
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-SixThe hospital was bustling with activities and Damien could not sit still. The smell of medication and antiseptic teased his nostrils, and he gritted his teeth against the nauseous feeling bubbling up inside of him.He drew his attention back to the matter at hand. He was in the city hospital to check up on Diego, who had undergone a surgery and was making a swift recovery.It had been four days since Lana had been missing and there were no closer to finding her than the first day. Wherever that bastard Zaire had hidden her, he had taken utmost care to not leave any traces behind.The police had also been searching for Aryan, but nothing came forth from their search. Aryan had also simply disappeared and the police began to suspect she was not in the city.No.They did not just think she wasn’t in the city.They did not think Lana was missing.Two days ago, to further aid their search and find clues, the cops had gone over to the Romero Villa and rumma
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-Five"You and I?"Lana repeated slowly, staring at him innocently. Zaire nodded, as he tucked her hair behind her ear."You know who I am, right?" He asked her softly and she slowly shook her head.Zaire smiled softly and continued, "Lana, its me, Zaire, your fiance."Lana blinked in surprise, "fiance?" She repeated, then pointed to herself, "I'm...Lana?"Zaire nodded, "And I'm your fiance." He reinstated, firmly. He saw Lana stare at him with a slight frown and almost panicked. He wondered if she recalled who he actually was, but he shook that doubt from his head and clasped both her hands in his. She did not withdraw from him but she tensed slightly."Listen, Lana." he said, "You will be completely fine, okay? You are with me, your fiance. You have nothing to fear."He felt he had to continue to repeat that word, so it becomes a fact. If he says it enough, then she will believe him."Then, why don't I remember you?" Lana asked with a slight frown. Za
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-FourZaire arched an eyebrow at Lana's question. His eyes searched her face as she stared at him with eyes as round as saucers."Lana, are you okay?" He asked, tentatively.Lana blinked at him in surprise, "Who's Lana?" She asked puzzledly, then she looked round at the room once more.When her eyes fell on the syringe which Mathias held, she gasped in fear and actually scooted closer to Zaire.She grabbed ahold on to his arm, and shivered in fear."Help me," she breathed softly, closing her eyes in terror. Zaire was surprised when Lana clung unto him. He tried pulling his arm away, but she hung unto him and shook her head helplessly, tears brimming in her green eyes."What's going on here?" He asked, his brows furrowed thoughtfully, "Why us she acting like this?"Mathias realized Zaire was actually speaking to him and he cleared his throat, "Well, from the look of things, it seems she's amnesiac, sir." Mathias uttered, then gave Aryan a pointed look, "Pe
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-ThreeLana opened her eyes slowly and let out a groan. She held her head in her hands and tried to sit up, but on cue, pain exploded in her head and she fell back to the bed with a gasp.Wait, bed?Where the hell was she?Her eyes flew open once more and darted around the four corners of the room she laid in.It was a simple room, with walls painted white.Infact everything was white, the lone table and chair in the room, the dresser, the double bed she was lying on, and the covers over her.Lana sat up carefully, a slight frown on her brows. She realized she was also wearing a white nightdress, and her eyes widened in terror. "What in the actual fuck?" She muttered to herself, as she looked around her once more.She had no idea where she was , or how she even got there. The last thing she'd remembered was...Lana's hands flew to cover her mouth as her eyes stung with tears."Diego." She breathed in anguish.The last thing she remembered was seeing Diego
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-TwoDamien drove like a mad man along the highway at a neck breaking speedHe had only one thought in his head as he drove along; Lana was in danger.He shouldn't have let her go on to the airport. At least she would still be with him now. But how would he have known Zaire was going to hit this early?His forehead glistened with beads of sweat and his fingers gripped the steering tightly. Ludovic must have gotten to her.It has to be the case.In fury, he punched the steering, letting his horn honk loudly on the road, startling the other drivers."Damn you, Ludovic!" He swore under his breath.His phone was ringing nonstop. He knew it was Liam but he ignored it. Liam would meet him at the airport.When he got to the airport, he got out and actually met Liam there waiting for him. The assistant had taken a shorter route to the airport.There were patrol cars around the airport. The cops had been notified already, as well as the authorities in the building