At Bryce's apartment, Bryce knew he had to find Zora an apartment. It was just two bedrooms. Martin had already taken the other remaining bedroom."I would take her to the room," Martin said and Bryce knew he was taking Zora to his room."Okay," Bryce replied and took Angela to their room. "Get some rest. I will be with you soon. I need to discuss something very important with Martin," he said once they were inside the room and Angela nodded. "I would go shower," Angela said and started walking towards the bathroom after kissing Bryce on the lips. Inside Martin's room, Martin moved his things out of the way so Zora could feel comfortable."This is your room?" Zora asked watching Martin pack male stuff into a bag which he zipped up after."That was before," Martin replied."Thank you," Zora said staring at Martin with a smile."Get some rest. I am going out," Martin said feeling a bit awkward. He had never kissed a girl before. Zora was the first girl to kiss him and the memory is s
Bryce and Martin stared at what the servant was pointing at and were both shocked to the bone, unsure what they were staring at."What is this?" Bryce asked returning his gaze to the servant."Mrs Anderson," the servant replied and Martin walked towards what the servant was pointing."You mean to say, this dark-looking liquid in this bowl is Mrs Anderson?" Bryce asked while Martin looked closely at the liquid in the bowl."I am no expert but whatever this is, it stinks like blood," Martin reported."What did they do to her? How did she end up like this?"Bryce asked the servant."Mrs Davis placed her in that machine," the servant replied, pointing to the huge machine, which looked like an enclosed hyperbaric chamber, sitting at the side of the wall.Martin got closer to the machine and began examining it. "That is how she makes people disappear. She will put them into this machine, and they will come out looking like this," the servant said, pointing to the bowl of thick, dark liquid.
"Please tell me my mother is okay?" Angela said with tears streaming down her face. Bryce nodded to Martin to give them some privacy. Martin just nodded and exited the study closing the door behind him. Angela walked up to Bryce and held the front part of his shirt with both hands. She stared into his eyes with tears and a pain so deep inside her heart."Please, what happened to my mother?" she cried in pain."I am sorry, Angela," Bryce began and more tears streamed down Angela's face.She withdrew her hand from Bryce and staggered backwards."I am not sure what happened but Matilda took her life before I could get to her," Bryce said."No, no, she was all I have left in this world as a mother," Angela cried and ended up sitting on the floor. Bryce drew closer to her and also sat on the floor dropping his crutches to the side. He reached for Angela and pulled her into his arms."Where did you keep her?" Angela asked wanting to see Mrs Anderson for the last time."Angela, there are
At the graveside, where Mrs Anderson was laid to rest next to her late husband, Martin's phone rang and he excused himself from the rest to answer. He returned to join them and whispered something into Bryce's ears. Bryce just nodded and returned his focus to the details engraved on the tombstone of Mrs Anderson."Angela, there is something you need to know and I think now is the best time," Bryce began and Angela turned to stare at him standing by her side with her tears-stained face. "It's something you all need to know," he added, drawing Zora's attention too."What is it?" Angela asked in her frailed voice wondering what had happened again."Angela, your father, Mr Adams was not the mastermind behind the whole business failure issue like you were made to believe. He may have agreed to do the wrong thing but it was all Devon Moore's doing," Bryce said and both Zora and Angela's eyes widened."What are you talking about?" Angela asked puzzled."Your father, Mr Adams was indeed the f
The next day, as announced, Bryce, Angela, Zora and Martin left the two-bedroom apartment for their new apartment. Bryce had purchased a mansion not far away from the company. It was a building with a rooftop relaxation view, two floors, a garage and a basement. Martin rented Bryce's old home inside the estate to a new couple and paid all the workers and guards sending them away. They were still going to manage the estate, but Bryce wanted to be close to the company.For the new apartment, he interviewed a new set of servants and guards. He wanted a clean start. The servants helped move the luggage to the various rooms. The guards and servants occupied the first floor and Bryce and his family were on the second floor. There was a gym inside the mansion and the second floor had six bedrooms. Each with its toilet and bath. The living room was very big and neatly decorated. There was a balcony and from the balcony, you can go to the rooftop. All the six bedrooms were above the living roo
Back at Bryce's new place, Martin and Zora remained on the balcony of Zora's bedroom enjoying the beautiful view of the city. "Thank you," Martin said breaking the silence between them.His large hand fondly rubbed Zora's flat belly while they enjoyed the view together. Zora rested her back on Martin's firm chest which she could feel through his shirt. She also enjoyed the pleasure of his hand while resting her hand on his. She leaned to her right and turned her head to stare at Martin after hearing him thank her."Why are you thanking me?" Zora asked with a smile.Martin planted a kiss on her lips before replying to her question."If you had not taken the bold step of kissing me out of the blue, I would have concealed my feelings for you and never even spoken a word about it," Martin said, and Zora turned to face him fully while leaning on the balcony railing."Wait, what?" Zora said puzzled and giggled."You are my boss's wife's friend. I am just a simple loyal guard to him. Pursui
Martin withdrew from the hug with his eyes still fixated on the lightbulb. Zora naturally started looking up at the ceiling wondering what Martin was looking at with a frown on his face."What is it?" Zora asked, seeing Martin had stood up and walked away from the bed, still staring at the ceiling. Martin, what are you looking at?" she asked, alternating her gaze between silent Martin and the ceiling. "Please get me the chair?" Martin said and Zora just obeyed.She pulled the chair from behind the desk in her room and brought it to Martin. Martin was now standing in the middle of the room still staring at the bulb. Zora watched him climb onto the chair and reach for the lightbulb. Zora stood there and watched Martin remove the lightbulb from its holder. She also noticed the strange black thing inside the lightbulb and frowned.Once Martin had gotten down from the chair and stared at the lightbulb in his hand, Zora asked, "What is that?""I am not sure," Martin said, examining the bul
Inside Bryce's study, Bryce sat behind his desk, and Angela sat on the couch. They both patiently waited for Martin to understand what they had just found. "Do you think we should be worried about this, given the recent events?" Angela asked, breaking the silence between them."All those who want to harm us are in prison now. There is no way they could bother us from there," Bryce said to calm her down. "I am sure is nothing. Let's just wait for Martin to confirm if all the bulbs in the house have that," he added.But Bryce gave Angela's concern a thought. Matilda, George, Susan and Devon, they are in prison, not dead. The chief of police who was equally involved in this whole thing is still walking free. He was very instrumental in the arrest of Devon but that doesn't mean he may not come after them. Even though this chief of police may have no reason to, it doesn't mean if contracted he would not. If he had received money to support evil before what prevents him from doing so again
Bryce stared at the document and laughed. He didn't even take it from Jay's hand. Jay pulled up his phone and was about to call the police but five officers entered."No need to call, we are already here?" the officer leading the officers said."Good, this man here is trespassing on private property," Jay reported."This is how I know you are fake," Bryce said. "Let me tell you a story," he said."When I noticed something about the Davis family wasn't right, I started doing my private investigation. I realized you were onto me. I tasked some people to watch you and report everything you do to me. I knew you were going to attack my home so, I had this fake document prepared and left there for you to pick up. I spoke with someone at the office and told him that if anyone comes to authenticate this document, they should confirm it's legit. I made you believe I was focusing my energy on your mother and my uncle but I was watching you. When your mother was sent to prison, I knew you would
Within a few minutes, all channels on the TV were announcing the change of ownership for Diamond Corporation, now PEG Industries. Ivan after addressing the employees and informing them of what to expect, had his people go through the employee's contracts. He terminated all employees who were above 6 months old in the company. To him, they have worked with Bryce and will be loyal to him. When he was done, he only had three employees left. Zora who was just a week old and two employees who were just two months old in the company. "You are Zora," Ivan said staring at Zora who had been brought to his office, the office used by Bryce."I am going to let you stay and work, as," Ivan said and picked up Zora's contract. "As HR manager. You will help my boy here recruit new employees starting tomorrow," he said. "I will reduce your salary by 40% because of your relationship with Bryce. This is your punishment. I am only keeping you because you knew your place when my lawyer announced me," he
Ivan left the living room, holding the company document and smiling from ear to ear. He climbed the staircase to his bedroom floor and walked down the hallway toward the huge master bedroom door at the end of the hallway. Two guards stood on either side of the door. As he approached, they opened the door for him."Bryce, Bryce, by sunrise, you will lose everything. I am now the new owner of your company and also have the documents that make you the heir of the Moore family," Ivan said and smiled.When Matilda Davis brought Bryce to the Davis family and presented him as the new Don, Ivan was worried, because he thought he was being trained to become the new Don. When he asked his mother, she told him to focus on his training. He had someone run an investigation on Bryce. After finding out about who Bryce was, he started monitoring him. When he realized Bryce was onto his mother, he also made his men move. He wanted to be the one to bring Bryce to his knees, so he kept his findings to h
She sent her location via text to Elorm and got up from behind the study desk. She put the documents into her drawer and walked towards her closet. She went through her clothes and grabbed a sexy black small dress. She slipped into the dress. She stood in front of the mirror and was about to apply some makeup when she remembered Martin."What if he is back home now?" Zora thought. She quickly thought of an excuse to give and still go out of the house. With a convincing thought in mind, she packed her makeup tools into her bag and grabbed a long jacket. She quickly wore it over her sexy small dress. She put on her shoes and exited her bedroom. She locked the door and started walking towards Martin's bedroom door. She stood behind Martin's bedroom door and knocked. She had already planned on what to tell Martin as soon as he opened the door. She waited a while and there was no response. She knocked again and tried opening the door and realized it was locked. She turned around and wal
"Take the device off Zora's phone once this is over. I will be right back," Martin said to Bernard and exited the office after Bernard had acknowledged. Martin left Bernard's office but didn't go up to Bryce's office. He walked toward Zora's office and opened the door without knocking. As he had suspected, Zora was not in her office. He already knew she was looking for the company's document. He left the place and walked towards the elevator. As soon as the elevator door opened and he stepped inside, Elorm took a peek at the hallway. He heard the footsteps in the hallway and next was Zora's office door opening which was the office next to his. This is why he came out to see who it was once he heard the elevator door open. He caught sight of Martin's back before he entered the elevator."Hmm, if I want I can take Zora away from you and you will not stand a chance. I know her better than you but that is not my motive now. It's a shame, you will all go six feet under soon," Elorm though
Bernard was in his office when his monitoring device picked up Elorm's conversation. He recorded everything.The day went by normally, with everyone in the office going about their duties. Elorm appeared to be showing how committed he was to his new job, which left Zora confused about who he was and his intentions. She knew there was no evidence that Elorm indeed poisoned Angela, but one thing was clear: He lied about his health condition."Was it to get my attention and get back with me?" Zora thought while sitting behind her desk in her office.She recalled things that had happened since the day Elorm showed her his medical report and she thought he was dying. He had kissed her that day. He unexpectedly kissed her again during the company launch and at the hospital, he almost took things beyond a mere kiss, had she not had the will to stop him. He was going to take her right there on the couch with Angela lying on a bed in a coma in the same room with them. "He just wanted to win m
"He used you to harm Angela. I am going to use you to punish him," Bryce said and Zora raised her head to stare at him. "Now listen to me carefully. Tomorrow, you will go to the office and act normal. By normal I mean he must know that you know his correct health status. Onboard him and let him start work," he added and Zora expressed confusion."Is that all that I am supposed to do?" Zora asked staring at Bryce."Yes, give him the job, and don't change your attitude toward him," Bryce echoed, and Zora nodded. "I am done," he said and at that moment Angela woke up."Zora, you are here?" Angela said drawing everyone's attention in her direction. Zora smiled and walked up to her and stood by her bedside. She held Angela's hand in hers and smiled."I am glad you are awake. How are you?" Zora asked and Angela smiled.Bryce and Martin just stared at the two women chatting."Where is mummy and daddy?" Angela asked and Zora turned to look at Bryce and Martin."They travelled," Bryce quickly
"What are you talking about?" Zora tried to play smart."Who is he?" Martin questioned and showed the picture to Zora. Zora stared at the image of Elorm on Martin's screen and gulped. "It's not what you think. He didn't do anything. I was with Angela when he left." Zora tried to shield Elorm and Martin frowned."So why did you lie about it the first time?" Martin asked."He is my friend and he has cancer. He is dying. I didn't want you to add him to your list of suspects. He is a good man," Zora defended."Is he your ex?" Martin asked and Zora lowered her head."Yes," Zora replied in a low tone. "He broke up with me when he found out about his health. He didn't want to drag me into his problems," she added."So you want to go back to him?" Martin asked and Zora raised her head to stare at his face."No," Zora replied with a frown."So why were you kissing him? I saw you twice. Is it part of a healing process?" Martin asked feeling hurt about Zora meeting up with her ex."I didn't ki
Martin stared at her carefully. Zora's heart raced in her chest and Martin picked something staring into her eyes. She appeared to be hiding something."Zora, tell me the truth. I know someone came here. Don't lie to me," Martin said and Zora hardened her heart.She couldn't bring herself to give Elorm away. She was sure Elorm didn't do anything to Angela. If anything, she believed someone may have come in after Elorm left."I was alone with Angela. I left to use the washroom. When I came back, I didn't see anything amiss. I sat down and dosed off. I heard some beeping sound and opened my eyes. I was greeted with the scene of people surrounding Angela's bed," Zora narrated."How long were you in the washroom?" Martin asked."I am not sure but I was there for a while," Zora replied and Martin frowned."What were you doing in the washroom?" Martin asked trying to calculate how long Zora was in the washroom and the possibility of someone entering Angela's ward and exiting without her not