Susan and Eva celebrated their success of landing Diamond Corporation its first scandal with drinks in hand. They clicked glasses and laughed heartily.Back at the programme, the whole interview had turned chaotic. While Angela and Don engaged in a heated argument over what Angela had done, the host was doing everything to stop the images from displaying on the screen. The next thing they showed on the screen that threw everyone off their seat was a text message between Angela and someone. The person was angry because Angela didn't give him the role after getting him to go to bed with her.Bryce's car drove into the company's garage. He was so angry all his hair was standing on their edge. "Go to the place of the interview and find a way to get Angela out of the place. Take her home and lock her up in the room," Bryce ordered."Yes sir," Martin acknowledged and Bryce got out of the car.Martin left to pick up Angela while Bryce went upstairs using the elevator. When he got to his off
The man stepped out of the bathroom smiling. "Are you ready for me," he asked smiling foolishly."Of course, I am, my tiger" Eva replied coquettishly. "Arrrrrh," she micks a tiger cry."Arrrrh, my tigress," the man replied climbing into bed like a lion tactfully approaching a prey.Eva remained on the bed and allowed the man to catch up with her. He dropped multiple kisses on her and his hands started travelling everywhere on her body."Wait, wait," Eva pushed against him with a smile but inwardly felt disgusted by the man. "Let's have a drink first," she suggested."Oouuh, you like a little help," the man said smiling flirtatiously. "Strong or moderately strong?" he asked and a bottle of red wine he had brought in earlier with the two glasses. "Just kidding, I have wine here," he said and smiled and Eva smiled too.Eva kept her eyes focused on the glasses so she wouldn't miss the glass she had put the drug into. The man filled the two glasses with wine and placed the bottle on the b
"What do you mean?" Angela asked surprised, not having much recollection of what happened during the interview which took place the previous night."Well, I will tell you because the news was trending up to midnight and it is all gone now. No trace of it anywhere again," Zora informed her and gave her details of everything she saw on TV."Oh my God!" Angela exclaimed as her hands flew to her mouth.Zora was still on the call filling her in on all the things that had transpired the previous night. "Girl, it was a disaster," Zora ended her statement but Angela heard an incoming call while still on the call with Zora."Zora I will call you back. My parents are calling," Angela said knowing they were calling because they also saw what she did.She answered the call from her parents putting Zora on hold automatically."Angela, what happened yesterday?" came Mrs Anderson's voice."I don't know," Angela confessed feeling all regretful.She wanted to finish what she started and gain her glor
"No, I love my job at Diamond Corporation. I appreciate the opportunity given me but please forgive me. I don't know what came over me yesterday. I swear it," Angela pleaded still on her knees."Are you doing drugs, Angela? Be honest with me. I hate lies," Bryce asked his anger going down seeing her kneeling with tears in her eyes and pleading. "No, I am not. I don't do drugs. I have never done drugs in my life. I swear," Angela said putting her hand in a declaration of innocence with all sincerity.Bryce's phone rang and he pulled it out of his pocket. He looked at the caller ID and answered."Hello Edward," Bryce said after answering the call."Mr Moore, my sincerest apologies. I am not sure what happened but my team had pulled the news down. Nothing of that sort will pop up again. I will make sure of that," Edward said."Thank you," Bryce appreciated and ended the call. "Get up from the floor," he said to Angela staring at her with an unreadable expression as he masked the pain he
Eva returned to her home and decided to take a shower. She felt disgusted allowing the man to touch her. She entered her shower room, pulled two different types of bath gel and mixed it up. She grabbed herself a sponge and gave her body a good scrub like she was trying to take anything of the man off her body. She entered her bedroom in a bathrobe and next she heard a knock on her door."What is it?" Eva said from inside."Ma'am, Ms Susan is here to see you," the servant reported."Tell her I will be downstairs in two minutes," Eva said to the servant from inside her room."Yes, ma'am," the servant replied and left to carry out Eva's instructions.Eva went downstairs to the living room to find Susan waiting for her. She was sitting comfortably on the sofa with a glass of whisky sitting on a table in front of her. She taps her feet impatiently on the floor. Eva drew closer and sat on a sofa adjacent to Susan's."So Angela lives with Bryce?" Susan asked her face an expression of anger."
"Okay, concerning our other plan, I will get the man to do us the favour," Eva said. "But how do we get Angela to walk on her two legs to the man's house? You know she doesn't know the man and there is no way she would go there without a good reason," she pointed out."Did the man not offer to help?" Susan asked and Eva frowned not sure what Susan meant by her question.She had thought Susan would come up with a plan to lure Angela to the man's apartment."Yes, he did but at a cost," Eva replied."Good. And the price is Angela right," Susan said and Eva just nodded. "So he should find a way to pick up his reward. You get ready to get me pictures," she added."Meaning I have to go back to the estates," Eva said wondering how she was going to get back into the estates without involving the man.While Eva and Susan plotted against, Angela who was still in Bryce's apartment, Bryce was getting ready for the press conference. It was the first press conference he was involved in. The company
Back at the conference, Bryce after hearing the reporter's question already figured the question was just to start another scandal using his words right after the conference. He had come there to defend Angela and he didn't even understand what pushed him to do that and now a question that would start another scandal has been thrown at him."This press conference was organized to clear the air of the misunderstanding travelling around social media. So why are asking personal questions?" Bryce asked looking in the direction of the reporter who had asked the question."I am a reporter. It's my duty to gather all the information that will answer all the questions I believe the people will want to ask," the reporter replied. "I see," Bryce said and shifted his gaze to other members of the media."I would not take any personal questions. If you have any questions concerning my submission, feel free to ask," Bryce said and the room was dead silent. The conference came to an end and everyo
"Who are you?" Angela asked breathing heavily as her body trembled and her heart raced against her chest."It doesn't matter. What matters is what I know about your parent's death," came the man's voice.Angela's mind travelled back to the scene of her parent's death, which happened ten years ago. She suddenly felt dizzy and it felt like she had been drenched with cold water."What do you know about my parent's death?" Angela asked her whole body trembling and her voice shaking making her sound like she was stammering.Chills washed down over her entire body and she didn't realize she was speaking to a stranger whom she didn't know how he came by her number in the first place."I will not tell you that on the phone. I will tell you in person," the man replied. "I will send you a location. Meet me there tonight and I will tell you everything you need to know about the person who killed your parents. He is closer to you than you know," he added and ended the call abruptly."Hello," Ange
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
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
"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
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.
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
"It appears Bryce has taken down the Davis family. Now if there was any hope that the once powerful family would rise again, that hope just died," Devon said."Wait, that was Bryce's doing?" Susan asked sounding surprised."Yes," Devon said. "That means we need to lay low for a while. We should leave the country. I am sure he is coming after you," he said."Okay," Susan said."Come over, let's leave as soon as possible," Devon said and ended the call after Susan had acknowledged.After ending the call, Susan went online to read the news on Matilda Davis and George's arrest. The arrest of Matilda Davis and George proves that all that glitter is not gold. The once-powerful family that ruled some years back has just been brought down to nothing because of their criminal activities. The Davis family had links with all the criminal organizations known as the mafias. They appeared to be operating legit business not knowing all the criminal activities going on within the country were from t
It was dark, and the light providing visibility in the area was feeble. Some trees were on one side of the road, and the field leading to the abandoned house was at the end of the road. It appears the place used to be a fun park, but it was no longer in use. The building at the end of the road used to be the administrative block of the park. Bryce hid behind one of the trees and watched Angela from there. Angela walked down the path through the spoilt green field towards the decapitated building trembling. Her heart was racing against her chest. She occasionally looked back as she walked towards the building not sure what awaited her there.Bryce made another move from the tree he was hiding behind to the next tree on the stretch, using the dark shadows as a cover. His gaze was still fixated on Angela who was in the feeble light when he heard sirens. He shifted his gaze in the direction of the sound wondering why the police were coming in with so much noise. By the time he returned h
"How does this scandal work in our favour?" George asked after updating Matilda with their plan."Angela left home and Bryce followed her after seeing the news. He was furious. He found Angela in an abandoned place, meeting up with a man. He moves in to claim her, maybe just watching her from hiding. Eduardo's team opened fire on him. Bryce dies, Angela gets wounded and Zora dies. No one would believe Angela because of this news. My son comes back home to me," Matilda narrated smiling like things would play out like that.George frowned staring at her."The scandal may be one thing but don't forget the police would investigate," George pointed out."So take care of that. Money makes the rule," Matilda said and stood up. "Everything goes down tonight. No mistake," she added and walked away.Back at Bryce's new place, Angela sat on the bed worried and in tears, while Bryce tried to calm her down. "Everything is going to be alright. I promise to bring Zora home safe and sound," Bryce as
"Hello," came Angela's sweet voice after the guard had redialed her number for the third time."Listen to me carefully, I have your friend Zora here. If you want to see her again and alive, do as exactly as I tell you," the guard said."Who are you?" Angela asked."I am the one who decides what happens to your friend," the guard said. Maybe you think I am joking," he added. George then asked another guard to hit Zora.The guard removed the cloth from Zora's lips and a slap landed on her face making her scream. Another followed the slap and Zora let out a cry."I believe you recognized that scream," the guard said and George nodded asking the guard to continue."Please don't hurt my friend," Angela cried after hearing Zora's voice."That depends on you," the guard said. "I want you to come to a location I am going to give you. At exactly 6 p.m. today, you should be there. Bring cash half a million dollars and I will release your friend to you. Don't get the police involved and make sur