Bryce woke up at dawn, he took a quick shower and dressed up. He grabbed his phone and stepped out of his room. He headed for the staircase and was about to exit the front door when he noticed the light in the living room was on. Knowing everyone was asleep, he curiously made his way into the living room to find out who was there. His eyes scanned the living room which appeared to be empty but his gaze fell on the door to the balcony which was slightly open. He walked towards the balcony and found his mother standing there over the railing with a cloth wrapped around her."Mum!" Bryce called out to her but she seemed to be lost in a deep thought.Bryce got closer to her and tapped her on the shoulder snapping her out of her thinking."Mum, how long have you been standing here? It's only 3 in the morning," Bryce asked."I don't know. I couldn't sleep so I came here for some fresh air," Patricia replied. "And where are you going all dressed up?" she asked after scanning Bryce from head
After a couple of minutes drive Bryce and Marcus arrived at the police station and Bryce went in to speak with the one in charge.Meanwhile, at another location within 13th Street Avenue, Angela and Zora were in a small cabin house downtown. Zora was preparing some breakfast in the kitchen, and Angela was setting the dining area."So you are going back tomorrow," Angela asked as she walked into the kitchen."Yes, I have to go back to work. I took a long leave and it ended this Friday," Zora replied, turning off the fire under the oatmeal she was preparing."I guess I can't return to work now," Angela said sadly."Angela, you saw the news. Everyone sees you as a criminal," Zora said. "Suspect, not a confirmed criminal," Angela said and sat on the kitchen stool. "It feels wrong hiding after Elena was killed right in front of our block," she added. "This rather makes me look guilty," she expressed."Angela, it's not about whether you are guilty or not. Look at your condition," Zora said
The officer after sitting for hours left to get himself a cup of coffee. While the officer was away, the system matched the fingerprint to a man displaying a match percentage of 85% but after a minute the images started moving again. The officer returned to his seat and continued staring at the system screen. The system was finally done and it displayed two images. A man with 100% match and a woman with 100% match. The officer quickly printed out the results and headed for his boss's office. He entered the office after a gentle knock on the door."Sir, the system picked two people from the fingerprints," the officer reported."Let me see," the chief requested and accepted the printout from the officer's hand."Now listen carefully. If you want to keep your job here in this station, you will do exactly what I am going to tell you," the chief said after looking at the printout. "Drop the man and write your report on the woman," he added. "Your mum is still at the hospital and you and I k
"Now you have heard it for yourself. This is no gossip news," Devon said angrily while Patricia continued to stare at the TV screen stunned. "I should have had this girl arrested, detained or something the very first time I saw her. If I had, Elena would still be alive," he added through gritted teeth."Oh my God, this is all my fault," Susan cried drawing the attention of Patricia and Devon to herself. "I was the one who accepted her application when it was sent. I failed to do a thorough background check on her like I did with the others. I was blinded by the good CV she had and I added her to the selected applicants scheduled for the interview," she explained whimpering."Don't blame yourself, Susan. That girl is a deceiver. She is like a chameleon, changing her appearance to hide her true self. If she was able to deceive Bryce and deceive my family how could she not deceive you?" Devon consoled tapping Susan on the shoulder gently."What matters most is we now know who she is. I w
"Dad? Really?" Bryce said after reading the message on his father's notification screen. "Now the police reports to you? I thought you said you were not interfering with anything," he added and turned to leave."Bryce, I am not interfering with anything. I only ask the police to keep me updated on the case. This is my daughter we are talking about," Devon defended."Elena is my sister. I care about her. Angela is my wife and she is carrying my child. So I care about her too. They are both family. Something is not right and all I ask is time to unearth the truth and find the true murderer," Bryce said."You are in love with her and that is clouding your sense of reasoning. I would not let that girl harm my family," Devon said making Bryce halt in his steps. "For the sake of the child she is carrying which you claim to be yours, this is what I am going to do," he said and Bryce frowned hearing his father insinuate Angela could be lying about the true paternity of the child she is carryin
Another passerby drew closer and quickly called 911. Zora soon stepped out of the coffee shop to return to 13th Street, but after careful thinking, she decided to go to Elorm's place instead. She saw a gathering across the street but didn't bother to find out what was happening. She just got into a taxi and called Elorm to inform him she was coming to his place.At the police station, one of the officers entered the chief's office after a knock."Sir, another Moore has been gunned down," the officer reported."What!" the chief exclaimed. "When and how?" he asked a bit surprised."I got the news a few minutes ago that Mrs Patricia Moore has been shot. I have already deployed some of our men to the scene. The latest information I received said, she is still alive and being rushed to the hospital," the officer replied."Where did this happen?" the chief asked and the officer replied. "There is a witness. She will be brought down to the station soon," the officer replied."Good," the chi
At 20 Cooper Square, Brooklyn, Elorm was having fun with his male friends in the backyard of his two-bedroom apartment. They had the barbecue stand out and they were roasting some meat. Elorm's phone rang and he knew Zora was at the door."Mark, please take over. Zora is here. Please don't do your thing," Elorm said and the boys started making dog calls."Cut it out. Zora and I are good friends. Besties," Elorm said and the boys stopped. "Thank you," he said before heading back into the house. "Yeah, right," Fred commented after Elorm had left breaking the silence. "Who is he lying to, us or himself?" Grayson asked and they all laughed.Inside the house, Elorm opened the door and invited Zora in. "Welcome to my humble home. The boys are here. Just forgive them whatever they do. They can be troublesome sometimes?" Elorm informed Zora smiling and she made a face but quickly changed it into a smile. "Don't worry, I won't let them bother you," he assured her. Elorm walked Zora to the
The news quickly spread like wildfire across all social media platforms but Bryce and Devon had not yet seen it because these two were mourning Patricia, whose body was still lying in the cold room of the hospital. Marcus was with the other guards when he saw the news of Angela's arrest. He quickly made a call to someone after reading the news."Find out which police station Ms Angela was taken to. I need the information as soon as possible," Marcus said on the call and proceeded to the main house. Angela was moved towards one of the withholding cells at the station in handcuffs. The officer pushed her into the cell after taking the handcuffs off. Angela fell to the floor. The chief stood before the cell as soon as the officer locked it."Ms Angela Anderson, murderer of two Moore family members," the chief said. "Tell me, why?" he asked staring at Angela who was still sitting on the floor, her hair loose and covering her like a curtain."I didn't do it?" Angela whispered on her lips
Susan's home, at 2 am, four hours after Bryce and Marcus had left, Susan slowly opened her eyes. Her head hurt so bad and her nose picked up a horrible smell. Her body was sticky. The light in her room was still on. She realized she was lying on the floor. She pushed herself up as she tried to recollect from memory what happened. She saw the vomit she was lying in and recalled everything. Feeling disgusted, she carefully got up from the floor and walked into the bathroom. She stood under the shower in the bikini and allowed the water to wash down her body before removing her panty and bra and dropping them in the bin. She put some shampoo into her hair and began to wash it. She realized immediately she had a cut at the back of her head. Her mind quickly went to the pain she felt at the back of her head before darkness covered her. After showering, she wrapped her hair in a towel and put on a bathrobe. She went for the mob and a mop bucket and cleaned the vomit from the floor annoyed h
Bryce moved his lips to Susan's neck and Susan ran her hand through Bryce's hair enjoying the passion burning inside her. Bryce's shirt was already opened. Susan just took it off him and tossed it to the side. She started tagging at his pants but Bryce suddenly froze."What is it?" Susan questioned wondering why Bryce suddenly stopped.Bryce suspended himself over Susan and stared down at her. His vision was still blurry and confusion rode his mind as a strong desire burned within him. He could not see the face of the person in bed with him clearly. Even though his body needed that satisfaction it didn't feel right. His mind was in chaos but something inside so strong stopped him from sleeping with the stranger lying on the bed.Susan lifted her body and captured Bryce's lips in another kiss but this time he didn't respond even though he didn't push her away."What is wrong?" Susan asked wondering what was happening.Bryce pushed himself off Susan still feeling something wasn't right
"I told you he would come. This side of the business is new. There is no way he would leave it in Britney's hands to handle alone," Eva said, and Susan smiled, knowing it was Devon who had convinced Bryce to come for the premiere. "Let's go welcome him," Susan said and was about to leave but Eva stopped her."How about the red carpet?" Eva prompted her as she wanted to take some pictures."No, I will only do the red carpet with Bryce. I need to get the news out there," Susan replied and Eva smiled."That sounds great. I wish Bernard would just walk with me instead of abandoning me like this," Eva said pulling a sad face."Hey, don't worry your head about trivia things. What is important is, that he has agreed to marry you. Once you two are married, he can't ignore you forever," Susan said."You are right," Eva acknowledged."Now let's go inside, I get a man to secure," Susan said and pulled Eva towards the back exit.Meanwhile, the main entrance was flooded with the media team. The p
Mr Anderson relaxed in his seat searching his mind after hearing what James had just said."Sweetheart," Mrs Anderson called out to her husband staring at his face. "Do you have anyone in mind?" she asked."This is where I got stuck," James interrupted. "I don't know anyone at the headquarters. If I go there, I will be raising this issue like an ordinary person who had come to report a case to a higher authority and they will treat it as such. If whoever is giving the orders is from the headquarters, he will screw us up," he added."I think I might have someone in mind. It's time to reach out to an old friend," Mr Anderson said after a minute of silence and Mrs Anderson smiled. At Diamond Corporation, Susan was behind her desk trying to get some work done as the whole company prepared for the premiere schedule for later in the evening. The door to her office slowly opened drawing Susan's attention to the door. She began to wonder who was entering her office without knocking. The door
"Mr Anderson, I do have some news. Something doesn't add up concerning your daughter's accusation, but I don't have much to conclude," James replied. "What do you mean?" Mr Anderosn asked and Mrs Anderson stared at Mr Anderson wondering what was happening."This is not a discussion to be done on the phone. I just called to let you know I have found something. I will come over so we can talk about it," James replied."Okay," Mr Anderson replied and the call ended."What did he say?" Mrs Anderson asked anxiously."He has found something but he would not talk about it on the phone," Mr Anderson replied."And about seeing our daughter, is that possible?" Mrs Anderson asked. "I forgot to ask. Let me call him back," Mr Anderson said and quickly dialled James's number.Back at the station, the chief after going through the report got angry. He called the officer he was working with into his office."Did you read the report?" the Chief asked."Yes, sir," the officer replied."Then what is t
"Oh, my goodness. This woman is pure evil and must not be allowed to live. I thought she was just after money but it looks like she wants to wipe your family out too," Susan said. "But why?" she asked."Some people just have evil hearts," Devon replied."Wow," Susan said."Yeah," Devon said not ready to share the details of why he wanted Angela out of the way but what he didn't know was, that a couple of days before Patricia was killed, Susan had already found out about why Devon didn't like Angela. Susan was already aware of Angela's parents getting killed and Angela's little revenge idea when she was young. She was also aware that somehow Devon was connected to the murder but she didn't have the details. She knew someone from the Moore family ordered the murder of Angela's parents but again, she didn't have the details. "I just came by to offer my condolence after reading the news this morning, " Susan said."Thank you, Susan," Devon said and hugged Susan. "I need your help,"
"Love and care," Bryce's words re-echoed in his mind.He heard what his father said about getting the best lawyer so Angela could be kept at a safe place till she delivers her baby and after she will be transferred to prison but his thoughts about showing Angela more love and care strike a chord in his heart."I love her. Is that why I feel the way I feel around her?" Bryce thought, feeling that could be the explanation for how reaction around her."Son!" Devon said realizing his son's mind was not in the room. "Son!" he called out again."Yes," Bryce replied shifting his gaze to his father."Did you hear anything I said?" Devon asked."Yes, I did," Bryce replied relaxing in his seat."Okay, so that is what I came here to tell you. This is why I didn't accept your relationship with her. Susan on the other hand is a good girl. We raised her since she lost her parents and I know she is a good woman for you," Devon said. "I know this is not the right time to ask this of you but please, I
Bryce sat there staring at his father, waiting to hear what his father would say about Angela's parents. He had already done his investigation and was already aware that Angela's parents were murdered. He was already aware Mr and Mrs Anderson adopted Angela when she was 13 years old but he still waited to hear what his father would say."Angela's father, Mr Adams and I were colleagues from the same college. That was where we met, in college. We became friends because we kind of shared the same business ideas. After college my uncle passed and since he didn't have any family and my parents were already gone, he left everything he had for me. I had enough to invest in a business idea we had. We got an additional two people on board and we became the first four CEOs of the business, A.A.M. Group. Even though it was my money, we divided the shares of the business equally because I believe we all contributed to the business. We were into jewellery designs and artefacts. We hit our target
Bryce was back in his home. He took a shower and changed into something more comfortable. He couldn't believe he had just lost his mother in less than 48 hours of burying his sister. The murder weapon used on his sister has been found and it points to Angela as the one who committed the crime. Investigations are still ongoing but Angela has been arrested and is now in a withholding cell. Bryce climbed into bed and rested his head on his pillow with his hand folded behind his head. He was still processing what happened at the station with Angela. Why can't he hate her for killing his sister? Angela is gorgeous, no doubt about it but that wasn't it. He was not lusting after her. There is something about her that makes him want to protect her aside from the fact that she effortlessly draws his feelings to the surface. "What did you do to me, Angela?" Bryce questioned. "And what did Elena do to you for you to harm her this way? Did you shoot my mum too?" he whispered on his lips.Meanw