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
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
"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
"I just saw Martin at AT&T," Susan said as soon as her call was answered."He is probably getting a new sim for investigation or something. Follow him and find out what he is doing there and what he is up to," Devon said."Okay, " Susan replied. "I will speak with my friend. She should be able to get me that information without a problem," she said and the call ended.Susan found somewhere to hide and kept her gaze on the AT&T shop's exit. She saw Martin step out of the shop. She watched as Martin shoved something into his jacket and walked towards a blank Range Rover. Susan frowned."When did Bryce change his car?" Susan thought but remembered Bryce was with the Davis family now. Susan watched the car leave and quickly emerged from her hiding, her eyes fixated on the car driving away. She stopped a taxi and got inside. "Hurry, follow that Range Rover," Susan said and the taxi driver did as requested.After a couple of turns, Martin noticed he was being followed. Meanwhile, back in
Martin moved the recording to a pen drive and left the apartment. He then got behind the wheel and drove toward the hospital.Back at the hospital, Bryce was still sitting in the ward watching over Angela. There was no one he could trust at this moment. He patiently waited for Martin to arrive so he could take Angela home. To a new place. A place that would be safe for where."Sir, everything is ready," Martin announced as soon as he entered the ward."Great," Bryce said and stood up.He walked to the bed and scooped Angela in his arms. She was still sleeping and he didn't want to wake her. He made Martin cover her with his jacket since he didn't have one. The trio walked out of the ward heading towards the exit. They were soon outside, and Bryce got into the car's back seat after safely securing Angela first in the back seat. He had his hand wrapped around Angela, keeping her comfortable."Let's go," Bryce said and Martin put the car into motion.After a couple of minutes' drive, th