"My crippled brother's life was at stake here," Monica replied and Eric tapped Monica on the shoulder. "Get ready for the final shoot," came the director's voice and Monica lowered her head to prevent the director from seeing her tears. "Are you sure you can do this?" Erica asked and Monica nodded in a yes. Erica exited the room and the makeup artist entered and did Monica's makeup for her. Monica stepped out for the final shoot. "Now for this shoot. I want you to exhibit loneliness," the director said and Monica nodded. She stood on the prepared stage that looked like a forest and cameras started clicking away. Monica need not put in a lot of effort for the pictures to look the way the director wanted. She was already hurting inside after seeing Aiden's marriage announcement. Acting lonely was very easy because she already felt lonely.Back in California, Aiden's private apartment. Aiden stepped out of his office and called Lewis. Dr Jerome saw Aiden leave but said nothing. He ca
"You are right. We can't have Aiden marrying that girl, Monica. He must marry Ms Thatcher if not, I will not get the prime minister position," Mr Scott said, fetched his phone and dialled a number. "Hello, I need you to do something for me," Mr Scott said once the call was connected. "An investigation would be carried out on Monica Hapkins. Maybe starting now. I will send you a piece of detailed information. Ensure whoever runs that investigation gets that information I will send you on Ms Hapkins," Mr Scott said. "Yes, sir," the person said and the call ended. Mr Scott opened his email on his phone and after a few minutes smiled. "It is done," Mr Scott said. "Perfect, now we have to get the two to meet. Ruth, last you told me you are friends with a woman who also happens to be Ms Thatcher's friend," Mrs Scott asked. "Yes, Amber," Ruth replied cutting her piece of chicken. "Good, let her convince Ms Thatcher to go after Aiden," Mrs Scott said and Ruth nodded chewing on her chick
"Now I know who you are and my family was right about you," Aiden said, ending the call. Aiden stood up from behind his desk and walked towards the window. He stood there recalling the conversation he had had with Monica. When Aiden met Monica, she never mentioned anything about a 14-year-old crippled boy. He also didn't know about her life as a stripper and a porn star. "She heed too much from me. Why?" Aiden thought and recalled his mother's words'She is a gold digger'Aiden frowned and punched the window out of anger with his right hand. The glass of the window shattered into pieces and wounded Aiden but he was too angry to feel any pain. Aiden sat on the sofa and shifted his gaze to the bottle of whisky he had placed on the centre table. He opened it and filled his glass. He gulped down half a litre using a 250 ml glass before sipping the rest. He kept repeatedly playing the report's details and his conversation with Monica in his mind.Back at the family house, Mr Scott was on
Outside, Amanda called her father," Dad, I am just leaving Aiden's apartment and he was very rude to me," she complained almost about to cry. "How dare him?" the senator yelled on the other end of the car. "Dad, I want you to teach him a lesson. Nobody humiliates me like that and walks free," Amanda said and disconnected the call. "Let's go," she said to the driver and the driver moved the car out of the compound. Aiden also stepped out of the apartment, sat in the car and left for his private property a few minutes after Amanda left. Upon arrival, he went straight to the living room, to the bar and grabbed himself a bottle of whisky. He took it to his office, sat down on the sofa and started to drink. "Mr Scott is back. Just give yourself an hour and go to him," Haga said to Ana after seeing Aiden heading to his office holding a bottle of whisky. "Why an hour?" Ana asked innocently. "He just got back and I am sure he is working on some company stuff. So just give him an hour
"How dare you disrespect Mr Thatcher's daughter?" came Mr Scott's voice. "Good evening to you too," Aiden said looking at the bundle of cash with a frown even though he sounded calm. "What is good about the evening? It is like you don't care about this family. You are just up to destroy us. I am standing for prime minister soon and you are already making me lose the position before election time. How ungrateful can you be?" Mr Scott yelled over the phone. "Dad, I may not be the best of sons but I believe I have done my part to support the family. If I marry Ms Thatcher, I will live with her for the rest of my life, not you. Don't you think I have earned myself the right to decide that? Have I ever said no to any request of yours?" Aiden said on the call but for some reason, he was careful not to wake sleeping Ana. "Is that what you will say to me? After all we have done for you?" Mr Scott asked. "I am your son. You only execute your responsibility as a father and I am also doing
At Mr Thatcher's office, Mr Thatcher was on the phone with someone while Amanda sat on the sofa sipping tea. "Yes, make sure the business runs into problems," Mr Thatcher said before ending the call. "It is done, my love. I would not allow anyone to bully or disrespect you," he said. "Thank you, Dad," Amanda acknowledged with a smile and exited the office. Back at Aiden's private apartment. Haga entered Ana's room and raised an eyebrow. "Why do you look like you have seen a ghost?" Haga asked. "I thought you were Mr Scott," Ana said and moved her gaze back to searching for her earring. "Mr Scott was here?" Haga asked. "Yes, and he gave me the money for my mum. I plan on visiting my mum tomorrow to give her the money," Ana said and finally found her earrings. "Okay. I will speak with Dr Jerome and we can meet your mum at his apartment," Haga said and went to the fridge and brought Ana's medications. "Thank you, Ms Haga, but don't worry about it. I already asked Mr Scott and he
"Mr Scott, please you need to come to the hotel immediately. The police have surrounded the whole place," Daniel said as soon as Aiden answered the call. "Police? What do they want?" Aiden asked. "Drug trafficking," Daniel said and Aiden stood to his feet with a frown. "What!" Aiden exclaimed. "Tell me exactly what happened," he requested. "I am not sure but it appears someone was using the hotel as a place for transporting drugs," Daniel said. "Okay, I am coming over," Aiden said and ended the call. He stepped out of the office into the living room and headed for the front door putting on his jacket. He called Lewis to bring his car around. When he exited the apartment, Lewis was already parked at the entrance. Aiden sat in the back seat and instructed Lewis to move to the hotel. Aiden made a call to some people on the journey. They arrived at the hotel and as informed by Daniel, there were police cars everywhere. Aiden stepped out of the car and was immediately surrounded by r
"Now that you mentioned her. I wanted to run something by you," Mrs Morrison began. "I advise Alice to take your place and use the scholarship to further her education," she said and Ana just stared at her mother. "Well, it is okay. That scholarship can't go to waste. There is no way I can use it anytime soon in my condition," Ana said after sighing. "It was my dream ticket to change this family's life but Mother Nature has a different plan for me," she added. "Ana, I know this scholarship was your opportunity to secure your dream job. This is my fault. I will do everything within my power to fix this," Mrs Morrison said and her words made Ana tear up. "Mum, don't worry about it. You didn't bring this illness upon yourself. Please don't blame yourself. With the scholarship, Alice can go to school. I will look for a job to take care of your medical bills. Please don't stress yourself. Stop working at the restaurant. I will do my best to take care of you," Ana promised and Mrs Morris