"Ms Ana boarded a taxi. They have picked up the details of the taxi. They will contact the driver and find out where he dropped Ana," Mr Jayson said and Aiden ran his hands through his hair. "Just calm down, we will find her. The good news is those who would want to harm her are all in prison. She is safe," Mr Jayson assured. "No, I have one more enemy walking free. Even if there is enough evidence to put him in prison, he is still walking free," Aiden said. "How dangerous is this person?" Mr Jayson asked and Aiden gave the question a thought. Mr Harper may be cunning and a pervert but aside from stealing money, he will not really consider him as one who will use knives and guns. "Never mind. I think I am just worried," Aiden replied. Mr Jayson's phone rang again and his gaze shifted to the phone. He answered it and brought the phone to his ears. "Great," he said and ended the call. "They found the driver. He dropped your wife off at the park. They are on their way there," Mr Ja
He recognized her immediately and hugging Ana, he called out to the woman. "Monica?" Aiden called out causing Monica to freeze in her steps. Monica turned slowly to face Aiden. The two guards who were following her just moved to the side. Aiden was surprised to see Monica with guards and wearing expensive clothing complimented with expensive jewellery. Last they spoke on the phone, she had only confirmed she took money to divorce him. Was it because she found someone richer than him? This was the thought on Aiden's mind as he stared at Monica while hugging Ana with a cold expression. "Mr Scott, I understand you hate me right now. All I can say is that maybe we were not meant to be. In front of you right now is a woman with a heart of gold. Please take good care of her and protect her from your enemies," Monica said and Aiden frowned. He was with Monica and knew her very well. He understood the meaning of her statement despite the obvious and he frowned. "Are you saying someone thr
In the city of California, a beautiful bright morning. Aiden, stood in front of the mirror fixing his tie. He combed his hair and exited the bedroom of his luxurious, 5-bedroom apartment inside an expensive Estate in Beverly Hills. Wearing an all-blue-black slim tuxedo, he headed for another bedroom in the apartment. Inside another bedroom of the apartment, a pregnant woman was lying on a bed with wires attached to her body and connected to a monitoring machine. She had on an oxygen mask and a young man in his thirties was attending to the woman. The room was 12 ft by 18 ft (216 square feet). The bed was positioned at the centre of the room, with the wardrobe closed to the wall opposite the foot of the bed and adjacent to the entering door. The room was painted white with glass windows to the right and a table at the centre of the two windows far apart from each other. A white heavy drape was pushed to the sides of the window allowing in some sunlight. The young man, Dr Jerome, a pe
"Hello Dr," Aiden said as soon as he answered the call. "She is awake," Dr Jerome said "What!" Aiden exclaimed. "I am coming back home," Aiden said and disconnected the call. He shut his laptop down and called Lewis. There was a knock on the door and Lewis entered. Aiden handed his laptop and bag to him and they both exited the office. Aiden handed over to his next in command, Julian and exited the hotel with Lewis leading the way. "We are going back home," Aiden said as he sat in the car's back seat. Lewis got behind the wheel and brought the engine to life. He drove out of the hotel compound heading back to the Estate in Beverly Hills. On the way, Aiden tried to call his mother, Mrs Scott, multiple times but she didn't answer. He called his sister Ruth and got the same results. He called his father, Mr Scott and he also didn't answer. "What is happening at home? Why are they all not answering their calls?" Aiden thought and tried his mother's number one more time and this time
"Mum, is everything alright?" Ana asked reading the sadness in her mother's voice. "I wish I could say yes," Mrs Morrison replied."Mum, please tell me what is wrong?" Ana asked sounding concerned."Get some rest. I will speak with Mr Scott and once he gives me the approval I will come over," Mrs Morrison said."Okay, Mum," Ana said, recalling a term in the contract which says her mother cannot see her without permission.The call ended and Ana went to sit on the bed dejected. She wondered when and how she ended up in such a situation. She is pregnant and doesn't even know how far she is. It felt like it was only yesterday, she was celebrating with her mother and sister, getting the scholarship to pursue the course of her dream to become the world's best dietitian. How did she end up in this? "What could be the problem that mum needs so much to handle?" Ana thought, recalling the amount to be paid stated in the contract.The door opened interrupting Ana's thought. A young man entere
"Son, I warned you about this Monica girl, but you never listened. Now look," Mrs Scott said and Aiden remained frozen holding the divorce paper in his hand. "Son, it is obvious she cares more about money than you. Is that the kind of woman you were to share the rest of your life with?" Mrs Scott asked and Aiden looked in her direction."I will be back," Aiden said and walked away despite his parents calling after him."My love, just let him be. He is in shock. With time, I know my son. He will find that girl and try to find out things for himself. He will sign his part, I assure you," Mrs Scott said to her husband. "I hope so. Sometimes, it is difficult to tell how his brain works. I didn't make him the heir for nothing. He must marry Amanda and you have to ensure that happens," Mr Scott said to his wife.Aiden went out the front door and fetched his phone. He dialled Monica's number and brought the phone to his ears. It rang till the end but no one answered. He dialled the number a
"So mum and dad, were right?" Aiden thought, sitting on the bed. Aiden could not sleep and decided to distract himself with some work. He turned on his laptop and started working reading about the other businesses of the family. The following week, he would have to visit all the business branches to understand how things run over there and what he can bring on board. In Ana's room, the nurse was done for the day and was in her room sleeping but Ana could not sleep. She was wondering what was happening at home. Why would her mother sign such a contract and not even mention it to her? If she had not woken up, she would have carried a child and delivered it without knowing. Ana tossed and turned in bed thinking about it. She got down from the bed and decided to walk around a little to clear her head. She walked to the door and realized it was locked. She recalled another term in the contract, she could not go out of her room without permission. She went back to the bed and sat down. In
"Don't worry, Mum. Your health is what matters most to me. Don't worry. I will do my best to help raise the money for your treatment," Ana said and continued to hug Mrs Morrison as they both shared tears. Ana and her mother spent time together before Haga took Ana back to Aiden's apartment. Upon arrival, Ana was sent back to her room and Haga stayed with her."Is there anything you would like to eat?" Haga asked."I am okay with whatever you will give me," Ana replied feeling downcast. The nurse was worried. She had thought that if Ana sees her mother, emotionally she will be okay but now she looks worse than before. Haga exited the room and returned with a bowl of potato soup with fish. Ana frowned the moment Haga opened the covered food and the flavour went into Ana's nostrils."What, you don't want?" Haga asked seeing the look on Ana's face.Ana shook her head in a no and Haga sighed "Look, Mr Scott will not be happy if he hears you are starving yourself. It is past noon and you