"You are not my son. You can never be my son," Mr Scott said in anger before he could stop himself. "Dad, what did you just say?" Aiden asked. The call came to an abrupt end. Aiden stared at the phone screen and dialled his father's number again but he didn't answer. He understood his father was angry about something but to say, he was not his father is not just an anger statement. Aiden changed his clothes and exited the bedroom. He headed for the front door and grabbed the key cars. He drove in the middle of the night to the family house. It was fifteen minutes past 8 when he arrived. He parked the car and went inside. One of the servants welcomed him and led him to the living room. Aiden found Mrs Scott reading a magazine in the living room. "Good evening, Mum," Aiden greeted. "Aiden, what brings you here at the hour of the night?" Mrs Scott asked unaware of what had transpired between Aiden and her husband, "Mum, am I your son? Are you my mother?" Aiden went straight to the po
"Aiden, I have given you enough chances. I have done my part. Go live your life. You were never a part of this family and your attitude has sold you out. Leave my presence," Mr Scott said and Aiden left with nothing more to say. There was no point defending himself if the man he once called father had already formed his mind about him. Outside the apartment, he sat in the car for a while before bringing the engine to life and driving out of the compound. Aiden was lost in his thoughts as his father's words echoed in his mind. "Why didn't they tell me before, I wasn't a Scott? Why now? Who are my parents even if they are no more?" Aiden thought while driving back home. "Your father was a drunk and your mother a prostitute from a nightclub," the words echoed on his mind repeatedly. Aiden hit the car brakes when a light flashed into his eyes followed by a tyre screeching sound. He stopped the car and looked outside. "Are you stupid? Watch where you are going, idiot," yelled a man
"What is going on?" Mrs Scott, who was also descending the staircase to the living room asked seeing her husband and daughter looking like they were about to slash each other's throats. "Your daughter here just sold us out to Aiden," Mr Scott said angrily. "What happened, Ruth?" Mrs Scott asked drawing closer to Ruth as Mr Scott walked away angrily pressing his phone. "I just told him I sent an email to Aiden and he gets mad at me," Ruth replied not seeing anything wrong with what she did in the middle of the night. "What email?" Mrs Scott asked. "I just sent him an email officially informing him, that he has been removed from office and the need to return business assets in his possession. I asked him to vacant the hotel-provided apartment within 24 hours," Ruth replied. "Ruth, you shouldn't have. You just gave Aiden a reason to start an investigation to dig into the truth," Mrs Scott said. "What truth again, is there to uncover? You already told him last night he was not a Sco
Back at Mr Thatcher's apartment. Amanda was inside her bathroom brushing her teeth. "Someone killed my father and I will find out who. Aiden, I hope you and your family have nothing to do with it," Amanda said looking at her reflection in the mirror. Back at Aiden's Haga went to inform Ana about her visitor. "Your sister is here," Haga announced."Alice?" Ana asked standing to her feet. "She is in the living room. She came with a travel bag. Looks to me like she came to stay," Haga said and folded her lips. "What, a travelling bag?" Ana asked stopping at the door."Mr Scott would not like this," Ana said and exited the room to see her sister. At the top of the staircase, Ana could see Alice sitting on the sofa scanning the room. Ana looked at her for a while and descended the staircase into the living room. "Alice," Ana called out to her. "Sister, how are you doing?" Alice asked standing to her feet. "I am okay but what brought you here?" Ana asked gesturing for Alice to sit d
Aiden was returning to his room when he saw the living room front door open from where he stood. He waited to see who it was only to see Amanda dragging a huge travelling back inside, followed by her driver, Marcus also carrying two huge bags. Aiden frowned looking at the two. "Aren't you going to welcome me home?" Amanda asked, looking at Aiden from the living room. Aiden just walked away without saying anything. Amanda just rolled her eyes and turned to Marcus. "Take my bags to my room," Amanda said to Marcus as she made herself comfortable on the sofa. She picked up the TV remote, turned on the TV and started browsing through the channels. She turned off the TV and grabbed a magazine. All the stations were still talking about her father's burial. Alice and Ana descended the staircase into the living room. "Ana, you are still here and who is that?" Amanda asked seeing the two. "I am Alice. Ana's little sister," Alice introduced with a smile but Amanda frowned looking at her u
"Aiden, I am still your wife. We are married," Amanda said seeing Aiden was ignoring her. "You wanted to be married to me. I granted you that request. What more do you want from me," Aiden said turning to look at Amanda sitting on his bed. "I want you to perform your duties as a husband," Amanda yelled. "Remember your vows to me?" she added. "I do recall my vows. I wrote it myself and I am doing as promised," Aiden said and got up from behind the desk, taking his laptop with him. "When you are done admiring my room, you can close the door on your way out," he added and headed for the door. "Aiden," Amanda yelled getting down from the bed and Aiden stopped in his tracks, turning slowly to look at furious Amanda. "On our wedding day, just in case you have forgotten. Let me repeat my vows to you. Amanda Thatcher, on this special day, I honour a family request to make you a partner. I will shelter you and support you. With this ring, I officially make it public we are a team," Aiden s
Inside the kitchen, Alice was chatting with the servants, trying to find out more about Amanda and Aiden. Ana frowned upon hearing Alice ask a question and wondered why she was interested in Aiden and Amanda. "Hey, Sis, I was just having a wonderful conversation about Mr and Mrs Scott," Alice said looking a bit awkward. "I see," Ana replied and opened the fridge. "Ms Morrison do you need anything?' asked the head servant. "Oh, just getting something for my little sister to eat," Ana said and the head servant's eyes shifted to Alice and she wondered how little Alice was looking at a young lady who looked the same age as Ana if not older. "I am getting breakfast ready. Would you like to wait a few more minutes?" the head servant asked. "Alice, can you wait? You are the one saying you are dead hungry," Ana asked. "Depends on what is for breakfast," Alice replied and the head servant was already picking a lot from the way Ana spoke and the way Alice spoke. "Sourdough avocado toast
"Whatever she was drugged with, has taken a toll on her. It is destroying her slowly and there is nothing medical that can be done. She needs to have children now if she wants to be a mother if not she will never have one," Dr Jerome said. "Don't tell her. Let's keep this between us," Aiden said. "Mr Scott, I don't think that is the best decision. She is going barren. She needs to know so she can act fast if she wants to have children in the future," Dr Jerome advised. "How much time does she have?" Aiden asked. "With the progress we have so far unless anything changes or another trigger sets in, she has up to a year and she will not be able to have children," Dr Jerome said. "That is enough time to allow a natural cause of events rather than scaring her with the health condition," Aiden said. "What we need to do now is figure out a way for her to have a regular medical check to know the progress of the condition while we work on her relationship," Aiden said and Dr Jerome though
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
"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
Meanwhile, Ana after resting for a while, packed her stuff and left Aiden a note as she made her way towards the exit. She then gave the apartment one last look and rubbed her belly as she walked out the front door. "I stayed back in your time of need to ensure you're restored to your former glory since it was at my side you lost it all. Now that you are back to the level where we met, you don't have to guilt yourself into being with me. I hope you will understand," Ana whispered to herself as she walked towards the gate. She checked her bag to ensure she had enough cash on her. In her mind, she was planning how she was going to live on her own. No job, no roof over her head. Well, this was her life before she met Aiden except she had the woman she thought was her mother and a little sister. They all lived in a small apartment but now she was all alone. She walked out the gate but stopped when she heard someone calling her. "Ma'am, do you need me to help you with your bag?" aske
"Let's get out of here before the media gets here," Aiden said and got behind the wheel with Ana sitting next to him. They drove out of the compound and Aiden took Ana to his private apartment downtown. He parked the car in the garage and walked through the front door into the apartment. The last time they were there, they had to come through the back door and hide in the underground apartment. "A lot of work needs to be done here," Ana said. "Yes, but we will not live here. I prefer the apartment on the hill. It is close to my estate business," Aiden said. "So what is going to happen to this apartment?" Ana asked leaning on the side of Aiden and Aiden's hand was wrapped around her. "Clean it up and put it on the market. I already have too many apartments. I reduce them to two," Aiden said. "Okay," Ana said and Aiden walked Ana to the sofa. "I need you to get some rest. Some people will be here in the next 10 minutes to put the house in order. I have to take care of something
"Now all I need is a good lawyer to wiggle my way out of this mess and leave this state after I have united Aiden with his parents," Mr Scott thought. Aiden returned to Mr Jayson's office and closed the door behind him. He walked towards his desk and made himself comfortable with a smile plastered on his face. "You got a confession out of him?" Mr Jayson said looking at Aiden. "I told you I would get a confession out of him," Aiden said. "My father was right, he only learns and becomes smarter after multiple fails," he added and pulled his phone out of his breast pocket and played the recording to the hearing of Mr Jayson. "We don't need the results from that DNA. This confession is perfect. Great you thought fast. If not we will have to start a search for Mr Andrew Scott's body," Mr Jayson said. "I am surprised though how he managed to bury the wrong body in the presence of all," Aiden said. "That is easy. The body was carried from one point to another in a vehicle. Within that
"We have the world's attention. We can go out now. We go to court with the rest of the evidence to claim what is rightfully ours," Aiden said holding Ana's hand in his. The two exited the underground apartment and went out of the building. Aiden requested a ride to the courthouse. At the court, Aiden filed the case to begin the lawsuit. Aiden requested protection following the multiple attacks on his life and that of his wife and it was granted. At the president's office, Mr Scott was sitting on the sofa with the president who was not at all happy with what was going on. "Mr Scott, do you mind explaining what is going on between you and Aiden Scott?" he asked. "Mr President. Believe me. It is just a family misunderstanding which had gone out of hand," Mr Scott said. "If I remember correctly, Aiden Scott's name was dragged all over the internet, losing his business, his marriage in shambles and some rumours that say he is not your son. Now you are in the news and you have been ca
Mr and Mrs Scott's eyes widened as they listened to the news. The news started spreading like wildfire and everyone asked where Mr Jeremy Scott was if he was still alive. "No, no, this is not good," Mrs Scott said with eyes widened. Mr Scott fetched his phone, dialled a number and waited for the call to connect. "I thought you said you were controlling the media space," Mr Scott said through gritted teeth. "Yes, but believe me. I don't know how this got out there. I have my eyes everywhere but I didn't see this one," the person replied. "I am working on it but someone is posting the story when I take it down," he added. "Do something about it," Mr Scott said and ended the call but his phone rang. "I am going to the office. I will get this taken care of before it gets out of hand," Mr Scott said and exited the room. "As usual I have to take care of everything," Mrs Scott scoffed as soon as her husband exited the room. She fetched her phone, dialled a number and waited for the c
A medical practitioner who was at the entrance saw Mr Jayson falling to the ground and he ran to him calling for help. "He had been shot," the man shouted as held Mr Jayson in his arms. A stretcher was quickly brought out of the hospital and he was carried into the emergency. Meanwhile, Aiden and Ana were both waiting for Mr Jayson to return. After waiting for a while, Aiden decided to go look for him. As soon as he opened the door, the doctor who had provided them the space was standing behind the door. "Mr Jayson was just shot outside the hospital," the doctor said. "What?" Aiden exclaimed "By who?" he asked. "We are not sure but we are suspecting a snipper," the doctor replied. "Stay here, it is not safe outside," he added and left. "They know we are here," Aiden said to Ana. "We can't stay here. It is only a matter of time before they find us. Let's go I know what to do," he said and they both stepped out of the storage room and headed in a different direction. Aiden saw
"When and how?" Aiden thought as he walked towards the bed and sat on it thinking of what to do. He exited the room and went to the balcony. He held the railing and stared ahead of himself. He leaned on the railing and turned to look at the space behind him. He looked briefly at the light bulb hanging from the roof and he realized it had been changed. The bulb had a camera now. Originally, the bulb had that black ring at the base but it was just for decoration. Now the black ring appears to have a focus. "So this is how the person is watching us," Aiden thought and exited the balcony and saw Ana entering the living room from outside. "You went for a walk?" Aiden asked. "Yes," Ana replied. "Without me?" Aiden asked walking towards her. "I am sorry, I didn't want to disturb you," Ana replied and sat down on the sofa. Aiden stood behind her and massaged her shoulders for a while. Ana immediately felt relaxed. Aiden's phone buzzed with a message and he stopped massaging Ana's sh