"Oh my God. No, no, no, it can't be," Amanda said waking Marcus up. "What happened?" Marcus asked. "This can't be true," Amanda said breaking down in tears. Marcus got down from the bed and walked towards Amanda who had her head on the table in tears. Marcus saw she was going through the files she had picked from her former apartment. He saw the picture of a woman and a child. And he saw the image on Amanda's screen and his eyes widened. "Oh, dear Lord. This can't be," Marcus said looking at the two images. The one on Amanda's laptop and the one on the file. "Why did my father do this to me? Couldn't he have told me this earlier? He had to write on a piece of paper and hide it in a safe for when he was no more. Now look what I have done to my sister," Amanda cried. Marcus stood frozen looking at the laptop screen. He was also involved in all of this. He carried out Amanda's instructions. If anything he did. "Come to think of it. She did have some resemblance to Amanda but how co
Aiden moved away from the window and fetched his laptop from his bag, turned it on and sent all the evidence proving Amanda was the one behind the murder of Ana's family and Mr Smith to the chief of police. Back at Aiden's former apartment, Marcus fearing danger was trying to convince Amanda to leave town to which she was adamant. First, she was not interested in marrying Aiden until she met him. She was mesmerized by his handsome features and hearing about him. He was influential and rich. Having such a man as a husband will make her look good. She was somehow disappointed when Aiden made her sleep in a separate room and all her efforts to sleep with him failed. She was beginning to think Aiden might not be into women until she saw how Aiden looked at Ana. This was what necessitated the investigation of Ana. She wanted to know who this Ana girl was even though Aiden had introduced her as head of the servants or something. To her shock, she had found out Ana was pregnant and she was
"Are you going to help me with my plan or what?" Amanda yelled on her way out and Marcus just followed her out. Outside inside the car, Marcus got behind the wheel and Amanda gave Marcus a destination. Marcus stared at her briefly and moved the car. At Aiden's private apartment on the hill, Aiden after sharing the information with the chief of police, kissed Ana before leaving home for the office. The project was ongoing and with Mr Harper gone, he needed to be around to see to the work. When he arrived at the office, the person he spoke with was already there waiting for him. "Bryon, good you made it. I believe you are done with your interview?" Aiden asked. "Yes," Bryon replied and followed Aiden to his office."The reason I brought you here is simple," Aiden began. "I need someone to be on top of security. With everything going on, I need someone I can trust to do that. This is why I asked you to come," he said. "I understand," Bryon replied."Your onboarding will start tomorro
Aiden took it from him and realized it was locked. He did something and unlocked the phone surprising Lewis. He checked the phone but there was no indication of communication between Lewis and anyone. He gave the phone back to Lewis. "How did they find where I live?" Aiden thought. His phone buzzed while he was lost in his thoughts. He checked and it was from the hospital, where Perez was on admission. He answered it and brought the phone to his ears. "Hello," Aiden said. "Hello, Mr Scott. I just called to let you know Mr Perez left the hospital," the doctor reported. "How was he when he left the hospital and what time did he leave the hospital?" Aiden asked. "Aside from a pain in his left leg which may cause him to limp, he had made a full recovery. We took him off his last medication four days ago," the doctor reported. "And he discovered this morning he was no longer in his bed," he added. "Was it a kidnap or he left on his own?" Aiden asked to confirm Amanda had not picked u
There was a little struggle as Aiden tried to disarm Amanda. The police arrived at the scene at the same time as their sirens were heard coming from afar. The gun went off and Amanda and Aiden both froze in place.Ana stared at the two standing before her. Aiden took two steps backwards holding his stomach. He looked at his hand which was stained with blood as Amanda examined herself still holding the gun. "Aiden," Ana called him in a whisper, her eyes quickly filled with tears."Ana," Aiden said as he went down on one knee and the next knee followed with one hand stretched towards Ana. Aiden fell face down and Amanda turned pointing the gun at Ana. She took some steps backwards towards where Aiden was lying. With the gun still pointing at Ana, she forced Aiden's head up pulling him by his collar."You are not gone yet," Amanda said almost kneeling next to Aiden. "Now watch as I put a bullet in between her eyes. You can take that memory with you. My generous gift," she said and pulle
"Brother, what happened to you?" came Ruth's voice and Aiden just rolled his eyes. Ruth moved closer to Aiden's bed and sat on the little space left on the bed. Mr Scott stood at the foot of the bed and Mrs Scott sat on the provided seat. "Brother, I know I have not been the best sister. I found out, when I was 12, you were not my true brother," Ruth said. Aiden remember he and Ruth were very close but she changed when she turned 12. Listening to her, he now understood the sudden change in behaviour, the competition and her scheming attitude. "I thought you would take everything away from me and leave the family once you find out you don't belong," Ruth said fidgeting with her hand and her lashes lowered. "I allowed the family wealth to crowd my judgment and never paid attention to all the good you did for me. I am truly sorry," Ruth apologized looking very honest. " I am also sorry for framing you up at the hotel. I was the one who changed the status of the approved bill just so
The head doctor opened his drawer and brought out a small medication in a box. He picked up a syringe and placed it on his desk. He put on his overcoat and placed the syringe and medication into his pocket before exiting his office and heading for Ana's ward. Upon getting to Ana's ward, he looked around as he entered. Ana who had been abandoned to the room with no medical attention turned to look at the doctor. The doctor stopped in his steps and looked at Ana. He was just an arm stretched away from Ana's bed. "What is wrong with me?" Ana asked in a low voice. "Since I was brought here, no one had come into this room to attend to me aside from a woman who brought me food. What is happening?" she asked. The doctor stood there looking at her. Something broke inside him hearing Ana's voice with the look in her innocent eyes. He walked towards Ana's bed and examined her. Her pulse was weak. He pressed the bell and other medical doctors entered. "Quickly put on the machines," the head d
The head doctor looked away unable to watch the scene. He had come intending to carry out Mr Scott, Aiden's father's instructions but he couldn't. That innocent look in the eyes of Ana broke something in him. He wished he had taken better care of Ana. "Ana, please don't leave me," Aiden whispered on her lips and his tears fell on Ana."Aiden," Ana whispered and her eyes opened. The heart monitor which had flat-lined picked a beat."She is back," the nurse who was about to put off the heart monitor shouted. The doctor quickly got closer, helped Aiden to the wheelchair and attended Ana. He opened her eyes and flashed the light in her eyes. They started putting the machines back on and placing an oxygen mask on her. The lab technician walked in with part of the lab results unaware of what had transpired earlier. He handed it over to the doctor. "Get me blood from the blood bank," the head doctor said after going through the lab results the lab technician had brought, informing him the
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