'It was settled and the plan was that there was no plan. A simple routine was arranged. Testify and then go back home. There was no way Jake could mess it up. There was nothing the Kings could do to mess it up. Finally, they would be rid of Ivy forever.' This and many more were the thoughts to filled Amanda's head. She couldn't wait for when she would have Jake all to herself again. She wasn't greedy. One needing her husband cannot be counted as being greedy. Slowly, she began capitalizing on the scared relationship she had with Jake and told herself that everything would be alright in the end. She watched as he walked into her room. He had gone back home with his guys to get ready and for some reason, he looked more handsome than she had ever seen him. Maybe he was trying to make Ivy see what she was missing. But Amanda didn't think that it was right to touch the lion on its tail. She had become so afraid of the repercussions that comes with messing with the wrong persons. Life had

He stood in the courtroom, looked at the judge as she spoke and then when it was time to answer the questions he knew he would be asked, something inside of him began eating him up like a disease. It felt like the world was watching him and everyone wanted just one thing from him; for him to fail. Jake had always believed that when his family, friends and everyone around him wanted what was bad for him that it was bad enough. He was slowly getting to realise that there were things worse than that. He looked around and saw the media personnel standing in the corridor of the court room so he knew that his words would be broadcasted all around the world. He had to choose them carefully, had to be sure that he wasn't saying one thing and then others would get a different idea about it. Everything had to be in sync. It was going to be a very difficult task for him cause deep down, he knew that everything he was about to say would be lies. He would swear to tell the truth and then utter co

Jake walked into the court room and decided to wait there for the judge to come back. He didn't want to stay outside and wait for Ivy to say all the rubbish she had to. She saw her slump partly into the floor but she did not need to stay there and wait for her to say something else. All he wanted was to be alone but she just had to come with her tales of what was right and what was wrong. He would miss her, no doubt but he would also want to be by himself and in control of his emotions. He needed to focus on his wife and get his life back on track. Ivy would be fine. It didn't take long before Sebastian noticed his sour mood and he moved closer to him. He sat behind him for what seemed like an eternity but the young man had no idea that someone was behind him. He could tell that the man was lost in his own thoughts. He was clouded by his troubles and fears. He wished he could help but he didn't know how he would go about it. He wasn't sure if he even wanted to be helped. He needed an

Amanda was waiting for him when he got back to the hospital. It felt like she had purposely not allowed sleep to wash over her because immediately she saw him her eyes were wide open. Jake couldn't imagine how lucky he was to have her. She was slowly turning into everything he wanted. However, this didn't stop him from being angry at her. She allowed herself to be down and also allowed him to be down as well. If she did not agree to him doing what the Kings wanted, he would not have gone into that court room and said all those things but he was just trying to make his woman happy and do what she wanted. A little voice in his head told him the truth which was that he was laying all the blame on her again and that wasn't supposed to be so. He took wanted to defend his reputation, he also wanted to keep his reputation intact. Amanda just gave him the push he needed to do that but whatever the case, Jake couldn't stop thinking of Amanda was doing this because she wanted him to be rid of

Before Jake could say another thing, the doctor walked in and he was more than grateful for the distraction. He was sure of comforting her but when it came to him and Amanda, everything always ended differently from how he imagined it. So he was grateful that he didn't even get the opportunity to start what he wanted to. They turned on impulse and saw the doctor standing by the door. He had a smile that discomforted Jake immediately. It felt like the man knew all of his secrets and was just waiting for the right time to finally let the cat out of the bag. He was too busy focusing on the smile the man gave that he failed to recognize the eye movement that transpired between him and his wife. However, he could sense that the air in the room had suddenly changed and it wasn't as peaceful or as disoriented as it was before. Something was wrong, he could feel it but he couldn't point a finger to what exactly was the problem. He watched as the doctor made his way closer to Amanda's bedside