After many days, Laurel was having dinner with the whole family present at the dining table. Everybody acted normal and showered excess love on Laurel, telling her to eat this and that, because Caroline was also there.Their acting was so obvious even a blind person would be able to see it, so how could Caroline not see through their chicanery?“By the way,” Caroline cleared her throat and said, “I heard you guys visited Ant’s villa?”Samson’s shoulders jerked. Roger’s heart skipped. They could cover their expressions, but the same couldn’t be said for the others. Other than Samson, Roger, and Martha, nobody had the guts or the confidence to maintain expressions before Caroline.Laurel looked the most surprised of all. Didn’t Charles live at Ant’s villa? Why would her parents, uncles, and aunts go there? She could only think of one reason. It was probably to intimidate Charles. She immediately dialed to Charles mobile, but he didn’t answer. “He’s not answering, Grandma.”“Don’t worry,

“He’s my idol. I would like to meet him and kiss him if possible.”These words threw Charles’ mind in a loop for a long while, not because he was desperate to get kissed by her, but because he wondered what made Sofia utter those words.No matter how much he stressed his words, he couldn’t think of a reason.“Maybe she really likes Unstoppable?” he began to see a giant ray of hope all of a sudden. “If that’s the case, it gives me another big opportunity to make a mess out of Sofia’s life. But how am I going to meet her as Unstoppable? Should I randomly jump into her path? Or, should I just hire an actor and make him attack her and then save her?”Just then, a black SUV broke through the main gate and sped its way toward where Sofia was getting interviewed. The reporter, cameraman, and the crew didn’t move until the car stopped and masked thugs got out with guns in hands. Chaos ensued, and the thugs grabbed Sofia and threatened her to get into the car. All of this was still being recor

Sofia never let any of her boyfriends drive her car when she was in the car. She never paid from her own pocket during any of her dates. She never went out of her way to comfort the other person, either. She rarely cared about others’ feelings.But she was doing all these things with Charles which she had never done before, and it made her feel wonderful.She let him drive around the city in her car. She paid the bills even though he said he would pay. She held his hand while coming out of the restaurant or a museum as lovers would seek comfort through touch during travel.After Charles dropped Sofia at home, she softly touched his hand, “Why don’t you come inside?”“I would love to, but I have some important business tonight,” Charles spoke from the top of his mind. He didn’t want to enter the mansion, after all.“I’ll call you tonight,” she said, smiling and then came for a kiss. Charles wanted to move, but then he couldn’t. She ended up planting a kiss on his lips. A soft kiss. One

The news of Sofia and Laurel getting kidnapped was publicized on so many news channels even though Caroline and Victoria had explicitly told the media to keep the information private so they could negotiate with the kidnappers.Caroline had tried calling Charles multiple times, but his mobile was switched off. So, she had no other choice but to set up a meeting with Victoria at one of the buildings under construction.Victoria didn’t look half as tense as Caroline. It wasn’t that Victoria didn’t love her eldest daughter. In fact, she loved Sofia more than she loved Narika for a lot of reasons, but she was confident of negotiating with the kidnappers and bringing her daughter home safely.Caroline, however, was having exactly opposite thoughts. What if it was her children that were behind the kidnapping? Would they even be willing to negotiate? If they refused to negotiate, what would happen to Laurel? Would they be cruel enough to kill their own family? All sorts of crazy thoughts flo

If there was anybody Carlos could call a friend or even family that he knew from his childhood, it was Thomas, also known as, Tom, who also experienced hardships just like him.They went through hell every single day.They shed tears every single night.But they fought through their nightmares and made it into adulthood like a ship that had sailed through many storms, seeking a peaceful island.However, how many storms could a ship bear with being broken apart?Carlos’ heart which had hardened a lot after he was thrown in an abandoned cottage now stung hard when Thomas rubbed a cloth against his nose. He saw it coming, in slow motion, and yet he couldn’t move.Thomas expected Carlos to faint, but nothing happened. (Did the drug not work?) He hurriedly stood and yelled. “C’mon, guys!”Four men that were hiding in the washroom rushed out with weapons in their hands.“I’m sorry, Carlos,” Thomas’ mouth turned down. “Your mother-in-law, Victoria, brought me out of jail. I’m doing this for