NIKAELEON***“Are you crazy?” She said as she turned to face me properly with a bewildered expression.“You want to kidnap a child?”“She’s my child. I’m not kidnapping her. I’m simply taking her away from there, she’s unhappy and I don’t want that. Besides, she asked me to take her outside.” I said with a shrug.“Outside, Nik. She asked you to take her outside so she could play, maybe move around a little, and have some fresh air. She definitely didn’t tell you to take her away from the hospital.” She said to me.“Potato potahto. It’s the same thing. I have interpreted her request in the way I want to, the best way .” I said with a shrug.“In the best way for you alone. Have you even considered what would happen if you’re discovered? If you’re caught, you could be thrown in jail again, is that what you want?” She asked with a frown.“The plan is to not get caught. And even if it happens, no one will send me to jail for taking my daughter, Uriel and Connor wouldn’t even have the guts

NIKAELEON *** “Nik, you made it.” Uriel said and came to hug me as I stepped out of the elevator. She looked pale, and her eyes were red like she had been crying. I would have felt sympathy for her if I hadn’t recently found out that she didn’t tell me about my daughter for so long. But I didn’t let my disdain show on my face as I hugged her back. Once I get the evidence I need, I’ll file for full custody of my daughter. Till then, I needed to make sure that no one was suspicious of me when they discovered Sophia gone. “How are you holding up, Uriel? I saw the news about Connor.” I said to her as I took a step back. She looked like she would start crying again, but she held back and just sniffed instead. “I need to be strong for Sophia, my daughter is all that matters right now. No matter how he denied it, I already knew Connor was cheating on me, the signs were too many to just be coincidences. But truthfully, having it confirmed still hurts more than it should. I guess there wa

NIKAELEON***When we arrived home, Manolo wasn’t back from work yet, which I suspected would be the case when I was making my plans. He was new to the job and he was an overachiever so I made sure there was more than enough paperwork for him to file before I took him to work today. I also told the driver to notify me when Manolo was ready to leave, just in case he finished early and I haven’t received a message yet so he was definitely still at work.Antonio has already gone back to his own house, since he no longer stays here. Though I told him to delay his planned retirement trip with his wife for a few days. I wanted him to be aware of Sophia before he travelled. As for Marcel, he wasn’t here because he had to deal with some of our business middle men. Since I didn’t want anyone home when I brought Sophia back, I had to find a reason to get him out of the house without seeming like I was trying to actually do so. Luckily, an issue came up in one of our illegal ventures, and the pe

NIKAELEON***The doctor checked Sophia and reassured me that she was okay. The journey had only tired her out but her vitals were stable. She also recommended a meal plan that Sophia would need to follow for now to build up her blood levels in order to avoid a relapse that would require going back to the hospital. The nurse wanted to bathe and change Sophia while she was sleeping, but I told her not to. Like the Doctor said, Sophia needed rest. I had to leave to make arrangements with the kitchen staff so Sophia would have a private chef to prepare her own meals. The Doctor was no longer needed after checking on Sophia so she retired to the room I had prepared for her after I gave her directions. I told the nurse to stay in Sophia’s room just in case she wakes up, then I left the room.After giving the staff instructions concerning Sophia’s meal plan for the next week, I returned to her room only to find Aina in a robe, bent over one of the arm chairs with her hands bound behind her

NIKAELEON***Antonio was the only one that wasn’t present at dinner, but he arrived about five minutes before we all finished eating our meals. When it was time for the meeting, I sent away Eli and the other man on Armando’s work team. They were staying at the house for now because of the work they were doing with Armando but they weren’t part of my inner circle. They can join meetings where strategy and plans are being discussed, but they don't need to be present for this private meeting. After the meeting, I may permit Armando to inform them both that Sophia is my daughter just in case they see her around the house, so they would know to treat her properly.“Only two people seated at this table know the reason why I called for this meeting. You may be wondering why I sent the other two away and one or two of you that don’t already know the purpose of the meeting, may have already guessed that they were sent away because this meeting is not to discuss business but something else. Wh