"So as we were discussing, it's all part of the plan and we would get a better result if we approach it this way," one of the board members said. They kept on talking and talking but their voices seemed to be coming from a very far distant place, despite how close they are to Hudson. He held his head in his hand, looking at his eyes, one would be able to tell that he was far gone, deep into his thoughts. That is how he had been for the past few weeks. He was barely showing his face in the company and once he does, it is only to wrap up something or whatever purpose that brought him to the company is and he never exceeds a certain time before he dashes off. "Mr. Stewart… Mr. Stewart" the chief operating officer who sat at the farther opposite side of Hudson called out to him. He sighed and pulled out of his thoughts, raising his head to look at them. His eyes, which were mostly cold in a way they have grown accustomed to, have suddenly taken on a different emotion over the past fe

Alexis sat holed up to the wall, sitting on the bed with her feet flat on the bed and her knees drawn closer to her chest, she wrapped her hands around her knees, her head buried down. There was a tray of empty plates in front of her, she had only chosen to eat because of the child she was carrying. The door made a creaking noise, the same noise it usually makes whenever it is being opened. She heard the sound of footsteps approaching her but she didn't move a single inch, maintaining the same position. She didn't need a soothsayer to tell her who it is, a part of her always wish that she is wrong for the first time, that the scent that will fill the room once the door creaks open is not the one in the room now but the one that she have grown accustomed to, the beautiful scent that always make her heart racing, the voice that will call out to her, is the one that always soothes her and make her lips curve into a smile off their accord. "I can tell that you are buried in your though

Alexis’s eyes fluttered open and then she was forced to shut it tight back immediately she had opened it due to the rays of the sunlight that was coming in through the window. She wondered why, she always made sure to keep the curtains closed before sleeping but it seemed like the curtains were already open, she could only make one guess as to who would have done that. She opened her eyes slowly, letting it get used to the light before she opened it fully, she could see that she was right, the curtain was open and there was a figure standing in front of the window with his back turned to her. It was like he noticed that she was awake and he turned to face her, his lips stretching into a smile. “Morning sunshine,” he said. His hand was folded on his chest. “How was your night?” he asked softly. Alexis sat up with a frown on her face, resting her back on the headboard. “Not like you care,” she replied.He let out a soft chuckle, “Are you really saying that right now, Alexis?” he ask

“I will ask that question one more time, where the fuck is Ethan?” Hudson asked Edward with a low and deadly voice, staring down at him with very angry eyes, the look in his eyes was like he had already been pushed to the edge and was hanging on a very thin rope that could snap any second from now. Edward was lying on the floor, already beaten up, close to a pulp, he could tell that if he continues to prove stubborn and keep his mouth shut, he would end up dead and it will all be for nothing because the way that Hudson is going about searching for Ethan, it’s only a matter of time before he finds him and that time would be any time sooner, which made him ponder what use it would be to die now. "Fine!... I will talk!" Edward yelled immediately he saw Hudson raise his hand to hit him again. He could barely take any more punches again. "Why did you stress me into beating you up if you are going to talk before?" Hudson asked, getting off him. "start talking" he nodded to him and raise

“So what is it that you have to say?” Hudson said, returning to where he stood up from, he had a very serious expression on his face, paying Emily a rapt attention, same with Bethel.“Well, it isn’t much of a grand plan but it should do” Emily began. “Get going, let’s hear of it,” Hudson said, his voice filled with how impatient he was to hear what she had to say. “Okay,” she muttered, taking a deep breath before proceeding to say what it was that she had to say. “So I was thinking, Alexis is due to give birth between the end of this month to the beginning of next month, right?” she asked. “Yes,” Hudson and Bethel both answered her in unison. “So, why don’t we give word to every hospital to alert us of any pregnant woman that would be brought in for labor, during that period?” she asked. Her question came out as more of a suggestion. Hudson and Bethel both relaxed back on their chair, thinking about what she just said. “Well, it’s worth a try if you think about it,” she said, r