Tony turned around immediately, but it wasn’t who he was expecting. It was Katerina, carrying two bags of groceries as she approached the front door. He should have known, despite all the shouting and yelling, no one came out of the house. She wasn’t home. “What’s going on?” Katerina was muddled. “I was just about to leave,” Tony turned around and started walking towards Katerina. He had made a very big error but Lilian was going to find out one day anyway, this just wasn’t how he wished she found out. One good thing was that she still didn’t know the whole truth, she wasn’t aware that he was an original Marcellus. “Go on, drive your boss’s car back to the company, before she finds out. Whoever abducted Laurel, I hope the person doesn’t release her anymore.” Lilian called out when she saw the Mercedes that was parked in front of her house. It was the same one that he brought to that car wash that day. Tony walked past Katerina without looking at her or saying a word, it was bette

“That’s it, your idea has been carried out. Let’s see if they’d risk Laurel’s life.” Gina said, sitting at dinner with Adonis. It was his plan all along. He wanted the police to think the abductors were still within the city, that way they wouldn’t be thinking if they had escaped even before the search began. But that wasn’t the only reason he did it. He did it to also give Tony peace of mind that Laurel wasn’t dead and that she was safe, but still he had put him in a pinch. All he wanted was to become the heir, he didn’t wish to harm anybody or allow anyone suffer. If he becomes the heir, he wouldn't have any problem with Tony but if he doesn’t, there’d be a whole lot of issues; maybe it was then he’d awaken his real self. “Don’t talk as if you’re enjoying this, it’s not a game. As we speak, Tony is fighting with uncertainties.” Adonis told his mother, slicing the steak on his plate. “I’m sure you would come to realise that the people you seem to have pity for would have done th

Gina walked slowly into the room, she had come all the way from the city just to see Laurel. Since her abduction, she hadn’t seen her physically, just through videos and pictures. Gina Marcellus wasn’t a very popular woman despite being the wife of the most popular and wealthiest man in the city, this was because everybody seemed to centre their attention on Winconstin, even now that he was retired and hardly comes out, he was still very relevant. However, because she wasn’t very popular, it didn't mean Gina could take chances, she had disguised like a normal person. She wasn’t wearing any expensive dress or jewellry and she didn’t even wear makeup which was what the media would recognize. She wore a skinny black Jean and boots, with a black jacket also, inside the jacket was nothing more than a tank top. It was the perfect disguise for someone who wasn’t really popular, she was also putting on a face cap that was turned backwards like she was a gangster. Laurel moved to the edge o

Tony felt so much relief hearing that name, he fell on his knees right where he stood, his guards were confused, they wanted to help him up but he waved them off. “She didn’t speak for too long before a man collected the phone and told us that she was safe and that we have absolutely nothing to worry about.” Freedman added, he heaved a sigh and waited for Tony’s response. Winconstin and the detective were right, it was all an empty threat but it didn’t seem like it was though, especially for him. “I’m so glad she’s alive, the uncertainty was getting on my nerves. Was it a private number?” Tony asked, although they wouldn’t make such a mistake. He stood up and walked slowly, now he knew where he should go. “It was. Who do you think is doing this, Tony? Does she have any friend that is so jealous of her? For what reason is she being held?” Freedman’s tone was changing into a frustrated one. The questions just kept coming. Now that he knew his daughter was alive and well, but was he

Adonis stared at Tony, his eyes popping out from their sockets, Tony had found out, but he wasn’t ready to give himself up just like that, as he stared at Adonis in the silence, he thought of the best response to give. Tony waited for a response, the look in Adonis’s eyes told him he had caught him by the tail, he wouldn’t deny it now. Just when they were both looking at each other, Adonis’s phone rang, giving him some sort of relief. He answered the phone while still staring at Tony, and Walker’s voice blared from the other end. “Your father needs to see you now, it’s urgent.” “Okay, I’m on my way.” Adonis responded and kept the cell phone back in his inner pocket. “I do not know what you’re talking about, Tony. How in the world can you accuse me of adopting Laurel.” Adonis scoffed and stood, buttoned up his blazers and walked towards the exit of the restaurant. Tony didn’t say a word, he knew it was him; Adonis wasn’t really good at lying, maybe he thought he was. He allowed A