Sarah was visibly shaken as she read Ethan's message. Her face suddenly became flushed, as her heart pounded hard against her chest.At first, she didn't understand what was going on until she peeked into Loretta's phone and saw the embarrassing show of Maria and the strange man.Sarah stared at Maria furiously and gave her a look that told Maria it wasn't over.“Your maid never even came into the villa? She spent the night in the arms of this man and returned here to lie against me. Now why is that?” Ethan asked Sarah.“You should be ashamed of what you've just done, Sarah! If you were not my daughter-in-law, I would have had you dealt with!” Ian fumed.“As for you Maria, you have five minutes to leave this premises or you'll be sorry.”Maria was too ashamed to say anything. She simply left to pack her bags. The other maids stared at her. Some felt sorry for her while others laughed at her.Maria was about to leave when Sarah handed her an envelope.“You made me look like a fool in t

The look on Eddie's face sent shivers down everyone's spine, everyone except Ethan who wasn't surprised by the call.He swallowed the pain he still felt as he answered the call but the voice on the other end sounded very angry, “You fool, you just exposed us. I can't protect you anymore. The police are on their way. Don't ever call this number again, you got that!”“Wait, what do you mean? What's going on?” He was terrified of going to jail. He wondered what all the people he had ripped off in the past and framed would do to him if he ended up in jail. He was sure he wouldn't even last a day in there.“You just pissed off someone high up you moron. I thought I warned you to avoid those with means and connections. I shouldn't even be talking to you.”The call immediately dropped with cold sweat breaking out on his face. The call was from his contact within the Cedarwood Police Department. He had been under the commissioner’s protection and in exchange, Eddie paid him an agreed sum eve

Loretta felt terrible after hearing what Ethan said to her.He had immediately left for his room, giving her no chance to explain.“I have to make things right.” She told herself as she went after Ethan.Ethan was lying on his bed and flipping through his phone when she came in.“I'm sorry for doubting you but it has nothing to do with you being an ex-convict. She just looked so convincing and I got carried away for a second,” she pleaded.Ethan looked at her and nodded his head, “All right, apologies accepted.”“So are we good.” She asked with a questioning gaze.“Not yet. Not until you tell me how much you missed me.” Ethan responded grinning. He decided to just let go of it all.“What? Loretta asked, with wide eyes. “That's not happening,” she responded, smiling at him.“Then no deal. We are still not talking,” he gave her a mischievous wink.Loretta couldn't help laughing.“All right, fine. I kind of missed you,” she admitted, blushing.“Kind of? Haha.”“That's all you are going t

They all got dressed and left immediately for the family mansion.As they got there they met other members of the family already seated with gloomy expressions written on their faces.Henry and his father came almost immediately after them.“I came as soon as I heard. How did this happen? Have they gotten in touch with anyone yet?” He asked with a worried look.“I think we should get in touch with the police department to find out what we can do to bring back father,” Henry's father responded, seeing that no one was saying anything.“Yes uncle, I agree with you. Time is of the essence here. I think the police should start by questioning that punk, Ethan Banks. It seems he was at the scene of the crime when grandfather was kidnapped,” Lilith smiled secretly knowing that her words would spark some controversy, especially with Henry.“Yes, that's right. Though the other men wore masks so no one could recognize them, we saw Ethan in the news and he was there when grandfather was kidnapped

Loretta picked up the box tucked under the table and she ran her hands through it.“I wonder what's in this box,” she whispered as she struggled to open the box without success.After struggling with the box for a while, she decided to return it to where she had picked it from.“I'll just have to wait for him to return. I hope he is alright.”***Ethan and the police officer were inside the building along with Griffin and the kidnappers. They took a few minutes to listen to what the kidnappers were saying. They had Mr. Campbell blindfolded but they spoke quite loudly so he could hear what they were saying.“Mr. Banks made everything so easy for us. He's the real mastermind. The offshore account is brilliant,” one of the kidnappers praised Ethan.“Now I can travel to any part of the world and live like a king for the rest of my life with the generous amounts he'll be paying us,” another one added with what appeared to be joy, written on his face.“Who is this Mr. Banks? He must be thei