CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE Owen sat on the hospital bed, he was half conscious and his whole body felt heavy. Tyla had gone to call the doctor and still get him something to eat at once as he had not taken anything throughout the whole day. His phone beeped with an incoming message and he took it from the stand. He opened his eyes wide when he saw the message. “We can settle this Owen, let's meet one on one, just me and you” Sender: Danny He stared at the message for a while, it seems she had finally decided to come out of hiding and he knew she didn't come for peace, she wanted him dead and she would stop at nothing to do that. Another text came in just a few seconds later. “I can probably get you right now if I want, but what fun would it be if the prey wasn't chased?” He read again and he ran his hand through his hair. He was suffering for a crime he knew totally nothing about. If it was even a crime to get married to someone in the first place. “Let's meet

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE Kate had received a call from her mother, it sounded urgent and suspicious at the same time. She had tried to ask why she had been called but she didn't answer. She told her she just wanted her to come home. She didn't bother to take any stuff with her and she didn't even plan to wake Mario up, she planned to make it discreet and leave with just a few guards but the moment she twisted the doorknob, she heard someone click his tongue several times. “Going somewhere Mrs Riverdale?” He asked and although she felt like a kid that had been caught trying to steal meat from the pot, she blushed. She loved the fact that he called her that name. It reminds her that she belongs to him, the adopted son of the Riverdales. “Mum called” was the short she gave and he nodded with a shrug. “That doesn't answer my question” he said again and she scoffed “I'm going to meet mum, at home. Question answered mr man?” She asked with a playful smile a

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE She was armed, so if he searched her, he would know and she couldn't probably kill him because if she did,the other would probably kill her too and then she would have died without a purpose and Owen would still be at the mercy of Danny. She thought of what to do, but as if her brain was on lockdown, nothing came up. She took a deep breath as the man came close. He started from her head down to her toe and yet, he didn't find anything. She thought he was about to step back when his eyes moved to her hands dipped into her hoodie. “Bring those hands out” he said and she felt her heart stop beating. It was now or never. “I said, bring those hands out” the man said this time, slower. Word for word. “Hey, are you deaf?” The other man asked as he drew near. She took a deep breath before making up her mind. She knew she was just delaying the inevitable. She thought of what to do,the other man had two guns pointed at her while the one close

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN Tamara sat on the couch in the sitting room, the only thought in her head being the discussion she had with Gabriel a few days ago. She couldn't wipe the thought off her head because as evil as it sounds, it was their best bet at the moment. She knew Daniel was her way out of this mess and he was her best option at getting the company back, but she couldn't possibly put her son in a situation like that What if the court decides to put him in jail instead? She wouldn't be able to live with that. And Daniel, she knew he would never agree to that. He would say she had it planned in her head all along so she could pin the whole thing on him in the first place. Their relationship was at the verge of sinking right now, she didn't want it to end up in the bottom of the ocean. She shook her head as she took a sip.if the wine in her cup. It was not strong, but she could feel herself getting high due to her lack of tolerance for alcohol. It's been a

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE “Well, the swim coach asking the divers where the swimmers are. How does that sound? I made it myself” he said with a proud smile. “I'm not in the mood for those gibberish Daniel. If you have a problem, then just sort it out with me” she yelled again. He was tired of being treated like trash by her own son. Someone she carried in her womb for good nine months. He gave her a bored look and she knew that if he could stand up at this moment, he would walk away from her. “I do not have a problem. And if we are talking about problems here, then I think you should start with yourself. Thinking of throwing your son to the Frontline of the battle after starting a war is the most cowardly thing anyone on earth would do. I can possibly take it from Gabriel as he is not my biological father, but what about you? What about you?” He asked, his voice getting louder at the end of his statement “How bad do you think of me Daniel? I would not do such