104Marissa was upset and disappointed at both Axel and herselfJust when they are supposed to work together to catch whoever the criminal isA little argument just sprang up and now Axel won't even talk to herShe has been to his room for the fifth time in an hour but he would not even open the door She had no one to talk to or someone to trustAt the moment, Axel is the only reliable one.The knock on her window interrupted the little conversation she was having with herselfShe turned and was surprised to see Colin"What are you doing here?" She whisper yelled as she opened the window aiding him inside the room"I came because I missed you so much" Colin hugged her"Colin" she called and slowly disengaged the hug "You almost died. You shouldn't be moving around already""I appreciate the care but I am okay now" Colin said while stretching his body"No you are not" Marissa forced him to sit on the bed "You can't keep moving around until we find the person we poisoned you""So you e
105Soon, they were all in Islighton at the Slirthon's MansionColin, Marissa, Axel and JennyThey rushed inside an empty room in the maid's quarter of which Eric had directed them to on the phone.As they stepped in, they saw the young maid in her early 20s sitting nervously on a wooden chairShe looked unkept and her face was all bruisedColin turned to Eric and folded his arms glaring"Seriously Eric?""Did I do something wrong?" Eric was confused by the look on his face"If you were going to kidnap her, you should have done that gently. Did you have to bruise her face?""No! That wasn't me!" Eric blurted out "I saw her like this in front of a Catholic church. I have been asking what happened but she won't even utter a word""Really?" Colin turned to the maid who was glancing at them one after the other, shakily "What happened to you, Gabi? You can talk to me" he said calmlyBut Gabi could not lift up her head, Rather than being adamant to confess, she looked scared"Let's just ma
106Colin opened slowly opened his eyes in a place he has no idea ofHe groaned as he tried to get up but he couldn't, he had been tied to a pole.While trying to untie himself, he suddenly noticed he was not only one who had been capturedEveryone else has been tooJenny, Shawn and Eric.They had all been captured too and they were all tied to different poles just like himBut they were all unconscious.Colin could remember a being spraying nitrogen and knocking them all out at the old cabinet and then he blanked out."guys" he called, making his voice louder for them all to hear him"Guys" he called againShawn was the first to open his eyes, he gasped in fear, looking around and seeing his sister completely blanked out."What is going on? Were we kidnapped?" "No, we've been brought back to our comfort zone. Of course we've been kidnapped!" Colin switched his sarcasm to seriousness in less than five seconds"What did he do to Jenny? Why isn't she opening her eyes?" Shawn asked, tea
107"I hope Shawn is okay" Jenny whimpered sitting on a chair in the waiting room together with Emerald and ColinEric had left for George's office to break the news about the head maid being the culprit for the food poisoning"I am sure he will be fine. The wound is deep but thank goodness it was his thigh" Emerald patted her shoulder"He won't be amputated, right?" Jenny panicked"No way" Emerald forced a smile.All through, she was forcing a smile and trying to calm Jenny down but deep down in her, she wasn't okay tooShe might have rejected Shawn so many times and thought of him as a disturbance but still they are close friendsIf anything perhaps happens to Shawn, she is going to hate herself for life.Anita walked out of the ward and heaved a sigh of reliefOn seeing her step out, They all rushed to her with a worried look"How is he?" Colin asked"Thankfully, he is okay but he won't be able to walk for at least a week, you know why" Anita explained"Alright. Can we check on him
108Colin sat on a chair in Shawn's ward at the hospital, watching Emerald feeding Shawn pasta.He would stop watching but to him, they look like two adorable and tiny kids in love."Get out Colin, you are distracting us!" Emerald snapped "Distracting you from doing what exactly? The last time I talked was 20 minutes ago and to be precise, the only thing I've done here is just sit and watch you guys" "It's okay brother-in-law, pay no attention to Emerald, she just get aggressive for no reason" Shawn said while chewing his pasta.Either way, Colin was glad he is now okay.What if something had happened to him? Then he would have to take the blame foreverHe was the one who forced him to go with them even though Shawn wanted to stay like Axel.It would have also affected the friendship between him and JennyWho would want to be friends with someone who indirectly killed her brother?"I know that look" Shawn narrowed his eyes at him "You are not blaming yourself for what happened to me
109Axel winced as he shook his head vigorously, just waking up from a deep slumber.As he opened his eyes, the whole world felt new to him, it was like he opened his eyes in a place where he shouldn'tBut he didn't.He was in his room which he slept the other night and of course, he should be in his room.However, something was strangeWhy was he topless?And who is the strange lady asleep beside him?It wasn't a strange LadyIt was a weird one"What are you doing here?" He asked in a high pitched tone that was enough to wake her up"You are finally awake" Ariana yawned as she sat upImmediately, Axel covered his eyes.Why in the world is she naked?"What are you doing in my room?" He emphasized"Do you really need an explanation?" Ariana smirked "Trust me, you don't wanna hear about it""What did you to me?" Axel immediately put his shirt back on and stood up from the bed "Please tell me it's not what I'm thinking""What are you thinking?" Ariana scoffed as she also stood up from th
110Catherine walked to her room looking so exhausted after a long dayShe took off her heels and switched on She was not surprised to see a figure laying on her bed comfortably"You are back?" She proceeded in taking off her clothes"Of course, did you miss me?" Martin grinned and opened his arms, expecting her to come for a hug but he was ignored"What's with the mood? Are you mad at me?""Of course I am mad at you!" Catherine blurted out "Where in the world were you for the past few days?""I told you Cathe, I have to look for my mother""You never gave me a call, not even once""Trust me, I wanted to but... I didn't want people to get suspicious of us" Catherine's eye flinched, she sighed and put on her bathrobe "So? Did you find your mom?""No. I couldn't, it's like she is hiding somewhere" Martin's face flushedCatherine climbed on the bed and sat in between his thighs"It's okay, you gonna find her""Will I?" Martin wrapped his hands around her waist and sniffed her hair "Ni
111Mrs Williams walked inside George Slirthon's office angrily, her secretary behind her to stop whoever wanna stop herAnd even though the securities and Secretaries in Slirthon's office tried to stop her, she was able to walk past them although she had raised an emergency alarm in the company.She stormed inside the office and there was George Slirthon working on his systemTaking a quick glance at the being who just stormed into his office, he resumed back to his work"We need to talk" One could feel Mrs Williams anger from her presence"You are already talking " George replied, not taking a look at her"How in the world did you train your son?""The same way your mom trained you so hard that you don't even know that when coming inside someone's private office, you knock""You think I will apologize for that?""And you think I will apologize for whatever my son did?""He impregnated my daughter!""Your daughter walked into his room" George shrugged, still not taking his gaze off t