“Who told you that and how legit is it?” Madam Felicia raised a brow, staring at Martins.“I heard from my lawyer. He also gave me directives.” Martins informed her with certainty.“I haven’t heard that.” Madam Theresa rubbed her chin.“But if it’s legit, then, we have to do something about it.” Madam Felicia nodded her head cryptically.“I can assure everyone that I can get documents, files, and evidence to prove my eligibility towards this family’s wealth but as for causing trouble for Jamal and ruining his image, it would be a little difficult.” Martins sighed.“Leave that to us.” Madam Felicia and Madam Theresa exchanged knowing stares.“As long as it has to do with staining his reputation, we are good at it. Just make sure you have good evidence and file showing how worthy you are of his position.” Madam Felicia said, smiling mischievously.“Talking about our children, where is Nathan? I haven’t been seeing him around.” Madam Felicia faced Madam Theresa.“He traveled, I also have
"I never thought we would be doing this again." Clara sighed as they strolled into the wedding shop."Right? But I can't keep bantering over this with him." She sighed. "Let's get married again." She smiled."You know, you are so lucky to have someone as understanding and nice like Jamal," Clara confessed. "Like, which man would do this? I know he is trying to protect his reputation or whatever but when you have given him a chance to leave, he stayed." Clara almost gasped. "I really love this man for you." Clara nodded her head."Hello, do you love it as I blush like a rabbit?" She said with sarcasm lingering in her voice. "Of course, I'm glad to have him with me. It feels like a dream." She sighed happily."But- -" Clara suddenly turned nervous. "But-" Clara made a comeback but couldn't continue."But what?" She raised a brow."I don't mean to sound interested or something but I'm just anxious." Clara sounded so shy and giddy, it was obvious that she was hiding something that Melanie
“Who are you? What are you trying to do?” Clara and Melanie struggled, trying to pull the bind they used in binding their hands and their eyes.“Help! Help!” Melanie yelled at the top of her voice but the strange man on a black nose mask laughed in mockery.“Save your strength for later, ladies. The window is tinted, no one can see or hear you.” His husky disgusting voice irritated them.“What do you want from us? If you keep doing this, I assure you, my father will never let you go scot-free.” She scoffed, trying to threaten him but he laughed.“So, should I start crying?” He smirked. “Just keep quiet if you don’t want to get hurt!” He warned them coldly before looking at the road. He was driving at high speed and the area he was curbing the car towards was far from the mainstream of government. It seemed he was taking them to the abandoned part of the city or like a village?“Sister, what does he want from us?” Clara mumbled, with her teeth gritting as she was already feeling scared
"Keep the money in the car and step down." The strange man instructed him seriously.Gradually, he stepped down with his hand in the air."I will leave only if you give me the girls." He bidded."Do you think your voice counts in this case?" The strange man scoffed. "If you don't want me to harm them, do as I say!" The man threatened him."This is a deal, you know? How can I trust you when you don't even trust me?" He rolled his eyes. "The sum of $500,000 billion is in the car, give me the girls and it's all yours." He informed him abruptly."$500,000 billion? That's too much, Jamal." Melanie retorted and the man hit her.He was angered. "Don't you dare touch her!" He warned him seriously."What can you do, weak man?" The man laughed. "I have my men stationed at every corner, if you don't play cool, you might not return home." The man scorned him."And did you think I came unprepared?" He curled his lips and the man became anxious. The man's eyes rolled around the isolated area."Are
He watched as the strange man entered his car and drove off with money in it.“Babe!” Melanie rushed up to him and they embraced tightly.“I’m really sorry for this mess.” He mumbled, kissing her hair. “Are you okay?” They pulled from the hug with his eyes all over her face.“I’m fine. He didn’t hurt us.” She shook her head as Clara approached them.“Thanks for saving us, Mr. Jamal,” Clara said and he shook his head.“It’s my fault. I would have placed guards with you after the last thing that happened.” He scolded himself.“But- -” Clara's eyes wandered into the quiet area before returning to them.They looked at her. “But, what?” They questioned, almost in unison.“He has left with the only car we have. What do we do?” Clara raised a brow and then it dawned on them that they had nothing to return with, not even a phone.“Oh!” He roughly scratched his hair then something came into his mind, and he smiled. “Don’t worry, Dennis will be here soon.” He assured them and unconsciously, on
“Sir- -” Dennis was still shocked to see them as they exchanged relieved stares.“How come you are here?” He gave him a long look.“I was looking for petrol since the car broke down. It seems I can’t go back.” Dennis frowned.“I guess you have cash on you because we are stranded.” He commented sadly.“Stranded?” Dennis looked at him cryptically before his eyes wandered around the area. “Where is your car?” Dennis' statement followed.“The criminal took it. He went with the money and car.” He explained abruptly.“That’s bad.” Dennis groaned.“Are you people getting the room or you are here to chit-chat? I doubt if the room will be enough for the four of you.” The old man hissed, breaking their conversation rudely and they faced him.“How much for the room?” Dennis asked.“$10,000” The old man spilled.“$10,000!” They gasped, taking a second look at the old-broken hotel that if it wasn’t for the hour and isolated area, they would never stay in it.The man knew they were in a dire situati
“We have to leave, I mean, right now.” She stood up and immediately, he grabbed her hand.“To where? It’s already late, babe. Let’s leave here first thing tomorrow morning.” He tried to talk her out but she remained adamant.“It’s my father’s health we are talking about here, Jamal.” She looked at him seriously. “He must be worried especially since he hasn’t had any news from us.” She frowned.“I know how you feel but what can we possibly do? Everywhere is dark, and we don’t have a car or petrol. We have to be patient.” He urged her calmly.“Yeah, I tried earlier to connect but I was out of service. It seems there is a problem with this village.” Dennis added.She sighed heavily before sitting roughly on the wooden chair.“Sis, don’t be worried. I know how you and Uncle care about each other, he will be fine.” Clara tried to console her.“Please, let’s try to leave first thing tomorrow morning.” She stood up and left, entering the room.“Melanie.” He stood up and followed her, leaving
The following morning, Oliver got a car from his neighbor and dropped them where the van had stopped.“Thank you very much, Mr. Oliver.” He said as they stepped down.“It’s nothing. I’m glad something like this happened.” Oliver paused and they gave him a long weird look. “I know it’s bad news on your end but for me, I have made money that would keep me going until another time,” Oliver explained to them and they sighed, after understanding where he was coming from.“It’s all good.” They waved as Oliver entered the car and curbed the car into the street.They exhaled heavily.“People are really suffering in this part, don’t you think?” Clara murmured.“No doubt.” They said almost in unison.“Well, you should consider filling the car let’s get out of here!” The authoritative voice of one of the officers brought them back to reality.“I’m really sorry for the mess that happened. Yesterday was really a long day for everyone.” He apologized calmly.“Oh, it’s nothing. Mr. Jamal. It’s our ri
They finished packaging everything in the car.“ Can I talk to you for a while?” Paula asked, as she flipped her hair to her back. “ Sure,” Melanie answered. They walked inside the house. “ I wanted to properly apologize to you about what happened between Jamal and me, I know you still resent me but I am here now to say I am sorry for the pain I caused you and your family”Melanie was not expecting that to come out in that manner. They had stayed quiet while packaging the things they needed for vacation. No words or laughter were exchanged. They minded their business. “ It is fine, apology accepted” She smiled at her, it was genuine. “ Can I get a hug?” Paula askedMelanie pulled her into a hug. “ We are going to go late, ladies,” Jamal shouted from the window. He had been watching them. He wanted to let them be but they were running out of time. They got into the car. He drove them to a resort. He got down and opened the car door for them. “ Such a beautiful place to be in” M
Jamal had to sit close to her to see it. “ I had my suspicions about this,” he said.“ I was on it and this just confirmed it, I will send this to the police” It was a video that contained the things he did to little girls that were brought to him. “ He can't escape this” Mitchell smiled at the laptop in front of her as she forwarded it to the police. “ Hey dude, thanks for this” Mitchell got herself a glass of wine. She was happy because that was the only thing left to find out. She figured that Reuben would be able to get it for her. He had kept that for the last fight against Sam. The flash that Paula had taken just had little of what he was doing. “ Glad I kept that safe,” Reuben smiled broadly. The door opened and Dave walked in. He went to Mitchell and kissed her passionately.“ Didn't see that coming” Reuben was shocked to see them that way. “ Get used to it dude” Dave replied to him.“ Getting a toast? We've worked so hard to save everyone from that disaster” Paula go
When the door opened, Richard was trying to suffocate Dave. He was immediately handed over to the police. He was taken away from the hospital. The doctors had to urgently attend to Dave and make sure he was okay. They all went back to their houses. Paula could not afford to stay alone so she joined Mitchell at her place. After a while, Reuben came by. “ What was that about? The thing between you and Melanie” Mitchell asked Paula. “ Melanie and Dave had something in the past. We are just here because Sam took my daughter, and I knew how dangerous it was that my daughter was with him” “ Excuse me, you have a daughter?” Mitchell's mouth dropped open, she had never seen her or heard her talk about her daughter.“ Yes, my daughter, Jamal's daughter, Rose. Rose is my daughter, I was not ready to handle a baby so I left her at the playing ground, luckily for me, Jamal and Melanie took her” Mitchell was surprised to hear that. She wondered how Paula must have felt seeing her daughter a
She got downstairs and could not see Paula. She looked around the place. “ Where is she?” She asked Sam who stood there looking shocked as well. “ She was right here when I left this place” Michelle was not having any of it. She charged at him. “ Where did you keep her?” “ This was all planned by the both of you, you saying you wanted to pee, and then I left her here, you two planned this” He left Mitchell there and went upstairs. Mitchell ran to the door that the maid had pointed. She got to the door and saw that it was locked. She tried to hit it open but it was not working. ” Who is there?” Mitchell heard a faint voice coming from the room. She leaned in on it. “ Anyone there?” She asked. “ Mitchell” That was Reuben calling faintly. He had woken up and could not recognize where he was. He tried to stand up but could not do so. He was weak.He crawled to the door and tried to open it but it would not open. He struggled with the door but could not open it. He stayed ther
Reuben got to the address and quickly sent it to Mitchell. He walked closer to it. It was a massive building. “ How possible!” He exclaimed as he saw the house. He walked into it. Sam Anderson went to the door to get him. He had seen Reuben outside. He got there and opened the door for Reuben. Reuben walked in and could not believe how well-decorated the house was. “ You own this?” He asked “ No, I do not,” he answered as he sat down.Richard was upstairs looking at them. Sam raised his face and looked up. Richard nodded at him. He was still talking with Reuben when the maid brought a drink. “ You should have this,” he said to him.Reuben took it from the maid and drank it. He continued to talk with Sam till he began to feel dizzy. He stood up. “ Where can I get some rest, I am so tired,” he said to Sam. “ Take him to the room,” he said to the maid. Richard came downstairs when Reuben had been taken to the room. “ He will be there for a long time,” Sam said to Richard. I
She quickly told Dave about the man that had met her at the pack. It sounded surprising to him at first but was no longer funny when he remembered that someone was following Mitchell as well. “ Maybe it is just some coincidence,” he told Paula. Paula was not satisfied with it. She went to her bag and brought out the card he had given her. She called him up. When Richard saw her call, he smiled. “ Such an easy catch,” he said as he picked it up and answered. She wanted him to meet her up in a place, that same place. He teased her about missing him already. He got dressed and drove out of the house. He got to the place and saw that she had already gotten there, and even had a drink on the table. He walked to her. “ Wanna give me a hug?” He spread his hands at her. “ Not today” She waved at him to sit down. He had a disappointed look on his face. “ So you missed me?” He ordered his drinks as well. “ You wish, far from that” She took a sip. “ Did you follow me home t
He smiled as he sent the last apology message to her. He had been pleading with her to forgive him. He sent flowers and gifts as well. He stayed on his bed, looking at his phone and waiting for a reply from her. It came, she had forgiven him. He immediately asked her to fix a place for them to meet. He told her how badly he wanted to see her. She accepted and sent him a location. She stood in front of the mirror as she dressed. “ You look great,” Dave said to her as she stepped out of her bedroom. “ Thank you” “ Why did you put so much effort into looking this good, going on a date?” He had fear in his heart that she was going to see a lover. “ Is that so? I do not want to appear like that, I will go change” She rushed into the room and had to change the way she styled her hair and had to also change her clothes. She came out in front of Dave. “ Is this okay?” She asked him. “ Yes, where to go?” “ To see someone” was all she said before she left the house. She entered her
He had everything set. He looked so flashy and smelt of wealth. He smells good as well. He got into his car and drove to the expensive restaurant that was in town. He parked his car and got out. The ladies there blushed as they flashed his smiles. He waved at one of the girls, she could not believe that he was waving at her. She smiled broadly as she held her chest. He walked into the restaurant. He looked so good, his hair and the way his lips looked, soft and inviting. He entered and the attention he got was beautiful. He looked around like he was searching for someone. He walked to a table and pulled the chair. “ I wish I was the one he sat with,” one of the ladies at the opposite table said, she was loud enough to be heard. He kept his hands on the table, with his fingers making a tapping sound on the table.Mitchell raised her face and looked at him. He smiled at her. “ Thought you would never look at me or notice that I have been sitting down here” he smiled again. Mitch
He drove back to the house feeling down and dejected. He could not explain why everything was beginning to turn against him. He got home and noticed that the domestic staff were not there. He called out to them but did not hear anyone answer. He went around his house and saw that no one was around. He called the security man at his gate and asked where his domestic staff had all gone. “ When I asked them, they answered that you asked them to leave, I had to let them go” He was angry, he slapped the gatekeeper. He went back inside the house and had to go to their rooms. He got there and saw that their belongings were no longer there.“ I never gave any order,” he screamed. He went inside and for the first time in a long while, he entered into his kitchen to get a drink. He sat down, he was scared to open his phone, he was also scared to turn on the television as well. The door opened and Reuben walked in. He saw the bottle of drink with Sam, he rushed to Sam and took the drink a