“Mr Baron , I am sorry, but the DNA test results came back negative” the doctor informed Andrew, his voice laced with sympathy.
“ Which means I'm not Winnie’s father? Andrew asked, staring at the doctor with wide eyes , hoping that he'd refute what he had just said and confirm that it was a mistake. But —it never came. And for the first time ever , he was short of words, he opened his mouth to say something, but no words came forth . His heart was heavy with dread, and he could feel his heart banging against his chest. “Mr Baron , we've had similar cases in the past and most of them ended up being a case of paternity fraud” The doctor suggested, adjusting his glasses. “No, this is definitely not a similar case” Andrew countered, lost in thoughts. There is only one answer to this, he thought, using a white handkerchief to wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead. He had found out that his 3 year old daughter had sickle cell anemia. It was shocking to him because he was sure of his wife's genotype. It was compatible with his— they had run a test before getting married. So, he decided to run a DNA test to confirm his fears. And lo, and behold, it came back exactly as he had suspected. “My daughter was switched at birth” Andrew blurted out the only reasonable conclusion he could come up with. Lily— his wife could do anything —but Andrew was sure of one thing —she would never cheat on him. Yes! That was how much he trusted his wife,Lily Harlow. Rest assured, Andrew finalized with the doctor and headed back home to discuss his findings with his wife. Andrew arrived at the Harlows mansion, where he had lived as a live- in - son- in- law for the past 3 years. The place was unusually quiet, his In-laws were nowhere in sight, but it was a good thing —he didn't have the strength to banter words with them. With fast strides, Andrew took the steps in twos, burning with the desire to share his findings with his. But as he walked down the hallway leading to his room. He halted in his tracks as an unbelievable sound pierced through his ears and directly slammed his heart. The sound of moans and groans were coming from somewhere —his matrimonial bed room. In utter denial, Andrew moved closer and was about to barge into the room, when an unfamiliar voice spoke up, making Andrew halt in his steps, his hands hanging in the air. Gently, he placed his hands on the door knob, and placed his ears on the cold wooden door. “ Is your so-called husband this good?” An unfamiliar voice mocked, accompanied with loud groans in-between. At this point, Andrew's heart beat increased 10 times, his heart furiously pounding against his chest, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He desperately hoped that the glaring truth wasn't true, but sadly —it was. “Do you think I'd allow such a miserable person to touch me?” The overly familiar voice spoke up, confirming Andrew's fears, as a cold chill ran down his spine, his rapid heart beat, pausing for a second. In a swift mode, Andrew jerked the door open, barging in, his hands morphed into a tight ball, his eyes bloodshot, glaring at the naked adults on top of his bed —his matrimonial bed. “What's the meaning of this Andrew?” Lily bellowed, dragging the sheets to cover her unclad body , as she glared daggers at him. “Are you asking me that question Lily? I should be the one asking you, what the fucking hell is going on!?” Andrew yelled. “ It's just as you saw it, I just fucked your wife because you are no man” A brown haired taunted mockingly, his lips curving into a grin. Enraged, Andrew stormed to the bed to knock that grin off the man's face, but Lily put her body in the way, blocking off the man from Andrew's view. “Stop it! Stop it, who gave you the right to barge in here without knocking?” Lily roared, after all, she had no reason to obey a miserable man like Andrew. She had concluded a long time ago that he was the woman in the relationship, whereas she was the man. She was the one who had a blooming company, while he sits at home to take care of Winnie. Andrew was taken aback slightly, but soon enough, he recovered, his anger brimming to the fullest. “ Isn't it enough that you were caught cheating on your matrimonial bed. And yet, you still don't feel the slightest remorse about it?” Andrew asked, his voice firm as he tried to not let the turmoil he was feeling inside slip through his voice. “What came over you Lily? Andrew asked, finding it hard to believe that this was the same woman who risked her life to save him 7 years ago. Over the years, she had gone from being the kind woman he thought she was, into something else. But, it never affected the love he had for her, because he was indebted to her, so he tolerated the insults from her and her family. “I have one question , and I need you to answer this minute! " Andrew said in a low and dangerous tone, staring straight at the woman whom he could barely recognize. “ Who is Winnie’s father ?”“Oh that, I guess you must have found out, It took you long enough” Lily said absentmindedly, using her fingers to comb out her long blonde hair.“He's right here with you, I don't think he needs an introduction, you could have noticed the resemblance, if only you hadn't been blind to it!” Lily hissed, kissing the other man, whose name was Mike.
“Don't you think having a child for a miserable man like you, would have been the biggest mistake of my life?” She turned to face Andrew , staring down at him disdainfully. Her words slammed into Andrew''s heart, his jaw tightening in anger.“How could you Lily?” Andrew asked, clenching his fist, his voice shaking.
“How could I? I could, when I realized getting married to you was the biggest mistake of my life”
“And I think it's time, I let the cat out of the bag. We are getting a divorce” Lily announced coldly, flinging the papers to Andrew. “I'm about to unlock a new level” She announced, flashing a smile to Mike.
“I got chosen as the winner of the A and U project”
“In fact, the Almighty chairman of A and U will be attending the biggest ball he hosted in my honor, to present my award to me—all thanks to the love of my life, Mike. And it isn't right that a low-life like you should be seen around me” She concluded, scrunching up her face in disgust.
“Anything for you sweetheart , although it wasn't easy getting A and U to choose you as the winner” Mike said proudly, a wide grin displaying on his face.
“ What project are you talking about?” Andrew butted in, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion.
“ The A and U project of course! Mike was the one who helped me secure the project. “His company, Hillwoods corporation are close partners to the A and U groups” Lily sniggered, tiptoeing to kiss Mike's lips.
“He is capable of giving me anything I want. And you, what can you do, if not leech off my family?” Lily sneered, staring at Andrew contemptuously.
Andrew was taken aback,as he let out a very loud laughter , catching the two people in the room unaware.
The A and U group? The project that he had asked the CEO to set up?
The same one he had made her win the $50 million dollars and other awards?
In fact, he was the almighty chairman of A and U group she was gushing about.7 years ago,at the brink of death, a young girl saved him from the same accident that took his parents. Andrew gave the girl his family's bracelet that had a special mark on it, as a way to show appreciation.Not long after the girl saved him, he was taken away by a mysterious old man. Not only had the old man cured him, but he'd also taught Andrew everything he knew when he found his great talent.With all the top-notch skills he learned, he had secretly won a lot battles for the country and gained great respect even from the president. He also established many groups and companies. The fortune under his name was countless.Despite gaining such wealth and power, there was one thing he could never let go of in his heart: the death of his parents. He believed it was definitely not an accident. Over the years, he had rarely appeared in public, and few people knew what he really looked like. He wanted the perso
Andrew froze, Lily's words sinking into his head. “ You were in possession of that bracelet” “How come you were not the girl who saved me!? “Answer me this minute !” Andrew yelled, his eyes flashing with rage, his deathly glare pinned on Lily. “Bracelet? Oh that?” Lily snorted disdainfully. She got up from the bed, and stood in front of the white vanity, tying her hair into a bun, she turned to face Andrew. "You know, when I first saw the mark on that bracelet, I thought it was a sign. A sign that you were special, that you were worth something. But I was wrong. So very wrong.” “ You are utter trash!” she yelled, glaring down at Andrew in disgust. Andrew clenched his jaw, his eyes filled with fury “I won't ask again, how did you get that bracelet! ” he asked, his tone cold and deadly. Lily let out a chuckle “Why don't you go ask that naive broke ass friend of mine, she will explain better to you” “ Friend?” Andrew thought, his mind swirling with confusion “ Oh,but I
Chapter 4: Game on “That bastard is a cheater, because why would he agree to the divorce easily?”Lily complained, and for some reason, was disappointed and angry that Andrew didn't think twice before accepting the divorce. She had expected him to beg, and bawl his eyes out asking for a second chance, but he didn't, and that surprised the hell out of her. There was no other reasonable explanation she could think of, that made him agree to the divorce like that —if not, that he had been cheating on her. “I hope I don't see that hoe of his, because I'm going to teach them both a lesson” She threatened, picking up her phone from the bed. “Babe, come and see, your ex is getting into the latest range rover Prado ?” Mike called out , still peeping from the window, his gaze fixed on the car, till it went out of sight. “ Don't take that puppet seriously, he's probably a driver” Lily mocked, her eyes fixed on the phone in her hands. “Oh, I never thought of that, I thought he had graduat
Mike countenance fell flat , 3 days to him was too long and he couldn't wait any longer to attend the biggest event that would enable him garner massive connections from the influential guests that would come. And the most important thing was, he'd be able to meet the mysterious chairman there.He could use that opportunity to personally present another project to the chairman and build his father's trust. If he gets the chairman to approve another project,his father would hand over the company to him earlier than expected. But whatever, no matter it was tomorrow or three days later, he'd make it!Mike snapped back his gaze to Andrew and squared his shoulder,as a proud smile enveloped his face, “ My fiancé and I would be the special guests at the A and U banquet happening in three days and we would be signing our big collaboration with the chairman present there”“ You can just come and pack some leftovers, since that's the only way I can compensate you for snatching your wife fr
1 hour later, Andrew stood inside the tiny scattered room, he was sure this was the house his investigator had told him she stayed in. But what he was seeing now was different, the room looked like it had been deserted for months. And why was it unlocked? Did she move? Andrew thought of many possible answers to the questions he had, but he found none. Concluding that this was not the house, he walked out of the battered green building and dug out his phone from his pocket, about to call his investigator and scold for giving him a wrong address. “Poor girl, I doubt she would come out of that alive” a voice flew into Andrew's ear, and he paused in his tracks. He snapped his head to the direction and saw two women seated on a bench at the corner, and they weren't there when he had passed earlier. Heaving a sigh of relief, he approached them to see if he could get answers to his questions. “She was kind, she didn't deserve such a cruel fate” the first woman said,
In the dimly lit room,the sound of music echoed as loud cheers reverberated across the room. It was the viagra strip club —a porn home in disguise. Known for housing horny and dangerous high end millionaires and billionaires who seek to find pleasure in the comfort of women. No one dared enter Viagra without a minimum of $20 m in their bank accounts, because $5m out of it, would be used to buy a membership card that takes 3 months to process before allowed full entry.The viagra strip club was the biggest underground strip club in the whole of ceal villa city, owned by the ruthless and coldblooded loan shark, Mr Lethal. Most people in the city knew about the Viagra club and the inhumane things that were going on inside but no one dared talk. Because Mr lethal had bought over all the authorities that could possibly stand in his way. And for years —he had been striving In his inhumane acts. As the club bubbled outside, at the backstage, stood a trembling young lady In a skimpy dr
“You came right into a den of lion's !” The man snarled and raised his dagger to stab Andrew. In a swift move , Andrew snatched the dagger from the man and stabbed it right into his shoulder. “Owww!” The man groaned in pain, as he flung his wrist to Andrew's face, but before it could land. Andrew effortlessly launched a powerful kick into the man's stomach and he was sent flying a few meters away, like a bag of weightless grass. Silence befell the room once more as the men gawked at Andrew, their eyes wide open in shock. “You have just dug your own grave!” A man yelled, and the rest stormed towards Andrew. One by one Andrew dodged their weapons , his legs working hard in hard with his fists as he kicked and landed blows on any part of their body he came in contact with. The men yelped and groaned in pain as they sprawled on the floor, each clutching onto a part of their body that had been badly battered. After his little marathon, Andrew dug out his handkerchief and cle
Before Mr lethal could realize what had just happened, he was on the floor in pain, the same dagger he placed on Benita’s throat a few seconds ago, was dug deep into his spinal cord. “ You have 1 sec to stand up and fight me, or watch me leave” Andrew taunted, a smug grin spreading across his face “ You!” You will pay for this! I will make sure of that” Mr lethal, lay motionlessly on the floor, his waist downwards was paralyzed. “You dare disrupt my business and take away my trophy!” Mr Lethal groaned, his teeth gnashing in pain as he watched the back of the mysterious man who remained unharmed even after taking down dozens of his well trained soldiers disappear out of sight. “ You will regret this! I will hunt you down until the last drop of my blood!” He yelled, before succumbing into darkness. Benita looked at this scene in horror and fainted with a pale face. Andrew held her and regretted letting her see such a bloody scene. It was already late, so he took
“I'll take it for fifty thousand dollars.” A voice started the bidding from the back.The room turned their heads to the head bald headed man and burst into a loud guffaw "You are not supposed to be here ,brokeass" "Go get food with that petty change you just mentioned"The man lowered his head in shame as the men shaded and made mockery of him .Andrew watched the display of everyone and sighed. There was nothing he hated more than being in the company of old men like this, who seemed to think life revolved around them and everyone else worked for them. “Hundred thousand dollars.” Someone else yelled loudly. “You should use your money to take a trip to the Maldives, poor one. I'll take it for two hundred thousand dollars.” An extravagantly dressed man yelled and the room became filled with laughter as the previous bidder bowed his head in shame. Andrew watched the man walk out of the room with his head bowed. He smiled at the sight. That man was the same person who called him wr
Mr Koin began “Now ,It's time for the Rootox herb. We will start taking biddings for now.” he announced with a grin on his face Andrew's heart skipped at the mention of the rootox herb ,he couldn't believe his ears .The same herb he believed had gone extinct ? Andrew thought, his face enveloping into a smile .This had just made his day ,and he couldn't wait to lay his hands on the herb “Before we commence ,this is an additional information ,as usual everyone present in this room know the rules . Any herb that isn't available physically,we bid for the location instead” Mr Koin said and Andrew heaved a sigh , he had hoped it was the herb itself and not the location ,but regardless ,it was still the same .Now he knew it hadn't gone extinct , he'd do whatever it took to lay his hands on that herb .The room was dead silent as everyone's gaze remained glued to the figure standing on the stage,waiting a go ahead order to start the bidding .“ Now ,shall we begin?” Mr Koin said aloud
An hour later, Andrew's car screeched to a stop in front of a clubhouse. The lights outside were bright and inviting and Andrew tried to take in the environment of the club house before stepping out of the car . Andrew heaved a deep sigh as he walked towards the entrance. Though he still had doubts that he would be able to get the Rootox herb here ,but deep down ,he hoped to be proved wrong . Benita’s life depended on this herb ,and there was nothing he wanted more than laying his hands on the damn herb . “Donchester.” Andrew whispered the name of the club house to himself. He tried to note as many details about the place as he could. If this place is capable of leading him to the Rootox herb , then he'd give it a try . Andrew concluded and made his way to the entrance “Hold on . What are you here for ?” The security guard held out his hand ,obstructing Andrew from going in. “I'm here for an auction” Andrew replied calmly,ignoring the man's spiteful gaze “Can I see
At the third ring ,he picked up . “ Tiffany, are you okay ?What is it this time ?” Mr Queens asked ,his voice laced with concern . “I'm okay Dad. I just need your help with something ” Tiffany said in a low tone “What is it ,princess ?” “Daddy ,Andrew is in search of some herb and he needs it urgently . It's very important ,I thought to ask you, maybe you might know someone who knows about it ” Tiffany said desperately Mr Queen paused briefly ,ransacking his brain “ There is this place I know . I have been there once. I think he might be able to get what he is looking for there ” “Really Dad ?” Tiffany asked ,her voice laced with excitement as she threw a “I told you” glance at Andrew “ It's an underground clubhouse on New town road” Mr Queen said,divulging more information to Tiffany . After 10 minutes of being on the phone,they finally hung up Tiffany turned to face Andrew ,a bright smile plastered across her face “ You see Andrew ,I told ya!” Tiffany said Jubil
All through the drive to Tiffany's house, Andrew could not stop thinking about Benita and what the doctor said. He had called everyone he thought would be able to find the herb but he couldn't find any help. Lines of worry creased his face as he drove and he spoke so little to Tiffany who was trying to get into a conversation with him. All he could think of was Benita dying after she saved his life and gave him a second chance in life. Tiffany noticed that Andrew was distracted and was surprised to see that. Andrew happened to be the most focused and unbothered person she knew so seeing him this way not only surprised her but made her worried as well. What could he be thinking about? She asked herself. After a while, Tiffany could no longer put up with the strange silence that had filled the car. She tried to force the words out but nothing comes. “Andrew, are you okay?” She asked after a long conflict in her mind. Andrew glanced at her and let out a small smile. “Yes, I'm fine.
Somewhere in Nashville city ,a young lady was seen In a damp room with little light seeping from a small hole on the wall . “Somebody help! Tiffany yelled as she struggled in the chair she was tied to , she began stomping her feet on the floor, as she tried to free herself from the rope she was bound to. "Is anyone there?" Tiffany continued shouting ,her heart racing with dread. Suddenly , the sound of the door opening and slamming shut, echoed in the empty damp room " Who are you? Why am I here?!" Tiffany bellowed But the tall lean man who had just walked in kept her quiet despite her loud screams "Why do you have me here ?" Tiffany continued screaming ,as her heart beat with fear " Shut the fuck up!" The gruff voice roared, slamming the only furniture in the damp and dimly lit room ,the shaky wooden table creaked, collapsing on the floor "Why am I here? What do you have with me?!" Tiffany yelled, struggling with the rope "Please release me I have done wrong !" The
Their eyes were filled with disbelief and trepidation as they watched Andrew amble in.None of them made a move cause it looked like they were standing face to face with a ghost .“H… How are you still alive? One of the men who had seen Andrew's motorbike caught up in flames eventually asked ,his voice trembling with fear “He fell off that cliff I am sure!”another added “Me too!”“I saw that fire, there's no way he's alive”.They argued not quite believing who was standing before them “Any more words from you guys ,I will release a bullet to that hole on your damn face!”Mr prime growled,his eyes brimming with rage but beneath he was scared .“What are you seeing ?Does it look like he died ? Mr prime barked Andrew smirked menacingly as he watched their commotion , he never fell off the cliff. He was the protagonist of a book, so why would he die? They just caught him off guard,but no harm was done.He was quick enough to hang on a broken branch. He heard their laughter, their che
Mr prime was seen pacing around restlessly in his office ,“Are they done?” He asked over the phone “Yes sir” a man responded,and continued divulging more information “They made sure to cut the brake lines ” “How about the call?”Mr prime asked eagerly “Perfectly done sir” the man replied confidently “Bravo !” Mr. Prime tapped his airpod and the line went dead “Perfecto !” He smacked his hands together,his face covered in a sinister smirk His problems were finally over! A little over 30 minutes ago ,a spy he had sent to monitor the ambush on Andrew came back with the bad news ,none of his strongest men survived . But in every bad news ,there was always good news hidden beneath and Mr prime was the kind of man to dig it out . After getting the bad news ,another plan was set in motion immediately . If Andrew's girlfriend had been stabbed with a deadly poison ,that meant he'd be in need of the herb his spy revealed would be the only solution to saving her life.
Andrew rushed to where Benita was tied. “Are you okay?” He asked and gently pulled off blind fold and tape “ I'm okay Andrew . Thank you for always coming to my aid” Benita said,flashing a small smile to Andrew Andrew returned the gesture “It's no big deal. How did this happen ?” He asked curiously “They ambushed me when I opened the door ,thinking it was you” “Shit !” Andrew hissed In annoyance .He had been too careless and almost risked Benita’s life . For someone who had lots of enemies ,he was supposed to have dozens of security guards littered around .But he didn't bother about that because he was capable of protecting himself but now Benita was around ,he should have known better. “Andrew it's not your fault ,you can't be here 24/7 to protect me ,you have other things to do” Benita said comfortingly “We are moving out of here tonight. I have a lot going on and can't assure your safety here,you will stay somewhere safer for the meantime ” Andrew announced ,untying the tig