“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