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Asher's Legacy. Chapter Sixty Five.
Asher's eyes were fixed on George's car, carefully keeping a safe distance to avoid being detected. As he drove he suddenly remembered he had left his phone. "My gosh!" he said, thinking of how he was going to connect to Roxanne to ensure she was fine and not thinking about his way about.Concentration became hard as he thought about Roxanne this minute and then George the next. He was going to get to the root of who George was. Shadowing him was never as easy as he thought, George was quite observant and that made keeping closer a little bit difficult.As they drove through the familiar street, Asher began to notice that George's car was no longer speeding up like it was, George seemed to be getting suspicious of the particular car Asher was driving in. He would slow down, then speed up again.Asher could not beat it, he could not beat the fact that if he continued following George the way he was, George would definitely find out. And if he does, what happens to him? Asher carefully
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Sixty Six.
No matter how strong Odette thinks she's been, it was still unable for her to get over the thought of her daughter Roxanne being out of her sight for months. She had worn a hard skin making everyone in the house think she was on the same page with them, but the more strength she pulled the more weak she became.She woke on that aimless morning, her eyes meeting with the harsh morning light streaming through her window. She groggily sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she tried to stand up but she was weak and could barely stand.So she got up groggily and rested her back on the bed. Odette's dreams had been a nightmares upon a nightmare, each one seemed more terrifying than than the other. She could not get the over thought of the one she dreamt of last night, it felt so real that she became more worried and wondering what could be happening in her family she is not aware of.Add to the thought of Roxanne who has been away and no single person in the family knew her whereabouts.
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Sixty Seven.
Mr Roland still could not believe his ears as he watched Meredith talk like a child whose brain is yet to start functioning. Before he even say a word, she was already walking away, not looking behind at all.Mr Roland could not help but wonder what kind of child would not notice or care when a parent is struggling or act different from how they use to."wait right there, Meredith" he forced out, his voice firm but gentle. And immediately Meredith held her movement, waiting to hear why her father stopped her in such manner for the first time. "Have you asked why your mother keeps getting weaker every day ?" he asked, his eyes going down to Odette who was leaning on the table.Meredith seemed uninterested in any question that would not set the table, as the only thing that brought her down from her room was breakfast, and since it was not ready then there was absolutely no business or whatsoever that connects her to what her father was trying to say.So she just ignored him. Her eyes f
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Sixty Eight.
Mr. Roland still could not believe his ears as he watched Meredith talk like a child whose brain is yet to start functioning. Before he even say a word, she was already walking away, not looking behind at all.Mr Roland could not help but wonder what kind of child would not notice or care when a parent is struggling or act different from how they use to."wait right there, Meredith" he forced out, his voice firm but gentle. And immediately Meredith held her movement, waiting to hear why her father stopped her in such manner for the first time. "Have you asked why your mother keeps getting weaker every day ?" he asked, his eyes going down to Odette who was leaning on the table.Meredith seemed uninterested in any question that would not set the table, as the only thing that brought her down from her room was breakfast, and since it was not ready then there was absolutely no business or whatsoever that connects her to what her father was trying to say.So she just ignored him. Her eyes
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Sixty Nine.
Meredith became frustrated as she turned the house upside down, searching every hook and crannies of the house. The kitchen was not an exception, searching for hours. But her money was no nowhere to be found. She tossed aside the couch, lifted up rugs, and even checked under the bed, but all was in vain.Just as she was about to give up, Jake walked into her room. his face lighting up with smile. "Hey" He said, standing at the door entrance with his hand glued on the doorknob. "What are you doing? You look like you are going insane or something, are you okay?" he asked, then left the door entrance walking towards Meredith's bed to sit.Meredith noticed the smile on Jake's face but didn't understand it and was wondering what was so funny about her frustration. Could it be that her face was looking stressed? she thought and hurried to the mirror.She stood right in front of the mirror and could still see Jake's face, his grin grew even more. Meredith could not explain it, she turned arou
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy.
Meredith stormed out of her mother's room, her face red with anger. She felt Odette was not helpful enough and just had to wait for her father to return so she could lay everything down to him.She was still fuming like she was going to kill Jake, if she makes it back to the room. As she walked towards her room and almost approaching her door, she looked and saw her father walking into the house. Meredith rushed over to him, not wasting a second."Thank goodness you are here dad. Cause I'm literally loosing it" she said not minding to check if her father was listening or not. "You won't believe Jake actually invaded my handbag, daddy!" she exclaimed, her voice shaking with anger.Roland looked at Meredith but like he was loosing his breath but Meredith wasn't quite interested in whatever he looked like at the moment. Roland's eyes were looking quite tired, and his face was pale. But Meredith disregarded all those and proceeded to why she had approached him in the first place."Daddy y
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy One.
Odette was still trying to make peace between Jake and Meredith. When Roland let out another loud shout. This time, his body was shaking violently, Odette looked and saw how hard her husband was breathing . She rushed to his side, and held him tight, taking her eyes round his body wondering what was going on. Another scream, for the second time? Odette thought to herself and concentrated on Roland's face. "Are you okay, Roland? What happened to you? Speak to me please, you are getting me scared already" Odette said, as she tried wrapping her arms around his trembling body.Roland struggled to get out of Odette's arm, that was obviously not what he needed at the time. His eyes droopy which made Odette even more scared, slowly he looked Odette into her eyes while still shivering. "No Odette. I'm not fine, looks like I'm going to die!" he screamed at the top of his lungs.Odette was comfused, she could not understand what Roland was trying to pass on to her. The only thing she could th
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy Two.
Odette's hands trembled as she held the phone, her eyes fixed on Roland's pale face . She had tried calling the emergency number, but it seemed like something was going wrong with the network as she had been dialling for eternity and it seemed like connecting through was difficult.Suddenly the thought of the doctor that usually comes around to takes care of them crossed her mind. Odette quickly scrolled through her contacts and dialed their homey doctor's number while taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself down before the doctor would come on the line.As the phone rings her heart continued to bear faster, and finally he picked up, Odette could not waste a second to get to the point. "Hello, doctor. Please get here as soon as you can. My husband is dying" she said, her words tumbling out in a rush."What is it, Miss Harper? Please, slow it a little bit down so I can hear you" doctor asked as he seemed to had barely heard a thing from what Odette said. "Please my husband is dyin
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Seven.
After Asher found out it was really his absence that got Tian looking the way he met him. He quit with trying to persuade him on seeing a doctor for a medical attention. He believed it would all be a complete waste of time.Asher decided to stay back in Tian's hut long enough, so he won’t have to miss him and probably take the time out to talk with him.He could at least use the time to discuss with him and also tell him about his wife’s pregnancy, cause he was sure he had left her wife on a good note and believe nothing would happen to his unborn child at the time, no matter what.As the day ran middle. Asher and Tian, just like other days. Strolled down to the cowshed to check on the cows and also give them food.But as they got there. The cows environment was quite mess up with the left over from the previous day."These guys looks so big in my eyes already, or does it really mean that the constant tears affected my sight?"Asher laughed out, on his way going to fetch water from t
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Six.
It was with a great shock that Asher found Tian quite unconscious the moment he walked into his room.Tian could neither stand not sit. It was then Asher began to imagine how Tian survived in such condition with no one by his side.Tian was the type that no matter what, he would never make his sickness known to anyone. But seeing him in such helpless situation made Asher knew it was really that serious.It was no longer a job to Asher, as he would wake in the morning clean Tian up and then head to the cowshed to feed them each passing day.It wasn’t just a thing but a lot, as Asher came and found one of the cows dead. To think it was actually his favourite among all.He struggled to hold back the pain so Old Tian won’t find out, cause he believes it would definitely make Tian's recovery a hard one.That particular cow wasn’t just Asher's favourite but also Tian's.He continued it like that till a day came and he thought Old Tian might likely not agree to it but he knew he definitely n
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Five.
Ryder had been restless since his day out with Abigail. The picture got stuck in his brains, that was same Darious, Asher’s step brother.How small could the world be? Since the day he set his eye on the picture, he had been calling Asher's number to tell him what he found on his first date with Abigail. But Asher's number had not been connecting.Ryder gave it a rest, thinking Asher would either get busy wife the preparation of his baby that was on the way.But it continued, and Ryder felt it was something to be worried about. It had been days already but still, Asher’s number was not connecting and Ryder could not wait anymore."Something is definitely wrong" he said.When it seemed like Ryder was going to loose his sanity, trying to figure out what could keep Asher's phone unreachable.He grabbed his car keys and started walking out from his room. The moment Ryder got to his living room, he got a beep on his phone, hopefully it was Asher. He thought, then quickly moved his phone
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Four.
For days. Meredith have had problems laying hands on her phone. The morning sickness and the breakdown started quite fast, then smell from metals and gadgets related was the only thing she could not withstand.But on that faithful Saturday morning. She woke up from sleep feeling somehow, but Joan was the one right on the bed with her.Meredith had wanted to talk to Jessica instead, cause how the hell was she going to begin with Joan, when they weren’t all that close to the point? Even though Joan wanted her to tell her everything, especially how she felt at any point.But how would she, when the whole thing keep looking awkward to her?She thought as she stared at her phone from the distance where she had kept it on the drawer, wondering how she was going to deal with the disgust of a smell that comes from it.At the point. Joan woke up and noticed how moody Jessica looked, for someone who was just waking up from sleep. She laid still and observed her for a moment cause she had noti
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Three.
Jessica had taken Meredith to a friend place. Cause her mother who easily get irritated by things might not withstand Meredith’s present in the house.She took her to another friend of hers Joan. Joan was a distanced friend of Jessica, whom she barely get in touch with.From the first day Jessica began to speak to Joan about having a friend she would like to bring over. Joan had never approved of it.She was more concerned on why Jessica would take so long to connect back to her after abandoning her for another, and then the next thing was how she was going to bring over the same friend whom she had left her for.**Flashback**"I can’t do this girl. Like it’s not even possible" Joan spat, her tone dripping with fierce. "Who would even think after making me feel less cause of Meredith, you would still want me to take her in to stay with me? No, I’m not gonna do that, never Jessica"Joan felt needed to vent for all the time in the past when Jessica would stand her up just because Mered
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Two.
Meanwhile, Old Tian had gotten tired of constantly getting no response from the millions of calls and messages just to get to Asher.But still, no response. He fell sick and was just in his lonely world, wondering what he had done to deserve the treatment he was getting from Asher. After all the things he did to make him happy, was that the only way he felt he could pay him back?Tian thought while on his bed, in his pool of tears, thinking tears would at least solve a thing. But no, it only added to his weakness and that was clearly not good for his current situation, but what could he possibly do other than cry and wait for death to come and take him along?He thought, then tried reaching for his phone. It was a struggle as he tried using the last strength in him to reach for the phone.Finally, he laid his hand on it but fell from the bed while trying to gain his balance.Right on the floor while holding the phone close to his heart, he said. "It’s okay if I fall a million times,
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty One.
Ryder had his eyes fixed on Abigail. She was so unease and the constant rejection from an incoming call that seem like it would not stop any time soon.He held on for a moment still trying to understand what was going on why she was rejecting the call that had been coming into her phone.It continued, and that made him feel uncomfortable. What In God’s name would make his first day out with Abigail be that preoccupied? He thought then extended his hand in reach of Abigail’s phone, where she had kept it.An unsaved number? Ryder thought. Why would someone who wasn’t saved in the first place be so persistent?He dropped the phone and then waited a little while for the same number to call, so he could speak up.And yes. The number called back for the tenth time. "No way, this is not happening Abigail. Who the hell is that? And why in God’s name has he decided to call your soul off?"Abigail hesitated for a while. She wasn’t sure if it’s something she wants Ryder to know if, she was scar
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty.
Ryder woke up in the morning and reached out to his phone. He was going to call Abigail, as that had become his every morning routine since he got talking on the phone with her.But unfortunately Abigail seemed too far from her phone on that day after Ryder had called but they was no response.He tried for a few more time but still no response. Ryder reluctantly got up from the bed and headed to the bathroom for a fresh morning start.While in the bathroom. Ryder stood in front of the small shaped mirror kept in his bathroom, he was looking at his image on the mirror and imagining what it was he had did right to actually capture Abigail’s heart in such a short while.At first. It seemed like a joke but the rapid growth in their likeness was something he was still unable to figure out.Abigail was no doubt, the definition of all he had ever wanted in his woman, but because he wasn’t certain in his readiness to begin a relationship at the time he decided they left it on friendship zone
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Nine.
The room was filled with silence. Roxanne knew walking into her father’s house and telling him about Asher’s status would likely take her, her entire life to accomplish.So she took her time and took all the necessary pictures and others evidences she needed to backup her claims with.And with that? It was still not easy, but she made it. She was able to convince her family that was actually the opposite of what everyone thinks of him.Sofia who wasn’t as shocked at Roland and his wife finally broke the silence in the room. She had known since the first day she set her eyes on Asher, that there was something huge beneath the ground the young man stand on.There were the times she calls Odette aside to speak to her into changing her narrative on Asher, she had wanted Odette to give Asher a chance as she had believed he had just too many hidden potential but might not let it out, if not given the opportunity to.But Odette beseeched her not to ever think so low of her. "I love to say,
