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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
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy Three.
Roland was successfully taking to the hospital and admitted. His eyes flickered open as he lay in the hospital bed, surrounded by the doctor and the nurses carrying a trey full of medication that would be administered on him. Odette on the other hand, sat beside him on the bed, her eyes red from the cries and worries.Roland lost count of how many doctors he had seen walk into his room, he opened his eyes and it was yet another doctor and this time a woman. A kind face woman with a gentle smile on her face.As she entered the room, she ran a check on him then told Mrs Odette the nurses would come with his medications afterwards. But before then, the doctor explained Roland's condition to odet."From the test result ma'am and what we've seen so far, it appears that your husband heart is under a lot of strain. We need to keep a close eye on him to make sure he doesn't develope any further complications"Odette's face fell, her eyes welling up with tears, she was not interested in the da
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy Four.
Roland was laid on the bed right in his room through the help of Odette. Since the hospital was unable to dictate what the nature of his sickness was, constantly treating heart failure and believing that was the case and yet nothing to show for it.The moment hospital noticed Roland's sickness was beyond what they could handle, they asked that they return home and consult a spiritualist, since they was nothing they could say exactly was the problem.Odette walked into the room, as she stood at the door and looked at her his laying helpless on the bed she began to sobb again, she had suddenly become a shadow of herself. She walked towards the bed and sat on it, Roland could no longer talk nor walk he was completely handicapped.Odette sat on the bed, as tears continued to roll down her chins. "I'm so sorry you have to go through this Roland, but I'm more sorry at this point. because I can not think of what to do at this point to get us out of this"Odette said and Roland's eyes were wi
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy Five.
Odette had finally opened up to Sofia about the struggles she has been facing. Sofia felt really bad to the point she considered herself insensitive for not being able to notice when a friend is truly in need."Oh dear, I'm so sorry, Odette. I had no idea it was this bad" Sofia said, her voice filled with regrets. "I feel so terrible right now, for not being more sensitive, for not being there when you needed me the most. So sorry Odette, is it possible you can forgive me?"Odette gave out a weak smile, feeling a little relieved, as she took a deep breath the proceeded. "It's not your fault dear, I mean I should have informed you but I was unable to think that direction all the while. Plus i won't want to disturb you at all"Sofia who obviously didn't like the sound of that, went ahead to let Odette know how she felt about what she had. "If you're my friend, Odette. tell me one reason I should not be there for you in times like this?" Sofia asked, her voice mean. "I'm here whenever
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy Six.
Sofia could not believe the image she saw laying on the bed, she took a step towards the bed, as she got to where Roland was. She lost her cool and bursted into crying, just then she understood why Odette had suddenly grown into such a scary creature.Sofia could not stand looking at Roland. She moved away, going back to Odette who was still standing at the door entrance sobbing. "I think I know someone who can help Roland" she said, her voice filled with conviction. "A spiritualist who has healed many people with same illnesses like Roland's"Sofia then again took another step forward to Odette, holding her on the shoulder. "This is really not the time to sit back and cry Odette, this time to seek solution to your husband's healt"The sound of that got Odette having a mix feeling, excited and angry at the same time, as she quickly wiped the tears off her face. Odette was excited because she had finally seen the miracle she had been praying for a long period of time and then sad becau
Asher's Legacy. Chapter Seventy Seven.
Roland was taken back home after the old man had told them he could not perform any healing on him. Odette on the hand was back to her shackles, back to crying everyday and wondering what happened to her husband all of a sudden.Odette was at her wit's end. She had literally tried everything she could, followed so many suggestions. Odette felt she had tried everything to help her husband get back to his feet, but nothing seemed to be working. She was Frustrating and desperate for new ideas even though Sofia had told her to take a rest while she make more enquires on the next step they can take.Odette at the living room perching from one chair to the next one. She thought of going back to the spiritualist by herself to see the old man again, as he could probably not be in the right frame of his mind the day they had gone to see him. "Oh come on, Odette" she muttered to herself then picked up her phone and was aimlessly scrolling throughe it.Searching for a fresh idea when the thought
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Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen.
After the company contacted Asher to give him the response from Roland. Asher asked Roxanne to go over to her family and persuade her them to accept the house back, he asked her to tell the father that a friend of Ryder who work in Hampton realty was able to help him get the house back.But Roxanne who was confused on how the said Ryder whom she knows so much about could be so connected to the point of helping her family get back the home they lost to Seth.But Asher didn’t give up, he tried having the conversation with Roxanne once more, after he was done getting ready to go out. But still, Roxanne was rather interested in finding out where he was preparing to go to as early as it was. "To see a friend Roxanne, I think we should talk about it when I return. Right now, what's is important to me is your family and their fate in two days time. Remember as the clock ticks, the time goes with it"She pouted her mouth and then said. "But it's impossible to believe the same Ryder my famil
Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen.
“Who was that on the phone, Dad?”Meredith asked, her voice came out sudden which got Roland startled making him to look back in a flash.He had just hung up the call on Ethan, unknown to them that Meredith had been eavesdropping on their conversation."Sorry I did that, Dad. But it's my business too right?" Meredith continued as she left the door where she was standing and hurried to join Roland and Odette. "Why did you have to turn down that offer Daddy? Whoever the anonymous is, is entirely none of our business daddy. Think about it this way"She said, shifting her gaze to Odette then back at Roland. "What if Seth was actually the one behind all of this? What if his conscience had been dealing with him, that he had to give the house back to us?"Roland turned to look at Odette but their eyes locked on each other. Odette who was obviously having a mixed feelings, a part of her was desperate to find out who the said anonymous was while the other part kept blaming her for going too f
Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen.
Roland had looked all around him there was no Hope, he had called his friends, the ones he believed he had helped in their trying times as well but still, no hope from anywhere. Day seven about to go.And they was still not help from anywhere, he had prayed and fasted, hoping that God would intervene. How was he going to get out of the situation he found himself into? Has he been so cruel that the universe had chosen to deal with him in such a hard way?He thought, as he came out from the bathroom. While resting his back on the wall of the room and taking his eyes round the square of his room and wondering how he was going to leave it in the hands of another. "This is all your fault Roxanne" he muttered. "If you had accepted to be with that young man, things like this would probably not get an inch close to his heart"Slowly he pulled his back and headed to the his bed, he was almost close to his bed when he heard his phone buzz. He hurried and picked it up from the top of his draw
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen.
The next day, as early as 5:00am. Roxanne opened her eyes but her head felt like a war zone, she tried to see if she could manage it and get up from the bed cause she was thirsty and needed water."I can't believe you had this much to drink, Roxanne" she said, her voice barely above a whisper. She struggled to suppress the pain for somewhile, so she could go get herself the water she needed. But minutes later, the aches became excruciating and she could not manage, cause it was hitting her directly in her eyes.She got up again and about to go grab herself water, but as she was about to take a walk, she slumped on the floor .And then, Asher felt a tap on his shoulder when he jumped up and switched on the light then took his eyes round the room but there was definitely no one else in the room with them."I know I dream a lot lately, but this is so real" he said, then extended his hand to switch off the light so he could go back to sleep, when he suddenly noticed that Roxanne was not
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen.
Roxanne who was completely frustrated and out of idea on what to do, she had hurried home that same day. She could not believe her family were back to trenches just in a twinkle of an eye. Roxanne was all about how and what she was going to do, so she could help her family out of the situation they found themselves into.Asher knew she probably had found out the news of what he did to her family. He gave her a little space to avoid things that would likely escalate the whole thing.But when he noticed it was taking her too long to at least speak to him, cause he knew. He was definitely the reason why she was called home. But instead, she resorted to crying and staying all by herself.A day passed but it continued. Asher came back and as he entered the room, his eyes went straight to the bed, her usual spot. But Roxanne was obviously not there. He hummed then checked his wristwatch and found out it was 10pm already.It had never happened since he crossed path with Roxanne, that Roxann
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen.
Julia got home. But still, the thought of Geraldine and everything she had played out back at the Kane’s kept flashing on her face. Or was it that Geraldine was looking for a possible way to kick her out of the way?She was more worried about what would become of her friend Geraldine, if Asher eventually shows up and she wouldn't want that for her cause the plan started a long time ago and she had been a part of it all.Shortly after she got down from the and was heading inside, she took her phone off from her handbag and put a call through to Geraldine. If she can't be there, no problem. But she wants to be sure Geraldine knows exactly what she was doing.But unfortunately Geraldine had left her phone in the living room before going over to see Darius in his room. She called severally and no response, she tried few more time but she still didn't pick up."Al..right" She muttered. "Maybe I'm disturbing actually, but I don't mind. I will definitely go back to the Kane's tomorrow, I jus
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve.
"I haven't set my eyes on Darious the whole day, why does he look different since he returned from his trip"Geraldine muttered to herself as she had her eyes scanning the environment, looking for a glimpse of Darius. But Julia her friend, was surprised to why Geraldine seemed drifted away in the midst of their conversation.She held it for some moment but could no longer when she noticed Geraldine was literally absent, which made her feel like she was talking all by her self."What exactly are you looking for Geraldine?" She asked. "Or is that you trying to tell me that i should leave already?"Julia asked but Geraldine paused for a moment, imagining how bad it was that Julia could notice. She concentrated her eyes on Julia and asked. "Why would you think of a thing like that, Julia? You are my friend, remember?"Geraldine asked but Julia shrugged her shoulder while darting her eyes around. "I don’t know, shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"Geraldine shook her head in displeasur
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven.
Since Amelia saw the property deed. She has never been at rest, she became a bug, as she constantly roam around Seth seeking to find out the reason he had to get a house.When she look around her, it's all houses. Why would Seth go as far as acquiring another house? She literally lost count of how many houses her father has in his name.When she noticed Seth was not ready to tell her a thing, she made up her mind to say the word out since she could not hold it back anymore. Seth was in the bathroom and Amelia felt lathering up together would get him spill. So she opened the door and walked straight up to join him in the shower taking of her lingerie as walked up to hold him from behind.Seth wasn't startled, just as if he was expecting her to join him in the shower. Amelia rubbed through Seth's chest, as she headed to his navel button she asked. "Have an idea the last time we did this together?" Seth reached for Amelia’s hands and gently pulled it down while turning to look at her i
Chapter One Hundred and Ten.
Roxanne was not over her last encounter. And that had made her even more wise than she could never imagine, paying attention to every details around her, whenever she found herself with a stranger she know nothing about.She was able to find her way out before it was too late. And when she got to the house, she rang the doorbell for a while but no response.“What is going on? She said and was about to take her phone from the pocket so, she could call inside to know what was happening, but then she heard the door cracked open."Jake, it's you. What is going? Why did it take you forever to get here?" She asked anxiously and for the first time, since they grew into adults. She saw what the tears in Jake's eyes looked like.She quickly grabbed his hand, then pulled him closer to check if any part of his body was paining him, as she traveled her hands round jake's body she said. "This has never happened in the past Jake, I feel so scared seeing you like this. What is it? Are you in trouble
