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Asher's Legacy. Chapter Sixty Four.
Jessica rolled from one end of the bed to the next one, she was tired and exhausted. Her phone clutched tightly in her hand, it suddenly became a routine she would call Asher every morning to pass on a message.She had been trying to reach Asher since it was 5:00 in the morning, but just like the others, it went straight to voicemail.At a point she lay still, having a close look at her phone, she was trying to be sure it was Asher's number she's been trying to call all the while. "What is going on? Why should connecting to Asher be this difficult, lately? She muttered to herself, after confirming it was definitely ashers number showing right there in her screen.Her thought quickly drifted to the last time he had spoken with him over the phone to tell him, she found Asher and how happy he was on that day."But I have been consistent all through the assignment. And I know I have gathered literally every information Asher might be needing, so why is he giving up on me now?"Jessica's t
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
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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
Chapter One Hundred and Nine.
Roxanne was getting all fed up as she could not concentrate on her own life but constantly getting an impromptu call from family. She had discussed with Asher since she returned back to the hotel, that she would like to go out there in search of something she could do to enable them take care of the bills they had incurred staying in the hotel. Which she was not ready to see Asher to go through it alone.But Asher hesitated, pleading with her to give him a little more time to put things in place. And then Meredith's call came, sounding really urgent, Roxanne felt she was leaving a life outside the dreams she had for herself.But she just can't control the way things kept turning out for her, she got disheveled after receiving the heart wrecking call from Meredith. Immediately, she got busy preparing to go see Meredith and probably know what's up. Roxanne was done with everything, then extended her hand to the drawer so she could pick her purse up, when she heard Asher said something,
