Alma took one last look at her husband. She didn't have any feelings left in her heart.It became clear to her that she would not regret anything she was about to do.Not after what Vincent had shown her...After that, she knew that such a man shouldn't be allowed to survive."I'm glad that Vincent's beating didn't kill you. Now I will finish the job myself." Alma said.FLASHBACK...After Ferdinand and José left Vincent's mansion, Alma showed up.Alma, intending to kill Veronica for stealing her husband, managed to get passed the gates of Vincent's mansion and stared at the front door from behind a close by tree in their front garden.She had walked in with ease thanks to her son's being the main focus of the security guard at the gate.Alma was sure that Vincent was at home and didn't go in directly to corner Veronica."Not yet... Not just yet...Why don't you stay alone?" Alma muttered, spying on them from the same spot she did on the previous day.Vincent and Veronica were discussing
Ferdinand and José made their way to Vincent's living room where he was seated and watching the news."Vincent there is a problem. This morning we woke up and found people taking our properties out of the mansion..." Ferdinand began explaining all that happened to them that morning but Vincent didn't seem to be listening.José tapped his brother, "He is not listening to you. Just look."Vincent looked like he couldn't be bothered about Ferdinand's complaints even in the slightest way.Ferdinand looked at Vincent and realized that all the things he has been saying has been to nothing but deaf ears."Vincent. Vincent, I'm talking to you!" Ferdinand called out.Vincent still ignored the presence of José and Ferdinand in his mansion and continued to focus his attention on the television although he knew they were there."What the fuck?!" Ferdinand made a move towards Vincent but José pulled him back by the shoulder."What is it?!" Ferdinand burst out.José's eyes were also fixed on the tel
After the arrest of Ferdinand and José, Vincent went to his father in prison who had earlier on been transferred to a different prison from the first so he wouldn't have to deal with Ferdinand and José.Vincent told his father about how far he had gone with his plans against the Idris family and Devine couldn't help but stay silent and listen to all that his son had done."I'm proud of you, son. You have a fearless heart. Hold on tight to that courage of yours because you will need it for what lies ahead." Mr Devine said to Vincent."I'll come to bail you out soon after the court hearing on the Idris family case," Vincent promised his father."I look forward to it." Mr Devine replied and hugged his son one last time in prison.Four weeks later...The judge hit the gavel against his desk in an attempt to put everyone in order.The court went silent and the judge signalled for Ferdinand, who was in the witness box, to continue with what he was saying.So far, all that came from Ferdinand
"Kate. Can you tell the court and the judge the truth about that video? Were you tortured and forced to speak or did you confess everything on your own accord?" Mr Black asked Kate in front of everyone.José smirked, knowing that his sister would never admit it as real evidence. He relaxed his back on his seat and even looked in Vincent's direction."It's all true your honour." Kate fessed up to the crimes.José's smile was slapped off of his face as he got up and ran towards his sister. Just as he was about to attack Kate, a nearby officer pulled him back.Since José could not physically harm he resulted to shouting, "Traitor! You little bitch! You fell so hard in love with your kidnapper that you're willing to send your blood to jail?!"Ferdinand sat speechless on his seat and looked at Kate who then avoided eye contact with him. This betrayal hurt. Why did Kate expose them? And just like that? Was she in on it with Vincent all along?Ferdinand turned his head to look at Vincent. Vi
Ferdinand and José were placed in the same cell but Kate and Alma were placed in different ones as females.On the same night of the day they were found guilty, Ferdinand remained awake in the cell until midnight while José fell asleep at ten o'clock.The cell had no windows. Just three walls and the fourth wall being replaced by steel bars holding prisoners in.The entire place smelt like puke and dust. A feeling of death lurked about. A lot of things unseen to a normal citizen have happened in that prison which should not be mentioned at all.People who became prisoners there were treated exactly and even worse than the criminals they were. And most times, the level of suffering to be endured by the criminal depends on how high the crime committed.Ferdinand got up and restlessly walked about in the cell wondering to himself if this was how it was going to end for him."Will I be wasting my further years suffering in prison because of that chameleon of a man?" Ferdinand gritted his t
On the next morning, the news of Ferdinand's and José's mysterious disappearance from prison without a trace was the talk of the entire city and every news channel carried the news.Vincent's remote almost slipped out of his fingers while he listened to the news showing on his flat-screen TV."Vincent honey, what's the matter?" Tasha asked, appearing from the kitchen with two cups of coffee in her hands.Tasha sat next to Vincent and placed his cup of coffee on the glass table in front of him.She saw the shocked look on Vincent's face which slowly changed into a worried one."Vincent?" Tasha repeated his name.Tasha then turned to look at the TV and after reading the headlines, her heart seized.The cup in Tasha's hands slipped and shattered at her feet, pouring out hot coffee unto her foot. That was when she caught Vincent's attention.Tasha screamed and jumped up. Vincent put his arms around her and lifted her above the ground to avoid her getting injured with the broken ceramic cup
"Your brother escaped. Yes. But how does that mean I helped him? You told me to leave him there and that was exactly what I did. You watched me lock the cell after you walked out." Mr Alfredo Clayton told Ferdinand.Then how the hell did he manage to get out?" Ferdinand's tone lowered a little."How should I know? We left at the same time." Mr Alfredo sipped on his wine again.Ferdinand tightened his fists as if ready to throw a blow at the nearest person. He left the living room and entered his bedroom upstairs.Ferdinand paced left and right in his bedroom trying to figure it all out.Something told Ferdinand that Mr Alfredo had something to do with José's escape but where was the proof?Mr Alfredo had indeed left the prison with Ferdinand and he had come in alone. There was no one else.Unless of course, someone was hiding separately in the dark and waiting for them to leave.But if that was the case then who would have sent that person?Or did José escape on his own? That was a tho
One year later...Vincent paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room, anxiously awaiting news about his wife, Tasha, who was in labour. He had never felt so nervous in his life. He had read all the books and attended all the classes he could, but nothing could have prepared him for the emotional rollercoaster that he was experiencing right now."Why didn't she let me go in with her? Typical Tasha. She's always worried about others. This is no time to put me first! I'm her husband!" Vincent thought. The wait was killing him.Vincent recalled the excitement and anticipation that he and Tasha had felt when they found out that they were expecting their first child. After a year of their marriage, they finally had a baby. A baby that Vincent couldn't wait to hold.He wished he could take all the pains away and bear it for his wife.Tasha's piercing screams came out of the delivery room once again and Vincent's heart skipped a beat.They had spent months preparing for this moment, f