She kept looking at the phone and then at him for a good three minutes. She opened her mouth here and there but could not formulate better words to use.Then after a while of thinking about what she was seeing she opened up, “what the hell is this Jackson? What do you want to prove by posting this picture online?” She asked and handed him his phone.He took it, smiling at her, then he touched his chest, looking innocent, “me? I would never do anything that will put you in trouble, Eliza. It wasn’t me this time. I know I have done many things that were not really good, but this one was not me. I promise.” Then, after seeing she was not believing any words he was saying, he carried on, “Eliza, why would I allow those people to humiliate you? Everyone is laughing at you because of that. And I think you are not being fair to me or anyone. You know that person who did this,” he said and walked to her side of the table. “I would do anything to make you happy, Eliza,” he said and touched her
“Are you sure about this Micheal?” He asked as he walked inside the company with Micheal by his side. “I’m certain Trevor. There is no way I could mistake that woman for anyone else. The people we hired managed to figure out how to make her look more visible and did whatever they could to find her face. And here we are,” he said, and they entered the room full of TVs. “Afternoon, sir,” the man that sat on the chair said, looking at Trevor. “Managed to find your guy, well, a girl in this case. And here she is, and is it just me or she looks like miss…”“It’s her,” Micheal said, looking at Trevor with a smile. But Trevor was not even blinking at this point. Everything was just not adding up. How the hell could she have been involved with Jackson? And was this all part of the plan? “Trevor, I know this comes as a shock to you. And believe me, I was as surprised as well. But at least we can prove your innocence in court tomorrow. And that way we will win this and the company remains i
At this moment, he didn’t even know what to say. He just sat in his chair, looking at the door. Waiting for someone to walk inside and tell him everything that had just happened was a lie. That what she told him was not true, and he was just imagining everything. Maybe he was dreaming or something.But as time went by, he came to the realization everything was the truth. He couldn’t even do anything about the matter. Tonight was the night he was supposed to decide what was going to happen at the hearing in the morning. To come up with something that will put Jackson in his place.But instead he was sitting on the chair of his office with his head spinning like the world depended on it.Then the door blew inwards, and she walked in.“After what you just found out, I’m not expecting you to take me to court tomorrow,” she walked over and took her seat opposite him.He just stared at her, still in disbelief. And at this moment it wasn't even about only him and how he felt. He thought abou
He sighed as he sat inside his car. After he reached home about thirty minutes, he couldn’t gather the courage to walk inside. He tried to think of better words to use to explain everything to her, but nothing came to him.There were just no two ways about this. The situation was bad and he couldn't explain it in a better way for her to understand. She wouldn’t understand, even if he tried.Because one, she had been telling him that the woman was no good, but he refused that she was just being paranoid and that he loved only her and no one else. That his eyes only see her and not other women. But now how was he going to explain to her that he didn’t see Angela?How was he going to explain to her that it was a mistake? She even told him she suspected something happened between them, but he refused time and time again that nothing happened between him and Angela. But here we are.He took his phone and turned it on. It was eleven in the evening and he was hoping by this time she was asle
“And what do you have to say for yourself about what they are accusing you of?” the judge asked Angela as she sat in the witness box.She looked at Trevor, who was sitting to her left with his wife by his side, but even she could tell things were not okay between them. They walked inside the courtroom separately and they didn’t even look as happy together as she saw them.And this was all she intended to do. This was something she hoped for, and it happened just like that.“Well, what can I even say? The father of my child is the reason I'm here, and he has refused to take care of my baby. He manipulated me and lied about everything,” she said and began crying. “I didn’t even know he was married,” she added.Everyone was quiet, but they talked in whispers of how she sounded truthful. People suddenly began to believe her, and that was something he didn’t want.“Well, why did he bring you here?” Jackson’s lawyer asked her.She was silent as she wiped off her tears. “I don’t even know. S
The next morning he just woke up and did not find his wife in bed. And this time she didn’t even work him up or prepare for him clothes to wear. He got up took a shower and walked downstairs after he finished. “Janet, where is Eliza?” He asked the woman who was sweeping the house. She was about Eliza’s age just a bit older, with long hair that she tied in a ban. All he knew about her was that she used to work for Eliza at some point. “She just walked outside a few minutes ago. She said she will be back soon,” she said looking at him. “Do you need anything? She prepared food for you and she..” she tapped her chin as she looked at him, “dammit I forgot. She asked me to iron cloths for you. I’m sorry sir,” she said gesturing her hands for him to forgive her. He just smiled, she did care, “it’s fine Janet. I will not tell her. And did she say where she was going?” He said walking to the dining table. “She didn’t sir.”“Alright, you can get back to work. I will be going to work and t
His heart was beating as first as it could the closer he got home. He wanted to believe nothing really happened and that she just wanted him home. Maybe she had something planned for him.But the more he told himself that, the more he realized it was not true. Just last night they were not on good terms and this morning she just left without telling him where she was even going.After things got better between them, they never left home without enforcing each other where the other was going. But this morning she just left without telling him anything. That was freaking the hell out of him.He kept calling her, but she didn’t even pick up. Sent messages, but nothing.He drove as fast as he could, but then that day there was a lot of traffic and he nearly got into a fight with someone because he kept shouting for them to drive faster even though he could see that it was not the person’s fault.After an hour and some minutes, he finally reached home, parked his car and riches inside.“El
The next morning he woke up feeling like the world was a better place once again. Everything between him and his wife was perfect. Jackson and his father were locked up, and so was Angela.They still haven’t heard from her concerning her pregnancy so, he just assumed she was lying and he couldn’t have been happier.Eliza was carrying his child, and that was the only mother of his child he wanted. He didn’t want anyone else carrying his child and much less Angela. Not after what she did. He just wanted to be happy, and that was that. And he was getting all the happiness the world could offer.His company was back on business and after the talk he just had with Mubanga when he woke up and couldn’t have been better. He just received a call that all the companies and people that wanted to invest in his company were now calling back because he proved to them that it was all a setup. They were all coming back to buy wine at his company.Also today he decided not to go to work because he jus
The whole thing seemed way too good to be true. Not that the news all together was okay, but the fact of him finding out the person that kidnapped his wife. Bad that too, the person he has been telling them was not good.He turned to look at his wife, and she was lost in thoughts. He just rested his hands on her things and smiled at her as he drove them back home again.“Trevor, what if mother is right about Alexander? He is still my brother, and I was the one who brought him to you guys,” she said.He just kept his smile on for good measure, “Elizabeth, you don’t have to worry about that. You have just been through some major trauma and I don’t want you to start worrying about your half brother. Yes, he is your brother, but that will not change the fact that he tried to kill you,” he pauses as he takes a breath. “Listen, if it turns out it’s him, I will take care of it. You just worry about being calm for that baby. We do want that baby to be safe innit?” He said,She sighed, “alrigh
“What are you doing here, Eliza? And with him,” her mother said glaring at Trevor. “You know how we feel about him. And mother is not feeling too well, him being here will only worsen her condition. I would leave if I were you,” she added and took her seat. Eliza just sighed as she looked at Trevor then walked over to sit next to her mother, “I’m fine thank you and how are you, mother,” she said, smiling at her for good measure. She never wanted what happened to them to happen. But things just happened and there was nothing she could have done about it. She tried helping them but they made things worse for themselves. Even Trevor didn’t want to chase them out of his house, but he had no choice after what they did to him. They were not his favorite people in the world, but for the fact that they were his wife’s family and that Mr. Noah wouldn’t have liked for his family to be elsewhere, he wanted to help them. But fate happened. “Mother I will be having your grandchild for the lov
She wanted him to remain outside because she knew what her mother and grandmother felt about him. But again, she might need him inside. He might be the person she needed to keep her company and make things make sense. She hoped. They walked into the elevator in silence and it went up. He wanted to open up, he wanted to tell her why exactly he wanted to come and talk to her mother and grandmother so badly. But again, he didn’t want to ruin this. And besides, he wasn’t even sure of what he was thinking might have happened and might be going on. But he just wanted to conform and get them out of the picture. Make sure they were not involved in any of this. Or else everything will be ruined for him and her. They got out of the elevator and walked to the room in total silence. “Again, are you sure about what you are doing? You don’t have to do this, Trevor. Don’t be stupid. You can wait for me outside or anywhere I can find you. I know them and it’s better if I talk to them alone,” she
“Finally, you are leaving this place brother-in-law,” Mateo said as he helped Trevor out of bed. “You know, I knew you were going to be fine. I knew she was stressed for no reason. I know how stubborn you can be. You made our lives hell with grandfather. And that's all because of your stubbornness, brother,” he said, smiling at his sister. “See, your husband is fine.” They just smiled at him as well. He was happy to see that Mateo was here to help. Something about him being here just made things that were going through his head easier for him. And that he had someone in Eliza’s family might be good.But also because he wanted to prove to himself that none of them were involved in his wife’s kidnapping. That was all he wanted and he was happy to find out none of his family members were involved. But again, thinking about everything and what kind of people his in-laws are, they can do anything for money and pretend as if nothing bad happened. But kidnapping the daughter of the family
“What are you planning to do Moses? It has been weeks and you haven’t said anything about what happened. We can’t just let them get away with this because you can’t think straight. What should we do?” She asked as she walked to sit next to him. “I love you and I don’t want to force you to do things. But I’m just willing to do more for my kids. They can’t come into this world without us doing something about their lives. We can’t even take care of ourselves, how will we take care of our kids? You wanted one, didn't you?” She asked, playing with his hands. He just smiled at her and looked down again. He didn’t know what to do or say. He thought about what would happen but nothing came to him. He knew he had to do something about this. He knew if he didn’t act smart and listen to his wife it won’t be things at his place. He loved her and wanted to do what she told him. But what could he do about what happened? He didn’t want to do something that would upset his mother. His mother neve
“Mr. Mwansa, we need to find those people. We can’t just leave them after they kidnapped one of the richest people in the city. Try to remember anything about them sir, please,” a police officer asked with his note book in his hands. Trevor thought about everything for a while, but nothing. All he could remember was that the man was tall and well built. Anything other than that he didn’t know. And that the man seemed to have been forced to do what he was doing. He didn’t remember anything else about the people that kidnapped his wife. “I have already told you what I know about those people. I didn’t see them clearly. I went there during the night and that too in the forest. The only source of light there was the moon. I’m sorry, but there is nothing I remember,” he said, holding Eliza’s hand even more tightly. “And you miss,” he said, turning to look at Eliza. “Did you ever see the people that kidnapped you? Your husband speaks of a woman? But when we talked earlier you didn’t men
After a while Micheal finally left and went home because he also wanted to get a shower and he had some things he needed to do for the company. And Trevor just told him that he needed him to be careful because none of them knew what those people would do next. “I was really scared when that man shot you, Trevor. I thought we have lost you,” she said, holding his hands. “I love you. And never do that ever again. Do I make myself clear?” She scolded and rested on his chest. He sighed and kissed her hair, “very clear.” Then he added as an afterthought, “where is Mubanga? She came to visit didn’t she? And does she know that I’m awake?” He asked. Eliza got up from his chest, “yes she knows. Trevor it was on the news and newspapers. Everyone in this city knows you, so she did find out about it. And I talked to her, she has been meaning to come and see you. Even when I was coming here she called me to say that she would come. It’s just that she has been the one running the company. Holdi
“I don’t even know, Micheal. All I know is that they kidnapped my wife and wanted my company and money. Who they are and what motives they might have apart from wanting money from me and my company I have no idea,” Trevor explained finally sitting up straight on the bed. Micheal thought about it for a while then spoke, “we need to figure it out before they show up. They haven’t come yet and I’m sure they are planning something big. They have the papers and the money, they might be waiting for something big. I just don’t know what it is,” he said looking at Trevor. Trevor sighed and then smiled. “What?” Micheal asked. “I didn’t do it,” he said, looking away for a second before turning to look at him again. “What do you mean you didn’t do it? What didn’t you do?” He asked, looking at Trevor questionably. “I didn’t give them anything. I didn’t give up the money nor the company. Those papers were fake. And most of the money was fake as well,” he said but again added before Micheal c
He sat in the living room alone, trying to think of a better way to deal with what was happening in his life. Just when he thought he had done it and finally was leaving this life it turned out he was played. Knowing Trevor and what he had heard about him, he should have expected that but he thought because of Eliza Trevor was desperate and would do about anything without thinking, but he was proved wrong. The place was dim, the only source of light being a candle that sat on the table. The place didn’t look that bad though, but it didn’t look that good either. The man and his wife ran a bar and it seemed not to have been making a lot of money for them. All his life he wanted to get what his family had. He lived with his mother all his life and she never wanted him to do what he was doing. She tried by all means to keep him far away from Eliza’s family and their drama. But after the poor woman died, his mission had been to get back at the family and get what rightfully belonged to