The day after Christmas, Stephanie quickly informed the chief that Ivy had finally regained her memories. The chief, delighted by the news, left the police station immediately upon receiving Stephanie's message.With the holidays causing a backlog of closed cases, the approval for Jack's release had also come through. Notably, Dexter's lawyer revealed that Dexter himself had asked them to drop the charges against Jack and Alex. This strongly suggested that Dexter's disappearance was orchestrated by someone intimately familiar with both Jack and Alex. The chief's suspicions narrowed to one individual: James Richmond.Upon arriving at the Stannins apartment, he was greeted by Ivy who recognised him as "chief" enough to convince him that her memories had truly returned."Hello, chief," Ivy greeted."Hello Ivy, it's nice to have you back." The chief said. He was really happy to know that Ivy was recovering very fast. He knew it wouldn't be long before she begins to move without her wheelc
Stephanie couldn't have been more surprised than she became when Ivy suddenly asked about her father. She wished Ivy hadn't asked because she never wanted to remember it. It was such a painful memory and she really never wanted to visit that timeline in her life ever again. "Mom, did I say something wrong?" Ivy asked seeing how emotional her mother had become all of a sudden because of her question. "No Ivy, you didn't," Stephanie replied trying to brace herself for that which she was about to reveal to Ivy. For sixteen years, she had kept the truth about the death of her husband Charles from Ivy but seeing her raise the question that afternoon, she knew it was time to tell her the truth. "Your dad died on the same day as Dexter's father. He was assassinated by some cruel political thugs." Stephanie said, her voice betraying her as she tried to hold back the tears that tried finding their way down her cheeks. "He was the speaker to the governor of Malibu district. He found out
"I told you she'll not agree to our request," Stephanie said her eyes meeting with the chief's. "We would still go ahead with pressing charges and hope to see if we can win in court," the chief replied. Steering the conversation back to Dexter, Stephanie inquired if there were any leads to his whereabouts as well as those who were responsible for his disappearance. None yet, but we suspect James Richmond." Stephanie wasn't surprised that the chief was considering Dexter's uncle as a suspect. His relationship with Dexter was enough to raise concerns and suspect him. "What of Jack? Has he been released?" Stephanie inquired. "He'll be released today according to Dexter's order. This is more reason why I strongly believe that James is responsible for Dexter's disappearance," Stephanie replied. Ivy was lost in thought pondering over the possibility of the Waynes being involved in Dexter's disappearance too. She had a strong hunch that the Waynes could be involved and it would
"Let me go," Sandy cried as the gentlemen who had abducted her dragged her to their hideout. They had snuck up on her when she stepped on the brakes of her car on her way returning from Ivy's place. She had wound down, mistaking the gentlemen for someone who wanted to who wanted to ask her something. It was in that moment after she had angrily turned off her phone that the man covered her nose with a handkerchief causing her to lose her consciousness. She regained her consciousness moments later only to find out that she had been blindfolded, her hands tied behind her and being dragged to a place she had no idea where."Let me go you cowards," she spat angrily. A hand pushed her causing her to fall on the ground. She felt someone taking off her blindfold and when she opened her eyes, she saw James, Jack and Alex all standing in front of her."Hello Sandy," Jack greeted smiling sheepishly."You? How did you get out of prison?" Sandy spat angrily."Come on Sandy, you didn't expect me t
Sandy watched as James callously set the place on fire after dragging herself and Lacey out of the place. She had tried all her best to stop James from setting the palace ablaze but all her pleas had ended up falling on deaf ears. "No...!" She had screamed as she watched the place burn while Dexter remained inside tied tight to the chair and with no way to escape. James laughter echoed in her ears as they drove out of the place. It was the most gruesome sight she could have ever seen in her life. She knew Dexter had people who didn't like him but after seeing what James and his two sons did that night, she could only but infer that they were no longer having their consciences.They arrived at their new location after a couple of minutes on the road and were forcefully dragged in - herself and Lacey."You're animals!" She spat angrily at them. She was still crying knowing fully well that Dexter had been completely burnt already."Someone's crying because of her ex husband. Isn't that
The news of the burnt warehouse spread through the Malibu district like wildfire that night. Reporters had a lot to say regarding the incident and the possibility of Dexter having survived the fire."What!" James's exclamation pierced through the room as he listened to the reporter on TV, who had clearly stated the possibility of Dexter surviving the fire."This can't be!"Alex and Jack couldn't hide their surprise either as they watched the news with their father. They had been expecting to hear about Dexter's corpse being found completely destroyed by the fire. Instead, the reporter announced that there was no sign of any burnt corpse at the warehouse, which was enough to suggest that Dexter could have somehow miraculously survived the blaze."This changes everything," Alex muttered, his mind racing with the implications.Jack nodded, his expression a mix of confusion and concern. "If Dexter's alive, he could expose everything."James's face hardened as he processed the news. "We ne
Raphael and Priscilla Wayne have heard of the sudden disappearance of Dexter but that wasn't their concern. What really matters to them was the fact that their own daughter Sandy was still missing. They've reported to the police to help them look for Sandy and to do everything within their power to make sure nothing bad happens to them.Sonia too, had asked the police to continue their search for Lacey. The news on Dexter's disappearance had almost made them forgotten that Lacey was also missing. Since there was no evidence confirming that she was in the warehouse with Dexter when it was set ablaze, Sonia knew for sure that Lacey was still in the custody of her abductors.“I know for sure that my father and brothers are involved in Dexter's and Lacey's disappearance,” Sonia had told the chief.It's been three days since the warehouse was set ablaze and there's been no news on Dexter and Lacey and with Sandy missing too, it was hard not to suspect James and the twins.“Mom, can we go t
Victor assumed the position of chairman of the company the following day. It was a dream come true for him as he regaled himself in the frenzy of his newly attained position.He was in his office putting a few things together when he heard a knock on the door.“Come in,” he said ushering in Sonia.“Miss Richmond,” he greeted surprised to see Sonia drop by his office that morning.“What do you think you're doing?” Sonia asked, fuming with anger. “Dexter hasn't been confirmed dead yet and you already stepping in to replace him,” she spat angrily.“I beg your pardon miss Richmond..”“It's Sonia,” Sonia corrected angrily.“I beg your pardon miss Sonia but I won't take this from you. Your family might own the largest share in this company but that doesn't mean the world revolves around them,” Victor replied, his own anger palpable.“What did you just say?” Sonia asked unable to understand what Victor meant by what he has said.“You heard me right Sonia. The decision to make me the chairman