Melissa drove her mother and her brother to the hospital with her secretary in the car.Throughout the journey to the hospital, all Agnes did was to threaten Leo and curse him endlessly."That failure of a man called Leo is going to pay for harming my son," Agnes seethed, "I don't care what it's going to take. I'm going to make sure he eats the dust for daring to lay a hand on my son."Melissa gnashed her teeth as she drove to the hospital. She was finding it difficult to believe that Leo was the one who harmed her brother. She had grown accustomed to knowing Leo as a peace loving and gentle person, she never believed that he would be able to do such a thing.While she was still thinking about the issue, her secretary jumped in on the issue."You know what?" He started, "I'm not surprised at all that he did this... He has always been a pretender and a liar. I'm only shocked that it has taken you this long to see through his facade of fake goodness."Melissa clenched her fingers tightl
The driver had stopped the car by the side of the road and had ran away, leaving a confused Leo and Helen in the car."What's happening?" Helen asked in bewilderment, there was also a hint of panic in her voice. She had never seen her driver just stop the car and run off into the dust before.Just as those words left Helen's lips, the sound of tires screeching on the asphalt filled the air and their car was suddenly obstructed by two black cars, one in front and one at the back.Before they could process what was happening, a dozen gangsters spilled out of the black cars and surrounded their car.The events that just unfolded felt like a bad dream to Leo, he couldn't believe that they had just landed into the net of blood thirsty gangsters. The man who led the gangsters was a tall light skinned man who looked muscular and fit. His head was bald and it was decorated with lots of vile tattoos, he looked scary and unpleasant.He was the one who jumped on the hood of the car and stared i
The lead gangster was initially confused but he quickly came to the conclusion that Leo was taking a bold move to come before him and beg.A wide, cocky smile appeared on his face but before he could open his mouth to utter any words, he received the greatest shock at that moment.POW!Leo had delivered a very powerful and precise punch to the lead gangster's face, and the punch was so powerful that the lead gangster could barely stand.All he could do was to clutch his nose in pain and stagger backwards while his thick red blood dripped from Leo's clenched fist.'What the hell?!' the lead gangster cursed in his thoughts, 'how dare he? How dare he lay a hand on me?! He's going to pay!!!?'The other gangsters had been terribly shocked by the scene that had transpired before them. They had never expected a man like Leo to be able to make their boss bleed, but he did it and they all stood there in shock, moping like morons till their leader turned to them and yelled vilely. "What do you
Leo's eyes widened immediately when he heard those words.Of everything he expected to hear from the young Miss, marriage was not one of them. He was shocked and as a result of that, he didn't know how to reply to her.A lot of thoughts were running in his head as he looked at her smiling sweetly at him while awaiting his response.'What's she thinking?' he asked himself, 'hasn't her grandfather asked me this same question? What does she want me to say now?.... That I don't want to marry her? I mean... Now that I think about it, marrying her is not a bad idea though... She's rich and pretty. Though I can't tell who's more beautiful between her and my ex-wife, I know for sure that her beauty is unique and makes her stand out...'Leo's thoughts rambled on and on while Helen stood quietly before him, still smiling.She noticed that her statement had made him uncomfortable and he was struggling with a reply. She burst out in laughter to offset the awkwardness and said, "Stop acting too s
The moment the people around heard her identity, they instantly dispersed and went about their businesses. Nobody wanted to gossip about someone with so much power and prestige and end up getting themselves in trouble.The man who trailed behind her was her secretary and he couldn't stop yapping about the magnificence of the place."Oh my God, look at the size of this building!" He gushed, "I don't even want to think about how much it would've cost to erect such building. This is seriously a big business going on here...""Yes... This is no ordinary place," Melissa added, "this place is a dedicated venue for the Jones family. No other family is allowed to use this building for their events except them. It's a testament to the amount of influence they have in this city.""Woah..." The secretary exclaimed, "that amount of influence must be insane. Imagine having exclusive access to such luxury for your events.""That's why we all work so hard," Melissa shrugged, "so that we can have a si
Helen, who was the granddaughter of the host of the event was standing so casually amidst the guests and none of them could recognize her.That was because before then, she had not made a lot of public outings, it would only take someone who had a lot of Intel to know that Helen was the host.Melissa was not an exception, she didn't know who Helen was, all she knew was that Helen was extremely beautiful. At this point, Leo had seen Melissa coming towards him but he frowned and pretended as if he didn't know who she was.However, Melissa was not willing to let Leo go that easily. She stood before him and greeted him.He replied her greeting with evident disinterest and threw his face away.The both of them just acted as if they were strangers who had not lived in the same house at some point in their lives.Melissa felt a slight pang of annoyance in her heart, 'so my mum was right huh? He's seeing another woman.'"Leo?" Helen called and Leo turned towards her, "do you know her? Is she
Before Melissa could say anything else, Baron butted in on their conversation."Melissa!" He said cheerily, "where did you just run off to?"Melissa was grateful for the interruption because it saved her from the discomfort of the moment.However, as she turned to Baron to reply to him, she noticed that he had paused and was staring weirdly at Helen."What's the matter?" Melissa asked,"Who's this... Beautiful damsel?" Baron asked while licking his lips in a lecherous manner.Melissa suddenly became uncomfortable because of Baron's statements. When she arrived earlier, she had stolen the attention of all the people present because of her stunning beauty, but now that Helen had arrived, people were starting to notice her and point out that she was truly the most beautiful woman at the event– not Melissa.Baron's statement pierced straight through Melissa's heart like a knife and she frowned at him as a sign for him to shut up– but he didn't listen. He intensified his gaze on Helen and
Baron couldn't believe his ears.He stared at Helen in shock, 'Did she just compare me to this low-life? Does she know who I am?'Baron was used to having women swoon over him whenever he approached them, so this rejection from Helen was a big blow to his ego. He decided to offset some of his embarrassment by trying to discredit Leo."I don't know the spell that this young man has cast on you for you to defend him like this but I just want you to know that I care about you deeply and I don't want you to come to any harm by associating yourself with this gold digger. In case you haven't noticed, he's a gold digger, and he's only after your money and your body. Can't you see the deception hiding behind those eyes?" Baron said shamelessly as he pointed at Leo incriminatingly.Helen acted as if she was shocked and turned to look at Leo.A wide grin of conceit appeared on Baron's face, and he thought that he had succeeded until he realised that Helen and Leo were only exchanging amused gla