"Okay?"Suddenly, Nina's phone rang. Lisa huffed at the interruption and hissed silently. Nina just ignored her and glanced at her phone. It was Nichola.Seeing the caller ID, Nina didn't hesitate to pick the call. " Nichola?" " Yes." Then Nichola informed her of what had happened at the hospital. Nina pulled her brows together, perplexed and stunned. " Are you serious?! How could that happened? Aren't there securities?!" She couldn't help but ask. " I don't know but I am going to find out now." Nichola responded to her in a bass tone. Nina sighed and nodded. " I will be there now." She told him and the call was hung up. Then, she turned to Lisa. " You should get going. I have to leave now." Lisa stood up immediately. " Why? You haven't answered my question and you expect me to leave? How is that possible?"She scowled and shook her head. " I can't leave unless you give me an answer." Nina glared at Lisa instantly. However, she didn't say anything and just walk
Liliana stared into space. She felt like she had just been dropped in a bucket of ice cold water and then abandoned in a freezer.She was too shocked to move.Scar laughed at her bewildered expression."Guess your hobby didn't tell you that. Too bad. It's too late for you to ask Him about it anyway... you know, considering the fact that you won't see him again", he laughed and raised her to a standing position.She was so weakened by the news that she could not object. She just kept him move her like a luggage."Come on. At least put a smile on this pretty face of yours", Scar jested, pulling her chin up but she pulled her head away from his palms.He mocked her resistance and then proceeded to press a cold lip towards her neck and she shuddered in disgust."Let's get going, princess. We have quite a lot of things to do"*"I suspect someone has been out to get her for a long time now", Catherine said lowly to Nichola outside the ward.Mia had a scowl on her face as she stood in the d
Almost immediately after she lifted her head from her father's chest, she heard a loud beeping sound from the machine that was connected to her father.She frantically looked around, lost for a moment on what to do before running out to get the doctor.The doctor upon examining the situation shook his head."Please tell me what is going on doctor", she said in a rush but he did not give her a reply.She watched him as he hurried out, making a call.Catherine thought she would go crazy. She did not know what to do. She thought of calling Nichola again but thought against it. She did not want to appear insensitive. She cried as she watched her father remain unmoving, yet the machine continued to beep.She cried as she held unto his hands, wishing he would just wake up with a smile on his face. She wished that some miracle would happen.She remained in that position for over thirty minutes, her tears staining her cheeks and the bed.Some minutes later, she suddenly felt a presenc
Like a flash, it was the fifth day since Liliana's kidnap, and no one had been able to successfully track down Liliana or the kidnapper.It had been five days of mental torture for all her loved ones, including Nichola, who did not know how she was faring.He thought he would go crazy. How could she just have seemingly vanished into thin air?All the resources he had sent out in search of her had failed. He walked into his company briskly, trying hard not to frustration tell in his walking. Oliver came in after him to give him the update again."If you don't have any positive news, I don't want to hear it, Oliver."He sighed. Truly, he had no leading news. "Okay, young master. "Nichola toyed with a pen as he reclined into his seat and closed his eyes.He wished Liliana would just appear and massage his shoulders, telling him he should relax, and that she was there."I'm here! Nichola", he heard a feminine voice call from the entrance door.Heels clinked on his tiles as she strutted
Catherine ended her revelation with a sigh as she stared at Nichola's unreadable expression.The sound of his ringing phone permeated the silent office. "What is it."He answered it and Catherine observed the obvious darkening of his expression as he heard whatever the caller said."I'll be there in a moment"He picked up his suit jacket and walked out of his office. Catherine, oblivious to the reason of his reaction stood as well.He walked out of the office and she followed suit."I'm coming with you"He did not give her a response. He just kept walking and she took it as an affirmative for her to follow.As he entered his car and revved the engine, when Oliver rushed over to him."Oliver""Young master, we have the guy who tried to attack Liliana"Nichola's eyes darkened dangerously."My men got the man after trailing part of the attack that day to him. He refused to talk till he was tortured and nowhere is ready to confess"Nichola caressed his chin, boiling within but trying to
"Please, help me Steven", Sandra pleaded after explaining all that had happened to Stephen Grey.He smiled as he listened to her recount all that he was already aware of.He was silent on the line as he listened to her sob pitifully. "For the sake of partnership at least," she pleaded, and he sighed as though he bad just thought very hard about the subject.Sandra waited, her heart beating rapidly as she anticipated what Steven might say. She stared at Dane, who just stared at the television in front of him, obviously ignoring her."Okay, fine. I will do my best"She let out a sigh of relief and said loudly, "Thank you so much, Steven. Thank you. "The call ended, and she hugged her husband, who did not even look in her direction to see the smug look on her face."I have the assurance of help from Steven Grey," she boasted to her husband, who did not act like he heard her.She sighed. He really did not care.*Mark and Lisa went over their plan on how to extort as much money in Mark'
Liliana's face was swollen. She had cried herself to sleep since Scar had told her of his intentions and adamantly refused to change his mind.He had walked out on her, telling her to deal with her emotions and just face the reality that she would never see Nichola again.Tears threatened to spill from her eyes. She stared at nothing in particular, sitting still on the chair she had sat for a long time, thinking.She wondered how worried Nichola, her parents, and friends would be. She had been gone for so long without a trace, and it did not seem like she would be found anytime soon because Scar seemed to be very meticulous in his planning.She had overheard him talking to someone Ln the phone about covering up his tracks to avoid being tailed by the police and all who had been sent to find Liliana.At the thought of Nicholw, her heart throbbed. All she had to do was trust him. She beat herself mentally for not even giving him a benefit of the doubt and just throwing him out of
"That is because there has been nothing to be worried Andrea. I think you should be more worried about Liliana's disappearance and how to get her back for your son""That is none of your business. Just make sure that Nichola is not out to get Liliana again. I can not risk Liliana going back to that son of a bitch""He won't. Trust me. He is busy with other things." Andrea narrowed her eyes at her suspiciously and said nothing anymore on that aspect. Suddenly, she questioned, " Where is your father? I promised to take care of his bills but I can't even find him at the hospital anymore. Have you taken him to somewhere else?" Catherine had already planned on hearing this and how to face this question so it didn't astound her when she heard this. Rather, she shook her head and maintained a straight face. " I just changed the hospital because I managed to get a contact with the divine healer who said he was going to heal my dad." She responded seriously, which resulted into
She wanted to burst into laughter, but she saw that she would only be mocking herself by doing that as the whole situation seemed to be laughing at her now. "Do you mean he is the young master of the Redgraves?" she asked to be sure, and Liliana nodded with a mocking smile. She immediately connected all dots and saw that she should be the one to leave and be punished by Nichola. "Oh my God!" She exclaimed and put her hands over her head. She fell to her knees in remorse when she realized that her poor son-in-law, whom she hated so much, was the perfect husband for her daughter. She wished she had known better and treated him better. "Yes, mum. I hope you are glad now," Liliana said sarcastically, and her mother pleaded for forgiveness from Nichola for her evil deeds to him. "I am so sorry, young master. I did not know. I regret all my actions. I will change, Nichola," she pleaded in tears, but Nichola and Liliana knew bet
Lisa thought she was dreaming as she had been in there for quite a while when she saw Mark. She kept staring at him quizzically with a slight frown on her face when he tapped her harshly, irritated by how she just sat there and stared when they had limited time. He did not want to risk being caught by the heft securities of the corporation. She still kept staring at him till he slapped her to being her back till consciousness and lifted her. "Mark, you came," she muttered weakly with a smile, thankful that she was out of that terrible dungeon. He rushed outside with her in his arm, dodging into pillars at intervals when he caught sight of some security personnel walking in his direction or around. He looked towards the gate and saw that it was empty for a moment and there was no one standing there to hinder him from escaping. He broke into a sprint to the gate, but just as he was about a step out of the gate, a security stood in his way. He frowned and tried to run past him,
Oliver, in the presence of all who were present in the room, took out a compact disk containing a footage, one which would expose every secret and inserted They all watched him with curious eyes and perplexity as he did all he did carefully.The tape began rolling, and Dane's father appeared on the huge monitor screen.*The tape was in a black and white format, signifying that it was a tape that went way back.He wore a malicious expression on his face as he discussed it with another man. He was talking with Collins in hushed tones, which was still audible to all in the room.They were discussing the wealth of the Redgraves."There is so much wealth in the Redgrave lineage. our generation can not suffer when can also tap I to the wealth of the Redgrave"Dane's father's eyes lit with interest and mischief."You are so smart. I had been thinking of that, too. We have to come up with a plan to take over their wealth as soon ad possible, lest they hand it over to someone else in their l
Anna who was at the entrance was already waiting for this time and decided to follow Nichola as he passed by her without even sparing her a glance. However, before she could take a step, a figure blocked her suddenly. " What are you doing ?! Who are you?! Get away from my sight!" Anna yelled arrogantly and hissed at Catherine, who was standing in front of her with her hands clasped together. " Why do you want to follow him? You know the truth so just back out." Catherine told her and snorted with disdain. Anna was infuriated with Catherine's words and glared fiercely at Catherine! " Shut up! You better shut up right now! Look, I don't know who you are, but you can't tell me anything! The fucking nerve of you to stop me and......" Pah! Anna was interrupted instantly as a crisp sound resounded in her ears, her ears buzzing! Five fingerprints immediately appeared on her cheeks! She stared at Catherine incredulously, her jaws slacking...Catherine withdrew her hand and bl
"Stay with me please, Liliana," he pleaded, his hands on her cheeks and tears rolled down her cheeks.She struggled to stay away, but she could not help the feeling of unconsciousness that loomed around her. " Ni-Nichola, you finally .... came..." she choked out and gave in to the welcoming darkness, while Nichola held her body that was already covered in blood. Staring her like this, Nichola didn't know when his eyes went red, bloody, crimson, his hands trembled as his heart squeezed together.....rage and resentment thumped in his heart like a drum beat and he marinated in ire! Liliana was his only weakness and they managed to use his weakness against him! They must face his deadly side whether alive or not breathing! Steven saw what just happened. His eyes widened out of disbelief. Immediately, he sucked his teeth and turned to Scar. " Why did you do that?! You are going to implicate us?! Are you that crazy?! That was not part of the plan!" He shouted annoyingly at Scar
Mia gasped and heaved in intense pain as she was held by Leonardo's men.She felt her impending doom looming over her, and she burst into tears from both the physical pain and the pain that was to come."I am very sorry. I am sorry I hurt and disappointed you. Please let me go. I swear I would never do it again," she pleaded tearfully, groaning in pain as she spoke.He turned to look at her, and the coldness with which he looked at her sent shivers down her spine, and she knew she was really in for it."Please," she begged, but he remained silent as they drove away."I promise I do not have anything to do with Liliana's disappearance. Truly, I sent men after her to hurt her, but luckily, she was rescued. Please release me, Leaonardo," she cried even more loudly, trying to buy some luck and gain sympathy from him.He kissed his teeth with his lips and shot a glare in her direction, silencing her."Save your explanations. You will explain when we get to our destination, "he sa
Andrea knew there was no escape this time. She had been caught, and all her plans had gone down the drains. All her lies stared at her in the face. The audio Dane had made had made had exposed every lie without any chance for her to deny it.She grew red in shame and refused to meet Sandra's eyes. She could not even bear to see the look of disappointment on her best friend's face."I can not believe you, Andrea," Sandra screamed at the top of her voice at her, full of anger and disappointment. "How could you?"Andrea shifted uncomfortably, suddenly finding the marble tiles to be the most interesting thing in the world."You deceived me into thinking that your son was royalty. I can't even believe I fell for that lie. You yourself have no royal blood in you. You wanted my precious daughter to get married to that incomplete, animalistic son of yours, eh?"Sandra could not hold back her tears as she imagined what would have happened if they had gotten married."Thay beast that dies
She looked quite okay to him and he wondered what help she could have called him there for.She smiled charmingly and poured an expensive wine into two wine glasses."We will get to that but first, have a drink", she said, sauntering over to him to hand him a glass of sparkling wine.Nichola looked down at the drink in Anna's hand coldly and refused it instantly. " There is no need. If you don't have anything to say. I will take my leave." He checked the time on his wristwatch and drew his brows together into a frown. Anna's face changed immediately, her lips twisting. " Why are you in a hurry? You just got here. Do you hate me that much you can't stand to see me or be in the same room with me? Don't forget there is still a marriage contract of me to you so I still have the right to call you." Nichola slowly lifted his head and gave her a dirty look. " Did you forgot to mention you also broke the contract cause you said you can't marry someone worthless and useless like me
Oliver and his men talked about getting a submarine. They had reached out to a number of people who could make one available soonest.Oliver came to tell Nichola that they had gotten one already, and Nichola gave a curt nod in approval.As he turned to leave, his phone suddenly rang. It was Anna calling.He pressed his lips together in a thin line and answered the call."Nichola," she called from the phone with a slight slur in her soft voice, almost trying to sound pitable. "Please come over to my place as soon as you can,"Nichola scrunched his brows, pinching the bridge of his nose. As if she could see his face, she quickly added. "I need your assistance with something urgently,"He sighed. He was not in the mood to go back and forth with Anna, so he decided to just go there to see what was up with her and get it done with already."Are you there, Nichola?", she asked"Where are you?""I'm at a hotel. please come quickly", she purred slightly and Nichola grew skeptical for a secon