Marcus excused himself as the ambulance van took Kathie away. Lydia stared at him for some moments before walking closer to him."Are you okay?" she inquired, with no emotions.Marcus scoffed, "Wow, I thought you have left the country, why did you come back, are you worried about me?""I think I shouldn't have come; you look alright," she said and turned to leave.Marcus called her back, "You really came here to check on me? You still love me?"Lydia sharply turned to him, "Love you? Over my dead body, you lowlife man. I just came here to check on you due to our history together. I still have some respect, rather than you lingering around women.""You mention that a lot; I'll call it jealousy," Marcus said."Call it what you want, you cheater," she snapped back."You keep calling me a cheater when that is the best version of you! You are the cheater!" Marcus calmly stated.Lydia scoffed, crossing her arms. She exhaled loudly and stated, "I think it's high time I let you know I know abo
Joel knew his days were numbered after finding out that Lydia was ignoring him. He immediately put in work and successfully scammed her, as she withdrew all her money from her bank using his accomplice. He also decided to run away with the money from her family, the money he took from them in the name of investment.(After 2 days)Lydia sat in her office, resting on the chair, swirling around. She kept regretting her decision, realizing Marcus was innocent all this while. She kept wondering what to do.Then, her door was barged open, and she was startled. Her secretary was breathing heavily and sweating."What the hell is happening?" she demanded, feeling very anxious, sensing that something big was about to happen."Ma'am, you have to see this. The financial management department states that all the money in the server has been withdrawn," she stated.Lydia immediately stood up as she heard this, frowned, and slammed the table. "What do you mean? What are you saying? Who withdrew it?
Marcus watched as Lydia left and turned back to the manager, who immediately stood up and bowed to him, then offered her hand for a handshake.Marcus took it, and they greeted each other, then sat down, Kathie sitting beside him. "What happened to her?" Marcus curiously asked.The manager told him, "The money toy sent to her that day, she came and asked for who sent it, then showed me pictures of an unknown man if he is the one that sent it"."So…what actually happened?" Marcus inquired, listening attentively."As I see it, she has been scammed, I think someone impersonated himself as the one that sent the money, she fell for it," the manager told him. Marcus immediately knew Joel was at work, he scoffed, "That clueless lady, I know this will happen".The manager nodded, then added, "Why are you here, please? How can I help?"Mary came to the bank so she could issue a black card to Kathie also. The manager did the processing and after finishing it, she assured them she would deliver th
"Joel has a hideout, a cabin in the woods outside of town. He used to go there whenever he needed to lay low or conduct shady business."Marcus's eyes brightened. "Really? How do you know about it?""My father shared it with me. I don't know the reason. He just told me that whenever I was looking desperately for Joel, I should go there. He didn't even know I know the hideout."Marcus nodded. "Do you know how to get there?"Sophia nodded. "Yes, I've been there a few times with him. I can give you directions."Marcus listened attentively as Sophia directed him to the location and every possible way to get to the hideout."Just be careful, Marcus. Joel can be dangerous. He has many people with him," Sophia worriedly said.Marcus nodded as he hurriedly left the office and slammed the door. As soon as he reached out, he called Ivan and gave them the location.****Ivan and Paulina arrived at the location, and it was a shabby wooden house.They stealthily made their way through the underbru
At the police station, Lydia arrived in a flurry of nervous energy, her mind swirling with a myriad of emotions. She hurried inside, eager to confront Joel and demand answers.Entering the interrogation room, Lydia's eyes locked onto Joel, who sat slumped in a chair."You scumbag! You this liar! How could you do this to me?" Lydia exclaimed, grabbing him by the collar, the police officer immediately freed him from her.Joel remained silent, his gaze fixed on the floor."I am the stupid one to fall for your lies, you are not the one that even sent the money, I am being stupid to believe you""yeah, you are stupid and greedy, all what you care about is money", Joel stated.Lydia scoffed, "I thought you were the one that sent me the money, I was being stupid for that but not greedy"."If not of greediness, why did you divorced Marcus and lose a gem", he slipped, and nearly revealed Marcus.Lydia frowned, she was confused, "A gem?".Marcus had warned him not to reveal him to her, he staye
"I don't know what to say, you really surprised me," Lydia stated, still flushing.Alexander nodded and motioned for her to sit down. Lydia snapped at the waitress, who immediately rushed towards them."Give us saffron risotto with truffle mashed potatoes, and Dom Pérignon champagne". he ordered.The waitress bowed, and left to prepare it."Wow, you are so rich in taste, I love that," Lydia said."Yeah, that's the reason I have more taste than you," Alexander stated."Please, I want to know, why did you choose to help me? Like... you don't even show yourself. How did you find me?" Lydia asked."I saw you, and you are hot, and I become an observer, walking around and hanging around you. So, when I see you in a problem, I should help, so I help," he said with composure, even when he was lying.Lydia didn't even think about the authenticity of Alexander; she was carried away by his flashy living and already concluded that he was the man she was here to meet.Their food arrived, and the c
Marcus and Kathie made their way to the hideout, where the man was kept. As they entered the basement, where the man was tied to a steel chair. Paulina and Ivan immediately approached him."Sir, we caught him trying to run away from the country," Ivan reported. Marcus nodded and walked towards the man. His face was bloody, as Ivan had tortured him to confess who sent him, but he refused to talk."He hasn't confessed yet," Marcus inquired, and Ivan nodded.Marcus snapped at Kathie as she came forward with a briefcase in her hand. Marcus stepped behind for her to do her work.Kathie opened the briefcase and brought out a ton of gold, "Look, a ton of gold worth $500,000, tell us who sent you and we will give you this."The man raised his head, dripping with blood, and scoffed, "You think you can convince me with this meagre amount of money? I would rather die than tell you who sent me."Ivan was off hearing this as he stepped forward, but Kathie motioned for him to stop, then brought out
"No! That isn't the reason," she exclaimed, her voice tinged with frustration. "You should have pretended like you didn't know me back then. You want to spoil my relationship with Alexander, my savior."Marcus scoffed, his tone tinged with disbelief. "Your savior indeed... so why are you here?""Look, I know it's my fault," she began, her words rushed. "I should have talked to you back then. I shouldn't have just concluded. I made a mistake.""Good, you know," Marcus simply said, his expression unreadable."So, that's the thing. I'm giving you another chance," she continued, desperation creeping into her voice. "Take this cheque of $10 million dollars and live a proper life without hanging around women. It should be okay for you to start a business. You are smart, and I am sure you will know how to maintain and grow it."Oliver took a deep breath, his gaze steady as he held Lydia's intense stare. "Lydia, I appreciate this, but I don't want—"Lydia's eyes flashed with frustration. "You'