"Are you sure about this?" Mandy asked again when she and Declan were alone. They had finished eating earlier. Grandpa Asher and Lily had retired and the couple had their privacy. "You know how much I dislike it when people mess with you. She is getting a lesser punishment because she is the one. Someone else would have seen worse." Declan said firmly. Mandy looked away from Declan briefly and tried to hide the pinkness of her cheeks. It felt good to know that Declan would always support and stand up for her. Even if it were against his ex wife. Mandy had no single doubt in her now and she believed everything Declan had told her. "What about the guy? The fake secretary." Mandy held her breath when she asked this question because she didn't know what to expect. "He is facing the same fate. Both of them must answer to the Law for what they did." Declan said and a smile crept on Mandy's face. If for one thing, she was happy with Declan for choosing to go about this present case the
Declan confirmed his suspicions even before the Director got back to him."Here, it says she had two consecutive visitors last week.""Two? That's not possible."Declan said , turning the computer to look at it. He saw a log and confirmed two people had actually visited his mother. His worry skyrocketed and he began to grow suspicious."Do you have the details of these people?""Of course, I will have the records department prepare and forward their bio to you." The director said as she looked at Declan closely and noticed there was something off with him."Is there a problem, Mr. King?""Not yet. I have to see the visitors to know.""Oh... I’m so sorry. I know you were against her having any visitors but you sometimes sent your men to come check on her. I and the nurses assumed it was the same case the last two times. Besides we put in other security measures by making sure we collect their data first before they go in,""No need to apologize. She is safe now, that is all that matte
Declan dropped the call and all through the night, his mind wandered. He later drifted off to sleep. At the Williams residence the next day. May picked up the post mail their housekeeper had dropped for her on the table."Omg!"May, slumped onto the couch, turning pale instantly."Are you okay?"Clara asked, rushing to her daughter. "Talk to me Baby, what's that?"Clara panicked at the way May sat, stunned and motionless. May was holding a paper in one hand and Clara took it. Her eyes skimmed the lines of the paper and she covered her gape with one hand at once."Omg.. No way. This can't be."Clara collapsed beside May on the couch. They stayed that way in silence for more than five minutes and their breathing became the only sign that they were not dead.The doorbell rang, shortly after causing them to jerk. "I—will get the door."Clara stuttered in a low whisper and moved her weak legs to the door. "How dare you?"May heard her mom yell from the front door the next second and
Declan stepped on the front porch at the Asher's residence. The servants welcomed him and offered him a seat in the living room. "Is grandpa home?" He asked one of them who exchanged glances with the other before he answered. "He is currently in a meeting. Should I call our mistress instead?" The servant asked and Declan shook his head to the side. "I'm there to see Grandpa Asher. I will wait for him." The servant nodded and went away, but came back shortly to serve Declan coffee while he waited. Grandpa Asher came out shortly in the company of a young man Declan was not familiar with. Immediately he saw Declan, his face lit up in a bright smile. "Ah! Mr King, pleasant surprise to see you here." Grandpa Asher said, stretching out his hand for a handshake. "Allow me to quickly introduce you to my nephew Josh." He continued and the young man stepped up to offer a handshake to Declan, his face beaming with smile and respect. "It's quite a pleasure to finally meet you, Mr King. I
The drive back to Declan's home was a quiet one. When they arrived, he showed his mom to her room and turned to leave. "We can't achieve anything if we are this way." Elizabeth's voice echoed, bringing Declan to a halt. "You should have given me more time, mother." "And time is what we don't have now. We must act fast because the family is beginning to worry." Elizabeth said and Declan turned to face her with a narrowed gaze. "You sound nothing like someone who had been out of this reality for years. Is there something I need to know?" Declan asked, his gaze narrowing even further in suspicion. His family were very powerful and the last thing he would do was underestimate them. Elizabeth moved from where she stood to across the room to access a sculpture standing there. "Get the chef to prepare me a meal, I'm famished." She said with dismissal, completely ignoring what Declan had said. Outside his mom's room, Declan was storming down the stairs when his phone beeped in hi
Mandy slumped into the couch in her living room. She was so devastated and found it difficult to contain her emotions. She heard footsteps approaching and she quickly sprang up on her feet. Her grandpa and Josh entered and they were about to walk out through the front door. "Where are you going grandpa?" "To show him around. He will take over the project going forward." Grandpa Asher said and Mandy's face paled. "What project do you mean?" She asked shakily and grandpa Asher glanced at her with side eyes. "The one you have ongoing. You're off it till further notice." "No way." Mandy, gasped. It was as though something gonged in her head and for a moment, she felt light headed. "You can't—do that. I mean, that is my project. If you really want the Williams off it, then that's fine by me." Mandy said, moving to stand in front of her grandfather. "This has nothing to do with the Williams anymore. Consider it your punishment for bringing in a riffraff into my home to insult m
Mandy stood still, completely washed with embarrassment. She glanced around at the guards and some maids staring and she wished she could just disappear. "Fine!" She gritted, hands fisted by her side as she walked away. "Who is that girl?" Elizabeth asked, marching back into the living room. "Oh you have really been in a coma after all." Declan mumbled and his mom cocked her head to the side "What did you just say?" "She's not important mom, you should be getting more rest." Declan said, turning to her. He held her mom's gaze for a moment before she finally looked away without saying a word. "I'm stepping out now and will be back shortly." Declan said, picking up his car keys. Elizabeth wanted to protest but Declan was already out of the front door before she could find her words. Declan drove straight to the Williams residence and just at the entrance of their home, he met May. "What are you doing here?" May asked, immediately coming to a halt. She had a hostile look on
"Boom!" The explosion went off again and they all went flat on the ground with their belly. Fear and panic gripped most of them and they clustered together, their bodies gumming to each other in fright. Declan glanced around and his eyes fell in the thick smoke that emanated from a part of the house. "I will be right back," Declan said and went away. Mandy and everyone else remained on the ground and were too scared to make a move. Just shortly after Declan went away, he came back with a man covered in black overalls. "Please let me go." The young man yelled but Declan kicked him hard on the belly instead, sending him 6ft high in the air before the man dumped on the floor. Everyone in the Asher's household gasped, they had not seen that man before in his life. "Who is he?" Mandy managed to ask shortly after and Declan turned to her. "I saw him at the wall carrying some explosives" "What?" Everyone gasped at once at What Declan's said. Mandy exchanged glances with her chie