Hello readers. Sorry for the long wait. I was very sick which was why I didn't update for so long. Those who have followed my other stories know that I have never paused a story midway for so long, I'm always steady with updates. I just couldn't update because I had to take time off all my projects to recover. This book could have been longer, but after such a long break, I have no more motivation or idea to keep it going. So it's better to end it here instead of prolonging it and making it boring. I will resume steady updates from my newest book THE CONSORTIUM SYSTEM soon. please support the book by reading and sharing and dropping comments. I'm grateful as always to everyone who read so far and those always supporting me. Thank you so much.
Cade Milton walked over to the private jet waiting on the airstrip to take him to a different country for his business trip. He had been planning this for about a week. Their head company abroad that had been left in the management of his half brother, Alex, was having several issues. Cade was the rightful heir of the Milton Conglomerate because he was the first son of their father, Mackenzie Milton. Alex was the product of Mackenzie’s affair with an actress he had met on one of his numerous business trips. Cade and his mother hadn’t known about the affair or that Mackenzie had an illegitimate child till about seven years ago when the scandal had been exposed. Cade had just been 19 years old then, about to enter his second year in college. The scandal had ruined his family. So many things happened at once, his mother filed for a divorce, the board of directors voted his father out as the CEO because the scandal made their stocks drop so low that the company almost went out of busines
But he didn’t die. A fishing boat that had just been returning from a successful fishing trip had been close to the bridge when it happened. As Cade fell off one side of the bridge, the driver of the car lost control and the car fell off the other side of the bridge. But the fisherman knew that he couldn’t save them all, so he steered his ship towards the direction he saw Cade fall to and yelled for his crew members to call the authorities for help while preparing to dive into the water to try and rescue who they could. It took several minutes before one of the men in the water found Cade. They were only able to rescue him by the time the police came with an ambulance. The men that had tried to kill him in the car had died due to the impact when the car dropped into the water. The medical personnel tried several methods to resuscitate Cade and they were all relieved when he coughed out the water in his lungs and began to breathe. When he opened his eyes, they checked his vitals and
FOUR YEARS LATER ** Dennis was more devastated than he was surprised. He tried to recall ever being the cause of what was before him, but nothing came to mind. His wife, Hailey, was pregnant. She just handed him the test results that proved it but he was so stunned that the paper dropped from his hand and fell to the floor. Dennis looked from the paper to Hailey, and then back to the ground. How did this happen? He had never touched Hailey sexually, they had barely even kissed since they got married. It was mostly occasional pecks that he gave her, which she was usually quick to wipe off with her hands when she thought no one was watching. All this time, she claimed to be off sex for medical reasons Dennis did not understand, but respected still because he loved her. She even brought him a doctor’s report on their wedding night years back to show him that she wasn’t lying and made him promise never to tell anyone. So what was going on? How could she be pregnant when they had never
The darkness of the evening was beginning to thicken and a cold wind blew into the room through the open windows. It seemed like it wanted to rain, but Dennis was quite sure that the threat was empty and it wouldn't rain. He sat on the bed since Hailey left the room, thinking and wondering what to do with his life. He was grateful that he at least had a chance to spend one more night under this roof before he'd take off tomorrow. He would pick up whatever he was allowed to take tomorrow and leave. He didn’t need much anyway, just a bag full of clothes, some toiletries, and maybe the laptop that the late Mr Bellwether had bought for him a while ago. If they refused to give him any money, at least he could sell that and use the money from the sale to get by for a while. As for the other necessities he needed to be alive, he would find a way out one way or another. He placed his chin on one palm, and the other palm on his knee. He tried to recall anyone he knew who'd be of help to him, a
She went closer to the man to get a closer look at him. She was afraid she had killed a stranger. She leaned down, put her palm over the man's face and when she was certain he was still alive, she heaved a sigh of relief and began to think of what to do. She looked at the man again, wondering loudly if she should help him or just leave him there. She knew that leaving him there would be cruel, she didn’t see any blood but what if he had a concussion or something? He could die if he's not properly attended to. Even if he had been the one to bump into her, she had been the one who pushed him and caused him to fall, though his fall hadn’t been her intent. But if she helped him, he could report her and she couldn’t afford a scandal, else her father would be very angry at her. Because of his political status, even the smallest incident would become a major story and he couldn’t afford anything affecting his campaign. Leaving would be easier to do but she just didn’t have the heart to be s
Cade knew he had to act fast. Since the men hadn’t seen him yet, he still had the element of surprise on his side but he knew that it would only give him a few seconds of advantage over them. The men were only a few steps away from them and as soon as the men got close enough, he jumped off the floor. caused the men to fall simultaneously. The woman was startled by his abrupt movement, and it also made him feel a little woozy, but he achieved his aim. His movement had also startled the men and they both fell back with startled gasps. The thud from behind made the lady look in that direction, and she stared in awe at the men on the floor. She wondered where they came from but as she saw their hostile expressions and the rope and sack each man held, she immediately knew that they were dangerous. She could not even bring herself to scream thinking that she might make the situation worse, but she really wanted to scream. She didn’t know it, but she was already shaking. She hadn’t come wit
Cade frowned as he heard that.“What is the problem?” He asked.“The credit card you used to pay for this room has been cancelled. We just received a call from the bank that you stole the card, and the owner has blocked you from accessing it. Normally, we would press charges against you for such fraudulent activity, but the Bellwether family and the hotel management have decided to let you go free in order to avoid a scandal. Pack your things and leave, you are no longer welcome in our establishment.”He was both surprised and angry as he listened to the receptionist speak. He hadn’t stolen the card, it had been given to him and though he hadn’t returned it before leaving, he hadn’t actually committed a crime. Besides, he planned to return it as soon as he was able to access his own money. After throwing him out, they still couldn’t let him at least use the card for one night? How cruel. And how were they even able to trace the card transaction so fast. He had expected that they would
Gale and Cade got to the restaurant and chose a spot to sit. It wasn’t a five star restaurant but it was close by and Gale had eaten there before so he knew that their meals were okay. They just needed a place to talk and sort out some things before making plans to return back to the luxury they were used to. When they had sat and looked at the menu on the table, they made their orders. Gale watched with a shocked expression as Cade ate voraciously. When Cade had said he had been starving, Gale did not realise that his boss was this hungry. Cade was eating like someone who had been starving for days. Gale only took his gaze off when Cade looked up at him."The food here is nice," Cade said, impressed by the delicious food before him. He wondered within himself whether the food was really good or if it was just the hunger that was speaking. "It’s not the best, but at least it's edible. You’ll be surprised at how many restaurants around here serve rubbish. I wonder how people eat stuf