****Audrey****Fright, restlessness and failure to eliminate Christain after several attempts sickened me. It definitely wasn't me, it should all be blamed on the incompetent ones I dared to employ. Every freaking time, they always come up with clumsy excuses to back up why they were unable to fulfill my wish. I slammed the papers I was reading on the table. Rumors has started going round about his consistent attacks and the media, citizens are starting to get suspicious of me. I had to cease every attempt for now, till the rumors dies or maybe till I get another opportunity to strike.'What's the News about the chairman, now?''He's planning a meeting with his lawyer in few days. He's ready to rewrite his will, according to how he wants it' I gnarled my teeth, latched onto the messenger's collar angrily. 'Be damn specific! How many days is the 'few days?!''In seven days sir..' he immediately responded. He choked on his breath, his hands holding mine as his pleading gaze met mine.I
Fifteen Hours Later.**Christian***We sat across each other, dispersing ourselves with hostile, disdainful stares for minutes. The hatred was intense. His reason being I'm the real heir to the Forbes Consortium and my reason being he's trying to device whatever means to eliminate me. If only he had welcomed me with sincerity, love and treated me like one of his own, we wouldn't be at logger heads this way.'So here we are, Mr Christain Forbes. What do you want to talk about?' he sarcastically retorted.'You already have an idea of why I decided to see you, dear brother. I know everything.. All of your attempt to eliminate me and I'm proposing you stop, right away'.He let out a mirthless laughter. 'I don't know what you're talking about, Forbes. Why would I want to eliminate the real son of the man who took me in his bosom for years' 'Audrey, I'm no child. I know everything. Three days ago, it was probably you went after my nurse, trying to gun her down using one of my enemies, Gabe
****Lauren****For the rest of the day, I heard nothing from anyone. Neither Damien, Dora nor Christian came into the room to see me. I struggled to get into the bathroom, let my sense of touch guide me till I was able to settle inside the water filled tub. It helped a little bit. It was the third time in a day I'm taking a shower. I really wished none of them blamed me for acting so crazy. It was all over my head and my feelings actually got the best of me. Damien will also understand if I tell him this, right?A short knock resounded from my bedroom door..I quickly scurried out of the tub, concealed my nudity within the confines of the towel and went outside.'Who is it?'. 'Dora.. Am I permitted to come in now?''Sure, you can'She dropped something on the table. 'Allow me to help you to the bed?'I nodded and Within seconds my ass landed on the soft surface of the bed. Then, she placed something in my palm. I touched it, studied it's edges and body. 'That's your phone, Lauren. C
****Christian****My father had called for an impromptu meeting in his office. He promised it's going to be short, brief and straight to the point, relentlessly urged us all to be present. It was an hour past the time agreed and he's yet to show up. Audrey and his step mother were also present, awaiting his arrival. We said nothing to each other all the time we were together. It was okay by both parties because As much as I didn't want to associate, they weren't ready to as well. As if in line with my thoughts, he came in, accompanied by two other men.'I'm sorry I made it late' He apologized firstly before slumping on his special chair. Linda approached him, embraced him in a hug and kissed him slightly.'I thought you were going to wait so we can come together' my father whined, his thumb caressing her face.'I had to do something honey. I promise to make up for it...' she winked.I scoffed inwardly, simply irritated at how calm, sweet and holy she was trying to appear in front of m
**Christain**I stooped low enough to pick the papers which was on the floor. I skimmed through it and noticed everything was on the paper was scribbled down with a pen. With the detailed content of the letter still unknown to me, I decided to address the present beings.'What's all of these about?'I noticed their hesitance to say a word. My curiosity heightened, my thoughts deepened and the need to find answer to what was really happening whelmed me over. 'You should all return to performing your various tasks' I spelt out my order before disappearing into the seclusion of my office. I laid out the papers on my desk and just as I was about to go through it, Donna made an unexpected entry. Her face twitched when she saw me on seat like someone who's down to earth displeased to see me. 'Not today' I muttered under my breath, brought my attention back to the unattended papers but as the little devil that she loves to play most times, she distracted me.'How come you didn't tell me yo
I hauled myself out of my seat, hastened my steps so I wouldn't lost her. Unfortunately, as I stepped out the door, I realized she was no where to be seen. I motioned for one of the guards that happened to be in the hallway at the moment, then asked if he saw what way she took. He was as puzzled as I was. 'I walked in only few seconds ago sir. I didn't catch her' he mentioned I let out another frustrated groan, momentarily regretting why I employed her that day when I should have just let her leave, she'd succeeded in being such a pain in my ass. An abrupt call got my attention and was able to let my mind drift from the current weariness of the situation. My wateriness replaced with enthusiasm when the line went dead. This was a good news after all. Aiden Palmer is getting discharged today. I scrolled through my call logs, searching for Dora's contact information. After the tragic accident that happened to Lauren, I made sure to get Dora a mobile so she could communicate with me wh
The line went dead right after, leaving me stranded. My trembling hands worked on the key boards, attempting to find a footage of what was going on.. An excruciating pain shot through my head, and my eyes were heavy to blink. Shaky, sweaty palms rubbed on them which in turn, earned me a small relief for the mean time. I concentrated back on the screen. Nothing.... It was Blank. 'They broke the camera' I jumped at the unexpected intrusion.. 'Donna..' 'Yes boss' she responded, her eyes still glued on the screen like there was something I couldn't see... Something other than the blankness that is being displayed 'Tell them to prepare the Private jet. We're leaving now!' I authorized, sounding downright aggressive. I didn't care... What I wanted now was to get to them, kill who had the guts to break into my home and take my family hostage.... A cuss word escaped my lips when the elevator didn't slide open after seconds of waiting. I raced to the stairs, taking three at a time.. 'B
**Christain Forbes** I was destabilized for a while... What the hell was going on? Why was she keeping it a secret from me?! 'Sir. The car's ready' one of my men informed, waiting to accompany me to the waiting vehicle. The sluggishness the driver displayed by the wheel infuriated me. 'Haven't you been told that this is an emergency?' I howled. 'I need to abide by the....' 'Increase the speed. I've got no time to waste..' We got to my personal ramp on few minutes and the next, we were already flying... I stared at my phone screen, contemplating whether or not to call Dora again. I did spend the last few minutes, repeatedly trying to reach out but it was all to no avail... My insides tightened in panic. Lauren.. I grinded my teeth. I would rip anybody who dares to hurt her... Seconds seemed to be passing by slowly, earning me the feeling of time slipping through my fingers. Who were they? How did they take them? Where did they take them? How the hell did they get to know I kept t