Lewis Capaldi's ‘Let Me Go was blasting through Sean's headphones as he circled the block one last time.His top was drenched with sweat and some was dripping down his face. Even his headband was soaked.His legs screamed of exhaustion but he continued running, pumping his muscles harder with each step he covered.Unable to sleep throughout the night, tossing and turning, Sean eventually got up to work a bit.The restlessness he felt persisted and two minutes after 6, he shoved his feet into his Favour sneakers and went on a jog.An hour, twenty minutes, and four laps around the neighborhood later he could feel the energy coming back to him.Things became centered once more, and it didn't feel like he was losing a grip on reality.Not to mention, his playlist was inspiring him to push harder.Unfortunately, an incoming call interrupted his flow and Sean groaned.He cut it off early, knowing it was bound to happen.Removing the portable phone strap he used to hold his phone, he checked
To date, neither Sean nor Chloe had any idea who tipped off the media but in less than an hour, the entire place was crawling with new station vans and every reporter in the next three miles.Chloe started to panic as her family members, circled her wanting to know what was going on.“Sean, what the hell is happening?!” She grabbed his arm, needing an explanation.It was still a little bit surreal, her experience with the media.Is this what being a celebrity is all about?He appeared as confused as she was. “I have no idea. Just sit right and I'll make everything alright.”Before Chloe could object, he was gone.The annoying part was that even though we managed to escape the ones on the outside, people around started taking an interest in who she was.“Stop it!” She snapped, walking up to a man who had been recording her secretly. “You could go to jail for that!” She tried to grab his phone but the guy was smarter.He threw her a lazy grin. “It's a one-in-a-lifetime event and do I wa
Chloe held her hands up in the universal sign for peace. “Listen to me, Amelia. Whatever you think you know, it's not true.”“So I didn't just see you on the news with Sean?” Amelia raised a brow.“You don't even want him anymore!” Chloe yelled, wondering why Amelia was so mad.Back when Sean was just Amelia's boyfriend, they would stay up all night talking and whenever Sean's call came in, Amelia's demeanor would change.It was obvious that the love Sean had for her wasn't reciprocated.To Amelia, Sean was just a meal ticket.Even after their messy court case, that fact remains which was why Chloe was puzzled as to why Amelia still wanted to lay claims to a man she treated horribly.“I might not want him anymore, but that doesn't give you the right to take him.”Chloe struggled to her feet, wiping off the trickle of blood that flowed down her mouth. “Take him?” She laughed. “He's a fucking human being not an object!”Amelia's lips thinned. “He's mine, that's all you need to know.”Ch
“Sir, Mr King is on the line for you!” Rebecca panted, having run all the way to give him the phone.He takes the phone from her, inclining his head in a grateful nod. “Sean Lambert,” Sean spoke into the phone, moving a couple of meters away.“Mr Lambert.” Robert King stressed over the phone, his tone cool enough. “Your secretary reached out to me with your proposal and I only thought it fitting to respond to you myself.”“And what do you think of it, sir?” Sean held his breath, hoping for good news.There was a brief pause before the man exhaled sharply into the phone. “I think it's a great idea! I spoke to my board this morning and so did they.” He replied, much to Sean's excitement. “I'm fact, they seem to think that we could agree with a sizeable investment, don't you think?”Sean didn't even hesitate. “Of course! That sounds amazing.” He went through a mental scan of his schedule. “How does Friday sound?”Sean heard the flipping of papers, possibly the man going over his schedule
Phase one of the plan is done.Now on to phase two, Clement thought, surveying the board where he mapped out his projections.Seeing as his business was doing so well, he wanted to focus all his time on the second part of the project.Bring Medley's down.That is turning out to be quite the chore, seeing as they've been the leading company, winning the highest awards for Fortune 500 companies more times than he could count.To defeat an opponent like Medley's, you have to think outside the box…or better yet, remove the box entirely.This is why Clement managed to score himself an invite to one of Medley's prestigious events.The kind that only allowed their fellow people in.The knock on his door came in at the appropriate time. Clement stopped playing with the stress ball in his hand and got to his feet.Crossing the distance to the door in four easy strides, he jerked it open to reveal the woman he had been waiting for.“Simone…” He greeted them with a smile before snatching her in
“I'm waiting.” Lily folds her arm.“I have something you might need and you definitely have something I need.” Clement widened his leg.“And this something is so important, you have to crash our party for it?”“Yes.” He took a deep breath, removing his mask. “I'm sure you know who am I by now but needless to say, I will introduce myself. My name is Clement Lambert and I have a proposition for you.”When Clement removed his mask, he saw trepidation flash through her eyes. “What do you want? You're clearly not welcome here. How did you even get in?”“Easy.” He put up his hands so as not to spook her. “I'm not going to hurt you, like I said…I just want to talk.”“Go on.” She waved a hand, giving him the go-ahead.“I'm here to broker a deal.” He placed his hands behind his back. “I'll keep quiet about what I know if you and over your shares and give me a seat amongst the board at Medley's.”A startled laugh escaped her mouth. “Is this some sort of joke?”Clement said nothing.“So why woul
“Did you hear?” Rebecca asked Sean, walking up to him as he moved towards the office.“Hear what?” He stopped at the door, trying to unlock it. Truthfully, Sean has been in a daze the past couple of days.Not only has Chloe refused to take his calls but his renovation down at the new building for his company took a little spin, further delaying the work.The only reason he could stand in front of Rebecca this morning is thanks to two pots of coffee and three hours of sleep.“An executive director was kidnapped last night.” Rebecca was eager to tell him.Sean pushed open the door, dumping his briefcase and wallet on his desk. “Why should I know about this?”“Because he's an associate of Medley's!” She says, seeming too agitated for something he didn't quite understand.“Maybe someone got mad and ‘nabbed the guy.” Sean concluded flippantly, needing another pot of coffee. Rebecca didn't say anything which was odd. Turning to look at her, he discovered she had a weird look on her face.Th
The day officially went to shit. Sean's day went from bad to worse after he tried and failed to convince his brother to tell the truth. Not less than twenty minutes later, he heard the patter of feet and raised voices. Choosing to investigate, Sean ran outside only to see Clement bring dragged off by a couple of armed men in uniform. Rebecca was standing off to the side, biting her nails nervously. “What is happening?” He asked, standing next to her. “I don't know. One minute, I was working and the next they stormed in saying he was under arrest.” “Did they say why?” She shook her head. “No.” That was all Sean needed to hear. Abandoning Rebecca at the sidelines, he jogged up to the cops searching for the one in charge. He was easy to find due to his bulk and the way people easily flocked around him. “I'm looking to talk to the man in charge.” Sean said loudly, gaining his attention. The man broke away from the rest who were forcing Clement into a patrol car. “And you are?
“So you’re going to do the wedding before you start to show? Why not do it after?” Maeve asked as they lay upside down on the couch. She had a permanent smile on her face these days and Amber liked to joke that she was receiving great sex from Ivan. They had been under the covers for way too long and finally announced their relationship over Sean’s takeover dinner last week, of course none of them were surprised even Mrs Lambert had teased them about it. Sean had passed all the requirements and Clement was serving Jail term for the next two years. Sean knew if he came out he would seek revenge again but he was going to gloat in the beauty of having a wife with him, at the end of the takeover night when he was crowned CEO, he went down on one knee and proposed to Chloe.“Sean wants it soon,” Chloe answered, fidgeting with her sheets.“Sean wants it or you want it? You don’t listen to what he says and he does all you ask!” Amber retorted and they laughed.“I don’t think there’s any ne
The beep from the EKG monitor was the only sound present in the room. Sean had sat just as he was seated throughout the night, holding Chloe’s hands as she received the treatment, the doctors had done a mini surgery and removed the bullet. He also cleaned up the injury and she was still unconscious, Chloe’s eyes had only fluttered open once in the night and the only thing she had said was “Sean” and she went back to sleep.“Are you sure I shouldn’t switch with you? You’ve been keeping watch throughout the night.” Maeve asked him her concern was clear in her eyes. Sean scoffed and shook his head.“No. This is my fault, all of it is my fault and now she is probably fighting for her life.” Maeve sighed. “She's not fighting for her life. The doctor said she’s safe, all that’s left is for her to receive proper treatment. Allow the nurse to stitch up your wounds and let me spend time with my sister.”Her final words did the trick, Sean nodded and stood up, pushing back the chair. “If she
“Your stupid boyfriend is here! How did he locate us?” Drake panicked as the police officer’s voice sounded from the speaker again. He didn’t know how to act or what to say.“Don’t ask me” Chloe muttered under her breath, feeling her chest bustling with emotions, she was finally going to be away from the shackles of captors and ropes!“You have bad taste in men.” He concluded and she raised an amused brow as he continued. “Listen to me, just agree that you wanted to stay away, that way nobody gets hurt. Not you, not me.” Chloe pretended to be lost in thought. A few seconds before her head snapped up and she looked at him.“No, I won’t be doing that, I'd rather die than let you go scot free and I mean that in every possible way.” She snapped at him and immediately he pulled out a knife again and wrapped his left hand around her neck, he placed the knife on her neck and led them downstairs, Chloe groaned in his hands, acting up to hide this year that she felt when he pressed the knife a
Sean would remember to give Amber a hug when next he saw her because apparently, she had the foresight to dial 911 and halfway through their pummeling, the cops showed up. The whole place was surrounded, escaping was out of the plan, Clement wanted nothing but to pluck out his brother's eyes but the cops had their own plan which involved he conflict ending peacefully.Everyone of them including Maeve and Amber were placed in the vehicle and driven off to the station. Only Drake and Chloe were not there which made pissed Sean off especially when he had his eyes on her less done twenty minutes ago.His first instinct had been to drag her out of his arms but holding on to Camille had made that impossible. Camille now sat at the corner of the van looking out the window wondering how she had managed to end up in this exact place again. Maeve was all cuddled up on Ivan in a cozy position, and he made a mental note to ask Ivan what was going on between them later.“Amber,” he muttered an
Waiting for Clement didn’t take long, he came forty minutes later, the sound of his car was the first thing they heard and it was Drake who brought their attention to it. Amber, Maeve and Ivan immediately left, then Sean followed with Camille and stood behind the large banister at the living room exit, hiding his view.Sean's heart was racing at a mile per minute and he prayed that nothing went wrong so they were able to get Chloe. Camille wanted to say something but he pressed his hand over her lips firmly. “If this goes wrong because of you, trust me I will invent ten thousand ways to slowly kill you, so shut up!” He hissed.“If you don’t have something reasonable to say then I swear I will shoot you right here right now” Clement growled as he walked over to where Drake stood with Chloe, he bent toward her and held her chin. “Hello Chloe, I trust they’ve been treating you poorly.” “You don't need to worry about me, it seems you have bigger problems,” she said to him, and he chuckle
The gun remained on Drake's head and the knife remained on Chloe’s neck as the three of them walked into the building again. If Ivan knew better he would have taken the risk and fought her out of Drake's hands, but who was going to believe a man hardened by life’s many struggles would hesitate to cut his prisoner's neck wide open. The knife to her neck was causing Drake to feel sick in the stomach but his fate would be much worse if he let her go without Clement’s consent. “We’re in here!” Maeve called shakily from what looked like it used to be the living room of the mansion, when the three of them came into full view and Ivan saw that Sean had Camille he dropped his weapon. “What in the hell happened here?” He gasped, subconsciously shielding Maeve from any stray bullets that may be fired.“Sean, Maeve!” Chloe cried out loud, all her emotions concentrated into that one word. She wanted to say more and even run into all their arms but Drake placed his palm over her mouth. Ivan watc
Their plan was in motion and the girls had proved to be more useful than not. Sean had suggested Trevor stay back while the rest of them spread out in Aviline, a slim in downtown New York.It was a spot where the low or the lower class lived, just like Trevor had described.The young man was more useful than not and Sean was going to make sure he fulfilled his promise, but first…“Have you texted Clement?” Sean asked Ivan and he nodded, in response, bringing out the phone to show him the text.Amber and Maeve were standing a few feet away from them, lost in their own discussion. It was going to surprise Chloe to come out and see that her sister had made a friend in Amber who she originally hated a lot.Ivan flashed the phone in front of him reading the chat out loud.“Yes, you said ‘Chloe is missing, have you heard anything from anywhere that suggests foul play?’” “Well I guess that’s convincing enough. Andrea is back in the house as back up. She will call the cops if we don’t show up
“If you honestly say a word, I’ll stuff my hands in your mouth.” Dufus threatened and she was quiet, she had lost strength and zeal, her despair was crawling over her and she wondered how long this torture would have to go on for.After Drake left, he didn't come back and instead they sent this Dufus guy to take over because she hadn't seen him since then almost like Drake couldn't stand the sight of her.From the beats and pieces of conversations that she heard she realized that she was being moved, as they handled her roughly, pushing against her as she got in the car, shoving her roughly into the new space before pulling off a blindfold.This new place that they took her to was even worse than the last, dank corners with rusted irons scattered about. The smell was horrible and she could see that a section of the ceiling was leaking, leaving a puddle on the floor. The conditions were worse than jail and her heart bubbled with hatred for Clement.If she ever saw him, she would proba
They settled in a corner of the pub, Ivan and Sean on one side and Camille sat pretty opposite, she had the air of someone who felt in charge and her cockiness was enraging Sean.Ivan noticed and patted him on his arms, urging him to remain calm. Ivan leaned forward and pushed one of the beer bottles Fatima had brought, towards her. It was her third bottle.“So, you are here to see your former captor, get a closer look?” Camille asked as she took a large gulp of the lukewarm drink, Sean had taken a bottle and decided he had enough but she was still going at three. It definitely pointed to some kind of celebratory mood.“No actually, we need your help on something,” Ivan told her and Sean watched as his friend delved into an Oscar award-winning act, his face twisting into a concerned one.“Recently, one of our friends went missing, we didn’t know if it was a voluntary ghosting or an actual case so we are being more on the low profile side. She was last seen in this area, I was hoping s