Damon enthusiastically cleaned the restaurant, smiling and humming a song as he mopped. He was oblivious to the weird gaze his colleagues were giving him. All he could think of was seeing his girlfriend at the end of the day and spending quality time with her Damon didn't usually have a positive attitude towards his job. He worked only because he had to. However, that day was a special day. It was his girlfriend's birthday. He planned to take her out on a dinner date. Although it wasn't much, that was the best he could afford Damon is not financially buoyant. He's an orphan and is only able to survive by working multiple part-time jobs. Things weren't promising for him. The only good that ever happened to him was meeting Ambrose. She's a charming lady that caught the eyes of many men. He was only fortunate enough to have her reciprocate his feelings for her Not once did she make Damon feel less of a man because of his financial incapability. In fact, the way in which she appreciated
Damon took Ambrose to a good enough restaurant. They talked over their food. Well, Ambrose did most of the talking. She was filling Damon up about everything happening in her college Both of them grew up in a small town in the outskirts of the country. They were childhood besties and were inseparable Damon and his mother relocated to City B because they thought there would be a wider range of opportunities and things would get better. Not only did things get worse, they also didn't have enough funds to return to their hometown. That was how Damon got stuck in City B. It wasn't long after his relocation that he lost his mother. During the time of separation between Ambrose and Damon, they both realised that what they felt for each other was much more than a mere bestie's love. Ambrose had a lot of men hoping to be with her. But her heart was only with Damon and she turned all of them down Fortunately, Ambrose got a scholarship to study in City B. She left her mum in her hometown to
The policeman looked at the picture in his hand and then at Damon. His brows drew slightly together as he nodded to the two other policemen "He's the one. Arrest him" He then turned to Damon " You're under arrest for public assault, threats and damage of properties" "I did nothing wrong. If anyone should be getting arrested, it's him. He was trying to force himself on a helpless lady" Damon gritted his teeth but didn't stop the police officers from putting handcuffs on himRight at that moment, Baron walked into the restaurant, looking as though a truck had run him over. "Baron! Tell them the truth. Tell the officers that he was standing up for me and beat you up because you were trying to take advantage of me" Ambrose said to Baron Baron ignored her and turned to the officers. He confirmed Damon's identity and told the authorities to take him away No amount of pleading and persuasion from Ambrose made the police officers pay her heed. The commotion already gathered the attention o
Damon stayed at Ambrose's house till late at night. He returned to his apartment a little before midnight. The woman already replied to his message. She said to meet up at the same place they did yesterday. He fell into slumber not long after he got home. The next day, he was awoken by the heavy banging on his door. On opening the door, he saw a bespectacled middle-aged man. He was wearing a faded shirt and black shorts. "Good mor-" The man cut off Damon's words and rudely shoved the paper in his hand to him "Get your things out of here. This house, along with a few other ones in the street has been bought" Damon drew his brows together and skimmed through the content on the paper. "This house belongs to me. It was my mother's before she passed away!" The man waved his hands and shook his head "I don't care who left it with who. You have two days to vacate this place. The buyer plans to bulldoze the houses he bought and build something else on it" "This house belongs to me!" The
You will cut off all ties with her, along with any other person you're acquainted with" The woman spat coldly Damon stood up and dusted his trousers "If that's the case, then I guess you should look elsewhere. I'm not the right person for the job" "You signed a contract. You have to follow all my orders, all of them " She stood up and continued "We'll start tonight. Later today, you'll go to Snyder's mansion. The description of the place is on the file you're holding. So long you follow everything in that file, nothing will go wrong" With that being said, she left the restaurant, not caring about the ugly expression on Damon's face It took Damon a while before he left the hotel. Cut off all ties with Ambrose? The evening came in a flash. Damon took a cab to the Snyder's mansion. He couldn't find any cabs walking on the way, he saw different private car models, most of which he wasn't familiar with Soon enough, he got to his destination and was dumbstruck at the extravagance of th
Her paring red nails and red lip stain were enough to evoke suspicion in Damon's mind. But she looked at him as if she hadn't seen him in a long time. Perhaps he was wrong. The woman, Mrs Evans spread her lips into a warm smile and said " I'm glad you're back, Nathan. I always knew you would find your way back" Mr Evans, who was standing next to her nodded his head in approval "Since you're here. Stay and join us for dinner. There's more than enough to go around" Margaret suggested as she pulled out a chair for Damon to sit Mr and Mrs Evans declined " It's Nathan's time. Let him have it to himself. We came as soon as we got the news. We still have a few things to tend to" "Oh! If that's the case, I shouldn't keep you waiting" Margaret responded politely " Alright then" Mrs Evans then turned to Damon "Ella would be head over the clouds when she hears you've returned" Damon pulled his brows together "Ella?" He thought everybody he needed to know of was already listed in the file.
His negative attitude towards having a fiancée didn't go unnoticed by Margaret. She saw his displeasure. Margaret tried to clear the awkwardness "Miss Ella. Young master is just a little tired" Ella didn't reply her. Instead, she smiled at Damon and left the house. In a mansion, nestled away from the bustle of the outside world, Ella got out of her car angrily and entered the house. Her mother, Mrs Evans was in the living room. Ella threw her bag on the couch and folded her arms across her chest "What's wrong honey? Why do you have that face on? Mrs Evans dropped the newspaper and asked " Mom, Nathan despises me. You have to see the way he acted towards me as if he doesn't want to be around me at all " She whined Mrs Evans took a sip of her juice before she replied " Relax. He only just got back today. He's only overwhelmed by all that has been happening. Give him time" Ella heaved a heavy sigh and replied "I hope so, Mom. All I want is to be by his side. If not, I don't want to
The first saleslady was the first to speak up and shame Damon " I was right! People like you are one of the problems of the world. It's better for you to leave now before I call security to throw you out"It was just then Damon remembered that he used the wrong pin. He had gotten used to his previous card where his pin was Ambrose's birthday"Can you try it one more time? I think I used the wrong pin" Damon askedThe first saleslady snapped " Why? So you can keep wasting our time? I see what you're doing. You came here to steal"The second saleslady butted in "Precisely. If I hadn't tailed him earlier, he'd have stolen all those clothes. People like you should rot in jail. Someone, call the cops"Damon clenched his jaws. What nonsense were they saying? He wasn't scared at the mention of the cops, all he felt was anger. He was being dragged in the mud because of what he was putting on. He saw how the staff treated the other wealthy people who came there to shopWhile he was being belit
“Reynold Smith? Isn't that Ella's biological father? Who knew he had so much love for his daughter that he can anchor all her crimes. Tsk” Orlando adjusted the shades on his face as he walked next to Damon Damon's face was still. He has accepted his fate. He knew that soon enough, his secret will be out Before that happens, he needs to make sure that Ambrose is safe. He needed to be rest assured that Oliver will be in good health If that happens, he will spend his life in jail in peace, knowing he's laid a path for the ones he care about He pulled a few strings to get some producers and entertainment firms to pay attention to Ambrose. He was confident in her skills and was sure that those firms would try to poach her soon. Even when he's in jail, Ambrose wouldn't have any issue with money “I wasn't aware that he's in the city. His presence here will cause Mrs Evans a lot of headache. That's not my problem anyway. What do you plan to do now, Nathan?”Orlando said “Get a doctor to
At the police station, Ella was placed back in her cell with cuffs in her hand. She was looking down at the floor with her back rested against the wallMr and Mrs Evans dashed into the station and ran to Ella. Earlier, the policemen found her inside the well, took her back to the station and called her parents to inform them Tom, on the other hand, was in hiding. He attempted to fly out of the country but since the borders were closed, he couldn't. So, he went into hiding. The police already termed him wanted “What were you thinking?! I'll never expect this from you in a million years. Do you know how much damage you caused? Look here and answer my questions!” Mr Evas gripped the cell’s gate and glared at her“Honey, calm down. Can't you see how injured she is? At least, show some sympathy”Mrs Evans turned to Ella “Darling, raise your head and look at mummy. What happened? I won't believe all that was said about you until I hear from you. Tell me, what happened!”“It's you that has
Ella tried to push him off but a lady's strength can't compare to a man's strength. Tom mercilessly ravaged on her body, without a care of the situation of things After he was done, he left Ella's naked body on the floor and put his trouser back on. He glanced at her on the floor and said “Now, the deal is over”“You'll regret this, you fool”With pain soaring over her body, she managed to push herself to the corner of the van She wanted Damon and only Damon to have her body. She kept herself all these while for him. Even though she wanted to get back at Damon for putting her in jail, she still didn't want any man to touch her She glared at Tom with hatred bursting through her lungs as she picked up her torn clothes on the floor and tried to cover herself with it Tom didn't pay any attention to her, he picked up his phone and was about to make a call to some of his men when the van stopped Ella became alert. She tried to fasten up the process of wearing her dress but she wasn't fas
Ambrose took a huge gulp as her eyes darted round the corners of the room. Her lips spread into an awkward smile. When she glanced back at her mother, her mother was still looking at her with expectations of answers to her question Ambrose dropped her smile and her shoulders. She heaved a heavy sigh. She had no choice but to tell her mother everything Besides, she's always been a bad liar. And if there's anybody that can easily detect when she isn't telling the truth, it'd be her mother “First, promise to stay calm, okay?”“I won't promise that. I can't stay calm. In fact, as we speak, I'm not calm”“Promise you won't get mad?”“Tell me the truth first”“Okay” Ambrose closed her eyes and opened them “Damon isn't actually Auntie Paula's son. He's actually the grandson of a powerful family” Ambrose couldn't possibly tell her mother the real truth. It would be dangerous for more than two people to walk around with the knowledge of what Damon is really doing. She had to fabricate a li
Ambrose went to set that day, but found out that the movie production was on hold and would probably get cancelled soon. They haven't been able to peacefully shoot for three days streak without a problem arising Just the previous day, Ambrose went missing with no one's knowledge of how it happened. The next day, she returned to set as though nothing happened The recent incident was Ella's arrest and the news shocked everyone. They were even more shocked at the cause of her arrest No matter how much Mr Evans and his wife tried to bury the news and keep it a secret from the world, the news still seeped outCould Ella really be behind Ambrose's disappearance the previous day? Everyone was aware of the bad blood between Ambrose and Ella. But didn't Ella have bad blood with everyone? Carl and Lora were exceptionally happy when they got the news of her arrest and they even went as far as celebrating over a bottle of alcoholAlthough Carl was sad that the movie was on hold, he wouldn't
Mr Evans pulled his brows together and went to the man. He tapped his shoulder When the man turned back, Mr Evans’s brows creased further. Reynold was putting on a cap and a mask which concealed his face Before Mr Evans could say anything, Mrs Evans called out to him “Darling, come over here. Let's ask about how we can get our daughter out of her”She deliberately called Ella their daughter just to assure him that he was her father and whoever came earlier wasn't real. And also, to divert his attention so Reynold could go away Mr Evans looked back at his wife. When he turned back to the man, he was no longer there. He took rapid steps forward and looked left and right, but he didn't see him anymore He returned to the station and said to the policeman “I'm her father. Listen, my daughter was accused of the crime. She's innocent. Surely, for this fact, there should be a bail for her”“Listen here, the man that filed for her arrest is ready to push this matter until she's jailed under
Meanwhile, the previous day, Mrs Evans didn't plan to stay over at the hotel with Reynold. However, when she stood up to leave, Reynold yanked her back onto the bed and pinned her down. He locked the door and didn't allow her to leave He said he wanted to spend more time with his wife. Mrs Evans had no choice but to stay, he's her husband anyway Besides, she would just cook up an excuse to Mr Evans. He trusted her blindly and she was confident that he would believe her When she got a call from him, Reynold’s arms were tightly wrapped around her waist with his head on her chest. He heard everything Mr Evans said and immediately got off the bed “Ella has been arrested?” He asked as he watched Mrs Evans move around in panic to get her things and leave “Yes, you heard what he said. I need to go to see things for myself and get her out of there”Mrs Evans said as she put on her bra and her clothes Reynold got down from the bed and began to get dressed as well “What are you doing?” M
“What?! Get your hands off me! Why am I being arrested? I have done nothing wrong!”Ella yelled as she struggled with the policemen. She tried to wiggle her wrists out of the cuffs, but they were to no avail “You're a suspect for the mastermind behind the kidnapping and attempted rape of Ambrose Kinn. I suggest you cooperate with us and come to the police station” With a hostile face, one of the police men said Ella wasn't having any of it.”Suspect? Mastermind?! I didn't do any of those! I'm innocent. I don't know what you're talking about. Let me go! How dare you handcuff me like a criminal without any proof, this is against the law!” Ella kept sprouting words. How could she, a pampered princess, step into a station. Her dignity would be crushed! She was more scared that she would be exposed. Besides, she was truly guilty of all that they said. But, how did they find out? Did that bastard, Tom, blow her cover? She had been on the edge of her seat since morning, trying to call Tom,
Damon's heart wildly hit against its cage. Is this the end? If he was to run away, where would he go? After all, there's a possibility that he isn't the real Damon. And Ambrose? He didn't want to taint her by allowing her to be with someone that has a bad reputation At that point, he wished he didn't accept Mrs Evans’s offer. He wished he layed low and continue to live his life as before. Then, he would not have had to face everything he was going through. He wouldn't have burdened himself about the awful truth of his past Damon's heart clenched. What should he do? Where should he go? Everything was crumbling It took him a lot of strength to stuff his tears back in. His trembling hands scrolled down the page to see the “evidence” they mentioned To his greatest shock, there were photos of a casket and an old photo of Damon walking along the streets. Damon tapped on the screen and zoomed in on it. They weren't evidences! They were bullshit! All those things didn't prove anything.