The house was awfully silent.Jade groaned.She usually thought that she would be happy in a home without any of her family members around. She wondered why she hated how quiet the house was without them. Aunt Jemimah and her husband had gone shopping. Her cousins and the other family members went to the beach to have fun together. Her father, of course, was working despite the fact that it was a Saturday.Her mother, who should be at home, was out again with her husband. The fact that they were going out together frequently lately did not sit well with Jade.She felt lonely. "Bruce would have been at home with me if—" she paused, realizing that it was Bruce she missed the most.Ding Dong. The doorbell rang."Bruce," Jade called out without thinking and rushed to the door.She opened the door and Bryan, the person at the door, did not miss the disappointed look on Jade's face. "I came to see Bruce.""He is not at home." Jade made a move to close the door but Bryan held the door, sto
Bryan went out of the house before Bruce could get down from the stairs."Are you ready?" Lucia asked and Bruce nodded."Where do you think you are going?" Jade asked angrily. She had lost it. The last thing she expected from Bruce was for him to ignore her because of her mother, the same woman that insulted and ridiculed him for having nothing.Bruce turned to his wife. "Jade, I can't stand by and watch someone innocent paying for a crime he didn't commit.""You're being used. They are using you. You might be gaining something from this but the mother and half-brother I know is definitely using you. They seem vulnerable now, right? Well, that's the tool they are using to use you."Bruce smiled. "Do you think I don't know?"Lucia froze. She had a shocked expression on."They using me doesn't change the fact that Cole is innocent so I'd still help."Bruce walked away immediately and Lucia followed suit.Jade just stood, shocked and angry at Bruce's action. "I'd come with you," Bryan,
"Eat more."Bruce smiled to himself as he heard Lucia urge her son to finish the trays of food kept before him."I know they starve you so please eat more to make up for the meals you haven't had.""She loves her son too much. It's annoying," Jade said, startling Bruce.Bruce relaxed seeing that it was Jade. "You almost caused my heart to fly out of my chest."Jade took a seat next to Bruce. "They are both cruel, but you did good by stopping Cole from suffering from the punishment of a crime he did not commit.""What makes your deed great is that those two once tried to hurt," Jade continued. "They would most probably try to hurt you again," Jade added after a long silence. "You did not think my deed was this great a few hours ago," Bruce pointed out. "I'm sorry. I thought—" Jade's voice trailed off."You thought I was involved in drug trafficking with Cole and I was helping because I'd get implicated by Cole if I don't.""I thought Lucia was using you. I just wanted to be sure you
After Bryan drove for hours, they finally got to the bar Cole chose."There are tons of nearby bars. Why did Cole choose somewhere far away?" Bruce could not help but wonder if he should have listened to Jade and stayed back.Bryan shrugged. "I don't know. Most times, you go to restaurants far from home when there are tons of better restaurants near home, don't you? Cole might have chosen somewhere far because he thinks you like somewhere far.""That could be a valid reason, but—""Let's just go in," Bryan interrupted."You're the only one who knows that. Cole doesn't," Bruce muttered the continuation of the sentence Bryan interrupted to himself.Loud music blared from the speakers around them as they went in. Everyone present looked rough and dangerous. The women were nearly naked, some were naked and they all had dark makeup on. More than half of the men looked like bouncers— huge and burly."I don't think this place is the right place to use for appreciation," Bruce said as they to
Bruce looked at Bryan without making any movement as he drew closer with his knife."Aren't you scared?" Bryan asked as he played with the knife in his hands. "Why should I be?""You're poisoned and I'm with a knife that I can use to kill you without getting stopped by anyone.""That is what you think." Bryan drew closer with his knife and Bruce drew backward. Bryan chuckled. "See. You're scared.""I have told you before now. I can only get scared when there is something to be scared of." Like he had done earlier, Bruce looked around and smiled. "When you're always prepared to face any kind of danger, there is always nothing to be scared of."Before Bryan could say, Jack Robinson, two burly men from nowhere caught Bryan's hands. The one holding the hand with the knife took the knife from him."You had guards follow you secretly." Bryan gritted his teeth."What do you expect when my identity is a secret?"Bryan laughed. "You're still poisoned though. Before you get to a doctor or bef
Jade had a shocked expression on her face."You are who?" Jade nodded her head. "It all makes sense now."She frowned. "Apparently, you found it unnecessary to tell me who you truly are." Jade's face fell. "I feel stupid. Lucia, Cole and Bryan knew who you were but I did not."Bruce pulled her closer to himself. "Well, now you know."Jade frowned. "I can't believe I accused the richest man in existence of trying to take my property. My property before yours is like an ant before an elephant.""Let me guess," Jade continued. "You got me the company I accused you of trying to steal from me, didn't you?"Bruce smiled. "They refused to give you a job there because they thought your husband was a useless man, so your husband decided to teach every one of them a lesson. He bought you the company. Isn't that sweet?"Jade beamed and nodded. "That was really sweet." Jade's smile faded. "I just wish you trusted me enough to tell me who you really are. I should have trusted you too, but I accuse
‘It has been confirmed that Cole Fulton is not the biological son of J. J. Fulton. A video of Lucia Fulton getting kicked out of the Fulton mansion with her son has gone viral on social media. Lucia—’The T. V. got switched off and everyone in the restaurant groaned."Is that much better?" Jade smiled as Bruce asked the question.The both of them had come to the restaurant on a date. A date was something that hardly took place in their relationship and they agreed to go on more dates to get to know each other better."It was hard to focus on what we came here for with everyone's eyes on my family's nakedness." Jade inhaled deeply and then exhaled. "But I am better now."Bruce held her hand. "There's nothing to be sad about. We have each other."Jade nodded. "What Lucia and her son did was messed up. They deserve what they are facing."Bruce nodded in agreement."But don't you think they would come for us," Jade continued. Creases formed on her forehead. "Cole and Lucia are both veng
Jade kept on talking about how Bruce had shut the male waiter up while they drove home.Bruce smiled to himself. He liked to see Jade happy. He made a silent prayer, asking that Jade would remain as happy as she currently was. When they reached the street that lead to home, Bruce saw both Lucia and her son, Cole.Lucia, who knew who the car he was driving belonged to jumped before them.Bruce's adrenaline kicked in and he pressed the brakes of the car."What the hell," Jade sweared. She was annoyed to see her mother. Cole joined Lucia on no time.Bruce pushed the car door open and got out of the car to join them. Immediately he did, Lucia and Cole fell at his feet."Please, forgive us. We barely have what to eat, please have mercy. You are rich enough. All we want is a place to stay and food to eat," Lucia said."Don't you even dare," Jade snarled as she joined them. "Are you seriously begging the same man you called a pauper? The same person you called a nobody. The same man you kep