Naya spent the whole day studying in her bedroom and by the time she stepped out, it was already evening. “Why didn't you call me?” She said, staring accusingly at Nelson who was watching a movie at that time. “I thought you were asleep, sorry.” He said with a little wink before returning his gaze to the TV.Not satisfied with the response he had given, she walked around, turned off the TV and with her hands resting on her waist, she appeared in front of him. “Are you still mad at what I said during breakfast?” She asked, shielding his view as he craned his neck. “No, why?” “You didn't bother to check on me all through the day and now you're claiming I was asleep. Even if I was asleep, you should have at least checked on me, to find out if everything was alright.” “Please grow up and stop nagging.” He hissed, trying to leave the living room but she pulled him backwards. This time around, with a grave tone, she asked, “Is everything alright? You don't look good.” “I should be t
Still smiling at her, Alaric closed the gap that separated them and then pushed his hand forward, gesturing to her to take it. Slowly, Naya shifted her gaze to Nelson who was already staring at her. He was wondering who he was and what relationship they shared. “Naya.” Alaric called with a little voice. “I'm sorry, I can't go with you until I meet with the manager. He had restricted us from leaving and I don't know why.” She shrugged, showing the extent of her frustration. “I know why.” He chuckled, making the siblings snap their heads upwards at once. “What are you talking about?” Naya asked with an eye roll. Holding more tightly to Nelson, she pulled herself up and he followed suit, “Don't tell you were the one who asked him to hold us hostage.” She said, eliciting a nod and coy smile from him. “I can't believe you are this petty.” She huffed, rolling her eyes at him. She was filled with anger and no matter how much she tried, she couldn't contain it. “Who are you?” Nelson as
After a hard day at work, Liam returned home only to be greeted with an empty house. At first, he didn't bother about it but when it seemed they weren't going to return anytime soon, he decided to make a call. Nelson and Naya, after confronting Nathan earlier, were asked to report at the family mansion for questioning by Granny Elena. When Liam's call came in, Naya didn't waste time in picking up. “You don't need to come over, we will be back before you know it.” Naya rapped, pushing her hair away from her face. “What is the issue? I had no idea…” He was still speaking when she cut in. “It's fine. When I return, I will tell you everything in details.” She said with a reassuring tone. Though Liam was a bit bothered, he decided to respect her wish. “Grandma, we need to return home. It's almost nine pm.” Naya said immediately after the call ended.“We are not done yet with the conversation.” Sam slammed. Ever since he heard about Alaric's presence, he had been furious and didn't wa
While waiting for Naya and Nelson to return, Liam was on his laptop when his mother's call came through and at once he received it. With a voice dripping with anger mixed with disappointment, she said, “Alraic went ahead of us.” “What did he do?” Liam asked, trying to stop himself from creating scenarios in his head. “I submitted the evidence to the police, somehow, he learnt of it and then he managed to shut them up. They even went to the extent of destroying the evidence.” “I still have the original with me.” He replied with a calm tone. “You do?” “Yeah, I made a duplicate just like Dave has asked me to. He already sensed something like this was going to happen.” Madam Aurelia went quiet after this. No matter how much she tried to do a background research on Dave and find out who exactly he was, she couldn't come up with anything tangible. “Have you found anything about Dave?” She broke the silence. “Not yet.” Pushing his hand into his hair, he let out a low sigh before sa
The long awaited time came when Liam, Nelson and Naya were summoned to the family mansion on a weekend. The hostile look and cold shoulders from the brothers couldn't be missed but Liam being used to it all wasn't bothered. He walked to the living room with Naya by his side and his head raised up high. Immediately they made themselves comfortable, Granny Elena arrived at the top of the stairs and they all rose to acknowledge her presence. “I can't believe you requested to leave because you have a sinister plan.” She yelled, grabbing the arm of the chair she was occupying. A bit confused, Liam looked from Naya to Nelson before returning his gaze to Granny Elena who was still fuming. Still trying to decipher what the issue was, Liam eyes fell on Nathan who was smirking and for a split second, he had this confused look on his face which further made him convinced it was the brothers handiwork. Propping himself up, he returned his gaze to Granny Elena.“Pardon us, we wouldn't do any
At the end of the silent journey, Dave pulled up in the garage of their home and then stepped out to open the door but Naya beat him to it. Smiling nervously at him, she turned towards Nelson, gesturing to him that they should get in. They were almost entering the building when she turned around at once and then ran towards Dave who was about to get into the car. “Have you had dinner yet, you can come join us, please.” She said with a look of uncertainty in her eyes. Dave didn't respond to her, instead he got out of the car and then began to head towards the building with Naya leading the way. While at the table, Naya kept stealing glances at him while he ate. She felt he was an interesting person to study and was itching to find out who exactly he was. Asking Liam wasn't a bad idea after all but she decided to find out about his personality herself. “Do you want more?” She asked when he took the last beef off his plate. As usual, Dave acted like he wasn't being spoken to. Th
Alraic, seated behind the mahogany table in his office, was drumming his fingers against it as he stared at the door which was slightly opened. It was now two weeks since he last met with Naya and so he was waiting for a positive response from Nathan who was on his way. “She will be mine.” He muttered, his lips breaking into a coy smile at the thought of it. Nathan on the other hand was in the garage of the hotel. He had his head buried in his palms as his heart slammed hard against his chest. Despite all his efforts, he had failed in convincing Granny Elena to hand over Naya to someone better and to make matters worse, Liam was always pooping in his face. “What am I going to do now?” He muttered, biting his bottom lips. Grasping the steering wheel with both hands, he shot his head upwards only to see two bodyguards which no doubt belonged to Alaric standing beside his door. With a nervous smile, he wound down his window. “I will join you shortly.” He said, trying to wound the
Thanks to the tracking and wiretapping device, Dave was able to get first hand information of what Nathan was up to. Earlier, when he got a hint about it, he had refused to spill it until he was certain about it but now that he was, he decided to get Liam and Naya involved. Suddenly, Naya pulled herself off her chair and with her hands resting on her waist, she walked up to Dave who was trying to fix some puzzle pieces together. “Mind if I join you?” She asked, plopping next to him. “If I had needed your help, I would have asked for it.” He retorted, not even bothering to look in her direction. “I don't intend to help you in the first place, I wanted to ask a question instead.” “Shoot.” Naya took in a deep breath and after darting her eyes around for a while, she focused her gaze on him. “Why did you suggest I see him in Liam's company?” “So he would know you're married and he would steer clear from you. Nathan is adventurous, it wouldn't be long before he finds a way to push