CHAPTER FORTY FOUR After Kate said those words, the whole place went silent. Owen's heart thumped loudly in his ears. He knew he couldn't hide the truth from Rina, but he couldn't reveal it to her this early. He had planned to tell her after a little while, maybe after their marriage to avoid any complications before the wedding. Rina stared at Kate with a smirk on her face, she couldn't understand what Kate was trying to say, but she knew that whatever it was, it was meant to make her angry so she couldn't give her the satisfaction of knowing that she had succeeded in her plans. Although her words troubled Rina, she shielded it properly. “What do you mean by that?” Veeda spoke up this time, her patience clearly wearing off “You understand what I meant, not just you tho. I think the both of you understand but you would hate to admit it as you clearly know that admitting would only make your joy short lived and you wouldn't want that to happen. “Yeah, he's a divorcee, and so
CHAPTER FORTY FIVE Maria stood in her room as she went through their endorsements for the past few weeks. A wide smile crept its way into her lips as she saw the way their company gained more popularity and recognition. She knew the contract would bring her many gains. But she was still concerned about the fact that she had not heard from Owen ever since the day he came to her office to lend a helping hand. He had collected James' address and that was the last time she saw him. And she had also not heard from James, neither had she heard from the other shareholders. It all seemed surreal, odd but satisfying. She had thought that the shareholders would be on her neck by now, or even withdraw their shares. But it seemed like she was just scared for nothing. All was well and she just had to relax and enjoy her money. She walked into the walk-in wardrobe, took off her clothes and changed into her nightwear before going back to her bed. She was just about to doze off when she remembe
CHAPTER FORTY SIX “Arggh” Rina screamed as she pulled her hair roughly while Veeda stood by her side, trying to calm her down. They had just gotten home and Rina just ran into the house, screaming at the top of her voice. Veeda was hurt, seeing her like this. But she couldn't do anything about it. Rina was always like this anytime she was angry. “Calm down Ri” Veeda tried to pull her into her arms but she couldn't as she resisted with her full strength and she was too strong for her so she let her go before she ended up inflicting injuries on the both of them in her fit of rage. “How dare he? He wasn't planning to tell me that he had been married before. He wanted to trap me in before he would tell me about it. So that I wouldn't be able to leave even if I wanted to” Rina said, her eyes bloodshot red as she dragged her hair more. She herself couldn't understand why she was behaving this way. She was one of the most carefree persons in the world so she found it hard to underst
CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN It's been a week now and things were going well for everyone. Rina had changed her mind and agreed to get married to Owen once again, Tamara had signed the contract with Owen and Maria had been free from the tantrums of the shareholders, Kate was preparing for her marriage with Jake which had been arranged hurriedly, for reasons best known to them. Owen and Rina's relationship has been going smoothly and they had built their relationship based on trust and boundaries over the past week. Owen had told her every important detail there was to know about him and she had told him hers in turn. Kate's and Jake's wedding was set a week from now and Maria couldn't contain her joy. For the past week, their house has been busy with work and the whole environment has been very busy due to Maria's demand. She had brought out her full attention to ensure that the wedding was successful and no mistakes were made. She didn't want to risk the marriage being canceled due to
CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT Daniel was in the club waiting for his friends after they had arranged for a meeting tonight. They had decided to wind off at their usual bar and he had glanced at his watch countless times. He was starting to get impatient as they had never arrived late to a meeting before. He stood up from his seat and was about to leave when he saw them coming. They had company with them and he found the face familiar. He couldn't pinpoint where exactly he had seen the face but he was certain that the face seemed familiar. “Hey” “Yo” the two of his guards greeted “ What took you so long? I was in my way out” Daniel said “Ooh, chill out bro” one of his friends said as he patted him on the back “It was all his fault, he takes time to dress like a woman. He's the reason we arrived late” “ You're a di*k man, Sorry bro, it was my fault” Jake referred his words to Owen. “Daniel” Daniel introduced himself, stretching out his hand for a handshake to Jake. Jake too
CHAPTER FORTY NINE Esme had been worried about the upcoming wedding and she had tried her very best to stop the wedding but all her efforts seemed futile as he was always one step ahead of her. And Maria also gave the wedding her full support, so she could only hope on fate and time to see where it all leads. It all started when she got a call from her son about a month ago that he was coming back to the country. She had been so happy to hear that from him, as it had been long she set her eyes on him. Although they make video calls frequently, it was still not enough. He had seemed so enthusiastic about his return and she had been so happy with the news that when he didn't come back on the appointed day, she got worried. She called his home line severally but it was ringing and no one picked up the call. She called his personal line and it wasn't going through. She also called his office but she was told that he didn't report to work on that fateful day. She was scared that so
CHAPTER FIFTY Gabriel coughed continuously as his P.A tried to get him to calm down. The man had been sick for a while now, they had tried many medications, but none of them had cured him. They had tried to look for the cause if his sickness, and although they had involved many renowned doctors and physicians in their search, their search had seemed futile. “Should I call your son?” His P.A asked when the cough seemed persistent “No, don't stress him, I'll be fine” Daniel replied in between coughs.He didn't want to inform Owen of his sickness as he didn't want him to get worried over his health. This was his cross and he had to carry it alone. He had noticed this a few months before his attempted assassination and since then, it had only gone from bad to worst. “Just get me a cup of water and I'll be fine” Gabriel told the man and he left to do as he was told. Gabriel sighed. He was so close to catching the person or group of people that made an attempt on his
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE Gabriel walked into the suite where they had planned their meeting. He saw the man where he was seated, his back turned to him. He signaled to his guards to take protective positions while he and his P.A walked to where the man was seated. The man stood up from his seat on sensing his arrival. He had sharp senses, Gabriel noted. “Good day sir” The man greeted and Gabriel took his hand out for a handshake which the man collected willingly. He and his P.A sat across each other, while the man sat on the other edge of the seat where he was seated. “So, what do you have for me?” Gabriel asked and the man observed his surroundings closely before he brought out a file and a PC from the bag that was under the table, which Gabriel had failed to notice until now. He placed the PC and the file on the table before going ahead to open it. He picked up a disk from the file and inserted it into the PC while Gabriel didn't take his eyes off him as he didn't want