CHAPTER EIGHTY SEVEN Esme had been invited to Owen's birthday party, and she would have loved to honour the invitation as it would even help in taking her mind off things, but for some reason, she didn't attend. She felt the need to stay at home and Katherine had left on her own. She was seat d in her room, going through the pictur frames of she and her sons that were on the wall and she felt dejavu wash over her. Those pictures were pictures of them that were taken when they were still kids and when they were in their early teenage age, she missed those moments. When Jake was still around the both of them would go over those pictures throughout the night, reminiscing old time memories until it was dark and he would sleep in her room because he felt she would be lonely after she lost her husband a few years back. She missed him dearly and it really hurt her because she couldn't really do a thing about it. She hadn't gotten a call or a message from the unknown person and it
CHAPTER EIGHTY EIGHT “What is going on here?” Rina asked and Owen immediately pushed Tyla off as if her body electrocuted him or something and from the way things happened, Tyal already guessed that this morning as his new bride. She was happy that the woman had met them in that position, so she wouldn't have to start explaining her stand. Owen was clearly uneasy and scared at the same time, but she was less concerned, it was none of her business. She had come for a dough, but she had ended up getting the full bakery. She never knew things would escalate to this extent. She thought she would just have a chit chat with him and leave but it seemed like fate had other plans for them. Owen had unknowingly set a trap for himself and it had clamped him tight. She knew it was time for her to leave, and she took a few steps back, picked up her purse that she had dropped on the bed earlier and was on her way out. She was already close to the door where Rina was standing when she heard R
CHAPTER EIGHTY NINE Kate and Jake were having their time at home, they had just started their own honeymoon phase and they couldn't get enough of each other. It was past ten in the night, but none of them wanted to get out of bed. They had been in bed since noon and Kate had just woken up. She rolled on her back and raised her hand in an attempt to place it on Jake, only to feel the empty space, she opened her eyes slowly, he was not there. The place was warm, which meant that it hadn't been long since he got up, but the question was where could he have gone?” She rubbed her eyes with the back of her palms as she stood up from the bed with a long sigh. She felt refreshed, although her neck hurt, probably from her sleeping position. She arranged her robe and put on her flops before walking out of the room. She headed straight to the kitchen as she had an idea that he would be there. She was not surprised to see him there, he had once told her that he loved cooking. Well
CHAPTER NINETY “Hey mum” Kate answered enthusiastically over the phone and Maria chuckled. It's been a while since she got a call from her and she was kinda happy she called. “Hey baby” She replied “Although I love that you call, but I am still curious tho, to what do I owe this unexpected call?” She asked and Kate chuckled “Nothing serious though, it's just that Jake left the house and I am kinda lonely right now. I needed someone to keep me company, and you were my best guess, so I decided to call you. I thought you would be asleep already, but thank God you aren't” Kate said in one long deep breath and Maria nodded. She already guessed so. “So, what's popping?” Kate asked “How's the company and everybody?” She asked again and Maria rolled her eyes as if she could see her “Well, if you wanted to know about the company and the others, you would have come to check up on them, but you didn't and why, if I may ask?” Maria sounded annoyed, but Kate knew that she
CHAPTER NINETY ONE “What was that?” Owen asked Rina, referring to the attitude she displayed earlier. She took slow steps to his bed and she sat on the edge. “What was what?” She asked “Don't try to play dumb with me Rina, what was that you did with Mia?” He asked, annoyance clearly showing in his voice “I did nothing, and if we were placing blames and sharing faults, then you would be the most faulty one in the room, since I walked in to see you happily exchanging saliva with some whore I have no idea where the fucking hell she came from, how do you explain that?” Rina heaved at the end of her statement. Owen took a deep breath to calm himself down. “That is not what happened” Owen tried to justify himself even though he knew she wouldn't listen to him at this moment. She was too hot headed, it was even a miracle that she didn't harm Tyla. “Oh really?” She asked, her brows cocked and her head tilted a little. “It is not what it seemed like, Tyla is an old friend of
CHAPTER NINETY TWO “What did she say?” Rina asked her mother. They had retired to her room, as the sitting room was still crowded due to the ongoing party. She didn't even get the chance to enjoy the party, it was from one bullshit to another. She was surprised to see her mother, as it had been a long time since they saw each other, and she was well aware that if her mother wanted something from her, she would call her. So seeing her here, she knew that whatever it was, it was very important. Her mother was a busy person and the fact that she came to meet her personally, meant that whatever it was, it was not something that could be discussed over the phone, but of all the thoughts that had ran through her head, the one she was hearing was the least of her expectations. Although she knew she would be back, she didn't think it was gonna be this soon, she thought she would at least wrap up the mission and go for a short vacation before she arrived. **Flashback** The woman
CHAPTER NINETY THREE The woods got darker, and although she knew they were safe, since it was close to the highway the federal government made sure to take out all the animals close by, to avoid them coming out and causing an accident,she couldn't help but fear. Every leaf rustle and every bird chirp only increased her fear She ran for a while and she decided to rest a little, as she needed it, but the moment she placed her head on one of the trees, she fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, it was already morning and the woods were bright, she was happy to see that they had not caught up to her. She took her backpack and continued on her journey. Danny would be back already and she would have sent out search parties for her, so she couldn't waste any time. She didn't bother to run this time, she just walked and in no time, she came out into the open. She discovered that she was in another city, and she was beyond joyed. She was really hungry, she hadn't thought of what she
CHAPTER NINETY FOURShe saw the way Veeda's eyes quivered and she thought she would leave her and run away but she was surprised when she saw that she stood her ground, shielding her more from the man. “You don't get to give me choices, Rina is my friend and if you want her, you'd have to go through me” she said with conviction and the man shrugged. “Well, if you say so” he walked towards them and when he was close enough, he tried to push her off but she landed a kick straight to where the sun never shines and the man winced as he held into his trousers while Veeda took Rina’s hand and they ran as fast as their legs could carry. They knew that if they made it to Rose, she would protect them. They were almost close when the man caught up to them. He flinged Veeda hard and she screamed at the top of her lungs “Mummy” and all the people there heard her. They turned to see what was happening and in no time, there was a crowd “What happened?” One man asked as he tried to raise her