Jake walked into the court room and decided to wait there for the judge to come back. He didn't want to stay outside and wait for Ivy to say all the rubbish she had to. She saw her slump partly into the floor but she did not need to stay there and wait for her to say something else. All he wanted was to be alone but she just had to come with her tales of what was right and what was wrong. He would miss her, no doubt but he would also want to be by himself and in control of his emotions. He needed to focus on his wife and get his life back on track. Ivy would be fine. It didn't take long before Sebastian noticed his sour mood and he moved closer to him. He sat behind him for what seemed like an eternity but the young man had no idea that someone was behind him. He could tell that the man was lost in his own thoughts. He was clouded by his troubles and fears. He wished he could help but he didn't know how he would go about it. He wasn't sure if he even wanted to be helped. He needed an
It didn't take long for the judge to return. But she returned when it was exactly 1 hour from when she left. Her punctuality pleased him. It showed that she was professional with her work but that didn't stop him from wondering if she was also bought over by the Kings. He didn't believe it would be possible. The jury came out before the judge did but they all waited for the judge to be seated before they could have their seats as well. That was the order in the court. Respect was given to someone who had gone through so much to earn it. It was a thing he wished the Kings could learn from. The judge finally took her seat and the court settled down as well. After putting the court and everyone in it in an utter state of distress, she finally announced her verdict."After having consulted with the jury, the court finds Miss Ivy King who was placed under the charges of kidnapping and attempted murder, innocent of all charges." The court went in an uproar and Ivy couldn't even hide the sm
Amanda was waiting for him when he got back to the hospital. It felt like she had purposely not allowed sleep to wash over her because immediately she saw him her eyes were wide open. Jake couldn't imagine how lucky he was to have her. She was slowly turning into everything he wanted. However, this didn't stop him from being angry at her. She allowed herself to be down and also allowed him to be down as well. If she did not agree to him doing what the Kings wanted, he would not have gone into that court room and said all those things but he was just trying to make his woman happy and do what she wanted. A little voice in his head told him the truth which was that he was laying all the blame on her again and that wasn't supposed to be so. He took wanted to defend his reputation, he also wanted to keep his reputation intact. Amanda just gave him the push he needed to do that but whatever the case, Jake couldn't stop thinking of Amanda was doing this because she wanted him to be rid of
He tried to keep his doubt at the back of his mind as he watched Amanda struggle to stand up and greet him. He could see that she was not in a lot of pain as she was when he left but for some reasons, she was finally it difficult to keep her legs steady and to close them. His attention was moved from her legs to her eyes. There was so much joy in there at the sight of him. He could tell that she didn't believe that he would come back but he was back and he was ready to stand by his side where he ought to be. His eyes took a quick scan around the room and that was when he noticed that the flowers in the room had increased by two. He was able to note this because Amanda didn't have that many friends and as such, many people didn't pay her a visit but for some reasons, her room was suddenly smelling nice with flowers in them. Maybe her parents had come back to their senses and agreed to come to see her properly and they brought the flowers. The next thing he noticed was her silence. She
Before Jake could say another thing, the doctor walked in and he was more than grateful for the distraction. He was sure of comforting her but when it came to him and Amanda, everything always ended differently from how he imagined it. So he was grateful that he didn't even get the opportunity to start what he wanted to. They turned on impulse and saw the doctor standing by the door. He had a smile that discomforted Jake immediately. It felt like the man knew all of his secrets and was just waiting for the right time to finally let the cat out of the bag. He was too busy focusing on the smile the man gave that he failed to recognize the eye movement that transpired between him and his wife. However, he could sense that the air in the room had suddenly changed and it wasn't as peaceful or as disoriented as it was before. Something was wrong, he could feel it but he couldn't point a finger to what exactly was the problem. He watched as the doctor made his way closer to Amanda's bedside
The doctor left before Jake could ask him any other questions. The last thing he said was that Jake should sort out the bill at the counter before he left. As soon as he left, the dark cloud in the room lifted and Amanda's body slowly went back to its normal temperature. Jake was torn between pushing to find out what his wife was hiding and living his normal life, pretending that nothing was wrong. If he went on to find out what his wife was hiding, he risked losing his sanity. Some things were better left unknown to him, so he ignored his instincts and acted like all was well."Babe, what are you thinking about?" He heard Amanda ask him. What was the point of talking to her when all he would get as a response were lies? He looked at her and by God, he wanted to tell her everything. He wanted to ask her everything and tell her about his fears but he knew that he was walking on eggshells with her and it would be a very terrible mistake if he started telling her all that he had to say.
Of course she lied. What else did he expect from her? He couldn't believe anything the woman ever said and he knew that but still, he always gave her the benefit of the doubt and he knew that he was going to do the same thing again. It wouldn't take that long before he would forgive her without her even realizing that he knew she did something terrible. It was the order of the day at all times. He couldn't help but wonder why she would lie though. What did she do that made her lie and how did the doctor get to find out about it? He was curious to have answers to his questions. The problem was how he was going to do it. Jake looked at Sebastian as if the young man would have an answer to the question in his head. He couldn't confide in him though. He was not that stupid. Sebastian already disliked Amanda. If he was to find out about it, he would completely hate her. So he kept his thoughts to himself.Sebastian saw him stealing gazes at him from time to time and wondered what the probl
It didn't take them long to sort out the bill at the counter. The bill wasn't as expensive as Jake had thought that it would be and Amanda was happy that Jake could at least take care of the bills. She had believed that she would have to call her parents to help them. It would have been the biggest embarrassment given to her. She had already told her mom that Jake was a big man who could take care of himself and her without getting anything from them any longer. It would be a slap across the face if she had to put a call through to them to help her with her hospital bills. She sat on one of the waiting chairs comfortably and watched as her husband took care of the bills. She didn't believe that it was possible but she was happy that she would get to enjoy her husband and his money. Finally, she was winning.Jake turned to look at his wife as he waited for the woman behind the counter to sort out the problem she said she was having. He could see the admiration in her eyes. He knew that
Chapter SeventeenTen minutes seemed like more than enough time for Jane to arrive at Laura's house.She lived with her mother. The woman had lost her husband two years back and Laura felt like she didn't need to be alone. So she packed out of her one room apartment and moved back in with her mother."Bye guys." Laura shouted out as she closed the door."Bye aunty Laura." In between bites, Cassidy was still able to respond to the greeting."How are you doing over there baby girl?" Jane asked as she looked at her daughter from the driver's window."I'm doing okay mom. This cake is delicious. It's the best I've ever had.""Well, he did say that you were going to enjoy it. I guess he wasn't lying.""How did you meet him again?"Jane decided that it was best if her daughter didn't know everything that had happened."He came to me. Yeah, he came to apologize and he brought the gift.""Well, he is a very nice man then. I think I like him."You and me both Cass, you and me both.Jane eyes fo
"Damn it!" Emily cursed under her breath. Every time she was beginning to have a quiet moment with Sebastian, something or someone just always had to ruin it. She could see the spark in his eyes and she knew that he was seeing her in another light. The kind of light that Emily wanted her to see him in. And now her phone just had to go and ring, interrupting the moment she was sharing with him. She removed the phone from her handbag and was more annoyed when she saw the caller ID."Yes?" She was afraid that if she had said more words, the man would have sensed her anger and wanted to find a way to relieve her of it. But Williams didn't need to see her before he could sense the mood that she was in. "Em, are you alright?" He had the same caring tone in his voice which Emily hated. She had never seen Williams as a passionate man. To her he was too bland and empty, nothing drove him to the edge. Nothing made him think outside the box, he was a calculative, arranged and organized man. It
The bar was filled with people. Andy's has always had a full house mostly because he had good music and his staffs were as kind as the day was bright. Emily could spot some foreigners in the bar. It was a normal thing for them to always occupy all the space there. The town of Los Angeles always had people trooping into it because not only was it a tourist site, but it was also a place where opportunities could come through. Anything was possible or at least that is what they believed. They had one had a cowboy come into town with their hippy-dippy style of dressing. Once he was settled in, he opened a salon and it was his favourite place to go. Soon, he had been transformed into an LA man. It was difficult to transform him but he had the kind of spirit that could adapt to anything at any time.Emily walked towards the counter, but Andy was nowhere in sight. The cute little bartender had always had a thing for Emily but just like Williams, Emily had only considered him good as a friend
The drive back to her company was awfully quiet. It would have been a great time to have company, like that of Sebastian. Looking at the driver's mirror, she could almost see his perfectly symmetrical face and his tattooed arms. He had a dangerous aura around him, and there was nothing that Emily loved more than danger. Emily shook her head. She shouldn't be noticing anything about him. She shouldn't be even thinking about him. She should focus on how weird and awkward it will be when she meets Williams the next time. Deciding to cross that bridge when she gets to it, Emily swerved into the parking lot. There, she saw Sebastian waiting for it.She could hear her heart racing, she could feel her blood running into her ears. She grabbed on tightly to the steering wheel. Did he have to be so attractive? Did he have to make her want him so badly? Realizing that those weren't the things she should be thinking about, she turned off her engine and focused on getting rid of him.To hell with
It was becoming clear that all the people Sebastian was getting acquitted with were dangerous men and they all knew Ethan. The man that approached them was covered with tattoos and the more Sebastian observed him, the more he noticed the cliche way the man was dressing. He had on nose rings and an earring on his eyebrows."Hello, Denzel," Ethan said as he stood up."I see we are now mates, if not what would give you the courage to address me by my name?" "I don't believe they are any secrets between us."Denzel's couldn't take his eyes off the little brat that had almost gotten him arrested. He had sworn that the next time he sees him, he would be a dead man. But he had come with Chairman's men and anyone who wanted to live knew not to mess with Chairman. The man could do unimaginable things to his victim but still behave like he was doing nothing. "I don't think we do," Denzel said as he offered a smile his way and ushered them to their seats. "So I'm curious to know, how did a ric
Sebastian had hoped that he would never get to see the building that threatened to end his life whenever he stepped foot into it. Reluctantly, Ethan and Sebastian moved towards the door and one of the men nugged them along."What? So when you are not chatting like little girls, you guys chose to irritate me by walking like snails?" The man said with anger in his voice. As much as Sebastian wanted to reply to him, he decided to save his strength for when he would need to run away from Maverick and his gang and if he couldn't, he would fight his way out. He didn't mind getting shot, anything was better than working full time for him.They didn't pass through the club as they did before. The entrance was a lot narrower and the presence of two guards gave the clear message of the entrance being off limits to regular party freaks. They walked in the dark for what felt like hours but was only five minutes and Sebastian kept praying that they weren't passing through the human body room. Sud
Sebastian smiled to himself as he pulled up to the parking lot of the company. He was glad for the conversation he had with Ethan earlier. The man was a pain in the ass most of the time but he did help him get the perspective he needed.Sebastian yelled as Ethan hovered over him so early in the morning. He was used to the man not being the morning type but Ethan was wide awake and staring directly into his eyes. "Man, what the hell?!" Sebastian screamed out as he pushed Ethan away from his body. He reeked of alcohol making Sebastian worry about why he did not just pass out already. That was mostly what he did whenever he came back drunk."Don't you have where to go today?" Ethan was talking about him going out in search of a job but Sebastian knew better. There were no jobs available anywhere. "Won't be going anywhere today," he said as he turned over to his side "there are no jobs in this godforsaken town. So I might as well just save myself from the stress of looking.""So what do
The weather was pleasant but the same couldn't be said for Emily's appearance. She cursed as she highlighted from her car and almost ran into her father's company building. She waited patiently till she heard the ding of the elevator, rushing in she quickly pressed the button that would open up to her office.Immediately the doors of the elevator opened up, she marched into her office floor completely ignoring the greetings of all the staffs that saw her. She walked briskly towards her secretary's desk and slammed her hand into her table."Good afternoon ma'am." The young lady stuttered as she looked into the gleaming eyes of her boss who was not looking happy."Sandra, what meeting did I have today?" "Ummm. Ma, which one are you referring to?"Could she be serious?"Which one am I talking about? The one I'm just coming back from. Which meeting was that?"Sandra looked down from Emily's face and scrambled the papers on her table looking for her boss itinerary for the day."Umm, that
"Seb!!!, What's up??!! Are you ready to party hard?", He shouted across the entrance. "Ethan, what am I doing here?", "I told you I didn't want to come out tonight", "who do you know that is broke that goes to a club?", I said disturbed"You worry too much my friend. Tonight is all about enjoying some","Work of art, yeah yeah, I know", I interjected, "let's just go inside already","I added striding past him.He grabbed my arm and whispered, "hey, I got a solution for your money problem as well, you'll see", and then walked excitedly into the club"Ethan, Ethan! What solution?","Let's try and have a good time, I'll introduce you to a couple of guys later".He hurried off and began hitting on the first girl he could find.I walked to the bartender and ordered a drink, I needed to take the edge off and not worry so much about my money situation. I have to admit, I was getting the attention, across the room I noticed some girls staring and smiling at me, I took another shot and started