“ Thanks for coming to visit, I'm so glad.” Pops said when he saw Elaine. She came the instant she heard what happened. She didn't wait to hear whatever Caine said before she bundled down to the hospital.Happy that she saw him lying hale and hearty on the bed, she stroked his hand softly, “What were you even thinking of? I've told you to let these things go.” She chided him. That was always the cause of their quarreling. He loved thinking about things beyond his control. * Isn't Caine taking care of it?” She asked him, who nodded in response, then she turned to Pops," Why then are you thinking?” She inquired and kept on stroking his hand. They were a bit warm," Has he been taken to see the doctor?” She asked.Caine shook his head, “he refused to go, he said that he will be fine.”Elaine's brows rose in disbelief. “ How can you be so careless with your health?” She berated him, then proceeded to give him an earful of lecture. Caine wondered who she was that had the effrontery to sta
Speaking about an escape plan, Clara wasn't sure of where she was, she didn't know anyone here, most importantly, she was very weak and didn't see herself being able to stand anytime soon, so she didn't understand what he meant.With the cold that seeped into her skin from the onslaught of the cold water, she was forced to remain in a fetal position as she tried to beat the cold. Her lips chattered violently, and she wondered who she had offended that was taking such vengeance from her. No one came to mind.“ Good morning, dear Clara. How did you think it possible that you would set my brother up and go scot-free?” The familiar voice spoke and she froze.Shivers ran down her spine as she thought of what that meant, Terrence was going to kill her. It was Daniel who figured him out. This time she was very helpless.“ You are helpless at a time like this, look around you.” He said and pointed all around, and Clara didn't have any choice to obey and look around.“ There's no one to save
The Next Day, She snuggled into the corner of the room that was a little warm, she was a blubbering mess, and she knew that if she didn't find warmth soon, she might die of cold quicker than she died of his gun or sword. She rested her head on the wall and began to pant from the energy expended in moving that little distance. She tried to stretch her limbs but was unable to.Her back ached, and what wouldn't she give for a dose of pain relief to help with the pain.Her thighs ached, she couldn't move without hearing the cracking of muscles, that was evidence that she had sat in one position for too long.But she also knew she was risking muscle atrophy, so she forced herself to move her legs again and a loud crack resonated throughout the air. She was thirsty, her throat was like a lonely desert road, she had cried throughout the night, and now she didn't know what to do anymore.She didn't hear any footsteps or traces that a living being dwelt in this place with her. She didn't mo
“ What mark?” Terrence swiveled, and Clara pointed at his arm, “ That mark, it's a birthmark, right?” She asked to confirm that she was right. “ Yes?” Clara placed a hand over her mouth," where did you get it from?” She asked, and Terrence stared at her. “ My mother.” He humored her and she gasped louder. “ No, it can't be, it must be a coincidence. I can't wrap my head around it. I can't…" “ Hey, will you keep quiet and make me understand what you are on about?" Terrence snapped, he was already in a foul mood and was very annoyed that she was performing drama.“ My mother has this exact same mark. According to her, it's rare and only found in special children. It's a clover shape like yours.” Clara said in awe as she scanned the familiar mark.“ You are my relative.” “ Was this a trick to get her to be freed, if it was then, she was making a great mistake.He threw his head back and laughed so hard that he felt like pissing on himself. He knew that she was smart, but didn't e
“He isn't on seat, you can call back later, sir.” A female voice replied, she was probably the secretary to Rufus.Pops was annoyed, he knew that Rufus was probably in a meeting, but the lady did not give a chance for him to even ask about it further. “So, when will he be around? I mean, what time will he be on seat?” Pops asked him, getting through to Rufus had always been a great feat right from time. It didn't matter who you were or what position you held, Rufus only attended to people whenever it pleased him.“ I can't say, sir. Kindly call back to check on him.” She replied and he sighed.This lady was very rude, does it mean that she didn't know who he was, probably her boss' attitude had rubbed off on her which was very bad. He was sure that she wasn't as made as Rufus was.“I know he's not on seat but I want his direct number.” He replied.“ I can't give it to you, sir, I can only know that he's not on seat currently and it's not receiving visitors at the moment either.” She
Two hours ago, Elaine touched down at the cell. It was almost two days, and she heard that Henry hadn't been released from the cell, so she decided to go there physically. It wasn't the first time that police officers tried to undermine her authority, so she had no problems putting them in their place.After trying various things, she came to the conclusion that all she needed was a little doze or craziness to show them who is boss.When she entered the lobby, she removed her ID card. “ Barrister Knight, I'm here to see my client whom you detained against the law.” They stood at alert and she smiled. She loved people who belittled female lawyers because of the mentality that they were blockheads who needed to be put in their place every time without failure.“ Take me to your boss.” She said, and they scampered around.“ He's not on seat ,” they lied, and she smiled. Did they think that she was daft? If they did, then they had another thing coming for them.“ Don't make me lose my c
Henry's heart was in his throat when he saw the large truck approaching them, and they couldn't do anything.“ Press the brake pad!” He screamed.“ It's broken!” Elaine replied, and without warning, the large truck collided with their car.Boom! She felt the impact of the hit, luckily Elaine had remembered to press the emergency button, and their faces were pressed into the balloon.The truck continued driving, and soon they discovered what was happening, someone was driving them into a ditch.“ Can you hear me?” Elaine asked Henry. “Yeah.” He mumbled quietly, his head was still reeling from the impact of the hit. How he managed to be alive still baffled him? When he heard the crash, he had concluded that he was dead. The truck pushed their car again, and it gave a grunted sound," What do we do?” She asked as the car took a step back.“ You are bleeding.” She pointed at his head and he shrugged," We need to get out of here.” She said. The only source of escape was squashed and the
Pops paced the corridor where Elaine and Henry lay, he barely slept a wink last night, and he had to stay awake today again. Fast-forward to three hours earlier, he was still on the phone trying to bargain with Clara's kidnapper to let her go. He was willing to pay a ridiculous amount so that she could be free. Little did he know that another hazard was taking place at the bridge. If he had known, he would have asked her to allow him to stay there for a while until he was done.He dialed Rufus' number again, but it didn't go through as usual. Instead, he was redirected to his secretary, who didn't mind pissing him off as usual.“Mr. Rufus isn't on seat.” She said, and he was annoyed, was this a repeat of yesterday? If he knew that he wasn't going to help him, why was he raising his hopes high.“ Remind him about my agreement” He said.“I will sir.” She replied, and he stopped himself from groaning out loud. Caine rose gently," I think you need to rest, you've been awake since yester
A year After."What is going on?" He inquired worriedly when he saw Clara bent over a toilet seat, heaving her lungs out. Panic settled inside him and he patted her back softly. What can I get you?" He asked her and she sat on the tiles."I feel queasy." She said and before she could finish talking, she puked again inside the toilet. "Please get me a tissue." She croaked and stretched her hand backward. That was what she needed.Henry sighed softly as he wiped her mouth for her. "You need to see a doctor, this cannot be ordinary flu." He said and she rinsed her mouth."I think so too. I don't know what is happening to me but I don't feel well inside of me." Like a lightbulb, an idea flashed into his head and he stared at her with wide eyes, and she stared at him strangely." what?" "Are you pregnant?" "What?" She repeated and Henry placed a hand on her shoulders. " Have you been feeling weak? Tenderness in the boobs? Diarrhea and constant headache?" He inquired." Yeah?""I think..
The flight back to Italy was very quick, maybe it was due to the fact that they didn't have anything bothering them anymore, no need to look over their shoulder for every little matter. Henry was very elated to see the soils of Italy.It made him appreciate freedom. He never knew that he was living like a king even when he was poor but with the small taste of money and the problems that accompanied it, he was able to appreciate being free.Clara rested her head on his shoulder as she stared at the soil. It was good to go home. " How do you feel?" She inquired from him and he smiled at her."I feel good, great, even. Who would have thought that I would miss this place? There was a time I was crazy about leaving the country, now that I know better I know that I was foolish at that time. What the hell was I even thinking at that period? He wondered aloud.Clara giggled beside him, it was amazing how he was able to see things from a grander scope. "I think there are several reasons that w
Henry sank to his feet instantly and Clara rushed to hug him. She cried into his shoulders, until his clothes began to get wet. " I'm sorry,I shouldn't be doing this. I don't know what is wrong with me." She chuckled while trying to wipe the tears off her face.Henry rose slowly and held her up. It wasn't so great of an event. She was bawling her eyes out. " Hey, it's okay, I'm free now. You don't need to cry." He said, trying to pacify her and she nodded softly.She moved away so that she could allow the grandfather and son to bond comfortably. Stopping them was not the best thing that she could do because she was feeling a certain type of way. His gaze fell upon his grandfather and he didn't know when he began to weep gently. It was almost as though he was feeling weak and at the same time unable to breathe. "I'm so happy to see you son." He said and held him very close to himself. "Me too, Pops." He said and held him close. His pops had been there for him for a very long time an
The court room went silent and Henry stared at the man who just came to lie without a tangible reason. His eyes rested on him and he tried to figure out where he knew him from to no avail . It was as though the man had harbored grievances against him and sought the perfect time to unleash his vengeance. He was stupefied." I take objection to that statement. If there's CCTV footage, produce it so that we can all watch it." Henry's lawyer said and he stared at the wicked man who was standing before him. it was obvious that he was just trying to ruin Henry's life."I came with proof if that's what you are asking for." He said confidently and Henry was pissed beyond measure. He didn't know this man from Adam but he was hell bent on tarnishing his image. " Lets have it." The judge called again and it was given to him. The assistant slotted it in and connected it to the projector and they all watched the scene."Pause it there." The judge said and adjusted his glasses." A hush fell ove
After spending a great deal of time trying to make sure that there was no need to continue staying in the hospital, they went to court. Pops pulled some strings on some of his old people who knew what was going on, he was probably thinking about what would have happened if he didn't have such a strong backbone. He didn't even want to imagine it because it would be so brutal. Anyway, it was going to be great if he could actually do without the court order Alas, there was no one above the law. He stood before the judge at the supreme court with his lawyer in front of him. The complainant also stood at the opposite dock. It was a woman, she was claiming that her husband was killed."Mr. Henry, What do you have to say concerning the defendant's claim?" Henry looked at the judge and the sobbing woman. As much as he pitied her, he couldn't help but feel that she was doing a tad bit too much. "I didn't kill her husband, my honor. It was out of self defense. He tried to kill me, whoever has
*******Chapter 187Clara didn't wait for him to finish his sentence before placing a hand over her mouth, this was not the news that she wanted to hear. It was heartbreaking and at the same time she had to maintain a good front because Pops was in the room, staring at her. "That's great to hear. I thought that he was actually harmed. It's good to hear that he's well. Thank you Caine." She mustered a fake smile and Caine stared at his phone as if there was an alien living in it. Wasn't she the person who was angry a few minutes ago that things were hidden away from her? Yet she was telling him thank you. "Good. I'll talk to you later." He said and she nodded before hanging up abruptly and turned to see Pops staring at her. He wasn't talking at the moment but his eyes spoke volumes. He was probably thinking about what was happening to his grandson."Pops, what would you like to eat?" She asked him as she moved closer to his bed to stroke his hands.He shook his head slightly and she
Chapter 186George agreed without arguing one bit as he was drooped at the end of the road, he didn't waste any more time in making sure that there was anything holding him back as he bundled down the pavement and flagged down a cab. He was sure that they would take him to his doorstep. All he needed was to take a bath first then right after he could now start thinking about other things but for now, he would have preferred just staying away and waiting till there was nothing else to do. "That man is scarred. I don't think we should have let him go just like that. We know that he needed the money. He was just acting so that it didn't seem that way." Fred spoke from the rearview mirror.Caine nodded in agreement. He had other plans for the man but from experience he had known better than to allow anyone to come close to the family because it could be very frustrating if the person didn't know what was going on. It was more of a preservation. No one wanted to be involved with people th
Chapter 185Caine and Fred came bursting through the door. " Everyone raise your hands above your heads." Caine ordered as he and Fred came bursting into the living room.Everyone stared at them as if they were aliens speaking gibberish. "Who is he?" Liam asked as his eyes casually strolled from the intruders to Henry.Henry sighed and balled his fists which were already losing sensitivity due to the excessive amount of blood. "Don't go all macho on him. You can call him my brother from another mother, he's been there even from the beginning of this issue." Liam's eyes narrowed in suspicion as he stared at the man in front of him. He couldn't remember where he knew him from but from the way he was behaving he knew that he was someone of great importance.Caine glanced at Fred before his eyes swung toward Liam and Ryan. This was somewhat a complicated issue because if it was left to him, he would have locked this man up. But with the situation at hand. It sounded unwise because this ma
Chapter 184Henry didn't waste time in locating the person who fired the shots. It was no one but Jess and he was shocked to his bone that she could even attempt to save them."I love you baby!" Liam jumped up immediately and pulled the trigger at Ryan causing him to stumble and almost hit the ground.George, sensing potential freedom, rose from his position and bundled towards Ryan who was rubbing his sore legs. It was a double bullet. He didn't wait till he recovered before falling atop him. Ryan was utterly shocked when he saw that the tables had turned. "Get off me, you oaf." He grunted from beneath George and tried to shake him off but found it hard to do that so he bit him.George, who was stubborn, persisted in making sure that he didn't leave.Henry also joined the party by knocking the gun out of his hands. Ryan was pretty helpless at this point, he bit George on the hand again, this time almost removing the chunk of flesh that surrounded his hand but George made sure that h