The ballroom was in utter silence and from the way she laid on the ground, her Bluetooth device fell out of her ear and she looked sideways to see if Terrence had caught that. “ We've been tipped that some criminals are here. Therefore, everyone remain quiet as we do our jobs, no noise from you. I'll blow your brains out.” One of the men threatened them. “ Are these men real cops?” Clara muttered to Terrence who lay beside her, and he shook his head, confirming her suspicion. They walked to the center of the room and pointed their guns threateningly," These people are fraudsters.” Terrence whispered, and her eyes widened in amazement. I knew it! Clara wanted to say as she slotted the device into her ear stylishly.“ Tender your phones, everyone.” They ordered and no one rose. “ What has that got to do with arresting criminals, officers of the law?” A woman shouted and they turned in her direction.“ How dare you speak to us in that manner?” They asked. Clara and Terrence looked
Clara ran inside the lobby to take cover. “ Who are these people?!” She shouted. “ Easy on the noise, these are the FBI squad. Don't come out, no matter what happens. Got that?” He asked.“ Yes,” She replied and rolled behind the bar counter, she discovered that she was not alone, another man was hiding there. It was the second thief who was knocked out cold by Terrence earlier today.Her eyes traveled downward and saw him smiling wickedly at her with his outstretched gun. “ Welcome to my lair.” He said, and Clara's eyes widened in fear with her heart palpitating in anxiety of being trapped with this man.She opened her mouth to reply when they heard an explosion, the floors vibrated and Clara was knocked backwards as she heard a crack in the wall of the building. The Chandelier fell first with a loud smack. She didn't waste time after the initial impact, and she ran fast towards the door. The fire has begun to spread towards the entrance of the hotel.It was better to be out there
Clara was surprised, but she kept her cool and played along," How did you manage to escape those gunmen?” She asked in exaggerated surprise, widening her eyes as though she saw a ghost as she looked around. He was in a smaller car this time, by small she meant that it was not as dramatic as a limousine, not that it was cheap.Her eyes flew to his arm which was bandaged thoroughly, and she looked at his face expecting to see pain, instead, she saw a relaxed man. He didn't seem to be feeling any pain," How's your hand doing?” She asked in concern and tried to touch it, but he jerked away. “ Oh, sorry. I don't know what I was thinking.” “Where are we going?” She asked him, and he looked at her, with a small smirk on his face. She stared at him too," Why are you staring at me?” “ You were staring first,” “ I wasn't…Is that a gun?” She swallowed when she saw the compact open, why was he holding a gun and taking her somewhere she didn't know tonight? Her brain went into overdrive as v
“ You are unsafe there, he intends to drug you, I don't know how he managed to know your involvement in all of this.” Clara's eyes widened a fraction before she recovered fully and tried her best to get her anxiety levels down. There was nothing she could do at this point because he was bent to find out and all that she could think of was how to get out of where she was at that time. “ Is everything okay?” He asked, interrupting her thoughts.She pretended to jolt out of a deep thought, and she heaved a sigh," I just received a call that my brother is in a coma, I need to go see him.” She said with her eyes widened. She rose immediately, and his hand clamped over hers. “ Where are you going?” he queried, and she gave him a surprised look, didn't he hear what she just said? “ I need to go home, I'm taking the first flight home in the morning, I have to go pack my bags” He refused to let her go, and her eyes widened," is there a reason you don't want to let go?” She asked in a frus
“What do you mean by she escaped your hands, how did she manage to outsmart you? I could have sworn that you wouldn't be able to be gotten rid of, but now she did it without any stress” B spoke angrily. Of all the things that he expected his brother to do, this was certainly not it. He paced around the office, if it were another person who committed this crime, he wouldn't have hesitated to kill them off, but here he was trying to hear what his twin's stupid reason was. “Let's have it.” He said, and he looked at him, with a withering glare.“ It would have been too obvious if I stopped her from leaving, it was tantamount to kidnap, you know that. Drugging her would have been the best.” Terrence said. Blaze was very angry and his eyes raged with furious anger, if it were another person, shit! He would have killed them instantly, how dare Terence tell him that his option was better," You are getting on my nerves and I don't like it. I gave you a simple job, I got Henry without stres
Henry felt the impact of the gunshot rang into the air, and he ducked as fast as he could. Blaze turned when his hand began to hurt, he turned toward his attacker and saw that it was none other than Detective Caine.“ You!” he pointed at him angrily but was met with Caine's nonchalant expression, he was not interested in hearing whatever Blaze had to say. “ You are under arrest for kidnap, illegal possession of guns, and attempted murder.” He said. Blaze chuckled loudly," You think you can arrest me? Is that what this is?” He asked, and Caine didn't reply. He was here alone, so he had to be careful. “Crawl back to the hole you came out from.” He said and flicked his hand like he was talking to a fly on the wall.“And if I don't?” Caine asked as he moved a step closer. This man needed to be taught a great lesson. He thought as he walked closer again. Blaze looked around and waved his hand across the room," I will kill you.” Caine sighed, he didn't want to kill Blaze, he wanted hi
Clara took a step backward when she heard what he said," You killed someone?” Henry repeated to be certain he heard him well.“ Yes. I admit that there was a time when I was involved in some dealings at a point in my life. He tried to kill me, and I retaliated. I should have known that he would have a kid that would try to take vengeance.” Pops sighed and shut his eyes as he remembered the unfortunate incident.“ Do you think his brother will return?” Henry asked. It was only normal that Terrence would try to retaliate, he didn't want to continue the cycle again.“Caine is working towards that.” “ I'm sorry to announce to you that he is not the only one who is after you.” Caine interrupted from the doorway, cutting their attention away. “ I found out that we might have other people who are after you, and so you still have to be under protection.” He said.Henry sighed, this was what he feared, he wouldn't be able to move freely without looking over his shoulder. “ What's the way fo
The hotel was twenty minutes away from the hospital, so if it was an urgent situation as she was moving on, she heard the voice, but there was nothing it “ I will leave in thirty minutes, can you make it down here?” Pops asked her.“ Yes.” She replied.“ I'll wait till then, thank you.” He found it amazing that she was quick to answer every one of Henry's needs. He made a mental note to increase her salary. She was playing the role of a nurse.“ You're welcome, sir.” she replies and shut down her laptop before rushing toward the door and exiting the hotel. She hailed a cab and got in," Thanks for the ride.” She told the cab man. As she was about to step into the lobby, her phone rang. It was an unknown number.“ Hello, Clara speaking.” She said politely.A familiar chuckle resonated from the receiver. “ Hello, dear. How's your brother doing?” Terrence asked. His warm voice sent unwanted shivers down her spine, and she couldn't help but wonder why he was calling.“ He's getting bett
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