Lucas sat across Ann who was smiling at him, curious about what he had to say to her. He had called her earlier, sounding so urgent and solemn. “I’m so excited to see how you called me out. I mean, it’s only right that we meet often from now on. Perhaps, we would be a couple real soon”, Ann said as she wore a wider grin, making to reach for Lucas’s hand. Lucas jolted up almost immediately, throwing a dead glare at her and making her recoil. “Is there a problem?” She asked, wondering why he suddenly appeared irritated.
The moment Lucas walked back into his grandfather’s mansion, he could sense a change in the atmosphere. His grandfather looked at him with displeasure just as he tapped his feet on the ground restlessly. “What’s your plan, Lucas?” He finally asked Lucas who was lost for a while. This was the very first time he caught sight of his grandfather staring at him with so much disdain. The past few days were quite rocky for the both of them but it turned out to be worse on this day. “What do you mean by that, father?” Lucas asked again, trying to remain calm even if his heart was beating faster.
Lucas stared at himself in the mirror, with a solemn look plastered across his face. He couldn’t place his hands on the exact reason why his grandfather was so tough on him but somehow, he felt that he could handle things. Since he had tried talking to his grandfather who insisted that he had to apologize to Ann’s family, the next thing left for him was to talk to her parents by himself. He knew that it was the worst thing to do but he couldn’t wait to get free from Ann. He wanted back his life with Emily and he didn’t want anything disrupting that.
Denver pulled up at the front of Claire’s house with smiles on his face and a small box of chocolate. He had stopped by at a gift store on his way to surprise her, something he had never done before. “What!! One thousand dollar worth of gift? Naaaa…that's too much for a low class seasonal girlfriend.” he bellowed inside his head while observing all the gift boxes and their price tags. All the items there were of high price and he doesn't think Claire is deserving of anything really expensive so he resolved to get her a small box of chocolate instead. “Hum Hum hum” he cleared his throat while adjusting his shirt, he hopped down from the car and took pride strides toward the door. The door jerked open at first knock, revealing the bright and beaming face of Claire. She looked excited seeing him, but became even more elated when she caught sight of the box in his hand. She swallowed hard, and blinked severally in a minute, trying so hard to restrain herself from asking the one ver
He didn't need anyone to tell him that she was pulling all of that just to prove a point. He too was very good in the pretend game so he joined her, and danced to her own tone. “I love you too, baby. When I become the heir of Belcraft, I will take you to the moon and back. I would spoil you silly with all the good stuff on earth and tattoo your name with the finest font on my chest for all bitches to see and know that you own me.” he spoke and placed a soft kiss on Claire's lips. Even though Claire knew he didn't mean a single thing he said, she still felt excited that he was thoughtful enough to sing her praise. Clair stood up and sat on the laps of Denver and was about locking lips with him, when a sudden knock at the door halted themHer face folded into a huge frown Denver too didn't look pleased “Who the fuc—” she tried saying, but halted. “It better not be The idiot” she blurted out stamping her feet angrily towards the door. She folded her hands into a fist the mome
The sound of chirping birds and blaring of her alarm woke her from sleep. She had been so excited the night before and had even set her alarm to ring two hours before the meeting time so that she would have all the time in the world to prepare and still be early for the meeting. “Breath in and out! Emily you need to be calm, so you dont ruin everything you have planned for” she whispered inaudibly to herself trying to calm her racing heart. She strolled towards her closet and began to search out for the best outfit that would suit her meeting. She had planned on giving herself a total cover up, so that the woman wouldn't be able to take a guess on who she is. And that was the exact thing she was walking towards. She picked out a black long dress, one of the dresses that Lucas had gotten for her and a Veil to cover her hair. She covered her jaw to her nose line with a nose mask, and then a dark sun shade that did well in concealing her entire identity.“Perfecto!” she whisper
Back at the Belcraft mansion, Denver was trying so hard to get his coronation event done with. His grandfather had given them a hint that he would be the one succeeding the Belcraft group and ever since then, he failed to get some rest. He was super excited as he looked forward to the great day. Just then, his phone beeped to indicate a text message from an unknown number. At first, he made to ignore it but after a while, he picked up the phone and went through the message. It said “someone picked up your wallet and traced you to me”, she dropped and for a minute, Denver thought that he had just heard wrongly.
Emily had called Lucas after the little discovery she made. At first, she made to keep it to herself and pretend that nothing much was going on with her. However, a part of her heart pushed her to bring him in on her plans.She knew that something had to be done and for that to happen, Lucas had to know. “Are you serious about this?” Lucas asked as he looked at Emily who looked quite shocked and frightened. “Yes! She told me that she is his mother. I also followed her to find out where she leaves”, Emily explained to Lucas who was staring at her like he just saw a ghost
Before Lucas could make a movement out of the location, a gang of boys had gathered already, surrounding him. The old man couldn't just stop calling him a thief even after he had explained to him that the money belonged to him. However, at some point in time, Lucas couldn't blame them. He had not taken his time to think through his actions. He should have known that it was definitely going to be outrageous for an odd looking man like him to display such huge amount of money, even if he was in disguise. No one but him knew he was in disguise as a poor man after all.Soon enough, it looked to him like the old man had filled the gang in with the wrong details. That explained the disapproving and angry stares they gave to him. It was unfortunate that even as he tried to plead with them so he could tell them the truth from the misconception the old man had, they had began to throw blows at him, kicking and slapping him at the same time.Lucas considered their action to be inconsiderate, i
He was more shocked to see the group of people staring at him, confusion spread out on their faces. There were just three of them. Three women, staring at him. And neither of them was ready to move away from the spot they were standing at. Although he wasn't surprised at how they stared at him. As of that time, he was no longer the rich looking, handsome billionaire. He was now an ugly haggard poor man who was sniffing around the cliff, probably searching for what to eat. After staring at them in silence for quite some time, he decided to make a move as he suddenly remembered what he had thought of doing if things didn't work out fine. As usual, there was always a plan B.Surprisingly, the first step he took made them take another step back. Despite given the distance, he could still see the distrust that equally led to fear on their faces. Of course, he should have expected that. “I won't hurt you please. I just need to ask you a few questions.” He said, taking another step towards
The last action he did was button up the torn trousers he was putting on. Unfortunately for him, he didn't have a mirror where he could look up himself to see how he looked in his disguised form. He had made a mental note to himself before leaving the house that he had to look the poorest ever.After his several attempts to make the people around him believe that Emily was not dead had failed, Lucas took it upon himself to go search for her himself. He knew how hard he had paid people to go in search of her. However, it was heart breaking to say that there was no one who took it in their deep interest to find her because if they did, he was pretty sure that some positive results would have come out. He was presently at one of the abandoned and deserted warehouses he knew about. That was another perfect spot for a billionaire like him to suddenly transform himself into a disgusted poor man which people would want to stay away from. He had chosen the warehouse, far from the mansion so
“He used to be a student at the school.” The words of Mr. Shaw couldn't stop playing in her head. “I was able to go into the city. That was the only place I could think of finding him since no one here knew who he was. And I had to start from where we had found you. When there was nothing positive there, I moved further. Along the line, I was able to find a group of people, young boys especially who had an idea of him. According to the people I found, he used to be a student at one Belmont Academy.” The old man explained to Emily.At first, when he had come into the house with the good news of having found the man in the picture and knowing his location, Emily felt her heart gladden. Even if they were on a maybe part of finding him, she believed a clue was worth something. But as it stood, she had just one question… how would she find him in a big school just as the old man described? From the look of the young man in the picture, he didn't look like one to still be in school. So, wh
It was two days gone in her new place, and Emily still couldn't remember who she was or where she came from. All she had with her was her name which sometimes she questions if it might truly be her name. And also the picture which she had given to Mr. Shaw to help her find the truth behind it. Ever since the date she found the picture, she took it upon herself to search every nook and cranny of the bag said to belong to her, with the intention of finding anything else that could tell her who she truly was. Unfortunately, there was nothing. It was just a bunch of make up kit, the name tag, and the picture. However, what Emily was truly focused on at the moment was finding out who the man in the picture was. She believed that if she found out who he truly was, it could be a lead to her real identity.Now, she was home alone like the previous days. Mrs. Shaw had gone to her place of business, insisting that she had to fully recover before she would start working for her as they had agre
Blake stood to stare at his friend in confusion. He didn't want to believe what he had just heard from him. But then, he was forced to believe him, owning to the seriousness on his face. “I have a lot of questions concerning this if you're actually serious about it.” Blake finally opened up to say.There was a reign of silence as Lucas didn't respond to him. “How did you leave to find Emily? Where did you also go to find her, Lucas?” Blake asked, hoping he would still get a response from him because definitely, he was curious.“When you all were asleep, foolishly believing that she is actually gone for good.” Lucas answered, a sting of betrayal playing in his voice. “Lucas, you're endangering your life.” Blake said, concern glaring in his voice.“I don't care if I had to do that. All I want is to find my woman.” Lucas said forcefully, turning to look back at Blake.“Let me remind you that this supposed woman is dead.” Blake said. “Her body was not found. That doesn't mean that she
“Is he still locked up in his room?” Mr. Belcraft asked Blake the moment he walked in. Blake let out a deep sigh firstly before he could respond.“I'm just coming in. But I bet he would still be locked up in his room.” Blake finally answered. The old man was the next on line to let out a deep sigh. When Blake watched him closely, he could see the wrinkles which had appeared on his face. It was clear to him that the old man was more stressed up than anyone else could be.And truth be told, he just had to be, owning to the fact that he deeply cared about his grandson.“Will you help me go check up on him?” Mr. Belcraft opened up again, pleadingly.“Of course Mr. Belcraft. I would do that.” Blake said, and he nodded his head in approval. Blake then turned in the attempt of doing what he had come to do as well as what he had been pleaded to do. However, just when he was about to take further steps upstairs, leading to Lucas room, he suddenly stopped. He quickly turned back to him. “Mr. B
All through the ride last night, Emily couldn't get her head off the fact that she was about to go start a new life in a village she knew no one or nothing about. Although underneath the scary feeling, she felt thrilled to go start a new life. When she thought deeper about the bold step she had taken towards an unknown destination, she pushed aside the fear that clunged onto her. After all, she couldn't remember who she was. There was a possibility her new journey could make it all happen. The clattering sound she had heard caused her to open her eyes, and sit on the bed. "Oh, God." She yawned deeply. For a minute, she had forgotten that she was now in the home of her saviors, the old woman and her husband. After she had pleaded with her to let her leave with them, the old woman had thought of it wise to inform her husband. Clearly, Emily didn't object to it. All she did was pray inwardly that the old man was going to accept it. And he did. While they took it upon themselves t
She had thought that the smell of drugs, syringe, and possible vomit had only conjured in her dream. However, she was all wrong when she opened up her eyes. Her first sight was the bulb producing light which was on, and the rolling fan. She stayed put for a while as she tried hard to realize where she was. Sadly, the harder she tried, the more pain she felt. The young lady closed her eyes shut again. This was in a bid to calm her hurting head, and also see if she could get anything. When she did it for the longest time she could remember, and nothing happened, she opened back her eyes. It was at that time she used the opportunity to look around where she was. Definitely, she had not been wrong when the smell told her she could be in a hospital. Even if her memory had a bit of lagging behind, she could as well recognize what an hospital looked like. But, she still couldn't think past the question she had. Why was she in a hospital? She thought. Despite the struggles, she finally