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
For some reasons, Denver had every reason to believe that whosoever it was that went to meet his mother was close by. At first, he presumed that it was Lucas but when he heard that the person had the voice of a woman, he realized that it wasn’t a man. “So, what do we do about it?” Lucas asked Emily as they took a stroll out of the school and towards the main road. Denver sighted them from a distance and wore a frown. There was something unsettling about the both of them that he couldn’t place his hands on. After a while, he took in a deep breath and decided to walk over to them.
Lucas was torn apart at this point. His grandfather was really thinking of making Denver the heir and there was no way he was going to keep mute and watch it happen. His heart was so pained at how swift it was for Denver to play with everyone’s heart. “You can’t make Denver the heir! I think there is something he is keeping away from us”, Lucas said as he stormed into his grandfathers study, with a massive frown on his face. Even if he didn’t believe her, a part of his heart knew that Denver was truly hiding something.
Lucas met with Emily at the back of the school. For the first couple of minutes, none of them said a word to each other. It was beginning to look as if they were fighting an enemy that couldn’t be defeated. “My grandfather wouldn’t hear of it. He thinks that I’m only trying to fight Denver because of how much I hate and detest him”, Lucas started, taking in a deep breath and wiping off the sweats that formed on his forehead. Emily took in a deep breath and nodded calmly. Of course, she understood everything and didn’t blame Lucas grandfather for anything. The man has worked so hard for the company and wanted to be sure that he was leaving it in the perfect hands. “So, what’s going to happen now. We don’t have so much proof and at such, it makes it look as though we are just bluffing”, Emily said and gulped down hard. She turned her head to Lucas and her heart shattered into a thousand pieces. He looked so lost and pale, somehow as though he haven’t eaten in a very long time. “H
Emily felt desolated and empty after the revelation Lucas made about deciding to get married to Ann. Deep down, she knew that it was going to arrive at that but she never thought that it would come that fast. Now that it finally happened, she knew that it was time to do something. She wasn’t going to lose Lucas to Ann, neither would she keep mute without an action. At this, she made up her mind to continue her investigation of Denver. For days, she kept mute, ignoring Lucas call and trying to focus on her plans. One morning, she woke up to the information coming from her step mother…she had a visitor.
Ever since the threat from Denver, Emily remained quiet and thoughtful. The threat didn’t come in a direct manner but she could tell that he had a glimpse of the idea of her trying to investigate him and the person who introduced herself as his mother.At this point, she knew that she had to meet with Lucas because he was the only person she had and the one person who would understand that her life might be in danger. She walked over to the Belcraft mansion, her heart beating out of her chest and sweats forming on her forehead. Just then, she caught sight of Ann sitting at the garden.
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