CHAPTER 33Lydia walked into Coopers' Entertainment with curiosity in her eyes, eager to learn more about the new CEO. The receptionist looked up from her desk, and Lydia inquired about the possibility of meeting the CEO.Before she could receive a response, Sean emerged confidently from his office, his chest puffed up with pride. Lydia, taken aback by surprise at his sudden appearance, managed a polite smile. "Thank you, Sean. It's interesting to finally meet you. I've been hearing a lot about the changes since you took over."Sean, revelling in the attention, replied, "Yes, it's a thrilling time for the company. "Oh, Ms. Lydia Brandon! Welcome, again. It's been a while since I have not seen you here. Hope we are safe." A smile escaped his face. "You are safe Mr. Sean.""I came here to inquire about the new CEO, I was told someone else has stepped in", she asked "Ms. Brandon, is that the reason you mentioned took over then? I know why you said that, can we go into my office and d
The room was thick with tension as Lydia and Jared faced off, the air crackling with the electricity of unresolved emotions. Accusations and bitter words hung in the charged atmosphere, forming a storm that threatened to engulf them.Lydia tried to keep her composure. "Jared, we need to talk about this. Yelling won't solve anything."Jared, however, was beyond reason, fueled by a toxic blend of jealousy and rage. "Talk? Do you think talking changes anything? You're just a damn prostitute, Lydia, and everyone knows it!"Lydia's eyes flared with anger. "How dare you say that? After everything we've been through?"Jared sneered, "Oh, we've been through a lot, haven't we? Your little secrets, your lies. I won't stand for it anymore."The room seemed to shrink as their argument intensified. Lydia, unable to contain her frustration, slapped Jared across the face. The sound echoed, a sharp punctuation to their unravelling relationship.Jared, stunned, touched his cheek, the sting of the slap
Chapter 35Sean's heart raced as he stared at his phone, the screen glaring back with 90 missed calls from his father. Dread tightened its grip on him, and a cold sweat broke out across his forehead. He could not say goodbye to Lydia. His phone rang when he was about to call back. He hesitated before mustering the courage to pick up the call, his voice shaky as he uttered, "Dad, what's wrong?""You are such a useless child Sean, where are you? Kendrick asked on the phone. "Uncle Ken, why are you calling with my father's phone, I don't have your time if you are calling me to send an errand", he responded, trying to reject Kendrick's offer before he said it. "Your father is in hospital"The weight of those words hung in the air, leaving Sean frozen with a mix of fear and uncertainty. He tried to ask what question but Kendrick hung up immediately he dropped the bomb. His mind started racing with unanswered questions.He got to the hospital and punched the wall. He moved closer to hi
Sobbing from Sheila could not make Lucas pretend any longer. He held the bed tight like someone who wanted to stand up. As the doctor noticed him, he uttered that Lucas would soon wake up in the next 30 minutes or less if Sheila could exercise patience and wait for him. "Sheila, stop crying, I told you he his fine, you could wake him up with your cry if you don't stop", "Okay, has he talked to you when he woke? "Yes, he did and was audible enough. I told them he healed fast."Lucas tried to turn around like someone who was truly sleeping as he did this, Sheila rushed to his side and thereby caused him to wake up. "Lucas!" Sheila shouted in excitement. She was glad to see him up. Without caring about anything, She hugged him on the bed but Lucas failed to reciprocate. He was just looking like a child whose parents had abandoned him."I have missed you, Lucas. "In fact, when I heard you were in a hospital. I thought you would die. I was so scared for you. But now, I can rest assured
Chapter 37Sheila was thinking soberly. She looked deeply into Lucas's eyes. Her eyes were filled with love that Lucas could see."Don't think too much. It could leave more health challenges in your body and I do not want that!" Sheila told Lucas. She wasn't on her best look but she seemed to have found a way around the problems which Lucas was facing."I am tired…" Lucas muttered. "I know I can never get this kind of money. I know how long I have been working and how much I have made and I had no one. The only one I could look up to divorced me despite my investment in her. The hospital won't discharge me if I don't pay the hospital bills and if this goes on, those hired assassins would come after me again. They tried once and I escaped. I don't think I will escape the second time.""Don't say that!" Sheila cried. "We are going to find a way around this. No one is going to die. We will all live nothing but good lives. Don't you believe that this situation will get better? I believe a
Chapter 37Now at the hospital, Lucas and Fabian sat across from each other, a shared resolve reflected in their eyes. The betrayal by the Cooper family, who had hired a killer to take Lucas out, hung in the air like a thick fog of resentment.Lucas, nursing the wounds from the attempt on his life, clenched his fists. "They won't get away with this. Not after what they've done."Fabian, a loyal friend with a steely determination, nodded in agreement. "We need to expose them for who they are. No more hiding in the shadows."Lucas brought out his phone and showed the video of how Blade was punished. Fabian was stunned and at the same time scared when he watched the video, he saw how badly Blade was treated, and he could not pity him because he aimed for his friend's life. "This serves them right, how do you get connected with Jasper? "I always say something and I will never stop saying it, your network is your network, I have a million dollars and keep without investing, I have no mon
Chapter 39.Jared had lost his peace of mind, everything he had began to disappear into thin air: his career, Fiance and fame. They were all leaving him because of a tiny mistake. He began to bring back all that Lucas said to him when he caught him with his wife. "Could Lucas have a kind of power or magic that makes something happen? All he said when he met me with Lydai was coming to pass. It was not that I had a good plan for Lydia, I just wanted her body alone and she became Mario" he muttered to himself. He picks up his car key and zooms off to Jessica's place. He taught to mend his way and beg his beloved Jessica. He got there within an hour. At the sight of Lucas, the dogs started back as if they caught a thief, the workers and everyone within that house gave him a negative look. His presence was affecting them. and he felt bad for himself.Jessica treats her workers like family. She laughs, jokes and shares a gift with them. She had informed them what Jared did and that is
Chapter 40As Lydia and Jared grappled with the revelation of the clandestine recorder, an unexpected twist unfolded. The room's atmosphere thickened as the secret observer, hidden behind the shadows, made their presence known.A voice, disguised and electronically altered, echoed through the room, "I must say, this has been quite the dramatic performance. Bravo, Lydia and Jared, bravo."Lydia and Jared, their faces a mix of confusion and disbelief, scanned the room, trying to pinpoint the source of the voice.The mysterious observer continued, "You thought your little drama was confined to the two of you, but I've been enjoying the show from behind the scenes."Jared, his anger now redirected, demanded, "Who the hell are you? What do you want?"The voice chuckled, "Oh, Jared, always so quick to anger. I'm just a spectator, someone who appreciates the intricacies of human emotion."Lydia, her patience wearing thin, snapped, "Enough with the games. Show yourself!"As if obeying her com