A WAY OUTLouisa walked out of the room with a smile on her face ..She heaved a sigh and walked into her car.As she sat in the car, a frown creased her face.She remembered the incident and thought about it.She remembered when Reuben entered the room with the lady.THROWBACK TO CHAPTER 207.Reuben walked in with Annabelle, holding hands.Reuben smiled as she entered.Louisa’s gaze fell on the couple at once.They were dressed up in the same coloured clothes and they looked as beautiful as ever.Reuben looked handsome and cute.Louisa could just not take her eyes off him.She wished she was the one walking with him as his wife.She just could not stand the sight of seeing another woman holding Reuben's hand with a smile on her face.Because she held the title as his Mrs. A title that she had long wished to be, not for anybody else, but for the heir of the Brooks family.Not with reuben.Louisa looked at Reuben’s face, and their eyes met.Reuben smiled wider and looked away
ANOTHER OPTION Grandma Anderson emerged from the washroom minutes later with a little bit of smile on her face.It looked like she went to have therapy in the bathroom.She quickly dressed up and went to the living room with the paper for the lawsuit and her mobile phone.She sat down on the couch and requested a cup of cold coffee from the househelp, and she tendered it in immediately. As soon as Grandma took the first sip off her coffee, a knock came on the door.She knew exactly whose knock that was as she was expecting only one person at that moment " Come on in," Grandma said and dropped the cup of coffee on the centre table.The door opened, and her lawyer walked in" Good afternoon ma'am" the lawyer greeted as he walked in" You are a welcome barrister.Please have a seat, " Grandma said and pointed to the seat.She wore very faint smiles on her lips.Grandma called out to the househelp and asked her to bring one more cup of coffee.The lawyer politely turned it down with t
WE CAN TALK THINGS OVERGrandma's eyes widened in shock as she heard that.She looked at the lawyer in disbelief." Why will the money have to increase like that? We are only asking for a little bit of time to sort them out.Besides, we are even struggling to pay the three million dollars. Why on earth will they add another half of a million to the money? " Grandma Anderson complained.The layer smiled faintly." I think you have to calm down.That was just an estimation from a true speculation.It could be more than that, or less than that, depending on the leniency of the judge.But with the issue of getting more time, we might get it.We have a fifty per cent chance of winning, " the lawyer narrated." Alright, barrister.I think we can do this then.I just hope we meet the lenient side of whoever is in charge and get to buy some time for ourselves." Grandma said with a smile." Well, ma'am, like I said, there is a fifty per cent chance.We could win it on that side, and we could
FIND A NEW EVIDENCE AGAINST THEMAfter the conference, Brooks MansionReuben walked out of the conference room after the meeting and took the way to his apartment.He quickly changed himself into some casual home wear and took his laptop.He sat in the living room with his laptop on his lap.He was working on a project and was quite busy.One of his househelp came over to him.“ Lunch is ready, sir. Can we serve it now?” she asked.“ You can serve it in fifteen minutes' time. My wife is not back yet” Reuben repliedHis focus was still on his laptop and did not look up at her.The househelp nodded and left.The door to the apartment opened, and Annabelle walked in." Back already?" She asked as she saw reuben sitting in the room with his laptop" Yes, I needed to do something real quick.Just about completing, " Reuben said without looking up at her.Annabelle nodded and walked into the bedroom.She returned about five minutes later and entered the kitchen where the househelp
A FLEET OF CARS??“I can not go with you” Annabelle said and looked at him.Reuben looked at her and grinned.“ And why will you not?You gave me this idea. You should be there.Besides, we have to go together so that she will get disappointed.It will be a part of the process to foil their plans.” Reuben said.Annabelle was chewing a morsel of food in her mouth, so she kept quiet and nodded until she was done before speaking.“ I can't go with you.I have a meeting with Andrea later today. So you will have to go alone.” Annabelle replied and continued eating her food.“ I will speak with Andrea. She will reschedule it, and we will go,” Reuben replied mockingly.Annabelle was about to say something when her phone rang.She picked up her phone and glanced at Reuben in surprise.Her eyes were wide open in shock as she looked at Reuben.Reuben wondered what he did that earned him that look.“ What is wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?Why are you not
PLAN CAPTURED Louisa's apartment Louisa laid down in her room, waiting for a reply from Reuben after her text.After about three minutes, she checked her phone, and the message was marked read, but it was not answered.She heaved a sigh and dropped the phone.She stood up and opened her drink, brought out a drink for herself, and sat down in the chair.She came back and sat down on her couch, enjoying her drink and watching a movie.As she was busily enjoying her snack, her phone beeped.She quickly dropped the drink and picked up her phone.She glanced at her phone screen, and the message was a reply to hers from Reuben.She hurriedly opened it and read the contents." Okay, meet at the mall restaurant, 7 pm.Don't be late, " the message read." Yes!, yes!" he replied to me!Yes! I did it!" Louisa screamed happily and jumped around for joy as she tossed the phone on the couch.She danced around for joy as she realized her text had been responded to favourably." I need to get a new
OVER THE TABLEReuben and Annabelle drove into the premises of the hotel and parked in the parking lot.The place seemed busy as cars were parked all around the place, and people were seen moving up and down, going about their businessesReuben and Annabelle remained in the car as Reuben made a call to one of his boys.“ We have seen you enter, sir.You can go in now, sir, but please remember what I told you earlier, she is still waiting, and you are right on time.” The man said from the other end.Reuben hung up the cake and looked at Annabelle." Alright, so as we discussed, I will go in first, and you will follow up later when you get my notification." Reuben said as he looked at her with a smile.Annabelle nodded and smiled back, and Reuben planted a kiss on her forehead and got out of the car.He tucked his watch firmly on his hand and looked around the premises.All was serene except for the people who were busily going around and going about their businesses.Reuben let out a so
LET'S COME BACK TOGETHER"Then you have to take something at leastAt least to show you are still not mad at me, please, " Louisa pleaded.Reuben smiled." So, are we done here?" Reuben asked." No, I also have another thing to tell you.But I want you to promise me you are not going to be mad at me, " Louisa said and let out a silly smile. Reuben rolled his eyes and shook his head." If you think I am going to be mad at you, please don't say it.If you think I am not going to be mad, then you can go on with that,' he said." Yes, that is the reason why I am asking you to promise me you are not going to be mad at me.Please, " Louisa pressed further" Alright, you go on.I am listening, " Reuben said and looked at her.Louisa smiled at Reuben before speaking." I am still in love with you… I… I.. want us to be together again? " Louisa dropped the bombshell.Rueben burst into a hilarious laughter and tried as much as he could so as not to draw the attention of the other people aroun
I AM GOING TO BE A FATHER Grandma had just returned home from the courtroom and was in her mansion. Madam Martha and Madam Rebecca were with her, still trying to console her. Grandma could just not bear to see her going to jail. She had broken down in tears right from the courtroom and had to be brought home. They had to bring her to the house forcefully. As they sat down weeping, a knock came on the door. “ Come in please” Madam Rebecca said The door opened, and a guard walked in. “ There are some people here to see you ma'am” the guard said. Grandma was absent-minded about the whole surroundings as she kept weeping. “ Who is that?” Madam Rebecca asked. The guard did not reply. Instead, he stood aside. Three policemen walked in with one other man. The man without a uniform came forward. He had an ID in his hand and a paper in the other hand. “ My name is Mr Andrews, and these are inspectors Jack and Jill, we have an arrest warrant against Mrs Evelyn Anderson, and we
CHAPTER 267Monday morning. CourtroomThe courtroom was set for the proceedings to take place.Reuben was seated with Annabelle and their family lawyer.They sat on the side of the plaintiff.On the defendant side sat Grandma Anderson, Jake’s father, madam Rebecca, and a few new unfamiliar faces.They had two lawyers on the defendants side, The Jakes family lawyer and the Anderson family lawyer.They were all seated and waiting for the proceedings to start.Earlier in the previous day, Grandma, together with her family lawyer, had visited Louisa and Jakes again, and they had spoken.According to the conversation with their lawyer, they were better off by pleading guilty to the accusations and pleading for mercy, in that case, they were going to be pardoned and their sentence was going to be released.They had come into an agreement with the family lawyer for the Jakes family to do that.Both families had no money left in their accounts to drag th
THE VISITThe driver drove into the premises of the police station.The sun shone high above the sky, and everywhere was bright light.Grandma got down from the car and hurried towards the entrance." You are welcome ma'am" one of the policemen who knew her greeted her as soon as she entered." I want to see Louisa now," she fumed, ignoring the greeting from the policeman." Certainly ma'am, you have to wait for just a few minutes. I will be right back with you, " the policeman said with a dry smile and walked back in.Grandma stood in front of the policewoman at the reception.She looked at her with a deadly look, and the woman did her best to avoid the gaze and ignore her.Grandma stood there shaking vibrantly.She could feel her knees hurt from the stand, but she ignored the pain and stood there.Her only aim at that time was to see Louisa and speak with her, and that was exactly what she was doing.After standing for about three minutes, she was already losing her patience.Just
A SCARY REALITYGrandma Andersons Mansion.Three hours later, Grandma had just alighted from her car with the factory manager.She saw madam Rebecca and Martha coming towards her.They all wore sad faces to meet her.There was an awkward silence amongst the trio as they welcomed Grandma, but Grandma did not say anything.She was just smiling through the whole process.The two wondered what there was to smile about the trouble they had at that moment.They went to the living room, and all of them sat around." Where is Louisa? I was told she was coming to the hospital to see me but she never came.Where is she now?" Grandma asked.She noticed that everybody else's face changed at once.She suspected that something was wrong." What is it? Why is no one talking to me?" Grandma asked.She was eager to know what was going on.The manager looked at Madam Rebecca." Have you told her yet?" She asked him.The manager shook his head in the negative" What is there to tell me, someone to speak
ALL IS UNDER CONTROLLouisa and Jakes were pulled out of the police van, with the handcuffs on their hands.They both looked surprised as they could not fathom how they had just been intercepted in the middle of their operation and arrested by the police.The police had confiscated their phones and all that was with them.Louisa had seen Reuben and Annabelle earlier at the scene, while they walked away, after Reuben told the policeman something.She was sure Reuben had found out about their plan and had laid ambush for them." Is this what your plan led us to? In prison?" Louisa screamed out to Jakes when they were arrested.All she got was a caution from the police to keep her mouth shut, with the addition that whatever she said at that time could be used against her in the court.Louisa knew that was the end.They had been caught in the act, and she was sure that the boys were going to confess that Jakes was their leader.She was caught with Jakes at the same time at that scene,
ITS A STRIKEGrandma was in her room in a phone call.It was time for dinner and she needed to go eat.The househelp had served her meal and informed her about it.Grabdma came out to the dunning room when one of her guards entered, with an envelope in her hand." Excuse me ma'am, there is a parcel for you," the guard said as soon as he walked in." Who is it from?" Grabdma asked " There is no sender's address, only the delivery address, and that is here." The guard said.He handed over the envelope to Grandma.Grandma took the envelope and muttered a " thank you" as the guard left.She was curious as to who would send an envelope without a sender's address.Grandma did not touch any of his cutlery. Instead, he opened the envelope to see the contents.The envelope contained a single sheet.She took out the paper and read the contents of the paper." Dear Mrs Anderson, We have not8ced your recent activities, and we know where you invested all your money..We can assure you that the
THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED"What is going on here?" Annabelle asked in surprise.She could not just fathom what was going on, although she knew she was just about being kidnapped.Reuben held her hand and led the way back to the car, away from the sirens and the people who were being arrested. " What just happened here? Why is Louisa and that man being arrested? Who are those men? " Annabelle asked all at once." Let's sit in the car and speak for a bit.There are still a lot of things you need to know, " Reuben said as he unlocked the car with the remote.He opened the door for Annabelle to sit down and closed the door.He walked to the driver side and sat behind the steering, roaring the engine to life." I'm ready for the questions now, but before to ask, let me begin with narration," Reuben said as he drove out of the parking lot and out of the premises." I know you have a lot of questions. First of all, our date has not been canceled. We are on our way to a new restaurant.
STAGED KIDNAPFriday Evening, 4:30pm, Honeymoon Hotel.Louisa and Jakes were out of the hotel and were heading towards the garage.They were done with all their planning for their mission ahead, and everything was carefully laid out.Everything they needed to make their work successful was ready.They walked into the garage, and Jakes unlocked the door to a new car.They both sat in it as they talked.Louisa had gone there with a car, but according to Jakes, it was too risky to use her car, as it might be identified by Reuben.They had hired a new car they were going to use.They sat in the car as the driver drove out of the premises of the hotel." So we are going there earlier, so we can monitor their movements, they should be there around 5pm, and we should get there about ten minutes before them.Everyone else is ready over there, and this should not take a long time.We will pull out quickly, " Jakes said.Louisa nodded.She was okay with the explanation and how things were go
TWO WAYSLouisa went to the hotel and met with Jakes as they talked for the last time.Jakes made it clear that he had confirmed news from the Brooks mansion that Reuben and Annabelle were going out on a date the following day.He, however, stated that they did not know exactly where and when they were planning to go.Louisa rejoiced with the news as she knew they were getting closer to victory.Jakes told her he had the vans ready, and they also knew where they would be sending Annabelle after they had gotten hold of her.He had a private ship that was on the shores of the seas, waiting for him.He planned on going back home with Annabelle on the ship instead of air.He was doing that for his own safety, at least,until things went calm.After about thirty minutes of talking with Louisa, they finally dispersed, and Louisa went back home to prepare for the day ahead.It was a careful and nice plan they had laid out there, and they were sure it was going