The cops were standing in front of him. He could tell from their number, and the stern looks on their faces. He had also spotted the identification card before the cop stuck it into his face. "We are the police. We have an arrest warrant to take you in…""Under what charges?" Mr. Lincoln asked, even though images of all the atrocities he had committed in the dark started flashing in his mind."Under the charges of embezzlement of company funds, drug trafficking and fraud committed against Mr. Van." The man said, staring at him with hard eyes that suggested he was going to use force if Mr. Lincoln didn't cooperate. "Drug trafficking." Mr. Lincoln repeated, although it was plainly from shock that they had found that out. How had they discovered that? No one had been to his home. The men began to bring out handcuffs, and Mr. Lincoln cast a spiteful glance at Charles. "You." He gritted out, with his fists shaking, eyes restless, and lips trembling in anger. Charles gave a little sm
To Sandra, it was what an heart attack would feel like. She had never had an heart attack, but felt that the feeling she felt at that time was one that could be associated with cardiac arrest.Her chest suddenly clenched, and her hand flew to it. Her eyes stayed glued on Tyson, who looked like he was trying to find a way to take care of all the issues. Why would her husband be arrested? He had not come anything wrong. He had only come to save her and her sons."Can't be true." She said, and turned to Carlos who was reading something on the phone in a frenzy.She snatched it from his hands."Mum!" He called sharply in frustration, and tried to snatch the phone out of her hands, but she took it away, getting to her feet and continued to stare at the news headline.CEO of Lincoln consulting firm arrested!There was the photo of Mr. Lincoln handcuffed and taken by the cops."How come… how…" she asked, with her breath already beginning to come out a little faster. Then there were multipl
"What trouble?" Tyson asked, turning fully to Carlos. "The police might also be searching for us. They might want to arrest us." Carlos replied, and Tyson threaded his hands through his hair, bowing his head.He could not bring himself to ask why the cops would search for them.He also knew they hadn't exactly been innocent kids, and if their father had been caught then they weren't exactly safe. "What do we do now?" Tyson asked."We plan. We'll be back with payback for Charles. I'm very sure he's behind this." Carlos said venomously and without words, Tyson understood what Carlos intended to say.After all they were brothers. ~Sandra's eyes flitted open slowly, and she saw she was in the hospital.What had happened? Her brain felt hazy. She looked at the IV which she had drained of his contents, and sat up. She looked at her clothes; She was still in her casual clothes, which meant she had not suffered any serious injury that called for hospital treatment.Then slowly, it all be
Fear thrummed in Sarah like an instrument. No, she was almost there. She could have boarded her plane!No! Her world seemed to be crashing in on her. None of it made any sense. How could everything suddenly go wrong?Why hadn't they caught her when she was in her house? Why didn't they chase her on the road? Why hadn't they captured her in the hospital? Why, why, why???Why didn't they let her hopes get too high? How could they do such a sloppy job?Why did they let her see her freedom right in front of her and make her unable to snatch it?It felt like her freedom was really right in front of her, and she could snatch it, and take it for herself, but she knew she couldn't. They walked briskly towards her, and she wondered if they had seen her. Afterall, she had sunglasses and a cap on. Maybe she was overreacting. Maybe she was just too scared. She began to walk as casually, yet fast as she could, but ran into more cops."Mrs. Lincoln?" How had they recognized her? How in the world
Apart from James being happy about the fact that they had taken Mr. Lincoln down, he was also happy that he and Amelia would finally settle things between them.Then he scrolled through his contacts, and dialed Amelia’s contact.“Hello Amelia.”“Hey James.” She responded in a delighted tone.“Well, I called to inform you that we’re finally done with the most tasking part at work, so if we could meet tomorrow to sort things out, that’ll be nice.” James spoke, hoping Amelia wouldn’t have changed her mind since the last time they spoke. “Oh, that’s sweet. It means you still have a few things to do at work, if you say you’ve only done the most tasking thing.”“Uhm… Yes. But that doesn’t affect our meeting. We’ll be finalizing what we’re working on, in three days.” James informed her.“Alright then. That’s fine. But then, if you insist on us settling things tomorrow, we will. Although, we’ll still have to go to see my father, but that’ll be after you’re finally free from so much tasks.” Am
There was Amelia standing in a midnight blue satin dress. The dress was fitting on her all the way to her thighs where it came free with a slit that showcased the slender beauty of her well-shaped legs. There were three jewels right above the slit, and three more on the single cap sleeve that she had on her right arm. He couldn't deny the stunning beauty of Amelia. She didn't do much for her hair, but the simple way it fell around her shoulders, smooth and silky, elevated her look. He hadn't even realized he had been staring for a while, until Amelia raised a hand to her neck, feeling shy. "Is it a little too much? I just thought…""No way. You look marvelous. You are just so pretty that I can't seem to stop staring. Come in please. I'm sorry I made you wait." He said, widening the door, and Amelia stepped in, with a faint blush on her face. James closed the door, and watched her stare at the petals he had arranged on the floor.There was a beautiful smile on her face, as she foll
Amelia found real comfort in James' arms and she had never felt more happy that she had decided to stand up to her father. Being with him was all she wanted. He was calm, cool, receiving, caring and knew exactly what she wanted. So why should she leave him and keep on going on blind dates with men she would never date?Amelia began to think of how things would turn out if she really managed to stand up to her father. She would no longer have to come in late at night, and leave early. She also wouldn't have to meet men she wasn't interested in, and go for business meetings that were always tiring.If she decided to go on a thousand dates with James, her father wouldn't stop her. Afterall, she was a grown woman already. She could make the decisions she considered best for herself.The thought of things becoming easier thrilled Amelia and she could not help getting more and more excited by the moment. James released her and she smiled. "I'm going to thank you for listening. For not cu
Charles looked at Lincoln in disgust. He detested him with everything. That was downright cheap. Was he so desperate to have someone go down with him that he didn't make use of his senses?How did he expect to drag Charles down with him without any evidence?That looked stupid to Charles. Sandra on her part didn't say a word, her tears dropped her cheeks. Her problem was humiliation. Charles doubted she really thought she was going to be given a heavy sentence. Almost everyone turned to see the person Mr. Lincoln was pointing at, and their mouths dropped when they saw he was pointing at Charles. Was he really pointing at Charles? Charles?Even his attorney looked baffled, and a little frustrated. Why would Mr. Lincoln try to show it outright that he was nervous? Why did he admit it?The prosecuting attorney took up the opportunity immediately.“Do you mean to imply that you admit to the sale of illegal drugs?” He asked, and Mr. Lincoln turned to his attorney, tongue-tied. It was ob