Without wasting much time, August kicked the mansion’s door open and barged into the living room, his brows furrowed in frustration when he discovered the living room was empty. The television was left to play without anyone watching it.He looked up at the dining area and saw two half finish plates but no one in the space. August quickly scanned the mansion and discovered that only one room still had its light on, so he headed for it.Barging into the room, he saw James with his pants off and his shirt flying unbuttoned while Tina laid unconsciously on the bed.“Hey!” James yelped, puzzled as he reached for his pants to cover himself. “Who the hell are you? And how did you get in here?” August was too furious to answer his questions, he glared at him menacingly like he could actually shoot daggers with his eyes. “I’ll advise you get out of my house the same way you came in before I call my security on you”But August looked indifferent, his frown even deepened and his glare cold. O
At this time August exploded; like a boxer delivering a knock-out punch, he swung his hand into James jaw so hard that two of his tooth were forced to leave his mouth.“Aagh! My teeth is out! Someone call the ambulance or I’m going to be dead soon! Ouch!” James yelped in pain.Obviously August wasn’t done with him yet,he wanted to jump on him and punch all his teeth out, but he stopped himself- he had to save Tina first; she could be dead within the next thirty minutes if she didn’t get medical attention.August quickly raised her from the bed to his shoulders and rushed outside leaving James to groan and wail in pain on the floor.August men were done beating James security and were waiting for him outside the mansion. August was visibly worried, he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if Tina died.“Drive as fast as possible, make sure we arrive the hospital before the next five minutes!” August instructed, his tone raised with worry. Five minutes? How could they possibly do that w
The two annoyed men were Boris Harrington and James Anderson. They had known each other only a few months back and they were already buddies. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together— both of them were despicable in their own right!When August knocked down the door and saved Tina from Boris that day, the hotel manager invited the media and Boris was exposed before the whole city for who he truly was. It wasn't just Boris's reputation that crumbled; the entire Harrington family was dragged through the mud. As the heir to the Harrington legacy, Boris's disgrace became headline news, splashed across newspapers and broadcasted on every channel for days.His father, Mr. Harrington, had been locked in an endless battle with investors and shareholders ever since, desperately trying to convince them not to pull their money from the family business.Seeing all that was happening to the Harrington’s, James Anderson decided to help his friend in the only way he knew how—by seeking
A conniving smirk curled on Boris’ lips after James whispered the plan into his ears. “Oh my world, James, you are such a genius!” Boris applauded.“But what about August?”“Him? Why would I forget about him after what he did to my face, he is sure to die,” James said in annoyance. “HIs fate is even worst, I have it all planned out…” he disclosed with a sneer.****The next day at the rehabilitation section in the hospital, Tina had just finished making a call where he informed her mother to come pick her up like she had been doing for the past two days.Like the doctor said that day, the overdose of the Somnexil had rendered her unable to walk. It will take a week or two of intensive physical therapy to overcome the numbness she had developed. Though it were just her legs that were not moving and it was temporary, Tina felt like she had become a burden, having her mother pushed her around in a wheelchair.Tina had requested her to hire someone who will be paid to do the job rather
“Come on Miss Doe, is there any need for that?” Jonathan smiled cheerily as he slipped the phone into his pocket, “I showed you the picture with this address clearly written at the back with your mom’s handwritten, which should be enough to convince you that I’m speaking the truth. I should take you home already, your mom mentioned that you skipped your breakfast, it’s already half past 12PM now, and we should get you home so that you can eat. Remember, food is the first medicine to any sickness, how are you going to recover if you don’t eat well?” he added with a confident smile on her face.Tina was mystified; why she had her suspicions about him, but the more Jonathan spoke the more he sounded like a professional Health Care aide and the more he was convincing. Though she wasn’t sure whether the handwritten at the back was her mother’s or not, the way he said it confidently was convincing enough."We should get going," Jonathan said, his voice steady. "Once we get home, you can as
"That’s the turn right there, don’t miss it. That road should go around the one you said was blocked. You should take it,” Tina said, her voice quick and unsteady as she pointed ahead.But to her dismay, Jonathan sped right past the turn. In fact, he was now driving twice as fast as before.“Jonathan? Did you not hear me? You just flew past the road to my house!” she exclaimed, her frustration rising.Jonathan did not say a word, he continued to play dump and speed the more. It was at that moment that Tina realized she had been deceived. Jonathan wasn’t an aide from the Home health care service, as he had claimed. And possibly, the road was not blocked like he claimed, it was all part of his gimmicks.If he wasn’t who he said he was, then who was he? And, more importantly, what did he want with Tina?Tina panicked terribly as it crossed her mind what great danger she could be in. She wished she could rewind time and go back to the hospital; she shouldn’t have agreed to follow Jonatha
Mrs. Doe was perplexed, darting her eyes between the nurse and August. August himself was equally stunned by the nurse's accusations. He hadn’t even seen Tina for days, and her mother had just called to inform him she was missing. Upon arriving at the hospital, the nurse quickly accused him of taking Tina away earlier. Was the nurse mistaking August for Jonathan, or was there more to her accusations?"Are you certain he's the one?" Mrs. Doe asked, her brows knitted in confusion. "You should take a closer look at him. You must have gotten it all confused; maybe the person just had a striking resemblance to him." “I’m not confused," the nurse said firmly, her expression stern. "I’m certain it’s him. He may have changed out of the black suit he was wearing, but I can still tell. I’d swear on my life that he’s the one who took Tina”."What nonsense!" August snapped, his brows knitted in indignation. "How can you claim I'm the one who took her away when I'm equally worried about her whe
****“My head aches a lot! What’s happened to me?” Tina muttered under her breath as she slowly opened her eyes.“Where am I?” She whispered to herself, stunned as she took in the sight around her, it wasn’t a familiar place; one she had never been before.She found herself in an abandoned dusty warehouse with remnants of old shelving and shattered wood littering carelessly on the floor. The room was partially darkened with the doors and windows sealed.Her heart ran against her chest quickly as she recalled her last moments before she lost consciousness. She wanted to jump to her feet but she couldn’t, she forgot her legs were temporarily paralyzed leaving her in a wheelchair.She looked around, and though she was the only human in the room, she wasn’t the only creature- rats roamed the space like they owned it. Of course, they owned it! The warehouse seemed to have been abandoned for years, causing her to fear more.“Hello! Is anyone here? Help!” She yelled frustrating but the respo