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
****“Tina?!” August was startled as he stared at his phone. He became nervous and curious when he found out the caller was Tina.“Where are you, Tina? We are sickly worried about you, thank the almighty you finally called,” August said quickly as he answered the call.But the caller did not say a single word for a few seconds.“Tina, say something already,” he said frustratingly, sensing something was wrong.Hearing August mention Tina’s name several times over the phone, Mrs. Doe's stiffened gesture softened.“Oh my goodness, this man is a professional criminal!” The nurse exclaimed pointing at August. “He’s now trying to fool us with these fake calls and pretend that he doesn’t know anything about your daughter’s whereabouts, meanwhile he’s the real abductor. I can’t wait for the police to come here and take this despicable man away”.Mrs. Doe seemed to believe every word from the nurse’s mouth. She frowned and cursed: “August, you bastard, I won’t be deceived by your fake calls! I
Seeing that August was no longer a threat as he was tied to a chair, a smug smile painted on Boris face."I thought you were the almighty Iron fist; you knocked me out with just a punch and look at what you did to James' face. I was beginning to think you would knock all these men down with your Iron fist. But Maybe I overrated you, you are not as strong as I thought"August seethed with rage. If he could untie just one of his hand, then he would've shown Boris just how much he deserved to be called Iron fist like he was mocking him. "I swear this time I'll make sure I knock you off for good" August growled.Boris then frowned and slapped his face hard. "You are lucky we need you alive for our plan or I would've killed you already!" Boris spat angrily yanking August's chin before slapping it again."Stop hitting him," Tina protested defensively. "Your problem is with me, right? You already have me, what do you want from him?" She asked frustratingly.James then approached Tina and ru