“You can see your baby but not now. When you're better, then you can see him,” Keith said as Camila narrowed her eyes.“Why can't I see my baby? Is there something wrong?” Camila asked as Keith nodded. There was no use hiding it from her. “What's wrong?” She asked, already scared of hearing what he was about to say.“You went into forced labor,” he paused, waiting for her reaction. “So you gave birth a month before your due death making our baby premature,” he added as Camila gasped.“Is our baby going to die?” Camila asked, tears already gathering round her eyes. Keith shook his head, holding her hands.“No love. He would be kept in the NICU till he is able to live without it. Matthew promised to make sure he pays special attention to our baby so we won't be too worried,” Keith said but Camila was already crying.“I'm a bad mother. I put my baby in danger. What kind of mother died that,” she cried so hard. Keith couldn't take it anymore so he walked out, crying in a corner. He cried
“Your baby is safe. There's no need to worry. I also heard the kidnappers were kidnapped,” he said as Sheila handed him a cup of coffee. “Thanks love,” he said, throwing her a wink which did not go well with Duncan. Keith and Camila looked at him then at Sheila.“Looks like my mother did her part well,” Smart said, obviously not wanting to be part of the drama that was brewing.“You can trust Matthew here. He will take care of your baby and I forgot to tell you that,” she raised her fingers up. “this is tisha's diner. Matthew just brought you through the secret passage since it would cause unnecessary attention. If you want to come here again, just walk through the door and meet any waitress or waiter of your choice and they'll bring you straight to this place,” Sheila said as Camila was amazed.“How did you do all this?” She asked as Sheila smiled “I'm smart after all,” she said, picking up her back.“Where are you going?” Duncan asked as she turned to him.“Home. I need to be home
“Okay, let me hear it,” Abraham said.“Stay away from Keith and Camila. Leave them alone. If you want to play, take it somewhere else. You shouldn't derive joy in trying to ruin someone else's life. Take time to reflect on yourself and make yourself feel better. If you try to mess with them, I'll make sure I'll do everything in my power to make you pay,” she said, then turned to her seat seeing Mr Kevin waiting for her.“Mrs Genevieve, what were you discussing with that man?” Mr Kevin asked as Mrs Genevieve turned to Abraham giving him a small smile. Abraham clenched his jaws, putting his both hands in his pocket as he left the restaurant.“You shouldn't worry. We were just having a friendly talk,” she said sitting down but Mr Kevin doubted it but he didn't question her as he sat down and they began to talk.Keith and Camila came back to the house feeling sad.“You want me to get something for you to drink?” Keith asked Camila while she was sitting down. She nodded as he got to the fr
“I need you to stop interfering with it. If you don't like my decision, just be happy for me. For once in your life, stop trying to rule my life and be happy for me and if Sheila really wanted to drive a wedge between us, she wouldn't stoop so low as doing something petty. You should know that by now,” Having said that, he walked out. “Mum…,” Smart started but Mrs Genevieve held her hand up silencing him.“Get out!” She said as he sighed.“You've all got to be kidding me,” and he left.Sheila finished telling her parents everything.“Oh boy, that's a lot to take in and it sure looks like it's going to take this guy's mother time to really accept you,” Mr Hockings said as Sheila nodded in agreement.“And don't ever feel like you're not adding anything to the group. You've done the best you can do for someone who is staying with the enemy in the same house,” Mrs Hockings said as Sheila smiled.“I felt nice talking to you both plus this dessert is sick,” she said as her mother smiled. H
“Why, what's wrong?” Keith asked as Camila sighed.“Apparently, she fought with Duncan and sent Smart away,” Camila explained as Keith sighed.“Then you actually need to be there,” Keith said as Camila hummed. “You need me to take you there?” He asked as she shook her head.“I'll be fine. You don't have to take me there,” Camila said as Keith nodded.“Okay, but be careful. Call me immediately you get there,” Keith said as Camila nodded, kissing him and leaving.When she arrived at Mrs Genevieve's house, the door was open. She became suspicious. She entered inside, calling her name but she didn't get any response. She took her phone from her back so she could call Keith immediately she saw something fishy. She got to the sitting room as she saw Mrs Genevieve in her own pool of blood. She screamed as her phone fell from her hand. She bent down to pick it when someone knocked her from the back making her faint and when she woke up, it was already morning and she was covered in blood and
They took an hour questioning her as they all got exhausted. Everything she said boiled down to the fact that she didn't kill Mrs Genevieve. The officers pressed harder, using Camila’s initial reluctance to disclose details as evidence of deceit. They questioned the validity of her story, pointing out inconsistencies and emphasizing the damning physical evidence. They twisted her hesitation into an accusation like, “You didn’t want to tell us about the fight with her sons because you knew it might make you look guilty, didn’t you?” But despite their aggressive tactics, Camila maintained her innocence. Her answers were consistent, even if shaky under pressure. She had no motive to harm the victim, and she insisted she was only there to comfort a friend. After hours of relentless questioning, the officers left the room, frustrated by their inability to break her story. Behind the one-way mirror, the lead detective frowned. “She’s either a damn good liar or she really doesn’t know what
“Do you think Camila had any reason to harm your mother?” detective Riley asked as Smart scoffed.“Absolutely not. Camila was her friend. She was a very good friend. My mum even took her like a daughter she never had. She wouldn’t hurt her.” Duncan said firmly which Smart agreed to without hesitation. Riley tapped his pen against the folder, his eyes never leaving the brothers. Smart was beginning to shake. He was having a hard time coming up with the terms that his mother was gone. Duncan placed a hand on Smart's arm, a silent plea for calm.“Detective, we’ve told you everything we know. If you have more questions, talk to our lawyers.” Duncan said, holding his brother's hand firmly. They were each other's support now and he wouldn't let anyone make his brother feel uncomfortable. Riley smiled faintly, closing the folder.“Oh, we will. But don’t go far. Something tells me we’ll be seeing you both again soon.” he said as the brothers exchanged uneasy glances as Riley stood and left th
She gave him some time to himself and when she felt like he needed someone beside him, she sighed, entering inside. She looked around, feeling guilty for entering the house. She thought it was abominable for her to enter the house of the woman who never wanted her to be with her son and now she was dead and Sheila felt like somehow, she was at fault. If she didn't come into Duncan's life, he wouldn't have quarreled with his mother for her sake and he would have been here with her today not mourning her. She sat beside him. She didn't say anything or try to touch him. She just let him be. When she felt like he was okay, she wrapped her hands around him, patting him.“It's okay. I'm here for you. Everything is going to be okay,” she said, wrapping her hands around him.“Nothing is ever going to be okay, Sheila. She's gone and she's never coming back and it's all my fault,” Duncan said, crying.“It's not your fault. Abraham is the one that should be blamed,” Sheila said as Duncan left h