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The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 156 • Count Your Days
Matthew felt a little dizzy from all the stress so he was given a few medications by Dr Lillian. “You should feel better after taking these, it will definitely help with the headache.”A frown formed on his face. “ I think I remember everything now but the problem is I don't know who the man wearing the mask is…”Charles quickly stepped forward. “How are we so sure that it was a man wearing a mask? I was listening when Doctor Lillian was walking you through it, and I specifically heard her talk about a man wearing a mask. If you do not mind my asking the doctor, how did you know that the man in Matthew's memory would be wearing a mask?”Her expression dropped But then she quickly composed herself. “ I was just under the assumption that maybe since he was involved in something traumatic and he said that she was in an empty room there was every possibility that it was one of these bad men, you know kidnapping this is the time all-time high, especially in this season,” She quickly expla
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 157 • Challenge a Man
Charles was driving but he couldn't help but reach out and adjust his rearview mirror, squinting his eyes as he noticed a car that had been trailing them for a while now. “ Matthew, have you noticed that the blue sedan has been following us for a while now?” he asked, trying to make sure that he wasn't just jumping to conclusions.Matthew turned and looked through the back glass. “Yes, I have noticed it.”Charles immediately brought the car to a stop as they noticed that it was a lady who was inside driving it. Lucia on the other hand has been carried away with listening to the voice notes that she had not even noticed the people she was training had already caught onto the fact that they were being followed.She had to park the car and then Charles immediately got down from the car he was driving and walked towards her with Matthew following behind him. When they made eye contact, they quickly realized that she was a police officer. “Aren’t you from the station?” Charles asked, havin
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 158 • Man on the Run!
Raymond's eyes grew wide when he looked over the railings and saw Amelia lying on the floor, her limp form against the shattered pieces of glasses surrounding her as she had just smashed through the table. The white tile quickly became stained with red as her blood began to flow outward. Lindsay was petrified by what she just saw and all color had already drained from her face. Martha was also on the floor slightly conscious. There was too much going on so Raymond just picked up the suitcase and ran down the stairs.“Stop him!” Lindsay screamed as she tried to follow after him, but she stopped by the doorway and turned back to go and check on madam Amelia.The guard at the gate was a little confused and he didn't know what to do when he saw Raymond bolting out of the house.Just like that Raymond had managed to escape. Inside Lindsay was still screaming and more of the house that started to gather. “Is she alive?” The gardener asked.“How am I supposed to know, do I look like a p
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 159 • Doctors' Desperation
The doctors were doing everything they could to keep Amelia alive, they had to surgically remove some of the bits of glass that had stuck into her back. After the procedure the doctor put down the scissors and then stepped out of the ER. He was just about to throw his face mask into the bin when Matthew jumped from the seat in the waiting area. “Doctor, how is my grandmother doing?” He asked in a worried tone.“It's a good thing you brought her to the hospital on time. If not the blood loss would have been really fatal. We might have needed to do a blood transfusion or even worse than might have lost her. She seems to be stable but we have to wait for the results of the x-ray to come before we can determine to what extent her injuries are. Best case scenario is that she's fine, worst case is that she's suffered some form of head trauma or spinal damage which can lead to a lot of complications.”Matthew clenched his jaw, holding back the tears from spilling. “Thank you doctor,” he s
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 160 • Caught Under Gerald's Car
After dinner, Gerald made sure to stay by Elena's side throughout. She insisted on staying in the sitting room so that she could be close to the phone in case it rings.They had to move the telephone to the room so that she could lie down on the bed while still being close to the phone in case of anything. Martha felt sorry for the couple. Even though her child was on born she already knew that it would break her heart to a million pieces if somebody was to kidnap her baby. She moved back to her room and it was still empty. It was already nighttime and Raymond was supposed to be in the room by now. “Where is he?” she muttered under her breath and then came out into the hallway. Under the assumption that he was probably in his study, working from home, she decided to go to the balcony to get some fresh air.The sound of the crickets chirping made up for the background noise and she stood in the balcony gripping the railing with her hands. Cool breeze blew against her face as she o
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 161 • Tree Hit
She spent the whole night thinking about what she had seen, and she didn't know whether to confide in somebody about it or just let it go. Her belly was growing huge already and she knew that the due date was soon. So she had to be extra careful with her baby. For the longest time now Martha had been planning to escape from Raymond, she had been saving secretly in hopes that after she gave birth she could run away with her baby. But then she knew that the Houston's had money and that Raymond would be able to find her whatever she went, that was the only down side to her plan. She was still lost in thought when the door suddenly opened and a maid rushed in. “Ma’am, a call just came in right now, it's from someone who said they saw baby Matthew.”Martha was immediately filled with excitement and she jumped on her feet, following after the maid as they headed to Elena's bedroom.The door was already ajar and almost everyone in the house had gathered to listen to the call. Elena grip
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 162 • The Accident
Following his advice Elena tried her best to remain still, but whenever she looked through the window and saw nothing but a very deep ditch, she couldn't help but feel scared.“There's no way out, the tires aren't touching the floor I can't reverse,” Gerald said.The car slipped, shaking them as it inches toward again. “We don't have much time, it's going to fall into the ditch, you need to get out through the top,” he said, pushing the button to open the car roof.Elena turned to face him. “What about you?” She asked. “The both of us can't leave at the same time. It will put too much weight and the car is going to fall.”“Gerald I'm not going to leave you here–” Her speech was cut off again when the car slipped forward, with each passing second it was getting closer to falling off and plummeting into the ditch.“Gerald–”“Just go Elena I will come after you, the sooner you get out the sooner I can get out too,” he said to her. She nodded and then tried to take over seat belt but s
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 163 • Baby's Coming
Chapter 163Martha was in the house, pacing around and worried. She hoped that since they had gone out they would rescue Matthew and everyone would come back home safe.However Charles brushed into the foyer with a distraught look. “I just received a call from madam Amelia's driver, she's in the hospital.”Her brows knotted. “What do you mean she's in the hospital? What happened to Amelia?” She questioned. “She said she fainted from the shock of the news that she received. Gerald and Elena got involved in a car accident and they didn't make it,” he said to her in a low tone. It was obvious that he was also devastated by the news. “Car accident?” Martha muttered. She could almost feel the shock ripple through her. Suddenly there was a sharp pain in her sides and she grabbed her stomach. “Ah!” She yelled. The shock from the news that she had just received sent her into a premature label. Her water broke and she began to feel it trickling down her legs. “Oh my god my water broke,”
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197 • Battle for the Phone
Vanessa spent the night in a hotel but early the next morning, she was out of there. The hotel was the wrong place for her to be. She had also found out that Richard had been arrested by the police, that jerk had a big mouth and he was probably the reason why the police were after her now, he had implicated her. She kept driving round town as everywhere looked like someone was watching her. She finally saw an alley and decided to hang around there for a while as it was close to the mall as well. She needed to go to the mall but she knew her credit card could be used to track her location. The police were already on the lookout for her everywhere, she couldn’t bring herself out even further. She stood in front of the alley, rubbing her forehead and trying to think of the next way she could go from there when suddenly someone grabbed her from behind, from the strength and the masculine strength, she knew he was a man. The man had covered her mouth with his hand so she couldn’t even s
196 • Care to Explain the Blackmail?
Amelia received a call from Matthew that afternoon which was a little weird as he rarely called her.“Hi darling.” She started.“Grandma, where are you?” Matthew asked and Amelia was a little confused.“I’m at home. Why do you ask? Did something happen?” She questioned.“As a matter of fact, yes. You have to come to the station right now. There is something you need to know and oh, please let Charles know that Ashley has been found.” Matthew said and before Amelia could ask any further question, he ended the call.Amelia didn’t know what all that fuss meant but she was certain it wasn’t a joke as Matthew wouldn’t invite her to the police station for nothing but why the police station? She hurriedly dressed up and In about thirty minutes, she was at the station.She went straight to Hernandez's office to see Matthew there as well. “I came as soon as I got your call. What is going on?” She asked, her gaze darting from Hernandez to Matthew and back to Hernandez again.“Hello, Mrs Houst
195 • I Quit
Lola was at her office sorting and signing some documents when her office mate rushed into the office giggling excitedly. All of them turned to her with questioning expressions.“Are you being chased by a clown?” Lola asked sarcastically.“No! You won’t believe it!” She shrieked.“Believe what? Say it already, stop leaving us in suspense.” Another girl chipped in.“I just saw….” She was explaining when the door was pushed open and Xander walked in with a bouquet of roses and a hamper. All the girls gasped and the first girl couldn’t stop giggling as she had seen him already. Xander got to Lola’s table and placed the bouquet and the hamper on it. Lola didn’t bother looking at him, she just went on with what she was doing; sorting the documents, signing on them and placing them in their rightful positions on the shelf. The other staff waited for everything to unfold. Lola hadn’t told them anything but they all knew that she and Xander were having a fight. “Lola, please stop doing thi
194 • Clear her Head
Vanessa lay on the bed in one of the guest rooms of the house. She had refused to share a bed with Edward after she had found out about Vito. Next to the bed was a small luggage she had prepared to go on a vacation as a way of letting off steam but before that she had to make sure Edward leaves the mansion as it rightfully belonged to her. She was watching the ceiling with reddened eyes from crying. She wasn’t just crying from Edwards cheating but the fact that she never thought it would hurt her that way. She could never say he wasn’t cheating but getting the girl pregnant? That was the height of it.The sound of the door opening dragged her out of her thoughts. She turned to see who it was and it was Monica.“Hi mum.” Monica started as she sat on the edge of the bed, and took Vanessa’s right hand in hers.“ Have you had any sleep yet?” She asked and Vanessa shook her head in negation.“You should get some sleep mum, you are…” Monica’s foot hit the luggage at the side of the bed and
193 • Unconscious on the Floor
Matthew now has eye bags underneath his eyes as he had been having sleepless nights trying to get new leads on Ashley. He hadn’t heard anything from Hernandez and he had no idea if Ashley was still alive or if she was dead or if she was still in the country. As early as 7am that morning, he had gone to the station again.Hernandez had driven in some minutes later to see Matthew’s car already there.“You know, I might soon begin to think you are actually a staff here who has refused to reveal the information to the rest of us because why the hell are you showing up earlier than all of us?” Hernandez joked and Matthew laughed.“Very funny, Chief. But you are right, I am beginning to think so myself too. But the truth is I just can’t have peace of mind until Ashley is found and everything is resolved. She got into this mess because of me. After everything is resolved, I might reveal my true identity to you all as one of the secret staff.” Matthew responded.“True. Ashley’s safety is para
192 • Sex Workers and Punching Bags
Ashley was trembling with anger. She sat in her part of the bedroom enraged, Gwen had helped her treat the cut on her face. It was a very deep cut and had taken about ten minutes to stop the bleeding. Gwen was in her own part of the bedroom watching Ashley.“You’ve got to calm down. When Richard has a bad day, he tends to take it out on us, I have a scar on my left arm from one of those times he….”“Is this supposed to help me right now? Look Gwen, I know you take a lot of shit here, but I, Ashley does not take shit. I will make sure I get myself out of here and Richard goes to jail. I don’t know about you, but I can’t and I won’t spend another night here. The worst that could happen is that I would die. He can’t keep treating anyone like this, we can’t be his sex workers and punching bags.” Ashley fumed.“Yeah, you’re right but do we really have a choice?” Gwen asked and Ashley stood up and headed towards the door.“Sometimes, we do not need to have choices, we make use of whatever w
191 • Love Being Lied To
Vito stood in front of the mirror, rubbing her tummy with a sly smile on her face. She picked up the ultrasound and kissed it, then she placed it in her bag. She was finally pregnant for Edward just like she had always wanted. She had finally gotten her chance to get some part of his wealth. She picked up the bag and walked out of her house. She was going to tell Edward the good news even though it might not sound so good to him.She flagged down a taxi which took her directly to the Winchester mansion. As she got to the gates, the guards let her in as she was already a familiar face to them because she had occasionally gifted them. She walked into the sitting room to see Monica sitting on the couch watching TV.Monica turned to Vito with a questioning expression on her face.“Um, hi?” She started and Vito just kept looking around before finally looking at Monica.“Hello.” She responded with a wide grin.“Are you looking for someone?” Monica probed.“Yes actually,” Vito started and be
190 • Ashley's Caught
Vanessa and Richard had agreed to meet at a bar at night. Without telling anyone about where she was going, Vanessa quietly slipped out of the house in her car. The bar was filled with erotic Jazz songs and some girls dancing. Vanessa wasn’t there for the sight,she was there on some serious business. It was very easy to locate Richard as he wasn’t sitting too far from the entrance. Vanessa walked up to him and sat on the empty chair next to him.“Bartender? Give me a shot please.” She requested and Richard stared at her with a sly smile on his face. “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.” He remarked. Vanessa gulped down the shot and squeezed her face as her metallic sour taste filled her mouth.“I haven’t had this strong alcohol in a very long time. I could take a break today.” She responded, beckoning on the bartender for another glass which was brought to her.“You want some? Bills on me.” She suggested but Richard shook his head.“Thanks. I’d rather we go straight to the busi
189 • Dirty Means
Vanessa kept rolling around on the bed, unable to get some sleep. For the past two nights, she had been unable to get a good sleep, she kept having nightmares of both Amelia and Darrel mocking her as their plans came into play. She gasped, waking Edward up from his sleep.“Vanessa, are you okay?” He questioned, rubbing his eyes.“I’m fine. Go back to bed.” Vanessa replied.“You have a worried look on your face. Tell me, what is going on?” Edward probed, sitting up on the bed and Vanessa sighed.“I just woke up as well. From a bad dream. I’m fine, just go back to bed already.” She rudely responded and turned away from her husband. Edward didn’t say anything to her again. He watched her quietly, they had been married for more than a century so he could read her moods very easily. And he was sure something was wrong with her, it had to have something to do with Darrel’s blackmail.After some time, Richard finally went back to sleep as Vanessa wasn’t willing to share her problems with hi
