“She did. We had no choice, it was either that or he would get rid of you” “Frederick is and has always been ruthless, with no one left to run to for help, your mother agreed, that you should be left alone with me and no harm should ever come to me, then she would gladly marry the man and the merger would occur.” Aidan watched as his father sighed wearily, fighting the words coming out of his mouth, filled with pain and sorrows and he had this inclination that the first bit of the story was just a peek of a much larger iceberg. “He agreed and he took her…” He paused and hissed. “More like pulling her out forcefully. And that was the last time I ever saw her. I was left with you, a baby to take care of.” “The marriage happened the weekend of that very same week, Frederick didn't waste any time at all…” He grunted bitterly. “That bastard. Marrying off Ember to the highest bidder was his number one priority, just like his little son who I saw turned out to be a brute just like his fa
Aidan pushed him hard until he was on his knees, in front of the man he had beaten because of a supposed debt he owed.“Enough!” A deep baritone voice roared from the back. Aidan spun around without breaking the grip on the thug’s neck and saw who it was. A man, old with gray hair, walked up to him with a walking stick, striding slowly, one step in front of the other.Aidan’s patience was running thin, waiting for the man to come close to him so he could see his face clearly as the street light wasn't bright enough to deduce who he was. After a couple of buffs and puffs, the man was finally in his face. He wore a papa’s cap, it fitted his head like it was specifically made for him. He had gray hair which he gelled to the back and with a tiny curl, brought to the front. He wore white pants and a blue button-down shirt with a long brown coat placed on his shoulders. Aidan scoffed and sneered seeing the way he wasn't bothered as he casually walked up to him. Maybe his attire was too c
“You lot must be crazy!” He cussed them.“Yes, we are Boss.” The leader accepted as he exclaimed loudly for him to hear. “Please Boss, just forgive us this time, and I'll forever be in your service” He shifted his gaze from his kneeling position to the other guy who was on the floor, close to Tyler, who was religiously massaging his neck.“Cole, give him one thousand dollars.” He signaled and he did as commanded.“Sir, you are still giving us the money even after we unknowingly belittle you?” The leader raised his head and asked, surprise evident in his face.“I don't give a shit about that, but” He wagged his hand. “Whether he stole from you or not, this life is beneath you Sir, and you're getting old or don't you think so?” He asked.“Yes, Boss but it's just that money was meant for my little girl's college tuition and him stealing it angered me…”.“I didn't ask you to give me a lesson on your life history. I'm giving you the money so that you leave him alone and I can have my burge
“You're scaring me, Eileen, stop this rubbish, please” She cried out as she tugged on the arms of Eileen.“We're safe here alright, just let me call Sadie so she can inform Aidan, alright? It doesn't matter who your father sent after you, they'll protect us” Her heartbeat increased in worry as she spoke.Whatever Eileen was afraid of, seemed to die down a little but as Erica mentioned the Ack hotel was heavily guarded, and the fact that the suite had a security code to get up, and also one can't easily get up there. She moved to the phone and picked it up to make the call. Eileen saw it and dashed to her, yanking the phone cord from her hand and forcefully removing it from the wall. “Eileen! Stop this please!” She screamed in fear, she didn't even know where she got the braveness to speak from because deep down, her anxiety had so churned her stomach that her intestines tied into knots. “I'm going out there, I don't care anymore. You won't tell me who this stranger calling you is a
“Sir, you're back and here” Sadie exclaimed. “When did you get back?” It was Robert Ackerman at the elevator, casually dressed in a different outfit, separate from the one he had seen his son with. He made his way to the hotel as he got to the estate. His son was nowhere to be found and to top it all, he wasn't answering his calls. So, he decided to check out the suite at the hotel thinking he would be there with Erica as he had already told him about her back when he was still in Aelbank City.“Is Aidan here?” He asked as he stepped into the living room space sidelining the question that the managing director asked.“No Sir, he isn't here, he left a couple of hours ago for an urgent meeting.” “Yeah, a meeting he totally abandoned…” He murmured as he walked past her and entered the sitting room. He had an eyeful of the entire space until he got his satisfaction before he veered around looking awkwardly at the time ladies.Erica could feel her heart give up and leave her to face her
Eileen’s POV She safely made it out of the Ack Hotel and as a decoy method, she thought of, decided to go straight to a nearby cafe to trick her security guard into thinking that was where she was all this while and that the location device or whatever he placed on her was just glitching. She entered the cafe that was still open. The bell rang and she went straight to the barista whose eye bags looked like they carried the weight of the whole world.“Sorry Ma’am, but we're about to close and the last customer just left,” She said, arranging the coffee mug on the shelves at the back of the counter. “Besides we're all out of coffee, so… Please go,” She was exhausted, the words from her lips dragged and fought to even come out.“No, I don't want coffee, if you can just persist for like a minute or two…Eileen huffed seeing the girl look at her nonchalantly. “Look, money” She dug out a few dollar bills from the back of her trouser pocket. “I will pay for the last minute, please…” She cup
“Ms. Eileen, are you okay?” She asked as she squatted to her level on the floor and gently moved the paper that fell on her face.“I thought you were in your room?” Eileen hyperventilated as fear of being discovered took over her. She locked eyes with the maid and looked away almost instantly.“Oh sorry Ava, I'm such a clutz, don't worry about me, just go about your business” She pulled herself and knelt, and she started picking up all the papers, trembling greatly. She was just imploring in her heart that she wouldn't report this scene to Frederick or even worse her brother or father wouldn't meet her there picking up papers she wasn't supposed to see in the first place.Her heartbeat was faster than a race car, her chest was going up and down without warning, and even though it was a cold night, sweat gathered on her forehead and dripped down without warning.“Ms. Eileen?” Ava called as he picked up her phone that had slid to a flower pot on the side and gave it to her. “It's oka
Aidan’s POV Aidan had walked in on his father interrogating Erica and he wasn't having it. He was called and informed by Sadie that his father was at the penthouse and he immediately knew what the next thing was and what he would be doing to her. And getting there, his father didn't disappoint him.He was still at the suite, just having a normal discussion after excusing Erica to the room when he received a call from a strange number. At first, he ignored the call but upon further calls from this number, he decided to pick it up.“It's me, Eileen,” She said weakly over the phone.Aidan was taken aback by who it was. He instantly felt an uneasiness that churned and tired his stomach into knots as she just left the hotel a couple of hours away. Dread washed over him at first as he thought something terrible must have happened to her.“What happened? Where are you?” He asked in genuine concern as he paced about the floor of the suite.His father furrowed his brows in confusion and anxie