Chapter 175Sofia relaxed a little when she heard footsteps on the staircase. She knew she was usually tense when they were in the same space but her anxiety seemed to heighten by the minute. It was unusual and she couldn't put a finger to it. She had tried to concentrate on work but she had only progressed in eating all the biscuits and cookies on the plate. She had poured the remaining contents of the bottled water into her mouth. Tossing the empty bottle into the bin underneath her desk, she had placed her fingers on her forehead and did a quick massage. Still, she felt stressed and just looking at the screen made her feel even more stressed.She took off her glasses and lay back on the chair. The footsteps felt closer now. She opened her eyes. No footstep heard. Maybe she really needed that sleep.She closed her system. Then she heard the footsteps again. Curious, she got up from where she was sitting and moved towards the door.For some reason, she was stealth about it. She look
Chapter 176The heavy screwdriver fell off her hands and landed on Sofia's right leg.“Ow!”, She cried in pain. She held herself from cursing out, hopping away a little, from the control board.She had tried to pull off the metal cover of the control board for the door. But there were no screws on it. Then, she tried to break the cover. And that landed her in the situation she was presently in. Sofia banged on the door.“Help!!”But she knew her efforts were effortless. There was none other in the building than her and Asher - and the intruder she recognised so much but couldn't place a finger on where she'd seen him.Sofia wanted to feel exhausted but the anxiety that controlled her was great. She'd spent at least fifteen minutes trying to get out of the room and that was more than enough time for her boss to have been reached and attacked by the intruder - probably even dead.“No”, she gasped. She had to think fast. She had to get out now.“Think Sofia. Think”, she said to herself,
Chapter 177Finn staggered back and Sofia scurried away from behind him. She picked up the gun which had fallen near her boss. Asher, on the floor by then, was fast losing a lot of blood.He brought his hand to his face. It was blood. He stood unsteady, his vision blurry and double and his mind was hazy. He staggered forward a little and Sofia quickly picked up the gun and aimed it at him.“Stay away!”Finn tilted from side to side, trying to widen his eyes. That made it worse as he couldn't even see Sofia or decipher the position of the gun anymore“You…”, he said, swinging his hand aimlessly. In fear, Sofia pulled the trigger and shot his leg.“Arghh”, Finn groaned, holding his leg. His back hit the wall and he fell to the floor, his mind's vision slowly going into a blackout.Sofia turned her focus to her boss, squatting down to his level.“Boss”, she said, shaking his leg. He was still conscious.“Sofie”, he whispered, the most quiet whisper Sofie had ever heard.“Boss! Stay with
Chapter 178“Hey let go of me!”. Finn yelled loudly at the prison guards as he was dragged into the toture room. “Do you want to die? Do you know who you are laying your hands on? let me go. Let me the fuck go”Finn was dragged and strapped on the same metallic chair that was used to torture Asher. Mr Vincenzo gave those specific instructions.“Hey!Hey! Are you guys deaf?!Call my dad. You people are dead meat once I leave this place” his spat out at the guards, only to get a hard punch to the stomach as a response. Smack! Smack!“You want to speak to your father right?” The prison warden said as he entered the room “Fine, we will call him for you.”A call was placed across to Mr. Wilson, and with one single ring, his voice echoed at the other end of the line. “Hello Mr. Wilson, someone is dying to speak with you.” The warden passed the phone to Finn, who didn’t hesitate to grab it”“Dad!, dad!What the hell is going on? I have been here for weeks now. What am I still here?”“Shut u
Chapter 179: The happy ending “What? “How dare you?!” Maria panicked at first when Asher said what he said, but she quickly covered it up. “ Vincenzo, did you just hear what he said?”“Gaius Come in” Asher said and Maria's knees suddenly went weak. She stumbled behind as she thought she was seeing a ghost. What was Gauis doing here? I thought he was dead.“Gaius here revealed everything to me after Maria and Andrea tried killing him off for finding out their secret ''. “Here sir,” Gauis said, handing a brown envelope to Vincenzo. “Father, in there is the DNA result of Andrea and Mr Wyatt Oril”“What? The late Mr Wyatt?” Vincenzo asked, scanning through the contents of the DNA results. “Yes, that Mr Wyatt, Maria and her son killed him off, as he was a threat to their plans of killing me. And since they couldn’t succeed, Maria here began the slow process of killing you off slowly by lacing your tea every day with a substance. That’s why you have been so weak lately. Here is the s
'Take the blame'.Asher had just returned home from a long stressful day at work. He heard some weird rumours at work, but he was really sure if it was true.Well that wasn't what mattered to him right now. Today was his wife's birthday and he hoped to have a blissful celebration it with her like he did every year. He has known his wife Elena for eleven years, married to her for seven years. Yet his love for her renewed with each passing day.Asher nudged the living room door open and was met with a tense and eerie atmosphere. Mr Andrew Miller and his wife Grace sat together on one couch,while Elena sat on another couch with her hands folded. He couldn't really read the expression on his in-laws faces, but his wife's face was heavy, it looked like she had been crying.That was what really mattered now. He hates seeing her in tears."Elena" Asher rushed to his wife ,who covered her face with her hands as their eyes made contact.Asher misunderstood the situation and thought he was in t
"What?" Elena asked, unsure of what she heard the first time."I will take the blame for your father. I'll happily go to prison for him." Asher reaffirmed, standing up from the couch."What the hell are you on about now?" Elena snarled at Asher."Baby, let me do this okay? Please" Asher begged with his eyes, while his in-laws watched the exchange."You're okay with going to prison?".Elena asked cynically."Elena see, it's just for a few days, I'll be back before you know it. I'm sure father has a plan"."No, I can't -"."I forgot to add, Asher, you'd have to divorce Elena" Andrew said, cutting Elena off."What?" Asher and Elena asked rhythmically. "Yes, that's the only way for everyone to believe the story"."Divorce? Oh! Dad please" Elena said, looking stunned.Andrew sighed. " Let's say you threatened to divorce him because you caught him cheating. To rebel against you and the family that supported your cause, he laundered money. People will direct their hate towards Asher and we wo
"Oh my God, Asher, I'm so sorry". Elena said, tears streaming down her eyes."You're crying again" Asher said, worried ,as he used his green prison clothes to wipe the tears off her eyes."I'm so sorry. Dad had to do this to you. I never should have allowed it. I'm so sorry, Asher"."It's fine baby. I'm fine. You know I don't like seeing you crying"."You dummy, how can you worry about me right now when you look like this?. Look at you. Why would they do this to you?". Elena cried out in frustration."I'm fine Elena, stop crying. I don't want the guards getting suspicious over nothing. Moreover your father said I would be out of here soon. I trust him, he won't leave me here. I'm just so happy to see you "."You're such a fool. Do you really think my dad gives a shit about you?. He forbade anyone from visiting you. Not me, not your buddy Peter. No one. Do you know what great lengths I had to go to see you?" Elena asked in between tears." I'm hundred percent sure he ordered these monste