When he stepped outside, the day seemed to be a little late and the cold seemed to be severe.
He squeezed his hand across his chest tightly, the cold was tormenting his broken heart.
He needed something warm. Something that would warm up his heart and be able to let out his frustration.
Darren checked his jean pocket and saw that he had 3 dollars left with him and the only thing he could think of was alcohol.
They say alcohol is bad but they ignore the fact that alcohol is the only friend that get to stay with you in tough times.
The only friend that would permit you to let out the heaviness buried in one's heart. Yes it’s bad, but it gives you the freedom to open up your heart and groan whatever way you want and it won’t judge. It won’t judge you like others would.
Darren located the nearest bar close to him. He had to hurry up because he felt like it was difficult for him to breath already.
The more he thinks about what had happened back at his girlfriend’s apartment, the more he felt like he was being strangled by invisible hands.
He stumbled into the bar as he clutched his hand around his chest, holding his heart in place not to fall off.
He requested for a very harsh alcohol and if there was any alcohol that would wipe off your memory he would request for that at this moment of his life.
He crashed unto a seat at the bar while he waited for the waiter to serve him the alcohol he ordered for.
While he waited, he couldn’t fight back the tears anymore. He buried his face on the table in front of him and began to cry out.
His fist tightened as he groan out all the pain for seeing his girlfriend cheating on him and the humiliation he received from the same girl who he had suffered for. The same girl he was going to do anything for!
He was so overwhelmed in the pain and the tears trickling down his face that he wasn’t aware of the waiter who was already in front of him with the alcohol.
Darren lifted his head a bit and without speaking he grab the alcohol with urgency as if he was an addict.
He aggressively opened the alcohol as emotions invade his veins. He sniffled as he began to gulp down. He gulp down and cried again. He repeated gulping down the alcohol and crying. He did it again. And again.
While he was letting out his frustrating, four men on black suit with dark shades on, walked through the glass door of the bar.
They seemed to be focused on him as they gave one another a slight nod as though they were communicating with body signs.
They matched towards Darren whose face was swollen from the tears and he apparently look frustrated like someone who was about to give up on life.
The four suit men suddenly surrounded his table and Darren looked up at them with fear.
“ What is going on here? I didn’t do anything this time so go back to Eric and tell him to have Avery whatever way he wants!” Darren yelled at them, thinking the guards were from Avery’s new boyfriend, he probably sent them to attack him again.
Darren noticed that the four suit men weren’t speaking to him instead they seemed to be confirming something as they stared at his face.
“ It’s him.” One of the suit men said, who seem to be the leader.
“ What? What do you mean by it’s him? I didn’t do anything!” Darren yelled out in frustration as he tried to get off the seat and run for his life because at the current state he is at, he is incapable to fight. He is too weak and drunk to defend himself through a fight.
While he abruptly gets off the seat to run, one of the guard smacked the back of his palm against his neck and Darren fell flat as he suddenly went unconscious.
“ I hope that won’t harm him. If not, the boss will kill us.” The leader asked the one who had made him unconscious.
The discomfort on Darren’s face showed how much pain he was going through while he lay flat on the luxury bed. The sunlight pouring through the window fell on his face, and his eyes began to blink open.
"God, what the hell am I doing here?” He swiftly got up and began to scan around the room, and he noticed this was not his bedroom because his bedroom was not definitely as big as this and it doesn’t smell this nice.
The lavender fragrance from the bed and the entire room hit his nose, and he felt like falling back to the bed for more sleep. But that was impossible because, first, how did he get here, and why was he here?
He can’t even remember a thing from last night. All he remembered was getting drunk to stupor. He needed to be smacked hard by the alcohol so that he would forever forget a girl called Avery.
He badly wished there was a kind of alcohol that would erase one’s memory. Apart from getting drunk, he doesn’t remember a thing or why he found himself in a luxury room.
For a second, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck. While he tried to touch it, it hurt like hell, and he wondered what had happened to him.
He wanted to blame himself for getting wasted last night for not being able to remember anything, but then he remembered that he needed to. He needed the alcohol so badly that he was going to die of severe pain in his heart.
As he was about to groan again from the pain around the back of his neck, the door to the room suddenly flared open.
He jumped off the bed out of fear of being caught sleeping in this kind of bed that he could never afford to get, even with his two-year salary all together."It was a mistake.” His speech was incomplete as he vividly stared at the huge man in a black suit, but he could barely mark what he looked like because he was wearing a shade that was hiding his eyes."I want you to follow me right now. The boss is waiting for you downstairs.” He said in a deep voice that it was obviously scary. Darren was quite confused about the boss he was talking about, and he didn’t quite understand why he would want to see him.He was sure as hell that he hadn’t committed another offense, and if it was about Avery, then he had given up, so he deserved to have a peaceful life from now on.Darren had so many questions, but the guy in the suit didn’t seem entertaining, so he gulped down and decided to follow him while he led the way downstairs.As Darren followed him from behind, he began to recall that there
Mr. Reeves felt a tightness in his throat causing him to cough severely. Darren raised his brow subconsciously at the sound of the intense cough.He could tell by the way he just coughed, he was having health issues.Mr. Reeves coughed into his white handkerchief that he brought out of his back pocket. And there was blood pouring out of his mouth.“ Ignore what you just saw and take your seat.” Mr. Reeves wipes the bloodstain from his lips and pretended like nothing serious had just happened.Darren eyes flickered from confusion to sadness but Mr. Reeves thought snapped him out of the thousands of thoughts swirling in his head.“ You must be wondering why you are here?” he asked Darren again as he sat on the white couch next to Darren.“ Y..yes.” his speech were yet not stable, he was still in shock, at the this point Darren was going through so many emotions at a time.“ Good. For over a year, I searched all over the world to find that one person that will look like my dad son. I des
Darren returned home and began to rearrange his apartment. His anger was fierce as he thought all about the humiliation he had received from Eric and Avery because he was poor.And now his boss didn’t allow him to explain before getting him fired from his job. That was the only job he was lucky to have, but now those two devilish couples have ruined it all.“ Shit!” He groaned, throwing the broken pieces of his TV to the ground again. He was so tired of this hard life; wasn’t it enough to change his name to Tate at this moment?He bit his lips as he rose on his feet to take the card the guard had given him early this morning."Hello,” the guard said as Darren put a call through."My mind is made up. I’m ready to fight against all odds after accepting to be Tate Reeves.” He clenched his fist as he told Hector. Darren felt like a shit, and he was done with people treating him poorly, and now it was a good opportunity to accept the name and rise from this poor caliber."We will come and
"Do you need my driver to take you home, or do you want your own car?” Mr. Reeves asked as Darren was about to leave the penthouse.Darren didn’t believe it. He just smiled. "I would like your driver to take me home. I do not need a car for now; I think we don’t need to draw the attention of others.” Darren said as he smiled back at Mr. Reeves."That's smart of you, my son. By tomorrow, I will introduce you to my secretary, and he is the only one you need to put you through as the chairman of the Engand Group. He is one of my trusted men, and no other person apart from him should know about you. Your life might be at risk, Tate. I lost a son once; I wouldn’t want to lose another one due to my carelessness.”“ Okay..” He responded quietly as he thought about his life being at risk."And also, you will have most of my guard secretly following you around all the time.” Mr. Reeves said, and Darren nodded as he recalled why Hector had come to pick him up in less than thirty minutes."I wou
"This is a big joke, Hector. Tell me you are joking!” Darren groaned, throwing his flower vessel to the ground."Tate, stay still. Do not fucking go out of your place! This is too dangerous for you. You are the new heir, and you in need to be protected at all costs."Hector screamed at him."I don’t believe this, Hector.”"There is a lot you are not going to believe. You need time to know everything that is happening. And listen to me; never step out until I come with the secretary!” He screamed and hung up the phone on Darren.Darren's mouth dropped open in confusion. He ran his hands into his hair, as he didn’t believe what had just happened.Mr. Reeves’ already had a short time to live; how could someone heartlessly kill him before his time?This must be insane. There must be a lot that Darren needs to know before he reviews himself.Darren heard a knock at his door, then he jerked off his couch as he attempted to open up.He halted to confirm who was at the door. Hector told him n
“Wait, before you leave, I want you to take me to Mr. Reeves. I need to see him at the morgue.” Darren stared into their eyes. Leo and Hector glanced at each other for a few seconds before they responded.“That’s okay, but you need to use the fake face. You can’t go to the hospital, Tate; that would be too risky.” Hector said, and Darren agreed as he followed them from behind while they headed to their rides.Darren got into the car with Hector as he wore the dark shade while they headed to where they could purchase a facemask that seemed more like a real face.They purchased the perfect one for him that seemed to make him younger than his age, which was a great disguise for him.Then they began to drive towards the hospital. The hospital belonged to Mr. Reeves, and now he has given everything to Darren.Hector asked the driver to halt when they drove to the side where Mr. Reeves was exactly shot dead."This is where he was killed.” Hector told him as he took down the side of his wind
Darren followed the blonde-haired lady as she took him to the room around the housekeeper's quarters. Darren's eyes widened at how huge the villa was and the fact that the interior design was the kind he had never seen before.While he marveled at the villa, his mind was not at rest after the lady told him about the party that they were going to have in a few days.She stopped in front of the white door and twisted the door knob to push it open."This is where you would be staying. Ah. I forgot; I am Nora, the only daughter of the Reeves family, and in a few hours I will assign you to your duties.” She said it with a small smile and walked out of the room as she slammed the door closed, leaving Darren alone in the room.Darren sighed as he moved closer to the door to peep. He wanted to confirm if she was gone before he answered the beeping of his cell phone in his pocket.Leo and Hector have been calling him for the past thirty minutes, apparently since he got here.Leo was the one ca
It has been a few days since Darren started working for the family and finally the day of the party. He looked at himself through the mirror and sighed, adjusting his clothes. Hoping he wouldn’t cause a scene, and he would be able to get through it smoothly, he walked out of his room, his steps suddenly came to a halt when he saw Nora, who flared her nose and moved closer to him. “No mistake, grandma loves perfection, and you should be able to deliver that, we are not paying you a huge amount of money to mess up.” “I have heard you.” he replied curtly and walked away from her. He went inside the grand hall and was shocked at the massive number of people who had come for the party. The smile on their faces and how they chatted did nothing but anger him, wondering how no one cared about Mr. Reeve's death, not even his family. His hands were fisted beside him as he swore to exact his revenge and get to the root of the matter. “Is that your job?” he suddenly heard the voice of grandm
Darren and Hector were purposely making him worried because they slowed down when they noticed he was about to go crazy, thinking Darren and Hector were planning to get themselves killed.“ Relax, Leo were just tricking your ass.” Hector stuck his head out of the window of his car and grinned at him.Darren stopped speaking as he stayed focused on the road. They were close to the press and he was more than prepared to take this step.In the new few minutes they drove into the parking space of the press office. The building had a structure of that of the penthouse with modern design.Darren was the first to alight from his car, Hector followed after him then Leo who happened to be driving into the space beside Hector’s car.They used the lift to get to the main floor and alighted once it clicked at the destination. Some of the workers knew Hector, they stared at him with widened eyes as he walked in front of Darren, Leo was behind them.Hector pushed the glass door open and gav
“This motherfucker is right because the cop is calling at the moment.” He pulled out his phone from his pocket and saw the ID.He gave Hector a deadly glance and answered the call. “We have thoroughly investigated Eric and his family, but there is no proof that he is involved in Mr. Reeves's death.” Hector focused on Darren’s expression as he narrowed his eyes at him.“And who the heck did it? Who killed Mr. Reeves, if not Eric? Who is the fucking main suspect?” Darren sounded like he was losing it, but Hector had to walk away from Laiza and head towards Darren.He dropped a hand on his shoulder, like he had been doing lately, because he had never seen Darren go wild these past few days.“However, Greg is a main suspect because we found the same gun that has the exact bullet that was used on Mr. Reeves.” This time, Darren clutched his phone harder against his eyes; he gritted his teeth as though he were about to rip out flesh with them.“So do you believe that the fucking monster actu
“I know you so well, Hector. Are you feeling something for my sister?” He narrowed his eyes at him as he released these teeth from the tight grit.“Maybe, but I never said you should read me out.” Hector twisted his lips.“Don’t you dare, Hector.” Darren threatened plainly before he turned back to stare at Laiza. She was gradually blinking her eyes open. It meant that their noise had disturbed her sleep.“Look what you too just did.” Leo accused, as he nudged his head towards her, that they had woken her up.“Shit, you caused this motherfucker.” Darren cursed at Hector, but a small laugh bubbled from his lips. He wanted to go close to her, but he needed to give Darren the space to speak with his sister.Hector wasn’t sure if she was going to recognize him as his brother because, according to Leo, she had been separated from him since she was six years old, and it might be a little difficult to remember him.He watched as Darren sat on the bed beside Laiza. She had completely opened he
Darren strided to the parking lot. He was about to get into his car when his phone buzzed.He was surprised that Hector was the one calling; he hadn’t asked him to get any work done but to check on Laiza. Or was something wrong with Laiza?Darren usually has a short breath whenever he thinks of Laiza.“Hey, is everything okay with Laiza?” He breathed loudly.“Laiza is fine. However, I’m not calling because of her; I want you to watch the live news that’s going on right now.” Hector said it in suspense, but the way he sounded, it could only be one person who would go on the internet to cause an issue.Eric was the only and first person that came to mind.“On it, Hector.”He stayed on the call. Darren got into the driver seat and settled down to scroll through the internet.“The Reeves family is a mess since Mr. Reeves, the billionaire, died. It’s so disappointing.” Darren read out the first comment on social media, and his heart clenched.He scrolled down and saw hundreds of comments, a
“Shit, you motherfucker, how did you let them catch you?” Eric cursed as he clutched on the bars of the gate that were separating him physically from Greg.He came as a visitor, and Greg was in jail in the meantime, waiting for his fucking fate.The way Greg looked was dreadful. Eric had never seen him this scared and hopeless. Eric was feeling thankful in his head because he didn’t accompany Greg when he abducted the girl.If not, he would have been behind bars as well, but his betrayal smile kept flaunting on his cheek as though he could do something to help him.“It’s been two days, and Grandma Lisa hasn’t even come to see me.” He murmured, his head down, facing the ground.“What if she thinks you really did it, or maybe she was still in shock that you could do something like that to ruin your family name?” Eric's words were beginning to piss him off.“If you fucking don’t have anything good to say, then get the fuck out of here. I don’t even need your sympathy.” He growled at him.
Immediately, Darren hopped into his car. He had another call from Nora, and she was still panicking.She asked him if he was on his way already and where he had gone without informing her. This time, Darren laughed hard because it was already sounding funny.He still didn’t want to sound harsh to her; he calmly told her that he was on his way already and she was going to see him in a few minutes.Darren was furious; it didn’t show on his face, but his nails were digging into the heel of his palm as though he wanted to rip out the flesh from the area of his palm.Hector had already started the engine of his car; he was waiting for Darren to get in and do the same, but he noticed he just stood in front of it, squeezing his brow and his head facing down.Hector noticed that something was wrong; he took off his seatbelt and ran towards him.“What’s wrong?” He put a hand on his shoulder, but Darren wasn’t looking at him because his eyes were shut and he still had his head face down.“Nora
Richard was in the company when his phone suddenly beeped in his pocket. He had decided not to take anyone’s call because he had lots of work to do.But the moment he noticed that it wasn’t just a normal number but the normal Cops code, he answered immediately, his heart beating frantically, hoping he hadn’t done anything wrong.With shaking hands, he glued the phone to his ears, and it happened to be Greg who was speaking on the phone.His voice was nearly inaudible, more like he was wincing in pain. “I don’t have much time to speak on the phone, Richard; I only have two minutes to speak to you. I want you to come to the station; I have been arrested.” He sounded like he was pleading for mercy, and before Richard could say a word, the call had already ended.“What the fuck just happened?” It felt like he was in a trance because he would never have imagined Greg being in police custody.Greg also contacted Nora, and they were all on their way to the police station. Grandma Lisa was fu
Hector POVHector was heading to the company before he received a call about Greg, then he reversed back immediately.He could recall the last place he spotted Greg’s car, and now he was heading there. He remembered his plate number, so it might be easier to trap him this time.He reached the same spot where he last saw him at twenty-five minutes and came down from his car. He spotted Greg’s car, wondering what he was doing there.As he was about to walk through the parking lot, the same place he had gone to pick up Grandma Lisa’s car, he saw Greg and heard a female scream.Now, Darren was right about getting a female to get his drugs transported. Hector watched as he yanked the girl by her blonde hair, and she screamed even though she had something in her mouth that shouldn’t make her speak audibly.Hector immediately put a call to Darren: “You are right, he’s with a girl now, and I think he abducted her.” Hector spoke angrily. His anger was built up because of Greg.He wanted to imm
DARREN POVDarren headed to Grandma Lisa’s room to check on her and happened to overhear Nora telling her she was divorcing him.He heard her cry as well, which was serious, and he had truly hurt her. He barely could hear what Grandma Lisa was saying to her, and it wouldn’t be proper if he went into the room when Nora was having a conversation with her.Then he waited beside the door until she was done speaking to Grandma.A few minutes later, Nora angrily stormed out of her room, and she hadn’t noticed Darren; probably she was too overwhelmed.Darren popped his cheek, deflated it at the same time, and took out his hand from his pocket before he proceeded inside her room.He met her sitting on the bed, and she looked better than he left her. The nap had truly helped, and that was enough to make him sigh in relief.“Did you two plan on coming to see me one after the other?” Grandma Lisa cracked a smile, tapping the space beside her on the bed.Darren got the signal and entered the room