The fact that she was not taking his call for the twentieth time, made his heart drum a million times that he had no choice but to board a cab to her apartment.
The same apartment he rented for her with his hard earned money. Anyway, people will surely do anything for love.
Darren dropped out of the cab after paying up the driver and as he stepped closer to the porch he began to hear the blaring of music coming out from the house.
He was about stepping on the porch but he paused and took a step back to imagine what was going on. And where the heck the music was coming from because he doesn’t want to believe it was coming from his girlfriend’s apartment.
He took a long breath because he was confused as hell as to why a party was being thrown at her house and the fact she didn’t take any of his twenty calls.
He finally pushed himself to step on the porch, didn’t bother to knock because the house belongs to his girlfriend anyway. So he twisted the knob and stepped into the living room.
What he saw seemed like a dream but it was not, it was damn reality. He blinked his eyes a second time, then his eyes widened when he saw that they were not just having an ordinary party, but a sex party and his girlfriend was on top of some other guy, riding the soul out of him!
“ What the heck Avery?!” He voiced out, but seemed his voice almost drowned down his throat that the words were too heavy to spit out.
“ Woah.. what the heck? Why is someone like this at the party?”
“ For God sake he looks so dirty.”
Darren heard whispers coming from behind him but that was his least concern. His concern was the fact that his girlfriend was having sex with someone else with so much ease.
He was sure as hell that she had just heard him call her name but she was ignoring him and continued riding the guy hard.
Darren was so full of rage and totally embarrassed that he had to shout out her name for the second time. And this time, everyone went silent.
“ What the fuck, Darren?” Avery lashed at him as she got down from the guy’s lap and dropped down her skirt. She doesn’t look remorseful and she seemed like she was hiding more things from Darren.
“ Avery you are cheating on me!” he gritted his teeth but barred out the words in a low tone.
“ Is that what you want to call it?” she scoffed as she walked closed to him, moving away from the couch.
“ That is not called cheating. It is called ‘having fun’ I deserve to have fun at my graduation party!” she sneered at his face and Darren’s eyes widened more. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing nor what he was hearing. She was having a graduation party without him? Without even informing him about her graduation?
Damn, Darren had worked hard for the sake of this girl. He had barely fed himself because of her, because he had to pay up her bills for college. He had to get her shelter and even some money to take care of herself so that she would feel like she belonged.
He didn’t care about himself. To him, it didn’t matter if he belonged or not as long as Avery, his girlfriend was comfortable because all they had was each other.
Avery was from an orphanage, who decided to live on her own and not rely on the orphanage home anymore after she met Darren.
Darren on the other sides has no family. His only sister died two years after his parents died in a car accident. He was broken and lonely until he met Avery.
Avery was the hope he had, to continue living. He had to start working as a delivery man just to majorly take care of her and train her in college.
He couldn’t go to college because he had to train Avery, there was not enough money for him to train himself. God, he worked so hard for this girl. He worked hard like he has never in his life.
Now, she has graduated and she didn’t even inform him? She didn’t invite him to her graduation party instead ignored all his calls and fucked some other guy?!
“ Avery, this is not you.” He attempted to hold her arm but she slapped it off immediately.
“ Don’t you dare touch me with those fifthy hands!” she shouted with anger and her friends behind him began to laugh out.
Darren hands were shaky as he stared at the hand that she just slapped. They were the hands that fed her all through in college. How could she forget about that so soon?
“ Filthy? Avery what happened to you?” he tried to hold her more but she stepped away as he stepped closer until the guy on the couch stood up.
“ If you move a fucking inch close to her again, I will have your bones broken!” he shouted that his guards suddenly ran up to him asking if they needed his help.
“ Eric, who is this fifthy guy disturbing your girlfriend?” Daniella asked. She is Eric’s junior sister and they all came to party with her.
“ Boyfriend? Avery, you now have a new boyfriend?” Darren stepped closer as his eyes fixed on her. But Eric had warned him not to step closer, and immediately he was about to say another word to Avery, Eric’s guard threw a fist on his face and he fell roughly to the ground as blood oozed out from his nostrils.
“ Bastard, I thought I just warned you? Are you so poor that your brain is dull?” Eric stepped closer to Darren who was still lying on the floor, trying to stop his bleeding nose.
He moved closer to Darren and presses down his head against the floor with his black polished shoe.
“ Don’t you ever come close to her again and a poor thing like you, don’t deserve to have her.” He sneered pressing his head harder. Darren began to groan in pain and the laughter erupted again. This time louder.
Eric dropped his foot to the ground, giving Darren space to gain his stance. He stood up immediately and spat out the blood from his mouth but unfortunately the blood touched Eric polished shoe.
“ Fuck! What did you just do?” he exclaimed as though his shoe has been damaged.
“ That was a mistake but I’m not sorry.” Darren said, taking his eyes away from him and stared at Avery again. He has no business with this bastard, what he needed was to hear Avery speak to him. He badly wanted her to say this was all a prank and she just wanted to mess with him.
“ You fucking bastard!” Eric felt like his pride was suddenly bruised as he attempted to throw his fist at Darren’s face again. But this time, Darren saw it coming that he grabbed his fist and gave it a twist that he began to groan.His guards came around to attack but he threw a fist across them as well and they could barely withstand it.When they are still trying to gain themselves, Darren grabbed Avery’s arm with ease as he pulled her to him.“ Avery tell me it’s all a prank! Tell Them the truth about us!”“ What should I tell them? Tell them that a poor delivery man like you is my boyfriend?” She scoffed as she smacked him in the face.“ Stop embarrassing me and leave!” she groan as her eyes widen to the extreme, to show that she was dead serious and it wasn’t a prank.His heart sank when she said she was embarrassing him. He wanted to let out his grief but he was in front of the crowd and couldn’t believe she was doing this to him.“ You won’t leave right? Okay wait, let me tell
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
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 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