Elizabeth arrived at the office looking tacky which was so unlike her. Zion followed her into her office curiously. She'd never been an hour to work before and definitely not looking the way she did now. The eye bags were evident and her lips were chapped coupled with the rough ponytail she had on. She looked sick.“Good morning, ma'am," Zion greeted but she gave a mere nod in response. “Uhm… is everytime alright? You don't look fine. Yesterday, you left the office suddenly and today you look like a mess,” he observed. Elizabeth glanced at him before scampering through the files on her desk. “Ma'am, I know you might not feel the need to talk to me after my behavior yesterday and I apologize. I just had a lot going on so I might have taken out some of the frustration on you," he said lowly.“What makes you think this is about you? Look, Zion, you are just an intern here and I advice you focus on what you're here for. Don't bother yourself about me, I'll be fine," she said coldly.
“Mommy!” Helen heard from a distance.“Mommy, wake up!” She heard again. There was a slight pounding in her head. She was surrounded by darkness.“Mommy, wake up!!” It sounded so much like Elaine. She could feel the girl shaking her but she couldn't see her. “Mommy!”Helen tried to speak but her mouth was not cooperating. It felt like it had been sewn shut.There was another voice in the background. It didn't sound like Elaine’s but there was a familiar feel to it. Her hazy mind couldn't comprehend anything at that moment. Even her mind was struggling to process her situation. Why couldn't she open her eyes? It was obvious now that she wasn't in the dark, she was still unconscious. “Mommy!!” The little girl was weeping now. Helen struggled to get her eyes open. To tell the girl that she was fine. That everything would be fine.“Is Mommy dead?” She heard that familiar voice.“No, she's not. Look here, she's breathing.”Helen was a little relieved. At least her little girl was sensib
“Who do you work for?” The question was accompanied by a punch to the man's guts. He let out a groan but that seemed to be all he was going to do. Groan and groan until they got tired of hitting him.“I asked a question! Who is your boss?” He barely acknowledged the question, focusing on the wounds on his body. He had been stalking Elizabeth as usual when three cars entrapped him and he ended up here. The men had been torturing him for three days straight but all attempts to get him to speak were futile. The highest he did was scream and curse at them.“Tie him on the electric chair,” came an order. The man wasn't even panicked by it. They weren't going to oil him because they needed answers so nothing they did scared him.After tying him to the chair. They bathe him with water. His heart heart accelerated a little. He knew what electricity and water could do and frankly, he didn't want to experience it. “Are you ready to talk?” He was given a last chance.“Never!” “Perfect.” T
“You sure this plan is going to work?” Elizabeth asked for the umpteenth time.“Why do I feel like it's not the plan you're worried about but the person you might find,” Elsa crossed her arms. Elizabeth let out a sigh. “It's just that, I really like him, you know. I desperately want him to be the good guy. It will break me if he is actually the mole here.”“It's okay to be terrified. It's normal when you love someone, you want them to be an angel. A misunderstood villain and all of that but we need to face reality here. If Zion is not who he pretends to be, then we need to purge him out of your company before he ruins you,” Elsa said frankly.“But why would he?” Elizabeth threw her hands in her hair, confused and frustrated. “I offered him a job as my PA with a heavy paycheck and mouthwatering allowances to enable him to better the lives of his grandmother and son. I got him a fucking luxury apartment. Why would he repay me by sabotaging my company?”“You've said all the good things
The hospital was in chaos. Just a few hours ago, they were busy trying to deliver a woman of her baby and now, there was a blood bath. Doctors, nurses, and patients scampering for their lives. Edgar arrived at the hospital just a few minutes after the Delamontes did. With the guards positioned around, he knew there was no way to carry out the initial plan. He wanted Elsa. As revenge on Zade for ruining his life, he wanted to kidnap Elsa and the baby. Unfortunately, the security was too tight.Even if he succeeded in getting into the hospital, there was no possibility of getting out unscathed and alive. So he decided to face them squarely and it resulted in a bloody gunfight. The Delamontes were with Elsa in the private ward, with the Doctors and nurses attending to her.No one cared about the blood bath outside. Their priority was for Elsa to deliver safely.Edgar was able to take down the guards at the entrance but just when he thought he'd succeeded, more came out the through th
As the cold winter breeze hit his face, Zade Harper gritted his teeth, cursing lightly in exhaustion.He was supposed to take the day off today, but his boss was a persistent pain in his butt.She wouldn't let him leave no matter how much he pleaded and explained today was his marriage anniversary.It didn't matter now, anyway. He was done with the delivery and ready to make the most out of what was left of the night. A shimmer of pride sparked in his soft honey-brown eyes when he glanced at the huge bouquet of roses in his hand.Roselia would love them. Roses were her favorite. He planned to prepare her favorite shrimp sauce and rice for dinner. If he got lucky, he could borrow a bottle of wine from the bar then they could spend the rest of the night tangling in the sheets.A surge of excitement coursed through his veins, dissolving the cold at the thought of his wife's warmth.He stopped in front of a black gate that quickly granted him entrance after swiping his card. The huge gr
Zade couldn’t believe his eyes as he stared at the paper. Several thoughts ran through his mind as his brain struggled to grasp the information. It seemed like a fragment of a very bad dream. It had to be because Roselia would never do this to him. He might be poor and wretched, everything his in-laws accused him of, but he always tried his best to be a good husband to her. He couldn’t get her expensive items like her peers flaunted, but he gave her all of him. He made her happy in every way he could. He thought she felt the same, especially after the magical moment they shared days ago.He could still remember the sweet nothings and promises she made as he rode her to ecstasy. She professed her love to him in breathless whispers and he believed her. Now he didn’t know what to think. A part of him desperately wanted to rebuff their claims, but he recognized that handwriting. It was none other than Roselia’s. He reached for his phone tucked away in his pocket then remembered she
Silence."Teddy?" A brief pause followed, "There's only one Teddy I know.""It's me, Uncle Gray" Zade responded."Oh my goodness, Zade!" The once sleepy voice was replaced with an excited shriek. A small smile danced on Zade's lips."Where have you been, son? It's been three years!" Gray exclaimed.A tinge of guilt hit him."The last time I saw you, you were fawning over a girl you met in college," his uncle continued, in a light tone that held no malice."We are divorced now," Zade sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose with slight irritation. He didn't want to transfer his aggression to his innocent uncle. Especially since the man was nice enough to forgive him for ghosting everyone."You got married?" "It's a long story, uncle. We will discuss that when I come home. For now, I need a favor," Zade answered."What could that be?" Gray asked, curiously."I need you to buy a company. Pixton Corp. It'll roughly cost you a couple of millions," Zade told him. "Is that all?""Yes, unc