Adam got out of his bed and walked into his bathroom to freshen up; He returned home very early in the morning whilst Ariel and Evelyn were still asleep. He had gone straight to his bedroom as he did not want to disturb their sleep. He got out of the bathroom and headed for Ariel’s room, needing to check on her to see how she was doing. He went into her room without knocking, seeing the clock in her room and it was almost midday,“I must have slept for so long.” He spoke aloud to himself as he walked towards her bed. “Dad.” She called out excitedly, as she sighted her father,“When did you get back?” She asked him curiously as she watched him sit on her bed gently. “What are you up to?” He asked her, ignoring her previous question. He had noticed that she was so preoccupied with what she was doing that she did not come to hug him.“Painting.” She simply responded as she continued to focus on the board that was in front of her.“You are painting?” Adam's eyes bulged, and he drew hi
Stefan drove into the premises at full speed as though he was about to smash the house into pieces, he got out of the car and stormed into the house abruptly, causing Cecil and Logan to look around, almost fleeing from where they were seated,“What is it, Stefan?” Cecil asked as she jumped out of the chair and her skin, glaring at Stefan who had startled them out of their lives.“We need to leave now!”He thundered, ignoring her question as he ran into the inner room to gather some things. “We need to leave right now!” He reiterated in a thunderous tone once more as he noticed that Cecil and her son stood in the living room frozen, “But.. but.” Cecil stammered as she watched him run around the house, trying to gather his things as though a rapture was approaching. “But what woman?!” he yelled at her.“You are not saying anything, Stefan; why the rush?” She asked him in a high-pitched tone as she stood there looking with furrowed brows, her eyes darting between him and the things
Adam got out of his room and walked towards Ariel’s door, immediately knocking on it, he was ready and was completely dressed to take his daughter to the park as she had requested. “Are you done Ariel?” He asked as he knocked on the door, “I am here.” She said almost immediately as she came out of her room, all dressed for the park, “You look so good.” He complimented her, she blushed and hugged her father. He loved complimenting her a lot as he knew that was going to skyrocket her confidence. “Let’s go,” he said and they headed downstairs. As they descended the stairs, they sighted Evelyn at the door, followed by a knock. Immediately, Adam stopped for a while, wondering who it was, as he was not expecting Raul or Adrien, he knew nobody was allowed to visit his private residence except Raul and Adrien. “Who is it, Evelyn?” He asked, also walking towards the door, “It’s Ms Leila.” She responded, and opened the door wide for her to come. She walked into the living
Cecil couldn't believe that Louisa had chosen to stay behind and abandon her family, she fumed and panted, crossing and uncrossing her arms at the thought, “Who knows if that fool has gone to be with Adam.” She said grimly and stared at her son, who was standing with furrowed brows, with his hand placed at the base of his neck; he shook his head unconsciously, for he didn't want to believe that. He looked like he was about to burst into tears. “Mother, I think we should be more worried about whether she is okay…” Logan tried to respond, but before he could finish his statement, a shoe came flying directly at his head, and he quickly ducked, with widened eyes he straightened himself to gape at Cecil who was panting, her eyes had turned crimson as she huffed and puffed, Despite her aggravation, his statement dawned on her, and Cecil took a moment to process what Logan had said, and realised it was possible for her stupid daughter to be in danger, ‘What if she is not okay?’
Louisa arrived at Sunton Street and got out of the car, she stared at the entire environment and began wondering where her next stop would be,Taking a deep breath, she mused a little and decided to walk the street some more and then decided to take the route that seemed to be her ex-husband’s favourite route to take his morning walks back then, As she walked down the streets, memories from the past came barging, memories of when she had been married to Adam and seemingly happy with him;“I will walk down this lane with you forever.” Those were her exact words to Adam over five years ago when they were walking down this exact lane, what they had shared was beautiful and she ruined it, especially with her mother being the number one chaperone in ruining her marriage and happiness, She continued to walk down the streets, secretly hoping that Adam would pop up magically, just like it happened in the movies, where a woman would think of her soul mate and he’d just pop up out of nowhere
Adam, Leila and Ariel were headed to the park in Sunton; as Adam drove, country music played on the stereo; it was a favourite genre of his and was fast becoming Ariel's as well.After a few minutes of driving, they arrived at Sunton Street, and Ariel stared out the window, her mouth slightly falling open as she unabashedly stared,“So lovely," she whispered to herself. The place was beautiful, and Adam was inclined to agree,“Sunton Street is now so beautiful,” he added while smiling; he felt goosebumps on his body; it was bittersweet for him to see Ariel happy in this place.Ariel's eyes lit up and she excitedly pointed at a truck across the street,“Is that an ice cream truck?” she asked,“Sure it is.” Adam responded, staring at her from his mirror,“Wait till you see the park,” he told her, trying to brew up more excitement for her as she was elated. “Ooohh, I cannot wait.” She replied excitedly, rubbing her palms together, almost jumping on her seat.Ariel's reaction propelled
As Leila's unspoken words sunk in, he grinned broadly, almost tempted to rub his palms together, he turned his head slightly to glance at Leila, and she nodded in return, her eyes shining, “We make her lead us to her mother, and you have your culprits,” she whispered to him, and he returned her nod. Louisa was in his web, and he wasn't going to let her go, wasn't going to dare let her out of his grip or sight, she was going to lead him to Cecil and the rest. Adam returned his gaze to Louisa, this time glaring with fiery eyes as he stared at her, she looked scruffy, like one who hadn't bathed in days, her gaze was lowered and he sneered, before placing his daughter behind him, Leila wasted no time in taking Ariel from him and hugging her tightly, trying to calm her tremors, “You are safe here with me and your daddy.” She whispered to Ariel, gently rubbing her back. “What do you want?!” Adam demanded from Louisa as he walked towards her, putting a great distance between his
Adam could sense her hesitation, and knowing Louisa, he knew she was debating within herself. He chuckled at the thought and squat before her, drawing his words as he spoke,“Do.not.lie.to.me!” It was obvious she was trying to think of a good lie but he was not going to let her do that, he was rather going to scare the shit and the truth out of her,“Tell me where your mother is, or I will take you to my basement and lock you up for the rest of your life and make sure I torture you a gazillion times more than my daughter was ever tortured!” Adam told her in a low but deep voice, that sent chills down her spine and tremors through her body. Louisa gulped and shut her eyes, daring to open them she stared at Adam and saw that his eyes were red with fury,He was now in beast mode, and she was not willing to take her chances with him; she was not willing to go down alone, as it was all her mother’s evil plan that landed her in all of this mess in the first place. She gulped once more, an