The officer took his phone from Cecil and continued staring at her, narrowing his eyes at her with wrinkled brows. Cecil rubbed him the wrong way but he couldn't place it, clearing his throat he asked with raised brows,“Are you sure you are going to be okay?”“Yeah, sure officer.”Cecil responded with a nod and a smile that was enough to sway the suspicious, “We might be foreigners, but we know the borders like the back of our palms.” She responded, trying to make a joke to alleviate the tension and relieve the officer of his tension.“Okay, ma’am.”“Just in case your family can’t reach you, be sure to head to the nearest police station.” He informed, “It’s just down the next bridge.” pointing down the road,Cecil nodded before she responded,“Thanks.” and watched as the officer zoomed off.She took a few steps backwards from the road and took a deep breath. She had been so tense as she didn’t want to fumble herself in front of the officer so they didn't take her to the station.Ho
Cecil's son counted the money, his face lighting up with a smile when he realised it was more than enough, but his joy was short-lived, as Cecil suddenly slapped him on the head from behind,He turned around, his eyes blazing as he glared and demanded,“What was that for?! Mother!" Cecil's eyes were cold and flat, shaking her head, she lashes at Logan with curled lips,"Someone threw money at us, and you're picking it up like a beggar?"Logan's face reddened, and he retorted with a snap,"What are we going to do? We need the cash!"Cecil raised her brow, then rolled her eyes, his rhetorical question was aggravating, and her next response was laced with venom while she narrowed her eyes at him,"What did I do to deserve a loser like you? You're useless, just like your father!"Logan's eyes narrowed, and his nostrils flared, his jaw clenched tightly before he stomped his foot,"I'm not a loser!"Cecil sneered,"Oh, but you are! If you were capable of making a decent living, we wouldn't
Logan exhaled and rubbed at his brows,“No, we did not, and the big dog’s hideout got busted.” He replied with a huff, and Williams’ expression instantly changed from that of mockery to bewilderment,“The what got busted?” Williams's head drew back quickly, and he asked with bulging eyes, “You got the big dog involved in your little schemes?” he proved in a disbelieving voice, trying hard to not laugh as he knew the implications of what he had just heard,“That means you made a blood deal.” Williams observed with raised eyebrows, as he waited to hear a response from any of the duo,Cecil exhaled loudly and jabbed her finger in Logan's direction,“That fool right there did! He did that behind our backs, without informing us!” she fumed, and continued to glare at him with curled lips,“He put all our lives on the line.” She snapped.Williams smirked and made an elaborate sweep of his hand,“Point of correction ma’am, he” pointing at Logan with a smirk, he continued, "Put your lives i
It was morning and the day was almost bright, Leila lay on the bed clinging onto Adam as though he would escape her claws in her sleep. She slept calmly and held him tightly,Adam shot his eyes open and closed them immediately as the sun pierced through the curtains into the room and his half-sleepy eyes could not take it. He shut his eyes and laid there, running his fingers through Leila’s hair sensually.He thought about the previous night and smiled, a smile of satisfaction and his heart was full; so were his organs.In her sleep, she could feel Adam’s fingers caressing sensually through the roots of her hair and it sent chills down her spine,‘Good chills.’She thought to herself and smiled in her sleep, she tried to open her eyes but decided to shut it and just enjoy the moment.After a while, Adam got up and placed her head gently on the pillow, as he stood up, she no longer felt the zeal to lay there anymore and immediately opened her eyes.“Good morning.” He said to her with a
Leila had just finished taking her bath and just got out of the bathroom, she had a robe on and her wet hair was all rolled up and covered in a towel. She stepped out of the bathroom standing on the foot mat, waiting patiently for her feet to dry before stepping on the cold tile,She heard a little knock on the door and wondered who it was, she knew Adam would not knock on the door before coming into his room.“Come in.” She said reluctantly, tilting her head to get a glimpse of who it was,She watched as the knob on the door was jolted slowly and watched the person come in gently. It was the housekeeper, whom she had met the day before when she came into the house.“Good morning ma’am.” Evelyn greeted with a low tone and lowered her gaze, trying not to make eye contact with Leila.“Uhmm, good morning.” She said to her with a smile as she tried to remember her name as she had heard Adam mention the name yesterday.“This is your breakfast.” Evelyn said, placing the tray of food on the
“Hey, princess. Daddy needs to talk with Leila,” Adam said, moving closer to them,He had been standing there in a corner staring and admiring the affectionate moment between the two, making him smile. He had always wanted Ariel to have a mother figure in her life or someone she could look up to as a mother, “Let me get Evelyn to come take you downstairs.” He said and headed towards the door to get Evelyn.He stepped out to call Evelyn so she could come take Ariel for a walk, and on their return, they met Ariel on Leila’s leg playing with her hands and her heart melted at the sight of the both of them,‘They both seemed like a mother and daughter duo already.’ Evelyn thought to herself as he approached them to take Ariel away,“Let’s go, Ariel.” She said to her and helped her up gently.“Bye Leila.” Ariel greeted and waved at Leila as Evelyn led her out of the room,“Bye, baby,” Leila replied, waving back at her with a big smile of satisfaction on her face.Ariel and Evelyn left the
Just as Williams was about to step out of their presence, atensed Louisa barged into the room, looking grim and scruffy, she wasn't at peace as she had been trying to reach her mother and brother for hours to no avail.Her rushing into the house got the attention of the trio and they all turned to look at her with varying expressions on their face,“Hey, hey, Louisa.” Williams was the first to call her out with a sneer on his face, storming in her direction, “Williams?” Louisa responded with blinking eyes, and a drawn-back head, she couldn't understand why the fool had called her name so loudly at this time,“What happened?” She asked with furrowed eyebrows, looking him from head to toe,“Williams, what is going on?” She asked again, gazing at him as she walked towards him with the baby in her arms.Her estranged husband glared at her with grated teeth, but for the child in her hands, he would have dragged her by her hair,“What.did.you.do?” He asked with a raised voice.“What did I
In a few minutes, she came out with two glasses of water in her hands and handed one over to her mother and the order to her brother.“None for me?” He was holding the baby while sitting on the couch, he didn't like being excluded,“Suit yourself, William.” She retorted to her estranged husband with scorn, without sparing him a glance. “So Logan, how did it go?” Louisa asked Logan who still stood aloof, his face as straight as a ruler, his straight face pale.“Was it a success? I'm guessing it was hectic, but still a success. Right?” She fished out again, going to sit beside a stiff Cecil once more, oblivious to the rising and lowering of Logan's chest, nor to his flaring nostrils, Cecil on the other hand fiddled with her fingers, muttering swears beneath her breath,Louisa's gaze remained on Logan as she waited for his response, at his silence, she proved again,"Loga..." “It was a mess! It was a mess, Louisa!”Logan thundered at her with fuming eyes, interrupting her while thro