But before Adam could give a reply, Joan shrieked and hissed loudly,“How can you think his words to be the truth, Leila?!” She looked at Adam and sneered,“Dr Valila has assured us that only the Luminascent Bark can cure Papa, and yet you want to take the words of this impostor, over a renowned doctor like him?" She demanded as her voice went up a notch, still glowering at Adam, who only shook his head at her stupidity,“Joan can you please be sensible and listen! Papa hasn't been well for a long time and we've tried everything!" Leila chided her younger bratty sibling, who rolled her eyes at Adam.He cleared his throat and continued talking to the calmer and more sane sister,“The Luminascent herb has some qualities that are similar to the Fanciress Herbs. The sickness your father has is similar to the symptoms that the Luminascent can cure but is not the actual cure, as it would only make the person's situation worse.” Smiling a little, he continued while even the audience gave ra
Back in the Southeast Province, Louisa Martins sat lost in thought in Williams's now mansion that was practically a shadow of itself, the man she had married for his wealth and status had been reduced to nothing, he was running from different debtors and had nothing to his name,Her bickering mother made life worse as she constantly bickered about their lack of money, status, standards and the life she had previously lived, forgetting their humble beginnings. It was even worse now since the disappearance of her last lover who was funding her lifestyle.What Louisa couldn't get over, was Logan's message to her the last time he had been by, she had pondered over the matter and had yet to come to any decisive conclusion, it was utterly disbelieving to think that her ex-husband, Adam the very man she knew was somewhat rich and was allegedly the missing grandson of Marcus Raine,“Impossible" she muttered to herself, ignoring the cries of her new baby as she sat lost in thought.Louisa's ey
Adam could feel the tension in the car, their fears were palpable as the men banged on the hood of their car,“We're dead meat" Joan muttered, and the driver who was pale as a sheet nodded in agreement. Glancing a side look at Leila, he could also see her cowering and shivering in her seat and he felt bad to see her in that state,“Miss Jameson, you're wasting our time! Get out of the car or face the risk of your car being burnt with all of you alongside!" One of the men who brandished his yellow teeth thundered, and Joan and Leila gasped at the same time, their eyes becoming extremely white.Adam scoffed and shrugged his shoulders,“Oh God, please help me!! I promise if you get me out of this mess, I'll start donating my used clothes from years back!” Joan whimpered in her seat, while she had her eyes closed tightly,Although Leila was silent, but her silence spoke volumes, as Adam could see the slight tremors of her hand. The menace-looking thugs had surrounded their vehicle, showing
The man fell to his knees, and Adam bent to his eye level and twisted his hand while he was on his knee, struggling for balance. He sent a flying kick to his groins and the fellow squealed like a mouse that was slammed, before slumping to the ground with a loud hiss. His hand and groin were throbbing and he winced,The other men had their gazes lost at the sight of one of their own, crumbled on the ground in what seemed like a bent arm,“Oi… you want to show us you have got some skills in fighting?” one of them jabbed at Adam.Adam ignored him, and one of them took a hesitant step forward before speaking through gritted teeth,“This was not about you but you have bought trouble that was meant for another on yourself.”His words trailed off on a whim as another of his men paled and fainted at the sight of the twisted arm of their leader, his hand was mangled. “Wake up Jake!,” his partner yelled, kicking the fainted one heavily to reawaken him.Adam almost burst into laughter at the s
When they got into the room, two of their father's maids were there with him, as well as a few of their guards; they had been assigned to look after him in the daughters' absence.“How is he?” Joanne asked, hastily moving to his side and taking his palm in hers. She always loved to show off how much she loved her father to make it seem as though she loved him more than everyone else.Before any of the people present could speak, Leila shrilled,“His hands are cold!” She shrieked, throwing a horrid gaze at Leila and Adam as well as at the others,“Yeah… the doctors noticed that as well. They just pumped him up with a few drugs and a machine. I guess he is going to be better.”One of the guards supplied with his head and eyes lowered to the ground, almost shuffling on both feet,Leila turned to Adam, and with tears gathering in her eyes, she pleaded.“Whatever you say you can do, please do it to get my father back. I feel like he is slipping away from us.”Adam took pity on her, and he
As the door banged open, every head turned in the direction of the door, and Joan who had been ranting faltered on her seat, almost cowering as her eyes widened, she gulped as she took in the people who had surrounded the door, She faced her sister with guarded eyes and found Leila white as a sheet, like herself Leila was already shivering on her toes. With hate rising in her chest, she cast a glare at Adam and fumed within her, her fist clenched tightly by her side,'This is all this fool's fault!’ she mumbled to herself as she stared at him with daggers in her eyes.Adam smirked as he noticed the men who had surrounded the hospital room, these ones were petty, to say the least, they couldn't let their defeat go, the same men he had an altercation with were right in front of him, their stance that of revenge and blood-seeking,He couldn't help but shake his head at their stupidity. This time they were more in number like they had gone to gather more strength and men, and they stea
The tension in the room was heightened as everyone could feel shivers down their spines, all except for Adam whose face was devoid of any emotion; stoic as always,The girls were trembling and shivering while mumbling to themselves, Leila had already begun to cry, her shriek filling the somewhat silent room,“I just want my papa to be fine, I-I don't mind coming with you,” she sobbed loudly as she sniffed.Adam tilted his head just to look at her and his heart broke at the sight of her, immediately he began to think of what his next plan would be, to save them from these men's clutches.Joan, who was still under her father’s bed, screamed out for reinforcements and asked for more men to be delivered. She quickly reached for her phone in her side pocket and dialled Sergeant Dickson,“Send in your best men!” She roared at him at him without any preamble, “I can’t afford to die now,” she sniffled as she spoke this time, with a softer tone, everyone could sense the fear in her shaky voi
In the southeastern province, Louisa rushed quickly into her mother’s apartment, looking for her so she could break her latest discovery to her, her steps were giddy as he ran in search of Cecil,“Mother, Mother, Mother,” she called out severally until her mother came out from the backyard and answered her,“Why are you in my house yelling at this time of the day?” Her mother asked with a stern look on her face.“You won’t believe what I just discovered, Mother” She mumbled as she threw her bag on the couch trying to brew suspense. Her mother had always known Louisa to be dramatic so she didn’t move an inch as she was waiting to hear the new discovery,“What is it this time Louisa?” Cecil asked with an almost uninterested face, ever since Williams had lost his position and her lover had disappeared, Cecil had become more grouchy than ever.She moved from her standing position and sat on the arm of the couch adjacent to her mother and said with almost a whisper, “I have reasons to