In a cold tiny room was the weeping and the wincing of Melissa Stevens heard slowly.
Arnold Lucas had just ended the video call with Max Xanderson.
Walking closer to Melissa he stared at her in disgust.
"Look at you, how possible do you think it was for Lord Dylan Stevens to send you to me to get an invitation to the grand general's wedding?"
Arnold Lucas said vehemently as he couldn't take his eyes off Melissa Stevens.
Her beauty was beyond anything anyone had seen.
Lord Dylan Stevens had wanted her to marry into one of the top elite families but her actions led her to marry Max Xanderson.
Melissa Stevens only hung her head down as tears wells down her cheeks.
"You should have considered my proposal before jumping into that river to save that non-entity."
"Now look at what you have brought upon yourself."
Arnold Lucas' voice was laced with disdain and venom, he had always hated Max Xanderson from the day he saw him.
Melissa Stevens couldn't help but weep even more as she lay there on the bare floor holding her stomach and wincing in pain.
"How could I not have seen this coming?"
"I mean Alice, never really loved me, how didn't I see that she had me set up?"
Melissa's thoughts went on a rampage as she sobbed slowly.
Before she could realize what was happening, Arnold Lucas grabbed her legs and tried to force himself on her.
Melissa immediately struggled and was able to deliver a low blow to Arnold Lucas and made her way to the door.
To her greatest disappointment, the door was locked, as she turned, she was faced with a heavy slap that almost blinded her.
Taa!!!
Melissa Stevens fell to the ground, her face was red hot as tears wells down her eyes.
Arnold Lucas walked up to her and dragged her back away from the door.
"I was planning on going easy on you but you are just too stubborn."
Arnold Lucas said as he threw Melissa Stevens back on the concrete floor.
He winced in a little pain as the low blow Melissa Stevens had delivered hadn't really connected to the right spot.
"I will teach you a lesson for this!"
Arnold Lucas yelled as he ran towards Melissa with his dagger.
As he ran towards her, Melissa maneuvered her long legs and Arnold Lucas slipped to the ground.
Immediately she picked up the dagger and held it up to her throat.
"I have had enough of all this!"
"Arnold! if you take one more step I will slit my throat!"
"I will end this misery here and now!"
Melissa Stevens threatened, her tears hitting the concrete hard floor profusely.
Arnold Lucas slowly stood up from the floor laughing mindlessly.
Melissa Stevens stared at him in surprise, her eyebrows furrowed in bewilderment.
"You think this is funny?"
"Or you think I can't do it?"
"I will slit my throat right now and have the police arrest you for murder."
Melissa Stevens said, her voice was laced with sorrows as tears welled down her cheeks.
"Well Melissa, are you so desperate to die already?"
"Your family aren't done with you yet and you are considering suicide."
"Well, I believe you would reconsider when you see this video."
Arnold Lucas said as he immediately turned on a video hologram player.
And to Melissa's surprise, it was her little daughter Chloe Maxwell, she was tied to a wheelchair and was being humiliated and tortured by Alice Stevens, Melissa's cousin.
Melissa Stevens was taken aback as she stared at the venomous face of her once lovely cousin as she tortured and humiliated her 3-year-old daughter.
Chloe Maxwell screamed, "Help me mom!!!"
Melissa Stevens immediately broke down in tears as the dagger fell off her hand and made a clattering sound on the concrete floor.
Melissa Stevens could take anything but not the tears and torture of her little and only daughter.
Alice Stevens was torturing her little daughter all because of her.
The whole Stevens blames Melissa for being the reason why they are still stuck in the second-class family in Westerville.
Enraged by the whole thing, Melissa immediately picked up the dagger and raced towards Arnold Lucas.
She swiped the blade at Arnold Lucas who was caught off guard but managed to dodge to the left.
Before Melissa could readjust, Arnold Lucas was able to disarm her with a heavy resounding slap.
Taa!!!
"Do you want to kill me?!"
Arnold Lucas immediately bounced on Melissa and held her on her throat as she choked violently.
Violently he shuffled Melissa over to the table as she crashed across the wooden table.
"It's a sad thing that you have been betrayed by your whole family."
"For your information, our family and the Xanderson's are the only family that were invited to this grand wedding."
"Your family planned all this as well to make you pay for humiliating them, plus you are a beautiful lady and almost every man would want you warming their bed."
"Part of all this was my idea."
His voice was laced with venom as he started to remove his trousers slowly.
Melissa Stevens could only but sob as she lay helplessly by the side of the broken table.
Melissa was desperate for her little daughter Chloe Maxwell as she stared at Arnold Lucas walking closer to her with his pants down, she could only but close her eyes.
"This will be over quickly."
Arnold Lucas' voice was laced with venom as he approached her smiling gleefully.
As Arnold Lucas was about to lay his hand on Melissa to grab her, a heavy thud hit the metal door.
"What the…"
The metal door immediately gave way to a tall guy staring intently into the eyes of Arnold Lucas.His fists were clenched in anger and venom reeked all over his body.The situation was intense and palpable as Arnold Lucas stared at the door from on top of Melissa Stevens.Max Xanderson immediately walked towards Arnold Lucas, shuffling him off Melissa, he immediately pulled Melissa from the ground and hugged her closely."I'm really sorry for everything you have passed through since I left."Max Xanderson's voice was barely above whispers as he hugged Melissa even more tightly, tears threatening to well down his eyes.Melissa was already weak, she was barely standing on her feet as her legs went wobbly.Max Xanderson immediately removed his blue jacket and used it to cover Melissa's body as her blouse was now almost fully torn."Is this really you…Max?"Melissa Stevens asked slowly as she collapsed into the hands of Max Xanderson. Max Xanderson immediately shook her violently."Melis
Max Xanderson walked closer and jacked Martins by his shirt and dashed him to the wall.Max Xanderson stared intently and lecherously into the eyes of Martin Lucas as the latter's body fluid continued dripping down his Oxford luxury shoes."Why don't you people just like peace?"Max Xanderson asked as he heaved Martins over and he crashed into Arnold Lucas who was lying on the floor helplessly.Walking over the bodies on the floor, Max Xanderson walked over to Melissa and tried waking her up but all to no avail.Martins Lucas immediately stood and dusted his brown suit."Max, you really have got some guts and nice fighting skills."His voice was laced with a mixture of trepidation and anxiety as he stared at Hank, the best of their family henchman as he lay crippled on the floor.Max Xanderson immediately stared at him wondering what he was driving at."You know what…I really don't want to hurt you.""On behalf of the Lucas family…since I'm the first heir, I will make you a deal.""I
Lord George stared arrogantly at Max Xanderson."Yes,Captain Barnes! It's too late to regret it now! Just wait for your death! "But his voice barely above whispers as he knelt before Max Xanderson holding his stomach in pain.Captain Barnes was one of the most feared men in Westerville, his influence was without question.It was Lord George's connection to Captain Barnes that added to his power and influence in Westerville.Max Xanderson snorted,didn't say a word, only stared at Lord George who was kneeling before him.In a matter of 15 minutes, Captain Barnes arrived with his military company.The park of the building where Max Xanderson and the Lucas family were was immediately flooded with numerous military trucks.Countless uniformed army alighted from the truck and immediately made their way into the building.They were all heavily armed, some with Heckler and Koch 416, some with AK 103 and other heavy assault weapons.Upon hearing the noise and the heavy thumps of military boot
As Max Xanderson stared at Captain Barnes, Melissa immediately opened her eyes and coughed out loud."Melissa!...""Are you okay?"Max Xanderson immediately asked as he ran over to Melissa who was now trying to stand up."I'm okay…so this isn't a dream?"Melissa Stevens asked as Max Xanderson helped her get up from the ground."Melissa, I'm really…"Taa!!!Max Xanderson was interrupted by a slap to his cheeks.Max Xanderson immediately shook his head and stared at Melissa Stevens.He knew he deserved an even hotter slap as he was the primary reason for all the suffering that Melissa Stevens was undergoing."How dare you slap the Gen…"Max Xanderson immediately raised his hand stopping Captain Barnes who was now looking for any available chance to get back into the good books of Max Xanderson."Why did you leave us?!""Why didn't you come back as you promised?!""Do you know the level of torture and disdain I have and my family have faced from my grandfather Lord Dylan Stevens?""We ha
"Just pray I don't meet you today because if I do, you will be dead meat."Max Xanderson spoke to himself as he sped past two lover birds kissing by the roadside, almost knocking them over."Watch it, jerk!"The couple screamed out loud.Meanwhile, at an old abandoned supermarket, the light is flickering revealing a young lady standing before a camera mounted to a tripod stand.Behind her was a 3-year-old girl, Chloe Maxwell strapped to a chair.Tears welled down Chloe's eyes as she stared at Alice Stevens who had gone to fix something on her camera."So who would love to see how a 3-year-old girl reacts when being hosed with a fire extinguisher?"Alice Stevens immediately asked her live streamers.Her voice was laced with exhilaration as her number of live streamers immediately jumped to over 2,000,000.She had done some humiliating stuff to Chloe Maxwell lately, like letting a giant spider crawl up her face while the little girl screamed.The comments on her livestream skyrocketed a
Alice Stevens paced around trying to gather her stuff to disappear from the scene as her gaze had fallen on a military-grade Range Rover.Max Xanderson stepped out of the car and immediately removed his dark shades.His gaze fell on his daughter Chloe who was still partly awake tied to a chair."Dad…is…that you?"Chloe Maxwell asked, her voice was barely above whispers as tears wells down her cheeks.Her body was covered in whitish powder from the fire extinguisher, her hair was all dishevelled.Max Xanderson immediately ran towards her and held her closely."It's me, Chloe…I'm back…what happened to you?"He asked as he examined the wounded body of his daughter.As Max Xanderson asked the question, his gaze immediately fell on Alice Stevens who was now at the door turning the door knob to escape."You!"Max Xanderson's voice was laced with authority and venom as he raced towards Alice Stevens who still struggled to open the door.Before Alice Stevens could turn, Max Xanderson reached
Max Xanderson turned immediately and heaved a sigh of relief as his daughter was still on the bed and hadn't seen what had happened."I'm coming sweetheart."Max Xanderson immediately said as he rolled Alice Stevens up in a carton and dumped her into one of the stores in the supermarket.Rushing towards Chloe, he immediately gets to the chair where she was tied up and starts to loosen the rope off his daughter.The untying took about 1 minute as Alice Stevens had really done a great job with tying up little Chloe.Hugging his daughter tight, Max Xanderson immediately wept slowly and dabbed his tears away.The situation was intense and palpable."Dad, why did you leave us?""Is it because mom wasn't good enough for you?""Or is it me?…wasn't I good enough for you?"Chloe Maxwell asked as she stared into Max's face which was now laced with a mixture of confusion and disappointment."Darling is not that…"Max Xanderson tried hard to explain, but no one, not even his daughter could unders
Max Xanderson, Chloe and her daughter got back to Melissa's home."What is this supposed to be?"Max Xanderson immediately asked as he alighted from the vehicle, his face was laced with confusion and bewilderment as he stared at the house."What is it?... Don't tell me you are ashamed of our home too."Melissa Stevens asked as she pressed the doorbell of the discoloured iron door."What happened…I thought I had told…"Max Xanderson immediately realized that he was about to blurt out who he really was, he paused and stared at Melissa and the shabby place she now called home."You thought what Max?""Ever since you disappeared into thin air, did you ever care about how we had been surviving?"Melissa Stevens immediately asked, her voice was laced with a mixture of anger and frustration as she stared at Max who had a rather shocking face as he saw the slum Melissa's family was now living in."If you think our house isn't good enough for you, you could as well not come in."Melissa Steven
“Mrs Sophia Stevens, Jack Oniels isn't available at the moment, he had to go run an errand for the boss himself.”Max Xanderson said almost immediately as he maintained a steady eye contact with Mrs Sophia Stevens.“He went to run an errand for the boss, can you really hear yourself Max Xanderson?”Mrs Sophia Stevens asked immediately, her voice was laced with a little mix of anger and sarcasm.Max Xanderson slowly turned and looked the other way.Melissa Stevens was already tired of talking and this time around, instead of talking, she only stared at her mom as she continued attacking Max Xanderson in a way.Mrs Sophia Stevens immediately and had her gaze at her daughter, Melissa Stevens and that of little Chloe Maxwell, her granddaughter.“Melissa, I know you might be mad at me at the moment but believe me I'm doing all this to protect you and little Chloe Maxwell.”“I have a feeling that Max Xanderson, your husband, had actually angered some high entities in the Westerville societ
Melissa Stevens immediately said, her voice was laced with a mixture of determination and reassurance for Max Xanderson.Little Chloe Maxwell, who had been quietly observing the adults with wide, curious eyes, finally spoke up. “Granny,” little Chloe Maxwell said in a small voice.“Daddy, Max Xanderson, wouldn’t do anything bad... right?”Her innocent question carried an undercurrent of doubt, making the tension in the room even thicker.Max Xanderson turned to his daughter Chloe Maxwell, forcing a reassuring smile despite the growing unease inside him. “Of course not, sweetheart. I’d never hurt anyone or hide something this serious.”Max Xanderson said, his voice laced with a mixture of determination, emotions and reassurance as he smiled gleefully at his daughter, little Chloe Maxwell.Mrs Sophia Stevens, however, wasn’t ready to let the matter drop. “Then explain the smirk I saw earlier, Max Xanderson!”“Was it a relief? Satisfaction? What was it?”Mrs Sophia Steven's voice was
“Mom, we are waiting for you to say something already.”“I really don't like where this is going at the moment, we have had a weird and frightening day already, can we please have our dinner in one piece.”The situation was intense and palpable as Melissa Stevens stared at Max Xanderson and her mom, Mrs Sharon Xanderson.Mrs Sophia Stevens was a bit hesitant, she didn't want to say much to offset the peace that they had just gotten after the surprise knock on their front door earlier.“Mom, can you please clarify for us!”“What is actually going on here, do you think that Max Xanderson, my husband, is in any way connected to the recent happenings at the Xanderson family villa?”“Mom, if you know anything, you can just say it…please.”“Please Mom, just say it and let's get this over with already Mom.”Melissa Stevens urged, her voice trembling slightly as the tension in the room became a bit too unbearable.Her hands rested on the table, fingers tapping nervously against the polished w
Max Xanderson slowly moved towards the table and moments later, they were all seated by the table and enjoyed their meals.Just then, Mrs Sophia Stevens immediately grabbed the television remote and turned it on, the channel was turned on to the Westerville local news.The news channel was talking about the recent events that had just happened at the Xanderson family villa.The situation was intense and palpable as the news reporters talked about how the Xanderson family villa was raided by some unknown men from an unknown destination.Max Xanderson slowly gazed at his food, he was clearly hoping that the Xandersons hadn't in any way called out his name and that of Jack Oniels to be the ones who had stormed the Xanderson's family and attacked Mr Jeremy Xanderson and killed Lord Larry Harold.It just seemed as if luck was on the side of Max Xanderson as the news reporter made all her reports but didn't say a thing about Max Xanderson and Jack Oniels being the ones who had stormed the X
Now outside Max Xanderson is walking around with the flashlight still in his hand, he immediately turned as though he had seen something walk past him very fast.“Who is that?!”Max Xanderson immediately asked, his voice was laced with a mixture of authority and determination.Turning around again, he saw no one in the direction he had just stared at.The situation was intense and palpable as Max Xanderson walked around the whole building with his military grade flashlight and fully loaded desert eagle in his hand.Taking a deep breath, Max Xanderson immediately turned and decided to go back inside the house.Walking back towards the door, he slowly felt something wrong with the ambiance of the entire place.“Who is there for the last time, don't force my hand to take you out of this existence immediately!”Max Xanderson said as he immediately walked towards the direction of the noise.Slowly he kicked off the waste bin lid in front of him and a wild kitten just raced away, almost mak
Mrs Sophia Stevens immediately took a deep breath and plopped into the chair behind her.“Little Chloe Maxwell, I know that your dad promised that he would be back and I totally believe it even more than you and your mom.”“I'm only trying to be a bit realistic with the recent happenings.”“There is every possibility of your dad not coming back…I'm not trying to scare you little Chloe Maxwell, I'm just trying to be a bit realistic with the odds of the whole situation.”“Look at it this way, what if those people are fully armed and dripping wet with heavy ammunition, do any of you think that Max Xanderson will stand a chance?!”Mrs Sophia Stevens asked almost immediately, her voice was laced with a mixture of anxiety and trepidation.She had not for once believed that Max Xanderson will definitely be back even after Max Xanderson had said that he would be back for them.“Mom, how can you say a thing like that?!”“Max Xanderson is my husband and he will definitely be back and I know th
Mrs Sophia Stevens' voice was laced with a mixture of confusion and a little bit of anxiety as she spoke and stared at Max Xanderson and slowly signalled to Max Xanderson to walk towards the door.The situation was intense and palpable as Max Xanderson stared at her and moved towards the door almost immediately.“Wait a minute.”“Max, take this umbrella, in case it's one of the bad animals that took my daughter the other day.”Mrs Sophia Stevens' voice was barely above whispers as he didn't want the person or people by the door.Max Xanderson slowly smiled and took the umbrella, on reaching the door, he immediately kept the umbrella by the door and slowly asked.“Who is there?!”His voice was laced with a mixture of authority and determination.There was no response from whomever it was outside the door.Little Chloe Maxwell immediately let her grandmother and raced towards her mom, Melissa Stevens who was still a little bit shocked and bewildered at the recent happenings in their hom
Max Xanderson slowly took a deep breath and gazed at the military trucks as they carried Jack Oniels away to be treated in the supreme Elite Forces military medical unit.Taking another deep breath, Max Xanderson immediately jumped into the military convertible van and drove off immediately and moments later he was standing at Melissa Stevens's home.Max Xanderson immediately walked over to the door and immediately opened it and little Chloe Maxwell jumped on top of Max Xanderson.“Dad you are back!”“What's in the bag, is it something we can eat?” Little Chloe Maxwell asked as she smiled gleefully at Max Xanderson, her dad.The situation was intense and Max Xanderson slowly kept little Chloe Maxwell on the floor and smiled gleefully at her.“You guessed right little Chloe Maxwell, it's something we can eat!”Max Xanderson immediately funnily said as he immediately handed the big bag of groceries.Little Chloe Maxwell immediately raced off and handed the bag to Mrs Sophia Stevens who
Jack Oniels immediately chuckled weakly, though it turned into a cough that left him twisting his face."With all due respect, General Cobra Claw, I think you underestimate how much we’d sacrifice for you.”“For the Supreme Elite Forces. For everything we stand for."Jack Oniels's voice softened, though it still carried the weight of his unwavering loyalty and dedication to Max Xanderson's course."If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a damn thing."Jack Oniels immediately added, his voice was laced with a mixture of determination and reassurance.Max Xanderson immediately ran a hand through his hair, his frustration and surprise a bit evident.He stood abruptly, pacing a few steps away before turning back."Jack Oniels, you’re more than just a soldier to me.”“You’re my second-in-command, my friend.”“These past few years I have spent with you have made me realize that you are now more than my friend, you have become my best friend.”“Do you know how it feels to watch y