Bella couldn’t sleep after seeing the way Marco left the house. She was bothered and concerned about him going back to her to do his research based on the information he had gathered. She knows that she has failed in her part of laying him down and trying her best to seduce him so that he can forget about everything that happened last night.Different thoughts of Marco and what his plan might be were seen running through her mind, so she decided to call her brother Beckham. Being in a relationship with someone like Marco was both thrilling and dangerous. The adrenaline rush that came with his unpredictable lifestyle was intoxicating, but tonight, a different kind of energy was seen in the air—a sense of foreboding that sent shivers down her spine.With a deep breath, Bella dialled Beckham's number.Ring... Ring...The seconds stretched into an eternity as the phone emitted a dull melody. Her eyes were fixed on the device, and with each ring, her anxiety intensified. She bit her lip, a ner
Around 4 a.m. in the morning, the doorbell of Bella’s apartment rang. At the sound of the doorbell, she quickly rushed down from the stairs because she thought it was Marco who would be at the door.She grabbed the door knob and was surprised to see Beckham, her lovely brother, at the entrance of the door. The moment she saw him, she rushed towards his side and broke down in tears when she hugged him.“Bella, this is unlike you. Why the sudden tears? Have you been taking drugs lately?” He questioned her while using his feet to close the door.She continued crying profusely, and what Beckham was able to hear were the sniffles of her running nose while she tried to hold back the tears.“I’m right here for you, dear. You can talk to me, and I’ll try my best to provide a solution to whatever you are passing through.”She raised her head off his shoulder as she looked into his eyes and believed everything he said. Growing up as a child, Bella has always been the weaker vessel in her family.She
“Not at all. I’m coming right now to go get the door for you. Just hold on there for a second; you’ll see me soon.” She arranged the couch and the pillow lingering on the floor back to the couch.At first, she was panicking that Marco must have heard everything she had confessed to her little brother in the sitting room. On the other hand,Beckham could sense the state of fright that his sister had in her. He walked up to her and held her arms together as he whispered softly into her ears, “Why are you afraid? You shouldn’t be scared at all. What happened to the ever-courageous Bella, who always faces her fears with her head high up?"Her heart started beating fast as she held onto her brother's hands to gather more stamina.“Hey baby girl, listen up! You got this, and you can do it. All those petty thoughts of yours are all made-up assumptions. He didn’t listen to our conversation, and believe me, your secrets are safe with me. Stop shaking and go get the door.” He patted her back as he
Around 4 a.m. in the morning, Ethan drove into his apartment at full speed as he got pissed off with the way Marco ended the meeting with him earlier today. He turned off the car ignition as he pondered his thoughts a bit before coming down from his car.“How was Marco so wise enough to pull that stunt on me? Ethan, you really have to be careful with these mad moves you are taking.” He slammed his fist on his forehead as he questioned his inner self.“I think I know what to do. I think it’s high time to strategize and execute as soon as possible when I eventually gather more evidence from my source. Bella and Marco have to go down. They can’t be seen flexing and chilling after what they did to me.” He muttered to himself as he got out of his car.Ethan jingled with his car keys; the keys were echoing in the empty parking lot. The night air was cool, and the dim lights of streetlights kept shining into his compound. Ethan got to the entrance of the door and inserted the key into the lock,
CHAPTER NINETEEN:“I heard the sharp sound, sir. I guess it’s coming from the basement.” He responded with a serious face.“Basement? Who do you think can be in the basement?” Ethan asked Alex as he put his car keys back into his pockets.“I certainly don’t know, sir. How about we go check who is in there? You never can tell if we end up seeing Nadia there.”“Nadia? I doubt if that can be Nadia. If at all Nadia wants to stay in a safe place, she would rather stay in my favourite room than the basement.”“Okay sir! So what do you intend to do?” Alex asked him to know his next move.“I plan on going to the station to make a report.” He answered as he grabbed his keys and unlocked his car.As he was about to hop into the car, the sharp noise repeated itself again; this time around it was more intense: “Help! Help me!" the voice kept on echoing.Alex looked at Ethan once more, and his face could tell that he had something in mind to say.Ethan could see the long look on his face, so he said to hi
“She really needs medical attention right now. I think she is losing her breath. The more you keep asking her certain questions, the more she keeps getting tired of answering." Alex suggested this while standing beside Mr.Ethan outside of the basement.“Oh! That’s a good idea, Alex. Let me go get my car keys, and we will both head to the nearest hospital in the city.” He responded as he hurriedly searched his pockets, looking for the car keys.“What are you looking for, sir?”“My car keys I thought I dropped in my pocket, and here I am looking for them without any traces of where I dropped them last.” -Ethan said with a sad look on his face. He felt that he was wasting so much time and taking Nadia's health for granted. On the other hand, while he was busy complaining about his carelessness, Alex was with his torchlight searching for where the keys might have dropped.“Finally! I found it.” Alex exclaimed as he picked up the key from the entrance of the basement and gave it to Ethan.“Tha
An hour later, Mr. Daniel, the doctor, walked into the receptionist room and asked for Mr. Ethan. As Ethan saw the doctor fast approaching, he ran towards the doctor with questions lingering on his face.“Good morning, doctor. My name is Ethan. I….I…Wa….” He kept on stuttering as he tried to introduce himself.Dr. Daniel could sense the tension on Ethan's face, so he parted him on his shoulder and told him to keep calm.‘I’m sorry about that, doctor. Let me introduce myself better now that I am calm. My name is Ethan. I’d love to know the state of that young girl. Has she gained consciousness? How is she doing now? Can I see her?” -Ethan kept on asking the doctor so many questions, as he didn’t give him any breathing space at all.“Mr. Ethan,I want you to calm down for a second. You are asking me too many questions at the same time. As for the young girl, she is doing so well. I’m so glad you brought her in as early as that. Assuming you brought her in by this time, I don’t know what the
Friday came so early, and it was time for Nadia to leave the hospital. She was excited that she'd be leaving the hospital that very day just to be at home with her uncle.“Here, take some fruits before we head back home,Ethan said to her as he opened the nylon bag he had with him, stacked up with some fruits of different kinds in it.Nadia was surprised to see different kinds of fruit in there.All these fruits for me," Nadia asked.“Yes! They aren’t too much, and besides, the doctor emphasised that you need to take more fruits for a healthy body. Don’t you want to stay fit again?” He asked her jokingly.“Who doesn't want to stay fit? I believe everyone wants to stay fit. We just don’t always find time for our bodies. But, as for me, I’ll prioritise my health above everything," she said to him.“That’s very good. I can’t believe all these smart words came out of your mouth," he jokingly said as he laughed with her and played with her hair.They both exchanged glances as they focused more on