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The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 35
“Thank you, Julie.” Katerina smiled at the help that had been working with Noona for as long as she could remember. Julie grabbed her bag and the second luggage she came with. Her grandmother cajoled her into visiting for the weekend, along with her mother.Initially, she turned down the offer but later when she thought about it. After going to work and back home, sleeping alone in a cold, frigid bed… she was tired and needed something different.Tyler decided that being close to her was torture so he relocated to the other room and if she thought the previous weeks were horrible, it was nothing compared to how things were now.To be honest, she hardly ever saw the man.She had no idea when he came back or when he left, all she saw were dirty dishes and clothes but apart from that, it would be difficult to tell that someone lived in the same house as her.At first, she cried herself to sleep almost all the time but as time went on, the tears seized along with the pain.If Tyler wasn'
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 36
The next day, which was potluck, they spent it outside under a shade as Katerina watched her Mom, Noona and Julie battle it out. Initially, when she woke up this morning, she didn't feel like getting up from the bed but then after thinking things through, she decided to go anyway tired of letting Tyler control her, even from wherever he was.For all she knew, he was off gallivanting and enjoying his life to the fullest.Currently, it was Mom against Julie, and from the looks of things, she was lagging behind.Julie allowed Mom to go first and she chose chicken curry.Apparently, she believed that chicken curry was a meal she was great at cooking but Katerina had first-hand experience…she was mediocre at best.As it was, Mom had already burnt the base to a semi-black crisp and the chicken looked half white, like they weren't properly cooked.Katerina was secretly cheering Julie despite hailing her mother.They took a break, each heading off to different stations to use the restroom wh
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 37
“Are you sure you've got all your things?” Elizabeth yelled at Katerina, ducking into her room to make sure it was properly cleared out.She did, and there was not a strand out of place which was perfect. The last thing she needs is for Katerina to come back after, saying she misplaced something and encountered something she never planned for. “Yes, yes.” Katerina sounded exasperated, probably because it was the sixth time her grandmother had asked. “I am with all three bags I came with, plus an extra filled with Julie's delicious cooking.” she cut Noona a look. “If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to chase me away.”“Well, you do know better.” Elizabeth steered Katerina towards the exit with a wide smile. On their way there, the grandfather clock mounted above the fireplace caught her attention.Geez, only an hour left.Escorting Katerina to her car as fast as her old legs could carry, she hugged the girl before she got in. “Everything's gonna be okay, you'll see.”Sh
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 38
Contrary to what Noona promised her, things did not go back to the way it was.It didn't improve but neither did it decelerate any further they just remained in a state of limbo where things were stagnant.It was quite disconcerting but Katerina quickly got used to it. Also, there was an extra pep in her step today, it could be from the fact that an old friend of hers had reached out to her asking to meet up.Katerina was so starved of communication, that she immediately agreed instead of playing hard to get.Or her excitement could be over the fact that Tyler had helped her out this morning.She'd been running low on gas last night, having forgotten to fill up since that was Tyler's job… Only to come out this morning and her tank was filled up.The security cam showed that Tyler got up very early in the morning to help her out before leaving for work.It may not seem like much to a regular person but that small act only showed her that he still cares for her. All she had to do was ma
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 39
Two weeks passed after the day Mark tried to ambush her at her office, spewing nonsense about being together. She wondered how he knew about the issues that she and Tyler were having but they quickly faded in light of recent troubles.Mark didn't bow down to her demands, in anything, he stepped up.Every morning, he would have a bouquet of roses delivered to her along with a box of her very bad expensive chocolate brand.The first morning, she thought it was from Tyler and was so excited she kept it only for her to check the card.Realizing, she immediately tossed it in the trash can but they just kept coming, no matter how many times she tried to reject it.Giving up, she decided to donate the flowers to charity or hospitals but even that wasn't enough to send a message.Katerina had to have a sit down with Davis, in which she told him her inability to work with Mark in any setting whatsoever.They argued back and forth until they concluded. Mark was really important to be cut out of
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 40
“Kat, I'm ho.....” Tyler had to stop himself from completing that sentence. By now, you would have thought that he'd have gotten used to not saying it but each day just made it increasingly harder to keep quiet. He groaned, rolling his neck to pop out the kinks. Making his way to the spare room which he'd been using for the past couple of weeks, he decides to look in Katerina's room only to find the bed tidy and the room generally undisturbed.His brows furrowed, the urge to push the door in and check around riding him hard but he ignored it, shutting the door gently.Tyler took a quick shower and then went downstairs to make a quick meal but he kept waiting for Katerina to walk down or even make some kind of noise but nothing. The house was as quiet as a graveyard. It wasn't until he checked in the garage and discovered her car missing that it clicked. Taking the stairs two at a time, he checked in on her room and his suspicions were right.She wasn't home. Everything was the way sh
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 41
Tyler kept on saying to her but it wasn't registering, it sounded far away and distant as though he was miles away.“I'll be back right now,” Tyler murmured, moving away from her. Suddenly, she felt so cold that she started to shake. Every atom of her body felt like a screw had shaken loose, dislodged by a hard shake. Katrina fell to the floor but she hardly felt overwhelmed by different feelings, majorly due to fear and anxiety.The memories of what happened before Tyler came to the rescue kept flashing through her mind, on replay like a DVD player.Exhaustion weighed down on her mind and the sweet lull to give in was equally strong.Tyler had run over to check her chair only to discover that it was virtually useless.The men who'd attacked Katerina had messed with the engine so until it was fixed, the possibility of taking it anywhere was quite low.Carting Katerina in her current state to his car was going to be tedious but it seemed like the only choice he had.Running back to her
The Return of Tyler Redwood Chapter 42
A scream pierced the air, dangerously close to where Tyler was. His instincts kicked in and he jumped up, his eyes darting around crazily in search of his life.Remembering that she was in room 110, he changed course, practically running to her room. “Where is she? Where's Katerina?” He yelled, about to rush into the room.He could see Katerina struggling on the bed and about three nurses overshadowing her. One stabbed her in the arm with an injection and she reacted, practically bowing off the bed.Before he could rush to her rescue, two heavily built men stopped him, pushing him away.His jaw set incensed that they would try to stop him from going to her. “What the hell? Let me pass!”A doctor draped in a white lab coat stepped forward. “Mr Redwood…is it? May I talk to you for a moment?”Tyler ignored him, not in the mood to discuss but the guy placed a hand on his chest, firmly but politely pushing him back when he tried to move. “Please…”Tyler stared at the man before grudgingly
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EPILOGUE Katerina's plan worked perfectly.Bianca fell into the trap and spun for her by pulling out the gun.Luckily for Katerina, her SOS signal went out in time and the cops showed up in time. Katerina was able to wrestle the gun away from Bianca, throwing in a punch.The police raided the house and as expected, they found some of the things they planted. Of course, Bianca firmly refused to accept that they were there, stating that Katerina planted it.Of course, the idea was disputed since the cameras had her stationed with Bianca the entire time.Mark took the fall as unsurprisingly his parents threw him under the bus to save their skin.Thanks to Katerina, Tyler's family massacre case was reopened and they were able to place the crimes on Mark and his family. Mark served time for abduction, kidnapping, and intent to murder, along with his fraudulent crimes.Giorgio got to bow out from the whole crime rivalry gang since the crimes committed by Mark and his family were now out in
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“So I'm going to go inside and distract them, making sure their fingerprints touch some of the gadgets stuff while you guys go around and plant these things in their houses, okay?” Katerina went over the plan one more time to be sure that everyone understood.She picked Heinze and another guy called Jake to spearhead the mission, making sure plants were in places that the cops could easily access but weren't too obvious either.Once they all understood their parts of the plan she grabbed a gun, tucking it at the back of her Jean, firmly clipping it on the waistband of her pants.There's no way she's heading in there without protecting herself. “Once I give the signal, I want you to call the cops, okay?” She instructed one of the men that were staying behind, about to walk away.“Katerina, can I talk to you?” Giorgio called out just as she was about to leave. She paused. “We don't have enough time for that.”“Just a minute.” He insists and she walks over to him. “I'm really proud of
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Mason and Katerina sat down in the doctor's office, anxiously waiting for a news report on Tyler.Mason himself was a nervous wreck, his left foot tapping incessantly against the floor. He kept glancing at the door waiting for the doctor to show up.The surgery they performed on him took over 10 hours, so much so that Mason had to give up on waiting around and head home.A day later, they were back here awaiting reports from the doctor. Katerina couldn't help for but feel anxious but it wasn't only because of Tyler's issue. After Giorgio agreed to her insane plan, they started working towards it. Since they only had a small window before Mark's case was taken to court, they had to work twice as hard as they needed to.Now that she was in on the plan, Giorgio revealed how he systematically arranged for Tyler's parents to get killed and anytime she thought about it, it made her want to puke.This small reveal only showed her how sick and demented she would get to lead a crime mob lik
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Giorgio's eyes widened the moment those words escaped her lips. “Wait, what?”“Let me do it. The other time in the restaurant, you asked me to take over from you….” She squared her shoulders. “So I'll do it. If taking over from you is the only way to stop this nightmare from reoccurring, fine, I'm in.”“Katerina, no I can't ask you to do that.” He sighed.“I don't understand what's changed, less than 2 weeks ago clamping from me to take over from you.”“Well, I was too desperate to find someone to fill in my shoes so I could take a break but now I'm realizing that you may not be the best person to be to do that. You're not equipped enough.” He explained.“Okay then, why don't you teach me?” She wasn't willing to take no for an answer.“You're still not getting it!” Giorgio grunted. “This isn't something that can be taught, you have to spend years on the job before taking over. You have to be cold and calculated to do what is wrong without flinching and you're not there yet, Katerina.”
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Katerina barged into the mansion that Giorgio and his men were hiding in, pulling the bulk of his men's attention towards her.Alarmed by the sight of a stranger, they raised their weapons aiming it at her.However, Katerina was too pissed off to let it go. “Get me your boss, he and I have some business to talk about.” She ordered, daring to speak despite over a dozen guns being focused on her chest. “Well?” She arched a brow after a couple of minutes passed and nobody moved.Fearless, she took a step further. “If you guys want to bury a bullet in me, then I suggest you start or else…I'll need you to bring me to Giorgio.”She was about to do something crazy to get their attention when the person to whom she spoke stepped out. “Katerina…” he rumbled.For some reason, he wasn't so surprised to see her here. Her face was set in a grim stance. “Can we talk?”With one look in their direction, Giorgio casually ordered them to pull down their rifle and then he tilted his head to the side, i
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“Holy shit, what happened!” Katarina exclaimed, scrambling up to her feet.Esther was crouched over Dylan whose eyes were closed as if he was asleep, a large bullet wound on his chest.She gasped, standing frozen in the middle of the yard.Which reminded her…Katerina spun around in a slow circle, taking in the destruction that those guys had caused.All around them was chaos. The moving truck which contained her clothes and some furniture had toppled over to the side and the back door was riddled with bullet holes.Some of the movers were hit during the shootout and their colleagues were trying to help them stem the flow of blood pouring out from the affected areas.“Katerina, I need your help!” Mom yelled, trying but failing to make a pitiful attempt at CPR.Her mind snapped back to reality reminding her that she needed to help Dad.“Come on, we need to get him inside?” She urged.Mom's head rose up, her gaze slightly disoriented. “What do you mean?”“In case those guys come back, w
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“I think you need to move it in this direction. No, stop! That cannot go in there…what are you doing?”The cacophony of voices bounced around in Katerina's head pulling her out of her slumber.With a groan, she placed the back of her palms against her forehead, trying to shut out the noise but apparently, her window had been left open.Slightly grumpy for being abruptly woken up, Katerina flung back the covers, angrily marching towards the window to shut it when a movement from the corner of her eyes caught her attention.It seemed like there was a loading truck pushing in items and… Was that her luggage?She squinted to make out the design of the bag and to her shock, it was the bag she'd gotten on vacation with Tyler last year.How did…A thought flashed into her mind and she quickly scrambled towards her walk-in closet.Her room back at the house was like a mini-mansion. Two huge rooms split into her bedroom and her walk-in closet connected by an adjoining door which made it easy
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“First of all no one is shipping me anywhere and what the hell are you guys even talking about?” Katerina walked into the room, watching their faces light up like they knew they'd done some wrong. “Is anyone going to answer me?”Dylan stepped forward, his hands stretched in front of him in an effort to placate her. “Honey, listen I don't want you to take this in some way but your mother and I have been talking-”“You mean to say ‘discussing’ we haven't finalized on it yet.” Esther interrupted, sliding a side eye to Dylan.“Whatever.” He waved it off. “what I meant to say is that we've been thinking about you and your general well-being and uh… some things that have given us concerns.”“Concerns like what?” Katerina asked, folding her hands over her chest.Esther and Dylan exchanged a glance, something meaningful passing through them. Dylan spoke up first. “I think with everything that is going on… you've been going through a lot of things for the past couple of months and for everyone
Chapter 151
In a coma…Those words kept ringing in Katerina's ears as she stared up at the ceiling, mentally counting the tiles on each row.After that, she'd move to the next row and repeat the process all over again until she was tired.Anything to keep my head off suicidal thoughts or worse…. reliving both of Tyler's traumatic accidents.Mason had yet to discover fully from the shock, having staggered out of the room. When Katerina stopped him to ask, he simply mumbled that he was heading out in search of fresh air but she knew it was a lie.Just like her, he couldn't spend another moment stuck in a never-ending nightmare.Unable to stop torturing herself, Katerina replayed the doctor's words again in her head, picturing the exact moment when it sank in.“I'm sorry, we tried our possible best but sadly, it wasn't enough. He went into cardiac arrest and then anaphylactic shock, leaving us with only one option… we had to induce him into a coma.” The doctor's voice was devoid of emotion but I gu
