Maribel awoke suddenly with a sense of doom.She coughed once, then twice before she opened her eyes and stared around her.The first person she saw was Nick."Nick?" She called softly.Nick got up and moved closer. A smile spread across his face as he watched Clara. "How do you feel now?"Maribel didn't answer immediately. She wondered where she was and why she was there. And then, it all came back to her."Morris_," she called softly. Her face was etched soberly. "He poisoned me. My father poisoned me," she sobbed quietly."It's ok," Nick consoled, took her hand in his, and massaged softly. "It's ok. You are ok now."Maribel continued to cry. Nick watched her for a moment. "There is actually more to know, Clara. Like the fact that Morris isn't your father and you shouldn't cry for him like this."Maribel hesitated, as shock took over her. "What?"Nick nodded once. "We've found your real father."Maribel sucked in a breath, surprised. "What?"Nick chuckled. "Exactly! And it's a twi
For a moment, Maribel couldn't talk. She was too shocked to speak.She huffed and looked away as she tried to look for the right words to qualify what was on her mind. "This is not possible! It can't be!" She protested softly. "There's no way Miller would be my father. There's no way I will be your sister. It's not possible! Is this a lie? Is this supposed to be a prank?" She yelled."We are saying the truth, Annabelle.""Don't call me that!" Maribel yelled. "Im_not Annabelle," she sobbed softly, her voice failing her. "I'm Clara," she whispered. Sophia released a sigh, perturbed. "We know that you are still confused. But I want you to understand this," she sighed. "Morris has done a lot to damage your family. You need to come back home, you really need to," she uttered.Maribel couldn't talk. She didn't even know what to say. A lot of feelings were mixed inside her in some sort of crazy confusion."You should remember me, Annabelle. We played together two days before you were taken
Maribel was annoyed at everything. Her head was filled up. She didn't even know what she was supposed to think of exactly.Everything felt confusing to her. So, she had to just leave the hospital and she was able to do that unnoticed.She just had to stay in a secluded place and think about her life.She looked down at the necklace in her hands and yet, she couldn't believe it. Was she supposed to do the sibling DNA test to confirm?Even at that, she wasn't sure that she was going to believe.The whole thing made her weak and confused. "I knew you would be here," a familiar voice said suddenly.Maribel jerked up because she didn't expect anyone to discover where she was. She looked up at Nick and released a sigh of relief."What are you doing here? You all should leave me alone."Nick hesitated. "Everyone is looking for you. They are all concerned about Morris."Maribel released a sigh. "Do you also think it's possible? That I'm a daughter of Miller and I actually planned to kill my
Frederick drowned his vodkas slowly. "Peter Pan is doing a great job of hiding his identity and none of you!" He yelled in annoyance. "None of you could unreveal him?" He picked a bottle of champagne and threw it in no particular direction. It hit the wall and smashed into a thousand pieces.The men around shuddered."Peter Pan had no lead, boss. There's no way we could have traced him," one of the men responded.Frederick regarded the man for a moment before he picked up a bottle and threw it at him. It hit his head and he started bleeding."If you don't fucking know to get Peter Pan, don't fucking talk or I'm going to cut off your head. I need you to get me Peter Pan and as fast as possible!" He hollered at them.The men bowed their heads in shame and guilt.Frederick sat up suddenly. "Wait a minute. Benson still works for Peter Pan?" It wasn't really a question but everyone nodded all the same.A smile formed at the tip of Frederick's mouth. "If we can't locate Peter Pan directly,
The elders were speechless for a few minutes."What! You've seen Morris' face?" It was Stephen who asked, with shock on his face.Derek nodded once. "I have," he muttered. "And well, he knew who I was as well. He recognized me which means war already started without the indication," he declared.The elders mussed."What is your plan, boss? Because like I've said earlier, Morris isn't a soft man. He's not easily defeated.""There's a plan but you will all have to get involved in it," He hesitated and regarded them for a moment. "I am going to show some of you what Morris looks like. Then we will start from there."The elders nodded in agreement. "Besides, Morris will be in the trillionaire meeting," Benson said suddenly.Derek looked at him with shock. "He will?"Benson nodded once. "Yes. He's the president. He has been the president for three consecutive terms now.""Really?" Derek was shocked. "How come no one has taken from him?""Well." Benson shrugged slightly. "No one is fit eno
Mabel hesitated as she thought of what to do. She released a sigh and suddenly went on her knees.She couldn't contain the embarrassment but she had no choice. She had to save her head."I'm sorry, Derek. I'm very sorry. Please, forgive me," she pleaded softly.Derek smiled softly. "One more thing, you are not to inform Amelia that you saw me tonight. I will definitely come for you If you do."Mabel nodded quickly. "I won't."Derek looked at Herbert and signalled for him."You can leave," Herbert muttered and she scampered away."Where did you know her from?" Albert inquired, anger still vivid in his voice. "She's so disrespectful.""What should we do with the manager?" Herbert asked suddenly.Derek raised a skeptical brow. "The manager?""Yes, you didn't know?" Albert smiled. "Well, since you are the owner of Beacon Hills, you could have him fired."The manager's eyes widened with shock and fear gripped him instantly. "What!" Derek was the next to be shocked. He looked at Albert. "H
"We have to stop her! We need to stop her," Sophia muttered with fear. She couldn't stop panicking.Annabelle might die for real. She might not be able to make it this time around.Derek felt even more frustrated. He mentally slapped himself. He was never going to forgive himself if anything bad happened to Annabelle."What are you going to do now?"Derek looked at Sophia. "She did state where she was going and what we are actually going to do."Sophia nodded once. "Alright.""And you have to go home, Sophia."Sophia shook her head briefly. "I'm not going anywhere until I hear that everything is fine."Derek turned to Sophia again. He slowly pulled her closer so that she was forced to stare up at him. He was two inches taller."I've got this, Sophia. Trust me but you also need to be alright, you know right?"Sophia nodded once, captivated by his eyes. She had been slowly getting so mesmerized by Derek that she wasn't sure if she was ever going to stop.Maybe it was too late and there
For a moment, Maribel didn't know what to do. She didn't know if she was supposed to go out of stay.Perhaps Morris was merely sleeping. It was very late in the night anyway."Clara?" Morris called again and Maribel heard him move.Maribel held her breath for a moment.Morris suspected something as well because he got out of bed and looked towards where Maribel was.At this point, Maribel decided to do the one thing that came to his mind, escape.She opened the door and hurried out. She pulled out her phone as she hurried along the hallway and placed a call to Nick.Nick picked it up immediately. "Hello, Maribel.""Have you seen Clara?""Not yet," Nick said in a whisper. "How many rooms are in this estate?"Maribel made a quick calculation. "Maybe ten," she sighed. "So, that means you haven't come across any of Morris' men, right? Because I've just met Morris," she revealed."What! Morris!" Nick exclaimed softly. "How? Where?""He's the one in the master bedroom."Nick cursed under hi