"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
Derek's phone rang suddenly. It was Nick.He picked it up. "Hello, who am I speaking with?""Nick. It's Nick, boss."Derek released a sigh. "Where the fuck are you? Where is Annabelle? Put her on the phone."Nick paused slightly. "I think Maribel is in trouble. When she called me a few minutes ago, I heard another voice in the background. You need to come now before they_" he was forced to a sudden stop and the next thing Derek heard was a loud thud."Nick!" Derek yelled. "Hello!" He called but no response came. So, he dropped the phone."Boss, have you located your sister?" Thomas asked.Derek shook his head briefly. "It looks like she has been taken already. How long does it take now?"Thomas looked down at the map. "Not more than ten minutes.""If she's already inside, then there's no way our earlier plan would work," Benson muttered.Derek didn't talk immediately. A lot of things were going through his mind. The earlier plan was simple. Annabelle was supposed to kill Clara and me
Maribel looked up, just as Clara moved closer."My father killed your father because he deserved it. You should be grateful all these years that my father brought you up," Clara said with sarcasm and there was a stupid smirk on her face.Maribel found herself smiling. However, she wanted to punch the stupid smirk off Clara's face."And you are so happy about it. Your father is a murderer and it pleases you?""Well, I don't care actually. Besides, I'm taking over my father from wherever he stops. So, why should it not please me?"Maribel looked away. "You don't have the tendency to speak to me, Clara. I used to be in your position. It's until he starts using you for his selfish means before you discover the kind of man he is."Clara laughed. "You know what, there's a difference between you and me. You are the daughter of his enemy. I am his daughter. Do you think he jokes with me?" She yelled.Maribel turned a deaf ear to him. The pains she was having in her abdomen have suddenly multi
The figure got up suddenly and Derek saw what he was seeking. It was indeed a female.Derek didn't know where the switch was and the room was semi-dark. So, he couldn't really see who the lady was."Get up, Clara," Derek muttered thickly.The figure went stiff for a moment. "Who are you?"Derek smiled briefly and took a step closer. "Get up," he ordered.The figure hesitated briefly. “Who are you? My father will give you anything you want,” she moved slowly and the next thing he saw was a kick moving towards him. He dodged it quickly and hit the figure slightly by the side. The figure grunted as she was merely pushed aside. Before she could attack again, Derek pulled her closer and placed the gun on her temple. “Don’t move or I will pull the trigger,” he swore.He might not know how to aim but he definitely knew how to shoot.The figure shivered slightly. “Please, don’t hurt me,” she pleaded softly.“Switch on the light,” he ordered.The figure nodded once and slowly moved towards th
His head flew off at this. He couldn't think for a moment."Annabelle!" He called softly.There was no response, no stir, nothing.His heart almost stopped beating."Annabelle," he called again and shuddered her briefly.No response again.He didn't know where the bullet had penetrated but it had obviously done a lot of damage to her and the thought of it brought pure pain to him. He couldn't afford to lose his sister, not again.Benson got closer. "Boss, what is the matter?"Derek didn't say anything instantly. Instead, he placed her safely in the back seat and closed the door."Annabelle has been shot, and I need to take her to the hospital," he announced and got inside the driver's side. "Tell the men to pull back. Take Thomas to the hospital and we will discuss the rest later."Benson bowed slightly.Derek didn't look at him, as he started the ignition and drove out into the street.His heart was beating even faster as he drove. He increased the speed as he mentally thought of wha
"Derek, what're you doing here?" Amelia asked with a frown."I sure didn't expect to see you here, how come-?" her eyes flashed when she saw the Rolex watch on his hand."Can you even afford a check-up in this hospital?" Amelia eyed him in disgust. He was looking more handsome, far from how she'd imagined he would look after their divorce. Derek merely sighed. His ex-wife was still as rude as ever. "I'm here on behalf of a relative. What about you? Don't tell me someone got sick in the family, is it your mother?""How did you-?" Amelia was stunned, but she quickly caught herself. "My mother is perfectly fine, Derek! Your bad wishes can never affect her health.""If you say so." Derek chuckled and turned to leave. He didn't have time to waste speaking to this woman. But Amelia's voice stopped him. "I can see you're doing better, Derek.""Of course. My life has been sailing smoothly ever since we got divorced. That's one thing I'm grateful for."Her face turned pale. "No matter how m
The abrupt ringing of his phone jolted Derek from his thoughts. It was his secretary. "Sir, something terrible has happened!" the panicked voice came forth.Derek got to his feet immediately. "Calm down and tell me everything that happened.""After the board meeting today, we suddenly received a call from the Jacksons that they no longer wanted to do business with us, I was still trying to understand the reason when-" her voice shook. Derek clenched his fists. Morris had enough connections with the Jacksons to convince them to cancel their contract with him.And with a big company withdrawing, every other company called to cancel as well. "Sir." the secretary continued. "6 other top-tier companies have called to cancel business with us, even our shareholders are withdrawing their shares in a panic.""What?" Derek's teeth gritted. "What has that got to do with the shareholders?""It seemed someone published something malicious about our company that got our stock price plunging ev