The videos he watched weren't at all what he had seen. He saw his mother holding a little girl in his arms. There was affection in her eyes as the girl on her lap slowly dropped on the floor, staggered back, and moved towards the camera, her chubby cheek a sight to behold. She pulled at the camera slightly, as if to take it over. "Annabelle," her mother called softly. The girl wrestled for another moment before she turned towards her mother again and the camera went off. In another video, the girl was referring to Derek's mother as 'momma'. Undoubtedly, the woman in the video was Derek's mother. There was no way he wouldn't recognize her. But the confusing part was how there was a girl that he didn't know about. He dropped the video recorder and regarded the other items on the bed for a moment, unsure of what to pick next. He took a file and flipped through it quickly. He stopped suddenly and stared down at the birth certificates. There were two birth certificates, one that bel
Derek woke up to the ringing of his phone. He was a bit tired and so, ignored it. The phone stopped ringing, only for it to start ringing again. Derek groaned and eventually picked it up without looking at the screen. "Hello." "Hello Derek, good morning. I've been calling since yesterday but you haven't been picking up." Derek hesitated. "I'm sorry but I have been too busy." There was a soft scoff. "Do you even know who this is?" Derek sighed and finally stared at the screen. "Kate?" Kate laughed. "I bet you just did." "I'm so sorry. How are you doing?" "I'm fine, very fine. It's 9 in the morning and you are still sleeping? Seems like you have the whole time in the world," she mocked softly. "Anyways, I just wanted to inform you that the reunion is tomorrow at 10 in the night. I will message you the venue," she assured. "And you must be there." Derek sighed. "I will be. Take care, Kate." "Alright, Derek. I look forward to seeing you," she finished and the line went off. Der
"Well, none of them deserve you, boss. You are more than that. You are a gem and people need to appreciate your existence in their life." Derek sighed. "Well," he remembered the box suddenly. "I was going to ask you about something. While we were renovating the library, I saw a box. Do you know anything about it?" Sophia furrowed her brows. "I had no idea there was any box in the library. What did it contain?" Derek relaxed in his chair and waved it off. "Don't you worry about that. Tell your father I have something very important to discuss with me. We should see when he returns." Sophia nodded. "Alright boss. How is being a manager coming up? You seem to be doing a great job actually." Derek grinned. "I am trying my best." Sophia smiled. "I know that. When are you going to your father's estate? It has been empty till your mother got attacked." Derek sighed. "So, you knew about my mother's incident?" Sophia nodded once. "Only my father and I know where she is currently, receiv
Max rushed out of the office and stared down at the lobby. There were indeed several reporters around, their hunting eyes scanning around for Maribel. He looked at the guy. "But is that right? Can Maribel really be Clara?" "It's what it is, boss. Everyone is talking about it already. Besides, it turned out that the dead father that Maribel was always talking about was Morris." "What! Morris!" Max's eyes went wide with shock. "No! I don't believe this! You have to look for Clara, while I inform Mr. Derek of the issue we have." "What?" The guy's eyes went wide with shock. "You heard me, George. Get the men and look for Maribel! I don't believe it until I hear it from her! And we need to get these reporters out of our lobby!" He stressed and raced towards the elevator. The elevator door opened and Thomas stepped out. Thomas' gaze searched around quickly. "Have you seen Maribel around here?" Max shook his head briefly. "No, and in fact, I was going to Mr. Derek's office. We have
Maribel hurried towards her car. Fortunately, she was able to enter and start the ignition before one of the men could reach her car. She turned the car, hitting some of the men in the process but she couldn't drive off as there was a car blocking her from behind. The men gathered right behind the car. "Get down, Maribel! Get out!" One of the men yelled. Maribel released a sigh and jerked back a little and pressed the accelerator. The men rushed out from behind, creating space for the car to drive out. The men were fast to move to the driver's side. "Get out, Maribel!" The men yelled again. Maribel drove out of the garage nevertheless. She released a sigh of relief. Though she knew it would be very difficult for her to get into Derek's house and retrieve the video recorder but she had to find an answer very fast. She couldn't afford to let her father down. . Benson arrived at Maribel's house, with the men. He glanced at his wristwatch, contemplating whether he was late or not
Suddenly, the weight on her pulled off. She released a breath and coughed severally because she was already gagging. Maribel looked up and saw that four of her men were fighting off Benson's men. She closed her eyes for a moment as pain rushed into her. "Boss, I will escort you," one of them said. Maribel managed a nod. The man moved closer, slipped his arm beside her, and pulled her up. Maribel could barely walk a few minutes when she lost consciousness. Benson cursed when he saw this but there was nothing he could do about it. It looks like Maribel was going to escape after all. "Pull back!" He ordered as he watched Maribel's men move away. One of the men rushed back to Benson. "Boss, what should we do now?" "Get inside. We are getting everything useful or suspicious in the house," he announced and stepped inside with the men. . Derek placed a call to Jason. "I will be getting off work very soon. There's something I would like to ask you. So, where should we meet?" "How
"I have no idea," Jason muttered and looked away. Derek could see the anxiousness in him and the fear that suddenly flickered on his face. He needed no one to tell him before he knew that Jason was lying. Derek regarded him for a moment. "It looks like you are lying. What more is hidden from me?" he probed further. Jason released a sigh. "I don't really know anything. I mean there was no way I would know something that you don't even know." Derek released an exasperated sigh. "Why can't I know about them?" He released angrily and raked a finger through his hair. He hesitated, as different feelings overtook him. He didn't even know how he was supposed to feel. Sad? Angry, flustered? They all tried to be the main emotion but they failed and Derek became more confused. He released a sigh. "Jason, you have to tell me everything you know. Please, you really have to. I need to know everything. I mean isn't it time to? If I don't know it now, when will I?" Jason cleared his throat mea
"What! Why? Are you going to pay?" Betty teased. "Does he even have the money? The amount is like half of the money he earns every month," Tim laughed. Betty became sober. "Sincerely, I told Matilda not to invite this wretched boy. He's just going to make the party less fun or were we supposed to get a hall that's less expensive because of him?" That's it! Derek has had enough. He dipped his hand into his pocket for his card. He was going to get the card with his money. "Here," a voice said suddenly, interrupting Derek of what he was about to do. He looked up at Daniel. "I will get a pass for him," he muttered with pride and stretched his card to the security guard. "Wow! Daniel!" Betty melted. "He's always a hero." Derek stared, shocked for a moment before a smile curled up at the tip of his mouth. Daniel was trying to show off. But what would he do if he discovered that he actually owned Aircastle where he worked? "Let's just go inside. The party has already started," Daniel s