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“I think we should leave,” Daniel said to Lily, and she stared at him like a mentally deranged animal.How could he want them to turn back at this moment? Yes, it was scary to go down there without a clue of what was ahead of them, but to her, it was better than staying up there without anything.“I don’t care what you have to say, but if you won’t go down there with me, then I will go alone,” she said to him, turning on the torchlight on her phone.She flashed it through the halls of the secret room to see that it was spotless, showing that it was frequently accessed and maintained. She walked to the entrance,looking back at Daniel.“Are you coming or not?” she asked him, and then he sighed, walking up to her.He didn’t have a choice, because she was pregnant with his child, and he didn’t want to lose the baby. It was a boy, and boys were rare in his family, as he was the only son among five girls.“Do I have a choice?” He grumbled, walking into the room before her.He flashed the to
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Lily’s life flashed before her eyes as the door was opened and about four men walked into the room. Daniel pushed her against a dark wall, and they turned off their torchlights, crouching to the floor.“Spread out, and search this room!” a man yelled.That man was Adams, the chief of security. He barely left the house, except on important occasions, and he had worked for the Whitewoods for a long time, so he knew their secret from back to front, and he protected it with his entire life.Daniel wasn’t very new to the job but Mr. Whitewood trusted him because his father used to work for them too. “Follow me. We will use the illumination from their torchlights to leave the room,” Daniel whispered to Lily, who was creaking with fear, and she whispered. This was because the lights in the room turned off with the alarm.He took off his shirt and handed it over to her.“Tuck this into your nightwear, and cover it with your robe,” he said, and she did exactly that.Then Daniel grabbed her h
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Lily and Daniel knew there was fire on the mountain, but they consoled themselves with the fact that they had it a little under control. As soon as the morning sun was up, Lily opened her eyes to see that she had slept off the previous night with Gabriel on her bed.Slowly she removed his hands from her body, and she got up from, tiptoeing to her closet to get changed, but then Gabriel’s phone went off, causing her to stop in her tracks.Gabriel rolled over, and she rushed over to the bed, getting in as fast as she could before he stretched his hands to feel her body. A sense of security enveloped Gabriel’s mind as he rubbed her belly. This was his son, and he would get to have all the luxuries in life. Although he knew his family had a tradition, he had sworn to fight against it.He did not bother to ask his father how his own coming of age test went, but he swore within him that his son would live a life of luxury from birth. What his father did had affected him mentally, and he had
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Gabriel rushed to Lily at once, grabbing the serviettes on the table, and placing them on her hand.“Quick, call a doctor, dad! Brittany!” he yelled, and Brittany stood taken aback for a moment.This was when she realized she was dealing with a psychopath who would go to any length to keep her secrets safe. She was grateful for the fact she didn’t jump in to accuse Lily because she would have been in for a bigger surprise.“Are you deaf? I said call a fucking doctor!” Gabriel yelled at Brittany, jolting her mind back.She rushed out of the room and took out her phone, dialing the doctor while Mr. Whitewood called another doctor, too.**In no time, Lily was treated, and a bandage wrapped around her hand. The doctor explained to them that the stress around the house might be taking a toll on her since she was pregnant, and it could be why her hands were weak, causing the knife to slip, and cut her instead of the pineapple.Brittany, who knew this was lie, was red with anger but there w
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Knowing fully well that Brittany was going to put pressure on Gabriel in a way that she might get caught, Lily made Daniel buy a new scissors which they exchanged with the actual one. Then they went back to the study to get out the missing piece of cloth, and they wiped away the surface where the cloth was, before the forensic team arrived the next day.When the team arrived, Lily kept mute, waiting to hear what they planned to do, so she would know her next line of action.“You do not have to worry, Mr.Whitewood, my team is the best and we will catch this culprit in the twinkle of an eye,” the head of the forensic team said to Mr.Whitewood who had a bare expression on his face.The team marched up to the study, and everyone followed, except Lily who paced around, waiting for Daniel.“Where are they?” Daniel asked the moment he walked into the house.He had just returned from burning the shirt which was a key evidence in the investigation.“In the study, and I wonder what else they mi
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Mr. Whitewood was crossed as the man announced the good news about the flash. He wondered why he had hired such a dimwit when he could have easily checked the cctv in the inner room to find whoever it was, but he was deeply disappointed.Lily’s entire body became tensed as she rushed towards Gabriel to grab his hand.“Gabe, I’m thirsty and I think we should go on a walk,” she said, tugging on the hand of his cloth.Her act disgusted Brittany, and she prayed Lily was on the tape.“Give me a moment, so we can check the tape, and then we’ll go to wherever you want to,” Gabriel said,gently, removing Lily’s hand.He followed the forensic man and his father out of the hallway.“Everybody, downstairs now! What are you waiting for?” Mr. Whitewood yelled, and everyone followed through.He put a call across to the rest of the guards, who rushed into the room in no time. When everyone had settled in, the man from the forensic department paced around the room like a detective.“One of you is a cu
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“I came as soon as you could after you called,” Gabriel said, barging into his father’s office to see Arthur seated with his father and another man.Gabriel’s face became wrinkled at once, and he stared at Arthur, thinking of the perfect way to rearrange his jaw. He had not forgotten how he was disgraced during their event.He had just landed from a flight to Texas, and what he needed right now wasn’t to see people like Arthur.“Why is he here?” He asked in a tone laced with anger, and his father chuckled.“There is no need to be angry. He is here for a good cause, and if you take a seat, then you’ll get to know why and what help he had to offer,” Mr. Whitewood said, causing Gabriel to draw out a seat opposite Arthur on the large U-shaped table.Then he turned to face his father.“I’m all ears,” he said, and his father smiled at him.“Loosen up, boy, or you’ll get old easily.”That statement was absurd coming from a man that anger was his go to therapy at every time and day.Mr. White
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“For many years now, this great city has been under the care of my family. Not totally, but we love this city so much that we are always on our feet thinking of how to make it better,” Tristan began. “Even at this, no one in my family has ever contested for a public seat because we preferred to help behind the crowd, but that is about to change. You all asked for a Whitlock, and we have provided him for you,” Tristan said, and the entire crowd applauded for him on stage.He flashed a smile at everyone standing tall on the podium while Gabriel fought hard to hold his laughter.“I have already said almost everything there is to say, and I won’t even do much talking again. My ancestors have done a lot for the state that I can easily point out to one of their works as part of my achievement, but I am a man of my own, and I do not need to leverage on anyone’s achievements.”He kept his eyes on his father as he spoke, but this only made the old man more angry than he was. This wasn’t what T