“Alright, but should I follow you? I mean… do you need help?” Alex inquired softly, and Diana shook her head in response.“No, no… It’s fine. It’s just a stain and I can clean it up myself,” Diana replied quickly, giving Alex a reassuring smile before Alex responded with a smile, “Okay, but don’t take too much time there, and if you need my help, call me.”With that, Diana chuckled slightly, then she sprang to her feet, “Alright, my hero. I will call you when I need your help.”Afterward, she left that area quickly to avoid some patron’s wary gaze on her stained dress. Then, when she reached the restroom and was about to move toward the sink, a muscular hand grabbed her hand before pinning her to the wall, with her hand pinned above her head.“Jeffrey?” Diana exclaimed in shock, as she scanned his face.Without thinking twice, Jeffrey pulled his hand away from her and he muttered, “Missed me?”“Missed?” Diana coughed, before composing herself.“Well, Mr. Jeffrey, I am married now, an
A loud sound erupted from Alex’s pockets, jolting him from his thoughts. It was his phone's incoming call ringtone, so he answered the call immediately, with the assumption that the caller found out about Diana’s whereabouts. “Hello,” he uttered quickly, before listening attentively to the caller’s response like his life depended on it.“Sir…” Theo muttered at the other end.“Yes? Did you find my Diana? If yes, where is she right now?” Alex inquired quickly.“No, sir,” Theo replied, causing Alex’s heart to squeeze.“Sir, it’s midnight, get some sleep,” Theo uttered, and with that, Alex got annoyed.“Who are you to order me?!” Alex sneered.“No, sir, I’m not ordering you, I’m only trying to help.”“I don’t need your help. If you can’t find my Diana, then you are useless.”“Sir, what if she is somewhere out there… lodged in a hotel, and maybe… she is taking a vacation,” Theo responded, intending to make Alex calm, since he knew how crazy Alex is about Diana.But, it didn’t work. Instea
As soon as Diana spotted the gun Jeffrey held, she gasped and moved backward, though she was still on the floor.“I told you to choose an option, not move backward!” Jeffrey yelled, then, Diana paused as she trembled.“I’m sorry, please, don’t shoot…” Diana pleaded, causing Jeffrey to chuckle like he was victorious or anything of that sort.“Better! Now, get back to that spot,” Jeffrey instructed, and instantly, Diana moved to the spot where she was tied up.With that, Jeffrey tied her up quickly, then he wrapped the thick fabric around her mouth. Afterward, he lay on the bed and dozed off. Meanwhile, Diana tried to escape while he was asleep, but she was too exhausted to even think of an escape plan. Whatever happened earlier had taken a large toll on her, and it drained her energy. The only thing she was able to do was to sleep and prepare an escape plan the next morning.***The next morning, Jeffrey left the apartment very early in the morning to buy some cooked food, before he w
“I didn’t do anything!” Jeffrey yelled, while a police officer led him to the investigation room, and the police officer muttered, “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”“This is a misunderstanding! I was helping Mr. Alex!” Jeffrey lied, hoping the officer would believe him. Instead, the police officer pushed him into the investigation room, as a detective enters.The detective sat across from Jeffrey, then he uttered in a husky voice, “Mr. Private investigator, you know you are in a lot of trouble, right?”“Look here, I didn’t do anything,” Jeffrey replied, while looking at the detective directly without glancing away, “I was only trying to help Mr. Alex. He told me that his wife was missing, so I helped him to find her.”“You are very funny, Mr. Jeffrey. You found his missing wife, yet you shot her.”“I swear... It was a mistake, as a result of my nervous self.”“Well... I don't know what to say, because all what y
“Mr. Jeffrey, you have a visitor. Keep it civil,” A prison guard exclaimed, before leading Jeffrey to the visitation area.Meanwhile, Jeffrey was a little surprised to know that he had a visitor, since none of his family members appeared at his and Diana’s wedding, talk less of visiting him when he is in prison, so who could it be?He sat down at one of the visitor booths, expecting the so-called visitor, and shortly afterward, a woman, dressed in a short, red gown walked over to the other side of the glass barrier. She picked up the phone on her side and she muttered softly, “Hey, it’s Bella. Long time no see.”With that, Jeffrey rolled his eyes, recognizing Bella as soon as she said her name. To be honest, they met each other at Rex’s villa, and the only conversation they had was that of Bella. She introduced herself to him, and she also tried to flirt with him, though, he disregarded her quickly, because he was still crazily in love with Diana.Then, Jeffrey sprang to his feet, n
Alex walked out of the restaurant and a few minutes later, his Mercedes car was parked neatly in Rex’s villa. Then, Alex spotted a debit alert notification with a sum of 10,000 dollars sent to an orphanage home a few minutes ago. He shook his head, assuming that he sent the money, but he didn’t recall associating with any orphanage home. Or did someone hack his account?No, that’s impossible. His account is a premium account with robust security measures, and possibly, Diana might have done it, since he gave her access to all the money in his premium card.He walked into the villa swiftly, then questioned Diana, who had a wide grin on her face, “Huh? You came early?”“Yes, I-” Diana stammered, before glancing over his shoulder to cook up a lie, “I took a leave because I had a throbbing headache, and I had to meet a doctor.”“Gosh, are you alright now?” Alex asked with curiosity tinged in his voice.“Yes, yes, I’m fine,” Diana replied, causing Alex to sigh in relief before he glance
“Great!” Jeffrey muttered to himself, then he turned around and picked up the phone.“Great choice, Diana,” he uttered softly, causing Diana to close and open her eyes before sighing.“What do you want from me? Money?” Diana questioned quickly.“Rude, but I don’t need your money, I want to get out of here,” Jeffrey replied, before whispering, “Withdraw all charges against me.”“What?!”“That is not the only thing I want from you… but, I want to be out of here within 48 hours, understood?”“Yes, I understand,” Diana replied with a quivering voice, while she nodded. Afterward, a prison guard barged in, then he exclaimed, “Time’s up!” before approaching Jeffrey.***At Rex’s villa, Diana was quick to approach Alex who was having his lunch in the bedroom.“Alex, are you busy? Can we discuss?” Diana questioned softly, before fiddling with her fingers since she was nervous and was not aware of how Alex would react to her next statement.With that, Alex glanced up at Diana and he responded
“What? Orphan? But Diana did not inform me about that visiting any orphan…” Alex muttered, his voice trailing off with disappointment.With that, he questioned Theo, “Is that all the information you have? Or is there more?”“There is… Mrs. Diana and Jeffrey made a reservation at that famous restaurant that is your favorite, and sir, I think you need to go there too,” Theo responded, causing Alex to huff.“Go there? I know Diana, it’s possible that she may be trying to settle things amicably with Jeffrey.”“Sir, I don’t think so… It seems like a date instead…”“Date?” Alex paused, before his fingers traced the furrowed lines that were over his eyebrows. Afterward, he clenched his fists and continued his statement, this time, with an angry tone, “How dare you say that about my wife?”“I’m sorry, sir,” Theo uttered with a quivering voice. He knew Alex would yell at him, or maybe sack him, but it itched him to tell Alex the truth. “If you mention such again, you will be dismissed from yo