Amanda was at home when she heard a knock on the door. She went over, knowing it wasn't Lawton since he had left for work a few minutes ago. She opened the door to find Lily standing in front of her door. "Hi!” Amanda exclaimed, excited to see Lily. They had not seen each other in a long while. "Hi Amanda," Lily smiled, pulling Amanda into a tight hug. They've been friends for the longest time, yet they hardly get to see each other except on video calls. "I came here to see you and invite you to a celebrity party that is happening tomorrow," Lily mentioned the moment she stepped into the house. Amanda was reluctant about following her and Lily could see it in her face. She knew Lawton would need her, especially when his mother was still in the hospital and he was busy with work. “Don't you dare say no, you've been stressed lately. I can see it on your face. In fact, go and get dressed, we are going to a fancy boutique to get you some designer clothes," Lily said, smiling. Am
"We will have to go back to the store Amanda," Lilly said, turning to look at Amanda. "We can't possibly go to the party without shoes," she continued, a wide smile on her face. "We can't,” Amanda laughed. She wouldn't say she also forgot, but since she was not the one buying the clothes for herself and it was Lily that was paying for it, she didn't ask and had just decided she was going to wear her best shoes. She wasn't expecting her to remember and thus was a little bit surprised. Amanda and Lilly got into the car and made their way back to the boutique. They soon got to the store and headed to the shoes section. “Welcome ma'am,” The sales girl that attended to them before walked up to them with a warm smile. “Did you happen to forget anything at our store?” She enquired, staring at the two. "Yes, we forgot to get shoes," Lilly replied. "Come with me I will show you to the shoe section." The salesgirl nodded and led the way. "Okay, thank you," Amanda smiled as they followe
"You met Mr. Logan," Lawton said, facing Amanda, who was smiling. Lawton was so worried that he forgot to ask where Amanda met him. All he cared about was if he said or did something to her. "Yes, babe, he just introduced himself to us and left," Amanda said. Lawton felt a sense of dread as his wife mentioned Logan introducing himself to her. Logan met his wife and just let her go? He didn't know what to think or make of this encounter. "He just introduced himself and left?" Lawton said to himself, his voice barely above a whisper. "Yes, it felt weird, but he was cool," Amanda added, snapping him out of his thoughts. Lawton panicked inwardly for a moment as he remembered the warehouse incident from a few days ago, in which Mr. Logan was the threat. "Did he say anything else or do anything?" Lawton said inquisitively. "No, babe, he didn't," Amanda said. "Please call me next time he tries to talk to you or approach you," Lawton said. "Ok, babe," Amanda said. Amanda looked at
Lawton carefully walked up into my room and picked his my phone gently. Lawton then walked down the stairs as he dialled Smithson's number. Lawton called Smithson as he needed answers. "Hello, young master," Smithson answered. "Why are you still awake at this hour, young master?" he added. "I couldn't sleep," I said. Lawton then explained the current development to Smithson and told Smithson everything Amanda had told him. Lawton also told Smithson how it had been bothering him and asked what they were both going to do next. "Do not do anything rash, young master," Smithson said. "We need to keep calm and act oblivious to his taunts," Smithson continued. "He is definitely doing this for a reason and I'm going to find out why," Smithson added. "So you are suggesting we don't do anything," Lawton enquired. "Yes, young master, we have to let the enemy think we are ignorant," Smithson said. "We need to do so in order to avoid unnecessary complications," Smithson added. "Okay,
CHAPTER 56 "THE UNUSUAL SILENCE" Amanda couldn't sleep after her phone call with Lily. She checked the time again and discovered it was already time for work. She dressed up and hurried to work. On getting there, she bumped into Barry as she was walking into the office, but she was surprised by his unusual silence. He walked past her quietly and went straight into his office, which confused her. "Did Barry just ignore me on purpose?" She asked herself as she walked into her office. "Maybe he had a lot on his mind and he didn't see me," she concluded in her mind. "Or could he have had a chance of mind?” Amanda wondered. She thought of different reasons why Barry would ignore her and decided to let it go. After all, she didn't care. She loved the peace it brought and wished things would stay the same between them. Amanda settled down and started her work for the day. She called Lawton to ask about his visit to the hospital and the man picked up at the first ring. "Hi Amanda,
The following day, Amanda helped Lawton prepare his food and get ready for work. It was the day for the party and Lily promised to come earlier to help her dress. Not like she couldn't, but she was glad Lily was taking her mind off stress. “I'll see you when I get back.” Lawton dropped a kiss on Amanda's lips. “Sure, I won't stay late at the party,” she assured her husband as she helped him with his tie. They both spoke for a little while longer before Lawton bid Amanda farewell and told her to make sure she enjoyed the party before leaving. Amanda assured him she was going to have fun before watching him leave. Lawton met Lily by the door as he was about to walk out, while Lily was about to knock. “Hi, Lily, you're here early." Lawton acknowledge “I don't want to miss the part where she dresses beautifully,” Lily replied as she made her way inside. “Take care of my wife,” Lawton requested and watched Lily nod before he finally left the house. Lily walked in to see Amanda
Amanda woke up the following morning to see Lawton who was already getting ready for work."Good morning baby, you didn't wake me up," Amanda said, looking at the time."You looked like you were enjoying your sleep and I didn't want to disturb you," Lawton said."Don't worry about cooking, I made breakfast for us already," Lawton added."Thank you, baby, you are the best," Amanda said, walking towards him to give him a hug.They both went downstairs after and had their breakfast.Lawton bid Amanda farewell and told her to make sure she enjoyed the party before leaving.Amanda assured him she was going to have fun before watching him leave.Lawton met Roxanne by the door as he was about to walk out of the gate.Lawton greeted Roxanne and asked her to please look after his wife before leaving for work.Roxanne walked into the house and saw Amanda who was still eating on the dining table."Good morning Roxanne," Amanda said, surprised to see her."Good morning," Roxanne said smiling."I
The distance from the studio to the venue was just ten minutes and they soon got there. Lily drove into a huge mansion where the party was going to take place. The mansion had a beautiful big black gate, which was opened for all the guests to drive in. Amanda smiled as they drove on. The venue was beautifully decorated with beautiful flowers. The compound of the mansion had beautiful water fountains and sculptures, which made the environment even more serene. "We are here," Lily said as she parked her car. "Wow, Lily, everything about this party is amazing," Amanda said as she looked around. "Everything looks so beautiful and elegant," Amanda added. Lily smiled at Amanda as she watched her admire the beautiful surroundings. "Yes, it's beautiful," Lily said, smiling. Amanda and Lily then walked out of their car and walked towards the entrance of the beautiful mansion. They were stopped at the entrance by security as their names needed to be confirmed on the guest lists before
"Amanda," Lawton yelled as he repeatedly tapped her on the cheeks. Smithson who could hear their noises rushed towards where he could hear Lawton's voice to meet him. and Amanda on the floor. "What happened?" Smithson said as he saw an unconscious Amanda. "We should rush her to the hospital," he added. He then assisted Lawton in carrying Amanda and they both picked her up. They carried her into the car and Lawton entered the back seat with her while Smithson sat in the front seat with the driver. "Take us to the nearest hospital," Smithson instructed the driver who drove off immediately. The driver increased the speed a bit as he could tell it was an emergency. Lawton carefully placed Amanda's head on his lap as he felt her pulse frequently. "Please hurry," Lawton who was feeling a mix of emotions said. "I found a hospital," Smithson said as he pointed towards a hospital on the other side of the road. "Drive-in," Smithson ordered. The driver immediately drove into the hospi
Peter gently placed his phone down on the table as he looked at Lawton."The papers?" Lawton asked, looking at the lawyer.The lawyer handed the papers to Lawton who placed them on Peter's table."Sign it," Lawton said gently.He then assured Peter his secret was safe with him as long as he signed the papers.Peter reluctantly picked up a pen and sighed the paper in front of him before handing it back to Lawton.Peter knew he could lose his position and his wife, losing the shares to the pharmaceutical company was a small loss compared to what was going to happen to him if his secret gets leaked.Lawton then brought out the cheque he had already written and carefully handed it to Peter.Peter gasped as he saw the amount of money in the cheque."Nice doing business with you," Lawton said, to Peter before standing up and walking out of his office with the lawyer.Amanda watched Lawton walk out of Peter's office and wondered if he was able to get Peter to sign the document."Did he sign
Lawton exchanged pleasantries with the lawyer and sat down.He then asked the lawyer if there was a way the company could be his own forever and the lawyer told him he had figured out a way."You own more than half the shares of the company," the lawyer said."It's almost impossible for him to take the company away from you but there's one thing we could do that guarantees that," the lawyer added.Lawton asked what it was and the lawyer brought out a document containing the remaining shareholders of the company.Most of them had little shares but there was a particular man who had the highest.The Lawyer then suggested they convince the man to sell his shares to them."If he sells his shares to you, you would not have to worry about anything," the lawyer said.Amanda and Lawton nodded in agreement as they both thought the idea was a good one.Smithson then informed Lawton what Barry was up to and told him they had to hurry."He rescheduled the meeting to tomorrow," Smithson said."Wha
Barry drove into his house and got out of the car.He walked inside and went straight into his room.Barry removed his clothes and took a shower before changing into a black hoodie and a mask.He had a drug deal that night but did not inform his men because he wanted to do it alone.Barry opened his safe and carefully arranged the packs of cocaine into a black bag before walking out of the room.He then got into his car and started to drive towards the venue.Barry reached the venue and saw the buyer who was already waiting for him before walking out the door.Barry looked around and saw that the buyer had no guards around him and saw this as a perfect opportunity to make more money.Barry needed a lot of money for his plan to get the company back to work.Barry moved closer to the man and they exchanged the bags in their hands.The man then started to walk back to his car when Barry suddenly turned on him and hit him with the bottom of his gun, snatching the bag of drugs he had earl
Amanda watched Lawton fight in awe as he couldn't believe he had gotten so good.She then smiled as she remembered his fight with Barry and realised his training must have helped him."You were amazing," she said, as she hugged him.She then walked back into the penthouse house with him and Smisthon as they were done training.Lawton showered as soon as they got inside the penthouse and joined Smithson and Amanda who were talking about Barry.They then all started to talk and time soon went by.It was soon seven pm.Barry was in his office thinking of how to get back at Lawton for how much he humiliated him.He had called his men who knew he was back to come meet him in his office.Barry fumed angrily as he looked at the time wondering why they had not arrived.He then heard a knock on the door and immediately knew they had arrived."Come in," Barry said.Four muscular men walked in and Barry immediately stood up and walked closer to them."Why are you late?" He asked angrily."I have
Amanda isn't surprised by this as she knew Lawton was going to say that after everything she had seen today."Where to?" Amanda asked.Lawton then told her he had just started to think about it and he had no idea.Lawton then asked her if she had any place she would like to live in mind as he had the money and could afford to buy an apartment anywhere."I have not thought of it," Amanda replied.Lawton and Amanda then spent hours deciding on where they could move to but still couldn't find a place.Amanda then suggested they get an agent who could help them find their dream home and Lawton agreed to this.Amanda and Lawton smiled as they were finally going to be free of the clutches of their landlady.Amanda asked Lawton if he was still going to go back to his job but Lawton told her he was not sure he was."We should take these upstairs," Amanda said, pointing at the shopping bags in front of Lawton."Thank you," she said, as they both shared a kiss.She then carried some of the shop
A middle-aged man was on a hospital bed typing on his laptop.It was no one but Chief Williams.He has been lying and pretending to be sick when he had been conscious the whole time.Chief Williams had been in the hospital planning several plots to attack Lawton which all later backfired.Chief Williams had just finished planning another devious attack when he suddenly heard footsteps.He then looked at the time and realised it was time for his lunch.He had lost track of time and he was about to get caught by the nurse.Chief Williams knew he could not let anyone know he was fully recovered or even close to being recovered.He needed to be at the hospital so no one would suspect him.He then quickly closed the laptop and carefully placed it under his pillow before lying down on the bed and closing his eyes.The nurse walked into Chief Williams' room and dropped the tray of food on a table beside him.The nurse then moved closer to him and started to feed him with the food she had bro
Amanda and Lawton changed into their nightwear quietly as Lawton sealed glances at her.Amanda walked out of the room as she finished and Lawton followed her.Amanda walked into the dining room and carried the food Lawton had earlier bought into the kitchen.She then microwaved it and served it on the dining table.She then asked Lawton who was sitting in the living room to come and eat as she knew he was hungry.Lawton stood up and joined her at the dining table and they both ate in silence.Amanda and Lawton soon finished eating and packed the plates into the kitchen together.Amanda washed the dishes in silence with Lawton who assisted her.Amanda walked out of the kitchen as she was done with the dishes and Lawton ran after her."Babe," he said, holding her."I know you are still upset," he continued."Please let's talk about this, I don't like it when you are mad at me," he added.Amanda then nodded her head in agreement and they both walked into the living room together.Amanda
Madame Willams's chef had prepared dessert as planned.She walked into the living room and informed Madame Williams who did not know what to say to her.Everything had turned upside down and Madame Williams knew nobody would want to have dessert."Don't serve dessert," Madame Williams said."Just go!" she added.Barry and his parents were still on their knees and this was not how Madame Williams pictured the meeting was going to go.Madame Williams continued to apologise to Lawton until he had no choice but to forgive them because of Amanda.He knew Amanda hated what was happening and was uncomfortable."It's fine," Lawton said."You can go," he added.Madame Clarissa then asked him if he was going to fire Barry and Lawton assured her he wasn't.Lady Clarissa stood up with her husband and Barry and walked out of the house in shame.Amanda had been quiet as Lawton had asked her not to interfere.Madame Willams who had been feeling guilty walked up to Lawton and Amanda and asked if they