Everywhere was dark and there was no light in her surroundings. She had been walking aimlessly without any specific direction. She felt tired, drained and exhausted, then she sat angrily on the bare floor. There was no one around and she wasn't aware of where she was, so she was lost.“ I am tired and confused. I don't even know where I am. Is anyone there? Hello! Hello!” Juliana shouted to call the attention of people nearby her location.Noone answered her. She shouted repeatedly countless times, but she didn't hear or see any living entity.“ Am I alone in this place? Have I been neglected? What did I do to deserve being treated like an outcast? What is my offense?” She yelled and her voice echoed through the silent place.When she had almost lost hope, a figure suddenly appeared before her. She couldn't see clearly, but she deduced that the person was a man. Very giant with gray hair and dressed in a dark long regalia.The strange man appearance did not scare her and she had weir
“ You aren't dumb, are you? I asked you a question. Where is my father?” She yelled more than before. Her face had been welled up with tears as she dragged the bodyguard's shirt.“ Erm.. Boss is..” The guard couldn't make up a full sentence because he didn't know how Lilly would react to the news he wanted to give her.When Lilly didn't hear anything from the guard, she broke down in tears, “ I shouldn't have left this house today. We shouldn't have. This man gave us a head up, he had promised us to come after my father but we didn't take it seriously. It's my fault, Daddy!” She screamed.Lucas rushed in as he heard his wife's scream. He was busy questioning the bodyguards outside about how the event had unfolded, so he didn't enter the house with Lilly. He went to pick up his wife, who was crying on the floor, “ Calm down, honey. Nothing serious happened to dad. Please don't hurt yourself” “ What did you mean nothing serious happened to him? This stupid man couldn't say anything w
Lucas cursed as he drove at a high speed towards Alex's house. It took him a long time before he could calm Albert on the phone. He was supposed to be in charge of the injured men in Rowland's mansion but he called Bobby over to settle the matter. He had to visit Albert because he could be stupid enough to rush down to his father's place in anger. And taking such a hasty movement could be drastic to them.He hit the dashboard hard, “ Damn, this man is fully ready for us this time. He already had his plans mapped out. I'm sure he went to either kidnap Juliana or Albert. Thank goodness we are a step ahead of him this time” he murmured.He pulled over at Alex's garage, then he rushed outside to meet Albert dragging words with his mother.“ Will you please calm down? If everything you said about Jeff is true, then I don't think it's a good idea to visit him now. This might be a set up or some kind of trap to capture you. I just met you and I can't afford to lose you, please listen to Luca
Before Lucas could get back home, it's already nightfall. Bobby had taken care of the paramedics and the police that came for investigation. Since Lucifer's men were wearing masks, no cogent evidence was obtained against them.“ How is dad’s condition? I just checked up on him in his room, but he is still sleeping, hope there is no problem?” Lucas asked Lilly when he got to their room.“ He is getting better,babe. He woke up an hour ago to take his medications, then he went back to sleep. I didn't want to disturb him, that's why I left his room. How far about Albert? Were you able to calm his stubborn head?”Lucas chuckled at his wife's adjective, “ Alex’s men could have beaten him up, if I hadn't got there. Although Albert deserved that, he was deceived by his father. Lucifer was trying to lure him out of his hideout. He will resume work tomorrow, and I'm sure he can't kidnap him in a public place. Two of Alex's strong men will accompany him tomorrow, so there is no cause for alarm”
Bobby was seen pacing back and forth in front of Rowland's company. Immediately he received Lucas's call, he left his research institute and rushed down to inform the board of directors about the news.Some were scared and they even pitied Justin on his series of encounters his family had with the criminals. Bobby was asked to call the police, but none showed up until Lucas and Justin left the scene.While some were scared, of course his enemies were happy. Some even accused him of having dirty dealings with the criminals.“ I don't think Justin is pure, he might have secret dealings with those criminals” “ Yeah, I think you are right. How on earth will they focus only on his family if they didn't have something hidden”“ He should have just surrendered himself if he had any shading dealings with them. He put the life of his daughter in danger because of this” “ Yeah, poor Lilly. She was traumatized because of her father's offense.” A reasonable man among them shouted at them, “ Wi
“ Calm down babe, Dad is fine” Lucas tried to console his wife on the phone, then he picked up Justin's file, “ We need to leave now, dad. Lilly and Joy are getting worried at home”At the same time, at Robinson's Company, Albert arrived at the company with two bodyguards. The memo had been circulated within the company that a new CEO will replace Alex, so the employees weren't surprised.As he walked majestically inside the company, the female employees were left in awe.“ I heard Alex has a younger brother, but I never know he will be as handsome as his elder brother”“ Yeah, the Robinson's gene is very strong. Mr Jeffrey's genes produced fine specimens as children. He is even taller than Alex, I feel like touching those abs on his chest.Albert always left the first three buttons open when he dressed and he hated using ties, so part of his chest was displayed.As the employees still regarded Alex as Jeffrey's Son, it showed that he didn't announce to the public that he had disowned
“ That bastard waylaid you on your way to the office after the havoc he caused yesterday. Let's do something please, this is becoming a ritual for him” Lilly cried out.After Lucas and Justin rushed home to calm Lilly. Lucas has to explain the incident to Lilly, Joy and Marie in the presence of Bobby who was kept in darkness for weeks. Lilly was scared for his father and she freaked out.“ I can't believe you hide all these from me, I am your best friend, Justin. How could you hide something as serious as this from me! Don't you trust me anymore?” Bobby yelled in anger, he felt belittled, betrayed and worthless. He was disappointed in his friend of almost forty years for hiding his pain from him.“ I'm sorry, Bobby. I don't want you to get worried because of what we passed through before and after Lilliana's birth. Clara developed high blood pressure after the birth, so I didn't want to add to your problems.”“ You should have said something even if it's little, what is the solution
Their Jaws were dropped and they kept it hanging for a while. The unexpected volunteering was like a bombshell to them. Everyone knows Marie didn't want to be in the same space alone with Justin, so the sudden change in her decision shocked them.Joy dipped her index fingers into both of her ears to check if it was blocked by water or any other foreign object, but it was cleared. She also opened and closed her eyes in a dramatic way to see if she wasn't suffering from eye defect, but her sight was still sharp as usual.“ Haha, my sight and hearing are both perfectly okay, so I'm confused. If there is any foreign being in this body, please come out. You are confusing everyone here, so kindly leave Marie's body. What have you done to my mother, because this isn't my mother sitting down here. The mother I know cannot and will never joke with her personal space. Guys, is there something wrong with my hearing?” Joy’s facial expression and her speech contradicted each other. Her statement