“ Wow, that would be a huge commitment for you. You told me you aren't the relationship type. What has changed?” Joy asked. She was amazed by the straightforward approach of Albert. She didn't think he could think of being committed to anyone in a million years.“ Love, baby. Love changes me. I fell deeply in love with you and the power it has over me was beyond my control. I'm ready for any commitment, as far as it's with you. I know I'm not perfect, but I will try my best if we can give this a chance. So, what do you think?” Albert asked. His heart was beating fast, every second of Joy's silence sent dagger into his heart. His heart had started bleeding even before hearing the verdict. Joy stood up from his seat, then she kissed him deeply on his lips, “ That's my answer” she blushed when she detached herself from the kiss.Albert was elated ,but he wanted to be sure, so he asked, “ Is that a yes?”Joy nodded without raising her head, she was feeling shy.Albert was restless, “ Use
Albert felt goosebumps on his skin at the mention of his mother's name. All his sensory neurons were alerted and he shifted in his seat to face Marie properly.‘ Maybe it's another Juliana she was referring to. My mother did have any dealings with any other dark lord, except my dad.’ He thought. He was extremely disoriented and confused, he wanted assurance, so he asked Marie, “ Can you mention the full name of that Juliana, please”“ Why are you concerned about the name? Are you related to any Juliana?” Marie became angry at his question.Albert almost lost his cool posture, when he shouted at Marie, “ What's so difficult about the question I asked? Just tell me the damn full name!” Joy threw him a scornful and bitter look, “ Are you sure you are normal? How dare you talk to my mom like that?” Albert had forgotten Joy's presence in the room and he also forgot he was talking to his prospective mother-in-law. He faced both mother and daughter with a remorseful look, “ I'm sorry for s
After the discussion and their agreement, Lucas and Albert stood up to leave, so Marie and Joy followed them to their car.With a determined look, “We will get to the root of this matter and I'm sure we won't fail. All I want is your support and nobody should take any decisions behind me. I will inform Alex about the latest developments, but if there is any strange occurrence or feelings, don't hesitate to notify me”Lucas passed the message to the three other sorcerers standing before him. Albert was distraught and disturbed, so he couldn't say anything to Joy or gave her a goodbye hug. He also wanted to be careful around Marie, he didn't want to feel her wrath. He quietly sat at the front seat of the car and patiently waited for Lucas to take him home.Joy moved closer to Lucas, “ Let me go inside and pick my bag, I can sleep over at Rowland's mansion tonight”She wanted to evade her mother's scrutinizing look and serious questioning, so she wanted to leave the house. A perfect mot
“ Are you sure you heard him well? Where could your mother have gone to, if not Sweden? I will inform the secret agency to start their search tomorrow. Let's give them two to three days to come up with a report, then we will take it up from there” he calmly provided a solution over the phone, then he disconnected the call.‘ Where could this woman be? Or has Lucifer and his men gotten a hold of her?’ Lucas muttered to himself, then he shook away the negative thoughts in his mind.‘ No, it can't be. Lucifer would have been hovering around this mansion if he had seen her. But come to think of it, Lucifer is becoming desperate to acquire this power and he might attack my father-in-law anytime from now. I need to explain everything to Lilly and her father. They need to be aware of the problem ahead of this family’ He muttered while pacing back and forth.“ What problem do we need to deal with? You need to come in and explain everything to me now! Whose life is at stake?” Justin commanded
“ You are kidding, right? The last time I checked, they were just mere friends. It took a lot of intervention from you before Joy agreed to be his friend, so when did they start dating?” Lilly asked. She was surprised that two arch enemies could profess love to each other.“ It was just confirmed two days ago, before we realized the trouble ahead of us”Lucas faced his father-in-law to study his reaction to the shocking news.“ Thank God the relationship is still fresh, so they can still put a stop to it.” Lucas frowned at Justin's statement, “ Am I making sense, Lucas? They can still get separated, right?”“ I'm afraid that won't be possible, sir. They have been in love for a very long time before one of them summoned courage to speak up. They are deeply in love”His response angered Justin and he flared up, “ What kind of stupid love is that, when my life is at stake? I don't care how they do it, they have to put an end to this madness”His anger erupted a volcanic annoyance in Luca
Meanwhile at Marie's apartment, Joy tiptoed out of the house without her mother's notice. When she got to the porch at the entrance of their house, she looked left and right to check if someone was lurking around. When she was sure that she was alone, she brought out her phone to call Albert. It was at the second ring that the recipient picked up the call.Speaking in hushed tones, “ Hi babe, how are you?”“ I'm fine, love. How about your side? Is everything alright with you? Hope your mother is not troubling you?” Albert replied with a calming tone. He was extremely worried earlier, both about his mother and Joy, and he had almost cried out his eyeballs, if not for Alex's visit and Lucas's intervention.His nerves had been calmed with a bottle of alcoholic wine. He would have drowned himself in the drink, but Alex's presence stopped him. He was now alright to speak with his girlfriend.“ I should be asking you that, but hearing the calmness of your voice, I guess I shouldn't be worr
Marie wasn't hearing any of her pleas because she had left her to decide wisely. Joy went inside her room, she was devastated and helpless. She couldn't think straight, so she ended up crying. She cried out loud that her whimper could be heard by her mother in the next room, but instead of Marie showing up and giving her the support and strength she needed, she didn't care. All she did was to leave the girl to her predicament.She cried herself to sleep and the ball socket of her eyes almost bulged out. Early morning of the following day, she did minimal clean up on her body, then she set out to meet the only person that had been her confidant for a very long time. Without informing her mother, she went to visit Ms Jane in the Old folks home.As she stepped into the Care home surroundings, the security guard welcomed her, but was surprised to see her.“ Hi Ms Joy, hope there is no problem. Today is not your normal visiting day” He squinted his eyes when he saw Joy's swollen eyes and h
Albert rubbed his eyes to be sure he was seeing clearly, “ Yeah! It's her”, At a wind speed, he rushed to hug her “ Mom, I have missed you” He started crying, refusing to let go of the fragile woman. He was so engrossed in the warm embrace that he was oblivious of what was happening to Ms Jane.The woman couldn't utter a word, she held her head in pain, when she couldn't bear the agony anymore, she forcefully detached herself from Albert and she screamed.As she held her head, she was opening and closing her eyes at intervals and the world seemed turning around her, she was feeling dizzy.Before Joy could run to her side, she fell on the ground with a thud. Albert and Joy got to her side in a rush. She was shaken vigorously, but there was no response from her.“ Mom! Mom! Mom!Please wake up, it's me. It's your son, Albert. Answer me! Juliana” He was forced to call her by her name, due to frustration, but she had lost consciousness.“ Calm down, there is nothing wrong with her. She ju