King Ferdinand stood up, his eyes were filled with tears as he watched his paralysed son. "I regret it too, son. I regret it!" * * * * Sheila paced around in her suite, her face scrunched up with worries. She wondered if Elijah was okay. She waited a minute, then five minutes. Ten minutes later
"Take your gifts and get out of my sight. Over my dead body would I ever bless your union. Get the hell out!"Harold Wade's outburst sent chills down the spine of Sheila. "What do you mean over your dead body?" Sheila asked, her eyes widening. "You heard me right," Harold Wade snapped. "I won't gi
"If it weren't for Sheila, I would've been chairlady of Ocean Blue hotel. But granddaughter is such a coward. I hate watching Sheila lord over us like this." Kate continued after a pause. "She's getting more popular than us. At the hotel, no guests regards me with respect. They always ask to see Sh
Sheila woke up the next morning to a text message on her phone. It was from Elijah. "I'm sorry this is coming out of the blue but I'll be gone for a while. There's some business I have to attend to. I'll see you soon. Love, Elijah," Sheila read aloud from her phone. She sighed. "That man is so my
Elijah frowned. "But what?"Willows Thornfield showed him her hand which was chained to her leg. "I already have a master I'm serving. If you want me to serve you, buy my freedom back." * * * * Willows Thornfield's master was Haddon, infamously known as Goliath. He was the fattest man Elijah had
Willows Thornfield gaped at Elijah as the chains were removed from her hands. "You're free now," Elijah said to her. "I've gotten your freedom. You now work for me, not as a slave but as my loyal subordinate."Willows Thornfield bowed her head. "I swear on my life to serve you till the last of my b
Meanwhile, Carla Wade and Daniel Wade were waiting inside at the foot of the grand stairway. "We received your message," Daniel Wade said, particularly to Elijah. "You may see him now.""We're sorry for not gathering the entire family for the meeting you proposed, Elijah," Carla Wade added, meekly.
Carla Wade and Daniel Wade were stricken to their bone marrow with shock."That's impossible," Carla Wade thought, her mind running wild. "Willows Thornfield assured me I had absolute control over my father. Why did he obey Elijah all of a sudden?"Sheila, still trying to process what was happening,