“You have no idea how you sound right now. I would never——”Janet butted in immediately in a tone of apology. “Oh, I am so sorry Sarah. I didn't mean it that way. I didn't mean to offend you. It was a slip of tongue. Of course, what you have against Lady Winston is more than just sentiments.”“B****hit! A sleep of tongue indeed,” Sarah spoke in a sarcastic manner. “It was my fault picking up your phone call. I should have listened to my guts and protected my heart by not taking to you.”“Damnit! You remind me so much about our cruel mother. I never knew this when you were much younger but now all I know is that you both deserve the same fate. You are as vile as she is!”Janet’s voice was contorted in a pleading tone. “Sarah she is still our mother even though she has done such vile things to you. She is still the grandmother of your newborn daughter. Don't you think she deserves to at least lay eyes on her and smile at her.”“At least, she deserves that no matter how bad things the th
“One thing is sure. Sarah would still suffer more for what she has done,” Frank swore, his words were like sharp edges digging into a light cotton. "She will beg for mercy and there will be none for her. She thinks that she now has protection because Paul of course has accepted her but the moment there is a crack in the wall, I will attack whether or not Lady Winston is still alive or not.”“It is embarrassing to think that she now rejects an opportunity to amend her mistakes,” Thomas added. “It shows that she doesn't have any remorse for what she has done.”“To think that Marcus also supports Sarah,” Frank spoke, his face contorted in an unforgiving rage. “The same Marcus who I have always taken care of when he was much you here. I have always shown him the way of life and how we Winstons survive and flourish. I always thought that he was going to me by mentee, you know? Following in my footsteps and becoming a tough young man.”“Little did I know that he was a little kid in an adul
Estevan glided towards his brother, Frank Winston, his gestures were fluid and his eyes unwavering. “Brother, we have to be careful of every action we take right now. I don’t know what exactly you are thinking of right now but I can tell that it’s not good. I know you too well, Frank.”“You know it’s the right thing to do,” Frank responded, his body language aggressive and tight.“What is possibly right about that? You are acting based on impulse and we can’t afford that right now. I know that you are thinking of hurting Jeffrey but how can we hurt the only person who is our currency toward getting the antidote,” Estevan spoke, trying to dissuade him of the idea that was brimming in his head.“It’s because they have declared war on us,” Frank seethed, his eyes narrowed into a deadly glint of vengeance. “When there is war, we don’t hide behind our shelves and hope that they don’t attack us further - we retaliate with an attack of ours. We are not cowards, damnit!”Frank’s throat was ti
Jeffrey’s lips were a trembling whisper and his eyes were downcast as he murmured words under his breath as if he were saying a silent prayer.He was standing on his feet but he lacked so much balance that it looked like he was going to fall anytime soon.“Hmm, so you are the one who is wanted by Rico right?” Frank Leonard queried, his eyes narrowed with a deadly inquiry.“No! Please, I beg you. I didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t know why they want me. I don’t know anything,” Rico pleaded, his voice tumbling over one another as he trembled with fear.Frank spoke over him immediately. “You don’t know why they want you? That means that you know that they want you. How were you able to know that?”Rico’s head was a storm of confusion as he didn’t know which question to answer first. All he knew was that he couldn’t find it easy to breathe. He forgot his inhaler when the guards were pulling him with so much force.“Oh, you can’t say anything. Why don’t you tell me where they are?” Frank’
Jeffrey could barely complete his statement when he received a big hit across his face that sent him lying on the ground in a heap.Frank’s nostrils flared in a dangerous flare of fury and a pant of outrage as he erupted in wrath. “Who told you that you are not at fault? If you were not born into this world, then perhaps there wouldn’t be a reason for such a ridiculous demand.”Jeffrey’s hands clutched his face in a spasm of pain as his eyes were pleading with fear. He seemed to have delved into a world of oblivion as he reeled in the effect of the slap.“Kneel!” Frank commanded.Jeffrey took to his knees immediately, his body itching as he regretted that he was ever in a position to be used as a bargaining chip. He wished he would just put a call through to Rico and tell him that he wasn’t worth saving. He wasn’t worth all of the commotion that was going on. It was too much for him.Frank’s eyes twinkled with a deadly gleam of mischief and his grin spread in a deadly curl of devilry
Janet was surprised to hear that Sarah’s tone changed. She could have sworn that Sarah wasn’t going to change her mind the way that she was speaking in the phone call the other time. Janet had her words hanging in her throat until she then spilled it out. “What’s the condition sister? I am happy to know that you are taking a new turn. You have no idea how pleased I am right now.”“Oh, don’t be so happy yet. I am only proposing that we could end this phone call without an agreement. I am still very much upset with how things are,” Sarah spoke, her voice tinged with a warning signal.“Oh, sorry big sis. I’m sorry about that. I am all ears,” Janet spoke, realizing that she had gone too far by stating how she felt.“Firstly, I would want all of you to convince Lady Winston the moment she wakes from the coma that I was the one who provided the antidote. You are all going to tell her that I do not deserve the treatment that I was given and that I must be welcomed back into her good books.”
Alright then,” Sarah spoke, her voice was a drowsy tone that seemed to draw her into her deep thoughts.Their faces lit up with a deadly radiance of delight as they felt that Sarah was finally going to come to her senses.“So you are going to get us the antidote right?” Janet asked for confirmation.“What?! No, not yet. There is still one last condition,” Sarah spoke.Janet’s face twisted with a portrait of desperation as she gritted her teeth. What exactly did Sarah want again? Had they not talked about everything? What the hell were these demands? Why make these kinds of demands when time wasn’t even on their side?She eventually took a deep breath in patience to hear the final condition that Sarah was going to say. “Alright, what condition is that? I am ready to satisfy you in whatever way that would make you feel comfortable.”“I would need to have my position back as secretary of Winston Corporation.”What?! Janet’s face went white, her pale skin was a reflection of the terror th
Thomas just sat still, folding his arms in a defensive gesture that shielded him from the conversation and arguments that the others were having. He seemed to be skeptical of their arguments but he kept it to himself. It was like he wanted to see how everything was going to pan out first.Frank spoke to encourage Janet. “Just put a call through to Sarah again okay? It doesn’t make you less of who you are. We have only one goal here and we can’t afford to throw in the towel when we are this close.”Janet’s inner voice bore witness with Frank and she decided to put the call through to Sarah again.Janet pressed the call button as the seconds went by and her heart was full of anticipation. She thought of what she was going to say if Sarah picked up the call because she knew that Sarah was going to ask why she hung up the other time.“Why are you calling again?” Sarah asked, her voice echoing through the phone and filling the air.“Erm, Sarah, I agree to your demands. I will concede my po