Emily decided to find out a little bit more about what happened when she was gone. She tried to fix herself into the team.“How do you know you are going to find him? You know he carried all the money you had and he ruined the company too,” Emily started.Stephanie groaned, “I will find him somehow. I don't want to think about how hard it's going to be. I'm ready to put myself to the task of finding him.”Stephanie suddenly became silent, but her eyes were filled with tears.Enily noticed, and she acted concerned.“Is everything okay now? You are staying silent and all of a sudden it's tears? No, what's the matter?” Emily uttered softly.“It's nothing. I keep imagining that my life would have been better. I have seen the outcome of my choices. I got pregnant and my baby was gone,” Stephanie cried out.Emily heard about it, but from the way Stephanie was acting, she judged that everything was great with her. She didn't need any sort of help from anyone.Meanwhile, every single day neve
Emily had her only chance to meet Christian again. While she stayed with Stephanie, the only time could meet the man of her dreams was when Stephanie was trying to bond with her family again.Stephanie thought of it late. Even when he was wrong, father would still wash her with the blames.Emily was given Christian's address.“Why? What in the hell brought you in here? I hate to say this, I don't want to set my eyes on you,” Christian said icily.“I don't even care. I will keep knocking and think of the best way to say what I have to,” she added, she tried controlling her emotions, but tears didn't dry.“I don't want to even see you. You will never understand what I went through? You ghosted me and said that you have to save your family members.“I don't even want to set my eyes on you anymore. You have done more than I could even ever think of, Emily,” Christian roared, while saying each word with a widened mouth.“Is that all you're going to say? I have shared some close parts of m
The evening glow has never been better on Alice. After making up with her boyfriend, Christian, she made sure to leave no stone unturned to make his life miserable.Alice made plans with Christian, they had a date and to Christian, it was just a way to grow whatever they had.He made a promise to himself that he wasn't going to touch or carry out any negative act when it concerned other women.It was time for her evening date. She looked beautiful in her bodycon gown. It showed a good part of her cleavage, and of course, a wide part of her back.The gown made her look expensive. She paired everything with red lipstick. She was ready to vanish into her joy of ruining another person's happiness.It was 7:30p.m, and the road was still very busy. Alice ordered a ride down to the restaurant. It was Christian's restaurant.Christian had a plan; he was ready to use the opportunity to share his secret recipes and tantrums to his girlfriend, Alice.He trusted that everything was great. He nev
Chapter 64The view of the city looked beautiful. Christian felt good while having a stroll with Alice.However, he was very serious about meeting with Alice's father. He decided to try again after realizing the manner Alice was acting.“I told you I wanted to see your father, but gave no reply. Why are you suddenly acting up?” He asked curiously.“I'm not acting up. I don't know how to start with all of this. Why are you in a hurry to meet him? You know you can wait,” she replied.“Wait?” Christian asked in shock.“I can't imagine you are asking me to wait. Why don't you want me to meet your father? I know he has seen me a couple of times so you really need to tell me what is holding you back,” he added.“Nothing. I don't want you to see him yet,” she replied coldly.Christian brushed his fingers through his beards while nodding. It was a habit he started doing when he was trying to have self control.“You have not forgiven me fully, have you?” Christian pulled Alice, staring at her
Demon Andrews was on the run after discovering that his location was found.He was not ready to face his wife whom he ran away from.Life was appealing at first, but things turned out to be a mess.Stephanie and Emily made plans. They worked and stayed all up day and night in order to make the goal of revenge? Real.“I really don't know what I would have done if I was in your shoes. It would have been hard for me to chase after him,” Emily started a conversation.Stephanie gave Emily all her attention while trying to think about what she said in a plot of seconds.“You wouldn't have done anything? The harms he did to your family would have gone all like that?”Stephanie made a specific example while awaiting Emily's reply.“I don't know what you are talking about. I ruined your family too? I thought it was all about you,” She replied with widened eyes.“Although I have never chased after the man of my dreams, I have seen my father chase the growth of something for so long and that wit
Chapter 66The ride was beautiful, relaxing and Worth it. Nothing was making any full sense to Christian because of the location of the dinner. It was well reserved and prepared for.After giving it much thought, he realized that he also tried his best to dress approachably and decently.He Decided to be at his best fit as it was he worked and craved for in a long time. He didn't plan for it to be ruined.“We are almost here,” Alice uttered with a happy tone.“I'm sorry, so fast? I thought you mentioned that it was a long ride,” he replied, looking out.“Yes, it was. It seemed short because we involved ourselves in some private business,” Alice uttered slowly.Alice grabbed her bag and Christian came down from the car. He turned over to the other side to get Alice. He opened the car door and stretched out his hands. Alice smiled uncontrollably as she brought forth her hands and placed them in Christian's palms.Christian kissed her hands softly and helped her come down from the car.“
Alice was where she was because of how mysterious her father was. No one exactly knew what his name was, and how he was. Things became harder for her when it got to her finding someone to be with.Christian is one of the persons she tried to get. She had to face and win some battles with him. Her father was already about to ruin her hard work.“You are not appreciating anything I do. You just keep telling me you know what you are doing, but you ruin what I had with that person,” she authoritatively mentioned.“ I have always done everything in your favor. You have to know that outside there is crazy. I keep saying that often, but you have refused to listen. You are stubborn,” he scolded.“It doesn't mean you should discuss the entire world on the first day you are seeing my boyfriend,” she retorted rudely. She stood up and banged the dining table and some of Christian's food spilled.Christian stayed silent all along.“You don't care about what I bring and what I want. How good is tha
“Are you actually going to do this?”“I'm going to do whatever I want to do, you can't push me on that,” he replied coldly.Stephanie's father moved towards Christian. He held his hands and stared at the ring better.“Wow, I know this ring. I know that you are not poor or neither are you an ordinary person,” he uttered softly.“Really? You should have thought better,” Christian let his ego off. He wanted to say his mind.After putting all the effort into dressing, it was so good to.see him. He was flogged, harassed, and maltreated.He became bitter, he didn't know how to deal with him.He was in a relationship with Alice for a reason which he has always kept long away from anyone. He barely acted like he liked Alice in a monetary way.“i don't know what to do at the moment. I have already shown you who I am already. It's baseless trying to believe another version of me,” he said, looking ashamed.Christian's aim was to go ahead of where he was no matter what he wanted to do.“It was w
CHAPTER 113Wedding bells "Hi, everyone. What's going on here?Did I interrupt anything? I can see y'all are having a good time, right?" Doctor Mario dashed inside Stephanie's ward with a document in his possession. Stephanie's conversation with her Mom was fruitful as they made peace and vowed to improve each other. Personally, Mrs. Rolando instructed everyone to join them inside the ward while she used the opportunity to apologize to Chris for treating him like a piece of trash while he was married to her daughter, Stephanie. The whole family is set to put the past behind them and embrace a new beginning that would be beneficial to everyone. Stephanie's near-death experience made them realize that there's more to life rather than beefing each other. "Not at all. Doctor Mario." Stephanie smiled. "I'm glad you're here with us.You came at the right time. We were just discussing my discharge date before you showed up. What's the update, doctor?" "Somewhat Positive if I must
Family ties."How do you feel now?" Chris asked Stephanie while she lay on her sick bed. She had her bandages wrapped around her head to enable a speedy recovery. It's not even 48 hours yet and Stephanie has lost much weight due to the excess bleeding from her head."I feel some type of way right now. I just can't explain. I can't wait to stand on my feet again." Stephanie responded in a faint voice as she held Chris's hands so passionately and stared directly into his eyes, "Thank You!""For? I can't recall doing anything," Chris responded to pretend he didn't know what she was talking about."Come on, Chris. Don't act like you don't know. Of course, you know what I meant. Thank you for everything. I wasn't expecting you to come through for me in my distress and trust me, I don't take your kindness for granted. I want you to know that I appreciate everything you do for me and more," Stephanie buttressed and displayed her heartfelt gratitude. She forgot to address the horrible texts s
Mrs. Rolando's venom.Heavy falls of snow in June are not uncommon, and only for a short time towards the end of July are the nights exempt from light frosts.The climate is hot and humid in the lowlands and along lower places, but in the uplands, it is dry with high temperatures and a cool atmosphere.Mrs. Rolando hasn't shown up yet and everyone's worried. Her hastiness would determine how fast Stephanie would get better."Have you figured out what to do? We don't have plenty of time to gamble around," Doctor Mario asked Chris. He was taking a stroll when he saw Chris and Emily standing at the reception. He expected Chris to have fetched Stephanie's family members previously discussed in his office."I know, Doctor. I'm working towards that I just called her mom and she'll be here pretty soon. Just buy us more time, please," Chris pleaded.Emily wasn't paying attention to their discussion. She concentrated her gaze on a woman approaching from a distance which she suspected was Mrs
CHAPTER 109The agony of Stephanie."Mr. Chris. Are you there?" Mario waved at the lost Chris to rejuvenate his lost soul. His mind went blank the moment Mario disclosed traces of narcotics found inside Stephanie's system."I'm fine! I am just trying to process everything. I'm still in shock.' Christian placed his head on Mario's desk to nurse his pain.Christian is quite aware that Mario is telling the truth but he's scared to admit it. He would rather pretend not to know to avoid Mario from suspecting that Stephanie is into drugs. He wishes he could visit Jayden at the station and strangle him with bare hands. He's the reason they're into this mess."I want to ask an important question and I'll need you to be honest with me. Can you do that?" Mario asked."Sure!" Chris nodded in a faint voice. His baritone voice has disappeared mysteriously without a trace due to the overwhelming situation.Narrowing his gaze around his office, Mario slowly whispered, "Is Stephanie a drug addict?"
Compound Woes"She's not even responding, Chris. Please assist me in taking her inside," Emily begged Chris. Stephanie is losing a lot of blood and Emily isn't about it. Just when she thought their problems were over, Stephanie's accident gave me another reason to trap them back inside the hospital's premises."Where are we taking her to? I know a nearby hospital where Stephanie would receive the best treatment. Let's get her inside my car," Christian said. He knew where Emily was driving but he just wanted her to spell it out."What sort of question is that? Why take her elsewhere when we are in the right place?Can't you see that we are in the hospital already? We should carry her inside where she would be treated inside." She responded with a harsh voice."Hell no! There's no way Stephanie would be treated in this same hospital. Have you forgotten what happened recently? To me, this hospital is bad news and must be avoided at all costs." Chris instructed at the expense of Stephani
Breaking free.Brandy gritted his teeth, remembering how confident he was a couple of minutes ago. He doesn't feel the same anymore and fears the worst that's about to him. His sense of loss was so deep, that he thought it'd kill him some nights.He paced around the cell for a couple of minutes in his prison uniform looking restless. He can't withstand the pressure anymore."Calm down, bro. It'll be fine. You've got nothing to worry about. You've been restless since we got here. We don't need that negative energy right now. We just need to stay positive." Jayden walked up to Brandy and calmed his nerves. It's crazy how you're calming the same person you're banking on for your freedom."Get your hands off me. You're in no position to say that to me. How dare you ask to stay calm when you know the situation already? You don't expect me to sit down and fold my arms right? I'm working towards my freedom unlike you with no plan. My Dad isn't picking up his calls or responding to his texts
Reconciliation Christian wasn't bothered about his potential arrest initially because he was quite confident of his innocence. He even made a declaration of becoming a Freeman who finally came to a manifestation.“I'll be going home at last. It's been a crazy adventure.” Chris smiled. He was so elated that he was going home. There's no greater joy than seeing Brandy and Jayden being arrested by the cops. If Chris was allowed to have his revenge on them, he doesn't mind shooting them in the head and watching them bleed to death. At least once in his life, he was able to do the right thing when it mattered.“Mark!” Chris halted Mark.“Where are you going? Please come back to me. There's something critical I need to discuss with you.We still have unfinished business.,” Christian called Mark when he noticed how scared Mark had become since he explained to everyone how Brandy destroyed everything. “Unfinished business? What are you talking about? Please make it make sense to me becau
The Escape route.“What's running through your mind now, Brandy? Doesn't it bother you that you might be spending the rest of your life in jail for committing a serious crime? You haven't spoken a word since we entered this vehicle. Are you planning on something I should know about?” Jayden whispered silently as the cops drove them to the station. He's noticed how unbothered Brandy has been lately.“Nothing special. I don't have Skeleton up my sleeves. I just have this peace of mind that can't be explained. I'm certain my Dad would come for me pretty soon. I've got absolutely nothing to worry about,” Brandy boasted. He isn't bothered by the arrest because he knows it's just a matter of time before his father comes through for him. When the cops got Brandy's declaration that Brandy would be arrested, he never argued or fought with them. Majestically, he smiled and walked his way into their vehicle, while Jayden kept arguing and pleading for a second chance at freedom again.Brandy's
Brandy's antics."Emily, is he telling the truth? I need you to be honest with me. You're the only one I could trust right now. Brandy is a jerk. No truth comes out of his mouth.I don't want to believe that Brandy erased all the data. What gave him the nerves to do that?" Chris focused his attention on Emily. She was the only person that wouldn't lie to him. He doesn't want to believe Mark's explanation even though it seems legit."I hate to admit this but it's nothing but the truth. Mark already said it all. If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have agreed to what he said. Everything happened right in front of me. You know what? I don't want to talk about this anymore. It saddens my heart each time I remember what happened out there.My head's spinning right now and I don't want to fall sick.," Emily narrated her ordeal in a soft tone. She's gradually losing her voice each time she opens her mouth to speak. She vowed never to speak until they reached the conclusion."Over to you Brandy. E