2023-05-23 09:37:33Hannah had just seen her children off to school. She was grateful for the bus, and it eased her stress.
When the school year started, she was saddled with the responsibility of driving them every day.
Declan had promised to get her a driver, but he never seemed to remember it because of how busy he was with work.
He had been her major source of support and had asked her not to bother about anything.
He had put a roof over her head, bought her everything she and the kids needed, gave her a monthly allowance, and she was to begin to work the following month in Doctor Pat's office, courtesy of him.
He had accepted her and the kids
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Daniel was on the loose. He felt like Superman, who had suddenly escaped everything that was thrown at him.He had tactfully answered the questions of the detectives at the police station, and he had gotten them so confused that they had no other option but to let him go.He was afraid nevertheless that they might charge him to court, and he needed something stronger to stand his ground than his little tricks every time.He arrived at the office early on the Monday morning of the first week of the first month.Everyone respected his presence as a son of Ferdinand, and he gloried in it.He demanded to be shown to the office that was meant f
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Hannah had decided that she was in her self-discovery phase, but she could not seem to get Dante on track concerning that.Samson had tried to talk to her for days and had even sought Declan's help to get her to meet him.She had given him an audience once because of Declan that seemed open to help no matter the difficult time he was going through.He had told her that they should work on their relationship and assured her that he loved her kids.She would not hear of it. She remained her stand that she wanted to find herself and know her person.Most of her excuses did not make sense to her too, but she only craved something different.
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Declan stepped into the bedroom for the third time that day, and Samantha had not moved a muscle. She still lay there, facing the balcony, and he was not sure that she was awake already.Ever since they came home from the hospital, she had been unusually quiet and had not been engaging. The maids complained of her reluctance to have a bath or eat something.Declan was not ready to upset her either. He let her be and asked them to allow her to do her thing until she was fine. He knew she needed help but he would not send her away. He had brought in a doctor instead, one that was heavily paid to help her.He had met her on a few occasions as she talked to herself. She would sit on the balcony and speak into the air, laughing hysterically at intervals. It hurt him, that the woman he loved so much was beginning to go mad. It embarrassed him.He had once had a meeting with his clients in the living room, and as the meeting went on peacefully, he saw the eyes of his clients fixed behind
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As soon as Abigail left the house, Declan went to the bedroom where he had kept Samantha. He stepped in very quietly. Her legs were wrapped in bandages that helped to stop the bleeding. She was fast asleep on her side, and he crept up behind her and held her, planting a kiss on her cheek before he held her close to him."You're here," she said in a sleepy voice with her eyes still closed. "I'll always be here, baby," he said to her, snuggling her to himself and closing any iota of distance between them.They lay in silence for a while, listening to each other's heartbeat for a while before Declan finally summoned the courage to break the news to her."I have decided for you to get help," he said to her. She did not move for the first few seconds. Declan checked if she was asleep. Her eyelids quivered, and it suggested that she was still awake."I'll take you there myself the day after tomorrow," he said again. "I'm going to miss you," he added. She stirred and turned around to fac
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Daniel had searched the house for the files that contained his business deals. It already had his signature and that of his partner, and he knew that if it got into the wrong hands, he could be in danger.He tried to reminisce about the events of the day he was arrested. Abigail had come into the station shortly after he was arrested, and he knew immediately that she was responsible for hiding away his files. She could easily detect what was in it and use it against him, and he could be in deep trouble if it was found out, not just with the police, but with his business partners.To ensure that their tracks were adequately covered, they would kill him and probably burn him to pieces, or chop his body into tiny bits. He called Abigail immediately, and she picked up on the first ring."I think you have something that is mine," he said to her, without any exchange of pleasantries. He heard her scoff and went silent. He could only hear soft taps on a computer keyboard, and he suggest
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Patricia froze as she looked up at Daniel with the gun in his hand. She knew he was a lunatic and would pull the trigger if she disobeyed him and made a sound. She had her hand to her mouth as she pleaded with him to let go of her son.It was his son too but Daniel did not care about the child. If Damian stood in the way of his plan, he would end his life right on the spot without a second thought. It was the extent of his brutality.She silently prayed that someone was watching the CCTV footage at that time, but she knew that the room was empty most of the time because the house was always secure."Is there another exit?" He asked her with the gun still pointed at her. She shook her head in astute confusion."You think I'm here to play?" He asked her in a stern voice. "I'll put a hold through your head if you refuse to tell me what I needed to know," he said, still livid. Damian began to cry out aloud, and Daniel rocked him gently, but he would not keep shut."Show me the door," he
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Hannah watched Dante have a blast with her kids as she feigned a smile all along. She wished that she could turn back the hands of the clock and not even introduce him to her kids.They finally slept off and he tucked them in bed nicely, a gesture that was supposed to warm her heart but it did not because she was annoyed at him.He soon came out to meet her at the kitchen counter where she sat down with a cup of coffee."Beautiful kids you have there, Han," he said to her as he planted a kiss on her forehead and took a seat before her. That was when he sensed her rigidity."What's wrong?" He asked her, sipping his cup of coffee. He had wanted no sugar at all but he decided to manage what she had offered him. "Are you married?" Hannah asked, dropping the bombshell immediately. He looked at her in a bit of amazement but she would not budge, would not succumb to his deals this time."Of course, I am married," he replied without batting an eyelid. "But that does not mean that things can
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A tinge of guilty conscience had pricked Abigail since the last time she had visited Frank.She had promised him a possible chance for release or a reduced sentence if he have her access to a piece of evidence against Daniel.She had not been to the station to see him since she took the tape recording.She did not know how to face him, as it seemed like she had robbed him of something. She had no idea how he would feel about it.As she sat in her office that day, she could barely get any work done. A plethora of thoughts rummaged through her mind, not only because of Daniel and his schemes, but also because she sought a way to redeem the father of her kids, who had been behind bars for a crime that he wo
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Declan paced about in the bedroom endlessly and Samantha was beginning to get dizzy from following him with her eyes. "You are going to bore holes in this floor if you don't stop pacing so much," she said to him. "That boy is making me go crazy," Declan said as he rubbed his forehead in exhaustion. Samantha wondered if it was Daniel he was calling a boy, but she resolved that there was no better way to refer to someone so petty than a boy. "What did he do this time?" She asked him gently, not wanting to piss him off further."He fired the entire members of the accounting department before I could come to the office," Declan complained. Samantha was left to wonder if Daniel was going insane or not. She had never seen someone that acted so much on impulse in an instant. He was so quick to act that one would think that he was not thinking at all. "I thought he was no longer CEO.""I nullified what he did immediately after I got the notice.""Then what are you worried about?""Don't
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Samantha had never been pleased to hear the news before. Declan's agreement to still go ahead with having a child despite the Georgina drama was like music to her ears. She had not bothered to pester him about it anymore, as she did not want him to say he was right after all about Georgina. Instead, she had been more intentional about living her best life. She thought of the children back at the country home. They were enough to suffice for what she could not have. "Do you want to do an adoption or should we still search for a surrogate?" She asked him, deciding to lay all the cards on the table so they could deliberate together. She was not going to be selfish this time. Having a child was going to be a big step for them. It was not the financial aspect that bothered them. Declan's companies and businesses were worth an amount that could feed an entire city comfortably."We are both hoping to carry our child in our hands someday, so I guess surrogacy would not be a bad idea," he
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"I will have to leave very early today," Micheal informed Declan ahead of time. He did not want to be faced with the challenge of having so much work that he could barely manage any spare time. "You have a date with your girlfriend, I guess," Declan said as he looked up at Micheal."Let's not say it's a date," Micheal began, blushing lightly. "It's just a little thing that I do with her every month," he explained. "What is that?" Declan asked, not feeling bad about prying. It was the same thing Micheal did as well. He could swear that Michael knew so many things about him that Samantha had yet to find out. He was very observant and he loved that about her. "We go to the prison for a visit before we head to the orphanage," Micheal said. "Shonda said she wants to own an NGO in Africa in the future, so this is a good start for us."Declan was highly impressed by this agenda. His father ran several orphanages and charitable homes before he died. It was conferred on him in the will. He
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Daniel had been very cranky the entire week. First, all the money that he stole from the company's account had magically returned to it, and it still surprised him that they found out about the offshore account. He also received news that Declan hosted a birthday party over the weekend. He had not been invited nor did he have any knowledge about it. He knew what he could do with the knowledge of such a gathering. He was angry because, after months of being CEO, he had still not successfully convinced the board why he should take over the house. The will stated that it was primarily Declan's inheritance, and there was nothing that he could do about it. Declan, on the other hand, had suddenly banned him from entering the house. The security around it was toughened up so that no matter how much he tried to meander his way in, he would not succeed. This morning, Declan called for a board meeting that he said was going to be used to pass some information. He wished he could stop De
