Elijah stared toward the long undulating ocean waves from the top of the cliff, the view of which he never thought he would see. It flooded his head with memories of when he had the liberty to come to this beach with his father and his brother. It was three miles outside of the city.Rowan groaned in pain as he regained consciousness after Elijah knocked him out in his car. He squinted his eyes through the sunrays reflecting directly at him, then caught the figure of Elijah standing in front of him. “Let us get back to where we were,” Elijah said, lowering to Rowan’s eye level. He felt reluctant to hit Rowan that hard to make his nose bleed, but his unchanneled rage denied him the pleasure to calm his nerves. “I don’t know who they are… they only told me to inform them about your movements,” Rowan muttered, shifting backward on his butt.Fear skittered all over his face, watching Elijah glare at him. Elijah spat to the floor, and gritted his teeth, “I don’t want to hurt
Haylee felt a thud in her heart with the request of her grandmother, reminiscing over it again and again. When will you divorce him? I need time, grandmother. I can’t just divorce him like that. There is no time. I am sick of having a fool for a grandson-in-law. His presence in my mansion is becoming irritating. You never liked him. Grandfather brought him in, but you have always despised from the very day grandfather made him a member of our family. Haylee, don’t make grandmother repeat herself. When will you divorce him? Soon. She said with a contemptible gaze at Daniel, after taking a momentary pause. I will leave him soon.She was not ready to let go of Elijah, but the pressure from her grandmother and the rest of her family members was too unbearable for her. Every morning, just like this, she stared at Elijah, realizing she would never see him again. It had to be soon, very soon. Haylee rolled on her bed to the other side, noticing Elijah had opened his e
Scott sauntered toward Haylee’s makeup stand, with his back hunched and his hand behind him. “Well, your mother asked me to come meet you… probably you seem to be taking too much time than expected.” He picked up a few makeup kits: powder, eyeliners, and lipsticks, observing them keenly. His eyebrows furrowed into a frown which dissipated into a false smile, seeing another brand name on the products. “You are not a fan of Beaut, I presume,” he said beneath his breath, but still within Haylee’s earshot. His family owned the cosmetic group Beaut Cosmetics, which was not alien to Haylee. Scott put his rage under siege seeing their rival company’s product in the room of his supposed wife-to-be. Haylee remained at the door, unfazed by whatever feeling Scott may have about her, “As you can see, I am almost done, so, if you don’t mind, will you please leave my room?” she nudged her head toward the door. Scott smiled at Haylee’s uncouth gesture toward him, he turned to the mirror
“Haylee is not ready to be with me,” Scott said, and sighed deceptively, “and I respect her decision. I believe she knows what is best for her and her family, so I will let her be.”Mrs. Greene’s eyes flared, glaring at Haylee with the side of her eye. Her eyes were fixed on Scott, as she tried to contemplate the things he said. “Scott, you are already a family to us,” she responded, “I assure you of your desires. Haylee knows what is best for her, and what is best for her is you. What is best for her is having you as her husband, and I will make sure of it very soon.” Haylee stuck her fork into the pancake before her, disgusted at her grandmother’s words. “If you were so desperate, why don’t you get married to him?” she said to herself. She raised her chin and gulped a cupful of saliva, she tapped her fingers on the dining table disorderly. “Thank you, grandmother,” Scott said, adjusting his suit, and cleared his throat, “I have to leave now. I will inform my parent
“Who are you? Put Leo on the phone for me, please,” Elijah said, as he held the phone closer to his ear.The feminine voice over the phone sounded calm and unfazed by Elijah’s distressed voice. “Aree you a relative of the owner of this phone?” the woman questioned, rather than telling what the emergency was. “He is my fucking friend!” Elijah yelled but still kept his voice beneath the party frivolities that enveloped the background. “Where the hell is he and what is his phone doing with you?”Suspicions shadowed both ends of the call. While Elijah thought of what could have happened to Bishop Leo, given the nature of who Bishop Leo was. He never allowed his phone to depart from him for more than a minute. The lady on the other end raised a brow about Elijah’s use of language and what could bring a man with a reputable action like Bishop Leo and an unruly guy like Elijah. “Hello, what happened to him?” Elijah broke the short silence that ensued with both party.The lady clear
Mrs. Greene blinked perceptively, hoping she had heard Elijah wrongly. It was now or never for Elijah. His guts tied into a knot, as he stared at Mrs. Greene. He perceived a hunch that his card could be with anyone from the Greene mansion, however, time was not on his side neither was it on Bishop Leo’s. “What did you just say to me?” Mrs. Greene questioned the audacity of Elijah to walk up to her and beg for her hard-earned money. She restrained herself from letting out her anger in front of her guests and tried to play cool with it.Elijah squeezed his words, forcing them out of his lungs, “I want you to lend me one million… dollars… I … will pay you back,” he said, shifting his gaze from Mrs. Greene to the floor. The party was still active, as Elijah only spoke directly to Mrs. Greene without creating any ruckus. However, it was soon to end. Daniel immediately charged at Elijah and thrust his fist into Elijah’s face.At this moment, the party came to a halt. Murmurs and i
“Where in fuck’s name has he gone to now,” Daniel said with his hand around his waist, walking to and fro the living room. It has been two days since the horrific event of Mrs. Greene’s birthday and the tragedy of Bishop Leo’s passing. The anger of the Greene mansion shifted on Haylee, for not divorcing her husband sooner. Dorothy, even, was not left out in the mouth trashing of Haylee, leaving Haylee all alone by herself. “When will we be rid of such a menace in our midst?” Dorothy mumbled, peeping at Haylee with the side of her eye, as everyone settled in the living room. “Only if someone had chosen to listen all this while,” Tori said with a sneer.Mrs. Greene remained seated and calm in her seat, but within her was a storm that couldn’t be calmed. She wanted Elijah to leave her mansion, not new. But this time, she desired it more than anything else. Getting rid of him permanently was the thought that came to her mind, until Daniel said it out. “I will kill h
“Let go of her,” Dorothy cried and hurried toward Daniel. Daniel was not ready to release his hold of Haylee’s neck like a predator determined to break the neck of its prey. “You… b-bastard…” Haylee stuttered, choking from Daniel’s monstrous hold.Nobody seemed strong enough to overcome Daniel’s physicality, but Mrs. Greene did not need muscles to put a halt to Daniel’s madness. “Are you out of your mind?” Mrs. Greene scolded Daniel, as she brought him back to his senses with multiple slaps that sparked a blast in Daniel’s ears. Daniel’s face was laced with fear and despair for what Mrs. Greene would do to him, and also, for his irrevocable action. And yet, it bore anger toward Haylee, believing it was all her fault. “What is this madness, Daniel?” Mrs. Greene questioned as her eyes became reddened, but concealed her broken heart toward the crumble of her family.Daniel held his cheek as he massaged Mrs. Greene’s slap. His breathing increased, “Grandmother…” he lost trac