Zoey was startled and lost her voice immediately. She wanted to tell him about the drugs that Archer prescribed, but he just had to tell her off by yelling.He pushed the door open and yelled out, "For the second time, what do............" He paused when he saw how she looked at him.For a moment, he couldn't talk cause he was overwhelmed by guilt.He looked away and cleared his throat, "Do you want something?" This time, he asked in a calm voice.Zoey shook her head and looked down. "You will need some painkillers for your head cut. I must have barged in at the wrong time and I apologize for that." She responded and walked away immediately.Does he have to yell without finding out why she was there?Isaiah grunted and walked out of the room. He went after Zoey and caught her halfway, holding her wrist firmly."Listen, I apologize for yelling at you. Got a lot going on before you walked in." He explained in a rush while she forced a smile and nodded."You don't have to apologize to me
She breathed out and said the words, "I will not be your girlfriend. I can't stand your insults and accusations when my reputation is on the line," She paused and went on, "As I said, I will clarify everything that happened to the public. You don't have to take the blame for it. I will find a new place so give me two weeks to. I will leave your house," she said to him and waited for him to say something but he was silent, still back facing her.After what seemed like forever, she turned to leave but stopped when he responded. "Do as you wish but just know, there are consequences to this if I lose those properties." He rolled his fist into a ball. "Those properties are important to me." His voice was almost like a whisper and Zoey felt terrible, but, he insulted her and her reputation was important to her.She sighed and went back to her room.Immediately Isaiah locked his door, he punched it in annoyance. He needed to live and her leaving won't make it possible.He sacrificed his comf
"Hey, you!" It was Akin, the man who rescued her earlier. Zoey breathed in relief and swallowed the bile that had gathered in her throat.She thought her life was over for a few minutes but luckily for her, he was the one who came to rescue her."Let's get out of here before they come back." He looked behind him to see if any of his siblings were coming back but they were far gone.He stretched his hand to her and she took it immediately without thinking. He was her savior anyway.He helped her get up and together, they began to run with him tugging behind her quietly. After running for some distance, he stopped and bent a bit, resting his hand on his knees. "That's enough now. We are far away from them."Zoey stopped too, panting heavily. She looked behind her and noticed they had run some distance.She calmed down a bit and swallowed hard but her nervousness was still there cause she knew she was still in their territory even though she didn't know where they were at the moment.Ak
Silence reigned in the large room for what seemed like forever even though it was just for some minutes. Zoey took her gaze to Isaiah in fright of what he would do next because he'd been caught. Surprisingly to her, he was staring back at the men fearlessly and not moved that he was in danger."Well...... Seems like we have a guest." Akin's voice broke the silence. He lifted the corners of his lips and crossed his arms. "Unfortunately, we don't let go of our guests so you will have to stay here now."Mr Clinton, the client, snapped his fingers and drew closer to Akin. "This is Isaiah Alcatraz. I thought he looked familiar and now I remember." His voice was filled with wonder and his gaze was focused on Isaiah."Well then, an introduction has been made so let her go and end all these?" Isaiah's voice was distant and cold as he stared back at them."You are one of the richest people on the continent." Akin informed even though they all knew, and laughed, "How would I let go of this opp
After what seemed like forever, Zoey felt no pain or stab in her body. Or was she dead already?She heard a low groan so close to her. So close that it made her heart ache. Slowly opening her eyes her breath seized when she saw that it was what she was thinking.Isaiah was in front of her, holding her tightly and his face was covered with sweat and pain. She knew what had happened but didn't know how it happened.She should be the one stabbed but how was he quick enough to have switched position with her and blocked her from getting the hit?"Isaiah!" She called, with her voice low and her whole body shaken.She gently laid him down and made his head rest on her thigh. "Oh my goodness!" she gasped seeing the amount of blood gushing out of his body."No, no, no," she cried and attempted to apply pressure on his side where he was stabbed.Akin, seeing what he had done, took a few steps back in fright. He just stabbed one of the prominent men in the society. He was in big trouble and he
Immediately she walked into the room, and Isaiah's eyes fell on her face. He stared for a long time trying to observe her features.Her face was pale, her eyes a bit reddened and her lips lost a bit of their color.Zoey forced a smile and walked in fully, closing the door behind her. She was getting scared of the way he stared cause he might have noticed she was weak.She walked closer and stood beside his bed. "Are.....are you...... feeling better." Her voice came out croaky to which she cleared her throat but it didn't do much good."I am. What about you?" He questioned with his brows knitted together.She widened her fake smile and raised her two hands waving it in the air. "I am fine. See." An instant regret filled her mind as what she did made her dizzy again.She hissed silently and closed her eyes. Observing what was going on with her, Isaiah tapped on the bed."Hurry up and sit down."She managed to sit and rubbed her forehead. "Sorry about that.""You don't have to. Those men
Zoey Hall sat in front of her mirror fixing her makeup up. The thought of what that day is, brought a smile on her lips.She applied some lipgloss and looked at her reflection in the mirror. "I look so ready."It was a happy day for her as she would be celebrating her birthday with the man she loves. Her birthday is the next day but spending the night at his place would be splendid. She examined herself one more time before she left the room. "Omg, you look so beautiful. I bet Philip would be so lost staring at you." her roommate, Elena giggled."You think so?""I know so. Go get him girl."With a bright smile plastered on her lips, Zoey left the house, the studio apartment she shares with her friend who is like the sister she never had.Coming out of the cab in front of his apartment, Zoey checked herself one more time. Satisfied with how she looked, she proceeded further.It is the eve of her birthday and she wanted to spend the night with him. That would be the best start of her
Philip and Rina weren't concerned about what Zoey was going through as she knelt on the floor crying out loud. Philip instead, dragged her from the floor and threw her out. He was disturbed by her cries.Zoey fell to the floor and remained there as she kept on crying. Her mother was dead. The hospital called and told her her mother didn't survive it. She shook her head and sat up. It was all a lie. Her mother wasn't dead. She stood up from the floor and began to run. The street was empty with no cars in sight. Running was the only option and she was ready to go to the hospital to meet her mother even though it was three kilometers. She kept running until finally, she saw a cab in view. She waved at the cab and asked to be taken to the hospital.Immediately Zoey got to the hospital, she ran out and went in. She rushed to her mother's ward and pushed the door opened."Mother! Mother!" she called seeing the room empty.She looked around trying to see if her mom was just trying to prank