Luke settled in the car and called his grandfather to know why he so wanted him to call urgently.
"Grandfather"He said grumpily when the call got connected. The old man scoffed at his end. He can't believe that this grandson of his is just calling him now after he had ignored his calls severally. "Luke, get your damn ass home, the wedding is canceled" Senior Bleak said and the line went dead. Luke blinked twice and hissed, he is not sure he had his grandfather correctly. How can they just call off the wedding without his consent? Who did his grandfather take him for? After he broke up with his girlfriend for life because of the damned wedding, now it's off. This must be one of his grandfather's pranks but his old man does not joke about things like this. He is too old for jokes like this. There is only one way to find out and that's to head back to the mansion. He did a quick reverse and in no time he was on the highway driving above his speed limit. He was just praying and hoping that what he heard is not true. His heartbeat was pumping so high and if care was not taken, he would get home in broken pieces which he wishes would happen instead of what he heard. His wedding means a lot to him, he knew what he was going to miss. If actually, the wedding goes down. He has the money, and the affluence but his ego can't be bruised. His self-respect is a bae **************** "You are, I know you have no dime. You either pay now or go with me. You will pay in kind and I bet that would be great for you. No stress bae"Josh said, which got Alex fuming. If not that she is handcuffed, she trusts her skills. "Mr. I beg you, you would not want anything to do with me. I am of your class so I would repeat, let me go, you will get your money. Keeping me with you would make no sense" Alex said and gave him a charming smile, thinking it would work magic on him. Her smile has never failed her. Josh shook his head."Stop smiling, you look like a clown and no, there is no later for my money, now or kind. Choose one, I give you five seconds to choose, and for your info. You can do more for me, I love sex, and having not to pay for it for like a week is going to clear your debt. If I were you I would choose kind instead of cash, term yourself luck that a Greek like me wants you" Alex felt like puking, this guy talking about sex in this manner meant he is shameless. So he wants her to pay with her body instead, no way. There has to be an alternative, she just felt disgusted. "One, two, three, four, five, tsk tsk tsk, time out, you are going home with me for the holiday. My Christmas just got better."Josh smirked and brought his face closer to her ear. "You are mine for the holiday, no two ways about it. Take it or leave it"He pulled away and Alex shivered. She should at least let her only brother know she is not home for Christmas if he decides to come. She made to take her purse with her free hand but Josh snatched the purse from her hand. "From now on you take permission from me before you do something or else, your stay would be long and I would love you to break that rule so that I would have you more than we bargained for. Come to think of it, did we bargain for anything before?" Alex has totally lost her voice, and freedom and would soon lose herself to this selfish man here. She can't give up, there has to be a way for her but for now, let her play along. She has to say this again, her Christmas Eve just got worse. Heartbreak is better than the situation she is in now. She watched as Josh placed a call and told whoever was at his end to come to get him. If it was a joke before now it's not a joke anymore. She was really going to celebrate her Christmas in bondage. She decided to try her luck once again, maybe he would change his decision. "Can you reconsider, you see my family would be looking for me by now? I am sorry I was stubborn, sorry I stepped on your handkerchief and I am sorry about your neck. Just reconsider please" Josh stared at her as she blabbed, he had made up his mind and there is no going back. There is no way he is going to let go of good sex this holiday. Looking at her, she would satisfy his sexual desire so he is not listening to her. "Don't fight this baby girl, you are in already. I gave you time to decide but you gave silent instead and that means you totally agreed with me. You can't back out now. Real women are not afraid of things like this or are you not a real woman?" Josh said not even glancing at her. He felt she had talked too much so he got a sellotape and as Alex stared at him to know what he was up to he sealed her mouth and tapped on her forehead. "Learn to keep quiet, I am trying to relax my brain" He said and relaxed back.Alex tried to pull the tape off her mouth but Josh got to her before she got and instantly handcuff her two hands. "That's better, be a good girl and you would not know when this would be over between us. Try any other thing, I would have you here and now" He said and stepped out of the carAlex felt her tears trickling down her face and asked herself what she had done wrong.31 December…. It was seven in the morning and Luke stood in the middle of his room staring at the fake will his lawyer had passed across to him not long ago. He had signed the document and told William of the latest development. William had told him to meet him right away. He pulled his jacket up and walked out of the room with the files in his hand. He walked past his grandfather without saying anything and continued walking down the stairs. Senior Bleak did not even mind and continued his way up the stairs. Luke walked to the box of keys and picked up Josh's car. He was not boarding any cab today. His car and that of Christy will arrive today unfailingly. He strolled outside and walked towards Josh's car, got in, and drove away. In less than twenty minutes, he was at William's hideout. He parked and walked in through the secret entrance. Getting inside, William was waiting for him. "That was so fast, you did what your father could not do in just a day. I am proud of you,"
Stacy Jackson stood shocked as her father handed her traveling documents and a permanent resident card for her sudden trip to Australia. He did not even allow her to come inside the house. "Dad, what is all this?" She asked in a high-pitched voice. "Young lady, don't raise your voice at me. You leaving GreyWave, it's what it is," he responded without any emotion in his voice. He had vowed in his heart that no daughter of his would be a nuisance and since Stacy couldn't stop being one in Greywave, it was better he sends her off to Australia to go live there. From now onwards she ceased to be a resident of GreyWave. Let him see how she will be running after Josh Bleak. "Dad, I don't understand what you are trying to do. I haven't done anything wrong. Why are you sending me to Australia to go and live?" She cried out. "You've done enough harm, Stacy. You're relocating to Australia and that is where you will live from now onwards. I don't want to see anything close to you her
Christy managed and stripped off her dress and went into the bathroom to freshen up. She did not take time, she came out as soon as she entered. One would actually think that she did not shower at all but the water drops on her body will change your mind. She put on a simple gown and went out of her room. Bobby and Gab with Mrs. Matilda sat at the dining table with Erica absent. Christy took a seat opposite her mother while Gab kept staring at her with a smirk on. She ignored him totally and forced her mind to focus on how to break the news to the family. Erica appeared a moment later and sat beside Christy and gave her a sweet smile. "You can as well put a smile on your face please," Erica whispered and Christy nodded. "Shall we eat now?" Bobby said, putting his phone inside his pocket. "Of Course, we should," Mrs. Matilda responded and asked Maria to dish out the food for them. Lunch was off Black Pudding; a meal made from blood sausage of animals, cerea
James drove into the National park and parked and then looked at Alex. She had gone back to being gloomy and he was not quite happy about it. "We are here, do you need any special thing you want me to do for you?" Alex smiled at him and got her purse."Not really, I will help myself through," she said and got down and started walking towards the park restaurant. A man with a black hood on stood in the opposite direction and pretended to be getting a ticket when Alex walked past him. Alex felt some chill down her spine when she passed the guy but continued walking into the restaurants regardless. The national park was filled with brims because of the holiday Families were soon having fun together.The national park was built in a way that it had everything starting from the Kiddies' arena to the adult arena, lodge, and eatery too.Alex got into the restaurant and ordered wine and chips. She wasn't there to eat but to have some time to herself but on second thought, she
Josh walked into Senior Bleak's study and found his grandfather bent on something. "Grandfather, you send for me," he said and Senior Bleak looked up at him. "Yes, I did. Get your father for me," Senior said and waved him off. Josh turned and left. Getting to his father's room, he saw him pacing around with his mom under the duvet. The atmosphere was a bit tense. "Father, Grandfather wants to see you," he said to his father and made to leave but his father's words stopped. "I heard you both are getting a divorce?""Yes, we are," Josh responded and waited to hear his father lash at him but JB did the opposite, he shrugged his shoulders. "Do what you think is the best," JB said and Josh was shocked by his father's reaction. This was unlike him. Things were going at a fast pace and he was just realizing it. Ever since the truth was out, relationships began to break. Susan glared at her husband and threw her face away. Instead of asking Josh why, he was telling Josh
Josh was beyond reasoning. He could not hold himself anymore. The man standing in his front used to ask questions before dishing out blames but since he found his grandkids, he changed, it just has to be about them. Josh felt he was no longer his grandfather who nurtured and loved him. "I see where this is coming from. Alex was right. When you are done with your nonsense, meet me in the study, and as for the divorce, I will make sure it happens because I am the reason you both got married in the first place," Senior Bleak said and walked out of his grandson's room "The young man's sense of reasoning had been clouded with jealousy. A man that is jealous of his wife is not fit to remain married to her," Senior Bleak concluded.Josh kicked the bed and raced down everything on Alex's dressing table. This was more than he could take. It had always been him and no one else, he should better go back to the old Josh. The one who didn't care about love. His holidays were over fo