Earlier that day in the hospital, Joana took her phone to call Matthew. The phone rang but he was not taking her calls as usual. Sophia has been refusing to go back to her father's place making excuses that Matthew would be furious if she left the house without his permission. After her last medical checkup and her bandage were removed, she was discharged immediately and advised to stay away from abuse and assault of any type.Nanny called Kain to come drive them home and he assured he was on his way. Sophia noticed how lean she had become just the past few weeks. It has been one problem to the other for the past two months now and Matthew has changed rapidly. He gets provoked easily, abuses her, and leaves her traumatic while he leaves his house to god-knows-well.The painful part is that he suddenly refused her to work in the company. His excuses were just incoherent, claiming the company was distracting her from attending to his needs at home. At about 9 am, Kain drove to t
Simon has been having weird thoughts about his daughter lately. Although he has been left in the dark concerning all that has been happening, yet he cannot get over the way he is feeling. Matthew has not been taking his calls and Sophia has been feeding him with sweet lies. At about 1 pm that day, just as he never expected, he heard voices outside and he stood up to peek through the window. It was his daughter and his niece. He wondered if Joana had been with Sophia all along.Kelly was upstairs taking her nap. Her last visit to Anthonio’s was pretty fun and it seems she was interested in him.Excited that Sophia had come around, Simon opened the door even before a knock came.The moment Sophia's eyes meet with her dad's she realizes how sick his eyes looked. “ Hey Dad,” She called, walking towards him.Simon walked close and Sophia hugged him.“ I'm here to spend the week with you, Dad. What's that look on your face? You don't look too good” Sophia said, looking at her dad’s
The sky was soft and serene with hues of pale blues peeking over the earth. The world was quiet, save for the sweet songs of birds and the gentle rustle of leaves, as nature awakened from its slumberSandy Springs is a perfect place to live in Atlanta. A very comfortable and serene place with many fascinating places to visit. Shawn rubbed his eyes rashly as he rigidly stretched his legs on the bed, opening his eyes faintly to embrace the reality of a brand new day. It took Shawn a short time to process the new environment he was in, at the time he finally opened his eyes.With a smug smile, his face brightened when he finally realized he was in his father's house, one of the houses in ROSY Estates, of Fabiola's empire.Shawn’s current room was way bigger than his formal apartment where he strived to survive without a backbone. Hope rubbed against him in his eyes, and at least, he was grateful for Joana who stood by him amidst the hurricanes that surged through his heart then.He
Shawn stood by the mirror preening himself. He wore an olive green-colored Stuart Hughes Diamond Edition suit and a subtle long tie that complemented his well-tailored trousers. His crips' cool white sleeve sparked from inside his suit jacket, fitting his body and complimenting his highly polished leather shoes that shone like crystals. His polished exterior and sophistication added to his sleek and charms, giving him a dishy appearance.Taking his cream, he added a little in his hands and rubbed his hair before brushing down his well-calved beards that were all sleepy on his handsome face.Thrusting his diamond wristwatch in his hands, he pinned it until it became fitted perfectly on his wrist.Just as it clocked at 7:32 am, he took his phone and called his driver to get his car ready.Before he left the room, Joana’s call came in but there was not much time to converse as he was rushing for the office so he did not bother taking her calls.Instead, he sent her a text telling he
“Good morning, Mr Fabiola “ Mr Robertson greeted, trying to catch pace with Shawn.Thank goodness, Shawn arrived at the company just exactly five minutes before working hours.“ Good morning, Mr. Robertson” He responded without saying more words. He glanced at his wristwatch and then lifted his face to the reception area. It was very busy.“ Your Father asked me to attend to your needs, especially about any confusing questions you have to ask about the company, “ Robertson said, increasing his pace to catch up with Shawn.“ Oh, well, thank you Mr. Robertson” He halted and shook hands with him. “ If I need anything, I will come to you and pass the message about the board of directors meeting at once. There are a few developments that need to be made” he ordered with a friendly tone.Roberson Clack made a lot of mistakes in the area of funds. It was greatly mismanaged. All those would be looked into as Shawn emerges as the new CEO of Sterling Group.“ It's okay, sir. I will tell t
The atmosphere was serene that afternoon, almost looking as if there was no one in Simon’s house.Joana lay on the bed with Sophia, trying to take a nap. Being in the hospital for two days with Sophia caused her insomnia, she had decided to sleep to recover some lost nutrients. Sophia had been acting weird lately. She gets apprehensive at any given time jerking to nothing visible but as if something's threatening her peace within. At about 4p4 pm Joana woke up, and she realized Sophia was still sleeping peacefully. One proper glance at her made Joana realize that Matthew’s house must be indeed a living hell for her to live in. Joana cupped Sophia's cheek and with her thumb, she caressed it sideways and thereafter kissed her forehead. She'd made up her mind to tell Simon all that had been going on with Sophia and Matthew. He has the right to know. Taking a few steps from the bed, Joana clenched her hands on the phone. She put it on and saw two messages from Shawn and a certain fe
Sophia’s rest was great. It was the longest, sweetest nap she has ever had for months now.The beautiful hue of orange-gold light in the cloud sent some comfort to her soul and she opened her eyes faintly to see dusk approaching.No one was in the room with her and she almost shivered in the hushed gloomy room that stared at her, void of life.Her heart raced to fear once more and she took her phone and ran downstairs.Upon getting downstairs, she met her dad alone in the living room without the presence of Joana and Kelly anywhere around the house. “ Dad, why is everywhere so cool? Where are my sister and Kelly, I can't find them anywhere around” She rolled her eyes around again to see if they were in the kitchen too.Simon dropped the remote in his hands, his eyes scanning Sophia carefully as she walked apprehensively to sit beside him. He would blame himself if anything bad happened to his only daughter. Dark lines encircled Sophia’s eyelid and as he scanned her carefully, he co
“ Are you sure he would be happy to see that you brought your friend to his house unannounced?” Joana asked Kelly. She just came to realize that Kelly’s Anthonio was not her ex.The address to Kelly’s boyfriend's apartment is different. Her ex does not live around Cabbagetown.“ Don't worry Joana, Anthonio is a cool guy. He wouldn't mind, trust me” Kelly assured and smiled.The traffic was quite horrible. It was almost 6 pm and they were just getting to Cabbagetown after an hourWhen the cab finally hit their destination, the two ladies exhaled and chorused,” Thank goodness” Kelly slipped $ 400 into the driver's hand, took her handbag, and then dragged Joana off the car.“ Let's go. This is his house, "Kelly said. She sipped the last smoothie they had gotten from a very good spot and trashed the can In the bin outside Athonio’s house.Joana stood gazing around the beautiful environment still sipping her smoothie.She was still sipping it when Kelly grasped the can from her and