“Sir, we're not here to take the boy away from you. We came not with an intent to find the boy, but now that we've found him, we'll like to get a clarification,” Samantha explained to him.The old man looked at his wife begrudgingly. “He's Ryan's son, his name is Raymond,” Mrs Wang revealed. “Oh, no…my baby didn't die..he didn't die!” Ryan broke into hot tears. “He didn't die along with the mother. My wife and I promised to keep him safe from his father. He's the only thing that has kept us going after we lost Sally,” Mr Wang related painfully. “I understand perfectly, but you didn't have to lie to me,” Ryan cried. “If I were in their shoes, I would have lied too,” Samantha chuckled. “You're not taking the boy away from us,” Mrs Wang said to him. He wiped off his tears and looked at Samantha. They both spoke in whispers for a minute. “Um, we're not taking the boy away from you. But we'd like to plead with you to let him spend some time with his father so they could bond. This
“They both froze at the sight of the little fair skin boy who seemed to be an older version of Ryette. “Argh!” Samantha gasped, her eyes widened in disbelief. “Raymond, don't you dare open the door without my permission!” The voice of the older lady followed suit. A middle aged Asian woman appeared on the door, dressed simply in a white expensive silk dress. “Grandma, Grandma, look, I think I've found my daddy!” The little boy cried in ecstasy as he held onto his grandma's dress. There was a moment of tension as the Asian woman looked at the bewildered, broken Ryan and Samantha standing in front of her door. “Ryan Clyde, we meet again!” She snapped, her grey eyes piercing through Ryan like a knife. “Ma'am.. ma'am..I..,” he stuttered, looking away from the boy to his grandma. The woman grabbed hold of the boy, trying to pull him back inside. Ryan surged towards her, holding her arm which was tightly wrapped around the boy. “Get lost!!” The woman barked in his face. “Madam,
Thinking about Samantha's words, he walked back into the party hall and he could see Sophia dancing and having fun with the ladies. He excused her from the dance floor and she reluctantly followed him out of the building. Taking a sip from her glass of whiskey, she gasped with relief as she stood in front of him. “You've had enough, I think,” he said, taking the glass away from her. “I'm not drunk, I know my limits,” she argued, trying to grab the glass from him. “No, I won't let you,” he argued as they both struggled with the glass. “Give it back,” she cried, aiming higher. She finally got hold of the glass with his palm still held onto it tightly. They both wrapped their palms around the glass, with their bodies so close to each other. His arm wrapped slowly around her waist, pulling her closer than ever before. Their heads inched closer, followed by a swift lingering kiss that held them in a world of their own. Her eyes opened wide as she snapped back to reality and she pu
“Ryker is being held in a psychiatrist's home at the moment. He lost his sanity the moment he was arrested,” Claris related. Ryan gulped and heaved a sigh. “I guess it was due to Sasha's betrayal. I heard he's been screaming for Sasha all day,” Sophia added. All eyes turned to Sasha whose gaze lowered to the floor slowly. “And Sarah, she is yet to be found,” Mariah explained. “How did it happen? How did she escape amidst the heavy security presence?!” Ryan slammed. “Ryan, slow down,” Samantha urged, caressing his arms. “She escaped through a secret passageway located in the mansion,” Ken informed. “There was a secret passageway we didn't know of?” Ryan asked with a scoff. “Yes, it seems she created it recently in a bid to exit the country secretly. She saw this coming, she knew there were people coming for her,” Sophia explained. There was complete silence. “Our lives are still in danger with Sara being out there,” Ryan said thoughtfully. “Yes, and there is no need to pani
“Doc!! Doc!!” She panicked, rushing closer to his bed. In an instant, Sasha and a male doctor were seen running into the ward with some nurses behind them. “I saw him move, I saw him move!!” Samantha exclaimed. “Oh, my God!!” Sasha exclaimed, running closer to Samantha. The doctor sprung into action immediately and Sasha grabbed hold of Samantha, pulling her away from distracting the doctor. She watched in anticipation with tears dripping down her cheeks, hoping and praying so hard for Ryan to wake up. “He's responding,” the Doctor said with a smile, turning to look at her. “Oh, Ryan,” Samantha cried in Sasha's arms. Just then, his eyelids fluttered and his eyes opened up slowly. “Ryan?!!” Samantha gasped, escaping from Sasha's arms. She knelt beside the bed and grabbed hold of his hands. The doctor didn’t interfere as he continued with his job. “Ryan, Ryan,” she called, wiping the tears away from her eyes.He turned slowly in her direction and she broke into tears of joy.
Her footsteps were heard in the dim room as she walked in dejectedly. She slumped on the armchair and took off her brunette wig tiredly. Her palm caressed her face as she heaved a sigh of frustration, her hazel eyes staring at nothing. How did this happen? How did she not see this coming? She thought. The door opened and Mariah walked into the room. “The nurse is here,” she said to Samantha. “I don't want no treatment, Mariah,” Samantha sighed heavily, her palm rubbing her forehead in anguish. “You can't look after Ryan in this manner. You need to be strong, Samantha. You've got a boy who's waiting to welcome you in his arms,” she said with a bitter smile on her lips. “Mariah, you don't get it,” Samantha said with a scoff, shaking her head. “I know how you feel, Samantha. You've been through worse, you've lost people…,” she tried to speak. “You don't know how I feel, Mariah!!” Samantha blasted, her eyes burning red with fury. Mariah went mute, seeing the rage in he