MONTHS LATER. Ryan arrived at the mansion with his pregnant girlfriend, Sally. It was chaos and Sara succeeded in manipulating the whole situation. “Ryker, you can see for yourself. You can see how everything is playing out! Ryan will succeed over you!” Sara shot in his face as they both stood in the chamber, facing each other. Ryker gulped and heaved a sigh of relief. “Thank you, mother, thank you for averting the whole chaos,” he said gratefully. “How long can we do this? How long can we keep lying to Ryan? How long can we keep him away from the mansion? How long can we hold him back from making a family?!” She shouted. “Mother, I don't know what else to do, Vanessa and I have tried so hard,” he lamented. “She's the problem, Ryker! Let her go!” She slammed.He kept silent and began to breathe heavily. “Mother, I've got a question for you,” he muttered.She kept silent and glanced up at his face. “How were you able to come up with the fake fertility test result which you sho
“I'll never succumb to that nonsense, Ryker! Never!” Vanessa yelled as she stood before Ryker whose gaze was buried on the floor. “You claim you love me and would do anything to make me happy. This is my inheritance at stake, Essa, and you wanna make me lose out?” He asked, looking dumbfounded. She sulked, her brown eyes looking at the floor furiously. “What's meant for you would always come to you, Ryker. If Ryan is the rightful heir to the company, then let it be,” she managed to speak as she sighed and looked up at his face. “What?! You're taking sides with Ryan?!” He stormed up to her face. She took a step backwards as she saw the beast in him awaken. “Ryker,” Sara's voice was heard as she was seen walking into the room. He gritted his teeth and moved away from Vanessa whose whole body was trembling with fear. “Do you know what's at stake, Vanessa?” Sara asked, casting a stern glance at her. “I know, mother, but I'll never support this. We'll have our own baby befo
The news of Mark Clyde's death spread far and abroad the country like wildfire. While everyone was mourning, Sara was scheming. It was dark and drizzling as she stood beside her car, watching the fair skinned man in black suit walking towards her. “Daren,” she called, her face beaming with a smile. “Sara, we should get shelter,” Daren pointed at the rain. She nodded and they both stepped into the car. “What brought you here at such an hour? You should be home mourning your husband,” He said, looking at her small pretty face. “ Daren, Mark entrusted his Will to you,” she said. “Yes,” he acquiesced with a nod. “I.. I wanna have a copy of the will,” she stated firmly. “No, he asked that no member of the family sees it until the day it is revealed,” he replied. “ Daren, I'm having my suspicions about Mark. I believe he's trying to doublecross me,” she said with a smile. “Doublecross you? All your kids are for Mark, whatever they inherit from their father, belongs to yo
“The will has been written,” Mark informed Sara who was lying on the bed beside him. “Wow, that's great. Can I see a copy of it?” She asked with a teasing smile. “No, it's confidential,” he replied with a smile. “You're hiding things from me now,” she said and turned away. “I know what you want, and I've granted your wishes,” he said. She turned to look at him and a wide grin appeared on her lips. “Tell me you made him the heir to CTECH,” she inquired curiously. “He is,” he affirmed. “Thank you, honey,” she said as she sat up and embraced him warmly. “And.. And Ryan?” She asked. “He's useless at the moment, but he'll get his share,” he replied. “I can't believe this happened to my son,” she cried. He heaved a deep sigh and pulled her closer to himself. “We hope and pray he gets back to himself. I still have hopes for my son, I've not given up on him,” he assured himself with a nod. She wiped her tears and smirked hideously. A grin of victory appeared on her lips
In the large auditorium filled to the brim, Ryker stood alongside his mother, watching Ryan on the podium, receiving an award. There were claps and cheers from the audience and Mark was seen, standing beside young Ryan who was handsomely dressed in a black suit as he received his award. As they walked down the podium, they were surrounded by family and friends. “He might be the future leader of CTECH. Such an amazing young talent,” A noble man in black suit commented, while patting Ryan's shoulders. “Oh, yes, one day, he'll become the best software developer the world has ever witnessed,” another man added. Everyone laughed. “Indeed, Ryan is the future of CTECH,” Aunt Susan put in and Mark nodded as everyone laughed. Sara felt her heart skip as she heard those words from where she stood. Ryker couldn't help but watch with his heart engrossed with bitterness. Sara took hold of his hand and they both walked out of the hall. At the mansion, they both sat in the living room w
It was partially cloudy as the boat sped along the green lake waters. Mrs Clyde sat alongside the two men in black outfits as the boat headed towards the shores. She took a slow glance at Susan whose unconscious body was covered with a big blanket and heaps of sacks. Her face hardened and she looked away slowly. She shut her eyes for a moment, her heart heavy with bitterness. “It was all your fault, Mark!! If you hadn't betrayed my trust for you, I wouldn't become the monster I am today,” she soliloquized as she opened her eyes and heaved a sigh. These were a series of flashbacks occuring in her head and she gulped, with tears clouding her eyes. FLASHBACK “I'm sorry, it will take only a miracle for the baby to be able to reproduce in the future,” the doctor's voice was heard in the office. Sara broke into tears, looking at her husband, Mark, who was sitting beside her. He pulled her closer and patted her back. “Doctor, please do anything,” Mark's brass voice was heard,