"I messed up everything for him. All of his hardwork, his reputation and everything. This must be the reason why he never encouraged me. But i refused to give up. Now look at what everyone is calling him. They are calling him a Pedophile. But he is the sweetest man I know. Even though I did everything to seduce him and was ready to do anything for him, he never took advantage of him. Instead, he requested my mom to make me understand the gravity of the situation. But I didn't listen to any of them and didn't change my mind. Now look what happened" Cathy confessed sadly. Sierra and Claire are looking at her with worry. "Cathy, what you did is not wrong. You liked him, so you pursued him. No one will bother if he is not who he is. Now that he is a public figure, everything he does will be seen under a microscope. Don't be sad. I am sure everything will settle down soon" Sierra tried to pacify Cathy who is sniffing and crying miserably. Claire rubbed Cathy's back to comfort her. Ju
"Now I understand that we cannot be together. I used to think that my love for you is enough. But it looks like it's not enough. I don't know why everyone is blaming when it was me who was hell bent on pursuing you. Please forgive me Nathan" Cathy said with fake tears streaming down her cheeks. Sierra sprinkled some glycerine near her eyes, which made her eyes tear up continuously and turn red. It convinced everyone that Cathy is indeed distressed and trying to commit suicide. Shocked gasps echoed around the media people and the others who were watching Cathy standing dangerously close to the edge. "What? You are in love with President Nathan?" the fire fighter asked with shock. As this incident attracted so much attention, everything is being telecasted live on the television. Cathy sniffed in her microphone and wiped her tears, looking pitiful. "Yes, I am in love with him" she declared. At that moment, Nathan snatched the microphone from the firefighter. "Cathy, please come do
"I will only love you"When the people who are watching Cathy's love confession on their television screens, they start to feel bad for her.'Poor girl''She is right. That Noel Thomas has a daughter. Why is he targeting other people's families?''Yes, it's Noel Thomas and his campaigner Flinn started this''Poor Cathy, she is suffering from loving someone wholeheartedly ''I know our President is not a bad man''We were misled into believing that Mr. The President is a bad man''Our President is ready to sacrifice his life for his duty''I think our President should marry Cathy''Age doesn't matter if you love someone wholeheartedly''I think Cathy would make a perfect match for our President'Cathy's drama started to sway the public opinion about this issue. They no longer believe that Nathan is a Pedophile and he trapped Cathy. Her love confessing made everyone believe that he is not what Noel pointed Nathan to be.On the other hand, near the Presidential building, Cathy still refu
After Cathy jumped, both Sierra and Claire were stunned. They peeked down to assure that Cathy is safe. "I can't believe she jumped" Claire said with a smile of amusement. Sierra grinned. "She is a handful. I am sure Nathan is going to have a tough time resisting this one" she commented with mirth. Claire agreed with her. Everyone was busy with Cathy and Nathan. No one noticed the man who snuck inside the President building and stealthily made his way towards the terrace. "Come, let's go now. Xavier and Adam will be waiting for us" Sierra reminded Claire. They both unlocked the iron door of the terrace from inside revealing a staircase. "Si, let's take the lift. I can't walk down these three floors. My feet are killing me after sitting on my knees for this long" Claire complained. Sierra laughed at how miserable Claire looked. They both had to sit on their knees and hold on the rope to make sure that Cathy wouldn't fall. They sat for more than an hour. And that position w
"What were you thinking Cathy? Is this the way you behave with a government servant in front of so many people? Do you even realise the weight of what you just did? What if you get hurt or something? What about your parents?" Nathan was seen scolding Cathy for the drama she created. Cathy is pouting with annoyance. "Are you angry that I kissed you in front of everyone? Is it ok if I kiss you when we are alone?" she countered with her sassy mouth. Dorothy who was about to enter inside Nathan's cabin caught the tail end of their conversation and decided to let Cathy handle the mess she created. And this is Cathy's relationship problem, so she decided to trust her daughter to solve it on her own. So she turned and left. Inside the cabin, Nathan glared at Cathy. The fact that she climbed on to the rooftop and threatened to jump is as immature as it could be. And instead of feeling guilty, she is arguing with him. "You..." he opened his mouth to scold her, but decided against it at th
Derek was seen drinking in a private room of a pub. He looked worse for the wear as if he had been drinking for hours now. He couldn't forget his humiliation by the hands of Sierra. All of his friends and his acquaintances are laughing at him. They are making fun of him which he is unable to forget. His father is angry with him and his mother is not pleased either. The employees in the company which he was supposed to inherit are looking at him like he is a thief and a womanizer. They are barely respecting him. "Sierra, you shouldn't have done what you did. I hate you. I wanted to marry you. But you ruined me. Now I will ruin you as well" he cursed Sierra loudly in the confines of the private cabin. Empty bottles of alcohol are lined up on the table. And these are all the bottles which he finished himself. He is slurring and at this point his words don't make any sense at all. He is rambling incoherently. Only Sierra's name can be heard clearly. And he is taking it in a mixture
"Aunt Esther, it's bad. Everyone is thinking that it must be Derek who kidnapped Sierra. You should see the trending topic now" Renee shared with Esther. Esther immediately opened the internet and was shocked to see the most trending topic. 'Is Derek Franklin a kidnapper now?' 'Is Sierra safe?' 'She showed everyone that women can destroy anyone if they try to harm them. She is the epitome of the strength of a woman. She should be safe' 'Oh my god, the Franklin family should take the responsibility for the actions of their son' 'Lets pray for Sierra's safety' 'Derek Franklin is a monster' The comments section is flooding with curses against Derek. "Oh dear, what is going on here? My son is innocent. Why is everyone thinking that he kidnapped Sierra? That wench, she is not letting us live in peace even after being kidnapped" Esther bellowed in panic. Renee frowned deeply. "Aunt Esther, calm down. Nothing is proved yet. We should be worried only if it proves that Derek is t
"Is it you?" a new voice rang loudly, filled with anger. Both the lady and the assistant turned to face the newcomer. Augustine is looking livid and angry. He glared at his wife with displeasure. His wife Janine is the worst affected after their daughter became a vegetable who is living with the help of expensive machines without any hope of ever recovering. Janine started to hate the entire Woods family members with a vengeance. No one knows that it's Janine who killed Xavier's father by administering slow poison to the old man. After that, she started targeting Xavier. When Renee started to insist that she wanted to marry Xavier, Janine calmed down for a few years, hoping that Xavier might marry Renee. She didn't want to break Renee's heart like Gawin broke Maddy's. But when Xavier planned to get engaged to someone else, Janine hired someone to kill Xavier before his engagement. But it failed. Xavier's engagement was cancelled. Renee decided to go back and pursue him, but he was
Janine stealthily slipped inside Xavier's room where his mobile was ringing. She held the knife tightly with both her hands. She is ready to strike the moment she spotted Xavier. But when she scanned the room, she found no one. She strained her ears to hear any noise apart from the mobile ringing. But she couldn't hear anything. After the mobile stopped ringing, silence greeted her. 'Where are they? This is their room and his mobile is here. Why is he not answering his phone?' Janine thought angrily. She searched the room without bothering to keep quiet. She searched the entire house, but she found herself alone in the dark house. She was so angry, she wanted to light fire and burn the house down. But just then, she heard the unmistakable sound of Sirens wailing at a distance. 'He escaped and alerted the cops? How did he even find out about my plan?' she thought angrily. She escaped from the house through the kitchen door before the cops could catch her. On the other hand, Nath
"Nathan, I think my mom is still alive. Just now i felt like I saw someone who looked similar to my mom just outside Xavier's house" Renee anxiously explained to Nathan. But instead of believing her, Nathan frowned with disapproval. "Renee, I started to believe that you changed. If this is one of your tricks to stop Xavier and Sierra's wedding, then I suggest you stop this. Sierra gave you a chance. Don't ruin it by doing all these nasty things" he reprimanded her. Renee's eyes pooled with unshed tears at the harshness of his words. "I know I have done some things which i shouldn't have, which I regret. But Nathan, this time I am telling the truth. I swear on everything I hold dear. No, I swear on Xavier. I think my mom is still alive. We have to caution Xavier and Sierra, Please" she begged him. Nathan was taken aback when she swore on Xavier, whom Renee loves so much. He suddenly applied brakes on his vehicle and immediately took a 'U' turn. If what Renee said is true, th
Claire was not very happy about Renee, but Cathy decided to stay neutral. Nathan and Xavier were Renee's friends for years, so they forgave her when Sierra decided to give Renee a chance. "I will get going now. Please don't call me if I could be of any help during your wedding preparations" Renee offered. Sierra smiled. "Sure" she agreed. Claire is not ready to trust Renee just yet. She witnessed how vile and vicious Renee can be. So she doesn't want to forgive her so soon. She is feeling that Renee is just pretending to be nice. After Renee left, Claire couldn't hold back any longer. "Si, what are you doing? How can you forget everything she did to you? At her party, at the mall, in this home, she insulted you countless times. How can you just forgive her because she has mommy issues?" she demanded with displeasure. Sierra was quiet. Indeed Renee did all that. "Claire, you cannot label a person as bad based on their past deeds. What she did was wrong. And she is feeling gu
After two weeks, Slowly everyone started to forget about Janine. Augustine decided to take Renee to the states. Maddy passed away too, and her cremation was a close knit affair. Her grave was beside Janine's grave. Renee finally decided to apologise to Sierra before leaving for good. In Xavier's home, everyone was bristling with excitement for the impending wedding of Xavier and Sierra. "I love your wedding dress. It's so beautiful" Cathy said about Sierra's wedding dress which was delivered the previous day. Apart from the wedding dress, Sierra and the ladies don't know anything about the wedding preparations. Like Sierra wished, Xavier was handling everything and is ready to surprise her in a week when she is going to walk the aisle as his bride. "Yes, it is. I am eager to see how Xavier would react to it" Sierra said with a mischievous grin. Cathy giggled with mirth. "He would be thinking about peeling that off of you from the moment he sees you in that dress" she joked.
Janine was arrested and Augustine was cured. Xavier and the others were still reeling with shock regarding the bone chilling revelation of that night. Janine is the reason why Gawin lost his life, and so was his father. Now she was after Xavier and his unborn child over her misplaced anger. No one forced Maddy to commit suicide. It's Gawin's choice to choose who ever he wanted to marry. No one can fault him for not falling for Maddy the way she fell for him. After everything Janine did, going after Xavier's unborn child is the most horrific thing she did. "Xavier, i am extremely sorry" Renee apologised to Xavier with guilt. They were all still in the apartment where Renee and Augustine were forced to stay. Both of them gave an official statement to the cops about everything Janine did, much to Janine's anger. Janine was cursing them while she was escorted to the police vehicle. She was taken to jail and would be soon presented in court. Her sins would earn her a life sentence if not
"Who is there?" Janine called out loudly before pulling her gun out from underneath Maddy's bed. Both Renee and Augustine are panicking. They are tensed and worried about Xavier and the others. Outside the balcony, all the four men froze. "I am sorry" Nathan apologised sincerely. Xavier shook his head and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "It's ok, it's not your fault" he assured Nathan. Adam and Carlos peeked inside, and noticed that Janine has a gun and she is coming near the balcony. "She is coming, and she has a gun" Adam spoke with urgency. Everyone was tensed. "Nathan, you stay here with Adam. Me and Carlos will show ourselves. You wait for the right opportunity to take her by surprise" Xavier suggested and nodded at Carlos. Nathan held his hand to stop him. He is worried about Xavier. "I can go instead" he offered. Xavier gave him an assuring smile and patted his hand. "She will not be suspicious to see us, as we already visited their home this morning
That night, just like they planned, Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam sneaked inside the building where they saw Janine going. As it was a residential building, everyone was already asleep by the time they sneaked in. Carlos messed with the front door which gave away easily. That was the only door which was locked, restricting the entry of outsiders who don't have a key code. After that, it was almost cake walk for them to slip inside the elevator. "Do you know which floor they might be in?" Nathan inquired. Xavier pulled out the soft copy of the residential details of the people living in that building. "I think they might be on the top floor. It's a penthouse, and the only unoccupied apartment available in this building. At least it's not officially occupied" he pointed at the details of the other residents in the list. "Top floor it is then" they pressed the button to the top floor. The elevator hummed silently before the doors opened on the top floor. The corridor outside the
"It should have been you. Why is my Maddy suffering like this" Janine cursed Renee. Both Renee and Augustine were stunned by her cruel words. Tears welled up in their eyes. Tears of grief and pain. The woman who used to be sweet and caring is now turned into a stranger. The Janine Renee saw from her childhood and the Janine Augustine fell for is no longer alive. The woman standing in front of them feels like an imposter. "Who are you and what have you done to my wife? " Augustine's voice recovered from his pain and grief. It came out scratchy and raw. But the pain in his tone is unmasked. Janine is not in the mental condition to understand the pain of her beloved. She is lost in the sea of her own grief and anger. She is not realising that she is losing the rest of her family by her own actions."You and your daughter killed that Janine. I used to think that you are my world. But now, I am slowly understanding that it's not the case. You never loved me the way I loved you" Janine s
"Hello Mrs. Augustine, i came to visit Renee" Xavier replied smoothly. Janine would have killed Xavier at that moment if she could. But she knows that it's impossible. He is a force to be reckoned with when faced alone. Even for a well built man. So Janine would mostly get herself killed if she attempted anything stupid. But her hatred for the Woods men is too intense to control and maintain a calm facade. "Oh? If I guessed right, this might be the first time you visited our house for Renee, is that right, Mr. Woods?" she stressed his surname with an intensity that even Carlos caught upon. They both understood that Janine is not very fond of Xavier, if she somehow doesn't hate him. Her body language and her tone is screaming that she wants to shoo them out of her home. "You are mistaken Mrs. Augustine. I have come here a few times with Renee. And countless times I gave her a ride back home when it was late. Nonetheless, we apologise for the inconvenience caused. We will take our