“Quick, over here!”The nurses, plus the doctors in the emergency unit rushed out pulling the stroller bed out of the unit. They carried Grandpa on one, and Blair on one then hurried back inside. As soon as they were taken inside, something shocking happened. It has me thinking for a while,Because, how come? How did the news already get out that we were in the hospital?“Mr. Raymond Reece, please tell us what is happening in the family.”Uhn? Who sent the paparazzi here? And not only one, but a bundle of them from different companies. “We heard your son, Asher, was kidnapped earlier today, and now your wife and your grandpa have fallen into an unconscious state. We will want to know what is causing all this suddenly.”Oh my God!Someone inside the house must have a hand in this. It’s not even been a day since the kidnapping, and everyone in the city already knows it.Who could be spreading out everything in the house? “Have you found Asher?”“Has Matilda and her husband retu
RAYMOND’S POVFor the past five hours, we have been searching the whole city for Asher. Earlier on, that was seven hours ago, I received a call from the school that Asher had been kidnapped. That was the scariest minute of my life. How could the boy whom I took to the school by myself be kidnapped just like that?Where was the school security?What was he doing to let Asher exit the gate without stopping him?“Some people came to the school two hours after you dropped Asher off, they were dressed like the bodyguards following you around, Sir. And they said it was you who sent them to see Asher.”What nonsense!They know I’ve never sent anyone to come see Asher before,Only his driver goes to pick him up from school when I have no time.“I swear, Mr. Raymond, I didn't know they were bad guys. It was the security man who came running inside my office that the guys forcefully carried Asher inside their van.”“And when he wanted to stop them, they overpowered him and as a result of tha
Ahhh!So tired from the moment. Ben was right,I shouldn’t have sat in one place for an hour,Now my feet are swollen, and my waist aches a lot. No problem, Asher has promised to massage my legs today. “Ma’am, Mr. Raymond wants to speak to you on the phone.”Oh, Ray.He must be trying to check up on me. “Hey, darling.”I waved Ben off. “Hey, baby. How are you coping?”I can’t tell him I am tired, right?He might stop me from going to work till after I give birth.“I’m doing great, Ray. How about you?”He hesitated for a while, then chuckled softly. “Same here. When are you going home?”That’s strange.He speaks as though he is hiding something from me. Well, Raymond doesn’t hide things from me especially if they are so important. He must be talking that way because he is tired from work. “Later, I have some files to take care of.”And oh, that reminds me. “Have you checked up on Grandpa George since we left the house?”“Yes, I just spoke with him.”That’s good to hear. “Hey
The moment we arrived home, Ray stepped out of Grandpa’s apartment.So he has been there ever since we left.“Remember our promise, Asher, do not let Daddy know we went to see Emily.”He nodded his head and left the car. “Where did you guys go?”He asked surprisingly.“We went shopping.”Asher quickly answered.“Shopping? I thought you were sick.”Funny.How can I let the sickness stop me from doing important things?“I was tired of sitting in one place.”“Then why didn't you inform me you were going out? I would have gone with you or attached someone to you.”He looked at the car. “You shouldn’t have driven by yourself.”“Hey, Ray, we are already back, okay?”He sighed. “Yeah, but…”“No buts, I am so exhausted and need to rest.”I wonder what he and Grandpa were talking about that made him stay in the apartment for so long. “Emily called me.”Uhn?I hope she didn’t tell him we went there. “She said from today henceforth, I should stop contacting her.”Gosh!“She said we are betr
A few hours later, Matilda and her husband started packing their luggage inside the car.They are leaving the house because Grandpa has sent them away. Earlier on, she refused to admit the truth even when everyone knew that she was behind it. Matilda kept swearing that she wasn’t behind it, but because Grandpa George knew her so well, he told them to leave. “When she is ready to confess, you will be welcome back to the house!”He yelled at them and shut his door. As soon as Grandpa George entered the apartment, Matilda left the car and walked towards me. “Do you think we will plead with Grandpa to let us stay?”She scoffed. “We have been waiting for this opportunity, girl. You guys can have the house to yourselves, okay? We are moving into our new house where I will give birth to my baby who will take over this family’s company one day.”Oh, that was their plan?Well, we can now live peacefully in this house. “Safe journey, Matilda, never return to this house, please. And you w
First, Grandpa George has to know what is happening. I can’t just keep quiet like Raymond said, “Mummy?”Not only I, even Asher was upset about this. “Why did Alisa lie against you that way? You love her so much.”See? Even Asher knows how much I love that girl. If not that he were not a good boy, he would have accused me of loving Alisa more than him.“Don’t worry, mummy will take care of this, okay.”I rubbed his head, then headed to the door. “Can I come with you, please?”“Sure, I am going to grandpa’s apartment.”We headed there together and luckily, Raymond wasn’t there, he could have stopped me from talking to Grandpa. “Blair, what is wrong? You look awful.”Yes, that. I have been sick for more than a week now, but he didn’t know that I was bedridden.“Is it the pregnancy?”“Yes, Grandpa George, but I am getting a lot better now.”I sat down on the sofa opposite him. “I need to report someone to you, Grandpa.”He shook his head as if he knew who I was referring to. “I