Se connecterAt the White's Medical Center, Liora and Fiona turned at the sound of the familiar voice.Standing there at the entrance to the elevator was Luke White, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.A tear drop from the tears that had gathered in Fiona's eyes rolled down her face."Fiona?" Luke called out again."Nobody is going anywhere; we were just talking about something else." Liora said quickly.Fiona cleaned off the tear and plastered a broad smile on her face as she said, "Yes, Luke, anything the matter?""You tell me. You're the one with a tear rolling down her face. Does this have anything to do with the hospital? Because if it does, then best believe that I will find out, so you should just tell me now," Luke warned.Liora held on to Fiona's hands, and they stepped out of the elevator."There is nothing to tell. Like I said, we were talking about something personal," Liora insisted.Luke didn't seem to believe her as he turned his attention to Liora."Ever since you came around. Everythi
The words struck Travis like a blade, piercing through his heart with a force he had never felt before.For a few seconds, he stood there in shock; his brows furrowed as he stared at his father."What did you just say?" Travis asked."You heard me right, Travis. You are stepping down." David stated, his chest heaving heavily with each breath."Surely you're joking, Father," Travis scoffed."Oh, I am not. The agreement for you to become the CEO was to get married. You got divorced five years ago, meaning you broke our agreement," David stated."We both know that's bullsh*t, Father!" Travis shouted.He could not believe his father was saying this to him. After proving himself all these years."Watch your language, Travis!" David warned, his nose flaring in anger.The wrinkle of age around his eyes and mouth deepened as he glared at his son."Seriously? You want me to step down? Then you do what?" Travis asked, spreading his hand."That is none of your concern. I am generous enough to st
The room was filled with so much tension that it was almost visible to the naked eye."Father?" Travis called again."Well, I do not really think I need to explain my plan to you, but then so that we don't have a lot of back-and-forth, I will," David responded.The scowl on Travis's face deepened as he looked from his father to Elizabeth, who had a very amused look on her face."What exactly are you trying to say, Father? If this has something to do with the medical technology center, rest assured that we would be having some wonderful news soon," Travis stated.Elizabeth scoffed behind him, taking a sip of her juice as she mumbled, "Anyone could care less about that piece of junk you built as a plaything.""What the h*…." Travis started to say, then restrained himself, his hand balled into a fist at his side.He looked back at his father and asked, "Do you also think I built it as a plaything?""It does not matter what I think. The bottom line is it won't change what I have in mind,"
The city moved by slowly as traffic gradually increased. Travis continued staring down at the city below, thinking about what he had seen.“Travis?” Felix called again.“Yes,” Travis grumbled.“If you don’t want to talk about it now, I could give you some time. We have a session in a few days anyways, so that could give you time to be calm," Felix offered."Thanks, man,” Travis sighed.“Alright, it would be nice if you could try to get a bit of rest; that should help with the pain in your head. Take your medications too, and I’ll see you at the session," Felix stated.“Okay, talking to you later, man.” Travis responded before ending the call.The office was quiet, glowing from the dim light from the only bulb turned on by the door.He walked over to his desk and saw the file that Gladys had brought for him.“What is this?” He mumbled, picking it up.His brow was furrowed in a puzzle as he opened the file. It was a compilation of his works since he assumed the position of CEO.“Why wou
On the way home, Julian decided to treat the kids to some ice cream.“Who wants some ice cream?" Julian asked.“Me!” Adrian shouted.“Okay, come on, let’s go get you some.” Julian responded.They were close to the house when they got out of the cab and walked a short distance to a store.“I want that one.""No, that one.”The twins stated, pointing at one flavor after another. They spent a few more minutes selecting their choice before Julian walked over to the counter.“Thank you for coming,” the attendant said as they left the store.They were not so far from the house, so they all decided to walk the remaining distance back to the house.“When are we going to see Daddy again?” Amelia asked.The twins were walking on either side of Julian, with Amelia holding on to his right hand and Adrian on his left.“You need to stop calling him Daddy, guys; you almost did that earlier too," Julian responded.“Adrian, can we play games with him? Or dance with him?” Amelia asked.Adrian nodded, a
On the other side of town, Liora was completely lost in thought as they headed back to the White Medical Center. They had all remained silent after Lily's outburst in the elevator.“I think we need to put some things into perspective as regards the remaining four bids. It makes no sense that we have to wait till we get approval before we can see the reports," Lily responded.“I know how you feel, but then, when we think about it from his perspective, his projects must be about some top secret that they don’t want others to copy.” Ian added with a shrug.He was behind the wheel and only glanced at Lily beside him before focusing on the road.“What do you think, Liora?” Lily asked.There was no response, and Lily glanced through the rearview mirror and saw Liora staring out through the window.“Liora?” Lily called more gently.“Yes,” Liora finally responded.She looked blank as she glanced from Lily to Ian and asked, “Did you say something?”“Where is your mind at?” Lily asked.“I was t
Lily and Liora exchanged a look before Lily coughed slightly. They walked out of the elevator, but Ellen refused to move out of the way."What were you two talking about?" Ellen insisted."Nothing that concerns you," Liora said, walking past her."It does not look like that to me," Ellen insisted."
On the other side of town, Travis stood in front of the palace hotel. A crease of worry on his forehead."Are you going in or not?" Felix asked."You know damn well I wouldn't be here if I had my way," Travis grumbled."I have no idea why your stepmother would invite me to a family dinner," Felix fr
The twins looked surprised to see a stranger waving at them."Liora, are you okay?" Fiona asked, noticing the change in her composure."Yes, hmmm, yeah, I am," Liora said quickly.She put the phone in her pocket, deciding to deal with the message later. The day was for the kids, and nothing was goin
The silence that followed David’s outburst was deafening, with tension thick enough to cut through.Elizabeth had a smug look in her eyes as she stared at Travis, waiting patiently for him to speak, hoping his words would sink him deeper into the trap she had planned."What do you want to hear? Wha







