Mr. Baker was having dinner with his wife and second son, Robin, Trent’s kid brother who graduated from college a few months ago when his phone beeped. The sight of seeing his first child, who he made the CEO of his hard work, was a painful one. His brows creased, a frown lining them. There was a location attached to the video and pictures. Also, the video had begun popping up on some of the men's groups so messages from his business associates began flooding in all together. Mrs. Baker observed the changes in her husband’s expression, asking with profound care, “are you alright?” “How can I be alright when Trent is being imprudent?” The woman lost her appetite instantly. “What did he do?” The man passed the video to his wife, whose countenance turned horrid. “Mom, dad, what’s going on?” Robin asked, feeling neglected. He wasn’t as smart as Trent in school so Trent was still his father’s favorite at the moment. Robin was also a little careless, for which reason his father hadn’t i
“Where could they have gone?”Martin was disturbed. Joyce would have told him before anything else. He kept pacing here and there in deep thought and Anderson wasn’t any better. Trent couldn’t have finished facing his tyrant father to have tried to kidnap Avery and not from Martin’s house where everything was automated. Martin would have received an alert of someone breaking in.“This is your house so how will I know? Check the CCTVs.” Anderson was annoyed. This was Martin’s territory yet he was asking him where they could have gone. If it were Anderson’s house, he would have known what to do instantly.“But that will take time.” Martin didn’t have the patience to d******d the footage from a few hours to now, feeling that for every minute that passed, the women could be in danger. Anderson agreed but also reprimanded him.“That’s why you need human security, Martin, it would have made it faster.” Martin never considered human security since he had always lived alone. When Joyce joined,
Yvonne Sage saw Anderson entering his car before she got there. She waved. The man turned in her direction but quickly looked away. When she saw his car move from the car park, she followed him together with her friend, Celestine. On the road, she tried everything to get Anderson’s attention. “Can you flash him a high beam?” There was desperation in her tone as she asked. “Yeah, but why?” Celestine flashed the beam at the same time she asked the question, not understanding their reason for chasing after Anderson, the same way she couldn’t understand why they had to dress as men to attend an all-men’s party. At the latter part, she had lowered her head all through but saw how Yvonne had not batted an eyelash even when Trent was dancing naked. The only answer she got was, “It’s a long story.”“Do you know him?” Celestine didn’t want to be kept in the dark, when she knew who Anderson was and how ruthless he could be. Like what he did to Trent, she was sure that Trent would never anger
Flashback Bernice arrived at Anderson’s hostel. He was expecting and welcomed her with a kiss on the cheek. “Ander, I received the money you sent but can I have more? Mum and dad can’t afford-,” “Of course, I will send you more, Bernie, these dresses will look good on you. I picked them up myself,” Anderson said and brought out the surprise he had for her, for which reason he told her to come. He intentionally didn’t give her too much money at a time for her to not suspect that he was the heir to a trillionaire fortune but ensured that she had everything she needed. “You mean you went to the clothing store to get me clothes?” Bernice asked, surprised. Her friends had told her how they saw Anderson at the clothing store and he wouldn't even look at them. She knew she was the only one who had his attention but wondered if the clothes he bought were hers. Indeed, they were and she was so happy. “Why not? You should try them on. I won’t look. I will turn my back,” Anderson said and tur
“Wow, wow, wow, so what happened to the pregnant woman and how is she faring?” Anderson asked as soon as they reached the VIP ward where Sophia had been moved to. She pouted, knowing that he was teasing her, turning her face to the side, into the arms of Tom. Anderson chuckled and teased her further, “has it been up to a month since I last saw you? You have doubled in size in just a few weeks or is it a month?” “Ander, do you know how Avery will look if she gets pregnant?” Sophia suddenly found her tongue and asked. No pregnant woman wanted to accept that she had grown big. Sophia wasn’t an exception. Anderson smiled, unmoved by Sophia’s comparison. He got her just where he wanted. “I remember someone telling me she wasn’t ready. I don’t care how my wife will look when she gets pregnant. You were the one blabbing.” “Ander please, the pregnancy was my idea,” Tom pleaded, uncomfortable with Sophia’s discomfort. He appreciated that she didn’t fight it when he requested for them to begi
A few weeks passed and Anderson received a call from Tom, waking him from sleep. Sophia was in labor and he was scared. At the time she had the false labor, the pain had subsided before Tom arrived so being with Sophia and witnessing every contraction, his heart bled and he felt helpless.“How close is she?” Anderson asked worriedly. This was the toughest time in the life of a pregnant woman and he couldn’t help being panicked. Sophia had a healthy pregnancy but labor was still a fearful thing.“The doctor said she’s five centimeters dilated,” Tom said helplessly. Anderson had read a few things about labor and understood it better.“That means it will still take a few hours.”Tom felt like his head was going to explode as he screeched, “that’s too much.” Anderson was surprised that the man who so desperately wanted the child hadn’t read much about the process. Anderson was a lover of knowledge, always going out of his comfort zone. “Didn
A year and some months later Avery and Joyce graduated from college a year and four months ago. Anderson and Martin held a joint graduation party for their wives, inviting all their college friends. It was a successful party with all their friends and family in attendance. A month later, Avery began her post-graduate program with all seriousness. Anderson kept the pregnancy thing aside to make sure that she focused because he needed her to assist him directly at the company. That is, Avery worked and schooled together. It wasn’t easy but she and Anderson rubbed each other’s backs. She also perfected her driving skill a year ago, though she never used it much. Susan and Anderson visited every six months to see their grandson, using the opportunity to meet Avery and Anderson. Anderson ensured to visit his nephew twice a month. The boy was growing fast but was surprisingly calm. Sophia teased Anderson that his prediction was wrong but Anderson would tell her not to conclude until Nolan
Yvonne Sage went the extra mile. For a year and some months, she worked on her career, her looks, and her confidence. The last time she left NY, she did a lot of research on Avery, realizing that she was very intelligent. Instantly, she understood that that was what made Anderson addicted to the little woman, recalling how he had told her in time past to take her academics seriously. She also recalled how he was bent on enhancing her leadership skills which she found to be trouble by then. Yvonne worked on it all and beyond, not giving herself a moment’s rest. When she was done, she resigned from her job in Amsterdam when she heard about an opening for an Accounts manager at one of the Crown Investors branches. Since HR operated in the fairness of certain laid down rules, Bernice landed the job with her qualification and experience. She rented an apartment close to her office, devoting and pouring all her time into her work. She’d work overtime and go the extra mile, all the while ke