There’s a commotion at the penthouse. The guards who were on duty last night are rounded up and dragged to the study room. Jason, Trent, Gerald, and Parker are glaring at the meek guards who are begging for mercy.They’ve all been tied up and tortured for information. Large gashes on their backs are oozing out blood and they’re all groaning in pain.Standing in front of them is Nathan with his hands in his pockets. He’s quiet but his rage is unmistakable. They’re all scared of him, his unpredictable nature only adding to their fears. One of the guards pee in public, scared of his master.“Forgive us!” Another guard begs. “We were wrong! Please-”WHACK!Nathan kicks him so hard that he falls back. He steps on the pathetic man’s wrist, making him yell in pain.“I’ll ask you one more time,” he whispers. “Where is Jo?”His work was complete so he returned early that morning only to find Jo and Halsey missing. His men searched everywhere and finally unearthed footage from a CCTV camera tha
Nathan freezes in shock. Coach Nelson is…dead?“That’s not possible!” He claims. “I met him-”“I know that he came to meet you in jail,” Halsey says. “It’s all in Charlotte’s phone. Look!”She shows him the phone which she found in Nelson’s house. “The last message she sent you was the address of the old Reynolds’ House! And this video…”Halsey plays Nelson’s last video for him. Nathan watches it intently, confused. Why was Nelson so sure that Halsey would try to look for him?And who’s Anita Jones?“I’m sure if we can find Doctor Anita Jones, we’ll be able to find the murderer!” Halsey insists. Nathan raises an eyebrow.“Doctor?” He questions her. “How do you know she’s a doctor? It wasn’t mentioned by Nelson.”“I…Halsey hesitates. “That day I snuck out of the hotel to go to the hospital,” she admits.She expects Nathan to be angry but he simply says, “Go on.”“I stopped by at Doctor Jacobs’ office to apologize for not being able to visit him when I stumbled upon my file. Doctor Ani
Halsey is nervous about the meeting. Nathan has sent her completely alone to the place which turned out to be an upscale club. There are groups of people dancing on the dance floor below while a large bar is entertaining the guests with drinks. The crowd is kind of strange. Halsey spots several girls, presumably underage, catering to men much older than them. A strange mist is swirling around her, making her uncomfortable. This isn’t a place Halsey would normally visit. It’s too loud and shady for her taste. Being all alone there is making her anxious. “Aren’t you gonna do anything?” Jamie mutters to a masked man sitting next to her. It’s Nathan. They’ve followed Halsey from the hotel without her knowledge. Nathan keeps his distance from her, watching her from afar as she attends her date with Lincoln. His jaw muscles tighten. He won’t show it on his face but he’s incredibly jealous. It’s petty but the thought of Halsey being with Lincoln is driving him nuts. As long as she’s under
Halsey is washing her hands in the sink. She stares at her reflection on the mirror, contemplating many things. Lincoln lied to her. He lied about Nelson’s death. Why? Why did he say that?Ever since she came out of her coma, everything has been too complicated. Lincoln and Daniel are hiding things from her, lying to her about Charlotte’s death. Daniel doesn’t matter to her so his lies don’t shock her but why is Lincoln lying? What’s his deal?And Nathan had to pay for these lies…She touches her chest, feeling her heart pounding hard. Thinking about Nathan makes her sad. She should be running far away from him but his duality is making her more curious. Sometimes, he hates her but other times, he’s rushing to save her. It was him who came to rescue her many years ago. He was the one she called out for. When was this? Was this when she fell into a coma? Or before that? What happened in these missing years?“You seem to be in a fix.”Halsey is startled and turns to find a pretty woma
Her sweet scent is filling his senses, intoxicating him. For a moment, he’s transported back to the night when he first kissed her at the dark alley. He can still remember how the kiss felt, sweet and passionate. Halsey’s eyes are closed but she can taste his lips, a familiar and intense feeling arising within her.She’s about to back off but Nathan presses his lips harder against hers, deepening the kiss. He pushes her until her back hits a wall and ferociously smooches her as if he can’t have enough of her. Halsey is swayed by the moment, her heart thumping against her chest. His tongue is caressing hers and they’re consumed by the flames of their feelings.Her fingers are buried in his hair and he’s holding her by the waist. She moans a little when he nibbles on her lower lip, a crazed heat pulsing through both of their veins. Nathan can feel her soft body leaning against him, her moans are like music to his ears. He can’t deny his own feelings anymore.He missed her. He missed thi
The next morning, Nathan is sitting in the dining room, waiting anxiously. Prudence serves him coffee, trying to catch her master’s eye. She’s wearing her uniform a little too tightly to highlight her bust but Nathan hardly cares. He’s staring at the living room’s entrance behind her, waiting for Halsey.Jo, who’s sitting next to her father, follows his gaze. “Is there anything else I can do for you, master?” Prudence purrs.“No,” Nathan says offhandedly. “Leave.”Prudence frowns a little but haughtily turns to leave. Jo sticks out her tongue at the maid which doesn’t go unnoticed.Where is she? Nathan wonders. He returned home last night to talk to Halsey but she didn’t open the door to her room when he knocked. She’s been away from sight all morning too.“She’s not gonna come,” Jo pipes up.“What?” Nathan frowns. “Who’s not coming.”“Pretty Lady,” Jo simply says. “She’s not coming today”Nathan narrows his eyes at his daughter. Jo happily binges on her cereal, clearly hiding her am
At 7 PM, Halsey heads straight for the restaurant on the first floor. She meets Mary Ann on the way who has a shift that night.“You got a show tonight?” Mary Ann asks.“Yeah,” Halsey sighs. “I don’t know what I’m gonna sing. I haven’t prepared well.”“You’ll be fine!” Mary Ann reassures her. “That other day, you were amazing at the private party held by the KON Industries Chairman. He told the manager that he and his wife loved your song! I think he was asking for your number to recommend to an agency.”“That’s sweet,” Halsey smiles. “But I’m not interested in all that. I just wanna revive the Lounge my godmother left me.”“You’re too sweet but you should think about it, alright?”Halsey simply nods and smiles but doesn’t say anything. She accompanies Mary Ann to the restaurant. Bianca spots them entering and marches up to Halsey.“Where have you been?” She snaps at Halsey. “Your show was supposed to start at 6 PM!”Halsey is taken aback. “I was told 7.30 PM,” she states. “It’s even
“I told you, I don’t remember anything!” Lincoln scowls as he pats his eye with an ice pack. Daniel is at his apartment with a cop.When Lincoln woke up that evening, he couldn’t recall much except for the fact that he was drugged and someone had broken into his apartment last night to beat him up. He can’t remember the face but he’s sure that it was someone familiar.The cop sighs.“Are you sure you didn’t trip and hurt yourself?” He asks.“Do you really think this kinda injury is self-inflicted?” Daniel snaps at him. “Just look at my son!”“Dad, calm down,” Lincoln groans. “It was a stranger. Someone broke into my house and assaulted me!”“Well, there’s no CCTV here,” the cop says. “It’s broken. The guard didn’t see anyone entering either. So we still don’t have any sketches.”He pauses before asking, “By the way, how did you get drugged? You said you were out drinking, were drugged, and then woke up here. You don’t remember anything?”Lincoln stands up, annoyed at the cop.“Just fi