Chapter 21Connor's heart pounded in his chest as he sprinted back to Annah's room, his mind racing with worry and fear. The sound of gunshots still echoed in his ears, a loud reminder of the chaos that had erupted within his once-peaceful mansion. He burst through the door, relief flooding his senses as he saw Annah standing there, her eyes wide with fear and confusion."Annah!" Connor exclaimed, breathless but overjoyed. He hurried towards her, taking in her trembling form and the disheveled state of her room. "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"Annah looked up at him, her voice quivering with fear. "Connor, is Kelvin... is he here? Did he make it inside the mansion? Did he hurt people within?'' she asked with fear in her voice.At that moment, she didn't even care about the history between them. At this point, she was just happy that he was alive and she was too. She didn't even want to think about what would have happened if Kelvin had gained entrance into the mansion or to her room
Chapter 22Connor left Kelvin within the dungeons for a few days with barely any food and water. He knew what he was doing, leaving him there would give him a reflection of what he had done which will no doubt have him spilling the truth faster than he can say his name. There were many things Connor wanted to talk to him about but he was ready to wait, ready to be patient in getting what he wanted from those who thought that it was wise to keep his child away from him."When do you plan on talking to him?" Russo asked, walking into the room.Connor sighed, placing his phone on the table as he stared at the ceiling as if looking for the answers to the questions running through his mind. Never in his life would he ever have envisioned that this was how his life was going to turn out but as it stood, he knew he couldn't dwell on it because it wouldn't take him anywhere but just give him so much heartache and pain, one that he might not be able to recover from if he kept on dwelling on it
Chapter 23Together with his men, Connor walked towards the dungeon located deep within the mansion. With where he was, it was literally impossible for him to escape and Connor loved it that way. In that way, he would never be able to escape and the fear he would feel within him was going to be a driving force to make him confess faster.Connor had thought about all of this before Kelvin even got here and he knew Kelvin would come to his mansion and he was right after all. "Is the bastard awake?" He asked, walking into the dungeon.It was a dark, dreary place which was basically designed to suck the very soul out of someone. It was a depressing place, devoid of every form of happiness and Connor loved it that way. It put fear in his captive's mind and made them confess faster than they could say their names. It was a technique that had worked so well for him and he knew that Kelvin wouldn't be an exception but deep down, he knew that Kelvin might not be too easy to torture. The man h
Chapter 24Annah stared at the window with tears welling up in her eyes. She had been like this for a long time and the worst part of it all was that she didn't even know what she was crying about. It was probably the depressing state she was in or the way Connor had treated her and she knew it had to be one of the two. Never in her life had she ever been in a very sad state, without seeing any of her friends, her family and the people who actually mattered to her. It was all a whirlwind of depression, sadness and torment. She had no idea how she was going to go through it all but one thing she knew was that she would never give up.A small knock alerted her to the door and as she tried to dry her eyes quickly, Connor walked in with a tray of food."I'm not hungry, the maid already fed me." she snapped.Annah didn't think that she would ever forgive him for what he had done to her. He had scarred her for life and he wasn't even sorry about it, instead, just going on about like nothing
Chapter 25Connor sat across from Russo, his face filled with worry and frustration. He took a deep breath before finally finding the courage to speak. "Russo, I need to tell you something," he began, his voice filled with a mix of regret and sadness. "I tried to talk to Annah, to beg for her forgiveness, but she didn't listen to me."Russo's brows furrowed, concern evident in his eyes. "What happened, Connor? Why wouldn't she listen? I thought you were already making so much effort?" He asked.Connor's gaze dropped to his hands, clasped tightly together in his lap. "I messed up, Russo. You know I made a terrible mistake, and it hurt her deeply. I thought that if I explained myself, if I could just get her to understand, we could work things out but she didn't want to hear it. She didn't want to give me a chance to make things right."Russo leaned forward, his voice filled with sincerity. "I'm sorry to hear that, Connor. I know how much she means to you. But sometimes, when we hurt so
Chapter 26It felt like Connor heard something different after Russo said those words. Poison? He couldn't understand what he was saying. How on earth could she be poisoned when he was the one practically giving her food to eat."I… i don't understand." Connor murmured.He staggered back, hardly believing what Russo just said. There was nothing he could think about that could point him to how exactly she was poisoned. Everything was a dream to him now, a very bad dream he desperately wanted to wake up from."I really don't know how this happened but it has to be from her food or a drink. Besides you, who else brings her food?" he asked.Connor thought hard about this and he had no idea who was responsible for this. No name was coming to mind except his maids."Except the maids, no one else comes to mind." Connor said.He stared at Annah, her breathing coming in shallow gasps now. All he was seeing now was a nightmare, a nightmare he desperately wanted to wake up from."Then we need to
Chapter 27 Connor walked into his home office, scattering everything on his table. There were many things going on within his head, things he couldn't quite put a finger on and he hated not knowing the next thing to do. Annah was in a dire situation and he needed to find out who was responsible for her poisoning before it was too late. "CCTV footage… that's what I need." he murmured. He rushed towards the main building where all of his security staff were located. He knew that before he left, he would surely get what he wanted and he wasn't going to waste anymore time on it. In the dimly lit security room he paced nervously as he waited for his Chief Security Officer, Simon, to arrive. His heart raced with concern for Annah, the woman he deeply cared for, the woman he would kill for. "I have to get to the root of this," he seethed. He paced again, thinking about all the possible scenarios that must have happened to Annah before the actual poisoning. Someone had done that, he was v
Chapter 28"Mommy, mommy."The childs' voice echoed loudly in her ears as she struggled to wake up. Still, she couldn't get a grip of herself because it just seemed like everytime she tried, the child's voice drew her back, making sure that she didn't go anywhere. It was suffocating and also very sad and she hated feeling this way."No, I'm a baby. Please, hold on for mommy," she screamed.She thrashed on the bed, not caring if she hit anyone beside her or not. All she was really after was her redemption, an end to this emotional torture she was facing. Finally, the noises stopped and everything was silent within her head.Slowly but with fear in her heart, Annah opened her eyes to see Connor and Russo looking down at her with fear also in their eyes.It was one thing to be scared and another thing for the people who are caring for you to also be scared. She didn't know what was happening but one thing she knew was that she had to snap out of whatever was going on. She had a bad dream