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
Chapter 29"Connor, I need to tell you something." Kelvin gasped.Even as he gasped, blood dribbled down his face. He was a sorry sight and Connor knew that there wasn't going to be any redemption for him. It was one thing to suffer injuries and another thing to be at the point of death and in Kelvins' situation, Connor knew that Kelvin was at the point of death."Speak before I finally take the last life from you." Connor seethed.Even his men could see that Connor wasn't joking at all. He had finally reached his breaking point and there was no going back. There was so much patience you could give to someone you once loved but as it stood, Connor didn't have anymore patience to dish out.Kelvin's body convulsed with pain, and his breaths were labored and shallow. His face contorted with agony as he gathered the strength to speak through the blood that trickled from his mouth. Connor, his friend, knelt beside him, a mixture of concern and fear etched on his face."In pain... almost...
Chapter 30"Kelvin is dead." Connor said as he walked into Russo home office. He didn't need to say it with so much emotion because of what Kelvin had done in the past. Thinking about it now, he realized that his friend wasn't deserving of love anymore because real friends would never sell you out as he did. It was wrong, very wrong."I see… Well, we have one less problem to handle." Russo said.Ever since Connor and Kelvin formed their bond, he had never liked him for one day because he saw him as a fraud and a cheat and even in times when he pretended to like Connor, Russo had always seen the fraud in him. He never believed him for one day and he was only too glad that he had finally died."I've sent my men a citywide APB on her. Trust me, she wouldn't have nowhere to run to." Connor vowed.If he had to use all of his resources to find her, he would because his child was in her possession and he wouldn't rest until he recovers his son."I've just been with Annah, she still doesn't
Chapter 31"What have you got?" Connor asked as soon as he was with his man.In response, his man gave him one of Annah's sandals. Inspecting it, he realized that grass was stuck on it which just told him that she had been at the southern gates very close to the farthest exit within the mansion."Where did you find this?" Connor asked even though he already knew the answer."At the southern gate boss, it appears that she was trying to scale the fence. We found nail marks on the wall." he said."Christ!" Connor gasped.He didn't know what he was thinking. The walls were astronomically high and it was impossible for one to even scale it coupled with the fact that it was armed with electric barbed wires that were always switched on and not forgetting the bull dogs that patrolled that area."Does she have a death wish or something?" Russo sighed, running his fingers through his hair.He also knew how that side of the mansion was and he was surprised that she wanted to risk everything for