Logan's POV
"I just want you to know , I won't stop until I find the people who did this to you !"
"I love you so much" I whispered as I slowly lifted up the picture to my face and placed a soft kiss on it with my eyes tightly shut.
I sighed as I returned the picture frame back carefully to where I brought it out from , on a second thought I brought it out and placed it beside Dad, Phoebe and I picture on my bedside table.
I pulled my bag closer and began to unpack. Immediately I opened the zipper, something fell from it and I looked on the floor to see my bracelet. I picked it up and slipped it back on my wrist. I had taken it off at work and put it in my bag because it wasn't allowed.
Wearing this bracelet always made me feel closer to my childhood friend Mia, I don't know if it's practical to still be thinking about her, she was quite young back then and there's no assurance that she would still remember who I was or if I even existed.
The last night I saw her was still fresh in my memories like it happened yesterday, the next day I woke up to see Mia gone , her new family had come to pick her up even before we woke up.
We didn't even have the chance to say our proper goodbye and ever since then , I've missed her so much.
As much as I know it might not be possible for her to remember. I hope she still has this bracelet because that's the only way we can find ourselves again.
I just feel like we have a very strong connection through this bracelet that'll make us find each other again no matter how long it takes.
Three months after Mia got adopted , Dad came for me also. His wife died after giving birth to Phoebe. He wanted an older kid for reasons best known to him and I was lucky and ever since then I've never regretted being his son.
David's POV ( Ariana's Adopted Dad)
"We have a problem !" My personal assistant - Eliza said as she walked into my office and slammed the door.
I slowly turned my chair which was facing the window to her .
"What problem is it?!" I asked, looking up at her.
"Remember Tim Johnston?!" She asked as she came to sit in front of me .
"And who's that?!"
"You should remember, you visited him yourself to get rid of him!"
"I've gotten rid of a lot of people I don't keep track!" I replied, she opened her tablet clicked something on it and handed it over to me, I took it from her and peered into it ,
"Oh this scum , he thought he could eat his cake and have it" I said with a small smile as I dropped the tablet back on the table and pushed it to her.
"It's been, what now , fifteen? twenty years now?!"
"What's the problem now ?!" I asked, finally looking up into her eyes.
"Apparently there was one more person in the house you didn't get rid of" she replied.
"And why should that bother me ?!"
"Because the ten year old lad witnessed you murdering his parents!" She replied and I bursted out laughing.
"He wants to get back at me ? Is that what you're saying?!" I said immediately I sobered up .
"What do you expect?!" She retorted and I bursted out laughing again.
"You're all worked up because of a ten year old?!"
"Stop trying to be funny here , he's not ten anymore, you know how tough these youths can be when it comes to stuff like this!"
"Have you forgotten what happened with Jethro Morrison?!"
"He almost ran you into the ground because of his revenge!" She replied exasperatedly.
"But he didn't, what makes you think this ten year old would?!"
"Because he's not Jethro! And from how I see him he's more thorough!" She replied.
"I'm way above him , we're way above him Eliza, I see no reason why you should be scared!"
"Ofcourse , I have every reason to be scared , we have so many secrets he can't find out about, it'll stain you for the presidential race you're about to embark on!" She replied.
"Jethro was able to get to us because we had no idea he was out to get us"
"But now you know this ten year old is out for us ..."
"Logan , he's name is Logan " she interrupted and I gave a tight nod.
"Good, now you know about this Logan , it's as simple as getting the boys to get rid of him also!"
"And boom !You don't have anything to worry about again," I replied.
"Why are all of your solutions only about shedding blood?!" She asked in a whisper.
"Okay then don't do it , when you think of a better solution let me know!" I replied reclining in my chair and she exhaled.
"Fine!"
"Good, now let's talk about serious business," I said sitting up.
"How many days till our supplies come in?!" I asked.
"Three days and this time around we have to be really discreet about it , the sorting and packing should only be done by people selected by us !"
"We need to be more careful now that you're about to run in the presidential election!"
"I'm sure you'll make the best decisions!" I replied and she stood up from where she sat.
"That reminds me , have Brett see me , we need to talk!"
"Your son has become distant this past week" I added.
"He's just really busy with the assignment you gave him, but I'll have him see you as soon as possible!" She replied and I nodded.
"Alright!"
"I'll get people to do the dirty work , we don't need him lurking in our lives for too long" she said and I nodded with a smile.
"Now you're talking " I said and she gave a short nod and began to walk out of the office.
The Logan guy should be the least of our worries now!.
Two days Later ...Monday 5th September 20226:30 am ..My ringing tone blasted through my dream waking me up to full consciousness , I groaned as I felt pain shoot down my spine, I turned to lie faced down on my bed and slowly reached for the phone.I declined the call without even looking at who it is but the caller won't stop calling."Hmm" I groaned immediately I picked up the call."Don't tell me you're still asleep" the caller said and I turned to lie on my back."Presley" I murmured. "Come on , get up and shine it's a big day today " she said and I sat up on by bed with my legs folded in front of me and I bent my head tiredly ."Ana " I heard her call and I slowly raised my head up , I raised my hands and parted my hair which was all over my face."Few days ago you wanted this so much , you wanted so badly for your dad to finally see you,""Now you have it , I don't get why your excitement is gone" she said."It's still there , I'm just really tired" I murmured."It's a beauti
Ariana's POVLater in the day ...I walked into the board room at the resort slowly and elegantly , everyone in there stood up and bowed in greeting as I walked in , which I obviously ignored .I slowly walked up to where I was supposed to be and took my seat there dropping my handbag on the floor, beside my chair.Shortly after the door opened and Dad walked in."Good morning sir ""Good morning sir" they all greeted as he walked in , he responded with a wave of hand before he took his seat."Good morning Everyone, I'm just gonna get to this quickly" he said clearing his throat."I'm sure we all are aware of the situation of things around here " he started"Most of our investors have pulled out and things are no longer as they should be " he added and they all hummed nodding their head slowly."So to that effect , I'll be handing down all of the operations of this resort to my daughter Ariana Bennett!" He said and they all began to clap their hands."I believe she has all it takes to
Ariana's POVMeanwhile 4:00 pm ....I heard a small knock on the door and it slowly creaked open , I looked up to see Brett walk in and my eyes slowly went wide not externally though."Brett!" I called surprised as I sat up in my chair."You're here , what a surprise!" "How did you know, I'd be here!" I murmured surprised .The only person I told about been here was Presley, as a matter of fact I didn't even want to have anything to do with Brett that was why I didn't tell him.We used to be childhood sweetheart and he was my dad's Godson , I guess overtime I just grew , plus I wasn't dumb I could see that dad preferred to always be with him even until now.Brett was the only one who knew about the company affairs , he used my fashion business as a coverup ."Your dad told me , and then I decided to swing by " he replied as I nodded slowly not taking my eyes off him."He did" I murmured."Are you avoiding me?!" He suddenly asked and I looked up at him."If your dad hadn't said anythi
Logan's POVMy eyes slowly went open but I was still having blurred visions , I closed my eyes again and after a while I slowly opened it , immediately my vision cleared I realized I was lying on the bare floor , I sat up immediately wondering where the hell I am and my memories from earlier began to resurface. I was kidnapped, who the hell would want to kidnap me and why?!.My hands was tied to tightly and connected to my legs also.I quickly began to wriggle my hands in a bid to loosen the ropes , and after some seconds it came loose , I raised it up to my mouth and used my teeth too loose it completely, immediately my hands were free I reached for the ropes on my legs and loosened it also.There was a small window in the room and I quickly stood up and headed for it , immediately I got to the window I realized it was a very tall building and down below I could only see water , this place was surrounded by water."I think you should just go ahead and jump out" I heard someone say an
Logan's POV 7:00 pm ..."Thank you" I whispered totally drained of any form of strength and he nodded with a small smile , as soon as I came down he zoomed off.I quickly reached for my pocket took out my phone and dialled Ashton's number."I'm at freedom Road, can you please come with a Taxi to pick me up" I said to him and before he could complete saying the yes word , I ended the call.I slowly staggered backwards as I looked for a place to sit , I found an empty chair at the bus terminal, I took slow shaky steps there before finally taking my seat.I clinged on to my bag as my whole body shook , recounting what just happened to me."Oh My God , Logan!" I heard a familiar voice say and I looked up to see Ashton stepping out of the taxi and rushing up to me.Immediately he got to me , he took my bag from me , helped me up and we began walking towards the taxi.We got in and the driving zoomed off. The journey to his house was a very quiet one , I think he understood the message, I
Ariana's POV Evening 4:30 pm ...I took slow confident strides into the restaurant .I was putting a pink and white stripped blazer and a pant trouser with that same material.Immediately the workers there sighted me , they scurried clumsily and I rolled my eyes .Such unprofessionalism."When you told me about this plan , I had pictured this place empty" I said as I stopped in my tracks and turned to Camilla beside me."What do you mean empty ?! We can just cease operation because you're coming here!" She replied ."You know how bad that could affect us?!""I'm sorry I didn't realize what more bad could possibly happen to something that is already damaged !" I snapped and she looked at me with squinted eyebrows."The resort is not that bad" she whispered."Yeah right!" I said and scoffed."You know what? I'm not gonna argue with you, not today!" She whispered as she slowly exhaled."I already prepared the events hall for you , we'll be using there " she concluded ."Some staffs will
Meanwhile ....Ariana's POV .We were done with that we came here for , it was just I and Camilla left here , we were seating opposite each other , I was glaring while she was just staring.As usual we just had another disagreement .She sighed as she pushed her chair backwards and stood up."Look, I don't want to do this with you anymore " she said ."Good , then tender your resignation letter , I don't need an assistant anyway" I retorted and she smiled ."That's not what I mean , you don't think you can get rid of me so easily right?!" She added and I rolled my eyes."What I meant is I'm tired of going back and forth with you every single time !""This is almost seven pm and we haven't achieved anything substantial today!""If we keep going on this way , I'd like to assume that you'll end up disappointing your dad!" She added."Don't you dare say that to me !" I growled , slamming my hands on the table as I stood up also."You really are cheap huh , how dare you try to use my dad t
One week later .....Wednesday 14th September 2022 ....8:00 am ....Logan's POV"So any news from the restaurant at hong Kong?!" Ashton asked .We were less busy and today we had our shift together which rarely happens."I just refreshed my Mail about twenty seconds ago , still nothing!" "Do these people even have any idea how difficult it is to wait?!" I groaned and he let out a small laugh."Patience brother , patience " he replied , and just as I was about to say something else , two people walked up to us to order coffee.Where the hell did they come from?! I swallowed my words and we got to work."Three cups of Peppermint Mocha" the guy in front of me ordered and I nodded and as I turned the other way to get his order."Here , two cups of Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso" I heard Ashton say ; " wow that person must have such a great taste " and I looked over my shoulder to see who made that order.I wasn't fast enough to catch the face but the only thing I saw was he