Chapter 41… Found OutThe alarm blared at six a.m. Eleanor lifted a hand sleepily to turn off the ear piercing cry of the clock. All she wanted to do was to lay in bed -cuddled up by the warm covers- all day.Yesterday, she had to deal with a slight fever and thought it to be the effect of stress. So, she had ignored it. At least it was simply a fever until night came and she was struck by a splitting headache and she couldn't sleep. All she did to lessen the pain seemed abortive until she had to resort to the last option -grandma Cindy's extra strong pain killers. And instead of the usual prescribed one pill, she had opted for two. Only then did she feel better and was able to close her eyes in sleep.Groaning, she sat up and let her eyes adjust to the little light that was coming in from the window. Eleanor could already tell it wouldn't be sunny today. It was six and the sun was still hidden. Besides, the weather was starting to change though slowly. But, sure.She stretched her

Chapter 43… I Know You"Find him"Jonathan froze. His eyeballs dilated as he turned to face Eleanor slowly."Are you out of your fucking mind!?" He yelled.Eleanor shrugged and grabbed her keys. "Maybe""Are you sure about this?" Jonathan asked before she could reach the door. "I mean, I've always trusted anything you do but-""Then don't start doubting now." Eleanor replied dryly and left.Jonathan watched the door close with a soft thud. He was very sure that Eleanor must have lost her mind. With a sigh, he stood up and headed to the bar of the house and picked himself a bottle of whiskey.*****Eleanor drove around the bustling streets of New York City for hours with no destination in mind. This was something she did when she was at crossroads.The sun had long settled when she drove down a very bright alley that looked familiar. As she drove down the road at a very slow pace, she saw the building in one corner.'Castle Of Wine'It read in bold letters that illuminated with colour

CHAPTER 45… COINCIDENCES?She asked, not knowing which to ask first. Was it who he was or where he was all this time?Somehow, she had always known that she was not just looking for him for the sake of the kids and right now, the tugs in her chest seemed to be confirming it"I know you have a lot of questions," Damien said calmly, his expression turning calm, placid and plain. "I do too. But, before that, I would like to invite you for breakfast."Eleanor opened her mouth to refuse but Damien beat her to eat."Don't worry, this is my home and I can assure you that you are safe. We can discuss and I'll answer every of your questions over breakfast. Also, you get to tell me about the kids… my kids… our kids"Eleanor froze in shock. He already knew of the kids?How did he know?Who informed him?She swallowed past the lump in her throat and nodded. It might just help that he already knew.Damien smiled. He showed her to the bathroom where he had already prepared a pair of Beverly's clo

CHAPTER 47… ANSWERS"By the time she reached her delivery date, Alexander was nowhere to be found. He had gone out with one of his mistresses to flirt. Zera was a strong woman. She called me and I rushed to the Andersons' Villa to get Sophie and Zara. Together, we went to the McKinley manor and brought her to the hospital. I was the only one who knew that she was having twins."When she gave birth to the first child, she named her and begged me to take her away. She told me to take her to Antonio and tell him that she died while giving birth. It was a hard thing to do but, I already promised her. And just like that, you were separated from you twin at birth."When she gave birth to you and named you, she fell unconscious. By the time she woke up, you were in my arms, craddling close to my son, Damien. I loved you just like I loved your mother. She never wanted to tell you this and I promised not to. But, today, I have broken that promise because it has been a weight around my neck." M

CHAPTER 50… DIFFERENT EMOTIONS The McKinley Manor…"I have told you countless times not to spoil that girl but you never listen!" Elaine could no longer keep herself calm. How long have they been searching for Penny, all to no avail. It has been weeks over weeks since she left the house with no traces to track her down. It seemed like she was no longer in New York City and everything done to find her failed woefully.The neighbors had started asking about her and even if they have been feeding them with lies about her being in school, they knew the neighbors did not believe them.Plus, the Huttons were threatening to call off the alliance between their son and Penny. An alliance that would bring them well over three hundred million dollars and lots of collaborations that would help them establish Red Empire was about to go down the drain because of their daughter's nonsensical attitude."Alexander! Did you see how I had to drop my pride and stoop so low as to go on my knees to beg M