Jane paced in front of the theatre anxiously. It had been nine hours since the surgery started and it was already nine pm. How long was this going to take? Forever? Well, no matter how long it took, she was ready to wait. Joy had already gone home because of her husband and children so she was the only one left to be restless. After waiting for what seemed to be eternity, she finally saw the surgeons walk out of the theatre with a tired look. She tried to prep but the door was closed again. One of the surgeons who saw her behavior stopped in front of her. " Calm down, Miss, everything is fine now because the surgery was successful but for now, you need to be patient so they can finish cleaning him up. " It felt like a huge burden was finally lifted off her shoulders. She smiled happily at the man who nodded and left so he could go and rest. " Yes. It's finally over. " She would not feel any desperation any longer, she was going to be happy for the rest of her days, so she thought.

The ray of sunlight that pierced through the light curtains in the room woke Jane from her sleep. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. She looked around and her eyes fell on her brother who had woken up. She smiled at him. " Hey Bruno, how was your night? " She asked while he only gave a sign of replying by blinking his eyes like he always did and she was used to knowing that sign. " That's good. Very soon you will be back on your feet and you will start talking. I am so happy for you, Bruno." Jane's stare was sincere. Bruno looked at his sister with utmost joy in his heart because she wasn't crying or smiling bitterly as she would in the past but where could she have found such a huge amount of money? This served as a mystery to him and he hoped that she had not done something stupid that could ruin both of their lives, mostly hers. " I will go home and prepare beef soup for you. It will have all the appropriate nutrients that will help you recover rapidly, okay? " In the middle o

Allen's car halted in front of an abandoned building and he looked at his left-hand side as if searching for a human's movement. The breeze blew softly against his cold skin as he got out of the car. It was late in the evening already. He pressed the Bluetooth device in his ear to receive the incoming call. " I just arrived and I am about to go in. " He said and the caller ended the conversation.Allen walked towards the building and opened the door. He entered, and his feet made a loud sound on the broken glasses on the ground. He looked around the room which appeared to be the sitting room scrutinizing each detail he could find. He brought out his phone and dialed Xander's number. " Yes, Allen. " " I am in the sitting room right now. " Allen said. " Okay. Find the basement, I believe that he must be there. " " How sure are you that it is the basement? " Allen asked silently. " The basement is a place of an evil hideout, Allen. " Xander replied and ended the call.The weak wood

The next morning, Jane woke up from her bed feeling more relaxed or better still, more energetic than ever. She opened her eyes clearly and looked at the spacious room. Where was she? It didn't look like she was kidnapped or battered so where...oh, she remembered that she was brought in here by a handsome-looking man just to see her husband and probably to start living with him. Then she was reminded by her heart that she ought to be downstairs last night for dinner so she braced herself up and went to the bathtub. Taking a bath in the tub was overwhelming but it would take her some time so she used the shower instead.She had her towel tied around her wet hair as sheopened the wardrobe, to her surprise, it was filled with different ladies' dresses and mostly underwear. That made her blush. Where and when did they get to buy these? Was there perhaps a female living in this same room that she was staying in now before or did her supposed husband just happen to be a pervert?Neverthele

In another part of the city, inside a big air-conditioned office with different trophies neatly arranged on the shelf and turned towards the entrance so it could show off the glory of its master, a man sat on the sofa provided at the other end of the office. He had a calm posture as he flipped his office file one after the other. His skin wasn't pale but white and attractive which could sweep girls off their feet. He didn't have that chilly aura and vibe that Allen exhibited but he was also feared and respected among his mates, he was no other than the first son of Ezekiel and Rose Ryan.As he continued his work, someone barged into his office which startled him. It was no one else than his father, Ezekiel Ryan. He was panting heavily like he had just run a marathon and his face formed wrinkles due to the negative energy oozing out of him. He looked at his son who was also staring at him with his calm posture.Stephen was counting the seconds left in his head before his father would e