All Chapters of LOVE CANNOT SURVIVE WHERE CONTROL EXISTS : Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

“Mum! Please help me!” Theo screamed. Sophia turned in to find out why her son had shouted.“Theo! What's wrong?” Sophia asked, bending and rubbing his back.Theo pointed to his legs. Sophia checked and found out that he had stepped on a piece of a broken bottle, which stuck to his feet.“I'm sorry son, it's a bottle.” She gradually removed the bottle and cleaned up the blood with a tissue..All this happened on their way to the grand party, where she would sign the contract with Calloway Enterprise. They finally got to the venue for the party."Mummy, please can I have some juice?".Sophia looked down on her son, Theo, his small hand clutching the edge of her dress. Her heart squeezed. Looking at Theo and seeing how he is the spitting image of his father- jet black hair, striking cat-like eyes, and a smile that melted hearts. She had always known this day might come, but not tonight."Of course, my sweetheart," she replied. You can have it and more. Just stay close to me so that I d

As Sophia stared at the photograph,her breath came in shallow gasps. So this simply means someone has been following her and Theo, right from the time she divorced Adrian and the person has been tracking every single move. But the question that gripped Sophia now was who? She pushed the file away as though it burned her fingers, but her mind was still in the images inside the file. She kept pacing round her small kitchen, the weight of the threat was hanging on like a yoke.Sophia's phone buzzed on the counter. The screen showed a number she did not know. Sophia hesitated,she almost declined it but something in her told her that this call wasn't one she should ignore."Hello?" She answered,her voice trembling."Sophia Westwood",a deep voice said. "I believe you've received my package, right?". .Her heart sank."Who is this?"."That's not important",the man replied, very smoothly."The important thing is that you understand the situation. You thought you could hide the past,your past,

As Sophia was still in deep thought on who could be the one shooting in front of her house, her phone rang, she could hear the phone ring but don't know where she kept it .She traced the ringing tone to where the phone is and as she was about answering the call, Liam collected the phone from her and checked the number calling, It was a man's number, no other person than James the investigator. His reaction sends shivers down Sophia's spine.“Hello, Mr James, please stop calling this my sweetheart’s number. She's very very busy. Thank you”. After Liam was done saying this, he hung up.“Your sweetheart?, you're calling my wife your sweetheart in my presence” Adrian rushed to where Liam was standing and gave him a blow on his head. He did it twice and a fight started between both of them.As they were fighting, Sophia's phone fell off Liam’s hand and she rushed and picked it and went to the kitchen to return the call because as Liam mentioned James, she knew it was her investigator .“Mr

THE PRICE OF SILENCE.The hospital corridors were really dark at this time, with only some weak lights on. These lights were like the ones you find in offices. They kept flickering every few seconds. It was like they were tired too. Liam walked into St. Augustine's hospital through the sliding doors. He was walking fast. Quietly, like he was being chased by something that nobody else could see. His eyes were moving around, looking at the desk where people check in, the chairs where people wait for the elevator, and the hallway that goes to the ICU. It was like he was counting how many people were around.He pulled his jacket up higher even though it was not cold outside. This was something he always did because he was used to hiding from cameras and people who might ask him questions. He did not want to be noticed because that could ruin everything he had worked for in secret.The nurse saw him before he saw her. She was standing near the machine that sells snacks with her arms crosse

WHISPERS IN THE DARK.Liam's thumb hovered over the screen for a single second before he pressed the call button. The dial tone rang once, twice, then thrice. Each ring grew longer than the previous, pricking at the calm that Liam was striving to keep.No answer.Liam tried again, pacing across the marble floor of the lobby. His shoes tapped a rhythm. The vending machines hummed in the corner, indifferent to the storm that Liam felt inside. On the attempt, the line clicked open, but only silence answered. Liam heard a breath, a faint rustle of fabric, someone listening but not speaking.Liam whispered harshly, "Who is this?" Glancing over his shoulder out of pure instinct. Liam asked, "What do you know about Adrian?”Then, abruptly, the line went dead.Liam stared at the phone as if it had betrayed him personally. His mind raced through every person who might have Liam's number, every enemy Liam had made and buried and told himself he'd left behind. None of it added up. None of it eve