Oliver broke down after Master Dan's lecture. He cried and begged Master Dan to forgive him. He showed extreme remorse for his actions. He turned to Damian and begged to help him make things right, but Damian just looked away, he wasn't going to buy that act. He knew Oliver was just doing that so he wouldn't end up in jail. "What makes you think I'll believe this act of yours?" Damian asked coldly. "I know you won't believe but I'll turn over a new leaf. I'll be that brother you always wanted.""I never wanted a brother," Damian cut him off sharply. "I won't try to bail myself out of here. I deserve it and I'll stay in here and pay for my crimes but there's something I need from you," he said, his eyes fixed on Damian. "What?" Damian asked, taken aback. "I want to hand over all my properties to you. I want you take everything and I know you're going to take good care of them. I'm sorry I choose money over family and I want to make sure I change completely."He paused and looked a
Ron looked at the man in front of him, who had buried his head back in a stack of documents and a sigh escaped his lips. He had become a shadow of his old self since his wife died three years ago. He had now become distant and cold, just like he was before he got married. The day his wife died, it was like a dark cloud had descended over the entire family. He was lost in his own grief, unable to find solace and move forward. The office became tense and morale plummeted. Damian would snap at anyone who annoyed him. Everything had gone back to the way they were before Maya came into their lives. Damian, who wasn't able to stay in the house located in the city moved back to the isolated house his grandfather had built. The house wasn't far away from the bustling city and was surrounded by thick tree and bushes. The child they adopted was sent out to a boarding school in the United Kingdom, where Master Dan lived. The bond between the grandfather and grandson died gradually and it was
It was a recent photo of a woman who had a striking resemblance to his dead wife. She was smiling radiantly and she looked well and alive. Damian blinked several times to make sure he wasn't dreaming or hallucinating. Because he saw his wife, he was there when she was buried and he never left the corpse's side. He saw her lying lifeless in the casket. So who was this woman?Maybe it's because he just had an emotional breakdown or so he thought but reality kept hitting him in the face. Confusion and disbelief flooded Damian's mind. How could this be? Was this a cruel prank or a case of mistaken identity? He couldn't shake off the feeling that it was indeed Maya in the photo.If she wasn't dead then whose funeral did they have? How did she leave the hospital? We're the doctors aware of it? Did they have a hand in this? Why didn't she reach out to any of them these three years? Was she really happy with the life she was living? Had she forgotten about all of them? Questions after quest
Renne took in a deep breath a rubbed her forehead. She looked at the two men in her office. "Like I said earlier, I'm not Maya. I don't even know who she is and I'm confused here. I thought we were going to have a meeting__ you know a business meeting," she said, looking tired all of a sudden. She wasn't really in the mood for all this. "I know you're angry with me. I know you hate me because of all the things I have put you through but you can't pretend you don't know me. Don't you think it's too harsh?" Damian asked, tears pooling up in his eyes as he knelt before the woman he loved. She was now looking at him as if he was stranger, as if they had never met. "I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about," she said gently."Of course you do," Damian said raising his voice a little and holding shoulders as the same time. "I'm your husband and you're my wife.What I don't know is why you're pretending but do you know what I've been through for the past three years," Damian aske
"Mommy! Mommy!Mommy!," a tiny voice squealed as Renee walked in the noisy assembly room. She smiled brightly as she saw the owner of the voice running towards her, his whole face lit up with joy and his little feet couldn't move fast enough to reach her. He run towards her, his tiny arms outstretched. Renee couldn't help but chuckle as she lifted the little bundle of joy into her arms. He wrapped his tiny arms around her neck, in the biggest, tightest hug he could manage."You came!" She said excitedly. "Of course I did, I would never miss this for anything," she said, tickling his tummy a bit. She started walking to where the other students and parents were, when a familiar figure blocked her path. "Akle (Uncle) Ace," Dennis grinned, opened his arms wide for the man in front of him to take him."Hey little guy," Ace grinned, running his fingers through Dennis's hair: "Are you excited to perform?" He asked and the little boy nodded enthusiastically. "Ok…so how about this? You go
"Who's there?" He heard someone asked but Renee didn't speak. It was the voice of a male which Damian quickly assumed was her father until the person got to where she was standing. "You?" They both chorused, staring and glaring at each other in shock. Damian watched the man with a kid in his hands. "Oh I see…." Damian chuckled, looking at Renee, then at Ace. "I see why you pretended not to know me. You run away to get married to your lover, making all of us think you're dead," he said bitterly, his eyes piercing through Renee's soul."What the hell are you talking about?" A confused Renee asked."Quit pretending Maya," Damian cut her off, and for some reason, Renee felt her heart clench. "Do you have any idea what you put us through? Do you even know how much grandpa suffered after we all thought you were dead? He doesn't even talk to me anymore, everyone thinks it's my fault but here you are, enjoying life with your lover," he said, a mix of sadness and bitterness in his voice."I
"Please don't hit my stomach, spare my innocent baby, please," the woman begged for mercy, desperate to save her unborn child. But these people, driven by their own dark ambitions were unmoved by her pleas. "Don't spare her, hit her," a familiar voice yelled from the corner of the room. They continued their assault, inflicting more pain on her. Renee was suddenly jolted awake, her heart racing from the terrible nightmare she just had. As she sat up on the bed, her mind was clouded with remnants of the dream, she took a deep breath trying to calm herself. Why does she keep having this particular nightmare? Was there something she wasn't remembering? What was going on? Why did the nightmare feel so real? Why was she begging them to spare her child? Who were those men? And why did one particular voice familiar?She shivered, feeling a chill run down her spine as she remembered the dark shadows and haunting images. Unable to shake off the lingering unease, Renee decided to get out of b
"Shut up Damian….." Renee yelled, yanking her hands from his grip."I didn't mean for this to happen. I called him here...""Oh….so you called him," Ace shot up a brow. "What can I say? She can't stay way from me," Damian chuckled. "Damian SHUT. UP," Renee said angrily but Damian was nowhere close to stopping. "You can't hide the truth forever Ace…it'll always come to light," Damian said with a smirk. "Look Ace, I understand you. I know why you're angry but don't listen to him," Renee said calmly her eyes fixed on Ace. "Look I called him here because I needed to clear things out with him. I wanted to hear his side of the story and then see a picture of his wife. I have a lot of unanswered questions Ace, he's the only one who can give me answers at the moment," Renee said, hoping Ace would understand her. She couldn't bear to see her best friend mad at her. "Renee I told you we were going to figure it out. I told you I was going to let someone investigate...""I know Ace," Renee
Maya sat on the couch, her eyes fixed upstairs waiting for Ace to walk out. Her fingers were tapping her thighs impatiently. He was taking forever to get ready and Maya's anxiety grew as time passed. She even started to sweat despite the AC being on blast. Ace soon walked out with a black fabric in his hand but Maya didn't ask any question. She began walking to the door when Ace stopped her."We need to blindfold you first," he said, coming up behind her and tying the fabric over her eyes. Maya didn't say a word, she didn't even care about anything other than seeing her son. Ace guided her to the car and soon they were moving. Maya's heart began to be at faster as she wondered how long this journey would take. Maya's heart raced with anticipation, the darkness of the blindfold enveloped her in a shroud of mystery. Despite her inability to see, her senses were heightened, every bump in the road and every turn magnified in her mind.As the car moves forward, she felt her palms ge
Maya walked out of the bathroom feeling so lightheaded. She sat on the bed, ignoring Ace who was following her around with a concerned look on his face. "Should I get you something to eat, baby?" He asked, now standing in front of her. "Don't call me that," Maya said through clenched jaw. "You didn't answer my question," Ace said, slightly annoyed. "I'd rather die from starvation than to stay here with you," Maya said before laying down. "Well.... I'll be with Dennis...." "Take me to him..." Maya was suddenly sitting down. She watched as Ace grinned widely knowing he had her where he wanted. "Everything here must be earned....you want to know where we are? You earn it....You want to see your kids, you earn it." With that he walked out. As soon as she heard the door close, Maya jumped out of the bed and started searching the room. She didn't know what she was looking for but she knew she needed something, something that least give away where they were or where her kids where.
Maya felt someone stroking her hair gently and her eyes open to meet Ace's staring directly at her making her jump back. "Well someone must be tired," he said with a teasing chuckle only earning a glare from Maya. "The plane landed ten minutes ago but you were so adorable I just couldn't wake you," he smiled, getting up from his seat. "Let's go home," he said, pulling out his hand for her to take but she just stared at it for a long while before rolling her eyes. "I'm going nowhere with you," she said, gazing back at the window. " So you just want to sit here?" She could feel the mockery in his voice and this made her clench her jaw in anger. "I'd rather stay here than be around you," she said, with sparing him a glance. "You know you're very stubborn right? And this is going to cause you." Maya's neck snapped towards him as the reality of her situation hit her hard. This monster had innocent kids captive and she was their only chance of survival. "Without saying a word, she
For the first time since she entered the house, Dennis crossed her mind. "My son, what have you done to my son?" Maya turned, fear in her eyes. "If you want to act so irrationally, then I can't promise you anything," Ace said, a smile across his face. "Ace you can do whatever you want to me and with me but please don't hurt Dennis, he's just a child," Maya fell on her knees as the words left her mouth. She heard Ace take in a deep breath as he bent to her level to place a kiss on her head. "You know I gave you three years, three good year to notice me, to fall in love with me but it didn't happen," Ace said calmly, now sitting on the floor. "Even with your memory wiped off, your heart still yearned for him."Maya didn't know if the pain she was feeling in her heart at that moment was hers or Ace's but one thing she knew was that she didn't want to fell that pain at all. "But it all does matter now because you're never leaving my side again. With or without love," with that he wa
Renee glanced at the two faces, familiarity hitting her as the prison officer pushed them in and left after closing the door he had just walked through with them. The one she and Damian had used was left open. "I guess you're my step sister and mother," Renee said with furrowed brows. She didn't expect herself to be so calm and collected but she was. Maybe this was because she felt as if this wasn't their first time meeting. "I'm Renee, Maya's twin sister." And just like that the two looked at each other and burst out laughing as if she spoke an alien language. She watched them with furrowed brows as they dragged chairs and sat down. "What hole did you crawl out of? Do you think we're stupid? " The older woman said. "Mom...I think she's lost her memory something," The other said and they Burt's out laughing again, this time their laugher getting on Renee's nerves. "What the hell do you find funny?" She yelled hitting her fist on the table causing them to stop laughing. "The fac
"M...Maya?" Oliver stammered as if he had seen a ghost. "I....you... what?...how?" He didn't know how to form his words. Renee, sending his uneasiness flashed a warm smile and extended an arm before saying,"I'm Renee and you are?" "Maya....I mean Oliver...Oliver is my name," He stammered pinching the skin between his brows. He still could not believe the woman in front of him wasn't Maya. "Have you seen my son? He came this way," Renee asked flashing a smile. "No...no" Oliver said and a tiny giggle followed. "Oh that was me," Oliver chuckled, moving to stand by the bed defensively, yet the giggling continued.'' Hmmm.....I think I know where it's coming from," Renee said with a bright smile, before crouching down to look under the bed. "I see you," she giggled as soon as she came face to face with Dennis. The little boy laughed and crawled out to his mother. " He gave me away," he laughed pointing to Oliver. "What's going on here?" A deep voice had them turning to the door.
"H...have we met?" Renee said, even though the woman stayed clearly that they meet again."You don't recognize me? I'm hurt," the woman said, playfully putting her hand on her chest. "I... I think you're mistaking me for someone else," Renee flashed a smile. "I'm Renee, nice to meet you," She added, stretching out her arm."Renee???" "Oh sorry Miss.....I thought you were someone else, I mean you look a lot like....""Maya??" Renee raised a brow and the woman nodded. "That's my twin sister," Renee smiled and the woman's lips formed and "O". "Maya never told me she had a twin sister," the woman told Renee. "I didn't know I had a twin sister myself," Renee shrugged."What? How?" The woman asked, curiosity laced in her voice. " Long story," Renee said, not ready to share that piece of information with someone she just met. "I get it....Amber by the way," the woman smiled, finally shaking Renee's outstretched arm."Nice to meet you Amber," Renee said, although she couldn't shake off
Ace paced around his room angrily, his brows furrowed and his fists clenched that his knuckles almost turned white. Everything was getting ruined. Everything he had worked hard for almost accomplished. Why the hell did Damian come into Renee's life? His mind drifted back to earlier at the dining room, Renee and Damian chatting as if they had known each other for years. As he paced back and forth, his mind raced with a whirlwind of emotions. Anger and frustration clouded his brain making it difficult for him to find peace. He groaned loudly and tugged on his hair, looking for a way to vent out his anger."Ace, can I talk to you?'' Renee's voice sounded at the door, snapping him out of thoughts."How long have you been here?" He asked with furrowed brows."I've been for here a couple of seconds," Renee shrugged, walking towards the bed. She sat and motioned for him to join her.Ace rolled his eyes and sat beside her." Speak,'' he said coldly. " What's wrong with you?" Renee frown
"Welcome home,"Renee turned to see a woman dressed in a maid's uniform smiling at her. "We all missed you so much, especially boss," the maid said, turning to Damian who was busy in the phone."I....." "I'll take your bags to your room," the maid said, taking the bag Renee was holding."Take them to the guest room," Damian's voice made the maid freeze. "But.....""Just do as I say," He said in a hard authoritative tone.The maid stared at the two of them before scurrying off. "I'm sorry. It's just that.....""I understand....I really look a lot like my sister,'' Renee smiled and Damian nodded, ignoring the squeeze he felt in his chest."I'll take you to your room so that you can have some rest," Damian managed a slight smile as he led her to the guest room."Where's Dennis?' Renee asked, when they finally arrived at the door to her room."He's outside with Ace, I can bring him here if you want me to," Damian offered but Renee shook her head gently."No, it's fine. I think I'll ha