“Drive the fucking car faster!” Camila screamed as she slapped the headrest of the driver’s seat from behind.“Ma’am, this is…”“Shut the fuck up or I will hit you from behind! Drive. Faster!”She shook her leg continuously as she raised her phone to read the article for the umpteenth time.How was she just finding out after over a week? Jesus, she had been so dense!Elena had returned to this fucking country since and she was just finding out?As if that was not enough, Zeke was caught on camera with her.What were they talking about?What was he saying to her?Why did he hold her arm?Why was he fooling with her?!Was that why he arrived at the dinner gathering late that day?Was that the reason he was grumpy and cranky for NO reason?THAT WAS THE REASON?!God, she was so angry that she could explode like a volcano. That was an understatement, in fact.Hopefully, she was going to meet the man at home.It was almost eight in the night and he would have retired home if he didn’t sto
As if he had not just spewed those cold words at her, Zeke went on with his business.His eyes fixed on the laptop screen, and brows pulled together, he pressed the keyboard continuously.“Did you promise me marriage?”Camila asked him, bewildered.Did he ever need to promise her marriage before they had to get married?Aside, when their relationship had just started, she did not even need him to spell out his intentions as everything was clear and loud.He even divorced Elena because of her!Or, was it not?Was it not because he wanted to be with her?Was it not because he loved her and could not stand the sight of another woman when he had her?Did he not tell her that he loved her?Although Zeke was not a person who was good at expressing himself, which she had always known, but still, she knew that he had loved her. At least to a point.She loved how he seemed obsessed with her back then. What the fucking hell has changed?She would have liked to lie against the sudden appearance
“You are going live in thirty seconds, Ms. Baskerville, are you ready?”The director of the program asked her and she nodded her head before she adjusted the collar of her shirt.Ever since she had been announced as the CEO of her company about two weeks ago, many media outlets had requested to have interviews with her and this was the one she chose to settle with.Since it was a vast topic and everyone wanted to know about her, they decided to go live with the interview.Although, she had refused at first, as she was scared that she could make mistakes but they reassured her after they provided her with her expected questions.Elena adjusted her shirt for the umpteenth time as she stared at the director who gestured with his fingers that it was about to start.And so, it started, and the host started by introducing herself and then asking her to do the same.“I am Elena Baskerville, and I am the founder of B&V Architectural Services company…”~~~“While we take a short break, we woul
Elena does not know what angered her more. If it was the annoying smirk that remained plastered on his lips, or if it was what he just saidHe just bought the media company? A big one at that?He was probably joking… or maybe not.Of course, Zeke was a billionaire. And there were even some rumors that he might be a trillionaire as it was not all of his assets that was documented officially.So, she knew he was insanely rich.He probably could afford to buy this company without telling on his account, but… did he actually do that?When the look on his face did not change as if he might have just lied, she shifted in her position and tilted her head.“You bought this company?!” Her eyes broadened.“You are making it seem like it is some big deal,” he shrugged his shoulders off nonchalantly.“You’re insane,” she stated and he nodded his head.“You would not blame me. I figured out that you might have purposely picked out this media company because it was in no way affiliated with me.”An
After Elena discharged her assistant for the day, she walked to the parking lot where her car was and getting there, her brows pulled together as she sighted the black Bugatti that was pulled in front of her car.She got there, looked around to see if she was going to see the owner, and then hissed.She has had a long day already. The drama with Zeke, and the issues with the hosts… this was the least she wanted on her mind right now.Wondering if she should go and call securities or wait till the owner came out, Zeke approached her and she smacked her tongue.She needed to leave before he got here, but, how? This car would not move by itself, would it?Tearing her eyes off his direction, she picked up her phone and then dialed the number that was written on a paper plastered by the wall in the parking lot.As she waited for the security to pick up, the car’s headlight came on, indicating that the driver might be somewhere around.She looked around and her eyes fell on Zeke who raised
The laughter went for minutes that Zeke and Camila unconsciously exchanged glances.“She is sick,” Camila shook her head.“What have you done?!”Zeke gnashed his teeth and released his grip from her.“Are you taking her side? Is this the re…”“Hi, ex-best friend,” Elena finally said, cutting them short.Camila turned her head to look at her and swallowed. “Hi.”Although she had seen recent articles that the woman had aired in and was even watching the interview before she made her way here, and she could say that Elena, her ex-best friend, looked like nothing she used to know.Of course, she was still gorgeous as hell. Her beauty… and body were so perfect that it always made her feel insecure of her own.She hated that Elena still had it all and did not realize how much she still hated the woman till she was looking at her.However, the cold aura that surrounded her was not to be missed. She stood upright and looked at her as though she was dirt and she hated that.The reason she had
“Who got slapped?!”Zeke could only inhale deeply and lean back in his chair as he watched Ryan laugh.He could confidently say that he had never seen his friend laugh so hard in his life.He was laughing so hard that he could choke.“Camila,” he answered after he took a deep breath.“Wait, Elena slapped her?!” He asked again, this time water dripping down his eyes due to the laughter.Zeke shook his head and bit his lower lips gently.After Elena had left, he had also driven away after bading Camila a short goodbye. He had come to Ryan’s company immediately and well, the man reacted the exact way that he had pictured in his head.Camila slander?Ryan would definitely be there.If Camila had no haters, then, Ryan was probably deadIf Camila had only one hater, it was Ryan.Ryan hated Camila so much that anyone would wonder if it was possible to hate someone to that extent.There was a point he would not even want to hear her name because of the way he loathed her.So, receiving the n
Zeke hummed as he sat in the back seat of the car which was headed to Elena’s company.He shook his head in rhythm, glanced at the brown envelope beside him, and smiled.He did not doubt that Elena would accept this proposal.“Drive faster.”“Yes, sir.”As the driver increased the pace, Zeke removed his phone from his pocket and began to look on the internet ‘What to do to make a woman forgive them?”Amongst the many answers, he shook his head at them and only thought of the flowers.“Find a flower shop around.”__________As the car pulled to a stop in front of the company, one of the guards by the entrance rushed over to his car, opened the door for him and he got out of the car.Zeke adjusted his collar, and carried the bouquet of flowers in another hand and then the envelope in another hand.He walked to the entrance without answering any greetings as all that was on his mind was Elena, he entered the premises fully.===The secretary led him to the door and when they got there, s
“It is dangerous to go in alone, sir,” the leader of the swat team said to him and he nodded his head.“That is why you guys will be around. Don’t stay far away,” he answered and then leaned down as the man wore the bulletproof vest around him.“Take this,” he handed over a gun to him.Zeke twitched his lips upward and then nodded his head.“I doubt I would be needing this, but okay,” he collected it and then scanned it.“Call for backup immediately if you’re in any trouble but we will be around regardless.”Zeke nodded his head, looked up at the building, and then entered gently.As he began to ascend the stairs, his phone beeped from his pocket and he removed it immediately.“I’ve got them!”Said the message from his brother with a picture attached to it.His lips tugged into a wide smile and then he returned the phone in his pocket before he increased the pace at which he ascended the stairs._____“Enough of this madness, Mateo!”“Madness?” Mateo drew his brows together and stood
“Shit…” Ramon stuttered, dropped the cigar in his hand, and took a step back.“If I were you, I wouldn’t move an inch, you get? This shit is completely loaded, a bullet could kill you, you know?”Jeremy said as he covered the space between them.He grabbed the man by the collar instantly and then smiled mischievously.“You look like you just saw a ghost.”“Fuck you,” Ramon spatted instead.“Now, we’re gonna play a little game,” Jeremy said as he pointed the piston at Ramon’s temple.“You tell me where the kids are. I go get them and then leave. What do you say?”“I… I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Ramon frowned.“No, you do. And you’re going to do exactly as I have said. Where are they, the kids?” He asked again.“I don’t know what…”He was still saying when Jeremy hit the butt of the gun on his head and then the man screamed.“Now… let’s start over,” he ignored the blood that was starting to gush out of his head and then sniffed.“Where… are they?”Ramon cried out in pain, y
Elena dropped her head on the steering after the call ended and then Zeke finally got to her place.“What’s wrong?” He asked, placing his hands on her thighs.“He called… Mateo.”“Don’t let him get to you,okay? I have this under control. I have gotten…”She grabbed his wrist hurriedly, cutting him short.Elena shook her head, moving gently away from the camera that was planted in her car.“What?” He whispered when she dropped her index finger on her lips.She picked up her phone, and then turned on the note application, “My car is bugged too.”He drew his brows together as he read and then nodded his head.Afterward, he collected the phone from her and then typed in it too.“We are going to find the twins soon. There is a way.”“So Mateo called me too,” he said after she read the message he typed.“He did?”“And he made his demands already.”Zeke narrated everything to her and she shook her head.“He is crazy.”“I plan on doing that.”“What?!”“We have to give him what he wants in ord
“D… do you hear that?” Zeke stuttered after the call ended and Ryan raised his brows.“He is a psycho,” Ryan breathed out.“No, no. I heard the sound of a siren in the background. He…”“I got his location!” One of the men hollered.“Where is he?”“He is… nearby,” he drew his brows together and zoomed in properly.“He is around here,” he repeated.Zeke prepared to stand up but Ryan was quick to stop him.“No, wait.”“I have to find him.”“We need to be rational here. Hold on.”“He said the bomb could detonate on its own!”“I heard that, just calm down.”“How is it going so far?” Ray joined them in the car and Zeke breathed out.“He has called, and made his demands,” Zeke answered.“Good. How much? Tell me, and I will raise it right now.”“He wants all of my assets.”“What?”“My assets. Everything down to my shares and buildings.”Ray swallowed hard and then shook his head. “That psycho.”“What are we going to do? Make the call again. I will give him mine. They might not be up to yours,
“I knew it…”When the low, hoarse voice of the little boy came up, Ramon turned around to look at him and then breathed out.“What?”Nathan adjusted in his seat and then glanced at the tiny rope that was used to tie his wrists together.“I knew… something was wrong about you. I have always known that.”“Shut up, you don’t know anything,” he hissed at the boy.Natalie stirred gently from where she sat too and then finally opened her eyes.Looking around at where they were and how they were tied, she whined gently and then burst into tears.“I know you were not a good person,” Nathan said again.“The problem with you is that you act like you know everything.”“I think you are actually pained that I have always been right about you.”Ramon forced a laugh and then shook his head. “Right about me? You don’t know anything, trust me!”“Aside from the fact that you hold grudges against little children like us which actually amuses me, I know for a fact that you have always had this darker sid
The call ended, and Elena shook her head vigorously. There was no way this was going on. She swallowed hard and dialed the number again but it was not going through. Skeptically, she looked around the car while she made sure she sat tightly. What if it was not a lie? What if there was truly a bomb in her car? How could anyone have had access to the car anyway? Finally, her eyes settled on the dash camera in her car and she squinted her brows when her eyes caught the faint red light that was flashing beside it. She leaned closer and when she realized that a camera had been planted in her car. No wonder he knew to call the moment she wanted to leave the car. If truly she was sitting on a bomb as he had said, then she could have died if he had called her a second late. Oh, what a psychopath! Her kids were missing and she has been made to sit forcefully in her car. She browsed through her phone and then clicked the camera application. She began to record the car and then gentl
“K… kids? Whose kids?” Elena stuttered. Zeke dropped the call instantly and palmed his face. “You are not talking about the kids, are you?” The gateman stuttered. “Why…?!” He sniffed and shook his head. “Why did you let them go with him?” “I have seen him before, so I didn’t think to refuse him. Besides, they called him uncle.” Zeke looked around and his phone rang again. He gritted his teeth and then picked up the call gently. “Where are my children?!” She thundered, breathing heavily. “I am going to look…” “You said Ramon has them?!” “The gatekeeper said someone came to pick them up. I believe it was Ramon.” “Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Elena screamed from the other side. “Stay back, Elena, I am going to find them,” he said when he heard the sounds of footsteps. “You can’t tell me to sit back while my children are missing!” She yelled and then dropped the call. Zeke looked around and when he saw the CCTV camera, he moved closer to the security man. “Can I see
“B… but… why have you come to pick us?” Nathan stuttered as he reluctantly got out of the gate.“Your daddy sent me to pick you up. He is running late at work.”Zeke had initially thought that they were going to close by 3PM as usual but they had closed by two.“Daddy?” Natalie raised her brows.“Have you forgotten? I am his friend. His only best friend in the world.”The twins exchanged glances again.“I know you two are mad at me about what I said the last time and I am so sorry, okay? Can you forgive me already? I’m taking you to your daddy. Can we leave now?”Nathan moved over to Natalie and then held her hand. “We will wait for Daddy to come.”Ramon gritted his teeth and then forced a smile hurriedly. “Come on, guys.”“Daddy promised to come pick us up.”“But he is not here yet.”“He probably thought we would be closing by three and not two!” Nathan snapped.Oh, this boy was smarter than his age.Ramon hissed,“Actually… I should not be telling you this…” he sighed and bowed his
“Can we not go to school today, Daddy?”Natalie forced a solemn look as she stared at her father who addressed her dress.“What?” “We are not going to tell mummy.”“What?!” He widened his eyes when Nathan added.“We’re going to act as if we went to school and then when it is time, you will take us back home,” Natalie said.“Jesus, when did you two become like this?!” He exclaimed and the twins burst into laughter.“You are being dramatic, papa.”“You want me to join you to lie to your mother!”“You are exaggerating. It’s not gonna be a lie. We’re just gonna tell her that we went to school…”“Whereas you didn’t?” He cut her short and she clasped her hands together.“Exactly.”“How did you two come up with that idea? It is so…”“Perfect? We know,” Nathan smiled.“Not perfect, guys!”Natalie covered the space between her and her father who knelt in front of her and then wrapped her arms around his neck.“That is because we have missed you, daddy. We want to spend the rest of today with