(Akira’s POV).I sat straight with my head held up in confidence. Not even once I had the courage to look at Sebastian’s face. He was seated next to Westin on his right, where I had chosen to sit on Westin’s left.At times, he sent me notes but none was relevant to the case. I had ignored them all as I did not want to mix personal matters with business.As it was my turn to give my closing speech, Westin whispered to me, “Good luck, Akira. No matter what happens today, you still did good, and we shall keep on fighting. Also, please stop ignoring my cousin, he looks like sh*t. I think he is in love with you”I sighed and stood up to deliver my script.“May it please the Court and members of the jury”I cleared my throat and calmed myself. Why must that imbecile Westin ruin my concentration!Urgh, that man was impossible. He was the cause of all these headaches. If only he had not hurt the daughter of Bill Axel, things would not have been a catastrophe to his company.And knowing he ha
(Akira’s POV).I sat at the very end at the corner of the back passenger seat of his limousine. I could not even look at his face. My eyes were stuck looking outside the window, waiting for the right moment to open the damn door and get out.I could not breathe properly. The longer I was in his car, the faster the air in my lungs seemed to be closing in to suffocate me. I closed my eyes, trying my best to calm my breathing.“Akira”“Shut up. Just, shut up”I opened my eyes and looked away, not wanting to see him, and definitely not wanting to talk to him. Mostly, due to me not knowing what to say.How did he find out about me being Samuel’s mother? I was careful. Henry and I had planned it all to perfection, not wanting anyone to know that Samuel was my son.Where did I go wrong?My mind spiraled on how I needed to explain to Sebastian in a way that would not jeopardise my plans to get my son back. I could not lose my son. My baby boy was my whole world.If Sebastian knew I was Melin
(Sebastian’s POV).“DRIVE! FASTER!” I shouted at my driver not caring we were on a busy highway. “Get Kwan”I held her tight in my arms and kissed her forehead, “Wake up, Akira. Please, hear me”“I got Dr Kwan on the phone. What now? Hey, you need to take her to the Hospital” Lennox said to me and passed me his phone.“Kwan, get to my penthouse. No, the other house. Akira is shot. Come, discreetly” I ended the call and instructed my driver to send us to my penthouse where I rarely go to. Unless, to bring in women for pleasure. It was my luxurious looking bachelor pad I bought even before I found out I had a son.And since I met Akira, I have not been to that place. And what was worse was my ability to get my d*ck hard for any other woman than Akira! She was the only one my body craved for.“Call Mary to get the place ready. Tell her, Code Blue” I instructed Lennox to call my trusted housekeeper Mary to keep the place secure. She would know well how to keep it a secret about my affair
(Sebastian’s POV).I sat on the sofa in the lounge area and sighed. “He is not answering my calls. Something is not right”Lennox poured me a drink and sat in front of me. He let out a loud burping sound after the heavy lunch we had, “Excuse me. Mary really knows how to feed a man”“I only hire the best” I emptied the content of my drink and checked on the time of my watch, “It has been almost five hours, she is still not awake. I’m going to check on her”“Hey, man. Just chill. Kwan said he’ll inform us once she is stable. Let him do his work up there in the room” Lennox was right, but I could not focus on anything else until I was made assured that Akira would be fine.“Dr Kwan is a capable man. She’ll be fine” he took his phone out from the pocket and made a call to someone while speaking in the language of the Amberose City.While he was on the call, I sat back on the sofa and recalled the last hectic hours we had to get Akira treated. The bullet taken out of her was a specialised
(Author’s POV).Out in the garden of a large mansion, there was a place of privacy. A place surrounded by greeneries and blossomed flowers. A luxurious scenery built for a rich family.In the middle of it all was a glasshouse constructed with panes of modern glasses that had allowed natural lights into the building. An antique structure that the Cage family was proud of.Surrounded by nature, the glasshouse was calming place to be and situated far away from the main building. A good place for a hideout from the public. Definitely a good place to hide someone.“This is a bad idea, Suzanne” her mother, Sandy Jones said while peeping at the glass walls ensuring no one would come in at the large glasshouse.“No one comes here except for Grandpa. And he is out there somewhere with Melina. This is the best place to hide this man, Mom” Suzanne walked towards a man who was seen tied to a chair. His mouth and eyes covered with a cloth. Unconscious.“He is going to wake up. Then, he is going t
(Sebastian’s POV).“Are you sure he is here?” I asked as I followed Lennox, standing behind him behind a tree. “Are they that stupid to bring Bodhi here at their own home?”Lennox chuckled and took a glance at me, “Do tell me. You were the one who got engaged with Suzanne for many years. I always wondered why you kept her that long”“For my son”“Really? Your son huh?” he said in a mocking tone, “Did you sleep with Suzanne?”I refused to answer that. It was a long time go since I last touched Suzanne. I was drunk and that sex was something I could not recall much. A decision I had regretted for ever to meet Suzanne Cage.“Kimberly, what are you doing here?” I heard Lennox whispered and turned to his side facing Kimberly.“How do you think I find out your friend Bodhi is here? I don’t know what is going on here. But Bodhi is also my friend. I’m here for him and you, Sebastian. Why have you been avoiding me?”“Go home, Kim. I don’t have time for this. This is not your fight”“Fight? Wi
(Sebastian’s POV).Knowing the truth did not make me feel any better. It was quite the opposite. I felt like a fool knowing she had lied to my face these past few months. And I fell for her tricks.What was her intention of hiding her identity from me? Lying to me meant lying to our son, Samuel.I kept quiet as we walked towards Lennox’s car, ignoring questions asked by Westin and Lennox as they accompanied me. My mind was thinking about what I should do next.Should I confront the truth with Akira? Or should I play along with the charade she was playing in lying to my face? Either way was hurting me much.“I can’t believe I tried to seduce Samuel’s mother. And I actually wanted to sleep with her” I looked up with a frown hearing what Westin had said. He sat in front next to the driver seat, looking out of the window. As usual, Westin would say things without thinking, and at the wrong time.I hit his head from behind making him scowled at me.“Alright. Alright. Quit it, Bastian. I w
(Akira’s POV).She smiled while she unpacked a delicious looking pudding to serve me, “My name is Mary. I work for Mr Strauss. He asked me to take good care of you. You are indeed very special to him. I’m sorry, I don’t know where he is”“Special?” I scoffed to that, “How special am I until he keeps me here like a prisoner? It has been days since he left me alone in this place! He did not call or left me a note. How special is that, Mary?”Although I was in anger, I could not resist the delicious looking pudding placed in front of me and took a spoon to taste it. Probably one of the most delicious tasting puddings I had ever tasted in my life.“Of course, you are special to him, Miss West. Mr Strauss would never allow a woman to stay in this place for more than a day. He would usually force them to leave the next morning. Please make this place as if it is your own home”“Home?” I raised my eyebrow and looked at Mary. She seemed to know a lot about Sebastian, “So, this is where he br