All eyes were turned on Mrs. Bushman as she stared at the pieces of her shattered phone on the ground. She has had enough. Her husband scolding Frederick was way out of it. He has done worse in the past, like when he burnt Frederick's pinkie finger because he went out to play with neighbors' kids. But this is a whole new level of wrong behavior, Frederick is not a child anymore. It's time he stopped fighting him and let him make his own decision. She looked directly at her husband and demanded, "stop it" Her voice was strong but she knew deep down that she didn't stand a chance against her husband. With shaking legs, she stumbled towards Mr. Bushman. "Please stop this right now!" Barbara repeated what she said earlier. "Let my son be. Can't he step out again or is it prohibited for him to do that? What is wrong with you, Alexander? Why are you bent on making his life miserable?" Barbara fumed. "This is not about your son, my reputation is at stake here
EARLIER IN THE DAY..... "You know I love you a lot, Kristen and I will do anything to make you happy. This might not be the best time but please, kindly accept this ring as my token of love" Frederick proposed to Kristen with one knee on the ground. Both were standing before Kristen's bedroom window when Frederick suddenly went on his knees. Kristen just moped at him with mixed feelings. She does know that he loves her and she loves him too, she can accent to that but will love be enough? Can Frederick deal with her family and can she do the same? With fear written all over his face, Frederick thought she would reject his ring, not that it would stop both from marrying each other. A few seconds passed and Kristen said nothing, only staring and when it seems she would say nothing, she accepted. "of course."She stretched forth her finger and he slipped the ring into it then stood up and huddled her into his arms."You don't know how happy I am, do you?""I know how happy
Driving on the road for close to two hours made Frederick consider taking a plane next time. His father is so rich and he is himself. With private jets to their names yet cutting ties with his family, he had to live moderately. He did not want to get used to a cozy life when his father wasn't ready to heed to his request. He wants to be able to live normally so that when he decides to leave the Bushmans for good, he will have no regrets and this decision was taken about five years ago, the night before he left home. He has gotten used to living like an average guy in society, not that he can't afford luxury but he did not want to have his father's mindset. He parked the car and sighed then got down almost immediately. He has got a problem and that is, he had lost track of Kristen. It appeared to him that the tracker was destroyed because no location was detected anymore. Her last location was at Lyght South's boundary. He had checked for any unusual activity at the border but n
Kristen opened her slowly and felt a splitting head. She shut her eyes due to the sudden light that graced her eyes. It was too much for her poor eyes to bear. She waited for a while and then groaned before opening them again. She felt a bit strange and when she registered her surroundings, she realized she was in an unfamiliar place. It was white and cold. The headache increased with the passing seconds. It was becoming difficult for her to bear. She tried closing her eyes again but felt her face wet, she was crying unknowingly. She tried bringing her hand to her face to wipe her tears away but she could not and that's when she realized that if she wanted to move her body she could not because some sort of wires were connected to her body. Her body hurts from all the different activities and aches everywhere. Her limbs and fingers hurt too when she tried touching something.Suddenly, she heard voices and after a minute or two, a pair of hands placed themselves in front of he
Mrs. King sniffed and looked up at him, staring at him for a longer time than necessary. She wondered if this is the man Kristen wants to get married to. With the way he was over Kristen and worrying about her, there was no doubt he was the one. She will be more than happy to know that he is the one. The thoughts warmed her heart that Kristen actually found herself a man who unmistakably will love her, no doubt.Lucian noticed her stares and his mind fled."What would I tell her if she asked after Frederick ?"He panicked in his mind but what he heard next took his fears away in a blink of an eye. It was unbelievable to him"You must be the man my daughter is involved with?" Lucian nodded quickly and smiled to himself, "This is great. It means she doesn't know about Frederick at all.""Oh, my goodness. I am glad that you are here. My daughter will recover quickly "Mrs. King went back to a sobbing mood. Lucian rolled his eyes inwardly but smiled sadly," It hurts me to see her her
TWO WEEKS LATER... Kristen blinked her eyes severally, her phone screen light was too bright yet she did not want to reduce it. A video has been playing on her phone for a while now but her mind was far away and at the same time, her eyes were fixed on the phone. She sat awkwardly on her bed feeling bored, her mother just left her a few minutes ago, and Lucian had not been around since morning. She was discharged from the hospital a week ago and her mother had insisted she come stay at the family house until she can stand on her feet. She objected to it but Lucian persuaded her to accept, not for her own good but for his. He never wants to give Frederick a chance to find Kristen. He has been doing a pretty good job and he hopes to keep it at that. Anything, human or whatever, that will come between Kristen and him, he wouldn't mind taking care of it. Kristen felt the urge to look away again, to not see anything on her phone's screen. But she kept watching. It is the only thin
Both ladies turned towards the door. They saw Lucian standing at the door. Lucian looked furious, his dark brown lock slightly messy and unkempt. His eyebrows were furrowed and his jaw was clenched. The anger evident on his face was enough for both ladies to look frightened. Without breaking his glare he said. "If I ever hear you talk to Kristen or even near her like that again or try to hit her, I promise you that you won't be able to walk again because what I will do to your legs, heaven knows." Lucian threatened. He was seething with fury, and his hands formed into tight fists at his side. Cherry gulped and backed off instantly, not daring to move a muscle, her eyes were on his face. She has never been this afraid. Something about Lucian itches her and she can't tell what it is. How he ended up being the man Kristen wants to settle down with doesn't add up because she knows Frederick was supposed to be the man or from what her father told her, Frederick's father has obj
Kristen picked it up and stared at it. She can swear the picture was not there before. How the picture got there is what she is yet to find out. It was a group photograph. Her dad and two other men. They were almost adults and her father seemed to be the youngest of three men. When she looked closely at the man on her dad's right, it was Stephen."Why would dad have a picture with Stephen? Does it mean they know themselves and who this other man is?"She wondered as she watched the picture closely. She turned the back of the photo and was even more surprised. Their names were Stephen King, Peter Chase, and Daniel Lous. The last name rang a bell and she flipped the picture over again and that's when the realization hit her. The other man was likely to be related to Lucian because Lous is Lucian's last name and both men have a striking resemblance. She was so engrossed watching the picture that she did not realize someone was in the room with her. Lucian cleared his throat an