" Let me go." Celeste struggled with the man as he tried to drag her out. " No use struggling woman. We're not going to hurt you." The man sighed. " Did Diana send you?" " Who the fuck is Diana?" .....Ryan just got off a phone call and he faced Mason who had an expectant look on his face. " She's the one." Ryan sighed. " Why is she showing up now?" " I don't know. I'll ask Alessio to look on it."" No. Alessio has a lot on his hands right now. We won't bother him anymore." He said and Ryan nodded. He stared at the sleeping beauty before and he smiled. He's never letting her out of his sight again. " Clyde caught someone trying to escape. I need you to question her for me." Mason said to Ryan who creased his brows in confusion. " Celeste was caught at a motel planning to escape." He whispered." Oh, why would she be running if she did nothing?" " That's what I want you to find out. I can't go myself...."" I understand." He nodded and left. " What's going on?" Beauty snappe
" You!" Beauty yelled. Fear written all over her face. " You shouldn't have survived." Diana said with a wide grin. " You're strong, I admire you for that but you have to die. If I'm not the one making Mason happy, then no one else can." " You won't gain anything by killing me." " I won't but you'll be dead." " Don't do this. You still have a chance to move on. Don't ruin your life over a stupid obsession." " Too late for that." Diana said and pulled out a gun. "Seems Mason doesn't care about you as I had thought. He knows the threat against your life, yet he leaves you alone, unprotected." " You know nothing." " I know everything. I guess he's seen that you're only going to cause trouble for him. He's abandoned you. Making it easier for me to kill you." She laughed. Beauty tried getting up but Diana sprayed something on her before she could. " It weakens you. You won't be able to use your legs till you're dead." Diana smirked. " Don't do this." Beauty cried when she saw her
" You! What are you doing here? This is an enclosed meeting!" Eunice banged her fists on the table. " And why didn't I get an invite?" Beauty asked tapping her newly manicured nails on the table. " You're not a part of this company." Eunice glared at her. " I see.. I'll take my seat." Beauty said and walked to the second vacant chair, the president's seat." Who are you and what are you doing?" An elderly man asked." Mr Donovan, who I am is none of your business." She smiled. " Get up." Eunice sneered." Why should I? I am after all, the only oldest legal child of Fred and Bella Logan." Beauty said and they all gasped. " That's a lie. The sisters died in the accident with their parents." Mr Donovan said. " Then how am I alive? Proceed with the meeting. I dare one person to question me again." She frowned. " You were about forcing them to sell their shares to you." " I'm not answering to you." " You'd better!" Beauty snapped. " You were also about to sign over ownership of the
" You have no evidence on me." Robert yelled at the interrogator."I'd advise you stay quiet and cooperate with us for your own good." The interrogator said. " I'm not saying anything till I see my lawyer." " You do not need a lawyer Mr Alaric. What you need is imprisonment." He said and left." Hello father." Mason grinned from ear to ear. " How do you like your new home? Although it would be much worse than this in a few days." He smirked." You dare put your father behind bars for a woman!"" No. I did it for me. I wanted you dead but my wife had a very kind heart. She suggested I hand you over to the police. You should thank her." Mason said exuding a dangerous aura. " You would kill your own father?" Robert batted his lashes. " Why do you sound surprised? I should have done so a long time ago. You took everything from us because of your greed. You agreed to hand over the company to us once we finish college but you didn't. Instead you tried to buy off all members of the board
The next person brought in was Robert. The case against him wasn't as bad as Diana's but it was still bad. He had aided in the assassination of Fred and his wife and also the attempted murder of Beauty and he had illegally taken funds from his son's company. He was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment with hard labour and no parole. Mason had wanted him to stay in prison till he dies but Beauty pleaded on his behalf. She knew he was angry but Robert was still his father. She couldn't watch him do something that he'll regret one day. Speaking of parents, no one had seen or heard from Rose since she came to the hospital. " Miss Eunice. Do you have anything to say to the court today?" The judge asked when it was Eunice's turn." I'm not guilty." She said without battling an eye. Salvatore had sent her divorce papers immediately she was arrested. He cut her off from everything he had and warned his people not to help her. He would have done same to Diana if she wasn't his daughter. He
“ Welcome to Mystic restaurant. “ Beauty said all smiles as she attended to a customer. The lady stared at her from head to toe and she looked away. The first code of the restaurant was to take shit from anyone if you want to your job. Funny, right? That's the only way she could survive. The job was paying well but the customers were annoying but she had to put up with them everyday. There were some loving ones who managed to lift her day. " Is she going to serve me? “ The lady asked her partner after checking her out. " Of course. She's a waitress, that's her job. “ The man who accompanied her sent absentmindedly. It was obvious the lady didn't want Beauty to serve her. " I'm sorry Ms, did I do something wrong?" Beauty asked. “ You did everything wrong! Your presence here is suffocating!" The lady barked and Beauty gulped. “ I'm sorry. I'll send for my partner. " She said and left for the kitchen. “ Hey Daniel could you attend to the customer on table four please?" “ That's arr
The next morning, Elsa followed Beauty to the supermarket since she had no shift no the restaurant. Elijah opened up early and some few junior staff were already there. “ Hi Elijah. " Elsa said with a huge smile as they walked into the supermarket. “ Hey pretty. " Elijah winked playfully and she chuckled. “ Thought you were still in Francisco?" “ Nah got back yesterday. " She lied. She had actually been back for almost four days. “ So where's my San Francisco package?" “ I'm sorry. Was there supposed to be a package?" Elsa teased and they both laughed. “ Hey am I invisible here?" Beauty pouted and Elijah chuckled. “ You're never invisible." He said and hugged her. " What's my job? “ Elsa asked. " Your job is to sit and be quiet. " Cara said walking in. " Ms Cara, don't you look ravishing today? Love your shoes." Elsa winked and Cara shook her head. “ Just don't insult any customers today. " Cara said. “ Me? Y'all know I'm a good girl. I would never. By the way, Ms Cara I d
Beauty waited till most of the customers were gone before she came out of the restaurant. Her loan was due in five days and she just got fired from her well paying job. What was she going to do? Her mind quicky went to her high school friend, who was into escort. She had tried to persuade her into doing it but Beauty was not easily swayed. “ You'll die a virgin. " Her friend would always mock her. “ Here goes nothing." She whispered as she dialed her line. “ Beauty, what's up?" Tonia said. There was a heavy noise in the background. “ Hey. I need your help. " Beauty said. “ My help?"“ I just got fired and my loans are due. "“ You need a guy. Alright meet me at Saltos hotel in two hours. We'll discuss. " Tonia said and hung up. “ Great, Beauty. You're going to fuck a stranger for money. Great! “ She muttered as she crossed the road absentmindedly. She heard a loud screech and she quickly jumped off the road. “ Hey!" She exclaimed. ...Mason went straight to his office when he