CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE | PROBLEM WITH BIANCAVIVIAN ADDAMS 4 MONTHS LATERThings have been going fine between Luke and me and just as he promised, he gave me a chance. I have never been as happy as I am now in my entire life. Lucas has been making efforts to know me and I have discovered things I could never have found out about him through stalking. I stopped walking at the office after I got fired and Ada resumed the next day. Luke sent her back home but she insisted that she was perfectly fine. I know she isn't fine, there is this distant look in her eyes and she is anxious around everyone. “Luke, where did you put the knife?" I ask the idiot eating almost everything he sees. After the failed dinner date, Lucas decides to learn how to cook since he can not bear the fact that he is not good at everything. Apparently, he has always been perfect and won't let anything stop his perfection. Teaching Lucas Knight how to cook is probably one of the worst decisions I have ever made in m
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX | THE WRONG ARREST VIVIAN ADDAMS“Then tell me Vivian Addams, what were you doing in the King's hotel last night? It can't be a coincidence that that is the same hotel Bianca was logged in. I spoke to the staff members and they all acknowledged the fact that you left with blood on your clothes. Can you please explain how that happened?" My whole body becomes rigid once he mentions the hotel. “I..." “You what Vivian?" Luke moves closer to me until he is standing in front of me. “I don't know what to say." I whisper. “You don't know what to say or you don't want to say what you know?" “I need you to trust me Luke, I never touched Bianca. Yes, I was at the King's hotel yesterday even but I swear on my life that I didn't set my eyes on Bianca." I promise. “What then were you doing there?" I sigh and look away from him, “I am sorry, but I can't tell you." “It is absolutely fine that you can't tell me, just be prepared to explain yourself to the police." “The p
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN | THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT VIVIAN ADDAMSAt least now I know that it is the coffee that is poisoned. My saviour comes as I hear a voice from the officer's back. “What the fuck is going on hear?" AJ walks into the cell while the officer fidgets. “I...I...I..." Officer weird vibes stammers. I would have laughed out loud if I wasn't so scared right now. Mr Knight is on to me faster than I could have predicted. I have to act fast and wise now. Wiser than I have been acting. I decide to help the officer out, not because I don't want him to get caught but because if he does, it might ruin my plans. I can't take any chances, I have walked so hard to let someone destroy all my plans. “Nothing. I only begged him to get my coffee and some doughnuts. I couldn't have dinner before I was arrested so I was really hungry. He is scared of getting caught by his bosses so he was waiting to make sure I finish it all." AJ narrows his eyes and I know he knows I am lying, but
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT | THE CHASE VIVIAN ADDAMS The engine roars as we speed through the dimly lit city streets, the relentless chase of the assassins trailing dangerously close. AJ grips the wheel with determination, Sofia frantically scanning the rearview mirror from the back sit. My heart races, adrenaline pumping through my veins. "AJ, take the next turn!" I shout, the urgency in my voice echoing the danger that hides behind us.I am not going to die now, not until I reveal the truth about Mr Knight. Sofia lean's over the backseat, eyes wide. "They're gaining on us!"AJ skillfully manoeuvres the car, tires screeching against the pavement. My mind races, piecing together the parts of a plan."Head for the warehouse district. We might be able to lose them in the alleys."The car jolts as bullets pierces the air, sounding very close. Fear grips at my chest, but determination pushes me forward."Sofia, check the glove compartment for anything we can use! We have to lose them." S
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE | THE DIVORCE RECAPShe is going to get us killed if she doesn't keep that mouth of hers shut. Unfortunately, the person finds a hiding place and points a flashlight at us. Slowly, I raise my head to behold our saviour...or would be a killer. “Ada?" We all exclaim at the same time in shock. LUCAS KNIGHT “Call that bastard would you." My Grandfather orders Vera. They both barged into my house today and have been eating and drinking with Bianca. Vera and Bianca can't stand each other, but they are both sucking their hatred up because of my Grandfather. I have been waiting for him to summon me before I join them. I am not in the mood for any problem with anyone today. Bianca had been staying with me since Vivian was arrested and honestly, since the night she started leaving here, I feel like my energy is being sucked out of me. The only reason allowed her to stay here in the first place is so that I can pacify her to let Vivian go. I don't want her to drag
CHAPTER THIRTY | THE REVELATION LUCAS KNIGHT“No, I won't do it. I won't do any of those things. Vivian Knight is my wife, and should be seen and respected as my wife. I don't want Bianca. Hell, I only manage to tolerate her as a friend. I won't marry her." I say firmly. My Grandfather laughs loudly like he is on crack. “I knew you would say something foolish, and that is why I found a solution. You don't have a choice in this matter Lucas Knight. Your precious Vivian Addams should be dead by now, her body thrown into the deep ocean where no one can ever find it. Along with the useless cop you call a friend and his deranged cousin." “What the hell did you do Grandpa?" I ask in fright.I have always feared my Grandfather, but the fear I feel around him is so much greater than any other. “I did what any sensible man would do, I got rid of every and any threat to my business. I won't sit back and let somebody tamper with something that took me so much time and effort to build. That wo
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE | THE WARNING LUCAS KNIGHTI start getting dizzy and can barely hear anything over the sound the pounding in my head is making. I hold on to the couch in an attempt to stabilise myself and not fall off it. “I think you need time to digest. I will leave now." She attempts to leave but I stop her by holding her hand. “How did my father die?" “You don't have a father Luke boy, you are a fucking bastard." She says wryly.It takes all the fucking self control in my body for me not to rush over to her and strangle her until she gives me all the information I want.“What happened to my father? I ask no longer with sadness but aggression. “Your father...Mr Knight's only crime was falling in love with your mother. He was so in love with her that he couldn't concentrate on anything. After your mother was raped, he stopped going to the office, stopped participating in anything that doesn't involve your mother. He became extra protective of her and refused to leave her al
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO | THE MISSIONLUCAS KNIGHT The mission is simple: kill Vera Knight and leave no traces behind. I never thought I would become a murderer but I have to do this to win my Grandfather's trust. I need him to hand over the ownership of the company to me. I knock on Vera's door but find it open. I walk in and slowly start searching for her. The house is a mess, everything is scattered. It looks like a hurricane hit here.“Vera!" I look around, wondering what could have caused the havoc when I notice blood on the ground. I trail the blood and it leads me to a badly bleeding Vera holding a knife in her throat. I don't even wait to check if she is alive or not before I rush out of there. I am a fucking coward.Looks like someone beat me to my mission, or this was all a plan of my Grandfather to pin her death on me.I run out of the premises and go back to the Knight's mansion.My Grandfather welcomes me with a smile when I get home. “Welcome boy, you did a good job. Word