"Mummy, don't worry. We will be good kids and won't cause trouble for Aunt Nina." Preston asserted so.Nina had been taking care of the kids, she was trustworthy and had the skills to protect anyone in need. Audrey thought of her as someone reliable and kind-hearted."Please listen to Aunt Nina and without her permission, don't go anywhere, don't do anything. Ok?""Yes, Mummy. But when will you come to see us? Great-grandpop said he can't come here for a while. We miss him.""Soon, baby. Mummy will come to see you soon."There was no certainty when she would be back, she was not sure herself.The conversation went on...Until a voice interrupted their conversation."Whom are you talking to?" Apollo asked a hint of curiosity in his humble tone.Audrey quickly hung up. She looked calm and serious. "It's none of your business." And she walked past him.Near the door, he heard her talking to someone. She sounded so caring, exactly the opposite of how she behaved with him.Not thinking too
"Ahh! Go slow, slow. Please."Grabbing her leg, Apollo intentionally pulled her leg one more time and she screamed loudly."No, don't. Please.""Didn't you want to run? How about I help you out?"Audrey moved to the other side of the bed and he pulled her hand, stopping her."I said it, I won't do it again. Stop it now.""You are still arguing with me? If I wouldn't know it, you would still be lying on the floor, fainted."After checking her, the doctor prescribed some medicine and left. Thankfully, she didn't get hurt badly or it would be worse.With all the practice she had these past few years, Audrey was determined that she would be able to go to the bathroom but accidentally her legs slipped... She got hurt.The moment Audrey opened her eyes, she found herself lying on the bed with the doctor checking her."Why did you help me if you were to brag about it? Not like I asked for your help."Hearing her, he rubbed the back of his neck and licked his lips. His trying to go to the rig
"Uhmm..."Jessy kept looking at her, she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her face in the news. "Five years ago, I would have kept you imprisoned even if I had to, if I knew you were planning of leaving. Eve. This time, you are back. You can go nowhere again." Jessy smiled at her with teary eyes. Audrey smiled a bit sadly, "I am sorry, Granny.""Hmm, I forgive you but there should be no repetition of this mistake again. Ok?"Sitting silently with an indifferent facial reaction, Audrey didn't know what to say. As Jessy noticed how she was staring around, Jessy understood what she was thinking."Apollo is not here. Rest assured.""Ohh." Audrey held her hand and assured her, "Granny, I can't promise you but... But I can promise you we will always get to meet each other. I won't disappear again.""Are you still angry at my grandson? You don't... Don't want to stay with him?""I..."A little bit hesitant, Audrey bit her lips. Upon seeing her sad eyes, Jessy held her hands. She smi
'Where are we going exactly? I don't feel like he is intending to tell me. So, there's no meaning of me asking him anything...'Sitting in the car next to him, Audrey played with the ring in her finger. After she woke up this morning, he told her he was taking her somewhere but didn't say anything about the venue. Strangely, she noticed he was too silent today, too calm and like an effigy. Without her noticing, it was making her sad as well."Uhmm...""Wait for me, I will be back soon." Saying so he left the car. And soon he came back but she saw there was something in his hand. Leaning a little close, she could see a bouquet of flowers but for whom those flowers were? The whole time till they reach the destination, he kept staring at the space and uttered no words. 'Did I perhaps miss something?'As she was following his footsteps while he held her hand, holding the lilies in her hand a sudden feeling of comfort and peace took place in her heart. 'He came to visit someone...' Ta
Audrey took a short breath, she kept calm and asserted, "Patrick, actually...""Wait, I am coming. Ahh, Audie. Grace is calling for me. I have to go now. I'll call you back soon." Click!"Hello? Pat..." The call was cut off before she could tell him what she intended to do, Audrey let out a sigh and put her phone on the side of the table.There, Patrick kept staring at the screen of his phone with gloomy eyes when his hand gripped the phone tightly. 'I know what you want to say but I don't want to hear it. I can't...'Taking a deep breath as he stood still near the pool, thunder rumbled in the near distance. The dark clouds reign the sky, calling for rain.Patrick moved swiftly to the living room."Grace, the weather is... Where are you going?" Seeing Grace walking in a hurry towards the entrance, he questioned.Grace in an indifferent tone of voice answered him, "I am going back.""It will probably be raining soon. Why don't you stay here for tonight?"To his suggestion, she hurrie
* The Next Day *"Then I am going to the office." Apollo was reluctant to let go of her hand. Audrey pulled her hand and walked away, giving him a cold smile.Finally, he felt everything was going back to the way they were in the past. With a broad smile on his face, "If there's anything you want to talk about with me, then call me right away. Ok?" He blurted out, quite loudly so she could hear him."Ok."As he left, Audrey hit herself gently. 'What a fool I am! He smiled at me a little and I melted... No way, I cannot make the same mistake again.'* Some hours later *Settling herself on the swing, Audrey smiled at the phone screen."Gramps, don't forget to take your medicines in time ok? I am not there but that doesn't mean I don't know anything. Uncle Vivan told me that you skipped your medicine yesterday. It must not be repeated or I will just...."Saun grinned and said, "It won't happen again I promise. Your uncle Vivan is keeping an eye on me, I can't make the mistake even if I
In front of room no. 607, ten bodyguards were standing in a row. Patrick walked in the room and saw Saun sitting in a wheelchair. "Mr Cassidy, you wanted to see me." He politely uttered so.Saun humbly had him sit on the settee and handed her an envelope. With a deep sigh, he asserted, "I have a favour to ask you." "Me?""Yes. And I want you to do it without my granddaughter's knowing. Nobody should know about it either but if Miss Grace wants to help, then you can take her help as well."Patrick slowly opened the envelope, the moment he saw the papers his mouth made the shape of 'O'. "This...""I know what you want to say but I have my reasons. I hope you will help me with this." Saun voiced such in a tenacious tone."I have got it, sir, but... I need some time to think."*"Mr Lucas, there's bad news.""What happened?" Lucas seemed unconcerned, now he was the least worried about anything else.His secretary sounded distressed, his voice whispered how much terror-stricken he was at
"What happened that you had been acting like you saw a... A ghost." The words stuck in his mouth as he entered his office. Apollo froze at the spot, his facial muscles tensing up and his eyes wide open. He couldn't believe his eyes."I was talking about this. They... They said they had an important meeting with you, Mr Wyatt." Noah asserted in a low tone of voice, pointing his hands at the twins who were sitting on the couch as if they own it."They look exactly... Exactly like me. How is this possible?" Apollo heard his inner self murmuring.Twin boys who kinda looked like Apollo himself marked his office as their territory, at the sight of them Apollo felt like he was dreaming. He turned his head slightly towards Noah and then back at the kids but nothing changed, he was not dreaming.Apollo unhurriedly sauntered towards them, still in complete surprise. Upon seeing Apollo standing at a near distance, both Preston and Maverick stared at him, watching him from his head to toe as th