"Oh yes! Aunty, please can we get moving now?” Cherry asked, Eddie. "Yesss,” Eddie giggled a little as they all left the kitchen in a hurry. After Edward saw that the bartender was left alone with no one close in his proximity, Edward walked over to meet him. "Did you give him the exact same wine I showed you?” Edward asked the bartender in a hushed tone as he leaned forward on the bar table. "Yes, I did, Sir. But what was the drink for?” The bartender was curious. "It's none of your business,” Edward said rudely. "If you gave it to him then why isn't he reacting as I expected?” Edward asked but it was more like he was asking himself. "I don't know, sir. I gave him the same wine you said I should give to him in case he asks for a glass of wine during the ongoing celebration,” The bartender shrugged, cause he was sure the wine that was given to Bruce Yates was the right one. Edward darted his gaze to where Bruce stood at a far distance among the crowd, next to some of his
"Stay here, let me get a glass of water for you. It would make you feel better,” Stacy said to Bruce who was groaning on the bed before turning to leave. Bruce quickly grabbed Stacy’s hand before she could walk two feet away from him. "Please make it quick. And also got some Aspirin tablets for me. My head is aching so badly,” Bruce groaned as he moved uncomfortably on the bed with his other still on his forehead. The banging in his head was becoming unbearable to him and he felt his eyelids slowly closing. "Okay, I will be back soon,” Stacy said to Bruce and he gradually released her wrist as his hand fell to the side of the bed. She anxiously ran out of the room to get the glass of water for him. "She has left the room,” Olivia whispered to Edward as they sneaked out of their room not too far from Bruce's door once they saw Stacy walking out of the room in a hurry. Olivia wasn't seen in the part except for Edward because she had remained in her room right from the b
"Great! She gave it to her, now what?” Cherry asked Eddie with her hand on her hips. "We can exchange the juice with another one, right?” Mika inquired. "Yes, that's a good idea,” Cherry agreed. "Don't you think we should just tell your mum about it than go through all these processes?” Eddie asked, not knowing why the kids chose to switch the glass cup with another glass of juice. " I don't want too many people to find out that my Ex-mother is here. We would just switch the juice and she would believe that my mummy drank the right one which she had drugged not knowing it was switched with another. Then we can figure out a way to get her out of my birthday party before my cake arrives. We don't have much time with us now,” Cherry planned out. Eddie nodded and saw one of her colleagues walking past her with a tray of juice. Eddie quickly stopped her. "Zara, can I have a glass of juice from the tray? One of the guests is asking for it,” Eddie lied which made Cherry a
"Quick help me lift him up so I can bring it out before she comes back here,” Olivia whispered, and Edward tried turning Bruce's body over so Olivia could take it. "Damn! His body is so heavy! Like, what does he eat? Or is it the extra muscles he has that's making him so hard to flip over?” Edward complained as he struggled to move Bruce. "You are a man, Eddy. So stop complaining and turn him over now,” Olivia urged and, at the same time thought inwardly. “When and how did he even put that there?” Olivia wondered as she grumbled. "Okay. Once I turn him, you pull it out, okay?” Edward asked and Olivia nodded, getting herself ready to pull it. Edward dragged a sharp breath and turned Bruce. Olivia quickly climbed the bed and pulled out the document but their eyes stretched wide when they stared at the half document in Olivia’s hand. "What did you do, Mom?” Edward exclaimed. "I said 'Pull’ it, not 'Tear’ it!” He yelled at her furiously. "You said you can do it, now take a
"He did a good job there. So young yet, intimidating and smart. I don't think I can ever get her scared the same way he managed to,” Eddie thought as she chuckled more. When Stacy entered Bruce's room, she went straight to the drawer and brought out the pills Bruce had asked for to help reduce his headache. "Stacy?” Bruce groaned, his dark lashes fluttering open as he struggled to sit up on the bed. "Yes, sir. It's me, I've gotten the pills for you but I brought a glass of juice instead of the water,” Using his strength, Bruce's voice came out deep and forced as he struggled to speak up like he normally did. "No worries. Just pass me the pills and a glass of juice. I will have them now, my head feels like a battling field with a lot of drums playing in there,” He grumbled, trying to sit up on the bed. Stacy placed the juice on the bedside table and rushed to his side to help support him so he could lean on the headrest of the bed. At the same time, she heard the door
"Okay,” Downstairs in one of the empty rooms, Dan Hawk had been patiently waiting for Stacy but he didn't even hear a sound. He got really impatient and had to leave the room to find Vanessa so he quickly got dressed in the outfit he had on before, concealing his looks behind a silicone mask which gave him a completely different look. Just when he was about to open the room door and go out in search of Vanessa; he bumped into her cause she was about to open the door at the same time. "Where the heck have you been? Do you realize how long I've been waiting in here for you to bring her to me? Why waste my time if you know you can't do it?“ Dan yelled at Vanessa as she slipped in and locked the door behind her. "We could have simply gone for the first plan of abducting her but you said that it won't be possible cause she's always guarded by Mr. Yates's personal bodyguard. Honestly, I regret ever agreeing to come over here even after knowing the danger I was being put in. But
But then she remembered what happened a week ago. "Shit! I and Mr. Yates's ex-wife had an argument and I am sure the media must have captured it. Which means it isn't that much of a secret anymore,” "Um..Yes, I am,” Stacy gave him a half smile The middle aged man brought out his hand for an handshake. "Hi, I am Mr. Anderson,” He introduced himself with a dazzling smile sparkling in his eyes. His smile was soft and harmless which made Stacy less skeptical about speaking to him and she found her nerves calming down slowly on its own just by his simple smile. "That's nice. I am Stacy,” Stacy introduced herself and instantly remembered that she hadn't put in Bruce's last name like she should. "Stacy Yates, I am Stacy Yates. Can I know why you are here, perhaps?” Stacy chuckled nervously after asking. She did not know what to discuss with someone who looked like he was not on the same level as her but since he approached her first, she let him do the talking. "Yes, yes. M
Lucas loved the way Cherry’s little face always lightened up when she laughed or smiled. To him, she looked really adorable. Her eyes were also attractive to him. She had rare eyes that he hadn't seen anywhere else. Her gray eyes were a big contrast to her sassy and adorable nature which made him like her more and would love to be friends with her. "What is he doing here, Aunty?” Cherry asked. He was the one who helped us get the lady to leave. He managed to get her scared so she left,” Eddie winked at Cherry, giving her a sign not to tell who the lady was. "That's so cool!!!” Mika exclaimed. "He got her scared? That's something that would have been so hard for us to do!” "I know right?” Cherry chimed and gave Lucas a sweet smile that made his heart jump. "Thank you so much….?” Cherry suddenly realized that even though she had met him three times today, she didn't know his name. Lucas noticed she was hanging so he introduced himself. "I am Lucas Anderson. But you can