"Wait! I do not seem to be familiar with this place?" Octavia said. "You don't think I'm kidnapping you, do you?""With the way you've been acting ever since I'm back to town, I can think in such manner." Octavia responded. Cullan smiled briefly then turned towards another route and then, they appeared right before Ava and Carter's house. As soon as Cullan and Octavia stepped out, Octavia saw a man seated under the shed before the house. He had a cup containing a drink before him. "My dad got out so fast." "I'll do anything for you." Came Cullan's words. Octavia looked at him and said, "thank you.""You are welcome." Octavia didn't know whether to walk over to Carter under the shed or just go inside to search for her son. She decided to opt for the later, while heading towards the entrance, Carter called out, "Octavia!" His voice was loud and full of anger. She paused and turned to him. The man had now stood. "So you had the gut to arrest me?""And you had the gut to gather thu
Octavia returned home that day. When she got to the office the following day, she went to confront Lachlan Williams as soon as she heard he's around. "You are welcome, sir.""Prepare a coffee for me.""Got it." Octavia left the scene and went out. She came back a couple of minutes later with a cup of hot coffee. After handing it over to him, she said, "I didn't know you found Thor on the same day he got missing.""Do you know what being the CEO of the biggest company in New York means?"She sighed, "and I've just worked myself up over the weeks for nothing.""You could have simply asked me.""You weren't on seat. Also, I thought you were going to tell me as soon as you find him.""All the thugs who took him forcefully from his school are already in jail." He said. "And I've increased the protection around him. You can put your mind at ease, nothing of such will ever repeat itself. I'm more than capable to protect my son.""Can I see him, please? ""I thought I told you after three mon
"I don't seem to understand what's... going on with me. I only took a cup." She said, seriously trying not to fall off the seat. "Does it contain alcohol?""No, it's a pure wine, ma'am" the Sommelier responded. "You don't seem okay, sweetheart. Do you want me to drive you to your house?" Cullan asked."Yes, please." Was the last words she said before she crashed into his shoulder. Cullan smirked devilishly. He looked at the Sommelier and winked at him then carried Octavia on his shoulder, ready to take her to his car. "Drop her!" A man suddenly spoke from behind. The man was also seated on the long stool before the long table before the Sommelier. Cullan turned with Octavia hung across his shoulder, "you want to mind your business or shall I have my men teach you some lessons?"When the man raised his head up, Cullan swiftly dropped Octavia to the chair, "boss." "I take back my words, I'm so sorry. I would never have expected to meet you here." Cullan further pleaded. Lachlan Wi
"What are you still doing here?"Octavia sighed. "I know you already have everything but is there something else you need and can't get, maybe I can help." Octavia didn't know what to offer a billionaire that he won't refuse. He hummed. His eyes on her, "Live here with me." "Huh?" Octavia was stunned at his request. "That way, you get to see your kids every time and perhaps live a more comfortable life.""But... How can I live here when there's no relationship between the both of us. I won't feel comfortable living here. When your girlfriend comes around, whom will you say I am?" "The mother of my kids." He answered. Octavia thought about it for a while then she spoke, "my kids are coming back tomorrow, right?" "Yes, and you'll get to see them and spend time with them as a matter of fact, but that is if you agree to live here with me." He said. "but there are rules involved with living here, first thing being that you can't bring in a visitor to my house?""I haven't even agreed
"Sir, we received this subpoena." Benjamin handed the document over to Lachlan Williams. They were both at the lounge, with packs of cigarettes before their table. Lachlan Williams took of the pack of cigarette and smoked in deeply for a few seconds before exhaling. He dropped the subpoena on the table that the packs of cigarettes was and asked Benjamin, "who sent this?""Octavia, sir. She's sueing us for intentional infliction of emotional distress." Benjamin said. Lachlan Williams snickered in mockery, "that woman really has some gut.""Should I fire her already?"Lachlan Williams thought for a few seconds, "no, let's keep her around. I want to see the expression on her face after she had lost the court case.""Oh! Cool." Benjamin answered. "Cullan had been following her around lately though. I just thought you should know."Lachlan suddenly paused smoking. He put the cigarette between his lips down and looked at Benjamin seriously, "that guy wants to hurt her.""Not like we care,
Benjamin had invited Cullan over to his office. After all, Benjamin is a boss to Cullan as well. When Cullan got before him, he said, "Miss. Octavia wants you to know she has been arrested. And she wants you to come and see her." Cullan smirked, "Got it."When Benjamin was not speaking again, he asked, "is that all?""Yes." Cullan turned and began to walk away but Benjamin could not stop himself from asking, "will you go to see her?""Of course. She's my ex wife." Then she eventually walked out. Later that day, Cullan got to meet with Octavia at the station house. "I've been calling your line, why haven't you been answering?" Octavia asked."I lost my phone. I have been trying to retrieve it." He lied. "Octavia, it must have been very tough on you here." He expressed a pitiful face, as though he will start crying any moment from now. "Gosh, I wish I knew earlier you have been arrested.""I need you to get me a better lawyer. The lawyer the government got for me is talking about redu
After Octavia was done at the shower, she dressed and came back to Cullan. He was still seated majestically on her couch. She then went to bring a bottle of wine and two glass cups. After pouring the wine in the two cups, she handed one over to him while she held the other. "Whoever tried to set me up could literally do it again." She said as she sipped from her drink. "That's right. You should be careful about allowing anyone into your house.""It's funny cause I didn't have a friend that comes to visit me. My closest guess is that one of the cops came with the drug and then claimed they found it in my house.""But why will a cop do that? You could be a target.""You are right. Even if it happened to be one of the cops, then someone is definitely behind it..."After a moment of deep silence, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Cullan asked. "Wait... Can't be Lachlan Williams, right?""Is it not logical to think he's the one?" Cullan asked. "He wanted you to get into trouble so
Octavia returned back after the court verdict. She had left work place earlier so as to appear in court with her lawyer. Lachlan Williams was also present in court with his lawyer. Octavia was stunned to see how the judge easily dismissed her case and moved on to the next case before him. She had left the court in shame. She thought that Cullan's lawyer will be able to convince the judge to tell Lachlan to hand over her kids to her but that didn't happen. Infact, her lawyer was greatly ridiculed by the judge. "What now?" Someone walked into her office and spoke. Looking up, she saw Lachlan Williams, with a sinister smile on his face. "want to appeal the case to an higher court, huh?"Octavia sighed, "you are wicked!""But you kept my kids away from me for five years. Isn't that wickedness from your end?""Still doesn't mean I'll live in your house or agree to be your fake wife.""Cool. The kids are now permanently with my grandfather anyways. I guess you don't mind not ever seeing