Novels by Kieva

At that moment, the cafe felt distant, leaving the other students in awe and disbelief; they couldn’t help but wonder what was happening.It was impossible to see Terry around Jack.Many students kept a curious gaze, and some even tried to lean closer so they could listen in on their conversation.Raphael and his friends exchanged glances, but had mixed feelings.Just as Terry sat down he cleared his throat before leaning forward. He kept an apologetic expression. “Jack, Anna.” He said softly. “I am sorry, I was wrong for how things turned against us. I was arrogant toward you two, and after thinking it through I just realised I made a mistake.”Jack stared at him for a moment, Anna, Raphael and Barbara did the same this time in shock and disbelief. “I have come to ask for your forgiveness, I want to make things right between us if you will let me,” Terry muttered.Terry nudged Claire without hesitation and she spoke out, “I am sorry, Anna. I am sorry for what happened at the contest

Jack wanted to reject but then he remembered he was still hiding his identity. If he refused to accept the money, it would raise a suspicious eyebrow at him.**978He called out his account details, and she punched in as she listened intently.Sent!“Jack, you should go through it. You know she has a scammer as a boyfriend, you don’t want to receive a fake alert!”“Yes, Jack. Confirm the transaction through the back application.”Jack smirked, he checked his bank application. “Seen.”He showed the account balance, Jack gave Claire his second bank account details, where he has $2100.He now had a total of $22,100When Anastasia saw his account details she scoffed. “You are broke, if not for Claire’s money, you wouldn’t have had $5000. What kind of man are you?”“Come off it, Anastasia. I might not have money, but I was able to afford a premium ticket, while you with the money couldn’t take a view of the ambience where Anna was crowned the queen.” His voice was laced with sarcasm.Anast

It had been two days after the contest, and neither Claire nor her friends had shown up in school after the humiliation.Students were gathered in groups murmuring, chuckling and whispering. Among their various groups, most talked about the contest, and Claire did not show her face or say anything.Most had sent a notification to know when she was going to post, but not, hence leaving some students worried, knowing the Claire they knew would always post on her social media accounts.The event had turned Claire and her friends into a laughingstock in school. Their videos had been shared and had become the most trending. No one has expected Anna to emerge as the winner despite competing with big names like Vivian Sancho.Crestview University honoured her for being crowned the queen ahead of others. It brought a good reputation to the school despite what Claire did to sabotage her chances.Just as Anna walked into the class, the students gave her a standing ovation as the new queen of t

Barbara trembled slightly, she wouldn’t want to be humiliated by Benedict again. Just as he approached their table, Raphael had plans to confront him since he was sure Anna had promised to pay the money.Benedict’s gaze drifted to Jack, who kept an unreadable expression. He bit his lips, knowing he had no say anymore. His gaze dropped low. The unexpected happened when they saw Benedict drop to his knees slowly.Jack’s friends gasp in shock and disbelief. Barbara was the most surprised among her friends, she was the one who got embarrassed by Benedict.There was a moment of silence as the friends exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.Who would have thought the arrogant Benedict would kneel before the same people he looked down upon?The waitress who stood by the side was stunned, her eyes popped out in disbelief, never had she expected to see Benedict in such a state.Benedict took a deep breath, with his gaze lowered. “I want to apologise,” he said, his voice lighter than earli

“What the hell are you doing here?” Benedict couldn’t hide his anger and frustration when he spotted Jack entering Elliott’s office.“That’s him,” he sneered, “He should be thrown out of these premises this moment, he and his friends don’t need to be seen around.”Jack smiled and shook his head as he stepped forward. “Master Jack,” Elliot said, getting up from his seat and bowing respectfully, “Please, have a seat.” Benedict was taken aback by the sudden change, he froze in disbelief as he watched how Polite Elliot was toward Jack despite everything he had said. What even got him dumbfounded was hearing Elliot calling him master. “Who is he?” He thought to himself.The scene before him looked unreal, not making any sense.“Why is the young man called master? Who is he?”Jack smiled as he watched Benedict’s face. From Benedict’s expression, he could tell that he was confused.“You were saying something before I interrupted. What is it? I am interested in it, come on. Go ahead, I am

“I can see you are becoming stubborn. I know what to do with your type of people,”At that moment, Emma stepped forward, her face contorted in rage. “Mr. Mark, these are my guests, and I think it hasn’t gotten to that. I will meet with the manager to discuss the vase, and whether it will be replaced.”Seeing Emma, Benedict’s mind was mixed. He had always had feelings for Emma, but never gotten the chance to talk to her. His voice softened. “Emma, you are here.” He said, he was angry and didn’t notice Emma was standing closer.“Emma, I can forget about the vase, but this young man slapped me. I will not forgive him until he goes down on his knees and apologises to me.”Emma raised her brow in shock. She wished she could tell him he was playing with fire, but no, she couldn’t.Does Benedict know who he wants to kneel before him?Does he have a death wish?“Mr. Mark, I don’t think we should go that far, but I wouldn’t advise you not to push forward with this. We should forget this ever h

Ricardo leaned backward on the leather chair, still feeling unsettled about everything happening to him. He felt like he had been cursed; he was half deaf and his heart was throbbing with pain.He had cancelled all his meetings, all because he couldn’t bring himself to attend, knowing he had hearing issues.“How would be listen to their words properly? How would he face the press and the world?” He thought.However, he felt his tension eased a bit when he remembered the old man’s words, he felt assured, and within a few days, he would regain his hearing and get back at Asher.Lorenzo walked inside, and his gaze met with Ricardo. “Mr. Gallo, you are smiling.” His voice was low and deliberate.Ricardo sighed softly as he tilted his glass before sipping, “I was thinking about the old man’s words, Lorenzo! I feel excitement knowing I will feel better soon.”Lorenzo smiled, as he stepped forward, “Mr. Gallo, that’s good news. I have something I’d like to discuss with you.” “What’s it?”

Hearing that, Elvis crawled forward. His face contorted with shame and embarrassment, his bills amounted to around three hundred dollars, he had informed Chris to rent the restaurant for his friends for the day, and had also told Chris to get the best wine.Chris had used his money to do everything, with the hope that he would get his money back after, but at this moment, Elvis had not only gone broke but had lost his job.His only chance of getting his money was to take Elvis’s car.Elvis’s friends could only watch in disbelief and bewilderment, none of them dared to step forward.At this time, they were extremely scared and confused because everything happened so suddenly. When they saw Elvis on his knees, they couldn’t help but wonder, but after they had watched him lick the floor, they felt irritated but couldn’t dare utter a word. To Elvis, this was more than a punishment; the smell on his tongue was so disgusting that he couldn’t bear it and almost wanted to throw up, but he r

Everyone was shocked when Elvis kneeled before Asher, “Please, help me. I don't want to lose my job. Please, I didn't know you were related to Mark Spencer, I don't know what came over me.”“Related! Mark Spencer!” Everyone was shocked as they exchanged glances.“What are you talking about, Elvis. I don't know what you're saying. I don't know anyone named Mark.” Asher defended himself.In fact, Asher was furious that Elvis said that. Everyone looked at Elvis, wondering what was happening. How could the arrogant Elvis kneel before Asher?What's happening? At this point, Elvis didn't care about the words from his friends. He shook his head and cried as he pleaded. “I didn't mean for things to happen this way, please I need my job back.”“What's wrong, Elvis!” Dustin asked.Elvis ignored him, his face turned pale as he continued to plead. “Elvis, if you can't make the transfer you should lick the floor with your tongue. Remember you were the one who set the rules.” Asher went ahead

His palms went slick with sweat. Elvis could feel his shirt clinging to his back, his chest heaving like he had run a marathon. Elvis knew he had not authorised any transaction. He knew he hadn’t touched the joint account in weeks. And yet the money, his hard-earned security, his leverage, had vanished as though sucked into a black hole.His first thought was fraud. A hack. Some faceless thief in another country is bleeding him dry. But then, like a blade through the haze of confusion, a darker, more personal suspicion cut through.His wife.Elvis took to the corner of the room. He hesitated, bile rising in his throat. He dialled her number, ignoring the looks from his friends, his fingers stumbling across the keypad. The phone rang only once before she answered, her voice too casual, too bright.“Elvis darling!” she chirped. The sound was a dagger to his chest.He didn’t waste time on greetings. His voice erupted raw, almost unrecognisable. “Where is the money?”A pause. The silenc

“Hahahah!” Elvis chuckled, “Asher, what makes you think that will be possible. Stop bluffing, I am the one who arranged for this gathering, so your coming wasn’t part of it. You should be grateful you got some free food and drink.”Murmurings and whispers filled the hall, as the other friends talked amongst themselves. Asher wasn’t concerned about who organised the event; the only reason he had come was because of Chris’s invitation. He could not possibly ignore Chris. But he was expecting Elvis and his friends to act maturely and not taunt another person because they felt they were better.“You know you are such a bully, and people like you don’t deserve a place in the society!” Asher muttered.Elvis glared disdainfully at Asher, “Whoever doesn’t have money should not be invited to any gathering. What if we decided to do some fundraising? Will you be able to cough up a hundred thousand dollars, or will he?”At this time, Asher frowned before he said. “Okay, then, if that’s the case,

If Dustin had been smart and had stayed in his lane, Asher wouldn’t have bothered him. However, Dustin had spoken out and faced a more embarrassing moment than Elvis. It wouldn’t have been less painful if it had happened in a private place but Asher had already dealt with him in public.Just when he thought no one knew his story, or anything related to him, Asher revealed it before Dustin’s friends.“Guys, the food is here. Let’s eat!” Chris called out.Although he noticed the ugly expression on Dustin’s face and he didn’t bother asking. Both had never been good friends; it was Elvis’ idea that Dustin get invited.However, both Elvis and Dustin couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling that was bubbling beneath each time they stared at Asher, who kept a calm demeanor.At the table, the servers helped dish out the food to everyone without hesitation.Just when Asher was about to take a bite. Elvis glared at him, and Whisper. “Why are you in a hurry? Don’t you get served a meal where you came

Ryan watched as they wheeled her out, his heart was heavy with worries. He rushed and followed the paramedics team, with his mother. He knew he needed to be by her side to make sure she was alright, she just saved his life. Ryan couldn’t shake the unease feeling that was building within him, “Hold on, Elizabeth. We will get through this.” Ryan said in his mind.The paramedic’s team rushed towards their van and drove immediately to the hospital. Ryan took the key from Nicolas and rushed behind the ambulance. His heart was racing fast, he blew the horn repeatedly when they got to the highway trying to find a path for him to drive.When they got to the hospital, the paramedics team sprang into action, and Elizabeth was wheeled into the hospital. And was taken in for treatment.Ryan raced inside like someone who had been chased, he was breathing fast. He asked several nurses and he was told that she was undergoing an operation.He sat on the chair facing downward, with tears welling up

“I heard everything you said. Grey. It was you who killed Brown at the hospital. I never thought you would be this evil until today.” Victoria said with a voice mixed with anger and pain.The policemen and the guards rushed inside the building, they stopped when they noticed the scenes that were happening before them.“Drop your weapons, you are surrounded by the police.” The Chief police officer said.Grey’s heart sank into his stomach, he knew there was no way out of him. He turned to face Ryan who gave him a small smile by the side of his lips.“You called the police, Ryan. How dare you.” Grey said.Ryan shrugged, “My mum wasn’t the only person you kidnapped, Elizabeth Brian is here.” He said soft but firm tone.The police team moved closer to where Mrs. Rebecca and Elizabeth were tied and helped untie them, setting them free, and moving them towards the back.“Drop your weapons,” The chief of police screamed again.“I can’t drop my weapon, I can surrender to you,” Grey said, his

His mother’s heart was pounding fast in fear, and Her eyes widened in horror. Seeing Six hefty men against her son Ryan.Tears were streaming down her cheeks and her body was trembling. Ryan placed the document on a rust table, beside him.Ryan knew he could take them if he stayed focused, he watched their movements, and his senses were on high alert. He watched as they moved towards a direction coming out with different weapons to fight against him.Grey stood behind, an evil smirk formed immediately by the edge of his lips. “Don’t kill him, we still need him alive to sign the document,” Greg instructed.The men nodded their heads intermittently while moving towards Ryan with a stern and mocking face.“You had picked the run person, Grey. You guys can walk away now you have the chance, I wouldn’t hurt you. I will give you some minutes to think about it.” Ryan said with a calm but firm tone.The men exchanged glances and laughed, “Let’s deal with him.” The scarred man said.Ryan st

“But I never believed you would have some people who are still loyal to you. They did a nice job of setting off the fire on time.” He said making a mockery of it.Ryan glared at him, “What is your gain in all this and what do you want?” He asked with his voice dripping in fury.“I had no idea you were this smart,” he said. “I want everything you owe, Everything your grandfather gave to you including the company.” He said.Ryan giggled with the right side of his lips, he wasn’t surprised by what he said. He knew something was odd about Grey from the beginning.“How do you think it’s going to be possible? There are people before you who have tried to take things off my hands and they failed. And one of them is your father,” he said confidently.Grey got pissed by his statement, giving him a deadly glare. With his jaw clenched. Ryan was using this as a delay tactic for the police and his men to take position. Meanwhile, Nicolas and Sebastian have positioned themselves with snipers at d

They moved slowly till they got to an open space, Ryan glanced around the room and he could see his mother being tied to a chair, her eyes could tell her story that she had pain and fear while her heart was enthralled with indescribable sorrow.It got to Ryan’s notice that she wasn’t the only one, he narrowed his gaze to the left and found Elizabeth Brian also tied at the other end.“What is she doing here and how come she was kidnapped alongside my mother.” He mumbles inwardly. Ryan was in a perplexed state but maintained his composure for the task ahead.His eyes flickered in rage while transferring the anger to his hand grip on the bag. He counted the men he saw starting from the entrance, they were a total of six men.“Where is your boss, tell him, I have what he requested and he should set them free,” Ryan said, his voice deep and showing no atom of fear.One of the gang members who seemed to be the leader, he had a scarred face, spoke with authorities.“Not so fast, we need to c

Ryan and Freddie got to the entrance of his mansion, where Ryan met his driver, Jerry. “Get in, we are heading out,” he commanded.Jerry felt something was off, he knew his master wouldn’t have sounded like that. But he believes whatever it is his master will always conquer it no matter what.Ryan felt his phone vibrate, he shoved it out placing it on a loudspeaker.“Master, Ryan. It’s Sebastian. I have news that you should know.” Sebastian said.Ryan already knew what he wanted to say, but allowed him to make the statement.“What is it?” Ryan said with a plain tone.“Master, Your mother has been kidnapped. The two guards she went out with were shot and have been taken to the hospital, we have informed the police about it. And they have sent a rescue team to search for her.” Sebastian said.“Master, I believe it was Joseph who sent those men to kidnap your mother,” he added.Ryan inhales.“I know about it, the kidnappers have contacted me.”“What did they say, did they request for any