Novels by Icy popsicles

Debby’s voice softened slightly, but she was still angry. “Now look at where that has brought you. Nolan wants nothing to do with you. Gabriel is disappointed. And your dad’s company is back in trouble.”Cherry sobbed harder. “What if… what if it really was him? What if he really helped and I ruined everything?”Debby looked away for a moment before speaking again. “Then that would mean you pushed away the one person who helped you without asking for anything in return.”Cherry covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking. “I messed up… I really messed up.”Debby nodded slowly. “Yes, you did. And the worst part is, you may never get the chance to fix it.”“You treated Nolan well at first, apologized for your wrong, and told him about your father’s company and it got sorted out. Then you treated Nolan very badly, and after that, your father’s company went back to ground zero. What do you think about this? It can’t be a coincidence, right? I mean, it is very explainable, isn’t it?”“That ca

“Did… did I say something wrong?” Debby asked worriedly, moving closer. “Is it a very touchy subject? I’m sorry, I didn’t mean…”“No, no,” Cherry interrupted, sniffing. “You didn’t do anything wrong.” She wiped her tears angrily. “I just hate how everything is right now. My life, my dad’s company… everything.”Debby frowned. “What happened?” she asked carefully. “Is your dad okay?”Cherry took a deep breath and explained everything to Debby, from how things were suddenly looking good, to how everything turned terrible again within hours. She talked about the investors, the meeting, and how they all pulled out again without explanation.Debby’s eyes widened in shock. “How can that happen?” she asked. “That’s very suspicious and weird.”“I’m just as confused as you are,” Cherry replied weakly. “Everything had been fixed. It looked good. So how did it all get bad all of a sudden? The more I think about it, the less sense it makes.”She hugged herself tightly, her chest aching. Nothing ab

Gabriel was furious as he watched Cherry yell at Nolan. He couldn’t keep his anger to himself anymore. His chest was heaving as he stepped forward, his voice loud.“Cherry, you’re so ungrateful,” He snapped. “If not because of Nolan, do you think you would still be standing here right now? You would have already been dragged away by James and those touts, and God knows what would have happened to you after that.”Cherry laughed bitterly, her face twisted in anger as she turned to him. “What the hell are you talking about?” she yelled. “Ungrateful? Me? You’re so funny, Gabriel.”She pointed accusingly in Nolan’s direction. “Nolan could have stopped James easily. He could have just acted as my boyfriend when I asked him to, or better still, paid the money. Instead, he made me sign one stupid undertaking, and now I’m supposed to thank him for that? Why should I?”Debby and Gabriel stared at her, completely stunned. They were too shocked and angry to even respond at first. Gabriel clenche

Nolan looked at James with a calm but pointed expression. “So, I’ll suggest this,” he said slowly, making sure James understood every word. “Cherry can pay you your money in installments. She can also sign an undertaking that she would be paying you weekly and for no reason should she miss any of the days she promises to pay.”James scoffed loudly, crossing his arms. “I don’t think I like that idea,” he said sharply, glaring at Nolan. “Why should I agree to that? When she spent the money, she spent it all at once. So why should I collect it in bits? It makes no sense at all.”Nolan raised an eyebrow, a faint smirk playing on his lips. “But she doesn’t have any money to pay you right now,” he replied calmly. “So you clearly have nothing else to do except accept this offer.”James’s jaw tightened, and he opened his mouth to argue, but Nolan’s confident tone and the truth in his words left him with nothing to say. He knew Nolan was right. There was no other way he could get the money fro

James turned to the touts who were still dragging Cherry roughly.“Carry on with what you were doing,” he said coldly, completely ignoring Debby as he turned his back on her.“No… no… please, Debby, save me!” Cherry cried out desperately. “Don’t let them take me away. Please help me!”Debby started to panic. Her heart raced as she watched Cherry struggle in their grip. She didn’t know what to do anymore. She looked back at Gabriel and Nolan, then back at Cherry, then again at Nolan and Gabriel. Her eyes were filled with fear and confusion.Suddenly, she ran toward Nolan.“Nolan, please do something,” she begged. “You can’t let them take Cherry away like this.”But to her shock, Nolan said nothing. His face was cold and unreadable, as if everything happening in front of him meant nothing to him.Debby turned to Gabriel immediately. “Gabriel, please talk to Nolan. He can do something about this. He shouldn’t let them take Cherry away. Only God knows what they will do to her.”Nolan roll

“No… no… that can’t be possible,” Cherry said in shock. Her body started shaking. “Daddy, try to talk to them. This can’t happen.”Her mind was spinning. He had just called her earlier and told her that investors were already sending mails. She had been so happy and relieved. And now, all of a sudden, they were pulling out again? She was confused, this was too much.She started sweating heavily as her hands trembled. The noise she could hear over the phone only made it worse.“I have to go now, Cherry,” her dad said quietly. “I’ll talk to you later.”Before she could say anything else, the call ended.“Dad… dad… no… wait…” Cherry said desperately, staring at her phone. But there was no response. He had already ended the call.Her heart sank.“So, what’s going on?” James asked coldly the moment he noticed she was done with the call. “Am I getting my money or not?”“I… I…” Cherry stammered, her lips trembling. She didn’t know what to say.“This girl isn’t ready to pay me my money,” Jame

“I worked all my life for your father,” Luis began, his voice filled with bitterness. “Tirelessly helped him build Stellarcorp from the ground up. And when the company became big, he still used me like a fool.”“I didn’t mind at first,” he continued. “I treated Stellarcorp like it was mine too. Gave it everything. But then, out of nowhere, he decides to look for his long-lost son, to give you the company.”Luis scoffed.“He didn’t even ask me what I thought. Didn’t care. Just ordered me to find you and hand it all over. To make it worse, he told me to watch over you while you ran the company. Can you imagine that? Me, the man who brought Stellarcorp to fame, reduced to your babysitter.”“The company should have been mine, not yours. Your father’s lucky he died when he did, helping you escape. It was supposed to be you six feet under, not him. But you were just lucky that day. My men did a sloppy job.”Suddenly, a voice rang out.“Enough of your talk, just kill this bastard already!”

“Am I in a moving car? I’m definitely in one.” Damson thought to himself as he opened his eyes groggily. He tried to sit up and realized he was in the trunk of a car. He banged on it several times, trying to get it open, but it wouldn’t budge. He began to sweat, helpless and disoriented, forced to wait until someone decided to open it.“Who did this to me? What happened?”“Why can’t I remember being put in the trunk?” Is Maria okay? Was she also shoved into another car?”So many questions ran through Damson’s head. He was confused. His head felt heavy, too big to carry.He eventually laid back down and decided to wait until the car stopped. After about twenty minutes of pure torture, the car finally came to a halt. Damson let out a small sigh of relief. He heard muffled voices outside, and then suddenly, the trunk flung open.He blinked against the light and tried to sit up, but his body failed him. He couldn’t move. No matter how hard he tried, only his head responded. “What the he

Damson couldn’t leave the Wilsons just like that after finding out what Mr. Wilson had done for him. The man saved his life, and the least Damson could do was help the family with the funeral preparations. He paid for all the expenses and also gave them a large sum of money to sustain them for a long time. He even advised Logan to invest wisely.He had wanted to stay longer, but Logan asked him not to. His mother and sister would only feel more pain with him around. His presence would be a constant reminder of what happened to their father, and they didn’t need that. Damson understood and didn’t push further so he left.At first, he decided to head to his apartment, but then he changed his mind and went to the dorm instead. He hadn’t been there in a while, and he wanted to see his friends, Luke and Fred. They had reached out to him several times, asking where he was and why he hadn’t been around. At the time, he couldn’t tell them he was married, so he just told them he had gone job

Maria sat in the car, fiddling with her fingers, random thoughts flying through her mind as she stared out the window. Kate was seated beside her, and two other men were in the car with them.She didn’t fully understand what she was doing or what she had just agreed to but one thing was clear, she couldn’t die because of someone else.Damson would do the same, right? Maria wondered, now biting her nails.He’d choose survival too, even if it meant putting me in danger… right? Anyone would… right? She was disturbed.“But Damson betrayed me too. He treated me like a fool, lied to me, and deceived me. I thought that we were close, that our bond was real.”“Had he been acting all along?”“How is he even the president of StellarCorp? When did that happen?”“He was the poorest student in school. So how? It doesn’t make sense.” Maria’s thoughts raced, growing angrier by the second.“I could’ve gotten more opportunities. I could’ve had a good job in his company. I was close to him! But he de

“What! No, no, please don’t kill me. Please don’t,” Maria cried, scared for her life. Today has been a rollercoaster of emotions. She was scared, disturbed, and deeply worried and she couldn’t help but be angry at Damson for dragging her into his mess.She was in this situation because of him.“Caleb and the boss want Damson dead, and now, because of him, I’m going to die too.” She thought to herself. “Where’s Kate?” the boss asked, ignoring Maria’s cries.“Since the last time she almost got caught by Damson, Kate had been lying low.” One of the men replied. “Tell her to come here right now. She has someone to get rid of.”“Is that really the next thing you’re supposed to do? I don’t care what you do with Maria, but can it wait till we finish off Damson? Why are you wasting time killing people you’re not supposed to!?” Caleb asked the boss, frustrated.“It’s your fault this is happening!” the boss snapped. “I told you nobody was supposed to know that Damson is the president of Stel

Caleb ran his hand through his hair angrily. His body trembled, and all he wanted to do was find Damson and end his life. He wasn’t interested in whatever plan the boss had to offer. He just wanted to carry out his own.His life had taken a dip after his father lost his company and couldn’t get help from anyone. He had called all his father’s friends and visited different companies for assistance, but everyone gave him the same answer, they couldn’t help. He was devastated. His father became ill, and they had to sell their cars and properties just to afford treatment.Caleb was left with nothing. He was broke and had to struggle to get by every day. Because of that, he hardly showed up at school. Everyone had known him as one of the richest boys in the university, but now, everything was gone. He had nothing.To avoid questions and rumors, he stayed away from school and wandered around. He spent most of his days at clubs, stealing from people and drinking. It was during one of those