Novels by Cerah Mills

Minutes passed by and the groom was nowhere to be found.Lois covered her face in shame and cursed inwardly.‘Rieka isn’t a lucky child. Just imagine the dignitaries present at this wedding and yet the groom is not present.’‘Could it be someone is trying to humiliate my daughter?”The guests were tired and a voice rang out coldly.“Is this a scene in a movie?”Soon whispers filled the air.“We’ve been waiting for long, let’s just leave.”“The groom must have eloped.”Only the soldiers present in the hall remained calm.Just ten, they heard a blaring siren approaching.Soon, silence filled the air again.Tears were already welling in Rieka’s eyes. She bowed her head slightly in shame.A man cladded in his soldier uniform with many stars on it approached the podium and whispered to the clergyman.The man was the Grand Commander.At this point, the Grand Commander held the microphone, and happily, he said.“Today, we have two celebrations. Permit me to welcome the new Chief of Army Staf

Noah smiled, “Sincerely, she owns a dear place in my heart.” With a serious expression, Noah asked. “Do you think getting hitched with her again is a good idea?”Andy nodded. “Of course, she’s the only woman you’ve ever loved.”“Okay! Let’s have a quiet walk then.”Meanwhile, at the Fullams’ residence.“Can’t you talk sense to your daughter? Is this how she wants to end her life?”Lois uttered coldly as she looked at Jack.Jack tilted his head.“It is her life; her choice and I cannot influence her decision because you want me to.”Lois widened her lips and asked. “Are you serious?”Coldly, Rieka said. “Mom, I have a lot to deal with. What is all this about?”“If you wait from now till infinity, Noah will not welcome you into his life. Beauty fades, you have to give another man a chance. I’ve spoken to some rich folks and they all agreed to get married to you not minding that you are a divorcee.”After saying that, Lois angrily left.Rieka stared at the space. Thoughts of Noah grippe

“What?”Santos expressed and gave a mocking laugh. “Who do you think you are?”Just then, he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Noah.Andy and Giddy also pulled out their guns and pointed at Santos.“I have nothing against you. I can see your greed and selfish interest is what is making you want the position of the Chief of Army staff at all cost.”Slowly, Noah approached Santos.“One more step and I’ll pull the trigger.” Santos roared.Noah sighed and he took another step. Bang!Santos pulled the trigger.Swiftly, Noah dodged it.Thank goodness no one was standing behind him.“All that happened here has been recorded. It would be used against you. You are not even worthy to be called a soldier.”Noah uttered with a frown.“Against me? We’ll see about that.”Santos said confidently.“No matter what, being soldiers, we are one,” Noah said as his eyes scanned through everyone present. For no just cause, Santos Junek wants to get rid of me. From his action, you all can see that he is n

At that moment, Santos picked up his phone and placed a call.“Hi Santos, is anything the matter? You hardly call me.”“Jacob, I can see you know me well. We need to meet tonight, it's urgent.”Jacob was a high-ranked soldier and he was a member of the military council.All along, Jacob has been the one giving information to Santos about all that was happening because Santos handsomely rewarded him. Jacob was also a close friend of the former Chief of Army Staff.Now, he felt something was happening and he couldn’t figure it out. He had to hear from Jacob.Nevertheless, Jacob had assured him that he would become the next Chief of Army staff.Meanwhile, at the Supreme Ruler’s residence in the military base.Noah, Andy, and Giddy were standing.Noah rubbed his forehead and said, “This is more complicated than I had imagined. I don’t want to get rid of anyone but I can’t help but defend myself.”“I have a suggestion.” Giddy paused. Then he continued, “Let us visit Santos. Not to harm him

Noah glanced at the Grand Commander. The news about who will become the next Chief of Army was yet to be announced publicly.“I have an urgent assignment to do here and it has to be kept a secret. Apart from all of us here, who witnessed my arrival, no one must know that I have returned.”Noah was led to a large room. It was the Supreme Ruler’s room in Fristico.Ever since Noah left, no one had dwelled in the room. However, the maids always kept it tidied daily.Noah freshened up and sat on the couch as he stared at the space.Knock, Knock, Knock.Some knocked on the door.Noah had already made it clear that he wanted to be left alone till he said otherwise.Who then was knocking on the door?With a frown, Noah went to open the door.Noah welcomed a man and a woman in.“You, so you had plans of coming too. Why didn’t you just say it? Did you have to make it a surprise?”Noah said with a smile beaming on his face.“I had to come along with her. We can’t just leave you. You need us mor

“Santos Junek?” Lois replied with a smile.“I have never heard of that name before. Why will he take interest in me without approaching me for once?” Rieka said with an arched brow.Lois sighed, “It’s possible you’ve not been paying attention to other men because of Noah. He gave me his card so anytime you are ready to see him, it is just a call away. I also heard he is a military man. From the convoy I saw accompanying him, I can confidently say he is far richer than Noah. Getting hitched with him will make Noah regret ever treating you in this manner.”“Hmm!” Rieka reasoned with what Lois said. A thought of revenge crept into her heart.Why was Rieka having such thoughts? Having a relationship with someone wasn’t by force.“Give me his card, I’ll call him. I want to get some information from him.”Rieka asked politely.Lois picked a card that was on the table and handed it to Rieka.So fast, Rieka picked up her phone and called the number which was on the card.“Hi, It’s Rieka. My

Dina’s burial went smoothly. Royce was in his house with two middle-aged men.One was Fred Hills who owns FH Concept and the other Quinn Jakes who owns Jakes Enterprise.All the companies formerly belonged to the Gad’s; after destroying their family, they took over the companies and changed the names.“How could there be a survivor? We ensured they were all destroyed without any trace.” Fred said with his voice etched with confusion.“Hmm! We need to act fast; this might just be the beginning.” Quinn spoke.“I don’t care whoever survived, we need to meet with the underworld boss as fast as possible. I want justice for my daughter. The CCTV at the company didn’t cover anything!” Royce spoke angrily.***In the Carls’ mansion.“Who could have killed the daughter of a powerful business tycoon? ““The person must be a hardened criminal.”The Carl’s discussed among themselves.Just then the discussion was diverted to Jacelyn.“It has been days and Francis hasn’t returned to tell us about

Days ran by and Francis finally came out after spending forty-eight hours indoors.He was looking outside via the window when Williams walked in.Williams greeted and gave him a sheet of paper.Staring at the paper, Francis wore a disappointed look.“They changed my father's company name to Felex Brand.” He muttered. “They must pay with their blood.“Francis, now that you know your enemies, should I get professional men to get rid of them?” Williams asked coldly.He chuckled before responding. “Making their death easy isn't part of the plan. You witnessed it all, did they make the death of my parent easy?” In response, Williams shook his head.“I will handle this myself.” Francis made it clear.He informed Williams that he had something urgent to attend to.Francis left the house for a destination best known to him.On the other hand, Dina was seated in her office with her leg crossed over the other. She had her phone glued to her ear.“Are you serious?” She asked the person on the o

Jacelyn's expression tightened. “Francis, we need to rest now.”Francis smiled at her, “Jace, I have to go now. We'll talk about my job soon.”“Job? Have you gotten a job?” Jacelyn was shocked.The Carls were also stunned to hear his words.“We’ll talk about it some other time.”Francis sighed and left the house.When he arrived home, he met Williams outside the mansion, about to enter his car.“Where are you rushing to at this time of the day?” Francis questioned curiously because it was late.“Your grandfather got admitted at the hospital. His condition is critical! Won't you like to see him?”“Hmm! I will see him.”With Williams being the driver, Francis joined him in the car.After loosing his parents and enduring difficult times alone, this was the first time he would see his grandfather. The car finally parked at a private hospital with GH boldly written on the building. Francis and Williams got off the car but Francis almost missed a step because he was admiring the interiors.

While her father didn't care about the Carls, Jacelyn was worried.Two of them returned home to meet everyone seated as though they were expecting their arrival.“Look at how good the both of you are looking!” Grandpa Carl said coldly. “For hours, we had no roof over our heads.”“Sorry about that, Grandpa. No one informed us about the situation.” Jacelyn said politely.“Oh please we tried to reach you but it failed.” Yusi spoke with a frown.Grandpa pointed at her. “If you weren't my granddaughter, I would have sent you back to where you are coming from.”They kept saying cold words about Jacelyn and Francis even though he wasn't around. She wished she had stayed longer in Conland.Just then, there was a knock on the door.“It had better not be that wretched live-in-son-inlaw,” Grandpa pouted.Jacelyn was closer to the door so she opened the door.“Kane…!”She screamed as she allowed a man and woman into the house.“Kane!”“What a surprise visit?!”The Carls were delighted to see Kane

The Carls left the bank dejected and sad. They returned home to be greeted by the shock of their lives – a different padlock was used to lock the gate and there was a man leisurely moving around, holding a gun.“Excuse me, what are you doing here?” Grandpa Carl asked furiously.“My job,” the man replied casually. “And you are trespassing.”Grandpa tightened his expression and began to pull the strange padlock.“I have the order to shoot you, don’t let that happened.” The man spoke and pointed his gun to Grandpa. “No one will access this building until I receive the order. Get out!”The man’s cold voice made them scared and they took to their heels immediately.‘If only Jacelyn was around, all this wouldn’t have happened.’ Clara thought inwardly. She knew her daughter now had influence and a call would have sorted it out.They tried to book a room at the nearest hotel but all the rooms were booked for the night. None of their extended family members lived close by so there was no point

Take me to the bank now!” Grandpa Carl gasped for breath. “We are doomed.”“Doomed?!” “What's wrong, grandpa?”The family members were confused and couldn't help but exclaim.With a shaky voice, he narrated his phone conversation with Desmond to the family. They were all speechless.“We need to get to the root of this.”They rushed out of the house and in ten minutes, they were at the bank.Grandpa Carl placed a call to Desmond and uttered. “I am at the bank.”Almost immediately, Desmond was standing before grandpa but he was shocked to see the other family members.“Good day Grandpa,” Desmond greeted.“What went wrong?” Grandpa went straight to the point, ignoring his greeting.“You have to speak to the manager.” Desmond heaved. “I can't intervene in this case.” “What's the cause of all this?” Yusi queried.Desmond looked at her. “The manager will explain better.”“My account can't be locked when I didn't commit any offence. After this, we will meet in court.” Grandpa spoke furious