As soon as Otis dashed at Tedmond, Tedmond did not bother to move to the side or even think about what would happen if the knife hit him.Instead, his gaze stayed on Otis, as if daring him to do it.However, before Otis could even reach Tedmond, the others were already reacting. Gerald sprang to his feet and grabbed Otis by the arm, the same arm holding the knife, and dragged him back before he could get any closer.“What the hell do you think you are doing?” Gerald demanded, eyes wide in disbelief.He knew Otis hated Tedmond, but he had no idea Otis hated him so much that he would actually want to kill him, and in front of people, too.“Let go of me!” Otis snapped, trying to snatch his arm out of his father’s grip, but his arm wouldn’t budge.The others stared at Otis, disbelief on their faces.They all hated Tedmond, but none of them had thought of killing him in public like that, and neither had they ever considered ending his life in such a manner.“Shut up!” Gerald snapped, tired

Otis Griffin – Otis’s historyOtis had always been an odd one growing up.He had been the child who never had a mother, and he had always hated that.And not only did he hate it, but he also had no explanation for why his mother was no longer there with him. Though all his cousins had mothers who took care of them, he had none, and he had always been alone during those times.His father had not been with him either. He was mostly left at home with his nanny or babysitters, and that had been the worst thing that had ever happened to him.To him, not having a mother was one of the worst things he experienced growing up. He had wished he could change it, but nothing happened. His father wasn’t getting remarried, nor was the man even dating anyone.Otis carried the fact that he was motherless like a brand.It wasn’t just a missing person; it was a gaping hole in his existence, a vulnerability that others, even children, sensed and exploited.He would often stand by the massive window of

“Is there a need for you to go with your grandmother?” Evelyn asked, peering at Tedmond as he stepped into the car with Vivian.She didn’t want him to leave with Vivian. The old lady had promised him a house, and in Evelyn’s mind, the old woman might forget to transfer it if Tedmond wasn’t around. But now, since he was going with her, she would surely remember, because he wouldn’t let her forget.“It would be better for you to stay here. We were wrong for trying to chase you away. You should have stayed here since you came, so that you can come to the party with us,” Evelyn added.Tedmond shook his head. “Nope. There is no need for that. I want to go with Grandma.”He had no idea what she was scheming, but since he knew she was scheming, there was no way he was going with her, and he definitely wasn’t getting down from that car.‘She can keep trying,’ he thought.“Grandma has something to show me, and I don’t want to miss it, Mrs. Griffin,” he added, holding her gaze.Vivian nodded.

Tedmond’s hand flew to his nose as pain shot through it. He had wanted to dodge the kick, but he had seen it was a woman’s heel and from h, ow she had jumped, if he were to move aside, she was going to fall over herself, and he didn’t want that to happen.So, he had decided to take the hit but had been too tired to be bothered to block it, and it was more like she had been waiting, and as soon as he took that one step, she would be flung toward him.“Tedmond Julius Washington! You finally decided to come home?!” The voice reached his ears, and he looked at the woman in front of him.“Are you having so much fun that you decided not to call?” she demanded, stepping closer to meet him.She peered up at him, and he looked down at her as she poked his chest.“Persis, you came back,” he said, eyes wide in surprise.He had no idea she was going to be home when he came back, and he hadn’t expected her to return to the country at all.Persis didn’t even give him a second to breathe.“Of cours

Tedmond still couldn’t guess why Kyle had called him out to the university around this time. All he could think was that the person who must have called him there might not be Kyle.However, it had been Kyle’s voice that he had heard.The cab pulled in front of the university gate, the headlights flashing in the darkness as they flickered off and on.Opening the car door, Tedmond was the first to step out, and when he did, he held out his hand for Persis to take and step out too.Taking his hand, she stepped out of the cab and stood by the gate as Tedmond handed the payment to the cab driver. Though she was right in front of the gate, she couldn’t see anything on the inside and just looked at the large gate.Once Tedmond finished paying, he turned around to look at Persis, and in less than a minute, the cab was already driving off the street, soon disappearing from sight.Tedmond stared through the bars of the gate, his brows pulling together. The university grounds were pitch-black,