Monica’s face twisted with a mix of pain and fury. She couldn’t make sense of what was happening in her life. Had she done something so terrible in a past life that she was now paying for it in this one? The thought haunted her.Her life felt like a never-ending rollercoaster, unpredictable, chaotic. Not only was her mother suddenly against her, but she also had to deal with Austin, who had completely ruined her chances of building a relationship with Richard.What stung most was the board’s decision to let her mother participate in the company’s affairs. It baffled her. There was something about her mother—something dark and hidden—that Monica couldn’t quite put her finger on.She leaned back in her chair, her thoughts spinning out of control. Her phone buzzed repeatedly, but she ignored it, too lost in her turmoil.Then, the silence was broken by the soft creak of her office door opening.Her mother stepped in, a smile curving on her lips like a weapon.She glared at her mother cold

“What’s the doctor saying about your health?” Hannah asked.Mr. Prescott didn’t answer right away, he stared at his daughter.With his voice barely above a whisper, he said, “They found something. A tumour.”Silence filled the room like smoke. He chuckled dryly, not out of humour, but the kind that people use when they’re trying to stop from falling apart.“I ignored the pain for weeks. I thought it was just stress. You know, after the company collapsed. I stopped eating. I barely slept. Figured my body was reacting to the mess I made of my life.”He shifted in his chair, the weight of it all pressing on his shoulders.“But it’s not just stress. It’s cancer. Late stage, they said. Terminal. They’re giving me six months. Maybe less. I spent forty years building something, and now I’m spending my last days watching it all slip away.”He looked at you finally, eyes tired but clear. “Funny, huh? I lost my business, and now I’m losing my life. Life doesn’t take things from you gently. It r

Austin looked at her, about to utter a word when Claire spoke out. “Dr. Lucy, I am happy you are here. Where is Dr. Martin’s?” She asked“I am sorry, Dr. Martins can’t make it. He sent me instead, he had an emergency at the hospital.” Lucy replied, her eyes were fixed on Austin.Claire’s expression changed; she had always had Dr. Martins handle her husband’s illness, but Lucy came instead. But why?“Since you are here, you will take over. I don’t want this lowlife trash to lay a hand on him. I don’t want anything to happen to my husband.” She said with her voice was dripping with menace and contempt.Lucy, for a moment, was surprised as he looked at Claire. If only she knew Austin’s worth.“Mrs. Prescott, I am sorry but I think you are harsh on him,” Lucy said with her voice barely above a whisper.Claire’s face turned dark as she glared at Lucy, “Who are you to tell me how to talk to people? You should focus on why you are here.”Lucy’s gaze darted from Austin to the old man. She kn

Claire was caught off guard, she didn’t see that coming. But she knew she had to stand up for herself before it was too late.“What the hell are you talking about? Are you trying to accuse me? Don’t try to shift the blame, we are going to sue you if anything should happen to him.”Dr. Martin couldn’t stand the conversation, so he spoke out. “Young man, you should be worried about what you have done! Instead of apologising, you are blabbing. Do you know what would happen to you if anything should happen to Mr. Prescott?”“Nothing will happen to my father, Dr. Martin. Austin’s pill is authentic and it can cure any illness.”“I am not surprised you are defending him. This was all your plan to kill my husband, wasn’t it? Then you can snatch his remaining possessions!” Austin and Hannah frowned. She looked at her stepmother with disgust. Did you just say I want to snatch what are already his remaining possessions? Do you even have anything left? Do you even know what you are talking abou

Austin and Lucy walked into the restaurant, and they had managed to slip out of the hospital, avoiding restaurants close by due to the incident.Just as they entered, Lucy was welcomed by the presence of some familiar faces, and Austin only knew Anderson. He had remembered him from the night when he took Lucy.Lucy was stunned seeing him and others there. “What are you doing here?” She asked Anderson who was also surprised to see her. “We are celebrating, and I was about to call you. Since you are here I don't see any reason why you shouldn't join us.”Lucy was puzzled, she had come here to have a discussion with Austin and not for their celebration. Genevieve, her college friends waved at her. “Lucy, come join us. We are happy to see you.”Lucy looked at Austin, unsure of what to say. He shrugged, and they both walked towards the table filled with friends and old college friends. Anderson felt uneasy seeing Austin with Lucy, he suspected something was going on between them. He tho