CHANGED FOR THE BETTER Over the past few days, he had been talking to Emily more often. They were now closer to each other than before and were speaking on the phone almost every day. Although they spoke often, Ethan tried as much as he could to make the friendship a cordial one. This morning, after Ethan came back from his treatment spree, Ethan sat in the living room with his mother, talking. He called his mother for an important meeting. He was seated on a couch, and his mother was in another one opposite him. “So, Mum. I just wanted to talk to you about something. I have been thinking. Ever since I came back from jail, aside from working as a doctor, I have nothing else to do, and I am home most of the time. I do not want to continue this way. When Dad was alive, he taught me a lot of things, and I know I have to make him proud and continue his legacy. He was a plumber, and even though he worked for money, I understood his passion for his work and the kindness he showed

A LEGAL FUGITIVE Jake heaved a sigh as he heard the news from his friend. He did not want to assume the worst, but he had to do something. “Man. I need you to help me. I want to get them red-handed, at least for proof. I need you to get me any information you can to help me catch them,” Jake said, in a slow tone, pleading with his friend. There was silence. “Man. I can't do this, bro. I was not even supposed to give you this information in the first place. I might get fired if they find out I know anything about this,” Bismark said. “Listen, man. I understand. I am not trying to put you into trouble. I am just trying to save my own life. Please help me out, bro. No one will find out you did. I promise to repay you in every way I can, bro. Please help me,” Jake said, trying to convince Bismark to let out some information. It was at this same time that the two arranged a plan based on the information Bismark had gathered to create a plan to catch the two in the act. ***********

THE MIRACLE DOCTOR IS A BILLIONAIRE “Yes, sure,” Ethan replied, wondering what the man was going to talk about. They both sat on the sofa on the balcony, facing each other. “Well… I hid this from you for the better, but I think I should reveal to you now…” Mr Eric began speaking. Ethan sat up in the chair, ready to listen to what the man had to say. “I am quite sure you remember the day we spoke over the phone while you were in there. After you gave the money for the car and the house to be made available in anticipation of your release. I asked you a question, and you answered. I asked about what you would like to do once you came out of jail….” Mr Eric paused and looked at Ethan, trying to get confirmation if he remembered that. Etha nodded in the affirmative. “Yes, I do remember that,” he said softly, now getting more serious than ever. “Well, you said you would like to set up a firm to help encourage young people in businesses to be able to build and expand the

ENCOUNTER OF FAMILIARITY WEDNESDAY MORNING, AVA'S RESIDENCE. Ava woke up that morning, feeling refreshed. All her troubles were over. She now had the money she needed to keep the company running. She had successfully been able to get rid of Jake, and she now had a new man who fussed over her like crazy and had his own money. Thankfully, she had no troubles in the form of calls and messages from Jake and so concluded he had accepted his fate and gone to the streets. She had to go to the office to make arrangements and start sorting out the monetary issues, but she had no car, so she quickly booked an online ride, as usual, immediately after she came back from the shower. By the time she was done dressing up, her phone was buzzing with calls from the driver. Ava answered the call, apologised to the driver, and hurried out of the house. She sat in the car with apologies to the cab driver, and the car was set to move. A few minutes into the driveway, Ava noticed the driver makin

A SECOND SURPRISE Ava felt defeated. Tears were dripping down her face, and she knew she could not do anything to Jake. Jake smiled devilishly “You are not going to try anything stupid, are you?” Jake said with a smile. Ava knew there was nothing she could do. Even if she tried, she was going to go to jail together with him because he could easily implicate her. She shook her head sadly with the tears still dripping from her eyes. Jake smiled as he went closer, he took the towel and cleaned her body. “You have your money now. Leave me alone, let me go. I promise I am not going to talk about this to anyone, and no one will hear about this,” Ava said, pleading with him. Jake smiled. “Aww, that's really cute. I have one more thing for you,” Jake said. He began untying her from the chair. Even after being untied from the chair, she still had her hands and legs tied Ava thought she was untying her to set her free since he now had even more than the money he needed. Jake carr