2023-03-04 20:49:39"You are worthless and wretched. A dead dog is better than you."
This sentence could not leave his head as it pierced into his heart like a sharp sword. Like a wounded lion, he moved around with a big hole in his heart.His tattered clothes and worn out shoes made him stand out from the rest of them in the city's large market. Most people that passed him covered their nose in pretense that there was a peculiar odor emanating from him.George Melmer dragged his feet on the floor, his eyes roaming about the market looking for some necessities to buy. Deep down, his heart was shattered as the prices of the goods there were too high."Damn! Why are things so expensive?" he slapped his head, dropping a tin of milk into the basket."How will you come into the market when you don't have enough money to pay? You must be a joke," a random stranger mocked as she brushed past him."I think he should be watched. People like him are broad day thieves," another concurred, sticking out her tongue.George knew that it's high time he became used to their taunts but it was hard to not think about it. Shopping became really difficult for him. It's been exactly two hours since he got here. He has gone round the market as he was broke and could not afford new stuff for himself.While he rested his back on the wall, thinking of the next step to take, Damian and Salmon,some minions of his original family appeared out of nowhere."We have been looking everywhere for you, George," Salmon chipped in. The basket dropped to the floor as George glanced in their direction. He flinched when he saw them fixing their gaze on him."Haven't I warned you two to stop stalking me?" He yelled and checked if anyone heard what he said."Look, George. This is getting out of hand. You look tattered and one may mistake you as a mad person who needs help," Salmon's voice was low and it showed a lot of concern but George was not having any of it.He wrapped his hands around his chest and stamped his feet on the floor continuously."What now? What do you want from me? Did I complain to you that I'm not comfortable?" he raged and a loud laughter came out of Damian's mouth."You can't even afford a tin of milk and you say you are comfortable?" Damian asked. His leg swung to where the basket was and he kicked the only tin of milk sitting perfectly out of the basket.Anger filled George and it was as if he was breathing out brimstone. He picked Damian up from the floor with his shirt and he whimpered."You son of a…," the words suddenly stopped and he gritted his teeth. His eyes popped out and his veins were already visible."Call the security!" Someone raised an alarm immediately and she spotted that a fight may break out soon between the three men gathered. When George noticed that the cops were running towards his direction, he brought Damian down and they pretended that nothing happened.Making the security officials look like fools."The only reason we are here is to plead with you. Your family needs you, George. We need you to come back and take control of the family," Salmon pleaded but George waved him off.He breathed heavily, making his broad chest move rhythmically."That's bullshit! I'm content with what I am now. A useless son-in-law. What more can I ask for?" he scoffed. That was plain sarcasm and they knew it.George's beautiful wife, Anna came from a very rich family. The family of the melmers. It was obvious he was being maltreated and treated like a slave.His ever glowing skin has turned to be rough and scaly. One will never believe that George was actually the first son of the most well known and powerful family of Andre Adams.Seldom do people know this family has an overall first son as he was casted out long ago because of his step brother, Noah.Growing up, George was the least favorite. Every family member, especially his grandfather, Sir James the patriarch and master of his family hated him.They treated him like thrash and adored his step brother, Noah."We can't let you go back to that house," Damian finally said after regaining himself. He was referring to Anna's place and George shook his head vehemently."Anna is my wife!" he reminded them, running his head through him."Anna hates you. Isn't it clear that she does? After the arranged marriage, everything turned upside down," Salmon tried explaining to George but everything they were saying fell on deaf ears."It doesn't change the fact that I am married to her and I won't leave her for any reason. Can you two now disappear from my sight?" He shot his angry words at them and stormed out of the market. He forgot what he came to buy, afterall he didn't have the money to pay."George Melmer!"He could hear them calling his name but he paid deaf ears.While he was on his way home, he dipped his hand into his pocket and stared at the gift he bought from an antique shop. It may not be worth much but it came from a genuine place in his heart.He was determined to do everything possible to make them accept him and see him as a human. Later in the day, he was to be present at Anna's grandmother's birthday.While he was still some distance away from his house, the weather suddenly changed and the clouds rumbled. Flashes of light were seen and a mighty thunder shook the earth.The bright sky was already turning black and George knew that the rain would start in no time. He ran as far as his might could take him but unluckily for him, rain poured down heavily and he became drenched.***Walking into the mansion, fear gripped him. The suit he was putting on was the most expensive thing he had but it seemed like a rag when he saw the rest of the family members' clothes."It seems the son of a pig is here," one of the sons pointed at George when he spotted him. Roars of laughter followed and George looked to the floor, feeling bitter."You can't keep time? What on earth can you do?" Austin, Anna's younger brother, taunted George."An unforeseen circumstance happened. It was something I could not avoid," George opened his mouth to speak and everyone placed their fingers on their nostrils.He swallowed a lump of spit down his dry throat when he saw their reaction. His heart sank into his stomach and he looked down to his worn out shoes. The black polish which he used on it had already worn out, and the peeled part of the shoe became more visible."May the lord have mercy. What was that smell?" Anna spat out. She was looking radiant and beautiful with her hair perfectly styled."Anna. You look beautiful and…," he tried complimenting her but she raised up her hand and stopped him."Just stop it! Have you ever contributed to the way I look in any way? Shouldn't you be ashamed of yourself or something?" She fired at him."Can't we celebrate in peace, Anna? Your husband has done us a great pleasure by being here," Madam Patricia, Anna's grandmother said and Anna grumbled as George took a seat beside her.The birthday celebration was going well and George tried having some conversation with his wife, Anna. Most times, she ignored him like someone wasn't sitting there, likening him to a ghost."Where is the present you bought for my grandmother?" Anna threw a question at George after sipping from the sparkling wine being served. George almost choked on his food and no one offered him water. Instead, Austin taunted him."It's obvious you haven't eaten for days, pauper. The way you rush your food is quite alarming. At least have some dignity."George ignored and brought out the package from his pocket. It was soaked because of the rain and it didn't look pleasant to the eyes. He handed it over to Anna who stared at it, blinking her eyes continuously. She flung it out of her sight and it landed on the floor."What is this, George?" she fired at him. Her anger could not be controlled and she felt embarrassed at what her so-called husband presented.On the table lay expensive jewelry and things from overseas that cost millions of dollars. And here comes, this poverty stricken man bringing a little box soaked in water.Austin could not contain his laughter and so with the others. He held his stomach and pointed at the little package."You can't just bring something you found randomly at a second hand shop, can you? What a sad little thing. That goes for both of you, I guess," he teased and handed out a bunch of keys to Anna's grandmother."For you, mother," he said, giving her a peck on her cheek.George tongue was tied and he knew he was in for a long ride when Anna dragged him by shirt."It wasn't meant to be like this…," he tried explaining and a loud slap swept across his face, leaving him dumbfounded.
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The police officers were able to trace Sally and Davis through the men they caught to their hideout where they got arrested and taken to the police station.George went to the hospital to check on Anna and Jane who were admitted. He was worried about their condition when the doctor informed him that both of them were in critical condition.Anna was being operated on to remove the bullet, and Jane was being revived as she had passed out due to the substance that the men fed her.George was restless as he paced about the hospital, praying that he doesn't lose any of them. Jane risked it all, just to help him get Anna back from the hands of the abductors. It wasn't an easy task but she made sure she stood by him.Too many people were already hurt in this journey of his, salmon and Damian were yet to be discharged from the hospital because they were recovering from the attack they got the last time now it was Jane and Anna.Everyone around him was down, he was the only one standing and it
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On getting close to the penthouse, George stopped the car, making the other people to do so too."Why are you stopping?" Jane asked him."It's dangerous, remember the group of dangerous men that was seen entering the penthouse," George pointed out."Yeah, I remember," Jane replied.George decided to involve the police in order to have assurance for safety. He didn't want a case whereby the men would attack and get them injured or hold them captive. He didn't know what Davis' plan was and he couldn't tell.He didn't know what he might have planned with Sally but he knew how dangerous he could be.George searched through his phone, looking for the contact of an acquaintance who was a police man, a high ranked officer in his division. He luckily found it and quickly put a call through him.The police officer picked after the first ring like he was expecting George's call."Hello Mr Jackson! It's been a long time," he said cheerfully over the phone. "How have you been? I know how busy yo
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Jane reached out to George to know the situation of things so far in finding Anna."My secret agent had been trying to reach out to them. He is also looking out for him. I had instructed him to keep an eye on Davis, he might be the one making all the moves while Sally, who we discovered was also involved, would be watching Anna," George said, to which Jane agreed."I will also be doing everything in my power to help out. I and Chris had checked almost all the CCTV cameras in search of Anna. The house they are staying at on the outskirts of the city is unusually cold. As of today, I don't think Anna is safe anymore. We got a glimpse of men who came visiting," Jane reported.George informed her of how hard his men were working towards finding Anna which was very satisfactory to her.He was disturbed himself, he was feeling very bad and had a strong feeling that Anna wasn't safe too which made him decide to go onlook and in search of him himself. He didn't care if his life would be expo
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George had been tracking Sally's whereabouts who had gone into hiding.While George sat in his study lost in thoughts after the news of Anna's kidnap got to him, it's been two days already. He has been tracking her and doing everything to know her whereabouts but none has proved futile. The kidnappers too haven't contacted him.His phone rang which brought him out of his thoughts. He checked it and saw it was a strange number, he hesitated before picking it up, a strange number hadn't called his phone so he was skeptical about picking up the call but since he didn't know the reason why whosoever that was calling him was using a strange number, he decided to pick the call."Hello, I guess you are good, George Melmer!" A deep masculine voice said."Of course, who is this?" George replied."I heard about your wife and I can be of help. I know who has her, and where she is and if you think I am lying, check the CCTV footage I will forward now to your phone," The voice said and immediately
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They all stared at Sally as she brought out a gun from her cloth. "Guess I came prepared too." They all moved back in shock as more SWATs entered. "Everybody out!" The people in the restaurant were allowed to go outside, leaving George and Sally with the SWATs."You don't want to do this Sally, just surrender and let's all forget that this ever happens." George said.George had called the SWAT on his way to the restaurant. He wanted to arrest Sally and he had put a recording tape on his body, which recorded everything and enhanced the SWATs to hear everything said by them."This is exactly what I want to do, to finish everybody off and return to my mom." She pointed the gun at George and pulled the trigger unexpectedly, cursing a distraction for them all. She used that medium to run out of the restaurant, she met one of the SWATs outside waiting for them and shot him before he was able to lift his gun to shoot."Oh my gosh! Hold on dude, just hold it there." One of the SWATs chanted
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George exchanged a look with Sally before starting his questions. "Why are you like this? You wouldn't have been born to be evil." He has been wondering about the question for a long time now and he only had time to ask about it then.Sally sighed. "That should not be your concern George but if you want to know, I was born as a sweet girl but that sweetness suddenly disappeared when my father lost his job. Your family caused that and my mom wanted revenge but couldn't do it by herself. She had been bittered since the death of my father who died recently because of the delay when ma'am Patricia opposed the marriage and got hospitalized. My mother wanted her revenge then, so she put up a test for us all which I was able to pass without much stress but I was a child that's not trusted, I was too sweet to do evil tasks, so another task was brought up which got me thinking and all that.""Do you know that I had a lover then?" George shook his head indicating a no. "Well, I did. Her next t
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"George?" Sally's smile dropped immediately. "What are you doing here?" She asked as she looked around, trying to detect if George was playing a prank on her."I'm here to see you, you know Chris right, don't look for someone else!" George said, snapping his fingers before her face, he noticed how she was glancing around like she was searching for someone.Sally stared back at him and watched as he pulled out a chair and made himself comfortable on it with his legs crossed on each other. "Come on Sally, why are you silent? We're here for business, then let's proceed with it or isn't that why we're here?" George asked her as he pretended to be removing the dirt from his nails.Sally laughed crankily, desiring to play smart. "What are you talking about George? We're here for business? Will you mind me asking you which business that is? Because I don't remember engaging in a business with you." She said with a fake confused look."Oh Sally! Allow me to refresh your dumb brain then. Does
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Austin recovered a little bit and was requested to be sent back home by Anna who decided to look after him at home. Since she felt that the hospital wasn't safe for him.After Anna had gone out in the morning, Sally came visiting.Sally banged into Austin's room. "Hi there, how are you holding up?" She asked Austin, who was weakly lying on the bed.He had been fed with a lot of poison, which had drained his blood and strength."How do I look?" She asked, spinning around for Austin to see.He was just staring at her, unable to move any part of his body, even his mouth felt so heavy."You don't have to talk, I know I look beautiful, even more beautiful than I used to be." "Look at me very well. Do you think I'm the most beautiful girl in the area?""Well." She laughed. "I forgot you can't talk but don't stress yourself, I understand your body language.""I'm going out today to complete the selling process of your inheritance and guess what will happen after that!" She bit her middle
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"Like I was saying, you shouldn't trust these women, they are evil. You don't even know their motives for coming here," Josh said as he stood with Anna looking at Sally and her mother, Elizabeth who was sitting beside Austin who had been hospitalised and was receiving intense care."But they look so harmless especially today," Anna said in reply as she also looked at them.Sally had apologized and confessed to treating Austin badly but she didn't mention she was the one who put him in such a condition. Anna, who had a soft heart, forgave Sally when Sally's Mom got involved. Sally begged her to look after Austin for the last time."Of course, they would look very harmless but they are Austin's greatest nightmare who he never prays to meet in his life again. Sally has never loved him, I can attest to that. Even Austin knows too," Josh replied as he watched Sally and her mother who had already sat on a couch in the ward."What are you suggesting I should do now?" Anna asked as he looked a
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