Sam just got back from Istanbul and was rushing down to Ethan’s to tell him about the change of heart of Cooper Daniel and all of Helen’s family, he had for a moment forgotten that he had bumped into Ariana some days back. And now seeing her right in front of him inside Ethan’s bedroom was surprising and not surprising at the same time. It was surprising because he hadn’t been thinking about her, and it was not surprising because he had a hunch, a big one that Ariana was Ethan’s daughter. “I should be asking you that question, not you asking me,” Ariana fired back, stunned at the sight of the man who bumped into her at the mall in front of her father’s room. “Ask your dad, who I am,” Sam walked past her into the room. He waved at Clinton who nodded in acknowledgment.Ethan’s hand was placed on his forehead, as he watched Sam walk towards him and Ariana coming hastily behind him with an angry look on her face. Today would really be one hell of a day, he thought. If Ariana had cal

“What are you talking about mum, we’re having dinner tonight; and I assume you’ve met the new guy in our family,” Ariana looked at her mother confusedly, pointing at Sam. “He’s not part of our family, Ariana and there’s no dinner tonight,” Elena replied, grinding her teeth. It was just two days to the ultimatum she gave and Ethan hadn’t done anything yet, just like she thought; Ethan wasn’t going to do it and it was really pissing her off. “Don’t do this Ariana, let the kids get along,” Ethan rose from the bed, trying to compel Elena. From her expression, he could see she was now more angry than she had been some days ago. “Yes mum, we’ve a lot to talk about tonight,” Ariana added to her father’s query, staring at her mother with pleading eyes. She didn’t know why Elena was angry, and doing this all of a sudden; Elena knew Sam, something was definitely going on that she knew nothing about. “You can stay, then. But I’m not going to sit with this set of people and eat dinner,” El

Ethan sighed, he had a frustrated expression on his face, even his daughter who was closer to him than any member of his family couldn’t understand his plight. Although, he didn’t expect her to get it in just one sitting. It was a little bit hard to accept, he knows that personally. But the fact that he couldn’t convince her made him frustrated. “They’re never going to accept it, will they?” Sam was the one who spoke first after Ariana had stormed out of the room. He was getting tired of all these even though he expected it, but it wasn’t bothering him so much anymore. Ethan looked at him with tired eyes, and then sighed again as he shifted his gaze to Clinton who was still standing by the door. “I will figure everything out soon enough, Sam; you’ve nothing to worry about, I expected all of these,” Ethan assured him, even without being sure what he wanted to do next. Sam could sense the uncertainty in his words, he had hurried to Ethan’s mansion to tell him about Cooper, and ho

Elena glanced around the bar once again, and she finally brought her gaze to Ariana. “Keep it low, your father’s a popular man, and so am I.” She whispered, worry written all over her face. She wondered how Ariana would digest this news, knowing that she loved her dad so much; it was the more reason she was this shocked.Ariana covered her mouth with her hands, stealing glances around the bar to see if anyone was watching. She couldn’t believe her ears, her mother was planning on filing a divorce and she wasn’t even aware. “What do you mean file a divorce mum, it hasn’t gotten to that,” Ariana's tone was almost like a whisper, and she could feel her heartbeat starting to rise slowly past its normal level. “I’m doing this for you and your brother, Ariana. It’s the only threat I can give to Ethan,” Elena maintains eye contact with Ariana, convincing her, would be one hell of a job. “No you’re not mum, you’re trying to divide the family, it hasn’t gotten to that,” “Where do you sta

“I’m pregnant!” Amelia broke the news immediately without any hesitation, putting up a face of worry and disgust. Her heartbeat was abnormal and she was unable to control it. Derek's eyes popped wide open, a grin slowly curling up the side of his lips. “That’s great news, why the hell are you looking that way?” He smiled, leaning closer to Amelia. Derek didn’t even think about this aspect, he was only worried about what illness Amelia must have developed, but it was a baby and he was so glad. They had only had sex a number of times since they just started dating officially some weeks ago, and it was obvious because they never for once used protection. “Because I’m not really sure who owns the child,” Amelia nibbled on her bottom lip, staring at Derek to see his reaction. Her fear was that the child may be Sam’s. She didn’t really know, the issues and problems in her life this past weeks had made her lose concentration on her personal well being. She was always thinking of Sam

Emily felt that sharp pain in her chest; what was this question suddenly? In the office area. Emily was a kind that valued her reputation so much which was the one of the reasons she was finding it very difficult to free herself with Sam. Her eyes were filled with surprise, and her heart was doing justice to the words that left Sam’s lips. She was speechless and glued to her chair. “Breathe, Emily, Breathe. It’s just a question,” Sam tried to encourage her, he could see all of it.The pressure Emily was feeling was shown clearly on her face, Sam knew she was in a difficult situation but he really needed to know what the answer was, it was the one reason he didn’t kiss her that night. He wanted something serious with Emily, not just a one night stand or an infatuated relationship. Emily did as Sam said, and she took a deep breath and it calmed her down a little bit, but still she didn’t have the answer to his question. “I can’t….answer that right now, Sam.” Saying his name now th

The two of them stood in that position for a few seconds but it seemed like minutes in Emily’s eyes as she gazed at Sam’s raging ones; and his frustration slowly subsided. Her pleading eyes and expression had saved the moment, she had no idea what Sam would have done if she allowed him to do what he actually wanted to do. Sam sighed, and closed his eyes for a few seconds; something he usually does when he is frustrated or angry. He loved Emily and he was glad that she stopped him from escalating his anger. “Okay, Emily. I’ll give it a week. I’m sure you know this is not coercion, it’s totally your choice to choose whether you want to be with me or not,” “I’m sorry for almost getting angry, I just….” Sam’s voice faded off, staring at Emily’s eyes. He swallowed the lump in his throat and noticed that his heart rate had risen beyond normal. He regretted what he just did and hated himself for it. He wasn’t going to force a woman to love him or be with him; it was beyond his pride an

“Don’t do this, Ariana. We both know this is beyond my power, if there wasn’t a rule I wouldn’t hesitate to give your brother the company,” Ethan pleaded, also rising from the bed. His heart ached, that would be the height of it, even though he didn’t have much time to live; he still wanted to see his children until the day of his death. It would be really heartbreaking if he had to die alone. What had Elena told Ariana that was making her think this way? Ethan thought. “I’ve made up my mind dad; just as you’ve made up your mind not to take back the company from Sam, if you reconsider; I too will do the same,” Ariana blurted out, in front of her father and turned to leave. But Ethan grabbed her by the arm. “What has come over you, Ary. It’s me, your father!” Ethan called, pulling her close to himself. Ariana struggled free. “I should also be asking what happened to you dad, you know longer love me as much as you do, this new son of yours is now your priority. If you wish to k

The two cars collided, but Derek had swerved sideways making theirs tumble and hitting the road upside down. The airbag was all over the place, many motorists quickly parked their vehicles and came out to help the victims. Amelia had lost consciousness out of shock, but she wasn’t really injured, just some little bruises when she was dragged out of the upside down vehicle. Derek was the one who took most of the hit, with blood streaming down his dark hair; still he wasn’t unconscious. He was dragged out of the tumbled vehicle and he staggered straight to the owner of the other car, and gave him a super punch on the face. “Fuck you, man, what the heck were you thinking?” Derek growled, panting heavily. People immediately held him down and also went to nurse the punched man. Derek struggled free when he saw Amelia lying unconsciously by the side of the road, as he walked towards her; he prayed that nothing would happen to his child. The ambulance sirens blared loudly from a dista

“What!” Sam exclaimed, his eyes wide in shock as he stared at his dad. He wasn’t expecting such news from Ethan; Sam could feel his heart pound faster than normal. “Yes, it’s true, Sam. And you’re the only person who knows now apart from Clinton,” Ethan confirmed his words, gazing at Sam soberly. Sam still couldn’t assimilate the news, he was confused; Ethan looked so healthy when they met, he thought this was just a little illness he had because of his age or something. “I… I don’t understand dad,” Sam stuttered, he was still utterly devastated by what his dad just revealed to him. “I found out about the illness very late, Sam. It’s already in the advanced stages, and my days here on earth are numbered, but I want you to have all you need before my time reaches fruition,” Ethan narrated, none of his children would take this news easily. He knew that, he just hoped they would allow him to die in peace. This was his last resort if Elena tried to go on with the divorce, he was goi