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THE OTHER SIDE OF RUTH

Chapter 3 ARRIVAL

Word Count: 1077    |    Released on: 05/05/2023

r where she stopped hiding herself as soon as she realized that the guards who had already seen her climbing down the staircase from upstairs and walke

dren like they once did when they newly started toiling tirelessly for her father during the time she was a little kid very much younger than her brother whose

an't let you leave the mansion. Not without get

ithout hesitating like he had thought she w

fy, so I want to go out f

f the men staring at them but he remained undeterred by her earnest plea and ignored the eyes of the spectators hoping to see him let her leave the room which was soon becoming a bit uncomfortable for

lieve you and I can't disobey your moth

I want to stretc

is time

and he won't be please if he finds

hat I'll be b

se you gave to us bef

not l

enting demand to leave the house b

ake long, I

and you expect us to be

red by her incessant nagging that w

wear that I'm telling b

sture of her taking an oath in a funny

thing will work on me, y

rned towards the second guard who seem

or mother, you don't have to worry about her, she won't notice

guards but they soon caught up with her the mo

tside even if you ar

gate like last time so,

ed to evade them but the guards refused to let her

e to go back inside

keep me inside like

us. We are only acting

t stopping you from lea

if she went missing like she did the third time they got severely punished for letting her take a stroll in the garden only to fi

otected the perimeter from intruders. No sooner had the guardsman left the entrance to the gates, the little girl surreptitiously slipped out their hands and took off to the garden at the flank of the mansion without them knowing about it

g the vehicle in front of the mansion after sailing round an erected fountain with an angelic sculpture in the midst o

s to step out of the car and paved way for him to climb up the stairs while

anding up in unison as a sign of respect the moment they spotted the boss whose stylish black overcoat almost covered

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“"They have broken through the fence!", Robin cried out from behind . The air suddenly became tensed around everyone waiting to for the battle of their lives. While Ruth turned to Sean who kept his gaze at the last stronghold. "Sean, please let me and the kids go", "You know I can't do that. They'll kill you and take the boys away once you step out there", Sean said without looking at her and she was already crying and tried to wrench herself free from his grip but failed yet again for the third time to loosen herself from his grasp. "Let...us go back, Sean. I want to go back to my old life", "It's too late for that", "Then why didn't you tell me sooner? Why now?!", She screamed. "Because I didn't want you to lose that side of yours, yes, Ruth, that side of you being a CEO taking care of your late dad's business empire. He worked hard to build a life for you and I didn't want to you to give up everything just to be with me...", He replied searching for a response from her bewildered face and continued when he received none. "The way we were before things went bad was okay to me and I don't want to lose that side of me either", "What side, Sean? She questioned. "The side of me being the father of the children standing next to you and I may have lost the right to be chief but I don't want to lose you to them because this side of me is the only thing that matters to me right now", Those were the words of Sean and deep down, his words bore a hole in the center of her heart. Ruth knew that he was telling the truth that she had long been trying hard not to accept...”
1 Chapter 1 PROLOGUE2 Chapter 2 ROLAND'S MANSION 3 Chapter 3 ARRIVAL4 Chapter 4 THE MEETING 5 Chapter 5 HIS ULTIMATUM 6 Chapter 6 HIS RESOLVE 7 Chapter 7 HANGING OUT 8 Chapter 8 AT THE ARCADE 9 Chapter 9 ON THE WAY HOME 10 Chapter 10 TO THE MOUNTAINS11 Chapter 11 SUMMONED 12 Chapter 12 HOME TROUBLE 13 Chapter 13 MOUNTAIN PACK14 Chapter 14 RITE OF PASSAGE 15 Chapter 15 INTO THE WOODS 16 Chapter 16 NIGHT HUNT17 Chapter 17 AT CLOSE RANGE 18 Chapter 18 EYES IN THE DARK 19 Chapter 19 FURRY BEAST 20 Chapter 20 IN THE SPOTLIGHT 21 Chapter 21 BULLY BOYS 22 Chapter 22 IN THE CLASSROOM 23 Chapter 23 HIDDEN PLANS 24 Chapter 24 FIRST MEETING 25 Chapter 25 OUTDOORS 26 Chapter 26 BETWEEN FRIENDS 27 Chapter 27 AT THE CEMETERY 28 Chapter 28 AT THE OFFICE29 Chapter 29 HOME SWEET HOME30 Chapter 30 OFFICE BRAWL31 Chapter 31 SHORES OF OLD ACQUAINTANCES32 Chapter 32 SAME SPACE AND TIME33 Chapter 33 FATEFUL INTERVIEW