Caught in his web

urprised to see her associates

y exclaimed in unison the mom

" she asked, making her way through the ballo

u took yesterday. It was a huge sum," Ro

o joke!" Rodney, the only

nner tonight?" Rosapearl asked, caus

that newly opened restaurant. I heard they have a

slipped off her heels and leaned back,

she announced, picking up a f

ring and turned to her. "What

h the trouble I'd have to go through, so I told them to

d it on her desk in front of them. "Dinner is on me, but I'm out. I have plan

he card, while the others stared at hi

card to her chest. "You are really buying us dinner? With your card, but with

e. "A simple thank you wouldn't

at all of them. "Should I take it back?"

kindness, Ms. Anderson." he simply said, signalling the o

f to remove these from my office." she said, re

laughed. "

pital after receiving an emergency call. When she arrived at

switched places administering CPR on a patient. Her ey

silently begged, alr

patient chest rose with a steady breat

om, and sat on the chair beside the patient'

face in his palm. "You scared me. I thought I'd

me to let him go." The doctor

him, her eyes

re you giving up on him?" sh

y said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I have to be honest with you: there's no hope left for him. I

na yelled, stan

's my decision, not yours. I pay you to provi

aid softly, "You have to consider letting him go. He's in pain, and after nine years with no s

face. "I can't do that–I can't let him go. He's

an't guarantee he'll be able to live a

ck of her hand "I don't care, Doctor. I just want h

side to move forward without breaking down. You are the only one I have left, so don

reluctantly decided to leave. As she stepped outside, she noticed the doctor stan

u've aged a lot," she said, ea

out me, fifty is the new thirty." he said, gazin

ly, taking the doctor off guard. Her us

up by then, we can discuss declaring him brain dead

ulder. "Alright, we should do that."

gone. She realized she had parked it in a

back. After that, she hailed a taxi and gave the driver her address. Whe

o men fully dressed in black suits. She quickly

hy are you following

y at his face, causing him to halt. "We are not going to hurt y

sure. "I'm not going anywhere with you. Leave now, or I'll call t

d and covered her nose with a handkerchief. She s

eing tied to a chair. She recognised Greg Taylo

id you have to reject the offer?

ho exactly are you? Are you going to kill me?" she a

a heard another voice say from behind her. It was differen

tall, his imposing height commanding attention. Desp

erson, 27 years old attorney and the best graduating student from Harvard." he s

sight of the small glimmer of amusement in his piercing blu

long while. At last, she squeezed out, "What do

to get my boy out of prison. Become his lawyer, and ge

on your boy's case. Why don't you kill me ins

smirk. "Very well then." he s

pped forward and placed a

her body began to tremble: it was her br

. "What do you think?" he asked, his gaze dropping. "Killing you won't be fun.

d her head to look at him. Her eyes were teary and

to me?" she stuttered, her b

inches from hers. "Should I kil

ears at bay. "I will do it! I will defend your boy, so don't

y regained her composure, "I'll see you

t think you're clever enough to play games with me,

with a conviction that hid the tremble in he

Ms. Anderson. You don't ge