Amy looked at her children and adored their act of bravery. She ruffled their hairs each and sighed. She was confused and didn't know what to do. Although Broderick had divorced Martha, he still trusted Martha over her. He would always fall into Martha's trap. Thinking about this made Amy sad. If Martha wasn't in view, she could have probably shamelessly gone back to Broderick.
"There is something I need to tell you," Amy decided to finally explain her reason for agreeing to come and live here with Nolan to the kids.
He motioned for the kids to follow her and they all went inside her room, she asked about their sisters first and after confirming that they are fine, she began, "I'm glad you all now beleive me to be your mother. I know for sure that all your memories will come back someday and that time, you will be beyound certain that I'm truly your mother."
She continued, "Martha made you all loose your memory so she can have you all to herself and so that Broderick can also beleive that she's your mother. She also made Broderick loose his memory. You guys may be too young to understand what love is but I love Broderick. Truth is, I didn't even know how I fell in love with him but the love I have for him is excess. I can't even help it, however, whenever we are about to get together, Martha always come between us, she always successfullu deceive him."
She added, "She finds it easy to deceive Broderick. So unless Martha is out of the way, and I'm sure that your father no longer trust Martha, then I can go back to him."
"Did dad love Martha?" Moses asked.
"No. I'm so sure of that. Broderick only kept her with him cause she thinks she's your mother." Amy said.
The little boys thought about what Amy said, Elisha then spoke," Don't you think Nolan will hurt us if he wakes?"
"No, Nolan isn't someone like that. I don't know what came upon me a few minutes ago," Amy said.
When Amy saw the look of worry on the children's face, she assured them that as long as she was here then the children shouldn't worry.
***
Edith fell to her knees before Lord Douglas and Nell in the Alessandro's mansion. "Lord Douglas, I can't find my daughter. All my effort to find her had been futile."
"Only Broderick can know his whereabout," Nell said.
"Of course, my guess is that he probably kept her somewhere," Lord Douglas said.
The hatred that Nell and Lord Douglas have for Broderick can burn down a nation. All these while, they have been plotting on how to kill him. They just wanted him dead and they are hell bent on accomplishing that.
"Stand to your feet, Edith," Lord Douglas said to the woman crying aggressively before him.
"No, sir. Let me remain like this. I just want to see my daughter. It's been three days and I don't know where he is. I told Mike, her ex boyfriend to search the entire NorthHill for her but he couldn't find her," Edith cried even more. She had been sorrowful ever since she wasn't able to reach Martha. She had already known that Broderick had divorced her but she didn't expect for her to suddenly dissapear.
"Sit down still, we can't solve your issue while you are kneeling down," Nell said and Edith stood and went to sit. Tears were all over her face.
Lord Douglas picked up his phone and placed a call across to Broderick, sincerely, even him can not tell if Broderick will answer the call or not. Afterall, they are not in good terms , he only had the ordersity to call him cause he was still his grandfather.
To his surprise, Broderick answered the call and his polite and gentle voice sounded," grandfather, been quiet a while."
Lord Douglas frowned deeply and asked," where is Martha?"
"She made me loose my memory and made the kids loose their memory. I'm currently punishing her," Broderick said and Lord Douglas hung the call up immediately. It was because his heart sunk to his belly.
"Broderick has found out the truth," he broke the news to the two women in the room, Nell and Edith.
"What news?" Nell asked. Both women set their attention even more on Lord Douglas.
"That Martha isn't the mother of the kids. He had found out that Martha made him and the kids loose their memory," he said and Edith's head almost exploded.
"I'm ruined... Has he killed her already?" Edith asked hopelessly. They all knew they were playing with the tail of a Lion when they agreed to make Broderick and the kids loose their memory, now, it had backfired.
"No. He said he's currently punishing her," Lord Douglas said. The entire room became tense.
"Please help to plead with him, she's my only daughter, I can't loose her," Edith cried more.
"Broderick is very powerful and obstinate, I don't think he will listen," Lord Douglas said making the two women in the room hopeless but he suddenly added," but I know what we can do." The two women immediately became hopeful again.
He then placed a call across to Nolan's cheif bodyguard and once he answered, he spoke, "Good afternoon, Lord Douglas."
"I need to speak to the major General, please," Lord Douglas demanded.
All the families who helped Nolan's brother in ascending the position of the president were given the cheif Bodyguard's mobile number so they can always ask for whatever they need from him.
"Oh! He's not feeling fine at the moment but I'll still pass your message across to him and give you feedback as soon as he responds."
"Thank you," Lord Douglas said and hung the phone up.
"I'm trying to reach Mr. president, I think he's the only one that can help us here," he said.
About ten minutes later, a call came through to Lord Douglas's phone and seeing that it was the the cheif bodyguard of the president, he answered immediately, "is that Mr. President?"
"Lord Douglas, how are you, sir?" Nolan's calm voice came through.
"I'm good. Broderick Alessandro kidnapped his ex wife, Martha. Please I need you to save him."
"Martha is kidnapped?" He asked in a loud voice.
"Yes, did you know her?"
"Of course, I do. Don't worry, I'll find her."
"Oh! Thank you. As soon as you do, reach me please." Lord Douglas said and hung the call up.
"The president has assured us that he would find Edith." Lord Douglas declared.
Three days later, Nolan's cheif bodyguard reported to him that they have searched the entire NorthHill yet they couldn't find Martha. After Nolan had dismissed his cheif bodyguard, he could not but wonder if Broderick had taken Martha out of the country.
He then decided to put a call across to Broderick and he answered," Broderick, where is Martha?"
"Currently punishing her," as at the time Broderick was speaking, he was on A Island on the mountain with Martha as today was the seventh day of Martha on the mountain.
Martha had literally looked like a dead person, she looked skinny and her skin looked like that an old woman.
"Provide Martha or I get you arrested," Nolan threatened.
Broderick smirked and said," have you not heard the news?"
"That?"
Broderick scoffed," so you did not know that Amold is currently in our custody. If you make any move against me, it will reflect on your brother. Don't dare me or I'll order that they kill him immediately."
Nolan's heart clenched, he quickly searched for the recent news about EastHill on the laptop before him and he found out a picture of his brother sitting in the bare floor in the middle of many soldiers.
He clenched his fist hard and then shouted," how dare you!"
"Whoever is coming against a man like Broderick Alessandro better be well prepared," Broderick said and hung the call up.
He stood firmly on the hot mountain, the sun was beating him and it was indeed torturing eventhough he had barely stood there for twenty minutes, how much more pain would Martha had felt for being herr for the past seven days and seven nights.
Broderick walked over to her, Martha had already fallen with her side to the mountain and had her eyes closed. Her fair skin had lost its flavor, she even stinks.
Broderick began to loosen the rope that was used in tieing her and after he was done unloosing her, Martha remained in that same position like a log of wood.
She couldn't move any part of her body, it was as though she had been stiffed.
Broderick tapped her gently but she didn't respond, he can already tell that she was breathing, he clenched her jaw tightly and she managed to open her eyes.
"I...I..." She couldn't say a word as her mouth were devoid of saliva. Broderick felt like this torture was too much for a human being so he carried her away from the mountain and went to the only house around A Island.
After knocking, an old man appeared.
"Good morning, sir," Broderick greeted.
"Aren't you Broderick Alessandro?" The man asked. He may be old but still has a shape eyes. Whoever doesn't know Broderick Alessandro in NorthHill has not been born.
Broderick dropped Martha before him, "take care of this woman, I'll come to check on her from time to time." He quickly added," I'll pay you half a million dollar."
The man's eyes flashed so he quickly agree to take care of Martha, afterall, when he was a youth, he happened to be a surgeon.
He examined Martha and realized that she lacked so much blood and water.
"If you had left her there for even one more day, she would die," the old man said.
"I know, it's a calculated punishment."
"I doubt if she can ever walk again, her backbone is stiffed," the old man said.
Broderick felt quiet sad about it and said," well, she did many evil, if that's the price she will pay for it, all good."
"Alright, sir," the old man carried Martha as if she was an object, she was so light and after he had gone to drop her inside, he walked back to him.
Broderick handed him a cheque of two hundred and fifty thousand dollar, "after she gets better, I'll pay you the rest. The old man appreciated Broderick so much.
"But sir, can I ask why you chose to live here?" Broderick was curious. This area was as hot as hell, why would anyone choose this place of all places to live.
"I lost the woman I love many years ago, actually, it was my fault that the woman hooked up with another man, I don't know maybe the man kidnapped her away or ...I don't just know, but I didn't see her again till today. I searched the world for her and even killed the man she hooked up with then but still, I couldn't find her. Seeing that it was my fault that she got lost, I swear to live in hell until my last day on earth. Unless she comes back to me, I won't leave this place." The old man explained.
Broderick find some similarities in the man's story with his current experience. Hope this would not be his fate too?
"Amy, I'll find you," he mumbled and walked away from the man. Once he got inside his car, he drove over to the President's house.
However, the guards there wouldn't let him in. He sat on the bonnet of his car and placed a call across to Nolan, "I'm before the Presidential lodge, it's either you send Amy out or you let me in to see her."
"I can let you in to see her but you have to come alone," Nolan said.
"I drove over alone so...?"
"Good," Nolan hung up and gave directives that Broderick should be allowed inside.
Broderick forsaw what was about to happen so he changed his plan, he placed a call across to Brett and said," in two minutes, bomb the four sides of the presidential lodge."
"Isn't Amy and the kids in there?"
"They won't be affected," Broderick had already studied the map of the presidential mansion a few days ago.
The president's house isn't just a house, it's a large land with a collection of big and beautiful houses.
Broderick then walked in, as he predicted, about hundred guards surrounded him with guns, "don't act funny or you will be dead, your two hands in the air." One of the guards commanded.
As Broderick raised his two hands up, bomb blast resounded heavily in different parts of the president's house.
The soldiers scattered, everyone running for their lives. Broderick took advantage of the chaos that just happened and ran straight to the president's lodge. While searching helter-skelter for Amy, he found her running with the six kids.
She obviously didn't know that he was the one behind the set up.
He caught up with Amy and the kids and called," Amy!"
It didn't take Amy much effort for her to identify the voice eventhough they were in chaos.
"Wait!" She shouted so the kids can stop and after the kids had paused, she turned and saw Broderick.
"What are you doing here?"
"To bring you back to my house and give you the world," Broderick said and added," Amy, I have missed you."
When Amy wouldn't say a word in response even after ten seconds, he added," I was wrong. Martha deceived me to make me think he's the mother of my kids. Now I have found out that.. " a bullet pierced his back all of a sudden making him fall towards Amy.
Amy screamed in fear as she supported him from falling, eye searching who shot him, she realized it was Nolan.