chapter 1

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pim pim pim pim!the alarm rang and Elia rises from her bed reluctantly facing the alarm to off it ,then she stood and went over the toilet to get her tooth brushed when done she did her facial care routine and went over to bath . then she came out looking fresh ,she went to her closet to pick her dress she wore a red jumpsuit and black heels , after work she had plans to visit her dad who would be leaving the country for some meetings which he still hasn't told me about and planning to visit my best friend Cassie . she ate her breakfast and left the house , entering the car she heard an incoming ringtone from her phone and she picked " hello " I said receiving a weird response from a child

"heyo aty ela" then I realised it was peach , Cassie's daughter must have mistakenly pressed the wrong button when watching her cartoon. "peachie give the phone to your mommy" I said playfully to convince her and she gave her the phone

" hello Elia how are you doing,sorry for peachie mistake " Cassie said over the phone ,still hearing peach noise

" it's nothing she's a kid and I love her anyway I am doing good I would be visiting today after work " I said

" alright let's leave talk till we meet later bye" she replied and cut the call. I dropped the phone and drove off, peach is Cassie's daughter who was given birth to last two years . her father is the well known business man who refused to marry Cassie even when she was pregnant, he provided all she needed but never showed his face peach had all she needed except her father . when Cassie found out about her pregnancy she felt the need to abort the child but we were convincing enough to help change her mind and now we both run our own beauty care company and both decided to name it after her daughter peach beauty care 9

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A tall fierce young man with heavely features his dark thin eyes and his hair curled up kaxen sat honourably on his office chair. he looked at his secretary and spoke" make sure you get all information about the man today" he said as he stood up and left. later in the day Karin came back with the information he needed

"the royal Duke I have the information u sent me on" Karin said while showing him the papar

"read" he demanded in a cold voice and Karin opened the document and proceeded

"Tilas crenoz is the name of the man whom you gave funds to years back to treat his daughter, they live in bhagrem city , he stays alone , his daughter Elia and her best friend own a beauty care company in which they run togeth-

" was that all" he asked cutting him shut staring his gaze at Karin

" I haven't revealed her age yet and her pictures" Karin said

" be fast about that " he said while waiting for him to continue. Karin bought his phone out and found Elia photos and stretched it for kaxen to see

" she is twenty four years old " he said while scrolling her pictures and kaxen hand held his and he questioned him

" who is this child" he asked with a questioning eyes and Karin tooled the phone viewed into the child face

" this is her best friend daughter given birth out of wedlock her father abandoned her the moment he heard about the pregnancy " he said." they both cater for her since birth ,the company name was gotten from the child peach." he emphasized

"send for the man, pay for his trip I need him to be here next tomorrow " kaxen said and he left the hall with a smirk 'now I know you would have to come' he said in his mind.

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Elia was leaving Cassie's house already heading for her dad's home and he had an incoming call , she looked at the name and saw it was her dad she was curious to know what had happened or her dad has decided to tell her why he wants to leave the country.

" hey dad how are you doing" she said in a calm voice wanting to hear from her dad

" Elia ,things are going out of hands I need to see you urgently" he said panicking

"o-ok I will be on my way now " she said and hurriedly entered her car and drove off to the home. She came down out of the car and walked inside the house and saw two men standing beside her father , she wondered what was happening

"Dad what is happening" she said in a whisper, the two men were with a weapon wearing a helmet.

"madam we need your father to come urgently with us now he has been sent from the halew empire and we need his presence in the next two days" one of the men stated and suddenly Elia eyes turned he and she collapsed