THE WRATH OF THE SEVEN SEAS

C10 AMELIA IS NEVER DEAD

Anthony walked down to the Warder in the sect and peeped in through the hole stretching his hand forward revealing a folded note. The Warder took the paper from inside, glance through it then put it on top of a big file lying on the table. He beckoned to another Warder and gave him a stamp.

"Noah William. Cell eight." He murmured.

The second Warder took the lead and Anthony followed. Soon, they arrived at the cell and the Warder opened the hole in the door and peeped in.

"Sir, you have a visitor." The Warder said and opened the door.

There he is, Noah William forty two years old with chains in hands and legs. He sat on the bed staring at the floor. He had lost alot of weight. He couldn't look up. The Warder ushered Anthony in and went to stand by the entrance.

"Hi Noah." Anthony greeted.

"You will never stop Anthony." Noah sneered.

"You bet I wont." He muffled.

"I can't help you in here Anthony. "

"Of course you can. I've been on your tail for the past four years now Noah. You should consider my patience and tell me where my wife is."

"She is dead." He said gritting his teeth.

"Amelia is never dead Noah. Concealing the truth at this point wouldn't do you any good."

"It won't do you any good either."

"But I think the best thing for you at this moment is to tell me where I can find her. Leave the rest to me."

"She is far away from your reach. Five years is a long way back Anthony."

"I know. But Amelia will never leave her daughters. I know her like I know the back of my palm. She wouldn't give up. At least not so easily."

"I will tell you where to find your wife. Only if you can guarantee me of a thing."

"Anything."

"I learnt my mother passed away of recent. Take my daughter in with you. Assure me of her safety."

"I know Layla. She is my daughter's friend at SAMS. I will bring her in to live with us. Just tell me where."

Noah William stayed silence for some seconds.

"Tell Layla that the 'fur is still thick' so that she can follow you home."

"The fur is still thick?"

"Yes. "

"Now, where?"

Noah William moved for once eversince Anthony stepped into the room. He moved his legs and clenched his teeth. He clasp his hands together making the chains dance to a melodious tone.

"Carter Mitchell. The owner of Carter's Group of companies." He muffled.

"What?!" He snarled.

*******

That afternoon, Amelia had told Anthony that she wanted to feel the water in the sea.

"You can't just locked me up here Leo. Let me out. Besides, the children had gone out. I will come back before they return. I am tired of staying in the bath tub with the oozing of water above my head." Amelia said peevishly.

"It's just for the sake of everyone Amelia."

"Just get me out of here." She said scornfully.

He first hesitated before deciding to troll her out of the house.

Amelia jumped into the water happily wagging her tail. Leo also had a smile on his face. It's been long since she smiled. Anthony sat at the river edge watching her keenly as she dive in and out of the sea. He watched her roving happily.

"Stay away from the river bank." Anthony called out to her from where he sat.

Somewhat, Anthony knew she wouldn't dare dive down to the sea. They were fugitives. They were wanted down the sea. There is a chance some soldiers were still lurking around the sea. Ezra is not someone that give up so easily.

He remembered the first day he came across her in the sea. He had seen her swimming past the palace port. He had instantly fall in love with her. Her tail was the shining one he had ever seen throughout the kingdom. He wanted to swim across to her when he realised she had headed all through to the palace and with Ezra. He had sat beside his father on the throne for the first time. King Mateo was very surprised to see Leo beside him. Leo has never accepted the fact that he will be the crown prince and his resolution had been giving his father a major concern. That day, he had accepted the title just to impress Amelia. They had fallen in love with each other after then.

Anthony was lost in his fantasies that he didn't take notice of the coming ship. Had he took notice, he might have called Amelia's attention to it.

That day, Noah William had board the ship with Carter and Easton Robert his assistant.

Suddenly, Easton Robert had taken notice of the moving mermaid in the sea and he had called the attention of others to it. Noah took a shot at it.

Anthony looked up from where he was sitting. Seeing the scenario afront,he wanted to rescue her so badly but he knew it's too dangerous. If they caught them both, that means their children will never have a place on the surafce again not even in the sea and he knew that was what Amelia can lay down her life to protect. But he knew he had to make an attempt. He dived into the water and swim as fast as he can.

Amelia was struggling with the bullet which had gone right down to her right shoulder. She was too weak to swim. She keep on hovering around in the sea until the net dropped on her. Quickly, Anthony swam close to her trying to get the net off her body. That time, Noah had thought the net had stuck. So, he peeped through. It was then that Leo saw his face.

Leo couldn't get the net off, he had watched helplessly as they pulled his beloved wife up from the sea. He had wept angrily.

He later found out who Noah William was the day he was accused of killing his assistant Easton Robert on the television screen. Anthony had quickly recognized the face and he has been on his tail eversince then and Noah had not been giving him the whereabout of his wife, Amelia.

Today, when Noah eventually spoke, Anthony is determined to find out where the guru, Carter Mitchell had been keeping his wife. He knew embarking on such dangerous mission,he had to keep his children at safer hands or better still, cut off any tie with them.

*******

Gwendolyn put down the violin when Eleanor emerged with her friend Chloe from their hooch.

"How does it go?" Chloe asked.

"Great." Gwendolyn answered sheepishly.

"If you can meet up here exactly at the same time tomorrow, we might cover the second segment." Chloe pointed out and Gwendolyn nodded happily.

It's been over two hours since Gwendolyn's arrival and now she is ready to be on her way. Chloe had been of good help. She is a good singer with a well trained voice. Chloe is a friend of Eleanor but she is not attending SAMS like Eleanor. Also,Eleanor had used the last minute to teach her violin and she is almost done with the first stage.

"You're a fast learner Gwendolyn. Oscar must be impressed." Eleanor commented.

Gwendolyn only smiled. She knew she is already late for Marcellus' place, but she didn't care anyways. If he like, he might extend the days. She is less concerned.

Madam Mitchell was in the siting room holding the photo of Charleigh and Mitchell when Gwendolyn walked in.

"Good afternoon......ma." She stammered in greeting.

Madam Mitchell looked back abruptly to stare at her. She dropped the portrait and clutched it to the floor with her legs. She stepped on it and break the glasses. She looked up at her feverishly.

"What do you want?" She demanded.

From her look down to the elegant outfit, Gwendolyn need nobody to tell her that she is the famous Lady Mitchell of the century, Marcellus'mother

"Milady!" Gwendolyn said stretching her clasped hands forward and bowing her head." My name is Gwendolyn Milady and I am........a friend of.........a new maid here."

"A new maid? In school uniform?" Madam M said surveying her.

"My name is Gwendolyn Grayson." She said still bowing." I am from..... SAMS." She confessed.

Madam M knew who she was. She had spoken to them over the phone on the PA. They were the twins that provoked her son but she is at present more concerned with something else. Something more worthwhile.

"Walk with me." She said.

"I dare not try such Milady."

"You dare to reject my offer?"

"I dare not try such too."

Madam M took the lead and Gwendolyn followed wondering what it was all about. She had watched her crushed the photo of her son and the girl whom she had yet to know who she is.

She doesn't want in anyway get on the way of the Mitchell's. She wouldn't dare try to sell them off. She walk along with her wondering where Marcellus is. When they got to the entrance of a door, she stopped. She popped her iris into the censor and the door slightly opened. She entered and Gwendolyn followed.

The room was so dirty compare to her room.It was so untidy that Gwendolyn began to sneeze repeatedly. Madam M stopped and turned to look at her.

"I will give you thirty billion dollars if you will cooperate with me." She said.

Gwendolyn eyelid turned. She hasn't heard of such huge amount of money ever in her life. What is she to do now? What did Madam M wanted to do with her?

"I don't......understand you.......Milady." She stammered.

"I will let you know when the time comes. Go and think about my offer. You are to do a job for me. I just want to inform you before hand. Remember, I never call you." She warned.

"Of course Milady."

"I want you to do a surgery. You will have the face of the girl in the portrait."

"Charleigh?" She asked bewildered.

"You know her?"

"No." She lied.

She didnt know what game she is playing, but she won't fall victim of any of it.

"I will give you two weeks to think about it more deeply. I want feed back after then."

"Milady! Surgery?!" She was bewildered.

"You must do it." She said with finality.

Gwendolyn was stuck. Thirty billion dollar is a lot of money. Quite enough to watch out poverty in their lives and never have a smell of it in their upcoming generations. But surgery? She will surely think about it.

Gwendolyn was left at the sitting room when Madam M left the room. She stood there helplessly thinking of what Madam M had said. How can she have the face of another person? She was left alone to rummage on the matter.

As for Madam M, she knew that was the only way to make Marcellus take over the property of his father as the acting chairman. To Marcellus, the only reason why he had accepted to mount the throne and accept the title of the Chairman of the Carter's company is because Charleigh had accepted to accept him as her partner. Although, Charleigh's parents were also well to do citizen in the country, having a collaboration with them wouldn't be bad at all. Madam M is going to give it all her best to make Marcellus the Chairman. Marcellus is only interested in carrying out the name of his father, not staying in the company.

Charleigh hailed from the family of three. She and her late parents. Her parents died when she was six years old. Eversince then, she had been taken in by her father's younger brother who then take over the company of the late and Wesley is the couple's only child. In order to make Charleigh as proud as ever, they had decided to accept her relationship with the Carter. Through this, chairman Braxton, Charleigh's uncle knew they will have a better chance with the Carter. But now that Charleigh is gone, or as some assumed, there seems to be a slight chance until when Madam M brought up the idea to them.

She is down because Marcellus wasn't himself eversince the disappearance of Charleigh. She only want her son back to his normal self and the only way to do that is to make someone look like Charleigh. So, she collaborated with the Braxtons.

"The only way to solve our problems is to make a plan. I will do it if you can keep a secret. By this, we will all get what we wanted. I, my son, and you a chance to collaborate with the company again. Just find all lies possible to make my son believe she is Charleigh. By then, he will want to marry her and you will have your stand in the company. Deal?" Madam M proposed.

"Deal." The Braxton chorused.

Madam M somehow has a small doubt, what if Charleigh is not dead? She will have to draft a plan too in case the real Charleigh turned out to be alive. She just hope that Gwendolyn Grayson accept the offer.

Gwendolyn sat on the chair silently feeling the warmth. Marcellus is still nowhere to be found. Truly, she didn't know why she is still waiting. Just then, she noticed a movement at the corridor. She stood up abruptly and traced her steps down there. The next thing shocked the daylight out of her. All of a sudden, the hand grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth. She tried to shout but the scent of the person made her rest her hands

"Father?" She muffled.

"What are you doing here?" Anthony asked releasing his grip.

"I should ask you that father." She replied.