Outta love, she took his life.

Mae! Where are you? Mae!

Mae walked up to the door before Bryan got there. Xie Yu stood behind her as she whispered in her ears.

"Don't hesitate, make it quick as possible before I leave." Now Mae felt her body being pushed forward as Xie Yu won't give her a chance to think over it but act.

"Mae!" Bryan who was about to give up suddenly saw Mae standing up the stairs.

"I'm sorry sweetheart, I was a bit rough." Bryan immediately apologized to the queen as he rushed up the stairs.

"I'm sorry too." Mae lowered her head and replied. She was sorry for causing all that. She wished for Bryan to hug her and say he loves her.

"Is ok my love." Bryan who couldn't avoid her, immediately had her in his embrace as he promised never to let anyone look down on her.

"Babe, can we go out?" Mae requested as she felt Bryan loosen his grip.

"Yeah, we can go out!" "

The shouting that Bryan had made had bought everyone's attention as they walked down the stairs. The three men who had been taking whisky had left without notice and now Xie Yu called from behind.

"Hey!" Xie Yu had a sweeter voice as she followed behind them magnificently. "I'm going out, hope you all be ok."

"Yeah, we are ok thanks," Bryan responded as Mae remained silent.

'I had a potion to feed Bryan but I've lost the last bit of it, I have to lead Bryan out of here too. Does Xie Yu like him, she can't be loving my man. But why does she want me to keep misleading him? I wonder if the potion was a sleeping drug.'

Mae who did get to hear or see anything more from her aunt Xie Yu was lost in thoughts.

'What if Xie Yu has something up her arsenal?' Mae out of nothing began doubting her aunt.

Lately, she just wanted to prove if Bryan loved her, now she had seen with her own eyes.

Abi stood behind in sadness as she watched the couple leave. It had been out of mercy that Mae had accepted her to share a bed too.

Mae who had eagle eyes was keen enough to see Abi trying to hide her presence up the rooms. 'Bryan choose me over Abi!' She felt proud but so sorry for Abi. She now knew that Bryan was completely hers.

Now I know, why should she follow Xie Yu's trick. It was of no use. She smiled as Bryan tugged his arm in her calling her sweetheart. This made Abi break into pieces as she watched them go out of the back door and out of the compound.

"Why me?" Abi sobbed on her way back to her room. She loved Bryan wholly, even after all she did do to cover the past, fate still played its role.

Outside the mansion, Mae was still confused about her decision. She felt the need to just drop this tour and confess that she had been trying to drug him under Xie Yu's influence but she feared Bryan's feelings.

"You look troubled, what's in your mind sweetie." Bryan who had asked two questions but Mae had not answered realised something was off.

"Is nothing babe. I just want some fresh air." Mae skipped the thought of confession and instead decided not to lead Bryan out for Xie Yu but across the hills for fresh air. The breeze on the hills was always minded relaxing.

"Are you sure nothing is wrong?" Bryan confirmed but Mae just tagged his arm and urged him to stop it.

"I'm fine." That was all Mae said as they now crossed the dirt road and skip into the hillside with less vegetation. It was a moment for just the two of them.

*****

Mrs Yumaa walked back into the mansion. She had just got a call and had to follow a guard out of the compound to identidentify the caller but they had just found a robot toy bear, equipped with a talking mechanism fixed on the gate.

'Someone is up to something!' Mrs Yumaa had quickly left after tearing the bear to pieces. "Where did her men leave to!"

Mrs Yumaa got back to the house to only meet silence as the bottle of whisky, now empty was left we'll on the table.

"Bryan!" She called out as she rushed upstairs to check on the heir first.

"Bryan?" Mrs Yumaa opened the door to Bryan's room but no one was in. She had to check all the other rooms and after her frightful search, only did she see Abi, laying dead on a bed in one of the guest rooms.

"Abi?" Mrs Yumaa walked into the room silently as she closed up on Abi. The girl was unmoving, she looked pale and lifeless. " Abigail?" She called her name as he felt her skin to her pulse. She was warm and alive.

"What's wrong Abi?" Mrs Yumaa managed to get Abi out of her stance and quickly make her speak. It was so sad to listen to her part but after learning that Bryan had followed Mae out of the mansion. And that Xie Yu too had left a minute before not to mention her three hitmen whom she had exposed.

Worriedness covered her face. Just where is Joe Ken? Mrs Yumaa was turning to Joe ken for everything lately.

Having lost her husband to secret missions, only Joe Ken was there, available and ready to keep her company.

His phone again was out of service. "Abi, don't worry about anything." Mrs Yumaa promised as she saw the guards already alert.

"Search for the heir." Mrs Yumaa commanded as she walked out again, she had no time. Someone had diverted her attention.

Now the guards who were less than the total a month ago, only ten or so spread over the place before scattering over the hillside. None had a clue of the direction Bryan had left to.

With no other option, Mrs Yumaa followed behind the trail too and out of the compound. All her blames and regret landed on Xie Yu. She was definite Xie Yu was up to something, but she just couldn't trace anything.

As the search was going on, Bryan did think she heard his name echo in the hills.

"Did you hear someone call my name?" Bryan asked Mae. They had stopped by a rock to view the beautiful scene downhill.

"No... "Mae who at that time had her head in Bryan's pit had not heard a thing until she turned to look at him.

" yes, I did hear," Mae said as the voice this time was not an echo but one generated from the buzz.

A twig cracked as someone emerged from the thickets, the person was not alone as another couple walked out too. There was no escape from these men since they had stopped at the end of a rock, high in the hills.

"It is best you remain calm and bring yourself over." The leader of this gang spoke. A long Rambo-like knife was visible in the scabbard by his waist.

"Don't force us to do anything Bryan." The man warned. They were all in masks and quite hard to make out their face as they had their hair too, hidden in the back of the mask.

"What the fxck are you thinking! Get over here now!" The man ran out of patience for Bryan as a call for help to search for Bryan echoed through the hills.

"It will be ok." Bryan comforted Mae who at this moment remained silent. They had nothing to do, jumping off the rock was suicidal and terrifying.

"Ok. But you have to let her go." Bryan decided to give himself away as he tagged Mae to run. She had to run for help as fast as she could.

"Babe no." Mae feared but Bryan grew angry and raged. " I told you to run." This made Mae run into tears as she had no other way to help Bryan.

"She has left, the deal is done."The man placed the knife back in its scabbard and ordered the other two to arrest Bryan who had approached a near distance away from the cliff-like rock.

'Mae should be a safe distance now.' Bryan approximated as he ran out of time and made for the left as fast as a dear.

"Stop right there!" The gang immediately raced after Bryan through the hills, further away from everyone. There was only hope for him if Mae managed to get back for help.

Mae ran nonstop, in fear and soon stumbled on the road they had earlier crossed. A black car was already parked, the door open as if she well waited.

"Mae?"

The voice of Xie Yu loomed over her as a shadow befell over her fallen body as she rose.

"What happened?" Xie Yu asked as Mae instantly and foolishly sought help from her aunt.

"Someone wants to kill Bryan!" Mae panicked as Xie Yu instantly turned frightened.

"Have some water first dear." Xie Yu offered as she trembled. "I will go and search too, you have to get Mrs Yumaa." Her voice shook with fear as she noticed Mae was hesitating.

"Drink some water." Xie Yu forced Mae to sip a bit as she blamed her, "Why didn't you wait here? Quick ran back to mansion!" Xie Yu urged Mae as she decided to go into the slopes in search of Bryan too.

"Mae, you have to call the rest! I will be fine." Xie Yu persuaded Mae to get going. There was no time left and Bryan's life was in danger.

*****

Three minutes later.

Some distance away, along the road, Mae felt a sudden weakness flow through her bones as she fell tired from the rush.