His Beautiful Addiction

NICKLAUS HOWELLS, ALIVE!

\'\'As shocking as it may sound, Nicklaus Howells is back!\'\' the TV presenter announced; Nicklaus Howells had been presumed dead due to a recent car crash which claimed the life of his driver, but it seemed we were wrong all along.

Nicklaus Howells, the CEO of Howells Corporation is alive and healthy. He didn\'t die during the crash, and according to him, he was rescued by an old man. It\'s a joyous moment for everyone especially his family, and we\'ll wait to hear more details from him.\'\'

Michelle\'s grip on the remote controller loosened sending it falling to the floor. What did she just hear?

Nicklaus… Nicklaus is alive?!

Her chest heaved heavily that she nearly fainted from shock.

Oh, God! Now it was coming back to her, Tiana was super confident; she didn\'t look like someone who was mourning not to talk of looking like someone who had lost her dear husband; did she know he was alive all this while?

Wait… did he also know about her affair with Charles?

Michelle was worried that she wouldn\'t be able to have the Howells Corporation for her son but she was more worried about the fact that Nicklaus wasn\'t going to cover what she had done because he was close to Elizabeth.

What would happen to her?

Michelle breathed in sharply standing up from the couch, she paced around the parlor. But why did Tiana let Douglas take the company?

Her brows creased as her feet came to a halt. Had they perhaps been planning something? Michelle\'s eyes wandered as she thought.

Had they been leading them into a trap all along?

She knew something was wrong the moment Tiana agreed to let Douglas have the company but she didn\'t want to believe it, but with the appearance of Nicklaus, she knew she was right all along. Well, the worst that could happen to her now, was that she wouldn\'t be recognized as part of the family anymore because of her scandal with Charles, it was shameful but right now, that was not the most important issue, the more pressing issue was how to kill Douglas,

She promised herself she would kill him herself. He was too wicked for the mercy of prison sentence; she wouldn\'t let him get away with this, not this time.

Even if she was caught, she didn\'t have anything to lose anymore; she had been fighting for Richard all along, and thankfully he doesn\'t know anything about her plans, so he would be safe. He would take over the Warren\'s Corporation, and he would be fine.

 She would face whatever punishment came her way. It was her fault; she had married the wrong person. If she, for once, went against her parents\' wishes, she wouldn\'t be in this mess right now. Maybe now, they would regret forcing her into this marriage. Not only did they lose their daughter, she was about to bring shame to them.

Michelle sounded a bitter laughter, shaking her head. What a sad wasted life she had lived. The door swung open, kicking her out of her thoughts, she blinked when she saw Douglas.

\'\'Did you see the news? \'\' she asked and he nodded, for the first time Michelle actually saw fear flash through Douglas\'s eyes.

\'\'How is it possible? \'\' She asked, walking to him as he sat on the couch;

\'\'Tiana fooled us all. \'\' Douglas explained, his hand brushing through his hair.

\'\'How? \'\'

\'\'That woman... I told her I killed Nicklaus, and she might have taped it, \'\' He was visibly scared. It was rare for him to be scared. He always had things under control.

\'\'Calm down, you kidnapped her; it wasn\'t as though she knew you were going to kidnap her. \'\'

Douglas shook his head; \'\'No, no, what if she was ready in case I would come after her, what if… \'\'

\'\'don\'t assume things, if she did, she would have released it a long time ago. Don\'t worry, everything is under control. \'\'

\'\'Control? Control you say? Nicklaus is back and alive, I\'m losing the company can\'t you see! \'\' Douglas blared at her like a deranged person, Michelle stiffened for a bit.

\'\'And Catherine and Liam Wills are dead, I didn\'t kill them, I don\'t know who did, but right now, if Tiana has any evidence of my acknowledgment of killing Nicklaus, then I would be blamed for their death. How did I lose my guard so easily? \'\'

\'\'don\'t be too alarmed, nothing has happened yet, besides even if she tapes you, the worst that can happen is that you would leave the country through your connections, after a few years when everything dies down you can come back. This is no big deal, okay? \'\'

Douglas was still worried, but he calmed himself, even if he was caught in the act and taken to prison he could still smuggle out of the country, but the problem was that he was never going to get the Howells Corporation, yesterday he had everything in his hands, but right now, he could barely grasp unto the shadows.

It was his mistake, he should have made sure he saw his dead body, but he had trusted that Nicklaus had died and now he was back. Who knows what he has planned. Douglas kept a tab on the news, but there was nothing new said about the matter. Well, even if he were caught, he would go into hiding for the time being and come back stronger, and this time he would make sure he buries Nicklaus himself and make sure not even his shadow can torment him.

The next day, he was scared to check the news, he didn\'t know why, but he felt a strong premonition that something very bad was going to happen,

Michelle watched Douglas after breakfast as he sat on the couch in their room, he was looking through a magazine but she knew his mind was not there at all; this was the first time he had looked so disturbed since she married him and knowing him, he might try to run out of the country if he sees that there\'s no way out, but she wouldn\'t let him leave. This was her chance to strike, if she missed him now, she might never get this chance again.