Some days after the proposal was signed, Bruce decided to throw a party to announce to everyone that he was now working with one of the country’s richest families. He invited the Kings over for the celebration as well as some other potential business partners. Although he was hesitant at first, Alarick decided to go. The news of both the Blythes and Kings being in the same room and acting cordially was shocking to the public. No one believed it was actually going to happen so the paparazzi surrounded the entrance of the mansion doors to get scoops of anything that may happen.Alarick pulled up at the Blythe mansion in the brand new version of the Rolls Royce. The valet took his keys and he was escorted into the building. The paparazzi took pictures and begged him to look their way . The house sparkled from top to bottom. Everything showed extravagance and considering the fact that they might not get another contract to afford this kind of spending, Alarick was interested in what they

As the days went by, Brianna kept to herself. She still saw Alarick around the mansion but she never tried to seduce him again after she had been humiliated by him the last time. But she still saw him around the mansion and they still had dinner together. Alarick’s father was never unpleasant to her but he never acknowledged her presence either. It was as if she didn’t even exist. He supported Alarick’s decision to bring Brianna to the mansion to live with them for the sake of his grandchild, but he never pretended to like Brianna or tolerate her presence. She was the reason that Alarick had been humiliated by her family, and she had treated him worse than garbage when he had no money. All her pretence of humility right now was just because Alarick was now wealthy.Alarick also ignored her most of the time, and he thought of assigning her to clean the house with the other maids just to belittle her, but he reconsidered because he didn’t want the child she was carrying to be affected.

Alarick had a charity event to attend later that evening. It was one of the foundations that his father had supported for years so he had to be present at the occasion as the new CEO of the King’s empire. He hadn’t known that the Blythes were invited until he got there. Brianna hadn’t come but he could see the Blythe brothers and their mother socializing among the other guests. The news of them selling the company to him hadn’t been officially announced so for tonight, they could pretend to still be one of the wealthy families present here today when they were really penniless.Alarick avoided them throughout the night to avoid complications. He knew how cunning they could be and they might try to make him offer more assistance to them because he was in public and was expected to behave a certain way. After socializing for a bit, he went to one of the empty balconies to drink away from the crowd. Most of the people present didn’t really care about the charity, they were just here to f

The next day, Alarick arrived at the Blythes company that was now his. The staff had been gathered in the conference room while he addressed them.“As you all know, the company’s management has changed. The Blythe family will no longer be in charge. I’m still undecided if I should leave this company as a separate entity and groom it as such, or merge it with mine and operate under one body. Before that decision is made, work will continue however. I will work closely with your board of directors to ensure the company is restored to it’s former glory. While doing so, I will also be weeding out any one that isn’t useful to the progress of the company. To those committing one crime or the other like fraud or forgery just because you aren’t been supervised properly, I advice you to desist from such practices because they will land you in jail. More information will be relayed to you as the week goes on. Employee reevaluation ill also commence this week, most of you will be retained but th

Cillian sat at his desk in his study. He had been feeling uneasy for a while so he hadn’t left the house. He poured through an article while he had a glass of rare scotch before dinner. He didn’t drink a lot but on occasions he would have a glass. This was one of those occasions, when he was alone. No one to disturb him, no job to attend to, just some time to himself.Cillian dropped the papers. Something was wrong and he could feel it. He was restless for some reason. He stared at the door then he went back to his paper. Just then a figure came in through the door. One look and Cillian finally knew why he was uneasy all day.“Brother! I hope you missed me.” Micah said with a smile.Cillian grunted as he saw his younger brother, and took a big swig from his glass finishing the contents. He looked at the scotch bottle in the cabinet. He didn’t waste any time in going over and pouring himself another hearty glass.Micah tutted. “You only drink when you’re by yourself, at peace or frus