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A Slumdog Heir Chapter 101
101Marissa and Axel drove back to Hackney, both looked as if trying to solve puzzles in their headsIn less than an hour, they were homeEntering the house, they were going to depart and go to their rooms when Marissa suddenly started a conversation"You know you are pretty good at seducing ladies, right?" "Is that what you've been thinking about the whole time? C'mon Marissa, seducing is my thing" Axel brushed his hair out of his eyes and winked at her"You can't seduce me" Marissa scoffed "You could have bought flowers from her""Why? It's of no use""Well, you could have bought for jenny""Why would I buy for jenny?" Axel blinked"Because she is your girlfriend""She is not my girlfriend, duh""Then you could have bought her red carnations, to show you admire her""You sure know much about flowers""Of course I do""Look, I am not an high schooler okay? Why in the world would I go after her with flowers""Flowers are not only for high schoolers, no big deal in it""Forget it!" Ax
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 102
102"You have to calm down, okay? Whatever this is, I am sure we will figure it out" Axel tried to calm a panicking Marissa down but she was not in any way moved by his wordsShe has been having mixed emotions for the past hourAnger, fear, frustrationShe needed an answer to what in the world was going onWhy would someone send her flowers of which means BetrayalWas it just a prank?Or was someone going to betray her?Or was she going to betray someone?She kept asking herself those questions without knowing the answers to it"C'mon Marissa, just calm down" Axel helped her sit on a chair and offered a cup of water"This isn't the time to calm down, Axel""Well, it is. If we need an answer then we have to think together""Do you have a better idea?""I suggest we think like Shawn and I already did" Axel winked proudly "You are welcome""So? What is your answer?""Let's analyse this. We both went to Islighton and then Colin was poisoned, and then on our way back to Hackney, we bumped
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 103
103Colin was alone in his ward eating the fruits which Emerald had bought for him hours ago before going back home.He took a picture of himself and an apple and sent it to Marissa with a text'Apple so delicious like you'Honestly, he didn't know if that was cheesy but he sent it to her Anyways and less than a minute later, Marissa replied with a smiling Emoji"i miss her so much" he mouthed as he took another bite from his appleHas it been two days now?Since his father had banned Marissa from coming to the hospitalHe can't wait to get discharged so he could visit her in Hackney.The door opened and both Emerald and Shawn came in, they were arguing about something again"What's up guys?" Colin greetedHe was only greeting them but it seems they took his greeting as a real questionImmediately, Emerald started to say the reason they were arguing"Colin, Shawn said Vanilla ice cream taste better than Chocolate, bit I disagree. So, who do you think is right?" Emerald folded her arms
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 104
104Marissa was upset and disappointed at both Axel and herselfJust when they are supposed to work together to catch whoever the criminal isA little argument just sprang up and now Axel won't even talk to herShe has been to his room for the fifth time in an hour but he would not even open the door She had no one to talk to or someone to trustAt the moment, Axel is the only reliable one.The knock on her window interrupted the little conversation she was having with herselfShe turned and was surprised to see Colin"What are you doing here?" She whisper yelled as she opened the window aiding him inside the room"I came because I missed you so much" Colin hugged her"Colin" she called and slowly disengaged the hug "You almost died. You shouldn't be moving around already""I appreciate the care but I am okay now" Colin said while stretching his body"No you are not" Marissa forced him to sit on the bed "You can't keep moving around until we find the person we poisoned you""So you e
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 105
105Soon, they were all in Islighton at the Slirthon's MansionColin, Marissa, Axel and JennyThey rushed inside an empty room in the maid's quarter of which Eric had directed them to on the phone.As they stepped in, they saw the young maid in her early 20s sitting nervously on a wooden chairShe looked unkept and her face was all bruisedColin turned to Eric and folded his arms glaring"Seriously Eric?""Did I do something wrong?" Eric was confused by the look on his face"If you were going to kidnap her, you should have done that gently. Did you have to bruise her face?""No! That wasn't me!" Eric blurted out "I saw her like this in front of a Catholic church. I have been asking what happened but she won't even utter a word""Really?" Colin turned to the maid who was glancing at them one after the other, shakily "What happened to you, Gabi? You can talk to me" he said calmlyBut Gabi could not lift up her head, Rather than being adamant to confess, she looked scared"Let's just ma
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 106
106Colin opened slowly opened his eyes in a place he has no idea ofHe groaned as he tried to get up but he couldn't, he had been tied to a pole.While trying to untie himself, he suddenly noticed he was not only one who had been capturedEveryone else has been tooJenny, Shawn and Eric.They had all been captured too and they were all tied to different poles just like himBut they were all unconscious.Colin could remember a being spraying nitrogen and knocking them all out at the old cabinet and then he blanked out."guys" he called, making his voice louder for them all to hear him"Guys" he called againShawn was the first to open his eyes, he gasped in fear, looking around and seeing his sister completely blanked out."What is going on? Were we kidnapped?" "No, we've been brought back to our comfort zone. Of course we've been kidnapped!" Colin switched his sarcasm to seriousness in less than five seconds"What did he do to Jenny? Why isn't she opening her eyes?" Shawn asked, tea
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 107
107"I hope Shawn is okay" Jenny whimpered sitting on a chair in the waiting room together with Emerald and ColinEric had left for George's office to break the news about the head maid being the culprit for the food poisoning"I am sure he will be fine. The wound is deep but thank goodness it was his thigh" Emerald patted her shoulder"He won't be amputated, right?" Jenny panicked"No way" Emerald forced a smile.All through, she was forcing a smile and trying to calm Jenny down but deep down in her, she wasn't okay tooShe might have rejected Shawn so many times and thought of him as a disturbance but still they are close friendsIf anything perhaps happens to Shawn, she is going to hate herself for life.Anita walked out of the ward and heaved a sigh of reliefOn seeing her step out, They all rushed to her with a worried look"How is he?" Colin asked"Thankfully, he is okay but he won't be able to walk for at least a week, you know why" Anita explained"Alright. Can we check on him
A Slumdog Heir Chapter 108
108Colin sat on a chair in Shawn's ward at the hospital, watching Emerald feeding Shawn pasta.He would stop watching but to him, they look like two adorable and tiny kids in love."Get out Colin, you are distracting us!" Emerald snapped "Distracting you from doing what exactly? The last time I talked was 20 minutes ago and to be precise, the only thing I've done here is just sit and watch you guys" "It's okay brother-in-law, pay no attention to Emerald, she just get aggressive for no reason" Shawn said while chewing his pasta.Either way, Colin was glad he is now okay.What if something had happened to him? Then he would have to take the blame foreverHe was the one who forced him to go with them even though Shawn wanted to stay like Axel.It would have also affected the friendship between him and JennyWho would want to be friends with someone who indirectly killed her brother?"I know that look" Shawn narrowed his eyes at him "You are not blaming yourself for what happened to me