L“What are you talking about, Tony?” Laurel asked, amidst the tears. Was he talking about Lilian’s child? Or a child she’d give birth to in the future. “I’m going to keep the baby, Laurel, and I want you to take care of the child like it’s yours,” Tony opened up, a small smile appearing on his face and his green eyes glowed in excitement. Mixed feelings swept through Laurel, she didn’t know whether to be able or sad. At first she had always thought that if Tony didn’t accept the child, he would have to visit Lilian to see the baby regularly which would make her feel insecure. On the other end, if somehow he got custody of the child, Lilian would be the one coming to see her baby, which might still slightly make her feel insecure. At this point, her trust for her own best friend was near zero. “How’d you do it?” Laurel asked, using the hankie Tony had given her to wipe her tears off her cheekbones and eyes. “Katerina came to see me,” Tony waved for a waiter, he was starving. “Ka
Rose Mack was one of Lilian’s friends in college, although they weren’t that close. Laurel also knew her. Rose was the kind of girl that loved being around boys, it was rumoured in college at one point that everybody in class had slept with Rose. Just like everybody would have predicted, Rose didn’t get anything off her education; she was now a bartender in one of those old bars in the middle of the city. However, Lilian knew she wasn’t just a bartender. “What’s the deal, Lily? By the way, it’s been so long, I was shocked when I saw your call,” Rose had a quick tongue, and it always seemed she was speaking too fast. “I wasn’t sure you’d come, this was a surprise,” Lilian confessed, someone she hadn’t spoken to for a very long time and all she did was put a call through to her and she was sitting inside her car an hour later. “You mentioned that it’d involve a whole lot of money, that’s what brought me here, Lily, nothing else.” Rose giggled, she was outspoken and didn’t really car
Tony was able to invite people who seemed so hard to get; Riley never gets the chance to attend family events, but she was attending the burial ceremony of Tony’s grandmother. Sir Winconstin never leaves the lounge because of his health, but he was risking his life to attend the ceremony. Adonis scoffed, it seems his new brother had half of the family on his side, and all he had was his mother. Although he wouldn’t know whose side Riley was on, the fact that she could attend this ceremony despite the love for her job was convincing enough though. “Sure, let’s go bury your grandmother then,” Adonis accepted Tony’s request, well how could he reject it? He actually came to see Tony just to get to know him and see what sought of a man he was. However, from the little conversation they’d have, Adonis couldn’t begin to judge Tony’s behaviour, he might be hiding something. When they started talking about inheritance, then he’d see Tony’s true self. “Alright then, do you mind going in my
Laurel was more confused than any other person who stood glued to the ground looking at Tony and Adonis as they walked over to the entrance of the burial site. Tony didn’t tell her Adonis would be attending, he didn't even need to tell her for her to be aware that Adonis wouldn’t attend, but they unexpectedly came in the same car. It was as if they had nothing against each other. Sir Winconstin just had a big smile on his face, seeing both of his sons walking up to him and it seemed they had gotten along quite well. Riley wasn’t too surprised, because she knew there was an explanation to what just happened. Adonis wouldn’t get along with a man who was in competition with him. The only person who wasn’t surprised at all, was Mr. Walker, although he had no idea that Adonis was going to visit Tony this morning; however, he was the one who provided Tony’s address on Adonis’s request, which explains why they came in together. The only shock he had was the fact that Adonis agreed to come.
“You heard what?” Adonis sat upright on the sofa, he was astonished. “That you needed to do a fake marriage, aren’t you Adonis Marcellus?” The lady said his full name while looking at him confusedly. . Adonis was so surprised, he was a little tipsy a few seconds ago but on hearing this, the tipsiness had vanished. Who the hell spread the news that he was looking for someone to fake a marriage with, only one person knew about it and it was Laurel. Was she trying to help or what? “Do not say my name out loud for fucks sake, did Laurel send you here?” Adonis dropped the bottle of whiskey on the table in front of him, still shocked. Why would she even do this? Was she feeling guilty for rejecting him? But that isn’t possible, she wouldn’t want him to become the heir if she was also dating a possible heir. “Laurel? Of course not,” The lady looked a little more confused. “Who gave you this information exactly, tell me and then we can talk business,” Adonis’s full attention was now fo
Katerina was sitting on a chair backing Lilian, so fortunately, Lilian couldn’t see her reaction to that question. She was knitting baby clothes to pass time just like her own mother used too. She’d actually said she was going to visit Tony, but the reason she wanted to visit Tony had already been accomplished, unknown to Lilian that she already secretly visited him. “I will, when the child is born. I want him to know whether it’s a boy or a girl.” Katerina was wise enough to quickly think of a response and it was really a good one. “Really, I thought you were joking! Does he really deserve to know all of this? I’m still thinking it’s not a good idea. I don’t really have the time for court issues right now.” Lilian voiced her concerns, she knew what Tony was capable of, he could drag this. “You’re overreacting, Lily. How’d you expect a poor man to afford a lawyer, besides you’re the woman; you’ve higher chances of winning custody of the child, especially when they see that the fat
They arrived at the Marcellus family home and Rose was astounded by how beautiful the mansion looked. It made her realise just how wealthy this man was. She wasn’t going to settle for less when the time came for her to collect her money for the job. In no time they were already inside the Mansion, heading to Winconstin’s favourite lounge. Adonis could see Walker from the glass wall, he was always there. Rose took a deep breath as they stepped into the lounge as if leaving Rose Mack behind the door and bringing up Selena Simpsons. She plastered a vibrant smile on her face and tried to look a little bit shy. Although Rose was never shy, never! Winconstin was not expecting anyone, nor did Walker; so it was surprising for them to see Adonis walking into the lounge with a woman by his side. He was really bent on pleasing his father, Walker thought, rising from the sofa he was occupying. He allowed them to sit while he went and stood behind Winconstin. On seeing Winconstin, Rose was s
“Just the person I was waiting for,” Rose murmured to herself as she grabbed her cell phone and answered the call. “Hey hi, how’s it going, have you met him yet?” Lilian’s voice sounded low, but it didn’t really occur to Rose who was so much distracted by the cash in front of her. “I’m counting the bonus he just gave me a few minutes ago, why the hell didn’t you tell me it was Winconstin son?” Rose placed the phone on speaker while she continued counting the money. It wasn’t as if she wanted to confirm if it was complete, she just felt like counting it. “I didn’t think it was necessary. He already gave you money?” Lilian sounded surprised from the other end. “This is just a bonus for my acting, we’ve passed the first stage, his father loves me. The next stage is the wedding, you don’t need to worry, he has agreed on the condition.” Rose gave Lilian the update she needed to hear. “Wow, that was fast. He must really mean business, thank you, Rose. Enjoy the money and make sure you