“Hello sir.” Anne greeted cheerfully. She was so sure that Mr Cyrus liked her, after all, he was the one who arranged for her and Ellis to be dates to the event a while back. He had no idea that Mr Cyrus didn’t like her father, and that dislike extended to her and her whole family. They were known for using underhanded tactics to achieve their aim. Just like how her father used blackmail to ensure that Mr Cyrus would make Ellis go with Anne. Mr Cyrus wasn’t stupid, he knew that the man’s aim was to make Ellis like Anne so Anne would become the next Mrs Royale. And from the look of things, Anne was also in on her father’s plan. "How is your father? How is he recovering from the financial scandal He got himself into recently?" Mr Cyrus replied without smiling back at her or being polite.Anne's heart plummeted. Shame washed over her, a hot flush creeping up her neck. The scandal was a dark stain on her family, a constant reminderthat they may soon fall from grace."He is doing well," s
After a while, Mr Cyrus spoke again, directing his attention to Lisa. "Lisa?""Yes, sir," Lisa answered. "What is your educational background like? For some reason, a discussion like that never came up all the times that George talked about you. I guess you both were too busy rolling around in bed to actually have a conversation like normal people."Lisa made to speak, but before she could answer the question directed at her, George had picked it up. "She's a high school drop out, dad," George said, rolling his eyes. What good were these questions? It was not like Mr Cyrus did not know that Lisa was not the woman that George wanted to get married to. Why was his father suddenly interested in her life? Was he planning on actually welcoming Lisa?Mr Cyrus looked at Lisa. He was a little disappointed to hear that she didn’t finish high school. Not because he was looking down on her, but because he was a firm advocate for education. He had several charities to help people who couldn’t
George's eyes began to plead. "No, dad. Please, I beg you. I don't want to go to jail." "Lisa," Mr Cyrus called, "why did you take a drunk stranger to your apartment? What if he had died there?" "Like I told you, sir, I will not put all the blame on your son. That is why I’m also not accusing him of rape. We were both drunk to an extent, even if it’s not really an excuse for bad behaviour. I know it was a stupid thing to do, sir, but I did it out of pity. He had already started getting very touchy in the car, but I ignored it, thinking he would stop once I laid him down, but it only got worse. I just didn’t want to leave him out in the parking lot." Lisa said. "That is why it was a very stupid thing to do! You do not take strangers in just like that. For all you knew, he could have been a criminal! A murderer, a thief, a sought-after vandalizer! Despite the fact that he’s my son, he could have harmed you.”"I am not a criminal, dad," George pleaded. He knew his father. He knew Mr C
“Do I look like I’m joking, George? I have no time for silly games.” Mr Cyrus replied with a stern expression.George took a deep breath as he tried to calm himself down. He knew that getting angry wouldn’t work out in his favour. The ownership of the assets hadn’t been transferred to Lisa’s name yet, so if he played his cards right, he could still get it transferred to him. He already planned to run away as soon as the ownership was handed to him. There was no way his plan would work if his father gave the ownership to Lisa. Why was his father even considering trusting Lisa with all that money? Even though it was only a part of his own share of the Royale wealth, it was still in millions. “Father, there’s no need to make such a rash decision. I’ve married her already, right? I’ve taken responsibility for getting her pregnant. I promise to be more accountable in future, so there’s no need for you to be so cautious. You’ve already punished me, and I’m beginning to learn my lesson, alr
After George left, Ellis came into his father’s office. They had spent the day attending a meeting with the mage council, that was why Ellis hadn’t gone to school. “Now that we’ve settled the issue with George, tell me Ellis, how are you taking the news we got from the council?’ Mr VCyrus asked and Ellis sighed.“Honestly, I don’t know what to feel. We only decided to involve them because the true story of the battle between Araghel and Kraevehd was never documented, and we weren’t able to get anything tangible from the books they lent you. They deliberately gave you the books knowing we would come back to them looking for answers, instead of being truthful from the beginning. I don’t know if we should trust them. Kai Khan warned me to be careful of who I trust.”“We have no choice but to rely on the council now. At least we were able to find out the true history of Kraevehd, and why just the mention of the name instils so much fear among those who know of Cultivation.” He said to El
Emily stared at her reflection in the mirror, smiling at what she saw. A genius. If she was not a genius, she would not have come up with the plan she came up with just a few minutes ago. She straightened her dress and smiled more, a hint of pride playing her lips. Just a few weeks ago, she had been reduced from her state of the Royale College queen to an ordinary, regular face in the school. But all that was all about to change now. Emily's gaze shifted to the object sitting on her dresser - a sleek black compact containing her foundation and concealer. She picked it up slowly and opened it. Dabbing in her brush, she applied some of the makeup on her face. She knew that she was running late for school, but she did not care. To get the attention she wanted, she had to be unusual, to be late. She applied the makeup and proceeded to work on her hair. She had seen a new style on YouTube and decided to try it today, being a Monday. At first, the process of the hair styling was not going
Anne's fingers clenched into fists at her sides as she watched Emily under her lashes. She was more than angry, and even disappointed at Brittany for letting Emily sit at their table. She utterly despised Emily and now, even worse for the words that she had just told her, and the attention that she was gathering for herself. "Get used to seeing me around here," Emily spoke after Anne sat down beside Brittany. She continued,"You should know by now, Anne. I never back down when I am onto something. Now, I am on to Ellis. And as you can tell for yourself, I am back where I used to be. I don't need to tell you what to do next, sweetie. You know what to do. Leave Ellis the fuck alone."Anne opened her mouth to speak back, but Emily was quick to cut her off. "Oh, don't waste your breath now," Emily said. "I have done all the talking. All you have to do now is listen. Things will be better that way." With that, Emily stood up slowly and left. Her friends followed behind her too, as she l
Anne's reign as the sexiest girl at Royale College was quite a long one, thus dethroning Emily for quite a while. Emily had actually not seen Anne keeping up with her Instagram image coming well like this, until it played right before her. This made Emily more than envious of Anne. Anne had the attention of everyone in school and Emily feared that she might have Ellis in her chokehold too. And that would mean that Anne had won her in their game of who had an upper hand. Ellis was the price, whoever got him was the winner.Emily got totally fed up with Anne's show and charade one day, and decided to do something about it. She gave it so much thought, and when she could come up with nothing, she settled at the one thing she had always contemplated. Spreading deadly rumors about Anne. A few days later, Emily took her plan to action. Fueled by simmering resentment, Emily made a calculated plan to say the words so that Sarah Thompson, one of Anne's friends would hear. Sarah was known for h