2025-02-28 17:43:10Jake smiled, utterly satisfied when he saw that Nora was going to listen to him and not get the police involved in the matter.
He was elated but it couldn’t help but notice the change in Nora’s demeanor, it was clear that she was worried about something and although he doesn’t really care, he wanted to appear nice to Nora. “What’s going on in your mind, Sister Nora?” He asked, touching her shoulder as he got closer to her but rolling his eyes because he wished that she would just stop being a problem. Even though Nora trusted and believed him, Jake only saw the Benson sisters as a pain. He didn’t care about any of them, all he cared about was the money they had. “It’s just—” Nora sighed, her voice trailing off as she sat on the chair that Jake had led her to, “I’m worried about the gold bracelet that the bastard stole.” She added. Jake knew the bracelet she was referring to. It was the same bracelet that he stole and sold off just so that he could get some money to pay off the loan sharks. They’ve been after him and the last thing he wanted was for them to involve the Benson family because he hadn’t gotten what he wanted from them yet. “That bracelet is really important,” Nora continued explaining, “it’s an important relic of my father, one that could connect to the mysterious family that had been supporting us behind the scenes.” She sighed. “My father had made me swear that I wasn’t going to lose it no matter what but now that Kai has stolen it, I’m both worried and angry.” She added. “What if he connected the dots and uncovered the secret of the bracelet and obtained the special medicine from that family to cure his illness completely?” She asked and Jake sighed. “I mean, the family has always provided the secret medicine and now, if he uncovers the secret then he’s going to be healed.” Nora finished. She was utterly worried because she didn’t want Kai to be healed no matter what, she wanted him to suffer and die from his illness but the truth was hidden from her. Jake felt reassured because he knew that Kai didn’t steal the bracelet, a wicked smile secretly spread on his lips as he laughed internally. Kai is really going to die from his illness. The thought of it filled him with happiness but he wiped the smug smile off his face before his sister could see it and he rubbed her shoulder to ease her tension. “Don’t worry, sister,” he said in an attempt to comfort his sister, “Kai is not that smart, he’s not going to connect the dots and if anything, he’s probably only going to sell the bracelet.” “The family will contact us on their own since we lost our means of contacting them, they’ll find a way to get through to us.” He assured his sister. Nora smiled as she nodded, she felt relieved after hearing Jake talk and in her mind, she was glad that she finally found her biological brother. She agreed that Jake was right and even if Kai had miraculously contacted the family about the medicine, they wouldn’t give it to him. “Thank you, Jake. You really are a nice person.” Nora smiled and Jake smiled back as he politely hugged her even though deep within him, all he could think about was how to extort more from the Benson family. Kai had left the Benson family and returned to the Grant family. He stopped in his tracks when they got to the estate and his jaw dropped as he looked around. He was stunned by the grandeur of the Grant family’s estate. He’s the sole heir of the family which means that this luxury also belonged to him! He couldn’t believe his eyes, he had seen his own fair share of beautiful, spacious estate but the Grant’s family estate trumps it all. “Well, this is probably the smallest of our assets,” Fabio’s voice jolted him out of his thoughts, “the Grant family’s assets spanned the globe.” Fabio explained. “If we hadn't discovered that you might be in this city in recent years, we would never have moved to this small town.” He finished. Kai’s mouth hung open wide and he was too amazed to close his mouth. He was amazed by the wealth of the Grant family. “This. Is. Just. Amazing.” He said, his surprise showing in his voice and even though he tried so hard to maintain composure, he failed occasionally. “Oh well,” Fabio laughed, “it’s nothing, really.” He added, brushing Kai’s compliment off as gently as he could because this was indeed one of their smallest properties. “There are lots more that are more luxurious than this and you should also know that the largest company in the city, Rainbow Corporation, was a company that the Grant family had casually founded in recent years.” Fabio explained. “What?!” Kai exclaimed but his voice remained low and cool. He was taken by surprise and of all the things that he was expecting, he wasn’t expecting that. The Rainbow Corporation is incredibly large, unarguably the biggest in the city and even the Benson had been seeking cooperation with Rainbow, but the Benson family was too small for Rainbow to take seriously. The only person that had managed to get into Rainbow corporation was Gina Murphy, Kai’s fiancée, she worked there. “Alright, get comfortable and make yourself feel at home because you’re going to Rainbow tomorrow to take on the role of a secret CEO.” Fabio said, getting Kai’s full attention. “Doing this will help you take over the family business while keeping your identity hidden and secretly investigate which family is plotting against you.” He finished. “Yes, Sir,” Kai said firmly but Fabio only laughed and asked him not to be too formal because he’s Kai’s grandfather. “Thank you, grandpa.” Kai smiled as they all walked into the house and Kai experienced maximum comfort. Comfort like he’d never felt before and he felt anticipation building up inside him as he walked into his room to see everything in top shape and ready. Sighing, he collapsed on the very comfortable bed and took in the sweet smell of the soft bed sheets. It’s been really long since he felt something so soft. Closing his eyes, as the night plunged deeper into darkness, Kai was also plunged into an abyss of comfort as he fell asleep. ____________ Kai had woken up early and ready to take on anything and after thorough preparation, he was ready to go to Rainbow corporation. He arrived at the Corporation lobby and called the number his grandfather had given him, it was the company’s general manager, Catherine. “I’ll be there in five minutes Sir, I’m sorry for being so bold but if you could please wait for me.” Catherine said respectfully and Kai smiled. “I’ll be waiting.” He responded and just when he dropped the call, he heard a familiar voice that was laced with disgust speak behind him. “Why are you here?” The voice was heavy with hatred and Kai turned around in the direction of the voice to see who it was. It was his fiancée, Gina.
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Gina was boiling, anger shone in her eyes and her hatred for Kai showed in every other part of her body but Kai only remained calm as he stared at her.Though they were nominally engaged, this was really just a marriage arrangement between the Benson and Murphy families.But ever since Jake had returned to the Benson family, Gina had grown close to Jake, deceived by his hypocrisy, and frequently criticized Kai.Before Jake’s arrival, she had always shown great affection for Kai and Kai on the other hand had once hoped to change her but he changed his mind after seeing that she was beyond redemption.“Did you really steal from the Benson family and beat Jake, who hasn’t done anything to you by the way, up?” She sneered as she asked.Kai didn’t need to say anything because he knew that Gina wouldn’t believe anything that came out of his mouth as she would always believe Jake over him.“Did Jake tell you that himself?” Kai responded to her question with one of his own and Gina only glare
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When everyone saw Catherine, they were all frozen in shock. The lobby fell silent as the company's CEO approached with measured steps. Gina stepped forward, her lips curving into a relieved smile.She immediately thought up the words to say to humiliate Kai, she already thought that the beautiful CEO was going to support her and not Kai.This is her chance to humiliate Kai and punish him for secretly following her to the Rainbow corporation, a job she had tried so hard to keep.“Ms. Catherine! I'm so sorry about this disturbance. This man is causing trouble in our company," she explained, gesturing dismissively toward Kai. "He's my ex-boyfriend, and I'm afraid he's become quite unstable." She finished.An evil smile took over her face but Catherine didn’t spare her a glance, she only looked past her and sighed as she looked back at Gina.She knew Gina was lying.Catherine's piercing gaze shifted between Gina and Kai, her expression unreadable. "So, Kai is a madman, is he?" she asked,
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Jake couldn’t believe what he heard Gina say, it was surprising that someone as lowly as Kai would have a woman like Catherine interested in him.His surprise soon turned into anger that coursed through his veins and made his blood pound against his chest like the sound of a beating drum.His fist clenched and teeth gritted as he excused himself. The sound of Gina crying over the phone was getting him even angrier but he didn’t want to reveal that.“Stop crying, Gina,” he said comfortingly even though what he really wanted to do was yell at her until she had stopped crying, “it must have been hard on you.” He added, his voice laced with fake sympathy.“I don’t know what Kai did but I promise that I’m going to get to the bottom of this,” he went on in a bid to comfort Gina. He couldn’t possibly let his true self show because they still believed that he was the good person and Kai was the horrible one.His stomach tightened as different thoughts and questions ran through his mind and th
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He had no idea what to do and even his mind froze in place as he quickly searched that schematic mind of his for his next kind of action.He couldn’t possibly tell Nora that Kai had always been the one getting the meds while he merely took credit for it.Jake knew that he had to do something but the question now was what and just when he was drowning in his dilemma, the sound of his sister’s painful wince jolted him out of his thoughts.“Jake! I really need the medicine, I need to take it now or this pain is going to get out of control.” Nora said with urgency and her pain obvious in her voice.“Just wait for me! I’ll go and get the medicine right away!” Jake said with conviction, “I won’t let anything happen to you!” He added before hanging up the phone.He rushed to the nearest pharmacy to get Nora a cheap painkiller. He had hoped that was going to ease her pain in the meantime while he thought.Knowing how severe Nora’s case was, Jake knew that he had to somehow find a way to get t
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Nora’s stomach pain became so severe that her vision started getting blurry, she fought hard to remain conscious but it felt like she was going to faint.“My. Phone.” She forced the words out as she asked Jake to help her get her phone but Jake was still worried about leaving her.“It’s right on the table, I need to call Lila! I’ll be fine.” The words rushed out of her mouth in a bid to put Jake’s mind at ease.Scanning the room with his eyes, they soon landed on the phone that was on the table and without hesitation or a second thought, he rushed to get it.Jake never really cared about the Benson family, he didn’t care about anything but their money, the inheritance and he couldn’t let Nora die too.He knew that soon everything would become his so all he had to do was act as if he wanted Nora to live, as if he liked Kai and Kai was the one who didn’t like him back.“If I knew, I would have found a way to get the name of the herb from him.” Jake said to himself while Nora scrolled th
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Kai smiled heartwarmingly, he was finally going to be amongst people that make him feel wanted and among. People that wouldn’t do anything to betray or sabotage him.“We will be going to the private dining area, they are already waiting for us there.” Catherine said and just before they could step in, Kai felt pressed.He needed to use the restroom as soon as possible and Catherine was worried at first but when Kai explained that it was nothing major, she calmed down.“Where is the private dining area?” Kai asked Catherine who immediately told him how he was going to get there.“Very well then,” Kai said when Catherine was done showing him directions, “I’ll be there in a minute so you wait for me, please.” He added politely.Catherine’s face immediately turned red and her cheek felt so hot that it was almost as if she had gotten sunburned as she smiled at him.It was very rare to see men as wealthy as Kai be so humble and respectful to the people around them and even though he only kn
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“I’m sorry for the disturbance and whatever inconvenience it might have caused.” Kai said calmly to the restaurant manager.“I’m not who they claim I am, actually,” Kai said politely with a smile while pushing the thoughts of the Benson family to the deepest, darkest part of his mind.He doesn’t need to worry himself about them when he has other things to worry about.“I’m actually a guest dining in a private room.” He explained as politely as he could but while Lila bursted out laughing hysterically, the manager eyed Kai suspiciously.It was clear that even the manager was holding back his urge to laugh because there was no way he’s going to believe that Kai was really dining in the private room.The private room is reserved for people that are extraordinarily wealthy, it was for people who had made a huge name for themselves and not for people that looked like Kai.“Really?” The manager asked, still eyeing Kai suspiciously. He found it extremely difficult to believe that someone lik
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On hearing that, the manager broke out in a cold sweat, his legs going weak as he bowed respectfully and apologized repeatedly.“I am so sorry ma’am! I’m really sorry, ma’am, I had no idea that he was your guest.” He apologized, desperate to get Catherine to spare him.His heart thudded rapidly against his chest and his fear was obvious in his eyes and the way the color drained from his face.He didn’t expect that Kai was an important guest, especially a guest of the most important customer of the restaurant. The manager knew that no matter how much he tried, he could never get another customer like Catherine.Also, losing a customer like her would spell doom for them and that was the last thing he wanted, anger for the Benson family brimmed inside him as he apologized again.“Sir, I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to—”“Let’s just go inside,” Kai said to Catherine, ignoring the manager who was trying to apologize to him because the damage had been done already.If Catherine hadn’t come
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“We’re here!” Fabio said happily as soon as they got to the golf course and Kai had expected to meet more people but the course was quiet.He didn’t need a soothsayer to tell him that his grandfather owned the course and the only people on it are probably the people that maintained it.Now is the right time to spend some alone time with his grandfather and ask as many questions as possible.“What were my parents like?” Kai asked as they took turns hitting the golf ball and Fabio only smiled as memories upon memories hit him.He had avoided talking about Kai’s parents for so long but he knew that a day like this was definitely coming and he would have to talk about them.He felt like Kai must have forgotten about his real family because another effect of the potion the Benson family fed him is the long term memory loss.Traveling down memory lane, Fabio couldn’t stop talking about Kai’s father and all the things he had accomplished, he was proud of his son and daughter in-law and even
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It’s way past the timeline and Nora couldn’t give Kai the antidote that the family had made mandatory for her.They were all panicking even though they all did a good job trying to act as though they weren’t really bothered about it.Everyone in the Benson family was on edge, waiting for the mysterious family to contact them so that they could lay out their proposals.The sound of the phone going off almost gave them a heart attack, their heart thumped and Nora, especially could feel terror gripping at her.Fear, stark and vivid shone in her eyes as she walked towards the burner phone with different kinds of thoughts in her head but the most dreadful of them all is watching her family die.“Hello?” She said into the phone, sweeping her fear under the rug and swallowing, holding her head up high as she acted as though everything was okay.“Nora Benson.” The robotic voice called and Nora felt her bones almost jump out of her skin, her stomach tightened into a knot and she shuddered.“Ye
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Fabio Grant had called a meeting with the most prestigious and powerful people all across the world because he wanted to help his grandson move forward with the case.The board room was filled with people who had attended the meeting virtually, all of whom had put everything they were doing on hold to help the Grant family.“I have searched far and wide, I’ve even had men disbursed all over Africa but not one of them has come across that potion.” A man said, he was dark in complexion and he had an accent.Fabio groaned, his search seemed to be hitting a really huge dead end these past days and he had gotten too excited when he found out the ingredient of the potion.He had even assured Kai that he was going to find the culprit but none of the people that worked in close quarters with him had found out anything.Fabio made sure to pay the most important scientist ever heard off and he’d asked them to search for that potion but even then haven’t made a breakthrough.“Herbs like that can
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“JESUS CHRIST! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!” Nora and Lila both exclaimed when they saw Jake. His eyes were so swollen that they almost looked closed.His lips were bursted and he looked so bruised and battered with his torn and bloodied clothes and face. It was obvious that even Jake wasn’t expecting the turn of events.He had been expecting them to come back with good news and Kai but instead the majority of them came back with bruises and broken bones and those who could still move ganged up on him.While he was being beaten up to stupor, others belonging to the gang joined in and when he had asked what had happened for them to be so brutal with him, they didn’t say anything.All they did was cut ties with him and as he made his way back home, no one had helped him because the gang also took his car.“Did you get in an accident? Why didn’t you call us? How did this happen?” Lila asked as they both guided their little brother to the chair.Jake was going to lie and say that Kai did it but
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“I’m so sorry for the embarrassment, Mr Grant, I should have told the security never to let Gina Murphy back into the company.” Catherine apologized.“You don’t have to apologize, Catherine,” Kai said as he took a sip of his coffee, “it’s not your fault and you couldn’t have known that they were coming.” He added.Catherine felt responsible for what happened and despite what Kai had just said, she still thought that her sloppiness was what had caused Gina to come back to the company.If Gina had been the only one then she wouldn’t have gotten as mad as she was right now but she had Lila Benson with her, a member of the family that had made life hard for Kai.“That is never going to happen again.”bCatherine assured Kai who nodded with a smile as he kept on eating.When Catherine had handled the whole thing, he had almost forgotten about it. He had other things that he needed to worry about and the Benson family are not even on the list of those things.“I also sent the word out to our
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The entire Benson family was in disarray and to protect her family, Nora had no other choice but to keep the dark truth to herself even though she was going crazy deep within her.“I need you to find him for me…..” The veins in her forehead looked like they were going to burst as her teeth gritted. All of her attempts to call for help only proved futile.It’s almost as though Kai was already invincible and the people who could actually approach and bring him to his knees are the same people that wouldn’t even help the Benson family.“What do you mean you can’t help us anymore?” Nora yelled, her grip tightened around the phone and she had gotten so close to smashing it against the wall.“WHAT?! This family has been nothing but good to you! We have helped you in times of trouble and you dare say….." the sound of the incessant beep was enough to tell Nora that she’d been hung up on.“ARGGHH!” She screamed, her voice heavy with frustration as she threw the phone on her bed and ran her fin
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“Wait— A— Are you sure you heard her right?” Nora asked, panicking, her heart was palpitating and she felt like she was going to pass out as soon as Gina and her sister gave her the news.“Yes, we heard her loud and clear, she told us that we’ve been black listed and I really don’t think that after this any other company would want us.” Lila responded.She sank into the couch, her eyes were almost rolling and her head hurt as she pinched the bridge of her nose but all anger was directed to Kai.Her anger, hatred and disgust for Kai only got even higher and it was beyond control, she also couldn’t understand why Kai doesn’t seem like that.“That idiot, Kai, was with her,” she said in a low tone as her sister sat on the couch right next to her, “he had this arrogant smile and he just pisses me off.” She added through gritted teeth.“Does he look sick? Do you think he’s going to come for the antidote because, you know, he could die without it.” Nora said and Lila looked over at Gina.She
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“What were you trying to do, Gina?” Catherine demanded, she was livid and wanted to slap Gina right there and then but she needed to keep calm.She definitely can’t be seen losing her calm composure especially in a place where there are lots of cameras.“M— Mi— Miss Catherine, I s— s— s— swear it’s not what you think, we were jusssssstttt catching up.” Gina lied, fumbling her words as she stuttered.“Oh really?” Catherine responded, tightening her grip around Gina’s wrist so much that Gina couldn’t hold back the wince that made its way out of her mouth.Catherine was hurting her but only Gina and Catherine knew that because there was a sweet smile on Catherine’s face and anyone would think that they were only having fun.“You want me to believe that you were just catching up with my boyfriend with your hands raised on him?” Catherine asked through gritted teeth.Her aura was scary and intimidating and Gina always knew that she couldn’t compete with a woman that became a CEO at a very
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The dinner with Lord Vexmoor went too well for Kai and he was still in awe even as he got ready for the day’s job.He still couldn’t believe that he had gone to see THE LORD VEXMOOR and he had come back home on that same day, that was a luxury he didn’t think he was going to be able to afford.Taking one final look of himself in the mirror, the words of lord Vexmoor rang in his head and he wondered if this was one of the pressures he was going to have to deal with.Marriage is the last thing on his mind right now because the first thing on his mind was how to get back at the Benson family and to see the mysterious family helping them out.“Kai, son, I’ve been waiting for you for a very long time.” His grandfather’s voice jolted him out of his thoughts and he made his way out to see his grandpa waiting for him by the door.“I’m sorry, I got lost in thought for a moment there,” Kai apologized and Fabio only smiled as he admired his grandson, he was glad that he finally found him.Alread
