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Charlene reluctantly knocked on Archer’s door, she waited till she opened it.When he saw it was her, he tried to close the door but she was quick and slipped in.“What is it?” He asked impatiently.She raised a brow, but he shook his head.“Whatever you think you have to say? It’s not important so if you want to yell or anything please leave,”“No, I didn’t come to yell. I came to apologize,” Charlene told him.Archer still didn’t look impressed, after their fight and the one he heard today, he was sure that there was something bothering her.“Apologize? Your apologies mean little these days. What the hell is going on with you?”Charlene scoffed, “Nothing,”“Really? First you pick a fight with me then you go ahead to antagonize Alexa in a social gathering? You ignore your friends and lash out? Tell me.”“They snitched,”“That’s all you are focusing on? I figured it out after they came back early. Why are you doing this?”Charlene lifted a shoulder in a silent shrug, “I don’t know, ok
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“Madison, I am here.” Lydia said as soon as she let herself in.Madison rounded up in the living room and hugged her, “Thank God, I was already anxious.”“What’s going on?”“Please sit, can I offer you anything?”Lydia was now suspicious, “Okay, now I know something is wrong. What’s going on?”Madison huffed out a breath, “The last time you were here, you said you were hurt that I didn’t let you know about my plans,”“Yeah, why?”“I know this is sudden but you are one of my close people here. I consider you family and I thought you should hear this from me,”“What is it?”“I am leaving,”“Leaving? As in going for good?” Lydia asked slowly like she was afraid of the answer.“Yes, I can’t heal here if i am constantly reminded of it. I need to go away and find myself, my happiness.”Lydia nodded, “That’s understandable. I wouldn’t want to be here either after everything that has happened. You are quite strong to have stayed,”“I didn’t want Archer to be alone,” Lydia nodded, “Thank you
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Madison was so nervous as she waited in front of Archer’s room. The day to her departure was drawing close and she felt like she couldn’t put it off anymore.She knew he was still hurt over Charlene and it didn’t help that the damned woman wouldn’t leave her alone.She took a deep breath and knocked, Archer opened a door a moment later and smiled.“I was beginning to think you won’t ever knock,”“You knew I was here?” She asked in a surprise tone.“The shadow under the door. Come in,”Madison entered and her never intensified by tenfold, she looked at Archer who was smiling. “I came to check up on you,” she started,“I know, you have been doing that the past week,”Madison flushed, “I was just worried that she did a number on you. I needed you to be alright,”“Thank you, I think it’s all in the past. I can’t stop living because some woman broke my heart and stumped on it.”Madison smiled, “There is another reason why I came here, we need to talk.”Archer froze momentarily before he n
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“This way,” the guard at the door told Archer. Madison was clutched in his arm as they stepped into the elegant ball room. “Woah, this is beautiful,” she gasped. “I knew they would outdo themselves, this is awesome.” Archer led them to where Alexa was standing with a drink in hand. “You made it,” she said as she hugged Madison. “I told you I will come,” Alexa looked around and turned to them with a frown, “where is that girlfriend of yours?” Madison subtly shook her head at Alexa who was still clueless, Archer sighed. “We broke up,” “Good, I never liked her.” Archer chuckled and swiped two glasses from the waiter before handing Madison one. “I thought you wanted me to bring her?” He asked her. “Out of courtesy to you, I am glad you brought Madison instead.” Archer grumbled under his breath before he took his wine. Alexa straightened, “my father is coming,” Archer looked up just to find the Magnate coming his way with his wife, “That is not your mother,” the words fel
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“Archer, my husband tells me that you are looking to invest in the oil business. How does your company feel about that?” Alicia asked. They were all seated in the dining made for close people only to share the food. Archer looked up from his plate, “My company has nothing to do with it, I am looking to branch out on my own,” “Why?” Alicia asked. “Personal reasons,” “Well, what are they?” She pressed. Archer paused, “I just said they are personal,” “I know but I was…” “Alicia, let it go,” Alexa snapped. “Protecting your little boyfriend, are we?” She cocked her head to the side. “No, protecting your dignity,” Alexa retorted. Alicia dropped her cutlery and glared at Alexa who carried on eating like she didn’t mind. Madison leaned to Archer who was left confused. “They are enemies most of all the time,” Madison whispered. It dawned on Archer, they had a love hate relationship. “Archer is a guest here and we would treat him as such,” he turned to Archer, “Please dis
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Madison stormed back into the dining area with her face pulled into a frown. She saw Mr Barrington and Archer standing together in a serious discussion.It looked heated.She decided to give them some space and find Archer later.“I would like to ask your girlfriend to apologize to my wife, it wasn’t fair the way she spoke to her.” Mr Barrington told Archer.Archer held in the urge to scoff instead he took a sip from his champagne glass.“Do you understand?” Mr Barrington prompted.At that, Archer scoffed and faced the man. “I don’t and asking me won’t make me understand it.”“Excuse me?”“My girlfriend said nothing wrong, Mr Barrington. My girlfriend defended me because your wife was being unbelievable rude. You said nothing and now you want me to ask my girlfriend to apologize to her?”“I can understand how this puts you in a difficult situation,”“No, not at all. I am not apologizing neither am I making her apologize because you couldn’t keep that home wrecker in order,”“Excuse me
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“Archer, come with me. I want to introduce you to my business partners,” Mr Barrington said. He offered Archer the extra glass of champagne he had and steered him away. Archer looked back and frowned when Alexa mouthed, ‘Be careful,’ to him. He found it strange that she wanted him to be careful from her father. Barrington led him to the three men standing side by side engaged in a conversation. “Gentlemen, meet Archer. A promising partner, Archer meet my partners, Greenfidge, Allen and Powell.” “It’s nice to meet you all,” Archer said as he stuck out his hand in a polite gesture. Greenfidge shook it followed by the others but their faces said a lot. They didn’t like Archer. “So what makes you want to go into the oil business,” Powell asked. Archer shrugged, “I have always admired it and I am curious,” “What would your company say about this? It’s not exactly in their jurisdiction.” “My company is run by me but this is merely a personal investment.” “I see, just another
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Archer deliberately didn’t go for the meeting on Tuesday but he had Alexa tell him when next the meeting was holding.He waited till he was an hour late for it before he opened the door. All eyes turned to him and he smiled.“Excuse me?” Greenfidge yelled.Archer said nothing and settled down in his chair.“The meeting was on Tuesday, you were invited on Tuesday.” Allen said.“I know, I was busy that day so I said I would honor you today.” Archer said with a careless shrug.“This is highly disrespectful considering this is an important meeting,”Archer looked around, they were not only the ones there. So many others that were interested in oil was present too which made it a pleasant opportunity to present his case,”“I am aware this is an important meeting, which is why I came. As someone who is interested in venturing into the oil business, I would say this is perfect,”“I thought we…”“I am sure you did, go on and talk. I won’t bother anyone,”Barrington grunted, “fine, let’s conti
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Archer didn’t think he would ever see someone surprise him but he had to fight right now to pick his jaw off the floor.“Your father?” He mused and turned to Madison, “I thought you didn’t have parents,”“You sound surprised, boy. Looks like you have seen a ghost,” Royal teased him.Madison looked at the both of them suspiciously, “I don’t know him but my mother showed me a picture of him before she left me. I can’t ever forget his face,” her eyes narrowed, “do you know each other?”“Something like that,” Archer said as he rubbed his temple.He didn’t think in his wildest dreams that Royal would look for him too soon much less on his engagement. He gritted his teeth at that.“Perfect, now that you didn’t seek to get my blessings, what are we going to do about that?” Royal asked.Madison’s hand slipped away from Archer’s as she advanced on her father with that fury in her eyes, “blessings? You want him to ask for your blessings when you have never been a father to me? What crack are yo
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Authors note
Dear readers, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who has taken the time to read my book. Your support means the world to me, and I am thrilled that you have joined me on this journey. To my family, friends, and loved ones, thank you for your unwavering encouragement and patience. Your belief in me has been a constant source of inspiration, and I am forever grateful. To my editor, and Ae, thank you for your expertise and guidance. Your dedication to bringing this story to life has been invaluable. And to the characters and stories that have taken up residence in my mind, thank you for choosing me as your vessel. I am honored to have been able to share your tales with the world. Thank you again for reading, and I look forward to sharing more stories with you in the future but we are not done with this for now. I am about to start season two of Archer’s journey and I would like to prepare all of you ahead of it. There would be more aggressive
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It wasn’t surprising to hear the words come out of his mouth. He knew he wanted to marry her a long time ago but now that he said it, he was so sure. The tightening in his chests disappeared and his arch nemesis became the least of his problems as he processed the best way to make Madison agree to marry him. Archer remembered standing up and walking away, leaving Damien sitting there. He remembered entering the car and driving back to his hotel. The rest was so blur and before he knew it, he was back in his house. Under the shower to gather his thoughts, he had Royal after him and now, he wanted to make Madison fully his. Despite their ups and downs, he had never stopped loving her. She was meant for him and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Archer dried himself off and dressed in his most casual clothes, he decided the best person to help him look for a ring was Lydia. She had taste and being close to Madison must be a plus. He took out his phone and called her, she pick
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Damien hummed in response, “I see. I have heard of him but we haven’t crossed paths,” “Yeah, he is always careful not to be seen all the time. He is like a ghost.” “It looks like your old buddy is looking for you, I don’t know why though.” Kei said. Archer shook his head, “I know why, I stole from him years ago.” “You did what?” Damien almost yelled. Archer shrugged, “it’s not much but to him it’s a sign of disrespect. I had to survive and the best way to do it was with a little help,” “What happened to you?” Kei asked, “I was under the impression that you magically blew into a rich heir overnight,” “I wish that was true,” Archer scoffed, “I did things I wasn’t proud of but I don’t regret anything. I was a child with no parents and no money, I had no problems stealing even if it meant I don’t starve to death.” “We are not judging you, Archer. I didn’t get to where I am right now without a little sin or two. I am just curious as to why you didn’t stay with him,” Damien
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Nine year old Archer walked along the streets, hungry and tired. His eyes were drooping close like he might drop down on the dirty floor. For days, he had walked this alleyway. Searching for something to eat, anything at all. The only money he had was left for emergency in case he fell sick which he wasn’t far from right now. He stopped beside a dumpster and leaned his head against it, just five minutes and he would be alright. His eyes closed but not before he begged for a savior, the saying be careful what you wish for was right in that sense. A boot kicked him after an hour and his eyes flew open, there in front of him were three men with snarls on their faces. It didn’t register at first till Archer sat up quickly, bumping his head against the dumpster and wincing. The men looked at me before they burst into laughter, “look what we found, did a cat get lost?” “No, I just wanted to sleep,” Archer had said. They frowned before one reached out and slapped him, the force o
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Archer and Damien gaped at the Korean heir like he was out of his mind. Kei just continued to sip his tea like he didn’t just drop a bomb on them.“I am sorry, what?” Archer asked just to be sure.“I said, he was acting on my orders. You don’t think there would be an imposter running around without my knowledge, that would be a bad look on me,”“So, you sent him to me?” Archer questioned.Damien was still looking between them, “Kei, what is this?”“I couldn’t help myself. I was curious to know about the friend you sang praises for, and since I had to test him, that’s why I sent him?”Archer chuckled, “this is crazy. This is fucking crazy, I cannot believe you are testing me. What do you have to test me for? If you were tired of hearing about me from Damien , then you should have asked him to stop talking about me.”Kei shook his head, “way before that, I have always heard about you. I knew we would do business together but I needed to be sure that I could trust you and finding a way t
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Settled in a nice hotel, Archer took a shower and tried to relax. The brunch was tomorrow and he needed his wits to get through it.His phone rang and he picked it up, smiling already.“Why the hell have you been ignoring me?” Madison barked.She was pacing in her office and mad out of her mind at the sort of prank her boyfriend was pulling. She was tempted to fly out there and give him a piece of her mind but she had work to do.She had a reason for staying back here like she said.“Madison, I have been on a flight for hours and only just got to the hotel, I am exhausted,”“You are, aren’t you? What made you so tired? The girl giving you a blow job?”“Was it? I don’t remember,”“Archer, that isn’t funny. Please tell me you are joking,”“Come to New York and find out then,” he taunted.Madison chuckled, “all this because I said I wasn’t coming? You are acting like a baby,”“Okay, if you say so. I am sure the hostess that followed me to my room disagrees with me. But sure, anything you
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It didn’t take long for Damien to contact Archer for the brunch. Archer was on his way to New York to meet with them. All his meetings have been canceled and his schedule cleared, he wanted to meet the man before he could begin his investigations. Archer frowned when he noticed new hostesses on his private plane, he didn’t notice that Lydia had hired new people. He made himself comfortable and frowned when one sauntered up to him with a sultry smile, “Can I get you anything, sir?” Archer nodded, “a bottle of water, please.” She nodded and walked away, returning with a bottle of water and ice. She leaned a little too closely to pour it for him. Archer leaned back when the scent of her perfume wafted into his nose. He scrunched his face and waited, “Would that be all?” She asked with that same smile. “Yes,” She walked away. He took out his laptop and started working. He had a conference call scheduled with an investor. Just a minute more to go. The laptop screen came alive an
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Archer made good on his word.The next morning, he went straight to Madison’s company and into Benedict’s office. The man was bent over his desk reading something and mumbling to himself.Archer was glad there was no receptionist to announce his visits so he snuck in to the office and leaned against the wall.He wondered what got the man’s attention that he didn’t notice that someone was with him.“Nice view,” he said.Benedict shot up so fast with wide eyes when he saw Archer standing there, his face shuttered with anger as he glared at his visitor.“What the hell are you doing here and how did you bypass security?” He demanded. Archer rolled his eyes, “you are kidding me, right? You have forgotten who owned the company first, I am no stranger here which is why I know you were not part of the executives I had before,”He walked to the desk and sat down , Benedict slowly lowered himself back to his chair.“What do you want?”“I want to know how well you know your son to think I kille
