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HIS RESURGENCE Episode 35
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 35Xavier pulled up in front of Scarlet’s small apartment. Scarlet had been discharged from the hospital when she insisted she could no longer stay there. Don Alfredo has tried to convince her to stay but she was stubborn as usual. She had been there for over a week and the idleness was killing her.“I have to go back to work. Xavier is not good at being organized you know. He’ll forget everything if I don’t remind him about it. I wonder how he’s been coping without me.” She said to the Don when they were alone in her ward.“You’re the one with the bullet wound and yet you’re worried about Xavier. Tell me child. Is there something more to it?”Scarlet looked away from him and blinked rapidly. She did that when she was embarrassed, or flushed.“It’s nothing Don. I’m just doing my job. I’m worried about the company, that’s all.” She replied.“I know I’m an old man scarlet. But I’ve got eyes. I know you feel something for him. Tell me child.”Scarlet heaved a sigh
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 36
HIS RESURGENCE chapter 36Leah pulled up in front of the restaurant. She had been excited when she got a phone call from Xavier. Frankly, the thought of the incident over a week ago had embarrassed her. She had never been rejected before. Guys always chased after her but scarlet had a way of taking what She wanted. It happened in college with Antonio and now Xavier was crazy about scarlet and had turned her down.She wished her plan had worked. Scarlet had survived the gunshot and had ruined her plans again. She hoped no one would link the incident to her. She remembered her boss and shuddered at the thought of what would happen to her if she failed to get Xavier wrapped around her finger. She had no regrets. Scarlet was standing in the way and she had to get rid of her. Too bad it didn’t work out. She reached out and rubbed her ribs absent mindedly. She was still sore from the beatings she received.She stepped out of her car and walked into the restaurant. Xavier was already seat
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 37
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 37"You miss Leah grit, have been sentenced to ten years imprisonment without parole." Leah let the tears fall freely and she let the pain of her loss take over her body. Leah let the tears run down her face as the sentencing was handed down. her poor mother was in the courtroom with her and she was crying. The young girl was so distraught that she could not even speak. Leah had worked so hard to get where she was and now it seemed like it was all going to be taken away from her. The judge told her that she had been sentenced to ten years imprisonment without parole, but they would consider her for early release after five years if she behaved herself and kept up with her attitude.*FLASHBACK*"What do you want me to do?" Leah asked."She wants you to kill me so well give her that but we'll make it better. You'll hand me In alive.""Ali-no. She's a very dangerous woman. there is no telling what she would do to you.""That is for me to worry about. She won't
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 38
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 38Benjamin Whitlock looked through the documents in front of him. His face creased into a deep frown. The board of directors sat in a circle, each with a copy of the documents detailing their performance in the market in the last year . It was obvious that their stocks were dropping really low and they had not made as much profit as they used to. The board of directors murmured amongst themselves.Alex sat beside his father. He looked really anxious. Ever since Xavier left the company and he was made the director, he had done his best to head the company and to make sure they stayed afloat. Truth be told , he knew he didn’t have as much experience and capability like Xavier had. He needed no one to tell him that he wasn’t as business oriented as his half brother, and it angered him that despite all his efforts, the employees were often found murmuring and comparing him to Xavier.Despite the fact that his brother was an illegitimate child, there was no doubt t
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 39
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 39Alex found himself going into a trance as he watched the woman approach him. It had been like that the few times he had met with her.Her aura, her beauty, her nature were a pull he couldn't deny.Every time he was around her, he had to hold himself back from jumping out of his skin.No one had ever affected him like that before.He'd found himself attracted to women before, but only as a means to an end.He'd never felt the unbridled attraction for another person that he felt when he was around her.It scared him, intrigued him, and aroused him all at the same time. At first he'd only been attracted to her physical appearance.He'd felt an almost magnetic attraction towards her that made him wish she'd just walk up and give him a kiss.Now he had an even stronger attraction towards her after they'd spoken. She was wise, intelligent, and extremely beautiful.But what sealed the deal for him was that she wasn't a flirt, or an airhead, or even a snob.She was
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 40
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 40. “What do you mean?” Scarlet asked , shock visible on her face when Xavier’s plans finally registered in her mind. “That’s gross, Xavier. I want nothing to do with that man.”Xavier placed his hands on her shoulder and turned her to face him. He expected this reaction from her but he had no other choice. He knew his brother had always preferred the women and drinks so he was often seen in clubs and other social events that kept him entertained. The business never really meant much to him, obviously because he was there to make sure things ran smoothly. Any interest Alex showed in the Company’s affairs was to spite him, make things difficult for him or to take credit for the achievements and contributions he made to the company.But he had expected Alex to change now that he was married to Clara. He thought his brother would have left the wild lifestyle and paid more attention to his wife an
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 41
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 41“You keep giving the board of directors reasons to doubt your competence! Do not make me regret making you the director of my company!” Ben Whitlock thundered, his veins popping out from his neck. He supported himself with a walking cane and leaned on it as he stood face to face with his son.Alex had been arguing with his father lately. They weren’t on the same page anymore and disagreed on a lot of things. Their arguments was becoming more and more frequent.“I have made enquires father, all of our partners who have deflected are partnering up with Hernandez corporation. They seem to think they have a better offer. I have tried to meet up with them, but they refuse to see me. The only shot we have is to speak with the CEO of Hernandez corporation and see if we can come to an agreement. And I have been trying to do just that, so please, stay off my back and let me handle this.” Alex voice was rising too, he was getting visibly angry. But it wasn’t just abou
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 42
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 42Alex sat at the bar next to a man wearing a brown fedora hat.The rest of the bar was empty save for five or six people chatting and ordering drinks.People were smoking a few feet away from a few customers lying on the floor.Skewered meat and other meats sat on the bar.Various people sat around the large open area, a few with their eyes closed, and a couple with their heads lying in their hands.But none of those things mattered to him, his gaze were fixed at the entrance, like he was waiting for someone to walk through it. He was indeed waiting for someone. He had been waiting for the past three days. But the person never showed neither did the number she gave to him go through.Did she play him? Did she lie to him? But why would she do that? He sighed and gulped the remainder of his glass. He put the glass on the counter and then slowly opened the door.His head remained bowed and he walked down the steps to the sidewalk, his eyes glued on the pavemen