HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 48The instant she got into her room, she kicked off her shoes and fell on the bed. She was exhausted from the day's work and fr having to pretend for hour with Alex. Who knew pretending sapped this much strength from someone?She thought back to how Alex hand cried and she couldn't help but curse at him. He was such a devil yet on the outside he looked as sweet as pie.If she hadn't done her own investigation on him, she would have made a terrible mistake. She had it in mind to try and talk Xavier out of his revenge plan. She had thought somewhere inside Alex was a good person but the circumstances had made him turn out bad. If maybe he was worked on, he'd give up being a jerk and start living a life with a heart.The reason she had investigated him was to find out some instances that she's use to convince Xavier but the results of the investigation changed her mind completely.She had found out the series of crimes that head been involved in. Money launderin
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 49Alex was nervous as hell. This was the first time he was actually going to pitch a business proposal to an investor.His palm was sweaty and his heart was pounding so hard that he feared his knees might give way and he'd tumble to the floor."I can't do this. I'm too nervous." He said facing Scarlet."Seriously? Why would you be nervous? Haven't you been in the business world for some years now? Meeting a few investors should not be a big deal for you." She said."I told you already, my brother used to do this and when he left, my dad and other executives took over it.""And you wonder why they doubt your competence?" She said sternly. "Since you can't do it, leave!" She said coldly"What? You're supposed to be giving me encouraging words not asking me to leave." Alex said in surprise."If proving to your dad that you're competent enough to handle the company isn't enough encouragement for you then I don't know what to say to you. If proving to Clara that yo
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 50Alex woke up with a splitting headache. He ran his fingers through his soft, jet black hair and sat up slowly wincing as he did so. He opened his eyes and tried to adjust to the light seeping in through the window.The events of last night came flooding in and his mouth curved in a smile. Scarlet was one lucky charm. In all his years of doing business, this was the first time he had actually achieved something for himself without doing anything shady. Scarlet believed in him, she was the only one who did and it warmed his heart.“You’re awake.” He heard someone say. He turned towards the door and saw Clara walking towards him, a tray in her hands. She was smiling brightly as if she had won the lottery. His smile disappeared and a frown creased his face.“I made breakfast, I’m sure you’re hungry. There’s aspirin too, for your hangover.” She said placing the tray gently on the side table.Alex looked at her, surprise clearly showing on his face. Why was she ac
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 51The room was silent for a whole minute and that one minute felt like hours. The silence was deafening and heavy. They both stood staring, glaring daggers at each other. The weight of her threat seemed to make the room spin. She had expected him to scream at her, or even hit her, but the silence surprised her even more. And then suddenly, Alex broke into a laugh. A sickening, sinister, cackling laugh that sent shivers down her spine and goosebumps on her skin. Her confusion deepened.“Did you hear what I said Alex?” Clara asked not certain he understood the threats she just made. “I swear I’m not playing. I will fucking go to the cops and tell them that you’re a murderer! You kill people to get what you want you piece of trash!”Alex closed the space between them in lightening speed and grabbed her by the elbow. He shoved her violently against the wall and held her by the neck, choking her. She kicked against him and struggled to free herself until she slowl
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 52The boutique was busier than usual. It seemed more people were struggling to enter to catch a glimpse of something spectacular. Clara walked into the crowded boutique and headed for her favorite section. She was in the mood for some serious shopping.She was a regular at sleek couture and it didn’t take long for the staff to locate her and attend to her whenever she came by to do her shopping. But today was different. It seemed all of the staff were busy with something or someone else. Even the customers who came to shop were focusing on something else. She was curious to find out what it was that was stealing all the attention.She pushed Through the teeming crowd and found her way into the center of the group that had gathered. Her breath caught.In all her years on earth she had only been impressed by a few men. This one had made the very scanty list. He was drop dead gorgeous.His skin glowed like he was bathed in honey. He had a smile that could stop ti
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 53TEN YEARS AGO Liam couldn’t conceal his excitement, he had the kind of face that showed off every emotion he felt so it was very easy to read him.He headed towards the cafeteria where he always met with scarlet after their stressful school hours to rewind and just talk. Scarlet was his favorite cousin. They were very close even though they were distant cousins. They just clicked the first time they met and since then, they had been inseparable.He scanned the tables in search of her and smiled broadly when he saw her waving at him. She had already ordered his favorite ice cream and she got a smoothie for herself.They attended different schools but both schools were close to the other, about ten minutes walk apart. Liam’s was a private school. His parents were not very rich but Liam was a smart kid and was able to get a scholarship by the time he was in high school. “Hi smoothie.” Liam teased. Scarlet always ordered smoothie whenever they hung out to the
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 54Clara opened the old, dusty box she had just brought up from the basement. She blew off the dust and lifted the lid. The contents were still intact though covered in dust. She hadn’t opened the box for over a year.She picked up the huge,hard back book and flipped open the pages. Her eyes widened in admiration. She really was talented. Her designs were spectacular and unique. She had stood out in fashion school and had gotten the praise of so many well known designers.“You’re going to make it big; you’re very talented;your designs are out of this world.” She had been told by so many.But disaster had struck. She had entered the school using a copy of someone else’s design and had had to bribe and sleep with top management of the school to cover it up.Her parents were rich and had spoiled her terribly so she hated to work and preferred to have everything handed to her. when she heard of an opening in Dela Rosé fashion academy, she thought she would make it
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 55Clara sat in front of her mirror and applied make up on her face. she was clearly excited and she smiled occasionally at her reflection. She looked beautiful, always had, and lately,she had begun to appreciate herself a bit more. She wondered why."Maybe it has something to do with Vincent Jacques?" a voice spoke inside her head.she brushed off the thought.The door creaked open and Alex walked in, shirtless and sweaty from his morning workout. He was attractive and still aroused her but his coldness and Indifference was starting to rub off on her. Frankly, the only reason she was fighting to keep him was to have that satisfaction of winning over Scarlet who she knew her husband had fallen for. She hated to lose, and this time, she would win. Alex couldn't always get what he wanted. This time, she just had to win."I made breakfast, it's in the kitchen if you're hungry.""I'll eat at the office." Alex replied coldly."You can at least appreciate my effort A
HIS RESURGENCECHAPTER 151A black, tinted Sedan pulled up in the compound and the driver waited inside, watching to see if anyone was home. He saw some movements in the house through the window and he smiled to himself. This was becoming a lot more fun.How could she have tried to deceive him? How dare she try to play him for a fool?He opened his car and made to come out but was stopped as another car drove into the compound. He recognized the car and its owner. What was he doing here too?He waited for him to go inside the building and watched from behind. “So,they really were making plans behind to betray me? He asked himself. Nathaniel was going inside when he heard someone call his name, stopping him in his tracks. It was Scarlet.“You got a minute? “ she asked, heading towards him“You really shouldn’t be here right now.” He said, eyeing her. “You may not get out of here alive.”“Why’s that? She replied with the same expression. “Sounds like I’m being threatened.”Nathaniel pu
HIS RESURGENCECHAPTER 150Police sirens rented the air, breaking the silence of the night. They drove at top speed behind Scarlet’s car towards the crime scene. Someone had been shot.Scarlet had called the cops when she heard the gunshot over the phone. She didn’t like Aurora one bit, but she didn’t wish death on her, especially not at the hand of her own son.Mr Whitlock had been with her when she called. He had seen her car parked outside the restaurant and knew something was happening inside. He hadn’t wanted to stop by but he did just to see what she was doing there. And then he had heard Aurora talking with Clara about everything she had done. The fact that she had no remorse brought bile to his throat and he fought the urge to throw up.How could she have deceived him for over twenty years? How did he not know about it and about Alex’s condition. How negligent had he been of his home and his kids?So after he had heard everything and confronted her, he needed to get away. He c
His RESURGENCECHAPTER 149“You were right about Alex.” Clara said when Aurora had sat down and ordered a drink. “He really acted strange yesterday and almost choked me to death. The sooner we get rid of him, the better.”“Did you doubt me?” Aurora asked, sipping from her glass of wine.“I don’t exactly trust you, you know that.”“I don’t either, but we’ve only got each other. What do you think Alex is going to do to you when he gets what he wants? You know definitely that he’s not going to keep you around.”“And will you? If I help you get the company, will you not ditch me also? He’s your son after all, I’m sure that being unreliable is in your gene.”“You’ll be by my side after all this, I can guarantee that. Just, help me set up an appointment with the stakeholders and shareholders if you can. You work there so I’m sure you have your ways.”“I’ll do my best. When will you expose Alex?”“Soon. If he’s exposed and gets locked up in a mental hospital, I don’t have to worry about my
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 148“No, no, NO! It can’t be. She would never betray me like that. She wouldn’t do that to her own son. How could she? “Clara stared at him, her mouth open. She had never seen him so hyperactive and angry. This wasn’t normal. Aurora was right, Alex was sick.“Calm down Alex. We’re still at the office. You don’t want to draw so much attention do you?”Alex stopped and stared out the window, suddenly sullen and calm.“Fine then. We’ll need to eliminate everyone who’s after my company. Whitlock corporation cannot be buried and destroyed. Since it has been merged with Hernandez conglomerates, I have a right to it. I’ll get it by all means.”“What are you going to do?” Clara asked.“Nathaniel cannot sell this company. And my mother can’t have it either. That greedy bitch!” He fumed, grabbing on to the window blinds and squeezing it until he hurt himself.“Alex, you’re bleeding, stop it.”He looked at the cut in his hand and chuckled. “It’s been a long time since I
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 147“You’re late.” Aurora said as Clara pulled up a chair and sat down across from her. Clara looked around, taking in the view.“Nice place, I guess you’ve still got some money to spare.” Aurora’s face whitened and colour completely faded. What if Clara was actually behind the blackmail?“Why? Are you short of cash, need money?”Clara laughed and pushed back the strand of hair that fell loosely on her face. “Who doesn’t want money? Isn’t that why you asked me to help you get your hands on Xavier’s company?”Aurora’s eyes widened and she looked around to make sure no one was listening in. “You shouldn’t say that out loud. It’s not a private place.”“You shouldn’t hide your greed Aurora, we’re the same, and that’s why I’m going to help you. But there’s only one problem though, Micheal.”“Alex?”“He doesn’t go by that name anymore.”“That’s what he told me. He wants nothing to do with me Clara, he hates me.”“You’ll be going up against him if you fight for the c
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 146Aurora checked her watch again. It was way past the time they agreed on. He was running late and she was getting apprehensive. She had to get back home before Benjamin returned. Lately, she felt like he was watching her and she could not afford to skip. She had made countless reckless decisions that could come back to haunt her if she wasn’t careful.Like now, she was in big trouble.She got a call from a strange person early that day and was shocked to the bone with what the person knew about her. The voice was manipulated of course so she didn’t know who it was.“I know you’re a killer Aurora. How could you kill your own family?” The caller asked and let out a cackling laughter.Aurora has dropped the phone in shock and ended the call, shaking to the bone. He called again.“Surprised?” He asked when she picked up the second time.“Who are you?”“Why do people ask that when they know they’re not going to get a reply?”“What do you want?”“Now that’s a be
HIS RESURGENCECHAPTER 145Scarlet could not remember the last time she had slept so soundly. She had nightmares every night and was afraid to close her eyes ever since Xavier left her. Sometimes, Angelica would come over and stay with her. It hurt her to see her daughter-in-law so broken and lost. She felt it too.But last night was different. She slept peacefully and woke up to the loud chirping of birds outside her window. The sun was already up in the sky when she arose. She felt light and free, like a huge burden had been taken from her, she actually felt happy.Why was she feeling this way so suddenly? Did she have a good dream last night?And then she remembered.No, it couldn’t have been just a dream. It just couldn’t.She pushed the blanket off of her and hurried out of the room and down the stairs, Her heart pounding in her chest. The house was empty. There was no one in the living room or in the study.Last night just had to be real.She stopped in her tracks, her hand cov
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 144The room looked really strange. It was beautiful, simple yet elegant. The designs and furnishings were definitely done by an expert. He would know because he worked with buildings. But this touch was quite different from anything he had ever seen.He sat up and pushed the velvety blanket off of him so he could get up, but he couldn’t move his legs. They seemed to be too heavy now. His head ached too and he reached up to touch it. He felt bandages wrapped around his head.What was going on? How did he get there? And where was he exactly?He laid back down and covered himself quickly but quietly when he heard footsteps outside the room. The door opened a second later and a woman walked in, a tray in hand. He peeped through his half open eyes and saw that she was dressed as a nurse. There were fresh bandages and first aid. He eased up a bit and opened his eyes.“Where am I?” He askedThe nurse jumped, startled and placed a hand on her chest. She breathed in r
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 143They stood next to each other, neither of them saying a word. Aurora was still in shock. She had been trying to find him for a while now and everything she did yielded nothing. She always cane to a dead end. She had already decided in her mind that her son was dead and there was nothing she could do about it. Never in her wildest dreams did she think he would do something this extreme.Changing your identity, your face and your name, that took a lot of guts and sacrifice. But she couldn’t blame him though. He didn’t want to go to jail and the only way to escape prison was to become someone else.She wanted to say so much, but she held herself back. She couldn’t risk him getting caught.Micheal looked around to make sure no one was close by. He opened his car and got in, signaling her to do the same.“I can’t risk being seen with you. It would raise suspicion for sure.”“Where have you been Son? And what did you do to your face? Why do you look like this?”“