HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 64“You’ve been very patient Xavier” Don Alfredo said over the phone. I’m glad you didn’t rush it, you would probably have made a few mistakes if you had let your anger get into your head.”“I waited two years to re-emerge and set my plans in motion. I wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize it.”“What about Scarlet. Is she alright with all this? You know, with her past experience with Alex it must be difficult for her.”Xavier was surprised. “You knew about it?”“I was friends with her father before he died, he used to work for me. We talked and he told me a few things. He told me how His nephew’s death affected Scarlet. She wasn’t the same after that. She withdrew into a cocoon and it took her a while to get over it. His brother and sister-in-law were so broken. But the Whitlocks were too powerful. They were afraid to go against him. They left the country too with their only remaining daughter. She couldn’t grow up in that environment.”“You knew all these and yet
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 65The hall was quiet and empty. But it wasn’t a surprise because that was the usual. He chose that hotel because it was on the outskirts of town and people rarely frequented it. Those who usually went there were people who lived out of town and wanted a quiet, sinful rendezvous with their lovers without being caught. It was the perfect hiding place.He had already set the mood. Soft light, cool, slow music, bottles of red wine, and candles. He wanted to show her that she meant something to him and that she wasn’t just his sex toy, even though it appeared that way. But it was her fault. She wouldn’t give him a chance to show her that he loved her, he wanted her to be his. He looked at the clock. She was running late.Then he heard footsteps down the hall. He recognized her steps, how she moved lightly on her feet. Her heels made contact with the tiled floor and the sound echoed in the empty hall way. He heard her stop at the door and heard the handle click.“I
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 66Going to the magistrate’s office was intentional. They had to kill two birds with one stone. Instead of the press and online blogs spreading fake news and turning the divorce into a scandal, they were going to get divorce in court and address the press immediately after. Clara never missed an opportunity to make a fashion statement. She was dressed in a black suade suit with a v-cut that ran into her belly, exposing parts of her boobs. She wore a fashionable black hat and a pair of glasses. White gloves covered her hands and she walked elegantly on a pair of heels.Alex didn’t care what he was dressed in but he had to look good for the press. He always looked smart and businesslike in a tux, Clara made him wear one now.Inside the magistrate’s office, both their lawyers were already seated. The papers were ready and they had both reached an agreement concerning how their properties would be split.Clara didn’t care for his possessions. She knew Vincent was
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 67Xavier couldn’t help the eerie feeling that suddenly enveloped him. You could say he had developed a sixth sense from his years of doing business and he could tell when something was off. He felt that way now. He sat down in his living room and tried to figure out why he was feeling that way.Then he remembered the story he watched on the news. Gabriel Sullivan was found dead in a hotel room at the outskirts of town. It was a premeditated murder. A gunshot to the chest.Gabriel Sullivan was a very wealthy man and had connections with many companies and industries. He owned shares in the major companies in the US and beyond. How could he just die like that, in an unknown hotel out of town?He heard his door open and close again, then the room was filled with a familiar scent that always got his heart racing.“My feet are killing me, I swear I can’t wear these heels for one more day. Why do I have to wear a dress all the time? And put makeup on and wear these
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 68The duo sat quietly, staring at the papers and pictures before them. One was shocked while the other hand a 'i knew something was off look on his face '"Bloody hell!" Scarlet exclaimed."is there a possibility that this information is wrong?""It's Tyler! What are the possibilities that Tyler is wrong?""Fuck!" Tyler was never wrong."I told you something wasn't right in all this.""Yeah! But Clara? A killer? Come on!""Yeah! I know how you feel but you should know money can make one do anything.""This is really shocking. I thought she was all talk. I never knew she was capable of doing something like this."There was silence for a moment. The moon continued its way above."What should we do now?" Scarlet asked."Nothing...for now. We'll keep this as a leverage just in case."Scarlet was still shocked. She could only sigh continually. Until she felt the piercing gaze of Xavier. "What the hell are you looking at me like that for?" She asked glaring at him.X
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 69It's been a few days after his discussion with scarlet. Even though she had been trying to reach out to him, he made sure to avoid her at all cost. To him, scarlet was the dangerous one.He took another look at himself in the mirror. He looked handsome , if he did say so himself. He went down to the living room. Just as he licked up the remote to turn off the television, an urgent news came up and his face was there. "What could this be?" He asked him was he turned up the volume. "Mr Jerry duke has be caught and arrested by the police for fraudulent importation, involving in drug smuggling. He was arrested yesterday at sixten st , tenchong [sic], apparently, he got an assist from some of his accomplice." The newscaster told the country at large."What?" Vincent had a mixture of rage and shock. Not only that it was a major threat to him; but to everyone in this place. He just invested a huge sum of money in a business with this man. "This has to be a jok
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 70Clara jolted awake. She had fallen asleep on the couch while waiting for Vincent. She looked at the time and it was some minutes past 10pm. She rubbed her eyes and stretched out, "Vince?" She called out but got no response. "Vince?" She called again , but nothing. He wasn't home yet? Clara got up and walked to the living room, then went to the kitchen and opened the fridge and checked on the sandwiches, she opened the freezer and checked the dinner and nothing seemed out of place. She then grabbed a beer from the freezer and opened it and took a long drink.She sighed and went into her room. "Clara." She heard a faint voice calling her name. She turned around to see Vincent walking in through the door. He looked drunk. His white blouse was torn and his shoes looked wet.Clara sighed. "Come on, let's go upstairs." She said taking his hand and led him up the stairs."They refused to help me. They all abandoned me. I pleased and begged but none agreed to hel
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 71"Clara, will you come with me to the office?" he asked. Clara could see he was struggling to keep the tears from spilling down his cheeks. He dropped the phone in his hand. "Please," he said. "Please come with me."Clara's heart went out to him. She left her seat and went round the desk to sit next to him.She pulled him into a hug and then on to her lap. He cried on her shoulder for awhile. She could feel his heart wrenching with each sob."they are all leaving me Clara. Clarence says he doesn't want to work with me anymore and other workers are pulling out too ," he sobbed. "I can't make money for them any more.""it'll be fine! Everything will be okay. You'll make more and more money than you did working for Clarence," Clara told him. "We'll come up with something else to do."She rocked him back and forth as he bawled.She held him tight and rocked the way she remembered her momma doing when she was upset.She remembered the comfort of her momma's embr
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?”“