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HIS RESURGENCE Episode 9
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 9Xavier woke up with a splitting headache. His head was throbbing violently and he suppressed the urge to throw up. That feeling was very familiar to him now as he had gone to bed drunk on many occasions. He opened his eyes and was greeted with a blinding light streaking inside the room from the window panes. He winced and sat up. That’s when he realized he was in a strange place.“Hmm. At least it’s not a hospital this time.” he thought and chuckled at his sad joke.“You’re awake”. He heard a voice sayHe turned around startled and saw a vaguely familiar face staring back at him.“Here’s some water. There’s coffee too if you’d prefer that”. The man said.“Water will do,thank you”. He replied and collected the cup from him.“Oh,you do have some manners after all” Alfredo replied with a slight chuckle.That’s when he remembered how they had met. He remembered screaming and venting at him at the pub the previous night and how he had cried. He remembered the old
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 10
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 10It has been a week since Xavier’s meeting with Lisa. The day he dreaded was not so far away anymore. He did not want to marry Lisa. He knew he would never be happy if he did. On one hand, he was trying to deal with his own family treating him like a piece of trash. Lisa’s family wasn’t any different. Mr Smith already made it clear what he thought about him during his last visit and even at his brother’s wedding reception. To them he was just a worthless kid whose only good quality was having the Whitlock name. He was nothing more than an inconvenience they had to put up with for the sake of the sake of their business.Xavier’s mind wandered as he dressed up for a meeting with a potential client. He planned to stop by the bar after his meeting. He had been meeting up with Don Alfredo quite frequently and they had formed a bond. Mr Hernandez treated him like a father more than his own father had treated him his whole life. Mr Hernandez was smart and had a lo
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 11
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 11Rodriguez stopped in front of his brother’s mansion. He stepped out of his SUV and headed straight inside the building. He hadn’t visited his brother in a while now so he decided it was the perfect time to do so.“ who’s home? Come out little brother!” He calledAlfredo stepped out of his room into the living room where his brother sat, his walking staff beside him.“I’m an old man now Rodriguez, I don’t think ‘little brother ‘ suits me anymore”. He replied with a chuckle.“You’ll always be a little brother to me Alfredo. Come, sit.”“Your leg still giving you problems?” Alfredo asked pointing at his walking staff resting on the chair.“Yep. But I’m still up and about. It’d take more than a bad leg to keep this old man down. Rodriguez replied, half laughing.“I can see that. What brings you by after all this time brother?” Alfredo asked.“I don’t need a reason to come visit my little brother now do I? Besides, I heard you’ve just been discharged from the ho
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 12
HIS RESURGENCECHAPTER 12The Whitlock mansion was in a frenzy of activities. Xavier’s wedding was in a few hours and everyone was Busy trying to get things in order.Xavier paced from one corner of his room to the other. He was restless. He didn’t know what to expect. When he called Don Alfredo the previous evening, he had told him that he’d take care of everything and that he wouldn’t have to marry Lisa smith. It was only a few hours to The wedding and nothing had happened yet.They had decided to use the Whitlock mansion for the wedding since it was big and magnificent. The reception would be done in the compound as well. The venue had already been decorated with breathtaking designs. Xavier looked at his watch again. It was ten o clock. The wedding would begin in two hours.Suddenly, there was a ruckus at the gate. It seemed three policemen were trying to force their way in and the Butler was resisting them.“What’s going on here?” Mr Ben Whitlock asked“Sir, I’m sorry to intrude
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 13
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 13Mr Alfredo paced from one corner of his room to the other. He was deep in thought. He did not like the news that greeted him that morning. He knew for certain now that someone was after his life.Xavier woke up from his troubled sleep. He had dark circles around his eyes. His sleep was plagued with nightmares. He hardly got any sleep. It didn’t help that he had had too much to drink. It turned out that his nightmares where actually memories from when he was little. His whole life had been a nightmare.Well, all of that was about to change.He helped himself to a glass of water, washed up and came down to the living room. He met Alfredo in a sour mood.“Everything alright?” He asked. Alfredo turned to face him and shook his head. “Miriam is dead. I got a call this morning from the detective in charge of the case.”“What?!” Xavier exclaimed, utterly shocked. “When did this happen? And how?”“Detective Lawson said there was a fight among the girls in the priso
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 14
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 14Rodriguez was seething with anger as he drove back to his house. His brother had just chosen a total stranger over his own nephew and had handed over his father’s legacy to someone else.‘I’m done playing nice Alfredo. This is the height of it.’ He thought to himself. He picked up his phone and dialed his son’s number. The phone rang endlessly but no one answered. He dialed it again and this time,someone picked up.“Hello, Nath can’t come to the phone right now, he’s busy.” A female voice spoke. Alfredo could barely hear what she said because there was so much noise at the background. It was obvious Nathaniel was out partying as he usually did.Rodriguez threw his phone on the empty seat next to him. If only his son knew that he was at the verge of losing his birthright, he wouldn’t be out partying and wasting away the little money they had left.He wished he had been more involved in the business before his father drew up his will. He wished he had succee
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 15
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 15Xavier and Don Alfredo’s flight landed in Los Angeles at midday. They had called the head office and informed them to set up a meeting with the board of directors before getting on the plane. Don Alfredo had also informed his security details to be at the airport waiting for them including some plain clothed cops.When they reached the airport, Don Alfredo’s driver parked across the road and waited for his boss to get in.Suddenly, a gunshot was fired. The shooter made use of a silencer so that the sound would not be traced back to him amidst the crowd but he was spotted by one of the cops. The bullet pierced Xavier in the chest. He was the shooter’s target.Xavier fell with a thud and soon, there was pandemonium in the airport. Passengers ran and scampered for safety. The cops and security team immediately went towards the direction of the shooter.Don Alfredo couched down and lifted Xavier up.“Get him inside the car!” He screamed at the remaining officer
HIS RESURGENCE Episode 16
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 16Don Alfredo arrived at his company, with Xavier walking behind him. The board meeting was in a few minutes and everyone was already seated.The don formally introduced Xavier as his son and the heir to Hernandez corporation. This piece of information sparked confusion among the staff. No one had ever heard about Xavier Hernandez.While the Don was still speaking, some of the staff and their secretaries began digging up information about Xavier. Who was he? Where had he been the whole time? Why didn’t the world know about him until now?But his slate was clean. There was no tangible information about him on the internet. It was as if he never existed until that moment.Micah Simmons, who had been filling the role of the manager was greatly displeased by the Don’s announcement. He had been working in the company for years and had risen to the position of the manager. He thought himself better qualified for the position of the director.He had no idea the Don h