“My child, you can't do this to us. Remember you are from this family. My husband took you in, clothed you, and gave you his daughter. Please rethink this.” Grandmother begged, rubbing her both arms together.“Please Harrison, we can all go back to how we were before. One happy family. Please don't do this to us.” Rachel begged. She never thought this day would come when she would grovel on Harrison's feet. Never! Until now, it still felt like after all this was over she would wake up from sleep.“Go back to how we were? Tell me how were we before? Did you even look at me as one of you before?” Harrison picked offense.“Caroline, please talk to your husband. You can't let him do this to us, right?” Rachel pleaded again.Harrison's heart skipped a beat as he thought his wife could have a soft spot for them. Since she was his wife, he respected her more than anything. If she were to plead on their behalf, Harrison feared he might be pushed to do what he didn't want to.“I should talk t
Grandmother sustained so many bruises on her body after rolling on her floor. Her delicate white skin was now stained with dust from the street, while some parts were showing signs of lumps.Her hair was rumpled and had some particles on it. She tried getting up at first, but each step was too heavy for her to do on her own.Seeing this, Rachel wanted to aid her, but the woman pushed her off, having a disgusted expression on her face.“You brought this upon us. If not for you, none of this could have happened. Now I have lost my house, the company, and everything!” She grumbled.“Gra…”“Shut it! Don't you dare say any more words or else I'll make your life miserable?” Grandmother cut her off with a hand pointed at her face.Gulping down hard, Rachel could only pave the way for her to walk off. People were watching and taking pictures, but none of it mattered. Their house was gone. Everything was gone and now for the first time in their life, they were walking on foot down the street.
Linda broke in sweat as she stood close to Grandmother. In such a state, it was harder than she thought. Her head was still banging on the inside, and she was yet to know what the old woman had on her mind.“Where were you planning to go? Follow him? You want to go and enjoy riches and leave us down here?” Grandmother snapped, advancing towards her until she was cornered to the wall.“I didn't mean to…”“You didn't mean to what? I saw you, didn't I? Or are you trying to deny it?” Grandmother cut her off.“Mom, you don't have to be so hard on her like that.” Rachel walked towards them. She couldn't ignore the situation, and the fact that they lost a deal with Edward was still hurting her. All the plans she had now would be led to waste. Her family would be a ruin now.“And who gave you the right to speak to me like that? Is it because I wasn't harsh on you at first? Just wait for it, I am coming for you too.” She snapped, and Rachel quickly tucked her head back in.“I am sorry, grandmo
Harrison gave Ramon a surprised look, and the latter could only smile. None of them expected Caroline would give in after hearing such words from him, it seemed those were the magic words that could have worked wonderfully, but his head hadn’t come up with it yet.Sighing, he followed her, and so did Ramon. They walked into the house and everyone who was waiting could finally welcome them.“Welcome home, young master. Welcome home, young mistress.” They chanted together, bowing their heads down. Hearing this, Caroline nearly turned red. She was always exposed to mockery and was never taken as anyone of high standard ever in her life, but today was different. Not only was her husband one of the richest men in the world but she was also entitled to such respect being offered to him.It was still like a dream she should wake up from, but then it was reality. Who could have thought the house that left her jaws falling was her husband's own? Shocking right? Now she could have the full tim
“Wife, I’ll have you take over the company tomorrow.” Harrison broke the silence after a long while of eating. A smile was on his face as he spoke the words, looking straight at her.“Take over the company? What do you mean?” Caroline was caught on her tongue. Even though she was stuffed and glued to her chair, she couldn’t help but give him that reaction as it seemed her body moved on its own.“Yes. You’ll be taking over Samson company. All of it would be yours, and you will be partnering with Sterling Corporation which is my company. Everything you once wanted will be yours.” Harrison spoke calmly since he knew she was shocked and still trying to process everything.Her dream had been to work in that company for a long while now, but each time she brought the requests to her mother or grandmother none of them paid attention to her. They weren’t being fair despite knowing Caroline graduated first in her class unlike the others yet they degraded her and left her to suffer.“I don’t kn
“I am ready to take over the company.” Caroline blurted out, shocking everyone. She no longer saw it as a cheat, but rather getting back what was meant to be hers.“Are you sure?” Harrison asked, creasing his brow and looking at Ramon to be certain he wasn’t the only one who heard those words from her.“Yes, and I’ll make them pay. They can’t kill my parents and go scot-free.” Caroline said with a sharp gaze, exposing she might have a deadly intention. Harrison sensed this and quickly walked towards her. He never intended to shape her in that direction. Never.“Don’t tell me you want to kill them.” He asked to be sure, but she didn’t reply, so he concluded he was right anyway. “You wouldn’t want their blood on your hands and beside it was Samson who killed your parents, and now he is dead.” He explained.“And they knew what he did yet no one told me anything?” She fumed.“They also have their faults, but that doesn't mean you should kill them. Watching you taking back the company and
“What are you talking about? What do you mean by “I should help you with Harrison?” Linda was confused by the whole thing. The utterance of that name alone sent shivers down her spine, as that person was the cause of the mess her entire family was in.“Yes, you heard me. I want to deal with that trashy son-in-law of your family.” Edward said again with a straight face. From the tone of his words and expression, Linda could tell something had been between them that she didn’t know about.“Is there something you are not telling me? Do you know him, and where do you know him from?” Linda asked, getting impatient.Smiling, he leaned back in his chair, embracing the moment. He should have known he was too upfront, but it doesn't matter. What he wanted was to achieve what was on his mind and to achieve that, he needed her.“Yes, I know, Harrison.” He cupped his chin. “Much more than you do, and I also knew he was the heir to Sterling Corporation.” He added smirking and Linda felt struck in
Linda remained in a spot, overwhelmed, and even forgot to breathe. What did he mean by Harrison was his brother? How the hell did they relate? The way he was serious when he said the words told her it wasn't a bluff.Does this mean they were enemies from way back? She thought for a while. Even though it didn't make sense to her, she was ready to believe anything at the moment. If Harrison who was a trash bag could rise to riches, then anything was worth believing.Just then the TV in the VIP section was turned on, and she was shocked to see who she was thinking about on the screen.“Harrison?” She exclaimed, almost as if it was her nightmare that was played for her to watch.——-Meanwhile, In front of Sterling Cooperation, Harrison was standing in front of cameras, reporters, and content writers. A smile was written on his face and he wore a tuxedo suit worth millions of dollars. His hair was curled nicely to the back, and he gave off an aura of someone who was filthy rich.One might
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“You must have thought you were way too smart to be dealt with. You got me so bad that I thought I was done for. I have never faced an opponent like you and for that, I’ll give you a ten. You are damn good!” Harrison said with a hint of mockery in his tone and Edward became pissed.However, he tried to think about what went wrong to make his plan fail and how it was so hard for him to figure out what was going on. In a thousand years, he would never expect someone as low as Ramon to be able to exceed him in intellectual strategy.“What? Don’t tell me you are spacing out at such times. And why weren’t you able to figure out what was going on? I mean, you have cameras watching, don't you?” Harrison said sarcastically.Edward felt pressured and it felt like the right time for Harrison to make it harder on him. After all, Harrison suffered the same fate earlier.“How did I not figure this out?” Edward finally said, scolding himself.“Because you are so dumb to notice.” Harrison fired at h
Being indoors for a long while had made their senses a bit shaken off and when they had to adjust to a sudden brightness, they couldn’t help but blink their eyes multiple times.Everyone was shocked to see someone had walked into a room. An unknown someone they didn’t know but were so desperate to see his face, yet their sight was failing to adjust to the light.However, after the figure spoke, every single effect of the sudden brightness was washed off and replaced with curiosity.Starting from the leg, everyone scanned the figure from the toe, slowly heading to his face. When they arrived at the finish point, they all nearly fell on their backs.“Ramon?” Everyone yelled seemingly as though they had seen a ghost. It had to be a ghost right, or maybe their senses were playing tricks on them? They just couldn’t figure it out as their jaws were wide open, almost dropping to the floor.“Jesus Christ! What the hell is this?” Edward yelled, shaking his head from side to side to see if ever
Back inside the small cabin in the rural area.Edward and the others were seated on the couch watching the Television. They weren’t watching the news but something else. There were some wireless connected cameras fixed in some certain place while the television displayed each of those scenes that happened in each place Furthermore, there was a remote control in Edward’s hand, and he was able to make each scene that was showing in a mini spot on the screen occupy the whole screen, so everyone could have their view of what was happening.Right there, on the screen, it was showing that Harrison just walked into the hospital ward. Not only could Edward and the others watch what was going on, but they were able to hear the conversation that was going on.Meanwhile, Larry who was seated at the far end of the room was enjoying the show the most since he was the one who delivered the flower directly to her. He played his part so well that she was unable to recognize him. Of course, he was pu
“Linda right?” Caroline asked, and the delivery man nodded at her before handing the flowers to her. She extended her hand and grabbed the vase. It was such a perfect piece as it had an ancient drawing sculptured on it. The material looked like glass, yet it was made of wood. The way it was polished alone was unique and must be a very costly piece.At once glance, Caroline took notice of it but what she was more invested about was how nice the flowers were. She couldn't resist the urge to dip her nose into it and allow the fragrance to waft into her nostrils.Bang!Just then the door was pushed open and Lucas pushed his head in. The moment he saw her with flowers he was shocked as he knew it wasn't there before and it wasn't like he saw anyone bring it in.That was when Caroline pulled out of the enjoyable feeling she was in. Her mind ran back to the lad who brought the flowers, and she wanted to thank him but after looking she noticed he was nowhere to be found. Rather, there was Lu
“Hello sis, how are you doing?” Linda's voice rang through the phone as soon as the call was picked up, and the receiver was left in shock. It took a while and there was no response. Nervously, Linda peeked glances at the phone to see if it was disconnected, but it wasn't.“Caroline? Are you there?” She called out again before a reply came through.“What do you want?” Caroline replied seemingly disgusted. “Are you calling to make more trouble? Remember I don't have that time at the moment, please.” She concluded and wanted to end the call when Linda spoke.“I am sorry.” She said and shockingly, Caroline couldn't bring herself to hang up. The words she just heard were too good to be true, yet it didn't feel like she was dreaming.Linda just apologized? Caroline started doubting her senses. She was unable to let herself fall for such a trap like before. She had witnessed too much and it was energy draining. Her stepmother pointed a gun at her and would have killed her if not for a mira
“Shit! The police department?” Whitman murmured the words out, as he would rather not be noticed by the caller. Moreover, everyone had their guard up thinking the place was surrounded by the police.There wasn’t any siren sound or any movement, so it must be an unnoticeable operation, right? Those were the thoughts that were running inside their heads as quickly Larry and Raymond took a peep at the window but there was no one outside.They felt a sigh of relief, but that didn’t quench their suspicion. They knew not to let their guard down. Never.“Yes, who am I speaking with?” Edward replied trying hard to keep his composure. He suddenly looked calm and collected like he wasn’t the same person who was nervous not long ago.Already he had speculated that whoever it was, it had to be someone who knew him. The number was private and after picking up, the caller said he was from the police department.After realizing all this, Edward wanted to laugh out loud, but he chose to play along fi
“What’s the meaning of this? Why are you pointing a gun at my head?” Whitman was shocked by the turn of events. He didn’t expect them to come to his house and threaten him.“You are his ally ain’t you? I’ve seen you a couple of times with that brat called Harrison. Who knows, maybe you are here working for him undercover.” Larry spits his suspicion while Raymond nods his head in support.“Stand down!” Edward snapped but was being ignored. “I said bring the gun down!” He said again and yet no one paid a listening ear to him.“It’s the opposite. I am working with Edward here to bring Harrison down.” Whitman explained.“What? Don’t be shitting me. You are the same person who gave out our hideout to Harrison, and you want us to believe you? You should talk fast before I put four bullets into your thick skull!” Larry threatened.The look on his face was so cold, signifying his threats wasn’t a bluff. Already, he had adjusted the gun and had his finger wrapped around the trigger button. Any
The tension became hot and it felt like air was sucked out of their lungs leaving them dry and vulnerable. That should be the time when they should bow their heads and beg for forgiveness, but the men didn’t look like they would.Though they were shocked by his words, there was no trace of fear radiating off them. It felt like they had gradually made up their minds to accept death.Noticing this, Whitman was quite stunned. He knew their loyalty was as tough as a rock, but in the face of death, anyone was supposed to shiver.Smiling, he pulled out a gun and cracked it, then pointed it at one of them.“Swear loyalty to me and I will spare your life.” He said instead as the thought of using them against Harrison would seem befitting to him.“Tch!” All the men spat at his face at once as though they were all in sync with each other. Their eyes were stern as they held nothing but disgust. If not for the fact that they were being tied, they would have lunged at him by now.“Wrap things up