The young prince listened attentively as his father educated him on the ways of a wise and gracious king. “Nobody here is your friend,” he dropped the first ironic thought on the prince and it startled the young man who couldn’t understand why his father said that.“Of course there are, I have Juliet over there who I love, Mark too is there, Brie Larson also…” his father waited patiently for him to list out all his friends as he did one after the other. By the time he was down, he had mentioned about half the guests.“Good. Again, nobody here is your friend and…” the King said and paused to allow the young man to grasp what he had just said to him, “Nobody here is your enemy.” He landed and waited for the prince to take it all in.“So, what are they?” The young prince asked, his heart was now raised in curiosity to find out what his father meant. The king remained silent for a while before speaking, “They are all what their interest and agenda makes them to be. If you or the Kingdom
King Bernard didn't expect Hannah to come around the palace probably because of some arrangements they made together but here she was, defiling whatever arrangement they had and doing so comfortably. Hannah ignored his question and fixed her sights on the young man with him, Richard.“Hannah,” he called to her again, “I said, what are you doing here?” He asked her but the lady maintained her gaze on the young prince whom she wasn't so excited about.“Why is she looking at me like that? What do I have to do with her?” The Prince asked his father. The lady's look was weird to him and he couldn't understand why she fixed her gaze at him rather than answer his father's question.The King walked up to her where she sat and stared down on her with anger, “I'll ask you for the last time, why are you here?” His words came out quietly but strong and serious.Hannah scoffed at the King, raising her head to look at him but remained seated. “I am here to challenge your fatherhood.” She said to hi
“What?!” Richard exclaimed hearing the woman's words, “You have a what?!” He paced around after overcoming his frozen state and continued to bang his head around what Hannah had just said. The King and Orton weren't so surprised, they already knew about it and had tried to cover it up but now, they were stunned to know that all their efforts failed. Hannah kept the child and now she's out with the revelation.“Hannah, I told you to get rid of the child, why didn't you?” King Bernard asked her.“Why would I? He is my child even if you don't want him.” She answered him back.“Then, why bother me with it now?” The King asked again.“Because he is demanding for his father and I can't keep lying to him.”The room went quiet for a brief moment, everyone tried to grasp the revelation but Richard was already filled with questions. “So, you have a child outside?” He turned to his father with his question. “It's not enough that you cheated on mother, you have a child along with it. Even with t
Mr. Barnes paused his storytelling and allowed the men take in the information from the story. Damon was aware of some part of the story but some other parts were past his knowledge. The story however was intriguing and interesting. He needed to know more.It was about his grandfather, King Richard Langston, and his great-grandfather, late King Bernard Langston. Featuring a time when King Richard was to be made the Crowned Prince of the Kingdom. However, the part of Hannah and her son was untold by Mr. Barnes, leaving everyone in suspense and anticipation.How did the history lesson relate to or affect their current situation? They wondered to themselves, what has it got to do with any of them? They questioned. But Mr. Barnes’ storytelling skills were great as he waited for them to yearn for more.“To what end is this history?” Damon asked him, satisfying the yearning of everyone else. “How does it affect us right now?” Mr. Barnes smiled at him, walked behind his seat and stood there
“What did you just say?” Damon asked Mr. Barnes in shock about what the man had just said to him. The other men in the room were as shocked as he was, they just heard the most twisted information about Mr. Barnes.Brandley sighed with his head bowed and nodded a little, it seemed he wasn't that surprised as the others especially Damon. “So, you are a Langston?” He asked Mr. Barnes. The man smiled at him wickedly, a deep surge of satisfactory energy coursed through his body as he had finally revealed his true identity to them and now there was no going back.“Is my grandfather aware of this?” Damon asked him. He suspected this was the story his grandfather had been keeping from him, and he wanted to know if he was aware of who Mr. Barnes truly was.“Richard knows his stepbrother is still alive but may not know of my true identity.” He answered him gently.“And where is your father now? John Langston?” Brandley asked. He had his suspicions of who the man was, especially remembering tha
Damon and Brandley looked at each other, this situation had blown out of their hands. Everything they thought about the meeting had gone way past them and now they were lost in Mr. Barnes' maze, who shockingly is now known as Justin Langston. To heighten their frustration, the man had a more sinister plan to kill Damon and frame it on Brandley which will tear down everything for the Kingdom. They needed to come up with something, they needed to find a way out of this situation and escape.As they gave thoughts to what plans to make, Mr. Barnes laid the final part of the plan on them. “Once the two strikes are done, guess what happens next.” Everyone listened to what he was about to drop again, “My father, the rightful heir to the Throne surfaces together with all our strategic allies within the government and otherwise, we assume the Throne and take over everything that belonged to the Langston family. This is our decades-long plan of takeover.” The final part of the plot had just dr
The chaos in the room had risen high, Brandley held on to Damon as they watched the mafia lords and their devastated expressions. Mr. Barnes just shot and killed Don Castro, a clear message to the others that he didn't need them anymore and if they wanted to stay relevant then they must renew their loyalty to him.Taking out Don Castro who was the biggest mafia boss in Italy and a direct rival to the other two was a most unexpected event. The truth about Mr. Barnes’ identity and plans was already out and now all that was left was for the mafias to prove themselves loyal by killing Damon and framing Brandley for it. The story would be that Brandley betrayed Damon and shot him which led to a shootout in the meeting. Damon, Brandley, and Don Castro lost their lives while the Ambassador managed to escape the scene. It was a brilliant plan and was perfect for execution.“What the fuck? He just took out our biggest rival.” Don Lupez said to his fellow. With a bright smile, he was excited t
“Brilliant question,” Damon answered him. “Well, your colleague, Don Castro, is already dead. And that leaves us with you and what to do with you.” “This is one of Castro's strongholds, you may have arranged the men in here with the help of Borito but the men outside will withstand you.” Don Lupez said to Damon, giving him a warning about his plan which he thought could work completely.Brandley chuckled, “Don't worry about that, we have it under control. You should worry about yourself right now.” Brandley said to him.“Why? You are going to kill me, so?” The man replied to him, posing with such demeanour that showed he wasn't afraid to die.“No, we are not, but we are going to take everything from you and destroy your little plan with your masters,” Damon answered him.“We have a deal for you and it's simple. Surrender everything and spend the rest of your life in jail or, resist and watch as you lose everything while still ending up in jail.” Brandley dropped the sweet deal on the