Elizabeth walks into Philip's office to inform him of their meeting with the board that afternoon.“Sir, the Board and the stakeholders are demanding answers, we need to come up with a united front.” She said to him.Philip took his attention off his work and focused on Elizabeth,“We have a united front already.” “And what front would that be, sir?” She asked.Philip got up from his seat, walked towards Elizabeth, looked at her in the eyes, and asked,“What do you think about the situation, Betty?”Elizabeth was shocked to hear Philip call her by that name, only a few people called her by that name, and mostly her sister, Bella.“How did you know me as Betty?” She asked.Philip smiled as he went towards the winery in the office to grab a drink. He poured two glasses and came back to Elizabeth.“Well, this is a small world isn't it?” He offered her a glass of alcohol, “I once met your sister, Bella, at the airport and we spoke for a while. She showed me pictures of you two and also t
Damon and Brandley arrived at the palace to meet with his grandfather, as usual, there were salutations and all to his arrival. They were immediately led to his grandfather who was seated at the Great Room.“Grandfather, greetings my king.” Damon and Brandley paid their reverence to him.“You're welcome, my son.” He answered them and gestured for them to have their seat.Without wasting much time, his grandfather went straight to the matter at hand,“So, Damon. Do you care to explain all of this to me?” He asked.“Yes sir. That woman, Joyce Ramsey, is lying about most of the things she said.”“But she's your wife, isn't she?” His grandfather jumped to ask.“No sir, she was. We were married for five years till she cheated on me and her family forced me into divorcing her.” Damon replied humbly.“So, what about the abuses and violence?” His grandfather asked him.“That also is not true, sir. She and her family actually abused me both verbally and physically. The night Brandley found me,
“Hello, Jack,” Joyce said on the phone as she called him to discuss their meeting for the night.“Yes, Joyce. Are you at the location I sent you?” Jack asked her, feeling confident about his move.Joyce lowered her tone, and said to him sweetly,“I can't make it to that location tonight.” Jack got pissed and answered her,“You're joking, Joyce. You know what will happen if you don't. Don't fuck with me, bitch.”“I know Jack, I just wanted us to reschedule the location. Damon threatened my life, and I am careful with how I move around now.”Jack felt a little relieved by what she said and he inquired further.“That fool. So, what's your plan now?”“We could make it happen if you come to my hotel,” she said to him in her baby voice, and added next to blow his head, “Besides, I am horny as hell.” She let out a soft but sharp moan.Jack's head already rumbling, fell immediately for her words.“Send me the location.” He said as they ended the call.Joyce sent him the location and with a m
Damon meets with Brandley and Philip at his hotel to discuss their progress and the next course of action.“How did it go with the Board, Philip?” Damon asked his acting representative of his business operations.“Went well actually, I got you covered on that front. You've got nothing to worry about.” Philip answered him, feeling very confident and comfortable.“And how about Elizabeth, how's she coping with you.” His inquiry into Elizabeth's state wasn't just out of concern but also because she hadn't reached out to him about the situation.“She's handling it all well. She got…we all got you.” Philip responded still maintaining his collected character.Brandley brought out a report and presented it to Damon and Philip, “This is the plan we have ongoing, our teams have intercepted several calls and messages in and out of Joyce's phone and we traced the calls to these contacts.”They looked at the report for a while and the contacts she had made and nothing out of the ordinary was in
Elizabeth goes to see Damon at his hotel, she called him to inform him of her arrival and he went out to open the door for her. “Welcome on in, Elizabeth.” He welcomed her to the living room of his hotel suite.Elizabeth entered and led her way with her apologize,“I'm sorry I didn't call or come to check up on you sooner since the whole Joyce situation. I've being working to keep our operations in one piece, sir.”“It's fine, Elizabeth. At least you're here now. So, what's the update at the office?” Damon asked her.“Nothing much, sir. The Board is still in one piece, thanks to Philip's brilliance in handling the situation with them.” She answered him, giving praises to Philip and his efforts.Damon nodded his head as he poured two glasses of drink, “I knew he was more than capable for the job,” he passed one on to Elizabeth, “That's why I gave him the task.”But Elizabeth turned down the offer to drink,“I'm sorry, sir. But we don't drink while at work.”Damon smiled and answered
“You're welcome to the Family Matters Show with Lindsay, and in tonight's episode on this show is an interview with the most trending internet sensation right now. A woman whom we all called crazy and disproved her story because of course, who cares about the ordinary citizens when the elites are involved?“But in a shocking twist from her exposition which blew up social media, thanks to Ivy Richmond, we've all learnt that our dear Prince, His Highness, Damon Langston, is not who we thought him to be. “So tonight, we've invited the woman who claims to be his wife, with evidence to prove, on the Family Matters Show to give us more details about her story. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome with me, Joyce Ramsey.”The crowd on set at the broadcasting house applauded and cheered as Joyce walked on stage. Cameras rolled on her as the whole world watched. This was her first interview with the legacy media since her exposition on social media and they had planned for it to be a bomb.“You're we
Joyce and her team arranged to meet at her hotel that morning to strategize the next phase of their actions. One after the other, they came in to meet her, they were all excited and ready for the cashout phase of their plan.After Joyce's interview with Lindsay where she mentioned she was filing for a divorce, the world had exploded knowing how detrimental that legal action could be on Damon Langston. The damages could toll on at least half of his fortune at that is if he hired the best lawyers and pulled many strings. His only hope of escaping all of these was to get evidence to disprove Joyce's story but Damon had none because the ladies played the cards.The ladies are gathered, the three musketeers who had just set the world's single largest empire on fire with the world's richest man burning in it. They poured themselves a bottle of champagne and were ready to celebrate their victory so far.“Cheers to the true queens of this kingdom. We know the game better and we play it well.”
Bella's observation from the bottle caused the party to stop or get interrupted again sooner than expected.“Joyce, this bottle has your name on it.” Bella handed it to Joyce, surprised like the other girls.Joyce collected it from Bella and confirmed the inscription of her name on the bottle.“Awnn…they are really thoughtful. I need to meet with the manager.” She said.“Hold on, this other bottle has my name on it,” Bella said, surprised the more. Her curiosity led her to check the next bottles, “And this has yours, Ivy.”“Why would they do that?” Ivy asked.“Maybe they were just being thoughtful, you know. Wanting to keep our patronage.” Joyce cleared the air.“Hold on a minute guys, something's not right.” Bella said, suspicious of the setting, “Each item here is in threes and I can see my favorites in all of them.”The ladies took a closer look at the items on the tabletop trolley, and they each confirmed their favorite items in each variety.“Is this a well-thought treat or is th
For weeks going forward, the country and the world at large have been with mixed reactions following the unfolding events in the Kingdom. The exposing of Ambassador Justin Barnes as a member of a secret organisation known as the Shadow Government and also as the Supreme Mafia Boss in Italy, took the world by storm and sparked several conversations on the case.The people were yet to digest that piece of information when the next ones followed, the mass arrest of prominent figures in the country and overseas as part of an effort to crack down on the Shadow Government. Every nation took action as they sought out those rogue players within their system and brought them to justice. It was a mass crackdown across the globe.Information on John Langston, the Grandmaster, was concealed from the public. The public wasn't aware of the relationship between Mr. Barnes and the Langstons nor were they aware of who the true Grandmaster was. As part of a deal to lessen their sentence, all who were a
The entrance of the trio into this highly secretive mansion to burst this highly secretive organisation was a wonder to everyone in the room. The members laid down flat, hiding their faces from being seen by the King and the Prince. They were all prominent individuals in the country, serving various capacities mostly in politics, and it was a shame to find themselves in such a place and situation.The King walked slowly to his brother who remained on his throne waiting for him with a smirk on his face. “Hello, brother. We meet again.” He said to him.John Langston laughed and responded, “Yes, we meet again. Not as I expected though.” “And what exactly were your expectations, John?” King Richard asked him.John tossed another smirk, sighed, and responded, “Your downfall and my uprise. That was the expectation.”King Richard smiled slightly, “I am sorry you didn't get to see your expectations come to pass.” He then pointed at Damon and said to his stepbrother, “Meet my grandson, Damon
Lisa's expression brought confusion to the room, nobody understood what she was saying, not even her who made the call. The voice that answered the call didn't say anything meaningful to her, it wasn't Damon nor anyone she recognised, and he ended the call abruptly on her. “What did he say?” They asked her.“It wasn't Damon.” “But that is his private line, the same one we called two days ago?” Brienne asked her.“Yes, it is. But the voice wasn't his and…” Lisa answered and then paused. “And what?” Brienne asked her.“He said Damon was with us here. I don't understand what that means.” “That is bullshit, call the number again.” One of the members ordered.The room erupted in murmur and questioning as they wondered what was going on. Lisa called the number again but got no response from the number. She tried it over and over again but still no response. “It's not going through.” She informed them, “Is he playing games with us?” She asked rhetorically.“He wouldn't dare, he knows wh
The Grandmaster called for a meeting with his subordinates to discuss the release of Mr. Barnes. They were now all aware of the situation with Mr. Barnes and now they needed to make a plan to get him out.“You all are some of the most powerful people in the country, and now we know the situation with Justin Barnes, what plans do you have in place to free him?” He asked them.As usual, the atmosphere was tense and everyone was on edge not only because they feared the Grandmaster but also because they had never seen him in such a mode before. He was on a different level of dreadful to them and somehow, they could see he was emotional which he never used to be. Although they all acknowledge Justin Barnes' role in the whole system and how he was the second in command, yet they couldn't understand why there was so much love and interest for him. The Grandmaster had clearly stated at times past that if anyone was caught, they were on their own and must find their way out themselves without
“What are you going to do about Joyce's kidnapping?!” Sonia stormed her question again on Damon seeing that he didn't respond to her previous questions. She tapped him on his lap to quicken him for some answers.Damon sighed to the frustration Sonia was giving him on Joyce's case but he had no choice than to respond to her. “Joyce will be fine. Just watch and see.” “So you're just going to sit here, do nothing, and she'll just be fine like that?” She inquired more to understand what the Prince was saying.“Yes. Isn't that true Brandley?” Damon answered her and called for Brandley to confirm his words.“Ttue, boss. She'll be fine.” Brandley answered.Sonia couldn't understand what these people were doing, she was the only one who seemed lost and paranoid about the situation. Everyone else including Ivy were relaxed and unbothered about the situation like they knew something she didn't know.“What's the problem with you all?” She rose up and blazed at everyone in the group. “How can y
The sudden news broke out and set almost everyone on edge. Sonia and Ivy in particular as they didn't know why Damon was getting involved with his ex-wife who tried to ruin his life.“Who has Joyce?” Sonia asked.“Mr. Barnes' father. They are demanding the release of Mr. Barnes and clear all accusations against him.” Damon answered her.“Okay, but why is Joyce now important? I thought she was working for them?” Sonia asked again to fill in the gaps of her ignorance on the subject. “Wasn't she a recruit of Mr. Barnes? Bella?” She dragged Bella into it as she sought for answers on the state with Joyce.Damon and the others looked at each other suspiciously, Sonia and Ivy picked the signal that they were somehow in league with Joyce. “Hmm…we know that look. Something's going on between you guys and Joyce. I thought she was the enemy?” Sonia blasted at them to further her inquiries.Damon signalled to Brandley to help the young queen-to-be with the answers she sought. “We recruited Joyce
The team gathered together at Damon's hotel the next morning, this was to be their first meeting since he came back from Italy. With him was Brandley, Philip, Sonia, Elizabeth, Bella, and Ivy. Damon called them together to discuss general matters that pertained to them all.They all congratulated him and Sonia both for their engagement and the new monarchical promotion. It was all a buzz for them, they did a little private celebration themselves together last night and hoped to get more done later but for now, business was paramount for the group.“I want to sincerely appreciate you all for your efforts and contributions to my success so far, from Brandley who stood by me through all hells, to the Langston bosses working to keep the empire and our secret operations afloat, to the incredible Bella who put her life at risk for the job, and to the Richmond sisters for their timely and highly important revelation that changed everything. I sincerely appreciate you all…” he continued on hi
“Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your priceless attention please.” The Royal Announcer called out to the esteemed guests, bringing their attention to the podium where he was. “Thank you. At this point, the King would like to make a very important announcement to us all.”The guests applauded as they watched the King come up on stage and took the mic. “My good people, today is indeed a day of celebration for our country and the Kingdom following the recent accomplishments in Italy.” The audience listened attentively to the King's words as they flowed from his lips. “Since the coronation of my grandson, Prince Damon, the Kingdom has continued to triumph and amass more respect than it ever did in times past. And this is the reason for this unprecedented announcement.”As the King spoke, Damon and Sonia arrived at the hall from the room with their hands locked together and glowing smiles on their faces. On Sonia's finger was the most priceless piece of jewel in the country, glittering s
The King spent some time chatting with Damon and Sonia, familiarising himself with the young woman even to giving his approval and blessings to their relationship. “I see you two have found yourselves perfect for each other, I am happy you did. I hope to see the progress you make together on your journey, I look forward to it. You have my blessings.” “Thank you, My King.” They both answered in excitement, “I'll be right back, grandfather.” Damon said as he held Sonia's hand to leave.“Make sure you don't go far, my special announcement is coming up shortly.” The King answered him.Damon nodded his head in response and whispered into Sonia's ear, “Come with me.” “Where are we going? And what special announcement is the King talking about?” Sonia asked him, being pulled by the Prince away to his choicest location.“I don't know. Just follow me.” They climbed upstairs to his personal office in the Palace, running around the hallway like highschool lovers. The guards watched them madly