Elijah wanted to ignore the footsteps. He finally admitted to himself he wanted this for too long, and now he was about to get it. But when he felt Winnie twisting uncomfortably in his arms, he raised his head, curiosity burning in his eyes."Someone's coming." She simply said.Immediately after the words left her mouth, two heads burst into the scene. Reflexes kicked in, and they jumped out of each other's hold."Winnie?""Grandpa!"' She swirled, coming face to face with her grandfather, and the stranger beside him.Her eyes dropped to the ground, and she found his cane. Strange she didn't hear its sound. She would have known it was her grandfather approaching."Are you okay?" He asked, staring at his flushed-faced granddaughter.She seemed nervous, and he wondered why."Yeah. Of course, I'm fine." She waved a dismissive finger."You are," He looked past her to the man she was standing with. He still had his back turned to them, but he still looked familiar. "Elijah?" Elija
Elijah was fuming when he finally found the door to Winnie's room. He knocked once, and it was opened."Finally you're here." Tobias opened the door wider so he could pass through."Where is she?" His eyes darted round the room."On the bed." Tobias pointed.He raised his head up, and blinked twice. She was sitting up, staring straight at him, and he had managed to miss her."You look angry. Who upset you. Is that why you're only just coming?" She asked, not giving him any time to answer before jumping to the next question.He walked up to her, and dropped to the empty space beside her. "Are you okay now?" He asked, the urgency in his voice alarming her."I'm fine. What's wrong?" Her eyes was filled with worry as she waited for him to say something."Bro, is everything okay?" Tobias who had moved closer raised a curious brow."Cleo?" He called, his voice a little strained."Yes?" She moved closer."We both watched Asher die right?"Her heart skipped a beat the second the que
"Does Winnie want something?" He asked, looking beyond Lexington."Why would she need something from you?" He countered, still keeping his smile."Look, I don't have time for whatever games you're trying to play. If you'll excuse me." He said, making an attempt to walk out on him."No you're not excused." His booming voice stopped him on his tracks.He returned to the position he was before, trading looks with Tobias who was just as confused as he was. "Elijah. I've heard about you." Lexington nodded, pointing at him."At this point, everyone probably has." He shrugged."Really?" He raised an amused brow. "I didn't hear you are this cocky though." "Cocky?" Elijah scoffed."Yeah, do you have something important to say or can we please leave?" Tobias who was okay with being quiet before, spoke up."I know why you're worried. Only came here to assure you Winnie is in safe hands." He ignored Tobias, instead, focused his attention on Elijah.His statement made Elijah blink a co
Cleo knew her plans had every element of ridiculousness infused in them, but that wasn't going to stop her from doing what she had to do. And what she had to do was wait.So In the darkness of the parking lot, she waited. The seconds counted to minutes and into half an hour. Her legs were starting to hurt. She bounced from toe to toe, swirled, picked up a stick lying on the bare ground, and swung it around. She imitated the sound of night birds, dodged twice when she thought she saw the flashlight of security personnel, and swallowed her spit one too many times out of thirst.At exactly thirty minutes into her time outside, she heard the clinking of footsteps scraping across the ground. Whoever it was looked in haste She waited patiently, even holding her breath.First, their legs appeared, followed by the rest of their body. She smiled when she saw it was exactly who she had been waiting for.Gliding out of hiding, she stood in front of Avery, blocking her path. The visibly upset
The party was coming to an end, but there was still no sign of Elijah. Winnie decided to go search for him, or at least find out if his friend was okay.She was about to leave when someone blocked her path. She raised her head to see it was no one else but Colin."Is there a problem?" She asked, her tone curt and dismissive."I've been staring at you all night. You look worried. Are you okay?" He leaned in, feeling his voice being washed out by the loud music.She frowned, and moved back, maintaining the distance between them. "I'm fine. I was going to go look for Elijah. His friend is not out yet, and I'm a little concerned." She said, her eyes darting across everywhere but towards him.He let out a low chuckle. "His friend? Do you think he's just friends with a girl as gorgeous as she is?" He instigated.She sent him a sharp look, her chin jutting forward. "Why can't they just be friends? He had a male friend with him. Are you saying they're in a poly relationship?" She asked, foldi
Nathan Luxe's eyes became blurry, and his gait shaky. That was when he realized he had drank way past his limit. He felt himself spinning, even if subconsciously he was aware he was standing in one position. People down below looked like ants clustered together. His nose wrinkled in disgust.Everyone seemed to have forgotten there was an infectious disease spreading around. Perhaps, it was the plan of the Carter's.If there was a mass infection, including the elites, the empire could further enrich itself. But he couldn't let that happen. He had worked for so long to preserve the legacy his father left him. He had gone further to compete with the likes of the Carters, whose empire had been around longer than his.There was no way he would sit and watch them continue to progress by stealing his clients. He swayed back and forth, his infinite glass for the night, swinging loosely around his hands."Thief. Bloody thief!" His words came out slurry, incoherent.He didn't care what Coli
The breaking news, fresh out the weekend, on Monday morning, read; "Insight from the Carter's supposed business party."Elijah was just coming out of his room when the headlines caught his attention. He went straight into the living room and found Tobias seated, his eyes caught on the"Morning bro." He mumbled a greeting and sat beside him"Hey, morning," Tobias said, with his head stuck forward."What's the news about?" He asked."That's what we're going to find out." He replied.They sat in silence as the news anchor went into irrelevant details. Finally, she arrived at the news they were patiently waiting for.A clip of Nathan Luxe being carried out of the party appeared on the screen. It didn't stop there. They had videos of Avery storming out of the party, Rhonda and her mother leaving way before it was over, and even Winnie looking pissed.Each shot had its narrative attached to it. But the one that caught Elijah's attention was a clip where Lexington and Jay stood as if deep in
"Why do you do that?" He tried to change the topic, but Cleo was not having it."Who was it, Ethan? Rhonda or Winnie?" She smirked, as she dropped the tray on the small table."None of your business. And actually, I don't think I have an appetite anymore." He mugged her off."You're such a child." She snorted."Whatever.""Yeah, whatever. Go do your thing yourself. See if I care?" She sulked, turning around."The food?" He called."I don't care!" She yelled, slamming the door.Elijah chuckled as he listened to her retreating steps. She was such a drama queen. He was so sorry for his friend, Tobias. The poor man was hopelessly attracted to a handful.He shook his head, his eyes returning to his phone. Only five minutes had passed. He was beginning to feel restless.He didn't know if starting with his former house was the best option. What if the new occupants weren't cooperative?"Then you buy the house." He heard a voice in his head sayShrugging it off, he rose to his feet. Where did