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MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH MICHAEL
Even Liam no longer picked Clara’s calls. Clara had hoped that he would help her like he did the last time. Instead he left town and stopped picking up her calls. Even Steven left town too, taking a lot of valuables from the house and a large amount of money from the bank. Clara was left alone. Burdened by the shame and disgrace of the suit against her mother, Clara decided to reach out to Michael to help. Michael refused to see her but after a lot of begging, decide to meet with her. They agreed to meet in a quiet park in the middle of the night to keep away from prying eyes.On his way there, his mind flashed back to the day of the divorce. Everything came to him as if he were in that scent that day. The pain came back tooHis mind came to the present. Perhaps, there was still a chance for redemption for both of them or not; but the only thing he knows for sure is that he will get his revenge from the Robert family. News broke the town the following morning. It was about the Rober
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH AN EMERGING MONSTER FROM THE PAST
Michael didn’t say anything. It pained him to Clara this way. He had loved her genuinely and she knew so. He had loved her dearly, and had been devoted to her. even when she treated him like trash, he had been there. Then blinded by greed, she had divorced and forced him out of her life and her family. Her mother never liked it and it was the same woman that she was asking for help to set free? How can he do that?Michael rushed in and donned a green shirt. He wanted to leave a good impression. Isabella was watching something on CNN. The speakers were talking about the inflation rate on the prices of goods and services in the market.Michael returned to the living room. He and Isabella discussed the cost of living crises and what the government should do. Isabella thought to herself, ‘so he heals and is intelligent too. What a good combination.’ She likes his use of words and the way he lays out his point carefully. ‘Let us stop now. Enough of politics and talk. Let us go and have so
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH A TASTE OF BLISS
The following evening, Clara stood before the assessing wrought- iron gates of the Donald estate, steeling herself for the battle ahead. She cut an intimidating figure in her satiny burgundy dress and towering stilettos, every inch the power player ready to claim her due place among Beaumont's nobility. Liam cast her a reassuring regard as the gates swung open, granting them entry to the strictly manicured grounds." Just flash back what we bandied. Stay confident, do not let Donald rattle you." Clara gave a curt nod. She did not need his advice- she had been preparing for this moment her entire life. The woman of a fat businessman, prepped from birth to navigate Beaumont's savage social waters with cunning and grace. They were steered into a cavernous study, the walls lined with bottom- to- ceiling bookshelves and priceless vestiges. Behind an assessing mahogany office table sat a white haired man with cold, setting eyes. Jonathan Donald in the meat. "Ms.Robert," he said by way of g
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH STORM CLOUDS
After the arrest of Diana, the Roberts enterprise took a hard blow. Clara decided to meet Michael again. Her mother and brother were not around to help her and she was all alone. The company’s creditors were on her neck and she didn’t have anyone to turn to. Clara reached out to Michael several times. At long last, he agreed to meet her again.‘Michael, why have you done this to us? Was it all to hurt us? Didn’t we leave on amicable terms? ’Michael looked at her. it was clear that she had not learnt her lesson. She still didn’t realize that she had done him wrong.‘Have you forgotten how you and you family treated me? Have you forgotten how you treated me as a husband and after all the love I showered on you, you treated me like garbage? If you don’t remember, that is alright, but this is the consequence of your actions and I’m not sorry that you are facing it alone.’The tears swelled in her eyes as she responded. ‘I didn’t want any of this. I thought I was reaching for happiness. I
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH THE NIGHT ASSEMBLE
The officer in charge walked briskly along the corridor. Liam and Steven followed behind staunchly, confident in their steps. The officer knocked on a door. A voice responded from inside.‘Come in.’The officer opened the door and stepped aside for the two men to step inside. Then he stepped outside and closed the door. The office was sparse, except for a few standing cabinets and picture frames on the wall; one was for the president of the country and the other was of the mayor of Beaumont city. There were other picture frames that showed the commissioner receiving awards. The commissioner’s desk stood on the far end on the other side of the room, directly opposite the door. ‘Mr Liam. Good to see you again.’ The man behind the desk stood up and walked over to where Steven and Liam stood. ‘Ah commissioner, it has been a while since we have spoken or seen.’ Liam responded.‘Ah yes.’ The commissioner said. ‘To what do I owe this honour?’‘I am here with an old friend concerning a matt
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH CONFRONTATIONS
Indeed now, times after the dissolution of that disastrous union, Clara's influence and instructed beliefs about joker/ womanish relations still visited his subconscious. Dragging his wandering mind back to the present, Michael eventually managed to meet Isabella's steady, unembarrassed regard. Her eyes were still spangling with the foreshocks of the important desire he'd roused within her- a heady, molten look that Sweet heaven, what kind of potent witchery did this woman apply over his senses? Her bare presence burned Jones so visceral, so each- consuming, that Michael's hard- won conditions began to fray at the delicate seams. Isabella was the spark hanging to sacrifice his iron discipline into cinders of flirter desire. t banged the smoulderingThe conference room was tensed up. Isabella sat directly opposite Clara while Diana sat at an angle between them. Together, they formed a triangle. The table between them was white in colour and had a recorder on it. ‘Why are you doing thi
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH A SERIES OF PLANS AND COUNTER PLANS
Diana returned one week after Liam and Steven visited the police commissioner. She went straight to a house provided by Steven and Liam. Then they asked her to wait; Liam and Steven were formulating a plan to bring down Michael West and donaldation. They didn’t tell Clara about the release of her mother or any of their plans. Michael and Nicholas, the investigator who got him the documents about the Roberts family, met. Nicholas gave him the details of the discussions between Liam, Steven and the police commissioner concerning the release of Diana Roberts from prison; including how the justice department okayed the release. Michael saw to it that the details were to his taste and had the appropriate dates and photos. They shook hands and left. Michael decided to leave the evidence for a while, till when he feels a need to use them. Clara closed the laptop she had been writing on. She had just adjusted her curriculum vitae and had sent it to the printer machine. Now she walked to th
MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH A FATHER FINDS HIS SON
Clara closed the laptop she had been writing on. She had just adjusted her curriculum vitae and had sent it to the printer machine. Now she walked to the printer machine to collect the paper and fold it, put it in her file and walked out. She had succeeded in selling everything the family owned to settle debts and pay salaries before laying off all her employees. Now she was about to become an employee. Her job hunt had just begun.She had an interview today at Bakers’ Incorporated, a company that is involved in selling stocks. The woman who had interviewed Clara said she thinks Clara is a good candidate and assures Clara that she scored high on the test. The interview was carried out in front of a committee of five persons in a large hall. They asked for her curriculum vitae and asked her a series of questions. Clara was happy that none of the questions they had asked her pointed to her past as Chief Operating Officer of Roberts enterprises. When Clara left the company grounds, she w
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BEAUMONT CITY
As Michael West thought back on that day he noticed that night had settled in over Beaumont City. In the distance he could hear the news coverage of the Heroes' Parade playing on the television.The coverage was showing many troubling events including the arrests of Diana Roberts and Stevens the shocking moment when Liam had jumped to his death from the stadium and the overwhelming chaos that erupted after the truth came out about the Roberts family.Sitting alone in the room drinking a glass of whiskey Michael felt a profound sense of emotional distance and isolation from everything that had happened.He was very surprised when he saw Isabella standing at his door. Her shape was only partially visible because the light was dim and not very bright. They had gone through a really difficult breakup in the past and since then she had moved away to a different place.He hadn't seen her at all for many years so her sudden appearance caught him off guard. To make things even more complicated
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
WHEN THE CIRCLE COMES TO FULL POINT
They were in a house on the beachfront of Beaumont city. It was a little far from the beach but had fantastic view of the beach and the sea. The sun had risen early, as usual and there were few tourists on the beach.Steven was shocked and raised his hands but felt a surge of anger within him but he didn’t move. Instead he stood where he was. The other men had pulled out their guns too. Liam knew he was outnumbered to pull out his gun, so he appealed for calm.‘Please gentle men; let us be civil about his. The diamond belongs to all of us but we have bigger fish to fry and that is Michael west. Today is the day that we take his down at the Heroes’ Parade. After that, there will be more diamonds and money that our children will never know hunger for the rest of their lives. Let us embrace caution.’There was silence again before the first of the men who pulled out his gun began to laugh out loud. The rest joined him and started laughing. They raised their hands in surrender and put the
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COLORS OF HATRED
Liam returned to his drinking, taking a sip while stealing glances at the game. A moment later, he turned to his friend, he found him looking smugly at his glass of drink.“Talk to me Nel. What’s going on? If it is about the listings, we got in and that should not be a problem.”“It is not about the listing, bro. It is something else. I guess you haven’t heard.”“Heard what?” Liam was signaling the barista for another drink.“Wells is being devalued.”Liam looked at him, saw the seriousness on his face, and waved for the barista to go. Realization hit him and he mumbled.“AB listings was just a cover. The wolves have gathered and want to have a feast.”Nelson nodded and added,“Whatever you do, don’t go face to face with the execs on Wall Street. They will kill your case before you even get a chance to present it.”“What do I do then?”“Be calm, receive the buy-out offer, and look through it carefully to find a way out. It could be an ambiguity in the words or misrepresentation. That
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
THE COMING
The knock came again, it was on his door. Who would be coming to his house? He had no friends or lovers? And Isabella had stopped speaking with him. Grudgingly, he walked to the door and opened. It was Isabella. Unlatching the locks quickly, he opened wide the door and bade her to come in.‘You are welcome. I am sorry I have been engrossed in a lot of work and didn’t hear the knocking on the door. How have you been?’Michael was not sure why Isabella would suddenly appear at this door without notice. Had something happened to her father? He thought to himselfShe smiled at him and tugged a loose strand of hair behind her ear. He smiled too. They were both standing in the centre of the room, uncertain what to do. Michael suddenly remembered that he had not offered her a seat. He was being a bad host.‘I am very sorry; I should have offered you a seat. Please have a seat.’‘No, its fine. I should be headed out now and allow you to finish up on your work.’‘Not so fast. At least have a d
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
SUBTERFUGE
The officer in charge walked briskly along the corridor. Liam and Steven followed behind staunchly, confident in their steps. The officer knocked on a door. A voice responded from inside.‘Come in.’The officer opened the door and stepped aside for the two men to step inside. Then he stepped outside and closed the door. The office was sparse, except for a few standing cabinets and picture frames on the wall; one was for the president of the country and the other was of the mayor of Beaumont city. There were other picture frames that showed the commissioner receiving awards. The commissioner’s desk stood on the far end on the other side of the room, directly opposite the door. ‘Mr Liam. Good to see you again.’ the man behind the desk stood up and walked over to where Steven and Liam stood. ‘Ah commissioner, it has been a while that we have spoken or seen.’ Liam responded.‘Ah yes.’ The commissioner said. ‘to what do I owe this honour?’‘I am here to an old friend concerning a matter.
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
SECRETS AND SPECULATIONS
Michael returned to the living room. He and Isabella discussed the cost of living crises and what the government should do. Isabella thought to herself, ‘so he heals and is intelligent too. What a good combination.’ She likes his use of words and the way he lays out his point carefully. ‘Let us stop now. Enough of politics and talk. Let us go and have some food.’Isabella laughed, dropped what she was holding on the table and walked with him to the table. The food was in bowls and plates sat in front of ach of the chairs, together with cutlery, the bottle of wine and glasses.Michael drew back her chair for her and allowed her to sit. Then he went over to his side. Opening the bowl, he dished some food for her before dishing for himself. He was telling her about the food and the process it takes to make it. She looked interested and asked questions too. Then they started to eat. The view from the penthouse was breathtaking, covering most of the city. She asked him about his backgroun
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
JUSTICE TO BE REAPED
Cynthia went out as Michael continued reading the newspaper. Thirty seconds later, the door to the office opened and someone walked in. Michael puts down his newspaper and stands. He has met Mr. Samuel before, when he was set up to be killed by Liam and Clara. This man had come to his aid and saved. Liam and Clara thought that they had killed him but Mr. Samuel came to the ditch, picked him up and sent him to the hospital. ‘Thank you for having me at this odd hour. I know it is past work time and I had to come at this time so that no one will notice my presence here.’‘It is fine my Samuel. Thank you for coming. I also want to thank you for the other time, for saving my life.’‘You and I have been acquainted before. And I thank you that at this time, you have decided to come to my rescue once again.’‘Well, it is a small world. You can be my helper tomorrow.’‘Yea. You are correct.’‘So, donaldation is going through quite a lot but there is nothing that cannot be salvaged. I intend t
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
STARS BURST
Two men walked into a bar and sat down. They ordered drinks and when the waiter had brought them, began to sip their drinks. Intermittently, they would look at their wristwatches and then at the door. Michael was in his office waiting for Abraham and to hear from Luke his Henchman. Abraham was not coming, so he called Luke to come into his office.‘I want to do something. Abraham is not here but I want you to look into the possibility of acquiring more assets into Roberts.’‘But sir, we have tried that and it is not going our way. I know a way we can get to the Roberts family and hit them where they will feel it the most.’Michael adjusted his body. ‘Tell me about it.’‘I am aware of some dealing the Roberts are doing with Amelia’s father, the girl who claims to have your child and sent videos and pictures on the day of the wedding, leading to the calling off of the wedding.’‘Yea, I remember her.’‘I heard from the underground that they were involved in some drug dealings and traffic
- MICHAEL WEST'S JOURNEY FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH
MORE PROBLEMS
Michael walked to his car, parked outside the gate by the curb. The guards would not allow him drive in, maybe as a way of Mr. Donald showing that he was not pleased with him, he didn’t know. However, he didn’t care; all he had on his mind was to get donaldation back on track of being the biggest company and employer in all of Beaumont. He got in his car and drove off into the night. He drove to donaldation headquarters and then to the airport. He has a meeting with Mr. Pearson. Cynthia went to get the report while Michael settles for the meeting. His phone vibrated and it was a text from clara. It read.‘I know you have been busy lately, but please have dinner with me, at the four season hotel. Bills on me.’ He looked at it and laughed. Clara decided to text him today. Something must be up. This lady must be joking, he thought.Isabella watched Michael giving his speech on TV. Their romance had ended a month ago but it seemed like yesterday when she met him and fell in love with hi
