“Did you design this house Andrew, because if this kind of design is what I can expect from your work, perhaps I will have to re-evaluate our deal” said Michael, chucking slightly.Andrew laughed nervously at Michael's words, he knew he wasn't physically allowed to show how much they offended him.This was why he had to reach the top of the Reville elite hierarchy, to ensure that no one would ever be able to speak to him in this way, ever again.“I was my grandfather who designed the building almost a hundred years ago” said Harry, making Andrew breathe a huge sigh of relief that he didn't have to be the one to respond.“That's probably why the compound has a much more, Victorian aesthetic, it wasn't built for the modern day, but we are still proud of it as a family” added Harry, hoping to retain some pride in his family's home.Michael laughed loudly at Harry's words, making sure to open his mouth as widely as possible, to make sure the duo of father and son saw just how disrespectfu
“Your daughter?, why the hell did you tell me about a bloody statue, before you told me about her?”Michael's words made Harry and Andrew even more excited, now there was no doubt in their minds that he was interested in Mia.Now all Mia had to do was not mess it up, and they would have a ticket to expanding their wealth and power through an alliance with the Phillips's.Harry began walking briskly towards Mia, however as he did so, he was so smitten by her that he did not notice the pair of eyes that watched him from beside her.Dean noticed the young man intently walking towards his wife, and he was determined to make sure that he knocked him out of his high horse.“Well hello there” said Michael, trying to be playful as he finally got close enough to Mia.Mia flashed Michael a hostile look and asked, “who are you?”With a smile, Michael responded sarcastically, “Oh… I'm no one important, just Michael Philips”.“Who?” Mia asked again, this time raising an eyebrow.“Come on, baby, yo
“JUST TAKE THE GODDAMN MONEY TIMOTHY” yelled Sophia, her voice cracking with anger.She couldn't believe what she was seeing, the family was so close to wealth and power, and yet here Dean was, blocking them.She also shot her daughter an angry stare, that caused Mia to shudder in fear.Sophia partially blamed her daughter for this, as Dean wouldn't be here embarrassing Michael Phillips, if Mia had decided to listen to the family, and divorce him. “I can't accept only two and a half million dollars Sophia, I truly do love your daughter, and it would be a shame to dissolve our marriage because of such a negligible amount”Sophia stared at Dean intently, she didn't know if he was joking or being serious.While she didn't ever think that Dean would sell her out for money, she still didn't know how he would get out of this situation.The Hamilton family wasn't going to rest until they got him out of their home for good.However, despite how worried Mia was, she was going to put her trust
“I'll ask you again, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!” yelled Michael.“And I will say it again, your companies aren't successful” replied Dean.The Hamilton family was collectively dumbfounded, Andrew wanted to say something but eventually decided to keep his mouth shut, at this point, nothing could defuse the situation.Dean had disrespected Andrew too much.“Come on Michael, you own all these hotels, shops, bars and dealerships, but you're running them all to the ground” Dean continued.“I have gone to some of these stores, and they are so badly managed and have so little customers that I constantly asked myself how they could possibly stay open, until… I eventually got the answer…"“You're using the incredible amount of wealth your father has to prop up your failing companies and inflate your net worth”Dean was now ready to deliver the final blow to Michael's Ego.So, with a smile, he said, “You have failed so much, that your failures are the only thing that's interesting about you, so mu
Everyone in the hall room had their eyes fixated on the television screen.As unbelievable as the bold headlines were, everyone knew they weren't imagining things.“PHILLIPS FAMILY SECURITY BUILDING DESTROYED, REVILLE'S PHILLIPS FAMILY, IS FINISHED”.Dean stood back, folding his hands and watching the scene unfold in front of him.Seeing Michael, who had been so brash and boastful only a few minutes ago, fall to his knees in shock and horror made Dean very pleased.Dean's plans had been wholly successful.He had cooked up this exact scenario the moment he knew that Michael Phillips, a member of the Phillips family, and third son of one of the people who killed his mother, was coming to visit the Hamilton's.Since he did not want the family, and especially Michael, to see him using his state of the art, high-tech Tablet, he had configured his phone much earlier to be able to sync to the tablet once a two-way authentication had been confirmed.He had explained the plan to Carlos and han
“I disown you”The words echoed constantly in Mia's ears, as she fell to her knees in complete defeat.Dean knelt bedside her, and could see the complete look of pain and defeat on her face.This caused him to hug her tightly and whisper to her “it's all right Mia, don't worry… it'll be okay”.“No it will not” interceded Harry, “I am not a massive fan of repeating myself, but I will say it again… leave this house, or I will call the police and get you thrown out”Mia sighed, she wanted to cry, but at this point, she had cried so much that tears could no longer come from her eyes.Mia just knelt on the ground, breathing heavily for a few minutes, in her heart, she wished her grandfather would turn to her and tell her that he had reversed his decision.But she knew this would never happen, she had completely destroyed her relationship with her family.Although she told herself she had never wanted this to happen, she knew that she fully expected this to happen. Dean was never going to g
“RICHARD DAWKINS?, the legendary private investigator?” asked Eric, in absolute shock“That's the one” replied Marko, confidently.“ARE YOU INSANE?!” asked his brother Jonathan, “I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE WERE BANKRUPT, WE CAN'T AFFORD HIM”“Relax Johnny, it's alright… I've got a plan”.Richard Dawkins was the undisputed, greatest detective that Reville had ever seen. He had burst into the scene of Reville's criminal investigations only five years ago.His origins are completely shrouded in mystery, because of this, no one knows where he came from or where he developed his seemingly superhuman investigative skills.He was also notoriously elusive, he loved to keep a low profile and wear a face mask when he walked around, because of this, very few, if any, even knew what he looked like. Despite his concealing of his face, it was obvious to Marko that he was young. Marko had actually met Richard Dawkins once before, when he was conducting an investigation into a fire that ripped through th
Dean escorted Mia to her room in the Golden estate, after he gave her a quick kiss goodnight, he exited the room, leaving Mia with her own thoughts.Mia fell on the bed, exhausted.She looked around the large room that surrounded her and asked herself why she felt so sad.Why did she feel so miserable after her parents and her family had cast her out of the house?, did she really love them that much?, after everything they had done to her.These questions consumed her mind as she tossed and turned on her bed.Taking a good look at the room she was in, made her even more confused about her feelings and emotions. Here she was at the Golden Estate, one of the most beautiful accommodations in the entirety of Reville, Dean was able to provide such a wonderful place for her… for them to stay at, so why was she not content with simply staying here with him.Mia sighed, and she got up from her bed to go take a bath, and while she was bathing, she continued to contemplate her current situatio