“ERM... Sir I...” the head of treasury stammered While Alex's gaze remained on him, patiently waiting for him to respond to his question."Well," The man said, searching for excuses, he inwardly begged and prayed for someone to walk into the office and rescue him, but knowing such might not happen, he decided to come up with something to save his ass as soon as possible.The door flung open Making everyone turn to see who had interrupted them.“Oh...” the head of treasury held his chest, breathing a deep breath to calm his heart that was threatening to fall out on seeing who was standing at the door."Good morning Mrs. Darius" Alex greeted the woman while everyone else did the same.The head of Treasury was relieved, and he didn't know how he could thank her for being his lifesaver, but this wasn't going to stop Alex from discovering the truth. In truth, Alex was glad that Mrs. Darius was here because he was suspecting Mrs. Darius and her family, but he couldn't just say something b
“This old man here is the one that made the mistake,” she said, pointing at the head of treasury while Mr. Albert, the head of treasury, stood perplexed, his mouth wide open in shock.He didn't want to believe what Mrs. Darius was about to do.“Is she about putting the blame on me in order to go scot-free?” his mind wandered.Rose could see all the expressions on everyone's faces, including Alex who scoffed in disbelief Not minding all that, she continued “I told him to send money to the Darius account. It was less than 40 dollars," she exhaled sharply before continuing"I forgot to tell Grandpa about it. Besides, I have a right to this company as much as you do" Mrs. Darius defended, she quickly covered her mouth with her palm on realizing the words she had let out. She felt stupid at that moment, but since she had implicated herself, she decided to go with the flow.Besides trying to blame Albert, felt like she was afraid of Alex"Did Mrs. Darius ask you to send 40 million dollar
James walked down the hall and walked into his mother's office only to find her pacing"What's wrong Mom" he asked"That brat, that good-for-nothing boy, found out that we have been embezzling the company's money, and now he is threatening me," Mrs. Darius said and bit her lips in anger."What? How did he find out about it" James asked in a state of shock, he couldn't believe that he had just passed the same Alex and Alex behaved as if everything was fine"So pathetic, that scum thinks he has authority," he fumed in anger, he was feeling as frustrated and angry as his mother"You can not believe what he told me," Mrs. Darius shook her head.She thought it was the most painful and humiliating part of it"Alex told me that we don't have equal rights in this company and that he is the heir" Mrs. Darius said as she paused to see James's expression"Mom, are you for real," James asked and Mrs. Darius just laughed, her laughter was full of bitterness and James knew that whenever his mother
After the meeting with Hailey, he drove straight to the office, he was smiling all through his way to the office.Alex's car came to a halt in front of the company, and he hurried out of it before he would be late for an important meeting"Mr. Alexander, you have a meeting in two minutes," Mr. Kim said"Ok," Alex said***James and Mrs. Darius smiled at the thought of their plan, although they haven't done anything yet, but the thought made them grin "I love the sound of it," James said"Same, I can't wait to see the look on his face and more importantly, I can't wait to see him crawl and beg," Mrs. Darius said and after some time, James left the office with a satisfactory smile on his faceDuring the meeting, James used the opportunity to discuss with some staff members, and it turns out that a lot of them didn't like Alex, and it was to James and Mrs. Darius's advantage"He is a scum, and I'm tired of putting up with him" James and the staff agreed, it was a good opportunity to bri
"Let's go," Mrs. Darius said as she got a grip of herself, she was embarrassed but still she couldn't stop regretting every moment of that day. If she hadn't messed things up, then her life wouldn't have been like this, she wouldn't have to struggle this much for wealth, fame, and power just to keep her marriage."So pathetic" Mrs. Darius thought as she entered into the car, James was the one driving, Mrs. Darius picked up her phone from her purse, her heart was still beating and as they drove out of the company's premises, she saw Mr. Munsch enter into his car and for the moment she felt lost again as she tried hard to fight it from being noticed but fortunately her body gave in that until Mr munch car was out of sight, she was staring at it.She dialed Abigail's number,"Hello," Abigail said immediately after she answered the call"Pack your bags, we are moving to Xavier's mansion today, I'm almost home and when I get there we are leaving," Mrs. Darius said and ended the call before
After Alex was done with everything in the office, he left the office premises and drove home with Mr. Kim. Mr. Kim let him drive so that he would get better at driving"I had a long day today," Alex said "I can't wait to get home and freshen up" He addedMr. Kim was busy with some documents that were sent to him on his phone. It seems like the Darius still has power over some things in the house and company because James was made the subordinate. But Alex had the highest right over everything Alex got to the house, and he saw The Darius family standing outside his mansion."Hi..." Alex said immediately as he got out of the car"You think that you can do anything and go free, if you misbehave I'll make sure that you sleep in the cell this night," Mrs. Darius said and she meant it. She was going to make Abigail go to the police station and complain that she has been assaulted if Alex didn't comply"Mrs. Darius, this isn't how things are done, you can't come..." "Hey, Mr. Kim, this
“Hannah, come in” he finally found his voice"Young Master Abigail is here to see you," Hannah said as soon as she opened the door. Alex was surprised, he didn't expect anyone from the Darius house to come visit him. He shut his laptop, got out of bed, then start walking out of the room while Hannah trailed behind.He went straight to the sitting room"Hey," he said as soon as he saw Abigail"Hey," Abigail responded.Her heart beating at a quick pace that she regretted coming in the first place.“This is going to be harder than I imagined” she inhaled and exhaled."Em, I heard what happened today at the office," she said as she decided to start a conversation"And..." Alex said, he didn't bother to ask her what she heard"That's so not you," Abigail looked away"And why do you think that you know me," Alex scoffed, sitting opposite her, his gaze drilling holes into her Abigail stole a glance when she didn't know what to reply, neither was he saying anything.She sure didn't know wha
Abigail was shocked, "it's not what you are thinking," Abigail said, her eyes were watery and her heart was heavy. This was s big misfortune"You are under arrest," A Policeman said"For what, what I'm I under arrest for," Alex who stood in confusion asked"You cannot arrest me in my house, for a crime I have no idea of” he added. Mr. Kim and Hannah hurried outside the house immediately they heard the noise outside"what's happening here," Mr. Kim asked immediately after he saw the police officers"Mr. Alexander here is under arrest for holding a lady against her will" "What" Mr. Kim, Alex, and Hannah exclaimed, they couldn't believe their ears"you are mistaken," Mr. Kim said"I didn't do anything like that" Alex defended"I will advice you remain silent in order to not implicate yourself more” One of the policemen said"Arrest him," James said at the top of his voice, he was enjoying the moment"Yes, you will sleep in the cell tonight" Mrs. Daruis added. Mr. Kim tried talking to
"Yes, Alex would forgive you, my dear, I know that he holds no grudge against you," Mr. Xavier said"I wronged him, big time," Abigail said, she didn't care If someone was inside the car with her or not"Just try apologizing and I believe that he will hear you out, since he likes you” Mr. Kim said"I'm also really sorry, I've been a pain in the ass to Alex and I hope that he would forgive me," James saidThe car was silent and no one said anything until they got to the mansion, Mr. Kim drove all of them to The king’s palace . Alex was already at home, he was in his room working on something importantHis eyes were fixed on his laptop when he heard a knock on his door"Come in," He said,"Young Master Alex, your grandfather is here to see you," Hannah said"Ok," Alex said as he suspended everything that he was doing and stood up to follow Hannah. As Alex climb down the stairs, he spotted two familiar faces, the faces of the people that distaste him and showed him nothing but hate"What
Alex paced in his room, he didn't like whenever the Darius family was mentioned anymore. To Alex, he felt like not everyone deserved love and the Darius family was one of them."You get what you give" Alex's mother would always say, the words of his mother were like guidelines to AlexHe tried to shift his thoughts away from them and focus on more important things. Alex picked up his phone and dialed Hailey's number"Hey," Hailey said as soon as she answered the call"Hello, can we meet," Alex said"Yeah, yeah, I want us to clear something up," Hailey said"Ok, I would also love to talk to you" Alex responded. "Ok, let's meet at the restaurant close to your street then" Hailey suggested "I'm close by because of the movie I'm acting so we just rounded up for today" Hailey added"Ok, that would be nice, I'd be there in 10 minutes," Alex said "Ok," Hailey said before she hung up the call. For the past few days, she has thought a lot about Alex, her life wasn't like a princess Barbie b
"I suspect that Mrs. Darius didn't keep to her part of the deal, maybe she tried to act smart and kill the man," Mr. Kim said"You are right" Alex agreed"But we can never be too sure" He added. They got to the airport early, but Lee was not there with them, he decided to go and visit his mother with the time he has has before something else takes his time. Mr. Kim and Alex got out of the car and waited patiently for Mr. Xavier. Alex couldn't wait to see him, they were all happy that he was finally coming homeMeanwhile, Mr. Xavier came out of the plane and used his eyes to scan around for his lovely grandson and Mr. Kim."Grandpa," Alex said as soon as he sighted Mr. Xavier, with a smile on his face he rushed to meet Mr. Xavier"How have you been, Grandpa," Alex asked"I've been great, what about you," Mr. Xavier asked"I'm fine Grandpa," Alex said"Welcome back home sir," Mr. Kim said"Thank you, Kim, I can see that you took good care of my boy," Mr. Xavier said and laughed"I'm no
James drove to the Xavier's estate straight, his car finally came to a stop in front of the Darius quarter in Mr. Xavier's estateHe came out of the car and briskly walked into the house where he saw Abigail crying on the floor.Abigail didn't know when James walked into the house, she was weeping as she didn't know what had happen to them after the news."What happened," James asked as soon as he got close to Abigail, Abigail raised her head and turned to face her brother"Mother was arrested because of the tanker accident, James," Abigail said"Since yesterday I noticed her off behavior, she acting weird and I don't know what happened" Abigail added"What do you mean by she has been acting weird," James asked"I heard her the other day when she said that she is doing all these for our future and she wouldn't let us find out about anything," Abigail said"What does she mean," James asked"I don't know and that's what I tried to find out when I was listening to what she saying the oth
"Ok" Sophie replied"Take good care of yourself" She added"Ok Mom, bye" Lee added before he hung up the call, he loved both his parents but not seeing them together was disheartening. Lee got to the company at exactly noon and he briskly walked into the building, he wanted to help Linda finish her work but of course, he couldn't do it alone so he needs a little helpAs he got to the seventh floor, he saw his father on Linda's desk"Hey Dad, what are you doing," Lee asked"I'm helping the girl sort things out," Mr. Kim said and a smile appeared on Lee's face, "Call me if you need any help," Lee said"I'm already done," Mr. Kim said"What?" Lee said"She finished all the difficult parts before leaving so the rest was just minor work," Mr. Kim said"Oh," Lee said, they both walked into Alex's office"It's almost time," Alex said immediately after he saw them"We will soon find out the truth," Lee said, and just then, Alex's phone began to ring, it was the same number that called him ye
"How then do I buy my clothes," Linda asked as she glared at Lisa, and Lee couldn't help but chuckle at her reaction"I'm sorry if I annoyed you" Lisa apologized"It's just that I haven't been to a mall as big as this" Linda said, Lee stared at her for a few seconds before looking away"These are the latest collection in the market," Lisa said as she brought out some pair of shoes, heels, and a lot more"Pick as much as you want," Lee said and Linda was puzzled, these were very expensive and three shoes could be her salary for a month"But they look very expensive," Linda said"Not as expensive as you are and Alex wants you to get the best it's a way of appreciating all that you did and how you supported him, you were a good secretary and staff," Lee said with a smile. Linda turned away from him and kept her eyes on the shoes, she picked a black heel, it was very expensive as she could see the prize tag so she decided to only pick that shoe, she had eyes for another red heel but she
“but the work will be much when I resume tomorrow" Linda said stating her worries"Don't worry about it, don't you know your boss, you will come back refreshed and start from that day" Lee said with a smile. "Ok" Linda hesitated a bit before agreeing"You wouldn't be able to decline anyway because it was an order," Lee said and Linda chuckled. Then followed him to the elevator, he could see that she was weak and her skin looked paleLee held her hand to support her so that she wouldn't fall. They got out of the elevator as soon as they got to the first floor, "oh my gosh" A staff said, when Lee entered the company, they opened their mouth in admiration and right now they saw him leave the hall holding hands with Linda"That Bitch, I don't expect less, who knows maybe she has an affair with Mr. Alexander just so she can get one of his rich friends," Another staff said"Stop being jealous, has she not been a supportive staff unlike us," Another staff said, she couldn't comprehend why t
Alex walked into the bathroom after undressing, he had a quick shower and got dressed in his nightwear. Alex fell on the bed and as soon as his body hit the soft bed he fell asleep.The next day, he woke up early and got ready for work quickly. To Alex, today is going to be very eventful, he was able to give the company back its good name and today he was going to find out who caused the tanker accident, his grandfather was also coming back today.He wore his wristwatch and hurried out of his room, he briskly walked to the sitting room where he saw Mr. Kim sitting on the chair"Good morning, young master Alex" Mr. Kim greeted"Good morning young master Alex" Hannah also greeted"Good morning," Alex said with a smile on his face"Let's go," Alex said to Mr. Kim said"Young Master, won't you eat first before you go," Hannah asked"You didn't eat dinner yesterday" Hannah added"No I'm fine" Alex replied"Young Master, please eat a little, you can't go to bed with an empty stomach and sti
Abigail watched her run up the stairs, she hasn't seen her mother like this before and it hurts her deeply to see her mother like that"What's wrong?" She thought as she stood up from her seat and trailed behind her mother. Abigail saw the news and she couldn't expect something like that to make her mother feel this way"Mom," she called as she ran upstairs, before she got there, Mrs. Darius has already locked the door so she couldn't open it"Can you please open the door?" She said as she hit her hand on the door, she continued banging it but there was no reply, no words, no sobs"What's wrong," Abigail said and she was about to hit the door again, the door flew open"What is the problem, sweetie," Mrs. Darius asked and forced a smile on her face, although Mrs. Darius used a face mask on her face so that Abigail wouldn't notice any swollen cheeks or red eyes but Abigail saw her eyes, it was swollen and red"You've been crying mom, what's wrong," Abigail asked"Nothing, just somethin