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One True Heir Chapter 28
Jake felt the hot soup which poured on his clothes, scald his arm a little. He winced a little in pain and looked at Claire.“Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, I…” Claire began panicking, causing the others to look in their direction. Mrs Jenny Larryson ran towards them and covered her mouth in shock.“I'm fine, don't worry.” Jake forced out a smile on his face as he stared at Claire. Meanwhile,Mrs Jenny Larryson couldn't agree to that fact. She sighted his scalded arms and exclaimed bitterly.“Oh geez! Take him to the restroom, I'd get first aid.” Mrs jenny spoke as she quickly walked out of the dining room.“Why can't you be careful!” General Ismael Larryson yelled at his daughter. “ Show him where to clean up.” He ordered and immediately, Claire ushered Jake to the visitor's room. “It's nothing, I'm alright.” Jake mumbled slowly as he gazed at the worried Claire. “It's my fault, I was acting clumsy.” Claire said with moist eyes. They finally got to the room and Jake looked around the lar
One True Heir Chapter 29
Jake wore his Favorite white tee shirt and Knee-length dark shorts with the latest dark and white Nike edition Snickers to complement his dress. He checked himself out from the mirror and smiled in satisfaction.Not only that but his hands reached out to the dark shades he kept on the table after which he grabbed the car keys and dashed out of the house. Before he left the house he had already ordered the maid to feed his dog at a specific time Since he didn't know when he'd be back from his date with Zara.Jake checked his phone for the umpteenth time for Zara's message. He had texted her the location but she didn't reply yet. “Why hasn't she replied?” Jake mumbled wryly as he stepped into his car. He sighed helplessly, Jake thought he had prepared faster and was conflicted if he should start the ignition and get there before the scheduled time. After moments of thought, Jake switched on his ignition and zoomed out of his premises.Meanwhile, Zara already arrived at the restaurant
One True Heir Chapter 30
Still, at the Upside restaurant, Georgina was trying to maintain a straight face to Jake as she boiled inwardly due to Zara's presence.Agatha sighed from where she was seated. She took the cover used in previously covering their food and covered Georgina's plate to avoid getting cold.“I wish I could call her and speak some sense into her but she left her phone here!” Agatha mumbled wryly as she glanced briefly at Georgina's phone.“What could they be talking about?” Agatha wondered as she looked on.“It's nice to meet you, Georgina.”Zara started as she stared intently at Georgina's brown eyes. Meanwhile, Georgina cursed under her breath, she didn't want to reply, neither did she want to start a conversation with her, but she had to keep her face.“Nice to meet you too, Zara,” Georgina replied, forcing the last words aggressively.“It's good to know that even after the divorce, you both work in the same company, keeping your differences aside. That's maturity, I must commend you.” Za
One True Heir Chapter 31
Still, at the hospital, Zara gazed at everyone confused and decided to speak out.”Did you hear that?” Zara asked everyone.“Vacate this ward, the building is on fire!” So came another voice as the person banged frantically. Hearing that fully well, Jake rushed towards the door and opened it. He found a lady whose frustrations and fright were evident on her body.Jake looked around and was surprised to no one running Helter skelter or looking confused. Rather did he smell any smoke of fire or any fire alarms being raised.“Is this a joke or what?” Jake asked the woman as stepped closer to her with a cold gaze. The woman stepped back with fear in her eyes.“You would soon be on fire. Can't you see?” The woman asked hysterically as she glanced at Zara who just came out of the room too. She looked at the woman and began wondering what she was saying.“Is she okay?” Zara whispered as she held Jake's elbow to calm him down.“
One True Heir Chapter 32
Georgina stood up slowly and walked towards Agatha. She dragged the phone from her hand and scrolled through the phone with fidgeting hands. Her eyes landed on the mail, the congratulatory message to Jake as he was getting married.“Wh..who sent this?” Georgina stammered as she asked Agatha. “It's from his secretary. Jake told him so.” Agatha stated and looked at her friend worriedly. “It's a lie, no… this.. argh!” Georgina yelled angrily as she threw the phone to the floor. Agatha's eyes bulged in shock as she watched her phone shatter in pieces.“What the fuck have you done to my phone! Can't you control your anger?” Agatha asked angrily as she glared at Georgina. She rushed over to her phone on the ground and picked them up. Likewise, she turned around and found Georgina walking out of the department furiously.“Where the hell are you going?” Agatha asked and Georgina paused in her tracks and looked back at Agatha.“I'm goin
One True Heir Chapter 33
Jake woke up pumped for the day ahead of him as it was the day he waited for since the day his father agreed to his idea of a foundation.He went straight to his gym and got jacked up from heavy weights to reps of pushups and sit-ups making him all sweaty, this was a new routine he had decided to start to enhance his body and keep fit. After his workouts and exercise, he rushed into the large kitchen space where his chefs were preparing breakfast for the morning. He looked around and didn't like the menu of omelets and bread for the morning He said to the head chef, “Can't you prepare something other than an omelet for breakfast?" The chef answered in a fearful tone "I can sir" Hee sounded intimidating and said, “Then do." He looked in the refrigerator and picked up a milkshake after which he dashed into his room.He picked up his custom-made towel which had an embroidery of his name in gold, which was a gift from one of his upper-cla
One True Heir Chapter 34
Clara was in her bathtub fantasizing about how her marriage with Jake would be and imagined how blissful and extravagant the wedding was going to go. “I can’t wait to be with him, I would be the wife of the heir to all the Osborne estates and companies, the largest corporation in the country." She said aloud. Just while this was ongoing, Mary, her assistant, had knocked and entered without Clara even noticing. She watched her boss fantasize and soliloquize for the past three minutes. "Miss Clara, Miss Clara, Miss Clara!" She called thrice, with each call louder than the previous. Clara finally snapped out of her world of delusion and fantasy and directed her frown to Mary.“I have been watching you for quite a while now, you seem to be daydreaming,” Mary spoke slowly as she grinned at her boss. Who was obviously In love. "you have not been yourself since you both met last time, you seem so obsessed, I've never seen you like this." M
One True Heir Chapter 35
The rays of light suddenly hit Sandra's face as she opened her eyes. Frowning lightly, she sat up and rubbed her eyes lazily after which she glanced around, wondering where she was. Soon, Realization dawned on her as she widened her eyes in shock; she was in the hotel room, and she and Jake had a one-night stand too. Slowly, she drifted her eyes to the other part of the bed to find Jake missing. Sandra reflexively yawned as she stood up from the bed to check the bathroom for Jake. “Are you in there, Jake?” Sandra called with a croaked voice. She cleared her throat and knocked on the bathroom door. “Jake?” She called again but no sound was heard.“That's weird.” She mumbled before opening the door to view the bathroom. Seeing no one there, she frowned slightly.“Where did he go?” Sandra wondered as she picked the robe to cover her nakedness. She strolled back to the bed and sat on it. “Wait a minute!” Sandra suddenly stood up