After a while of partying, Jake got tired and decided to leave. But before he went, he strolled to the place where Mrs. Rosalie sat and stood gallantly In front of her. Mrs. Rosalie looked at him with mouth twitched and arms folded.” What do you want!” She yelled as she glared at him. “ Haven't you done enough!” She continued yelling, attracting another attention from the guests.“If I were you, I'd be investigating how to get in my good books, stepmother.” Jake snickered as he mentioned the last words in disdain yet mockery. “Do not call me that! I would rather not have anything to do with useless things like you.” She fumed as her eyes were red. “ You, I don't know what you have done to my husband, but I will make you pay.” She pointed her finger at Jake.Chuckling lightly, he stepped closer to her and leaned forward. Jake could see the fear in her brown eyes, and he couldn't help but scoff.“Like I said earlier, if I were you, I would be begging for forgiveness. But since you don
It was almost evening when Jake left the office feeling fulfilled and excited. Everything still feels like a dream to him, and he would rather not wake up from this dream. He was driving to the new mansion he had acquired by the seaside when his phone rang, it was a call from his father. He picked at the second ring and brought the phone closer to his hearing.“Father.” Jake acknowledged, and a humming sound came from the phone.“Hope you didn't forget about our meeting this evening?” Mr. Osborne asked slowly.Jake's eyes bulged a bit in realization and he sighed deeply. Truthfully, he had forgotten he was supposed to meet with his Father. Surely, they had some catching up to do, and he also wanted to suggest some ideas, hoping his father would approve. “Come to Pines Lake Hotel. I'll be there by 7 p.m.” Mr. Osborne spoke and Jake nodded as if he could actually see him.“Yes, Father. I will come at once.” Jake assured him.“That should be all, until we meet.” Mr. Osborne spoke befo
It's been a few weeks since Jake took the position as the chairman of his father's company. Numerous multi-million contracts and projects had been signed since Jake's resumption, beating all the odds against his success as the new chairman. The company's income and stocks were rising with each passing day, and Mr. Osborne was rather proud of his son.You can say he already achieved a lot within a very short time. Following Mr. Robinson Osborne's approval of Jake's foundation, a well-developed plan had kicked off for the project, and Jake was living the best life that he could only dream of in the past. One faithful morning, it had rained heavily the previous night. The day began with a cool morning breeze, and everybody strolled along the road to their respective destination. Jake had arrived late at the company. It was past 9 a.m. when he drove in with his private car and no escort. He was beginning to get bored of seeing security men flocking around him. “Good morning sir," a
In Y&S Global Electronics, the chairman just received the news of their detachment from C&C Global Ltd. The shock on his face was epic as he banged his fist on the table.“How dare a lowly person like him detach us!” He yelled angrily. His name was Mr. Freddy Daniel, he was in his late 40s. Mr. Freddy had been partnering with C&C Global Ltd since his company was born, and he knew how much he had benefited from the company, legally and illegally. When he heard Jake Robinson was now the new Chairman, he was angry and knew the revenue he got from them would reduce, and his reign of authority over them would be over.“Argh!” Mr. Freddy groaned loudly as he breathed frantically. A knock on his door calmed him down a bit as he anticipated who it was. “Come in!” He yelled.Soon, a lady majestically walked into his office and sat down on a chair opposite him. “Good morning, Mr. Freddy.” The lady spoke with a dubious smile on her face.“What do I owe this visit, Mrs. Rosalie.” Mr. Freddy spo
At exactly 7:30 a.m. the next morning, Agatha got to her office and started arranging the scattered files from yesterday's incident with the janitor. She was meant to arrange them yesterday but didn't have the time as there was a meeting she needed to attend at that particular time.Agatha picked up the documents and flipped through them, searching for the file that had the evidence against the Y&S company. After a while of relentless search, the file was nowhere to be found.“Oh no!” She exclaimed as her eyes bulged in realization. “ The file was right in this document, or did I keep them somewhere?” She asked no one in particular as she checked the shelves in her office.“It's not here.” She spoke with a terrified look in her eyes. She mumbled slowly as she gulped nothing down her throat.She sat down as she began to think of the last place she went with the file. “I left Jake's office and came directly to this place. Well, where could the document have gone?” She inquired with a
“Who oversaw the Control room yesterday!” Jake thundered angrily as he questioned the control manager.“Sir, it… was my assistant, sir.” The control manager stuttered as he bowed in fear. He had never seen or encountered Jake before, and today when he does, he's shown the bad side of him. “Call him right away!” Jake demanded as he touched his forehead. His breathing was heavier than usual, his eyes darted left and right with numerous thoughts in his head.The control manager brought out his phone and dialed his assistant with fidgeting hands. He knew they were doomed because the footage was missing, he couldn't understand how it happened too.Soon, the assistant rushed in as he looked rather confused at what was happening.The assistant glanced at furious Jake, then at his manager, and wondered what was going on.“You, what's your name?” Jake asked coldly as he walked closer to the assistant with demeanor.“Luke, sir.” He spoke as he bowed his head, not wanting to make eye contact w
Jake clenched his fist in annoyance as he glared at Freddy, whereas Freddy was happy that the case was going in his favor.“There's more Jake.” Freddy thought inwardly as he smirked at the duo.“My Lord, if I may continue.” Freddy's lawyer spoke as soon as the judge went through the medical report.“You may.” The judge says as he scribbles something in his book.“My Lord, from the medical report you just looked at, my Client is suffering from high blood pressure which is common for people of his age, but that doesn't give C&C Global the right to detach him from their company. That would be all for now my lord.” The lawyer finally concluded.“Will the opposing lawyer start?” The judge spoke out and immediately, Jake's lawyer stood up.There was evidence of anxiety on Agatha's face as she crossed her fingers tightly. Jake's eyes darted around, hoping everything went as planned.“My Lord, before I begin, I would like to ask a question to my opposing lawyer, if truly your client was sick,
“I said enough!” Mrs. Rosalie Osborne yelled at Jefferson and Freddy who had already clenched their fists at each other.“Have you both gone nuts? We're having a serious discussion and you two are trying to pick a fight within yourselves. How do you intend to defeat Jake with such childish behaviors?" She yelled, shifting glances between the two men.“I never asked for your help in the first place, Rosalie. I can handle Jake. He is just a church rat who knows nothing at all. When I'm done with him, he will be nothing in the society.” Freddy yelled back at her, pointing his fingers towards her. His rage was evident in his gaze as he glared at her.At this point, Rosalie sighed deeply. “And if you fail in your quest to take him on alone?" She asked as she took a few paces towards Freddy.There was a short silence in the office as Freddy darted his back from left to right furiously. He squeezed his fist and narrowed his gaze from Jefferson and back to Rosalie."I repeat, what if you fai
THREE MONTHS LATER…Everyone gathered in the courthouse, to hear the most influential people in the country get punished, the media hovered around the premises of the courtroom to await the judge's order before creating Their own story. It was a thing of shock when the people realized the masterminds behind everything and they couldn't help but feel bad for pointing accusing fingers at Jake and equally dragging his name to the Mud. Those online trolls deleted their accounts and went to hide in order not to face the wrath of the people. Jake had just arrived at the courthouse, looking more handsome, polished, and smart. It may seem as though Jake had gotten over what they did to him and had moved on. Everyone was happy to see him and prayed he lived longer to enjoy all he had labored for.Mike, who has become Jake's best friend, also arrived and entered the courtroom. He was quite surprised at the number of people gathered to hear the final judgment which was to be passed on by the j
After Jake left the cell where his Family was kept, he went back to the reception and sat silently on a bench. There was this urge to break down and cry uncontrollably. He had suffered from those he regarded as family including Claire.Everything felt like a dream to him and he wanted to wake up to the time his Mother was still alive, probably when he was still young, he could have cajoled his mom into running, but his mother was an orphan, they had no family. Jake bowed his head and placed his hands at the sides of his cheek to support his head. Suddenly, he heard footsteps approaching and he raised his head slowly to look at the person. It was none other than Claire. The anger in him rose as he glared at her coldly, he couldn't believe he had anything to do with Claire. Likewise, he didn't believe she was capable of doing such a thing to him. “Jake…I..” Claire started.“Don't you dare mention my name again,” Jake warned and Claire gulped nothing down her throat. Claire moved clo
Jenny Larryson has been feeling troubled since the beginning of the day. There have been ominous instances happening and she feared something bad was about to happen. Firstly, the mirror in her room mysteriously cracked. Then while she was cleaning the kitchen, she broke her husband's favorite mug which had never happened before. Jenny told all these to her husband who shrugged and told her nothing was about to happen. “ Once I catch Strausser, everything will be over. I'd go out very soon. Maybe the feeling you are having is of good luck, I might find a Strausser today.” General Ismael Larryson spoke to his wife who nodded. “It's almost afternoon, should I make tea for you?” Jenny asked and her husband nodded.“Alright. I will be back in five minutes.” Jenny announced and she rushed to make tea for her husband. A few minutes later, she came back with a tray containing a kettle and tea cups. Likewise, she placed it before him and poured some tea from the kettle into the tea cup.
It's been a day since Strausser was captured and put in the cell. Jake had warned the police not to relay anything to the media until Strausser's questioning. He didn't want the remaining culprit to run away. He was tired of playing hide and seek.Very early that morning, Jake prepared himself and went to the police station. Once he got there, he met Detective Paul and Mike waiting for him. “You are just in time for his interrogation. But you'd have to stay in the waiting room while I go in to interrogate him.” Detective Paul spoke and Jake nodded.“I will go with you too. I have some questions to ask concerning Zara's case.” Mike spoke and Detective Paul nodded. He couldn't refuse because Mike was also a detective, but a private detective.“There's this room where you can see and hear everything we speak about. The transparent window is just the barrier. I will lead you there now.” Detective Paul spoke and all of them began walking to the room. Once they got there, Jake met their ch
It was early the next morning when Strausser woke up to prepare to go to the airport. Vanessa was kind enough to run him a water heater so he could use it to take his bath since the weather hasn't been considerate lately.Also, she decided to prepare breakfast early too so he could partake before going. There was this unfathomable join on her face that even she too was surprised. But she knew deep down that she was happy that Strausser was finally leaving her house for good. Not only was she happy because he was leaving, she was also happy that Her husband wasn't taking him to the airport. What if he drops him off at the airport and they note him as the wanted criminal accomplice? Most especially when he once had a criminal record with Jake and he is an ex-convict, it'd be very easy to arrest him and jail him for doing nothing.That was the reason why she kicked against the idea of Strausser staying in her house together with her little kids. She didn't want them to know their Dad wa
Claire held the phone tightly in fear, fingers crossed hoping Jake hadn't found out about her involvement in everything.“I can't believe you'd do such a thing,” Jake spoke again and Claire gulped in fear.“Wh… what have I done?” Claire stuttered“You are still asking what you did? What did you do?” Jake asked and her breathing changed to a heavy one.“I don't know what I have done,” Claire stated“You went to see the doctor without me Again. Why do I have to find out through the doctor!” Jake yelled and Claire heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness that wasn't what Jake wanted to say. She almost lost it at that moment.“I'm sorry babes, It wasn't time for my check-up but I had to go and explain some symptoms I was having. She prescribed some drugs which were supposed to be delivered today.” Claire explained.“It's the same drug the doctor called me to pick up, why didn't you tell me about your symptoms? Aren't I part of the responsibility?” Jake asked in disappointment.“You're part
It may seem as though the gloominess that covered the Robinson's residence was swapped with an anxious one. It's been days since Jefferson promised to find Strausser but it was to no avail. At some point, Jefferson became scared of the consequences but seeing his mother lying in the morgue boosted his efforts. There was also an alarming matter arising that Jake had to call for an urgent family meeting.It was about Clara wanting to bury her mother immediately and Jake had ordered them not to touch her corpse from the morgue or they face his wrath. Jefferson heard it and became angry, thus the issue of the meeting.At exactly 2 in the afternoon of that day, Jake majestically walked to their regular meeting rule and was rather to see their Angry yet scared faces. Jake had expected to meet a scornful one since that was how they treated him in the house.“You organized a meeting scheduled to be held about thirty minutes ago. If you wanted to come late, why did you tell us to come at that
Strausser and John were partners In crime ten years ago. They had met after Strausser was kicked out of his military camp and was stripped of his position. At first, he was angry that he was kicked out knowing fully well he killed him to protect himself. After a while, Strausser sobered up and believed no one deserved to live.On a fateful day, he sat lazily in the bus station, waiting for the bus when a pregnant lady sat beside him. From her look, she had been crying and he was moved to ask her what had happened. That was when she told him how she was embarrassed by her husband's mistress because she was rich. Now, her husband had turned away from her and wanted to divorce her. “If there's anyone that can kill those two, I'd pay half a million.” Those were the words of the pregnant woman and Strausser became interested. He could do it and earn a lot of money. Besides, he had no source of income. After a lot of briefing, Strausser agreed to help her out and that was how Strausser
Claire sighed for the umpteenth time this afternoon as she thought about everything that happened. She couldn't help but think she was at fault and blamed herself. If only she didn't call Strausser to warn him, probably Mrs Rosalie would still be alive. Claire feels guilty that things had to end that way for Mrs Rosalie but then, she has to be extra careful, no one knows where Strausser is at the moment, what if he comes for her and kills her?“My baby.” Claire unknowingly touched her slightly protruding belly in fear. She didn't want to do anything that would harm the baby.“My Father is a military man, why should I be scared?” Claire tried to console herself but deep down she knew her Dad might not be able to save her. Suddenly, General Ismael Larryson came into Claire's room and stood in front of her in worry.” What is the problem, Dad?” His daughter asked.“I haven't seen Osman in days, I went to his hideout but found only his phone.” Her father answered.“What? That's strange…