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RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW SENTENCED
A few days later Micah, Fernandez and the rest of their men were held on various charges and arraigned. A court hearing was held to see if they would be granted bail but they were denied. A court date was then set for their trial. The trial of Micah, Fernandez and Alejandro would hold in the same day consecutively with Micah going first.Once the news of the trial was leaked to the public there was a huge uproar. Everyone wanted to know the personal details of this case. Why was a member of one of the most powerful families in the world being taken to court by his brother and his nephew?The opportunity to get the internet breaking story was too enticing for the press, so on the day of the trial they all gathered around the court blocking of some of the bystanders that also came to witness the trial. The trial was considered a closed one but due to the Kings high standing, some of the press were allowed inside.Cillian and Alarick’s car pulled up to the court. The press took pictures
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW DINNER WITH THE COUSIN
The mystery woman was allowed into the mansion. She was greeted by both Alarick and his father. She had on black jeans and a black biker jacket. Her shoulder length dirty blonde locks framed her porcelain face immaculately. She was very beautiful. Cillian squinted at her. For some reason she looked very familiar. She held out her hand for a handshake.“Nice to finally meet you.”Alarick took her hand and replied.“I could say the same thing. Who are you?”The woman paused and sighed.“My name is Grace. Grace King.”Cillian’s eyes widened. He knew why she looked familiar. She was Micah’s estranged daughter. He walked over to her and embraced her in a warm hug while Alarick stood there stumped.“Gracey, I haven’t seen you since you were much younger. How have you been? You've changed so much. And your hair is blonde now, you dyed it.”Grace giggled.“I know uncle Cillian, I needed a change. It’s been years. I’ve been really good. You haven’t been so good based on what’s happened to you
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW DAY OUT
The next day was a weekend so Alarick stayed in. It was 7:00am in the morning. He sat at the dining table sipping his coffee and going through the latest business articles online. Even if this was one of his work free days he still had to keep up with the market.As he dropped his coffee mug on the table, the doors to the dining room were opened by a hungover Grace. Her hair was disheveled and her tank top slid off her shoulders. She yawned and shuffled inside the dining room.Alarick looked at her in amusement. He watched her move all the way to the seat beside him before she plopped down and groaned. Her head was resting on the dining table."Ugh! Why is it so bright?"A chuckle left Alarick's lips. He closed his MacBook and set it down on the table to focus on the frustrated woman beside him."You drank a little too much last night. You were out cold till now. You didn't tell me you were a lightweight."Grace grumbled."I'm not. You just gave me too much alcohol."Alarick raised h
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW JOB OFFER
Alarick headed back home after Grace left him to go take care of something personal. He parked his motorcycle in the garage and went inside the mansion. Just as he was about to climb up the stairs he heard his father's voice."Back so soon? I thought you would be out more today."Alarick turned around and saw his father coming out of his study with a book under his arm."Yeah I thought so too but Grace had something to attend to and since I didn't have anything else to do I came back home.""You and Grace went out together? I see you two are bonding. You do know you have to get your own friends though right?" Cillian asked.Alarick gave a small smile as he walked up the stairs."In due time I will."He heard Cillian chuckle as he disappeared around the corner. He knew his father was right. Ever since he became the son of a trillionaire and a made man in his own right, he didn't have anyone that was close to him. Not that he minded. Grace was already in his life. Alarick's stomach gro
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW INTRUDERS
Grace spent a lot of time with Alarick and his father Cillian at their mansion. Days turned to weeks and weeks to months. Over all this time Grace and Alarick grew very close, like they were siblings, especially after all the time they spent hanging out when one or the other wasn't working . She was family to them now and was later integrated into everything that they did. She accepted a job at the company as a tech advisor since she was a genius at anything technological.At this point in their lives everything was going well but all that was about to change. One night while Alarick and Cillian were at home, men wearing all black, carrying guns and duffel bags trespassed on the mansion grounds. The alarms had not gone off so no one in the house was alerted. The guards outside that were meant to keep watch were rendered unconscious so the intruders had no problem getting in the house. Cillian was in his study with Jonathan, his butler and trusted friend, going through some files and
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW INTERROGATING THE INTRUDER
It was the day after the home invasion. That day was serene and calm for most people but not for the King family. Grace opened the doors of the police station and rushed into the building in a frenzy. She searched around the room but couldn't find the men she was looking for. An officer saw her mildly panicking and walked up to her. "Is there a problem, ma'am?" The officer asked.Grace turned to him and replied."Yes. My name is Grace King. I'm looking for Cillian and Alarick King. I'm related to them.""Miss Grace, we were told you may stop by. Come with me, I'll take you to them."She had been on a business trip for the company for a week and just returned that day from a different country to hear that the house had been robbed. The officer started to lead her to a room at the end of a hallway. He opened the door for her and she stepped in. Grace saw Alarick and Cillian in the room and rushed over to them.“Alarick, Uncle. Are both of you okay?”Grace hugged Alarick first and then
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW MEETING HIS DAUGHTER
A week passed and still there was no new information from the police department about the main perpetrators of the break in. The men that attacked the house were just hired for the job, the main enemy was still unknown. And they still didn’t have any information on how they bypassed a state of the art security system. Cillian and Alarick had been to the station multiple times but according to the officers, the culprits wouldn’t reveal anything. There was also something weird. Their names and faces didn’t show up on any facial recognition software the police had. No birth certificate, parents, not even a blood work. The names they gave were fakes and couldn't be linked to anyone else. They basically didn’t exist in the eyes of the country. Someone must have wiped their records, but how?Nothing came up. The men could not be tried since their identity was still an issue but they were kept behind bars for the time being as they were caught red handed by the police committing the crime.
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW SHUT IN
The burial of Jonathan was surreal to some but at least he was now resting in peace. At the end of the day, the people that had come to mourn him had all gone back to their respective homes. Everyone including Grace and Charlotte. Grace had a contract business to attend to so after the burial she left to return after a few days.It was only two days after the burial but Cillian had gone into a mild depression. Not coming out of his room, not eating or even speaking to anyone including his son. It was unlike him. He had been stronger when the case was still fresh but after the news of not being able to convict the culprits for Jonathan's death, he went on a downward spiral. Alarick could tell that his father was in a fragile state after losing someone that close to him, now he just needed to find a way to put Jonathan's killers behind bars. That would probably help his father heal.Alarick was on the patio thinking about how he could handle the situation when his phone rang. It was on
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VICTORY AT LAST
The judge walked back into the courtroom and the room immediately turned quiet. She took her seat silently and looked at the jury. It wasn't a guess what the jury would pick. The massive amount of compelling evidence that was shown was more than enough to convince everyone in the room of who was innocent and who was guilty. She turned back to the crowd while hitting her gavel. "Court is now in session. I have to ask both sides. Does either the prosecution or the defense have anything else to say in this case?"Both sides of the court shook their heads, no one wanting to come forward and say another word. The judge turned to the jury."Has the jury come to a decision?"A man from the jury stood up."Yes we have, your honor.""Could you read it out for the court to hear?"The man opened the envelope in his hands and brought out the paper. He looked at it and read."In the case of Alarick King versus Grace King, the jury found the defendant, Grace King, guilty of defamation."The crowd i
HIDDEN MOTIVE
It had been a day since the fire incident at the King mansion. Luckily they had all made it out alive and unscathed apart from the man on Alarick's security detail that was shot, Henry. They had disposed of the dead bodies of the attackers and had rounded up the culprits who were caught. It took them some time to get rid of or repair the damage that was done that night but they pushed on especially when they knew they finally had their smoking gun. The thing that would end Grace. The day of the long awaited court hearing had arrived. Alarick sat beside Charlotte and they both sat some distance away from Grace and her new lawyer. Grace eyed them both still angry at the fact that they had survived the fire. The tables were turned. Now they were the prosecution and Grace was the defense. She was going to be the one to fend off their attacks and just like the night she sent men to get rid of Alarick, she would lose.The tension in the air was palpable and with the agreement of both parti
ATTACKERS
The group stayed glued to the floor for some seconds when some of Alarick's security detail barged into the room armed to the teeth and lifted them up from the ground. Alarick, who had landed on Charlotte to shield her from whatever was going on, got up and looked away, avoiding the gaze that Charlotte gave him when she stood upright. Scarlett noticed the exchange and bit her lip till she drew blood. She said nothing though, not wanting to incite a fight when they still weren't sure of what was happening.The guards immediately turned around and pointed their weapons at the door as if expecting for assailants to come running in guns blazing. One of the security men shouted over the deafening noise of gunshots coming from outside."Mr Alarick, are you okay?"Alarick gave the guy a nod before the man who was seemingly the head of the security team turned over and asked the same questions to the women in the group."What about you ladies? Is anyone hurt by any chance?"Charlotte, Scarlet
EXPLOSION
Five days had gone by and there hadn't been a peep from either Grace or the company on the business scene. It had been unusually quiet and Alarick didn't like it. He paced in his study as the sun set with Charlotte watching him while she arranged the papers on the desk. They had finished creating and compiling evidence in their argument for the court hearing that was going to take place in the next two days. All they had to do now was wait. Alarick ran his hands through his hair frustrated. Charlotte knew the feeling all too well. It's not like anything bad had happened but they wanted it to. They needed it for their plan to fully be realized. A few days ago Alarick and Charlotte had come upon a video of Grace commanding someone on the phone to burn Alarick's house down so that he and Charlotte would die in the fire and not be able to make the court date allowing her to legally take the company as her own. Alarick had already put in contingency plans for her attack but him dying and
NEW EVIDENCE
It had taken two grueling days for Charlotte to draw up a defamation lawsuit to give to the court and incidentally the court date was set to take place in a week. On the same day as Alarick's real birthday, the day he was actually born before he was stolen from the King family, not the day he thought was his birthday, given by whoever had found him. But even though that was the case Alarick wasn't enthusiastic about it.Alarick and Charlotte sat in the study and like most times went through some documents that could further increase their chances of winning the case. They had gotten over their little misunderstanding that day in front of the courthouse and planned to just win it all and then move on. As they worked in silence, Alarick's phone rang. He looked for his phone as it continued to ring out amidst the vast amount of documents that covered the desk at the time. In another second or two he found it and checked the caller ID. It was one of the members of the board. Jameson Clay
STILL NOT FORGIVEN
Alarick and Charlotte walked out of the courtroom together. The reporters rushed towards them as the duo stepped out, and they were also swamped by the crowd that gathered outside the building. Alarick's guards did their best to keep the crowd away from the both of them and they succeeded in that, but they weren't successful in quickly taking them through the crowd and to their car because the bystanders were just too much.The light flashing from the several cameras partially blinded them as they tried to leave the premises through the steps but when they found it impossible to, they decided to stay back and answer the questions of the masses so they would be allowed to pass through. Alarick spoke to his men and told them that he wanted to stay a bit and speak to the crowd and the guards relented, opting to just shield him rather than try to break through the impenetrable wall of the people who wanted answers. Just as the group had stopped their descent, the questions came flying."M
A WIN IS A WIN
Everyone that was in the courtroom before the break was called back in as the court was about to be in session. They all took their seats anxious for what was to come next. Some bit their nails and some sucked in a breath, nervous. This was the time that the verdict would be given. Would the prosecution win or the defense win? What would happen if the verdict didn't go the defense's way? What would happen to the company that so many people respected in the business world, not to talk of the King family if the allegations were indeed true and they were involved in shady business? All these were questions that the crowd in the court had. Everyone including the prosecution and the defense. Alarick and Charlotte took their seat as they shared glares with Grace and her lawyer. The tension in the air was palpable. A knife could cut it in half. They were all on their toes. The jury had to decide on this case and all they could do was hope that the verdict went their way.The door opened up
COURT CASE II
“I won’t waste any more time by going through the process of how the evidence was found. Instead, I’ll show everyone the proof and allow them to make a decision for themselves. This is exhibit A.” The lawyer for the prosecution took a file from off his desk and showed it to the whole room. He brought out a copy and gave one to the judge and then another to the jury to peruse. He crossed his fingers and gave it some time before he continued. “In the file that you were given you will find the dealings between the King Corporation and a well-known notorious cartel headed by Lorelie Mandan. This was for the shipment of a large number of guns and possibly explosives to an undisclosed location somewhere in the Mexican desert. The drop off was made by the company and the cartel picked it up. If you still have doubts then I would like to call a witness to the stand.” The lawyer turned to the judge and he gave his go ahead for the witness to be called out to the stand. “I call Matteo Sanch
COURT CASE I
Just as Alarick had predicted there was a huge trial that was going to be held due to what Grace had released to the press. It had only been a day after her false announcement when he had gotten a letter saying that he had to be in court for a hearing concerning his company’s activities. Surprisingly, Charlotte was ready for the hearing. The zeal to crush Grace at her own game had pushed her even more to provide everything that they needed or might need when the court case held. Alarick had also prepared until he was ready to face Grace again and confront her.The day of the court hearing came and the buzz of how the day might end filled the television stations, news outlets, media rooms and even gossip mills with so much anticipation that the hearing was allowed to televise live due to the pressure that was put on the courthouse. The press had used the excuse of trying to educate the masses to get the exclusive content but everyone knew the truth. Everyone knew that no matter what ha
