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RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW PROPOSAL
CHAPTER 10It had been a week since Alarick had been announced as the heir to the King fortune. Since then, he had been attending meetings, functions and various interviews to show that he had accepted his new role. He had meetings with board members and major investors in the company, active and silent members, and managers of key sectors in the King's empire.The media had carried the story of the broke ex-husband becoming a rich trillionaire overnight. They went wild dragging the Blythe name through the mud. Everyone speculated on who was in the wrong and the public was torn between believing the family they already knew, and the new heir. The news was scandalous and the Blythes hadn’t made a statement yet making them look even more guilty. Add that to the fact that Alarick was being featured in almost every magazine and news outlet in the country. He was on basically every front page, and had already been voted most eligible bachelor, even though he hadn't handled the company for
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW SHE'S PREGNANT
Some days after the proposal was signed, Bruce decided to throw a party to announce to everyone that he was now working with one of the country’s richest families. He invited the Kings over for the celebration as well as some other potential business partners. Although he was hesitant at first, Alarick decided to go. The news of both the Blythes and Kings being in the same room and acting cordially was shocking to the public. No one believed it was actually going to happen so the paparazzi surrounded the entrance of the mansion doors to get scoops of anything that may happen.Alarick pulled up at the Blythe mansion in the brand new version of the Rolls Royce. The valet took his keys and he was escorted into the building. The paparazzi took pictures and begged him to look their way . The house sparkled from top to bottom. Everything showed extravagance and considering the fact that they might not get another contract to afford this kind of spending, Alarick was interested in what they
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW HER PLACE IS WITH THE SERVANTS
As Alarick sat in his office at the top floor of the high-rise building he now owned, he got a call from Brianna. He frowned when he saw her name pop up. It had just been about three weeks since she had told him that she was carrying his child, and she had been calling him a lot lately, saying she was sick or nauseous and had to see him for one reason or the other.He always went to see her but the calls were becoming too much now. He knew she wanted to get his attention by seeing him frequently but he couldn’t leave work all the time to go see her. He was only doing this so if the child turned out to be his, it would never be said that he shirked his responsibility, so he answered the call.“Yes Brianna. What is it this time?” He asked with an exasperated sigh.He heard rustling over the phone.“Hey Alarick. I feel sick today. Could you pick up some pickles and peanut butter please?”Alarick didn’t understand why she was ready to turn him into her personal slave just because she got
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW ARRESTED
As the days went by, Brianna kept to herself. She still saw Alarick around the mansion but she never tried to seduce him again after she had been humiliated by him the last time. But she still saw him around the mansion and they still had dinner together. Alarick’s father was never unpleasant to her but he never acknowledged her presence either. It was as if she didn’t even exist. He supported Alarick’s decision to bring Brianna to the mansion to live with them for the sake of his grandchild, but he never pretended to like Brianna or tolerate her presence. She was the reason that Alarick had been humiliated by her family, and she had treated him worse than garbage when he had no money. All her pretence of humility right now was just because Alarick was now wealthy.Alarick also ignored her most of the time, and he thought of assigning her to clean the house with the other maids just to belittle her, but he reconsidered because he didn’t want the child she was carrying to be affected.
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW THE PROUD QUEEN FINALLY BEGS
It didn’t take long for the public to find out that the Blythes were near bankruptcy. The news about what transpired between Bruce and Alarick also spread causing more harm to the family as no one wanted to work with someone who could try to betray them at any turn. Also, no reputable company wanted to be associated with an enemy of the great Kings familyCompanies were turning down Beatrice’s offer to do business or even to have a merger. They were losing everything little by little and Alarick saw this as an opportunity to get the company from them. He gave it some time. He wanted to wait when things were really looking bleak for them then strike. Days went by with Alarick monitoring the state of the Blythe business and then at a point he contacted Beatrice.After three rings she picked.“Hello. Who is this?”Beatrice had a calm voice about her probably to seem collected despite her kingdom crumbling before her.“Beatrice. It’s Alarick. I would like to talk business with you.”Hear
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW ONCE A CHEATER, ALWAYS A CHEATER
Alarick had a charity event to attend later that evening. It was one of the foundations that his father had supported for years so he had to be present at the occasion as the new CEO of the King’s empire. He hadn’t known that the Blythes were invited until he got there. Brianna hadn’t come but he could see the Blythe brothers and their mother socializing among the other guests. The news of them selling the company to him hadn’t been officially announced so for tonight, they could pretend to still be one of the wealthy families present here today when they were really penniless.Alarick avoided them throughout the night to avoid complications. He knew how cunning they could be and they might try to make him offer more assistance to them because he was in public and was expected to behave a certain way. After socializing for a bit, he went to one of the empty balconies to drink away from the crowd. Most of the people present didn’t really care about the charity, they were just here to f
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW NEW EMPLOYEES
The driver jumped off Brianna as he heard Alarick’s voice ring through his ears. He knew what he had done was wrong but it was Brianna who seduced him and told him that nothing was going on between her and Alarick. Brianna had assured him that they wouldn’t be caught and nothing would go wrong, and he stupidly believed her. He didn’t know that she had planned to eventually let Alarick catch them after using him to her heart’s content. Brianna sat up in bed, her breasts spilling out and smiled at Alarick while her plaything wished the ground would swallow him.“What does it look like? I’m having some fun.” She replied to Alarick’s question.Alarick seethed. She was acting like she did nothing wrong. He turned to the driver.“You’re fired. Get out.”“Sir…”“Don’t say a word or I will make sure you end up in a jail cell. Be happy that you’re only losing your job.” Alarick snapped at him as he tried to beg.The driver picked his clothes up from off the floor and ran out of the room leavin
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW THE ACCIDENT
The next day, Alarick arrived at the Blythes company that was now his. The staff had been gathered in the conference room while he addressed them.“As you all know, the company’s management has changed. The Blythe family will no longer be in charge. I’m still undecided if I should leave this company as a separate entity and groom it as such, or merge it with mine and operate under one body. Before that decision is made, work will continue however. I will work closely with your board of directors to ensure the company is restored to it’s former glory. While doing so, I will also be weeding out any one that isn’t useful to the progress of the company. To those committing one crime or the other like fraud or forgery just because you aren’t been supervised properly, I advice you to desist from such practices because they will land you in jail. More information will be relayed to you as the week goes on. Employee reevaluation ill also commence this week, most of you will be retained but th
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
