Chapter 30Vanessa didn't have to knock for long before the doors swung open. “Hey Jay”, she said, stretching her hands out to give him a hug. But he gave her a brief side hug and she held on to his hand. “Hey Nessa. Thanks for coming I really appreciate it”“It’s cool. How are you? How is she?”“She's okay. She's stable now”, he replied as he let his hand slip out of hers. He was acting a little off and she kind of knew why.“You brought the…”“Yeah, the…”, Vanessa said, waving lightly what she had in her hand for Audrey. Tampons.Jay led Vanessa upstairs to the room where Audrey was.“Your parents are not home?” Vanessa asked as she followed him up the stairs.Jay smiled. “This isn't my parent's house Vanessa”“Oh…”, she said, as realization dawned on her. She took another good look at the well furnished duplex.“Woah”, she whispered, loud enough for Jay to hear.“It's my brother's place though but .. he's been out of town”“What does your brother do..?”“A lot”, Jay said, with a
Chapter 31“Where the heck are my diamond earrings?”Madeline emptied out the contents of the box carefully, not wanting to break the fragile jewelries she had.“Arghh!”, She groaned in frustration. She marched out of her room and shouted from the top of the stairs.“Melinda!”, she called, her voice ringing throughout the house. “Yes ma'am”, she answered from the kitchen, running into the centre living room downstairs where the staircase was. “Get up here now”Melinda half ran up the stairs, getting to the door, before it slammed shut.Immediately she entered, Madeline dragged her left ear.“Arghh!”“Oh shut that filthy mouth of yours you peasant!”, She said, dragging her ears more. Melinda covered her mouth for fear of another scream escaping her lips.“Now, you little thief, where are my diamond earrings?”“Ma’am.. I .. I …”“You what?! Oh, They had better not be missing Melinda or you will have your throat cut off right here and right now”She released the poor girl's hair, pushi
Chapter 32“Is that who I think it is?”, Her father asked as she walked into the large centre living room with Christopher and the guard with the bag now tagging behind her. “Father”, She said. “Isla”, he replied her, matching the bland tone she'd used in greeting him. She looked away, a proud stance. That was how they'd now come to know each other.He snapped his fingers and all the house staff present disappeared under a minute.“Including you, Christopher”“Oh”, Christopher said, laughing nervously. “My Lord”. He bowed and walked out hastily.“I should call in the prodigal father and tell him you are here”, Mr Jackson said, looking up as he finally let down the magazine he'd been reading when she'd walked in.Isla placed her hands in the pockets of her trouser. That was one bullet. She'd been expecting it nonetheless. But yet it seemed to still soak all of her blood up, still stab through the doors of fading heart.“And I should leave. And make way for whoever it is that's runni
Chapter 33The phone was ringing but why the hell wasn't she picking?Adrian adjusted the long V- neck of his shirt as he ordered Siri to dial the number one last time. “Oh shit!. Adrian's been calling me like mad since yesterday. He's almost blowing up my phone”, Audrey said, a clearly worried expression on her face.“So? Pick up”“I can't just pick up Nessa. What the hell am i going to say? I was supposed to be back before midnight yesterday”Audrey sighed in frustration as she watched the call end on its own. Her ride wasn't even helping matters. His air conditioner was faulty and they were in very bad traffic.“Uhhh God this traffic!!”, she groaned, her face an almost tearful expression. She covered her face with her palms, an exasperated sigh escaping her lips once again.“That's it! I give up. I'm not going to make it to the mall or that brunch meeting”“Not with this traffic”, Vanessa commented, pulling her head back. Audrey groaned loudly.“Today is the worst”, she cried.“L
Chapter 34“Oh look. It's the golden cow himself ”, Isla said, as she walked over to her seat, standing for a while so the servant behind her would take off her coat.She took her seat, unfolding the cutlery napkin.“Now that he's here, can we please get this freaking brunch over with? “Isla!”, Her father cautioned in a strict and sharp manner.“Oh apologies. I forgot. The rest of us do not have places to be”, Isla said, sarcasm evident in her tone.Leonard rubbed the base of his nose. It was evident that the animosity between them was still very strong.“Adrian, please tell Christopher to prepare the kitchen staff to bring in the food”“Yes sir”Adrian had barely reached the door when Richard came out from the other door, his phone to his ears. He ended the call as he got close enough and his movement towards them slowed.There was an uncanny silence as he came to the dining table.“Richard”, Leonard said with a slight head bow.“Leonard”, Richard replied coldly, drawing out his cha
Chapter 35Ethan turned, a nonchalant look on his face.“Oh look, I've caught a little thief”, he mimicked. “What the fuck are you even doing here?!”“What am I doing here? Smart question but wrong person. I should be asking you Dumbo”, Audrey said, hands folded.“What the hell does it look like I'm doing?”“Stealing, Ethan. You are stealing”“Shut the hell up. You don't know anything and you didn't see anything.”“Oh really? Just wait till I tell Dad”, Audrey said, turning for the door.“You freaking *****, don't you…”But she was already out before he got to the door. He stayed there, waiting for some guards to pass before he came out. By the time he did, Audrey had already found her way to the courtyard.“Oh look she's here”, Madeline said, thanking God that the girl had showed up.“Audrey”, Her grandfather called as soon as she stepped under the caravan.“Grandfather”, she answered, walking over to him so he could pat her just the way he always did.“How are you?”“Very well Gra
Chapter 36The scanner ran through Adrian's facials. In minutes the door slid open and Adrian walked in, his briefcase following behind him in the hands of his personal bodyguard.Shilla, he could see that he was headed for his office. Tapping on the controls on the table, the doors slid open again.“Good morning sir”, she greeted as she walked in, placing a bunch of files on the adjacent desk.“Morning Shilla. How are you?”“Very fine sir”, she said, shifting her glasses.She stood in front of his desk, waiting for him to respond. Adrian raised his head from the computer screen wondering why she was still there.“Sir… there is a meeting scheduled for 9.00 which is approximately thirty minutes away. The management which is your father wants a board meeting with you telling him why you cut off business relations with the Hamiltons”Adrian paused for a second, his mind completely blank. “That’s … great. Where's the report on contract loopholes?”“I have it here sir”, Shilla said, holdi
Chapter 37Chapter 37“Ok, what just happened?”, Shilla said, her expression coated in shock. Adrian smiled, walking toward his office with shocked Shilla tagging behind. “We nailed it, that’s what happened”The automatic doors slid open and they walked in. “I mean..”, Shilla said, trying to find the words. “Honestly Boss, I didn't think we were going to be able to convince them, especially with the fact that we didn’t even have management permission on the decisions we took. It was risky in that meeting; I was literally shaking”Adrian laughed. “Why?”“Why? I could have been fired Boss. Maybe not you but I’d have definitely either gotten fired or demoted.”“Why? I mean, I asked you to do it. You were just following my instructions.”“Yeah well, company rules say otherwise. You can’t forget that you are a Grayson, Boss. Some laws here are so over you. For a regular staff like me, I am obliged to do only what is in the company's favor and interest. If it initiates a rise for concern
Chapter 250(Two days later)Elder Jackson decided to send a letter to every member of the family, informing them of the long-awaited family dinner. The message reads;This is to cordially invite every one of you to the long-awaited family dinner. It comes up this night by eight, you are all to be there on time, none of you is expected to come late. Audrey, no excuse."They all burst into laughter when they got the message because Elder Jackson mentioned Audrey's name. Audrey laughed so hard when she read the message, but at the same time, she also had a bad feeling about tonight's dinner.Immediately she sent a text message to Adrian, which reads;"I don't feel good about tonight's meeting, I feel something bad might happen, but we also need to be careful, everyone needs to be watchful. We shouldn't get carried away by the activities."Immediately Adrian got the text, he replied to her, by thanking her first, and asking that she send the message to the group. She did so immediately a
Chapter 249Adrian walked towards her, and she took off her headset, "What brings you to my house, are you here to disgrace me once more?"Adrian chuckled, with his hands in his pocket, "What do you mean by am I here to disgrace you once more? Aren't you the one who went all out to disgrace yourself? You know I don't like you, you want me to get married to you, how do you expect it to work?""That doesn't answer my question of you being here, why are you here young man?" She asked, walking towards him, as she put on a harsh look. "Well, I am here to inform you not to try anything stupid again, don't you dare send anyone to me.I repeat don't you dare do that, listen Hailey, I might look and act cool, but if you push me to the wall, you are definitely going to regret it, do you understand?"She chuckled, clapping her hands, "I see, you have the guts to step into my home, and threaten me? Well I don't blame you, I blame the guys who weren't able to do their job.If they had done their j
Chapter 248Hailey Wilson was seated in a bar, and Craig was seated beside her, she slid an envelope towards him, "Listen up, that plan is simple, there you are going to find every detail that you need, and your money is right there in the envelope.All that's needed is for you to do the right thing, and I believe you know what I am speaking of?"Craig shook his head, "How do you expect me to know about it, I don't read minds," he muttered."Ohh I forgot about that, but there's no problem with that, this is what I want from you, and please listen attentively," she paused and moved closer to him, while he did the same."I need you to kill the target, that's it, I am not saying bet him up to death, I am not saying you should do that. I need him dead, real dead, that's all I am asking from you, can you do this for me?" She asked.Craig raised his head, and looked at her, "I am sorry I can't, I have stopped the business of killing people. The best I can do right now is to threaten people
Chapter 247Liam exhaled, as he placed his hands on the table, "I want to know how you were able to join Adrian. I mean we all know you weren't on good terms with him, what changed?"She smiled, "Thank goodness you said, I wasn't on good terms with him, that was in the past. But right now, I think I just decided to re-evaluate my decision, and do what's right, that's it.""Re-evaluate your decision, and do what's right?" Liam muttered.She nodded her head, "You know, I was always jealous of Adrian, you know what I mean right? The dude had everything I wanted, he was closer to Elder Jackson than we all. I don't need to tell you what that means automatically right?"Liam nodded his head, "I understand what that means, he that's closer to Elder Jackson has more chance of being chosen as the heir. But if I am not mistaken, there were times you attempted to take his life right?"She nodded her head, still gazing into his eyes as they spoke, "Yeah, there were times when such an incident hap
Chapter 246Hailey, and her father were still bitter from what happened yesterday, in that bitter state of his. He walked to his garage, got into one of his cars, and drove off to Grayson's office. He was going there to give them a piece of his mind.Not only that, his mind was made up, he was going to terminate every contract he has with the Grayson cooperation. He just couldn't believe what Adrian did to him, after walking out on him, the respect people had for him, dropped automatically.It made him wonder what type of influence Adrian has been able to wield over the years. It's just so surprising to him that he has been able to build himself deep, rooted into the hearts of many people, including his staff.Just because of what happened, about five percent of his staff resigned. It was freaking hard for him to believe, but it was reality. He drove to the garage, and came down from the car in rage. Everyone who saw him, definitely knew he was angry, and they had to give way for him.
Chapter 245"I am in, how can I not be part of a team that works, you saved my life. The best I can do is to repay you guys for everything you have done for me," Liam replied."Really, that means you are officially joining our team right, big bro?" Audrey asked and he nodded his head."That's great, but what we have to do right now is to make sure that you are safe, and you also play the role of Aaron. To me that's the best way to guarantee your freedom, if you ask me," Adrian muttered."I don't doubt that's the best way, but all finger's crossed, he's going to be fine, and we are going to do our best to make sure that he's fine," Aaron replied.They all hugged each other, before returning to their different room.(Present)"I think we have waited for so long, the best we can do right now is to look for ways and means to bring him down. Don't you think, we have given him much space to rest," Liam asked, folding his arms on his chest as he sat up.Aaron nodded his head, "That's the sam
Chapter 244Adrian and Shilla both walked to their office, Mr. Brooks who was dressed in a three piece black suit, turned towards them, when he heard the clicking of their shoes on the floor."Good morning Adrian, hope you had a great night's rest?" He asked as they got close to him."Yes I did Mr. Brooks, good morning," he said, stretching his hands for a hand shake. They both shook hands, and he moved to the door of his office. Adrian placed his thumb on the censor of the door, and it opened up.They got in, Shilla moved over to her desk, while they moved to his office, "Please have your seat," Adrian said as he moved over to his seat.Mr. Brooks sat down, "I am sorry I showed up and announced, I was here four weeks ago, but Elder Jackson revealed to me that you were kidnapped. It didn't quite sit well with me, but there was only little I could do.""It's okay, if I may ask why are you here Mr. Brooks?" Adrian asked as he set up his table."Why am I here? I am here to see you, and I
Chapter 243Elder Jackson cleared his throat, "Are you trying to say, you aren't going to get married?"Adrian raised his head as tilted his head towards Elder Jackson, "Honestly, marriage isn't top of the list, for now, I doubt if I am going to get married."Elder Jackson let down his cutleries, "Adrian, can you hear yourself, what do you mean by you aren't sure you aren't going to get married. Don't you know how important the institute of marriage is?"Adrian exhaled, he knew it was going to be a long discussion about the subject of marriage, and Elder Jackson won't allow him to be. "Yes Elder, I know how important it is, but I don't think it's for someone like me.""You don't believe it's for someone like you because you are some Greek god, or what?" Madeline chipped in not hiding the hatred she has for him.Adrian looked at her for a few seconds, before tilting his head back to Elder Jackson, "It's a decision I have made many years ago, and I can't just back out of it. I just don'
Chapter 242Adrian nodded his head, he opened the laptop and shut it off, before they walked out of the building to library. They both walked to where his car was parked, and they drove back home, just In time before Ethan could return home.Immediately they got home, Liam didn't say a word to anyone, he went straight to his room, and locked the door. He walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes and got into the bathtub crying his eyes out.Now he has to be extra careful around the one he so much trusts, and he has to trust the one he so much hates, life they say is not only filled with ups and downs, it's also filled with plot twists.*****Ethan asks them to bring out the dead body of Liam, they quickly hurried to Liam's car, and brought out the body of the guy they had killed. From afar he was smiling, he thought it was Liam, but when they brought him closer.But when they brought him closer, that was when he realized that it wasn't Liam, but another person, who had close rese