Chapter 7The soft knock came on the door just as Adrian picked up the cufflinks. It was Martinez.“The car's ready, Master”“Oh, okay”. He picked his jacket up which Martinez took from him. Giving one last comb to his hair, he looked at himself in the mirror shortly in the mirror. He couldn't deny - the suit looked really good on him. He smelt nice too- the scent of deep masculine musk all over him. Adrian hesitated, wondering what new faces he'd see if he went down the stairs.“Shall we?”“After you, Master”, Martinez said, opening the door. It made a beep sound immediately Martinez closed it, indicating that it had automatically locked. Adrian went down the stairs slowly and as he did, the maids greeted him. Martinez seemed to savor such things, because he let out a deep breath of satisfaction as they stepped out into the verandah.“ At least, a few dutiful ones”, he said under his breath though it was just loud enough for Adrian to hear. As he went down the steep stairs that led u
Chapter 8 Silence fell on the rest of the board as soon as the Sales director finished his presentation.“A commendable presentation”, Leonard complimented, breaking the silence immediately. “Any Questions?”, He asked, glancing from left to right. Adrian wondered if he should speak up now. What he had to say would not only discredit the Sales director's work but would definitely get him sacked because there was no way he could say he made such a big mistake in reporting. It was obviously schemed and he probably wasn't expecting that the Shilla would do her own reporting. But if he didn't say anything, then the information provided would prevent the company from improving and he could definitely see unrecoverable loss in the future, not to mention the fact that there'll be more chances of embezzling funds from the Sales department.“Very well then… I …”Adrian raised his hand, cutting his Father off.“Yes Adrian?”“Thank… Thank you sir”, Adrian said, clearing his throat at the end o
Chapter 9“Welcome Master”, Martinez greeted with a bow as Adrian came to the room of the door. “Martinez, how are you?”“Very well, Master. Should I have them bring up your lunch”“Umm…not really, Martinez. I had lunch on my way here”The gasp that escaped from Martinez made Adrian think he'd just murdered someone. “What?”“Master, why would you choose to eat lunch at some local undeserving restaurant, amongst…. uhhh”, Martinez said dramatically, shuddering at his last words like he'd just seen something ominous and overwhelming.“What… What's wrong with that? Did I do something wrong?”“Wrong?!. It's outrageously forbidden to be caught outside as a Grayson. What if someone caught you on camera or some paparazzi videoed you, Master?”“Calm down, Martinez. I'm… pretty sure there wasn't any … paparazzi anywhere” “But you can't be too sure, Master. They are very sly people and they could get such things all over the internet in no time!”“There was no paparazzi Martinez”“But Maste
Chapter 10 He ran a finger over the mark. It was bold and dark, contrasting deeply with his skin. It seemed to be divided into five and it looked so real, like it was more of an engravement than a stain on his body. He'd never noticed such a mark before on his body and he wondered if it was some kind of Grayson birthmark.His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.“Master?” came Martinez' voice.He came out of the dressing space, fully dressed, fastening back his Rolex to his wrist. “Come in Martinez”“Sir, the cars are ready”“I’ll be down in a minute”“Ok Master”, He said, disappearing almost immediately. Adrian slipped his legs into his shoes and went over to the mirror to check himself out.“Alright, alright. Your boy's looking good alright”, his said in an accent. His muscles were quite accentuated in his sharp white Polo sleeve. The V- neck showed off some of his nice chest hair and the shirt slimmed into his trousers perfectly. Taking the lightly scented perfume,
Chapter 11Audrey rolled her eyes, "Oh not again." George chuckled, "Come on Audrey, you don't address your mom in such a manner."Madeline,Audrey’s mother, eyed Adrian and turned her gaze towards Audrey, "How many times do I have to tell you to always stick by the rules Audrey?" She scoffed looking away, "Urghh, Can you not nag me for once mum?.” She turned her gaze to Adrian “I am hungry. Can we please head towards where the dinner is being held?" Adrian, who just stood there confused and staring at the two of them, saw that as an opportunity to get her away from Madeline. The words Audrey spoke about her mother not being nice made much sense. The look she gave him wasn't nice at all. His only worry was putting up with someone who probably didn’t like him, whereas he doesn't know anything about her. Adrian and Audrey spoke in low tunes as they both tailed the waiter who led them to a big hall where the dining was taking place.Adrian could tell he was late, all chairs had been
Chapter 12"Adrian? Ethan hasn't even spoken and you are asking Adrian to speak?" Madeline muttered as she got to her feet. They were all shocked, no one in the family dared challenge the decision of Mr. Jackson."Madeline sit your goddamn ass down, what do you think you are doing? Have you lost your mind or don't you know who you are speaking to?" Mr. Leonard asked as he pulled her gown. Madeline sat down feeling at peace she was able to speak her mind, she hated the old man and couldn't just wait for him to die, so she could have everything."I am sorry father, I apologise," Leonard said with his head bowed, Audrey and Adrian were both shocked at the way Madeline spoke. Mr. Jackson shook his head with a wicked smile on his face as he gazed at Madeline. "Ethan, speak, I am listening."Ethan stood up, clearing his throat while straightening his shirt, "I want to appreciate everyone for showing up to such a great function as this, I count myself privileged to be among a gathering of
Chapter 13Aaron started coughing, Adrian and Audrey looked at each other, strangely they had this strange connection within them that they could tell that Aaron was acting up to prevent answering the questions."If you have the flu, why didn't you treat yourself before coming here?" Mr. Jackson spoke in annoyance. "I am sorry Dad, please blame me, beside we couldn't miss such an event as this," Richard muttered as he patted Aaron on his back."I will leave you guys to bond together, excuse me," Mr Jackson said, standing up. Everyone at the table all stood up with their heads bowed till he was out of their sight. Aaron stopped coughing immediately and picked up his phone. Isla chuckled, "Nice one Aaron, you just succeeded in playing the almighty Jackson Grayson, nice one."Aaron looked at her feigning ignorance, "What are you talking about Aunty?" Isla smiled, "You can fool him, not me." "Never mind," Aaron muttered as he drank from the glass containing water.Audrey extended her
Chapter 14 The Limousine pulled up in the front of the mansion, Audrey quickly jumped out and ran to her room. Adrian was about to open the door when, but the guard who was outside was faster than him. He almost fell to the ground but he was quick to hold himself from falling."You are welcome sir," Adrian nodded his head and handed over his suit to the guard who was standing beside him. He walked in and was greeted by his loyal servant Martinez."Welcome master, how are you, hope the dinner went well, did you enjoy the meal, would you love a massage?" Adrian sighed with his gaze on Martinez. "I am fine, you don't have to worry about me, I can take care of myself, I ain't a kid anymore Martinez."Martinez wasted no time in collecting his master suit from the guard, "Thanks, you can now leave." He bowed and walked away while Martinez followed Adrian to his room. They both got to his room, Adrian was about to use the doorknob when the door opened. He shook his head while whispering
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