Chapter 72They all exhaled and trailed the doctor to his office, with different questions bugging their minds, Martinez was the only one who stayed back. When he noticed they had all gone into the doctor's office, he asked the nurse standing by the door if he could see her."Sure, but she is resting, don't disturb or touch her," Martinez nodded his head and walked into the room, where she was lying on the bed, with different instruments, wires, and machines connected to her body. Martinez felt bad, his conscience immediately pricked him as tears strolled down his eyes.He couldn't help but sob as he walked to the bed, "I am sorry Madeline, I didn't know it would lead to this, I am sorry," he quickly brought out his handkerchief and wiped his tears when he heard the footsteps behind him.He turned and found out it was Audrey, she remained quiet as she stared at her mum, and when tears started streaming down her eyes, she took off her medicated glass, so she could wipe away her tears.
Chapter 73Audrey stretched her hands to the shoulder of Martinez, "It's fine and it's not your fault you didn't have an answer at that moment. There's no need to blame yourself, and I am sorry about the loss of your sisters, I know it must have been challenging."Martinez nodded his head, just then the door of the doctor's office opened and they all stepped out and walked to see Mrs. Madeline. Audrey and Martinez quickly got on their feet and wiped the tears away from their eyes. "Adrian, what's happening? What did the doctor say?"Adrian exhaled and held her hands, he kept quiet gazing into her eyes, "Adrian, you are getting me scared, talk to me." He looked to Martinez who had a hand in whatever was currently happening, and then returned his gaze to Audrey. "Your Mum is fine, she just needs a little surgery.""A little surgery? What surgery? Where?" She asked gazing at her brother Liam, Liam exhaled and walked towards her, and took her hands, "Mum will be fine, she just needs a
Chapter 74Ethan got to the hospital and headed straight to the VIP ward, immediately he stepped out of the elevator, Mr. Leonard was the first person he saw, he doubled his footsteps till he got to where his dad was standing.Mr. Leonard saw him and instantly printed his fingers on his cheeks, twice, taaah! taaah! Ethan held his face, confused as to why his Dad would slap him twice. "Dad, what's that for?" "You still have the guts to ask what's that for?" Mr. Leonard asked, wanting to add a third one, "I am sorry Dad, it's strange, it's been a while since you raised your hands at me. Where's Mum and how's she?" Leonard raised his head towards the room she was in, Ethan walked gently to the room, his two palms still glued to his cheeks.He slowly walked in, tears dripping down his eyes, he walked outside but didn't see his father anymore. A message got into his phone, "You have to remain in the hospital till I get there tomorrow morning. Your Mum needs brain surgery, Ethan don't y
Chapter 75Mr. Richard was up early in the morning to prepare for his outing with his son, over the years he never saw a reason why he should bond with his son. He thought everything was about providing, when you provide it guarantees them a great life.He felt sad that his philosophy about parenting was a lie when he started hearing shocking things about Aaron, and the incessant nagging of his wife, about Aaron's character.Since his last dispute with his wife which happened over the phone. He vowed to show her how great of a father he could be, and since then he has decided to get things right with Aaron. He wasn't going to be a dad who was only interested in sending cash.This time around, he was prepared to go all out for his son, in every way he can, be it financially, socially, mentally, emotionally, and the rest. Over the years he has neglected his duty as a father and took on the role of a provider, It has taken a toll on Aaron's lifestyle, ranging from the decisions he makes
Chapter 76Audrey and Liam both walked out of their respective rooms at the same time, "Good morning big bro.""Good morning little sis, are you ready?" Liam asked as he walked up to her, "Yes I am," Audrey replied with a nod of the head. For the first time in a long while, Liam crossed his hands across the shoulder of his sister.Audrey was shocked, the last time such a thing happened was when they were kids, then Liam was her favorite brother. She would spend all her day in Liam's room, she preferred Liam to Ethan and Adrian. But as she began to grow, things began to change and she saw herself drifting toward Adrian, someone she never even liked, but life is full of twists.The servants and maids who walked past them were shocked to see Liam and Audrey in such a way. Exactly the same way they were shocked when they found out Audrey's brothers were Liam and Ethan, while Adrian was her stepbrother and not the other way around.They both stepped out of the mansion and the guards outs
Chapter 77Rosa Dalton paced to and fro in her room, she didn't believe she was about to do this for the company, she looked at her phone lying on the bed again and looked away. She sent an email to Adrian asking if he was ready, but he didn't reply.She paced to and fro till her husband came into the room, he noticed how worked up she looked, she also looked worried. He walked up to her and held her hands, stopping her from moving, "You look worried, what's up?"She smiled, "Nothing my love, I am just worried about a business deal with one of our shareholders," she replied. "How come, I am just knowing about this? Aren't you the one who said we shouldn't hide anything from each other? How come you are the one doing this?"She looked away not knowing what to say, how was she supposed to explain to her husband that she's going on a date with Mr. Adrian just to seduce him or go as far as having sex with him, just to save the company."I am sorry, it escaped my mind, you know I always
Chapter 78Adrian turned towards her and decided to pry into her life, he wanted to know how he ended up. He is aware she wouldn't reveal the truth to him, but there was no harm in trying."Your first husband? What happened to him?""It's a long story, Mr. Adrian, you might get bored of it," She replied with her gaze on the floor. "A long story, I am always fascinated with long stories, feel free to tell me about him, who knows I might learn from your story and pick up two or three lessons from it."She exhaled and tilted her head towards Adrian, immediately the door opened, "In that case, let's get to the table, I will let you in on it.""No problem," Adrian muttered and they both walked over to the table she had reserved, Adrian looked around and was wowed by the restaurant, truly money is great. It was damn great, a state of the art. Rosa caught him staring around and she smiled, she felt she did a great job and he was in love with what he was seeing. She felt this had automatical
Chapter 79Rosa chuckled, "He died in prison, come on let's not talk about that, we have important business to talk about and not a dead man.""That dead man was the same man who gave you happiness, he is the same man who put a smile on your face. He is the same man who served as a shoulder for you to cry on. Come on Rosa," Adrian said trying to hold back the anger boiling in him.Rosa was shocked, she couldn't understand why Adrian was getting angry, maybe it was because they had the same name. "Calm down Sir, I am sorry if my words angered you, I didn't know speaking about my late husband would get you upset."Adrian closed his eyes and exhaled and inhaled before speaking up, "I am sorry for my outburst, maybe I reacted because we bear the same name. Anyways let's move on, why did you invite me here?"Rosa smiled at him, "As I said earlier, it's the nature of our company to treat our shareholders well, and this is part of it. Be rest assured you are going to leave here happier than
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