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Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Destabilized
**Christain Forbes** I was destabilized for a while... What the hell was going on? Why was she keeping it a secret from me?! 'Sir. The car's ready' one of my men informed, waiting to accompany me to the waiting vehicle. The sluggishness the driver displayed by the wheel infuriated me. 'Haven't you been told that this is an emergency?' I howled. 'I need to abide by the....' 'Increase the speed. I've got no time to waste..' We got to my personal ramp on few minutes and the next, we were already flying... I stared at my phone screen, contemplating whether or not to call Dora again. I did spend the last few minutes, repeatedly trying to reach out but it was all to no avail... My insides tightened in panic. Lauren.. I grinded my teeth. I would rip anybody who dares to hurt her... Seconds seemed to be passing by slowly, earning me the feeling of time slipping through my fingers. Who were they? How did they take them? Where did they take them? How the hell did they get to know I kept t
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Twelve Miles Away
*Christian* Taut Jaws, Strained muscles, endless flow of adrenaline in my veins.. I needed to hit something... To let out the frustration bottled inside of me through an aggressive act. There were blood stains.. on the tiled floor, smeared on the walls, on the dining table... Shattered glasses spread all over the floor, it's sharp edges exposed without caution. With all the images crossing my vision, the only person I could think of was her... I do care about the rest but Her... She doesn't deserve to go through this.. not when she recently got involved in a fatal accident.. not when she's still temporarily blind. 'Wake up the island! Approach whoever you can!! Get as many information as possible... I need to know who they are! What direction they took..' I gritted out my orders.. They were attentive, quick to grasp onto my every word. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could sight the one camera lenses broken, on the floor. I did a quick through search around the house... maybe I'd
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir The one behind the ambush
*Christian*The warehouse was located in a secluded, less urban like area... Untarred roads, over grown weeds were all visible in the environment. This particular street seems like it had been abandoned for years.. there were unmaintained houses, no vehicles, no humans in sight. The warehouse building stood alone with its facade unwelcoming. Various parts of the walls were also cracked, it might decide to tear up anytime and bring the whole building onto the ground.'They're in there' Donna relayed, busy on the tab with things I'm yet to make out. Without further ado, I alighted the vehicle, seeking my way into the building. 'Boss.. you can't go in unarmed!' I heard Donna yell at me but by the time I started to consider the contingency of her words, it was too late.. Two masked men stood nose to nose with me, both had the barrel of their guns resting dangerously on either sides of my forehead. 'Raise your hands above your head' the bald one ordered, his low, deep voice resonating j
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Let them be
~Christian~I didn't take my time to think things through. I charged at him and punched him in the nose multiple times before I got held back by his men. Annoyance flicked his eyes when he wiped an amount of blood from his nose.. 'Still quick to anger, I see' he commented while he collected the wipe being given to him to clean up the blood smears.'What are you doing? Where did you keep them?!' I growled, fighting relentlessly at the men who kept me restricted.'It's a surprise you were able to find me so quick. How did you know we were here? Huh..?'He crossed his right leg on the other, his fingers tapping the arm of the wooden chair he settled on, carefully. He simply stared at me.. neither did he acknowledge my words or proceed to give me an answer to my asked question.The more I stared, the more irritated I became. I really wanted to knock that sly look off his face, beat him to a pulp for attacking them in my absence and more for taking her from me those days I had nothing. It
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Back to being cold?
~Christian~Watching her stand up for herself filled me with a sense of pride and I couldn't escape a little grin. This was Lauren. One I had always known. Smart enough to turn situations around for her favour. I still held my gun up just in case on if his guards decide to act stupidly. As if on cue, the blaring sounds of police sirens reached us...'You can't do this to me, Lauren. You can't get me into trouble because I tried to save you.' he repeated, his eyes wide with fear.'This...' I paused, taking few, graceful strides to where Lauren had him pinned. '..is game over, Gabe.'I collected the gun from Lauren,. encouraged her to leave now that it was safe. While she left, the officers surfaced, Donna also trailed behind. For facts unknown to me, she wouldn't stop poking her eyes at me. They took him out and the rest of his accomplices. It was remaining just us.'If you want to get yourself killed asap, then do that when I quit my job' she screeched, irritation crossing her feature
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir After Effect
TWO MONTHS LATER..~Christian~The Casino hotel was the one thing my father managed to build after exactly four years and it's possibly going to be the last since he'll be finally retiring in few days. The scenario that happened in his office few Months back when he tried to share his will remains unsorted. I'm not sure what is on his mind or what his wife, Linda has fed him with also. Audrey, however has kept his distance and hasn't tried any attack after what happened with Gabe but I know for sure that he was planning something bigger and I'm always ready. The party hosted by my father this day intends to officially launch the opening of the Casino Hotel. It was one for elites. He invited not all but most of his friends. Retired Armies, Renowned business men, politicians e.t.c.I secured myself a seat on a table that wasn't too out in the open. The last thing I wanted right now was unwelcomed attention. The guests rolled in. Some came as a duo, some as a trio and some individually.
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir No Escape for me
~Christian~I tailed her till she got home safe before ordering my driver to take me back to the office. If only she knew the woman she was messing with. Linda is no lovely, smokey friend. Certainly, she's got something up her sleeve. I'm not sure what yet, not until I found out.'Is this the new normal, sir?' my driver called out from where he controlled the wheels.My forehead wrinkled. 'New normal for what?''Miss Lauren Palmer. Tailing her till she's home'Unfortunately, he wasn't looking at me enough to notice the unpleasant expression I displayed. This was the first time in two months I was doing this. And I was doing this to be sure she got home safe after coming to a realization she was playing with a serpent's tongue.. If I ain't sure of her safety, I wouldn't be settled. After all, everything still comes down to me. I chose to ignore him. Good for him, he grabbed onto the hint and did no questioning any longer.. After a long drive, the vehicle came to a halt in the company'
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Heard about my unborn child?
~Christian~Just as I was about to board my waiting vehicle, Audrey Hepburn crossed my path, a coy smile on his face. 'Well, well. Congratulations brother. I couldn't let you leave without telling you one.' His tone was mocking rather than congratulatory. I snickered disapprovingly without saying a word. He sized me up. 'So, what am I supposed to address you as now? HEIR. Christian Forbes?' he added spitefully, emphasizing on the word 'Heir' aggressively. 'Now that you have most of our father's share and the legal head of Forbes Consortium, the respect should be accorded to you, right?''If you've got nothing to say, step aside. I have somewhere to be' I grimaced, sickened with his childish display 'How did the News about my unborn child go with you?'Somehow, I knew the conversation was going to lead here. For Crissakes I've no strength to deal with this or him.I ignored and walked past him. Our shoulders hit each other as I did so.'It's so sad she wouldn't be working for you an
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Fired
There are no real friendships, no true relationships, and even if the feelings somehow turn genuine, they're immediately muddled by the talks of business and incessant urges to tie the knot in marriage if the family is a favourable one. Only if the family is a favourable one. If it isn't then they do everything to ruin those feelings and create discord between the ones involved. It was a messy life filled with pretense, politics and numbers. It made me sick to the bones. My father has apparently disowned me because I have yet again disappointed him after he fixed a wedding for me without my knowledge. I found out at the last second and fled, causing a effect I didn't quite expect and I didn't regret either. Apparently, I underestimated the publicity of this particular event and it spread pretty quickly that the daughter of one of the most influential businessmen in the country ran away from her wedding. People were quick to point fingers at my father, accusing him of forcing his
A Mail
Raising a kid isn't exactly easy, you know," she said. "We're not suffering yet, but we're struggling. I would very much like to walk away from her, give you the middle finger and pray you die in an accident on your way back, but I can't." I flinched as she said those words. I forgot that she was also quite emotionally violent when she wants to be. "Why not?" She chuckled at my question. "Weird. Normally, one would be happy when they realize that they can't be cursed to death." I shrugged. "I can't say that I don't deserve it. Sometimes I wish for the same thing too." She gave a surprised look before continuing. "We need help, and even though you are a heartless, devilish, godforsaken, rotten, disgusting piece of shit, you have the ability to help us. You are rich and we aren't. Raising my daughter has been the greatest joy of my life even with our current situation, so raising her in a comfortable environment where she would be happy promises to bring even better joy. Despite t
A Humble request
The aroma of sizzling seafood pleasantly assaulted my nostrils as I looked around in search of the blonde beauty I came here for. I found her at the far corner of the restaurant sitting by a window wall and staring directly at me. I tensed up for a few seconds at the intensity of her stare but eventually relaxed as I walked towards her table. Even if I'm apologetic, I still have a reputation to uphold. I'm not gonna appear weak in front of her. "Hi, Donna," I flashed my best smile at her as I sat down on the seat opposite hers. "Hi," she said, her melodious voice filtering into my ears like a song. "It's...uh...nice to see you again," I said awkwardly. "I can't say the same, sorry," she shrugged. "I'd rather be with my child right now, or working." "Speaking of your child," I looked around her. "Where is.....your child?" "You don't know the gender, do you?" she asked and I shamefully looked away. I couldn't bring myself to answer that. "Well, she's okay, and happy where she is."
Meeting Donna
AUDREY HEPBURN I calmly exited my room once I was done with my exaggerated preparations to meet Donna. The maids gave me an apprehensive look as I made my way down the stairs before bowing respectfully as they hurried past me to do their jobs. "Good morning, sir," they said before heading in multiple directions and focusing on their chores. Even then, I could feel the tension in the air caused by my presence. "Everyone's acting like I'm the first person to attempt a murder on planet earth," I thought as I rolled my eyes. "There's a woman literally being called the worst human in the country and they just wouldn't ignore my little transgression." "Good morning, Audrey my boy," a calm sonorously thin voice greeted from behind me and placed a small frail hand on my back. "You look good today." I turned around with a sigh of relief as the old but beautiful nanny Helen graced me with her beautiful smile. She's been my nanny ever since I can remember and devoted all of her life to raisi
Free but not free
AUDREY HEPBURN The alarm clock blared in my ear causing me to slam it quiet with a groan. Rolling over on my bed, I let out a sigh. "I don't want to leave my room today." Just like every other day, I don't want to have to leave this room. I don't deserve to. My world has been turned upside down since that incident with Christian and sincerely, it's all my fault. I can't even blame it on anyone else. At the time, it seemed like the best course of action but now that I think about it, attempting to kill your step brother just because of a misunderstanding is quite extreme and malicious. Especially if it turns out that the woman you believed to be your mother was a lying bitch and you were infact biological brothers with the same step brother you tried to kill. That just brings it to a whole other level of terror. That was exactly what I did and now I feel like shit. For the most part of my life, I've always seen Christian as my step brother. I've always envied him, hated that he
Fired
There are no real friendships, no true relationships, and even if the feelings somehow turn genuine, they're immediately muddled by the talks of business and incessant urges to tie the knot in marriage if the family is a favourable one. Only if the family is a favourable one. If it isn't then they do everything to ruin those feelings and create discord between the ones involved. It was a messy life filled with pretense, politics and numbers. It made me sick to the bones. My father has apparently disowned me because I have yet again disappointed him after he fixed a wedding for me without my knowledge. I found out at the last second and fled, causing a effect I didn't quite expect and I didn't regret either. Apparently, I underestimated the publicity of this particular event and it spread pretty quickly that the daughter of one of the most influential businessmen in the country ran away from her wedding. People were quick to point fingers at my father, accusing him of forcing his
The search
He was mocking me," I retorted. "Who in their right mind, would risk their reputation and business influence over a murderer's nobody daughter. For all I know, he might just be thinking of using me for some publicity stunt, and the last thing I need right now is more publicity." She sighed again. "From my standpoint, it seemed like he was genuinely trying to help. You were the one being difficult." I swallowed hard, the truth of her words hitting me but my obstinacy wouldn't let me succumb. 'I was trying to protect myself.' 'You've been so hard on yourself lately, Tiffany. Please, relax. Open up to someone who seems to understand more. He said nothing wrong' earlier, You turned his words against him and made it into something offensive." "Didn't you hear him yelling at me?" She let out yet another sigh. "It's hard to not be frustrated when the person you're trying to help isn't letting you help." "I don't need his help," I hissed. "I don't want anything to do with him." She let
Tiffany's adamancy
I placed my hand in my pocket and slowly brought out my business card, then proceeded to carefully lay it on the table before backing away. "Call me when you've calmed down," I said as I headed out. "I'm sorry for the things I said." "Yeah, get out," she hissed. "And make sure to close the door behind you." With a heavy heart and a little anger at her reluctance to listen to or believe me, I closed the door behind, letting out a sigh before making my way to the car. My phone rang as I opened my car door and the caller ID was Courtney's, making me think twice about answering. I really am not in the mood for her requests and taunts. "What?" I asked as I reluctantly answered the call. "I assume it didn't go well?" "It's none of your business," I retorted. "What do you want, Courtney? I'm busy." "Well, first of all, stop using that tone with me," she warned. "Second, I think we can still find ways to help clear her name." "Nevermind that," I sighed as I got into the car. "She doe
You pity me?
"Would it kill you to say thank you?" she rolled her eyes as she revved her car engine. "You know what, never mind. Thank me by funding my newest project. Surely that's easier for you than saying the words, right?" I ignored her as I adjusted my clothes and walked away from her car. I crossed the road swiftly and headed for the house with my head down, hoping that she doesn't recognise me before I approach her door. I knocked on the door, praying again that the door opens before she realizes that I'm the one. It seems like luck's on my side as she opened the door while looking behind her. "Delivery?" she asked, her eyes still focused on something behind her. "Hi, Tiff." She froze at the sound of my voice. She remained frozen for a few minutes, as if trying to convince herself that she hadn't just heard my voice. "I know you heard me," I added as the silence stretched longer. She slowly turned her head to look at me and immediately gasped. "Oh, hell no." She tried to close th
