"Why are you both looking gloomy?" Leonard asked.His parents were seated in the living room, holding each other while sighing softly. They looked up when Leonard spoke as he walked in."Leonard, you're back," Catherine said, wiping her eyes.Leonard raised a brow and he went to her. "Momma, are you crying?""Your grandpa is sick Leonard. He's very sick," Catherine said with a sigh.Leonard stared at her father, who was looking gloomy. "Is that why you have this sad look on? Let the family get a doctor to treat him. You both don't have to be worried.""Leonard, what do you mean we shouldn't be worried?" Shadrach asked."They were chased out of the family so we don't have any business with their affairs."Shadrach sighed. Somehow he felt like Leonard was right but a part of him didn't want to believe it. "They came to the office to apologise to me. They said my father was very sick and when I got there, the doctor told me he didn't have much time to live."Leonard was at a loss for wor
Melvin looked up at his father. "Dad, you shouldn't be angry at me. What do you want me to expect to do? You were about giving everything to Shadrach with nothing left for me." "You don't expect me to sit down and watch everything slip away from my hands, do you?" Chandler folded his hands at his back and walked back and forth, staring at Melvin's back and sighed, "The Don helped Leonard get back justice. There should be a link between those two and if I remember clearly, The Don makes no friends." "Shadrach was being unfilial to me by letting the police take you and your son away. It was a family matter which could be resolved peacefully but he let us be embarrassed in such a manner and took the company away from our hands." Chandler looked at Melvin, who stared back at him. "In subsequent times, we'll get back what's rightfully ours. In the meantime, get closer to Shadrach. Find out the true relationship between Don and Leonard." Melvin nodded with a smile. It seems his father w
The Marshall's Residence.The doctor was checking Chandler's vitals while he laid on the bed. His eyes were closed as he was deep slumber.Melvin was seated beside him, watching the doctor's movements. "Is he going to be okay?"At that moment, Shadrach and Leonard entered into the room with Catherine behind them. Leonard stared at the scene before him and shook his head in disgust.Now, he knew why his father believed. It was a total charade."How's my father now, doctor?" Shadrach asked with deep concern.The doctor sighed and put back his stethoscope into its case. "His health is deteriorating but I noticed a slight change. He seems to be very happy and it seemed to have calmed him down.""That's because we are all together now," Melvin said, bringing everyone's attention to where he was seated.Leonard glanced at his father to study his expression. The look on his father's face had changed drastically and a deep frown as there.Melvin also noticed it and walked towards him, falling
"Leonard, " Victor called out.Leonard glanced at him with a raised brow."Since our families have reconciled with each other, how about we hang out together?" Victor asked with a small smile.Leonard's brows furrowed deeply. He chewed on his food before replying, "I'm busy so it won't be possible.""Busy?""From what I know, you don't have a job so how can you be busy?" Victor asked, feeling quite enraged that Leonard would turn down his offer.If not that his father had made him promise that he should be on his best behaviour, he definitely won't be seated here beside Leonard, asking him to a time out."Victor! Mind your words, " Melvin scolded.Leonard merely sipped from his glass of water and wiped the corners of his lips."Leonard, I apologize for Victor's outburst. Victor, apologize immediately!""I'm sorry, " Victor said through gritted teeth."Leonard is a friend of the Don. So definitely he would be busy, you can take him out in his free time, " Melvin said with small smile.
A week later.Melvin has resumed work in the company under Shadrach's directive. He acted so neutral and righteous making Shadrach believe that he had truly changed Leonard was already getting wary. Efforts of getting the evidence he needed seemed to be fruitless as Chandler seemed to have covered his tracks well.…Mega Conglomerate.The telephone rang disrupting Leonard from his work."Hello?""Leo, we have finally gotten him," Came a reply."I'll be there shortly."…The Marshall's Residence.Shadrach and the whole family watched as Chandler was attended by the doctor. He seemed to be getting weaker by the day and they were being advised to always be with him at all times.He laid pale on the bed as the doctor checked his vitals.The door was pushed open and Leonard entered with a grave expression on his face. "Oh Leonard, you're here," Victor greeted with a smile.Leonard merely glanced at him and looked intensely at Chandler. "How long can you keep up with this act?"Chandler lo
Shadrach stared at his father, clenching his fists. He had betrayed his trust once more.Leonard held his father's shoulder seeing his complicated gaze. "Dad, I can't believe you could actually do this to me. You say Melvin did nothing wrong? My son was sent to jail for a false allegations. He spent half of his life away from I and his mother and you say Melvin did nothing wrong?"Chandler's stiffened expression shifted a little. "And so? What if your son was sent away, he was useless after all. What have you and your family done to the development of this family apart from taking what belongs to us?"Shadrach shook his head with disgust. "Belonged to you? Do you mean the company I built with my own hands and sweat?""What has your beloved son ever done if not to squander money on alcohol and woman and then you hide his shady dealings because you don't want to be put to shame.""Shadrach, don't speak to father like that!" Melvin roared, walking towards him.Shadrach raised a brow and
Next Day,Pacific Estate."Find out what shady deals the Marshalls do behind. Those they owe and have stepped on, they should come knocking at their door now. I want the Marshall family destroyed for what they have done to my family.""Consider it done."…A soft knock came on Leonard's door. Leonard dropped his phone on the bed, his father was looking at him with a devastated look on."Dad," Leonard said with concern as he walked him in.Shadrach sighed as he spoke softly, "I'm really sorry Leo."Leonard raised a brow in confusion. "What are you sorry for?""For not believing you at first. I was blinded with everything and I must have hurt you with my words, I wasn't being careful enough.""No, dad," Leonard said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You don't have to apologise or blame yourself at all. I understand your plight but right now it's not the time to be sorry but to pick yourself up and become stronger than ever. Mom needs you now and so do I."Shadrach nodded to Leonard's wo
Aquafina raised a brow inquisitively. "What do you mean by the truth?"Max took a chair and sat down, facing her while playing with a pocket knife. "I wanted to find out what happened, alone.""Tsk, nonsense," Aquafina voiced out. "You're clearly lying. We all know the truth now, you leaked everything out and you guys got attacked and suddenly you ran away, leaving David to die.""Don't say that!!!" Max yelled, standing up and kicking the chair off her butt making Aquafina jump up in fright."You and Diana knew how much I doted on David. I loved him with all my heart, do you know how I felt when he died in my arms? When he breathed his last?""Do you know how helpless I felt that night because I couldn't stop the blood from flowing out before I was shot?""Do you have any clue about the trauma I passed through trying to accept the fact that he was dead and would never come back to me?"Tears flowed out of her eyes as she spoke with so much pain in her voice. Aquafina could only stare