Elenaor got home to her parents house that night, Jared was too angry to even think of walking in with her.
“Are you not coming in? At least to have a drink or two,” she was looking at Jared but it was like he didn't even want to talk to her.
“I didn't tell you I was thristy? I want to get back home to my father and I want to do it as soon as possible so please if you don't mind I need you to get down.” Jared was still angry with everything that happened to him, he was not even trying to hide it from Eleanor.
Eleanor didn't say another word but she got down from the car and began entering the Kendrick Mansion, everyone there was surprised to see her.
“You were meant to be there till morning or even three days like the both of you always do. So why are you back so early?” Sandra looked at Eleanor as she tried to take a seat, Elenaor didn't reply, rather she was still trying to understand what it was she saw unravelling at the Hotel.
“El? Is anything wrong or did someone make you feel bad?” Sandra asked again, it was not like Eleanor to be that quiet not after a date with Jared.
“Mother, did Keith ever tell father who he was or where he came from?” Eleanor asked the question on her mind, it was not any of her family members would have expected but it was strange for her to even think of something like that.
“No, why in the world would you ask something like this? Did anything happen or was there any problem?” Sandra was a bit worried but she didn't want to show her daughter that she was worried.
Eleanor took a deep breath and looked around the room, she saw that it was only her mother there with her. “Mom, We ran into Keith at the hotel,”
“Oh my, what was that good for nothing doimg there at the city’s most expensive hotel. Don't tell me he was stalkonb you and Jared?” Sandra was shocked to hear that Keith was even anywhere close to the Phoenix Spring Hotel.
“No mother, it's not even close to it.” Eleanor was trying to tell her mother that it was not what she thought.
“Then why was that bum there? He is not meant to be anywhere close to expensive things or places. He is an eyesore and he was meant to be thrown out of that place. What did he do?”
Sandra was looking at Eleanor, she didn't know why her daughter was acting like there was something she wanted to say but she knew that anything that involved Keith meant that there was nothing to it.
“Mother, Keith is something else. He is the main reason why I am home now because Jared was angry about what he said to us.” Elenaor was not happy when she was trying to tell her mother why she was back at the house at that time.
Sandra was shocked to hear that Keith was the reason why Eleanor was back home at that time. “How is he the reason why you are back here? Did he do something? Or was he trying to do something to Jared?”
“No mother, Keith was already there before we got there and Jared wanted to make sure he got thrown out of the Hotel but when he was about to get thrown out of the hotel the Owner walked in and began to talk to Keith like he was some kind of feared man.”
Eleanor was still trying to put together what she had seen at the hotel, it was not normal at any bit. She knew that Keith was poor and there was no way he would have anything but what happened before her eyes was not even anywhere close to what anyone would expect.
“What do you mean by that? Keith is a no good for nothing and no one would even want to be close to him so why would the owner of the city's largest hotel want to have anything to do with him? There must be a mix up,”
Sandra didn't want to believe a thing Eleanor said, it was like she was drunk to her but when she looked at Eleanor she saw that her daughter was not in any way drunk and she was really saying what she had seen that night.
“Mother, I know what I saw and from the looks of things Keith is some kind of secret rich man that we didn't even know about.” Eleanor was looking at her mother, it was not what they were praying to see unveil but it was like Keith was hiding his identity.
“Keith told your father that he doesn't even know where he was from, he was a poor hopeless man when your father found him all wounded in that crash. There was nothing showing that he had anything of value in his life,” Sandra was sure of what she was saying, but hearing all this about Keith made her try to recall if there was something she missed.
“Mother, the man that we saw today was Keith. But there was something different about him. It was like he was a huge wall that no one could push down, he fired the hotel’s new manager and told him not to step anywhere close to the hotel or he would be jailed.”
Sandra was petrified when she heard Eleanors words, she didn't know what Keith would be someone that could be that scary.
“So youre saying that Keith did all this? Keith Norman? Then there must be something we missed but I know that he had nothing to his name, only his wallet and that was where your father found out his name was Keith.”
Sandra was trying to make sure that her daughter was not still trying to find out what happened but she knew it won't work that way.
“I believe you mom, but I will have to look into this myself and if I find anything that I can use to make sure that I don't let this man get under my skin then I will make sure I use every ounce of strength to bring him down.” Eleanor didn't want to let Keith be her problem.
‘I don't know who you are but I will make sure you don't get under my skin again Keith Norman,’
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Jared got back to their mansion and he was not even trying to look at anyone but he was filled with rage.
“Mr. Jared, are you back early? Please, is there any problem?” A butler asked Jared the moment he stepped into the house, he didn't even want to look at him.
Jared was walking to the study, he was going to have a word with his father even though he didn't want to make it known to anyone there he was filled with rage.
“How dare that man insult me and think he can get away with it? He even went as far as saying that my father can't do a thing. I will make sure that he is not going to be doing anything but sitting in jail when I am done with him.”
Jared walked to his father's study, he opened the door to see his father was with a streetwalker.
“Ah my god Jared, can't you knock? Didn't I teach you simple manners?” Williams Edward yelled as his son opened the door, the streetwalker sat up and it was like she was preparing to begin what she was called to do.
“Now honey, go up to the room. I believe I showed you the way there.” Edward smiled as he pointed to the door for the girl to give him and his son some space.
The girl nodded and left the room, Edward was not happy that his fun time was interrupted by anyone. “Now you better have an explanation, and it better not be one of your rants. I don't have time for that,”
Jared looked at his father, he didn't know what he was going to say at first but he wanted to tell his father what had happened. “I was embarrassed at the Phoenix Spring Hotel, and Mr. Jacqueline just stood there and watched as no good for nothing did it like he was powerless.”
Edward, hearing that his son was embarrassed by someone at a hotel he was known to be one of the founding people that walked into it, “What do you mean by this? Doesn't he know who you are?”
“He knew who I was but he wasn't even acting like he was powerless to the man in front of him. I even showed him my card and they said it was pointless to even show them that card.” Jared was trying to tell his father what he had gone through earlier that day.
“What insolence! I will make sure that they hear from me and they will not like my rage when I am done with them! Do you have a name? Like the name of the food for nothing that dared to talk to you?” Edward was looking at Jared, he didn't even want to know what was happening.
“His name is Keith Norman, and from what I heard he used to be a bum of a man.” Jared was not even trying to hide anything.
“Don't worry, I will take care of all this.” Edward reassured his son, “They will pay for trying to make you look like a fool.”
Keith was trying to make sure that he didn't stay long inside the room and he was sure that spending a whole day inside a locked room would make him look terrible. “I hate doing this but I have to go around the city to see if I will find anything that would make me even think of anything else.” Keith got up and walked over to the wardrobe that Jacqueline prepared for him. He opened it and spotted a plain black shirt with a pair of trousers, they were all in the highest class of things and he knew that there was no way Jacqueline would want him to wear anything below class. ‘That's right, I left all my clothes back at Eleanor's house and there is no way I am going back there to take them. I might as well jump into the ocean and let the fishes eat me.’ Keith picked a cloth out of the varieties of clothes in the wardrobe, he didn't know what else he would do but he was going to be roaming around the city till he found something that would make him forget that he had his divorce to th
“Well for starters all you need is a good name out there to make sure you don't lose more customers. You make one heck of a cocktail to be worried that you will lose anything if you keep trying,” Keith took the last sip from the cup, and he looked at Wally who was trying to keep the bad thoughts out of his head. He looked at Keith and he noticed that there was something different about Keith, but he didn't know what it was that made him feel like he was somehow a bit different. “You know what I think you are right but who in the world would want to invest in this hell hole, I know you don't have anything to do but talk to me.” Wally stood up to walk over to the back, he was not happy and it was showing all over him. “I know how you feel but don't worry Wally, soon you will be back to your old self and you will keep serving up all this good cocktail like there is nothing else for you to do.” Keith wanted to make sure that Wally didn’t leave the bar to close down so he was going to
Keith was not happy that someone was trying to hold him like he was some kind of dog, “I am asking you politely to leave me alone and you think you can just hold me like you are my superior?” “Listen, I will not hold back when I am trying to say anything to you. But I will tell you this there is no way you are going to walk out of here without taking a beating if you resist following me.” The man sounded like he was going to be sure to beat Keith up if he was going to resist. While all this was going on Lucas noticed that Keith was being held by a man that he didn't know and it was clear that Keith was not happy about it one bit. He opened the door to the car and got down, he was about to make sure everything was okay with Keith and nothing was going on.“What are you doing to him? Leave him alone,” Lucas was not about to stand around and watch them hold Keith like he was nothing, but it would also be a problem for him if he talked to them like that. He knew there was no way Keith w
Keith reached the hotel and he was still confused about the whole thing that had happened earlier, it was strange to him but he was still not going to let it bother him like that. "Who in the world would send for people to come and pick me up like I am a child?” Keith got out of the car, he was not still thinking straight. He wanted to know who it was that would even think of trying to come to him like that. “Sir, do you need me to help you with any other thing?” Lucas asked as Keith stepped down from the car, he noticed that his boss was a bit puzzled but it was like he was still trying to put the pieces together. The moment Lucas called Keith it was like he snapped out of a trance. “No Lucas, you can go get some rest. You did well today.” Keith had a smile on his face, it was like he was trying to make sure that Lucas didn't feel bad but he also wanted to make sure that he didn't think a lot about what had happened earlier. “Okay sir,” Lucas bowed his head a bit before he drove
Keith sat down and began to wait for Marx and Jacquline to show up, he was not sure what he was thinking but he knew there was something about to happen and it would be a shake if he didn't know how he was to react to it. “Someone is watching me, I don't know who might even think of watching me like that.” Keith was trying to put together the thoughts of people that he knew in the city and it was only the Kendricks and Jared Williams. There was no other major family in the city that he had talked to or even mingled with. But it was clear that whoever was watching him was some rich man. “I will have to wait and make sure that I don't fall for any trap,” Keith didn't want to think of anything else but he knew that he would have to wait to know how he was going to tackle the situation or he would be the one to fall into problems. He relaxed and looked at his phone, he saw that he had not yet saved up Noelle’s number. ‘I better save this up so I won't forget who she is when she calls.
Keith had waited till the day of his divorce before he was going to leave the hotel, he was going to make sure that there was no way he would be anywhere else. “After today there will be nothing holding me together with the Kendrick family.” “My Liege, are we to come after the trial to pick you up? It would be best if you were to move to the new house after the trial so you will find a chance to be alone and hidden from everyone.” Marx was looking at Keith, he knew that he would not want to be in the hotel for long and it was best if he was to move out of the hotel and to a house. “You know what I want, I will be sure that I move out of this place, it will be nice if it’s after this trial so I will know what my next line of action will be.” Keith didn't see any reason to remain in the hotel for that long, he wanted to make sure he was not under his enemy’s radar for long.“I will make sure they prepare it for you, rest assured that it will be ready before your trial ends.” Marx smi
“Is there a problem Mrs. Kendricks?” Keith referred to Sandra by her name instead of calling her mother like he would always do to make sure he paid respect. But there was no need for him to use those words anymore. Sandra couldn’t speak, she was still trying to put together what she was seeing in front of her. “How in the world did you get a car? There is no way you can have a car this expensive. You have to be blackmailing someone to get this, you are nothing but a bum.” Keith couldn't help but smile, he was looking at Sandra and Eleanor. It was strange how both of them were the only two people he wanted to make sure he talked to. But now he doesn't even want to think of them. “I know you find it strange to see me enter a car like this or even look this happy. You are probably thinking that there is something I have hidden from you but I want to ask, what if there was something I hid from you? You were the ones that said that you wanted nothing to do with me.” Keith was not going
“Both of you sound like you were a motley crew. I don't want to know the sort of thing you were up to when. You were still back in the valley.” Lucas couldn't help but smile at the story that he was being told. Keith was looking out the window, he could picture when he and Marx were still a bit younger. “You know when I was still training to become the Lord of the Valley. Marx was the only warrior that scared the living daylights out of his fellow warriors, the elders had to make sure that there was a certain set of warriors that worked with him in order not to get killed.” All the talk of Marx made Keith have flashbacks he didn't believe he would have ever again. “You must have been scarier then, I heard you once took out an invading army with three men. They called you the protector of the valley and the undefeated king.” “That was all a long time ago, I know everyone still thinks I am that monster that reigned years ago but the monster was gone a long time ago.” Keith wanted to