“Running makes me a coward, honey, and I am no coward,” Eric said as he tilted his head slightly to look at his wife, who looked petrified. “What can you even do? Nothing. All I have to do is instruct these men, and they will beat you to a pulp.” Tom said, shoving his hands into his pocket after gesturing his initial words. “You have no right to come here and cause trouble. Take your men and the useless things you brought as gifts back to your foolish boss.” Samantha said in a sharp tone, pointing a finger towards Tommy, who was backing her. “Don't you dare insult my boss again? Or else…" Tommy said as he turned back rapidly to look at her when Eric cut in sharply, making him pause his statement.“Or else what? Huh? What are you going to do?” Eric asked with every bit of confidence in him. He stepped forward, and the men stepped forward too as he stared at Tommy directly in the eyes as if he were searching for something. Tommy heaved a sigh, taking his gaze away as he thought of wh
Eric held her hand and they both walked back into the house with only one thought in his mind, which was to make Darius pay for what he had done the hard way. He heaved a sigh as he climbed onto the bed, thinking about what had happened earlier in the day. Samantha walked into the room and lay beside him on the bed, heaving a heavy sigh. Eric tilted his head towards her slowly and she gave him a pale look, taking off her gaze slowly as he could only imagine what was going through her mind as she lay there on the bed. He cleared my throat lowly as he wanted to talk.“Baby!” Eric said in a low tone, and she took a deep breath.“Yes!” She replied, and he exhaled heavily.“I am sorry for what happened earlier today. I promise it will never repeat itself.” Eric said in a low tone as if he were whispering.“Let's forget about it. I just hope Darius doesn't come back with another strategy to take me forcefully.” She said, and he shook his head slowly.“I doubt he would be after the display t
“Good day, sir.” She greeted rapidly and bowed as Darius walked and stood in front of them. He heaved a sigh as he shoved his hand in his pocket, tilting his head slowly to look at Eric, who kept a straight face. “What's going on here?” He said as he tilted his head back to look at his employee who took a deep breath, getting ready to talk.“Sir, this man came here to seek a meeting with you. After careful evaluation of his physical appearance and manner of approach, I knew he was not the type of person you would like to meet, so I decided to decline his request to meet with you. He then started to yell and curse at me. It was when I wanted to reply to him, you walked in on us.” She explained, taking a deep breath to calm her racing heart as she breathed heavily. She tilted her head swiftly to look at Eric briefly, bringing it back immediately to look at her boss. Michael cleared his throat slightly as he tilted his head towards Eric, who looked away briefly before bringing his gaze
Darius was back on his feet now, tilting his head from side to side as he still could not believe his eyes and ears. How did he manage to pull that stunt? He asked himself but could not find an answer to that question. His heart racing so fast that he started to breathe through the mouth. He knew how important that project was for him and his company and would do anything to have the contract back. He took a deep breath as he lowered his head trying to think of what next to do but nothing was coming to his head as he could not think straight.Eric stood there, with his hands wrapped around his chest as he enjoyed the view of what was going on. He heaved a sigh as he tilted his head to look at the receptionist that earlier insulted him. He made a cocky smile, and she took her faze away immediately as she thought, how could Eric be this important to her boss all of a sudden. Eric stood there, quiet, not uttering a single word. There was a moment of silence as Darius was still in pleadin
What could possibly be going on? Rachael asked in shock as she took her phone to redial Darius' contact, but she later decided not to call him again after he screamed at her earlier. She stood up abruptly from the chair that she sat down and paced around the room in fear, unsure of what was exactly going on. She stopped abruptly as her phone began to buzz as she looked to see who was calling. It was her son, Michael. She hurriedly picked up the call and placed the phone over her ear, heaving a heavy sigh before talking. She was just about to talk before Michael cut in.“Mom! What's going on? I missed your calls.” Michael said hurriedly, and Rachael could not bring herself to explain to him what was really going on. She took a deep breath as she thought of what to tell him.“Just come home. There is something going on that I don't understand.” She replied and cut the call. She tossed her phone on the chair as she continued to think about what Darius had just said. Was he under any kind
“Come back here you scumbag. Who do you think you are?” Rachael questioned in anger as she pointed at Eric. He stopped instantly, thinking of what next to say to them. He heaved a sigh as he tilted his head slowly to the back to give them a straight stare, bringing out his hand from his pocket to wipe his face. “You are still not doing what I asked you to do. Focus less on me and more on how to pay Darius. You know how cruel and mean he can be.” Eric replied with a grin on his face as he tilted his head slowly to look at Michael, who had a frown on his face. He forced out a breath as he walked slowly towards Eric, staring at him directly in the eyes as if he wanted to land a punch on his face.“Leave. I don't ever want to see you here. Do you get that?” Michael said in a sharp tone as he pointed to the door, and Eric chuckled.“You heard him right. If you by any chance come back to this place again, I will put your sorry ass in jail.” Rachael said as she breathed heavily. She could n
Eric walked in the direction of his house and just as he was about to take the turn that led to his house, his phone buzzed and he stopped immediately. He reached for his phone in his pocket and brought it out, checking to see who was calling. The sun was up and shiny, making him unable to see clearly, so he sourced a shady place to stay and check who was calling. Before he got there, the call had already ended, and he checked to see who it was. He smirked softly as he saw that it was Sonia that was calling. Why was she calling? Eric asked in his mind as he dialed the contact. Sonia was the best friend of Samantha, and they have been friends since they were kids. They went through high school and college together and have remained friends ever since. She was not really in support of Samantha getting married to Eric, but after much back and forth between her and her best friend, she had no choice but to respect her decision. Eric knew that she had called him to tease him, and he was r
“To have a nice time with the husband of my best friend. At least if I am going to like you as her husband, there are baby steps.” Sonia said in a low tone as she leaned forward to look at Eric clearly.“Samantha and I do not need your approval. I don't need you to like me. Samantha loves me and that is all that matters.” Eric replied to her sharply and waited for her to talk, but she kept mute for a moment. Sonia thought that trading words with him would only jeopardize her plan, and she was not ready for it. She heaved a sigh as she already knew what to do to him.“You are suddenly quiet. Did I make you realize something?” Eric asked and Sonia tilted her head to glance at him, resisting all urge to talk back at him, but finally gave in to the urge. “You know what? Let's just have a nice time, and we will talk about all these when are done eating.” Sonia said in a low tone, and Eric nodded his head slowly, adjusting on his seat as they waited for the waiter to bring their orders. No
Their gaze fell on Samantha as she walked rapidly with a smile on her face as she walked towards Eric, who looked away from her as he wanted to act like he was angry at her. She chuckled lightly, and she sat on the couch beside him, heaving a sigh before she talked.“I am so sorry for getting you worried. When I just received the call from him, and he asked me to come over, I didn't know what to do. I had wanted to tell you, but he had instructed me not to tell you.” She explained and at this point, Lydia was already smiling.“You got us all worried. But I am glad that you are alright.” Lydia talked even before Eric could talk, and they both tilted their heads to look at her. Samantha smiled slightly before she inhaled deeply, clearing her throat to talk.“I honestly did not mean to put you all through such position. I apologize for that.” Samantha pleaded, and then there was a moment of silence before Eric cleared his throat slightly, tilting his head to see the expression on Samanth
“It's Emily.” Her voice echoed and Eric quickly drew his face into a puzzle as he looked at her before she picked up the call and placed it over her ear to talk to Emily. Eric looked away from her as different thoughts ran through his mind. Just then, he tilted his head back to look at Lydia, who was still talking to Emily over the phone.“Where are you now?” Lydia asked and then tilted her head to look at Eric, who was looking directly into her eyes for a moment before she brought the phone off her ear to place the call on the loudspeaker.“On my way out of my house, I met someone in front of my doorstep. He is not letting me leave the house. Have you arrived at Master Eric's house?” She talked rapidly, and Eric slowly took his gaze away as different thoughts ran through his mind. “What was she talking about?” He asked himself.“Yes. I got here not long ago. I thought that I was going to meet you here, but the reverse was the case. Who is that person that is holding you from reaching
“That's very true. But at least, I should have gotten a hint that she was going out. Even if she did not tell me that she was coming to your place. Do you know how worried I was?” Eric asked in a sharp tone as he heaved a heavy sigh of relief.“Well, sorry you had to go through all those worries. I am done actually with her, and she will be back to your pace very soon.” He said, and Eric inhaled deeply as he looked to expel his anger and talk in a calm tone. He stood up from the bed and just as he was about to talk, a knock came in on the door, and he turned around to walk to the door.“Okay. I will be waiting for her.” He heaved a sigh as he walked to the door to get the door. As he tilted the doorknob, his gaze fell on the maid who brought his food to him, and he opened the door widely for her to bring the food inside the room. “Thank you. Is this for me and my wife?” He could not help but ask as he looked at her in the eyes, and she looked away before she nodded her head slowly be
Eric woke up to the buzzing sound of his phone, and he opened his eyes slowly to check who was calling him. As he looked around for his phone, he noticed that Samantha was not in bed with him, and it made him draw a puzzled face as he wondered where she could be at that point in time. Not minding that his phone was ringing, he sat up slowly on the bed and rubbed his palm over his face as he thought deeply, about where she might be. A thought popped up in his mind and he tilted his head immediately to look at the bathroom, but there was no sign at all that she was there.“Samantha!” He yelled out and waited to see if he would get any response, but he did not get any. He gradually came off the bed, heaving a sigh as he tossed his phone on the bed before walking towards the bathroom to check.“Samantha!” He called lowly as he walked inside the bathroom and looked everywhere but could not find her. “Where is she?” He asked himself as he quickly walked out of the room and headed out to lo
“How did you know that?” Samantha asked with a frown on her face, but Eric kept tapping her gently to maintain calmness so that Rachael could go on with what she was saying.“Someone told me about it. I would not say the name of the person for some reason.” She raised her head to look at her daughter and then at Eric for a moment before she inhaled deeply to talk.“I know, you probably don't ever want to have anything to do with me, but I just want you to let me clear my mind and make things right.” “There is nothing to make a right, mom. You already made your mark and you stood by it.” Samantha chipped in immediately, tilting her head to look at her husband for a moment before she exhaled deeply.“Sam, I told you to calm down. Just let her finish what she has to say.” Eric tilted his head back to look at Rachael before he talked to her.“You can go on.” Eric's voice echoed, and Rachael made a sign to thank him. She inhaled deeply before she continued to talk.“As I was saying, I kno
Samantha brought the phone off her ear quickly to end the call. Her heart began to beat erratically as she did not know what was going on with her mother. She took in several deep breaths to calm her racing heart, but it only got was. She constantly checked her phone to see if her mother had sent the address to her, but she had not sent it. Eric noticed how perturbed she was, and then he moved closer to her to talk to her.“You should be calm. She is going to be alright.” He said in a low tone, and she immediately tilted her head to look at Eric who had a pale look on his face.“She still had not sent her address. I don't think there is anyone with her right now.” She could not but talk back at him, looking away immediately after she finished talking.“I know. But I want you to be calm. You should not harm yourself before she sends her address….” Just as he was trying to talk to her, her phone suddenly chimed, and she quickly brought it to look at what came in. She noticed that Rachae
The dinner ended faster than they all thought, and they walked back to the sitting room. Lydia and Harvey sat by themselves, and so did Emily and Damien. Eric and Samantha also took their seat on the same side of the chair.“Now to the next part of the night's activities,” Eric said in a low tone, and they all tilted their heads to look at him as he looked at Samantha for a moment and thought of what next to say. He then tilted his head back to look at them before he talked.“We wanted to play some couple's game. So since there are three couples now, it's the best.” Eric said slowly as his eyes darted between Lydia and Emily. They looked at themselves, and then Emily cleared her throat to talk.“What games are we playing?” She asked, and they all looked at her for a moment before Samantha talked.“The one that couples play. Good thing you have a partner.” “But, I thought we all agreed that it was just to eat dinner. When did we say we were going to play some games?” Emily spoke in su
It was finally dinner time, Eric and Samantha were in the room, talking about how their day went and what they were going to do at the dinner.“Perhaps after, eating we will play a couple of games and then have fun. What do you think?” Eric looked away as he thought about what Samantha had just said. He thought for a while before he inhaled deeply, bringing his gaze back to look at her.“That's a nice idea. Since we are going to be out of town for the next couple of months. It's only right if we do some of those games and have fun.” Eric explained slowly as if he were counting his words as he spoke them. Not long after, they heard the sound of a car, driving into the mansion.“They are here!” Eric said rapidly, and she nodded her head slightly as she walked behind him towards the door. They arrived in the dining room and just then, the food was getting ready. The door suddenly opened, and Lydia was the first person to enter the room alongside a strange man. Eric's eyebrow furrowed as
The meeting finally came to a close after much rancor and disagreements. Eric inhaled deeply as he watched his last auntie leave the room. “Why were they pissed that I was announced as the head of the family?” He thought for a moment before he exhaled rapidly, tilting his head to look at his grandfather, who also seemed to be lost in thought.“Why are they all angry?” He asked in a low tone, jolting Sir Chadwick from his reverie as he tilted his head to look at Eric before he inhaled deeply to talk.“Pay no attention to them. You are now the head of the family. You can choose to do whatever you want to do with them.” Sir Chadwick grunted lightly as he stood up from the chair and walked slowly away from the sitting room but halted his steps, turning around to look at Eric as if he remembered to say something.“You can find your back to the mansion. I will be leaving for France tomorrow. My vacation has started and I don't want any disturbance. Take good care of yourself and of course,