“Good morning grandfather.” Eric greeted in a low tone as he walked into the living room where Master Chadwick was seated. He tilted his head around to look at Eric as he walked slowly towards where he was seated.“Derek!” Master Chadwick said, and Eric had a puzzled face as he wondered why he had called him that. He heaved a heavy sigh, arranging his nightwear, before heaving a sigh as he sat on the couch next to his grandfather.“Who is Derek?” Eric could not help but ask as he tilted his head to look at his grandfather.“That's you. Are you… you… not Derek?” He asked and Eric burst into wild laughter as he tilted his head away from him.“Sorry about that, but I should have gotten a heads-up that you wanted to change my name,” Eric said slowly as he tried to stop himself from laughing.“Come on. We have only lived together for barely twenty-four hours. Excuse me for not knowing the name of my grandchild. You know that's totally not on me, right?” He said as he tilted his head to loo
Samantha walked away from Damien and headed to where her mom was seated at the front of the stage. “Mom! What are you doing here?” She asked in a sharp tone as she gave her mother a straight look and she heaved a sigh before wrapping her hands around her chest.“What am I doing here? Are you really asking that?” Rachael asked as she made a puzzled look. Samantha scoffed, taking a deep breath as she shook her head slowly.“Yes. Ooh. You were expecting to see me and Bryan get married? We are sorry to cut short your expectations. That's not happening. Not now, not ever.” She said convincingly as she tilted her head away to look at the direction of Eric as he still stood there with Damien. She wondered what they were talking about. Her mother, stood up from the chair, looking at her in the eyes before she talked.“That's not what I am here for. I am here to see you win. Marry somebody who will cater to you and the children that you will breed. And I am happy that you actually followed th
Samantha woke up, opened her eyes slowly, and looked around, trying to be familiar with where she was before she remembered that she had relocated to the mansion. She tilted her head around slightly to see if Eric was beside her on the queen-size bed but to her surprise, he was not there with her. “Where could he have gone to this early morning?” She asked herself as she grunted, sitting up on the bed. She arranged her hair bonnet that almost covered her eyes, yawning afterward. Her mind wandered off to the events that happened in the past few days.“What could have happened if Eric did not show up? I definitely would have lost my marriage and perhaps be stuck with Bryan for the rest of my life.” She thought as she inhaled deeply, and a slight smile appeared on her face. Shortly after, a thought filtered into her mind, and the smiled faded away immediately. “How could he have hidden such a big secret from me for this long?” She asked herself as she slowly brought her hand to tap on he
“You should have thought of that before you lied to me. I never expected you to do this to me. I loved you with all I had, and this is how you will pay me?” Samantha said and Eric's heart skipped a beat as he took his gaze away. “How do I make her see reasons with me? How do I make her understand what I was trying to do?” He asked himself as he inhaled deeply before raising his head to talk.“I know you did not deserve to be treated that way, and I am truly sorry for all that happened. I want to make things right. If only you give me the chance to make things right.” Eric said in a low tone, as his voice was barely above a whisper.“Don't talk to me about another chance. Did you not know what you were doing when you kept those secrets away from me?” Samantha said and heaved a heavy sigh as she tilted her head away from him.“I said I am sorry. I wanted to make them believe that being poor is not a thing to make a mockery of. I wanted them to accept me for whom I really was and not bec
Eric's phone started to buzz, and he searched through his pocket to bring out his phone to see who was calling. “Damien.” He muttered as he picked up the call and placed the phone over his ear to talk.“Good morning.” He said in a low tone, and Eric guessed that he was in a place where he was not permitted to talk loud.“What's going on? Why are you whispering?” Eric asked as he sat up on the bed, heaving a heavy sigh.“Where are you, you master?” He asked in a sharp tone, and Eric made a puzzled face, heaving a sigh as he asked himself why Damien was trying to ask him where he was.“I am at home. Where else would I be?” He asked in a low tone.“You have to be here. We are closing a mega deal today, and you need to be here. You have to be here. I called Master Chadwick, but he said that you are in the right position to close the deal.” He said and Eric's heart skipped a beat immediately. He looked at the time and saw that it was 10 AM already. “I don't think I can make it. Call him a
“Like I said, I do not want to be the cause of any downfall of the company. I heard you telling your grandfather that I was angry at you, but I did not hear you tell him the reason I am angry at you. Is that even fair at all?” She asked, and Eric raised his head to look at her, clearing his throat slightly as if he were trying to buy time before he talked. Different thoughts ran through Samantha's heart as she wrapped her arms around her chest, unable to decide whether to stop being mad at her husband for hiding such a serious secret from her.“Like I said too, the only thing that I care about is you. I want you to give me the chance to make it up to you.” Eric said in a low tone, and Samantha heaved a heavy sigh as she did not know what next to say or do. She looked at him with a straight face for a while before she took a deep breath to talk.“I do not want to look heartless and wicked. I am nothing compared to those. You had a point that you wanted to prove, and I am not against it
Samantha opened the door to Eric's room and smiled as her gaze fell on him. She could not help but shake her head as she saw how elegant the suit made him look. “You look stunning.” She commented and Eric smiled, looking at himself before he inhaled deeply to talk.“You, my dear, you also look gorgeous. I can't wait to announce you to the world.” He said, and she drew in a puzzled face as she thought of what to say.“Let's get to the office. We have people waiting.” She said, and he gave a nod as he stretched forth his hand for her to hold, and she did accordingly. They walked out of the mansion together to meet the car ready to take them to the office. They entered and the journey to the office started. Samantha looked out through the window as the street and mansion passed by. Eric cleared his throat to grab her attention, and she tilted her head to look at him before he talked.“Today would be one of the best days of my life. I can't imagine myself without you in it.” He said, and
“Thank you, Damien,” Eric said in a low tone as he tilted his head back to look at Samantha, who was still looking at the whole conference room.“So, how do you say I should go and show you my office?” He said to draw Samantha's attention, but she did not hear what he said and had to make her eyes wide open for him to repeat what he had said.“If not that I know you and everything you are doing, I would have said that you have done this before. That was an excellent performance.” Damien chipped in immediately, and Samantha chuckled as she looked at Eric, smiling sheepishly.“I told you. I have not done it before. So, me and my grandfather, who negotiates better?” Eric asked, and Damien laughed as he leaned backward for a moment as he tried to stop himself from laughing.“Master Chadwick has been negotiating for over forty years and you, my dear friend, just had your first negotiation today. I bet you can get your answers from there. I am not saying you did not do a good job today, but