The door suddenly opened, revealing a man dressed in a black silky suit as he walked in swiftly with his hands shoved inside his pocket. From the way he dressed, he was the type of person that commanded respect and attention. Samantha's eyes fell on him as he walked straight to the desk of Bryan. She only watched as he cleared his throat to talk, while Bryan stood up from his seat to talk to him.“Hey, brother!” He said in a low tone as he gazed at him directly in the eyes.“Bryan!” He said in a low tone as he sat down on the chair, heaving a heavy sigh. “What could be so important that had brought you to my office? You should have called me.” Bryan said as he sat on his chair, waiting for his brother to talk.“I wanted us to have a face-to-face talk, and it's about the upcoming house party.” He said, and Samantha leaned forward, trying not to pay attention to what they were saying. She mistakenly dropped her phone on the floor while trying to pick it up from the desk, and the sound
Michael woke up abruptly to the sound of his buzzing phone. He tilted his head from side to side, trying to get acquainted with the environment as he slowly raised his head up. The call ended before he could reach for his phone, but not long after, the call came in again, and he reached for his phone to see who was calling him. “Why is mom calling me?” He asked himself as different thoughts ran through his mind. He checked the time to see that it was still in the early hours of the morning. He picked up the call and placed the phone over his ear to talk.“Good morning Mom!” He greeted in a groggy voice, and Rachael did not waste any time to notice that he was just waking up from sleep.“Were you still sleeping?” She asked, and Michael inhaled deeply, taking a few seconds before he talked. “Why did you call me at this early hour of the morning?” He asked, not answering her earlier question.“I realized that it had been a long that I talked to you, that was why I called.” She stated an
“Yes! And I will say it again if I have to.” Eric said and Michael cut in immediately, making him keep quiet.“You don't have any say in this. This is between family, and you are not part of the family. She keeps trying to add you forcefully.” Michael said, and Eric only chuckled dryly, lowering his head and shaking it slowly.“You see, that is the problem. You are repeatedly making the same mistakes, and you fail to learn from them.” Eric said, trying to sound serious, but Michael was not having it as he swiftly tilted his head to look at the waiter.“What is holding my orders?” He asked harshly as he felt that time was already far spent.“Eric, I don't have time for all these heedless and unyielding talks. I already woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and I will be most grateful if you don't make me worse.” He said, not looking at Eric's face.“If only you did not let your ego outgrow you, you probably would still have your house in your possession, and you don't have to run erran
Michael rang the doorbell, waiting patiently to get a reply as he tilted his head backward to see if there was anybody who was watching him.“Come in!” He heard a loud voice, and he smiled sheepishly, turning the doorknob to open the door. “Good morning Emily!” He greeted her rapidly as he went over to give her a hug. He felt his heart beating erratically as if it were about to burst out of his chest.“Good morning Michael!” She replied to him in a low tone as she closed her eyes to enjoy the hug. He gradually pulled away from the hug, and he could not help but tilt his head around the house slowly, feeding his eyes with the remarkable beauty of the interior. He could not help but express wonders all over his face, and Emily was forced to make a puzzled face before talking.“What's up with that look on your face?” She asked slowly, still with a puzzled face, as she looked around the sitting room as well.“You have a very fine house, Emily.” He said, and she could not help but chuckle
“What!” Michael exclaimed as he could not believe what was before his very eyes. His stuff was already outside the house as he came back. He looked through to see if Lydia was around, but he did not see her car, and he guessed that she was outside. He quickly brought out his phone to call her, but her number was not connecting. He heaved a sigh of frustration, leaning against the fence as his mind wandered off to different things. “Today is the worst day of my life.” He whispered to himself as he stood there for a moment, trying to think of what next to do.He rolled up his sleeves and checked the time to see that it was already 4:30 PM. “Who do I call now?” He asked himself as he brought out his phone, thinking of who to call at that moment, but nobody was coming to his mind. A thought suddenly struck his mind to call his mom and he dialed her contact immediately. It rang for several seconds, but she did not pick up the call. He heaved a heavy sigh as he was unable to get to her. He
“Thank you, officer. You could leave now, this is my home.” Michael said, hoping that they would leave instantly, and they gave each other a skeptical look. They did not seem to believe what he was saying, and they took a step further, looking at the house for a moment before talking.“Go inside.” One of them instructed, and he made a puzzled face for a moment, trying to understand why they were being like that.“Officer, why are you…” He tried to ask, but he was cut short by the other officer.“Just go inside.” He said, and Michael heaved a sigh, turning around to face the door. This time, his heart was pounding hard in his chest he could hear the sound of his heart beating erratically. He took a deep breath he silently prayed that everything would not go bad that night. He slowly brought his hand to ring the bell and waited anxiously for a response. “Perhaps they are already asleep.” He thought as he tilted his head back to see the officers who were watching him closely. “Why is al
There was a moment of silence in the room as Eric gazed fiercely at Michael, who had nothing in his mind other than to find his way out of their house. Samantha heaved a heavy sigh as her eyes darted between get husband and her brother, left with the hard decision of choosing her brother or her husband. Eric walked swiftly to the room, and Samantha had no choice but to follow her husband to the room.“What is the meaning of all these?” He asked, immediately he walked into the room and heard Samantha shut the door. “Calm down sweetheart!” Samantha said in a low tone as she turned behind to look at the door.“Don't tell me to calm down. Your brother just showed up in my house with two police officers? What does he think he is doing?” Eric sounded infuriated, and his wife only kept mute, staring straight into his eyes as if she were trying to communicate with the eyes. The sound of heavy breathing filled the air as Eric's heart raced faster.“Babe!” She called slowly in a low tone after
Michael lay there on the bed with a heavy heart as he could not stop thinking about what had transpired between him and Eric. He heaved a sigh as he turned to face the other side of the room, not able to get his mind off the whole incident. His mind suddenly wandered off to the conversation he had with his mother and how she bailed on him when he needed her the most. “Fuck!” He grunted as he turned on the bed. His heart was heavy as he tried not to think of it again. He brought out his phone and scrolled through his contacts.“Emily!” He whispered as he thought of dialing the contact but retreated as he remembered that it was the middle of the night. “The hands on the clock are moving slower.” He thought as he placed the phone facing down, heaving a sigh. He closed his eyes, waiting for sleep to take over.*****Michael suddenly woke up, tilting his head around as he noticed that he was in a different place entirely. He suddenly remembered all that happened last night, and he scoffed,
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,