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2024-10-29 19:42:56Mrs. Emilia swiftly alerted all members of the Cooper family about the urgent situation at hand, resulting in a bustling living room within the hour.
The paper circulated among them, reaching Mr. Cooper last. The room fell silent as all awaited his words.
In this household, the only two individuals with authority and power were Mr. Cooper and his wife, Mrs. Emilia.
A coveted position of influence that everyone desired, creating a cutthroat environment where Amber and her parents found themselves at the bottom of the hierarchy, with no hope of inheritance.
Mr. Cooper cleared his throat and spoke,
"Indeed. This is my father's signature, and Amber will be wed to this young man in a month's time."
Instantly, the room erupted into murmurs.
"Oh no!"
"I can't believe this."
"Well, she deserves him."
These disparaging remarks swirled around, with glances of disdain directed towards Wayne and Amber.
"How can a poor, homeless man be accepted into this family?"
"No way! My daughter cannot marry someone of no worth. Oliver, tell your father he's made a dreadful decision!" Amber's mother wailed, tears brimming in her eyes.
"She's so pretty; she deserves to marry into wealth. She cannot wed this scoundrel; it's unthinkable!" Mrs. Laurette, Amber's mother, interjected.
"What nonsense! Oliver, rein in your wife. My decision stands. I don't need any tears. It's my father's signature, which means you have no say. I can't change it either,"
Mr. Cooper snapped furiously before exiting the room.
Mr. Oliver comforted his wife, holding her close, and whispered to her.
"Don't worry, I'll speak to my father. There must be a way. He cannot allow my daughter to marry from a destitute background. He can't dictate our daughter's life."
Wayne stood dumbfounded, thrust into a situation he had no inkling of. Just yesterday, he led a regular life, now embroiled in an arranged marriage.
As the chatter continued, Mrs. Emilia finally took the floor, silencing the room.
Fixing her gaze on Wayne, she bluntly inquired, "What qualities do you bring into this household as my granddaughter's future husband?"
Wayne, speechless, wished to be elsewhere, regretting ever stepping foot in the Cooper home. However, bound by a promise to his father, he restrained his vexation, maintaining a composed facade.
Mrs. Emilia, in a fit of rage, taunted, "Oh well, he can't even speak. Your father couldn't afford to support his son, hence he's a burden to this family, right?"
Wayne defended, "My father raised me well."
"Really?" Mrs. Emilia mocked, eliciting laughter from the group, except for Amber, who sat aghast at the sudden turn of events.
Wayne felt like a sore loser amidst the laughter, with derogatory remarks filling the room.
Mrs. Emilia directed her attention to Amber, "Amber, this is your intended husband. Keep an eye on him and ensure he stays out of trouble. He's your responsibility now," she stated before exiting the room.
The room buzzed with disdain towards Wayne as he sat, scrutinized by all.
"He's just after money!"
"How could Mr. Cooper allow this?"
"Ewww! He's repulsive."
"And he smells terrible, can't you see his clothes?"
They jeered.
Wayne noticed the lady who had been laughing earlier approach Amber, her lips curled in a smirk.
Amber's expression darkened, anticipating Aunt Matilda's spiteful words.
"So, a loser for a husband, huh? How ironic! But as they say, you attract what you are. Oh no, you deserve what you are!" Aunt Matilda taunted, stinging Amber to the core.
A tear escaped Amber's eye, followed by more tears.
Wayne observed Amber's reaction, her sorrow evident even without hearing Aunt Matilda's words.
Eventually, Amber walked towards Wayne.
"Hey, let's go," she said, her voice laced with fury.
It took Wayne a moment to realize she was addressing him. Quietly, he rose, avoiding the disdainful glances around him.
Amber took him to a lavishly decorated, spacious bedroom.
Holding the door open for Wayne to pass through, she shut it behind him, turning to face him with a stern expression.
"What would it take for you, to tell my grandfather that the contract is a fake, and that it was all planned, name your price, I'll pay you whatever it takes."
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THE END.
******Talia had called the Cops with Wayne's phone. And a few minutes later, the Cops arrived alongside the ambulance who took Dannis and Wayne to the hospital.BAILEY.Bailey arrived two days later like she had told Diana. They were both seated at a coffee shop.“You've changed so much, I can't believe it's barely six a year since we saw each other, hey you look like you're a different person, come on, spill me the tea,” Bailey teased.“Please Bailey, quit flattering me,” Diana chuckled.“So why did you call me here? You said it was important,“ Diana said.Bailey cleared her throat.“Yes, I called you because I need a Favour from you,”“And what is that?““I want you to help me lure someone into dating you, I want you to seduce him and all that,” Bailey said. Diana laughed.“This is so ridiculous, you're joking right?“ Diana asked. Bailey raised a brow.“Does it look like I'm joking?“ “How would you expect me to lure someone I know not of? For what purpose, if I may ask?“ Diana as
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All Over.
Talia gasped because he was bleeding terribly. His white shirt had already turned to red, due to blood stains. Most was from the men he had dealt with outside.Blake turned to face Wayne. Wayne giggled bitterly.“So this is really who you are. You were working for them all this while and had the guts to pretend to my face?“ Wayne said. Blake had handed the gun over to Mr Kain. His gun was in his car, so right now he was harmless.Wayne could see how terrified Blake was. And even from the distance between them, Wayne could notice Blake trembling from his head to his toe.“Boss, please,”“Don't fucking call me that, Do you dare call me your Boss,” Wayne said.While Wayne was busy, focused on Blake. Mr Kain felt it was the best opportunity to end Wayne life once and for all.“Bang!!!!“ Talia gasped. Her eyes focused on Mr Kain who was just shot on the head. His eyes opened facing the ceiling as he laid down flat on the floor. He was dead. Gone!Wayne was all focused on Blake, but he wasn
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Just as Wayne signalled the gang man who seemed to be their leader, threatening him to come forward. Wayne watched a sly smile escape his lips as he retrieved his steps, gesturing at two other men who went for Wayne instead. Wayne exhaled slowly. Focusing.********Wayne had taken down those two men, leaving two more men and their leader. Panting heavily as he stared at three of them. At this point, Wayne was about to give up. His whole body arched in pain. The last two men who came for him had punched on the spot where he was shot. “Bang! Bang!“ Wayne and the rest of the men heard gunshots coming from inside the warehouse. Wayne's eyes flew open in shock. What if Talia had been shot.Wayne ran towards the door. One of the men ran after him, gripping him on his shoulder.“Where do you think you're going, huh? Bang!“ Wayne heard another Gunshot.With Wayne being distracted again. The man threw an unexpected punch at Wayne's left rib cage. Wayne heard a cracking sound. He groaned in
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Wayne stood firm positioning himself to take the huge guy who was coming for him.The huge guy paused on his track, turning back to face another car that had pulled up behind them. The boss might have called in more of his men.Four men hopped out from the G-wagon, all armed as they advanced towards the order men.They glanced at the ground, gazing at the guns on the floor. They all giggled, turning to themselves. Throwing their own gun to the floor. Because they understood what was going on.Wayne stood alone injured with gun shot all over his body, facing twelve men.Without warning, the first man lunged towards him, fist swinging widely, Wayne dodged, delivering a quick and swift punch to the man's temple. Sending him sprawling. Another charged from the right, Wayne ducked, his fist connecting with the man's guts, leaving him winded.The remaining men surrounded Wayne. Wary, Wayne eyes flicked between them. Calculating. Two came at him with their goat raised towards Wayne. Wayn
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are you Mr Kain gasped in shock.“You're not deaf, I said I need you to let her go right now,” Wayne said.“Not until you release my daughter,” Mr Kain mumbled.“Mr Kain, don't let me lose it. Tell your men to let her go,” Wayne took a step closer, pointing the gun at Mr Kain.Mr Kain took out a blade from his pocket, he held the knife at Talia's neck. Pressing it tight that it gave Talia a little cut.Dannis attempted to stop Mr Kain, but one of the gang men held him back. “Where do you think you're going?“ The gang man said to Dannis.“I'm sorry but you'll have to go through my men, provide my daughter if you want your girl back. Boys! handle him,” Mr Kain ordered.Wayne turned back because two cars had pulled over behind him. More gang men stepped out of the car. Holding all kinds of weapons.Talia, Dannis and Kelvin were all taken inside while Wayne had to face about a dozen men alone.******“He knew my name, How did he fucking know my name?“ Mr Kain kept rumbling. His eyes met
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An Explosion..Ruby eyes flew open in shock, what was that noise. It came from outside, immediately Theresa had stepped out. Could it be that Theresa, No! No way!Wayne had planted bombs specifically for Those gang men. In case they would find their way to Theresa and Ruby. Wayne had chained Theresa and Ruby, thinking they wouldn't be able to leave until he was back. He hadn't planted those bombs for Theresa nor did he plant it For Ruby.But it was quite unfortunate that Theresa was a victim. Ruby was scared to death. What if Theresa had released her. What if they both were together. She would have died too. Sometimes good things come in bad ways. And TmRuby had just realized that.TALIA.Talia was being carried because she had been shot on the leg. She was unable to walk and the warehouse was hours away, Dannis and Kelvin were behind, with three other guards who followed behind them.“Move!“ one of the guards pushed Dannis. Dannis missed his steps and fell to the floor.“Get up wea
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An explosion.
Take them back to the warehouse, we'll figure out what to do with them, first we have to make sure my daughter is released,” The boss ordered.THERESA AND RUBY.When Theresa was sure that Wayne was gone, she spat out an object, one that resembled a Bobby pin.She had managed to take out her hair pin, hiding it in her mouth before Wayne had their hands chained backwards.Ruby stared at Theresa, disgusted by what she just did.“What did you do that for?”Ruby asked.“Shut that whole of yours, I need you to try and pick up that pin. We could use it to unlock these locks. If you want to get out of here, we would have to work together,” Theresa mumbled.Ruby stared at the pin. Wondering how a pin was going to help get them out of the situation.“How does this basically work?“ Ruby asked. Theresa rolled her eyes in annoyance..“Just pick up the pin first, i'll tell you what to do next,” Theresa said. Ruby tried to reach for the pin because Theresa spat the pin next to the chained hand, so t
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Freak out.
A few hours later. The boss arrived.“Who would build such a beautiful cabin in the middle of the woods? I almost lost my way here,” The boss said. Two guards were behind him. Talia hadn't seen these guards before. Obviously they were his personal guards and they had no business in the warehouse where Talia was locked. Unlike those filthy, disgusting gang men. These men were dressed in uniforms. They both seemed unaggressive. But not like all these things Talia had noticed about these men would change the fact that she would be dead soon. And the sad part was that she had to bring Dannis and his brother with her.Speaking of Dannis, his bleeding had stopped. He just knelt there, quiet. Kelvin on the other hand couldn't stop mumbling.“If I knew, I would have stayed back, I would have let you face this whole bullshit alone. Now you're going to lose everything, both the company, and soon your life. Oh! God! I wouldn't have come here,” Kelvin kept rumbling until the Boss had arrived.
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Blake attacks.
Talia took the phone from Dannis, she dialled Wayne's number, and on the last ring, he picked up.Wayne got into his car, he was on his way when his phone rang.“He finally decided to call,” Wayne scuffed. “Hello,” Wayne said.“Hello Boss,” it was a familiar voice, not that of Blake, It was Talia's voice.“Talia, where are you?!“ Wayne said.“Uhmm, I don't know, they kidnapped me, Blake…. Bang! Hey! get down, on your knees, all of you!”“He—Hello, Talia! Are you there?“ All Wayne could hear was shooting. But there was something intriguing about the other voice. It sounded so familiar. And why would she mention Blake's name, what was she about to tell Wayne? TALIA.Busy when Talia was about to warn Wayne about Blake. There was a loud noise on the door. “Bang!“ The door fell to the floor. The phone slipped out of Talia's hands.“Hey! get down, on your knees, all of you!” Blake walked in pointing the gun at all of them. Behind Blake were about five of the men who had kidnapped Talia.
