The next day. Ethan walked out of his room and walked towards the dining for breakfast. It was the last day of the short vacation. Ethan approached the table and saw Mark already seated. "Good morning brother Ethan." Mark greeted with a slight bow of his head. "Good morning Mark." Ethan replied and ruffled his hair. Then he took a seat beside him and sat."Are you having a great time?" Ethan asked him. Mark turned his head to Ethan and a smiled formed on his young face. "I'm having a lot of fun. Thank you for bringing me on this trip." Mark replied with gratitude and a shine in his eyes. "Don't mention it." Ethan replied Mark. "We're family. As your brother it's my job to take care of you." "Okay.""If there's anytime you have something that you need or you want to leave the orphanage to come stay with me then you just have to let me know." Ethan said again. He had already asked the kids if they wanted to stay with him some time ago. But they had said that they were comfortabl
Soon the interior of the arcade came into full view.It was large inside and there were a lot of people. Mostly kids. Many of them came with their families. As Mark walked ahead of the group, his excited gaze kept sweeping over the different games he saw children and even adults playing with. He saw people covered with virtual reality consoles and making all sorts of absorb movements which reflected on a big screen in front of them. There were different games which were being played. "Which one do you want to play?" Ethan asked Mark. His fervent gaze was just too obvious.Mark gulped. "I want to play all of them if I can!" He said. Ethan chuckled and pat him on his shoulder. "knock yourself out." He said with a smile. Seeing Ethan's approving nod, Mark discarded all his hesitation and plunged at the virtual reality games he saw. "Do you want to join him?" Maya asked Sylvie. Sylvie observed Mark with a deadpan expression on her face and shook her head. "I will play another one."
What would she say?!Maya wanted to smack him in the face. What would she say?May felt that wa a ridiculous question. For how many years, she had had a crush on Ethan even after she realised that he was poor. She finished college and came back and he was married. But even then, her feelings for him would not waver.Now after all her acting and planning and cunning and putting all her effort into making him notice her, he finally asked her out on a date. This wasn't any different than God answering her prayers. It was literally her dream come true!"I-um..." Maya suddenly held herself back from shouting an answer. 'If I say yes just like that he would think I'm probably desperate to go out with him or something...' Maya thought to herself as she eyed him. Ethan was still standing there, his golden pupils perfectly still and his hair blowing softly in the evening breeze. As intimidating as Ethan usually looked, when she looked into his eyes, she couldn't see any intimidation or suppr
Andrew remained silent but he also smiled in satisfaction. Ethan had finally done what was necessary. Andrew knew what Maya wanted from Ethan. It was too obvious for someone like him to find out. Ethan on the other hand, had been completely ignorant. His head had been filled with anger and he had only occupied himself with getting revenge that he didn't notice anything else. That was why he had recommended the trip to Ethan, it was the only viable option to hit two birds with a stone. He would relax his mind and also probably get interested in a woman that was clearly much more interested in him. Fortunately, everything had happened as he had hoped. There was silence between them for a while. Then Ethan approached his office that was in the mansion. "So... What has been going on in my absence?" Ethan asked. Andrew's steps slowed and came to a halt. "That..." Andrew didn't know where to begin. Ethan furrowed his brows and his eyes narrowed as he stared at Andrew. "What happene
Sophia felt like her heart was going to burst from the intensity of the emotions that she was feeling. "Philip...!" She said again. She couldn't find the words to say as her thoughts got chocked up in her head. At this point. Clara had realised that the person who just called Sophia was indeed Philip. She felt an emotional turmoil in her chest. Clara's brain spun into thought rapidly. This call could mean many things at this moment; it was likely that Philip had recovered from his illness and was back. Then he probably heard reports about what was happening to the Walton family and to Sophia specifically. If he had learned that her parents were disowning her, then it might not be too good a situation. Sophia had been the only reason that they came to know Philip in the first place. And given the background of his family, it was very possible that he was the only one who could have them from the mess they were in. A plan quickly formed in Clara's mind. "Let me speak to him." She
Sophia fumbled to catch the phone that her mother flung at her. She looked at Clara with confusion."What do you mean I'm not going anywhere?" Sophia asked carefully. Clara rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious? Now that Philip is back and willing to help us, you better make sure you keep him happy. We need his support."Sophia clenched her fists, outrage burning inside her chest. "You were just telling me to get out! And now you want me to stay and seduce Philip?"Clara scoffed. "Don't be so dramatic. I only said those things because I was angry with you. But now Philip is back, so clearly it's best if you stick around." Sophia shook her head in disbelief. "Unbelievable. You really have no shame at all.""Watch your tone with me, young lady," Clara snapped. "In case you've forgotten, you're the one who got us into this mess in the first place. So you better do as I say if you want to fix it."Sophia bit her tongue to prevent an angry outburst. As much as she hated to admit it, her mot
Sophia watched as Philip slept like a baby. Then she got up, wore her clothes and stepped out of the room. "Did you do it?" Clara was sitting not too far, watching like a hawk and asking whY had transpired between Sophia and Philip. "Yes." Sophia was disgusted but she responded curtly. The situation had changed in just a few hours. Her parents had been chasing her out and now, they were once again depending on her. "Good." Clara nodded approvingly. "Your father is on his way. I've called him back." She said. Sophia flinched a bit before she calmed down. These past few days had been terrifying for her. She had come to fear her father like a ghost and now the fear was actually almost ingrained in her bones that she had paled at the mention of him returning. But now, things had changed. Sophia was still a proud person in her own right. "I don't care if he comes back or not." Sophia hissed and walked away, leaving her mother dumbfounded. Clara couldn't blame Sophia. She only grit
"Don't worry about it. I'll make sure that Tommy is out of jail before the week runs out." A feminine voice sounded out. "Very good. Please don't delay it any longer than necessary. I don't have much time to dwell on this." This was Philip's voice. He sat opposite a middle aged woman in a wide and opulent office. There were some pictures of the woman hanging on the wall among with a certificate of her career as an established lawyer. However, the woman in question was not some ordinary lawyer... She had become a judge; the judge in charge of Tommy's drug case. "Mr Carnegie. Be rest assured, it will be done and he'll be out of there in no time." The judge replied Philip confidently. "Hmm... I trust you. This is just a birthday present for my girlfriend's family. I'm getting married to her soon so it's a favour." Philip replied lackadaisically Philip's face was bright and he had a wide and arrogant grin on his face like he had already achieved everything he wanted. The judge had