Chapter 55Martin forced himself to drive towards the office, and his hands were busy shaking as he drove, he kept on changing words of prayer even though he didn’t believe in God hoping by the type he gets there, everything will be resolved and he got to keep his house. He finally made it to the building and came from the car, he gulped down the lumps that kept on growing in his throat and each swallow was harder than the last one. He finally arrived at the building and met the receptionist “I am sure you are Mr Martin, Mr James is waiting for you in his office,” the receptionist said and Martin nodded making his way to the office. He slowly knocked on the door and got no response, he gulped down and knocked again before he heard a faint “come in” pushing the door open, he stepped inside and as the receptionist said, he met Mr James going through some files. Mr James stopped what he was doing when he noticed Martin, he adjusted his glasses and stood up from his seat stretching hi
Chapter 56Maya stepped out of the hospital and sighed looking at the sky with squinted eyes, she didn’t understand why the weather was so sunny after the weather was reported everywhere to be gloomy today. Her stomach suddenly rumbled, and she remembered she hadn’t eaten, she quickly made her way to the restaurant close to the hospital, and on stepping inside her gaze met with Hayden, and she chuckled as he waved at her. After the first time they saw each other here, Hayden had always tried to take his lunch here which made Maya look forward to every lunch, she was fast becoming friends with Hayden, and she loved how they flowed easily and one could hardly guess they are from different social classes. She made her way towards him and sat down on the chair opposite to his, “I wasn’t expecting you to be here already” Maya stated after sitting down. “I had nothing much to do in the office, so I decided to drop by quickly, how was the hospital today?” Hayden replied, and a waitstaff w
Chapter 57Martin threw away his phone after calling the last person he thought would be willing to help him but to his dismay, he refused and cut the call, he knew at that moment he had no one to rely on, and he had no one else to blame but Owen.“How can I lose my home?!” he muttered to himself several times, he was tired, he had tried his best, all means to sort himself out, but it seemed the harder he tried, the worse the situation got. “I have to meet Megan, she has to have a plan, she has to think about what she needs to do” he muttered to himself and took his car key. He drove out of his house and went to Megan’s home. He noticed a car parked in front of the house, and he knew it didn’t belong to the family, he wondered what was going on, and he packed his car at a far distance. He came down and quietly walked towards the door, he was about to knock when he suddenly heard giggling and stopped “Are you telling me you will be able to win Owen’s heart back, I thought he might be
Chapter 58Owen chuckled while Mr. Reynold sipped his glass of wine. “I highly doubt that” he stated his mind and Mr. Reynold arched his brow at him. “Highly doubt what? Most people thought at some point since I wasn’t ready to step up as the CEO of the empire I was going to give it to Hayden since he wanted the most hardworking young man in the family” Mr Reynold replied and Owen smiled faintly. “Why didn’t you give it to him, from your words, he was capable enough” Owen stated, and Mr. Reynold dropped the glass of wine he was holding “He is not a direct bloodline and also I will need you to open the safe underground of the mansion” Mr Reynold replied and Owen became confused “What do you mean by underground or the mansion?” he asked, “and how can I possibly do that when I was never part of the family”“We will figure that out but for now, we should concentrate on you getting accustomed to everything relating to the empire and the family; you should be wary of everyone and trustle
Chapter 59Maya drove out of the house and headed straight to the hospital. She left the house and did not see Owen that morning, which bothered her a lot. She heaved a sigh as she could not help but Wonder if he actually came home to sleep, or if he left the house so early that she did not notice. She was almost halfway to the hospital when she suddenly realized that she had forgotten her phone at home. She turned back and drove back to the house to pick up her phone. She decided to dial Owen's number, but it was not connecting. Her heart troubled as she walked back to her car and drove to the hospital. She arrived at the hospital in the morning, early as usual, and took a brief moment before going inside as she only thought of Hayden. What am I going to do about this? She wondered as she thought about the date, Hayden had asked her to go with her. She exhaled rapidly with her mouth, taking a slight “o” shape as she finally pushed the door and went inside the building. She did her
Chapter 60“Where the hell are you?” Maya shouted as she barged into the house of Megan without knocking at the door. She yelled, tilting her head in a different direction as anger was very obvious in her face and tone. “Who is there? And why would you just barge into my house without my consent.” Megan replied as she stepped out of her room to the parlor. Her gaze fell on Maya, and she looked a bit surprised to see Maya in her house.“I do not need consent from you to come and warn you,” Maya said and Megan could only chuckle briefly, her transformed rapidly into a frown.“What are talking about?” Megan asked and Maya tilted her head away from her, briefly, bringing it back to talk to her.“Are you trying to pretend or what?” Maya asked in a loud tone, and Megan made a scrunching face as if she were trying to understand what Maya had just told her. “I am not for all these. You know I can arrest you for trespass, right.” Megan said in a loud voice as she slowly tilted her head to lo
Chapter 61As Maya sat in the car next to Hayden, her mind was consumed by a whirlwind of thoughts. The weight of the accusation against Owen hung heavy in the air, and Maya couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. Anger simmered within her, fueled by the injustice of the situation. She couldn't help but wonder why someone lied about something so serious.But Maya knew Owen was innocent, and she was determined to uncover the truth. She has lived with him for a while now and he has never behaved like that towards her, so she was so sure that he was innocent.As the car moved forward, the tension in the air was palpable. Maya's gaze was fixed on the passing scenery, but her thoughts were far away, consumed by the weight of the situation.“Don't worry yourself too much, I am going to get to the bottom of this” Hayden said when he noticed the unsettling expression on Maya's face, he knew she was worried about Owen, he was too but they have to be hopeful in situations like this. His comf
Chapter 62“No, that's all I promise,” Katrina said as tears rolled down her eyes.Hayden's anger burned like a raging fire, consuming him from within. The revelation that Martin was the mastermind behind everything left him seething with a mix of anger and disbelief. How could he stoop so low just to get back at Owen?“That motherfucked will pay!” Hayden said as his fists clenched, he struggled to control the surge of emotions coursing through his veins. The room seemed to shrink as his anger grew, the walls closing in around him. Maya, sensing the intensity of his rage, stepped forward. "Hayden, I understand how furious you must be right now," Maya began, her voice steady and soothing. "But lashing out in anger won't solve anything. We need to think clearly and find a way to expose the truth. With Katrina’s confession, we have all we need to get Owen out of jail.”“Didn't you hear her confession, that man is a monster,” Hayden said breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling wi