The bell rang and the students bustled around the corridor speaking to each other about what happened over the weekend. Archie sauntered into the school with a small smile on his face. There was absolutely no way that anyone could have known what happened to Bailey over the weekend. Little did he know that some people had gotten wind of the information and we're waiting for him in class. As soon as he walked in the class fell silent. He refused to acknowledge them because he knew they were egging for some gist. He went to his seat and opened his locker. He glanced at his watch for a minute and realized that Bailey was running late. He didn't want to be tempted to call her because he knew that it could be a bad idea and as much as he wanted to talk to her, her father wasn't in support of their relationship yet. Anything he did now could make her get transferred . He wanted to focus both on work and her. A hand touched his desk and he looked up. He saw a few of his classmates standi
At the Restaurant. Archie's mother grabbed the heating pad, about to grab the bread from the oven when she saw a large figure towering over her. Startled, she dropped the fork and heard a loud thud on the ground, the bread crashed, it's only saving grace was the fact that the pans were closed over one another. "What are you doing here?" She clutched her chest while looking at the looming figure. Ralph shrugged, he was losing it all in the business sphere and wanted to buy back the restaurant. "I came to see you. I was the one who asked that you shouldn't be told. I'm sorry about that." He apologized before grabbing another pair of heating pads to lift the pan. "Oh... So why are you here? I know there's a purpose. Please don't try to make me a fool by saying that it's only to see me. I wouldn't appreciate that." She told him.Ralph stared at the woman before him. "You don't know why I like you so much. It's because I know that there's absolutely nothing wrong with having you aroun
"M-my son?" She spluttered in shock."Yes, your son.""Make me understand what's happening in the first place. How did Archie get such money to purchase it from you? I think I'm asking the wrong questions. Tell me how much he got it." She demanded.Ralph didn't know if he should be totally truthful because from the way she was reacting, he didn't want a case whereby the young man would talk to him however he pleased because his mother had lambasted him. "It's not important. I only need your consent to buy it back. At least we can own it equally." He proposed. The only thing running through her mind was the fact that she had been working for her son all these while and he didn't deem it fit to tell her for one day. It made her mad. "I won't sell it to you because we all know how greedy you can get. What's the assurance that you haven't begun to look for tricks to be able to get it from me, huh?" She inquired, shutting him up. She would confront her son later but for now, she wanted
"You don't have to run away. I won't endorse that. I thought that we had resolved issues that day. Or didn't they?" "They did anyway but I am not interested in marrying anyone that I don't like. I know my father and how he loves to control people's affairs. I'm here to show him that I'm a different breed. So, I just came to inform you so that you're in the know. I have spoken to my cousin in Manchester who said that I'm welcome. I'll just stay there for the weekend. You have to be very careful of my father. He'll come visit." Bailey explained to Archie. Archie's spine stiffened when he heard her words. There was absolutely no way that he would deal with someone like this at least for this reason when he knew that there was something else at stake. He was trying his best to be sure that there were no lapses on his end for future's sake. If her father marked him as a bad influence on his kid, there was absolutely nothing that he could do to erase that conception."Instead of that, com
Archie jumped backwards immediately he saw the change in the direction. "Why Me?"His Mom had also descended but had called Marshall before then. "Tell them to wait a bit." He instructed her. "What do you plan to do to my son?" She acted surprised. This was nonsense, now she would have to be acting all cool, calm and collected just to make them tell her things that she should know. "Take him out since he has refused to learn." Rufus answered honestly. He had nothing to lose because no one could trace him, not even his boss and he had already gotten a huge pay. All he had to do was execute the plan. "You should shoot me instead." His mother told the man. That was the only way she could stop him from doing such evil to them. "Take me to your boss instead, I'll come with his daughter and hand her over to him so that he doesn't have any cause to panic. I understand how it feels." She replied. Rufus shook his head, Archie had to pay for this nonsense. As soon as he raised his gun the s
The sound of a beeping monitor disturbed everyone's peace as they kept on watching its flicker. Archie tapped his feet on the ground impatiently. If he had his way he would have sued Bailey's father but even he knew that the law could go against him. This wasn't like the movies. Unless he wanted to risk exposing his identity. With his father in the know, he still felt like justice was taking too long. All he needed was a go ahead for him to destroy everything that man thought he had. How dare he try to destroy a person's life without remorse? Did he think he could hide behind his castles? Now, he couldn't wait to become CEO to file a petition against Bailey's father, the gardeners of what happened between both of them. Marshall watched his son concocting various plans and knew that the best way to get him to understand how the law and politics worked. The best person wasn't the first to take a person to court. He was gathering various evidences that would lead to a substantial case
Marshall raised his head the moment he heard a knock on the door. River poked his head through the door with a small smile on his face. "Good morning, Dad. May I come in?" He chuckled after hearing her voice but was rewarded with a small smile that appeared on Marshall's face. He quickly shut down all the applications and nodded. "Sure, come in." He spoke.River took tentative steps into his father's office as he brimmed with plans that threatened to spill over if he wasn't careful right now. "I have been thinking about several things but one thing has stood out for me." "May I know what that is?""It's the fact that I might have been a bit too forward, and forgot the real reason you're doing this. I mean, I wouldn't lie that I wasn't angry when I heard that your beloved son was going to take the lead. I felt really bad and it almost seemed like my life was crashing right in front of me but now I know better." He began. Marshall stared at his third son who was trying to play a fas
“So what the fuck are we going to do about the situation? It’s so annoying the way he treats us like we’re off the streets or something!” Ryder said in annoyance as he tapped his foot on the ground. He was pained by the turnout of events. It has been a rollover of events for them since their dad decided that they’d been spending too much and he needed to cut off some of their spending. Ryder hated all the principles of this idea, and he rebelled immediately, saying his dad couldn’t do that to them, but he had his mind made up. They initially left him alone so he would probably be able to change his mind but that didn’t happen.“I don’t know, you’re the only one that needs money here, I'm also lacking and now I Can't afford my lifestyle anymore because there’s no money, I can barely feed.” “Tell me about it; my whole life is falling apart due to financial Instability, and that old man doesn’t seem to give two fucks about what happens to us,” Ryder yelled out and his veins could visi