Ryder moved straight to Simon's room early in the morning. He needed answers and was going to get them no matter what. His eyes roamed the hallway, searching that no one saw him and reported to his father. He knocked gently even though that belied the real way he was feeling. Simon rose and walked to the door, pulled it open and blinked when he saw a fuming Ryder in front of his room. It baffled him greatly that he was unable to speak for a minute. "Why are you here?" He inquired instantly, getting into a defensive stance. Ryder stared at him challengingly as though he was about to pull his head out. This made him a bit scared. "I need to talk to you." "It's too early. We'll speak at seven." Simon said and attempted to shut the door but Ryder wedged his foot in between. "What's the meaning of all these?""You think that I am here to joke with you? Of course not. I am only here to ask a few questions to which you must reply or I will get you fired." Simon sighed, having an inklin
"I have been wondering why he's always having access to the best things Dad has. Do you think that he's an ordinary member of staff? Simon doesn't have such privilege." Meg commented when they sat at a round table with her brothers. An annoyed look fluttered onto Ryder's face as he stared at River who was pressing his phone nonchalantly. He hijacked it, making him look up. "What did you do that for?" River cried before snatching it back. "You brute. What's going on here?" He inquired as he looked from Meg to his older brother who were in deep concentration and anger respectively."I did that because you're senseless, you don't know what's happening around you. Are you purposely trying to be nonchalant or you really don't care about anything? I told you earlier that I went to challenge Dad but he said that we don't deserve his properties. We aren't entitled to our inheritance, so you think that we're kidding here?" Ryder demanded from River who still continued chatting with his girlf
The school bell rang signaling the end of school and all Archie gathered his books before rushing off, he wanted to catch up with Bailey who was in art class today. They still hadn't spoken to each other and he wanted to see her and settle things with her. "Bailey!" He called as he ran to catch up with her. Bailey tightened her hand on her back pack as she walked briskly to the parking lot. She didn't want to talk to him but didn't want it to be obvious. "Bailey, you can hear me. I don't want us to fight." He called again and she waited, He smiled at her and she stared at him. "I don't know what is happening between us." He began.Bailey felt embarrassed because she didn't want people to know that they had a spat but he went ahead to go and make a scene. "I don't know why you want to make a scene." She replied angrily. "I don't know what's happening between us, we are drifting apart and I don't like it." He replied.Bailey nodded. "You have another girlfriend, I don't know why y
Archie inspected them from head to toe."You're here to make me an offer? What might that be?" He replied, his initial ire vanishing, replaced with curiosity as he stared at them. He didn't have the time to contest with them, rather he would stay away for a long time."I don't know what you want to offer me but I'm content with my position here." Ryder scoffed at the response, "this is nonsense. Looking over your shoulder every step of the way? That's not going to work out for the long term. What if tomorrow, you suddenly need some more money to finance your life, will you resort to your managerial job? You're not thinking beyond your scope and it's a bit annoying." Archie raised his brow at his brother's perceived help. "Hmm, I think that's a good idea but I'm not really interested in your kind of help. We both know that it's a lie. If you want to discuss with me you need to know that there's something fishy. So may I know what you think I need that you're about to give me?" "Nothi
Archie was careful when he was heading home that night, he didn't trust those siblings of his so he waited for a bit before he finally walked into the curve that led to the house. He walked in sharply and locked the doors. Upon turning, he saw his mother glaring at him and he jumped. This wasn't what he was expecting. "Mom, I didn't know that you were there. This is quite a surprise!" He acted extra excited. His mother stared at him in annoyance. There was no way that he could deceive her and stop the fact that he was entering the house like a thief in the night. "Archie, we need to talk." Archie heaved a sigh. He was having too many things to talk about at the same time. "Do you know what exactly the problem is? You don't think that I would be able to tell that you've been involved in some mess recently? Why are you suddenly running away from people? What's the problem? Did you steal something? Is there something you need to tell me that you're still hiding away from me? I'm you
Ryder and his siblings walked toward the door with a small smirk on their faces, there was going to be a dinner today which they invited Archie. They were going to tell their father that he was useless. Meanwhile, Archie had informed his father of his recent happenings yet his father didn't reply. "I am here to see Mr Marshall." He stated when he arrived at the gate Ryder called the security guard so that they knew what was wrong with him. "Let that boy in." He replied and they opened the gate for him.Archie marveled when he heard that. He wasn't restricted before but why the sudden restriction? He wondered. This couldn't be from his father. It was obvious that Ryder was at work. He adjusted the collar of his shirt. He had gotten it at Target. He only wanted them not to look down on him; he didn't really care. "Thank you." He whispered to the porter who was smiling at him softly and he stared at him."You're welcome." He headed into the house immediately with a small smile on hi
Archie felt like there was a problem but didn't know where to start from. His siblings stared at him like they were about to lose their minds. There was nothing wrong with him but he saw the anger and hatred that they had toward him. If it were up to him, he wouldn't have announced it right at dinner. The hall was as silent as a graveyard, he could hear a pin drop. A myriad of emotions appeared on their faces and he didn't know what to do. It was almost as though there was a difference in the way he was being viewed They stared at him like a criminal that was about to take their lives and that shocked him greatly because he didn't expect them to be so violent Ryder burst into laughter, his stomach rumbled afterward and he stared at the boy that his father had said was his son. Was it that easy for people to just claim paternity of another man's son?"I need to see the DNA test results. That's the only way that I can believe you." He replied.They stared at him in annoyance but Mar
Archie strode out of the Lockwood estate and waited for the cab that he had ordered to come pick him up. He didn't want to take the family car so that his mother didn't get worried again. His siblings had proven themselves to be very envious which made him know that he didn't have anyone and that he had to make sure that he was highly protected.The car stopped close to the house, and the driver rolled the glasses downward. "Good evening, sir. Are you Mr. Archie?" "Master Archie, yes." He replied and showed the driver his address Unbeknownst to him, River had decided to call his friends to waylay his brother on his way home. If they were able to take him out, he would no longer have any power and influence over them. Their father was going to be plunged into mourning which would make him almost lose everything that he had worked for which was a good step. Then secondly, they would act like they cared and take over.He didn't mind dropping out of school to run his father's business,