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,
The cab driver noticed another car tailing them and he was a bit scared. "Do you know that car?" He asked and Archie looked through the rearview mirror. He quickly texted his father to inform him about the latest developments. "Tell him to take you to my house on the island. I think that's the only place you can hide successfully." Marshall replied and reached for his phone and called his friend in the police. "My son is being followed, I'm sure they are about to kidnap him. He's going to my house on the island, kindly send your boys to intercept them. I'll send you the car coordinates soon." He spoke.Marvin knew that it was true. He just didn't know what exactly was going to work because he was far from that axis but he didn't want to disappoint one of the richest men in the country. "I'll see what I can do right now. We can allow him to be in such a mess." He replied and quickly dispatched certain officers to help in the matter."Thank you, Marvin. I'll see you when you're done.
Arriving at the island house, Archie quickly alighted from the car and walked into the house that he was directed to but at the end of the day after waiting for long, he discovered that no one was tailing him.The cab driver cast a glance at him wondering why he was tailed. "Who are those people?" He replied and watched his client. "I don't know them but we are safe now. You don't need to worry about a thing. I know that you are." Archie replied and placed a call to his mother. He knew that she would be worried sick about him and he just had to make sure that everything was intact."Archie, where are you?" His mother asked worriedly. It was getting too late and she was beginning to think of where to look for him."I'm at the Lockwood property, I know that you don't want me to be here but I was invited." He replied.His mother sighed, "I don't know why you make me lose my mind before you listen to me." She replied.He was also feeling bad that she was disturbed about him, "Mom, I'm so
Archie walked home later and saw his father waiting for him in the end of the room. "Where are you coming from?" Archie looked at him carefully and heaved a sigh calmly. "Good evening Dad." He replied and his father stared at him calmly. "That wasn't the question," He fired back at Archie.Archie, who was beat and didn't know what else to do, was a bit tired of having to stress himself too much so he decided to answer suavely. "I went to a party which ended up not being what i expected, I'm sorry I returned home late." He responded. His Dad stared at him with angst in his eyes. "You're suddenly becoming pompous. Where are all of these coming from?" He inquired, his eyes roaming all over the boy's face as he tried to understand what was going on. The boy was also getting on his nerves. He didn't know what his wife was hiding from him. "Dad, I'm not becoming pompous, I have no reason to do that." Archie replied calmly, watching and looking at his father to see what he would do. He w
Archie looked up and down and discovered that there wasn't anything wrong with him the next morning after a bucket of water was poured on him as he entered the school premises. He had resumed again and his enemies had tripled.Why? He didn't understand. Bailey walked out of the crowd when she saw his eyes roaming across the alley to see who the culprit was. Anyways, she knew who it was but didn't want him to have any problem with anyone this time around, so she made sure that she was able to assuage him. "Hey, babe." She spoke and kissed him squarely on his lips, telling everyone that they were still together. She had resumed earlier than the rest of the students so she had overheard them saying all manners of rubbish against them. Proud of herself for maintaining composure and not allowing their words get to her, she came out of the class only to witness this nonsense."Who threw water at Archie?" Miss Rose demanded from the microphone as she watched the incident from her office wh
"I can't provide for you. Your parents are right in saying that you should stay away from me however you see it." Archie replied. Bailey blinked at the response, never in her wildest dreams did she think that he would say such words. He was not an emotional person so seeing him in such a state made her feel a bit remorseful. She didn't know what to say. "Is that why you've been avoiding me?" She whispered.Archie pretended to be sour about that. Instead, he had other plans. The last thing he would do was to be with someone who didn't take him seriously. It didn't make any sense at all. "You know that they're right." "Did you ever consider what I had in mind? I am not going to even do anything other than walk away. I don't want to be with someone who second-guesses himself. You can be successful with or without rich parents. Are you that lazy?" She whispered.Archie was taken aback by the words she uttered. Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that she would say such
Archie headed to the restaurant after talking to Bailey. He wanted to fill in the space for a very long time. "Do you know what time this is?" Paula, a coworker asked him. This was the second restaurant that he was working in."I'm sorry, I don't know what happened. I guess the traffic was too hectic and that's what happened." He replied.Paula nodded, "Hmm, is there a reason you should resume at this time and still have the guts to look calm while at it?" She replied and he stared at him. "You should know by now that there's nothing wrong with having all the time in the world but sometimes when we manage to have a slice of the time we manage it. Am I saying that I was right for resuming at this time? Obviously not, but we shouldn't waste extra time deliberating this, right? It doesn't make any sense at all. With all due respect ma'am." He added.Paula stared at him, she had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to fire him and he just presented it. She would gladly do that. "I do