" So, what was the verdict passed after you mentioned the offer about selling part of the shares of the Imperials to us?" Peter asked Jackson during one of their meetings.He wanted to know if the youngest son of the Imperial family had been successful with his demand for selling some of their shares to the Andersons.The group had met at their usual meeting point. A VIP lounge at one of the renowned restaurants in the city with reservations made by Jackson." Oh! Come on Peter" Melissa exclaimed. "You should already know that the jerk would never allow that to happen" Melissa scoffed, rolling her eyes at her husband for asking such a question in the first place.They all knew what was going to happen. Micheal would never budge in his decision to yield to their demands and wants." It was just as I expected" Jackson muttered to the couple while shaking the content of the drink in his glass cup, his eyes concentrated on it." Micheal defied my orders. He has shown what he truly is." He
" Good day Mr. Imperial, I'm sorry to interrupt you but we have just got an invitation for you" Joyce said to Micheal the moment she walked into his office.She saw that he was together in his office with his PA, Morgan. They were accessing a document on the table when she interrupted the session." An invitation from who?" Micheal asked curiously. He wasn't expecting any invitation from anybody whatsoever.And, if he were to be invited to any event for the month, he already had an idea about what each of them were. So, getting a random invitation now sounded like a surprise.Every of his schedules and plans on his activity list had been highlighted by his secretary, Joyce.She had always taken it upon herself to make sure that everything her boss had to do on his schedule were orderly prepared and arranged and that he was well informed about them beforehand." Let me see that" he said to her as she walked towards him to hand him the envelope.The envelope had the Imperial crest and b
Melissa and her husband Peter were excited over the moon. They had just gotten their own invitation sent directly to them by none other than Jackson Imperial.One of their servants who worked with them had come to inform them about the cards that were sent just that morning when both couples were not back home.And now that it was night and they were back, they had to be aware of the news that awaited them. " Did you say that the cards are from the Imperials?" Melissa asked the lady with surprise evident on her face." Yes ma'am" the servant replied. " Let me see that!" She exclaimed while stretching her hands to collect the golden envelope the maid was speaking about." Peter!" Melissa called " Come take a look at this" she called his attention to the envelope that was now in her hands." You can leave." she ordered the maid who gave her a bow before heading to the kitchen." Looks like we are finally close to getting all we've always wanted" Peter said to her with a wide grin spre
"I didn't think you were going to come" Jackson said, wearing a wide grin on his face the moment he saw Leo Dane walk in to meet him at one of his favorite restaurants in the city." Good evening Leo" Jackson greeted with a chuckle and stood up to take the other man's hands in a shake." Good evening Mr. Imperial" Leo Dane greeted in return and shook the man's hands. He knew that the youngest son of the chairman was up to something seeing as he had requested for his presence." Alright, you can have your seat and let's get straight to the chase, shall we?" Jackson said, smiling as he took a seat and watched Leo Dane do the same." So, what would you like to order? Or...not to worry, I know your usual. I'd just ask them to bring it over" Jackson boasted with a smirk and made a call for one of the waiters waiting in the room.He whispered some words to the waiter who took note and listened with rapt attention before leaving to do just as he was commanded.Few minutes later, the waiter h
" Jackson what is this I hear about you? What do you have in mind by planning this?" Old Albert Imperial asked his son the moment he got into the house that afternoon.After a meeting with some of the shareholders in the company, he had returned to the mansion only to see the entire place looking totally different and changed.The servants in the house were changing every piece of furniture into a new one and they were decorating the entire house in preparation for the dinner.He looked around and didn't need to go further with his questions. He already knew that this had happened under the very command of no one else but Jackson.The chairman walked into the large palatial living room that was adorned with the most excellent paintings and furniture. The servants all greeted and bowed their heads in reverence to him before going about with the duties they had been tasked to do by the young master, Jackson. No one dared to defy his orders.Jackson was seated on one of the couches in
Melissa stood in front of the standing mirror in the dressing room. She was checking herself out that moment and was feeling over the moon at her change of clothing.Ever since they got the invite from Jackson, she had taken it upon herself to look around her closet for the best dress she could wear for the dinner and when she didn't see one that was suitable enough to her taste, she decided to visit one of the most popular fashion house in the city." Ma'am, you look very beautiful and stunning in this dress" one of the ladies who were attending to her needs complimented." Yes, the dress looks so beautiful and great on you" the second lady agreed and they both chuckled.Melissa squinted her eyes at the mirror, she wasn't sure if she was quite content with what she was currently putting on. " I'm not sure, I like this, I'll just go over there to change it" she mumbled, looking at the dress in the mirror, her eyes examining every of its nook and cranny." I'll change this. Can I get
The dinner was happening tonight and Jackson was happy, he felt self content seeing as he had been able to come up with such a grand idea on such short notice.He knew that to make every of his plans happen, he would have to go ahead with the dinner and to his surprise, his father the chairman had done nothing to stop him with every activity he had been overseeing in the mansion to ensure the success of this dinner.Instead, the old man had said nothing. He only kept quiet, not uttering a word. Somewhere deep in Jackson's heart, he knew that his father was not going to oppose what he had in mind and would in fact give him the chance to go ahead with it.After all, it had been a very long time since the Imperial family got to have dinner like this. And he had taken it upon himself to make this one grand and more memorable. He wanted it to be one they would forever remember in their hearts." Sir, everything is prepared and ready just as you wanted" one of the servants of the house came
Minutes after, Leo Dane, the personal assistant to the chairman himself walked into the dinner hall. He greeted Jackson and the chairman and everyone else before taking his seat.He had not wanted to attend but since Jackson had personally sent an invite, he decided to attend. As the dinner went on, Jackson's attention was on the door the entire time.While the others ate and were merry, with the scent of the rich wine filling the atmosphere and the clinking of glasses could be heard, he kept staring at the door all because of one reason.Micheal hadn't shown his face at the dinner.'What Impudence?' he thought angrily within himself." I'm totally surprised that the bastard wouldn't show his face today" Melissa whispered to Peter who was seated beside her." What do I care about?" Peter said with an evident indifference. He couldn't care less about Micheal being an ass. He just wanted to look for a means to network with other Imperials." So, father.." Pearl began. She turned her at
Melissa regretted her actions very badly. She knew that she had wronged Micheal in a very bad way and the guilt of all she did was telling so much on her that she didn't even know what to do.She hated her life Instantly that moment as she had now lost everything and she didn't even know what to do anymore. She had lost her sanity, was a divorcee for the third time and now was left with nothing. She was not getting a single dime as she could not get any alimony from her divorce with Jackson.How was she going to get that when her marriage had been with an animal in human form, a total bastard who was now rotting in jail and whose situation was even worse than Peter's case.Peter was almost done with his jail term and would finally be out in a month's time but Jackson? The same man whom she had thought was going to change her family's status and that of her own self into something much greater and better had ended up being the one that shattered her the most into a thousand pieces. M
The hall that night was filled with a lot of people dressed all beautiful and attractive. They had all been invited to the 50th anniversary of the biggest and most successful company in the country. The Imperial Empire which was a family and generational corporation built by the wealthy Imperial Dynasty was an epitome of very massive success and an unmatching prosperity that no other company or corporation present in the country could boast of.Everyone of them came behind in the place of rank after the well respected company. Most times when the media even wants to rank businesses or even make mention of the business world, they always referred to it as the Imperial Holdings company and others.Competitors who were also doing quite well in the social ladder themselves and had tried for several years to come close to them in their place of ranking were not able to reach their level or even come close. The day was a very happy and great day for the Imperials as it was one they had al
After the fight with Melissa, Jackson tore the divorce paper she had brought to him into a million shreds. He was not going to just let her leave like that. She walked into his life like a petty leech when the goings were rosy and things went smooth but now that he was identifed as a bastard, here she was looking for the bestest and fastest exit. She wants to leave the marriage because she didn't want to go down the drain with him.Jackson was bent on teaching her a great and very bitter lesson, one that she was going to regret for the rest of her life. He wasn't surprised, he was well aware of the tactics she wanted to employ with him. Get with him when he's super rich and then abscond the moment he's going down the social ladder. Wasn't that what she had done with her other men?He had seen that coming already and wasn't surprised one bit when she came to drop the divorce papers in front of him.So, here he was keeping her in his captivity. She was going to regret ever walking in
Melissa had driven down straight to the house of her husband that Sunday afternoon after she'd spend some days off in her parents house. She drove her father's car and parked it at the front of the house she and Jackson use to stay together. The house she was certain was no longer going to be hers as she was left heartbroken and shattered into a thousand pieces because of the current dilemma she had gotten herself into.After the genetic test results and the shocking revealation about the true state of the man she had recently just got married to, she was left horrified and beyond shock as she didn't even know what to do that moment.Jackson Imperial whom she had thought was going to finally be the one, the big dream she had been searching for in a man turned out to be nothing more but a bastard!That was the greatest shocking news she'd ever receive in her life. She had thought being with Peter who was still currently serving his jail term was worse, nothing had gotten her prepared
Micheal was very happy that moment. His name was finally cleared and everyone now accepted him as the one and only true heir of the Imperial household and family.The media who once spoke bad about him all apologized openly to the public, retracting their statement about him being a bastard as he was infact a true blood of Albert Imperial and was his true grandson compared to Jackson who was the real bastard.Leo Dane who had decided to work with Jackson and had also antagonized him back then had to apologize openly to Micheal and the chairman too. He knew that he was wrong for doubting Micheal's true existence as an Imperial.He also blamed himself for believing in Jackson who had tricked him into standing against Micheal as he thought the young man didn't deserve the position Albert had given him. But, things had backfired and the real dark truth had been finally revealed. Jackson was indeed the bastard and it was so surprising to see that the point he wanted to use against his sup
After the heart wrenching discovery of Jackson's real position as a non-Imperial, the entire media was thrown into a frenzy at the extreme turn of events. It felt as though he had used his own hands to ruin his life and the plan that he had made to make his enemy Micheal fall off the greatest cliff had boomeranged. He got affected instead.Jackson could not believe his ears, he still found it really hard to believe that he, Jackson Imperial, the one time popular youngest son of the Imperial Holdings, who had thought he alone would have the right to the entire fortune and riches of the family was now reduced to nothing but a worthless bastard. He didn't even know what to do at that period.Even after trying out his genetic test in seven othef hospitals, it still came out the same way. He kept getting the confirmation upon confirmation that he was indeed a bastard and was not from the successful family bloodline or dynasty."How the heck did this happen? What the heck went wrong?!" He
After the shocking announcement made by old Albert Imperial. The entire courtroom was thrown in a state of frenzy as no one expected him to appear out of the blues before everyone. It felt like a dream because this same man was the same person that everyone thought was on his sick bed still fighting for his life.The ones who were shocked the most were Melissa and Jackson especially. Jackson had no idea his father was hale and hearty already. How did he get so well quickly despite his age? He had hoped that every of his plans and goals would be achieved while his father was still unconscious.But, with the old man here now, he was going to make his battle for the CEO position harder.'Why the heck did he have to show up now?' Jackson asked in his thoughts, clearly displeased at the turn of events. He could have just waited for him to win the court case before deciding to wake up.When they all left the courtroom, Albert Imperial demanded that he be taken to the chosen hospital immedia
Micheal had shown up in court for the proceedings as requested by the lawyers Jackson had hired. According to them, the case was one that was currently being presided over by the high court as it had to do with some of the prominent members of the society.Imperial Holdings company was the highest profile company in the country and the current issue of the CEO's birth origin was one that drew nationwide attention.Micheal would have never known that his story could fly all over the media space in such a short amount of time. Jackson must feel so happy now seeing him in his current state of mess but he knew that it was not going to be the end of him.At the moment the proceedings started, Alegria watched from the audience, as her husband was being asked to defend his birth. He was being questioned before the people. She turned her gaze to look at Jackson and his wife, Melissa. They both had the happiest smile on their faces. They must feel on top of the world now seeing Micheal in th
It was finally the D-day for the genetic test results. Although, Alegria knew that she could trust her husband, one thing bothered her and it was the person they were up against. She had known Jackson in the business world even before any of these situations brought them together, he was a scoundrel that a person wouldn't want to mess with or cross path with.How he shared the same gene with someone as kind and great as Albert Imperial still amazes her. How could the good and diplomatic man be the father of such a rascal?Now, Alegria was her alongside her husband. She was here to support him till the end even in the heated moments where his birth origin and authenticity was being weighed and examined by the magnifying eyes of the prying media and the public at large.Alegria knew how the one person who was deeply affected in all of these saga was no one else but her husband. Having to be reminded of the painful childhood he had and being left with no choice to revisit his painful m