Quentin hid his smile when he saw his grandson vibrating in anger. So, he decided to intervene a little. "Derek, I didn't know that you were around. Have you met my grandson?" He asked and Henry stared at his grandfather. What was he up to this time? He wondered. "Oh, no sir. I haven't. I'm glad to meet your acquaintance." Derek replied and Quentin stared a his grandson who was busy staring intently at the stranger. "I'll just be on my way, now." Clara interrupted the staring match and rushed towards the stairs. " You sent for me sir." She said. Henry finally removed his gaze from the man and looked at Clara. He didn't understand what he was feeling but somehow, he couldn't get her smile out of his head. Why was his manager smiling at a man she barely knew in that manner? She wondered. " Follow me." He said and turned on his heel ignoring his grandfather and Grin as he stomped upstairs in anger. Pops grinned inwardly but turned to Derek. " I'm sorry for his lack of manners. He w
Clara's moodiness stretched into dinner and she found it difficult to eat. As usual, Henry found himself asking what the problem was. "Don't you like the meal?" He asked and all eyes fell on Clara. She felt like the ground should open up and swallow her. The piercing gaze of Aubrey dug deep into her flesh. Can you just leave me alone?' She wanted to tell him off but knew that it was a bad idea. Instead, she smiled, "I love it, it's very tasty." She lied. " Okay." Sergeant Jackson shared a glance with his friend but that action didn't go unnoticed by Derek and Grin. "If you don't like the meal, you can request another one." Jackson came to the rescue. Aubrey fumed, she was the girlfriend here, but everyone was treating Clara who was an ordinary secretary specially. She coughed, " I'm sure that she wouldn't want to stress Macy, right? The poor girl's been cooking since morning." She replied. " Yes, ma'am." Clara replied politely. Can all of you just move on? She wished and as luck
" What the hell are you doing?"She jumped back from Derek who hid a smile. She glared at him. What was he doing? How dare he try to put out a narrative that wasn't true. They knew that nothing was going on between them. " Helping that man realize what he is missing." Derek replied without batting an eyelid and she became stupefied. " You don't mean that." Clara replied as she looked at him. " What do you want to achieve? Make me lose my job and become penniless?" She challenged him not understanding what his purpose was. " I do not need your job. However, consider it a friendly gesture." He winked and Clara grew annoyed and walked away. He was grating on her nerves. 'Stupid me, I shouldn't have followed him outside. I shouldn't! Now I have to explain what was going on.' She chided herself as she pushed the door open. She saw Henry and his girlfriend sitting beside each other and she decided to walk past them. She had almost made it up to the staircase when she heard her name. She
Why do you care? Was the first response that flashed into her mind but she didn't respond. " Who?" She pretended not to follow and he rolled his eyes. "Derek." " Oh, he's just a... He was helping me out earlier." Henry nodded, Is that what it's called now? He thought, " I see. And he was hugging you so passionately?" He asked sarcastically. Clara stared at him, okay? What is his point? " I stumbled and he caught me before I fell." She lied. Henry cocked his head, that wasn't what he saw. " Hmm. What a hero saving the damsel in distress." He mocked. " Do you have any problem with that sir?" She queried him. There was no need for him to try to make her seem like a bad person when he sat down there and watched Aubrey fuss over him. " No, do you want me to have a problem?" He replied and Clara sighed inwardly. This man surely wanted to get on her nerves. "No, sir. If that will be all sir. I'd like to retire to bed." " Or to meet your lover?" He replied and she looked at him stunn
Henry remained in his position while Clara fidgeted and he clamped his hand down on hers. There was no need for them to hide like teenagers who were caught making out at the back of the car. "Over here!" He yelled back and they heard Aubrey's approaching footsteps against the grass leaving Clara worried." Let me go, sir." Clara said as Aubrey’s footsteps drew nearer. It wasn't as if she couldn't remove her hands forcefully. If she wanted to be truthful, she enjoyed the warmth passing from his hand to hers. Her body was like nerve endings which were easily charged. “ Here you are.” Aubrey said when she rounded down the pavement. Her eyes immediately went to their interlocked hands and she gave a forced grin. “ I was worried when I didn't see you inside.” She said without moving her gaze from their fingers. She saw the struggle between Clara and Henry and she looked up. Who would have thought that he would be like other guys? What was the big deal between bosses and employees? “ W
“ What do you think of your secretary, Clara?” Derek asked Henry. He enjoyed seeing the flash of anger in his eyes. “ What do I think about my secretary? I'm sorry your question is lost on me.” Henry replied politely completely betraying what he felt inside of him. Of course, he wasn’t going to answer that question. “ I know I just met her but I like her and I think things can finally work out between us. Don't you think so?” He asked. “ I don't know. She's married, man.” Henry blurted. Derek almost blew his cover by laughing. Yet you hover around her like a hawk. But he kept quiet. “ Oh? That's sad. I like that girl. I've never met someone and felt such an instant connection. it's overwhelming.” He acted sad. ‘I should venture into acting one of these days.’ He thought. “ Yeah, it is what it is.” “So, are you and the famous supermodel dating? She is also a beautiful woman.” Derek changed the topic. Don't you have any better things to discuss apart from women? Henry replied inw
With the number of glares Clara was getting the next morning, she figured that she had probably pissed a whole village. That was an overstatement, but that was how she felt. “Good morning.” She hummed when she reached the table.“ Morning, Clara.” Grandpa Quentin replied as she drew her chair in an attempt to sit. Derek placed a hand over hers and drew it out instead. The glares intensified, and she felt like entering into the ground to save her. “ Thank you.” She murmured but was waved off. “A gentleman shouldn't allow a woman to sit so casually.” Derek replied and looked at Henry briefly. The meaning hung in the air. “ Let's begin our meal.” Pops said.As soon as she finished eating, she flew upstairs into the safety of her room. She had been uncomfortable throughout breakfast. She reached for her phone and dialed her brother's number again. They had not had the time to speak properly yesterday before the mishaps began. They needed the file today. As she was thinking, her p
“ What did you say happened to him?” Clara asked the minute she entered the hospital. Quentin had to reschedule his flight for an earlier one, she didn't know how that was done, but they arrived first thing in the morning the next day. Louis spoke," We saw him lying down close to the window. I suspect that he was struck on the head because we found a little blood gushing out from his head.” Clara felt her heart flip in dread, she didn't know the extent of the injury. “ Why didn't you tell me this yesterday?” “Because I knew that you were going to react this way. My husband and I rushed him to the hospital.” “ They were lucky to have brought him in when they did. A minute later, we would have lost him.” A doctor interrupted their conversation, and she turned to the doorway. “ I'm guessing you are his sister?” He said.“ Yes, sir. How is he doing now?” “ Better, may we speak in my office?” He asked, and she followed him into his office. “ Please have your seat.” He mentioned and sh
A year After."What is going on?" He inquired worriedly when he saw Clara bent over a toilet seat, heaving her lungs out. Panic settled inside him and he patted her back softly. What can I get you?" He asked her and she sat on the tiles."I feel queasy." She said and before she could finish talking, she puked again inside the toilet. "Please get me a tissue." She croaked and stretched her hand backward. That was what she needed.Henry sighed softly as he wiped her mouth for her. "You need to see a doctor, this cannot be ordinary flu." He said and she rinsed her mouth."I think so too. I don't know what is happening to me but I don't feel well inside of me." Like a lightbulb, an idea flashed into his head and he stared at her with wide eyes, and she stared at him strangely." what?" "Are you pregnant?" "What?" She repeated and Henry placed a hand on her shoulders. " Have you been feeling weak? Tenderness in the boobs? Diarrhea and constant headache?" He inquired." Yeah?""I think..
The flight back to Italy was very quick, maybe it was due to the fact that they didn't have anything bothering them anymore, no need to look over their shoulder for every little matter. Henry was very elated to see the soils of Italy.It made him appreciate freedom. He never knew that he was living like a king even when he was poor but with the small taste of money and the problems that accompanied it, he was able to appreciate being free.Clara rested her head on his shoulder as she stared at the soil. It was good to go home. " How do you feel?" She inquired from him and he smiled at her."I feel good, great, even. Who would have thought that I would miss this place? There was a time I was crazy about leaving the country, now that I know better I know that I was foolish at that time. What the hell was I even thinking at that period? He wondered aloud.Clara giggled beside him, it was amazing how he was able to see things from a grander scope. "I think there are several reasons that w
Henry sank to his feet instantly and Clara rushed to hug him. She cried into his shoulders, until his clothes began to get wet. " I'm sorry,I shouldn't be doing this. I don't know what is wrong with me." She chuckled while trying to wipe the tears off her face.Henry rose slowly and held her up. It wasn't so great of an event. She was bawling her eyes out. " Hey, it's okay, I'm free now. You don't need to cry." He said, trying to pacify her and she nodded softly.She moved away so that she could allow the grandfather and son to bond comfortably. Stopping them was not the best thing that she could do because she was feeling a certain type of way. His gaze fell upon his grandfather and he didn't know when he began to weep gently. It was almost as though he was feeling weak and at the same time unable to breathe. "I'm so happy to see you son." He said and held him very close to himself. "Me too, Pops." He said and held him close. His pops had been there for him for a very long time an
The court room went silent and Henry stared at the man who just came to lie without a tangible reason. His eyes rested on him and he tried to figure out where he knew him from to no avail . It was as though the man had harbored grievances against him and sought the perfect time to unleash his vengeance. He was stupefied." I take objection to that statement. If there's CCTV footage, produce it so that we can all watch it." Henry's lawyer said and he stared at the wicked man who was standing before him. it was obvious that he was just trying to ruin Henry's life."I came with proof if that's what you are asking for." He said confidently and Henry was pissed beyond measure. He didn't know this man from Adam but he was hell bent on tarnishing his image. " Lets have it." The judge called again and it was given to him. The assistant slotted it in and connected it to the projector and they all watched the scene."Pause it there." The judge said and adjusted his glasses." A hush fell ove
After spending a great deal of time trying to make sure that there was no need to continue staying in the hospital, they went to court. Pops pulled some strings on some of his old people who knew what was going on, he was probably thinking about what would have happened if he didn't have such a strong backbone. He didn't even want to imagine it because it would be so brutal. Anyway, it was going to be great if he could actually do without the court order Alas, there was no one above the law. He stood before the judge at the supreme court with his lawyer in front of him. The complainant also stood at the opposite dock. It was a woman, she was claiming that her husband was killed."Mr. Henry, What do you have to say concerning the defendant's claim?" Henry looked at the judge and the sobbing woman. As much as he pitied her, he couldn't help but feel that she was doing a tad bit too much. "I didn't kill her husband, my honor. It was out of self defense. He tried to kill me, whoever has
*******Chapter 187Clara didn't wait for him to finish his sentence before placing a hand over her mouth, this was not the news that she wanted to hear. It was heartbreaking and at the same time she had to maintain a good front because Pops was in the room, staring at her. "That's great to hear. I thought that he was actually harmed. It's good to hear that he's well. Thank you Caine." She mustered a fake smile and Caine stared at his phone as if there was an alien living in it. Wasn't she the person who was angry a few minutes ago that things were hidden away from her? Yet she was telling him thank you. "Good. I'll talk to you later." He said and she nodded before hanging up abruptly and turned to see Pops staring at her. He wasn't talking at the moment but his eyes spoke volumes. He was probably thinking about what was happening to his grandson."Pops, what would you like to eat?" She asked him as she moved closer to his bed to stroke his hands.He shook his head slightly and she
Chapter 186George agreed without arguing one bit as he was drooped at the end of the road, he didn't waste any more time in making sure that there was anything holding him back as he bundled down the pavement and flagged down a cab. He was sure that they would take him to his doorstep. All he needed was to take a bath first then right after he could now start thinking about other things but for now, he would have preferred just staying away and waiting till there was nothing else to do. "That man is scarred. I don't think we should have let him go just like that. We know that he needed the money. He was just acting so that it didn't seem that way." Fred spoke from the rearview mirror.Caine nodded in agreement. He had other plans for the man but from experience he had known better than to allow anyone to come close to the family because it could be very frustrating if the person didn't know what was going on. It was more of a preservation. No one wanted to be involved with people th
Chapter 185Caine and Fred came bursting through the door. " Everyone raise your hands above your heads." Caine ordered as he and Fred came bursting into the living room.Everyone stared at them as if they were aliens speaking gibberish. "Who is he?" Liam asked as his eyes casually strolled from the intruders to Henry.Henry sighed and balled his fists which were already losing sensitivity due to the excessive amount of blood. "Don't go all macho on him. You can call him my brother from another mother, he's been there even from the beginning of this issue." Liam's eyes narrowed in suspicion as he stared at the man in front of him. He couldn't remember where he knew him from but from the way he was behaving he knew that he was someone of great importance.Caine glanced at Fred before his eyes swung toward Liam and Ryan. This was somewhat a complicated issue because if it was left to him, he would have locked this man up. But with the situation at hand. It sounded unwise because this ma
Chapter 184Henry didn't waste time in locating the person who fired the shots. It was no one but Jess and he was shocked to his bone that she could even attempt to save them."I love you baby!" Liam jumped up immediately and pulled the trigger at Ryan causing him to stumble and almost hit the ground.George, sensing potential freedom, rose from his position and bundled towards Ryan who was rubbing his sore legs. It was a double bullet. He didn't wait till he recovered before falling atop him. Ryan was utterly shocked when he saw that the tables had turned. "Get off me, you oaf." He grunted from beneath George and tried to shake him off but found it hard to do that so he bit him.George, who was stubborn, persisted in making sure that he didn't leave.Henry also joined the party by knocking the gun out of his hands. Ryan was pretty helpless at this point, he bit George on the hand again, this time almost removing the chunk of flesh that surrounded his hand but George made sure that h