"Hello "Manager". You forgot to iron your suit today?" Vivian threw her regular insult with a snicker as she walked past Alphonse at work today.And like always Alphonse ignored her and checked in.For the past two weeks since she resumed work she had been throwing jabs and insults at him whenever she could.It was not like he had not expected it, he did because he knew Vivian was never the type to change.And the past two weeks Alphonse had not found a reason to smile.Firstly, he convinced Charlotte to take her father to a more comfortable and secure home for the elderly with a private nurse to care for him properly.Next he assigned a driver to her and his mother and a two day routine check of all his vehicles before leaving the house.And then his hunt for Paul began, Ursula had claimed she didn't know where her son was with glee and he knew the way she was smiling she knew.Surprisingly, the Halls have not bothered him since and last he heard Hannah and Cornelius were having "rel
Ursula Edmund invited me to tea" Margaret announced as she came into Vivian's room with two gowns. "The red or the silver?" She asked as she held the two gowns up for Vivian to pick her favorite.Vivian who was eating and pressing her phone raised a bored brow before asking "Interesting and why?" Margaret shrugged "I have no idea and I don not care. Do you know why? It was a personal invitation" Margaret said with a smile."She sent her butler to me with the message can you imagine" she squealed. "I know right" she added before Vivian could say anything."Now the red or silver?" She flashed the gowns in her front again."Silver" Vivian said while chewing."I knew it." Margaret said and walked out of her daughter's room."I hated the red gown anyways." She said as Vivian quickly forgot about her food and towed her mother behind with her phone still in hand back to Margaret's room."It was an anniversary gift from your father. Now that I don't like it, it's useless to me. I either have
Alphonse was signing off some papers with his secretary in his manager position that morning, he was already stressed and the day was about to get sour.His arm was finally out of the sling but now in a smaller cast but every moment he sighed out of frustration the hand ached and it annoyed him even further.He was trying his best to fit everything in all at once and curb his problems but they seemed like they were falling out of his hand and out of his control.Alphonse knew he needed a grip on his sanity because he had been barking orders of late and skipping meals and also burying himself too much in work.All it took was for him to fire Harry and get back to running things smoothly but he let the devious young man continue his trade because at the end he would want everyone to know he tried giving him a chance.He gave everyone a second chance, Vivian was working again, he was about to clear off the charges on Paul before he got released and went missing, he was keeping Ursula’s s
“He strapped me to a chair in front of a small cauldron of boiling water, hung my legs above the water and flashed a blow dryer in front of me” Vivian explained the torture she went through in the hand of Cornelius.“Oh my God. That’s horrible” Paul sympathized with her.“I know. The dread I felt every minute when that dryer swung in my face. I wondered how quick I would die if the dryer fell inside the water and my legs were dropped. Imagine my skin scalding” Vivian said and shivered as she thought about that day.“So how did you get out?" Paul asked.“I don’t know. He just let me go, I cried and told him I could not do anything now that his son was in jail. That vile man laughed and told me to go after telling me to watch my back.” Vivian finished. Paul straightened from the position he had been since Vivian had been telling him her story.“I tell you what. He knew he could not kill you and go scot free. Do you know how powerful you are?. Besides I knew he could not bear to hurt y
“Did you meet the Rochesters concerning their investments?” Alphonse asked as he entered a seemingly busy Harry's office that morning.Harry nodded and quickly signed off some of the papers on his desk.“Yes and In fact it went more perfect than I could have ever imagined. They’re now looking to broaden their market share” Harry said and relaxed into his seat before he started playing with his pen like a businessman.The face he had on disappointed Alphonse.“In fact?” Alphonse raised a brow while giving Harry a pointed stare."Indeed Alphonse. All we have to do now is wait and try to convince them to invest more" Harry said."They're our biggest client" Alphonse noted and Harry nodded."And that's why I'm putting in extra effort to make sure we don't lose them, '' Harry said with a satisfied smile.“Good job Harry. Very good" Alphonse said and applauded him while Harry bowed a little with pride."But there's a little something that's bothering me and that is because when I called thi
“You’re not new to this game are you!?” Alphonse slammed the police report on Harry’s desk in the old study Harry had arranged and turned into his makeshift office at home.The younger man who was tirelessly trying to come up with some sort of new scheme to try and defraud his half brother before running away, looked startled to see Alphonse in front of him.He had only come home to get one or two of his things before heading out but it surprised him to see his nemesis in front of him angry.His usual demeanor whenever he was around him these days.“What is this?” Harry asked as he eyed the brown file skeptically.This was not his first time with Alphonse and files. And now he was beginning to hate anything that had to do with these two things."You would know better" Alphonse said to him to rein his anger in.Alphonse motioned for him to open the file on the table.Harry picked up the file and opened it slowly and as he went through the papers slowly, his face became ashen, pale and
“Vivian?” She shuddered and slammed the drawer of files she was just rummaging.She looked like a deer caught in headlights with open mouth and a slight sheen of sweat on her forehead.What are you doing?” Alphonse stood in total surprise where he had been for the past five minutes watching her.She opened her mouth and closed it before running her hand through hair to arrange it.“I was just uhhhh” she started to stutter looking for words or an excuse to cover up for what she been caught red handed doing.He tilted his head waiting for her to continue but no more information was forthcoming so he concluded himself.“Stealing.” Alphonse replied for her nodding once before entering the office and closing the door behind him.The tension in the air became tight and Vivian's heart thundered in her chest.He set his briefcase down on the desk, stood opposite her and folded his arms.He gave her a few moment of silence as they both threaded carefully in big office space.After Harry had be
“The pauper finally sees heaven” Ursula said from the stairs as her So Kate stiletto heels made loud scary pointy steps when she descended the steps, everything about her just screamed evil and the young man in front of her amplified her zeal for that.Alphonse arranged his suit and looked at her with a small smile playing on his lips, he came prepared today after a long sleepless night.“What are you doing here boy?” Her always bright red lips moved slowly and languidly as she got closer to him."Hello Ursula" he greeted her but she simply stood in front of him and folded her arms with her chin up waiting for him to state the reason for his first and unusual visit to her house.“I came for my ledger” he said and Ursula scoffed before she rolled her eyes, turned and walked to a chair.She sat down and eyed him from top to bottom with disgust.Alphonse waited for her to welcome him to sit but since no invitation was forthcoming he lowered himself into the chair behind him, an action th
Four years later “Liana you better stop running or you will fall!" Charlotte called out to her four years old daughter who ran outside as he brother chased her giggling. The twin brother came wheezing past his mother as she gathered their toys which they left haphazardly all over the living room. “Adrian come here right now and put on this jacket, it’s cold outside” she noticed he had not put on his jacket like his sister. Adrian did not come back but she could still hear their laughter outside. As if on cue thier father came downstairs with bed hair, he had just woken up from a nap. “Alphonse please control your children, they’re giving me a hard time today” she complained and picked up the last you. “Good Afternoon to you too Mrs Edmund” he said and kissed her on the cheek before going into the kitchen. He had changed his name officially to his father's name after the gruesome death of Ursula, as a way to keep the name of his father alive. That meant he also had to change h
"Get my bag from the car you incompetent fool and stop staring at me like that" Ursula yelled at the new young man who had been hired two days ago to be her personal body guard and helping hand. "I'm sorry ma'm" he apologized quickly and ran to get her bag. "What's your name? Who hired you?" She asked him in pure anger but before he could reply she turned to the head of her staff, a grumpy looking burly man who stood far away. "Who hired him!" She yelled at the man who ran up to her. "I did" he replied her fearlessly. "What were you thinking hiring someone as useless as yourself?" She insulted the man who only rolled his eyes at her, he was used to her insults by now and was only working for the woman because he needed the money. "He is good at his job, he was recommended by an agency that is very good at recruiting body guards and personal assistants" he said and Ursula looked at him in disgust. "First thing tomorrow morning, get me someone who knows his job and looks a little
A week later. "Baby! Can you get me the sunscreen!" It was not a request and Alphonse knew it so he stopped what he was doing and quickly went to bring the sunscreen for his wife. It was a week after their wedding and they were having their honeymoon in thier private beach house in Monaco, Italy. "Don't you just love how you boss me around?" He bent and kissed her, blocking the sun touching her body which was draped in a bikini. "Are you complaining?" She asked as her hand snaked around his neck and found its was into his hair. "Not at all my love" he said and kissed her again while Charlotte smiled. "How are you loving being back in your hometown?" He asked her as he came around her and sat on the beach bed, popping the lotion bottle open and getting ready to go to work. "My parents met here, and I am loving the fact that I came here with the man I love and married and plan on starting a future with" she said and started to untie the straps of her bikini. "I love you" he remi
“You did that to my mother, ruined my life and my family’s and you have the nerve to stand before God and get married?” Vivian stumbled with a bottle of Alcohol towards the altar. “What is she doing here?” Charlotte asked getting angry at the sight of the other woman. “How did she get in here?” Carla asked dropping her bouquet of flower and stepping forward. "Today I will put my hands on her" she said walking towards her but Everest was quick to stand up and hold his wife. The whole church was turned into an uproar. "Don't do that Carina, sit down" Everest was also holding Carina back. “Father, give us fifteen minutes. I need to get this sorted out” Alphonse said with a sigh. Charlotte looked very sad and angry at the interruption at her wedding. Vivian was ruining the one day that was supposed to be the happiest in her life. “It will be okay baby, I will get her out of here as soon as I can” Alphonse said as he hooked a finger under her chin. Charlotte nodded wordlessly and
"Oh my Lord, you look absolutely gorgeous!" "Stunning!" "You think so?" Charlotte turned with a nervous smile. Both Jennifer, Paul's mother and Hannah, Alphonse's mother came into the room with praises. "We don't think so, we know so honey. You are the most beautiful bride I have seen in a while. Don't let Jillian hear this by the ways" Jennifer said and they all laughed. "I am nervous" Charlotte said and both mothers looked at themselves before coming to seat on each of her side and held her hand. "It is your wedding day baby, it is understandable if you get scared. I mean we both never had weddings at this age but I knew if we had we would be as anxious as you are now, right Jennifer?" Hannah asked Jennifer who quickly nodded. "Right" she replied. "It's okay to be nervous baby, you're leaving your life as a single woman to start new with someone else. But you love him don't you?" Jennifer asked her and Charlotte nodded quickly. "I do" she smiled as the thought of A
"Do you have plans for today?" Alphonse asked Charlotte as he kissed her lovingly.They had just had another bout of morning sex."Not really, I just plan on being lazy all day" she said and hooked one of her legs on his bare waist, their sweat and after sex juice rubbing against each other and staining the sheets."How about you being lazy about me?" He asked and kissed her again."Who else was I supposed to waste my day with?" She giggled as he burrowed his face into her neck."I'm glad I'm the only one on your mind" he said and kissed her cheek again."Mhmm" she laughed and licked her lips."Remember those sundresses you used to like back then?" He asked her and she turned in the bed to face him."Yes""Do you still like them?" He asked her and she smiled."Of course, they're my to go dresses when I want to relax and I planned on wearing one today. Look at the coincidence" she said and Alphonse laughed."Uhhh..." he hesitated and scratched his brow."Spill" she said to him as she k
"Hey honey" Alphonse came into the room with a food tray."Hey" Charlotte sat up on the bed with a smile."Long night is it?" He asked her as he sat down on the bed and placed the food tray gently on by her side."What a gentleman you are Mr Fischer" she said with a giggle."Indeed, to make up for the lost energy of last night" he said to her with a wink and she laughed."It's too early Alphonse" she said laughing "It past one in the afternoon" he told her and her eyes widened."What? I slept that long?" She asked and looked around for her phone or wristwatch."After effects of your little drink with friends" he said and she blushed, covering her face slightly."I had no idea it was going to hit that much, I'm starting to think I was laced. Besides you added to my exhaustion, taking me up against the shower while I stood, if you look at it from my view you also contributed" she said and Alphonse smiled proudly."As long as you are satisfied, I don't care how tired you become. Eat up,
Charlotte chuckled and opened another button. “You are jealous,” she said. "I am" he replied to her quickly with a soft nod. "Why..." she asked, smiling at him . "You know why" he said to her but caught a whiff of wine on her breath and that made him smile. He now knew where she got her confidence from tonight. A bottle. "Are you drunk?" He asked her. Charlotte nodded and stepped back away from him, not knowing what his reaction to that might be. But as she took a step back she swayed a bit and Alphonse reached his hand out to steady her. "I had a little to drink," she said, pinching her index finger and thumb together, showing the extent to which she drank. And that made Alphonse chuckle, she was safe from the truth, mainly because he saw the glaze in her eyes and her smile was too much. But the smile was dropping slowly. "It's been a rough couple of months and I just wanted a time out you know." She explained but Alphonse was looking at her in confusion. She thought Al
"Hello" “I regret the day my poor wife gave birth to you” Cornelius said to the other person on the phone as soon as he picked. "Father" Geoffrey said curtly. "Don't you ever call me that again!" Cornelius yelled as shots fired continuously. "I am sorry it had to come to this" Geoffrey said "You will be sorry when I get my hands on you!" "I wanted to warn you but they had me confined till they were sure they had got to you. Are you okay ...? Are those shots?" Geoffrey's voice went up very loudly. "You make sure you lose the name "Hall" you don't belong to me and you cease to exist the minute you sell me out" Cornelius warned him as a bullet flew past him and stuck in the windshield of the car Levi was speeding through the dust. "Father I am so sorry, if I had known I would get to this I would not have. I was tired of that prison and they said they were only going to capture you" Geoffrey was becoming afraid for his father. "And you fell for that? It's the FBI, you useless bas