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THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW ANIMALS TREAT THEIR KIND BETTER THAN HUMANS
Andrew woke up on the third day and was disoriented for two more days. During his first few days at the hospital, he noticed Andrea beside his sick bed but he was too weary to talk to her. And then, she abruptly stops coming when he becomes strong enough. "Where is Andrea? " Andrew asked the first day he had the use of his tongues." "Your daddy stopped her from coming here. He believed you were almost killed because of her, " Simpson answered back. Just like Andrea, everyone received their share of tongue-lashing from the angry man when he heard of Andrew's near-death condition. Because of this, Simpson was more than happy when Andrew finally regained consciousness. Andrew nodded his head and then winced with pain as a sudden headache thunderclap on his forehead. "What about my son? " "He is in your villa in Orange County with the rest of your family. They wanted to transfer you down there, but the doctors kicked against it because of your critical condition. " Andr
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW A BEWITCHED MAN
Hundreds of patients were cramped in the tiny room. The lucky ones gawked at him from their lice-infested bed, while the less fortunate moaned from the blankets on the floor. "This is West Wing A, " Benita explained. "It's the ward for those with terminal disease… Those on the floor were those who can no longer afford to pay for the hospital bed." "Why are there so many people inside this small ward? This place is overcrowded." "That is why it's called a public ward," Benita answered back. "And that's my sister over there. " Like the majority of the patients inside West Wing A, Benita's sister lay on a blue blanket with her eyes closed. And she immediately opened her eyes when she heard her sister's voice. "Hello, Amelia. Meet Andrew. He is also a patient here." The lady lying down was a shadow of herself. Thin with jaunty skin and shallow eyes. She looked up, offered a thin smile and let out, "Hello Andrew. Nice to meet you. " Just like her sister, Amelia is tall and she po
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW WE DON'T VALUE WHAT WE HAVE UNTIL WE ARE ABOUT TO LOSE IT
Andrew and Jackson were admitted into Andrea's section of the O'Connor family villa. Since Simpson was still angry with him, she insisted on waiting for them inside the Cherokee Jeep. "Welcome, Andrew. Am glad you are finally discharged from the hospital, " Mary mumbled as she placed two cups of coffee on the table in front of Andrew and Jackson. "We came to check on you, but your Daddy sent us out of your ward." "I apologize for the way he treated you, " Andrew let out. He picked up the cup of coffee, gazed absent-mindedly at the rich chocolate-coloured liquid and then asked, "Where is Andrea? I have some questions for her?" "She is in the washroom and will join you soon… Please excuse me, our breakfast is on fire and needs my attention before it gets burned." Just like Andrew, Jackson also peeked at the coffee in the cup in his hand. "Why aren't you drinking what your in-law offers us? Don't tell me you believe that she may poison us, " Jackson asked in a whisper. "I don't
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
The root of all evil Andrew recuperated in a few days, and he was soon seen in his usual happy mood. Because of the recent incident, Elizabethan attached three personal bodyguards to him and warned him never to go out without them. "I don't want to see your legs in Arkansas City anymore. High time you settle down here and take over your responsibility, " the old man yelled at Andrew as he barged into his room one sunny afternoon. "I'm not a kid, Daddy. You can't be dictating where to go for a grownup man like me." "Then act like a grownup and stop risking your life over unnecessary things. The fate of a whole nation lies on your shoulders. Why will you get killed because of a woman? " "My son was also kidnapped with her. You didn't expect me to ignore my only son, did you? " "No, I don't. But I expect you to leave it to capable hands and not plunge headlong into a deadly trap. I heard Andrea was an accomplice to the kidnapping." "Lies, Dad. And that is why I want
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW THE GREAT FALL
After attending to Henry and Jackson's wounds and calling for a rescue team, Andrew called his Dad to explain about the helicopter crash and his location. As expected, the old man was as furious as a thunderstorm. "Why don't you go out with your bodyguard after warning you against such movement?" "I'm so sorry, Dad. I just want to see the forest view from the sky. I never knew the chopper would develop a mechanical fault and break down." "How about your friend and the pilot? " "We are all fine." "Stay where you are. A chopper is coming to pick you up now," Elizabethan yelled from the other side of the line and the call was disconnected immediately. Out of curiosity than common sense, Andrew decided to ignore his father's instruction. "Please excuse me, I want to look around our environment." "It's dangerous, Andrew. Let me come with you." "No, Jackson. Henry is wounded and needs your attention more than mine. Stay with him, I will be right back." As Andrew
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW ABOUT TO GO HAYWIRE
Nothing existed for a very long time, neither pain nor memory. Everything was silent and peaceful until the nightmare began. It was a big bird, so big Andrew knew deep inside that it could never be real. And when the bird landed on his chest and went for his eyes, Andrew pulled himself out of lifelessness, jerked his eyes open, and breathed out loud. And the poor bird leapt out of fright. Where he woke up wasn't on top of a soft foam as he had imagined. The large bird was just a small crow who saw Andrew as its dinner and decided to start the sumptuous feast by having his eyes. 'Where am I?' The rain has stopped, yet the sun refuses to resume its daily task, and the breeze bites the skins of whoever it sees on its way. It took him some minutes to come back to his senses, and he immediately leapt up from his laying position, felt faint, held his stomach with his palms and then vomited. 'Holy Madonna! Where is my phone?' Hundreds of bodies were tossed slapdash everywhere.
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW AWAITING DEATH
"Hey… Boss instructed us to put fire on all the factories and get our asses out of here," Gareth shouted at the top of his voice to some of the barrel chest men with him. "What about our prisoners? Should we kill them or leave them inside the barn to be burned to death?" Gareth places his right hand on his waist and looks lost in thought. He had lied to his boss because he was at a loss of what to tell him. After his men told him they had shot the last man, he asked them to show him his corpse, so they took him to the place where the dead of those who became sick as a result of working with deadly chemicals were dumped. They searched through the piles of dead bodies, but the man had mysteriously disappeared. Gareth was fuming with anger as they retraced their steps back to the crash site. Unfortunately for them, they arrived when Andrew was carried into one of the rescue choppers. "Leave them inside the barn. I will kill them myself. Just put fire into the factory be
THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW HEARSAY
Just like the presence of honey that attracts the multitude of ants, the royal forest soon filled with legs of the press, newscasters and some daredevil citizens. Since it was transmitted live, almost all the inhabitants of Orange County watched it from their various homes. As expected, this generated a lot of reactions from all and sundry. And for the second time in a few months, the royal family name was dipped into the mud. "I heard they have a human abator inside the royal forest, and that they used to kill people and then sell their part of the body for organ traffickers," an old woman muttered with a toothless grin. "The hearsay may be true, " her equally old and toothless friend answered back. "Where will they see the money to build all those big castles and racy cars if not that they are into drug and human organ harvesting and trafficking? " "Let's see if the authorities will sweep this under the carpet as they normally do." "Then people will revolt and turn this
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THE HYPOCRISY OF MEN
A year later, Andrew had almost forget about his estranged queen, and only the vacant position of the queen keeps Jasmine's memory fresh in his brain. During the chiefs meeting one late night, the chief chamberlain cleared his throat and muttered, “When is our kingdom having a new queen? It’s over a year since Queen Jasmine left our palace.” “The chief chamberlain just spoke my mind,” An older chief in a white regalia let out. “ As our custom demand, the throne of the queen must not be vacant more than twelve months. We must choose another queen as soon as possible.” Andrew Inhale louder and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. “I can’t just make a random woman my queen. I need to first find a woman that I like, fall in love with her and then choose her. Don’t you think this is a long process that can’t be achieved in a few months.” “We all know this, your highness,” Another chief in a blue regalia and extra large hat mumbled. “We have all think this through and decided to choose Andrea
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ACTING ALL SWEET
Jasmine barged into Andrew's chamber one night and met him staring at some family photos. “You don’t bother to check on me since Andrea arrived.”Andrew offered a sardonic smile and gestured to her to come closer.“I’m so sorry. You have been acting cold and making it difficult to talk to you.”Jasmine fixed her eyes on Andrew's face as she stepped closer and stood beside him. “You know why am angry, yet you keep doing the same thing to drive me to anger... Did I do wrong by marrying you?”With an innocent smile pasted on his face, Andrew shakes his head sideways and asked, “What did I do wrong? You have been avoiding me since Andrea arrived in the Palace.”“You know what you did, Andrew. So stop acting all sweet.”“I only knew Andrea’s presence here is not agreeable to you. But as you already know, she is the mother of my heir and I can’t stop her from visiting her only son.”“Oh!” Jasmine exclaimed. “Are you shaming me because I haven’t given you a child or you just hated me?”
- THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW
A MATTER RELATING TO THE HEART
The legal battle was tougher than Andrew had imagined. But at last, Jackson was given the option of parole only after five years and a commendable behavior. Though it wasn't exactly what Andrew wanted. Yet still, he was glad that he was able to reduce his punishment. A year later, Andrew was attending to some political guests when he was informed of Ajay's arrival in his palace. "Take him to my private chamber. I will be with him in a few hours." He quickly dismissed his guests and rushed to attend to his childhood friend. "What brought you to my palace at this time of the night? I thought you had gone to Arkansas City for the Yuletide holiday." "Yes, I just came back some hours ago," A smile appeared on Ajay's face as he muttered," Andrea is back at the O'Connor's villa." "Oh! Why doesn't she come to me?" "She can't. She knows that you are happily married and she won't like to be a distraction to you or your wife." "Married, yes. But not happily… Do you have her new mobile n
- THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW
LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH
Jacob was found dead in his room the following morning. As expected, Jackson was arrested for the murder of Teddy. During the interrogation, he refused to mention Andrew's name and insisted it was an accident. Nevertheless, he was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Though Andrew was happy that he had avenged his father's and grandfather's death, he felt sad that Jackson ended the scapegoat. But because of the sensitivity of the case, he had no choice but to sit and watch the law take its full course. A few days after Jackson's judgment, Andrew was seen gazing absent-mindedly into the sky when he heard some footsteps behind him. He turned and a smile appeared on his face at the sight of the unexpected guests. "Hi, Simpson.""My king!"Andrew stepped closer and held Simpson in a tight embrace. He then picked up his daughter, hugged her and then ruffled Jimmy and Tommy's hair and mumbled, "You guys are growing fast," He turned towards Simpson
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THE POISONED RING
Andrew was right. Bad news travels faster than its counterparts. His rumour of death had reached his enemies even before Jackson arrived. Sevreachedmen were seen in a jovial mood as Jackson stepped inside a splashy large room with a blinding light. "Welcome, Jackson. We have heard of the usurper's death, and we realized this is your handwork," Jacob announced as he held Jackson in a tight bear hug. "Now that he is dead, let's see how he wants to wear the crown.""It's my pleasure to serve you, people," Jackson mumbled as he offered his hand for a shake. And he was aware of the poisoned pin as it pricked Jacob's palm. Jacob also feels a light sting and his eyes immediately gawk at the ring on Jackson's finger. "Where is the poisoned ring?" Jacob asked as he released the breath he had been holding. Seeing a different ring on Jackson's finger brought immediate relief to him. "Here… Here it is," Jackson said as he dipped his hand into the pocket of his suit and brought out the deadly
- THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW
NO PERMANENT ENEMY OR FRIEND IN LIFE
Though Andrew didn't believe Jasmine's explanation. Nevertheless, he decided to let the sleeping dog lie. Yet still, this seemed to bring a bigger hole in their imperfect relationship. And the two of them live like cat and mouse for months. A year later, Andrew was still wondering why he ended up with Jasmine when he was informed of a guest awaiting him. Thinking maybe it was Andrea, he immediately asked if it was a man or a woman, and disappointment could be seen on his face when he was told it was a man. "I can't see him tonight. Take him to the guest quarters until I'm free to attend to him.""Yes, Your Highness. Though he claimed that it was very urgent and begged for your immediate attention.""What is his name?""Ajay O'Connor. He seemed to know you from your days at Arkansas City.""Send him in," Andrew mumbled. He wonders what Ajay wants with him and his curiosity makes him restless until Ajay arrives. The young man was a shadow of himself. His once smooth and shining ski
- THE LOATHSOME SON-IN-LAW
WHEN THE DESIRABLE IS NOT AVAILABLE
After their first night together, Andrew and Jasmine seemed inseparable. Though their relationship can be termed one-sided, Jasmine appeared to be happy and satisfied, and it looked like Andrew had at last forgotten his lost love. Since the royal chief won't stop disturbing him from getting married, Andrew has no choice but to propose to the excited Jasmine who immediately agrees. In truth, when the desirable is not available, the available becomes the desirable. Six months later, the pair decided to tie the knot. Their marriage was the talk of the town, and a week was declared a public holiday to celebrate the important occasions. During the royal banquet, Andrew was seated among his family and friends in a deep conversation when he noticed a silhouette of a woman who resembled Andrea. "Excuse me, please," Andrew muttered, standing up from his throne and hurried towards the outgoing lady. He ignored all the well-wishers who called out to wish him a happy married life and smiled
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HISTORY WITH HIS EXCELLENCY
The sun was already glaring in the sky when Andrew woke up. After having a light meal, he decided to visit his ladies, at least for courtesy's sake. They came from far and near, and sending them home without attending to them seemed very insulting. They were put separately in different rooms, and Andrew knocked on the first door and stepped inside.A tall and shapely lady with a beautiful face stood up from the bed and walked towards him. "Good morning, my lord. I have been waiting for you since yesterday and I am glad that you finally come to visit me."The lady hugged him seductively and dragged him towards the bed in the middle of the room. But Andrew gently removed his hand and then motioned to the lady to sit down, while he sat beside her. "What is your name?""Janet, my lord.""And your profession?" "I'm a barrister and I'm working with a private company." Janet placed her palm on Andrew's chin to caress him, but Andrew held her hand, frowned and shook his head. "Take it eas
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REAL BEAUTY LIES BENEATH THE SKIN
Three months later. Andrew was seen walking to and fro in his palace, and the grimace on his face showed his state of mind. His body shivered, and his eyes were cloudy. A red line shows around his eyes and a patch appears on his forehead. After yawning twice, he suddenly whirled towards the men at his back and asked, "Are you telling me she had grown wings and disappeared from the surface of the earth? I have spent millions of dollars to look for her, sent people from one end of the earth to the other side, and the result is always negative." "I'm sorry, my lord," A tall man with a large scar in between his eyes answered back. " I guess she didn't want to be found and had been evading us." "We heard she was in Orlando, and we immediately flew down there. But she must have heard of our arrival and disappeared before we reached her hideout." Andrew's frown deepened as he stared at the men on his front. "Why am I unfortunate to be surrounded by letdown people? I want a result and no
