“Are you seriously asking that question, Amelia?” Derek glanced at her with a shocking expression and then looked back at the road. “I mean, I’m just thinking, what if he’s telling the truth?” Amelia persisted, she knew she shouldn’t be doubting; but the confidence that those last words carried was so intimidating. Someone who seems to be telling a lie would not have so much confidence. “Tell me, Amelia, how can someone become so wealthy within the twinkle of an eye. How?” Derek questioned, his eye brows squinted forming an angry expression. Amelia hesitated, she just didn’t know how all this was happening. Derek’s question was valid, getting rich between the twinkle of an eye is nearly impossible; especially when you know that person in and out. To her, Sam was an orphan that was being taken care of by his grandfather; Jonathan. He had no relatives or siblings, and the grandfather had nothing. The only way Sam would have gotten so much money in the blink of an eye is if he went
Cooper gazed at Sam surprisingly, there were no bodyguards in the lobby, just Sam, Charity and him. “What do you mean, Mr. Adams; isn’t it a business you wish to discuss?” Cooper's words were shaky, and reflected his elderly state. He managed to make himself comfortable on one of the cushions in the lobby, when he was seated; Charity and Sam also sat on the one opposite him. “I’m here to discuss something deeper than just business, Mr. Cooper,” Sam smiled, taking his reveal slowly. Sam had told Charity most of the secrets that even his bodyguards didn’t know. Charity knew why they were here, and how Sam got to become rich in such a small time. It was one of the miraculous things she had seen happen on this earth. Cooper was beginning to feel uncomfortable and Sam had noticed it, so he had to keep him under control before he called for the guards. “Look closely at me, Mr. Cooper, who do you see?” Sam leaned forward, but didn’t stand from the cushion. Cooper stressed his eyes, b
Katerina Cooper walked in slowly, as everybody stared at her. She was very old, even though she was ten years younger than Cooper himself, she looked older. Total gray hair, that seemed like it would have been blonde, and her mouth curled up evidently showing that she had lost some teeth. Katerina was Helen’s and Selena’s mother, unlike Ethan whose mother and father were dead. Helen still had her parents, although they won’t live very long now. “Mother, he’s alive,” Selena went to her mum, to help her towards the cushion, Katerina vision wasn’t very clear like normal. Sam just stood there, with Charity beside him, there was no anger inside of him anymore, the rage he had brought with him had died completely. Seeing how these people reacted meant that they had hoped that he would come and they were actually waiting for him to visit. Such a kind of faith, he had never seen. Katerina suddenly became uneasy when she heard what Selena said, she understood who the “he” stood for. T
Sam just got back from Istanbul and was rushing down to Ethan’s to tell him about the change of heart of Cooper Daniel and all of Helen’s family, he had for a moment forgotten that he had bumped into Ariana some days back. And now seeing her right in front of him inside Ethan’s bedroom was surprising and not surprising at the same time. It was surprising because he hadn’t been thinking about her, and it was not surprising because he had a hunch, a big one that Ariana was Ethan’s daughter. “I should be asking you that question, not you asking me,” Ariana fired back, stunned at the sight of the man who bumped into her at the mall in front of her father’s room. “Ask your dad, who I am,” Sam walked past her into the room. He waved at Clinton who nodded in acknowledgment.Ethan’s hand was placed on his forehead, as he watched Sam walk towards him and Ariana coming hastily behind him with an angry look on her face. Today would really be one hell of a day, he thought. If Ariana had cal
“What are you talking about mum, we’re having dinner tonight; and I assume you’ve met the new guy in our family,” Ariana looked at her mother confusedly, pointing at Sam. “He’s not part of our family, Ariana and there’s no dinner tonight,” Elena replied, grinding her teeth. It was just two days to the ultimatum she gave and Ethan hadn’t done anything yet, just like she thought; Ethan wasn’t going to do it and it was really pissing her off. “Don’t do this Ariana, let the kids get along,” Ethan rose from the bed, trying to compel Elena. From her expression, he could see she was now more angry than she had been some days ago. “Yes mum, we’ve a lot to talk about tonight,” Ariana added to her father’s query, staring at her mother with pleading eyes. She didn’t know why Elena was angry, and doing this all of a sudden; Elena knew Sam, something was definitely going on that she knew nothing about. “You can stay, then. But I’m not going to sit with this set of people and eat dinner,” El
Ethan sighed, he had a frustrated expression on his face, even his daughter who was closer to him than any member of his family couldn’t understand his plight. Although, he didn’t expect her to get it in just one sitting. It was a little bit hard to accept, he knows that personally. But the fact that he couldn’t convince her made him frustrated. “They’re never going to accept it, will they?” Sam was the one who spoke first after Ariana had stormed out of the room. He was getting tired of all these even though he expected it, but it wasn’t bothering him so much anymore. Ethan looked at him with tired eyes, and then sighed again as he shifted his gaze to Clinton who was still standing by the door. “I will figure everything out soon enough, Sam; you’ve nothing to worry about, I expected all of these,” Ethan assured him, even without being sure what he wanted to do next. Sam could sense the uncertainty in his words, he had hurried to Ethan’s mansion to tell him about Cooper, and ho
Elena glanced around the bar once again, and she finally brought her gaze to Ariana. “Keep it low, your father’s a popular man, and so am I.” She whispered, worry written all over her face. She wondered how Ariana would digest this news, knowing that she loved her dad so much; it was the more reason she was this shocked.Ariana covered her mouth with her hands, stealing glances around the bar to see if anyone was watching. She couldn’t believe her ears, her mother was planning on filing a divorce and she wasn’t even aware. “What do you mean file a divorce mum, it hasn’t gotten to that,” Ariana's tone was almost like a whisper, and she could feel her heartbeat starting to rise slowly past its normal level. “I’m doing this for you and your brother, Ariana. It’s the only threat I can give to Ethan,” Elena maintains eye contact with Ariana, convincing her, would be one hell of a job. “No you’re not mum, you’re trying to divide the family, it hasn’t gotten to that,” “Where do you sta
“I’m pregnant!” Amelia broke the news immediately without any hesitation, putting up a face of worry and disgust. Her heartbeat was abnormal and she was unable to control it. Derek's eyes popped wide open, a grin slowly curling up the side of his lips. “That’s great news, why the hell are you looking that way?” He smiled, leaning closer to Amelia. Derek didn’t even think about this aspect, he was only worried about what illness Amelia must have developed, but it was a baby and he was so glad. They had only had sex a number of times since they just started dating officially some weeks ago, and it was obvious because they never for once used protection. “Because I’m not really sure who owns the child,” Amelia nibbled on her bottom lip, staring at Derek to see his reaction. Her fear was that the child may be Sam’s. She didn’t really know, the issues and problems in her life this past weeks had made her lose concentration on her personal well being. She was always thinking of Sam