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Alex is now back home, in his room, on his bed reminiscing on all that happened earlier today. He was thinking about the confrontation at the Kingston villa and also what Sophia said about his ex-marriage.Contrary to what Sophia thought, he wasn't angry at all that she mentioned his past. He was only taken aback that she felt that way about his previous life, maybe she too doesn't find him likable just like Cassandra and her family.Alex can vividly remember what happened 3 years ago. How Cassandra and her father accosted them in their small cubicle demanding the money his late father owed them.3 YEARS AGOA younger Alex could be seen tending to his mother who was sick and could barely move her limbs. He was trying to cajole her to eat something so that she could be able to take her medicine. They were still in their back-and-forth moment when the door to their sitting room opened forcefully.The force that the intruders used in opening the door forced it out of its hinges. The door
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Today was the D-Day. The day that Cassandra and her father are supposed to pay up their debt. Alex already summoned them. They were supposed to be here 30 minutes ago but they decided to go against his order.After waiting for another 30 minutes without seeing them, he made his way to Mac and Cas Company. He has had enough of their nonchalant behavior. He was going to show them who's boss today.After driving for about 20 minutes, Alex arrived at Mac and Cas Company. He walked straight to the CEO's office. When he got to the door, he heard voices and he decided to wait to make out what the voices were saying. If he heard correctly, there were three different voices he could make out which belonged to Cassandra and her friends. Sorry– Cassandra and her minions."What if he storms this building with the police? The press would take up our case immediately and we'll go viral." Clare's squeaky and panicked voice filled the air."You always think of the worst. Just be calm. Daddy said that
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Cassandra and her father, Marcus walk out in shame with their heads bowed. Some of the board members were making snide comments about them."Gosh, these people disgust me. Who steals from their own company?""I called him my friend not having the idea that he was a thief.""What father teaches their children how to be a thief?""Please the securities should search them thoroughly when they're done with their packings so that they won't make away with some of the company's valuables."This and many more were said as they did their work of shame. Cassandra was already crying. She has never lived her life in poverty, and she doesn't know how to start now.On their way out, some of the security personnel of C-Square Associates Limited approached them."Boss Alexander Sterling demands your presence now." One of the men in black attire said.Marcus wondered what else was there to be said. He wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. The embarrassment was becoming too much for him to h
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Cassandra and her father have finished packing up and they're now on their way home. None of them said a word to the other. No one wanted to break the unnecessary silence. Cassandra was still sniffing and every once in a while she wiped the snort that was constantly running down her nose.They arrive at the Kingston villa. Some of the servants come out to welcome them. And they carried the properties they brought back into the house.When they stepped into the sitting room, they noticed that Clare and Victor were there already, waiting for them. Cassandra rushed to her boyfriend and threw herself at him. He caught her and started consoling her, whispering words of encouragement like; this is not the end of the world nor is it the end of your career, when one door closes, another bigger one opens. This and many more were said to help her stop crying.Marcus didn't even have it in him to say anything. He quietly excused himself and went up to his room. For now, he needed to be alone to
The Adopted Heir Chapter 26
After the handover in the Bartels and Family Limited, all the board members drove to Golden Spade Hotel for the after-party. Everyone was still going on about the newest CEO."That boy is too young, is he even up to 20?""That Jayden boy looks like someone who has little or no experience in business.""I just hope that this noble organization does not crash very soon because of the novice the boss employed.""Who employs a child to look after a whole company, isn't that going to be too much for him to handle?"People had different opinions about the young CEO, but they dared not say it to the hearing of their boss, Alexander Sterling. It's definitely not going to end well if hears of it.They all arrived at the Golden Spade Hotel. The surroundings have already been decorated. Everyone made themselves comfortable waiting for the occasion to officially begin. Servers were going around making sure that everyone was well taken care of.A few minutes later, the newest CEO and the boss, Ale
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Sophia was in her room sleeping when she heard a knock on her door. She steered a bit but didn't answer the door. She was too tired from the party that happened the previous day and she doesn't want to be disturbed. But the knock persisted.She groaned glaring at the door as if the person that was knocking would magically disappear. When the knock came again, she removed the duvet on her body and stood up angrily. She was determined to give the person on the other side of the door a piece of her mind.When she yanked the door open what she saw calmed her down a little bit. She saw one of their servants carrying a bouquet of her favorite flower. She loves rose flowers immensely. The only person who ever offered her rose flowers was her late mother and that was almost a decade ago.Suddenly, Sophia was no longer angry and ready to murder someone."Ma'am Sophia. A delivery guy dropped this flower off for you a few minutes ago." The servant nervously said, he thought that he was in troubl
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Alex and Sophia were now back to the way they used to be. They're eating and teasing each other. She didn't know that she missed him this much until now. She was happy that they had made up because if not, she would have still been moody until now.They were both gisting and catching up in the restaurant when Sophia remembered something and decided to ask."Alex, for us to be on the same page. In order not to be shocked by you again, I want to ask: hope you don't have any other thing you're hiding. If there is, you'd better start spilling now." Sophia said in a pensive voice not wanting to be surprised again. She doesn't think that her poor heart can survive another blow.Eric clears his throat, he looks uncomfortable and nervous. He had so much to tell Sophia about everything that had been happening this past few months but he was being skeptical about opening up.Sophia noticed that Alex's mood had changed, he looked like a deer caught in the headlights, "Alex, I want you to know th
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Sophia's face looked like she was going to murder someone. What she just heard a few seconds ago is what is called a violation.She's even angry at Alex for being this calm about this. Who remains this calm in the face of adversity? This baffles and worries Sophia to no end.She was hoping that this was the end of his confessions because she didn't think that she could handle any more jabs. All she had heard today was making her want to commit murder.She was still glaring and frowning at Alex. She was so going to deal with him for being this nice to his enemies. She was going to bite his ears off if he dared opened his mouth again to say that he let Samantha off the hook easily without any repercussions."So when you woke up and found out about what happened, what exactly did you do to her? I presume that she's in police custody now, right?" Sophia asked with her unwavering gaze fixated on Alex.Alex scratched the back of his head sheepishly. She knows that he's in for a lot of tongu
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“Please explain what you mean,” Jayden said, still looking a bit taken off guard by her response.“I knew that I was pregnant. Well… I didn't know for a fact because I didn’t do any tests in the hospital but I did a urine test with a pregnancy test kit and it came out positive. I didn't know how to tell my boyfriend because I didn't know how he would take it. I also knew that I would lose the child when I started bleeding out.” She was a bit sceptical about telling him because they had only been intimate just once and that was on the night after his birthday. They had already been aroused even before they went to the party venue, it was only natural that they completed what they started earlier.“I can't believe that you are saying this. Why would you keep something like that away from me? Have I ever given you any reasons to doubt my love for you? It takes two to tangle, have you forgotten?” Alex asked a series of questions. He was bothered that Sophia would think that he would by an
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Sophia woke up to see her boyfriend and her friends surrounding her in their various positions. There was this happiness that filled her soul to know that they slept in the same room with her without considering the uncomfortable position they slept in. The closest person to her right now is Cynthia who was sleeping an inch beside her. She gently tapped Cynthia which made Cynthia open her eyes almost immediately she was touched because she thought that Sophia might be in any form of discomfort.“Sophia, is everything okay? Do you want me to call the doctor?” Cynthia rushed out.Sophia shook her head sideways, “No, I'm fine. Just help me and touch the men.” Sophia requested.Cynthia walked over to them and tapped them. They both woke up with a startle, just like Cynthia, they thought that something was wrong with Sophia. When they looked around, they saw Sophia who already sat up on her bed. In a split second, Alex swiftly rushed to where she was sitting down and engulfed her in a hug.
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The ladies knew that they were in for a lot. They trembled in fear and strikes of tears ran down their faces, “Please spare us.” Cassandra pleaded in a shaky voice. She was against this whole arrangement at first because she knew that there would be no easy way out if they were caught, but they had to emotionally blackmail her into taking part in it, now look where that had gotten them.Cassandra’s answer caused Alex to chuckle in amusement, “I just lost my child because of you guys and for some shitty reason you think that I would want to let you go?” He asked in his newly adapted mild voice. This particular tone of his feared them more than the loud and snappy tone.“We didn't know that she was pregnant, and the poison wasn't even for her,” Clare replied.Alex huffed in disbelief, “Should that make me feel better? If it wasn't the baby who died, it would have been Sophia. And… would it have been better if you guys succeeded in your plans to kill me? There's one particular question t
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‘Kaboom’ Alex's fist lands on Victor Mancini's face.“You had the nerve to try to kill my girlfriend. You must really be fearless.” Alex spat. Over the past 10 minutes after Sophia's call, he had been with the Kingston family, or better put– the notorious four. They were tied up in circles with their backs to each other on the floor. He had the urge to just end them completely, but he knew that the law would take its course no matter his status in society. He had to come home after hearing the news of Sophia's miscarriage. He had to look for where to let out his anger and the only place that came to his mind was the perpetrator's body. He wanted them to feel half of what he was feeling right now. This is very much unlike him but they have done more than enough, whom much is given, much is expected also.“As I said earlier, your girlfriend was not the target. We wanted you to be the one to take the drink but no! Sophia had to get in the way of our revenge. Well, I guess that half-bread
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“Please can you repeat what you said earlier?” Alex reiterated, still shocked by the news.“I said that my team and I are so sorry to announce to you that she lost the baby. We did our best to save her but the poison in her system would have succeeded in killing her if it didn't kill the baby.” The doctor repeated while he thought that they didn't hear him the first time.“Shit!” Alex cussed out and punched the closest wall. This motion startled both the doctor and Cynthia who was too dumbstruck to say anything. “Um… we didn't know that she was pregnant.” Cynthia finally speaks.The doctor looked surprised at this. It was then that he realised that they asked him to recap what he said earlier not because they didn't hear him but because they were hearing it for the first time– they were shocked at the news.“She was a few weeks gone from the scan we carried out on her earlier… precisely 4 weeks gone.” The doctor answered. He saw how the news disoriented Alex– how he was going around
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“Cynthia, please ask my baby to wake up.” Alex strained out from the driver's seat. He looked between the road and at his girlfriend through the rearview mirror. He frustratedly hit his hands on the driving wheel when the traffic light turned red. If he were to be the one in front, he wouldn’t have minded the traffic light at all.At the back of the car, Cynthia was shaking profusely. Her lips trembled and her eyes kept overflowing with tears. They were all to be blamed for Sophia's current condition. If anything happens to Sophia, they will all be doomed.“Is there no other way for you to get to the hospital? Sophia is bleeding profusely– Alex, she's losing a lot of blood.” Cynthia was able to get out of her jittery nerves.Alex looked to his right to see that the cars were moving to the right side, but he was supposed to take the straight road cos that's the road leading to the hospital. It was about 30 seconds remaining for the traffic light to turn to green but that felt like an e
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Sophia picks up a gift card from the list of items lying on the floor, “Oh… this is not for me.” She hands it over to Alex, “This card has your name on it.”Alex took it and looked at it. It didn't go beyond his notice that his girlfriend totally avoided what he said to her earlier, but he would just let it go.They ended up exchanging their gifts. At some point during the process, they all got emotional about the thoughtful gifts they all got. Sophia got a box of diamond pieces of jewellery, a Christmas card, a big teddy bear– that got her cackling though, and a MacBook.Alex got a Christmas card too, some sports attire– he had an inkling that it would be from Cynthia cos that girl wanted him to go boxing on his birthday, he got a headset too because he likes music a lot and he finally got a Rolex designer wristwatch.Cynthia was the only one who didn't get a Christmas card. This made them conclude that the lovely cards were from her. Well, She got some cake equipment like an oven, a
Chapter 127
“Merry Christmas.” That has been what has been exchanged so many times since daybreak. Alex invited all his staff to have Christmas dinner with them. The dinner was to start by 7 pm while the exchange of gifts between him and his friends was to happen by 5 pm. It was half past 4 pm already and they were all now surrounding the Christmas tree. It happened that every one of them sneaked in their Christmas gifts for one another before daybreak. They did it in such a way that the recipient of the gift wouldn't know the giver– the only way to know that the gift is for you is from the name written on it.As for what they had been doing since morning, Well, they all woke up quite late and when they did, they had their brunch and drove to the cemetery where they stayed with Mr Christopher for quite some time. On their way back, they dropped by the orphanage and celebrated Christmas with the children there. They took pictures and played around with the babies. When they were about to leave, th
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It's Christmas Eve and Alex, his girlfriend and his friends went to the movie theater to spend it. They had been outside the whole day, going from one fun place to the other. They already mounted a Christmas tree earlier in the day before leaving the house. They were going to place their gifts on the tree after they got home from the theatre. “This is like the hundredth time I'm seeing this movie and it still ended up making me emotional as always,” Cynthia said dabbing her eyes and wiping the snot running down her nose. “Yeah… Romeo and Juliet always have a way of penetrating someone's heart. Every time I watched the movie, I kept praying that they would live happily ever after while still knowing that they would still die.” Sophia chipped in. They were done watching their movie and they were on their way home. As the women conversed about the movie, the men sat down quietly and listened to them. They don't want to say anything that would make them call any of them inconsiderate or
