HAVE A NICE DAYGrandma and Louisa looked at each other in awe.“ Let them in and direct them to the conference room. I will be with them shortly” Grandma told the guard.The guard nodded and left the room.Grandma and Louisa looked at each other.“ What do you intend to tell them?” Louisa asked her.“ I have a pretty good idea which is going to shut them up for good.Let me go get something proper to wear, I will be back in two minutes.” Grandma said and stood up from her seat.Louisa watched her as she left the study.She was wondering what it was that Grandma was going to tell them that was going to make them keep quiet.From what she knew, they were obviously on the losing side, and they should be rather calm instead of being aggressive. She just shrugged and got her phone from her purse.Glancing at the screen, she realized that she had an unread message.Her heart skipped a beat.She heaved a heavy sigh and opened the message.It
CHAPTER 202WHOSE FAULT IS ITMadam Rebecca was surprised by how Grandma Anderson was boasting of what she was saying.She was supposed to be ashamed of herself saying such things, but it looked like she was rather cool with it and did not even care about it.She wondered why Grandma was behaving that way.Louisa, on the other hand, was just observing what was going on keenly. She did not understand what Grandma was up to, but she just trusted her ( not like she had any other option left, tho)Madam Rebecca nodded and spoke. She was ready to counter Grandma and had b just prepared herself for it since she was the leader and speaker of the rest of the elders present in the conference hall.“ This factory we are talking about here is the most profitable business that this family ever owned.That is what we get about seventy per cent of the family’s riches from.How come the factory ran at a loss, to the extent of being closed down.It is not understandabl
GAME OVERMadam Rebecca read through the letter and was surprised by what she saw.As she couldn't believe her eyes, she passed on the letter to the next available person to read, and they kept passing on till there were about only two people left." I don't get this. How come we didn't get to know about this. How come you did not tell us that Reuben was the heir of the Brooks family? " Madam Rebecca questioned." It looks like you did not hear my first statement Rebecca, if I had known that Louisa was married to the heir of the Brooks family, would I have agreed on the divorce.Again, I also found out about it the very day we went for his coronation.As for this letter, I only received it within this week, and as it is stated in the letter, the deadline is today. That means we are officially in a debt of three million dollars.Now to save the situation, I have arranged for a meeting with them, of which they could not honor it, however, we have rescheduled the meeting to tomorrow,
ARBITRATION WILL WORKSATURDAY AFTERNOON, ANDERSON MANSION.Grandma Anderson was preparing to leave for the brooks mansion with respect to the scheduled meeting.She had called Louisa, who told her she would meet her on the way so they could go together.Louisa had left Grandma’s place that night and went to her house.After the shock she received from the parcel as sent by Ethan, she just needed some time to be alone and relax.Louisa had left with no expression on her face but Grandma on the other hand, was worried about what was going on with louisa and asked her to stay over but Louisa insisted on leaving for her own apartment.Grandma gave in as her offer fell on deaf ears.Grandma had also called Madam Rebecca, and she had agreed to go with them to the Brooks family to go plead with them.Looks like all was set for her. She was done dressing up and was just about setting off to meet the others.She glanced at her wristwatch, and she was about an hour early fo
CHECK, CHECK, CHECKTHE BROOKS MANSION, SATURDAY AFTERNOONReuben and Annabelle were busily preparing themselves for the meeting ahead.Annabelle, in particular, wanted to dress casually, but Reuben insisted he wore a very elegant dress he had gotten from the boutique.Annabelle was confused and asked him why.“ I want my wife to be at her best for a meeting where we will be the superiors.They thought I was a stupid beggar, but I want them to know that my wife is better than them all” That was Reuben’s reply.Anabelle had laughed it off and agreed to do just that.Now it was time to get prepared and go to the meeting room. However, Grandpa had told them he wanted to have a private meeting with them before they would go meet the Andersons.Annabelle had just finished dressing up and was putting on a pair of high-heeled shoes.Reuben had just finished bathing and was putting on his clothes.“ You have to speed up, or else we will be late for the meeting” Annabelle cautioned.Reuben grin
BE IN YOUR BESTThe room went silent again till Grandpa spoke.“ So it's on, the time is already up, we have ten minutes and they should be here any moment from now.So Andrea, you should go down there and wait for them.I will be in the conference hall waiting for you guys.Reuben, I will send you a text when we start so you can come in.” Grandpa said.They all nodded in affirmation.“ Okay guys, excuse me now, I've got to take care of their asses, see you in the conference hall.” Andrea said and stood up from her seat.She walked out of the room and headed out.Grandpa stood up and cleared his throat.“ I will see you guys later. But Reubven, please remember.No, pity or empathy. It's business.” Grandpa said and walked out of the room, leaving them alone there.“ Why do they keep repeating that you should not have mercy on anyone?” Annabelle asked as soon as Grandpa closed the door behind him.“ Probably because they think I am too pitiful.They say I am so calm and like
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE GOODThe three approached the lady who was still smiling.“ You are welcome ma’am. This way please” Andrea said and led the way.Without hesitation, they all followed her without a question.Andrea led them to an elevator where they got inside.The atmosphere was tense as nobody spoke to anybody.Andrea stood in front, with her back facing them..They all looked at themselves and signalled themselves , wondering why the lady was not speaking to any of them.Andrea led them through the hallway to the conference hall.She opened the door and stood aside for them to pass.They looked at each other and walked in..They all seemed shocked when they saw Grandpa Roland Brooks sitting on a chair at the head of the table.“ Please sit down on the chairs.” Andrea said.They all obeyed and sat down.Grandpa Roland smiled devilishly as he observed how Grandma Anderson was obeying Andrea like she was just a little girl.They all sat down and looked at
A NEW PLAN OUT Reuben cleared his throat, bringing all of them out of their thoughts.“ Well,sorry for being late. I am here now, and I have been listening to what is going on, and I am already aware of your mission here.Okay, so not wanting to waste your time, I will go straight to the point.So firstly, I would like to talk about the letter.Since it was between the Brooks family and the Anderson family, it has been passed on to us, that is; Mrs Anderson and myself.With the issue of the ultimatum, I don’t think we will be able to extend the ultimatum for you guys.You know this money has been with you for the past six years.We can no longer give you time to do anything else.Just so you remember, as the days go by, the interest increases.So we can no longer give you time to do soAgain, we can not give you the payment plan to pay in instalments since it was actually stated on the contract that the money was supposed to pay the money at once once the co
I AM GOING TO BE A FATHER Grandma had just returned home from the courtroom and was in her mansion. Madam Martha and Madam Rebecca were with her, still trying to console her. Grandma could just not bear to see her going to jail. She had broken down in tears right from the courtroom and had to be brought home. They had to bring her to the house forcefully. As they sat down weeping, a knock came on the door. “ Come in please” Madam Rebecca said The door opened, and a guard walked in. “ There are some people here to see you ma'am” the guard said. Grandma was absent-minded about the whole surroundings as she kept weeping. “ Who is that?” Madam Rebecca asked. The guard did not reply. Instead, he stood aside. Three policemen walked in with one other man. The man without a uniform came forward. He had an ID in his hand and a paper in the other hand. “ My name is Mr Andrews, and these are inspectors Jack and Jill, we have an arrest warrant against Mrs Evelyn Anderson, and we
CHAPTER 267Monday morning. CourtroomThe courtroom was set for the proceedings to take place.Reuben was seated with Annabelle and their family lawyer.They sat on the side of the plaintiff.On the defendant side sat Grandma Anderson, Jake’s father, madam Rebecca, and a few new unfamiliar faces.They had two lawyers on the defendants side, The Jakes family lawyer and the Anderson family lawyer.They were all seated and waiting for the proceedings to start.Earlier in the previous day, Grandma, together with her family lawyer, had visited Louisa and Jakes again, and they had spoken.According to the conversation with their lawyer, they were better off by pleading guilty to the accusations and pleading for mercy, in that case, they were going to be pardoned and their sentence was going to be released.They had come into an agreement with the family lawyer for the Jakes family to do that.Both families had no money left in their accounts to drag th
THE VISITThe driver drove into the premises of the police station.The sun shone high above the sky, and everywhere was bright light.Grandma got down from the car and hurried towards the entrance." You are welcome ma'am" one of the policemen who knew her greeted her as soon as she entered." I want to see Louisa now," she fumed, ignoring the greeting from the policeman." Certainly ma'am, you have to wait for just a few minutes. I will be right back with you, " the policeman said with a dry smile and walked back in.Grandma stood in front of the policewoman at the reception.She looked at her with a deadly look, and the woman did her best to avoid the gaze and ignore her.Grandma stood there shaking vibrantly.She could feel her knees hurt from the stand, but she ignored the pain and stood there.Her only aim at that time was to see Louisa and speak with her, and that was exactly what she was doing.After standing for about three minutes, she was already losing her patience.Just
A SCARY REALITYGrandma Andersons Mansion.Three hours later, Grandma had just alighted from her car with the factory manager.She saw madam Rebecca and Martha coming towards her.They all wore sad faces to meet her.There was an awkward silence amongst the trio as they welcomed Grandma, but Grandma did not say anything.She was just smiling through the whole process.The two wondered what there was to smile about the trouble they had at that moment.They went to the living room, and all of them sat around." Where is Louisa? I was told she was coming to the hospital to see me but she never came.Where is she now?" Grandma asked.She noticed that everybody else's face changed at once.She suspected that something was wrong." What is it? Why is no one talking to me?" Grandma asked.She was eager to know what was going on.The manager looked at Madam Rebecca." Have you told her yet?" She asked him.The manager shook his head in the negative" What is there to tell me, someone to speak
ALL IS UNDER CONTROLLouisa and Jakes were pulled out of the police van, with the handcuffs on their hands.They both looked surprised as they could not fathom how they had just been intercepted in the middle of their operation and arrested by the police.The police had confiscated their phones and all that was with them.Louisa had seen Reuben and Annabelle earlier at the scene, while they walked away, after Reuben told the policeman something.She was sure Reuben had found out about their plan and had laid ambush for them." Is this what your plan led us to? In prison?" Louisa screamed out to Jakes when they were arrested.All she got was a caution from the police to keep her mouth shut, with the addition that whatever she said at that time could be used against her in the court.Louisa knew that was the end.They had been caught in the act, and she was sure that the boys were going to confess that Jakes was their leader.She was caught with Jakes at the same time at that scene,
ITS A STRIKEGrandma was in her room in a phone call.It was time for dinner and she needed to go eat.The househelp had served her meal and informed her about it.Grabdma came out to the dunning room when one of her guards entered, with an envelope in her hand." Excuse me ma'am, there is a parcel for you," the guard said as soon as he walked in." Who is it from?" Grabdma asked " There is no sender's address, only the delivery address, and that is here." The guard said.He handed over the envelope to Grandma.Grandma took the envelope and muttered a " thank you" as the guard left.She was curious as to who would send an envelope without a sender's address.Grandma did not touch any of his cutlery. Instead, he opened the envelope to see the contents.The envelope contained a single sheet.She took out the paper and read the contents of the paper." Dear Mrs Anderson, We have not8ced your recent activities, and we know where you invested all your money..We can assure you that the
THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED"What is going on here?" Annabelle asked in surprise.She could not just fathom what was going on, although she knew she was just about being kidnapped.Reuben held her hand and led the way back to the car, away from the sirens and the people who were being arrested. " What just happened here? Why is Louisa and that man being arrested? Who are those men? " Annabelle asked all at once." Let's sit in the car and speak for a bit.There are still a lot of things you need to know, " Reuben said as he unlocked the car with the remote.He opened the door for Annabelle to sit down and closed the door.He walked to the driver side and sat behind the steering, roaring the engine to life." I'm ready for the questions now, but before to ask, let me begin with narration," Reuben said as he drove out of the parking lot and out of the premises." I know you have a lot of questions. First of all, our date has not been canceled. We are on our way to a new restaurant.
STAGED KIDNAPFriday Evening, 4:30pm, Honeymoon Hotel.Louisa and Jakes were out of the hotel and were heading towards the garage.They were done with all their planning for their mission ahead, and everything was carefully laid out.Everything they needed to make their work successful was ready.They walked into the garage, and Jakes unlocked the door to a new car.They both sat in it as they talked.Louisa had gone there with a car, but according to Jakes, it was too risky to use her car, as it might be identified by Reuben.They had hired a new car they were going to use.They sat in the car as the driver drove out of the premises of the hotel." So we are going there earlier, so we can monitor their movements, they should be there around 5pm, and we should get there about ten minutes before them.Everyone else is ready over there, and this should not take a long time.We will pull out quickly, " Jakes said.Louisa nodded.She was okay with the explanation and how things were go
TWO WAYSLouisa went to the hotel and met with Jakes as they talked for the last time.Jakes made it clear that he had confirmed news from the Brooks mansion that Reuben and Annabelle were going out on a date the following day.He, however, stated that they did not know exactly where and when they were planning to go.Louisa rejoiced with the news as she knew they were getting closer to victory.Jakes told her he had the vans ready, and they also knew where they would be sending Annabelle after they had gotten hold of her.He had a private ship that was on the shores of the seas, waiting for him.He planned on going back home with Annabelle on the ship instead of air.He was doing that for his own safety, at least,until things went calm.After about thirty minutes of talking with Louisa, they finally dispersed, and Louisa went back home to prepare for the day ahead.It was a careful and nice plan they had laid out there, and they were sure it was going