WE WILL TAKE OUR LEAVE NOWMonday morningBrooks mansion.Reuben and Annabelle were busily preparing to leave the house for the courtroom. Reuben was dressed in an unusual way, which got Annabelle surprised." Why are you dressing that way?" Annabelle askedReuben smiled wildly. "I will be in the courtroom but not as Reuben, but as a normal Spectator. Even grandpa will be there but not as a Roland but also as a normal spectator. We will all be present, and we will all be in disguise except for you and Andrea. you are going to represent the family, and I know those people will be disappointed that we are not around." Reuben explained "And may I know why that is?" Annabelle asked" We don't want to let them feel our presence there.Grandpa will probably show up but not in the early stages of the whole proceedings, and I will also be around but not with you and not with any of you I will be sitting among the crowd who are there to witness the whole proceedings, and you'll be wor
WE WIN" Well then, I think we should go now." Andrea said and stood up with her lawyer's suit. She motioned to Annabelle, and they both walked out of the conference room and down the hallway as they headed for the ground floor where their cars were parked. The two got downstairs and realized that Grandpa Roland had just left in a normal car and Reuben was nowhere to be found. A black chauffeur was parked outside with the driver standing beside it, smiling. The moment Annabelle and Andrea got to it, the driver saluted and opened the gate for them. Annabelle was quick to notice that there were two Range Rovers around, one in front of their chauffeur and one at the back of the chauffeur. Andrea was the first to get into the car, and then Annabelle followed.As soon as she sat in the car,Annabelle realized that the interior of the car was just as the same as Reuben's chauffeur. Just that this was a bit smaller than Reuben's chauffeur. As soon as they sat in, the door was closed,
ARRIVAL OF HALFThe Court PremisesGrandma Anderson and her truth got to the premises of the court.They parked their cars and got out, grandma first, then the lawyer and madam Rebecca and two other family members got down and all met beside Grandma's car." So barrister, we have already spoken about this, and we know what we are going to do. Let's do this quickly and get out of here." Grandma said. The lawyer smiled and nodded. Madam Rebecca seemed a little bit surprised by the words from Grandma. She just looked at her as though she had a series of questions to ask." Do you guys have anything you're not telling us, or is there anything we need to know before we go into the courtroom?." Madam Rebecca said and gave Grandma a stern look.Grandma swiftly ignored the question and picked up her handbag from the inside of the car. She closed the door and reciprocated the same look to Madam Rebecca and went away. The lawyer walked back to his car and picked up his lawyer's suit and hi
COURT RISEThe car in which Andrea and Annabelle sat in stopped.“ We are here now.Our lawyer is also here, and we will speak to him before we go in” Andrea said.She hung her lawyer’s suit on a hanger in the car.The door opened, and they both got out, one after the other.Annabelle looked around with the corner of her eye.She noticed Grandma with Louisa and about two men and three other women.“ Look on your left side, but don't make it too obvious” Annbelle told Andrea as she tapped her on her hand.Andrea nodded and did so with ease.“ I have seen them. The guy in the suit is the representative of the Jakes family.Ignore them. Let us go and meet our lawyer now.” Andrea said and led the way.Annabelle followed her.Three other men from the Range rovers followed them as they walked.The place was less crowded as only the staff of the court could be seen around the place.A few media men who were going about their daily business around and a group of people who wer
WILLING TO ACCEPTOne man from the side of the Judge’s table stood up from his seat.“ Court rise….”Annabelle looked around. She saw one gate at the latter end of the podium being opened and figured out that the judge might be coming in. They all stood up in obeisance to what the man said." Court rise for his Lordship Judge Andrew Knight." The man said with a hoarse voice. The judge walked in and took his seat." Have your seats, please.." the judge said as soon as he sat down.Grammar Anderson quickly looked around to see if he could see Reuben or his grandfather, but to her surprise, none of them was present. She wondered why the two decided not to appear in the court when they had such an important issue at hand.She had wanted them to be in the courtroom so as to witness their victory as she thought that their absence would make their victory boring.She had wanted to make fun of them in the courtroom when they were leaving peacefully and happily, but it seemed her plans
IT TAKES TIME“ Court rise..” The man shouted again, and they all stood up from their seats.The judge walked out from the door in which he had come in from earlierThe moment the judge walked out, the whole courtroom became full of noise.Anddrea and Annabelle exchanged glances with smiles on their faces.“ We hoped for four million dollars, and we got five million dollars. That is a great win for us.”Andrea tol Annabelle and the lawyer.They all agreed with them.Just as they turned around, they saw Grandpa Roland standing behind them.Apparently, he had been there before the judge passed his judgment.The four walked out of the courtroom with smiles on their faces.After the judgment was passed, Grandma Anderson and her lawyer were exchanging glances.She frowned at him..“ I thought you said they were going to fine us only a million dollars? How come it's two million dollars now?” Grandma asked.The lawyer smiled at her.He knew grandma was not cool wit
ITS TIME TO LEAVE“ If you say so, but I don't think that is going to work.I can see he is just not into me.While we were in the courtroom, I noticed how he was looking at Reuben's new wife lustfully.I think he likes her” Louisa said.Grandma l;ooked surprised.“ I am not really sure of what you just said.You have been imagining things, I tell you.He knows definitely that the girl is in the Brooks family.The Brooks family is their biggest rival, and I know he would want nothing to do with them.I think you are just being jealous” Grandma said with a smile.Louisa nodded.“ I know what i saw actually, but you may be right on that” Louisa said.“ I actually have plans for you two.He is the heir to the Jakes family. And you are the heir to the Anderson family.We are partners now.Very soon, I will hand it over to you.Very soon, he will take over from the Jakes family.That makes you two easily compatible, and that means you guys will be spendi
A LAZY LAD" Are you leaving?" Annabelle asked Andrea in surprise. Andrea nodded in the affirmative." Where to?" Annabelle asked.At this point, Reuben stood up and left them."I am going back to school, and I will be leaving today. That means later tonight. My flight is exactly 10 pm today." Andrea replied.Annabelle looked shocked and wished she could convince her to stay, but she knew it was impossible." Did you just reopen?" Annabelle asked.Andrea shook her head in the negative." We reopened about a week ago, I just had to wait for us to finish up with our deals here and there before I left, and since we are done now, I think I can leave," Andrea said.Annabelle nodded." awwwn, I am going to miss you, Andrea," Annabelle said with a smile.Andrea stood up from her seat and walked to her side.Annabelle stood up and faced her, and the two fell into a long embrace.After they broke off from the embrace, they continued their farewell conversation." When are you going to be bac