Charles halted in his steps, and wondered who exactly was in there with her, or if she wasn’t the second person he was seeing, then who were the two people there?He wanted to wait to eavesdrop on anything they could be saying, but then, he feared that Rosaline could be in danger at that moment.So, he walked inside, and to his surprise, it was Rosaline, and her landlady. Charles gave a look like he was wondering why the landlady came over again, but he hoped there was no problem.“Is there any problem?” He asked, out of curiosity.“Oh! Nothing. I only came to check up on her as I do sometimes to my good tenants. I was about leaving when you came in.” The landlady said, with a smile, and walked out of the house.Charles’ gaze didn’t go off her until she was totally out of the house, and then he turned his gaze back to Rosaline.“I do hope there’s nothing wrong.” He asked again, out of concern.“No. There’s no problem. Come over, I prepared something for you.” Rosaline urged as he walk
Mr. Darwin looked at Charles with keen interest, and wondered what exactly he had to say that would benefit him a million times.He knew that Charles was a business guru, so he counted today as a rare lucky day, and was willing to do anything which Charles wanted him to do.“I’m all ears, Mr. Lincoln.” He replied, with composed excitement.“I’ll advise you not to go on with that deal anymore.” Charles spoke out, with confidence.“That’s Mr. Mark Adam. I would really love to take your advice, but Mr. mark is going to lose the money he invested if I decide to stop this deal as that’s what we signed to.” Mr. Darwin explained.Charles scoffed, and smiled as he shook his head lightly.“I feel it’s best if you cut off that sympathy, because the person involved doesn’t know how to deal business with a sincere heart. He would make you go bankrupt if you’re not careful, as well.”“Are you for real?” Mr. Darwin exclaimed in disbelief.“If you need proof about that, you’ll get it.” Charles said,
Charles wondered what she had to tell him so much that she looked a bit nervous. He understood that young people like him who are still tagged as adults could still act nervous, but seeing someone way older than him, act nervous, was surprising for him.“Are you okay?” He asked, worried about her.“Yes… yes, I’m fine. Uhm… So, I said I have something to talk to you about, and…”A call interrupted her, and Charles had to give her time to check her phone. He noticed her strange quietness, and looked at her. He could tell that her nervousness increased, and this time, it looked more like fear.It seemed to him that the call she was receiving was an important one, and probably one which relayed bad news.Then he waited for her to be done with her call before asking her if anything was wrong, hoping that she would speak out.Charles stood up, and walked around a bit, although, not far from Rosaline. He just decided to give her space, so if she wanted to spill out her emotions on the call,
Charles’ eyelids fluttered open as he gained consciousness. He looked around, and noticed he was in a hospital. He felt relieved that Vera acted fast on the issue.Vera noticed he was awake, and moved closer to him, with an expression of worry. “Are you okay now? How are you feeling?” She asked, out of concern. Charles managed to sit up, although with little pains here and there.“I’m much better, I guess. Thanks for helping me before it became too late.” “You’re welcome. So, what happened?” Vera asked, out of curiosity.“I really don’t know. All I know is I felt really weak, and dizzy as soon as I got home.”The doctor came in before Charles could continue speaking, and silence reigned except for the taps which the doctor’s shoes made.“Good evening, Mr. Lincoln. How are you feeling now?” The doctor questioned, with a slight smile.“I’m much better, doctor. What does the test say about my condition?” Charles asked as he noticed the papers in the doctor’s hands.“Oh! Well, it says
About two weeks passed, and Charles had gotten better. He had also rushed up his plan on stepping down from the governor position.He had passed it down to Mr. Daniels and people were gradually adjusting to the change. Although, some people got annoyed, but they came to forgive him for the change.Charles was in his sitting room, tapping his feet at intervals, and waiting for his guards to arrive. He had dismissed them because he didn’t think he was going to go out again that night, so he had to wait.He so much wanted to shake his father, and step brothers by letting them know that he knows they sent Rosaline to him. He wanted them to lose their confidence when the court day drew near.He knew that when they got to know that he knows of their secret, they’ll be careful in while crossing paths with him.Soon, his guards arrived, and they and Charles got into his car. The chauffeur drove them off to the Lincoln’s house, and when they got there, Charles got out of the car, signaling his
“Doctor, how is he, now?” Charles inquired about his chauffeur’s health condition.“he’s better now. Everything has been worked on. So, he’ll be fine in a few days. The bullet didn’t go deep. It only grazed a little of his flesh.” The doctor reported, trying to make Charles feel rest assured.“Oh, alright, thank you.”Charles walked out of the hospital, relieved that his chauffeur wasn’t in a critical condition.“Taxi!” He waved his hand for the taxi to slow down.As he got into the cab, he informed the cab driver of his address, and then leaned back on the car seat, with his eyes closed.Then a call came in for him from one of his guards. He answered it immediately, hoping they had gotten the name of whoever had sent those armed guards.“And how did it go? Did they confess?” “Yes, they did. They said it was Mark Adam who sent them to kill you.”“Really? I guess he must have found out that I ratted him out to Mr. Darwin. Well, this was the dumbest way to get back at me. Tell the cops
Jefferson drove off to Charles’ home, not minding the time of the night. All he wanted was a solution to his problem, and he hoped that Charles would help him better than he did, the last time.As soon as he got to Charles’ front door, he rang the doorbell twice, and hoped that Charles wasn’t surprisingly asleep yet.There was no response even after a while, so he rang the doorbell again, and this time he heard someone coming towards the door. He rubbed his palms together, and adjusted his clothes.Then the door opened a little.“Good evening. Please I’ll like to see your boss. I’m Jefferson.” Jefferson said to the maid.“Give me a minute, please.” She said, then closed the door behind her.Jefferson turned around and stared at the garden, and the bright lights of the night. Although, he had never for once dreamt that he would be standing somewhere like this place for help, and the owner of the place would be Charles.Then he exhaled. “I guess this is how life turns tables at times.”
Chapter SeventyCharles stood up, and clasped his fingers with a smile on his face.“Wow. What brings you here to my office, Mrs. Adam?” Charles asked as he tapped his fingers on his table.Mrs. Adam was quite surprised at how Charles had changed the company in just a few weeks of possession. It was much better than when she was still in power.And what was more surprising was how he looked really wealthy and powerful. But then, she didn’t expect him to welcome her with a smile, and that made her confidence shatter.But she tried to regain her confidence back as she needed it to speak with him, concerning their affairs.“Have your seat, please.” Charles urged as he joined her in the center of the office, then sat down.Mrs. Adam sat down quietly, and moistened her lips as she got herself ready to speak.“So, how may I help you, Mrs. Adam?” “It’s quite weird of you calling me that right now, but anyways, I have come here to speak to you about something.” Mrs. Adam spoke out.“Uhm… Let