Matilda woke up very early the following day. Chloe heard her humming happily as she walked down the stairs. When she got to the living room, she found her perched on a couch reading a book. She was too far to see what book it was. “Mother, are you reading the Bible?” Claire’s voice suddenly came out of nowhere. Then Chloe saw her hurry into the living room from the stairs opposite. Matilda raised her eyes to look at Claire and beamed happily. “Do you know there’s a place that talks about how the wicked will not go unpunished and how the righteous will uh…” Matilda was saying, but trailed off as she forgot what she had just read. Before Claire could say anything, she hurriedly added, “Where I want to point out is how it says the wicked will not go unpunished. It made me remember the William family.” “They treated us so badly and threatened to take away that shabby house they gave us for so many years.” “Your grandfather finally chased us out of the house thinking we’d rot in t
45 minutes ago when Kane walked into his office, the man had been arrogant and threatened to break his legs if he didn’t leave. But after he called for his men downstairs and none came running to him, he quickly realized there was something wrong. So he ordered the men in the room with to attack Kane only for them to have their fingers broken by him. That was when he realized he was in grave danger and tried to run away, but Kane threatened to break his legs if he moved. So he remained on his chair, stupefied and unable to plead for his life as he was too scared to. Hearing Ethan’s words intensified his fear. His knees buckled and dropped to the floor immediately. “Forgive me. Forgive me, sir. I’ve done a lot of bad things in my life and I do not know which of them I’m being punished for.” “But please forgive me. I’ll change my ways and I’ll never return to this way. Please spare me this one time. Please!” Ethan clenched his jaw tightly and glanced around the room before he le
Like the security personnel said, every other security they came across made way for them without asking any question. They drove for over 10 minutes before they got to the end of the estate. The sun was still shining brightly which made the air, but the chilly river at the back of the house dissolved the hot atmosphere and welcomed them as soon as they alighted from the bus. Lewis gulped down hard and stared in front of him in disbelief when he saw the magnificent building. However, he suddenly snickered and slipped his hands into his pockets. “This is where they now live? Impossible! What does she take us for?” “Mrs. William, your guests have arrived. Please have a wonderful evening.” Lewis tore his eyes away from the house and shifted it to the security personnels who were supposedly greeting Matilda. “Thank you so much for bringing them. I will have the butler bring you refreshments to thank you for your hard work!” “No, you don’t have to, ma’am.” “Please accept it as a t
Matilda’s eyes lit up and she refuted confidently, “Mind what you say, Lewis William! I did not invite you to my house to call me a liar!” Lewis scoffed and looked away from her. “I will not mind what I say, nor will I stop cussing you out when I know you’re obviously trying to fool me and everyone here!” “You don’t only claim to be living in the most beautiful house in Springdale, but you also claim to have such an influential figure working as your butler.” “What else will you lie about? That your wretched son-in-law is the rumored trillionaire whom everyone has been searching for? Don’t make me laugh, you pathetic liar!” Matilda clenched her fist tightly and gritted her teeth in anger. But instead of lashing out at him, she controlled her anger and hummed slightiy. “You’ve done nothing but insult me ever since you got off the bus. How do you intend to apologize to me for calling me a liar once I lead you into my house and present Joshua Mendez as my family’s butler?” Lew
A loud, mocking laughter suddenly filled the entire room as Lewis burst into a hearty laughter. Matilda’s face flushed in embarrassment and the look in her guests’ eyes changed as they stared at her. There was no mistaking it now and certainly no need for them to hide how they felt towards her any longer. Lewis was the first to sneer at her. “Come on, Aunt Matilda, Joshua Mendes, your self-proclaimed butler went out with Claire just when we need him? How convenient!” “None of us here is a child. We’ve all used this same trick once or twice in our life, so we know very well you’ve plotted with this lowlife you call your butler to say Joshua Mendes is out of the house.” “Say the truth, how much did you give the original owner of this house just so you can lie to our face and treat us like children?” Matilda’s nose reddened in rage as she yelled at him, “Lewis William, watch what you sayh! I would never lie to anyone here. This house is really mine!” Lewis huffed in ridicule, “Oh,
Chloe’s tired eyes which were half-way closed, flew open and took in the sight before her. Honey was scared seeing the strangers in their house and scurried closer to her mother. Chloe bent slightly and scooped her into her arms protectively. She didn’t remember Matilda had invited people from the party last night. She raised her eyes to meet Matilda’s and asked solemnly, “Mother, what is going on? Who are these people and what are they doing in our house?” Before Matilda could reply, Lewis leaned away from the wall and sneered in contempt. “What is this? Is your entire family really trying to deceive us into thinking you own this house? How shameless!” The guests believed him without thinking twice and and lashed out at Matilda. “Mrs. Miller, unlike you, we have better things to do than stay in a house belonging to someone else. Hurry up and hold up to your own end of the bargain by slapping yourself across the face until Lewis William is satisfied!”“Yes, do that! I’ve heard
The words were yet out of his mouth when Lewis sneered in disgust. “What? You’ll call the Minister? What kind of joke is that?!” “If you wish to lie, at least say something believable. The Minister isn’t someone just anyone can see, you fool!” Adam, who had been silent the whole time, huffed and stepped forward. “You say we will slap ourselves in the face if you call the minister and she does come to verify the authenticity of the signature on the deed of the house, but what will you do if you can’t bring her?” Lewis didn’t wait for Ethan to answer and huffed, “I know, grandfather. Claire and Aunt Matilda will hand over the gifts they took from Charles Wilkins. Then you’ll also slap yourselves in the face to our satisfaction!” Adam hummed in approval, “That sounds right.” Matilda panicked and grabbed Ethan’s shirt roughly. “What do you think you’re doing? We can’t give them the gifts from Charles Wilkins for any reason because they are Claire’s betrothal gifts!” Chloe turned to
Lewis hissed and took the phone down when he heard the call disconnect tone. “Tsk! This cunt hung up. She probably realized she’s been caught impersonating the minister!” Adam clasped his hands behind him and sneered at Ethan in disgust. “Not only did you lie to your wife and her family into believing this house is yours, you’re now trying to trick grown-up like us into believing you just called the minister. Have you no shame, Ethan Black?!” One of the guests stepped forward and harrumphed impatiently. “I can’t stand his shamelessness any longer. Why don’t we talk to the security in front? I’m sure they will be more than happy to know they’ve been treating the wrong people as the owner of this house!” Others nodded in agreement. “Yes, I agree. They’ll be able to drag him out and put him in his place better than we can.” Honey shuddered and wrapped her arms even tighter around Chloe’s neck.“Mommy, these strangers are scary. Are they street thugs? I don’t want them in our hous