As soon as Adrian left the estate, the two guards that were assigned to him knew that they were going to be in trouble if anything were to happen to him so they immediately went over to report to Daniel.Daniel asked both guards to keep Adrian's disappearance a secret knowing that most members of the family suspect Adrian of being involved in the death of the two men. After seeing the action that Adrian had displayed by sneaking away, he was also forced you believe that Adrian might not be allowed what he looks like.So he waited alone for him, although he could have tracked his cell phone, but he wanted to hear some explanation from him and as soon as Adrian stepped on him, he was so startled to see his father whom he thought would be fast asleep standing right there and staring at him in a descending manner.“Dad! You are still awake?”“Yes, I was waiting for you to come home and I must say that it took you quite some time”“I know what this looks like”“No you do not, so how about
More than Daniel was scared about everything that his son had explained to him, he was also not certain that his son had what it took to defeat whoever they were. “Adrian, I suggest that you stay away from Avery since that is what they have asked of you. You are my son that I have lost for years and I can't afford anything happening to you”“I understand how worried you are, but you have nothing to worry about, I am going to be careful and nothing is going to happen to you”“No! This topic is not up for negotiation. Whatever all this is about, let the adults handle it, as for you, you are the heir to Wesley Corporation and have a responsibility there, so I suggest that you start taking responsibility for your family and company rather than a delusional world!”Daniel concluded and was about to walk away, but then he came to an abrupt halt again as he turned to his son. “I have assigned new guards to you who are more capable of protecting you, after school tomorrow, you are expected to
There was a long sigh from the other end of the phone again before Mr. George’s voice came through again. “Listen, Reynold, we go a long way back, we have been friends and I have helped you in all ways that I can, but I think that this is as far as I can go. I have taken my hands off this and hope you find a means to pay off this loan”“George….” Mr Smith was not done talking before a loud beep sound came through and that was the call ending. He caressed the bridge of his nose as he lowered his head down to his computer like there was a solution sitting there, but even at that moment, he felt so lifeless.Just then, the door twisted open with his wife stepped in, she stared at him briefly before she asked. “Is everything alright?”“yeah, sure, why shouldn't it be alright”“Okay, I just thought that you looked a lot of distance lately”“It is nothing serious, I just have a lot on my mind” he responded with his eyes fixed on his computer while he thought that his wife was finally going
The next day, Adrian went to school with the new security detail that was assigned to him, it was not an easy one for him and although it was the last days of college, Adrian felt so hard keeping up with all the eyes around him.Once he was through with his exams, he went straight to the company just like he had agreed with his father.“Adrian welcome to the corporation, everything around here might belong to you, but trust me when I say that there will be no preferential treatment for you, you are going to work hard just like everyone here and you will have to earn your spot here”“You have nothing to worry about, I do not expect any preferential treatment and I am going to work as hard as I can to make you and every member of the Wesley family proud”“I am so glad to hear that, you are going to be working under Kelvin, he is much older than you and has been in the company since he was a child, so I expect you to respect him and do whatever he tells you to do”Adrian nodded his head,
The board members of the Wesley corporation were having a meeting with Kelvin as he was taking the minutes of the meeting. But after an intense time that had passed by, Uncle Theo suddenly turned to him as he asked. “Where is the minute for this meeting, I thought you were asked to copy the file before the meeting commences?”“Yes and I asked Adrian about that part”“Adrain? I thought he just started work today?’“Yes and he assured me that he could copy a file, i went as far as giving him instant on how it is done and he was clear on it”“Then where is he and the file?” Daniel who was getting impatient asked and they all had their gaze at the door wondering when he was going to come in”“Eva, hurry up and send for Adrian, he should be through with the files now, I do not know what is holding him!” Kelvin ordered.“Yes Sir” Eva nodded her head as she dashed out of the conference hall and hurried over to Adrian where she informed him that his presence was needed at the board meeting. A
Once Adrian and Kelvin both left the hall, Adrian followed him over to his office where Kelvin had a calm gaze on his face. Eva quickly stepped in with a cup of coffee but Adrian stood there, still confused at what just happened.“What was that that just happened?” Adrian asked once Eva had placed the cup and stepped away from there.“What are you talking about?”“You know exactly what I am talking about. You and I both know that you had clearly stated that you wanted those files ready in a week, because if you had asked me that you wanted those files ready today, you know that I would have done that, yet you still found it easy to make me look like a fool in front of the entire board, why did you choose to do something like that”“I do not know what you are talking about, you are the one who failed to listen while I was speaking, because if you had listened carefully, then you would have heard me say that the files would be used today, even Eva could bear witness to it, so what are y
As soon as both Adrian and his foster dad were now inside the car, they drove off to the nearest coffee shop close to the Wesley estate that was located within the villa. As they both sat down, there was an intense silence that filled the air around them, Mr. Smith knew how badly Adrian had been offended while he stayed with them, and right now, he felt so guilty that it was so hard for him to speak.there were days when Adrian was deprived of any form of food or even water yet he was expected to do all the chores and still himilated. thinking about it at that moment, Mr. Smith thought to himself that no child should be treated like that.“How are Mother and Darcy and Finn?” Adrian finally broke the silence, seeing that Mr. Smith was finding it difficult to say anything.“They are all fine, everyone has been finding it difficult since you left and it has been one problem from hear to another, we all regretted the way that we treated you, but I guess that it is all late now”“It is nev
Adrian scurried upstairs to his room where Avery was staring at the painting on the wall, even while he stepped in, she still had her gaze fixed on the painting like she did not notice him come in.“Avery hey”“You are back from work, I heard you made a mess at the board meeting today?”“I guess we all make mistakes, or wouldn't you agree with me?” he asked softly and she nodded her head before she finally turned to meet his gaze. “Freya kept insisting that you wanted to see me, what is this about?”“Are you still angry with me?”“Shouldn't I, even my dad is still angry about the fact that I dismissed Marcus and yet I could not give him a reasonable answer. It is not like I can just tell him that I made a new friend who has some spiritual powers and thinks that Marcus has an evil aura around him”“Yeah, I get you, and I think that you have every reason to be angry with me, but how about you calm down while I have a shower and then we can both have dinner here”“Shouldn't you be having
Kelvin remained standing, although he soon did not feel comfortable about his actions, yet he remained calm. “Whatever it is that you have to say, be quick with it and leave as soon as possible, I told you the last time that we met that I do not want to have anything to do with the underworld again”“The sanctuary was burnt down” Jason suddenly blurted, ignoring what Kelvin was ranting about.“That is a joke right?” Kelvin asked with a soft chuckle that escaped his lips. “The sanctuary is filled with supernatural items, there is no way that he would burn down no matter what they did, which is why I think that this is a joke”“You think that I will drive all the way to your house in the middle of the night just to crack jokes with you. You are right in some aspect, the sanctuary can't burn down with just natural flames unless it is one with the power of the flames”Jason explained as Kelvin thought about it for a while and could not seem to comprehend what it meant.“Look here Jason, I
Jason opened his eyes as he felt his head banging with pain. He hasn't been without his powers for a long time now and without it, he felt so weak that it was killing him.His eyes trail around the basement as he realizes that he is all alone in there. All members of the Smith family were gone, and with his head pounding with pain, he raised his arm to touch his head and realized that there were traces of blood,d, which was the source of the pain.Jason exhaled softly before he sat upright, filled with regret as to how he had let his guard down. Just while he was still trying to get a grasp of himself, he stared at his phone and realized there were ten missed calls and fifteen messages from his right-hand man.“Fuck!” he cursed, rising to his feet, and despite how weak and sour he felt from the pain and beating he had received, he still hurried away from the apartment.He got into his car and sped off, arriving at the scene where all the men had been lined up and waiting for his arriv
First, they were reluctant to accept the food as they had no idea what sick games he was trying to play. Mrs. Smith stretched out her arm to grab one of the meals that was carefully packaged in a takeout, but her husband immediately stopped her before turning his attention to Jason. “Mr. Jason, why have you brought us this food, is that the way you want to have us killed?” Mr. Smith asked but Jason chuckled so loud that one would think there was not a hint of danger around him. “Poison you, I mean that is an insult to me, if I want you dead, there are just several ways that I would do it and I might not even have to lift a finger, why would I go through the stress of having you poisoned” He explained and knowing how powerful he was, they thought that he was right. “If that is not the case, then why have you brought food to my family when I know that you are going to end up killing us after these” Mr. Smith asked, and this time, Jason, who seemed to be losing his patience, f
Jason was filled with rage when he arrived at the sanctuary; so many members had all burned down, and those who had survived were barely recognized, not to mention the items they had lost.“Boss! What are we going to do now?” His right-hand man, who had called him on the phone when all of this started, asked.“Where were you when the fire started and why couldn't you put it off with your powers?” Jason scolded, he was so angry that he badly needed someone he was going to take out his anger on.“I am sorry Boss, I tried my best, but the fire was no ordinary one, it was Adrian's flame, and no matter what I did, it wouldn't stop instead it just kept getting worse”He explained. Jason's face had turned red, with bulging veins from his forehead like twisted ropes; his eyes were blazing with fury that his right-hand man had to drift backward for fear of what he might do to him.“Adrian….” He groans with his fist clenched. “You have done so much, and I think that it's time to get my revenge;
The entire family was silent for a long while like they were expecting Kelly to do the talking. Tears trickled down her cheek while she thought of what to say and yet she could not think of any.“Kelly! You heard what my uncle just asked you and we really would like to know, how can we be certain that you are not lying to us and this is not part of some sort of sick game from Jason which you are just involved in?”Adrian went ahead to imply with Avery still seated next to him.“I don't know how else I can prove myself to you all, better still, you can send someone to go and check on the Smith family, you will find them locked up in the basement and then you will realize that what I am saying is the truth”She assured them, this time, there was a hint of combination in their face as they thought about it and the possibility that it might indeed be true.“Adrian, what do you think?” Grandpa Hallow sought his opinion, but after the conversation that he had earlier today with Klein, Adria
The car came to a halt right at the parking lot of the Wesley estate, with Adrian hurrying inside. In the living room were Grandpa Hallow, Daniel, Uncle Sean, Uncle Theo, Aunt Amelia, Claire, Sarah, and Freya. Avery stood at the door; she had always been finding it difficult to get along with the family and thought that she should take it slowly.There was the visitor whom Avery had spoken about on the phone, which was Kelly. Kelly sat on the single couch; she looked unkempt, her hair disheveled, and Adrian could barely recognize her as he walked in.“Kelly?” he asked, his eyes scanning around her, yet he did not forget to give Avery a gentle kiss before he turned to Kelly.‘Kelly, is that you?” he asked again; it was so hard for him to believe that this was truly her and how possible she had lost so much weight. Kelly lowered her head with a shy smile; she knew that she wasn't at her best, which only made her more embarrassed that she couldn't look him in the face.“How have you been
.Adrian stormed the sanctuary alongside thousands of soldiers and police. He stood outside with Klein standing next to him as he watched them burn the place down; although there were several members inside, he didn't care; he wanted them burned alongside the building.“After this, what next?” Klein asked, seeing the fury that swept through his face. He had never seen his boss this angry, and he knew that after the encounter with the dark master, something had changed within him.“I am going to find every other member left and I am going to have them killed, they hurt my family too much and I will be a fool to let them get away with it and I am going to be starting with Kelvin who seems to be on the run”“What about Jason? You do know that he is still alive, right?” asked, his face glued to Adrian like he was trying to take in all of his emotions.“I took away all of Jason's powers, he won't be able to do much now” There was shock on Klein's face for a breath moment before he asked;“
Finn, alongside the rest of his family, could feel their throat dry; Kelly could clearly hear the heartbeat of the others, and given how hungry she was, if she had the opportunity, she was ready to eat them alive.After Jason had left, he wanted to kill Kelly, but given how much Finn had pleaded with him, he finally decided to punish the entire family by locking them up in the basement of their apartment with no food or drink, and no matter how much they screamed, no one would be able to hear them.And as a result of that, the family blamed Finn for bringing Kelly into their home.“There were other girls from other wealthy families that you could have met with and taken our family from this burden that has been resting on our head, instead you chose a girl like her who has come to ruin her”“Come on Mom, don't put the blame on her, it is not her fault, you were the one who insisted that Dad worked with Jason even when Adrian was ready to help us for no cause”Finn sighed, he was getti
Adrian, along with Avery and Klein, all rose to their feet as they watched the men storm out of there. First they were afraid as they had no idea what other crimes they might have committed until Mr. Daniel alongside his daughter and Mr. Woods stormed out of the car.“DADDY!” Avery yelled at the top of her voice as she rushed over to him, she had never been this happy to see him like this before. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and tears filled her eyes.“Daddy…. I was so scared, I never thought that I would ever get to see you again”“Me too. When I heard about what was happening, I blamed myself for neglecting you, if something had happened to you, trust me when I say that I wouldn't have been able to live with myself”The older man could not hold back the tears that formed in his eyes as he embraced his daughter with a heavy heart. Daniel and Freya stood before Adrian, their eyes scanning around him with so many questions in their heart as they were reluctant to engage