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The Heir 016
During the one-week duration, while they were trying to put things in order, Zara kept raising awareness on her social media page. She was an Instagram influencer with over three million dedicated followers so the awareness went a long way to help. Chase and Wembley focused their energy on repainting the restaurant in bright colors and replacing the bulbs and different decorations with more appealing colors. A night before the reopening, Zara arrived at the restaurant but before she could walk in, her phone began to buzz and at once she pulled it out of her pocket. “What does she want?” She mumbled, glaring at the screen which displayed Raven. Pushing her phone back into her pocket, the call came through again, and then time around with a frown she yelled, “What?” “I know you're busy but can you spare me five minutes?” “Why?” “We need to talk and it's urgent.” She snapped and at once Zara swirled around, her gaze falling on the vehicle that was across the road. “Yeah, come si
The Heir 017
That morning, after making breakfast, Chase invited Zara to the table only to find out that she was yet to be prepared for school and she had about forty minutes left for her first class. Raising his brow at her, he lowered himself on his seat as he picked up his cutlery. “I bet it would be more tasty than ever.” She grinned, taking a long sniff of the golden brown pancakes in front of her. With her gaze now fixed on him, she had her hands across her chest and with a scowl etched on her face asked, “Why don't you join Jasper and Wembley in the kitchen? You cook more tasty meals than both of them combined.” “They are good.” “Uhm… I already knew that's what you're going to say so I'm not surprised.” She pouted, rolling her eyes. Just when she was about to take the first bite of her breakfast, Chase held her hand only to let go when she flashed him a quick look. “What? Is anything the problem?” She asked. “About school, don't you have classes today?” “Oh… about that, I quit last
The Heir 018
The tension in the room was palpable as an angry Katherine gripped the edge of her chair, glaring angrily at Zara who wasn't showing any form of emotion. “Have you lost your mind?” She yelled. “I made the decision already and there's no going back.” Zara replied with a calm tone. She had already prepared herself for this and so she wasn't shaken by her reaction. Meanwhile, Raven on the other hand was observing the situation with her legs crossed. When Professor Yun made the call an hour ago, she was present in her mother's office so it wasn't news to her. Still fuming with anger, Katherine grabbed the bottle of water off the table and then took a long sip of it. Pushing her hair behind her ear, she rose and then walked straight to Zara. Grabbing her by the cuff of her shirt, she made her stand, “What do you think you're doing? If I had known that useless man is going to ruin your life, I wouldn't have allowed him to get married to you.” she yelled, her face reddened with anger.
The Heir 019
With his hands tucked into his pockets, Chase was moving to and fro on the rooftop, staring at his wrist watch at intervals. It was thirty minutes until the restaurant would be opened, yet Zara was nowhere to be found. He had even called her phone several times hoping she would pick up and give a reason why she was delaying but she never did. Her attitude disturbed him so greatly that staying in one place was an impossible task for him. “She isn't still picking up her phone, what are we going to do now?” Wembley asked, showing him his call history. “She will come around, let's be patient.” Chase said with a calm tone but deep down, he was worried sick. “You have been saying that for an hour now.” Wembley grumbled and then just like he came earlier, he stormed down the stairs.Moments later, Zara pulled up across the road but didn't step out. Wondering what the issue was, Chase dialed her contact again.From his position, he could see the screen light of her phone on the seat next
The Heir 020
Zara tried to leave but Chase placed his hands against the wall, preventing her from taking a step. She turned around to repeat the same action but it was the same result. Frustrated, she exhaled and with her lips pressed tightly together, slid through the wall to the floor so she would crawl away but before she could attempt doing that, Chase was crouching right in front of her.“What do you want?” She mumbled, trying to act like she wasn't pissed but she couldn't keep it in. She kept darting her eyes around, making Chase convinced that indeed something was wrong. “Can't you tell me?” He asked, trying to touch her face but she was quick to push his hand off. Since she discovered the restaurant, Chase hadn’t returned home with her until today since he felt something was bothering her. “Why did you return with me?” She was desperate to change the topic of discussion but Chase wouldn't fall for that trick. “Can you tell me already and stop moving around in circles?” He sucked his t
The Heir 021
All through the day, Chase didn't step out of his room. He alternated between lying on his bed, sitting and pacing about his room as he thought about the new phase of his life.After helping Bernard, if only he knew he was going to make him a part of his family, he would have kept his distance from him, if he had done, he strongly believed he wouldn't be in this kind of situation. Despite his current dilemma, Chase didn't even allow the thought of returning to his home to cross his mind. He was determined not to return but to stay back and steer his life in the direction he wanted. Zara on the other hand kept calling him and when he wouldn't pick up, she gave up. At about five pm when the restaurant was going to start booming with customers who were on their way back from work, Chase left for work. “She wouldn't show up.” He muttered as he slid into the taxi he had boarded, referring to Zara. When the chauffeur turned in his direction, he quickly waved him off and then sank into h
The Heir 022
Surprised to see Wembley, Chase was stunned for a while as he kept staring at him. His current position did nothing but to scare him more, making his heart ram against his chest in a quick succession. In a bid to make light of the current situation, Chase chuckled as he walked up to him. Wembley too pulled away from the wall and with his hands still tucked in his pocket closed the gap that separated them. “What's going on?” Wembley asked, starting the conversation. “What's going on? What do you mean?” Chase asked with a casual tone as he searched his eyes for answers to his question. The top question on his mind at that moment was if he had found out about him and Zara but at the same time he didn't want to voice it out. What if he is talking about something else? - these words kept ringing in his head, thereby preventing him from parting his lips to make enquiries. “It's been a while since we shared a drink, let's grab one after work.” “Huh!” “What? Don't tell me y
The Heir 023
It was now three weeks after Chase left and Zara kept hoping he would return but that didn't happen.At work, she kept putting up her best and at the same time hoping Chase would have a conversation about what had happened with her but he acted like nothing of that sort happened leaving her frustrated but she didn't show or act like she was. Pulling her luggage, Zara made her way towards the mansion. After a ton of review on if moving out was worth it, she finally returned to her family house. That morning, Katherine and Raven were preparing to head to the company when Zara arrived. On seeing her, the duo exchanged glances, trying to get answers to unasked questions. Zara on the other hand was lying on the couch with her phone in her face. She was aware of their presence but pretended not to have any idea. “What are you doing here?” Raven broke the silence in the living room as she walked up to her.Not bothering to look in her direction, Zara replied, “The last time I checked, I