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The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 109 • Ice Skating
When Lola received the text from Matthew, she couldn't deny the fact that she was heartbroken. She plopped down on her bed staring at her phone in disbelief. “What do I do?” she asked her friend Karen.“He has already made his choice and I don't think it's worth trying to convince him otherwise. He didn't wait to hear from your side of the story and he has already made his conclusion so I think you should just let him go.”Lola sighed, burying her face in her palms. “But this isn't how I wanted things to end even if they had to end, I was really hoping that we could at least be friends or something.”Karen moved beside her and sat down on the spot, causing the bed to crease. “We can’t always have things the way we want it to be, and if you ask me, I honestly think this is a sign that the both of you were probably not meant to be together, you just have to accept it and move on.”“Move on with who? Xander?” “Exactly, he has been here for you every step of the way. I honestly don't kn
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 110 • Answers to My Questions
The evening had wore on and matthew was undeniably drunk, even more than Anderson who had invited him out to the club. “Give me another shot,” his voice dragged as he mumbled incoherently. “That’s enough, let’s get you back home,” Anderson suggested, pulling Matthew forward so that he could stand onn his own two feet. Matthew tried to argue, but he was too drunk and too weak to out up a resistance, matter of fact, his steps were even sloppy to begin with. Anderson slung Matthew’s arm over his shoulders to provide him with support as he dragged him out of the club.“Where are your car keys?” he asked.“Breast pocket,” Matthew slurred. Anderson took the car key and they headed outside to the car and they headed outside to the car were he gently opened the door and put Matthew in. He droved them back to Matthew's apartment complex, Anderson helped him into the house and as soon as he opened the door, the sound of the dog barking met his ears. he didn't even realize that his friend ha
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 111 • That Lady In The Pictures
Their bodies were slightly tilted forward, knees bent as they slid down the slope, Xander was great at it but Lola was struggling. She could barely stand and it was getting embarrassing. He slowed down and came to a stop beside her. “Need help?” he asked, offering his hands.She smiled. “I’ve got the hang of it,” she argued but then she instantly lost her footing and then slipped, she was about to fall when he caught her, pulling her she could feel his warmth radiating off her, they made eye contact for a while before he helped her to so stand on the ice. “Here, take my hand, let’s go slow and easy,” he said to her gently. She smiled and then let him hold her hand and help her because it was obvious that help. A smile formed on her lips as she followed his guide “there go easy on your ankles,” he said. It was a slow romantic moment and she couldn’t help it when her cheeks became flushed. With his help, they went down the slope together along with some of the other couples who had c
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 112 • Poor As A Church Rat
Grace could not believe her eyes, how could Matthew ever have amounted to somebody so rich? Never in her life did she think she would ever see him driving a car, yet alone driving a Mercedes-Benz that looked as expensive as that one. “Mother, I can't believe you are taking him seriously. Do you really think Matthew, the one that lived with us all our life like a poor church rat, feeding off everything we gave him, would suddenly be the owner of a car like this? "Sandra asked with her hands folded in front of her. She had a look of disgust on her face. “He used to work in a car wash, remember, maybe this is one of his clients' cars and he's just posing with it.”Grace wanted to believe her daughter, but even looking at the way Matthew was dressed from head to toe she could tell that he was wearing expensive clothes. Could he have borrowed these ones too? Surely there had to be some sort of explanation.Ignoring her daughter's remark, she moved forward. “What kind of answers do you wa
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 113 • Real Family
“Your family? So you have found your biological family?” Josh asked, curious to know. Matthew was quiet, thinking of what to say in response. If he told them the truth that he was a Houston, they would not believe and they would probably try to mock him. Even if they did believe, he knew how shameless these people could be. They would instantly begin to beg him for some money. “Yes, I found my family, my real family.”“And what family is that? Looking at the way that you addressed and the car that you are driving, it is safe to assume that they are rich, am I not right?” Josh pressed on. Matthew sighed. “That is none of your business, I didn't come here to tell you what kind of family I belong to, you don't even deserve to know. I just want to know all the situations that were surrounding my adoption. Why did Mark not take me to the police station? He was hiding me from my real family wasn't he?” Mark was his adoptive father, and growing up, Mark made sure to treat him as though
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 114 • Officially a Couple
Lola and Xander walked into the hotel hand in hand. At this point he couldn't care less about whatever the public had to say and he just wanted to show off to everybody that the love of his life was right beside him. They entered the elevator and returned to their rooms, lowland giving him a hug before parting ways at the entrances of their rooms. “See you tomorrow for our flight back. I need to go check on my friend.”“See you tomorrow,” he replied with a sense of longing in his voice. As soon as she clicked the door open, she met Karen awake. Karen was seated on the armchair, scrolling through her phone when she raised her head. “You're back, looks like you had fun. What did you guys do?”Lola took in a deep breath, she knew that for the longest time her friend was an advocate of this relationship and the moment she told Karen, she would burst with excitement. “We went ice skating,”she began, intentionally leaving the best detail for last. “He taught me how to balance myself and
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 115 • He Stays!
The questions struck Mark like a surprise and his eyes grew wide. It was very obvious that he was hiding something and that was exactly what Matthew wanted to find out. What could Mark possibly have been hiding?“It's a long story actually, I found you by the roadside-”“Enough with the lies. If you're not going to tell me the truth I'm going to work out of here and I'm going to leave you to die on this god forsaken bed.”Josh stepped forward. “Father, if there's anything you have to tell him, just say it now! Please we don't want to lose you.”Mark still looked silent, he kept his lips sealed. “I– I'm telling the truth I found you by the roadside.”Matthew's nostrils flared, he folded his arms and tilted his head slightly. “Then why did you adopt me? And why didn't you take me to the police station and tell them but you found a missing child. When you know damn well that if you had gone to the police my family would have probably been looking for me and they would have found me.”Mar
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 116 • Research on Henry Sanchez
Henry had given Mark the baby one night, “take him to your house and keep him there don't ever tell anyone that he's adopted. Just let him live with you people, I can assure you the people who are looking for this child will never think that he is with your family.” Mark collected the baby and was looking down at him with sadness in his eyes. Even though he didn't know the circumstances surrounding this child, he knew that what he was about to do was wrong.Separating a child from his true family. “When will I have the money?” “In a few days, I will give it to you in cash to avoid any form of traceback.”Mark's eyes popped wide open, “two million in cash?”“Yes, to avoid raising suspicions in the bank. His family are looking for him and they are influential, they wouldn't spare anything to run this investigation.”“But why is he being separated from his family?”“Like I said earlier, the less you know the better for you, for now just focus on the assignment I gave you.”Without as
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132 • Vanessa Will Regret Everything
Matthew faced his mother as soon as Serena exited the room. “There was no need to be harsh to her,” he said. Amelia looked stunned and she faced him. “Her family is the reason why you're here in the hospital and you're defending her?”“We don't have any evidence that they were actually behind the explosion, at least not yet.” “The winchesters are our sworn enemies, they have no business being around. Come on Matthew open your eyes. Do you think that they sent their daughter over to our company for no reason? They sent her as a spy, they planted her so that they could get inside information.”He took a deep breath. “Well if that's true, then why would they have the company where their daughter works bombed?” “Was she in the office when the building exploded?” Amelia watched Matthew's expression shift slightly. “Exactly,” she continued. “This was a deliberate plan I can assure you and the moment the truth about the investigations comes out, Vanessa is going to regret everything.”The
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131 • Red Vipers
Matthew and Charles were alone in the hospital room because Xander had left to go and get some food for them. “How is Henry? is he in the house?” I ask, leaning forward.Charles cleared his throat and straightened his back. “So far they're still safe and I assume things are going to remain that way.”“Good, the moment I recover I need to go ahead and find out the truth. I have a feeling that everything that has been going wrong is linked to the truth about these red vipers.”The butler was a bit taken back “What do you mean young master?”“I just have a feeling that everything is related, the attempted kidnapping and all, it's not just random. I think there's someone behind all of this, maybe it's not just the Winchester's.”The room fell silent as Charles was deeply considering the possibility that the red vipers could have had a hand in what was going on. Suddenly the door clicked open and Xander returned holding packs of takeouts in his hand. But he wasn't alone, behind him was L
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130 • A Little History
The history behind the Winchesters and the Houstons was a rather complicated one. Back then, Edward Winchester and Henry Houston used to be really close friends. And so was Vanessa and Amelia before they got married to their husbands. Amelia came from the Briggs family while Vanessa came from the Carter family.Edward and Amelia were the first ones to fall in love with each other, they spent so much time together and had even gone to the same college. The four were a tight knitted friend group, almost inseparable. However Edward had to move abroad because of work, but he couldn't take Amelia with him.In order to fulfill their dreams of starting a family and pulling themselves out of an ordinary life, Edward took the opportunity to go abroad and work in the sea as a marine engineer while Amelia was to stay back and wait for him.Unfortunately during his absence, Henry and Amelia had begun to grow close. At the time Vanessa was in love with Henry so this turned her bitter.Vanessa ha
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129 • Millions on the Vessel
Amelia was in the back seat lost in thought as the car drove towards the conference center. She was thinking about the kind of speech she would deliver.Speculations were already flying left right and center, there were a lot of affected families and some people might even started to spoil the Houston name.When the car arrived at the venue, the driver got down to open the door for her. A small crowd had begun to gather and the moment they saw Amelia Houston getting down from her car they all rushed towards her, Mics and cameras pointed in her direction.The bombarded her with questions but she ignored and simply just walked in. Amelia was only going to give her press conference once and once alone. They welcomed her, parting the way as she mounted the stage. She scanned the room with her eyes, her gaze confident.“Today is a dark Day, not just for the company but even for my family. Because of this senseless act of violence lives have been lost. To the families of the victim, know t
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128 • To Make Vanessa Pay
By now it was all over the news and images of the burning and collapsed Houston office building were all over the internet and media outlets. Lola was facing back and forth in front of the TV. “Okay you need to stop moving around you're making me dizzy,” Karen complained.“This kind of thing doesn't just randomly happen, an explosion that brought down the whole building? They said they are still yet to confirm how many people have died. Karen I used to work there,” she whispered softly. “The police have started an investigation and I'm sure we will soon know what exactly happened.”Lola shook her head. “You don't need an investigator to tell you the truth in this situation. I mean we saw in those videos how each floor seems to be going off. I think whoever planted the bombs put it on several floors.”She whipped out her phone from her purse and failed Xander's number. “Hello, Xander, any news so far?” “Nothing yet. Matthew is still unconscious but the doctor says he's getting bette
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127 • Fighting for his Life
Lola's eyes widened and she covered her mouth with her palms in shock. “He was caught in the explosion? How is he? Is he okay?” “I don't know but I think I have to go to the hospital.”Xander quickly grabbed his car keys and was about to back away when Lola spoke. “I should come with you.”He grew worried, remembering the last time that they had gone to the hospital together. “I think you should just stay here for now, grandma probably still thinks that you are Matthew's girlfriend and I don't want things to become awkward.”She nodded, understanding where he was coming from. “Just keep me updated when you get to the hospital okay?” “Of course.” He planted a soft kiss on her forehead before leaving. He rushed into his car and got in driving straight to the hospital. As he moved down the road he turned on the radio. The presenter was already talking about the bombing of the Houston company building. Several speculations were flying about, there were some arguments that there was an
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126 • Caught In the Explosion.
Amelia covered her mouth with her palms as her eyes grew wide. An enormous amount of dust rose, enveloping the area.For a moment it was impossible to see anything, and people began to back away slowly. As the dust was beginning to settle, it became clear that the building had crumbled. Yet there was no sign of Matthew. She grew nauseous, her legs buckling and threatening to give away under her weight. Charles was quickly behind her and he supported her as she fell backwards, resting against his body. Tears quickly filled her eyes. “Matthew!” She screamed at the top of her voice. She had never let out a hoarse scream like this before and even Charles did not know how to react. If this woman were to suffer another loss of a loved one, he was not sure to what extent it would damage her. One of the reasons she had dedicated her whole life to finding Matthew was because there was no evidence that he was dead. She made sure that until her last breath, she would not stop looking for h
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125 • More Chaos
The scene outside of the Houston office building was simply just chaos. People were running about in the street screaming for help.From a distance the sound of sirens could be heard which meant that the firefighters were on their way. Most of the staff that had managed to escape from the building gathered outside, waiting for more to troop out. As soon as Elena was spotted coming out of the building, a group of men rushed forward to receive her. She leaned on them, her lungs already filled with smoke.She kept looking back expecting Matthew to come out of the building anytime soon. By now the flames had grown much stronger and could even be seen from outside as the smoke rose to the heavens.Amelia's SUV pulled up just by the corner and she didn't waste time before getting down from the car. Her eyes surfed the crowd until they landed on Elena.“My goodness! My company!” Amelia screamed loudly, drawing attention to her.Elena dragged her feet towards Amelia. “Matthew–” she pointed
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124 • Chaos on the Executive Floor
There was chaos all over the executive floor as people began to hurriedly get up from their seats. Elena rushed out of her office, leaning by the door frame for support as the floor was still vibrating. “What the hell just happened?!” Before Matthew could even have the time to think, another explosion set off, knocking everybody to the ground. “There is a bomb in the building!” A masculine voice screamed. At this point it was everyone for themselves. People try to scamper to their feet and rush down the stairs. The room seemed like it had tilted and they were already cracked on the wall. Some of the ceiling lights had popped out from their fittings and were dangling loosely. Matthew rushed over to assist Elena, just as they were trying to make their way towards the stairs another explosion rocked the building, throwing them to the floor. The explosions didn't stop, in fact it seemed like they kept coming in waves. A final huge blow sounded, making segments of the wall break. M
