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The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 92 • Like a Puppy
She was still mute, turning her head to look outside the window. A sense of guilt began to build up within her, she didn't know whether to just go ahead and tell him the truth, or just lie. “Um- we-” she swallowed, her fingers quivering. Matthew took his eyes off the road to fix them on her. “Actually we had-” “Oh shit!” Matthew cussed under his breath, stepping on the breaks with all his might. A sharp screech met their ears as the car came to a halt, thrusting them forward. The seatbelt kept them in place. “What was that? What happened?” Lola asked, craning her neck forward to see. There was a dog on the road, it seemed to be lying down and they couldn't see it. Matthew looked over his shoulders. “Lola, are you okay?” He asked with eyes full of concern. She nodded slowly. “Y-yeah I'm good, let's check on the dog.” Workout hesitation, she unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car. Matthew followed suit and they both shut the door almost in synchrony, the dog was on the
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 93 • Raspberry Bubblegum
Ashley screamed loudly. "How dare you?!” She pounced forward, attacking Lola. The both of them got into a squabble for a couple of seconds, pulling and hitting each other until Lola managed to shove Ashley backwards. “The next time you lay your hands on me, I will make sure to break them,” Lola hissed, walking out the bathroom with powerful steps. The moment she returned to the table, Matthew raised his head and looked at her. “Why do you look angry? Did something happen there?” He asked, his eyes drifting between her and the entrance of the bathroom. It wasn't until he saw Ashley coming out that he understood what had happened. “I hope she didn't try to hurt you?” He was just about to get up when Lola gently reached out, grabbing his arm.“No, she didn't. Just ignore her, she can be a pain.”They continued to eat in silence and soon enough, the sound of approaching footsteps met their ears as Ashley got up holding the man she was with. She intentionally walked near their table, gi
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 94 ,• This Isn't About You, I Love Her
Matthew was too stunned to speak, a long silence stretched out between the both of them as the right continued to move. His mind was racing and at this point the scenery didn't even matter anymore. It started to feel like it was becoming hot inside their compartment. “No?” He questioned.She tore her gaze away from his. The corner of her eyes stung and she could feel the tears already forming. There was no way she could say yes to his proposal, not after what had happened between the both of them. She wasn't sure if she was angry with the version of him that had put her in harm's way or if she was feeling guilty for lying to him. “I'm sorry I can't. Remember what you asked me in the car earlier? We were not on good terms before you lost your memory, I resigned because of how badly you treated me.”His face squeezed and he felt like he just took a punch to the gut. “What? I'm sorry, let me make it up to you, please.” She shook her head. “I don't really think it's for the best if we
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 95 • A Rather Recent Development
They both turned their heads toward the sound sources, evidently worried. They charged forward to check it out without wasting another second, suspending their argument. Amelia was by the kitchen area, leaning on the kitchen island with her other hand on her chest. She heaved deep breaths. “Where did this dog come from?” she asked almost breathlessly, pointing at it. “It just came out of nowhere and scared me.” Charles came running into the scene. “My apologies. I was trying to take it out to the garden when it escaped from me.” She was still confused, raising an eyebrow. “You brought it here?” Matthew quickly stepped forward to avoid further confusion. “No, he didn’t. I was the one that brought it home.” “You want to adopt a pet? Can’t it be something else? Maybe a cat or something. They’re far more graceful,” she suggested, shuffling aside to avoid being close to the dog. Matthew quickly bent down to scoop the dog up, cradling it in his arms. “It’s a long story, grandma. Do
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 96 • Job Hunting
Vito stood there with her purse clutched beside her, her expression shifted the moment she noticed him. She blinked a few times. “Matthew? W- what are you doing here?”“I should be asking you the same question Vito, what are you doing here?” Of all the places he would think of running into her, it certainly wasn’t here. He knew Ashley and her friends so well, there was no way Vito could afford a place like this on her own.“I just moved in, I’m your neighbor… how about you?” “You can drop the act, I’m sure that Ashley must have told you about my true identity by now.”Vito swallowed, straightening her back. “Well, I’m happy for you. At least now you’re no longer a bum.”“Don’t you dare speak to the young master in such a disrespectful manner!” he barked, startling Vito. Matthew raised his hand in the air, indicating that he paused. “Let her be. She has never been one to watch her mouth. Vito, leave my house.” He said, then banged the door shut on her face. The puppy barked due to th
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 97 • Unknown Sender
Lola could feel the bile rise to her throat as she held the picture up, she had to let go of it and look away. “Jesus christ,” she whispered in a low tone, moving away from the table. She turned to Karen who was already on the verge of tears. “Karen what is this?” she asked softly, voice filled with concern. Karen couldn’t look her in the eyes, so she fixed her eyes on the ground. She didn’t even realize when tears began streaming profusely from her face. “This can not be happening to me,” she muttered to herself, running her fingers through her thin hair. “Tell me what’s going on,” Lola pressed on, moving closer. She grabbed Karen by the arms to hold her still, “look at me, what’s wrong.”Karen was still quivering, her eyes already puffy and red. She moved away to go sit down on the couch, propping her palms against her knees. Her lips parted as she attempted to speak but she couldn’t say a word. “I’ll get you water,” Lola quickly suggested and then rushed to the kitchen area, sh
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 98 • Test Results
Matthew just came down from the car, shutting the door behind him before making his way into the faculty building. It didn’t take long before he reached the entrance and he ran into Mr Anthony. “Would you look at Mr Houston himself,” he said mockingly. Anthony was standing in the way so he couldn’t walk past him. “What do you want?” Matthew asked, already sounding irritated. “Nothing, I just hate liars, just look you’re no longer with the car that you came with the other day, I’m sure you borrowed it and that’s why, now you have gone to borrow another one, how long would you continue to pretend like this?”Matthew rolled his eyes, “I got into an accident with my Ferrari so I’m using the Mercedes now. If you don’t have anything better to say to me, I would like to be on my way to class.”“Cheap pretender,” Anthony muttered before walking away. Matthew was going to let it slide and just ignore, but then he paused, clenching his fists by his sides. “Let’s make a deal Mr Anthony, If
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 99 • Pretending to be a Houston?
Anthony marched into the dean's office. “I would like to see Mr Donovan,” he said to the secretary. She looked up from her computer. “Oh, the dean is having a meeting right now. Is anything the matter? I can tell him later.“I want to see him now. How long is his meeting going to take?”“Give or take, maybe thirty minutes,” she replied. He exhaled sharply out of frustration. “I’ll wait.” He plopped down on the chair in the waiting area, tapping his legs impatiently as he waited. It didn’t take too long before the door clicked open and a man walked out, it was the deputy dean. “Mr Anthony, what brings you to the office?” he asked in a friendly tone. Everyone in the school had so much respect for Mr Anthony because he was one of the best among his peers. “I actually wanted to see the dean, I need to have a student reported for misconduct, he has to be kicked out of the school.”The deputy dean frowned a bit, his face falling. “Would you calm down a little? What is going on?” he ask
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200 • Novel Finale
Darrell was watching the news when he saw the news about Vanessa’s arrest in Los Angeles. At first he didn’t believe it but when Vanessa’s mug shot was shown on TV, he growled in anger and smashed the remote control on the ground.“What is going on?” Mrs Ferguson asked from the hallway on hearing the crashing sound.“She has been arrested and she is yet to give me my money.“ Darrell complained.“Who are you talking about?”“Vanessa Winchester. She got arrested while trying to escape for her crimes. There are multiple count charges against her.” Darrell responded and his mother walked to the living room to see for herself.“Well, to me. This is great news. She can no longer torment our family again.” Mrs Ferguson said and Darrell scoffed.“Don’t be a ridiculous mother. She didn’t pay us our money, that is even worse torment.”“Being a taxi driver was enough to get us a new TV right? Keep doing it.” She responded and walked out on him.***Ashley had returned to her previous life but sh
199 • Sightseeing
Matthew and Amelia were at the hospital’s waiting room waiting for the doctor's feedback on Xander. He had been rushed to the emergency room for immediate treatment after Raymond had shot him twice. Amelia folded her hands together trying to pray for Xander, while Matthew on the other hand was restless.Martha rushed in, with her eyes teary.“Where is my son? What happened to him?” She wailed but Matthew only pulled her into a hug, letting her cry on him. “It’s okay. Let’s all be strong for him right now. He’ll be fine, I have high hopes.” Matthew said even though he knew he was lying to himself, he just wanted to make Martha feel better because when Xander was brought in, he was in a very bad shape.“How could Raymond do this to our only child? Does he even have a heart anymore?” She lamented and Amelia took her hand in hers.“Martha, I’m sorry about my son. I apologize for everything, your life could have been better without…”“Mother, what are you saying? You are the best. Raymond
198 • Police Round Up
Xander stared into space confusedly, he didn’t want his father to go to jail but at the same time, he was tired of all the drama. He walked down the stairs looking lost. He had to go tell Hernandez and Amelia. Luckily, both of them were in the dining room having tea together. Xander walked into the dining room and Amelia instantly knew something was wrong.“Xander, are you okay?” Amelia questioned and Hernandez turned to him as well.Xander rubbed his forehead and took a deep breath. “Yeah, I am. Dad called.” He announced and Hernandez looked more interested.“What did he say to you?” Hernandez questioned.“He wants us to meet.” “Great. Let’s all go meet him. Where?” Hernandez asked again and Xander sighed. “Do you think I am happy doing this? This person in question is my father.” He said.“And he is also a criminal who killed your uncle and his wife, he also attempted to kill your grandmother..” Hernandez explained but Xander scoffed.“All this isn’t changing the fact that he stil
197 • Battle for the Phone
Vanessa spent the night in a hotel but early the next morning, she was out of there. The hotel was the wrong place for her to be. She had also found out that Richard had been arrested by the police, that jerk had a big mouth and he was probably the reason why the police were after her now, he had implicated her. She kept driving round town as everywhere looked like someone was watching her. She finally saw an alley and decided to hang around there for a while as it was close to the mall as well. She needed to go to the mall but she knew her credit card could be used to track her location. The police were already on the lookout for her everywhere, she couldn’t bring herself out even further. She stood in front of the alley, rubbing her forehead and trying to think of the next way she could go from there when suddenly someone grabbed her from behind, from the strength and the masculine strength, she knew he was a man. The man had covered her mouth with his hand so she couldn’t even s
196 • Care to Explain the Blackmail?
Amelia received a call from Matthew that afternoon which was a little weird as he rarely called her.“Hi darling.” She started.“Grandma, where are you?” Matthew asked and Amelia was a little confused.“I’m at home. Why do you ask? Did something happen?” She questioned.“As a matter of fact, yes. You have to come to the station right now. There is something you need to know and oh, please let Charles know that Ashley has been found.” Matthew said and before Amelia could ask any further question, he ended the call.Amelia didn’t know what all that fuss meant but she was certain it wasn’t a joke as Matthew wouldn’t invite her to the police station for nothing but why the police station? She hurriedly dressed up and In about thirty minutes, she was at the station.She went straight to Hernandez's office to see Matthew there as well. “I came as soon as I got your call. What is going on?” She asked, her gaze darting from Hernandez to Matthew and back to Hernandez again.“Hello, Mrs Houst
195 • I Quit
Lola was at her office sorting and signing some documents when her office mate rushed into the office giggling excitedly. All of them turned to her with questioning expressions.“Are you being chased by a clown?” Lola asked sarcastically.“No! You won’t believe it!” She shrieked.“Believe what? Say it already, stop leaving us in suspense.” Another girl chipped in.“I just saw….” She was explaining when the door was pushed open and Xander walked in with a bouquet of roses and a hamper. All the girls gasped and the first girl couldn’t stop giggling as she had seen him already. Xander got to Lola’s table and placed the bouquet and the hamper on it. Lola didn’t bother looking at him, she just went on with what she was doing; sorting the documents, signing on them and placing them in their rightful positions on the shelf. The other staff waited for everything to unfold. Lola hadn’t told them anything but they all knew that she and Xander were having a fight. “Lola, please stop doing thi
194 • Clear her Head
Vanessa lay on the bed in one of the guest rooms of the house. She had refused to share a bed with Edward after she had found out about Vito. Next to the bed was a small luggage she had prepared to go on a vacation as a way of letting off steam but before that she had to make sure Edward leaves the mansion as it rightfully belonged to her. She was watching the ceiling with reddened eyes from crying. She wasn’t just crying from Edwards cheating but the fact that she never thought it would hurt her that way. She could never say he wasn’t cheating but getting the girl pregnant? That was the height of it.The sound of the door opening dragged her out of her thoughts. She turned to see who it was and it was Monica.“Hi mum.” Monica started as she sat on the edge of the bed, and took Vanessa’s right hand in hers.“ Have you had any sleep yet?” She asked and Vanessa shook her head in negation.“You should get some sleep mum, you are…” Monica’s foot hit the luggage at the side of the bed and
193 • Unconscious on the Floor
Matthew now has eye bags underneath his eyes as he had been having sleepless nights trying to get new leads on Ashley. He hadn’t heard anything from Hernandez and he had no idea if Ashley was still alive or if she was dead or if she was still in the country. As early as 7am that morning, he had gone to the station again.Hernandez had driven in some minutes later to see Matthew’s car already there.“You know, I might soon begin to think you are actually a staff here who has refused to reveal the information to the rest of us because why the hell are you showing up earlier than all of us?” Hernandez joked and Matthew laughed.“Very funny, Chief. But you are right, I am beginning to think so myself too. But the truth is I just can’t have peace of mind until Ashley is found and everything is resolved. She got into this mess because of me. After everything is resolved, I might reveal my true identity to you all as one of the secret staff.” Matthew responded.“True. Ashley’s safety is para
192 • Sex Workers and Punching Bags
Ashley was trembling with anger. She sat in her part of the bedroom enraged, Gwen had helped her treat the cut on her face. It was a very deep cut and had taken about ten minutes to stop the bleeding. Gwen was in her own part of the bedroom watching Ashley.“You’ve got to calm down. When Richard has a bad day, he tends to take it out on us, I have a scar on my left arm from one of those times he….”“Is this supposed to help me right now? Look Gwen, I know you take a lot of shit here, but I, Ashley does not take shit. I will make sure I get myself out of here and Richard goes to jail. I don’t know about you, but I can’t and I won’t spend another night here. The worst that could happen is that I would die. He can’t keep treating anyone like this, we can’t be his sex workers and punching bags.” Ashley fumed.“Yeah, you’re right but do we really have a choice?” Gwen asked and Ashley stood up and headed towards the door.“Sometimes, we do not need to have choices, we make use of whatever w