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The Insurmountable Rise Of Ethan Watson CHAPTER 44
“Hey grandad,” Ethan said as he walked towards Ben's outstretched arms and hugged him warmly. The maids came out to get their luggages and take them to separate rooms assigned to them.Tony bowed to greet Mr. Ben as he placed his hand on his shoulders. “Tony! How're you? I hope Beryl is treating you well?”“Yes sir,” Tony replied, almost looking shy.“And who's the young lady?” Ben asked, pointing towards Emma.“Hello daddy, I mean grandad, I mean sir. Good morning sir” Emma mumbled as she hid her face with her palm feeling silly.Ben laughed as he turned to Ethan and said, “I like this one”“What's your name?” Ben asked Emma.“Emma” she replied with her hands rubbing against each other.“Come in, come in. Don't let me keep you outside. The family rejoices whenever little Ethan is around, they'll be pleased to know he came with a friend today” Ben said as he led the way into the living room.“Please show her up to her room, will you?” Ben said to a fair maid that walked into the livi
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"They finally decided to join us." Brianna said as she noticed Mr. Ben and Ethan enter the house.Brianna was setting the table. The Watson's had a number of maids and maidservants, but sometimes, Brianna preferred to tend to her family's needs by herself."Ahh, give the boy a break. We had to have our bonding time." Mr Ben said, while patting Ethan on the back.Ethan chuckled at their little bickering.Emma joined Brianna in setting the table. Soon enough, Brianna was walking past Ethan when she whispered, "You found a good one."Ethan was about to speak when Raphael entered the house exclaiming, "Look who's back with chicken wings!!!""Welcome, uncle Raph!" Ethan went over to him and collected the bags he was holding in his hands. "You've never gotten tired of chicken, even till this age, Raphael." Mr Ben shook his head."It was, it is and it will be the best meat to have existed." Raphael replied matter-of-factly.Brianna went into the dining room and set the food up and announce
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"Wow. This is so beautiful and this area is windy. I likeeee." Emma chimed like a little girl who just entered Disneyland for the first time.The beach house was located at the beach side. The trees around it contributed to the clean air that hit her face.In contrast, the interiors of the house felt warm and fuzzy like it was shielding them from the cold world outside.Family photos decorated the walls and everything felt heartwarming."Welcome to Watson's summerhouse." Brianna announced, gesturing for Ethan and Emma to join her inside the house.Ethan got inside, gazed around with a beautiful smile playing on his lips."I feel so alive here." Ethan closed his eyes to revel in the moment and Brianna looked at him admirably."Speaking of it, the atmosphere is perfect for a movie night." Emma announced with glimmering eyes."That sounds like a perfect plan." Raphael spoke up."Everyone, go and get prepared. Tony will set everything up, then he'll prepare to join us." Mr. Ben declared.
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“Come come come, the movie’s starting now” Brianna whispered to Ethan, Raphael and Emma.They walked stealthily to their seats and watched the movie with popcorn and soda.“That movie reminded me of Madea and how influential Tyler Perry is to most family movies,” Mr. Ben noted, as he slowly stood up from where he sat.“I enjoyed it so much. It was so hilarious and wild. It's been awhile I had the time to see a movie” Emma said, curled up to her seat with sleepy eyes.Ethan turned towards Emma , smiled and said, ”Well, I guess it's a good thing I brought you along right?”They both chuckled and sat for a bit, while Brianna, Raphael and Tony stood up and echoed, "Goodnight", before going to their rooms.The chef came around to clear the snack bowls, before Ethan checked the time and decided it was time for bed.“Emma, wake up” Ethan said softly as he shook Emma gently. “Huh?” Emma asked as she woke up from her sleep and wiped her lips with the back of her palm.“We need to go to bed. Y
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Tony drove Ethan and Emma to Emma's house to drop her off.“The next turn by your right” Emma signaled Tony.Tony turned and kept driving straight.“This blue painted apartment?” Tony asked as he faced Emma at the back.“Yes, thank you,” Emma said.“Hey Emma,” Ethan said, grabbing onto Emma's wrist as she walked towards her apartment.“Yes?” Emma responded looking up at Ethan."Please don't tell anyone yet, not even your closest friends” Ethan pleaded.“Not even Sarah and Jack yet” Ethan added as he let Emma's hand go.“Trust me, your secret is safe with me Batman” Emma replied with a smirk as she walked into her apartment.“Let's head home. I'm exhausted” Ethan instructed Tony as he took off.“That was a much needed time at home sir” Tony said to Ethan as they got home.Tony and Ethan walked into the house laughing.“Sir, have you considered giving up on revenge and just enjoying the happiness that comes with being with family?” Tony questioned.“Soon Tony . Any day now. I just have
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"It's always a blast, catching up with you and Jack." Ethan said over the phone to Sarah."Yeah. Jack couldn't stand up straight, after having a go at two shots. TWO SHOTS." Sarah echoed from the other side of the call, before bursting into laughter.Ethan joined in laughing, when his bedside alarm rang and he realized that he had to get to work early, to oversee how the plans for the fashion brand were coming along, and to make some plans for his college reunion that was coming up.He didn't have a lot of friends in college. He went to Sapphire college in Beryl City. It was one of the prestigious private colleges in Beryl city, and he was opportuned to attend it through a scholarship.Being a pauper was hard in college. It was difficult to fit in, and most people only used him for his brains. He took advantage of that and got paid for his services.Jack and Sarah were his only true friends that accepted him as he was."Hey, Sarah. I don't want to end this call so quickly, but I've go
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"No need to get so worked up over nothing. She's right. I would feel betrayed if I were in their shoes." Ethan said, waving off Tony's reaction.Tony returned to his seat, before apologizing, "I apologize for my outburst.""It's fine. I just asked out of concern for how Sarah and Jack would feel. I think they deserve to know." Emma said, with her head bent this time."I would let them know soon, but for now, let things remain as they are." Ethan concluded."I think that would be all for today. Tony get a normal suit and pair of loafers sent to the condo" Ethan ordered Tony before turning to Emma and saying,"It looked like you had to see Tony concerning something. You can carry on with that. I better head to my desk, so the others wouldn't get suspicious."With that, Ethan exited Tony's office.On Ethan's way to his desk, he bumped into Marcus, who was holding some papers and these papers went flying into the air.Ethan tried grabbing the papers that were still in the air."Can't you
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“Hello”“Hello Sarah?” Ethan asked as he picked the call without checking his phone.“Yeah, it's me. Where are you?” Sarah asked from the other end of the call.Ethan placed the phone between his shoulder and neck as he went through some documents on the table with his laptop in front of him.“Uhmm, I'm home right now. How're you doing?”“I'm about to leave for the mall. If you're not too busy, I'd like you to join me” Sarah requested.Ethan looked down at his watch to check the time as his brows furrowed, "I'll be there in less than an hour. Send the location to me if you don't want me getting lost”.“Phew! Thank you so much. You're a dear friend. I'll send you the location now. Be there soon, byee” Sarah said over the phone before Ethan replied, “Bye!!!” then hung up the call.He dropped his phone on the table and went into his room to look for what he'll wear to the mall and he succeeded in picking out a vintage shirt and a black pair of trousers. He finished it up with a brown pa
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Kehlani stared through the window of the car as she sat at the back seat of the taxi.Her hands fidgeted in fear as she thought of the ways she would be dealt with by Henry.“We're here ma'am” the taxi driver called out as he infiltrated her subconscious.Startled she sprung out of the car and started moving away when she hit her head against the stop sign and turned around to see the driver facepalming himself.Khelani walked towards the car and picked up her purse that contained her phone and some cash and handed the amount for the ride to the driver after which he zoomed off.She took at deep breath and walked up into the apartment.“Woman! Where are you waddling into this house from?” Henry yelled out as soon Kehlani opened the door to the sight of him sitting on the couch.“I'm very sorry” Khelani went on her knees and begged as she crawled to Henry.“Why are you begging? Where have you been?” Henry insisted.“I've been at the…” Khelani Paused to think of how to tell Henry she's
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“Yes, I am at the hospital,” Kehlani answered.“What the fuck does that have to do with you not being home? Get your ass over here now!” Henry yelled from the other end of the phone.“Won't you want to know what I'm doing in the hospital? Aren't you worried at all?” Surprise was stamped on Kehlani's face as she questioned Henry.There was a certain silence as she questioned Henry, but it was short lived as he picked up yelling, “Why would I care? Do you think I go around my day wondering what you're doing and probably not doing? I couldn't give two fucks about that and quite frankly, you still haven't answered the original question; why are you not at home?”.“My mom…” Kehlani was interrupted by Henry's sudden question, “Right! Your mom, is she dead?”“No! Why would you say such a thing?” Kehlani retorted.“You know what? I'm tired and this conversation is draining my good energy, get home now” Henry ordered.Khelani almost immediately rushed to tell Henry, "I'm currently in…”, but
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Ethan strode down the steps defeated and worried when he saw the doctor that handled Kehlani's mother's surgery.“Doctor, how is Mrs. Michaels? Is she getting better?”“Yes, she just woke up and is talking to her daughter right now.” The doctor responded casually.Ethan almost walked away when he understood what the doctor meant and stopped him to ask, “wait, her daughter? Is she there with her right now?”“Her daughter, the lady you came with earlier, is there with her mother. Will that be all sir?” The doctor asked Ethan politely.Ethan raced up the stairs to Mrs. Michael's room and gently knocked on the door. “Come in,” Kehlani replied.Ethan heaved a sigh of relief as he opened the door, “Hello ma'am, and hello Khelani”.“You look worried sir, I hope all is well?” Khelani asked Ethan, whose brows were furrowed in frustration.“Well, all is well now. I just came from your room, and I thought you had left the hospital, but I'm glad you're here with your mom.” Ethan said, as he drag
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“Please help me get up” Kehlani asked Ethan, as she winced in pain.“Slowly. Take it easy” Ethan guided, as she sat upright and he helped her on to the wheelchair by the bedside.“How do you feel? Comfortable?” Ethan questioned, as he checked the wheelchair to see if there was any issue before moving.“It's okay. I'm okay, let's go see my mom” Kehlani said with a smile, before Ethan wheeled her round the hospital and into the recovery room where her mom was kept.“Please we can't let strangers see patients” a male nurse that has just resumed duty for his afternoon shift said to Ethan.“I agree I'm a stranger but she's not. She's the daughter of the patient” Ethan said, pointing to Kehlani in the wheelchair.“Please what is the name of the patient you wish to see?” the nurse asked.“Mrs. Michael. Daniella Michael is her name” Kehlani responded with a nonchalant look.“And what is your name ma? Please may I have your file to confirm that too?” “I'm Kehlani Michael and here's my file to
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"Nice to meet you, Kehlani. You seemed to be in a haste when you tripped over the huge rock in front of the hospital, causing the fall that impacted your head. Is everything alright?" Kehlani instantly remembered that she was rushing to the hospital to plead with the doctors to accept half payment in order to proceed with her mom's surgery, as she was informed that her mom needed the surgery urgently."My mom! Where is my mom? I need to get to her right now." Kehlani moved to leave the bed frantically, but Ethan didn't let her."Your mom? What happened to your mom? I'm sorry I can't let you get off this bed. The nurse said you need rest." Kehlani tried struggling in Ethan's grasp but Ethan didn't flinch and she broke into tears."My mom needs urgent surgical attention and I only have half the money for the surgery. I need to plead with the doctors to understand my situation and help my mom, so I won't lose her." Kehlani said in-between tears."That's the problem? I need you to stop
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“Good day sir, please help me” Kehlani said, as she dropped slowly to the floor with her injured forehead bouncing off the hospital tiles.“Somebody help her! Nurses! Doctors! Help!” Ethan cried out as he saw the young lady look up to him helplessly before she passed out.A team of doctors and nurses ran out and lifted the patient onto a stretcher and admitted her to be treated, while Ethan waited to make sure she was okay.Ethan paced back and forth the waiting room as his thoughts raged free enough to make him scared for the lady.“Who could she be?“She fell so abruptly, will she need surgery?”“I hope she gets better,” Ethan whispered under his breath.“Mr. Ethan?” A nurse called out.“Yes? That would be me” Ethan replied as his body trembled with thoughts of what the news could be .“Sir, the patient you brought to our attention is stable but she's unconscious. Do you know her name and other details we could write down in her file?” The nurse asked with a smile.Ethan heaved a si
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Hello, Why are you not home yet?” Henry said on the phone. He had gone back to an empty house he had rented for her but coming home to the empty house wasn't quite unusual.“I…I went to see mom. The doctor called so I had to rush over, I should have called to inform you, I'm sorry about that.” Kehlani said hurriedly knowing fully well what reaction would follow the situation.“Well, get here. Now.” Henry ended the call abruptly, then tossed his phone on the couch.He reached to lessen the pressure of his tie while striding towards the mini bar. A smile curled on his lips as he thought about the plan he's about to actualize.He got hold of a bottle of bourbon before he could think of an actual choice of drink. He chose the bottle of bourbon because it tends to help him think better.The sound of a closed door drew him out of oblivion, he checked his watch to find out that an hour had gone by.“Took you long enough.” He said blandly. His eyes moved up and down her figure, and a smile t
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“How about doing something that he would never be forgiven for and no one will want to side him on?” Henry suggested.“Yes? But that's almost impossible, he won't do anything like that. He's too much of a righteous being when it comes to the things he does and doesn't” Melissa chipped in.“So what do we do about that?” Claire questioned.“Can we set him up and make him do it? By drugging him or any means necessary?” Eric added.“Who said anything about him doing anything? Henry said as he sat upright on the couch.With everyone staring at him expectantly and their eyes signaling him to continue with sharing the details of his plan, he began to explain, “What if we can find someone that will be willing to blackmail him for doing something unforgivable and we can forge proof with Photoshop. The Internet doesn't do much research with these sensitive matters, they mostly just go with the ladies' story. If we can use that to our advantage, he'd be locked up for life”.“That's a brilliant i
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"Baby!!! You look like you just got hit by a truck, what happened?" Claire inquired, as Melissa and Jason walked through the door."C'mon mom, it's not that bad." Melissa said, trying to console herself with how terrible she looked and felt."Not thay bad, huh? Jason is literally limping and your mascara is all over your face like you cried. What happened at the reunion?" Melissa and Jason fell unto the couch, fatigued.Before they could respond to all the questions that Claire was throwing at them, Eric came storming down the stairs,"What the heck did you two do now? Why are the Grahams trending again, for the wrong reasons? I thought I gave a stern warning concerning that?"Jason was groaning in pain as he had sprained his ankle from the fall.Melissa begun wailing after Eric yelled at her and Jason."Mom, Dad, everything is ruined and it's all Ethan's fault.""Ethan's fault? What did he do this time?" Claire asked impatiently."Ethan.." Jason was about to explain what happened, w
