"Tell me everything you have about Ethan,” Aidan said calmly. Mr. Milton smiled and responded after taking a sip of his wine. “There is a lot, he is an easy person to catch as his atrocities are out there for all to see. He thinks he's hiding them well but you'll be surprised as to how easy it was to get my hands on this information." He spoke as he munched on and continued his meal.Aidan snickered. “I have always known he is a dumbass with his shit, always bragging” He dropped his spoon as he wiped his mouth and turned his gaze to Mr. Milton.Mr. Milton continued. “He is a questionable character, and to worsen the matter, he is spending his company funds…" He dropped the spoon and gulped water to push down the spoonful he swallowed. "Including other members of the board's investment funds in gambling and he is far gone as he can’t be revived at this point”Aidan was taken aback, surprise plastered across his face. “He gambles?” He asked. Mr. Milton looked up as he was surprised th
The car pulled over in front of a luxury building, it was a three-story building with a nice Italian restaurant on its first floor, and a bar on the second floor. The Casino was situated on the third floor, only elite members of the Emergande City had access to the Casino. Mr. Milton had to forewarn the head of the casino regarding Aiden's coming.Aiden and Mr. Milton walked into the building, leading towards the elevator, three men stood in front of the elevator waiting for it to open."I wonder what a loser like you could probably be doing here" One of the men said upon seeing him."But he's dressed up so clean, what store let you rent this?" The second one added sarcastically as he stretched out his hand to touch Aiden's clothes.In an instant, Aiden held his hand halfway mid-air twisting it backwards, completely taking the man off guard."Arghh!...""Release me this instant you God forsaken…" His words trailed off from the unbearable pain he felt. But Aiden didn't let him loose,
Adan was appalled by this new attack by Madam Doris. He chuckled to himself. "She's relentless. I thought she would cower and give me what I want, it seems like she just doesn't care."Mr. Milton creased his face and raised a brow. "I think she cares. If I know her, she wants to test your limits."He scoffed, his breath heavy. "Test my limits?" His eyes widened with each pulse. "Oh, my limits are tested alright." "That bitch!" He fumed."Mr. Raymond is already with your father. He said that Madam Doris's lawyer sent a bunch of incriminating files to him to ruin any good ties you must have created with Ackerman." Mr. Milton moved further away from Aidan. "I don't think she believes you're the true heir." He snorted.Ethan who was still on his knees, raised himself, adjusted his shirt, and chuckled wickedly. "Look at you quivering. I thought you were the big bad wolf." He walked closer to Aidan and locked eyes with him. "You might have won this game and embarrassed me here, but guess
He took sips from his glass of bourbon and dropped the glass back on the table. He took the phone and perused the article news written under the headline."Find out about the guy he assaulted, the news said he pressed charges.""Yes Sir, you'll get feedback first thing tomorrow morning" Mr. Raymond stood and walked out of the study leaving him and his father.As soon as Mr. Raymond left, a knock was heard on the door, and upon entry showed Mr. Elijah–The butler."Your room is set, Sir," He said bowing his head to Aidan. Aidan turned to his father and raised a brow."I commanded a room be set up for you since this house is practically yours."He stood from his seat and walked close to Aidan. "This is your house as much as it's mine, so I made them prepare it for you" He got closer to him and patted him on his shoulders.Aidan shrugged, he had an easiness in his stomach. He had never been treated as such all his life and now life brought him a father when he needed it the most. He patted
Erica went silent, she swallowed her words as her mother continued pouring her rage on her. "I'm sorry Mother.." She drawled, her voice breaking at every word she spoke but her Mother didn't give a hoot as to what was wrong with the sadness in her voice seeping through the phone."He came back yesterday, he's in his office now…" She trailed her words, dragging snorts at each word.Her mother's spirit lifted when she heard Frederick Clayton was around. She beamed through the phone. "Set a meeting with him" She harshly ordered her daughter."What?... You're joking, right? I can't do that, just set up a meeting…" She was cut short by her mother mid-sentence.Madam Doris scoffed. "Then let your husband know, set it through him."Erica sighed heavily through the phone and went silent until her mother yelled her back into reality. Her Mother's yell startled her so greatly that the phone fell from her hands onto her thighs. She picked it up and heard a raging Madam Doris over the phone. "I
Sir Frederick growled. "You deceived me, Doris…" His tone was stiff and gruff. "I selected your family because of the honor and dignity you possessed, but deceiving me this way…""Tsk…Tsk…" He sucked his teeth.Madam Doris was uneasy, she felt so uncomfortable in her seat, it felt like little pins were sticking out and piercing the shit out of her. She bowed her head from him to avoid his gaze. Even though she was scared of how he might react, it was better to let him deal with Aidan before he ruined her.Silence fell in the room and Frederick gritting and clenching his jaw could be heard until he talked finally."How could you let such a loser go scot-free to have so much power to threaten and blackmail you?" He strolled back to his cigar away from the window, picked up one, and lit it up.Madam Doris finally spoke up as the atmosphere in the room became stuffy–not because of the smoke from the cigar but because she was uneasy from Sir Frederick's aura."I'm sorry Sir, I thought he w
"Unfinished business?" Jeremy said scornfully as he growled. "What is the meaning of this Ethan," He scowled at him.Ethan stuttered and mumbled his expressions. "Let me help him out," Aidan smirked as he spoke. "He sought for…" He drawled and chuckled lightly. "He has been begging and sending emails for the past two months to invest in his company." As Aidan spoke, Jeremy's face turned sour. He furrowed his brows and looked at Ethan disdainfully. "What the hell is he talking about? If you've done this, why then did you call me over to invest?" "I made it clear to you that I want to be the only one investing" Ethan was dumbfounded as Jeremy spoke, he didn't even give him a chance to explain himself.Jeremy, after spitting furiously on Ethan, turned his gaze to Aidan. "It's obvious this idiot doesn't know where his loyalties lie." He looked over at Ethan disgustingly and continued speaking. "Well, let's settle this. How much do you want so you can back away from this company? I mean
"Mom, are you okay? What happened?" Mallory asked as she stepped into her mother's bedroom, worry written all over her face. Madam Doris was lying on her bed with the doctor sitting beside her and checking her blood pressure. The lawyer stood on the balcony entrance leading out of the bedroom.Mallory rushed to her mother's side and held her arm caressing it. "You shouldn't exert yourself so much Mom, you're a doctor, you should know this better than anyone…" Mallory was talking with concern but her Mom wasn't ready for that when she cut her sentence short and wriggled her hand from her daughter's grip.She snorted and scowled at her. "Why won't I exert myself when your husband is hell-bent on ruining me? Look at him" She shifted her gaze from Mallory to Ethan who had stopped at the door entrance like some criminal who was caught red-handed. "He's been on the news these past days and not for good reasons"She turned her stare back at Mallory. "My name has been so tainted that I lost