Norton immediately walked up to her and raised his hand to slash her back with it. She shut her eyes closed, in fear, prepared to die. And then, in the intense moment, there was a brief silence. She could sense death right in front of her, and Norton looked down on her, as his hand hung in the hair, the sharp metal blade shining as rays struck it. He breathed heavily, a sign that he was furious and wanted to know the truth. "I know that you're not telling me the truth. Tell me the truth right now or you wouldn't like what I would do to you. I know you can sense death right in front of you. The smell is so sweet and pungent, you know it. The next place you'll see yourself is in hell if you don't talk," he said, wanting to put more fear in her. Evelyn was not ready to back down. She wanted to hold firm her ground. "I told you the truth and nothing but the truth, sir. My life is on the line here, how can I even lie to you? I know that you will harm me if I do, then why would I dar
"Tell me… the truth. This is the last time I will ask you," he said to Evelyn, with his eyes gleaming with sinisterness. She thought for a few seconds before raising her head to look him directly in the eye. "No. There is no way that's happening. I promise you that," she said, dauntlessly. Norton was shocked by her response but didn't want to show it. He decided to take action and act like he wanted to harm her. He raised his hand, with the sharp metal in hand, and Evelyn's eyes shut tightly. Her heart was beating fast, and she didn't know what to expect. She was already waiting to fall unconscious. He paused and withdrew his hands. "Look, I don't like doing this. To be honest, even though I am a bad guy, I rarely do something like this. It sucks time and also wastes my energy because some people are so annoying when they are asked to do something. Don't be like them, you should be a good girl. Just do as I told you, or else you won't get another warning from me," he said.
Norton's eyes widened, and he was shocked. He couldn't hide the emotion in his eyes, and couldn't believe his ears. People had come before him? It only meant that the Wright Empire was a target, but little did he know what was going on. "What are you trying to say? I don't understand. What do you mean by I'm not the first and I am not last to do this? Has there been anyone other than me who came before me?" He asked Evelyn. "Yes. This is not the first time something like this has happened. I know I shouldn't be telling you about it but I have to, so that you know how much of a target the Wright Empire is. Well, the turnout of their actions was quite different from this. Even if they were caught, it doesn't change the fact that we still remain one of the biggest targets ever," she said. Night and couldn't take what she was saying to head. You didn't know how to respond to her, or how to react to it. He was confused, and caught up on the decision whether to be happy about it, beca
Evelyn's phone in her hand rang. Her heart skipped a beat, as she immediately looked at who was calling. Finally, she found a savior… Lucas. She was so surprised that Lucas called when she needed him the most. Even if she didn't want it to be Lucas, and expected someone else, it was okay that someone was going to save her. Even if not yet, she had a sense of hope that she would finally be able to escape from Norton. Norton's eyes widened, and the intensity in them increased, as he heard the phone, and saw Evelyn wanting to stare at it. It was a moment of awkward silence, only interrupted by the ringing tone, as he looked her in the eyes, and she reciprocated the stare. She was surprised and thought of whether to pick up immediately as Norton was looking at her with fierce eyes. "Don't you dare pick up the call or else it will be the last call you will have before you leave this world," Norton threatened. Evelyn's heart was beating fast. She realized that she had made a mi
It was Lucas. He was finally there to save her. Norton's eyes darted to the doors, and he groaned. "Oh no. Fuck this!" He muttered to himself, as he stared at the door, seeing it move a little from the bangs of Lucas' fists against it. He was beginning to panic but didn't want to show it and make it evident to Evelyn. "Eve? What's going on?" Lucas asked as he hit the door multiple times, expecting an answer. I really was about to say something but no return stopped her from saying it. He pushed the weapon backward, making it go deeper into her skin as a sign to hurt her, and she gasped. "Don't… you… dare," he commanded. "Just be quiet and I will handle things," he said. Evelyn glared at him. "This is finally the time for me to get away from you. You don't think I will waste this opportunity, do you?" She asked, rhetorically. "Just shut up. If you don't keep quiet, then I will make sure to send you to hell right away," Norton threatened. Evelyn was getting furious at the way
"Answer my damn question, Norton!" Lucas yelled at Norton. He was furious and fired at him. The next thing was a big punch across his face, sending Norton to the ground, and he groaned, touching his chin. "I told you to tell me the truth!" Lucas yelled and charged at Norton who was on the ground. He jerked his collar and wanted to punch him, but Norton tried to protect his face from his punches. "Stop it now, Lucas. What is wrong with you? Please get off me," he said and tried to push Lucas away, but Lucas wanted to keep punching him. Norton groaned. "I told you to tell me the truth!" Lucas yelled at him, landing a punch to his face. "What the hell are you trying to do to Evelyn?" He asked, punching him another time. "Lucas stop, please," Norton begged, still trying to protect his face which was already beginning to turn red by Lucas' punches. "I'm not going to stop until you tell me what the hell you were trying to do to Evelyn. Tell me what you wanted to do to her now bef
" "She is my whole world!" Lucas yelled at Norton, pushing him away, and sending Norton back to the ground. Norton couldn't believe what he heard. Evelyn meant the world to Lucas. Then it meant everything was ruined for him. Lucas would be on Evelyn's side! Then, he would be able to expose him if he told him the truth. His last hope of confidence was gone. "What are you trying to say, Lucas? What did you just tell me? Evelyn is what?" Norton asked, surprised. "I don't think you should be asking about that. I don't know what you want to know, but I'm not answering that. You heard what I said. Evelyn is my everything. She's my all, you get that?" Lucas asked, with a fierce look in his eyes. Norton was a bit scared. For a moment, he thought that he had lost all hope that he had, and it turned out to be a reality in his sight. If he told Lucas his plan, then Lucas wouldn't support me. "Are you trying to tell me that you will be willing to take Evelyn's side over mine? What if I t
Evelyn ran down the hallway breathing heavily. There was no one around, so she wasn't seen. She immediately realized there was a washroom by the side, after the end of the hallway, and she ran inside and painted heavily. "Goodness, save me. Please, I don't want to die," she said, breathing heavily. Her hands weren't heavy, and she knew that she had left some documents inside the office. It was better to be safe than have your life risked over some documents you could recover later, she thought. She grabbed the little bag she was with. She stuffed it in her bag - her phone, as she was running for help, and was trying to search for it. She didn't want to remember what it was like running away from Norton. As the seconds were passing by, she knew that she had little time to get things done. She was unaware that Norton was talking with Lucas and thought that he was coming directly for her, ignoring Lucas's presence in her mind as if it didn't even exist. "God, where the fuck is m
Evelyn was working in the office when suddenly her phone rang. She picked it up to see who was calling, and it was Mr. Steve. “Good day, Mr. Steve. Can I know why you are calling me? I am currently doing something at the office,” she said. “You need to come here right now, Miss Evelyn. Someone wants to see you, and she requests that you be here soon,” he said. “What? Who wants to see me?” She asked. “Someone in the household wants to meet with you.” “I don't really know if I have the chance to come because I have a lot of things to do right now, Mr. Steve. Can this meeting be scheduled later?” She asked. “It is not a business meeting, Miss Evelyn. In case you didn't hear me, I said that someone from the household wants to see you.” “The household? What do you mean by that, Mr. Steve?” She asked. “The mansion of the Wright family,” Mr. Steve said. “Really? A member of the mansion wants to see me?” She asked. “Yes. Come quickly, it's urgent. I'm sure you know where the Wright M
"And your last wish?” Norton bowed his head, trying to hold back the tears in his eyes. “My last wish…”“Yes. Tell me.”“Please, forgive me. This is my last wish.” Alaric was surprised.“What?”“Yes, young master. That is my last wish. If you can grant me these three wishes, then I don't care if I die. I will live without regrets. I just want to make sure that my mother is okay, but if I have the forgiveness of the woman I love, and that of yours, then I am satisfied,” he said. Lucas was just staring at what was going on without saying a word.“So you want me to go and give your mother money?”“No, young master. Support her in any way you can is all I ask. Please,” he said.“Consider your last wish granted. I forgive you, Norton. I have already forgiven you a long time ago. I just wanted you to learn your lessons and end it all by putting you in prison,” he said.“Thank you for this, Alaric. I will forever be grateful.” Alaric turned around to leave, and Lucas said, “Forgive me t
"These blockheads attacked me and the first thing they seized was my property. I didn't know they were eager for my money.”“Money that you earned dubiously?” “What do you mean to say by that? I worked at the company of your long-term rival, remember? My salary can feed your family for months,” Lucas said.“I can't believe that you still have the guts to boast even when you are in the police station, behind bars. What the hell is wrong with you? None of that is going to save you now, Lucas, so quit dreaming?”“I am not going to be here for as long as, loser. That, I can assure you. I will do everything in my power to get out of here. Look, son, have you thought about escaping?” He asked.“Even to the end, you are still having devilish thoughts. What makes you think that you can even escape from here?”“I was just kidding, bloke. Just know that I won't be staying here for as long as you.”“Well, only if you are proven to have committed the lesser crime.”“There's nothing to prove, bro
“Mom, Dad, look. We are finally getting back investors who left us before. They want to give us a second chance and invest in the company again. This is such great news and it's overwhelming,” Norton said, rushing down the stairs to meet his father and his mother who were in the living room. Mr. Jefferson turned around. “Really? Have our investors come back?”“Yes, Dad. Look at this, Mr. Peter said that he wants to give us a second chance and that we should not fail him this time. They want to invest in the company so that we can use the amount to produce and make a profit,” Norton explained.“That is very good news, son. You are doing a very good job when it comes to handling the company. This calls for a big celebration,” Mr. Jefferson said.“Dad, relax. We have to make sure that we get everything back before we celebrate. If we have all we need, then we can wine and dine and there will be no one to stop us. This is the first step, there will be more steps ahead,” he said.“Look a
3 DAYS LATER.Alaric was in his office going through some files that had been presented to him earlier when Steve suddenly rushed into the office.“Young master, the police are here,” he said, as he made way for them to enter the office. “Good morning Mr Alaric Wright. I am Inspector David Williams, the police officer who is in charge of the case in your company. I have two other police officers with me today, and an investigator,” he said, pointing at each one of them.“Good day, sir. I am Investigator Adam Phil,” he said, extending his hands. Alaric shook hands with the police officers.“It's good to see you all today. Our legal department reported a case and I'm happy that it's being looked upon,” he said.“Don't worry Mr Alaric. We will do our best to dig to the bottom of this,” he said.“Okay, so, how do we start?” “First of all, we have to collect the necessary information and evidence you have against the culprit. Then, you have to come to the police station to submit your s
The car pulled up at a cafe, and Evelyn wondered to herself why they had been at a cafe earlier and just arrived at another one“Is today all about drinking coffee?” She asked.“Funny joke, but no. It just happens to be my favorite venue for a meeting,” he said, as he stepped out. He went inside the cafe, and sat down, taking a table. One of the workers immediately walked up to him.“What can I get for you, sir? And your wife, ma'am?” He asked, looking at Alaric and Evelyn.“What?” Evelyn said in shock. “Wife? I'm not his wife.”“Don't mind her. She's going to be my future wife, but you know how shy women are. She's in the one I'm actually taking on a treat today. Wait a little while, the main character is coming,” he said. Evelyn, pissed by what Alaric was doing, began to mutter to herself.“Main character huh? Which means I am an ordinary character in this story. Well done, sir, for degrading me.” Alaric, seeing that she was beginning to get angry, smiled. “You know that you will
“Mr Donaldson told me himself that he was ready to take whatever penalty of his actions there was. He told me that if I wanted to kill him, his hands were wide open waiting for me. If the police would come, he would be at his house.”“So what do you want to do to him?”“He's the only one safe, father. He decided to turn from his evil ways and expose the truth. He didn't have anything personally against, and since you said none of them ever had an attack against the Wright empire, then, he is okay.”“And Mr. Tate?” He asked.“He might be the hardest to penetrate, but I will definitely find something against him,” Alaric said, his head immediately thinking of Kimberly. “Did he do anything to you?” Mr. Wright asked. Alaric was hesitant to answer the question, but he shook his head. “Nothing to the company, but to me, yes, father,” he said.“Then, what do you plan on doing to these people as a method of revenge?” Mr. Wright asked.“I want to put an end to all of them. There were so many
Mr. Wright was a little bit surprised. Something like that had never happened before and he was worried that something was wrong.“Hope everything is alright, son?”“There's nothing wrong, Dad. It’s just that I need your help for answers because I have questions that are disturbing my peace,” he said. Mr. Wright raised a brow. “Really? Then tell me, son,” he said. “Come have a seat,” he offered, pointing at the seat across his. Alaric sat down and looked at his father.“First, Dad, before we begin, I want you to promise me something,” he said.“What is that, son?”“I want you to promise me that you will tell me the truth no matter what,” he said. The question made Mr. Wright feel worried that something was wrong. “Son, are you sure everything is alright?” Mr. Wright asked again to be sure.“I am perfectly fine, father. As long as you decide to tell me the truth of the whole story, then every answer I need will be clear to me,” he said.“I promise to tell you the truth, then, son,”
Evelyn, surprised by how he was able to guess every single thing that was happening to her, tried to hide her shocked expression. “H… how?”“Don't worry, Evelyn. I told you that I would make sure you realize your love for me, and this is just the first step towards it. Look how you were able to calm me down without even doing much. That is the effect of your presence in my life,” he said. Tapping on the button that winded down the windows, he snapped his finger at the guard outside. He entered the car and ignited the engine.“Take me to the mansion. I want to see my father,” he commanded, and the guard nodded. Meanwhile, Evelyn, who hadn't said a word, rested a finger on her lips as she reminisced the feeling of Alaric's kiss that sent jolts of electricity throughout her body. The car drove to the mansion as Alaric had commanded. Evelyn was a little bit worried that he didn't decide to drop her off at the office, and she wondered why he was taking her with him.“Young master,” sh