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
Norton felt a sense of achievement in his heart. His first step into convincing Lucas was accomplished. He had suspected Lucas but wanted to pressure him to tell the truth, and it finally happened. Lucas, feeling guilty and ashamed, lowered his head, and gnashed his teeth. "Damn it! How could I say that?!" He muttered to himself. "That is the truth. I know it. That is the reason why you have to support me in what I am doing. If you take my side and we both work together, then the outcome may be very much worth it. You have to do everything it takes to achieve your goal," Norton said. "Are you thinking about me claiming the position of CEO?" Lucas asked Norton. "Yes, Lucas. That's what I am talking about. It might not be an easy task, but it is not impossible either. I know that you must be wondering how everything will work out, but you have my word for it. Follow my word, and do as I say, and you will have everything to rejoice about." "I think you should forget about me being
"How, Norton? How will poor Evelyn be of help to you? You know this is quite dangerous, right?" "Yes, I do. And that's the reason why I want to take her with me. Because it's all about danger, and it would be fun to see her cry," Norton said and smiled. Lucas immediately became angry. He couldn't believe that Norton had such evil intentions. Norton didn't want Lucas to look at it the way he did, but Lucas already misinterpreted it. "Who the hell do you think you are to say that kind of thing? I told you not to hurt Evelyn in any way. I can't handle when she's hurt, because then, I will be hurt too. If you try to do anything to Evelyn that will hurt her in any way, then I will make sure that it is not going to be funny between the two of us," Lucas said. "What the hell is wrong with you, Lucas? Why are you acting like a child? We just found out the meaning of the word 'temper'. Do you always get this angry or are you trying to be obnoxious? I think you got it all wrong. That's not
Lucas stared at Norton wide-eyed. He was really caught in a tough spot. He could do anything to get Evelyn, and Norton had just mentioned the biggest weak point he had in his life. He was left with a decision to make, and it only leaned towards one person. Evelyn – the love of his life. "What are you trying to say, Norton? I told you not to involve Evelyn in this. What does your stupid game plan have to do with Evelyn?" He asked Norton with a mean face. "I knew that you would be so obstinate, and that's the reason why I withheld the truth from you. Believe it or not, Norton, but that's the truth. I wouldn't have told you if it wasn't so. I am telling you the truth. You have to believe me, Lucas. Evelyn is a whole part of this. She is an important factor in what we're talking about," Norton said. Lucas didn't want to believe what Norton was saying, but as much as it was so, he still couldn't deny that Evelyn was mentioned. He wanted to know everything about Evelyn and didn't want
Right then, Lucas didn't know what to do, or what to pick. Whatever he would pick, he knew there was a consequence, but wasn't aware of it. It was his choice to make. His friend, his dream, and an ultimate goal… or his girlfriend, and his personal aim? "Why the hell are you doing this to me? What do you want from me? Why do you want me to make tough decisions in my life? What is all this? I don't know what I am doing anymore. It just feels like fate had planned today to be a very bad day for me. I was about to leave the office and go to the club but then, you came and I had to help you out. Now, I'm the one who needs help." "I don't think you should be talking about this right now, Lucas. I need you to make a decision right now. Will you choose me, or will you choose your desire to do something else?" "Tell me everything first, then I will choose who I want to go with," Lucas said. Norton shook his head. "That is not how it is going to work, Lucas. You have to either be in supp
Norton looked at Lucas, with a downcast expression. He didn't know how to break the news to him. "Not only my father. All of us. Mine was wiped off too. We are all swimming in poverty now," he said, with a calm tone, and it got Lucas raising his brows, astonished by the fact. He didn't know how to respond to Norton, because he was surprised. "What the hell are you saying to me right now? You mean that a hacker hacked into your father's account, and also hacked into yours? Not only that, but the hacker also hacked into your brother's account. What? All of your accounts?" He asked. "That is the exact reason why I want revenge so badly. They made us fall in a matter of minutes, and I want to make them poor because that's the exact thing they did to us. I have carefully planned out how I will undertake everything, but I need information. That is what is holding me back from starting my revenge," Norton said. "But you said it happened today? You said that you all realized that your mone
Norton was surprised by how Lucas was behaving. He didn't expect that kind of reply. He thought that Lucas was a gentle lover towards Evelyn, but he didn't know that he had a friend who wanted to dominate over a woman and have her in his possession. The greatest sadistic tale he was ever told. "What do you mean by that? I thought your love was sincere. I thought you loved her with all your heart and just wanted to care for her. What's this what you meant when you said that you are in love with Evelyn?" Norton asked. "Well… I don't know how to answer that question. I'm not sure if I have an answer for it, but I think we can conclude that whatever I said was that I loved Evelyn, and what I explained to you was my version of love. I like everything bitter, and tough, and that's how my lifestyle is." "It seems like you're having sinister intentions towards her. If this is how you feel about her, why are you trying to protect her so much? Why are you hiding your intentions in the guise
"I think I finally have the first step of our plan. This is to be done by you, Lucas. It is the first mission you will undertake," Norton said. Lucas was waiting to hear what he would say and was curious to know what the beginning of their mission would be like. "What is it? I can't wait to take it and smash it if it means I'm heading towards the position of CEO," he said. "Now this first mission is very important. The first mission you are to undertake is to take down the CEO. You have to make sure he's wounded badly, or dead, and can't open his filthy mouth to say anything about it," Norton said. Lucas was surprised by what he said and couldn't believe him. "What the hell in the world did you just say to me? Take down who?" "You heard me right, Lucas. You have to take down the CEO of this company. Once you take him down then everything will be easy, and smooth like butter," he said. "Don't you dare tell me that, Norton? What the hell are you saying? I can't believe you are t
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