Sasha lay on the hospital bed, her body frail and weakened, mirroring the storm inside her. Silent tears traced paths down her cheeks, staining the sterile white pillow beneath her. Her eyes, swollen and red, reflected the pain etched deep within. Each tear seemed to carry the weight of the words she had exchanged with her parents, words that now haunted her. As she wept, memories replayed in her mind like a relentless film. The echoes of her parents' disappointing voices reverberated, their words cutting deeper than any physical ailment. She regretted asking them to leave, regretted the coldness of her own words that had pushed them away when she needed them the most. The solitude of the hospital room amplified the ache in her heart.The door creaked open, and Sasha hastily wiped away her tears, trying to conceal the vulnerability etched across her face. A nurse entered her uniform a stark contrast to Sasha's world of emotional turmoil. The nurse's kind eyes met Sasha's, and a gentl
Norton contemplated whether to tell her about the issue with Arnold or not. He thought that by giving her much more information she would trust his words to be true and develop more faith in him.“Arnold is planning on leaving the company,” he said. Sasha was surprised by what she heard.“What? Your brother is planning on leaving your dad's company?” She asked, to confirm if she heard well.“Yes, he is,” Norton replied. “He wants to leave the company, and he said that it's final,” he added. “Why did he make that kind of decision? What happened to him?” She asked.“I don't really know what has gotten into him. He told my father that he wanted to be alone and get out of his wings,” Norton said.“And what is that supposed to mean?” “I think he wants to be on his own and find opportunities by himself to create wealth he would be proud of saying he created by himself. I don't actually know what prompted that but that's what he said to us,” Norton said.“Are you sure something didn't ha
“Thanks for your advice, Sasha. I will consider doing all that you have said. You have been a very good friend, and of course… girlfriend, too,” he said.“That's what I am in your life for. Even though I have the way I act sometimes, I also have a brain to think, and I think that something needs to be done quickly before things get out of hand.”“I think things have already gotten out of hand, Sasha. Arnold is a man on a different level now, and you have to be able to make something from scratch. It won't be easy,” he said.“Yes, it won't, but I think that your father should give him a helping hand if that's what he really wants to do,” Sasha said.“Helping hand? He said he didn't need any assistance from my father, not that my father can even assist him,” he said. Sasha narrowed her eyes. “What do you mean?” Norton sighed. He knew that it was finally the opportunity to tell Sasha what he wanted to. It was his perfect opportunity to strike her heart, and he didn't want to make any
Sasha was really shocked. She expected it to be news that was hard to break, due to the way Norton was reacting but she didn't think it would be that bad. “Who did it?” She asked. “I didn't know at the time, but I know who did it, now.” “Who Sasha was really shocked. She expected it to be news that was hard to break, due to the way Norton was reacting but she didn't think it would be that bad. “Who did it?” She asked. “I didn't know at the time, but I know who did it, now.” “Who did?” She asked. “Someone you wouldn't expect would have stolen money from me, Sasha.” “Who?” She asked, curiosity burning inside of her. “Alaric. Alaric Drones,” he dropped the bombshell. Sasha's eyes widened as you heard what Norton said. “What the hell did you just say to me right now? Alaric? He took all the money from your bank account?” She asked. “Yes, Sasha. I know that it must be hard to believe me but that is the truth. I was also surprised when I found out it was him,” he said, shakin
ONE WEEK LATERAlaric was resting on the hospital bed, when his right-hand man, Steve, entered the room and bowed his head at him.“Good morning young master,” he greeted. “How are you doing today?” He asked.“I'm all right, Steve. The wounds in my belly are getting better,” he said. “I just hope that I get fully recovered in no time,” he added.“The doctor told me that it will take a very long while before you can finally go home because there were several injuries on your body. I was actually terrified when I was telling your mother about your stab wounds,” Steve said.“Don't worry, Steve. I think that whatever you did you did for the best. I really didn't want my mother to know about it but it came to the point that she had to know. We couldn't even hide it from the doctor and I'm sure that the doctor would have told her anyway,” Alaric said. He tried to sit up and get comfortable, but there was a slight pain in his stomach, and he winced.“Are you alright, young master?” Steve a
Norton rushed out of the room and smiled. “Yes. I finally did it. How the hell did I not know that she had so much money in her bank account? I should have asked her for it earlier. Anyway, I got what I wanted, so, it's time to go and tell the good news to Dad and Mom,” he said, turning to leave the hallway, when he was faced by a nurse. If you had a tree that contained some medical stuff, he assumed that it was probably for Sasha. “Good day, sir. It's for the patient inside,” she said.“Oh, yeah. You can definitely go in,” he said, pointing at the door. He watched the nurse go inside, he turned around and shook his head before leaving the hospital. He drove straight to his house, forgetting that his mother was still at the hospital waiting for him to return. As he reached the house, he drove inside and stepped out after parking. He walked straight into the mansion and stopped as he reached the heart of the mansion, noticing that nobody was around. Immediately, a worker walked u
“We have a strong head start right now. First, we would have to clear the debts we owe. It isn't so much because what happened to us was just recent, and by gaining the trust of the people who we lost, we can get back on our feet again with their help. We have to make sure that they can trust us again to be able to invest in the company. We have to get our shareholders back and make the company survive through teamwork. This is how I wish to make it happen,” he said.“Okay, son. If that is what you wish to do, then so be it, son. Build the company again. I entrust this into your hands,” Mr Jefferson said and smiled, patting Norton on the shoulder, as he walked past him out of the living room. Norton turned around to his father, who was hastily grabbing his coat by the door, and asked, "Dad, where are you going? I thought that we were both waiting for Mom to come back?”His father, with a hurried glance, replied, "I'm going to meet someone, son. It's important. I have to settle score
“Yes, I think I will have to do that. Get me my tablet, and then once you get to the office, tell Evelyn to send me the details of the meeting. Make sure she rearranges it in the order in which they were supposed to come earlier. It might not be as effective, but I will do it anyway,” he said.“Okay, young master, I will do just that,” Steve said and turned around to leave.“Wait, Steve,” he said, and Steve turned around.“Sir?”“I think I'm finally ready to open up about everything,” he said.“About everything? What do you mean?”“To my mother, Steve. I think it's time to tell her about my plan,” Alaric said, making Steve surprised.“Really? You want to tell the madam about your revenge?”“Yes, Steve. I've thought about it. That is the right thing to do,” he said. Still was a bit concerned about what Alaric was trying to do. The last time he told his mother that her son got stabbed two times, she was in deep shock. He didn't know the kind of reaction Mrs Claire would have when she h
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