Mr. Jefferson raised his head. "What do you mean, Young Master? I was a very…""Cunning criminal who stole money from the Wright Empire's engineering subsidiary Dustin Firms and pretended to use the money for a project, huh? Is that it?" He asked, looking at Mr. Jefferson with furious eyes. Mr. Jefferson was stunned, and couldn't believe it. "What? D… Dustin Firms?" He asked, in a shaky tone. His eyes were shaking terribly, and his hands were fidgeting under the table. He couldn't believe that everything that happened in the past was leaked, and many things were playing in his head."What do you mean? I don't understand what you're saying, sir," he said, trying to pretend. Alaric looked at Steve who nodded at him. They knew that Mr. Jefferson would deny it, and not to make it seem like a regret, Alaric had his motives for exposing the truth now, instead of waiting for some other time. Steve was surprised by how Alaric blurted it out. It was supposed to be a secret, or even if not
"Norton, Arnold, your wife, and everyone. You all will end up in the streets. Mark my words, Jeff. I have said it. Watch out for danger any time soon. I promise it will come and get you. Now get your ass and run out of this company building like you are being hunted down," Alaric commanded. Mr. Jefferson raised his head. "Me? Just like that? Thank you!" He said. He repeated the words constantly, and he ran out of the office, breathing hard and fast like a freed slave. Steve was surprised and stared at Alaric in shock. He couldn't believe that Alaric just let Mr. Jefferson go that easily. Alaric heaved a sigh and turned around to notice the look on Steve's face. It was a mix of disappointment and confusion, and he was really thinking about which one it was. "What's with that face, Steve?" He asked Steve. Steve was reluctant to talk but cleared his throat. "Y… Young Master, I am just surprised at what you just did. You…" "Let Mr. Jefferson go?" He asked, completing Steve's ques
"Alright, Young Master. We will do as you say. I'm sure everything will go as planned so long as we keep it an undercover mission. It just remains for you to give the order and the. We carry it out," Steve said. Alaric nodded. *Good, Steve. This is what I like. Well, you will hear my words soon, and then you can proceed. I will get the documents from the hacker, and then, once I get the information about him that I need, you guys can proceed with it. Also, I will give you a message that you are to relay to him. He has done a good job, and should be rewarded for it," he said. Steve nodded, but thought about something for a second, before mustering up the courage to ask Alaric about it. "But… young Master, there was no reason to take Mr. Jefferson's money, why did you then do it?" He asked. Alaric thought for a second, and smiled. "I knew that you'd ask that question. Even after I told you the reason, it still had you thinking. Well, the reason I took Mr. Jefferson's money is s
"Great. After everything, we will celebrate because they will fall on their knees and beg us to forgive them, but we won't. Don't forget to always have me on the aya, and keep in touch with me. I want to know every move Mr. Jefferson makes," Alaric ordered, and Steve nodded. He turned around and wanted to leave the room when he noticed the sudden silence of Steve again. Steve wasn't doing anything and was just standing, and Alaric turned around to look at him. "What the hell is the problem Steve? Why are you like that? Why are you not following me? Don't tell me you still have something going on in your head," he said, as he walked back up to Steve, with raised eyebrows. Steve looked sideways, to avoid Alaric's eyes and his knowing look. No matter what, Alaric had not convinced him and had not told him the truth. That, he believed. It would have been better if he told him and not kept him in the dark, trying to guess what fueled the rivalry between him and Mr. Jefferson that h
"Yes, Norton. He and his gang. That's why after I am through with Norton, they will follow. My father, Mr. Drones, was very poor, and I was unlucky at that time, not until I found out the truth." "What truth?" "The truth about being the heir of the Wright Empire. Before then, Norton made my life a living hell," he said, as he reminisced on everything that had happened to him. "He bullied you? How dare he? Why would he do something like that?" Steve asked, getting angry. "Hold up a minute, Steve. Well, you're getting angry because I am your Young Master right? Imagine what I faced when I was still a poor college student who couldn't even afford to buy food for himself," he said. "It must have been really painful and sad. I'd this the reason why you want revenge against Norton? What then does Mr. Jefferson have to do with this?" He asked Alaric. Alaric shook his head. "No, Steve. That is not the only reason I want to punish Norton for it, and if you want to know, I have revenge
"I'm impressed. Never say never, though. Anyways, you shouldn't mention this to Evelyn, or anybody else. Not my father, any other worker, anybody at the office, my sister, or even my mother. Nobody else. Keep it sealed," he said, with intensity in his eyes."Yes, young Master. I will," Steve said, nodding, and Alaric shook hands with him, embracing him after. "Let's go outside. Don't worry, we have Mr Jefferson where we want him. There is no way to escape now," Alaric assured Steve, and he nodded. They both left the office, and Alaric almost bumped into Evelyn as he came out. Turns out she was standing in front of the office, waiting at the door for the meeting to be over. He turned and looked at Steve. There was no way she was eavesdropping, right? He thought to himself."Uh… I'm sorry, young Master," she said, moving three steps backward."What? Ummm… you were standing here the whole time? When did you come here?" He asked her. She shook her head. "No, young Master. I only came
" Sir Jefferson, what's the problem?" The driver, whose name was Brad, asked him. "Don't ask stupid questions. They're after me, they will kill me. They want to destroy me. Just drive!" He ordered, and immediately Brad ignited the engine, and stepped foot on the damn gas pedal, zooming off. It was a very quick drive as Mr. Jefferson had instructed him to drive at full speed. Brad was even worried about getting into an accident, but Mr. Jefferson wouldn't give an ear to his pleas. He ordered him to drive straight. On the road, Mr. Jefferson was almost involved in an accident, but he didn't care about that. He only wanted to see his family and explain to them what happened at the office, in the meeting with Alaric. He couldn't wait to tell them that they had enemies now. The car pulled up at the front of the Jeffersons' Grand House, and Mr. Jefferson was not slow to step out of his car. He immediately stepped out, and jammed the car door behind him, leaving Brad, his driver wonder
"What are you trying to tell us, Dad? I don't understand anything. What is the Wright empire, and how do you know about them, Norton?" Arnold asked, squinting, obviously confused with what was going on between his father and his younger brother, Norton. "The Wright empire is one of the greatest conglomerates in the world, Arnold. If you are really fond of reading newspapers and getting updated, you will know about them. They hold so many things in their possessions, ranging from malls, all the way to other popular brands, dealing with so many things, and they are very powerful and influential. I don't understand what Father has against them, though," Norton replied. "Honey, why are you not saying anything? You have heard what Norton said. Say something about this. I am equally as confused as them, and I don't understand anything. What do you have against the powerful Wright Empire? Please tell us what you mean," Mrs. Jefferson begged her husband. She was getting fed up with Mr. Je
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