"What is wrong with you Natalie? You know that you shouldn't be talking to a guest in such a manner," Kimberly scolded. The look on Natalie's face was baseless. Despite knowing that she hurt his feelings by insulting him, the puzzled look on her face only told that she wasn't an iota concerned. As usual, this was another opportunity to insult him, since that was what everyone always did."Come on Kimberly, you know I'm not lying. I'm telling the truth. Look at this weirdo.""Geez," her friends hissed, and they all smirked, while Kimberly gave them a tough glower."Don't glare at me, Kim. You know that you shouldn't make friends like this. I thought you were supposed to be hanging out with Ace," she said. Alaric turned to Kimberly, with a befuddled look on his face. "Ace?" He asked."Don't mind what she's saying," she defended before I could say another word. He never meant to ask who Ace was, but then, it seemed like he had heard the name before. Maybe he was also the kind of pe
"Come on, Alaric, let's enjoy the party as you said. Why not meet my parents? I'm sure they will like me," Kimberly suggested."I don't think that will be a good idea at all. I'm not sure how your parents will react when they see me, and I know I am not so attractive, so they might have the wrong impression of me.""Don't say that Alaric, my parents are not like that. I'm sure that they will like you. Look, there are so many guests here. Why not mingle with everyone? I can show you to my friends, and some of my relatives," she said, smiling."Can I decline, please? Look, Kimberly, I don't think this would end up well. I don't know why, but I'm having this kind of horrible feeling towards that idea," he said, declining the idea. Alaric rolled his eyes at everyone here. She wasn't in any position to match up to their status. Well, with the way he looked. No one would consider him a gentleman, since he didn't dress elegantly. For him, it wasn't any use showcasing to everyone how influ
Alaric was furious at what happened, and how he was insulted by her family just now, and rushed down the hallway."Alaric, wait. Please don't get mad," Kimberly called, trying to chase after him. He reached near a post and leaned against it, trying to hide himself from the crowd."Alaric calm down. Come on, you shouldn't be doing this," she said, trying to pacify him. "I shouldn't be doing this, you say? I have every right to do this. I have every right to be annoyed because I was insulted for being poor. You are showing me that your parents wouldn't insult me, but I was humiliated because of my mediocre dress. I have every right to be angry," Alaric mouthed out, evidently angry at Kimberly. She sighed. Nothing was justifiable. He was wronged by her parents and family, and was once again insulted and humiliated."I said I'm sorry. I never knew my parents were like this. I never expected him to insult someone in the manner they just did.""An insult is an insult, Kim, and I was i
Several guests were handing a bunch of gifts to Kimberly, and she received them with perfect enthusiasm. Mr. Tate took the mic and called for the attention of everyone. Alaric folded his arms and watched as Kim's father would speak, with anticipation so obvious on his face."Good day everyone. I thank you for being a part of this wonderful celebration of my daughter's birthday. It's a great pleasure, and I want to give her the best gift of her life. Here, take them, these are the keys of a brand new Ford Gt Supercar," Mr. Tate said. Kimberly was shocked, and her eyes wide open. She thanked her father and hugged him."This must be his very best, huh?" Alaric scoffed in his mind. Kim's mother, Mrs. Humphrey, gifted her a new gold-plated phone, and a custom VR to match. Alaric snapped his fingers for the surprise. Two men pushed the trolley to the center of where they were gathered. "Good day ma'am, this is for you. A gift for you," one of the men said, as Alaric had commanded.
Alaric awoke to the sound of his alarm and groaned. His mouth hurt from the fight last night, and he didn't quite remember how it happened. Immediately, he took up his phone, and his eyes grew wide. His father had sent him the address of his new house, and he was excited about it. Quickly, he got dressed to go to his new home. Having just a pair of jeans in his wardrobe, he picked one of those and slid it on, with a white shirt. He left his house with high hopes. Stopping a cab, he showed the address to the driver, who didn't recognize it but took him to the nearest stop."Thanks," Alaric said, as he pulled out a $50 bill and paid the driver. He didn't know where to go, and it was as if he was in a different world. The places seemed so unfamiliar, and all he could see were mountainous houses. He decided to call his dad."Dad, I'm at the nearest stop to the address. Where do I go? Everywhere seems so bizarre," he said."Don't worry Alaric, they are coming for you very soon.""Wh
Alaric couldn't believe his eyes at what he saw. It was kind of untrue for her to live in this apartment all alone, but it was more suspicious that she was called Miss. He expected it to be his mother. She was a young lady, probably around his age or a few years older than him. Her curly blonde hair ran down her shoulders, and she wore a nice outfit, probably made by a designer He knew exactly who she was, but he dared to ask."Who are you?" He mouthed out the question, looking at her with unsure eyes. A smile ran across her lips, and she shook her head."I thought you should have known me by now," she said with a soft and calm tone, betoning her melancholic nature."I don't know you. If I did, I wouldn't have asked you about your identity.""You are finally here, which means that you can get everything you want. Make yourself at home, because this is definitely your home," she said, ignoring his question. He didn't want to let it slide."I don't know you, and I don't know wha
"Is there anything wrong? Why don't you want your luggage brought over here?" His sister asked him."Well, uh, I think everything is happening so quickly, and I never expected it," he said, grinning it off."All right, young master. If you already approve of it, I will order for your luggage to be brought over here.""Okay. 52, Corton Street, along Horvmont Road.""Expect your luggage soon, sir," the man said. He turned around to leave, but Alaric stopped him."You said your name was Daniel right?""Yes sir. I am Daniel, and if you may ask, I am Miss Caroline's personal assistant and merc," he said. Alaric turned to Caroline. "Yes, he is," she confirmed."Thanks, Daniel. I really appreciate your help. Without the warm approach you used towards me, I would have lost seeing a family member today," he said."Don't mention it, young master," Daniel said. "I shall leave now." He turned around and left. Alaric sighed. "So, sis, what's next?" He asked Caroline."I think you will have to
They drove all the way to the Villa. The convoy attracted public eyes, and Alaric could witness it from inside the car. It was the first time in his life he felt like he was on top of the world."How long is it going to take?" He asked Steve, who was seated in the passenger's."It's a long drive, Master. It will take about an hour before we reach. The Villa is very far away," he explained. Why build a mansion, and a Villa? Alaric asked himself questions to which he didn't have an answer. It was a long drive. An hour in the car was making him feel a little bit sick, and the anxiety running through him made it worse. He now wanted to see his family so badly. He wanted to see what they were like and wanted the wait to be over so quickly. The car halted, as other cars on the lane did too."We have arrived," Steve said. Alaric felt his stomach drop. Suddenly, he was feeling nauseous. Maybe it was too much of a bundle of joy, that it made his stomach jitter. Steve stepped out of th
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