In the car, as they drove home, Maliya told Andrew the outcome of her meeting with Fred. “Honey I still feel like this is a dream. I don't think I did a good job explaining what the partnership entailed but he accepted and even increased the partnership to a billion dollars. I don't even know what to think right now. I'm sure even my grandfather did not see this coming”. Maliya said excitedly “Yes, honey I'm happy you were able to get this partnership. Our fate as husband and wife really depended on it. I am very proud of you Maliya dear”, Andrew said pretending to have had no hand in the deal and giving Maliya all the credit.Then Maliya said, “Honey why do I have a feeling that there's something you are not telling me? I got this really easily without stress and I feel you had a hand in this. Do you know Mr Fred?”. Upon hearing Maliya's questions, Andrew pretended to find it funny that she would think he had a hand in it. “My dear Maliya, the only hand I have in this is driving y
Grandfather you need to see this. Grandfather!”Catherine called out as she ran to meet her grandfather Stanley. “Grandfather! the Chairman of Green Group, Fred Green has personally invited Maliya. It’s all over the news. I just heard it on the news right now and look social media blogs are already posting it”, Catherine said and gave her phone to her grandfather so he could read it himself. Catherine was Raymond Coker's daughter and Eric Coker's sister. Immediately Stanley's imagination started to travel. He could already see Fred Green and Maliya having tea together as good friends. Then he said to Maliya, “ Maliya my dear, I knew you had great potential in you all this time. You have shown today that you are my daughter. I'm proud you my daughter”. Maliya smiled and said, “Grandfather now that we have got the partnership deal my marriage with Andrew is…”. “Harry don't you just love our Maliya now? Certainly, you want to marry her now. She is a beauty with brains now”, Babara Ch
Harry was surprised when his father hung up on him. “That was weird. Why did he sound so angry? He really just hung up like that. And what did he mean by I should apologize to whoever I've offended! I didn't do anything. I have literally not left this bloody Coker family house for the past two hours. I should call him back and clear my name”. Harry said to himself and dialed his father’s number completely forgetting Fred’s threat.“Hello. I'm sorry dad I didn't understand what you said when you called that's why I'm calling back right now” Harry said when he heard his father answered the call, I promise I did not offend anyone. “I’ve been at….” he continued before his father angrily interrupted him“Harry, I said apologize to whoever you offended and don't be stupid. Do you know what you've done? Imperial group called to say that for some reason Green Group cancelled their partnership with them because of their relationship with the Golden Link Group run by one Harry Jefferson. I eve
Letting go of her grandfather, Maliya said, “Thank you so much grandfather. I am so happy to have finally done something that you are proud of. I Know that the position you have just given me in the company is a big one and it comes with responsibilities but I promise you Grandfather I will never disappoint you. From now on I will do all I can for the good of the Coker family company ”. Holding Andrew's hand, Maliya said, “My family has accepted you; now, nobody can separate you and I”. Some days passed, and Zed Jefferson had returned from the capital where he had been investigating his father, Rick Jefferson's murderer. “It was bad uncle, it really was”, Harry said to his uncle Zed Jefferson when he was asked him about the bankruptcy of the family. “Fred Green promised to bankrupt our family in thirty minutes and he did. I don't know how one man could single handedly do that but I know one thing, he did it all because of Maliya Coker. She called him and told him something and he
The Jefferson family auction was the week after Pete informed Andrew about it. Invites were sent to elite families and celebrities. Although the Jefferson family had become bankrupt, it was still a respectable and influential family. When Major General Zed Jefferson called for the auction, people responded. His family was prominent and he too had a reputation in Klinland. At the Jefferson family villa, before the auction, the Jeffersons held a family meeting. “This auction is not a regular auction. Yes, we will be selling things but it's not sales alone. Every one of us must be careful. The last event we organised, someone walked into this villa past our security and into our family mansion and killed our father. You all were there and you remember what happened so please let's be very careful this time. I have gathered elite members of my troop to secure the villa and to be on the lookout for the Norton orphan”, Zed Jefferson said. “How about the Coker family Uncle Zed? Since ou
“Mrs Maliya please what do you mean by all lies. The broken portrait is right in front of you. How do you explain that. Let me guess you want to say you have nothing to do with it. You want me to believe that the painting magically fell down and broke when it got to your table. This painting was worth two billion dollars. I hope you have that ready right now because you will not be allowed to leave this place until you make the payment”, Zed Jefferson said. “But I had nothing to do with its breaking I literally just got here. What are talking about? This makes no sense” Maliya said, panic in her voice “You will have to come with us so we don't disrupt the auction. This painting will be paid for, broken or not Mrs Maliya”, Zed Jefferson said to Maliya and then facing the men who came in with him he said, “officers escort her”.Maliya put her phone back in her hand bag and followed the men out of the auction room. They went to the basement of the auction house. All the time, the auct
Turning to one of the soldiers, Zed Jefferson said, “Release him”.After Stanley was released, he walked over to where Maliya sat and slapped her twice on her right cheeks which immediately turned red. “But Grandfather it really wasn't me. I had nothing to do with it. The men carrying the portrait walked past my table but I don't know anything about how it fell or why. It truly was not me Grandfather. You have believe me”. Maliya said.Taaaa!Stanley slapped Maliya's cheek again. “Are you trying to say that Major General Zed Jefferson was lying? Why would he be lying against you? You've already done enough damage already so shut your lying mouth up”, Stanley said before leaving the villa.Tears welled up in Maliya's eyes, but she blinked and tried to hold it in and then all of a sudden, she started to feel dizzy. The room had grown dark and the air seemed to be standing still around her. She fainted.*****Stanley left with one of the soldiers escorting him out of the Jefferson famil
Please let go of my hair. I'll come with you. Please Sir, General please tell him to let go of my hair”, Maliya cried. One of Zed’s subordinates was dragging Malia's hair while escorting her to the auction room “Shut up! you stupid woman”, Zed Jefferson said and slapped Maliya. She cried out loudly, tears flowed from her eyes and mixed with the blood dripping the cut on her face.It was a really hard slap and Zed Jefferson slapped her right next to one of the cuts on her face. It made the blood rush even faster. By the time they had climbed the stairway to the fourth floor of the building where the auction room was, Maliya had lost a lot of blood. Her sky-blue dress had blood red designs created by the blood flowing from the cuts on her face. As they entered the auction room, the whole room went dead quiet. All the guests present were horrified. “This was the lady who was taken from here when the auction started for breaking Lisa's Smile portrait…”, one of the celebrities whispered