"You are joking, right?"Richard asked and Greg snorted, he kept on walking and Richard followed suit immediately. They stepped out of his office, they went inside the car and the chauffeur stepped inside immediately to drive them to the mansion.“You are not going to interrupt me when I am talking” Greg ordered and Richard opened his mouth to argue but ended up closing it right back. He sighed and started going through his phone, knowing that things were going to get messy when they arrived at the mansion, and he only prayed Greg was joking about hurting Grandma Lisa if she was truly involved in everything happening. The car finally stopped in front of the mansion and they both came down, he sighed and looked at the building while Richard stepped ahead. "This better be worth it," Richard muttered beside him, his tone dripping with impatience. "I don't have time for this family drama, I just hope grandma can come up with something reasonable."Greg shot his brother a withering glare
Chapter 28"What are you up to lately Darren, I shouldn't be kept in the dark"Nora said as soon as Darren stepped inside the house, he rolled his eyes and didn't say a word walking away. Nora hates it when he ignores her and she hates her self more for excusing his behaviors and always worried about him, she knows their wedding was groundless but she can't help feeling worried about him, she has this nagging feeling in her that something bad is going to happen to him.She wasn't going to let him be, it's either he attend to her curiosity or they end up fighting, she stood up immediately to walk towards him. "Talk to me Darren!"she voiced out. Darren halted his steps and spun around immediately to yell at Nora but he ended up colliding with her and they both fell on the floor, Nora on the floor and Darren on top of her. Luckily she wasn't injured because Darren protected her by placing his hand all over her head before they make impact on the floor. They were close together, almost
Grandma Lisa paced back and forth in her room, the weight of uncertainty heavy upon her shoulders. She couldn't shake the feeling of unease that gnawed at her insides, fueled by the mysterious acquisition of shares in the family company and the enigmatic appointment of a new CEO. As the matriarch of the family, it was her duty to know everything, maintain control, and ensure the legacy of the family remained intact.“When did this happen?” she questioned, and the man standing before her clasped his hands behind him. “At the last board meeting, everyone was shocked, and I had made inquiries about this man and I found nothing, it felt like he was a non-existent identity, so I decided to tell you right away, not only the shares he got from the company are quite massive, he also doesn’t have a background someone can research on” the man replied and there was a sudden silence. With a heavy sigh, she reached for her phone and dialed Hector's number. As the line rang, her agitation only gr
The dark room was filled with the heavy tension of Eric's simmering anger. He sat at his desk, his hands clenched into fists, his jaw tight with frustration. The defeat at the hands of the anonymous CEO gnawed at him like a relentless beast, fueling the flames of his rage.“I have to find out who that idiot is that thinks they can go ahead and mess up with me, I am never the type to mess up with” he murmured to himself and scoffed. “Another person buying the highest share in the company?! What happened to the Finn family then?! Are we some stupid people that they can easily toss around?” he kept on questioning himself and as each question invaded his thoughts he couldn’t help but feel his anger rising to the peak. He groaned, rubbing his hand over his head when Avery suddenly stepped cautiously into the room, her eyes filled with concern. "Eric, are you okay? I noticed you have been grooming a lot these days, and I am worried, so I wanted to know if you are okay” she asked softly, he
Darren POVEric's reaction was so exciting to Darren—just the perfect reaction he had expected from him.He wouldn’t know what would hit him next; tempering with Darren was the thing he would have done if he knew who he really was..He had to put himself under a very tight subjection so he wouldn’t erupt in a loud laughter like a volcano because he was there when Nora received a call from him, begging to help out with his shares.Heaven knows what he was thinking—why Nora was the first person he could contact apart from his family. Was he thinking Nora was capable of working things out in his favor?I had been thoroughly watching everyone in the house, including her, because after what happened to Mr. Reeves, I could hardly see myself trusting anyone again.“Who was that?” I asked when she fidgeted around her phone, clicking her nails against it as she got a lot of thoughts.Nora had been trying to get close to me, one way or another, and I don’t get what she is up to. When I asked, s
Grandma Lisa POVThe light in Grandma Lisa's eyes dimmed, like a total blackout. She still remained pale for a couple of hours after leaving Darren’s room.Darren had expected everything he had planned to go down the drain when Grandma Lisa saw his true face.He had never forgotten to shut the door and make sure no one was coming before he took off the mask, but just a few minutes ago, he forgot, and it was the first.His heart almost left his body; it felt like there was going to be a great cavity in his heart or that his heart would permanently leave his chest.The only luck he had was because Grandma Lisa had somehow grown fond of him, and if there was anyone Darren was meant to trust a tiny bit, it was Grandma Lisa.He flinched at first, but found total solace after telling her everything. He hadn’t expected her reaction—that she was going to shed tears after he told him what Mr. Reeves told Darren before he died.She was too broken to walk herself back to her room, and Darren too
DARREN POVDarren sat beside her on the bed she had been lying on for over three hours. At first, he was kind of skeptical about what the nurse told him—that Grandma Lisa was going to be fine and it was not serious.He didn’t want to believe that anymore because it was over three hours and she was not flickering her eyes open yet.The fear dissipated when he noticed she was trying to move two of her fingers beside him, and her pulse started to beat normally, not as slowly as it was a few hours ago.Darren, at some point, felt emotion because he was seeing a mother figure in her. He never meant his mom, not his dad; he was raised in an orphanage home, and that was all he knew about himself.He had no clue about his family and little clue about himself. He was able to let go of his nightmare after Mr. Reeves meant it to him that night.Darren was lost in his thoughts; he was barely aware of his phone ringing until it sang for the second time. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and no
Darren POVDarren rode into the parking lot and killed the engine. While he hopped out of the car, he could hear growling going on inside the house.And with that, he could recognize Eric's voice as part of it. He took a deep breath, popped his cheek, and helped Grandma Lisa out of the car.She saw her car on the right side of the parking lot. Hector had returned it, but she noticed Greg’s car wasn’t there, which meant he was not back home.She almost panicked because she had no idea where he must have gone again or what he was up to this time.“Do you trust me, Grandma? I will handle everything. I just need you to have enough rest in your room and don’t get involved in any of these.” He requested it, and she smiled and held tight to his hand. They headed towards the sitting room; the growling was coming from the other side. Darren took the short cut by taking the staircase to the left beside the entrance.He helped her up to her room and made her lay on her bed. “Have some rest, Gran