Darren let out a sigh as he adjusted his suit in front of the enormous mirror in his room. “I got this!” he muttered to himself and stepped out of his room, he met Hector standing at the doorway. Hector’s face fell immediately he glanced at Darren, knowing it was the final goodbye to Mr. Reeves. “I can’t believe Mr. Reeves is really dead.” Hector muttered in his sad tone and Darren placed his hand on his shoulder. “Don’t worry, everyone involved in his death will surely be put to justice. I will make sure I find them and hunt them down.” he murmured through gritted teeth and walked away from Hector, he suddenly halted his steps and tilted his head to look at Hector again as though he had something to tell him.“You know what to do at the burial, make sure you listen to everyone’s conversation and gather as much information as you can. I need your eyes everywhere and don’t come close to me, no one should know we know each other, okay?” Darren ordered and Hector nodded with a slight b
The hall was bustling as everyone who was invited to the wedding was busy chattering, even though the wedding was unplanned for most, they made time to come because of the Reeves family, some saw it as an avenue for business interests. Darren looked at himself in the mirror, he made sure his mask was well-fitted on his face and sighed, if anyone had told him he would suddenly get rich overnight and marry the daughter of one of the wealthiest families, he would have laughed at their face. It amazes him how life could change so easily. He walked out of the room and went to the hall, he met Grandma Lisa, exchanging some pleasantries with business tycoons. He suddenly heard footsteps halted next to him and he tilted his head. He saw Greg glaring at him and next to him was his brother Richard. Darren clasped his hands behind him, waiting for him to talk. “You still came after my warning, don’t say I didn’t warn you Darren, you are playing with fire!” Greg spat and Darren smirked. “You
"Where do you want to go for your honeymoon?" Grandma Lisa suddenly asked, Nora gasped and furrowed her brows while Damon was indifferent. "We will discuss that and get back to you grandma." Darren replied and Grandma Lisa noddedDarren and Nora returned to the room they were given. "I will sleep on the couch." Darren said and took one of the pillows walking away. He laid down on the coach and when he was sure Nora had fallen asleep, he took his phone and went to the restroom, dialing Hector's contact. "I thought you would be sleeping by now, due to the wedding stress." Hector said after picking the call. "I will go to bed, but I have a lot of things to sort out first." he replied and look at the time "I am coming to the mansion right now, you should get ready for me." he ended the call and placed his phone back in his pocket. He took a cab to the mansion and saw Hector waiting for him. "Good morning!" Hector greeted. "Good morning. I need to start operating the company immediat
Greg was unstable, he was hardly able to keep calm, and he wasn’t able to function throughout the night as he kept thinking about who could have done that. Without his shares he won’t be able to do much in the company, he won’t be able to claim the company as his, and now he had to lose to someone random. He refused to let that happen, he can’t work so hard and lose everything at once, it’s not possible at all. He squeezed his hands beside him, and he tried letting out a breath to calm his nerves, but it didn’t work so he decided to go to the company. If Grandma Lisa is not going to give him answers, he is going to find answers by himself. He is going to tackle everything and make sure he owns them. He left his house and went inside his car, hardly able to wait for his chauffeur to take him to the company. He came down from the car and burst into the company, his eyes were everywhere, and they suddenly fell on Hector who was on a call, Greg took quick steps toward him and wrapped h
"What?! How can you say this to me, grandmother? Are you forgetting I am the one who's your son and not him? I am the one you are supposed to side with."Richard roared angrily, he couldn't believe his grandmother could be this cruel to him. "Side you? What do you think I am doing? I am siding with no one, and I am only stating the fact, that you need to learn manners with your brother and this wasn't the way I had struggled to raise the both of you, if you have nothing else to say, then get busy with something else."Grandma Lisa spat and Richard gritted his teeth, Nora didn't like the way things are going, everything had become a problem in the family ever since Darren stepped into their lives. "But grandma…" Grandma Lisa cut her short."But what exactly? You have decided to cause me a terrible headache and I can't take it anymore, so leave!"Grandma Lisa grumbled, and they had no choice but to walk away. Nora watched as Richard walked away, and she wasn't happy about it, she didn’t
Greg's blood boiled with a seething rage as he prowled through his dim room, he had lightened his cigar and I had taken a great part of it, but he was still restless, the cigarette hadn’t helped calm his nerves, his mind consumed by thoughts of power and control. Ever since news of the new CEO had reached his ears, he had been consumed by a burning desire to seize control of the family company for himself.“A new CEO?” he murmured to himself and burst out into laughter. “What a joke! After everything I had to go through?!” he questioned himself, feeling like his efforts had been thwarted at every turn, his grandmother withholding vital information about the identity of the new CEO. The lack of transparency fueled Greg's anger, a simmering fury that threatened to consume him whole.“There is no way Grandma doesn’t know who the new CEO is, is she suddenly because of the death of Paul’s death? I knew he had always been her favorite grandson, that’s why she had turned her back on us and w
Darren's footsteps echoed through the grand halls of the mansion as he made his way through the imposing structure in search of Hector. The familiar surroundings felt strangely empty, devoid of the usual warmth and bustle that filled the air.As he reached Hector's room, Darren's heart sank at the sight of the empty room, he wondered where he was and Panic began to bubble within him as he realized that Hector was nowhere to be found.The maid rushed forward immediately after they saw him, they bowed before him and he cleared his throat, “Where is Hector? He hadn’t been picking up my calls and I guessed he should be back from the company by now.” Darren said, and the maids looked at each other, unsure of how to answer his question. “We are sorry sir, Hector hasn’t come back to the building, he left early in the morning and since then, we haven’t seen him.”one of the maids replied and Darren’s worries only grew knowing Hector was never the type to go missing. He was always available a
Darren quickly grabbed the nearest shirt and changed into it, Nora stepped inside the room and watched him, she knew something was up and as she opened her mouth to question him, she remembered what he had said and closed her mouth right back.“I will be back.” Darren grumbled and stepped out of the house. He was so worried about Hector and had forgotten to greet Grandma Lisa good morning like he had always done. He was able to find a cab that took him to the mansion, he was impatiently tapping his finger on his knee as he drove to the mansion, he came down from the cab, hastily paid the cab man, and made his way inside the building. He saw Leo and rushed over to meet him. “How is Hector?” he asked“Come with me, the doctor is already attending to him, he was severely injured, Greg almost killed him.” Leo replied, and they stepped inside the room Hector was in. Darren was shocked to see the state Hector was in and was shocked, he couldn’t believe it, “how are you feeling Hector? Ho