“Have you seen the news, honey?” Elsa's voice penetrated through the kitchen. Zade paused in flipping the pancake.He knew the news was somehow related to the hospital so he needed to see her expression. If she didn't like it, he would reverse everything. “No, love. Anything new?” He lied. “Come over here.”“Give me a second.”He flipped the last pancake and waited for a few minutes before taking it out. Grabbing a juice box from the fridge, he strolled into the living room with a tray containing breakfast. Since they moved in, he made sure breakfast and dinner were solely on him. She could maybe have lunch if she wanted. He joined her on the two-sitter couch. The first thing he noticed was her gloomy expression. She was unhappy. “El, are you okay?” He asked her. She threw him a fake smile with a small nod. Her eyes returned to the TV. Soon, they were clouded with unshed tears. Zade felt like his chest was tightening. He didn't like to see her hurt. “Karma is one badass bitch,
It didn't take time for people to know that the famous philanthropist was broke. Edgar couldn't show his face to the outside world for days. It wasn't the fact that he was broke that made him cower in shame. It was the realization that the person who cleared his debts and bought his companies and properties was none other than the man he termed useless. Edgar couldn't stand the side talks. No one knew the truth about how he lost everything but they made up stories to suit themselves. His employees were now doing better than he was. He had no place to stay nor food to eat. He went to the Larrys for help but they were just as miserable as he was. The only difference was that they had some savings and a roof over their head. Larry was willing to take him in but his wife was adamant.According to her, he was to blame for everything that fell apart in their life. First off, making their daughter hate them and secondly, refusing to help with the hospital.Edgar didn't know how to explai
“You?”“Yes, me,” Elsa grinned. “You didn't think I'd forget about you after you helped us at the crucial moments of our lives,” she said. Toyi opened the door wider for them to step in. He honestly didn't expect them to remember someone like him or even show up at his doorstep. He had seen them a couple of times on TV and was genuinely happy they were doing well.“I told you everything would be fine, didn't I? You were so worried about him leaving you,” Toyi reminded teasingly. “What would you have me do? Hc didn't remember me at that time. Anyone would panic,” she defended. “I'm not sure I'd panic if you forgot me. I'd grab you and kiss the memories back,” Zade smirked. Elsa rolled her eyes. “You're too cocky for your own good. Whoever told you a kiss can bring back memories?” She scoffed. “Well a kiss broke a curse so why can't it?” Zade retorted.“Are you seriously bringing a fairytale reference into reality?” Elsa crossed her arms.“Well you enjoyed it in reality, didn't yo
The members of the boards were gathered, waiting for the announcement of the new CEO. Tyrone was excited. He was confident that all his hard work would pay off. He was still getting a hang of his artificials. It felt weird but they were better than having nothing and depending on someone to push him around. There was a limit to the amount of things he could do at a time but he could still do things on his own. That was most important. “I present to you my successor and new CEO of…” the door opened suddenly, interrupting Zachary's introduction. “I'm sorry I'm late,” Zade apologized. Screams erupted and in a split second, the room was empty except for Zachary, Elizabeth, and Tyrone who would have been long gone if his artificial leg moved that fast. “Zade?” Zachary called in disbelief.“How have you been gramps?” He made to hug the man but Zachary stopped him with his hand. Zade paused, surprised at the cold expression clouding his grandfather's surprise. “Who are you?” “It's Za
Zade opened the door to see his grandfather, uncle, and Elizabeth. “Teddy!” Carter hugged him, nearly lifting him off the ground. “When I heard the news, I couldn't believe it. I had to come to see for myself!” Zade laughed, “Where do you get all that energy from? I'm way taller than you.”“Brat!” Carter smacked his arm. “You might be taller but you've grown skinny too. You must have really suffered.”“That is one way to put it. Still doesn't change the fact that I'm taller, show some struggle please,” Zade said.Elizabeth strolled in since Zade was engrossed with her father. She was looking forward to meeting Elsa. She never had the time to have a proper conversation with the lady. Well, there was time but Elsa was avoiding Zade during that period.After welcoming his uncle, Zade turned to his grandfather. “Gramps, you came,” he said slowly. “Do you want to come in?’“Is it more comfortable outside?” Zachary retorted, strolling in. “You returned and the place turned bluish.”“Els
Tyrone threw everything his hands could reach against the wall. He was this close. This fucking close to getting what he wanted and Zade showed up from nowhere.Business-wise, he knew his grandfather favored Zade and Elizabeth over others. They were the ones with the supposed natural talent. It made Tyrone furious every time he thought about it. Every time he tried to bring up the topic, his father would shut him down or his grandfather would tell him to focus on the Mafia or pick whatever he wanted to venture into.Tyrone had been clear that he wanted to manage one of the companies but his grandfather handed him a collapsing company with nothing to offer. The moment it crashed, everyone looked at him like was the devil. He tried explaining that the company's failure had nothing to do with him. It was going to fold whether he was on the seat or not. Until his grandfather claimed it was a test to test his managerial skills. What pissed him off was the fact that Zade and Elizabeth di
Since he returned, this was the first time he was going to have a heart-to-heart talk with Tyrone. As impossible as it was to eliminate the bad blood between them, Zade wanted them at peace. He wanted to run the company in peace without thinking about his wife's well-being or that of anyone he cared about. He didn't know how much family meant to Tyrone but family was everything to him. He didn't want anything to jeopardize that. Tyrone stepped into the room and the aura of the room changed immediately. Zade tried to remain neutral. Paying attention to it. would only complicate things. Besides, Tyrone couldn't do anything to him in the family house. “What is the purpose of this meeting? I have other important things to deal with if you don't mind,” Tyrone duly informed. Zade was tempted to ask what those important things were but he kept his mouth shut. He wasn't there to banter words with Tyrone.“I called you to discuss something very important with you,” Zade started. “Go ahe
Ever been in a situation where you think your problems are over and you could live your best life but boom, life digs out an old enemy to grow you off. That was Zade's situation now. Elsa and him went to the florist store to pick up some flowers for Adera. It was at the same time Pamela entered the store, heavily pregnant. Anyone would have assumed that the pregnancy would calm her a bit but the woman literally flew into his arms. “Zade! It's been ages!!” She exclaimed, throwing her arms around him.Elsa stood aside, watching the display. “I heard your family buried a fake body. I was going to come to visit you all but I haven't been in town for quite sometime.”Zade pulled Elsa to himself.“Allow me to introduce my wife, Elsa. Elsa this is Pamela, Pamela this is Elsa.”“No title attached to my name?” She teased. “that's so sad. I thought we used to be close buddies.”“It was nice to meet you again, Rose. If you'd excuse me, my wife and I have more important things to handle,” Zade