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The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Sixty Six: Unafraid
Maya winked at the prosecutor who scoffed in return, she turned to face the judge whose attention was drawn by the court clerk who was reading out the case file loudly, she looked down at her soiled fingernails which used to be well manicured and grief overtook her, she wondered desperately how her once supple skin must have paled, all thanks to her poor choice of mingling with a loser like Leonard Grey.She released the breath she was holding as memories of his physical abuse flashed through her eyes, he had really deserved the gruesome death he was granted, but by who? Here she was, waiting to be convicted for a crime she had nothing to do with. At that moment she cursed her ill luck.“Take the stand defendant”.She heard the word and rose to her feet, without objecting, she stood there fiddling with her fingers, her eyes met with the prosecutor`s who took pleasure in laying emphasis on the conclusive evidence that was found in his argument. Maya turned to face the few audience, sh
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Sixty Seven: The Magnificent Offer
Peter badly wished he could cross his finger, his usual posture when he was about to make a business preposition before he became bedridden, unfortunately, he couldn’t, he was still meant to be numb all over. He managed to catch a glimpse of Alice`s face, she had paled a lot that her wrinkles that she had spent a lot to hide were now very visibly and ugly.He smiled inwardly as the sight had made him really amused, it would make his mission easier and more compelling, Alice eyed the female police woman with such disgust that Peter could pick out that she had been badly treated just as he had ordered secretly. Even her lawyers were prevented from seeing her which contributed to her misery.“I heard your daughter was prosecuted”, Peter said with mockingly.“And I heard your son barely escaped death”, Alice retorted with a sly smile.“It was a mere warning attack which we plan to take…seriously, I can see you haven`t lost your touch totally, you still have information reaching you”, Pete
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter one: The Rejection
Spence yawned lazily as he sat facing the huge glass window of "Morning Sunshine" restaurant, he left home about an hour ago to while away his leisure time. Spence's phone chimed and he punched the password to display the content of the message. To his dismay he was informed about the termination of his two years contract as a casual employee at " Golden Fingers" .The notification came as a shock to him because the ending of the month is still two weeks away.Another more surprising part is that his supposed monthly income was wired to his account in full." A bad news on an empty stomach is the worst combination ever"he said to himself. Maya his wife had denied him breakfast as she left home in a hurry to join the preparation for her mother's 70th birthday.Spence ordered a hamburger and an energy drink which he gulped in a go, he looked at his Rolex wristwatch,the only expensive thing he has all courtesy to his wife's birthday gift.He was surprised how far spent the time is, h
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Two: Lost
Spence had almost fell on his butt, he staggered backward at his mother in-law's declaration. Maya had told him that she wasn't ready to be a mother so he had agreed with her ,but she was quick to get pregnant for Mr Gray while still married to him.Spence managed to conceal his emotions enough to strengthen his leg to carry him out of the birthday venue.The other son in-laws decipated different emotions ranging from pity to mockery. He removed his tuxedo jacket as he was sweating profusely.Most of the distant family members that witness their colourless wedding looked at him questioningly but who dare go against the old fox Alice Stonebridge He trotted to the main street to hail down a taxi but he remembered he had no destination, no home to go back to.His inlaws owned the building they lived in. He had just gotten an evacuation notice in the most ridiculous way.Maya had looked him in the eyes and kissed another man, she was even carrying his baby she had forced him to use pro
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Three: Back From the Dead
" You got the wrong person ma'am" Spence said in a disbelieving toneSelena smiled warmly at him, she could see the child she knew in him despite the grown up exterior." DNA test doesn't lie" Selena assured him" You are mistaken,I have a family, my sweet mother who wasn't even anywhere close to being a billionaire " he said and chuckled inwardly " Zillionaire brother, you are a zillionaire now" Selena said optimistically Spence rolled his eyes, the nagging woman seems not to be ready to listen to him" How long was I out?" Spence asked ignoring her Zillionaire dumb story" Six hours" Selena simply responded" We lost you in an amusement park, your real name is Ryan Hale, our parents tried to locate you but to no avail, not until I watched the boring commercial of that dimwit Gray's Golden Fingers, I saw father's birthmark on you, I decided to look for you and viola! here we are" she concluded " Why exactly did you find me now?" Spence asked puzzled by her one sided story" Becau
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Four: Perfect Mirage
Leonard Grey paced around the house obviously nettled " Your past embarrasses me" he said disgust evident in his voice and countenance Maya opened her mouth several times but no word seem to form out of it " Couldn't it at least be someone worth competing with? Not a wretched guy like that faker" he spat angrily Maya walked up to him, she batted her long lashes and traced his muscled chest with the tip of her long fingernails." He is past tense my love, I was just a silly girl carried away by fake looks" Maya said defensively Maya has always been a great seductress, she kept moving close to his body that he could not afford to escape her captivity Leonard Grey held her closer and planted a soft kiss on her lips" Once I bag that contract from Zillow Jade we will move up to a third tier company on the ranking system " Leonard proudly declared Maya knew Leonard was egocentric,he loved to boast about his achievements and she on the other hand had learnt to fed his ego as he pleas
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Five: Serendipity
Peter Hale barely held his tears, seeing his long lost son hovering above him with a face that looks similar to his younger self.How cruel could fate make itself that he had become bedridden at the time that he had no muscular strength to engulf him in a tight embrace.As he had always imagined he would since the time he had been desperately searching for him.Ryan is now a grown man with good looks but obvious traumatic life experiences.That prickled Peter's conscience more, he failed as a father,he thought " H-hello sir" Spence stammered " You still look as cute as you were back then" Peter said with mixed emotions written all over his wrinkled faceSpence stood there helplessly,he didn't know how to respond to his word.A compliment that sounds more like a soliloquy " Ryan" Peter called softly It took Spence few minutes to respond to his birth name.It is all still strange for him to get accustomed to the name.He moved closer to Peter who was desperately trying to move his b
The Return of The Zillow Heir Chapter Six: To Tame the Hale
Selena heaved a sigh of relief,she was alive afterall.Dying without fulfilment of her duty would have made her restless even in the pit of hell .The Hale family had done her more than she ever hoped for.She promised wholeheartedly to repay their kindness which she has almost fulfilled.Getting Peter Hale to meet his long lost heir Ryan.The satisfactory smile their reunion will bring her ,she had imagined it ten times over Unfortunately her illness made her miss out on it.But she hoped Peter felt elated at the sight of the older RyanWho was she to chastiate the all knowing creator, probably she could feel a pang of jealousy at it all.That was why she had to miss it but nevertheless,she felt relieved,her brother Ryan is back" It seems she is awake" Bella screamed in excitement Bella Conner her secretary shouted to the bodyguards outside gesturing them to reach out to the health attendant.The nurses rushed into the room along with the hospital's director and two doctors.Selen
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Chapter Sixty Seven: The Magnificent Offer
Peter badly wished he could cross his finger, his usual posture when he was about to make a business preposition before he became bedridden, unfortunately, he couldn’t, he was still meant to be numb all over. He managed to catch a glimpse of Alice`s face, she had paled a lot that her wrinkles that she had spent a lot to hide were now very visibly and ugly.He smiled inwardly as the sight had made him really amused, it would make his mission easier and more compelling, Alice eyed the female police woman with such disgust that Peter could pick out that she had been badly treated just as he had ordered secretly. Even her lawyers were prevented from seeing her which contributed to her misery.“I heard your daughter was prosecuted”, Peter said with mockingly.“And I heard your son barely escaped death”, Alice retorted with a sly smile.“It was a mere warning attack which we plan to take…seriously, I can see you haven`t lost your touch totally, you still have information reaching you”, Pete
Chapter Sixty Six: Unafraid
Maya winked at the prosecutor who scoffed in return, she turned to face the judge whose attention was drawn by the court clerk who was reading out the case file loudly, she looked down at her soiled fingernails which used to be well manicured and grief overtook her, she wondered desperately how her once supple skin must have paled, all thanks to her poor choice of mingling with a loser like Leonard Grey.She released the breath she was holding as memories of his physical abuse flashed through her eyes, he had really deserved the gruesome death he was granted, but by who? Here she was, waiting to be convicted for a crime she had nothing to do with. At that moment she cursed her ill luck.“Take the stand defendant”.She heard the word and rose to her feet, without objecting, she stood there fiddling with her fingers, her eyes met with the prosecutor`s who took pleasure in laying emphasis on the conclusive evidence that was found in his argument. Maya turned to face the few audience, sh
Chapter Sixty Five: Awful Ryan Hale
Spence laughed hysterically as he checked through the pictures on the headline, Gale looked over at him and shook his head. Mr. Snape` s supporters had ensured the video of his brutal eviction had been blowing all over the internet. They even went as far as capture the murderous look on Spence`s face when he ordered his eviction from the premises.“You look too happy to be the awful Ryan Hale making the internet”, Gale said teasingly holding his wounded side as he felt it sting.“Making waves on the internet is better than being totally forgotten Mr. Dave Cole”, Spence responded and they both laughed.The moment he had watched Gale survive his surgery, he knew they had formed an unbeatable bond and they sure were going to dig into everything together.“Any news about Penelope?”“None for now buddy, you superior had herself well hidden along with her psychopath son”Gale was quiet for some time, he had never believed in his wildest imagination that he was going to get stabbed in the ba
Chapter Sixty Four: Confront the Hyena
“Sorry I am late”, Spence said hastily as he walked into the conference room.All attentions were drawn to him instantly despite their countenance dissipates different emotions. Some were genuinely relieved that he had shown up as expected while others were still grumbling mumbling inaudible complaints for his lack of regard for them.Spence took his seat at the far end of the table, a chair that had always been occupied by Selena who was usually keeping them waiting intentionally, but in Spence`s case, he had to save a his ally`s life so the price he was paying is worth the trouble. He settled and opened the files in front of him, he glanced through it to have a recap of what he had read in it, he was about to turn the microphone on and commence the meeting when Mr. Snape cut in.“We thought you had decided we don’t worth your time Mr. Hale”Spence stopped in his track and stared at the aged cunning man, he had a mockery smile on his lips that made up for his sarcastic remark. Selena
Chapter Sixty Three: Thrown Off guard
Gale rushed up to the far end of the room as he held his pistol carefully by his side, he looked over as one of the criminals ran towards the exit door and he smiled inwardly, he knew Penelope will never miss the opportunity to show off her prowess.He didn’t bother with a chase and focused on getting the other criminal down in surrender, paying for their crimes would have been better than getting themselves killed by their psychopathic son.“Gale, she is moving in your direction!”He heard Penelope`s distressed voice through the walkie talkie and responded hastily affirming his readiness to capture the wife. Penelope had instructed the rest of their team to stay on a standby in the van and only went in with Gale so as not to draw too much attention and end up losing the suspects.Gale dodged in time before the hot water was thrown in his direction as the woman had prepared to, finding out she wasn’t successful, she dropped the bowl and attempted to run away through the window frame b
Chapter Sixty Two: To the Dead End
“You are more sluggish as you age, Barbara”Bernard threw the spiteful words in her face as they walked endlessly in the woods, they barely have much to drink anymore as they had already exhausted the last of their food at the camp where they had hidden for some days. It has been a week since Selena`s visit to where they had previously hidden, unfortunately they had a bigmouth for a house owner which Bernard had kept shut before they left.Barbara fell on her back and hit her ankle on the tree stump, she yelled out loudly as pain seeped through her body, Bernard turned back angrily at her, an irritated look on his face. If they weren’t on the run he would have made her regret her clumsiness which had resulted in slowing them down.“You have always been a thong in my flesh, same as your bastard daughter”He held out her ankle and massaged it roughly, he knew they had to move whichever way, Barbara`s yell didn’t stop but he ignored it, he would have abandoned a liability like her if she
Chapter Sixty One: Reality Check Miss Connor!
Bella rest her hand on the table and stared into Mrs. Bush`s blank face, she seems unfazed by her attempt at intimidating her which in turn upset the saucy Bella. She definitely wasn’t going to keep this witch once she gets her hand on Golden Fingers.“Are you insinuating that I am a fraud?” Bella questioned suspiciously.“I wasn’t, your relationship with Mr. Grey up until his death had been…secretive so we cannot ascertain things until a DNA match has been confirmed”.Bella felt humiliated by the woman`s bluntness that she was tempted to smack her across the face but she resisted it. Obviously the older woman has an ill feeling towards her. Bella heard her phone ring and a gasp left her mouth when the caller identity turned out to be Selena.She picked up and was met with awkward silence, she bit her lips and her voice quavered betraying her emotions.“H…hello”“I found your parent, come over to the office, and let us talk!” Selena said bluntly and dropped the call.Bella held her han
Chapter Sixty: A Link of Death
“Ouch!”Alice bursted a big boil that had given her a sleepless night the previous day,she looked into the blank expression of her visitor who seemed unfazed by her uncultured demonstration.“I knew you would come”Gale scoffed loudly,the amusement in Alice's face infuriated him but he needed to preserve.If she had truly known his real identity, then she must know a lot more.“I contemplated several times if you were worth the trouble but yeah! here I am fulfilling my curiosity”.“Good choice Dave”.Gale felt blood drain from his face,how had she known his name? his real identity,he tried to mask his amazement but she caught on fast enough.“Let us not waste each other's time boy,I will answer your emotional expected questions.Gale nodded in agreement,Alice seemed to be enjoying the show but he couldn't stop himself from getting emotional against what his ten years of mind training stands for.“Your father was a stubborn journalist,you look exactly like his younger self,I don't know
Chapter Fifty Nine: I Thought I Fooled Karma
Bernard laid on his back as Barbara poured some ointment on it,she massaged them thoroughly with her fingers twitching slightly.Her eyes glinted dangerously as she heard him moan in pleasure and watched an empty bottle of beer he had just gulped down lay about lazily.One precise bang on the head and it could all end,all her sorrows and silent pains.She adjusted slightly as she felt soreness between her legs where he had forcefully had sex with her the previous day after beating her up to a pump.“The bastard always survives”, she muttered to herself in a state of trance.“What did you say?”Bernard’s words echoed in her mind and her hand quavered,she had meant to think it in her head alone,the only place where all her resentments towards him had to be buried forever.Bernard had threatened to unalive Bella if Barbara tried to run away and abandon him.His continuous scheme to get Selena to pay for his attempted murder was still very much in sight.“I was humming a song”Bernard threw
