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The Rightful Successor Chapter 127: The Visit (ii)
Brielle's heart broke when she saw Alex in the cell. "I know that you were wrongly accused." She began and he shrugged. Now this wasn't the time that he would show his masculinity and not admit to being as afraid as she was. She didn't know how long this case was going to span and she didn't want to give birth without seeing him. Various threatening images filled her mind as she stared at him but all in all, she would not want that to happen."You look tired. Have they been stressing you out? I could call a lawyer to help out with this case. I am... I was perplexed when my mother dropped this bombshell. this doesn't even make any sense. I mean, it's obvious that you're innocent of the crime, right? I don't feel like..." She sighed and broke down as tears leaked from her eyes. "I'm sorry, I'm not supposed to be crying this hard but why wouldn't I? We all know that this is an agenda." She wiped her tears away angrily and opened her eyes before running a hand over them. "I'm sorry for
The Rightful Successor Chapter 128: Disappearing Evidence.
Martins rested his hand against the desk that Alex formerly occupied. This was not good for business. He was trying as hard as he could to debunk the rumor that the young master was in jail but he was having a hard time doing that. This was almost as if he was jumping from fire into Hades. His phone rang and he already had an inkling as to who might be calling. When he stared at the face of the screen he sighed. It was Brielle. She had been worried sick and was pleading with him to make sure that her husband didn't stay so long in prison.She didn't understand that it wasn't that easy to stop news that had spread across borders. There was only one person who could pardon Alex and withdraw the case but he was in a coma and that was not all, Brock had managed to vote his mother out of the board so this was a proper mess. "Hello, ma'am." "Call me Brielle," Brielle answered. She was feeling very stressed and he didn't reach out to her anymore making her feel worried. "What is the lates
The Rightful Successor Chapter 129: Celebrations In Order
Liam and Brock sipped from their glasses of wine as they shared laughter when they watched the news. "your brother must be in a great dilemma. He's finished, it's over for him." Brock commented as the news ended. Liam shrugged, "He should save himself with his brains after all, that's what people do when they are stuck in unpleasant situations, isn't it?" Brock shook his head at the conniving Liam. He was also scared of him. "You don't feel any remorse seeing your brother in that state and his image tarnished?" Liam shrugged carelessly" I don't care about him. I told him that he shouldn't dare me and he did. Moreover, " he took another sip while glaring at Brock, "weren't you the one who suggested the idea? Why the sudden change in attitude? Are you suddenly feeling remorseful?"Brock grinned, neither affirming nor denying. "You don't strike me as someone who would repent. You would burn in hell till there's no more fire, so you
The Rightful Successor Chapter 130: The Set-up.
I will not be happy if I discover that you don't possess all the characteristics that I want in a woman." Brock told his lady interest who was a bit tired of entertaining this stranger who had been yapping about his achievement since they began the date. It was annoying and at the same time pissing her the hell off This was a legit reason for her to turn him down but what would she do? She had to collect her share of the money that he had gotten through ill means. "I see that you don't care about whatever people say and I don't know if I find that refreshing or a bit scary," Elena responded.Brock stared at the lady before him. She was the epitome of beauty and he was gunning to make her his wife not for any other purpose except the fact that she looked very good, and looked like she could manage a business and a home at the same time. She was good for his public image. He broke into a small smile. "I know that you're probably bored of me. Isn't that right?"She shrugged because sh
The Rightful Successor Chapter 131
Brielle watched the news with a sad face. A lot was going on that she didn't have the time or energy to debunk. Despite being invited to various interviews, she managed to avoid it. There was no need for her to wail about what she could just move away from. She didn't want to chase clout either because from what she had seen, it was obvious that there was something greater here at play. Thus, requiring her to be very careful. "I am tired of how these people try to paint a bad image of you. It certainly doesn't make any sense. I mean, he's not the first neither would he be the last fellow to undergo such accusations. Why are they amplifying it?" Nikki muttered close to her friend.Brielle refused to say a word because she knew that it might be a trap, there was no way in hell that an insider wasn't involved. It was just so much, that she thought about how to evade everyone since they were all potential suspects. "I guess we don't have any control over the media. They can do whateve
The Rightful Successor Chapter 132: Pawns In the Game.
Brielle decided to go out of her house after staying holed up in there for the greatest part of the week. She was beginning to get sick and decided that the best way to cope was to make sure that she was out of the place as soon as possible, she didn't want to die of depression.She headed toward the nearest cafe and walked in, the aroma of doughnuts hitting her right in the face as she tried to enjoy the change in scenery. Thankfully, the paparazzi had found someone else to deal with and they no longer followed her with cameras about. "What would you like to order ma'am?" A waiter asked her and she looked up only to find out that it was Dylan, her former schoolmate. This was very lovely. She would never have imagined that he was the one. This was lovely."Oh my goodness. I didn't know that you were the one standing right there. It's been a long time. How have you been? I'm sure you're killing it in the game." She replied enthusiastically Dylan who would have felt a bit weird seeing
The Rightful Successor Chapter 133: Inside Man
Liam and Brock sat at a round table waiting for their third party to arrive. "When is he going to arrive? He can't keep acting like a damn princess, when he's not." Liam snapped before chugging down his drink. Brock placed an arm on Liam's glass. "You're going to be inebriated before Sean arrives. That man is a lot and I don't know why I remain friends with him." "I don't know why too but anyway, I can't afford to waste my time." Liam snapped. He had a high threshold of alcohol so he wasn't scared that anything could happen to him. Brock sighed and tried to reach his number again but it was switched off. Now he was getting pissed. Was Sean playing with them? "Where the hell are you man?" He muttered.Sean appeared through the doorway with a small smile on his face. He wanted them to drink enough so that they wouldn't be coherent enough to have that conversation with him. He could weave in a lot of things yet they wouldn't be aware. "If it isn't the man of the hour. Why are you j
The Rightful Successor Chapter 134: Agent Of Doom.
The wait for him to be moved from the former cell to the new one was taking too long and Alex began to smell something fishy but unknown to them he was wiser so he had begun to make friends with fellow inmates. "Are you okay, you look stressed?" Mark inquired from Alex when he saw him leaning against the railing of the cell."Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking about stuff..." Alex replied tactfully, not wanting to be referred to as the wailing inmate. There was a clear difference between him and the rest of them but he was trying so hard to make sure that he was out of this cell but these officers were ready to frustrate him "What do you intend to do right now to change the situation of things? You can't continue acting this way. I have a friend who can help you if you want." Mark offered."Yeah...I would want that but not to sound rude, why haven't you been released?" "Because I am a criminal. It's very hard for me to receive a pardon except from the President. I've accepted my fate I
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Chapter 162: Epilogue
It had been a week since the day that the final hearing had been adjourned. The judge had thanked Alex, Amelia, and Nikki for their help to the investigation. It was not something a judge would usually do but the whole situation that had brought them to the court was out of the ordinary. Alex and Brielle had been released from jail and the judge had ordered the immediate arrest of the real culprits after promising compensation to Alex and Brielle. Everyone sat in the courtroom, anticipating the beginning of the final hearing. There were reporters and people from the mass media all around the room and every single person who was involved in the case was present as well. Liam, his mother, their Lawyer who had helped their forgery, Brock, Sean and Martin. Alex, Amelia, Nikki and Brielle were also there to witness the final judgment so as to receive a form of closure for all of their efforts and the ways they had been deceived.Liam and his mother came into the courtroom first to hear th
Chapter 161: Beyond Doubt.
After Alex presented all the evidence explaining his wicked brother's schemes, Liam saw that there was no way to hide anymore so he grinned again. "Yes, I meant what I said. I can't be the only one with hands pointing at me. I am just a little in number of people who are involved in this crime so as much as I would like to talk about certain things I also wanted to tell you that there might be some things that you want to change but don't have the power to. It's all in your head if you think that I won't carry out proper investigations." He said. The whole courtroom was astonished at his nonchalance. "Do you think that I would be afraid anymore? You don't even know half of what I've done. If you knew it, I'm sure that a lot of you would run mad but that won't help you one bit, instead it would dampen how fast this process should be and make you look like a fool." He spat. Temple signaled to him to stop talking so that he didn't reveal all the secrets but he refused. "The funny thi
Chapter 160 Trials (ii)
The judge stared at him, wondering why three people were walking in."Barrister Nikki, what is going on here?" He asked when he saw close to five people walking into the room at the same time."I brought them as witnesses to help with the process, sir." She confessed and the judge nodded while motioning that she could go on. "I, Barrister Nikki, would like the court to allow us to begin the process again so that we can have a clear picture about what will happen soon." She replied.The judge was a bit perplexed but from the way the lady was speaking, she figured out that she probably knew what she was doing and was only biding her time.Liam glanced at his lawyer in fear hoping that they didn't make the mistake of letting anything slip out of his mind. Temple began to sweat because he knew that problems were about to arise and all he could do right now was to make sure that he was able to find a solution. "Let the proceedings begin." He replied."I have evidence that shows that my
Chapter 159: Trials. (I)
In The CourtRoom. "According to the pieces of evidence before me I can boldly claim that the plaintiff is right in his suit." The judge spoke while adjusting the rim of his glasses so that it settled perfectly on his nose. Nikki rolled her eyes at the declaration. It was evident that he had been bribed hence the reason for him not properly dissecting the evidence before him and choosing to believe this man over Alex. "Objection my Lord." Nikki piped up with a smile while staring her boss in the eyes. Barr. Temple who watched her grapple with many sheets of papers as she tried to bring up more evidence. "Objection sustained." The judge granted her request Nikki adjusted her collar and smiled at the judge again. "I'm sure that everyone knows that these men are nothing but treacherous businessmen. At least that's what the tabloids say and not only that, we have a little evidence to back it up. May I show the court?"The judge nodded and she flicked on the remote which brought out im
Chapter 158: Necessary Evils.
Nikki tapped her feet in the car impatiently as they waited for Brielle to come out of Sean's apartment. They had gotten someone to set a camera inside the house to watch what was going on so that they knew the next step to take Amelia also tapped her fingers against the window as she counted one to ten in her head. The plan was simple, Brielle was to go in, seduce Sean and get him to confess to many crimes that he committed so that they could present in the court in three days. "What could be keeping her too long?" Nikki murmured angrily. They still had a lot of places to reach before midnight. Shs wanted to make everything done and over with so that she could take a nap but this was not going the way she wanted."She's not even in the line of vision. We told her to remain in the living room so that we could capture the real footage and present unmistakable evidence." Amelia muttered, their initial ire forgotten.Nikki rubbed a hand across her face as she kept on waiting for the fo
Chapter 157: Calling Truce
Nikki's eyes wandered toward the duo who were staring at her eagerly like she was bringing salvation to them."I feel weird." She chuckled nervously but their stares continued."I know, right? We have been waiting for you all day, why don't you get some juice in the fridge? I made it specially for you." Brielle suggested so that she didn't feel weirded out.Amelia on the other hand tapped her foot impatiently as she tried to understand what might be going on."Do you realize that we have a lot to do and I would really appreciate it if we get right into it." She muttered impatiently."Right. I guess we can dive right into the topic. So why are you here, Amelia?" Nikki challenged her. Amelia scoffed at the audacity that this lady possessed to challenge her about her presence in her cousin's house. "You're just a friend but that's beside the point. Now, why I called is to inform you that there will soon be a party, the culprits would be present so we need to be fast about it." She said
Chapter 156: Brainstorm
"Why don't you stop by my house later tonight?" Brielle inquired from Nikki the next day. She has something very improved to tell her that required that they brainstorm.Nikki glanced at her watch and realized that there was a problem. It was almost three p.m. and she still had a meeting to cover before she could call it a day. However, since Brielle needed her, it was high time that she agreed on what to do."Okay, I'll be there. I hope you have food though because I'm famished," She replied. "Yeah, you don't need to worry, I just need to put some things together, that's a little repayment for your time and energy," Brielle responded half-heartedly. She wasn't really in the mood to cook but had no choice anyway since that was what her beloved friend wanted. "You don't need to stress yourself to prove a point, I could order but I feel like having a home-made meal. You know what? Why don't I make a quick stop at home so I don't stress you out? I could also bring some for you. Whatcha
Chapter 155: Spilling the Tea.
“I’m here to see Alex.” Amelia told one of the prison wardens who stared at her as though she was speaking Greek. She returned a matching glare not wanting to be intimidated at all. They had nothing on her."Who are you and why do you think that you have the right to see him before visiting hours?" He asked her."I don't know why I don't have the privilege to see my in-law, last time I checked, this is the visiting time or is there something you don't want me to know about?" Amelia replied angrily. She had no respect for people who were after their bellies. The warden was tapped by his colleague who nodded to allow her in. She was a family member who was not restricted from seeing him. The first warden didn't just want to allow her in like that. There needed to be peace and orderliness. “Who are you?”“Amelia.”“Wait in the visitors room, I’ll call him for you.”Amelia was seated as she looked around and waited patiently for Alex to be brought to her. It was minutes and minutes wer
Chapter 154: Sacrifice
Nikki still didn’t want to give up even if Martins was so too good at covering up his tracks. She knew that he wanted to cheat Brielle and she wasn’t going to let that happen. Apart from the fact that he and Brielle were friends, she knew she was also a lawyer and it’ll be very easy for her to sue him if she got any evidence at least.She knew that they’ll be no one to give her the information that she needed so she decided to take matters into her own hands. She decided that she would follow Martina for some time as she knew that eventually, he was going to slack off and leave some of his tracks Uncleaned.It was going to be stressful but she was willing to do anything for the sake of Brielle. She was pregnant too and she didn’t want her bothering herself.She knew that her father’s condition was already affecting her and she was trying her best notTo act like it and Martins was barely adding to her problems. She hated everything about Martin including his guts and how selfish he
