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The Rightful Successor Chapter 14
Alex recited the number in his head, ignoring every distraction that threatened to weigh him down as he marched towards the end of the road. His mind and heart were calculating so that he didn't make any mistakes. He looked around, there was no cab in sight simply because their house was not located at the heart of town and secondly, it was the second to the last house on the street. Hence, he continued his journey hoping that he didn't forget the number. Finally, a cab appeared and he decided to go away. He flagged it down and immediately he entered the cab quietly"Where are you going sir?" He muttered the words and the man set out, wondering why his passenger was acting weird mumbling things to himself. "May I turn on the music?" The cab driver asked him. He merely shrugged so as not to make a mistake in any of the numbers. Finally they arrived at the company and he rushed out, paid the man and walked into the building.Employees greeted him again, sitting straight in fear for t
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"How did you allow these people to operate? It's unfair to the health of the workers don't you think? Don't tell me that you weren't aware of the state of this place because I sure won't believe that. You must have eaten here twice or thrice." The owner of the cafeteria came out of her office with a remorseful look but Alex wasn't having it. " Mrs...?" He raised a brow."Martha." "Mrs Martha I have a question for you and you will answer honestly. How long have you been cooking here?" He inquired and the woman's gaze flickered to Martins who didn't bother to look her way. He was in support of whatever judgment that was about to be passed on her because this wasn't the first strike. She had been warned severally with the promise that she would change and the emotional blackmail she put the old man through making him reconsider his decisions on firing her and that time he didn't want to sound like a bad person but now, she had finally met her match and he was here for all of it. He f
The Rightful Successor Chapter 16
Alex purchased a new phone on his way back home because he needed to be able to make personal calls. it took a maximum of thirty minutes before he was done and he went home. It was a stressful day and he wanted to crash on his sofa. The only thing was that the house looked a bit empty because of Brielle's absence. That reminded him, he needed to call the number again. He would be meeting with the lawyers the next day.The phone rang twice before the person picked up the call. " Hello, who am I speaking to?" He paused for a minute. It wasn't Liam's voice. His brows furrowed in confusion. Did he copy the wrong number?"Liam, how are you doing?" He inquired and the person cleared his throat. "What do you mean by Liam? I don't know what you're talking about." The man responded and he nodded. I hope I didn't make a mistake, he thought."So, you're not Liam. Pass the phone to him." He ordered.The man chuckled from the other end. "You're serious about this? Wow." He replied, "I don't k
The Rightful Successor Chapter 17
The next morning, Alex was already out of the house immediately and was on his way to the lawyers' office. The cab pulled over in front of a huge high-rise building with a large billboard carrying large lettering of the company name."M and Cole." He sighed, paid the cab man, and walked into the lobby. It was a wide room with double ACs hanging down the wall. It screamed class and pure professionalism and he started towards the receptionist desk. "Good morning, Mr. Alex. It's a pleasure to meet you. Barrister Williams is expecting you." Meyer the secretary told him the moment he reached the counter."Good morning, Mr. Meyer. That's correct, may I know the way to her office?" He replied and the man pointed towards the door. "Please take the right turn at that curve. You'll see the barrister's office."He gave him a curt nod and finally walked in the direction he was pointed at. He wasn't expecting to see the delectable woman before him. She was pretty young and he almost doubled i
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Alex marched out of the office after signing the agreement and headed straight to the house. There was little to nothing that he could do concerning hastening the process; he was sure that he could get something else done.He entered the cab and they drove off to the office. Upon his arrival, he was met with employees already waiting in the lobby as they signed in and he merely walked in ignoring their very presence which made them a bit fidgety." Good morning sir." Joyce the receptionist spoke first, jolting the rest of the people out of their forgotten state and he simply ignored them, walked forward, and entered the lift. He was not here for greetings but rather that their jobs be done.The first place he went to was the kitchen. He saw that it had been emptied and he nodded. There was no way that someone would be allowed to bring in dirtiness and cause illnesses in the camp under his watch unless he was not present.He ignored them totally and walked towards the door, they still
The Rightful Successor Chapter 19
It took all the restraint in Alex not to tell that man to fuck off and he knew that if he was pushed to the wall again he would actually do that.His door swung open and Martins walked in breathing heavily. His gaze was fixated on Alex who had a hard look on his face. He was late and he knew that was going to cause friction in their relationship because Alex had specifically instructed that no one came late. He didn't suffer defaulters."I'm sorry for arriving late. I woke up a bit late." Martins apologized.Alex's gaze traveled to his shoes and swept back to his face in thorough inspection. "So what do you say?" The kidnapper inquired, rolling his gun in front of Brielle who was shuddering at the blast of the wind. "You will also live by my conditions. You're not doing me any favor by maltreating her. What if I decide not to hand over what would you do?" He challenged. "You wouldn't dare do that. Do you want your beautiful wife to lose her life? I mean I knew that you were heartle
The Rightful Successor Chapter 20
"Are you sure of this decision, Mr. Alex?" Mr. Gibbs, the partner said when he heard the words. They were hard to stomach. Alex stood in the middle of the boardroom and flicked on the projector. "I am not a comedian so I'm guessing that you know that I'm certain of my decision." He replied to them nonchalantly while adjusting his lapel and watching to see their expressions. He could bet that most of them thought that he was mad.A few gazes here and there but with a prominent silence. At one point, he was forced to ask. " So, why is everyone quiet?" He inquired and was met with stares that could freeze hell over. Sadly, he was not in their class. "If you have any suggestions kindly let me know or remain silent." He said, while his eyes roamed from the least to the greatest partner. He could have done it and not allowed a meeting or chance for them to speak but that would have been rude. As someone who wouldn't condone such an act from someone else, he sure wouldn't do it to others
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The whole boardroom went silent as their gazes moved from one brother to the other wondering what was going on. " Good day everyone. I hear that you were having a meeting behind my back which I refuted. I'm sure that you were just too busy to send me a message. Liam said with a small smile on his face.Alex kissed his teeth as he heard the rubbish exited from Liam's mouth and sucked in a breath. " Welcome, Liam. Do well to help yourself to a seat." He replied. Liam chuckled devilishly before occupying the seat that Alex had previously occupied. He let out a small ah! As though he was just experiencing freedom. "I didn't think that I'd be here today." He said.The partners took a cursory glance at each other as they wondered what was going on between the brothers. The tension was palpable in the air and a knife could cut through it. "So, I guess we can begin then." Barrister Kate said, breaking the unusual silence.Liam let out a self-satisfied smirk as he watched Alex's grave expres
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
