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"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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Brielle sighed him when she arrived at the house. Alex was waiting in front of the house and she sighed softly. She was happy to be free. Her eyes wandered toward Alex who crossed his arms at her return. She paused when she got to the porch. He hadn't even deemed it fit to come pick her up. " You must be tired, come in." He said and she raised a brow at his cold tone but was really too exhausted to complain. She didn't want to sound ungrateful one bit. He had transferred his rights because of her. Complaining was the last way to repay his deeds. She walked in first, grateful that at least he opened the door for her like a gentleman. " Thank you." She whispered and stared at the silence that hit her in the form of a cold brick wall. His gaze drifted to the heater, it was off. The house felt foreign to her and she was sure that it was because she was out for a few days."I made tea, you can drink it when you come out from the shower." Alex cut into her thoughts.Brielle swiveled and
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Brock sauntered into the house as if he owned it and Brielle sighed. His presence would nevermind yield something reasonable. She hoped that he wasn't here to egg Alex on. Not that she thought that he couldn't defend himself or anything."What are you doing here?" She inquired from him.Meanwhile, Alex watched from the distance as he drank his cup of coffee slowly. He just hoped that this man wasn't here to constitute a nuisance like he was known for because it wouldn't be funny at all. Brock halted in his steps at the accusation. He would never have imagined that his sister would ask him such a question. " I'm here to see you, what does it look like I came to do?" He retorted.Brielle shrugged. "we know that you are here to cause problems. I don't want any issues." She sighed afterwards.Brock tilted his head in surprise at her tone and turned to the suspect. "He's teaching you to go against me? Is that what this is about?" Brielle rolled her eyes, "This is what I'm saying. Thanks
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Alex saw the light flicked on when he returned and knew that something was wrong. Brielle never slept with the lights on. That meant that she had visitors over. He knocked on the door slowly and Amelia opened it. His face contorted into anger immediately. Why would she allow this stranger into his house? What was more annoying was the fact that she probably didn't think it would annoy him so he took a deep breath. "What are you doing here?" He inquired.Amelia, who was not expecting that question, tilted her head backward. "I came to visit my cousin who just escaped from the clutches of some kidnapper. I heard that you..." "Take your bag and get out of my house." Alex relished the look of horror that settled on her face at his command. She stared at him again, hoping to hear that it was an error. " What did you say?""Exactly what I said. Take your bag and leave my house. I don't want visitors." "But it's late!" She cried.Alex nodded, knowing that she'd want to use that as an ex
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He stared at his ringing phone for a minute before answering it. It was from an unknown number and he checked it twice. His app that detected the names of callers was not working."Hello.""This is Nikki. Brielle gave me your number. Sorry for calling so late." Alex raised his brows at his wife making her stare at him in concern. "Did something happen?" She mouthed but he shook his head, she was still not pleased with the way he was staring at her as though she had committed some heinous crime. "Are you sure?" Realizing that he was keeping the person waiting on the other end of the call, he decided to speak. "Okay,""So, she briefed me about all the things that had happened earlier today. I don't know if you can schedule a meeting tomorrow by 8. am. I need to speak to you about some things." Nikki said."Who are you?" "A lawyer, I just wanted to be sure that this line was actually going through. She used her cousin's phone to call me earlier." Nikki explained.A stare at his belov
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"Please take a seat." Nikki motioned to the chairs opposite hers without saying a word and observed the couple. It had been a long time since she had seen her friend but seeing him looking all loved up was a good change from how she was before. "Sorry for keeping you waiting." "It's fine, Miss Nikki." "There's no problem." Alex and Brielle chorused respectively and she nodded swiftly. It wasn't easy though because she knew that first still mattered."Alright, now that that's out of the way. Let's get down into business. Have you spoken to a lawyer before?" Nikki directed the question at Alex, she needed to know what exactly they needed from her. "I can't continue an unfinished case." "No, I've not." Alex lied because he didn't want to put all his eggs in a basket. He knew that Kate would pull some strings, moreover one needed to be a step ahead of the opposition. What if Liam bought her over? They'd lose everything. So it was better that way.Nikki gave him a deep stare. She had
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Upon returning home, he removed his coat at the door and Brielle collected his coat from him. He was brooding seriously and she was wondering what was the cause. Alex headed straight into the room and sat on the bed for a minute trying to understand what was going on for a minute. His countenance was a bit sour as he scrolled through his phone and watched the way his brother was going about gallivanting and spending his money lavishly.The blogs had circulated the news that he just purchased a house in the heart of town and he felt annoyance deep down in his bones. if there was a way that he could slap this man he would but that would put him at a disadvantage.The ding of the doorbell alerted them that someone was present and Brielle went to answer the door. Martins adjusted his coat when he saw Brielle. He hadn't still been able to get past the fact that Alex went ahead to release her. He understood what love was but this was just a bit too hard for him because it defied everythin
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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
