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"You want me to return to work. What for?" He inquired and Liam went stiff for a minute. "This isn't the best time to act all high and mighty when we both know that you need the job. How will you feed your family if you don't work?" Liam replied after gaining momentum. He was not in the mood to talk much.Alex stared at his brother who was fond of trying to make sure that he felt lesser than him. "I hope you understand what you are doing. Calling me to resume when you don't want me to. If that's not self-contradictory, then I don't know what it is." He replied.Liam shrugged softly. "Well, that's by the way. What I came here for is to make sure that you know that I'm serious.""I'll think about it."Liam scoffed, this was what he hated his brother for. The man was too proud for crying out loud. "It's one thing to be broke and another to be proud. when these characters combine, they don't always turn out right." He muttered.Alex turned, "Well, I've heard you. It's better than being r
The Rightful Successor Chapter 32
Alex brought out the chair for his visitor which Rick smiled and patted the table."Thank you." He muttered and Alex nodded. "You're welcome.""So, what brings you here?" Alex inquired after a moment of silence, he knew that his friend had a reason for being there."Don't tell me that you just decided to come pay a visit to me because of my good-naturedness." He said.Rick chuckled, Alex would never change. He was always at alert and it made him wonder what made him this way. "Well, I was not happy that a lot of things were not going the way I expected so I decided to pay you a visit.""Oh, thanks.""Your wife is very beautiful." He commented and earned a glare from Alex. " Wait, I've changed, I'm not a womanizer anymore." He said.Alex really didn't care, " That's your business though. I don't care about that. So what are you doing now? I mean for business." He added for clarity.Rick shrugged softly, "I mean, I've just been here and there, it's almost as though I'm the only one tha
The Rightful Successor Chapter 33
Brielle sighed before knocking on the door. It had been a long time since she had faced her family and thought of what they might say this time around. The room fell into a hush when they saw her and she felt as though the ground should open and swallow her. Their eyes dissected every part of her body and she was thankful that she wore a very good cloth. "Why is everyone staring at me as if someone died?" She inquired yet their gazes still magneted her. She was a bit weary about the meeting."Where is Grandma?" She inquired when they refused to move instead they were staring at her as though she had committed a heinous crime that nobody had done before making her a bit weary. "Why is everyone mute?" Grandma asked as she walked in and saw her granddaughter standing at the entrance of the house. "Come on in, you can't keep standing there. What is going on here?" As if controlled by a remote, Brock moved. "Welcome, Brielle, we thought that he'd never release you from your shackles."
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"Can you see what they are doing in your very presence? How does this even make sense in the first place?" Brock complained but no one replied to him and Alex smiled softly. It wasn't everytime that one was required to fight for himself. Sometimes, it was just good to steer clear and see what was happening."Did you see their faces?" Brielle replied excitedly and they stared at each other."Did you see the way they were gobsmacked by my response? You are rubbing off on me and I'm not sure that I like it." She said with a smirk and he nodded "I would be worried if I didn't rub off on you. It's only normal that we take care of everything that needs to be done, without allowing anyone to intimidate you."Brielle stared at the man before her. "Where did you hide all of this charisma in the first place?" She inquired and he shrugged. If there was something that she had learnt about him,it was the art of silence. Even the woman who was his wife knew that he was unpredictable like the weat
The Rightful Successor Chapter 35
"Good evening, Mr. Styles. I just got off the phone with Mr. Liam, he's summoning me for hearing. Are you aware of that?" She inquired and he clicked his tongue. "He was asking for the terms of change of ownership of a property." "But that's impossible without me right?" He inquired and she stilled. Then he knew that there was a problem already."I need an answer, Miss Kate!" He snapped."Well, according to...""Let me get this straight, did you or did you not allow that man to claim the money?""No, he didn't but he can contest for it because that's the purpose for that account and your Dad made the mistake of adding a clause beneath that if the company was in penury, they could claim it." She replied."Is there a time frame for this claim?""It can be claimed after three months."Alex shrugged. That made sense though. Now he would be able to rest for a minute and also bring up things that could be used as a means of contention. "I'll get back to you, thank you." He replied. There
The Rightful Successor Chapter 36
Upon the breaking of the day, Alex was already on his way to the office. He wanted to shock his brother and make him know that he was back. Of course, Liam would never be expecting him that would make it worthwhile for him.When he reached the gate, a few members of staff were staring at him weirdly but he paid them no mind. He would rather that they were confused than say a word to them."Will you open the gate or stand there staring at me like an alien?" He fired at the gate man who quickly adjusted himself and rushed to open up. "Good morning, sir." "Save your greetings." He replied and walked into the compound. Others might not know why he was here but he was here to check for the files that Liam had in possession. The only way that one could get information from Liam without stressing oneself. He strode right into the building and headed straight to his former office. When he arrived, there he just rested and made sure that he searched through all the drawers. He found nothing
The Rightful Successor Chapter 37
Thirty minutes later after discussing with the lawyer he returned to the office.. he was at alert right now because of the previous encounter he just had. It was scary enough to send anyone running. He saw his brother in his office, sitting on the chair with his legs placed on the table. His eyes couldn't help but spot the dirty shoes and he wanted to wipe those legs away but he didn't want his brother to get under his skin."I didn't know you were around today. It's not easy for you to be indoors throughout. You might begin to lose weight or something worse might happen to you. Why didn't you come to me earlier?" He replied.Alex stared at him in annoyance but didn't utter a word.Liam's eyes raked over Alex's figure. "Why do you look troubled?" "I don't think it's appropriate for the CEO to have so much time on his hands to come chat with his member of staff. It's bewildering." He replied and shut the door quietly. It was obvious that Liam was just egging him on and as someone who
The Rightful Successor Chapter 38
Alex stared at his brother with intensity and knew that he wasn't kidding. For Liam to be so bold in doing something meant that he had gotten his plans ready and was certain that they'd materialize. This made him a bit skeptical."Hmm, my money can only be withdrawn after three months of being unclaimed." Liam's lips tilted into a smirk as he stared at his brother, this time he was a step ahead or so he thought, "Oh, is that what you were told?" Alex refused to show any expression, so he cocked his head, "Do you think that you can do all of these without getting my approval? I mean you must be joking right? There's no way that you will get that money without my consent," Liam threw his head back and laughed heartily while staring at his brother who didn't realize that he was being scammed. " Oh, man you make me laugh, and it's good. I like it. Do you really think that I came here to joke with you? You aren't the only one with genius brains, like I told you earlier. I'm ready for yo
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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
