Last Updated:
2024-10-29 19:42:56"Your father is rumored to be returning to the country soon. How do you feel about that?" Alex inquired and she smiled, her heart easing up from the tension that something bad happened.
"Why did you act as if there was something else attached to this? I thought something had happened."Alex shrugged, "are you expecting something bad to happen? If you do, that's not good enough, why are you worried?" He replied and she stills, not knowing how to say this. She wasn't really worried about anything serious."You seem to be in touch with a lot of things. I was just scared that you probably knew something I didn't and I wondered what? I thought that you were about to break the news of maybe Brock committing an offense or whatnot, hence my fear.""Of course not, I would rather deal with those things than burden you."Brielle rolled her eyes. She didn't need a soothsayer to see that he just wanted to be the savior in the relationship. "N
Previous Chapter
Related Chapters
The Rightful Successor Chapter 47
Alex and Briel exchanged a glance as they entered. The office was silent, and was broken by the soft click of their heels on the polished floor. It was well past working hours, the building was well emptied. Except for one desk. A lone figure hunched over a computer screen, fingers flying across the keyboard, was Martins. His brow was furrowed in concentration, but as they approached, it creased further into a scowl. "There you two are," he said, his voice clipped. "Running a bit late, aren't we?" Briel offered a placating smile, forcing cheer into her voice. "So sorry, Martins. Traffic was a nightmare. You know how it gets in the city." Martins grunted, unconvinced. "Doesn't explain why Alex is late too. Unless you two decided to turn a business meeting into a late lunch." A flicker of suspicion played in his eyes. Alex bristled. "It was nothing like that. Just unexpected delays." He wasn't in the mood for Martins' accusa
The Rightful Successor Chapter 48
The car jolted to a stop in front of the house and Martins can still feel his heart slamming against his chest. He made a mental note never to participate in anything like that ever again. He exhaled, and just rested his head on the headrest taking steady breaths as he switched off the ignition. The trio trooped out of the car and they all walked into the house and all three of them sat down on the chair. They all had probably been scared when the whole thing was going down but they held fast and now their little mission had yielded results. Brielle stood up after a while and spoke first. “You guys must be famished, let me go get something up,” she said with a smile, turning around and heading to the kitchen. “Huh?” Alex said. “Are you sure you are not too tired to…?” Alex started but Brielle cut him short. *Oh don't worry about it, I am just going to microwave something, it should be fast,” she said and just waved him down. <
The Rightful Successor Chapter 49
Two days later, Brielle drops the phone and exhales for the third time. “What?” Alex asked as he flipped another page from his book. “Just my family is trying to convince me to come to grandma's meeting,” she replied. “It is not that I don't wanna go or anything but the whole thing always ends in violence and issues, I am tired of that and it isn't really safe.” She sighed. Alex stopped reading and glanced at her. “You do know they'll keep calling you right?” He asked. “Yeah…” she said. “I do know.”Alex was about to say another thing when her phone rang again. She sighed and Alex couldn't help but chuckle as she clicked the receiver. Her husband watched her take the call and the ensuing conversation didn't last five minutes before Brielle agreed to go. She hung up and a little smile hung up her face. “So, why did you change your mind?” Alex asked. “My father… they said my father is coming back,” she said with a s
The Rightful Successor Chapter 50
Alex put his car to a top in the office's parking space and yawned before even opening the door. He already felt tired going to work today but he was familiar with that silly feeling of initial lethargy. The moment he stepped out of his car he already began to feel alive. He closed his car's door and locked it behind him before walking down to his office. He walked into the office and just greeted everyone as he walked down the hall. The office seemed lively today as everyone greeted him happily and they were all going on about their work with immense speed. He greeted everyone with a wide smile.At last he reached his office room, he clicked it open and sat down relaxing his body before beginning the work for the day. He flipped open his computer system and then he heard a knock on his door. “Come in,” he said. The door clicked open and Martins walked in and heard towards him with a sense of urgency and excitement in his face. “Good morning s
The Rightful Successor Chapter 51
He watched as she placed a tiny brush on her eyelashes and straightened it one after the other. He was already fed up with all this and he knew if he left she probably would start an argument. She had funny ways of acting sometimes. “Brielle,” he called. “We need to leave soon, I already reserved seats for us but if we don't show up an hour after the time we booked they have the right to resell our seats,” he advised calmly. She turned around and smiled. “I am done,” she said.“Oh great, so let's go,” he said eagerly, lifting himself from the chair he'd been confined to. “No,” she said. “I just finished with the first eye, I can't leave the second one like that.”Alex stared at his wife for a while and then exhaled. “Yeah meet me in the car,” he said and then walked out of the room sighing. He could hear her chuckling behind him. Before he reached downstairs she was behind him laughing hard. “You have the patience of
The Rightful Successor Chapter 52
Alex was on his way to meet Nikki at her lawyering firm to emphasize on how happy he was at the recent outcomes.He sees her sitting at her desk and barges into her office in a happy pose.“Nikki… I'm happy and grateful about everything that's going on, I can't thank you enough.” Alex says and Nikki smiles at him.“Is that so?” Nikki utters leaving the work on her desk to focus on what Alex was saying “My brother is even trying to get close to me now.” He says and Nikki looks at him reluctantly.“Really?” She didn't know why but she just couldn't believe that. “Are you sure he isn't just feigning it?” Nikki asked.“Yes, I know, quite possibly he is.” Alex thought to himself as he was lured into his own thoughts.The next Friday, on a dark evening, exactly by 4:00 pm…Alex and Nikki meet up at a bar, Alex and her begin to chatter away about different events and what not.Suddenly, Nikki's countenance changes and Alex notices in an instance.“What is it Nikki?” He asked, feeling a bit
The Rightful Successor Chapter 53
Alex slowly lifts himself up on his office chair on hearing the sound of loud cheers from outside.He hears them clapping and shouting out and wonders what it was that was going on.He slowly got up and made his way downstairs to the front door only for him to creak the door open and see Liam and his co-workers before him.“Surprise…Happy birthday!!!” They all shout in unism leaving Alex stunned.What were they doing? He asked inwardly in skepticism, it was way too early for any of this, he didn't even get the chance to recall that it was his birthday.Was something wrong with all of them? Alex pinched the space between his eyebrows in annoyance.A better question was, why was his brother and his crew here to start with?“Sing him a happy birthday song.” Liam announces to his team as he chuckles happily.Alex didn't know what his brother was up to this time, but he wasn't getting a good feeling about it at all.He knew very well that his brother was just feigning this sudden closene
The Rightful Successor Chapter 54
Alex was pissed by the news he heard but decided to keep his cool. Brielle was probably trying to pass him a message that he'd not understand if he didn't keep calm. "Oh, she is? Extend my greetings." He replied sarcastically Nikki was shocked by the way Alex answered. One would think that he'd have made it obvious that she made a move on him but he was mature enough about it. Her friend had truly won a jackpot. She concluded.Brielle chuckled, "but can you come home a bit early tonight. I have good news for you." She replied.Alex thought that it had a double meaning. "Will do. Have a nice day." He replied and hung up immediately. He was pissed with that lady in his house. What he didn't tell Brielle was the fact that Nikki was telling him that she was better than Brielle and had more influence to help him achieve his aim.He was wiser than her though. Although she was his wife's friend, he'd use her till he needed her no more. "You have become very close to your husband, that's gr
Latest Chapter
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
- The Rightful Successor
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
