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2024-10-29 19:42:56Alex's phone rang and he picked it up instantly. " Hello, Alex speaking, what can I do for you?" He asked, pretending not to know what was happening.
The man signaled to the man not to say anything because it would make Alex suspicious. " Oh, nothing much, sir. I was just wondering where you are. I've not seen you since you left. It's almost an hour now. I hope there's no problem?"The phone was on loudspeaker so that the man would believe them. " Oh? I forgot to tell you brother, I went out with a friend. We are in a nearby restaurant. Are you tired of waiting? I rented you for the day."The man exchanged a meaningful glance with the detective, as if asking him if he could see what was happening."I'm sorry it's not like that sir. I was just a bit worried about not seeing you. I thought something had happened. I can now rest now that I know that you're fine, sir. "The detective shook his head as he quickly corrected himself. " I'm sorry,
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By the time Alex got home that night, he was exhausted. Brielle noticed his countenance and decided to move closer to him. He had not told her where he was going to, so she was a bit confused by his current state. But as someone who wasn't ready to know all the nitty gritty. At least not nwo, she ran a bath for him. They could discuss this layer and find out what actually happened. He stared at her concerned face mixed with a bit of curiosity that she was trying so hard to mask. "I know you want to ask me something. What is it?" He asked her, making it easier. Brielle sighed and laid out his pajamas."Oh, it's nothing. I'm just trying to be reasonable. it's probably not the best time to begin to harass you for information. I mean what am I even saying? It's definitely not the best time to seek it. you'll tell me when you're ready, I believe that so..."Alex took a cursory glance at her. She was lovely and she was acting really mature making the stress worth it. " Well, I discovere
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The next few days, there was tension in the Styles clan and it affected Alex too much. He was cranky at the office and was almost shouting at everyone save that he didn't want to show that he was under pressure somewhere.There was a knock on his door and he barked, " Come in!" The young secretary walked in with her hands wrung warily behind her back in fear of what he might do to her. "Why are you standing there? Drop your message and leave, why are you still staring at me like that?""Oh, I'm sorry about that, I was just thinking about something right now and I realized that I didn't actually know how best to put it so that I didn't disturb you." Alex was already pissed by her stalling. It was very annoying that she was wringing her hands as though she was a kindergarten pupil. " Do you have anything to say or not? Kindly leave my office." Liam sauntered into the office with a large smile on his face and he glared at the girl who was acting like an imbecile. "How did the HR faci
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Brielle was busy laughing at Sean's presence. He was making sure that she had a good time. " I wouldn't have believed that you would come out to see me. I could have sworn that your husband would be here with us. I don't mean to disrespect you though. But you understand what I mean right?" "No,I don't. I can see what you're doing. Brock has obviously told you stuff about me though hence the reason for your words. But it's all good though. So how are you doing?" She changed the topic.She was going to shut down any form of disrespect towards her husband even though they weren't on the best terms at the moment. " You returned and didn't deem it fit to make a proper contact with me, huh?" Sean shook his head before tipping his heart in a bid of apologizing. "Oh, I didn't know that you would want to see me, you know with everything on ground. That was why I stayed away but I won't do that anymore. I've been good though, the company has been booming. I can't imagine that both of us aren'
The Rightful Successor Chapter 61
Upon Brielle's arrival at home, she was greeted with silence, telling her that Alex had not returned from the club. Well, where could he have gone? She didn't want to call him because it might be interpreted as guilt. She would rather that he returned and they talked things out like adults.On cue, she heard the fondling of keys and quickly went to unlock the door from behind. " Hey, " she whispered when he walked in and he just nodded in reply.There was a certain stiffness around his shoulder that told her that he was still angry at her. The problem now was that she wasn't to be blamed for anything. She couldn't even process the reason he was annoyed. For all she knew, she hadn't done anything wrong but not tell him where she actually was. He had watched the scenes play out."I've been waiting for you." She whispered hoping to elicit a reaction from him. " Why aren't you speaking to me?" She probed him."Why are you pestering my life?
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"Oh, I've been waiting for you so long. Is there any reason you have been far from the house? Any specifics that I'm not aware of?" Grandma inquired from her and she smiled at her. "Oh, there's nothing really wrong with me. I've just been trying to cope and do many things, you know? I've been out of touch for a while." Brielle replied with a fake smile. She'd rather be anywhere else than be with her family. Grandma understood what she was trying to do but she wanted to make sure that it didn't happen. What was the joy in having children who were at loggerheads? "Are you sure it's not because of Brock? Ever since your return, you've been acting weird." "Can you blame me?" She fired back. It was evident that everything that they were doing was to spite her and Alex but she wouldn't stand for that. There was also something that she remembered, it was almost as though she was the link they had to misbehave so she'd rather stay away. That way they wouldn't act unseemly.Her father butte
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A cough sounded, disrupting their conversation and they moved back from each other. It was none other than Brock who was staring at them with a lot of questions in his gaze. There was something awkward about the way he was staring at them and Alex stood his ground.If this was his definition of intimidation then he had another thing coming and he didn't even say anything at the moment. Brock's eyes roamed through both of them but after a while, he was finally convinced that it wasn't a friendly conversation they were having."So, I see that you are really engrossed in the conversation isn't that right?" Brock stated. "It's none of your business what I say to my in-law. There's a reason for confidentiality." Alex replied.Brock knew that they were a few minutes away from bickering but he couldn't resist throwing some jabs into the mix. " I didn't think that a day would come when both of you would see eye to eye." He said sarcastically and they stared at him."Brock, get out of the wa
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Brielle watched from the top of the stairs as her brother and husband stood head to head with anger shining in both of their eyes and she wondered what she could do to make sure that everything was okay. "You're not listening to me. I want you to take over my company. I can't have you just sitting at home idly and be content in being just a wife. You can be more. I mean, you're made to be more darlin. Why would you relegate your life just to accommodate a man?" Her father scolded her. "Oh? That's not what it is. I promise you I'll return to work later but not now though. You know I just..." "Need your husband to deal with his ego and allow you to work. Apart from that, none of my children would be a failure. I won't allow that. It's just not going to work for me. I know what should be done and I'm thinking of putting you in the branch downtown so that you and Brock don't butt heads." Brielle sighed and stared at her father. " Dad, why don't you employ my husband instead?" She sugg
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Alex sat in the office with his father in-law who was busy thinking about how to broach the subject that he was about to drop right now. Although it might sound a bit too harsh but it was the truth."I hear that you've returned to your father's company." He started.Alex nodded while assessing his father in-law wondering what he was trying to achieve. He wasn't like other people who were trying to ride him. " Yes, I have been involved in my father's business." "Alright. So what are your plans for my daughter? I know that she's not suffering but I need to know." His father in-law said. "I want her to prosper if that's what you mean." Alex replied softly. He understood where this man was coming from. He would do the same if he was a father and it didn't mean that he didn't trust his in-law.Richard stared at the young man before him. He saw that there was a certain light in Alex's eyes. "I want to help you but I know that your pride wouldn't allow that. I know that there is a breach b
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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
