Evelyn scoffed. “Let’s see then,” she muttered and walked away.
“What insolent!” Ann was not only shocked but also disappointed. Derek just said the impossibility. How were they supposed to find ten million worth of order within a week. They all knew how poor Derek was. “How could you be incorrigible?” she huffed and hurried after Evelyn with the hope of apologizing to her. Getting Amelia to marry Zayn would help her a lot anyways. She might not have to worry about money for the rest of her lives.Amelia felt a stab of annoyance at what Derek had said. “Why will you say that? Why will you complicate matters?” Her voice was cold and harsh. She felt angrier because Derek had promised to do something that was very impossible. Derek had always been so annoying but she just had the last straw of it.“Amelia, calm down and listen to me,” Derek said softly and tried to hold her hands but Amelia jerked his hands away. “I don’t want you to be bother about it. I will solve the problem,” he assured.Amelia sneered, the anger boiling in her could bring down the whole building and she didn't even hesitated to reveal it. “I think it is better you stay out of this. The earlier you start, the better for you,” She muttered and walked out of the hall.Ethan laughed in mocking of Derek as he walked past him..It was late in the night and everyone was asleep but Derek couldn’t sleep. He was thinking about the money he saw that afternoon. He knew that it could only mean something. His phone rang suddenly. He picked it up. “Hello.”“Hello young master,” a deep and old voice boomed suddenly.Derek sat up, recognizing the voice. It was Fred.“Hello Fred, why are you calling at this time of the night?”“I have a good news for you, young master. The trial has finally ended and you passed. Now, you can use all the money that your family have,” he revealed.Derek released a sigh. “Did you send the 10 million?”“Yes, young master. Your father has already willed all his properties to you before he died. This last trial was the only thing you needed to do before everything would eventually be yours. And fortunately, you passed and now, it’s time to claim what is yours,” he explained.Derek smiled. He felt a surge of happiness. Who would have thought that his sufferings would soon end?He remembered five years ago, when he was forced to leave home with nothing as small as a pin. He was so angry that day. The reason why his father had to make him go through something like that was something he was still yet to understand.Derek actually came from a respectable home. Infact, his family was ranked as the number one richest man in Orange-Park. The Miller’s family had a multimillionaire companies to their names. They were not only wealthy, they were very influential.Derek’s father trained him in all aspects of life and eventually, his last trial was to become a son-in-law. He was supposed to know what it felt to be looked down upon, to be humiliated. This was why he had to be with Amelia Johnson."What is your first order, young master?" Fred said suddenly, pulling Derek out of his thought.Derek took a deep breath, as if thinking about it. "I want you to do something for me," he said suddenly. "I want Aircastle limited to give a 10million order to my wife's company tomorrow," he ordered."Consider it done, young master. When are you coming home?"Derek thought for a moment."Soon, I will get back to you concerning it," he assured and hung up..Amelia got up early that morning and left the house even before Derek would wake up.Though, she knew it was going to be very difficult but she decided to go to Acxiom corporation for an invest. She wanted to find a way to get the ten million worth of order. Even if she wouldn't be able to get all, she could get a little and beg her grandmother to accept it from her. She seriously didn't want to marry anyone else.Amelia waited at the gate of Acxiom corporation, looking out for the president. Since she had no appointments, the secretary would not let her meet with him. So, she had to meet with him before he would enter the company.The sun was so high in the sky but Amelia didn't mind.A black car drove in suddenly. Realizing who it was, Amelia rushed forward.The door of the car opened and Zayn got down. Amelia was pulled to a sudden stop and the smile that has curled up on her face suddenly changed to a dark frown at the sight of him.Zayn regarded her for a moment with a taunt smile. "I knew you were going to come," he laughed.The other door opened and the president of the company got out as well but Amelia couldn't move closer to him now as Zayn was moving closer to her."What is a beautiful girl like you doing in this hot sun?" He said and stroked Amelia's hair slightly.Amelia slapped his hand away. "Get your hand off me!" She yelled.Zayn chuckled. "Actually, I knew you would have the audacity to show yourself here because I'm a good friend of the president," he revealed in mocking tone.Amelia's eyes went wide with shock. She didn't know. If she had, she wouldn't have come."But if you agree to marry me now," his eyes sparked with excitement. "I will help you get the contract right now."Amelia felt a stab of annoyance at his words. "Back off!" She warned."I could let you get everything you want. Then your worthless company would never go bankrupt," he muttered.Fine! Amelia had had enough. She didn't think it deep before she slapped him across the face."What insolent!" She yelled in anger. "Do you think you will always get what you want because you have the money? Keep hallucinating! Keep daydreaming because it will never happen!"Zayn got angry. "Seriously? But I'm waiting, Amelia. A day would come when you will beg me on the bed for a contract. I will make sure that happens!" He threatened.Amelia was more furious. She even thought of slapping some sense into him, again when her phone rang.It was an unknown number, so Amelia didn't know who it was but she picked it up anyways.The president had already entered the building and Zayn was already backing away when Amelia suddenly yelled. "Aircastle limited is going to give me a big order?"Amelia couldn’t contain her happiness. She had never felt so happy since a long time ago. “Are you sure?” she asked, to confirm. Perhaps, her ears were playing tricks on her because it looked surreal. Why would a company want to give her such an order? The funniest thing is that she didn’t even go to any company aside from Acxiom Corporation. And she wondered how they got her private number. Well, that was possible but what about you the stress they went through before they did? She didn't know if it was worth it.“Yes ma’am, we would like for you to come over so we can finalise everything,” the voice confirmed. “Alright, I will be there soon,” she assured and hung up. She screamed in happiness. Zayn that has stopped walking was looking at Amelia with curiosity, and wondering what was making her so overjoyed. He couldn’t help but notice the change in her mood. Amelia sneered at him. “As I said, Zayn, I will never surrender! And you will never bring me down!” she said valiantly and
Amelia still couldn’t comprehend the reason why the owner of the company would give her a flower. She would have thought that the owner was Zayn, if not for the fact that he didn’t boast about it. And she doubted the fact that Zayn would ever help her if she didn't accept to be his woman. Amelia smelt the flower and a wide smile spread across her face. It doesn’t matter who the owner of Aircastle was, what matters was that she would be able to save her company and she wouldn’t have to marry the disgusting Zayn. .Actually, Derek didn’t leave when Amelia went inside. He instead went into hiding and was watching out for when Amelia would come out. After she left, Derek walked back to the receptionist again. The receptionist recognized him the moment he was moving closer. She felt a stab of annoyance at this. “It looks like you aren’t ready to learn. I’m definitely calling security on you!” she threatened and grabbed the telephone. Derek ignored her and instead made a call to Fred. He
“Is there something you aren’t telling me?” Sophia shook her head briefly. “Nothing boss. I know nothing but I heard she’s currently not in Orange Park,’” she explained. Derek released a sigh. “Alright, thank you. I have to leave now. I will call you later,” he assured. . Amelia walked inside the living room, with the flower in her hand and a bright smile on her face. She stopped suddenly when she saw Zayn, a bit skeptical. What was he doing there? “What are you doing here?” “Why don’t you tell us?” Ann fired at her. “What audacity do you have to slap Zayn? Why did you decide to make an enemy out of him in this situation that we are currently in!” she yelled. Ethan scoffed. “It looks like she’s in trouble as always. I wonder how our company is going to progress with her around.” Amelia released an exasperated sign and looked at Zayn. “So, you came here to complain about that?” Zayn stood up, with a sly smile on his face. “You know that I could destroy your company because of
Ann kept shut immediately and they all looked at Amelia at the same time. Anne took Amelia’s hand quickly. “Are you alright, dear? Do you still wish to get some rest? I mean it’s the normal thing to do. You look tired anyways. You shouldn’t let a fool disturb your beauty rest,” she rumbled on. “Mom!” Amelia called quickly, a bit frustrated. “You should stop too, Mom,” she looked at Ann. “You really need to. Besides, I thought we were done with this discussion. I told you that I’m not going to marry Zayn and no one else.” Derek looked at Ann. “See? She doesn’t want to.” It was actually pleasing to him that Amelia was fighting for him at the last minute. Ann sent him a glare before she looked at Amelia and smiled nervously. “I understand, dear but I’m not even talking about Zayn now. I’m talking about the president of Aircastle.” Derek felt alarmed. He looked over at Ann quickly. “What about him?” Ann gave him a cold look. “What did I say about interrupting me?” she yelled. “This i
“I’m waiting,” Kevin reminded suddenly.Ann let out an exasperated sigh, she knew what she had to do at that moment to avoid trouble. It was Derek’s fault anyways. If he had agreed to the divorce, Amelia would have been able to get a nice and rich suitor. Then, Kevin wouldn’t have the gut to threaten her. Kevin knew how much the family’s company meant to her and that she would do anything to make sure Amelia doesn’t lose it.Besides, she just needed to keep Kevin shut for a while. She would force Derek to get a divorce and she would make sure Amelia marries a rich man.“Alright, I will call you when I’m less busy. Don’t call me until then.”“No problem, Ann. I will be waiting but I might be forced to come over to your house if you don't call me back before the end of today,” he reminded her and hung up.Ann sneered at this. She felt a stab of annoyance. It was Derek’s fault anyways and she was going to make sure that he pays for it. She stomped out of her room in anger and made towar
Derek decided against it very quickly. There was no point doing it anyways. It would only cause more problems. Asides, Ann's mind was already made up. One of the security guards poked at Derek from behind. "Move it!" He yelled. Derek relaxed and complied. "Get the idiot out of my house!" Ann shouted with disgust. Derek didn't say anything as he was led out of the house. "It's a goodbye to the live-in son-in-law," Ethan laughed in mockery as he was being pulled out of the house. The security guards led him out of the house and shut the gate against him. Derek released a sigh. He had nowhere to go because he hadn't settled down and his family house was out of Orange-park. He picked up his phone and placed a call to Fred. He picked it up immediately as if he was already expecting Derek to call. "Hello, young master. Are you coming home today?" "Uh_," Derek hesitated. "No, but I need to find a house as soon as possible." "Oh," Fred seemed to relax. "Where would you like to go?
"What?" Derek couldn't believe it. "How could you use the backup money? You know how much this money means to the company. Or have you forgotten that the company is on the edge of going into bankruptcy?"Ann felt a stab of annoyance at his words. "How dare you talk to me like that? Who are you to meddle in my family matter? Do you still believe you are married to my daughter, just keep living in the dream. You are nothing to us, so shut your fucking mouth!" She yelled in anger.Derek shook his head briefly. "I will take anything ma'am but not this. I will not let you use the backup money. It's important to the company."Derek's words annoyed Ann the more. She moved closer to him and gave him a slap across his face. "What insolent!" She stressed. She was almost red with rage. "It's none of your business. And don't you ever talk to me like that again or you will have yourself to blame. it's something we can handle. You aren't part of the family anymore, so you have no say in it. Besides
Sophia couldn't believe that Derek was really the one in front of her. The long straight face transformed into a smile as she moved closer.The security guards ignored her and attacked Derek again."Step back," The manager said suddenly when he saw clearly that it was Sophia.The security guards didn't respond or maybe they didn't hear his instructions. One launched an attack at Derek but the manager rushed forward quickly and got hit instead."I told you to stop!" He yelled in pain and annoyance as he pushed one of the security guards away. "What the heck happened here?" Sophia inquired, with a raised brow. She hesitated a few feets away from Derek and sent the manager a questioning look."Who the fuck is this? And how dare you interrupt? Such an ill-mannered child," Ann spat out in anger."What are you doing?" Kevin muttered in a low voice, fear in his features. "Do you know who you are referring to?"Ann looked at Kevin, with confusion written all over her. "What do you mean?"The
Derek and Sophia spent the rest of the night in a romantic atmosphere, popping Champagne to celebrate the good news. His mother was finally awake from coma. Derek couldn't be happier. Everything was finally working out in his favor, all the pains he went through in the past were finally paying off. For his men, his mom, his sister, his company, and Sophia, Derek was so grateful. He had a nice time joining the band to sing a love song for Sophia. After laughing and merrying for a few more hours, they finally left the restaurant, hands intertwined. "Thanks for the surprise, darling. I really enjoyed it, and I look forward to more of this in the future!" He pressed a kiss to her forehead. Sophia blushed hard, getting into the car beside him."My dad will be returning to HC Central Hospital tomorrow, he's willing to go check out how your mother is faring." She rested her head on his shoulders with a big smile. "That's good news." Derek nodded. He dropped Sophia at her apartment a
Derek got down from the Porsche, heading to the other side to pull the door open. "Thanks."Clad in a blue dinner dress, Sophia looked stunning with her light make up and black heels. Her hair was sleeked back in a perfect ponytail to accentuate her flawless face. They both stepped on the red-carpet, hands intertwined, making their way into the exquisitely decorated hall. Today was the Trillionaire Club's 45th Anniversary and Sophia was here as Derek's date. "I'm so glad you're able to walk without restraints now." Sophia smiled softly at him. They didn't need to flash an ID at the gate, everyone knew Derek was the President, and accorded him the respect. The hall was buzzing with influential billionaire men and women, dressed in designer clothing and luxurious accessories. Immediately they sighted him, several men hurried over to introduce themselves. "I'm David, CEO of A.B Corps, the biggest construction company here in Orange Park. I've heard a lot about you, Mr Derek. You'
3 days later, Derek was discharged from the hospital on a wheelchair.Apart from the loss of blood, he had no internal injury and had been recuperating well. According to the doctors, he only needed a few days of healing before he would start walking normally again. For now, he could only stand for a few minutes to prevent straining the leg. Sophia was with him all through his stay at the hospital, and they left for his mansion together. Immediately they stepped into the house, a string of ribbons floated in the air. "Welcome home!"Everyone was there- Dominic, Jack, Alex and all their men, Benson, Thomas and all of Derek's men, his company's board of directors and executives, and even Sophia's father, Fred was around. "My precious daughter!" Fred pulled her into a big hug. He turned to face Derek. "I heard all that happened, son. Thank you very much for rescuing my daughter.""It's nothing, Fred." Derek patted him and left them both to catch up.He had to get up from the wheelch
"Stop it, don't hurt her!" Derek shouted, trying to lunge forward and stop Morris. "If you even dare to take another step forward, consider her life gone!" Morris' eyes flashed with a dangerous warning. Derek had to step back unwillingly. "Let her go and fight me man to man, Morris. You don't have to get her involved with this!""Drop your weapon!" Morris ordered him. "Derek." Sophia whimpered from underneath his hold. "Don't do it.""I said drop the pistol right now!" Morris' eyes were red with rage. "Would you want me to slash her beautiful face into two?"Derek felt his stomach sink in fear. This was the end. Morris was holding the most precious person to him, hostage. There was nothing he could do now!"Drop the pistol already, are you deaf?" Morris was getting more enraged, and Derek feared he would hurt Sophia more. "Don't do it, Derek." Sophia looked him in the eye. "Don't give up the last chance of protection you have, he will take advantage and kill you!""I'm sorry." De
"Now!" Benson signalled his men, and they burst through the gates, opening fire on each and every thing on their way! Morris' men were very taken aback. They would require time to get into formation for defense. Before then, Benson reckoned they would have wiped out. But to his chagrin, they didn't take too long to adapt. Only a few got injured while the rest got into hiding and started exchanging fire. More men started to pour in from the mansion to join the assault, and soon Morris' men were overpowering Benson and his team that they had to retreat back outside the gates. "Where the fuck is Jack and his men, aren't they supposed to be attacking them from behind? The pressure on us is getting worse!" Benson yelled, moving to the foremost and targeting the leader of Morris' men. In his anger, he almost forgot to take cover and a bullet grazed past his arm, almost hitting him. "Be careful, Boss. If you get injured, who will lead us?" someone shouted from behind, but Benson was ad
"Reminds me of your father. Back in the days." Morris smiled. "He was so vibrant, smart, and full of energy. Just like you, Derek. But guess what, he ended up dying by my hands!""So, you're finally willing to admit it?" Derek clenched his fists with boiling rage. "You took my sister away from us and killed my father, you motherfucking bastard!""You're forgetting one thing." Morris laughed again. "Or perhaps you don't know? Your mother's accident was caused when she was fleeing away from me, so in other words, I am the nemesis that broke your family apart!""You!" The rage erupted in Derek's chest and he lunged for Morris, aiming at his neck. If Derek had caught him at that moment, he would have dug his throat with his fingers. That's how much hatred he had for Morris! But before he could get to Morris, several hands clamped down on him from behind, kicking him violently to the floor. "How dare you try to attack Master Morris?" "You must have a death wish and be so tired of livin
Dominic was able to keep the little girl mute until they all jumped over the fence. "Are you a bad man? Why're you sneaking in, instead of using the front gate?" she asked innocently, not an ounce of fear in her eyes. "Because we're here to meet a friend, and we don't want to disturb the rest of the nun's dinner! Now, come with me." Dominic dragged her along with his men, pressing his hand against her lips.He couldn't risk alerting any other person at this point. They approached the Head Nun's garden, got in, and peeked into the room through the window. "We just have to climb in and abduct her from here. She'll probably still be observing her prayers while others are having dinner.""You go in first," he signaled to Thomas. "Make sure you land very quietly, when you see her, give us a signal and we'll join you!"Thomas nodded, and soon he disappeared into the room. "What're we going to do with a cute little girl like you?" Dominic crouched to the girl's level. "Are you going to
The D-day arrived like any other day, with the sun shining brilliantly in the sky. Derek got up early enough to exercise and have coffee. He sat locked in his study all morning, getting into the right frame of mind. By noon, Thomas came to announce he was leaving for Dominic's. "Stay safe, Boss. We're celebrating together at that party!" Thomas said and left. Derek nodded, then turned to Benson. "Go in and start briefing the men, we have less than 3 hours left. No one is allowed to come in or leave the mansion without my permission from this moment on!""Yes, Boss." Benson bowed.Just as he left, Jack arrived, saluting Derek with respect. "It's good to see you, Boss. The day is finally here, let's give it all we've got!""Of course, we will." Derek had always loved Jack's fierce but principled approach to situations. "Benson is already inside addressing the men, please join in, making sure to reiterate the most important details.""Roger that!" Jack saluted again and left. Derek
"After you guys attack. I'll try to protect Sophia while leading Morris on. A few of you would join me in attacking him then." Derek continued. "His men would be distracted by the sudden attack, I'll use that chance to get Sophia to safety.""What if struggle ensues between you and the person holding her hostage?" Benson asked an obvious question. "That will be in your hands, Benson. Immediately after leading your men in, locate Sophia first from a place of hiding. You should be able to kill the man holding her hostage with our special submachine gun." Derek rubbed his chin in thought. If the plan proceeded that way, this meant he was willing to place Sophia's safety in Benson's hands. Derek tried to push every thought of her getting hurt away. There was no other way they could approach it. He would be so busy with getting Morris down that he might not be able to look out properly for her. "I think that should be all?" Derek sat up. "Don't forget what I said, let it rain bullets