In Santiago's family, the room was alive with activities, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and sizzling bacon filled the air, and the sound of clinking plates and chatter filled the room.Ma Carolyn, stood at the kitchen counter discussing with Carissa as she was deftly flipping pancakes while simultaneously stirring a pot of oatmeal.Melissa and Ashley set the table with plates, silverware, and glasses of orange juice. The excitement in the room was just born by the news they saw online and the Albertos family being in chaos. They hoped that the chaos would definitely last long enough for them to gather strength and finally destroy Greg and Emirians marriage." Grandma, I can't wait to go shopping with you after school today! I found the cutest dress online." Melissa said to Ma Carolyn. "Melissa, things are not yet sorted out. So don't be too excited. You can't still actively use money on frivolities yet" Ma Carolyn said calmly, she doesn't want to count her chicks before the eg
"Gregory, I think you are being too lenient with this lady, Laila.""You can't believe what she did when I came back to the house" Jose was fuming as Greg stepped into his office with Leo and Jose following closely behind him. "She refused my entrance to the house. She said I can't just visit the Albertos family without prior invitation""Can you imagine that?""Auntie Emirian even complained that she had also refused her mother entrance to the house few days ago""She refused Ma Angela from going into the house?" Greg asked in surprise. Emirian never mentioned such incident to him."She didn't tell you about it?" Jose asked."Nope she didn't," Greg replied."Laila is really crossing her boundaries. The only reason I let her stay in that house was to keep Grandpa company.""But she tried to poison him the other day " Greg replied."Poison?"" And you let her spend one more night in that house?""This is unbelievable!" Jose was really fuming with anger."Jose, your brother is quite b
"Excuse me Sir, Mr Edinburgh is here to see you" Jane said to them as soon as she opened Greg's office door. "Speaking of the devil," Leo smiled mischievously. They had just been planning to invite Edinburgh's over, but it seems they were in more need of the meeting than Greg himself.Jane stalled as if she was waiting for a confirmation from either of them. Which was expected of her."Let him in," Greg replied.As the door swung open, Mr. Edinburgh walked in, accompanied by his son Mat.The guys in the room, Greg, Leo and Jose exchanged glances, their expressions hardened with resolve, as they watched father and son make themselves comfortable.Greg didn't bother directing them to a seat, so Mr Edinburgh caught the signal. Greg doesn't want him to sit on his chair, he wants them to stand. And so he stood before Greg, his arms folded right beside him and his attention focused on Greg. But Mat, who was unsuspecting lazily went to help himself out with a seat by the side of the room
The office fell silent at Mr Edinburgh's words. Greg knew he was just blabilng inorder to get him to have mercy on him. there's no way he was going to disown his only son on a mere company issues. With the way Mr Edinburgh raised Mat, it was obvious that he would choose Mat even over his life. He spoiled him so much with cheap luxury. "Dad, I know you are not serious. You can't disown me because of this little issue. It was just a mistake" May pleaded with his father. "It wasn't a mistake Mat, it has become a habit for you to disrespect anyone you come across" "You just happen to fall into the wrong hands today" he shrugged off Mats finger. The silence in the room was interrupted by a soft, sombre footsteps approaching the office. It was Ma Luci and her personal assistant visiting Greg's office. She had just received a message that her name had been cleared. And the source of the face materials had been ascertained. And because she had been offered this large contract by the pr
The knock on the door was persistent and Greg who had ignored it earlier because it was coming from Jane was finally forced to speak."Who's there?" Greg called out amidst the interruptions, his voice echoing through the office and through the glass door at the entrance of his office. "Maybe he ran away from the security men" Jose joked and everyone in the room laughed but suddenly, the office door swung open with a swift motion, and Miss Jane, Greg's secretary, rushed in, her face so pale as if she just saw a ghost. Tiny beads of perspiration adorned her forehead as she panted heavily, struggling to catch her breath.This sent everyone in the room on alert."Did armed robbers break into the office?" Greg thought his mind was racing and his heartbeat increased.Then it should have been the security men running in the office to protect and not Jane. He had always known Jane to be this dramatic person that is good at exaggerating situations. Maybe the news she wanted to relay wasn
"Mom, he's dead." Laila gasped over the phone as soon as Monalisa Gavita picked up the call."Did you do what I asked you to do?" Monalisa asked immediately."No Mom, I didn't even poison him anymore. I just woke up this morning and found him dead" it's true that Laila did not get the chance to poison Grandpa Alberto before he gave up the ghost. But he can deny the fact that Mariah saw her earlier putting something in Grandpa's drink. But she dare not tell her mother, Monalisa warned her severally not to mess up their plans. Fortunately she didn't have to poison the old man anymore so it's a win win situation. Or so she thought."That's perfect Laila, you did absolutely well. I am so proud of you ""Very soon, we will be swimming in millions of dollars. Just leave the rest of the work for your mother. I'll take care of it " she said whilst grinning sheepishly. She never thought that sneaking into Alberto's household would be this easy. All she needed to do was to claim inheritance
"you must be out of your of your mind""there's no way this place would have a new owner without my knowledge" Monalisa boasted. "take a look at this" Harvey said as she dropped a file of documents before her.The managing partners of the law firm had sold it to Greg one week before now without Monalisa's knowledge because she was the least holder in the firm. So they had the right to make that decision without her knowing.“What do you mean, that this building has a new owner?” Monalisa asked in utmost confusion. She flipped through the pages of the document her eyes bubbling in confusion. "who signed these documents, what makes them think they can do this behind my back" Monalisa protested to no one in particular.“Oh they didn't let you know?”“That shows you were not as important as you claimed to be. You are just a minority holder in the firm, how pathetic.” Harvey scuffed in disgust. "So as the new owner of this firm, I am ordering you security men to let in at least seven p
At the Albertos mansion after Greg had gotten rid of Laila and Monalisa. Although Monalisa was still being bitter and stubborn, she made Laila file for a divorce from Grandpa Alberto and demanded almost 70% of Grandpa Alberto's wealth. But Greg could barely wait to see the shock on their faces when they finally realized that Grandpa Alberto had handed all his properties and businesses to Greg months before Laila even deceived him into signing marriage papers with her. This simply means that there was absolutely no property for Laila to get 70% of. except, the few dollars in Grandpa's account which he already donated to Charity. The house abuzz with activity as he prepares for Grandpa Alberto’s burial. It was going to be one of the biggest burials to ever happen in South City. Grandpa Alberto was a great man, he had influenced many economies of different countries and he was a Godfather to many presidents from different places around the world. His wedding was not going to be