"I dare you to lay your fingers on me and you'll see that I'm not a pushover." Arthur shoved her hands aside. He stood up and beckoned on a waiter who quickly came by.Arthur took out his wallet and shoved some dollar notes to the man's hand, after which he left the place. He got to the place where Stella was busy with her food and paused. He glanced once in the direction of the woman and made his way back home.At the seat where she sat, Janet let out a long sigh of despair. She had never felt so embarrassed before.She kept wondering what gave Arthur such boldness and temerity to challenge her. How dare he? Janet tilted her head as the fire of hatred kept burning in her. The hatred she has for Arthur.After a moment of silence, she became a little calm, gradually stood up and began to make her way back to the place where her mother was still busy with her food. She was fortunate that no one saw what happened except for the waiter who saw some water in the raiment of Arthur's food. A
Gregg waited for Rosaline and her son to leave for work before calling Oscar to come around. The latter, on the other hand, had not always been around Gregg because of Rosaline. However, it was so urgent that Gregg needed his presence."Hi boss. You sounded so urgent. What actually happened?" The man asked as soon as he was inside the room with Gregg. Gregg, on the other hand, kept pacing the room. He would stop once and kick anything he sees. "I'm still wondering how I let myself be used by strangers. Can you believe that I overheard their discussion last night. They framed my son and I believed them without proper confirmation. How can I be so stupid, Oscar?"Gregg bent over and fell on the floor where he began to sob. "I'm such a fool."Seeing his boss on the floor, Oscar ran to the place to help him up but he refused."I want my Son back. I want Arthur back here to take his rightful position in this house.Gregg suddenly stood up and reached for the duvet. He began to pull it ou
That night after work, Arthur led Jesse to the beach with their hands crossed against each other's hands. Even though he was still inexperienced in matters of the heart, he promised to do his best. He had also gone to meet Nick and had gotten some tips."I like the tranquility of the beach side. It's always one of my safe haven whenever I'm down." Jesse said and Arthur glanced at her, a small smile making its way in his face."Yeah, it's a good place to think, especially at a time like this." He replied with a glint in his eyes. They got to a spot and sat down on the ground with Jesse resting her head on Arthur. It felt so good and peaceful leaning on Arthur's shoulder. Jesse had been in love before but none had worked out. However, she was convinced that Arthur won't give her trouble."Jess, why did you accept me even though I'm just a mall security guard? You could have fallen in love with someone of your class. Maybe a CEO or some corporate worker that has a good position in a rep
After a moment of silence, Arthur said to him. "Ofcourse, I'd love to hang out with you. Just send me the time and location.""Alright Sir, I'll do that right away."Morris ended the call.After a few seconds, Arthur received a message from Morris.With that, he called the cab driver and asked to be taken to somewhere cool since he wasn't ready to go home.***Because it was night already, Oscar took Gregg to a cool place so they could have their discussion away from prying ears. Moreover, Bryan and his mother would be at home at that time.At a very secluded space in the bar, Oscar and his boss sat opposite each other with the former wearing a long face."What did you find out, Oscar? Hurry up and tell me because I'm so curious. Did they really conspire against my Son?" Gregg inquired with his face casting a questioning gaze."Calm down Boss. It's a serious matter and I want you to stay calm as I reveal what I found out to you. I know it won't be easy but you should promise not to le
Gregg didn't wait till morning before sending a message to the HR of his company. He wanted the conspirators out of his company first thing the next morning.The HR saw his message late at night and decided to call him. However, Gregg couldn't pick up because Rosaline was around. Even though she was sleeping, he decided to leave the place for his study. At the confines of his study, Gregg locked the door and called the man back who picked up immediately. "Sir, I just got your message. I hope there's no problem?""If there wasn't any problem, I wouldn't be sending you this kind of message late at night. Just do as you're told." Gregg replied to the man who quickly apologized."I'm sorry Sir. I'll do as you've said.""Good, send them the termination mail this night. They're going to wake up with the great news tomorrow." Gregg instructed."Yes, Sir. I'll get to work immediately." The man replied and wanted to end the call but Gregg halted him."I'm sorry for the stress tonight. Don't
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Bryan managed to mutter and Gregg just gave him a dirty look."I'm not your Dad. And you should ask your mother to tell you all that you need to know. You both are worse than the devil. You're here enjoying what you didn't work hard to get while my son who worked hard with me is possibly suffering out there."Gregg turned his back and started to the Sofa before declaring. "I'm giving you ten minutes to leave my house, else I'm calling the police immediately."With that, Gregg took his phone and dialed a number."Hello, am I speaking with the police? Good, I'm Gregg McCain and please come over to my premise. I want some intruders to be whisked out of my house. Make sure you…"Gregg was still speaking when Rosaline reached out for Bryan's hand and dragged it closer to her. "Come on, Bryan."Without more questions, Bryan followed his mother as they rushed to get their things.As the mother and son were on their way to the gate, they glanced at the house
With his mouth agape, Arthur stood there for a while and kept staring at the elevator even though the girl was no longer in his sight."What just happened? Why is she acting that way?" Arthur mumbled incoherently to himself. He glanced around the place with furrowed brows and promised to get to the root of the matter.The girl was being intimidated by someone. With a resolute mind, Arthur scurried into the elevator just to catch up with the girl. As soon as he got out, she was nowhere to be found.He browsed the place with his eyes and found that there was no one who looked like the girl around the place. She had disappeared among the crowd of people. Unfortunately, he found something else. Janet was at the mall with two of her friends. Arthur stopped for a while to glare at her. However, she began to make her way to where he was but he turned around and walked away. He got into the elevator and waved the lady goodbye. Arthur was not running away because he was scared of Janet, he j
As days went by with no positive news about Arthur, Gregg's health kept deteriorating. Fortunately, Oscar was always by his side to help him. The maids were also assigned to watch over him in Oscar's absence."Oscar, I think your boys are not doing enough. How long before they find Arthur. I'm tired of hearing the same stories over and over again. It's frustrating." Gregg, who had not left the house since Rosaline and Bryan were thrown out, had turned his room around. Everything at his reach had been destroyed. Unless it was something that could not be destroyed. Sometimes, Gregg hurts himself in the process."You have to calm down Sir. I promise you that Arthur will be found. If you continue like this, you'll badly hurt yourself."Oscar continued to pacify him. Although, he made sure to remove anything that will cause him harm."Please, try harder.""I will. You just have to be strong." Oscar replied as he went ahead to pat Gregg. "Everything will be fine. Just try and stay stronger