The two brothers went into their limousine and set off. I was left standing there with no idea where to go.I stopped a taxi, while having no money to pay him, and I gave him the address which Clarissa had given me. Soon I was back in front of the gates of her mansion and as soon as I stepped out, the driver requested his payment, "Let me get the money, sir. I will be right back." I said to the taxi driver, with the hope that Clarissa would change her mind and give me money to pay for the taxi.However, on hearing my reply, the taxi driver's face changed immediately. He stepped out of the car and stood in front of me with a serious look on his face, "Look, sir, I do not want to cause a scene here. I have been played this way before. You want to go into that mansion and disappear without paying up. Give me my money right now." the taxi driver said to me."I told you already that I will be right back. You can trust that I am not a thief." I said and turned away from the Taxi driver to
"What are you two doing in my home?!" Clarissa yelled at Dean and Loki."I came to see my beloved," Dean answered. Clarissa rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest, "Get out." Clarissa said to Dean.Dean got up but Loki remained seated and grabbed the remote which was already next to him. Loki turned on the TV and started to change channels while Clarissa stood in bewilderment. "What do you think you are doing?" Clarissa asked Loki."Hello?" Dean said, waving his hand in front of Clarissa. He caught her attention and finally put his hand back down."I came here to tell you that I am willing to take you back. As soon as you render a heartfelt apology to me and my brother." Dean said to Clarissa, his head held high."What?!" Clarissa exclaimed. I knew that this was the moment she would have wanted me to step in and so that was what I did.I went to where they were standing and I took my place, standing next to Clarissa and putting my arm around her waist, "She will not be r
"Boys. Sit down." Mr Cooper Vandelson said. Dean and Loki exchanged uncomfortable looks with each other and then looked at their uncle."It's fine. We will stand." Loki said to Mr Vandelson."Last I checked, I did not give any of you two an option." Mr Vandelson said to them. Dean and Loki exchanged looks again and then went to where there was a sofa to sit. Dean took out a handkerchief and was about to dust off the old sofa but Mr Cooper stopped him."Do not even think about it." Mr Cooper said to Dean, getting up from his place. Dean reluctantly sat on the dusty and cobwebs-covered sofa just as Loki had done.Mr Cooper hung his hands behind his back as he paced from left to right and vice versa in front of Dean and Loki. By the look on the faces of the twins, you could tell that their fear for Mr Cooper could not be matched with any other of their fears.They knew that such a sudden call from Mr Cooper meant only one thing and that was that, they were both in deep trouble for somet
[Morning time at Clarissa's mansion]I felt something land on me and when I opened my eyes it was a pillow. I yawned and then stretched, pushing the pillow off myself with my stretched arms.Wait... How did a pillow land on me like that? I wondered. I looked up and saw Clarissa standing beside my bed and staring down at me."Good morning." I greeted unwillingly."Why were you still asleep?" Clarissa asked me. I looked away ridiculously and then looked back at her. What was wrong if I slept in?I stared at Clarissa with questioning eyes and she slapped her palm against her forehead, "Today is the wedding Alec." she said, in a tired tone of voice.My eyes widened immediately and I jolted up from my bed, "I am so sorry. I forgot. I will get ready right now." I rushed my words as I moved awkwardly around the room, not sure of what I wanted to do first and then decided to go into the bathroom.Clarissa sat on my bed, arms crossed until I came out of the bathroom and changed into a suit."Y
Dean drove to the place where he knew that Loki would be, while also trying to reach Loki on phone, "Damn it! Pick up Loki!" Dean shouted in frustration.By the time Dean looked up from his phone, he had almost clashed with another car because he somehow managed to get in the wrong lane but luckily for him, he managed to dodge just in time."Watch where you are driving bastard!" the driver of the other car shouted to Dean but Dean had no time to think about that and he continued on his way.Soon Dean reached the location and he stepped out of his car and entered the club only to sight five men gathered at one corner of the club."No-no-no. It cannot be Loki. He is not the one." Dean thought to himself as he went towards the five men who had someone surrounded.To Dean's disappointment, that particular someone turned out to be Loki. "Ah, shit!" Dean thought. Loki was drunk as he could be and was being pushed around by those five men."Give us back our money you dimwit!" one of the men y
Dean dropped Loki back at the mansion and headed for the house. He arrived at the place and parked near the house. Dean got off his car and went directly to knock on the front door.After a while of knocking and waiting, Dean was about to kick the door open himself when a woman suddenly came and dragged his suit from behind, "Hey! What do you think you are doing?!" the woman yelled.Dean turned to look at who it was that dared to drag him. It turned out to be Mrs Clay, the landlady."Who are you?" Dean asked the woman. "And get those filthy hands the hell out of my..." Dean was speaking but the woman interrupted him, "I am Mrs Clay! The landlady of the house you were about to kick you moron!" Mrs Clay said to Dean and let go of his suit.Dean set his suit right and looked the woman over. He raised a brow at her, "You don't look like a landlady." Dean said to her."So sorry. I forgot to put on a house and write landlady on my forehead." Mrs Clay said, in sarcasm."Pfft!" Dean said and
The policeman Dean was talking, looking through some documents. "Is this the one you are talking about?" the policeman asked Dean, showing him a picture of Trevor. "I don't know what he looks like," Dean replied without looking into the document. "Just search for the one that was caught and accused of killing my mother, Victoria Vandelson, recently. The policeman read through the information under the picture of the man he was going to show to Dean and he was sure he got the right person. "Yes sir. This is Trevor." the policeman stated. "Let me see his picture," Dean said to the policeman. The policeman showed Dean the picture and Dean was shocked to see that the picture there was that of Alec Stone, Clarissa's husband. "What the hell is happening? Why would that person change his name and how did he even manage to marry Clarissa?" Dean said in his thoughts. "Or was all that a plot from Clarissa? Does she know about my abandoned cousin of mine? I have to dig. Deeper into this be
[The next morning]"I'm calling this whole thing off!" Clarissa announced. She said this after giving it a lot of thought through the night. Her butler, who she made into pretending to be her grandfather, was standing there with her in her room. The poor man was sweating like a pig about to be slaughtered. Who didn't fear Clarissa's anger? "But miss, how do you plan on accomplishing your goal?" the butler questioned Clarissa, with a fast-beating heart. "I told you before what I wanted to do but you made me find some other plan. I don't care about the authorities if I get caught. I'm doing this with my first plans. There were documents stolen from my parents' company which led to their downfall and the rise in power of the Vandelsons. We are taking those documents back from them. They are thieves and I am sure this was no mistake." Clarissa explained to her butler. "We take back the files?!" the butler exclaimed. "You had better lower that voice of yours before I turn it off forev
Clarissa arrived at the given address and stepped out of her car. She examined the appearance of the building with her gaze and went ahead to knock on the front door. The door was opened by the same doctor she was looking for and on recognizing Clarissa himself, the doctor made to shut the door as quickly as possible but Clarissa shoved him back. "So you did the entire thing on purpose?" Clarissa asked the doctor. The doctor parted his lips but no words came out. "Forget it. I have no time for this argument. Where is the result of the DNA test?" Clarissa asked the doctor. "I don't have it with me. I left it in the hospital." the doctor replied. "You son of a... " Clarissa's voice trailed off. "Get into my car right now!" Clarissa ordered. "I need those results right now!" she yelled. "There is no need for me to come with you. Do you want the result? I make a call to get it to you." the doctor replied. "Make it quick," Clarissa said to the doctor, right after she gave him a sh
[The next morning]Clarissa woke up in my bed while I was still asleep. She left my room and went into hers. After taking her bath and getting ready, she dressed up and left the mansion. The only thing that Clarissa had on her mind was the DNA test and she couldn't wait to get it and show it to the twins for them to do the comparison. Clarissa arrived at the hospital and headed straight for the doctor's office. She tried opening the door but it was locked. A nurse was passing by at that moment and Clarissa stopped the nurse to make inquiries. "Good morning ma'am." the nurse greeted. Clarissa ignored the greeting from the nurse and went straight to the point, "where is the doctor that usually stays in this office?" Clarissa asked the nurse. "Today is his day off so he's not going to come here for work until the next day." the nurse answered Clarissa. "Do you know where he lives?" Clarissa asked the nurse. "I am sorry ma'am but this hospital follows strict rules. Such which inclu
"Oh, it makes a whole lot of difference because I do not want that to happen," Clarissa replied to Dean. "Hm. Hand what are you planning to do about it? Stop us? How exactly do you want to start that out?" Dean mocked Clarissa. "I can give you what you long for the most," Clarissa said to Dean."And what is that?" Loki asked Clarissa. "You may not know it but we are getting a good reward from Zane, that is after we succeed in what we were sent to do. Nothing you say could be any better." Loki added. "And I am sure that what Zane offered was not money. It's something else which I am yet to find out." Clarissa replied Loki. "You better keep your nose out of our business Clarissa. You know very well what we are capable of." Dean warned Clarissa. "Uuu, I'm so scared. Someone come and help me." Clarissa said to Dean in a mocking tone of voice. "I didn't come here to discuss what Zane offered the both of you but what I can give you two," Clarissa said. "Just go straight to the point
I waited for Clarissa's response would be and my heart kept pounding fast each second I waited. I just confessed to Clarissa that I loved her. The same woman that made my life miserable in the past was the same one I fell in love with and I still can't comprehend how it happened. "I don't mind if you say no but please don't keep me waiting this long," I begged Clarissa. "Walker... I... I love you too." Clarissa said to me with tears in her eyes.I felt like a heavy burden just left my chest the moment I heard her voice. She loves me too. I couldn't contain myself anymore and I embraced her, lifting her and spinning around with her. Clarissa was shouting for me to stop while she laughed at the same time. I stopped and put her down. "You don't know how happy you have just made me," I said to Clarissa. "Thank you, Clarissa. And I'm sorry for fooling you the way I did before." I said to Clarissa. "It's all in the past now Mr Walker. I forgave you long back." Clarissa replied to me a
I returned from the restaurant with Clarissa. She was so happy throughout even until we reached home. I couldn't believe this was the same person I was who had hated her in the past. Why was I fast falling for her? "Um... Walker? Why aren't you coming in?" I heard Clarissa ask me. Her voice brought me back into reality and made me realize I had gotten lost in thought and had stopped at the door. "Oh! Sorry about that. I kind of zoned out there." I told Clarissa and walked into the mansion. "Hey," I said. "Yes?" Clarissa answered while turning to face me. I thought about it again and again. Maybe I should tell Clarissa about my feelings for her. But what if she tries to take advantage of me through it? What if she doesn't feel the same way at all?The last thing I would want right now is a one-sided relationship..."Sir?" Clarissa said. "Hm? Nothing. Never mind that. Just go to your room." I said to Clarissa. Clarissa turned to leave but quickly turned back to me. "Sir... Um...
I caught the fist and kicked the strange person's second hand when I felt it coming at me. The stranger shouted in pain and I dragged him out of the darkness only to find that it was Zane. "What the...! I thought I told you to stay away from me and my wife?! So you do not know what a restriction order is?!" I shouted. "Come out with my wife!" I shouted to the men I knew were still in the darkness. Two men stepped out, holding Clarissa and one of them had her mouth covered. "Run now that you have the chance to do so," I told those two men. The two men looked at Zane and then at each other. After a second or two, they took to their heels. I punched Zane square in the face and he fell to the ground. He sat up with a bleeding nose and blood leaving the corners of his lips. Zane looked at me angrily but he did and said nothing. After Zane was finally gone, Clarissa jumped into my arms. "Thank you so much!" Clarissa said to me as she cried on my chest. I patted her on the back. "Ever
What the hell?! Dean?! Why would he so openly send men to search this mansion? And judging by the time the phone call had happened, Dean called right after I left his mansion. I looked through the rest and it wasn't difficult to discover that they were not able to find what they were looking for. But what was it that they were searching for? Dean is on to me for something but I'm not sure. Is he after me as me Walker or... Is he after me as Trevor Vandelson? I knew I had to be careful in whatever step I take from now henceforth. [Eight o'clock, the next day]I looked at myself one last time in the mirror after making sure that my tie was made properly and neat. I left my room and was about to leave when I suddenly remembered something. What better than to take my wife with me? It's a party after all. I went into the laundry room where I knew she would be by now and she greeted me the moment she saw me. The punishment I gave her by making her my maid and cleaner humbled her after
"Of course, we are friends me, Dean. That's why I'm going to cancel the meeting and attend your party." I said to Dean. "Wonderful. I'll be expecting the best out of you. It's not a party for the poor after all." Dean told me. I clenched my fists in anger, remembering how I was treated in my past life. No matter how my anger was, I never let it show on my face. I relaxed my hands and smiled, "I'm not a poor man so, you should indeed expect the best." I replied Dean. We shook hands and I left his mansion and entered my car. "Where to Sir?" my driver asked me. "My home," I answered. While the driver was driving, I couldn't help but let my mind trail off. What was all that for? This was supposed to be strictly business. I know I planned to be close to Dean and Loki Vandelson but they're offering my friendship on their own is suspicious to me. Do they suspect something? But how would they? I only married Clarissa and for some time, I never made any contact with them so why this tac
I continued with the workload I had in my office and my phone rang. Probably, my brothers are calling to check up on me. I checked for the caller and instead of the name of one of my brothers being on it, it was a call from an unknown number. I answered the call and I recognized the voice speaking. "Good day me Walker. This is Loki Vandelson speaking." Loki said to me. "Happy to be hearing from you Mr Loki," I replied. "I called because of your partnership offer. Says in the documents that you would like a merge between our companies." Loki told me. "Yes. I made sure to do some research on your and your brother's companies. compared to others, yours are the best for the merger." I replied. "So what do you think about it?" I asked Loki. "I think it's best we meet in person and discuss it." Loki offered. "No problem. When do you want the meeting?" I asked Loki. "Let's say... By eight o'clock. Today of course." Loki answered. "Alright. I think my schedule is cleared by then. See