*** *** ***Ryan reaches home and finds Alina pacing around the living room.She seemed shocked to see him, "You're back." She stated."Yeah...""Why haven't you been sleeping home? Have you been staying with other girls?"Ryan raises an eyebrow at her, "Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?""What? No!" Alina flushed, "I am just being curious.""Really?""Yes, I don't have any other reason.""Yeah..""I got caught up in somethings. Sorry for keeping you worried.""What exactly have you been up to? You aren't even working!!""Don't worry about it." Ryan tells her.Alina glares at him but doesn't say anything, if she pushes further, she knows it's going to backfire at her.She heads to the kitchen, made herself coffee with gin, trying to work out her emotions.*** *** Ryan and Asher arrived the family house, they had everything ready.Ryan stayed back in the car, entrusting everything in Asher's hands.When Asher entered, his heart was in his throat, to him, it was like walking in th
*** *** ***The minute Ryan left,. Jonas, Yumi and few other family members walked into the firm."Hello Lawyer." Jonas greet with a smirk."Welcome Logans!" The lawyer greeted them generally, "I see you are back.""Of course!" Jonas exclaimed, "We can't leave an inheritance worth billions in your care, can we?""It's been with me for three years and I didn't run away with it. I don't see any reason for your distrust.Jonas sat on the Lawyer's table, cross legged."We are here to claim what rightfully belongs to us."Is that so?" Lawyer finally glances at them, "Because lady I checked, it belongs to a boy called Owen."Jonas brought out the death certificate he went to the mortuary to get and slaps it on the desk, "here is the proof that your Owen is dead?"Lawyer barely glances at the paper, "I'm sorry to announce, but there's no inheritance for you to have anymore, because a guy who claims to be Owen left my office with the inheritance."What?!" Jonas screamed, "Can't you see he was
*** *** ****Sasha and Mrs Bruce barely had enough sleep the night before in anticipation of the appointment. They had their speech all planned and ready, it was rare to see the two in good mood. Grandma Joan noticed their excitement but doesn't say anything, sht thought they would stop by her place before going out to tell her what was going, and was disappointed and angry when they didn't. She felt belittled that the two didn't think of her as the head of the house,. Notwithstanding, she would give them three days to make up for their mistake. If they decide to say nothing then, they'll be punished.Sasha and Faithy went to the Nolvani head quarters, it was finally the appointment day. Sasha held the appointment letter as they entered the company. E"Welcome back." Heedah smile at them. "The MD is just in. I'll let him know of your arrival.""Perfect!" Sasha exclaimed, sitting and popping a chew gum."Kindly wait a bit." Heedah gestured for Faithy to sit.Faithy sat rigidly, excited
***Alina was doing her morning routine exercises, while Ryan was drinking coffee a staring out the window when they heard a knock on the door.The couples stared at each other in surprise, they weren't expecting anyone but Ryan can already gave a faint idea of who's at the door."Probably Eleanor!" Alina said through gritted teeth, earning a shrug from Ryan."Should I attend to the door or do you want to?""You can." Ryan tells her, sitting on a kitchen stool and eating pancakes."Mum?!" Alina's surprised yelp reached his ears in the kitchen."Aunt Sasha." He heard her add."As expected." He muttered under this breath."Is that husband of yours at home?" Mrs Bruce asks.Alina noticed her mother is in a good mood and isn't complaining about the house."Why?" Alina questioned, opening the door wider for both of them to enter."Just answer the question, is Reaannnd at home?" Sasha asks instead."Yes, my husband is in the kitchen. Why?!""Reanndd!!" Sasha yelled, pushing Alina away and h
***Asher woke Ryan up in wee hours of the morning."Boss there's an investment meeting you've been invited to host and oversee.""Investment meeting?""Yes, something about building and their future plans." Asher explains."You should attend it.""I know nothing about investment." Asher practically wailed, "I tried learning all I can about it but nothing is sticking. Which is why I am calling.""By 3am in the morning." Ryan muttered, "What time is the meeting?""8am.""It leaves me no time to work on myself.""I can explain to them that it's disguise gone wrong." Asher said quickly."Fine, send everything about the meeting to my mail.""Sure, thanks boss!"Morning came quicker than Ryan expected, by 7:50 am he was in the building, passed in through the back entrance, heading straight to the conference room.Not long after Ryan left the house, Alina also leaves, a determined look on her face as she marched to Nolvani company, ready to tell the CEO off and ask him to stay away from her
*** *** **Adams drives to the dusty road to his parents deserted home in the woods.When their parents were alive, they've been sensitive about living with other people. And that totally work to his advantage now. He alighted his car and knocked rhythmically on the door, it was opened, like instantly like the order person on the other side has been expecting him."Welcome." She grumbled, staring at the nylon in his hands. "Is there any snacks in there?""I got us donuts." Adam announced, going to the kitchen and dropping the groceries. He took out the donut box and returns to the living room.The moment he opened it, she snatched one from the box, biting into it blissfully. "this is heavenly!" She moaned.Adams felt something stirred in him as he watched her ear, situations sure do change people and in her case, it changed her for the better except she's expert and faking stuffs and coming from her, he shouldn't be surprised.He still doesn't know why he saved her in the first. Sin
*** *** ***Whap!!!The whiplash met with Yumi's skin. It's been almost a week now.Jonas has her and the other member tied to a chair."First, the seal is missing and you allowed the lawyer overpower you two??""I was knocked out!" The other family member defend. "The person was fast, I didn't even see who it was. He had help from someone. Didn't you see the person as well?" He directed at Yumi."Need I remind you I was knocked out too?"",I don't believe either of you! Did he promise you anything?? Are you with the inheritance?!""If I was with it, don't you think I would have used it to buy my way out of this?" Yumi retorts back, "So, it's either you release us and let's work together for a solution or you continue whipping us and be stagnant with no lead!"Jonas glared at her, she is right. He hated when anyone else asides him is right.Just for his bruised ego, he whips both of them twice before he let them go.Yumi went to her room to apply ointment on her bruised skin before sh
*** *** "You say you have a job for me?" Olivia asks, knocking on Zara's room.Ever since that day, when the found out Alina's husband is her half brother, Zara has been avoiding her like a plague."I'm coming, go wait for me in the living room." Zara shouts back.Olivia clench and unclench her fist, walking back to the living room. Zara came few minutes after, spraying air freshener everywhere."Something is smelling, aren't you perceiving it?""No." Olivia muttered, she is being careful not to get Zara angry. All hands in deck, no matter what Zara was doing now, she is the one taking care of her feeding, accommodation and all, so she doesn't have it in het to get mad at her."Shall we?" Zara asks, scrunching up her nose. If there was a way to send Olivia out of her home, age would do that instantly. She can't have a labelled murderer who is also sisters to a murderer in her house. What people associates them together. That can damage her reputation forever. She shuddered at the tho