*** *** ***Ryan rubbed his temples tiredly, they are in an ice cream shop.Asher had called that they meet up urgently and they've been at the shop for almost thirty minutes, Asher is yet to say anything, instead he kept sneaking glances at his boss."My patience is weaning." Ryan warned, glaring at Asher, "Why did you call me out?"", It's about my brother." Asher muttered, still finding it hard to make up his mind. If Adams ever finds out about what he is about to do, he will never forgive him, definitely not in this lifetime."Is he dead?""What?! No!" Asher shrieked, glaring at Ryan in disbelief."Do you want to go blind?"Asher lowered his eyes quickly, playing with the new toy on his wrist, then scoot his chair closer, "Boss, do you remember this necklace I saw you on three years ago when we met?""Necklace?" Ryan frowned, "The one with pendant similar to a cloud?""Yes, yes! That one."",Yeah, I remember, what about it?""Is it a popular necklace, like can it be gotten anywher
*** *** Mrs Bruce and Sasha sat by the pool, under the sun, tanning their skin."Did you hear that the Morbian company lost a contract worth millions to the Nolvani company? One proposal from the CEO and they ditched the Morbians immediately!" Sasha giggled excitedly."That's wholesome!" Mrs Bruce exclaimed, "That's going to be a great loss to the Morbians.""Serves them about right." Sasha snickered."Still, that doesn't mean they should be looked down upon." Mrs Bruce defended."Are you still blind to see that the Era of the Morbians has ended? The Nolvani are what is reigning now! We should find out who the CEO is and suggest Alina to him if he's single.""And if he is not?""Suggest Alina to him as a second wife. I'm sure Alina wouldn't mind."Mrs Bruce kept silent, thinking. "But you do know the Morbians are topping the list in the country.""They won't be there for long, trust me? If we are not careful, our company is ranking fifth right? We might never be in the top three beca
***"Someone's ringing!!" Grandpa Tony yelled. "You can answer the call Grandpa." Eleanor yelled back sleepily."I mean the door, El, someone is at the door and I'm in study room."Eleanor tears herself away from the bed forcefully. She was finally getting her beauty sleep after days and someone decides to ruin that for her.She heads to the intercom with the sole purpose of telling the person off.She turns on the intercom and a face appeared.She notices the long overgrown beards first then, "Ryan!" My brain screamed, she was fully awake.Why was Ryan back here? To finally ask her to marry him? Or take her on a date?"Grannie!!! It's Ryan!!" Eleanor yelled and pressed open on the intercom then dashed to her room to put on make up and dress nice.Grandpa Tony met Ryan first."Hello Tony." Ryan greeted crisply,"What brings you here?""I came to ask about something from you." "Me?" What could that be?""I want to know if..""If it's about the job..... It's always there for you anyti
*** *** ***Adams enters the apartment angrily, throwing things around. Asher stood at the entrance of his room waiting patiently. If there was one thing he learnt growing up, while Adams seldomly gets pissed, it was to never to interrupt him, whenever he is angry.It took about fifteen minutes before Adams calmed down enough to glare at the damage he had caused.He glances at Asher as if noticing him for the first time. "I woke up, didn't I?""It's fine." Asher smiled reassuringly, "How are you feeling? What's wrong?!""Remember I was done with that case?"" Yes, you should be happy.""I know right, I should be, but that's sly if Jonas Logan, he asked me to look for the thief of his sister. Trish.""Jonas Logan?" Asher echoed in his mind. Could it be he and his brother have been caught in the web of the same family all along? Everything clicked into place now, the family that asked to look for their nephew's corpse is the same family Trish came from, which is his boss' family, whi
*** *** ***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
**** "I don't understand you" I continued when we entered the car "if I'm to be treated like a queen, why are you driving when we have an entire entourage behind us?" I asked "Because I'm treating you like a queen, durh" "I'll think of you as my driver then" I smiled satisfactorily. "I have a very juicy news" he licked his lips. "I can see it's really juicy for you to lick your lips, did you taste the juice?" He glared at me and concentrated on driving. Knowing him, I knew he would continue talking. "My three year old girl is dying to see you. She even decorated her bedroom and expects you to share the room with her" he said admiringly. "I knew she would always be smart, smarter than her father who paid an entire entourage to accompany us home" "It's was her idea, so that means I'm smarter" he bit his cheeks to surpress himself from laughing. "Wow that's so smart of her, she deserves a medal." I replied wiping the smile off his face. "Hmph.." he
Five years later, Courtney I stood at the arrival terminal in the airport, looking for my ride home. I had travelled to Europe for college with the help of Div and Donald and graduated with an upper class in law. I specifically chose to major in law so I can lend my voice to those that are voiceless. I saw a flag raised up with the name CounterKnee. I shook my head and walked to the person who was busy chatting away on his phone with a big smile on his face. I smacked him on the arm "Didn't I tell you not to call me CounterKnee?" I playfully glared at him. "What do you expect me to do when I miss you so much?" He grinned at me "Should I blush now or what?" "None, a hug will do" I hugged him tight "it's been five years" "I know right, it feels like yesterday and it also feels like ages ago" We disengaged from the hug and he collected my luggages from me, leading me to sleek car and I noticed an entourage. "Please don't tell me you hired
Donald "I knew something was up with that Uncle of yours. I never liked him." Mum said after I narrated everything to her. "I still can't believe he tried to kill me and Courtney." "I haven't told your father about it. You mentioned Div just now?" "Yeah, he's the one that helped" "That's new, the Div I heard about is cruel and he's a Drug Lord." Mum explained. "A drug Lord? Courtney got herself involved with a drug Lord? Is that why the police man saluted to him" "Maybe..... I'll head over to the police station. They should wrap up the case, we aren't making any charges. He's dead, we don't need to mention his case in court." I shrugged and eyed mother who was staring at me with mischief. I went over and hugged her tightly. "About Courtney" mum started. "Don't even go there mum..... don't" I disengaged from the hug and flashed her a grin then went to the kitchen where I met Flynn and Eva cooking. It was a sight to behold. "We're sorry,
"What contract you signed with mother ends today, I'll give you the money" My heart plummeted down, I wanted the money for college so I can't rent an apartment till I apply. "I want to work for my money" I argued "No, you've worked enough. I'm going to sponsor you to college and you can always consider this place as home" I wanted to raise my head and look at him. He pressed my head back against his chest "No don't look at me" "Thank you" I said with so much sincerity. "You deserve it CounterKnee" " Sorry to break you guys up, but what the heck happened?" Another voice said "Mum" Donald cried out, not masking the surprise in his voice. His mum?!
*** He stared at me as if he couldn't believe what he was wearing and pulled me into a hug. I let myself be hugged and relax in his embrace. It's finally over, we conquered our nightmares. "Know the first thought that crossed my mind when I saw you?" He asked, his chin resting on my head. I shook my head negatively against his chest. "Who's this fierce beautiful petite lady with wild chestnut hair who isn't afraid of my cold aura and broke through, now I have a warm heart willing to love." "What do you think when you see now, after you know, everything?" I asked "Wow, my bossy maid is one hell of a strong woman, beautiful and fierce at the same time, selfless too. She's one of the people I hold dear to my heart now." I blushed, surprised someone still thinks of me as beautiful. "What contract you signed with mother ends today, I'll give you the money"
ourtney ️ I watched helplessly as the policemen took Div away. "I'll be okay and probably be back in the night" he said as they took him away but that didn't alleviate my worry. Killing Simon was self defense, the police should know that. Seeing I wasn't convinced "what about bringing your flowers this night?" I smiled and nodded in agreement. After he left with the police, an ambulance came to carry Simon's corpses and I was asked to vacate the room without cleaning as they need evidence. I packed my belongings and moved them to Donald's room. I sat on his bed, reminiscing. Simon is really dead, my nightmare is gone. It still felt surreal. Donald entered and sat quietly beside me. "I'm so sorry Nora, I'm sorry I didn't believe you" he pleaded. I looked at him and placed my hands on his, "If I were you, I wouldn't have believed a stranger over my blood too so I'm not angry."
Donald I entered the room and stood in shock as I watched Uncle fall slowly to the ground with a strange man holding a gun. I glanced at Nora, she was holding a gun too. Where did she get the gun? "Who the fuck are you?" I wanted to ask but the words died down in my mouth when I saw her run to the strange man. For a moment, my heart surged with gratitude towards the strange man. He save Nora. I didn't mind that Uncle is dead, after all he had been planning to kill me too. "Who are you?" I wanted to ask again but the police men interrupted this time. They looked at the gun in the strange man's hand and Simon's corpse. "You are under arrest sire" The police man saluted before talking which only made me more curious. Who exactly is this man standing here??
*** After I killed him, she ran over and hugged me, surprising me completely. My sister was the only person that could hug me, here, another person is taking her place. I hugged her back not caring about the person behind me who should be the owner of the house. Hugging another person after a long while felt good and refreshing so I held on to her, not worried about the blood seeping into my clothes. "B-bo-boss" Jeff stammered. "Just kneel and raise your hands up till I come back and clean the mess here" "W-where are you going?" "Police station." Just as I said it, a batch of policemen entered fully armed and took in the state of the room including the kneeling Jeff.
DIV While I asked Jeff to stay guard of the house, I also stationed two more people. When I got report that Simon was heading to her room and destroying things in his bedroom, I knew he was going to do something other than having sex with her this night. So I got into my car and drove as fast as I could. I told her I won't let his blood stain her hands and I'm a man of my words. I'm not going to let her go to jail because of him. I couldn't protect my sister then and she's going to be angry if I don't help Nora. I entered in time to see him choking her and her pulling the gun I gave her out. I stood, watching the entire exchange, waiting for the right time to make a move. When he pointed the gun at her, I pulled my gun out and was about shooting. Then she threw the lamp at his hand, aiming perfectly. She picked the gun quickly and made to aim. I took action then and killed him. From my research, the Simon of a man has about twenty more people in ca