"And so?" Julia asked nonchalantly, glaring at Stella. "I'm just telling your husband so he would be aware that you are the one who prevented me from seeing him when he was hospitalized." Stella retorted. Chuckling, Julia rose and with her hands on her hips, she walked towards Stella and after a menacing gaze, she turned around in Raymond's direction. "Do you want to know what she did while you were hospitalized?" She asked, raising her brow at him. "Jul… knock it off, okay," Raymond mumbled, he already knew a quarrel would break out and he wanted to try all in his means to stop it. "No, since she told you her part, I will tell you my part." She scoffed. "She told the whole world that you are hospitalized and on the verge of death. Furious, I prevented her from gaining entrance and then she decided to ask the media in Japan to keep tabs on me. Tell me, is her behavior ideal for that of a sister-in-law?" Julia yelled. "Jul…" "Answer the damn question." She snapped. "Jus
The following morning, after a brief visit to Dulo, Raymond got into his car and Niko who was sitting behind the steering wheel turned on the ignition and they began to head to Lexington Law Firm. Raymond's meeting with Bernard Myles was scheduled for 9:30 am and by the time they arrived, they just had three minutes left to get to Bernard's office. "It's not totally bad." Niko shrugged as he pushed the car key into his pocket. "Let's hurry so we won't miss him," Raymond replied as he swung his briefcase containing the documents he was going to tender to Bernard. When they got to his office, his secretary confirmed their identity before ushering them into his office. "You must be Raymond Winston," Bernard said immediately after they settled in. "Yeah. Thanks for granting me an audience despite your busy schedule." Raymond said, placing his briefcase on the table. Reclining on his chair, Bernard bit his finger for a while before leaning towards them with his palms placed t
On the day of the trial, Raymond woke up with excitement - he was eager to put an end to the game he was playing with his father. At exactly eight am, thirty minutes before the start of the trial, Raymond and Niko were already seated in court. Julia wanted to join them but she couldn't since she had a test while Adam, who had gone on a vacation with his family a week ago, couldn't join them. Fifteen minutes before the start of the trial, the quiet courtroom began bustling with activities. Winston's family and friends and a couple of spectators began to fill in the empty chairs as they spoke in hushed tones. "You're here already," Bernard said, announcing his presence, he was standing beside Raymond. "Yeah." "I see. All you need to do is to sit back and watch everything run smoothly just like I promised." "Okay. I'm counting on you then." Moments later, the heavy courtroom doors swung open and all eyes were turned in the direction as the sound of shackles clinking filled
"What the hell just happened?" Raymond yelled, hitting his fists against the wooden table. The courtroom was already empty except for him, Niko and Bernard who were seething with anger. "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself back there."Bernard replied with a gritted teeth. Running his fingers through his hair, he walked to the end of the room only to join them several minutes later. "I will handle him. You just have to trust me." He said. "Handle him? How? You two pissed the judge off. With the way things went, my instincts tell me that this case would be adjourned till further notice." Niko scowled. "I said I will handle it. You paid heavily to get justice and I will make sure you get it." He snapped as he grabbed his briefcase. With a scowl etched on his face, he began to head towards the exit when the huge metal door creaked open and Jason, who was equally wearing a scowl, stepped in.Raymond and Niko shifted their attention to the duo as they awaited the drama that was going
They were still rejoicing when the prison guard walked past them. Overpowering the guard, Winston rushed towards Raymond then grabbed him by the cuff of his shirt. The next thing, he was lying at the other end of the courtroom as blood seeped from the head injury which he had sustained. "What was that for?" Julia yelled, her eyes burning with tears. "Go treat your husband and make sure you watch his back cause I'm not done yet." He yelled then spat on her face. Shifting his gaze to Niko and Adam, he let out a soft chuckle. "You are his friends right, sounds interesting." He chuckled. He wanted to hit them too but the prison guard was swift in grabbing his hand and pulling him backwards. "Just wait and see what happens by the time he gets tired of you pathetic idiots." He yelled. "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to sue you for supporting assault on innocent citizens?" Bernard scowled at the prison guard who cowered in fear as he led Winston out of the ward.At that time,
"I thought they wouldn't drop by." Julia groaned, gulping loudly. "It's in their genes to flock around people like birds, you shouldn't be bothered." Doctor Anderson replied. "I think I should be on my way now. I have a patient to attend to." He added, taking a quick glance at his wristwatch. Disappointed with his sudden request, they all wore a frown, not minding the reporters who had their eyes fixed on them. "Next time I will be around." He said, trying to wipe the frown off their faces but it didn't work so he had no choice but to stay back until he found an opportunity to leave. The patient he was talking about was an imaginary one. He just wanted to leave the court premises, return home, and get his well-deserved rest. "Are you sure you want to face them?" Niko asked. "Not really but… do you have any idea on how we can send them off," Raymond asked, nodding at the reporters who were staring back at them with a look of expectancy on their faces. "I will ask the security pe
Julia noticed Raymond's expression and decided to ask him about it but on second thought, she discarded it with the claim he was recovering from the courtroom scene. "Let's go in," Niko announced moments later. Intertwining her fingers with his, she pulled him into the restaurant while Niko and Adam followed closely behind. Julia spotted an empty table for four in the middle of the restaurant and immediately drew their attention to it. "I don't sit in the middle, I prefer to sit at the corner, beside a window," Raymond said."But that's the only table for four. The others are three and two." She mumbled, darting her eyes around the restaurant."Let's go for two then. I and Niko will share one." Adam said and Niko nodded in agreement. "No, we are going to share the same table." Julia countered as she pulled Raymond toward the middle of the restaurant. They had barely taken their seats when Julia's phone rang. After pulling it out of her purse, she discovered it was Stella and imme
A week later…"Guess what?" Niko announced, barging into Raymond's office. "Spill it already," Raymond replied as he took his eyes off his laptop. "The profit margin has increased by 30% within four days." He said with a merry voice, flopping on the chair opposite him. "Really?" "Yeah. When the sales manager submitted his report earlier, I was as surprised as you are right now." "Damn!" Raymond replied, hitting his fists against each other with a broad grin. They were still celebrating the good news when someone knocked on the door and a second later, Vin, Raymond's secretary stepped in. "Sir, you have a meeting with Craig Yvonne by noon, that's half an hour from now." He read from his tablet. "Postpone it." He said without thinking. Nodding, Vin went ahead to postpone the meeting and also to inform Craig of the new development. "Please, ask the sales manager to submit the profiles of all the staff under his administration." "Yes sir," Vin replied after which he turned to lea