Elicia could not believe her ears. After putting so much effort into the boy, she thought with disappointment, he was really failing her with every step he took. She was already down to her last thread, already trying to secure the Rodneys family fortune and all he could do was mess things up.Things had been looking bad for Elicia for a while now, with her sister Vivian's life going so smoothly and Jason constantly messing up and reminding her of her inadequacies, her mother Madam Rodney had made it clear that she was not to expect anything by the way of fortune. So she had lain in wait, waiting for her sister, or her sister's children Scarlett and Michelle to screw something up, they just had to, to give Elicia the lucky break she was after.But Scarlett grew up to be such a righteous do-gooder that for a moment, Elicia lost hope, then she went ahead to marry a supposed peasant, forfeiting her grandmother's favor in the process, and Elicia could not be more delighted.She made sure
Jason had begun to think that perhaps his mother was right when Emerald showed at his door looking glamorous just the way he liked it, and what looked like bags of groceries in her hands, his fantasy came to life, and that made him very suspicious.“Well are you just going to stand there and stare at me, or are you going to invite me in?” Emerald stated provocatively, enjoying the gobsmacked look on her face.Jason blinked at her uselessly, and Emerald began to wish she had never come, perhaps she was overdoing it?“Fine then, I'll just go back.” She shrugged nonchalantly and turned back, and Jason immediately snapped out of it as he watched her leave. “Sorry.” He muttered as he shifted aside, allowing the door to open a little bit more. “Come on in.” Emerald immediately bounced in, and gave Jason a small peck on the cheek, reluctant to ruin her lipstick, but she knew he did not mind it, it was something she had been doing for years after all.“But what's the occasion?” Jason asked
Scarlett moved forward before Jason could do or say anything about it, and struck her hand heavily against the side of his face, and Jason had never been more stunned in his life as he held onto his cheeks and glared at Scarlett with disbelief.“What the hell is going on here?!” Emerald yelled as she walked into the scene, and her eyes immediately narrowed as she saw Scarlett standing there with heaving chest, she stalked towards her slowly, but Scarlett did not barge in, only to go back down as she stared at both of them angrily.“My question exactly!” Scarlett yelled back as she prowled towards Emerald, and her eyes reflected confusion, but Emerald was a con artist and Scarlett was not buying the act one bit.“You connived with my cousin here to ruin my husband's name, didn't you?” Scarlett accused, and Emerald's eyes faltered to the ground for a brief moment, a very brief moment, but Scarlett was quick to catch it as she shifted back from them, shaking her head slowly.“You better
What Michelle had predicted to be a fire turned out to be a tornado, a tsunami, an hurricane of flames, in a few hours after she had blown the whistle on her family, the reporter had aired the news and almost everyone, if not everyone had gone crazy.This was not just about any random family, it was about the Wildes, one of the richest families to have ever lived, and more information and tips kept pouring in, mostly from previous employers of one or both parties.The police were already involved, and an investigation was going to reopen on the case to suit the ire of the public, Michelle watched this from the sidelines, unaware of how she was supposed to feel.She was being praised by the public, most commended the blower on not turning a blind eye to the injustice and others wished she would show her real face soon, and it was something that almost made Michelle laugh, showing her face would mean her death, she had just realized what her family was capable of, and it sent a chill wo
Mason could not help the rage that coursed through his entire being as he listened to Madam Rodney speak, she revealed a lot of things, some things he perhaps wished were never revealed at all.He could not even believe his ears most of the time, and had to constantly stop her to ask questions.“Wait, did you just say we were not always this wealthy?” Mason asked in shock and she nodded with a sad and nostalgic smile on her lips. Mason was confused, he had no idea what to make of her tales, he could not bring himself to trust her, not now.“If you do not believe me then you can always confirm my words.” Madam Rodney offered, and Mason narrowed his eyes and name nodded for her to continue which she at least managed to do to her credit.“I made a deal with your parents, it was a bad deal guaranteed to go wrong even before it started, your parents agreed to it because they trusted me.” She narrated, and at this point Mason was seeing red, as he leaped from his seat and leaned over to her
Mason left her immediately. He had gotten what he had wanted with the promise to keep her locked up forever, and it was a promise he intended to keep. He was sick to his stomach after hearing everything, and he frankly had no idea what to do now. He had never thought his life was in so much danger until it had actually been.The news went crazy, reporters started tailing Mason wherever he went, and the police insisted on having a swat team with him every minute of the day.Mason had been reluctant to take the chaos and pandemonium back to his mansion, and had refrained from going back there for the past few weeks, with a message to Scarlett to also lay low for the time being.One thing he had come to realize was that no matter the situation, he could never hate Scarlett, it was just not in his DNA. He still loved her to pieces and wanted her protected from the chaos he was currently experiencing.For the first time in years Mason mourned his parents again, but this time he did it with
Mason stared at Ric standing beside him disheveled, and it gave him a small amount of pleasure before anger overwhelmed him, and he breathed through his nose to steady himself.“What do you want?” He asked Ric, and Ric noted the ice in his veins, suddenly it occurred to his entitled self that this was not going to be an easy task, he had been quite sure that stomping over to Mason's office would solve his problems, but judging by the unexpected hostility, well Ric was quite taken aback.“I need your help.” It physically pained him to say the words, he was not used to asking for anything, he was used to commanding it, and asking for help of any kind was absolutely abhorred. But right at that moment, he knew quite well that he was at the verge of being disowned, he knew his father meant every word he had said at that moment.He had seen his father through many moods, he had been able to discern his every step along the way, but it had been different last night, there was rage surroundi
They eventually reached the decision to meet back at the mansion, and Mason had an impromptu meeting where he had to suggest that Scarlett go before him and he would meet her there. He was not pleased with the meeting, but it was one he could not wave off because of the scale of it.They were meeting with the Elrics for the first time, and this just made Mason realize how far he had come in the game, they were meeting the Elrics in their turf, it was a power play more than anything, and simply meant that at the moment the Wildes had the upper hand in this game of wealth and power, and the feeling was almost intoxicating to Mason.Not letting your feelings show however was one of the rules of the game, so Mason attended the meeting with a perfectly blank face, portraying only a carefully drawn smile as the Elrics rose and greeted him, the exact same smile painted on their mouths and eyes.It was one of the things Mason had found off putting about the business world, the inability to be