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The Unexpected Heir Chapter 22: Morning workout.
I was met face to face with Erick."No one makes me wait." He spat at me and I stared wide-eyed at an angry looking Erick.What is wrong with this guy?"Let go of me!What are you doing?"I asked him in annoyance as I tried prying his hands away from my collar but he refused to let go of me."Come on, let's go." He said as he let me go and started walking away,when he didn't hear my footsteps behind him he stopped and turned back to me with a glare."What are you waiting for, dumbass ,walk!" He yelled and I wondered if this guy was crazy to be yelling this early in the morning."It's five am in the morning." I reminded him."The earlier the better, I still need to go to work, I don't want your laziness to make me go late to work." He hissed at me and continued walking down the hallway.I took a deep breath and followed him because I just wanted to see where he was going.He stopped at a door and opened it and walked in and I followed after him to see different gym equipment in the large
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 23: New to the job.
Erick had an angry look on his face, right now I wasn't surprised by it, he gets angry over things that don't make sense. "What are both of you doing here, what's taking you so long to tie a freaking tie?" He asked through gritted teeth as he was staring at Miriam who wasn't paying attention to him but continued what she was doing. "There it's done." She said as she dusted invisible dust off my clothes and smiled at me. I dared not smile back, because since she was ignoring Erick ,he was now glaring daggers at me as if I did something wrong to him. "Bruce ,Come ask me if you need help again, I will be glad to help you as best as I can ,good luck on your first day at work." She winked at me, as walked towards the door and stopped in front of Erick blocking her path. "Erick ,Excuse me, can you move out of the way?" She asked him in a low voice and Erick, who looked like he wanted to strangle someone, moved aside and Miriam walked out and he watched her walk away ,then he turned back
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 24: What is your name?
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as the second guard glared daggers at me.I wanted to argue with the men standing guard at the door and tell him to open the door for me.I don't know what was going on inside the closed and i needed to go in there because this was the type of assignment that Mr Dominic sends his driver's on, it doesn't make sense that I wasn't allowed inside when I came with Erick , but seeing as Erick didn't come back to ask me to follow him inside, I guess this was confidential.Then I will stay outside and wait ,maybe when we go on another assignment I will go with him."Am I wrong when I said you were new to the job?" He asked me and I thought about lying but I decided not to.If Erick thought it would be necessary for me to go into the room with him, he would have told me what he was going to do here from the start."Yes, I guess you can say I am new to the job." I replied as I crossed my arms."I guess I made a good observation, when you prove that you are
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 25: Welcome to the mansion.
My eyes sparkled at the thought of being paid more than four thousand dollars a month.Wow! I would be able to save up money to start pursuing the case of my wife properly.Even though I know there will be obstacles in the job, I can overcome them, I know for sure.I was getting more excited about the job."How much are you paid now?" I asked when I knew I wasn't meant to ask."Don't ever ask me that." He said as he pressed the car horn.He explained what just happened, I will let him be.Even after Erick's explanation, these past two days were very confusing,but when we headed back to the mansion to rest, my mind was more at ease.Since Erick was done with his explanation, he just drove in silence and I took out my phone to look through my pictures, I stopped at a picture of Dora."Bruce,so you are at work and you are looking at your girlfriend's pictures?"I heard Erick ask from beside me and I smiled sadly.Why can't he just shut up for once, I thought he was ignoring me."Erick."
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 26: Cake.
Erick was obviously accusing me of something I didn't do.I have only stayed in the mansion for a day then stayed in protective custody of the police for two days. How am I the cause of their problem?I don't even want to reason with Erick ,because he is unreasonable and won't want to listen.If Miriam wants to talk to me and hang around me, that is absolutely her choice not his.I turned to Ivan."Ivan ,I don't think you should bother yourself about Erick, he won't even accept it if he did something wrong." I said to Ivan who narrowed his eyes at me.Ivan rolled his eyes at me."Bruce,I don't think you should get involved in matters that doesn't concern you, I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to Erick and you are not involved in this matter ,if anyone should reply it should be either Erick or Miriam ,so know your place."Ivan said to me with a glare.Woah!Okay !I don't understand why everyone was acting this way, but I rather not put myself in this situation where I will be
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 27: Early bird.
I smiled inwardly."I am at the gym,isn't that where we are supposed to work out this morning?" I asked him and I heard him scoff."So you don't need me to wake you up anymore, let me go to the gym and don't find you." He huffed as he ended the call and two minutes later he opened the door of the gym and glared at me.I was avoiding anything that would make Erick say I was not listening to his teachings, I know people like him and I know how to handle them.I was good at adapting to my environment and I know how to handle rude people that only talk down on you. That was how I lived with my Father and his family for all these years. I guess I have to continue gritting my teeth and endure all of these, till I get what I want.Nothing comes easily after all.I snapped out of my thoughts ,when I saw Erick who opened the door and angrily stomped his foot on the floor as he got to where I was standing."Get down and stay in a plank position for twenty minutes." He ordered ,through gritte
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 28: Make me coffee.
I really don't like talking about my family because there's nothing to talk about, should I say they hate me and want me to disappear."Oh Chase is your Father's name, that's interesting." Mr Dominic commented."Do you have siblings?" Mr Dominic asked another question, I wondered why he was asking me this question today.My relationship with my half siblings is the worst, a brat for a younger half sister and a bully for an older half brother.Isn't that a perfect combination that would make one live in a nightmare?"Um...well...It's complicated sir." I replied after a while of silence."I see." He hummed."But you do have siblings ,even if they are not fully related to you?" He asked me."Yes sir." I answered him."How many siblings do you have?" He asked."Two , an older brother and a younger sister,"I told him. I don't know if I should even call them siblings, they are a thorn in my flesh."I am not close to them." I added, I didn't want him thinking I have any family that I can
The Unexpected Heir Chapter 29: Familiar faces.
I looked thoughtfully at Ivan.He must have an ulterior motive for wanting me to go out and buy coffee for him."What are you planning to do in that silly head of yours?" I asked him and he scowled."What did you just say?" He asked me angrily."I came to work and you know that I am the only one driving Mr to Dominic around for a while ,so I will get the hang of working for him,so I need to be at the company all the time, so if you need to drink coffee ,go and buy the damn coffee yourself or you go and make it yourself." I told him nicely as I clicked my tongue in annoyance and continued scrolling through my phone.I don't know why he came to bother me this early morning. I am no longer dealing with Erick's snide remark,now I have to deal with Ivan.I felt a bang on the side of my head and a book fell beside me on the couch, I looked at the book and I slowly turned to look at Ivan who was glaring at me.He threw a book at me?I knew that I should not react to what he did, he was tr
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Epilogue.
**Sixteen years later** Bruce's POV: I couldn't hear Lisa,my first child and mother arguing about something and then she rushed downstairs to stand where I sat with Mr Dominic discussing what to do about my Father who was again asking for help. It never gets old. He just begs for who will give him money these days and I never help him. "Dad, Mom and I, who is more beautiful?" Lisa's velvety voice made me stare at her, as an unwavering smile adored her baby face. I saw Roxy,her mom, walking downstairs. I think she was listening to hear what I would say because she came to sit beside me. "Lisa, baby, why are you asking that?" I asked her and she pouted and folded her arms. "Mommy says she's prettier than me, so who do you think is prettier?" Lisa asked with a raised eyebrow. I think she knows what I was going to say because she was glaring at me. "Darling you and your mum are equally beautiful." I replied, because I don't want to get in some kind of trouble. "I know you never
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Chapter 149: Ring.
Two Years Later.Bruce's POV:I sat on a bench in the garden ,Roxy sat beside me as her head was resting on shoulder and her eyes were shut as she was breathing steadily.I smiled in contentment.Such a sleepy head.She seemed stressed out, but I was glad the stress had ended and we were just enjoying each other's company now.My eyes traveled from her face down to her hands that were resting on her lap and the corner of my lips turned into a smile ,when I saw the diamond ring adoring her finger.She is mine now.I looked away for a second and looked at the pond in front of us ,as I was deep in thoughts.I just wondered how I got here and how I met Roxy.If not for Mr Dominic this wouldn't have been possible and I thank him each day for letting me work for him and meeting Roxy,who is now my wife.Some things went as I expected ,my father's company went bankrupt and he had to sell his mansion and his properties to pay off his workers who sued him and no one helped him.He still managed
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Chapter 148: I want to cuddle.
Mr Chase's POV (Bruce's Father): The one thing I regret is letting Bruce leave my mansion.If I knew this would happen, I would have let him stay home and never leave.I regretted marrying Bruce off to his in-laws and I don't know how to change the past, because if Bruce's wife didn't die, he would have never become this cold hearted.He would not have met Mr Dominic or Mr Caleb D. Black or his mother and I would not be in this mess now.Mr Caleb D. Black was done dealing with me.He has dealt with me so mercilessly and told me he was teaching me a lesson on how to raise my son.I shook my head.Even though I regretted my actions, even though I wanted to change what I did in the past, it was too late now, nothing could be done, because my company was at the bottom and I was facing multiple lawsuits from my workers.I can't even breathe in peace.They want to take everything I own.They said it was my fault that the fire happened.Gosh I sighed as I sighted my wife who stormed out of
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Chapter 147: can I help you?
Bruce's POV:It's been quite a ride ,but I was happy we got here.Roxy and I wanted to celebrate our 6 month anniversary.We weren't doing anything too extravagant, we just planned on buying clothes and buying some matching outfits then heading back to her apartment to just chill and eat pizza.It was a good plan for me.Roxy was in the changing room trying on a dress, while I sat outside waiting for.I would ask occasionally if she needs my help and she would decline and I would chuckle.I can't help but be happy that I avenged the death of my late wife Dora and since the person who caused her death was in jail, I felt more at peace and I was enjoying my life now with no regret.I know she would be happy to see me this happy. I was mindful to watch out for any sneak attacks from Mr Caleb D Black, even though he promised to let me go and no one on my mum's side has contacted me.I still feel anxious sometimes and I know it would go away soon, but since there was no attack from him ti
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Chapter 146: This is what I call a family.
Mr Chase's POV (Bruce's Father): I didn't think that I would be in this desperate position. It made my heart feel heavy. Thinking about it, I don't know what I could have done differently to change the situation I am in now. I have been struggling for more than five months now, but I haven't been able to get myself out of the mess it is in. My company is in ruins and I was facing a lot of problems. The house was quiet, as I just drank from the bottle of wine I was holding in my hand ,as I sat down on the couch in the living room, thinking about my miserable life. All that I have worked for is falling before my very eyes ,but all I can do is watch. I can't save it and I was hearing rumors about my family and getting threats about getting sued for the fire incident that happened at my warehouse. Even though I lost a lot of money, they wanted to sue me before the fire was caused by mismanagement of the warehouse. I scoffed ,as I took another big gulp from the wine bottle. My wi
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Chapter 145: Blame.
Bruce's POVAfter some of my in-laws' workers came to work in one of my small companies.Word must have gotten around that the pay was better and they would get health insurance. I got more people that wanted to work for me and I heard more of them left my Father in law's company.After interviewing those that wanted to work for me I employed some of them, while I left the ones that were spies from my father in laws company.Given that my father-in-law's oldest daughter Megan, was arrested for being in possession of illegal drugs and using it, my in law's were facing questions as to if they were involved in illegal activities.Even though my in-laws denied having anything to do with Megan being in possession of drugs, many people did not believe them ,and since they are being investigated.Some of their investors pulled back.My in-law must have gotten tired of insulting me and saw he needed my help.He called me in a panic asking me for help."How exactly do you want me to help you?
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Chapter 144: I love you.
Bruce's POV:My in-laws must really have nothing better to do than to just call my phone number all day to insult me.Oh well, I will just have to make sure they become truly jobless, so that they won't have anything else to do, but call my phone number.After the youngest daughter Emily went to that event she trash talked my late wife Dora, even though I have said I have forgiven her.She barely goes out to party anymore ,because her friends see her as evil and she isn't getting many suitors for marriage anymore.I mean who would want to bring such a woman to their own home?You would wonder what she will say about you behind your back. I was happy she was still bearing the consequences of her actions.I was at home and one of my bodyguards informed me that my father was outside the gate , begging for someone to come see him.Seriously, he really had some nerves to be doing thisI went to see him.The bar gates were the only thing keeping him away."Bruce, I finally got to see you,
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Chapter 143: A trip?
Bruce POV:We want to work from Roxy's apartment.I know I wanted to stay away from her till this mess was over, but I couldn't help it.I wanted to be close to her.When we got to work I heard from some of my shareholders that Mr Caleb D. Black had approached them and asked them to sell their shares to him.What Mr Caleb doesn't know is that those that had small shares in my company, I bought the shares from them and those that had largest shares in my company.I have told them to be careful while dealing with him.I know there will be casualties and some people might be pressured into selling the shares they have in my company but I trust few of them that won't do that, so no matter how much shares he bought I still had the largest number of shares, because I sold some properties I had to buy those shares.Well I know I will take a hit, but it won't be enough to move me.I trust the people I work with, they are competent.After being informed about what was happening, I began to cal
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Chapter 142: Will you be my girlfriend?
Mr Chase's POV (Bruce's Father):My secretary informed us that one person, who was a close friend to me, who I convinced to help me, had an accident on his way here.My heart skipped a beat, as Philip turned to her.My secretary informed us that he was in critical condition and it seems like the accident was deliberate.Oh my!I know that Mr Caleb is dangerous ,but I didn't know it was this bad.He wants to eliminate any one that can help me.Why would he be this evil?I did nothing to him and now he was dragging someone innocent into this.I asked my secretary to send a gift to my friend at the hospital.I don't think I have the strength to go and visit anyone, I might collapse if I do.When it was time for closing work, I couldn't help but just want to leave this company and head back home.But even if I go home, the problem will still be here waiting for me to come back tomorrow morning.Not only that I have to answer silly questions from my wife ,if I return back home.Immediately
