“First off, she’s not a whore, she’s a woman. But what do you know about that when your women have no class,” a gasp spread across the crowd when he had said that. “And secondly, they hit her first, she only returned the favor.”“What did you just say to me?” the man started to walk towards Richardson who got blocked by Tom ready to punch the man out of the hall.“No one is touching Mr Richardson today,” Tom finalized, signaling to his guards to attack if anything went wrong.The men knew what Tom was capable of and they knew who he was under. Giving a reluctant nod, they took their girls to a different section of the hall to lick their broken egos.“Are you okay, Miss Jennie?” Tom asked, looking her over. “Did they touch you?”“She’s okay,” Richardson answered for the woman, holding her close to his side. “I watched the whole thing and intervened when it started getting out of hand.”“If you say so young master,” Tom bowed, leaving with the rest of the guards as the party commenc
“Are you guys done?” Philip asked with a bottle of champagne in his hand.“You really want to get yourself drunk huh,” laughed Richardson, taking the bottle from his cousin's hand to drink.“You know it!” the man laughed. Pointing to Brian he raised a brow. “Is he with us or against us?”“I thought we were all cousins?” Brian asked, confused on what the enmity was for.“We just want to make sure no one would try to kill us in our sleep.”“Come on Philip, you know we’re all millionaires,” Brian laughed, pointing to the party. “I’ll be inside now. Thanks so much Richardson. I won’t forget what you’ve done for me.”“Anytime,” Richardson nodded before taking a huge gulp of the drink.Philip stood close to Richardson watching Brian walk away.“So he’s with us?”“Yes Philip,” Richardson replied, handing the drink over to the man. “He is with us. We only need to be careful. He might be our cousin but we all know how it could end up if we are not careful.”“You mean they could turn on you
Alice watched the two men before her argue but she had nothing to say to them both. She could only marvel at the man before her.Richardson had changed a lot. She could see that in his stride, the way he talked and the way he associated with everyone. He smelled like royalty, it was not hard to get his scent. He was different.Watching him in this new form was like a slap to her face. She had not expected that the broken man she had left in the past would turn out to be the confident man before her.The transformation shocked her. She remembered how poor he was. How he used to dress when they were together but here he was dressed like a trillionaire. He could not even afford basic things before. How had he gone from being able to feed to being this confident rich man before her.His smile, his laugh, everything was loud and attractive. He was looking better than Michael. What was going on?She knew that he had not stolen the suit just like Michael had claimed. It was clear Richa
Alice watched the two men before her argue but she had nothing to say to them both. She could only marvel at the man before her.Richardson had changed a lot. She could see that in his stride, the way he talked and the way he associated with everyone. He smelled like royalty, it was not hard to get his scent. He was different.Watching him in this new form was like a slap to her face. She had not expected that the broken man she had left in the past would turn out to be the confident man before her.The transformation shocked her. She remembered how poor he was. How he used to dress when they were together but here he was dressed like a trillionaire. He could not even afford basic things before. How had he gone from being able to feed to being this confident rich man before her.His smile, his laugh, everything was loud and attractive. He was looking better than Michael. What was going on?She knew that he had not stolen the suit just like Michael had claimed. It was clear Richardso
Alice could do nothing but lay in her seat with regret and pain filling up her heart and mind. It was clear she had lost this one. There was no way she was getting him back.She could try but there were more chances of her being rejected than accepted.The memories of the past started to haunt her. How she had visibly hurt Richardson by dating Michael. It hurt to do that to him and she felt it. She had bitten him hard.She could see the look on his face when he had found out about her affair with his best friend. It had broken him while he was in the holding cell. She had gotten him arrested and lied on top of it.She had really ruined his life, she was sure she was not getting redeemed anymore.The party went hard, drowning her thoughts as she watched couples dance on the dance floor.“Oh come on!” she heard someone yell, glancing to see Jennie dragging Richardson to the dance floor. Everyone clapped their hands to the beat of the song as the dance floor cleared for the both of t
“What would you have, Sir?” the bartender asked Michael who had been leaning over the table, lost in his thoughts. He was still trying to piece together the source of Richardson’s wealth.“A martini,” he sighed, settling into a stool. How did it happen? How had he become so rich overnight, he thought as he sipped his drink.He looked at Richardson with hatred, watching him laugh with some men as they fell into a couch together. They were all having fun and that bothered him.Michael hated that feeling of being low. He hated being walked over.Taking a huge gulp of his drink, he stood to his feet, walking to where Richardson and three of the empire men who he could recognize were seated.He could recognize the men as he had seen them in person a couple of times and they had graced the face of the internet a few times as well. They worked for the company as they were related to the owner of the company.What Michael was unsure of, was Richardson’s relationship to these men.“Hello
“Don’t touch me!” Michael yelled out in anger pushing against the hordes of guards gripping his suit in a rough manner.“Right this way sir,” Tom chuckled, ready to rough handle the man if it ever came down to it.“Alice!” Michael called to his girlfriend. “Alice, come here!”Alice could hear Michael calling her but she was already embarrassed by what was happening. Her boyfriend was being dragged out by seven men, she was already mortified. She secretly wished she was not associated with Michael.Jennie walked to where she sat with a drink in her hand. She watched the man being dragged out before turning to see Alice hiding her face from the crowd.“Isn’t that your man?” Jennie chuckled, almost spilling her drink in amusement. “You’re not going to leave with him? He seems to be in dire need of your care.”Alice gave a fake smile after hearing the sarcastic tone in her voice. “I'm not ready to leave yet,” was all Alice could say. She did not want to show everyone that she knew t
“Another one please,” Alice sighed to the bartender who looked at her with raised brows.“Are you okay ma’am?” he asked in concern, worried about the sanity of the lady before him.“Just get me my damn drink and I’ll worry about myself later,” she growled to the man who had his hands up, ready to get her drink without delay.Moira had gone to meet up with some women, leaving her to herself. She could not help but stare at Richardson at his table. After seeing him mingle with most people at the party, she started to wonder why she was getting attracted to him. He looked better than he was a few months ago. He was more handsome and not to mention richer than he used to be.“Here it is,” the bartender dropped her glass on the table as she nodded, waving him off.She had a plan. She was going to wait for him to be alone before jumping in. She wanted him to be hers for a second. She was going to use her feminine charm on him. It was sure to work. It had worked on other men, Richards