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The hidden heir of Wayne One thirty six: The marriage proposal
The street was crowded with people of all heights and sizes. Ivan pushed his way through them and walked into the burger place where Vienna was waiting for him.She raised her hand and waved at him the moment she saw him walk into the place. A big smile played on her face as he walked over to her. He smiled back at her as he made his way to her table. "Hey there beautiful." He said with a smile. He leaned closer to her and placed a kiss on her lips before sitting himself down on the chair opposite her. "Oh I know I saw you a few days ago but I miss you so so much." She whined like a baby. Ivan let out a soft chuckle. "I know right? I should have tried to visit you earlier but I was so busy. I really have missed out on a lot of things plus, the school is extra busy planning our convocation ceremony and I'm so so stressed out by it." He groaned. She placed her hand on his with a serene smile on her face. "I understand what you're going through, I've gone through it too but I assure
The hidden heir of Wayne One thirty seven: She said yes!
He didn't know whether she was going to be embarrassed by his proposal or not so Ivan did his best to keep it on a low key. Vienna's eyes stared at the ring with so many emotions mixed together and her heart raced like crazy. "If you'd like me to keep it away for now, I promise you that I understand and I will do just that--""What? Are you crazy? Put what away?" She questioned him with wide eyes. Pushing her chair back, she rose to her feet and bellowed. "Everyone! My boyfriend is proposing!" Ivan was shocked by her sudden action and he felt even more awkward when all eyes fell on him. Some people stared at him and Vienna with admiration while others cheered them on. Vienna shrieked excitedly as Ivan, who felt like that was the only reasonable thing to do, fell on one knee and opened the box again while lifting it closer to her. "V... Uh... Will you marry me, Vienna Fawn?" He stuttered a little. She let out an excited shriek as she danced for a moment before screaming yes about
The hidden heir of Wayne One thirty eight: All over the internet
"A young man was seen yesterday entering a car known world wide as the property of the Wayne family, every single person is wondering who he is. Perhaps, could he be the missing heir that wind has been blowing past our ears about for a while now?" A young man wrote on his page before posting a video of Ivan's back as he entered the car plus extra shots of the car alone. The internet was flooded with posts like that and different pictures of Ivan, except no one was quick enough to get a photo of his face. Mr Andrews scrolled through the countless numbers of posts all having similar title and others that were just tagged "hash tag, heir of Wayne" "Why won't anyone show me a picture of his face?!" He growled angrily as he threw his phone across the room. He rubbed his face and heaved a heavy sigh before relaxing into his chair. He heard a knock on his door that brought him to sit upright as his eyes traveled quickly to where the sound came from. The door pushed open and a face that
The hidden heir of Wayne One thirty nine: Going for a jog
The sky was as clear as crystal with the sun shining down brightly at each body that passed the busy road of the street.Ivan had woken up from Ned at exactly six that morning and got into his sports outfit to head out for a jog. Trevor too had insisted on going with him and Ivan made no attempt to argue. Their bond kept getting stronger every single day that whoever actually saw them and didn't know their history would immediately believe that they were children of the same mother if not both parents at least. Test week was coming up soon and every single student needed to read up and freshen up their brains especially those in their final year like Ivan. Ivan had missed a lot, but he wasn't agitated or scared for the test week that emerged rather quickly. Whenever he did study, he came out as the top student in his department, and whenever he didn't study, he still came out as the top student in his department. A level of intelligence that wowed a lot of lecturers and students
The hidden heir of Wayne One forty: Meeting Williams
Trevor seemed lost in her beauty as his eyes glimmered in such a way that Ivan had never seen before. This reaction though just brought a smile to Ivan's face. He tapped Trevor on the shoulder slightly and the young lost boy finally looked back at him. "Do you mind if she tags along?" Ivan arched his brow as he asked. "No! I don't mind at all! Please join us, we are…" Trevor cleared his throat. "We are only just getting started."Ivan smiled. If he wanted to spoil his game for him, he would have mentioned the fact that Trevor had just complained about running for too long but he chose not to be that kind of big brother. "You know, I was just telling my brother here that ordinary water is the best thing to take after a short run and you ought to drink light especially if you are still going to continue the race." Trevor stated as he opened the door for Janet. Ivan, being the last to leave the convenience store, rolled his eyes at Trevor's words but didn't argue. "Oh really? Then
The hidden heir of Wayne One forty one: Happy moment
The time felt frozen as Williams stared at Ivan and he thought he might choke from the silent gaze of the little boy.Thankfully, his life was saved as the kid finally spoke up. "My name is Williams. Nice to meet you uncle ."Ivan felt a wave of relief wash over him in an instant. Finally! The kid had spoken up. "Yes, it is nice to meet you.""My mom says we'll be living with you forever in a few months time, will I have to call you dad then?" Williams asked.Ivan looked up at Vienna for a second not knowing how to respond to the boy's question. Would it be wrong if he asked him to call him dad? He couldn't force the boy to do what he didn't want.Ivan shook his head. "Only if you want to." The boy's small lips curved into a smile. "Will you be getting married to my mom very soon?" Ivan gave him a nod in response. "Are you okay with sharing your mom with me?" "As long as she is happy." Vienna knelt next to both of them now and her grip around Williams small hand tightened a little
The hidden heir of Wayne One forty two: Worth dying for
A frown sat on Ivan's face as he heard the words that left Alfred's mouth. Why couldn't he just have a moment of calm and peace? "What is the problem? I am kind of in the middle of something." Ivan said to him. "Your aunt has--""Ivan?" His mother called out to him. "Yeah?" He removed the phone from his ear and turned around to face her with a smile on his face."Everyone is ready, are you busy?" She asked after noticing the phone in his hand."Oh no no no!" He shook his head. "Not at all, I'll be there in a few seconds." He said with a smile. She gave him a nod with a gentle smile before walking away to join the rest who were already waiting inside the car for him. He watched her walk away and enter the car before returning the phone to his ear. "Listen Alfred, I am very very busy right now, there is no way I can leave what I'm doing right now at least not with any excuse. My family is getting together for the first time in a very long time and I can't afford to be the one to r
The hidden heir of Wayne One forty three: Five years later
The car was silent as they drove down the road of the bust street. Williams had chosen quite an amount of toys that he could play with in weeks but Ivan had purchased every single one for him just to satisfy him. His new toy car was placed carefully in the trunk of the car for safe keeping along with some other big toys. He was singing and laughing with his grandparents in the back seat while Ivan drove down the road. The problem Alfred had mentioned kept calling his mind as hard as he tried not to think about it. Vienna noticed this and did her best to keep the others from noticing that their son kept zoning out especially while he was driving. They arrived at a general park for kids and they all sat themselves and watched as William played around freely on the playground. Eventually, he called for his grandfather's attention and his grand mother's too and Vienna and Ivan were left alone with themselves again. She sat next to him and took his hand in hers before interlocking th
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Two hundred and ten: Happily ever after
The man explained how his mother told them their deaths had been decided by the Andrews. When Ivan's real father found out about this, he told his wife to stay away on the day of his accident and protect his child while he remained in the car with a maid who agreed to sacrifice herself for the safety of her boss. They didn't want to drag anyone down with them but the woman insisted. So their enemies would be convinced and Ivan would be safe. “I can't believe this…” Ivan muttered to himself. Even Alfred was a little shaken by the story. He didn't know why they didn't include him in the plan, maybe because they knew he would never let them go ahead with it. He held back the urge to cry. Ivan felt like he was broken to pieces. “My mother…” he said softly and all eyes fell on him. “Where is she now? Do you know where she is?” His father seemed hesitant but nodded his head. “She attended your step mother's funeral to show her last respect. She came around sometimes just to check on yo
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Two hundred and nine: His mother's location
Mr Shay felt grateful as his plane finally landed. He was never a man who enjoyed flights, he preferred to travel by road for a trip or even by water which he extremely detested. But he would be more than happy to travel by water than to ever step foot in a plane. Without wasting time, he hurried out of the plane with the maids assigned to him. They all helped him with his bags and loads as they walked into the airport. He noticed his son standing not too far from him, waiting for his arrival. He had not expected his son to be around for his arrival since Ivan said he had a white collar job. But he was very pleased to see him after his long trip. His lips spread into a wide smile as he walked towards his son. “Ivan, my dear boy!” He called out to him. Several men moved closer to Ivan at once in a defensive way and Mr Shay froze in his steps. Why was his son being guarded like some national treasure?“It's okay, he's my dad.” Ivan said to them and they backed away with each of th
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Two hundred and eight: The airport
Ivan dressed up and went down for breakfast. On arriving at the dining table, LD was dressed up all nice and cutely and she wore a big smile on her face.She was dressed in a cute pink dress and her Goldie locks hair was made into two ponytails. Of all the beautiful accessories on her, her smile was the most beautiful. She was so beautiful that Ivan couldn't help the smile that worked up his face. “Well look at my beautiful girl,” he said as he picked her up from the ground and gave her a twirl.Her happy giggles filled the room and magically lifted the spirits of everyone sitting at the table. Truly, nothing could make a person more happy than a child's laughter. He placed her back on the floor and kissed her head. “You look amazing.”“Mommy says she wants me to look beautiful when my new baby brother or sister comes home. Can I have a baby brother?” LD asked with a bright smile on her face. The smile on Ivan's face disappeared in almost an instant. He flashed a smile at his daug
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Two hundred and seven: Morning breakdown
The sun rose in the blue sky and spread its ray down on Ivan's face. Anticipation had kept him awake all night long, all he could do was think about his dad and his return that day. When his dad returned, he would really get answers about everything he wanted to know. Well hopefully that was. Would his dad really remember much? It had been decades ago, would his memory still be intact? That much worried him and kept him awake all night. His mother was gone and sadly before he could ask or even tell her anything. Not even a final goodbye. The memories of his mother lying lifelessly in her bed was to hunt him for a very long time. He never even knew when she was already falling sick, she seemed so healthy that he didn't even believe it at first when he found her in her bed. Oddly strange of her to ask a married man to pass the night at his mother's, that was what he believed but he went anyway. Those were the moments he would cherish forever. No wonder she hugged him so much that
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Two hundred and six: Early flight back
They all went inside and sat at the dining table. The maids surrounded them and began serving slices of pies. LD climbed down from her seat that was next to her grandmother. “Daddy!” She wailed as she hurried to Ivan. Ivan immediately caught her in his arms and lifted her into his lap. “What's wrong? Is there something bothering you?” She nodded her head but said nothing. They all watched her in fear. Neither of them understood what was wrong with her to make her almost tear up and worry and anxiety swallowed them up as they waited for her to confess to her father. “Go ahead Darling, you can tell me anything.” Ivan said in a soft tone. Janet was already on her feet and she hurried to the other side of Ivan's chair where she could meet with LD's gaze. Placing her hand on her husband's thighs, she crouched down next to him. LD still remained silent in her father's lap with her arms wrapped around his neck.“Here, come on, whisper it in my ear.” Ivan leaned in closer to her with h
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Two hundred and five: Her Majesty
The car pulled up at the front space of the mansion and their driver hurried down to open the door for them. Three smiling faces stood close to a fountain, standing impatiently for Ivan and his wife to arrive. The driver opened the door but no one got out. Alfred wondered what was keeping them but he declined when Mrs Banks said to go to them instead. He decided they would just wait for them to join them. “We'll be a minute.” Ivan said to his driver and the handsome young man nodded his head and gently slammed the door back. “Is there… is there a problem?” Mrs Banks asked again but Alfred's decision to wait behind still stood. “They'll come out eventually, let's just wait and see what is going on first.” Alfred responded in a respectful manner and Mrs Banks nodded her head. Mr Banks didn't bother to protest or even utter a word. He knew that if he were to speak, he would have to break his perfect smile and he worried he would not be able to get a smile as perfect as that again.
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Two hundred and four: His own happy ending plan
Heather stood there, stunned, just as every other woman standing in the room. She was sure she had never heard London laugh before. She hadn't even seen the girl smile ever since she was brought to the shelter. Janet hadn't expected less though. Living with Ivan for over five years, she knew the kind of soul he was and she trusted that whatever he put his mind to, he was sure to achieve it. She couldn't have been more proud of him. Ivan carried little London back to his wife and Heather. “London, say hello to your new mom.” Janet smiled and waved at her. “Hello, my name is Janet.” “Hi, I can call you mom, right? Or do you want me to call you Janet?” London sharply responded with a smile. Janet chuckled softly. “You're such a smart little girl. You can call me mom,” she reached forward and gently smoothened London's Goldie locks hair. “I'd like that.” London smiled and nodded her head. “Will you carry me in your arms?” Janet opened her arms wide for her. “Come here.”London unw
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Two hundred and three: London
Ivan managed to wear a smile on his face even though his heart was shattered to pieces. “Hello there, my name is Ivan.” He said with the brightest smile he could summon. “Do you want to tell me your name?”She silently stared at him, although it seemed as though she wasn't as scared as before. Yet she didn't utter a single word and neither did her gaze leave Ivan. “You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I don't force you to do anything you don't want to do. Although I would really like to know your name. I bet it must be as pretty as your eyes.” Ivan spoke softly. Even though he already knew what her name was, he was hoping to hear her say it to him. “London…” the scared little girl responded softly, almost as soft as a whisper. Ivan smiled brightly from his heart now, a smile that reached his eyes. “I knew it, I knew it would be something pretty. Do you remember my name, London?” She nodded her head, her knees folded in front of her to rest on her chest. “Do you want t
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Two hundred and two: At the orphanage
Breakfast was served the next morning and as Ivan had mentioned, they had small talks about the best choice of orphanage to go to and the list had been summed up to the best three. “Okay,” Alfred started. “So we are down to smile orphanage, bright sun and victorious home. And the decision is down to you, young master Wayne. Which one would you like to go to today?” Ivan relaxed into his seat and let himself think for a minute before answering. “I got it!” All eyes fell on him as he exclaimed. “Today, well go to bright sun orphanage,”“Excellent choice young master Way–”“I'm not finished.” Ivan cut Alfred off. “Today, we'll go to bright sun orphanage, tomorrow, we'll go to smile and the day after, we'll go to victorious home.” Alfred was thrown into a pit of confusion. “You… you want to visit all three places?” His brow arched subconsciously as he questioned. “Why not? Jane wants to adopt three kids after all, nothing limits us to adopting from one place or is there a rule or some