It Failed!
Author: Mozak writes
last update2023-09-09 21:55:30

"Fred is back," Zara asked again, hoping she heard wrong.

"How come? How did it happen!" She nearly fell to the floor.

Fred was Zara's stepbrother. Zara's father got married to Fred, before having secret affairs with Ava, Zara's mother. When Fred's Mother found out, she was devastated and threatened to leave her marriage. On her way, she was involved in a drastic motor accident that claimed her life, leaving Fred alone.

Fred was taken back to his father, he was only three years old when Zara was born. Ava made life a living hell for Fred, to the extent that he had to leave the house to live with his grandfather, who loved him dearly.

After a while, he traveled out of the country and nobody heard from him again. Despite having all his grandfather's love, the old man gifted his company to Zara when he didn't hear about Fred again but his mansion remained under Fred's name.

Coming back home as a successful millionaire, he had the thought of expanding his family business but was shattered
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