"Stop being deluded and go meet your daughter!" Adam tried to shoo her off. "Look she's trying to seduce an handsome bachelor. Quickly go introduce yourself, he might become a very rich son-in-law!" Lori twirled to glance at her daughter who was unabashedly flirting with a man who was clearly married. Lori ignored the scene and turned to whisper to Adam. "Wanna know a secret? Roberto intends to propose marriage to her at the end of this party!" "Oh, wow. Such good news?" Adam faked a reaction. "You should get some drinks and celebrate, who am I not to be happy for you?" At the sound of that, Lori gestured a waiter with a tray of drinks. She handed Adam a glass of orange juice and took a glass of alcohol. "I have a proposal for you." She mouthed after downing the whole glass. "What?" Adam thought she would leave him alone after he had good her congratulations. "I said I have a proposal for you!" Lori picked another glass of alcohol, downing it with a gulp as well. "It has to
"What are you doing?" Roberto screamed as he was yanked and pressed violently against the wall. "Teaching you a very good lesson!" Adam replied harshly, his voice roughened with anger. "Since you've decided to be the nemesis of the family, I'll have to deal with you properly!" "You creep! Let go of me right now before my men gets here and break your bones!" Roberto tried to struggle against his hold, but Adam increased the strength in his grip. Roberto's face was roughly rubbed against the wall, his arm twisted dangerously behind his back. Even his knees were pressed so hard he thought his bones would break. "You think you can just do whatever you want and get away with it? No, you can't! I'll always be here to set you straight!" He was already getting further annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. He was no match for Adam. "I'm really begging you right now, Adam. For the sake of our blood ties, please let me go!" He had to resort to pleading. There was no one close b
"Princess, do you have an idea where your Aunt Cleo went to?" Adam beckoned her over. "Aunt told me she was going to visit her friend." Amelia replied with a small smile. "She promised to get me lots of chocolates on her way back." "Did she tell you her friend's name or leave an address?" Amelia shook her head in denial. Adam frowned. Cleo had no friends in Colorado, at least none that he knew of. "Alright, Princess." He took her by the hands walking up the stairs. "You need to stay in your room for now. Big bro has something important to deal with." "Is that okay?" He turned to face her. "Yes, bro!" Amelia smiled happily. "My tutor gave me a homework to paint the most important person in my life, will you come check it out when I'm done?" "Of course, baby." Adam placed a small kiss on her forehead and led her in. After making sure she was comfortable, with ample amount of paint, snacks and drinks to keep her company, he left. He bumped into Craig at the entrance of Cleo
Roberto turned his hateful glare at Adam. "What the fuck are you doing here? Why are you always following me around?" "Following you?" Adam scoffed, pulling him out of the way to face his grandfather. "Are you okay, grandpa? Did this brat do anything to you?" Isaac was finally breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Adam. "No it's fine. He was merely making a few unreasonable demands." "Unreasonable?" Roberto laughed aloud. "I'll remind you of that time when my demands will end up being the one you have to kneel and beg for!" "Bastard!" Isaac's face morphed into intense anger. He suddenly drew in a sharp breath and all the color drained from his face. "Doctors!" Adam quickly pressed the emergency button and almost immediately, a flurry of medics on white rushed into take over the situation. Adam grabbed Roberto's collar. "I warned you not to trigger him!" "Oh, did I? That's good for him." Roberto chuckled, raising his hands to pat Adam's shoulder fondly. "Stop wasting your tim
Adam drew in a sharp breath. "What're you doing, Cleo?""Exactly what I should have done a long time ago." She smirked, adjusting the pistol in her right hand.With a small smile, Adam tried to reach out to her. "Cleo, if this is a prank, please stop. You said you had something to talk about, that's why you invited me here!""Shut the fuck up!" Cleo snapped, a flicker of rage lit up in her eyes. "The next time you speak without my permission, I'll blow your brains off!" she slammed the pistol against his forehead. "Why?" Adam managed to stutter, heart racing. "I've always hated your guts, Adam." Cleo said with anger. "You were born a lucky kid that had everything, while my family and I had to slave before we got basic necessities!""Imagine the joy in my heart when your father was kicked out of the Walters family, and he had to escape like a fugitive?" She snickered. "It felt so satisfactory when I saw you at your in-laws, looking all miserable and forsaken." Cleo burst out laughing
Adam signaled Craig to stay put, as he tried his best to get a remarkable view of the person.Dark hair, pointed nose, straight jaw and a well built, tall figure. The person he and Cleo had gone this length just to reveal! The person that was behind every bad thing that had happened to his family from 6 years ago. "Ahh." Adam grunted as Craig quickly removed the bullet from the bullet-proof vest he was putting on. "You're lucky it didn't get 0.1cm deeper, Boss. Your heart would have taken a hit!" Craig muttered in a whisper. "Quickly!" Adam hurried him. He needed to get up and catch this person. "Careful boss, you have a huge wound on your forehead!" Craig removed the blood bag, trying to caution him. But Adam had already jumped up, dashing to snatch the door open. He was just in time to see the tall figure scurry away and disappear. In the dark, Adam could swear that he saw an intense flash of hatred in this man's eyes right before he disappeared. Unfortunately, he wasn't ab
Adam alighted from the G-wagon right in front of the Walters Corporations, his mind determined and ready for what was to come. As he stepped down in his designer suit, gazes shifted to him and the several cars arriving right behind him. Several staffs were in the parking lot, as they arrived exactly during the rush hour. They’d barely stepped in when the gossips began. “Whoa! Isn’t that Mr Carson, the current Head of HR here at the company? Why is he dressed so sophisticated?” “I heard there’s going to be a huge meeting today. I wonder what it’s going to be about?” One higher ranking staff was the one that broke the ice. “It’s an insider secret, but I heard Senior Isaac Walters will be arriving to supervise the board meeting. A new President is about to be elected!” At the sound of that, several eyes widened in realization. Their gazes zeroed in on Adam with surprise and suspicion, but he didn’t have time to bother with them. Adam checked his watch again. “They should have made
Adam stared grimly at the letter in his hands, his mind reeling around possible culprits. “Are you sure this is the only form of interaction my grandfather has received within yesterday and this morning?” “At this point, I can’t be so sure.” Craig responded quickly. “I found this letter squeezed and tossed into the bin, God knows how many more threats the old man has received!” Adam was silent for a while before replying. “Where is my grandfather right now?” There was a loud clang before Craig’s whisper came up. “The drivers are trying to help Senior Walters into the car right now…” His voice broke off. “The old man seems pale and sick, Boss. This was exactly how he looked a few days before his surgery!” Craig muttered, and before Adam could think of a reply the phone went off. Craig’s words kept ringing in Adam’s ears long after he’d dropped the call. His grandfather recently got a lung resection, and the doctors had made sure his recovery was more then 80% before discharging h