Declan moved swiftly and was soon wrapped in a warm embrace by his father. For a moment, he wanted to reside at this moment. His father was a bit frail but it was obvious that he was living well.
When he disentangled from the embrace, a tear had already escaped his eyes. "It's so good to see you son", Ferdinand said with a big smile, tapping him gently on his shoulders.
Declan nodded in response. He had not yet found words to express how excited he felt.
"I'm glad you're all grown and doing well. I'm sorry you had to go through all that neglect after my disappearance. It was all for the better", Ferdinand continued, his voice a bit hoarse, perks of advanced age.
"I thought you were dead dad", Declan spoke for
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"Daniel hired me", Micheal continued in trepidation. He did not know what reaction to expect from Declan, whose face wore a blank expression.Declan was stunned. Daniel always had a way of crawling back into his life and making him miserable. He just stared at Micheal. There were murmurs in the room, and Declan could not find words to express himself."What did I not do for you, Micheal?" He asked quietly after a while. All eyes were on Micheal already."He had my family, sir. There was nothing I could do", Micheal cried out in defense."What do you mean?" Declan asked, still burning with rage."He asked me to tell him all I knew about the startup and when I
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"It was a heart attack. We tried but we could not save him. I am so sorry", the doctor said slowly, counting his words as he broke the news of their grandfather's death.Daniel and Declan had both driven to the hospital and headed for the ward immediately.Declan bowed his head as he heard the news. He had been entertaining bad news since the previous day."Thank you so much for everything doctor", Daniel replied curtly. His tone was bland. He was neither sad nor excited and at that point, Declan wanted to punch him in the face."The man is old already. I guess it was high time he died", Daniel said, turning to Declan, who glared at him in reply."What?" Dani
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Declan adjusted in his seat. He was not sure he heard his father properly. "You want me to take over the oil business?" He asked his father.Ferdinand nodded as he chuckled happily. He was amused at Declan's show of surprise."You can begin working on your legacy again.You do not have to give up on that too", Ferdinand continued. "Besides, you thrive better in something that you are passionate about". Declan nodded."I cannot leave the family business to die off dad. I bought it to rebuild it. It would not be a wise venture to just up and leave everything behind", Declan said in consideration."I am not asking you to leave the business Declan. You can work u
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Hannah walked briskly into his apartment. Her face scrunched up suddenly in irritation."I've been standing outside for so long Declan", she began, sounding agitated.He tried to embrace her but she would not budge. That was when she saw Abigail."I'll be leaving now. Think about what we discussed and get back to me", Abigail said, grabbing her bag from the kitchen island."Hi Hannah", she said with a smile to Hannah, turning to her as she headed out. Hannah only replied with a nod.When Abigail was out of the house and out of earshot, Declan moved close to Hannah. He had not seen her in days and he missed her a whole lot.
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