“He is the heir of the West family?”“ I thought the West family of the Capital doesn't have an heir?”“ Is he trying to fool us?” The hall was filled with murmurs and whispers as everyone stared at Elijah with total shock.“ Being the heir of the West family is none of my business, I don't give a fuck about who you're” the man shouted, trying to cause a scene in the hall.“ Calm down every one, the jade would be given to Elijah West, since he bidded the highest amount” the auctioneer said and Elijah smiled and told Bishop Leo to go pay the amount and take the Jade.After paying for the jade, Elijah was leaving the hall with Bishop Leo behind him and Hank beside him when the man who caused a scene in the auction hall confronted him.“ Don't think this is over, ass hole. I will make you pay for what you did” he glared and walked away.“ Why is he so angry with me buying the jade when he doesn't have the amount I have?” Elijah scoffed and faced Bishop Leo.“ Find everything about him a
“ I will see what I can do about it, I am also not financially stable but I will do something and also, find out everything about the land you mentioned earlier, I think I am interested” Weston said and Lucy smiled but it was short lived when her phone rang from the drawer. She took the phone and picked it up.“ Hello, Hayley, what's up?” Lucy said.“ Come to the ancestral house, there's a meeting concerning the release of Daniel” Hayley said and Lucy nodded.“ I will be there soon, bye” Lucy hung up immediately and picked up her clothes from the ground and put them on.“ Is there a problem?” Weston asked but Lucy flashed him a smile.“ There's a meeting at our ancestral house concerning my cousin's release, so I will be leaving now” Lucy said and kissed Weston cheek before dashing out of the hotel room. Immediately Lucy left, Weston picked up his phone and dialled a number which picked after the second ring.“ Hello, young master Weston” a masculine voice said from the other end of
NEXT DAYAfter doing his morning routine, Elijah came downstairs and was a bit surprised to see Hank already waiting, dressed in a suit.“ Woah! You look responsible right now” Elijah teased but Hank rolled his eyes without saying a word.“ I am here to escort you to the West Empire, your grandfather wants to hand over the Empire to you” Hank informed and Elijah nodded and led the way to the parking lot.Getting there, there were countless flashy cars of different models and brands. Elijah was stunned to see such beautiful cars in his villa.“ I am sure this is Bishop Leo's doing, “ Elijah chuckled. Hank took out a car key from his pocket and pressed a button making one of the cars to hunk.“ Bishop Leo ordered me to drive you in this Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300” Hank walked to the car and opened it. He turned to see Elijah still standing which made him furrow his brows.“ Aren't you getting in? We are running late” Hank made it known to Elijah that they are running late because of
The male was still smirking when a middle aged woman walked into the sitting room looking pissed off.“ When will you return to Georgia, Damien? How can you stay here doing nothing when your grandfather is announcing Elijah as the heir after leaving for three years?” The middle aged woman shouted angrily, her eyes blazing with fury.“ Calm down mom, we will take the morning flight back to Georgia and sort out things with grandpa “ Damien said, trying to calm his angry mom.“ How could father do such a thing to you? After what you've done for the company? You put your blood, sweat and tears in the West Empire yet, he wants to hand it over to Elijah who went missing for three years, that's total bullshit!” the woman shouted and went straight to the dinning room to get a glass of water to calm her raging anger. Seeing his mother so upset, Damien folded his fists and gritted his teeth in anger, determination laced in his voice.“ Await my return Elijah, I will make you pay for taking e
NEXT DAYElijah left his villa early in the morning to go jogging since it's been a long time since he jogged.“ Should I go with you?” Hank, who was already at his house, asked but Elijah declined.“ It won't be fun going with you, don't worry I will be fine” Elijah tapped Hank's shoulder before leaving the house. He was ten minutes away from the villa when he saw a scene where three men were dragging a lady.Elijah squinted his eyes to have a better view of what was happening. It dawned on him that the men were trying to steal from a lady but she was pretty strong because she kept struggling with them. The thieves thought that it would be easy to steal all she has since the estate where Elijah lives isn't developed yet and is as silent as a graveyard.Before he could stop himself, Elijah ran as fast as lightning towards the scene.“ Stop!” He shouted and the three men immediately turned towards his direction.“ What are you trying to do? Steal from a lady and harass her?” Elijah
“ Why are you here?” Elijah asked. His voice was cold and unfriendly, anyone would think that they are both long time enemies.“ Can't I visit the Empire again? Remember this Empire is where it is because of me” Damien bragged.“ I am sure that this isn't the reason why you're back to Georgia” Elijah said and Damien smiled and moved closer towards Elijah.“ Well, well, well, it seems you know me so much cousin brother” Damien chuckled while Elijah sneered at his hypocrisy.“ Why are you here, Damien?” Elijah asked once again. His patience was running out already and at the sight of Damien, he gets angry though he doesn't know why.“ I am here to collect why rightfully belongs to me. I mean, I worked day and night for this Empire for three fucking years and just because you were found, the Empire was given to you. That's not how politics works, Elijah” Damien stated but Elijah seemed uninterested in his speech.“ If you're done with your speech because you aren't saying anything useful
“ What are you talking about?” Elijah furrowed his brows.“ What I meant is that Daniel, Damien and one other unknown man is responsible for the loss of your memory” Cory repeated.“ And who is the unknown man?” Elijah inquired but Cory shook his head, indicating that he knows nothing about the man and who he is.“ How do you know about it, Cory?” “ I— overheard Daniel speaking with your cousin Damien” Cory explained and Elijah exhaled. The information which has just been revealed to him was just too much for his head to process.How could his cousin do such a thing to him?“ That explains the reason why Daniel hates me so much even when I was still the son in law of the Payton family “ Elijah explained and shoved his fingers into his hair, but the ringing of his phone distracted him so he took it out and picked up the call.“ Hello, who is this?” Elijah asked.“ Are you Elijah West?” A strange masculine voice asked from the other end of the phone.“ Yes I am. What can I do for you?”
Just before Damien could lose his consciousness, Hank came running towards the parking lot.“ Elijah! Get a grip of yourself! What do you think would happen if the board of West Empire finds out that you're about to choke your cousin brother to death?” Hank asked, trying to talk some senses into Elijah's head, maybe he would stop choking Damien who is enjoying the show.“ Get a grip of yourself! Killing him won't solve anything!” Hank said again and that was when Elijah released Damien and stormed out of the parking lot.Hank faced Damien who was still smiling with his bleeding teeth and face.“ You're a bastard who doesn't deserve to live” Hank sneered and walked away. Few minutes after Hank left, Sarah and her daughter Rachel came looking for Damien and found him groaning and wailing in pain on the ground.“ Damien!” Sarah shouted in horror and rushed towards her son.“ What happened to you? Who did this to you?” Sarah rushed her questions as she helped Damien up.“ I guess he ups