The sound of TV playing in the room served as background noise. Angelica’s body felt like it was pierced by a thousand needles. She groaned as she tried to sit up, her body resisting any form of movement she tried to make. “Hey,” Xavier greeted, his eyes filled with worry as he rushed to her side. “Water,” Angelica’s voice croaked, her mouth felt like it was filled with sand paper. “Small sips,” Xavier cautioned, placing the glass by her mouth. The water was refreshing, Angelica released a long sigh as the water flowed down her throat. “Mrs. Constantine, I see that you are awake,” Doctor mark said, smiling softly a the couple. Xavier nodded at the doctor a silent greeting, “doctor mark,” he said shaking his hand. “hi,” Angelica greeted, with confusion written all over face. The last thing she could recall was the police barging into the building Oliver had kept her confined in. “Today is the fifth day after your rescue,” the doctor explained. “fifth day?” Angelica asked. “y
Clarissa stood by her window, watching as Alex and Kelanie enjoyed their picnic. Kelanie beamed with joy as Alex handed her a wrapped gift.The image reminded her of the beginning of her relationship with her husband kareel.The sound of her phone ringing brought her back to reality, “what did you find?” Clarissa asked immediately she picked the call, not taking her eyes off her son.“It’s true, the police have Oliver in their custody but the details to his arrest has been kept excluded,” the man replied.“Do you know if the found any body while they arrested him?” Clarissa asked the question that has been plaguing her mind for days.All she had gotten from the news was notice of Angelica’s abduction and since then the media has been quiet, too quiet for her taste.“find out everything you can, even if it means breaking into the police captains office, I don’t pay you to give me no information,” Clarissa snapped ending the call abruptly.She was getting frustrated with the way everyon
The house was tense, everyone was locked in their room dressing in preparation the dinner.“Thank Mr Thompson,” Xavier said, his eyes skimming over the document that had been sent to him. “Xavier, are you sure about this move,” Angelica asked looking at the paperwork with an unsure look on her face. “Yes, I have watched them try to destroy everything my father built, if implement this it would been I have control of the finances,” Xavier replied. In theory the approach was a smart move, if you can control the money then it’s easy to control the number of targets on your back. “just so you know, I don’t care what you do, I will always support you,” Angelica said. “Mr Xavier,” a knock sounded on the door. “Come in Ruby,” Angelica replied. True to Peggy’s words Ruby had become an incredible Intel, it also helped that she was one of the few maids that were nice to him while he was a servant. “The lawyer is downstairs, Peggy is with him,” Ruby informed. “thank you Ruby, please the
Kelanie felt like she was about to throw up. Her ears were ringing as Xavier said the last words. “Who else can approve this,” Clarissa asked, poking like she was about to cry. Kelanie was scared, she had me et seen Clarissa shaken up like this before. “No one, it must go through me before any transfer is made,” Xavier replied. “So you are shutting us out of our right, while you and your whore will squander everything,” Alex yelled, the veins on his neck popping out. “This can’t be happening,” Kelanie thought to herself. Just when she thought that she has had it all figured out, Xavier decided to throw a curveball at her. “I have a child coming on the way, you think two million is enough?” Alex scoffed. “I mean how would you know what it takes to raise a child when you have never had one,” he added. “for the baby and Kelanie’s welfare, a total of one and a half million would be deposited into any account of her choosing,” Xavier said. Clarissa had been quiet for a while, “wh
Alex was pacing around the sitting room, with a glass of whiskey in his hands. “How did this happen?” He shouted, smashing the glass against the cold hard floor. Kelanie yelped, startled by his act, she took was suffering from embarrassment at the way Alex’s father had brushed her off.He was finally getting the recognition he deserved and Xavier wants to that that away. He couldn’t get over the look of disdain his father had on his face when he tried speaking with him, what annoyed Alex more was the fact that his father smiled so broadly at Xavier like he hung the moon for him. “Alex sit down, your pacing is giving me a headache,” Clarissa said, feeling a migraine beginning to form. “why are you so calm mother? Xavier is slowly trying to lock is out of my father’s wealth,” Alex screamed. He had expected his mother to put up a fight, but her claim demeanor only sensed to provoke Alex further. “What do you want me to do, March into their room and kill Xavier?” Clarissa screamed a
“Xavier!!!” Angelica screamed.Xavier rushed into the room, his eyes wide, searching for the threat. “What is the problem?” Angelica had tears streaming down her face as she watched the news, Xavier’s pictures were pasted on every news channel.“Get Branford on the phone,” Xavier said to Peggy, who had rushed in with him after hearing Angelica’s scream.“Branford, what’s going on, who is spreading such lies,” Xavier growled into the phone.“From the looks of things, it seems like your step mother had granted an interview last night,” Branford said on the phone.“How soon can you come to the hotel?” Xavier asked.“I’ll be there in twenty minutes,” barrister Branford responded.“okay great, we’ll be expecting you,” Xavier sighed.“why would Kelanie say that, and how can they say you kidnapped your father,” Angelica said.Angelica couldn’t understand why Kelanie would lie such blatant lies, the Xavier she knew wasn’t an abusive partner, he was the most thoughtful and caring person she
The morning couldn’t come any sooner, Clarissa sat with Kelanie smiling as she read the message from the board. “It looks like Xavier would no longer be the director after all,” she smiled showing Kelanie the text. “That was fast,” Kelanie said, looking thrilled with the result. “But why are they inviting him to the meeting, can’t they just send him his termination letter?” Kelanie asked. Clarissa rolled her eyes, “it’s standard procedure and to also ensure there’s no bad press, so by Eight AM today, Xavier would no longer be CEO and Alex will be placed in his place and things can finally return to its natural order,” Kelanie was excited, she had truly hit jackpot, with Alex becoming the CEO she would have unlimited money and enough trip vacations. “And you wouldn’t be in the picture,” she thought to herself, smiling as Clarissa continued drinking her herbal tea unsuspecting of effects. For Kelanie it was going to be smooth sailing after she had taken out her enemies, she knew
Clarissa would have cried, her eyes watered as her husband made his final verdict.“What?” Alex screamed, his face red in anger. “It is my birthright,” Alex screamed.“Xavier is my first son, and he is also a better man for the job,” Mr kareel said, abruptly ending the call.The tension in the conference room was palpable, Xavier released the breathe he had been holding.“Come on,” he whispered in Angelica’s ear, pulling her to her feet a they walked out of the conference room.Kelanie watched with rage in her eyes as Angelica blushed from the attention Xavier was showering on her.She should have been the one enjoying the wealth, she was with him for three years of her life when he had nothing and she stood by him.“lets leave,” Clarissa snapped, her heels clicking loudly on the floor as she stormed out of the building.The staff members had all gathered outside, clapping in congratulations for Xavier and Angelica has they walked out.And true to her word, melody and her news crew w