At the McCall enterprise vice president's office, Albert sat down with his son facing him, he tapped his fingers on the table sighing. “That old wrinkled bitch, how dare she think she can turn the board members away from me, I thought you said you have Lisa around your fingers Daniel?” He asked his son who stood up sighing. “Yes I do Dad, she’s not a problem. The problem is the governor who also has a share in the company. You know how much he adores Harden's dad, and the accusations of killing Uncle Gerald are still lingering. We need a lot of supportive allies. I can’t wait to be the president and let Harden know that, even if I’m not regarded in the family, I’m still smart and smarter than he can imagine” he said for Albert to scoff. “What if we invite him over for dinner?” Albert asks his son who chuckles. “Dad. Mr Governor won’t…. “He’s a human, all it needs is just persuasion” Albert confidentially said. At one of New York's elite Lounge, Maria sat with three other ladies
Harden was shocked, his hands held tight on his wheelchair wheel as he looked at Adele, her face, her hair, the color of her eyes. It’s all different from the girl he was shown to be the mother of his kids. As she nervously looks at him, he sees his little daughter in her. “What’s the meaning of this? explain to me, are you the sister to the mother of my twin?” Harden asked as he was confused at the looks. “I have no sister, I’m Adele Hennston, the mother of the twin,” she said for Harden to scoff. “Jokes,” he said for Adele to shake her head. “It’s not a joke, I’m the… “Shut the fuck up, their mother is dead, she died while giving birth to….. “No, it’s all lies, Harden. Your mother kept me away for the nine months I was pregnant with the twins. I never wanted you to know when I found out I was pregnant but she insisted I give out the babies and act dead towards them or not she would kill them and also kill me. I didn’t want anything to happen to them that’s why I stayed
Harden bows his head as everything about his life for the past five years is turning a new leaf. If it comes out to be true, he can’t explain how he will react not just to his mother but to his trusted assistant. “Ah,” Adele gasped as the needle pierced into her skin to drag out some blood for testing. “Daddy” they all heard Zia's little voice call as he tiny step rushed towards the study. Immediately, Harden rides his wheelchair to the door. He opened it and drove himself out closing it behind him. “Daddy!!” Zia hugged her father giggling. “Where’s Miss Maya, I made something for her” Adele heard her daughter say which made her smile. Franklin looked at her as he gently removed the needle from her skin. “They have gotten fond of you,” he says for Adele to nod. “He thought them little manners” she responded for Franklin to chuckle. “If what you said is true, a new chapter will begin, and trust me, for you, it won’t be easy. I will do the test and hope for a good result
The dining hall was silent, Adele's ears were ringing from the thunderous sound that landed on her face. Amid the quiet room, Zia's crying voice brought back the atmosphere and Harden rode his wheelchair towards his crying daughter. “Come honey” Harden tried to carry his daughter but she ran away. Zayn also left the adults who stood in silence. “Thomas” Harden called his butler who rushed towards him. “Take Amaya out of here, she’s suspended,” he said for Adele to look at him. “You are suspended until further notice. Mom” Harden called looking at his mother. Adele couldn’t hold her tears so she left in running tears. “My maids are not for you to hit mother,” Harden said for Maria to scoff. “She dares talk back at me Harden, how dare…. “She’s doing her job mother, her job is to take care of the twin no matter what, she’s doing her job,” Harden said for Maria to scoff. “I see. Then it’s her job also to talk back at me right? Is that the reason she got only a suspension?
Gwen happily sat facing Zach who arranged his suit after sitting down. She last saw Harden when she was seventeen and that was when his mother invited her over for dinner warning her to stay away from her son. She felt heartbroken but also understood after his mother explained to her why Harden did not need a woman in his life. She left to never look back but every day, she hoped he would come looking for her, anytime she saw him on TV, the love they once shared had a renewing day. Even after hearing he had a secret marriage with one of New York's popular models, she cried but still felt one day Harden McCall the guy they both had a high school love would come back to her. She smiles still looking at Zach as deep down she prays this is a welcome to the McCall. “My madam wants you for dinner this evening, it’s very important, Note that you might not be coming back anytime soon.” He said for Gwen to look at him. “What’s with the dinner and me not coming back?” She asks for Zach
The gym was filled with awkward expressions from the men around while they looked at laughing Harden. Harden laughed so hard that tears began to fall from his eyes, Aiden knows this is no laughter but a disguise for tears because of the betrayal from his assistant. After a few minutes, Harden stopped and fell into silence before he scoffed. “You are suspended, you know too much to be fired,” he said for Simon to immediately begin to plead. “I’m sorry boss, I only followed the chairwoman inst… “Is my mother your Employee? Was she the one who taught you your job? Was she the one you swore your loyalty to?” Harden asked squeezing the papers in his palm. “Get the fuck out, seeing you irritates me, Simon,” he said for Simon to bow his head. “I’m sorry boss,” he said for Harden to chew his jaw. Simon kept kneeling with his head down. “Leave Simon, once your suspension is over he will let you know,” Aiden said for Simon to sigh. “Yes sir,” he said standing up.“Before you f
Harden watched as Adele removed the mask, he kept his eyes on her until she took it off and she held it arranging her coil red hair and letting them bounced back. Her pale skin and green eyes made Harden swallow hard. When she took off the mask for the first time, he didn’t stare but now, he could not help it as he swallowed hard at the beautiful woman standing in his front. Adele was shy to look at Harden so she kept her head down. He could see where his daughter's pale skin and red hair came from, he bowed his head sighing. “I’m sorry you have to be away from them and when you want to get close, I’m sorry you have to use that,” he said for Adele to gasp. “No sir, I…. “It’s all my fault. I didn’t look for you myself.” He said riding himself to his table and opening the drawer bringing out a file. He opens it and hands it over to Adele with a pen. “Sign at the place you see your name.” He said to surprise Adele to look at him. “ you can go through it if you want, but tr
At a restaurant on the elite side of the city, the red-haired lady who just round up with her evening shift removed her apron while still on her uniform. She hung the apron on the staff hanger when her little phone began to ring.“ Gracie” she called to hear the worried voice of her friend speak at the other end of the phone.“Adele, I need you, I don’t know what I did to my client. Please you should come to the hotel, don’t call the cops…..“ calm down Grace, what happened and tell me the name of your hotel.” Adele immediately carried a paper to write it t down.“Western Hotel Room 2……..8,” Grace said as the signal began to break.“Room 2 what Gracie, I can’t hear you” Adele worriedly said as she tried to correct the number of the room.“ 2….8” The phone bumps for Adele to sigh.“Goodness,” she worriedly said as she didn’t know if it was 28 or 208. She knows it’s two, a middle number before eight but she doesn’t know which exactly so she decided to go with room 208.“ Mary, I’m out,”