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Chapter 16 Ella sat on the chair and looked at the man, who seemed to have a lot to talk about. “What exactly happened to my grandfather? I remember that he was very healthy the last time I saw him.” “Well, the old man was very healthy, and he looked forward to us living our lives together, and growing old together. But after you left, he kept asking for you, and wanted to see you, but I did not know what to tell him.” “He one day came to my house when I had gone out of the country for work and met Kate. When he learned that I cheated on you even before the wedding, he was so mad that he got a heart attack. Kate freaked out, and by the time I received the news, my grandfather was rarely breathing. I did everything I could to save him, but he died a month later.” “He was so disappointed in me and he kept mentioning your name. He really wanted to say goodbye to you, but we could not find you. We did not know where you had vanished to.” As Ella listened, tears were streaming down he
Chapter 17 When Ella left the hotel after she met with Daniel, she did not go back to the company. Her mind was a mess and she needed to clear her head. She had also ordered Pete to help her pick up her kids as she knew that she would not be able to drive in her current state. When she reached home, she did not do anything and headed directly to the bedroom. She buried her head in the pillow and cried her heart out. Just remembering the pain that her grandfather must have gone through when he realized that she was gone without bidding him goodbye, she cried even harder. She thought that she would have calmed down by the time her kids got home from school. She did not want her kids to worry about her, as she thought that they will never be able to understand her pain. But when Pete brought the kids home, her eyes were still red and her voice was cracked. She tried to appear cheerful but her kids could tell that she was not fine. The sensitive Carl went up to her and hugged her. H
Chapter 18 In the kids’ bedroom… “Uncle Pete, please have a seat. I will get you a glass of water.” Clare said as she directed Pete to sit on the sofa. Pete looked at his boss’s smart rascals and wondered what was wrong with them. He could not think of anything as to why he has been summoned here. “I am okay, please sit down.” He spoke. The kids all looked the same so, he did not dare call out their names. Carl looked at Pete sending them suspicious looks and decided to go right to the point. He was also afraid that their Mommy might storm in at any time to check on them. “Uncle Pete, don’t be nervous. We only called to ask you what happened to our mother today.” “Huh?” Pete did not understand and looked at Carl with a puzzled look. “When we came home, Mommy was crying nonstop. She even sent you to pick us up from school. We thought that you might know what happened.” “Did someone bully Mommy at her work?” When Pete heard that question, he did not know whether to laugh or cry
Chapter 19 The kids discussed it amongst themselves until they came up with the best wording. Carl found Daniel’s private email and sent him the message. “Done!” they excitedly did a high-five and just as Carl was about to look through Edmond and Co., and see if anything would pique his interest, Clarissa came knocking on the door. “Dinner is ready and Mommy is calling you lots.” “We will come right away, princess,” Castro shouted towards the door. At the dining table, apart from roasted pork, Ella had made a few more dishes. Seeing that they had a visitor, she had made everything so delicious and tantalizing. “Oh My God, I can feel that my salivary glands are already excited, just by smelling the aroma.” Caleb walked towards the dining table with an excited expression, followed by his siblings, who were equally excited. “Mommy is the best chef and we are her loyal customers.” “All right, enough of ass-kissing. Go and wash your hands and come eat before the food gets cold.” “
Chapter 20 At Topstar Legacy… It was a PE lesson and five heads were squeezed together as they looked at Carl’s smartwatch. Although the kids were allowed to carry phones in school, they were not allowed to use them during class time. But Carl had a smartwatch that could make and receive calls and emails. It was just like a mobile phone, but his teacher did not suspect anything. Carl opened his email and seeing that there was still no reply from the man, he frowned. Clare beat on her fingers as she asked her brother, “Why has the man not replied yet?” Castro also looked at Carl, as if he was in deep thought, “Bro, are you sure that you got the right email?” Carl did not say anything as he continued to operate on his watch. Caleb looked at his brother. He was more confident in him than the others and he knew that nothing would ever be too difficult for his little brother, especially the things that involved technology. “Why are you guys so impatient? Carl has not even said anyt
Chapter 21 Tony looked at his boss and asked when he saw the frown of displeasure on his handsome face, “Boss, what is the situation?” Daniel peeled his gaze from the laptop screen and looked at his assistant. He instructed in a deep voice, “Things are more complicated than I thought. Just make sure that no word gets out, because our shares will be affected.” When Tony heard his boss, he frowned. He had secretly found out that his boss was a computer geek, so when he learned that the company had been hacked, he did not panic like the other employees. He had in fact made a silent prayer for the other party, but now that his boss could not even deal with the matter, his heart was filled with panic. All the workers were already panicking, and God knows how many of them have already started to spread the word, in their frantic state. If word got out that their company has been hacked, the consequences will be dire. Daniel tried to hack again but he came up with nothing. he knew that t
Chapter 22 Five minutes to three o’clock in the afternoon… Five kids sat around the table as they waited for the arrival of Daniel. They had purposely come early because they believed in the element of surprise. They wanted to catch the man off guard, lest he takes them as a joke. Carl looked down at his watch as he counted the remaining seconds. “Ten, nine, eight…” Clarissa looked at her brother and frowned, “What if he is only late by a few seconds, will we leave?” “Yes, he had made things difficult for Mommy so we are not going to make it easier for him.” “But if we leave, he will never apologize to Mommy.” “He will look for us.” “Seven, six, five, four…” “I don’t know why I am feeling nervous. Maybe we got this all wrong and the man might never show up.” Clare said as she rubbed her hands together. “What is there to be nervous about? The man is the one supposed to be fretting right now. Maybe he has even pissed his pants, haha?” Castro said as he laughed. “Bro, are you
Chapter 23 “What did you just say?” Daniel asked. His heart rate increased even further and he could hear the thumping in his ears. Everything vanished and what remained was the voice of a little boy, who looked exactly like him, questioning him why he made his mother cry. “Our Mommy has never cried in front of us no matter how sad she feels. But yesterday was different. Did you bully our Mommy?” “Huh?” “Are you not listening?” “Sorry, come again.” “The reason my brother hacked your company was because you bullied our Mommy. Our Mommy is untouchable and anyone who dares mess with her messes with us. We are her protectors and we cannot allow anything to happen to her.” Clare declared when she saw the confused look on the man’s face. “Who is your mother?” Daniel inquired. “Ella Smith,” Caleb answered. “What did you just say? Can… you…say… that… again?” he asked, his voice raising a notch higher. His assistant was also shocked and he almost felt that he was dreaming. His mouth