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CHAPTER 169
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HE KILLED HER!It was over five weeks since the Grandmaster's trial was set, hence the hearing had been going on for three weeks now.It was the case of the century. Every News outlet wanted to cover it. From the first day of the hearing, it was quite a hurdle for the Court's security to keep the multitude away. A lot of people opted to testify against him. Emille did not bother about searching for witnesses, or convincing people to tell their story. They willingly presented themselves to the police and pledged to testify.None of the Rivers had testified as of yet, nor had Mr Walborn.Today, Carl was to take the stand. But as agreed, only the jury were to be present in the courtroom.Emille, Mila, and Brantley were present at today's hearing. Linda came to support her friends, Brantley and Mila.Mila was not yet aware that Mrs White knew that she was Mila. As per Brantley's request, she still addressed Mila as Fabiola.Everyone was seated in the courtroom. There was a swan of reporte
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********TRIGGER WARNING******The Events that follow might be disturbing. You can choose not to read it, it would not change the sense of the story.Read at your own Discretion!!!*********Pops sat upright on his narrow bunk bed in his tiny cell, for the first time in years, he actually regretted doing something.It had been easier carrying the guilt of killing Rose all these years because he knew that no one knew about his secret…. probably his darkest secret.Never in a million years would he have thought that the one person on the planet who knew was his son.He remembered the day so well. Everything was still fresh in his memory.Rose went into labour in the early hours of the morning. She wanted a hospital birth, but he had insisted that the baby be born at home, why? Because there was price on his head. A security camera had spotted him in a gun exchange battle. Even though his face could not be identified, it was clearly seen on camera how he took a bullet to his right leg. H
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MILA RIVER LIVESShe did not wait for Emille and Carl, she made her own calls. The news needed to dissolve as soon as possible. Her face was everywhere, this was not good. She called the Mise brothers and dispatched them to immediately make the news disappear."Brant, good morning, sorry to wake you up." She called for Brantley next. "I'm a morning person, remember?" He said warmly. "How are you too?" She did not stop pacing. There was no time for pleasantries, "Check the news, put on your TV!" He could hear the anxiousness in her voice. He did as he was told without."Oh my God! How did this happen?" "I don't know, and I don't care. I want the news dead immediately. Do everything you can please!" Mila, for the first time, was actually desperate."I'm on it." They hung up. He immediately called Randy.Mila continued to make calls, mostly as Phoebe Rogers. "Only if Dom were alive? Why did you have to go?" She sat down and wept.He could handle the situation in the blink of an eye
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Senator Sauvebeaux"He is suing the government." Brantley added."What? I was just saying it, I only meant for him to threaten them and not actually do it!" Mila looked in horror. She already had been receiving more attention than she craved. She did not want it to aggravate."Let's talk with him. They are waiting for you." "They who?" Mila was confused. "Come, you will see." He went to her room and got an oversize overall and threw it over her head to cover her visage.Emille hovered directly in front of her house. He lowered a little stand for one person, held together by two ropes on either side like a swing.Brantley helped her get on it. The rope was drawn up.The reporters did not stop trying to click pictures.She was still in her PJs.Brantley drove away in his car._______"Carl, what is going on?" She ran into Carl's arms when she saw him.Emille had dropped her and flown off.She knew this place, it was the Senate."We are going to fix things, it's gonna be ok? I'm s
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THE OLD COUPLEThe chief of police issued the statement.Carl filed a case against the state. He was promised that the matter would be investigated thoroughly.The trial was put on hold because of Pop's hospitalization.Despite the police's pledge in finding out how that type of information got out there, the Rivers cousins were still looking into the matter individually.Two weeks passed, Mila was yet to show up at the company….rather Phoebe Rogers. She was the biggest shareholder and she presented herself and later disappeared.A few days ago, Brantley brought up the idea again. The board members were requesting her presence. "I'll talk to my brothers, we should have dinner with your family first, then my grandparents have to know too." "Are you ready?" Brantley asked. She traced her fingers on his bare chest, drawing an imaginary horse__for reasons unknown, "I'll never be read, Brant. But the longer I wait, the more difficult it becomes and the more anxious I get." She raised he
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OUTCAST"Why do you want to see Fabiola?" Brantley decided to ask at one point. He just refilled their tea cups.Mama Rivers who was about raising her cup to take a sip, paused mid way. She stared at her husband who also had the same look on his face."Oh, we knew her when she was a kid. Since we were in town, we decided to drop by." Papa Rivers replied."Oh, ok. I see." Brantley nodded. There was an awkward silence among them."We'll see your father and enjoy the view a little before going back." Papa Rivers added."I will be glad to show you around town. I bet they'll be so much to entertain both of you." Brantley smiled."Yeah." And there goes the silence again. ________"I got a text from Brant, he said that the package was at my doorstep." Mila looked at her brothers. They were just touching down back in Limesville."Just as we thought." The ever nonchalantly Emille said.Carl was silent."I bet they got my address because of the media." Obviously."So…we are going to your hou
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SWEET REUNION"Nice meeting you." Carl forced a smile.The expression on his grandparents' faces changed immediately.He sunkened his shoulders, 'Just as I had expected, outcast!' The words reverberated in his mind.He wished he could turn back the hand of time to just a 5 minutes ago, he'd make sure to get away from here and prevent none of this from happening."Mason had a son?" Papa Rivers looked at his wife. "Isn't he handsome? He looks like an angel." Mama Rivers praised.Carl raised his brows. 'Did they mean the opposite of what they said, or…he had judged the situation wrongly.He looked at Mila, she smiled at him."How old are you, boy?" Mama Rivers asked."I'm 28 years old, ma'am." Carl held his hands together in front of him as though he was for a religious procession.Mila raised her brows and hung her mouth open at his lie."Nonsense, don't call me ma'am. I am your grandmother. Come here!" Mama Rivers rebuked him and hugged him."Just for the record, he is still 27 years o
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WHAT BRENDA KNOWS'Why do good men die and the selfish monsters live?' Brantley pondered as he walked down the corridors of his father's house empty mindedly."Do you want to bulldoze me before you notice that something is in front of you?" Brenda was starting in front of him, with her short self and crutches.He halted abruptly, for real, he had not taken note of the girl."Oh, I see you've upgraded to crutches. They're cute." Brantley rubbed her head like a kitten.She supported her weight on one crutch, freed her other hand and used it to slap his hand off."Why are you always fighting with father?" The youngest White asked.Bran was stunned, he did not expect that question from here. He was speechless for a few seconds, trying to think of an appropriate response to that."We were talking, maybe a little of a disagreement, but we were not fighting." Brantley looked down and said."You were loud!" She raised one side of her lip, confident about her statement and presumption."Wha
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