로그인NICOLUSDerick’s face darkened, I didn’t know if what he hated was hearing about Kora’s being referred to as his ex-wife or he simply hated me. Either way, I was content with his reaction. “Then what is this? You think I don’t know what is happening? investors are pulling out; banks are calling loans. And now Global Wealth wants to walk away. You have something to do with all of it.”I closed the folder. “Perhaps you should spend less time worrying about what I am doing and more time reflecting on what you have done.” His eyes narrowed. “You have no idea what you are talking about.” I smirked. “Oh, I assure you, I know considerably more than you think.” I leaned forward resting my hands on the table.“Do you remember the early days of DK Group?” when you were struggling to secure your first major contracts? When the banks wouldn’t touch you and investors considered your business too risky? Do you remember the mysterious investor who came forward and gave you the opportunity to turn yo
NICOLUS Ater what Derick did, I agreed to meet with his team. It was time I ended him in person. It was time the saw the person who had been behind him the whole time. The person who he thought was a broke nobody. The brother who had lifted him from the ground and helped his business become what it was. The man who was going to take away his last hope.“What exactly are you going there for?” I put on my cufflinks. “To finish what I started.” Lucas chuckled. “Just don’t forget he is still your brother.” I glanced at him. “He should have thought of that before he acted like an ungrateful snake.” That shut Lucas right up. He opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out.“Okay, you do as you wish, just make sure he doesn’t do something stupid.” I glanced at him. “What could be more stupid than what he has already done?” I shrugged. “People who are backed into a corner do stupid things.” I would like to see what a toothless dog could do. “Let him try.” I said before walking out.He had
LUCASI stood there like an idiot and watched as she broke. She could hardly keep it together but still stood her ground and cut ties with her ex beautifully. I watched as Derick cut off his way back to his kids, his son mostly who still had lots of love for him, and I couldn’t help but tear up. My family was very close, and we took care of each other.I had never seen a father use his son the way Derick did. Maybe that was why I was so useless in that situation. I just couldn’t understand. Kora took Noah and I drove us away from that place. “Mom.” Kora looked down at him. I glanced at them from the rereview mirror. “Yes baby.” Little Noah lowered his head.“Will daddy build me a tress house as well?” My heart ached. He had seen the treehouse in the yard. I didn’t know if he asked for if before, but I saw the sadness in his eyes when he asked about it. “Uncle Nicolus and I planned on us building one together this weekend. We wanted it to be a surprise, but I guess telling you now is s
KORA Because I didn’t know where Derick lived, the police contacted his lawyer. Derick kicked me out of the house and was planning to move into our home with Vera after the divorce. Well, he had already moved her in before the ink even dried on the papers. But when I called the old butler, he told me he was not at house.“The lawyer has given us his address; we are going there now.” I had presented the officers with our divorce agreement as well as the separate agreement we signed where Derick signed away his parental rights. A case of kidnapping had been opened, and his lawyer was trying to get me to drop the charges. Saying Derick acted impulsively because he missed his son.I almost laughed, Derick didn’t miss Noah, he didn’t even know him. All he knew was that Noah had his blood running through his veins, nothing more. “Mr Vance can explain that to us when you see him. Now please, led the way.” We got into our respective cars and followed the lawyer to Derick’s house.The one he
DERICK I watched my son play on the carpet with no care in the world. Seeing him like that made me think of a time I played with him. I tried to recall but the only thing that came to mind were all the gifts I got him. Even those eventually stopped. I stared at Noah now wondering why he trusted me when I went to pick him up. Was it only because I was his father? was that enough for him to trust me?“Noah.” He lifted his head looking at me with those bright eyes of his. Why did I never notice how much he looked like me, even those eyes were mine. “Are you hungry?” the light in his eyes faded. He lowered his head playing with his fingers. “Are you going to send me away after I eat?” I stared at him; it was my first time spending time with him like that.Why would he think I would send him away. “Daddy, I will not fight Lilly for you anymore. Can you stay with me a little longer?” I was stanned. I stared at him. a moment came to mind uninvited. It was his birthday, but Vera called sayin
KORA “I am beginning to think you brought me here to make me jealous.” Lucas complained. We were at the boutique, and I was choosing a dress to wear for my date with Nicolus. I asked him to come with me to help me choose because I had no one else to ask. It wasn’t because I wanted to make him jealous, I simply wanted his opinion.“I am sure Nicolus is going to feel the same way when I ask him to choose a dress for our date.” Lucas grinned. I raised an eyebrow eying him suspiciously. “What are you thinking?” He shrugged. “Lucas.” He laughed. “Just choose something spectacular for our date, I want him green with envy.” I laughed; he was being childish.“Am serious, I can’t have him outdo me.” I chuckled shaking my head. He volunteered to stay with the kids until we came back. I appreciated that, he was jealous that I was going to dinner with Nicolus before him. But that didn’t stop him from offering help and making things easy for me. He even said his emotions were his and not my burde







