Chapter Ten

LORE

What the hell did I just see? I don't think my eyes and gut deceived me, not this time and not in the next life time.

I've always been sharp at picking up hints in a situation, that trait came along handy in my career as a businessman. That's how I grew my empire, how I expanded what was left of my mother's title. My father died when I was just twelve years old, my mother was a dutiful housewife who only focused on me.

She and my father loved each other to the core,that's why I grew up believing in true love. When my father died,it was hard for her to pick up on the Noble lifestyle, business wise of course. She was a true lady but when sharks sniff out a weakness,they come for you with a hunger that doesn't seem to be satiated.

I knew something was wrong the minute she started entrusting the business to my uncle,my father's younger brother. The man was a sneaky snake hiding in the perfect camouflage. One day we were rich,the next day we were losing everything. When word spread ou