The sight of Mr. Wu left both Emma and Mr. Alfred enraged, and the two stared at him for a few seconds, making Wu break the silence. “Well, hello, Alfred.” “Get out. Now.” Mr. Alfred growled, not wanting a man like Wu two feet near his daughter. With a mocking laugh, Mr. Wu's gaze flickered between Mr. Alfred and Emma, and then his expression turned serious as he said, “I had to break my promise again to you because you have stop being a man of your word.” “Emma, can you please excuse us?” Mr. Alfred said with a pleading expression that spiked Mr. Wu's curiosity immediately. “You two seem very close. Is there a dot I am not connecting here.” Mr. Wu commented as he moved closer to Mr. Alfred. Looking at his daughter, who stood frozen, staring at Mr. Wu with her fists clasped by her side, and Mr. Alfred felt a sense of worry and said, “Emma, please.” This was going to be about Zane. She just knew it, and a part of her wanted to know why he came... What his new request was now, bu
When Mr. Alfred walked into the dining room and saw Emma sitting at the table, it shocked him because she was usually locked up in her room in the morning, and the maid had to get her every time. Even though that didn't happen today, relief wasn't something he felt since she had that stubborn expression like what she was about to say was something he won't like. “Good morning, dear.” Mr. Alfred said, noticing that she was also dressed up, which he hadn't noticed before, and his heart sank. “Morning, dad,” Emma replied. Then a little later added, “Can you take me to see Zane?” There it was... what he had been afraid of... and he refused to look up at her, even though he could feel her looking at him. “We should talk... What Mr. Wu came to speak to me about last night was…” Mr. Alfred said, then paused, taking a deep breath. He finally looked at her and noticed how pale she had gotten as she stared at his face. “You… You and Zane will have to go through with it, Emma.” For a long
A sense of annoyance spiked inside Jason at the sight of Daniel, and he fell speechless from anger, wanting to yell, but keeping his emotions down, instead glaring daggers at the lawyer.“Who are you?” Deborah finally asked, also feeling frustrated.“Good morning, I am Daniel, Daniel Anderson, the owner of ‘Dan law firm’ and Mr. Damion Briggs's legal lawyer. I have documents to prove our partnership and my legitimacy to this claim. I have been his private lawyer for twenty years now.” Daniel said as he approached the table and pulled out a chair.When he sat down and rested his briefcase on the table, Deborah, her children, and Jason kept glaring at him with this distrustful look. But Daniel smirked up at them, not noticing how much this annoyed Jason as he took out a bunch of papers and folders and placed them on top of the table, along with the pen. “My client can not be here today, so I am here to represent him,” Daniel said causal.With that, Deborah glared daggers at him and yel
The backseat of the Range Rover HSE was tense with an awkward silence as Mr. Alfred, and Emma sat a slight distance apart, neither of them saying a word for a while. Then Emma finally looked away from the window, staring at her father, and asked, “How did your meeting go?” Even though she tried to sound lighthearted, her voice came out slightly strangled, and he gave her a gentle smile, saying, “Better than we planned. Hopefully, Jason would follow through with what we expected to happen next.” She returned a small smile before looking back at the window and mumbled, “That’s good then.” After a while of driving, the car finally came to a stop, and when Emma saw their apartment, she held her breath, memories of the past rushing through her like waterfalls. But that was nothing compared to the look on her dad’s face. His lips pressed tightly together as he stared out of the side mirror, a look of worry written on his face. A second later, when Emma tried to reach for the lock, he
When Mr. Alfred walked into the NewEra building two days later, he was met with Jason and Mr. Harris standing in the lobby, awaiting him with this look of anticipation and a smile that seemed too friendly.The man beside Mr. Alfred and his security detail made Jason raise a brow slightly, but he maintained his smile and said nothing as they waited.After he had reached them, Jason stretched out his hand, and when Mr. Alfred grabbed it, he said, “Welcome back!”“I didn't expect a response from you so early.” Mr. Alfred said, returning a small smile as he gave Jason's hand a firm shake before releasing it, “I hope we can get down to business this time.”“Of course. I apologize again for what occurred the last time you came here. I can assure you that the second chance you have given us is one we won't make the same mistake twice.”“If that's the case, I am ready.”Then Mr. Alfred turned to the guy beside him and said, “This is my lawyer, Mr. Wayne.” Knowing the renowned lawyer, Mr. Har
“Allegedly, the former chairman of Golden Key has lost his company, but not only that, but he's also no longer married to the last granddaughter of the Taylor family. It's rumored that the twenty year old Taylor filed for a divorce.”Looking away from the tv, Mr. Taylor scowled at Mrs. Taylor, and then mumbled, “Now, what are these two talking about? How did they get Word of this? Emma divorced Zane... How would they even know that?”Just as confused as her husband, Mrs. Taylor shrugged her shoulders and said, “I don't know. You tell me... They have been saying all this nonsense on the TV and it just seems to have gotten out of control. It's been a while since we have seen Emma. Do you think what they are saying is true... That she has left that boy?”The two fell quiet. But just then, Ava stormed into the living room with a smug smile But as she was about to speak, the butler walked into the living room and said, “Good Morning, sir. An envelope just got delivered, and it's from Mr.
The grand hall of Mr. Alfred mansion was filled with an atmosphere that spoke of wealth and power with the faces of influential people dressed in their best suits and dresses.The party was set to start at nine, but guests had started arriving as early as seven. Everyone in attendance wondered why such an event was being held.“I can’t wait to hear what this party is about. Mr. Alfred is such a private man that his parties are usually famous. Just look at how crowded this place already is.” A young woman commented, looking around her in awe. Her eyes then moved towards another young woman who added, “The Briggs has climbed back into the spotlight with Mr. Alfred buying such huge shares in their company. Maybe this is to officially announce his partnership with them.”After her remark, her eyes widened at the sight of Jason Briggs, fully dressed in a dark gray suit and a black tie with Deborah Briggs by his side, wearing a gold dress, and her three children walking majestically by
The atmosphere was quiet with anticipation as Mr. Alfred walked further into the room, and then he noticed Mr. Taylor who couldn’t hide his excitement and greeted, “Good evening, Mr. Alfred. Thank you for welcoming my family and I back into your home with such an invitation. We are humble.” With dull eyes Mr. Alfred ignored the old man and walked off, leaving his head slightly bowed and hands folded behind his back, and the wait of embarrassment from all the eyes on him and the mumbles had Mr. Taylor frozen where he stood. “Honey,” Mrs. Taylor laughed nervously, grabbing Mr. Taylor’s arm, but the old man yanked his hand back and stood up, smoothening his coat as he cleared his throat. Learning from Mr. Taylor's mistake, Jason and the rest of the Briggs kept their distance from Mr. Alfred as he headed to the front of the crowd and stood before them, watching their faces and then said with a bright smile that left everyone confused. “I want to introduce someone special to me. My onl