“Why would you want to betray your son?”Freaking bastard! Mr Potter thought inwardly as he pulled out a cigar and lightened it up. The memory of Drake’s question haunted him. He noticed that there was one person in that family that almost didn’t fall for his trick.Even Charlotte Duke that had been in the underworld for such a long time still fell flat for his trickery. There was still a few weeks before the shareholder meeting at Infinity Clothier, all he needed was to tame that freaking family till then.A knock sounded at the door and one of his bodyguards walked in. He used sign language to describe something to him and Mr Potter responded swiftly,“Let him in.”Before he finished his statement, the door opened wide with a loud creaking noise and a tall figure stood in the doorway.“For a split second, I thought you sold me out…father.”“That’s rude Edward, you are blocking the free flow of air in my room.”Edward Crane took two steps towards Mr Potter. He fell on his knees and b
Amelia let out a deep sigh and returned the phone to Dickson.“It is a deep fake.” She said calmly.Pamela burst into tears. Brian rushed to her side and held her up. Their family was all messed up now, even infinity clothier is no longer safe either. Finding out about the company’s second largest shareholder was not a major challenge, thankfully her grandson is safe.They all returned home in silence, no one had the courage to break the tension in the car. The tense atmosphere was disrupted when the two cars turned towards the Harris mansion and someone stood out there.An old man holding a black stick. He looked to be in his early seventies. He had a hat on and his custom made suit matched the ones made in the Middle Ages. When he saw the Hale family approaching, the butler got out of the car and opened the back door of the car.A woman in her mid forties with a powerful aura stepped out . The look in her eyes screamed confidence and the provocative red dress she wore could turn all
Drake staggered out of the bar, he held his car key in his hand and kept staring dreamily at it. He had always been a light drinker from onset so he avoids drinking at all but that day, he had to get it to stupor because that is the only thing that stands in the way of the eminent sorrow in his heart.He was about to walk out when he slammed his shoulder against a bony one. The lanky man that got brushed hurled insults at him but he was too drunk to take it to heart. He staggered towards his car that he had packed roughly by the roadside.“Get out of my way, idiot.”A cab man shouted as he almost ran into him. His cloth which was previously drenched in the rain was still soaked. He rushed forward towards his black car as if it was the only thing he could see not minding the traffic congestion he was causing.He finally got to his car just in time when someone twisted his arm behind his back.“Stay still, aren’t you trying to commit sucide few seconds ago?” One of the police men said s
“Don’t say it Amelia.”Drake stopped her halfway through. He swallowed hard as he thought of the disaster her next word would unleash. Whatever woes that had happened between them, he wasn’t going to let go of Amelia.Admitting that he had ulterior motives for attending her wedding in the past was the only way forward but he wasn’t going to idly watch while he lost the only source of happiness he had. Edward Crane was right, Amelia was his happiness but he wasn’t going to give the brute the opportunity to destroy it.The day ended with awkward silence from them both. Drake left the house very early the next morning to see a foreign investor who had come to discuss business with him. He had to push his woes behind his heart to have enough mental strength toward elevating the company.Amelia got up really late that morning, she had silently cried herself to sleep. The thought of having to leave everything behind and start all over haunted her. She couldn’t be affected to return into Leo
Jennifer took two steps backwards, her initial confidence had dwindled. She knew that look on Amelia Dinkins. It was going to be disastrous if it blew out of proportion.“Amelia, listen, I came here for Leonard and since he didn’t welcome me, I would just take my leave- quietly.”“Good idea.” Leonard shouted behind them.Amelia let out a deep sigh and turned away from Jennifer. Channeling her energy into dealing with a lowlife wench like Jennifer wasn’t worth it. She knew that all too well.“Leonard, I will see you later.”“No Amelia! Wait!”The words felt so useless as Amelia walked away without giving it a second chance. She hid her face as a tear threatened to fall. Two years ago, the trio had shared drinks, picnics and getaways.She had confided in Jennifer so much and seeing the mess her old friend was now, she wondered where exactly it all went wrong.A memory of that night surfaced in her mind. The night she had caught them- Leonard and Jennifer having sex. Someone had sent her
The doorbell rang loudly and one of the maids made for it. Leonard stopped her midway, he had a huge cocky smile on his face. He turned around and looked at the delicacy he had prepared on the table,For the longest time, he had someone to impress.He made for the door and opened it himself. He staggered backward in bewilderment as he was engulfed in a tight hug.“Surprise!!!” Jennifer shouted and planted a soft kiss on his forehead.Leonard tried to pull away from her but before he did, she disentangled herself from embracing him, slammed the door and made straight for the table. The two maids standing there exchanged confused expressions.“Hum…. This smells yummy, this is so sweet of you Leo, you even had all these prepared for me despite you didn’t know I was coming.”“It wasn’t prepared for you.” He responded coldly.“Ouch! That hurt!”Leonard let out a long breath. What the hell was going on. He had gone out of his way to leave a lasting impression this time, a positive one but t