The last sentence Darian uttered caused all eyes present in the room to gaze at his side on the high chair he sat on."I strongly object to this," Judson shifted in his chair. "You can't just ask that we put activities in the casino on hold till after the family party." He said, his eyes bloodshot with anger. "You may be the boss but sometimes you don't act like it." He glared at Darian hoping that his words hurt him."Watch your mouth, Judson. I have the right to punish you if you disrespect me again." Darian snarled in his chair, clenching his jaw as his fist rolled into a ball."You two should stop this!" Gaius slammed the table in annoyance, the glasses rambled and some fell flat on the marbled floor, crashing into pieces. He turned to Darian, a finger jerked pointedly at him. "You are the Don but that doesn't stop you from respecting your elders." He muttered and veering to Judson, he frowned and yelled. "He's the Don and he has the right to make decisions, you should respect him
"I don't know why I have to come to the casino if there isn't something going on around here," Lena murmured, clutching the handle of the door. "Just open up already!" She yelled out in frustration when the door wasn't opening."Don't stress it," Darian said. She scoffed and turned to him. "The doors are locked. So, what now?" "What?" Lena lunged her hand at him. "What is what?" Her brows creased in confusion. What was he trying to do? She was stuck with him in the car and he was asking her what?"Why are you complaining about coming to the casino? I thought you said you love to work." He dialled a number on his phone and pressed the phone to his ear. Lena watched him, saying nothing at all. She waited for him to end the call and then she mumbled, "Please open up," "What if I don't?" He asked teasingly."Why would you keep me in your car? What do I want to do with you here?" She polled him. She was getting uncomfortable and didn't know the exact words to say if he didn't open the d
A week passed, and the investigations of the fraudulence at the casino of the Dawson family Mafia were over, but Darian and the team didn't lay a hand on the culprits who were involved. He pushed it aside and demanded that he handle it alone by himself.It was finally the week of the Dawson family's anniversary. Red and black were the colours chosen for members of the family and everyone who was invited. The men were to don black suits while the women wore red dresses to complement the men.Darian combed his hair as he stared into the mirror, his black tuxedo suit properly styling his tall manly figure. He adjusted his suit and bent a little to arrange his hair after slipping on his shoes.Lena was not in the room, she had told him that she'd like to wear her dress outside the room. She didn't want him to see all of her while she dressed up.He checked the mirror for the last time. Satisfied with his look, he grabbed the car keys and went to wait for his wife in the living room.He g
"Boss please, you have to come with me. The soldiers will take care of this.." Jay said to Darian, trying to haul him out of the garden."Don't, don't do that. I can't leave my people here to die. Take Lena home, and make sure she gets home safely, I will join you soon." Darian commanded, running to a corner to hide. "Protect her, nothing must happen to her." "Boss, you have to come with us." Jay insisted, running over to where Darian hid. "I have got this, just make sure she gets home safely.""No, I won't let you stay out here. You are coming with us." With fear in her mind, Lena gripped Darian's hands. "Please, you can't stay out here. It is too dangerous." She sobbed.The gunshots sounded again. It was closer than before now. Darian glared at Jay and said, "Go through the back gate." He then yelled out to the people. "You all should go through the back gate, there are soldiers to save you there."Everyone rose to their feet and ran towards the back gate, Gaius stopped when he go
Lena tramped wearily across the living room, her hands hovering over her head and her heart in her throat. She cursorily glanced through the window whenever there was a sound; she prayed so hard that Darian wasn't injured, shot, or even killed."What if something has happened to him?" She looked at her bodyguards, they said nothing. She twirled to face Jay and then, she begged. "Please, take me back to the family house, I can't stay back here when he's out there in danger, I can't do it. Please, take me back." Lena sobbed into his shoulders.Jay signalled to her bodyguards to excuse them. After they left, he positioned her on the couch and cupped her face with his hands."The boss will get out safely, trust me on that." He said with uncertainty laced in his voice. He knew Darian was strong and fearless, but facing those rogues wasn't a good idea. He sighed and prayed he was right when he said Darian will come back safely."I can't do this," Lena cried softly. "Calm down, he will soon
"Tell me, what happened after the kiss?" Lisa yelled out, almost damaging Lena's eardrums with her screams. "Oh my God, oh my God," she squealed."Lisa, I was scared to death." Lena positioned her phone on the phone hanger and relaxed on the couch in the bedroom. The lights were on and Darian was probably in his study or office."Scared, why were you?" She inquired."There was an attack at the party and he stayed back to confront our attackers. I was so scared, I feared he would be shot dead." She held her chest and rubbed her palms against it."Hmm, interesting." Lisa folded her arms and shifted back from the camera. She tied her hair with a band and braided the tip. "As a writer, I want to explain this to you. Would you like to listen to me?""Stop being delusional. You are so lost in your world of fiction that you don't even know what's happening in the real world." Lena hissed, jerking her head, she threw her hands to the side.Lisa sighed, "Do you want to listen to me?" She frown
Lena gripped the doorknob in front of her; the last time she was here was five months ago—the day she got married to Darian. Everything around was still the same, she felt nostalgic as her eyelids flickered through the balcony. Simpering, she let go of the knob and resorted to tinkling the bells beside the door.After two attempts, the door opened to a petite girl whom she recognized to be the maid."Good day, ma'am." The young lady couldn't hide her excitement when she saw Lena standing by the door."Hey—" Lena racked her head for the girl's name. She knew it, but couldn't remember what it was at the moment."Kayla," she helped Lena out. "I guess you don't remember my name anymore. It's fine, we've only met once. Are you here to see your dad?" Kayla opened the door widely for Lena to enter the house. "He will be so happy to see you, he's always talking about you." She walked Lena to one of the couches and went inside to get her father.Lena rested her back on the couch. Patiently wai
Lena told her bodyguards off when she got back home, she met Tina at the foyer and asked where she was heading. After she made her know she was going grocery shopping, she let her go.She proceeded inside, lazily dragging her feet. She was exhausted, but it felt good to see her Father again after such a long time. Reminiscing about the good old days made her feel good. With a small smile tugging her lips, she walked into the living room.She met Jay and Darian in the middle of a conversation, she waved at Jay and walked past them into the bedroom. Darian couldn't stop staring at her as she waddled inside the room, he excused himself and went after her.She was about to slam the door when Darian held it down, he pushed the door open and walked in with her."Where have you been?" He queried."I went out," she relieved herself of the shoes she wore. "Where?" He took a step forward to her."What's that supposed to mean, Darian?" She flipped her hair and her eyes moved up to reach his eye