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Lady, we are not fools ....

“Is everything alright?”“Madam, we are finished.” The young secretary breathed in despair as she recounted everything at happened.Amanda decided to keep the phone as she didn’t have one currently; she organized a taxi to pick her up from the rear end of the joint and checked her bank account to make sure she had enough to pay the taxi driver. To her shock, none of her accounts had a figure greater than 0 “What??? What is going on?”“Why is this happening to me?” Amanda swept all the bottles that were left on the table as she screamed maniacally. She naturally forgot the men in the room until she felt a few pairs of lewd eyes staring at her, their mouths drooling as they regurgitated the high voltage scenes from last night. They were all woken up by her screaming; she cursed herself inwardly as she thought about her escape plan.“Let’s go another round, a keepsake for the road before we part ways.” One of the men laughed vulgarly as he stood up and moved closer to her. However, before

If daddy is tired holding up the skies, I will help him hold it till he recovers.

“Get your Boss deranged with such childish pranks? Che!” Adrian sneered “Are you giving them more credit than they are worth?”“That’s because you have overlooked the fact that it is Madam that is involved.” Night Wing shook his head helplessly as he stuck to his theory “Boss's IQ seems to drop every time something happens around Madam.”“If daddy is tired holding up the skies, I will help him hold it till he recovers.” A childish voice in a serious tone came from the door. No one in the room had to turn around to know who the owner of the childish voice was. Chris Jnr walked in holding his sister’s hand with an extremely serious look that didn’t match his voice nor his age.Henry coughed to hide his loss of composure while Simon and Timothy let out stifled laughs as they followed the little man into the room; the rest of the Burkes followed behind.“Daddy’s little man is here.” Chris chuckled as he extended his hand to carry them as he normally did. Little treasure was about to run to

What’s brewing in your head?

Adam and rest knocked on the door and entered as they heard the childish voice inviting them in; the adults’ heart was smaller than a needle and pursed their lips pettily.Adam pushed open the door and entered but his steps paused as he saw a room full of people. He only expected Neil and the kids to be here.“Come… come… family…” Matthias stood up and invited as he moved the chair he was sitting on for Adam.“No…no…no… sit…sit… we will take seats over there.” Adam politely returned the seat as he walked forward towards Chris’s bed. He sighed in relief as he saw both Chris and Emile had woken up.“How are you feeling?” Adam asked, the guilt in his voice couldn’t be hidden.“Dad, I am fine.” Chris blinked, pacifying Adam while Chris Jnr stood up from his seat and pulled Adam to sit “Grandpa, you sit here and chat. I will get seats for eldest uncle and the rest.”Neil rubbed his nose in embarrassment as he stood up along with Adrian to get seats for everyone from the nearby nurse’s stati

Why are you struggling when you are eventually going to give in and lose face?

“Son….” Adam called out his head lowered in guilt once the Burkes left, and he no longer needed to keep face “I have failed you and Emile and made the little ones suffer as well.”“Dad, I don’t blame you although I will not forgive mom.” Chris pursed his lips; he knew his dad was stuck between a rock and a hard place and didn’t want to make it any harder than it was. His thoughts were exactly the same as what his son said earlier ‘every debt had a debtor’.“Neither can I… no matter how hard it is…” Adam spoke in a low defeated voice “Your mother and I have decided separate.”“What???” Chris’s eyes widened; he didn’t expect this… what he didn’t want was his father to play the mediator for him to forgive his mother. Chris opened his mouth once the news sank in “Dad…I…”“This has nothing to do with you.” Adam interrupted shaking his head “If anything you are the victim. Perhaps it is all my fault…. Things wouldn’t have gotten to this stage if….”“Dad, no use mulling over split milk. There

Partial truths are more believable… isn’t it?

“Now that, that is all out of the way…” Mark paused as he narrowed his eyes towards Chris who shrunk his head slightly as he knew what his big brother was going to ask, while the rest looked curiously.“I am more interested to know what you wanted Henry to do.” Mark raised his eyebrows challenging, daring Chris to lie.“Didn’t Harry say….” Chris asked weakly.“Do I look as easy to fool as Eldest uncle Burke?” Mark retorted before fixing his gaze on Chris.“Big brother, can I take a raincheck on answering that….”“Try again”“Emile wanted…”“Try again” Mark interrupted impatiently before throwing a side glance at Eric.“Don’t look at me… I am thoroughly and utterly innocent this time.” Eric raised his hands in innocence.“Big brother, I asked them to keep an eye on the old house and check out a few things.” Chris could only confess partly helplessly.“Why? What have they done now?”“Nothing new….” Chris shrugged “But I haven’t settled old scores, and you know my slate is always balanced

Mysterious man in white- was he real or a mirage?

“Big brother, are we really going to wait till Chris is ready to tell us?” Lorenzo asked on the way back, his face twisted uncomfortably, “What if he needs us and we aren’t there?”“My little brother has grown…” Mark smiled, the smile carried both loss and pride but not a hint of malice could be seen anywhere on his face or soul. “He will ask when he needs us.”“Us, staying out of the way is the best help we can give.” Angel spoke in a soft voice “I have a feeling the storm is coming.”“Dad, you are sure…. Like heaven and earth sure that you haven’t made a mistake?” Eric asked with a sheepish smile. This was the only thought in his head, from the moment this question was raised by Chris, from the moment he asked Adam if he had ever made a mistake. None of the rest bothered him; his trust in Chris was absolute. He knew his little brother wouldn’t keep anything from him unless it was absolutely necessary.“Son, are you itching for a thrashing?” Adam gritted his teeth before turning to Ma

As long as they cherish each other.

Chris started to make his move once he was discharged from hospital. He got Jonas to purchase all the shares from the small fries which amounted to 10%. Thinking about the 5% shares that got transferred to military, Chris called Henry as he wasn’t sure how things worked up there.“Hello” Henry answered within a few rings.Chris: “I have a question”Henry: “Shoot.”Chris: “Is it possible to buy private shares that were donated to the military back??”Henry: “Yeah… same as anywhere else. The price has to be right. Are you thinking what I think you are thinking?”Chris: “Um”Henry: “Do you want me to scout for information?”Chris: “I don’t want to impose.”“It’s no trouble. You are family.” Henry laughed as he added “Harry can find this information in no time.”Chris: “Then I will be trouble first brother.”Harry got back to Chris the next day saying that the military was more than happy to get rid of those shares as it had long stopped being profitable and all it meant was more paperwork

Are you paying mom back by setting up dad?

Raphael’s phone rang once again but this time it wasn’t the tiny tots.“Hello” Raphael picked up with a smile in his voice. Bridgette raised her eyebrows once again looking at Raphael’s expression. Raphael put the phone on speaker in response.“Grand maternal uncle, it’s Chris.”“I know.” Raphael chuckled “I have just received a petition to submit before you.”“Denied” Chris didn’t have to think where or what the petition was about; he knew his little imps were up to no good.“Hear me out at least.” Raphael chuckled shamelessly.“Alright, but the answer at the end is still the same.” Chris nodded without realizing that they couldn’t see each other.“How’s grandma doing?” Chris didn’t wait for Raphael to repeat the request and changed topic.“She’s getting better.” Raphael updated Chris “Her memories are clearing up as well although some things are still foggy.”“We are making progress.” Chris could hear the disappointment in Raphael’s voice and tried to cheer him up.“I am guessing my

Your father deserves to be happy.

Adam found it too depressing to stay at the old house and called Chris asking him if it was possible to move the plans ahead of time. The old house was full of memories, and he needed a change; the relaxed aura was just to put the kids at ease, his heart was always in turmoil.Chris didn’t even ask for a reason, he didn’t need to, he knew. He called Neil and asked him to liaise with Master before organizing the trip for his father. Adam set off three days later without any noise or fanfare. For those who enquired about Adam later, they were all told that he had gone to a health retreat for relaxation treatments. However, the rumour mill wasn’t kind.All kinds of rumours were spun and spread faster than the wind; some told that Adam had some incurable disease and was undergoing palliative care whereas others told that he had been contracted some strange illness and couldn’t interact with the outside world as he had been placed under house arrest. No matter how ridiculous the rumours we

Hasn’t dad taught us not to hit a man who is lying down?

Eric was the last to arrive; everyone else including Marcus, Miles, Penny and Vincent were already seated drinking either wine or fruit juices.“What took you so long?” Diana complained as she handed him his drink.“I met up with mom.” Eric slouched down on the couch with a sigh.“Um???” Mark raised his eyebrows; everyone else’s eyes were on Eric although no one asked.“She came to ask what was wrong with Dad.” Eric recounted everything including what he observed.“Um” Mark nodded meaningfully “It would best if mom could wake up.”“Best wait to make sure the change is genuine” Darcy pursed his lips in distrust “otherwise all our efforts will be for naught.”“Hasn’t dad taught us not to hit a man who is lying down?” Nola spoke at the same time as Mark and Darcy as she slapped the back of Eric’s head.“I couldn’t help myself…” Eric shrunk his shoulders as he rubbed the back of his head “I … I ... just wanted to test if the previous patience was an act…”“Alright, let’s get back on topic.

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