Mercadejas Family Tree Novels & Stories

A small geometric shape, hand drawn, precise. “What is that?” Lucas said. “A personal mark,” Adeyemi said. “Used by one family across four generations instead of a signature on private documents. I spent eleven years identifying it.” He looked at us. “The Meridian Group was not built by a committee or a corporation. It was built by one person and inherited like a business. The person at the top right now is the third generation to run it.” I looked at the symbol. “Who is it?” I said.

she said with a warm smile. The conversation at the table gradually shifted to Amara, the third eldest grandchild and the recent opening of her jewelry store, taking the attention away from Camilla. The young woman in question was in her early thirties, recently divorced with two kids, and harbored a long-standing jealousy towards Camilla, despite Camilla being unaware of it. "So, how are your sales going?" Eduardo, Esmeralda's father and the eldest child of the Kings, asked with curiosity. Amara shrugged and replied, "Not bad, I suppose. The store has grown a lot, and we're getting more customers every day, but there's still a lot that needs to be done." She admitted, picking at her food.

Jeremy Mose whispered and was about to leave. "Wait!" snapped Rose Tones. "Don't go anywhere, I won't allow it," the old woman continued. "Khan, explain what's wrong?" he asked again. "Our company is screwed, Grandma." "What?" Rose Tones was shocked. Then Albert came closer and whispered something to his grandmother. The old woman glared in surprise. He turned to Jeremy, who was now grinning. "Who are you?" snapped the old granny. "Jeremy Mose, why else do you ask who he is? Apart from being named Jeremy Mose, he is my husband and a CEO of the Giant Company Group, as well as the sole heir to the Mose family fortune," said Esmeralda.

“The family doctor said this helps ease the swelling and pain. Does it feel any better?” I gave a slow nod. I couldn’t quite put into words what I was feeling right now. He let out a sigh. “I don’t know who you inherited this stubborn streak from. I’m your brother. Would it really kill you to just give in to me for once?” I pursed my dry lips. “Shawn, I…” I was just about to tell him about my upcoming trip to the Meropis for my eye treatment when he cut me off. “El, you know about the strategic marriage between the Sterling family and the Mercers, right?”

She seems genuinely kind, unlike many other rich girls I’ve encountered. She looked familiar when we were introduced, so I did a quick internet search and found out that her family is loaded. Her mother, Luna Mendez, owns LuMé, one of the world's largest fashion houses, and Marcella will succeed her mother as the CEO of the company. Her father is also big in the film industry with a staggering net worth, and her cousins are the Mendez twins, known for their family name and expensive taste. There are rumors that they have ties to the Mafia, but it's never been confirmed.

Although Mommy wanted to reclaim everything, she didn’t pursue it after discovering that most of them hadn’t been fully paid for. Daddy and Glenda were drowning in debt, which was why they planned to use me as their investment. That’s why they were forcing me to marry Alexander—because half of the company was already owned by the Mercedez family. But there were even worse things happening behind the scenes. It turned out that the so-called company meetings were actually about illegal dealings: selling drugs, weapons, and more. We discovered everything after Miss Lani revealed what she knew. Mommy paid off her brother’s massive debt to the Mercedez family to recover what was left of Grandpa B

“What are you doing here in my son’s office?” “Merah, what are you talking about? I'm the new CEO, you already know about it. What happened to you?” Allen feigned a confused look on his handsome face. Merida's mouth hung wide open. She kept on taking a step back. Her hand snaked behind her back taking hold of her gun. “I don't know you. Why would Mitchel let you be the CEO? He was the heir of the Casimiro Family and not somebody else.” She hissed angrily.

He remained in his seat despite how uncomfortable he looked in it. Percy's family once ruled over Asia's business industry. But Cadmus' grandfather was a prodigy, a genius and formidable. Gilbert Salazar took over their business and ended the Marquez family's reign. The two companies became rivals since then, always so close to surpassing the other but never do. Until Philip Marquez destroyed his own family for his greed and left the chairman heartbroken after losing all his children. Gilbert finally saw a way to soar above his competitor, and he did.

Then, Mercer spoke up, "Who else could it be? Of course, it's missing the birthdates of Matias' family!" As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into a deathly silence. The three Ward brothers were the eldest, Matias, the second, Mercer, and the third, Mika. The three brothers were highly influential in political and business circles and ruled the three northeastern provinces! However, they were cousins. Mercer and Mika's fathers had passed away long ago, while Matias' father had died five years ago. Just then, Mercer's phone rang. It was Matias!

"Dad, as long as you behave and make efforts to get my mom out of jail, I won't mistreat you in the future." Merida was currently in a dire state, Andrew was aging, and Chris lacked self-restraint. Once she successfully married into the Turner family, renaming and changing the family name of the Turner family estate was just around the corner.