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2024-06-28 19:22:29"I am back at Mallory"
What! Aren't you supposed to come back in a month?" Abel asked and was beaming at the news.
So that was it, Riana was coming back and that was why he wanted a divorce and wanted it finalized in a month. Nicole thought.
"Yeah, but I want to surprise you"
"Wait for me at the airport, I will be right there"Quickly, Abel stormed out of the house.
Nicole was disheartened. She was crushed and broken. The joy on Abel's face a while ago when answering Riana's call made her realize that she had lost the man she loved. Despite all her efforts, she was not able to win his heart instead all her sacrifices were thrown back at her face. She smiled wryly at her foolishness.
Later in the day, Abel came back home with Riana, his hand wrapped around her waist as he led her into the house. Nicole's heart dulled in pain. Abel had never treated her with such love and it hurt her soul.When their eyes met, Abel's face quickly turned to disgust.
"She never gets tired, when will she ever get it, that no matter what she does, she will not get my attention" Abel murmured and pulled Riana closer.At the same time, Nicole's phone beeps, and a text message pops up.
"I am in your backyard," she read. She gently dropped the plate of food in her hand on the table and left through the back door. "Oh Riana, you are back. Welcome home honey" Nora Abel's stepmother greeted and hugged Riana."Abel, you should take Riana inside to freshen up before joining us at the table." Nora continued. But Abel's mind was on something else. His gaze was on the woman who slipped out through the back door.
"Excuse me, I will be back in a moment. Abel mumbled and hurried up to the back door. Just then a black Rolls Royce pulled up and Nicole entered. The car zoomed off, shortly after Abel came out. "Such a despicable woman, she just came back from prison and was already in a relationship even before we could divorce. Yet she claims to love me" Abel said, clenching his fist and anger pouring within him. Even though he never loved Nicole, he still can't believe that she could move on so quickly as if he never existed.
"Didn't I tell her to stay here until after the divorce is over? She is not only a criminal but also a professional harlot. How could she cheat on me in that manner"
He quickly called his assistant Jason. "My wife left the house a few minutes ago, find out the owner of the black Rolls-Royce E3546 she boarded." "I thought you got divorced this morning? Why bother about her?" "Shut up and hurry before they go far" Jason chuckled and went out in search of Nicole. Inside the Rolls-Royce, Nicole rested her head on Sebastian's shoulder. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her forehead. "I am glad you are back" "I know, you never wanted me to be out in the first place" "Your decision was stupid, you even went to jail because of that crap, yet he treated you with contempt""Whatever I did, I did it because I loved him. But it's all in the past now" "Of all the days, he chooses to divorce you on your wedding anniversary. What a hunk he is" As soon as the words left Sabastian's mouth, Nicole's heart tightened. She swallowed the lump in her throat and shut her eyes. The thought of that night, when she signed a contract agreement with Abel came to her memory. Old Bennett wanted a decent woman for his grandson and would not stop bothering him. Riana the only woman he loved was not worthy of the old man's blessing.
Abel reasoned that since Riana would be traveling abroad for her studies, he would use that opportunity to enter a contract marriage with Nicole, whom his grandfather adored. Nicole saved the old man's life and won his heart on that day. He would get her divorce immediately after Riana returned home. Without wasting time, Abel divorced her as soon as Riana came back.
Riana also ensured they were never together all the while she left by making her go to jail in Abel's place. She had been a fool to believe that Riana would leave Abel for her.
"I am sorry sis, but you shouldn't have done that. You throw everything away just because of that fool including your identity" Sabastian continued. Then Nicole had to change her identity just to win Abel's heart, but that has changed now because from now on, Nicole Miller no longer exists but instead Avery Clinton has emerged.
Immediately the car pulled at Clinton Meanor, blue and red fireworks lit up the sky and the word Welcome home Princess appeared in the dark cloud. Nicole smiled and looked at Sabastian. "You set up fireworks for me?" "Not me, Adam did. He wanted to surprise you and lighten up your mood" Just then, Adam appeared from the door and hugged Avery. "Welcome home Princess," he said. "Thank you, Adam, that fireworks were so thoughtful of you" "Anything for my big sister" "Where is Father?" Avery asked. "In his study, he can't wait to see you" Adam replied and led them to their Father's study,
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Avery quickly ran to her father's arms and hugged him. It was only in his arms that she melted like butter and sobbed out all the pains she had been holding in since Sebastian picked her up from Abel's residence. She has been the sweetheart of the family an apple of her father's eyes. She fled from home without telling anyone and changed her identity so that no one would find her. Her actions broke her father's heart and right now just like a prodigal daughter, she has come back home to ask for his mercy."Enough of this Princess, it's a good thing that you are home. You came back at the right time." Frederick Clinton said not hiding his disappointment."The company at Mallory Avenue needed help and your brother's hands were full already, so get ready because Sebastian will take you there tomorrow morning, from now on, you will be the new CEO over there," Frederick said. He vowed to punish Avery for her disappearance and this seems to be the best way to start. "Father! How can you s
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"Oh, yes, I told him that I was married to an unfit man, who divorced his wife immediately after his first love came back from abroad. Do you think that such a man deserves me?" "Now I have someone more capable, tell me why I should consider your family reputation?"Avery said and wrapped her hands around her brother's waist. This made Abel's heart boil in anger."How dare you insult Abel in that manner? You can insult me for all I care but don't insult him. Look, Nicole, it's not Abel's fault that both of you got divorced. It was me that you should blame, I never knew my presence would cause you any trouble. Please forgive me" Riana explained and looked pitiable and innocent.Riana noticed Sebastian standing beside Avery and became envious."How can a village pumpkin like Nicole who has no roots know Sebastian? How did she meet him? Riana thought. A flick of jealousy Sparks within her."You think I will stoop so low to barter words with you Riana? Come on Seba, let's get out of here
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As soon as Avery entered her room, a message popped up on her phone. She took the phone and found a message from Riana. It was Riana's picture with Abel. Abel was sleeping peacefully on the bed and Riana was lying beside him. "Guess what Nicole, Abel, and I just had a good time. As you can see, Abel was sleeping peacefully because of the exhaustion. So sorry you never shared such wonderful memories with him." Avery clenched her phone after reading the message. She was determined not to let Riana's words get to her."Go ahead and eat my leftovers. You can have him, I don't want him anymore" Avery clicked the send button and tossed the phone away.When Riana received the message, she was aggravated. This was not what she wanted from Avery. Three years ago, she had taunted Avery with messages like this and she would call her back to vent her anger. It was the same reason that made Avery accept her proposal. Riana tricked her into believing that she would leave Abel. The truth was
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Mr Edward was terrified, no one had ever noticed that the dust-proof and oil-proof had been damaged except Avery. However, he had recently told Mr Frederick to replace the machine and he approved the replacement. Unfortunately, Mr. Edward repaired the machine and had the body changed to look like the modern one."Ms. Clinton, you must be mistaken this is the modern GZPK730H series High-speed Rotary Tablet Press. I just bought it two weeks ago. You can ask your father, he confirmed the payment""This machine is the old model that dates back two decades ago. It is not oil-proof, dust-proof, or noise-proof. So tell me how can this be a modern edition? And how can you buy this old product two weeks ago? Additionally, modern rotary tablet presses often incorporate features like automated monitoring and data acquisition to maintain quality control and optimize production. But I did not see such features in this machine " Avery knitted her brow and folded her arms. Mr Edward began to tr
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A sigh of relief came from Anthony. "Sure Ms. Clinton let's go" ****It was already 11 am the next day and Avery was in the boardroom with all the management teams.After a brief greeting and introduction, Avery moved straight to the point and told them why she called the meeting."I called this meeting to tell you my observations within the company and how we can move this organization forward. But first I want to know why everything seems so wrong within this company.? What caused the huge losses this company suffered over the years?"Everyone kept quiet and listened to her complain. Each of them was guilty in one way or the other. It's a matter of time before Avery discovers the bad egg in the company."I will let you know one thing, my vision to revive this company will be nothing without your support, so I need you as well as you need me to move this company forward. I hope we can work together as a team?" Avery asked.Anthony, who was not comfortable in his seat, felt relief.
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"I will come over and see him," Avery said."How can that be possible?""I got released two days ago, you don't have to worry now Lucy. I am back and I will care of him myself. Promise me you won't let anyone know about this""I am so happy to hear that Avery, of course, I won't tell anyone," Lucy said and happily ended the call."I will see you tomorrow, Tobias," Avery said and got up from her seat."What about the names""Send them to my email," she said and left the office.At the hospital, Abel was pacing around in the corridor. Nora on the other hand was comforting her husband Godwin who was so worried about his father's illness.“Why do you divorce Nicole? Father is in this condition all because of you. He can't eat or taste anything unless he sees Nicole. Tell me what do we do now” “Take it easy Godwin, don't take it out on Abel. You and I know that Nicole was never a good match for him. Just give Riana a chance, she is a better choice than Nicole.” Nora said and patted his bac
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"Don't talk foolishly. It's yours and you are my granddaughter-in-law." Bennett said.Avery wanted to protest and refused the ring but the old man quickly put the ring back on her finger. Just when she wanted to get rid of it, the old man began coughing hard. Avery quickly checked his vitals and started treating him immediately. After a while, he fell asleep, and his body systems gradually normalized."If he wakes up, give him these drugs and make sure no one disturbs him," Avery told Lucy. “Let's have lunch tomorrow at the Dinners”“That would be splendid. I will give you a call as soon as I am free” Lucy was excited to have Avery back. She has missed her best friend for two years and can't wait to have a good time with her."I have to go Lucy before anyone notices my presence. Please take good care of Grandpa""No need to ask, I will always take good care of him. See you tomorrow Avery"Avery put on her disguise and hurried out of the door. Unfortunately in her attempt to escape,
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"Don't move" Abel ordered and carried her in bridal style to the nurse's station. "Take care of her wounds. I will see you later" Abel said immediately after he put Riana on a seat. He turned to leave, but Riana grabbed his hand."Where are you going, Abel, this hurts. Please stay with me" she whimpered."You should have thought about that before fighting Nicole""Are you now taking sides with her? Do you think I was at fault? You disappointed me, Abel.” Abel raised his brow and clenched his fist. Seeing how enraged he was, Riana's face paled up. She cast down her eyes like an innocent woman and let her tears drop on his well-polished shoe.“I admit I came here against your wish but how do you expect me to stay at home knowing very well that Grandpa is in such a critical condition? You know I can't be so inhuman. I am sorry for disobeying you Abel and I will never go against your wish again " Riana's words were so tender that Abel was forced to wrap his arms around her shoulder."I
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"Please don't be irrational, Axel. Please sit down. Let's talk about this,” Abel pleaded.“Sign the document first,” Axel said, pointing to the table where a copy of the document lay.“Sign it, or I will blow her off.”Abel hesitated but finally took the pen on the table and signed his name on the document.“The document is signed. Hand my girl over,” Abel demanded.Axel shoved Aerial toward her parents and grabbed the document. His gun still pointed at them, he quickly scanned the paper, confirming Abel’s signature. A sinister smile spread across his face. He could hardly believe it—he finally owned the Coppers Group.Facing them again, Axel picked up a small canister from his side and began pouring out its contents. Then, he pulled a lighter from his pocket.“What do you plan to do?” Avery asked, her voice trembling.“Isn't it obvious?” Axel smirked. “I'm going to burn this place down. No one will ever find out what happened.”“Why would you do that? I’ve signed the document!” Abel
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Avery went into her room and brought back the laptop.After Abel logged in, he noticed an email among a pool of other messages. It was a contract agreement concerning the shares of his company.“Sign the contract, and you will see your daughter,” the message read.“What’s in the document? Open it, let’s see,” Currie said, noticing her brother’s troubled expression. Abel opened the document and stared at the contents in shock.Avery pulled the laptop toward herself and read the agreement on the screen.“He wants seventy-five percent of your company’s shares?” she exclaimed.“I will do anything to bring Aerial back. That’s my promise,” Abel said firmly. Only Douglas could stoop to such devious means. He was the only one who knew Abel had children with Avery. Was this his revenge for destroying his incriminating videos and letting Jason deal with him?“You can’t do that!” Currie protested. “Let’s involve the police. There’s no way you should give up your company. You worked too hard to g
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“I can't leave, I need to look around. She might be somewhere nearby, afraid and waiting for me to come,” Avery said, her voice trembling with tears.“It’s already night, and there’s nothing more we can do right now. Let’s trust the authorities to handle this. Come on, let’s get out of here,” Abel said gently.Just then, Abel’s phone rang. He stepped aside to answer it, returning moments later with a small smile. Without a word, he led Avery back home.---At home, Avery’s son, Aaron, approached hesitantly.“Daddy, will you find Aerial?” Aaron asked softly.“Stop calling him that! He’s not your daddy!” Avery snapped, her voice sharper than she intended.Abel’s lips curved into a faint smile. “I’m sorry, Avery, but don’t you think you’re being too harsh on the boy?” He pulled Aaron into his arms and said, “I promise you with my life, I’ll find Aerial.”“Will you stay with us tonight?” Aaron asked, his small voice filled with hope.“Of course, yes,” Abel replied.“No, you won’t!” Avery
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Meanwhile, Currie knelt before Avery, her body shaking as she wept bitterly. The shock of the events had hollowed her out, leaving her an empty shell.“Forgive me, sister Nuu,” Currie sobbed. “I never meant for this to happen. It’s my fault. I should never have brought them here.”“What happened to my daughter, Currie? You’re scaring me!” Avery cried, her voice rising in desperation.Through her tears, Currie tried to explain. “She was playing with the other kids a few feet away while Aaron and I were working on a puzzle. Then suddenly, smoke filled the air. Everything turned chaotic."I grabbed Aaron and ran to look for Aerial, but I couldn’t see anything. The smoke was so thick and black. I pushed forward, calling her name, but the fire broke out before I could reach her."I held onto Aaron tightly, afraid he’d get hurt if I let go. But I was determined to get to Aerial. The crowd shoved me back, everyone panicking and running in different directions."When the fire intensified, I t
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Chapter 157“Who is the boy’s father, and how did you know the little boy?” Abel asked.“Take a look at this,” Douglas said, shoving his phone into Abel’s hands.Abel stared at the video playing before his eyes, his heart pounding. His legs wobbled, and his hands became clammy.Before the video could end, Abel clenched the phone tightly and strode toward the exit.“Wait! What about the collaboration? And where are you going with my phone?” Douglas shouted, but Abel was already gone.Outside the VIP room, Abel turned to Jason, who was waiting in the corridor.“Keep that old fool in check and make sure he deletes all the videos,” Abel ordered.“Which video?” Jason asked in confusion.“The old fool has a video of Avery and me... making out.”Jason knitted his brows together, his expression shocked.“Don’t spare him. Crush him into pieces and ensure every copy of the video is erased.”“You can count on me,”---At the hospital, Avery had just stepped out of the operating theater and was h
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Twenty minutes later, Abel arrived at the Greenville Hotel. As he walked into the restaurant, he spotted Mr. Douglas seated at the far end of the room, near the window. Without hesitation, Abel strode toward the older man and grabbed him by the neck."Mr. Copper, what are you doing?" Douglas gasped, his voice trembling.Abel ignored him and dragged him toward the VIP room upstairs. As soon as they entered, Abel shoved Douglas onto the couch."What was that nonsense you sent me earlier?" Abel demanded.Douglas was speechless. The last time he had tried his luck with Abel, things hadn't ended well. Now, he had another opportunity to make a deal, but he knew he had to resort to devious means to achieve his goal.After Abel caught him with Riana, Douglas had been certain approaching Abel again would be a death sentence. However, when his contact called a few months ago and informed him about Avery's return to Mallory Avenue, Douglas began plotting how to use her to get close to Abel. Then
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Currie's heart skipped a beat. How could these children think she was hiding something from them? Last night, when she had asked Avery about the kids’ father, Avery had been hesitant to answer.And now, Aaron and Aerial thought she knew who their father was. Currie thought for a moment, lowered her voice, and said softly,"Do you want my brother to be your daddy?"Her eyes stayed fixed on the kids, searching their expressions.Aerial's eyes lit up, excitement shining in her face."Of course, I want him to be our daddy!" Aerial exclaimed. "He would protect us, right?"Aaron, calmer than his sister, nodded and asked, "Will you help us?"Sometimes, Aerial wondered how her brother managed to stay so composed no matter what.Currie hesitated briefly before offering a compromise."Why don't we go to the park first? We'll talk about this later.""Are you going to buy us ice cream?" Aerial asked eagerly."Of course, I will.""But Mom says it's not good to eat too much sugar.""I haven’t had an
