Kristen walked out of the bathroom with just a towel wrapping around her bosom and another one on her hair. She was looking refreshed. Last night she slept like never before and she has gotten up with a great feeling that the day will go on well for her. A noise from the background made her jump and when she turned towards the noise, she was surprised to see her stepfather at the door, with a smudged look on his face. He looked down at her in distaste as she looked at him with an annoyed frown.He clears his throat and walks towards her. Kristen took a step backward and raised her right hand, indicating for him to stop moving towards her. "What the heck are you doing in my room, Mr. Stephen King?"She questioned viciously and crossed her arms over her chest to stop herself from fidgeting. He didn't even bat an eyelash nor did he reply to her question. "I know you are not deaf, so you can as well answer that question, Mr. King"Stephen chuckled and sat on her bed crossing his
It was so unexpected and sudden that Kristen couldn't even process it properly before her mind started working overtime.She blinked at him repeatedly hoping he was joking but the hard look in his eyes told her otherwise. She opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something, but she was at a loss for words.Why would he want to marry her?Of course, she knows, so that the Chase Empire would be within his reach."But he is a joker."She thought, "Has he suddenly gone insane? He wants to add me to his collection of wives. Is my mother not enough for him or is it just that he can't think properly?"She mused in her mind. Stephen watched her intensively. If he is to have the Chase Empire, the faster way, he has to convince Kristen to marry him or he would take the fastest route which is to kill her.Kristen suddenly chuckled, bringing him out of his train of thought. "Has my stepfather gone nuts?" She asked, smirking while giving him an incredulous look. Stephen could see she
"Kristen and I are getting married?"Larry spilled the water he had in his mouth on himself on hearing what Frederick said. As he had insisted that Frederick feeds him, he got his wish. He just finished now and Frederick thought he should tell Larry before anything else. The last thing Larry expected to hear this morning. He had a hard time believing it."Wait! what!? You are getting married to Kristen?"Frederick nodded slightly as he cracked his knuckles. Larry stood up from the couch and dropped the glass he was holding. "You can't possibly mean that you are getting married to a wh*re, Frederick?" Larry was mad beyond belief, he didn't even notice that his hands were clenched into fists at first. It took a while for him to realize how quiet the living room is. Frederick was just staring at him, wondering why Larry had to be mad. It's not like he is the one getting married to Kristen and it did seem strange that Larry would take it that way. But who would blame Larry, he
Kristen and Mr. King were secretly glaring at each. Cherry noticed but turned blind eye to it. Mrs. King was unaware of the glaring competition going on at the breakfast table. Kristen was altering a plan in her head on how to get rid of her tape while Mr. King was planning on how he would make Kristen succumb to him. One thing he failed to realize is that Kristen will beat him front and back if she is set to do so or even though he knows, he doesn't want to acknowledge it. "Just getting my hands on that tape, Stephen King, your name will be written in tears"Kristen thought with a knowing smile. "See her smile, she thinks she has the upper hand"Stephen king scoffed in his mind. "I can't wait for your my dear half-sister to go down so that I can have all that you have had all your life"Cherry whispered to herself. She already has her eyes fixed on Kristen who seems not to mind, rather, Kristen resorts to giving her a long last smirk. "Revenge is sweet when it is served
Kristen walked into the house carrying a fancy bag and her handbag in the same hand. The house was deserted except for the maids that had one thing or another to do. She ignored their presence and continued to walk but stopped a moment later, "come here" Kristen's voice drew the maids' attention and they all looked up almost immediately.The maid who was named Annabelle came and stood in front of Kristen with her head bowed"Is there anything, Miss Chase?"Annabelle asked nervously."Yeah, just a few things"Kristen said with her usual cheerful voice that Annabelle loved so much while staring at Anna. Annabelle has been here longer than any maid and because of that, she watched Kristen growing up and from all indications, she was happy that Kristen has come back after five years. She wasn't here when Kristen returned yesterday and no one told her that the young miss is around until now. It doesn't matter anyway as far as she is concerned. The maid's uniform made her look young or eve
Mr King had a lot of things hidden in different safes in his room. A lot of secrets he is hiding which has prompted him to have CCTV cameras around his personal room. He had wanted it all over the house but Mrs King never allowed it. She felt it was not necessary so she never agreed to it and again, it would look like she is being watched always by her cunning husband. Standing in the middle of the room, Kristen cringed. Mr King's room looked like some sort of shrine, something you can see in west Africa. She wondered if her mother ever made it to this room. It was not just the safe she needed to get access to, but the room as well. Earlier when she had decided to get the tape from her stepfather, she had watched him from a corner enter his room's secret code. The code was strange as the man himself but Kristen never bothered about it. The only business she has now is to match the spare key she has in her to any of the safe, if one is opened the rest is opened but she believed
Kristen seated in the big living room, waiting impatiently for her mom to walk in. The tapping of her feet on the floor could show how impatient she is. The Tv was on and a live show was going on yet her mind was far away. She was dressed up and looked like she would be leaving any moment from now, only that she has to wait for her mother who would be coming in as soon as possible because she just drove in. Annabelle was nowhere to be found, only the other maids stood by, waiting for any order at all from the young miss. Mr King walked in but to the disappointment of Kristen. It was written on her face but she masked it immediately, that did not mean that Mr King did not see it. "My beloved daughter is unhappy to see me, what happened?" Kristen rolled her eyes at his comment and pretended not to be moved by it. She is tired of his unreserved comments. It became noise to her ears a long time ago, the reason she has to listen to him has been destroyed and now, no matter what he say
For what seemed like an eternity, no one said a thing and when Mrs King could not endure the silence anymore, she broke the heavy silence. "So when are you coming home again?"Kristen smiled at her mother," I will be home again very soon. I should get going now"Kristen said standing up. "No my dear, wait for a little, let me get something for you"Kristen sat back and watched her mother leave the room. Cherry stood up wordlessly and left too, leaving just Mr King and Kristen. Kristen closed her eyes and rested her head back on the couch. She could feel eyes on her with her eyes closed and she knows who owns those eyes. "You can keep staring, it's your eyes not mine" She whispered to herself, although she directed the statement to Mr King. Mr King did hear what she said and charged at her but because her eyes were closed, she did not see the impending danger. Kristen flinched and flicked her eyes the moment she felt the hard grip on her arms. Her eyes met with the b