Christian looked at the file in his hand and he frowned as he read further. They were currently in his study after he had managed to outsmart Dorian from seeing Mabel in his room.He wasn't planning on hiding the fact that he and Mabel were seeing each other but he didn't want to tell Dorian just yet as his brother would never allow him to hear the end of it.However, that was a small matter compared to what he was looking at. “My mom once tried to get me married to Alicia Keystone?” He remarked as he read further.“Yep, Nala's older sister,” Dorian affirmed. “You almost ruined their family,” he sighed.It had been another one of his mother's failed attempts to set him up with the daughter of another rich family.He however found out that they were on the verge of bankruptcy and he didn't hesitate to use that to get the Keystones to leave him alone.Due to the fact that he called off their alliance, their stock market dropped and it led to the Patron being removed as the CEO of his ow
“Are you sure you want to do this alone? I can come with you if you want,” Christian asked as they pulled off to a restaurant.“For the hundredth time, I do not want to do this alone, I have to do this alone,” Mabel stated. “It’s time I stood up to my family and not hide behind you.”“I don’t mind…” Christian’s words were cut short when Mabel leaned over and planted a kiss on his lips. “Are you bribing me?” He raised an eyebrow and a grin appeared.“Anything to get you to shut up,” Mabel quipped, and her quip wiped off the grin on Christian’s face.“You’re mean,” he commented and Mabel chuckled as she opened the door.“Have some faith in me, I’ll be fine,” Mabel assured him and she got out of the car.“If you need me, just text me, and I’ll tear the restaurant down to come get you,” Christian promised her as he handed her phone to her, and she nodded before closing the door. As soon as she was gone, he brought out his tablet and it showed him the security footage of the entire restaur
“Mabel, what is wrong with you? Is this how you speak to your fat…” Claire stopped talking when Anthony put his hand on her. “To my what?” Mabel inquired.“Pardon me, we must have made a mistake with your identity,” Anthony suddenly apologized and Claire turned to glare at him. “That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you,” Mabel rolled her eyes as she dropped the knife. “My lunch is ruined, all because of you.” With that Mabel grabbed her bag and left the restaurant. “Anthony, what was that for?” Claire asked in anger.“She’s different,” Anthony mused and Claire’s face scrunched in disgust. “No, she’s playing us and pretending not to know us,” Claire deadpanned. “There’s no way she didn’t know who we were and unless her mother had another child, that girl is Mabel.”“I mentioned her grandparents and she didn’t even flinch,” Anthony argued. “Something strange is going on and I’m sure Christian Romero is at the center of it all.”*****“So, how did it feel?” Christian asked when Mabel
Kate had always known that there was something about Mabel, and she was right when she received the report that Mabel was the daughter of their number one enemy. The world only knew of Anthony’s two other children, and so it was hard for her team to find out that Mabel was the youngest.It was no coincidence that the daughter of the Devilles managed to get a job as Christian’s assistant. They sent her to target her son.Christian frowned as he wondered how his mother had managed to find out. However, that wasn’t important at the moment but getting his mother to drop the gun was. Without thinking twice, he stepped in front of his mother to shield Mabel, as he knew she wouldn’t shoot him.However, Mabel stepped out from behind him and approached Kate, much to his displeasure. Didn’t she realize that his mother wasn’t joking about killing her?“Yes, I’m the youngest child of the asshole, and I was sent here to destroy your son, but did you think about why he’s still standing here unarmed
"Good evening, Mr Deville, what brings you here?” John asked nicely, a huge contrast to what he was feeling. Dorian took a sip of his drink before answering, "I came to have a little fun, after all, it’s my day off and what better way to have fun than to annoy someone who clearly hates you but can’t do anything about it.”‘Have a taste of your own medicine, you bastard’ Nala insulted inwardly as John was finally experiencing how she always felt whenever she was around him.John was at a loss for words as he didn't know how to respond to Dorian. He was clearly mocking him and just like Dorian had said, he couldn’t do anything about it at least not out in the open.“Show,” Dorian said to the other man at the table after glancing at his card. “Who’s the lady?” he asked John and Nala couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Dorian's question, an action John noticed and misunderstood for her being tired of Dorian.“She’s my wife,” He answered proudly.Dorian then focused his attention on Nala a
Christian watched the doctor leave, after which he headed to have a word with his mother. It had been over an hour since Mabel lost consciousness but he didn’t go to see Kate immediately as Mabel was his first priority and he wanted to make sure she was alright. She had disrespected Mabel for too long and today was the limit.“I want to know what went through your head when you pointed the gun at her,” Christian asked when he got to where she was.“Well I just found out that she was the daughter of the Devilles and I wanted to kill her,” Kate stated bluntly. “Why is she still around even after you both know the truth?” she inquired referring to Reginald and Christian.“Because she’s not a threat and because I’m in a relationship with her,” Christian revealed to his mother and he watched the colour drain from his mother’s face.“You said you weren’t,” Kate stated.“Well we are now,” Christian retorted.“I do not accept the damn relationship!” Kate exhaled angrily. “Does it look lik
“Get in,” Dorian ordered as Nala nodded as she entered the car. “Did you really have to be rough with her and beat the bastard?” Dorian asked Aaron who took off his mask.“Your exact words were to make it look like a kidnapping,” Aaron retorted. “Was I rough with you?” He then asked Nala who shook her head. “There you go,” Aaron mocked Dorian as he closed the door leaving Nala and Dorian alone. “I didn’t expect you to be so fast,” Nala remarked as she heaved a sigh of relief at being free from Johm and her family. “Well, you did challenge me and I take challenges very seriously,” Dorian replied as he tapped the driver to start driving.“So what now?” Nala asked.“Well, you are going to tell me what I want to know and then you and I will have a little chat about what the next step will be.”That was gone enough for Nala who sank back in her seat and looked outside the window. She wondered what would happen to John. “He’ll be dumped outside your family mansion for them to handle. I
“Wait a minute, you actually developed feelings for me,” Mabel grinned, changing the subject. “I thought you wanted me to suffer,” she reminded Christian of his words back then.“Don’t you want to shoot me again?” she mocked him.“Keep on talking and I just might shoot you again, this time, I won’t graze you,” Christian threatened and instead of instilling fear in Mabel, she laughed.“You have feelings for me, you can’t hurt me,” Mabel shook her head.“Hey, don’t turn this against me. You also developed feelings for me after telling me countless times that you weren’t like the other women who wanted to date me,” he accused her and he watched her cheeks burn as she couldn’t retort.“W-well, I-i,” she stuttered.“I don’t know what other women see in you but I’m not like them and I have no intention of dating you and if you’re the last man on earth, I’d rather die single,” Christian imitated Mabel and her words when they had first met and hated each other.“Things change and so do people
Eugene stared at the mansion which was built away from a residential area in the middle of nowhere which was swarming with guards and he squinted his eyes.His brother had to be very foolish if he thought he didn't keep an eye on him even while outside the country. There was no property his brother brought that he didn't know about and that included those that weren't even bought in George's name.He was standing in one of such mansions and he chuckled when he saw the guards as if they would stop him from getting his hands on George.“Dad, please get a move on it!” He heard Mabel say to him through the earpiece that was shoved in his ear.His children as well as Christian had wanted to come along but he refused as this was something he wanted to do by himself. It was a score only brother-to-brother could settle.Seeing as they wanted in on the action, he settled for attaching a camera to himself so they could see what was going on.Hearing how Mabel was impatient, he nodded to his ri
Eugene paced around the room as he waited for the asshole to be brought in. The bastard had dared to treat his daughter like that? He would make him pay for the rest of his pathetic life.The door opened and he came face to face with the bastard. The guard nodded to him after which he closed the door.“Who are you?” Anthony squinted his eyes at Eugene who immediately closed the gap before them and landed a punch to the former's face.“Are you crazy?” Anthony roared as he moved to attack Eugene.Eugene easily dodged and he landed another punch on Anthony. This time, to the gut.“That is nothing compared to the hell you put my daughter through for the last sixteen years,” Eugen growled and the realization hit Anthony.“Eugene Lansley and it's not a pleasure to meet you,” He said as he lifted Anthony and threw him against the table.“Guards!” Anthony called when he realized he wasn't against the man who was allegedly Mabel's father.“You decided to punish my daughter because your fragil
Kate then smiled at her and she smiled back. Mabel felt Christian rub her fingers and when he turned to look at him, he had a smile on his face as he was happy that they had sorted out their differences.Mabel and his mother were the two most important women in his life and he was happy they had found a way to co-exist. “I'm going to kill him,” they suddenly heard Eugen roar. Everyone at the table with the exception of Mabel immediately got up to see what the commotion was all about. When Christian noticed that she wasn't following, he immediately came back and dragged her away from her seat.“What happened?” Mabel heard Reginald ask when they got to where Eugene was. He was currently heading out of their mansion but he stopped upon hearing Reginald speak.“Check your phone, George has made his move,” Eugene told George. He had been in the middle of catching up with Dorian when he got a call from his men asking him to check his phone and when he did, his blood boiled when he saw the
Dorian didn't like how Pauline blamed herself and so he decided to hug her to assure her that he wasn't mad. It wasn't her fault and people dealt with grief differently. He didn't want to imagine what would have gone on in her head after losing her second child. “I'm so sorry, honey,” Pauline apologized as she hugged Dorian back. All those years of suffering immediately vanished from her head as she held her son. Her mind took her to when he was pregnant with him and how he had troubled her by keeping her up late at night. She remembered the first time he kicked her and how she had been so excited to see him. She had been so happy that she got a son as she won the bet against Eugene who prayed for a daughter, one that would look like her while she wanted a mini Eugene.“It’s not your fault,” Dorian stated. If there was one thing the accident that almost claimed his life had taught him, it was that life was too short for him to delay accepting his parents who had already been throu
When Mabel opened her eyes, she saw that it was already morning and when she turned to look at Christian, she saw that he was not beside her and when she touched the bed, it was cold.She immediately picked up her phone to see if he had left a message and sure enough he had. He informed her that he was going to visit George’s mansion as the bastard had gone into hiding. Her eyes darkened when she remembered what George had attempted to do to her had Christian not shown up. As violated as she felt, Christian had made her feel better by holding her in his arms till she fell asleep. Thoughts about Dorian and the two people who were claiming to be her parents rang in her head but she pushed them to the back of her head as she wasn’t playing when she said they weren’t her parents, nor Dorian her brother. Her stomach growled, reminding her of the fact that she didn’t have dinner or lunch the previous day. Without wasting time, she quickly brushed her teeth and headed down to have whatever
Dorian turned to look at the woman who had fallen asleep beside him, which was the reason why he had asked to watch a movie in the first place. He had known that she would be too worried, and he didn’t want that.He gently made her lie on the bed, after which he covered her up. Taking one last look at her, he headed out of the room and gently closed the door behind him.Without wasting time, he headed straight to the liquor room and when he got there, he stopped in his tracks when he saw Christian already seated down and he already had a glass in his hands.“I’ve been waiting for you,” Christian stated as he tapped the other glass he had brought out. “How’s Mabel?” Dorian inquired as he went to sit beside Christian.“She’s sleeping,” Christian answered as he poured a drink for Dorian. “What about Nala?” “Sleeping as well.” Dorian didn’t waste any time in gulping down the contents of the glass. “A lot has happened,” Christian sighed as it still felt surreal to know that his brother
“Dorian, how do you feel?” Nala asked him as she entered his room. They were currently in Christian’s mansion as Kate had refused to allow him to go back home. She wanted the entire family to be together so her mind could be at rest. Nala couldn’t sleep as she wanted to see Dorian to know how he was holding up, hence, the reason she came to his room.“I don’t know, Nala. I don’t feel anything and it’s puzzling,” Dorian answered. He didn’t know how he was supposed to feel after finding out that Mabel was his sister and that his actual parents were back.Ever since he was young, he had wanted to know who his father was and after he had found out that his mother wasn’t his real mother, he had been itching to know who his parents were and now that he had discovered who they were, he didn’t know what to feel. All the taunts about him being a pauper who leeched off a rich family came to his head and he didn’t even feel excited to know that it wasn’t true. He just felt numb.He turned to
Everyone turned to face her and they watched as she stood up. “Because one bastard says you're my biological parents, doesn't mean I'll accept you as my parents,” Mabel stated and it was as if someone had poured ice on Eugene and Pauline.“Mabel…” Eugene was the first to speak.“My mother died because your brother killed her. You two are not my parents and you are not my brother,” she faced Dorian.“So I suggest you don’t think too much about it and leave me alone,” she told them and with that, she turned and headed up to her room so she could finally get the rest she needed.Pauline blinked hard to stop the tears from falling. After years of sorrow, she finally found her happiness and her daughter wasn't accepting of her and that hurt deeply. Christian immediately got up and he followed Mabel as if there was someone she would talk to, it would be him.When he entered his room, he saw her changing into one of his shirts and he smiled before he approached her.“Go have a shower and ch
When they however got back to the mansion, they found something waiting for them there. “What the hell?!” Dorian exclaimed when he saw the gates of the mansion had been brought down.Christian frowned as he had spoken to his father minutes ago and the old man didn't tell him that something had happened or did it happen after the call.The guard at the gate on seeing the car quickly approached them.“What happened?” Aaron was the one who asked and the guard didn't waste any time in narrating all that took place that night.After the guard was done, Mabel raised her head and she turned to look at Dorian especially due to the fact that the guard said the man bore a resemblance to Dorian. It couldn't be, Mabel thought to herself.“Let's go meet them,” Christian simply said and Aaron drove past the gates of the mansion.When they got to the mansion, Dorian was the first to get down and Christian assisted Mabel. Her heart pounded in her chest as there was a possibility that George's brothe