Christian was deep in his thoughts when he heard a knock on his door. He didn’t bother to answer it as if it was one of his employees, they wouldn’t bother him and well, Dorian would just let himself in.The person knocked again and Christian like the first time, didn't bother to answer it as he wanted to be left alone. His new Executive Assistant was supposed to be coming in today and he was already late. That alone made Christian resolve to fire him once the person showed up.The door slowly opened and he assumed it was Dorian so he didn’t turn to acknowledge his presence. He was mad about his new Executive Assistant coming in late on his first day and talking to Dorian would just make him madder.He however heard the sound of heels but he still didn't turn until he heard the woman speak. ‘What?!’ He asked himself when he heard her introduce herself as his new Executive Assistant. Why was his Executive Assistant a woman despite specifically saying he didn’t want one? He slowly tu
"Has she arrived yet? Why is she late on her first day?" Reginald sighed as he walked around Dorian's office. It was the first time he had been to his company in months and it was all because he wanted to experience the chaos that would occur after Christian found out who his new Executive Assistant was."Maybe she changed her mind after finding out she’s going to be working for Christian. I know I would if I was in her position,” Dorian said mindlessly as he worked on his computer. The fact that Dorian didn’t seem bothered about the issue irked Reginald a lot. He then walked up to Dorian and hit the back of his head. “Why aren’t you excited about this?” “Because I know your son. Plus, I have a lot of work to do and you’re disturbing me, Dad,” Dorian answered and his words earned him another hit from Reginald. “You’re just as annoying as your brother,” Reginald chided, wondering how he had been able to put up with both of them for so many years.“Even if she comes in, Christian wi
Christian walked back to his office after his conversation with his father. The old man was crazy if he really thought his threat would have any effect on him. Even if Reginald fired him, his mother wouldn’t allow it to stand and so, he had nothing to worry about.However, as soon as he entered his office, he saw someone waiting for him. It was Mabel and she had a smile on her face. “What the hell is going on?!" He asked. "The head of the Audit department dropped these files for you, sir," she said as she pointed to some files on his desk. "What are you doing here?" Christian reframed his question since she was too stupid to understand his first question."I'm your Executive assistant, it's my duty to be here sir,” Mabel answered coolly as though she hadn’t quit a few minutes ago. "In addition to being annoying, brazen, and violent, are you also crazy?!” Christian asked.“I don’t quite understand, sir,” Mabel continued to feign innocence. "First you say you have no interest in
“Why not stop lying and tell me who you really are because we both know that was your driver? In case you’ve forgotten, I also have one and I know how the relationship works,” Christian said concisely.“Does your driver call you by your first name?” Mabel quickly came up with a defense.“No, but neither does an Uber driver, you're going to try a lot harder. I’m not as dumb as you,” Christian deadpanned. Did she think she was dealing with a child?!It was obvious that the man who was with her that night, was a driver which would mean her family was at least a middle-class upper family and the way she shot at him with precision showed that she had been trained. Knowing how some socialites like to train their children in martial arts and defense, only solidified his doubts.“Like always, you're mistaken. The man who was with me was an Uber driver sent to pick me up. We talked and bonded on the way before I stopped to help you,” Mabel tried to convince him.Christian had a lot of questi
Seeing that Christian could not come up with a retort, Dorian smiled and proceeded to ask, "So how did you convince her to take the job?". "I didn't have to do anything. She came back and told me she wanted the job,” Christian answered plainly. ‘There's something about her but I'm not able to wrap my fingers around it,’ He muttered to himself, but Dorian heard what Christian said and teased him."Maybe because she is the first woman to gain your attention or maybe because she is the first woman not trying to date you,” Dorian responded but he was ignored by his brotherChristian lifted the blind so he could see what Mabel was doing. He was satisfied when he saw her working on the files he had assigned to her. Dorian couldn't help but smile, seeing how Christian was looking at Mabel repeatedly. "Wow, looks like she has made you crazy. You have been staring at her non-stop. Finally, someone is falling in love,” Dorian teased. Earlier, he couldn't do so as he was busy with his work b
Dorian while still smiling said, "Please call me Dorian, calling me sir makes me feel like an old man and I'm not like the Grumpy and arrogant man sitting in there" he said and Mabel laughed at his words even though she had no intention of actually calling Dorian by his name.She immediately clasped her hand over her mouth when she realized she laughed at Christian’s expense.“It’s okay to laugh, I won’t snitch on you,” Dorian said in a whisper. While Christian didn’t hesitate to act cold to his enemies, Dorian always liked to be friendly with them in order to break their wall before finally breaking them.He believed the strike was always more lethal when the enemy didn't see it coming and that was what he was trying to do.Having figured out who she was, he was curious to know what was running through her mind, hence the reason he was talking to her. "You know, I’ve been meaning to tell you that I’m impressed with how you’ve handled my brother so far,” Dorian stated. “No one dare
After Christian spoke to Mabel, a helper came inside his room to inform him that someone was waiting for him downstairs. When he got downstairs, he saw that it was a man and the man was Aaron, Christian's right head of Security . “You can leave,” he dismissed the helper who immediately left. "Have you gotten the information?" Christian asked Aaron when they were alone. "Yes sir, I have found out about her," Aaron said, handing Christian an envelope. Christian brought out his phone and dialed a number. After ringing a few times, someone answered. "Get over here, you’re going to want to see this," he informed the receiver and disconnected the call.A few minutes later, the receiver appeared and he was not happy about being asked to come there late at night. "Listen here Christian, because we live beside each other doesn't mean you can call me whenever you like,” Dorian complained.“But it’s okay for you to come whenever you want even when I don’t welcome you?” Christian raised an
Having cautioned herself she went back to the article and she read that he had no love life and had not been spotted romantically with any woman. There had been dating rumours that had come out but he had been quick to shut them off unlike his adopted brother Dorian. ‘Dorian is adopted, wow that's shocking," she mumbled to herself. Mabel became curious as to why Christian hadn’t dated anyone but her thoughts were distracted when she yawned and it made her realize how tired she was. When she looked at the time, she saw it was already past midnight. She immediately closed her laptop, placed it aside and went to bed. Just as expected, sleep immediately came to her and she drifted off to dreamland.****Mabel didn’t know how or when she had gotten there but she found herself in a dark room where she couldn’t see anything. ‘The hell,’ she said and immediately tried to get up. However, she found herself unable to do so as her legs were handcuffed to something.‘You’ve finally woken up, m
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