“What are you saying?” Mabel asked. Anthony not being her father, she could handle but her mother not being her actual mother was something she was not sure she could handle.“The story is unclear but I’m certain Maya didn’t give birth to you,” Christian muttered. “That’s not possible, she took care of me and gave me all I ever wanted. How can she not be my mother?” She bewailed. In an effort to comfort her, Christian walked up to her and got on one knee, immediately taking her hands in his. “She might have not been the one to give birth to you but she loved you as a mother would love as her child and if that isn’t what makes a good mother, I don’t know what will,” Christian comforted her.“I know it’s a lot to take in but I want to point out something, both Maya and Anthony knew that they weren’t your biological parents but there was a difference in how each one treated you,” he pointed out and he watched Mabel nod.“You’re right,” she agreed with him. Maya had treated her with lov
Claire didn't want her stealing any of the food especially when they starved her and so she banned Mabel from the kitchen.“I didn't even say anything,” Christian cried out.“You were going to,” Mabel deadpanned and Christian decided not to respond to that. ‘Never argue with a woman especially if that woman is your woman, you'll not only lose but she'll make you pay for even having the argument in the first place,’ his father's voice rang in his ears.“You know it doesn't matter to me right,” he told her.“It better not,” Mabel told him.“I'm sorry to cut your little romantic session short but we have a problem,” Dorian said as he entered the office.“Goddamint, Dorian, what is it?” Christian hissed.“Some of the stakeholders are calling for your removal as the CEO and well, indirectly mine as well,” Dorian reported and Christian's eyes turned cold.“What's the ground?” He asked his brother whose eyes immediately fell on Mabel and it didn't take a genius to figure out why they wanted
“Are you trying to poison me?” Dorian lifted an eyebrow as he stared at the food in front of him.“Don’t blame me, I tried to warn you,” Nala quickly defended herself. “And I really should have listened,” Dorian replied as he tilted his head, trying to figure out what the dish in front of him was supposed to be. “Is this chicken?” he asked, and a hand flew over his mouth as he was close to laughing at the burnt chicken he was looking at.“I only took my eyes off of it for one second,” Nala told him. She had been looking at the chicken while she was frying it and nothing happened to it. She only looked away when she dropped her phone and by the time she looked at it, it had gotten burnt.“Why not do the honour of tasting what you cooked,” Dorian proposed. “That way, I can be sure that it won’t kill me,” he added, and Nala glared at him.“I have to go and drop your jacket, excuse me,” she said and rushed out of the room before Dorian could stop her. There was no way she was going to p
“Feel sorry for the bitch who never misses an opportunity to get me in sorry, yeah right,” Nala rolled her eyes. “I can’t wait to rub it into her face when she finds out that her husband whom she always praises is cheating on her.”Getting drunk in that bar was the best thing that happened to her! Nala reiterated****“Christian, it’s late, you’ve been overworking,” Mabel said to Christian who was still busy on his computer even though it was past seven o’clock.“I have to get this done, Pearson,” Christian told her.“Fine, but let me help you,” Mabel said as she took a file. “No…”“I never resigned nor did you fire me, I’m still your executive assistant,” she stated firmly, not wanting to take no for an answer.“Fine, but I’m firing you as soon as we’re done with this,” Christian told Mabel, who chuckled. When she however looked at the file, a frown appeared on her face.“This was supposed to have been done days ago,” she stated as she started working on it. “I’ve been busy,” Chris
“I am,” Mabel answered before she flared up. “Are you crazy? Were you trying to get yourself killed?” She yelled as she hit his chest in anger. “You asshole, what would I have done if anything had happened to you?” “I'm sorry,” Christian apologized as he grabbed both of Mabel's hands and pulled her into his arms. He could feel her shaking in his arms and he rubbed her back to assure her that everything was fine. “Don't do anything like that again,” she warned him as she relaxed. Christian was fine and she was as well but that didn't mean the danger was over. “Get into the car,” Christian said to Mabel as he let go of her. If they had retreated just to get reinforcements, it would have been a problem if he and Mabel were not inside the car. He would have suggested that they retreated to his private room but seeing as they could attack him in front of his building, he didn't want to risk it. Mabel nodded and got into the car and after closing the door behind her, he turned
After the two women left, Christian and Dorian headed to the former’s study to deal with what had just happened. “Where’s Aaron?” Dorian asked as he entered the study. As if cue, the door to the study opened and Aaron walked in. “What's the update?” Christian asked his head of security.“I checked the security footage but I'm unable to get a facial recognition of the shooter as he didn’t take off his mask and as for the plate number of the car when I ran a check on it I discovered that it was reported stolen two days ago.”That meant that they were approaching a dead end and Christian gritted his teeth as he knew that whoever the shooter was wouldn't stop until they finished the job which meant that Mabel's life as well as his was going to be in danger until they caught the darn shooter.“I'm suspecting the DeVilles, start your investigation from there,” Christian ordered and Aaron bowed a bit before leaving the room.“In the meantime what are you going to do to protect yourself and
“Relax,” Christian whispered into her ears and it made her tense even further. She was seated in the bathtub with her back facing Christian while he rested on the bathtub.How was he so calm while she was in turmoil? She wondered. A gasp escaped her lips when Christian snaked his hand around her waist and pulled her to rest against him. “Relax,” he said to her once again and this time, she listened to him.She raised her hands and played with the bubbles while Christian watched her, enjoying the scene before him.“We couldn't find any leads as the car was a stolen car and the man was masked throughout,” he told Mabel.“That's not good,” Mabel sighed. “It isn't,” Christian affirmed. “Whoever is behind this will try to attack again.”“I should put a call through to Anthony,” Mabel stated.“He'll just deny it if he's actually the one,” Christian argued. “Aaron is already pulling up the phone record of the DeVilles to find out if anyone was behind this,” he informed Mabel.“No matter wh
“Then what is it?” Eugene asked his wife. He was trying to understand her but at the same time, he was tired.She always bottled up her feelings instead of just talking it out with him, forgetting that he also shared her pain. They had been his own as well.“I-I,” Pauline opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out of her mouth as she didn’t know what to say. Eugene was right, she indeed liked to bottle her feelings, and it was in turn affecting him and their relationship.“I’m sorry,” she resorted to an apology instead of answering Eugene’s question. “You always apologize, what’s going to be different this time,” Eugene lifted an eyebrow.“I…” Pauline tried to think of something that would convince her husband that she was being serious this time.“If it happens again, then we will go back home,” Pauline told her husband, and his eyes widened in horror. “See, I’m serious,” she added., or“It better not repeat itself or I’m going to make you fulfill your promise,” he warned.“It
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