When Christian returned home, he met Nala and Mabel asleep and not wanting to disturb them, he quietly closed the door. However as soon as he closed the door and intended to walk away, the door opened and Mabel came out.“Christian,” she called sheepishly as she walked up to him and hugged him.Christian sighed in satisfaction as it felt good to come home to her.“I didn't want to wake you,” he told Mabel as he lifted her up and took her to his…no, their room.“Did you find out what you needed to know?” Mabel asked and she yawned as she was still feeling sleepy.“I have a lead, Aaron has started to look into it,” Christian told her as they reached the room and he placed her on the bed. “Let me go and change my clothes,” he told her and she nodded. By the time he came back out, Mabel had gone back to bed.Smiling, he got into the bed, and she immediately turned to snuggle in his arms. The feeling of her in his arms was second to none, and it made him feel better.****“I hate you an
“It’s me, Christian, your brother,” Christian introduced himself. Dorian had better remembered him as there was no way he was going to wait two months for him to regain his memories like Mabel.“I’m sorry but I don’t remember you,” Dorian responded and Christian ran his hand through his hair roughly.“We grew up together, don’t you remember?” Christian tried to make Dorian remember but all he got was a blank stare from Dorian.“You really don’t remember?” Christian sighed after some time. “Oh I do, I just wanted to annoy you a bit,” Dorian stated and Christian raised his head to look at him. Why would his brother make a joke in a delicate situation like this?” Christian shook his head“It’s not funny,” he scolded Dorian.“From where I’m lying, it’s a lot funny,” Dorian retorted and Christian decided to give him a free pass as he did deserve it.“I’m sorry,” He immediately apologized, not wanting to delay what he had been wanting to do for the past week. “For what? Being a jerk when
“When I was younger and I used to see other children with their siblings, I used to get jealous as I wanted a sibling of mine. I had trouble making friends and I wanted my sibling to be my best friend. When I asked Mom why I didn’t have one, she would cry and with time, I learnt not to ask again.When she told me that I was going to have a brother and I found out it was you, I didn’t care that I didn’t like you or that we used to fight a lot. All I knew was that I was finally going to get a brother and best friend.”“Christian,” Dorian called but Christian shook his head as he wasn’t done.“Thank you, Dorian, for putting up with me for all these years. Compared to the two of us, you had a lot of friends but you never thought twice about sacrificing them just so you could hang out with me so I wouldn’t be bored,” he finally admitted. “You’ve never slacked on your work and you proved just how good you are when you were in charge while I was taking care of Mabel and I am so sorry I act
It had been established that Dorian was a fighter when he survived being shot when he was a child and he proved it once again as about two weeks after regaining consciousness, the doctors gave him permission to return to work after constant bugging.“I was cooped up for two months and you couldn’t even spend up to two weeks at home,” Mabel jabbed at him on their way up to the office. “If I have to spend two months recovering by the end of it, you’re going to be treating me with one mental disorder,” he fired back.“So you weren’t already suffering from a mental disorder?” Christian gasped in awe.“Milk this all you want because when I do fully recover, I’m going to be coming for you,” Dorian promised his brother just as the elevator doors opened.“What’s on the schedule?” Christian inquired. “We have a meeting with one of your investors in ten minutes and that includes you Dorian,” Mabel informed him and he nodded.“See you in ten minutes,” he bid and they went to their respective
“Well, because of this,” Mabel replied and she brought out her phone to show Christian the article that had just been released about Kendra.Christian took the phone and he smiled as he read the article which was now about Kendra locked up in a mental institution after losing her mind.“Now the article says that it’s because Kendra couldn’t handle the pressure of what was happening to her and her family but I say it’s bullshit,” Mabel squinted her eyes at Christian.“What are you trying to get at?” Christian feigned innocence.“What did you do to her?” Mabel asked him bluntly.“A taste of her own medicine. Surprisingly, she couldn’t take the same medicine she gave to you,” was all Christian said in response.“That leaves Claire,” Mabel pointed out.“What better way to punish her, than to have her deal with the fact that her ploy to get you killed backfired and destroyed her entire family,” he smirked.“I like the way you think,” Mabel chuckled in satisfaction.****After his meeting w
“How did you get in?” Mabel wondered as she stared at Claire. She was sure that Christian’s parents would have made arrangements for adequate security so how did Claire manage to breach it? “Guards,” Reginald immediately called.“Call all the guards you want but I think you’d want to hear what I have to say especially as it concerns the death of your mother,” Claire sneered and her eyes fell on Christian who frowned as he could feel something was about to go terribly wrong.Mabel’s curiosity was immediately piqued and she got up to approach Claire. “What about my mom’s death?” She inquired.The rest of the family except Nala froze as they understood what was going on and what was about to happen. ‘Stop her,’ Dorian mouthed to Christian who quickly stood up.“Dorian throw her out,” Reginald immediately instructed his other son. “Alright, time to get out,” Dorian sneered as he rushed to where Claire was. “No wait, what about my mother?” Mabel asked desperately.“Pearson, you can’t be
Christian’s breathing turned heavier even after he took his pills and he started to sweat even though the air-conditioner was on. The realization that the only woman he had ever loved now hated him sunk deeper and deeper and it rendered him unable to breathe, and he started to unbutton his shirt. He needed a cold shower to calm down and he went up to the room. As soon as the cold water touched his head, he shuddered as he was hit with the memories of what he did. Maya’s pleading rang in his ears and Mabel’s screams after he shot her mother. Everything had come crashing down. Mabel had found out and her words asking him not to touch her played at the back of his head. The fact that she didn’t yell or even cry made him realize that he had broken her and he couldn’t even try to talk to her as she needed time to process her thoughts.‘I’m sorry, Mabel. I didn’t mean to,’ he apologized and for the first time since that incident sixteen years ago, tears rolled down his eyes as he knew t
“I know you're hurting right now, but there's something we need to get to the bottom of,” Dorian told Christian.“How Claire came to know that I killed Maya,” Christian stated and Dorian was shocked to see that Christian had caught on to that detail. He had caught on to that since the moment Claire revealed it but he was too preoccupied with Mabel to focus on that. Maybe it was time for a distraction.“Let's go find out how she knew,” Christian stated and he turned. Dorian who understood that his brother wanted a distraction nodded and followed him. “Where is she?” Christian inquired. “Right at the restaurant,” Dorian replied. He wasn't stupid enough to risk bringing Claire to their mansion as there was no telling what other trick the woman had up her sleeve.He could have found out the truth himself but he decided to let Christian do it as he knew his brother would want to be the one to do so. “I'll drive,” Dorian told Christian as he grabbed Christian's car key and they headed t
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