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
"Are you going to speak, or are you just going to stand there and stupidly stare at me?" Christian asked, not realizing what was going on with Mabel.After seeing that vision, Mabel was unable to think straight as all fear was stricken throughout her entire body. Why was she feeling so afraid as though she was the little girl who was dying? She didn’t understand but she understood that she was feeling weaker. "I'm really sorry sir, I didn’t mean to be late and I even woke up early but I fainted for some reason and when I regained consciousness, it was already seven thirty,” Mabel told Christian the truth, her voice sounding hoarse.Christian squinted his eyes at Mabel and he chuckled in amusement. Did she really think he was going to believe her cock-and-bull story?"Oh really, you fainted?" He asked sarcastically. "You have only worked here for a day and you're already feeling unwell?" "I know it’s hard to believe but that is what happened and I apologize for coming in late once
Christian was content seeing Mabel in her current condition. She was flying so high when they first met and now he had deflated her ego. "This is only the beginning of a miserable life, Mabel Pearson," he said as he had sworn to repay her for her actions the first time they met. Mabel dropped the coffee she had made on her desk as she didn’t have the strength to dispose of it. She then walked to her and sat in it before she fell as her heart was spinning. It seems her illness had started acting up again and that was the only explanation she could come up with for what had been happening to her. Mabel grabbed her bag and brought out her medication, the one she had stopped using for some time but always carried in case she needed it.Opening the bottle of water she always carried around in case she had to use the medication, she used them.Mabel then closed her eyes and rested her head on the desk so they would hopefully take effect quickly and restore her body to normal. She had ba
Mabel waited for the pain of bashing her head to come, but it didn’t. Instead, she felt a pair of hands hold her from falling.The last thing she saw was a frowning Christian before she closed her eyes and gave in to the darkness."Mabel" Christian called out her name but she didn’t respond. ‘Shit!’ he cursed in worry and anger as he realized he had overworked her. Without wasting time, he lifted her in his arms and walked towards a wall. He then pressed a button on the wall and scanned his finger. A door suddenly appeared and it led to a room. Christian carried Mabel into the room and placed her on the bed. It was his private room in his office where he stayed if he needed to work late. It was like his mini home equipped with basic amenities.After placing her on the bed, he brought out his phone and immediately called out his doctor to come and examine Mabel. ‘Don’t you dare die on me!’ he said to the unconscious girl on the bed.The doctor came about thirty minutes after Christi
Mabel looked at Christian and he did not appear to be joking about using the gun. Having been grazed by him, she decided not to push it as something told her was itching to put a bullet in her arm. “You’re wasting my time,” Christian said to her and Mabel knew that she had no choice but to eat. She slowly picked up the bag and she started to eat. Christian decided to watch her eat as she could decide to act smart if he left the room. Knowing that Christian was watching her made Mabel eat quickly as she felt uncomfortable especially with the way he stared at her coldly.“I’m full,” she said after some time. Christian noticed that she didn’t finish the food. He didn’t bother to push it further as one he didn’t really care anymore and two, she wasn’t a baby.He squinted his eyes when he noticed a food stain on the side of her mouth. “You have a little something here,” he said pointing to her face. Mabel immediately tried to wipe it but she kept on missing the spot and this irked Chri
“That long?” Mabel exclaimed. "Alright, Let's go," Christian said, ignoring her question.Even though Mabel wanted to mislead her father, she didn’t feel comfortable with Christian holding her in front of so many people. “Can you walk now?” Christian asked her when she was all set to leave.“Yes, I think so,” Mabel answered and Christian waited for her to walk so he could catch her if she fell. As she wasn’t fully herself yet, she walked slowly and Christian followed closely behind her.As she and Christian proceeded to his private elevator, she could feel people staring at her and it was really making her uncomfortable. Even though he wasn’t carrying her, it was obvious he was helping her keep her balance as he was closely behind her and for Christian who had an infamous reputation of not caring about anyone, it was shocking to the employees.When they arrived at the elevator, Christian pushed the button and the elevator door opened. Maybe because she was in an enclosed space but
As if on cue, Christian's driver got out of the car and upon seeing the same woman who had shot at his boss in his arms, his eyes widened in horror. Wasn't he supposed to be teaching her a lesson? It sure didn’t look like it.“Do you want me to fire you?!” Christian growled, bringing the driver back to his senses. “I’ll drive, open the passenger seat,” The driver opened the car door and Christian gently placed her down on the seat. Mabel’s eyes opened once more and she saw Christian making sure she was comfortable on the seat after which he proceeded to wear the seatbelt.Why was he being so caring towards her, was the question running through her head? Christian noticed her eyes on him and he turned to look at her.“Do you want to go to the hospital?” He asked her and she shook her head. Going to the hospital was out of it as her father wouldn’t be happy about her letting her condition affect her.Now that he was close to her and had been informed, Christian noticed the faint bruis
“I have somewhere else to be so let me eat here,” Dorian said after he was done with the food in his mouth.Christian looked down at his phone to look at the time after which he turned to face Dorian. "Where are you going? It's late.”"Wow, are you concerned about me," Dorian teased.Christian rolled his eyes. "Can't you be serious for once?" He asked, looking fiercely at Dorian."Yeah, I'm not one of your employees to be scared by your glare so don't bother. I'm also as deadly as you" Dorian said as he glared back at Christian.Christian decided not to pay any attention to Dorian and seeing that, Dorian answered his question."I'm going to the club to hang out with my ex-girlfriend," Dorian said. This made Christian stop and turn to look at Dorian."Her again," He asked and rolled his eyes, "I thought you were done with her"Dorian laughed and said "I am done with her but looks like she isn't done with me and who am I to say no.""You're impossible, Dorian"."I know," Dorian said as
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