Without wasting time, Christian sent a message to his PR team to take care of the news that was going around. After making sure his message was received, he got up and headed to Dorian’s office. When he got to the office, he knocked on Dorian's door, after which he went in. When he got in, he saw Dorian's executive assistant having a conversation with Dorian. As soon as she saw Christian, she got up from her seat and proceeded to leave, as the look on Christian’s face told her that the latter wanted to have a conversation with his brother.“I’ll work on this and get back to you,” she said and Dorian nodded and she left the room. As soon as she was out, Dorian spared Christian a glance after which he continued.“Did you know about the trending picture of Mabel and I?” Christian asked as he took his seat."Yes, I did. Didn’t you?" Dorian asked Christian.“No, I didn’t until Dad sent me a message a few minutes ago asking about it,” Christian answered."Then why were you in a bad mood
“Thank you for the information, "I'll take care of it.”“You’re welcome. Get to work and make sure their plan isn’t successful," the caller said. “Oh, and also, I have some sum of money which your grandparents kept for you. It will be sent to you,” the caller informed and she hung up.Mabel gritted her teeth in anger as she realized that her stepmother was setting her up for failure. Knowing that she was already on a suicide mission, Mabel thought that the woman would simply let destiny take its course but Claire was intent on making sure that her plan to get her killed worked."You may be a diabolical mastermind but I’ll make sure this plan of yours fails and your son will lose today," Mabel swore in a dangerously low voice. She quickly went to her bag and picked up the file Christian had given to her. She then started to see if she could make a few adjustments to it. ‘Come on, you’re a genius. You should be able to come up with something,’ she muttered to herself as she continue
Kelvin turned to look at Anthony who was looking at Mabel with squinted eyes wondering what she was up to and where she had been prior to her arrival."Mabel looked at her father and brother and she took a deep breath as she knew they would be mad at what she was about to do but she wasn’t about to let them succeed in their plans to ruin her.“I’m sorry I’m late for the presentation. May I proceed?” Mabel asked Christian.Dorian looked at Christian and raised his eyebrows in question as he was trying to understand what was going on, the same went for Christian. She had clearly given her family their presentation so what presentation was she about to give?Deciding to play along in whatever game the Devilles were playing with him, Christian nodded in affirmation. Mabel started her presentation and within minutes, it was already obvious that her presentation was better than the one that was stolen from them.Christian looked at Mabel in admiration and yet with curiosity. She had prove
“I received a call about an hour ago from an anonymous caller telling me that the Devilles had stolen the documents and so I worked on a new one,” Mabel revealed. In a way, she was telling the truth.“If you’re thinking I sold the file to the Devilles, you’re wrong, I didn’t,” she stared and her eyes unconsciously darted to his lips to which she quickly looked away. “I swear,” she added. “Hmm,” Christian mumbled, making it difficult for her to know what was running through his mind. Having interrogated many men under duress, he was able to tell if someone was lying or not and she didn’t appear to be lying but knowing her, he knew she was telling only half the truth.There was a beep and it distracted them. “Sir,” Mabel called and Christian raised an eyebrow. “Phone, I have to check my phone,” she stated pointing out to Christian, the position they were in.Christian sighed and he backed away. Mabel let out a breath of relief as she felt herself cracking under the pressure Christian h
Shit, what the hell was he doing there?! Mabel asked herself. She currently looked like a mess and if she were to go out looking like this, Christian would immediately know that something was wrong.“Y-yes, I’m in here,” she said as she tried to cover any traces of what had just happened to her. “You’ve been in there for a long time, it’s time to go,” Christian said to her.“Give me a second, sir,” Mabel replied as she took one last look at herself in the mirror and went out. She saw him leaning on the wall opposite the toilet door and she smiled.“I’m sorry I took so long, sir,” she apologized.She watched Christian stare at her and she watched as the stoic expression on his face turned into a dark one as he stood straight and moved closer to her.Without warning, he moved her hair away from her neck and her bruises immediately came into view much to her horror.“Who. The. Fuck. Did. This. To. You?!” He growled in anger and she flinched even though his anger wasn’t directed at her.
"Didn’t your mother ever teach you that you don’t raise your hands to hit women,” Christian raised an eyebrow as he applied pressure onto Brooker’s hands. "I don’t care if you’re Christian Romero. Do not interfere in this. It's between me and Mabel," said Brooker while trying to free himself from Christian's grip. He however was unable to do so.“She’s my assistant, of course, it concerns me,” Christian retorted. “Trying to hit her is not something I’ll just sit back and let happen, now is it?” He asked. She had already been assaulted by her family. The last thing he was going to allow was for someone else to put their hands on her. “Let go, you asshole,” Brooker cried out when he felt his hand going numb due to the lack of flow of blood and luckily, Christian listened but not before breaking a bone or two. “Ahh,” Brooker cried out as Christian let go of his hand. “How dare you put your hands on me?!” Brooker roared. "Grow up, I barely did anything. If I were to actually put my
When Christian got to Mabel’s door, he didn't even have to knock as he saw her bag as well as her phone on the floor. Just as he thought, something had happened to her.Bending down he picked up her items and headed back to his car. Without wasting time, he called Aaron, his head of security and he informed him of the situation at hand. Within minutes, Aaron arrived at Mabel's house where he saw Christian and immediately approached him. “Have you been able to find anything?” Christian asked and he ran his fingers through his hair roughly dishelving it. With every passing moment, Mabel was put in further danger and his blood boiled at the thought of it. “Nothing, sir,” Aaron answered as he subtly took steps back so Christian wouldn’t do anything to him. “Sir, didn’t Mr Romero assign guards to watch her at all times?” he pointed out.“Find them!” Christian growled. It took them less than five minutes to find the two guards as they were within the vicinity. Christian took off the sui
Before Mabel could say anything, a harsh slap landed on her cheek. “Are you fucking kidding me?!” she couldn’t stop herself from cursing in anger.She had lost count of how many times she had been slapped and she had finally had her outburst of anger.“That’s for slapping me,” Brooker growled in anger. “I couldn’t do anything because of that asshole, but here, no one will disturb us.”She had to find a way out of there as she didn't want to imagine what would happen to her if she stayed here any longer. “How’s your arm by the way?” Mabel laughed as she wriggled her arm. Hmm, the chair was made of wood, she thought to herself.“It’s broken but I promise, by the time I’m done with you, you’ll be more broken,” Brooker growled.“You can’t break what's already broken,” Mabel replied as she felt her head begin to throb again, reminding her that she hadn’t fully recovered and now her body was going through another wave of pain. "You know, Brooker, I don't know who I should hate more; you,
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