After talking to Christian, Dorian called for a meeting of all the heads of department, just as the former had told him to do. After handling other things to ensure that the company’s stock didn’t plunge any further, he headed to the conference room, where the heads of department were already waiting for him.When he got there, he saw them all talking amongst themselves and they were so engrossed in what they were discussing that they didn’t notice he had walked in. One of the heads finally noticed Dorian and immediately alerted his colleagues. They immediately stopped talking and cleared their throats."Good gracious, if the heads are like this, I wonder how the employees will be,” Dorian hissed under his breath as he took his seat. “I apologize, sir,” one of the heads quickly said and the rest followed suit.“Your apology isn't going to do anything now, is it?” Dorian quipped and the heads didn't say anything as there was no way to answer without painting them in a bad light or
Mabel inwardly rolled her eyes over Christian’s words. He had thought the same of her when they had first met and Mabel wondered if he had an overinflated ego to think every woman was trying to flirt with him.“Why do you think every woman is trying to get your attention?” She asked as he had also accused her of the same thing even though at that time, she wasn't trying to do so.“Because I'm rich, powerful, and handsome,” Christian boasted. “Plus, it has happened too many times.”“Not everyone finds you attractive,” Mabel retorted.“And I know for a fact you aren't part of that percentage,” Christian clapped back, and Mabel was at a loss for words.Did she really find him attractive? Sure he was handsome, rich, and powerful, but he was also an annoying and arrogant jerk who was sent to make her life miserable. Too bad the ladies who were trying to get his attention didn't care about these facts.“Stop drooling over me and let's get you some dresses,” Christian snapped his fingers.“
Couldn't she catch a break from her family? Mabel wondered as she hoped she had fallen because she tripped and not because Kendra pushed her.They had gone to an entirely different section far from where her family was so how did they manage to get here so fast?“Oh my goodness, the clothes,” a female employee cried out when she noticed some clothes on the floor. "I'm so sorry," Mabel said as she bent down to pick them up. Couldn't she have come before Kendra pushed her? She however wondered."Miss DeVille, are you okay?" The female employee asked Kendra even though she was the one who had pushed Mabel down.Mabel sighed at this, she was the one who had fallen but yet, Kendra was the one being asked if she was okay. Money sure did make people gods who were worshiped."I am but I didn't realize you guys let lowlifes into this boutique now. It looks like I won't be shopping here now,” Kendra sneered as she looked at Mabel.It came as a shock to Kendra when she noticed Christian and Mab
“Good, please be my guest and call the police. I'm sure the security cameras who reveal who pushed whom,” Christian fired at Kendra and a smirk appeared on his face when he saw her freeze in her spot “Best believe that if it shows you pushed her instead, I'll be taking you to court,” he stated and that was more than enough to get them off his back for assaulting Kelvin and Anthony.Seeing as Kendra didn't try to push the matter any further, he grabbed Mabel's hands and turned to leave. As they did, Mabel turned back to face her father, and she saw how coldly he stared at her.Her heart started to pound in her chest as she knew he was going to teach her a lesson for what had just happened even though it wasn't her fault.None of this would have happened if Kendra had just left her alone and hadn't caused a scene but hoping her father would see it that way was close to impossible and so she sighed.She wanted to be mad at Christian for hitting her father but she was unable to be mad as
Christian frowned as he wasn't happy at all with the decision his mother took. She always stayed out of company matters and he preferred it to remain that way.“With all due respect, mom, firing her wasn’t for you to do,” Christian said through gritted teeth. “But that’s good, at least I get to hire her which means only I can fire her,” he stated and Kate immediately rose to her feet.“You wouldn’t dare!” she sneered.“You of all people should know that I do what I like,” Christian asserted.“Are you really going against your mother for that woman?” Kate asked in disbelief.“She isn’t just any woman but a very special person,” Christian said, referring to the fact that Mabel was going to be the pawn he used in destroying the Devilles. His mother didn’t however need to know that, as she wouldn’t have the patience with Mabel and would just order for her assassination.Kate mistook Christian's words and immediately assumed that he was referring to Mabel being his love interest. ‘Never!’
Christian was more than relieved to hear Mabel’s voice as that was a sign that she was okay."I'm in a club, sir. Can you come and get me, a man is out there waiting to kidnap me and take me back to them,” Mabel told him.“What?!” Christian yelled in anger. “Why would you go to the club?!”“To drink and now I'm in danger,” Mabel replied."Make sure you're not alone and surrounded by people so he can't drag you,” Christian instructed her.“Um, I'm in the restroom," Mabel told Christian. “Shit, Mabel, get back into the club,” Christian growled. “Okay, I'm going,” Mabel said as she quickly opened the door to the stall. Just as she came out, the door to the restroom opened and the man came in.‘Shit,’ Mabel cursed in her mind when she didn't see the women that had come in earlier in the restroom.She immediately removed the phone from her ear but she didn't disconnect the call as she wanted Christian to hear what was going on.“My family sent you, didn't they?” Mabel asked, straight to
The person shot at the tyre of the car she was in causing the driver to lose control of the car she was riding in.The two caused on each of their sides however made sure the car was stable by squishing it in their middle. Seeing that the driver didn't slow down, the shooter shot at the second tire and this time, it did the trick as the driver was forced to slow down.As soon as he stopped, the cars pulled back as they parked and got out. The guard on seeing that they had been cornered immediately proceeded to use Mabel as leverage. However, when he reached for the gun in his waist, it was no longer there.Hearing the sound of a gun being cocked, he looked up to find Mabel pointing the gun at him. “Looking for this?” she smirked. “Ah ah ah, one wrong move and I’ll blow your brains out,” she warned when the guard tried to make a move. “Open the car door before I blow his brains out," Mabel ordered when one of the guards who had rescued her wanted to open the door for her. Being stuck
"Are we not there yet?" Mabel asked impatiently as they drove to Christian's house.“You’ve asked this five times now and the answer is still the same, no,” Christian rubbed his temples in annoyance. He was already having a headache from having to put up with her endless questions as she kept on asking whether they had arrived at his house and it was driving him crazy. He wondered which version of her was more annoying, the drunk Mabel or the normal one.“You've been saying that for a long time now,” Mabel sulked."I told you to have a little bit of patience. We will soon reach the Romero Mansion. Now shut it and stop disturbing me!" he snapped.Mabel opened her mouth to protest but Christian put his finger over her mouth and moved close to her. "If you utter one more before we get to Romero Mansion, I'll throw you out of my car. Your whining is annoying me. Shut it!"Just as he turned to speak to the driver, he heard Mabel speak again. "How much longer till we get to the Romero 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