It was finally the next morning. Vanessa lazily got up from her bed. She was thinking that this was her apartment, so she left her bedroom– as she planned to go to the guest room and check after her twin brothers. Upon arriving at the mistake-guestroom corridor, Vanessa opened the well carved wooden door and entered. “Hey, you punks should wake up already. You have to freshen up and go to work”. Vanessa muttered, and when she saw that no one was laying on the bed, she naturally thought that– Eric and Derek were already inside the bathroom. “Mm, diligent boys. They woke up early today”. Vanessa proudly muttered. She was still feeling tired and sleepy, so she simply just went ahead and laid down on the empty bed. On the other hand, Xavier was inside his bathroom. He just finished taking his bath and wore his linen ash bathrobe. Checking himself up in the large wall mirror, Xavier saw that he looked good, so he came out from the bathroom. Xavier hasn't yet noticed Vaness
Vanessa returned to the secret lair with the cleaning materials. She handed over to Finn– the vacuum cleaner. “You're going to use the vacuum to clean the floors. While I am going to clean all the tables and chairs. Plus, I'll also clean up the door and windows”. “Any problem?”. Vanessa questioned with threatening eyes, after seeing the way Finn frowned his face. Finn’s face automatically brightened as soon as he saw the way Vanessa was glaring at him. “No problem at all. I'll start cleaning up immediately”. Finn announced and instantly did as he had said. He switched on the vacuum cleaner and began cleaning the floors. While Vanessa, she dipped the neat towel that she was holding– inside the bowl of water. After that, she went ahead and started cleaning the tables first. About 2 hours later, The secret lair was sparkling clean. In fact, the secret lair was just as if they had newly built it. Vanessa was so tired since she was the one who did most of the cleaning. Finn was
“Wait, Claire? Isn't Claire the same person that assisted you from the very scratch with your company?”. Finn was stunned and questioned. “Yes, it's the same Claire”. Vanessa replied and instantly, her eyes darkened as she felt really betrayed. Seeing the dark look on Vanessa's face, Finn smiled and asked, “So, what are you going to do now?”. “It's obvious, I'm going to get her fired from my company immediately”. Vanessa declared. Something later popped inside her head and she began to imagine, ‘Wait, since Alexa doesn't know I'm still the chairman of my company, that'd only mean one thing. Claire played both me and Alexa! And since Alexa didn't know Claire's face, it means that Claire helped Alexa and Nicholas in the shadows! What a cunning lady!’. “Something on your mind?”. Finn already noticed that something was going on with Vanessa, so he asked. “Yes. I figured out that Claire played both me and Alexa. I'm certain that she wanted to ruin us both, so that she could b
It was already 5pm and Vanessa was still in her secret lair. Actually, she woke up a while ago and had to eat lunch first since she was hungry. In no time, Vanessa went ahead and carried her laptop before turning to face Finn. “Any problem?”. Finn saw that Vanessa was staring at him, so that was the reason he questioned her. “Em, actually, I came up with an idea just now, Finn. I don't want my secret lair to be found out by anyone, so, I want this whole building to become functioning once again…. Just like the previous years”. Vanessa announced. “Wait, you want to reopen the cyber cafe to customers?”. Finn asked in disbelief as he had already understood what Vanessa was talking about. “Yeah. And in that case, you're going to be the boss around here, Finn. Just like old times”. Vanessa added and winked an eye at Finn. It didn't take long and Vanessa already noticed the dull face of Finn. “What is it? Are you alright?”. “I know that this cyber cafe building was registere
4 days later, It was finally the day for Xavier's father's birthday. Vanessa cleared up all her schedules for today, so that she would be available to fulfil her own part of the deal with Xavier. It was already 4pm, and Vanessa had already dressed up. She was wearing a long green-gown which reached her feet, and black heels. Xavier actually bought this green designer dress for Vanessa. Although Vanessa didn't know the reason why Xavier gave her the gown, she still went ahead and wore it. Plus, Vanessa wore light pairs of green earrings, and to finish up, she took the green purse that was in her wardrobe. “I better go out”. Vanessa muttered after she was finished dressing. She came out of her room and soon descended the stairs, where she saw Xavier. He was waiting for her in the living room. And he was also in a black tuxedo. Xavier was patiently waiting for Vanessa when his pair of brown eyes met with her blue eyes. He felt his heart beating fast as he scanned Vanessa's st
Vanessa was so surprised that she started imagining things. It's true that she hasn't seen Nicholas’ whole family before. ‘What the heck is going on here? So that woman that spoke to Xavier earlier, was definitely Nicholas's mom, right? She should be, after all, her face is so familiar that I wouldn't even forget it that easily'. Vanessa thought. “Are you alright?”. Vanessa almost jerked up after hearing Xavier's question. She turned to face him and saw that he was looking at her. ‘Oh, I must have been pacing out because of my crazy thoughts’. Vanessa admitted in her mind before she replied to Xavier, “Don't worry about me, I'm absolutely alright”. “Good. Now, let's go and present ourselves to my father”. Xavier suddenly announced, causing shock to grip Vanessa. Vanessa didn't even know what to say! Nicholas and Alexa, including other family members, were still over there with Mr Wilson, so why would she go over there with Xavier right now?!. ‘Oh my. Today should be the wors
Finn arrived outside the mansion with Vanessa. He took her to one of the closest gardens, and when he was about to explain himself to her, Xavier arrived and grabbed Vanessa's hand. “Let go of her, Xavier!”. Finn hissed and quarrelled since he was pissed off. “Calm down, Finn”. Vanessa tried to reason with him before she finally stared at Xavier's cold face and said to him, “Finn is my friend. He was just worried about me”. “You know Finn?”. Xavier's sudden question to Vanessa got her by surprise. “Yeah, we've known each other for years. He's kind of my bestie”. Vanessa announced, and as she saw the way Finn was staring at her, she slightly shook her head at him. “That's right, Xavier. Vanessa and I have known each other since highschool! And I bet you purposely had a contract marriage with her, so that you could piss me off!”. “I've told you countless times, it wasn't my fault that Gabriella left you! When we were still friends, I remembered informing you to tell her th
Xavier returned to his mansion with Vanessa. All through the ride, he was still imagining how someone like Finn, was friends with Vanessa. “Aren't you planning to come down?”. Vanessa had already gotten down from the car, and since Xavier still remained inside the car, she asked him. “Don't worry about me”. As soon as Vanessa heard Xavier's reply to her question, she didn't spend a second and directly headed inside the mansion. ‘Who told you I was worried about you? I just wanted to act as if I'm caring. Hmph’. Vanessa thought on her way. Immediately Vanessa arrived inside her bedroom, her phone rang. She took out her cell phone from her purse before she tossed the purse on the bed. After that, she checked the caller and frowned her face when she saw that it was Alexa calling. “What does she want? How daring of her to call me. Tsk, I bet she's annoyed because she has found out that I'm still the chairman of my company”. Vanessa hissed and said. In no time, she threw her phone
Xavier flinched, and his eyes widened because of what he heard Vanessa say to him. His hands left the steering wheel as he looked at Vanessa’s face. She was staring at him. “Are you serious about this, Nessa?”. A drop of sweat formed on his forehead as he asked her. He had truly expected her not to give him a chance. “Yes, I am serious about this, Xavier. I'm willing to give you a chance. But if by the end of our marriage contract and I do not have any feelings for you, we'll part ways”.Xavier nodded at Vanessa. His heart was pounding against his chest because Vanessa said she would part ways with him if she didn't have any feelings for him. ‘I will try my best to make you love me before our marriage contract ends, Nessa’. He promised himself in his mind, before he drove off. They were returning home. ….After their arrival at the mansion, Vanessa went to her bedroom to freshen up, while Xavier went to his own bedroom and laid on his king-sized bed. He had a big smile on his face
Vanessa had returned home but didn't see Xavier. She thought about going to Mrs Charlotte and asking her about Xavier’s whereabouts, before she remembered that Xavier must be in his company, since he had made an official announcement concerning his companies earlier. Another thought popped into her head. ‘Xavier named his company Xava? What does that name mean?’. She wondered and was about to take a step forward when she gasped upon realising what the name meant. “No way. Xava? Xa- vier? Va- nessa? That can't be”. She shook her head, as she refused to believe that Xavier would go to the extent of using the first two alphabets of her name. After brushing off her thoughts, she tried to leave the mansion and go to one of Xavier’s companies, when she received a call on her cell phone. As she stared at her cell phone’s screen, she saw that the number calling her was unknown. Irrespective of that, she answered the call. ‘What worse could possibly happen if I answered the call?’. That was
Everyone who had watched the evidence of how Sofia and Mrs Wilson had poisoned Xavier's mother, became so angry. Most of them left their houses and were going to Mr Wilson's mansion. Most of the people were Xavier's die-hard fans. Xavier also saw the evidence and was amazed by how fast Vanessa was able to find the culprits. He knew that it was her who had uploaded all that evidence. “She found them so fast. I wasn't even able to do that”. He muttered, before his mind thought about Sofia and Mrs Wilson. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. “I promise I'll make sure that all of them rot in jail”. He declared, before he left the conference hall and quickly went to his car that was parked outside his company. He didn't know where Vanessa was at the moment, but he wanted to go to her company. He knew that even though Vanessa was not in her company, he could collect her cell phone’s number from Eric and Derek and call her. He wanted to collect the complete evidence from her an
The news about the T&N company and the Triple Union company has circulated almost everywhere. People were talking, uploading posts and commenting about it. Meanwhile, inside Cassandra’s office, Cassandra had a smile on her face after she carefully kept her cell phone on her desk. “I knew it and I said it. The slaying dragon would never have attacked the triple union company or anyone without a cause. Too bad for Nicholas and Alexa. Now they have caused their family’s companies to go down the drain. So sad”. She shook her head, before she added, “Why did the slaying dragon help chairman Vanessa? Is she acquainted with chairman Vanessa?”. She paused for a while, and then waved off her imaginations while admitting, “I doubt that. Maybe the slaying dragon simply helped chairman Vanessa, just like she had helped me before. But, I don't understand. That CCTV footage that the Slaying Dragon had uploaded on social media... How did she acquire it? I know she's a great hacker and can easil
‘I guess I should leave Zuri. She deserves punishment, I know that. But, she did what she did out of fear. I should probably leave her in the meantime’. Vanessa thought. And during that moment, she smiled upon remembering something. ‘That day Alexa and Nicholas visited my office to rub what they had done to me on my face... Did I forget that there was a secret CCTV camera in my office? Goodness me. I'll upload that CCTV footage online after I finish avenging myself’. {PS: the scene happened in chapter 8, titled; Meeting ex jerk fiance and best friend} Vanessa couldn't help it and burst out laughing with delight. She only stopped laughing because of Finn, who was still asleep. Her blue eyes darkened. “It's time to get to work”. She muttered as she stretched her fingers and prepared them for typing. A while later, Because it was both companies' main funds that Vanessa was taking away, it took her over an hour to accomplish her mission. She wiped the sweat on her forehead, as
Vanessa was riding her bike side by side with different motorists on the road, and sitting behind her on the bike was Claire, who was hanging on for her life. “Haha. Claire, your brother is tough. But fortunately, I was able to win back his support with the help of my stubbornness and you!”. Vanessa exclaimed. She was happy that even though Blake was upset with her for blaming Claire, he was able to sympathise with her, since it wasn't entirely her fault for blaming Claire.“Yeah, Blake is tough, Chairman Vanessa. But I'm glad we're back to being partners again”. Claire said, while trying to maintain her balance, so that she wouldn't fall off the bike. Because of how stiff Claire sat on the bike, Vanessa chuckled. ‘She must be afraid that she might fall off’. She thought, as she decided not to talk to Claire again until after they had arrived at her company and were standing on foot. Diamond V company,Vanessa's office,Derek and Eric were pacing back and forth together. They had a
Earlier,“What's taking them so long?”. Gabriella frowned as she asked herself. She had gotten tired of staying in the car for so long. The minute she got out of the car, that was when she saw Jasper and Captain Tristan returning with a handcuffed guy.She stared at the handcuffed guy carefully before she realised that he looked exactly like that cyber cafe owner whom Isla and Nova had bribed. “Finally”. She sighed in relief, and her eyes never left Alvin's side. After Jasper, Tristan and Alvin had arrived close to Gabriella, Gabriella forced herself not to attack Alvin. “Let's return to the police station”. Tristan said, after he had used force to make Alvin enter the car. Since Alvin was sitting in the backseat, Jasper told Gabriella to stay in the front seat with Captain Tristan, while he sat in the backseat with Alvin. He could never allow Gabriella to sit together with Alvin. Tristan started the car and drove off to the station. Within a few couples of minutes, they arrived
Inside the airport building,Tristan knew the face of Alvin, so the search was going pretty smoothly for him. After searching for Alvin for a few minutes, but couldn't find him anywhere in the airport, Tristan smirked as he thought to himself, ‘I knew it. There's no way these two amateur siblings would be able to find the people I couldn't find’. There was still a proud look on Tristan's face when he suddenly saw Alvin, who was at the boarding entrance and was holding blue luggage by his side. “What the”. He became utterly speechless and had to look at Jasper who was behind him. “This is impossible”. He clenched his fists as he muttered. “Did you say something just now?”. Jasper asked Tristan, but Tristan, who was stunned, didn't answer him. ‘I don't believe that these two amateur siblings found the culprits on their own. I must ask them how they did that after I arrested that annoying cyber cafe owner’. Tristan thought. He hated to admit it, but he was feeling completely incompete
Jasper and Gabriella had both arrived outside the police station in a taxi. After Jasper paid the taxi driver his money, he and Gabriella stared at each other's faces and nodded twice, before they walked into the building together.Upon their arrival inside the building, they were stopped by one of the police officers. “What can we help you two with?”. He asked them. Since he was assigned to the police station today, he had no idea that Jasper and Gabriella had come to the station before.“We're here to meet Captain Tristan. I hope he's around today?”. Gabriella said to the police officer. The police officer got confused for a second. ‘Both of you are here to meet Captain Tristan? But no one informed me about you two’. He wondered, and when he opened his mouth to say something, a deep voice was heard behind him. “I see both of you are here again”.The police officer turned around quickly and saw Tristan, whose hands were positioned behind his back. As for Gabriella and Jasper, they