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Laying the CEO
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2023-01-22 00:32:45
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Mr. James Queen sat in the sitting room of the Queen Empire, waiting for his family to show up. He had sent the servants to assemble them from their respective rooms. It was night and so everyone was expected to be in their bedrooms, except for Jimmy who usually hit the private gym at night.Mr. Queen had thought about Jimmy’s request while he was at his office and so he decided to do this to please his son. He didn’t want to hear anymore excuses of how the family isn’t supporting Jimmy’s dreams, so that no one holds him responsible in the near future when Jimmy turns out to be the useless son of that family who never made a name outside his family.Not like the position of CEO will elevate him much but if Jimmy thought it was the path he wished to take, then Mr. James had no plans of stopping him. The Company was going to be handed over to Jimmy anyway, it was just happening a lot sooner.Mrs. Queen was the first to show up in the sitting room, she had no idea why they were gathering
Last Updated : 2023-01-22Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire still have feelings for him
Aria walks into the office with two cups of coffee in her hands, she is taking careful steps to avoid tripping down on the high heels she was wearing. Well, she wasn’t exactly used to wearing such high heels, she only bought them because of the job as it looked mature for someone at her place of appointment.She didn’t want to appear off from the other workers as they were all sophisticated and in dashing outfits. She was the assistant to the CEO and owner of the company, his personal secretary and assistant; that meant that a lot of people would be watching her, possibly emulating her in order to get to that position someday.“Careful,” Xavier Kingston said to her with a small smile. He was impressed that she brought him coffee already, he had only shown up at the office five minutes ago.Well, not like it wasn’t a normal thing to do but it wasn’t part of her job description, so it was something she was doing willingly. Maybe she wasn’t doing it because she was his assistant, maybe s
Last Updated : 2023-01-29Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire The CEO'S arrest
Jimmy gets dressed in a suit and walks out to the sitting room with smiles on his face, he is excited for his first day at work, not because he was enthusiastic with the job itself but for the benefits of it; the title, the fame, the money, the respect and mostly… he can stand out with his colleagues and boast of being the CEO of Queen Enterprises as a whole.Jimmy couldn’t wait to spread the news around, he was going to even invite the media and let them know that was now in charge. He wanted the news to be on every newspaper, magazine and broadcasting station. Every possible media outlet should be headed with the topic “Famous Millionaire CEO hands over the company to his eligible son, Jimmy James Junior!!” at least that was how he expected it to be.“Hey son, I see you are ready for the big day… you wanted a big handing over ceremony, so I invited the press… they are outside the mansion waiting for you to step out,” Mr. James announced as he walked into the sitting room, he had com
Last Updated : 2023-01-29Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire The assault case
“Please sign here,” the officer instructed bluntly.Jimmy hesitated and his father urged him to do so, he had just been released from a prison cell after spending the most excruciating one hour of his life there.The Queen family had quickly contacted their lawyer after his arrest and arranged for his bail for a whooping sum of ten thousand dollars. Now this case was nowhere close to over, in fact it had just begun.The entire family were at the station to get Jimmy, even Rebecca was there; although she hadn’t come out of concern for Jimmy, she just wanted to enjoy the moment of seeing him in handcuffs even if it was for a few seconds. She sat down at the waiting bench from which she could see the desk of the officer in charge of the case.The police officer it had been handed over to had been moved recently to the city, he was known to be very strict and unwavering on his stands. Even the lieutenant who was above him in rank was intimidated by him because he might not be at the level
Last Updated : 2023-01-29Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire Tell my brother that I miss him
Aria had just walked into her house after a long stressful day at the office, when her phone began to ring, she quickly bolted her door and then brought out the phone from her handbag. Well, the handbag was a part of her looking stylish to work, she just had this urge to look the most professional that she can look.Arianna Steele checked the caller ID and smiled when she found out that it was Rebecca, just the friend she needed at this moment. She was really tired but excited at the same time. The company had its first meeting today, she had even thought the company was a sole proprietorship business until she met the shareholders today.Xavier was the face of the company and the highest shareholder, but he wasn’t running solo, he had not only convinced top business men to buy shares in his company but there were also well known investors who willingly put a lot of money into the business, not minding that it was still undergoing its trial period.“Hey girl,” Aria said excitedly as s
Last Updated : 2023-01-29Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire The Lawyer's demand
Jimmy climbs downstairs mumbling to himself. His sleep had just been disturbed, he was also pissed that he had to cancel his plans as he had originally planned to go vacation in Florida, but now he can’t leave Las Vegas because of the case, he damn wanted to break the rule and see what officer George can do.Jimmy got down to the sitting room and noticed that the business lawyer was there with his father. He wondered what those two were up to now and what it had to do with him.“Hey pops,” he said bluntly and sat down, ignoring the lawyer completely like he wasn’t even there. He could have at least acknowledged him with a head nod or something, but he was just too much of a brat to do that.“Jimmy, the lawyer and some of the company executives had a private meeting and there is something that he needs you to know,” Mr. James queen announced.“A private meeting? You mean the board members had a private meeting behind my back? Why is that? Did they forget that I am the CEO of that compa
Last Updated : 2023-01-29Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire Reconnect with your family
Aria walks in carefully to the CEO’s office, he was on screen time when she walked in and she didn’t know if she should have called first. Not like he wasn’t expecting her but maybe this was a bad time. And she had not even remembered to knock, maybe because she was growing familiar with the place and the person.He looked up when she got closer, “Hey… you got the files?” he asked softly.Aria was relieved that he wasn’t upset, but she should have known Xavier by now, why was she still seeing him in the same light as Jimmy? Xavier was nothing like Jimmy, he was a better man and person.“Yeah, I had them sorted out, I have also scheduled your next meeting and it will be held in exactly two hours from now,” she announced with a smile.“Oh, I guess I have to set an alarm then.” He replied as he took the files from her.“You don’t need to, I mean… I can be your alarm, not literally but yeah… I will remind you fifteen minutes before the meeting,” she rambled immediately, trying to correct
Last Updated : 2023-01-29Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire The first court hearing
There were grumblings as the Queen family walked out of the courtroom. The case had been adjourned once again as the judge was unable to reach a decision. Well, it would have been quicker if Jimmy had just pleaded guilty, but he had held his stand to be not guilty of the crime. The prosecuting side also had no evidence aside from the hospital reports that proved she was sexually abused, but it could have been done by anyone else.Aside from all that, the judge was a crook and wanted to stretch the case till the highest bidder came to see him. The family of the victim were even more disappointed than Jimmy who was expecting the case to end today. This was the first hearing and the second one in a month away, who knows if it will be adjourned yet again and then he is not only stuck in the city but he also can't go back to being the CEO of Queen Enterprises.“Fuck everyone!!” Jimmy yelled as he walked out of the court, with his family chasing behind.“Mr. Queen, how did the case go? Are
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“I have a feeling that your elevator dislikes me,” Rebecca uttered as she walked into the office.Aria looked up and smiled. “Hey, sorry about that, there has been a little glitch but the handyman will be here to fix it shortly,” she replied as she stood up.“I don’t think it is a handyman’s job, Aria.” Rebecca laughed as she hugged her best friend.“Hehe… Yeah, sorry about that anyway… I wasn’t expecting you today, not like you aren’t welcome here at any time or something, it is just that you said you were going to the office today, Miss CEO?” Aria teased.Rebecca snarled and then chuckled. She hated being called that as it reminded her of all the work she had to do. “Yeah, I was supposed to be at the office like I told you yesterday, but something happened this morning and so I couldn’t make it,” she reported as she took a seat.“Really? Is everything fine?” Aria asked almost immediately.“Yeah, you can say that. It is Jimmy…”“What? Is he hurt? Did he get into an accident again? Di
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“Dad? You got someone pregnant?” Jimmy yelled and stared at his old man.“Huh? I am pretty sure she is talking to you. When did my name become Jimmy?” he fired back.Jimmy turned back to the lady immediately. “Wait, did you say Jimmy? You didn’t say Jimmy, right? I mean… I don’t even know you, so how can I be responsible for those things?” he yelled.“Those things,” she said, emphasizing on his choice of words. “Are your children, it is me… Mia from the other night at the club, we had a one night stand at the club downtown, I woke up in the morning and you were gone.”“Lies, I don’t remember any of that,” Jimmy retorted immediately.“You don’t remember or you don’t want to remember? It was February 2nd, earlier this year. You mentioned being mad because someone was trying to take your place in the family, we both got drunk and ended up in that room.”“Okay… enough with the details, I admit that I went to that club and I went there on that day as well, but I don’t remember having anyth
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Aria was almost done with cooking when she heard a knock on the door, she groaned and covered the pot immediately. “Mrs. Wesley, I already told you that I haven’t seen your cat!” she yelled as she headed for the door.Well, it was raining cats and dogs outside, the neighbor who couldn’t find her cat had come to see if it was playing with Aria’s fluffy friend, but Aria’s cat had long retreated into its cabin as it was scared of the storm.Aria opened the door immediately with a spoon in her hand and froze the next moment; okay, it wasn’t Mrs. Wesley like she had thought, it was entirely someone else that she didn’t expect to see around here.“Xavier?” she muttered with a look of surprise on her face; what was the CEO and her boss doing standing drenched in the rain?“Hey, mind if I crash at your place today?” he asked while holding himself together, he was shivering and that got her curious. For him to be that wet, he must have been in the rain for at least ten minutes, which can only
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Xavier finally arrived home from Las Vegas and climbed into the elevator. He was thinking of telling his parents the truth this time as he didn’t want to lie to them anymore or keep his relationship with his blood related family a secret from them.What was the need of a family if they had no trust in each other, if they all kept secrets and told lies; those things could easily tear the family apart and he didn’t want that to happen, so he realized it was high time he told them.Just as the elevator door opened and he walked into their sitting room, he caught sight of them laughing while watching TV, he really didn’t expect them to be awake at this time.“Hey Father, Mother… thought you should be asleep by now?” he asked with a smile.“Hmm, look who's back?” Anna replied with a grin on her face as she admired her handsome child. “You know I still remember when I used to change your diapers,” she added teasingly.“Oh stop it mom,” Xavier whined and laughed softly.“Don’t mind your moth
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Aria washes her hand after using the restroom, she looks at herself in the mirror and smiles subtly. So far, tonight has been going great and she has had no regrets coming here. Maybe Xavier was right and there was nothing to be scared about, she had panicked for nothing.Aria left the guest restroom and headed back to the living room. She was in the hallway on the second floor when she ran into Jimmy. Her heart skipped at the sight of him, it was just the two of them in the hallway.She sighed and looked down, trying to avoid eye contact with him as they closed in on each other. She had almost walked past him when he grabbed her arm and made her pause. Once again, her heartbeat skipped and she felt goose pimples all over her skin; this was the awkward moment she had been trying to avoid since they got here; being alone with her ex fiancée and former love of her life.“So you here with Xavier, huh?” he muttered rudely.Arianna scoffed softly and pulled her arm off his, she sighed and
Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire Dinner at the Queen Empire
Xavier offered Aria his arm for support as she climbed down the car, he had just opened the car door for her and was now helping her get down. They had just arrived at the Queen mansion and the place had been decorated like it was some big event, but there weren’t any new cars from the regular, so Xavier knew that there were no guests; it had to be a private dinner.Xavier and Aria walked into the Queen mansion hand in hand, their presence was immediately noticed as the chattering in the sitting room died down the moment they stepped in.Jaws dropped, eyes widened, mouth agape, breath seized, bodies frozen… They were all astonished by the beautiful sight. Aria had come dressed in a one strap blue gown that glued to her slim body and reached her knees, with a beautiful diamond necklace that Xavier had given her as a gift. He had put it around her neck by himself when he arrived at her place to pick her up earlier today.“Oh my God, Aria? Is this really you?” Susan asked with dropped ja
Identical Strangers: Once Upon An Empire Wanna go to dinner with me??
Xavier walks into Aria’s office and finds her packing folders with her back to the door. He knew he was supposed to be here three hours earlier but he had gotten caught up at the meeting with the Queen Enterprises board members.“Hey, Aria.” He called softly.“Arghh!!” she panicked and turned around immediately.He paused and raised his hands. “Chill, it is just me, sorry I am late.” He apologized immediately.“Forget about being late, you scared the life out of me,” she whimpered and gasped for air.Xavier smiled “Okay, sorry about that, was never my intention but I wouldn’t deny enjoying watching you make that face.” He teased.“Huh?” she muttered with wrinkled eyebrows.He laughed softly. “You look cute when you are scared, not like you don’t look cute when you are feeling other things, I mean… okay, I will just hold it there.” He said immediately.He couldn’t understand why he struggled with words whenever he was with her, yes… he was usually persona and chose his words carefully
