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Emile shamelessly stuck to Chris for the whole day like a sticky candy; she had missed him terribly as it they had never been separated since the kids were born. She didn’t care how her sisters-in laws teased her; it didn’t make any difference on her shameless behaviour. Although the others teased Emile, they followed her lead and stuck to their husband much to the dismay of the men as they had things to discuss.“Why don’t you go and relax for an hour or so before you leave?” Henry coaxed his little Pearl as he knew the others would follow if she left.“What do you want to discuss without me?” Emile pouted as she crossed her arms resentfully “I am sitting right here with my husband.”“Let’s talk…” Chris nodded helplessly; he didn’t want the waterworks to follow.“Do you want us to leave?” Mark asked, realizing that the Burke brothers had something they needed to discuss with Chris.“Not really….” Chris shrugged “I would eventually update you….” Chris paused with a mischievous smirk “j
“I just wanted to know how strong or weak his loyalty would be…” Chris shrugged as he explained, “Not a must, I can always find other avenues. He is not a must in the plan… just a nice to have…. But I don’t like to have unpredictable variables.”“Elijah Asher is a trustworthy snake, but a snake he is…” Henry opened his mouth “I have dealt with him a few times, he will keep his word as long as you don’t double cross him or his interests.”“What about better prospects?” Chris quirked an eyebrow “Would that sway him?”Henry shook his head “Not in my experience, he is old school, handshake and honour of word kind of guy.”“Aren’t those types extinct?” Eric chuckled while Addison joined “That’s why we call him a dinosaur.”“Can you arrange a meeting for me with him?” Chris asked as he planned his next move.“When?”“How soon can we meet?”“Let me make a call?” Henry stepped out of the room.“Chris, what is the surprise that Harry was asking about?” Mark asked once the discussion died down w
“Burkes will promise to be your backer.” Henry too promised before Elijah got over his shock by the double windfall.“You promise that if I help him, you will be my backer…. Ha….ha…. there really is a storm of pies falling from the skies today.” Elijah laughed as he joked “I must head to the nearest lottery selling outlet after our meeting and get a few tickets.”“Why a few?” Eric smirked “Isn’t one enough if your luck is shining brightly?”“Yes, but considering mine is storming, I am thinking of taking a few different ones.” Elijah reciprocated Eric’s gesture and hi-5-ed him.“Ha….ha…ha…” everyone laughed while Harry smirked “I didn’t know that you had such good humour sense.”“That’s the only way to keep my sanity.” Elijah laughed as he waved his hand suggestively between Chris, Mark and Henry.“I can understand why master Walter wants to be involved but I don’t know why you want to jump on the band wagon.” Elijah asked in a not-so-confident voice as he turned towards Henry.“He’s go
Back in Chris’s villa, the house was filled with chatter and laughter once everyone returned. The kids were bought back this morning chaperoned by Night Slade and Night Shade.“Daddy, little treasure missed you mostest.” Emm ran and jumped into Chris’s extended arms as soon as her little feet touched ground; Chris Jnr was not far off. Both cuddled Chris’s neck tightly as they silently rested their heads on either shoulder; this was their safe haven. They didn't have to be brave or capable, just themselves and still be loved and treasured.“What about mommy?” Emile hooked her eyebrows teasingly as she stood beside Chris.“Yeah…. Yeah… the empress was missed too…” Emm muttered dishonestly without letting go of Chris; she whispered under her breath “Who will be stupid enough to confess the truth and be banished?”“Duh… you…” Chris Jnr shook his head helplessly as he looked at his stupid sister; and subtly pointed his finger towards his mother who was standing next to them, narrowing her e
Chris was right about Lenin. He ran around like a headless chook trying to contain the damage of his overseas business; he didn’t even know what hit him until the newspapers celebrated the bankruptcy of Harten and Asten enterprises. He had concentrated all his attention on his overseas projects that he never saw the fires that were burning brightly in his back yard until there were only ashes remaining and as you know, nothing can be salvaged from ashes unless it is the egg of the phoenix.The next day, the news headlines announced the fall of the once prosperous Harten builders and the Asten enterprises with stock prices hitting rock bottom. Lenin was pacing furiously in his study thrashing anything and anyone that was within an arm’s reach of him.“Imbeciles …. All of you… why do I have to pay for your stupidity?” Lenin cursed the maid that came in to clean the mess he had made. She ran faster than the street mice.“I need to see you in 10 mins.” Lenin barked into his phone as he saw
Lenin knew that his future was looking very bleak as he looked at the paper in front of him with a depressed, defeated expression. This was his last hope and yet it seemed to have become the coil around his neck, threatening to take his breath away. He drummed his fingers on the desk as he made his decisions.“Call Dr Burkhart.” Lenin instructed his assistant as he made plans.He looked through all his finances; there was enough to maintain his current lifestyle for another 3 months if he could find a buyer for his projects with Elijah. His current aim wasn’t to recover his investment but to find a buyer who would buy his bonds from him in exchange for the contract. This was the only way to prevent declaring bankruptcy and buying time till…. his lips curled up as he thought of the last trick in his arsenal.He didn’t want to use it yet, that was meant to his grand stroke but now, it was his only stroke if he couldn’t find a buyer."Call Evergreen Heights and find out if they are happy
Lenin’s assistant didn’t slack off on carrying his boss’s order regardless of how he was abused or demeaned. He contacted Radcliffe’s assistant and relayed his boss’s message verbatim. He didn’t want to sound rude or desperate but wanted to convey his boss’s sincerity and this was the only way he could do it.Jonas didn’t need to run it past Chris as they had already paid for the bonds; he knew Chris’s intent and told his secretary to hold off for a day before passing the message that they would sign considering it as a favour to the Walters.Lenin gritted his teeth and smashed whatever was remaining on his table when he heard the message but other than smashing his own things, there was nothing he could do. He wore a polite façade as he went to the meeting scheduled for handing over the contract and bonds.“Thank you, Mr Radcliffe, for reconsidering our offer.” Lenin opened the meeting with a flattering smile.“Like I said, I have to pay respects to the Buddha… I cannot not pay respec
On Chris’s end, he was in high spirits, his wife and kids were with him, adding colour and music to his life, his world was complete. As an added bonus, the itch by the name of Lenin was about to be smashed into the pages of ancient history in a matter of days. The next few days had scandals of the key players of ‘Desire and Elegance’, a major player in the entertainment arena splashed all over the news. The medium of media didn't matter, it was the news that was catching all the rage. If it was the news of selling sexual favours for roles and bribing the committee for movie awards selection committee that filled the news headlines on one day, then it was the decadent night life of the stars on the next day.The broadcasting scandals of the company’s most celebrated directors leading to speculation of the fairness and the impact of such a moral-less company on the morale of other self-respecting actors was also debated on social media platforms without even giving the company breathin
Chris and Emile made their way through the reception hall, toasting guests at each table, in the order of the closeness of their relationship. Adrian, Neil and Night Wing took their roles seriously as they blocked the drinks for Chris. Emile had her supply of fruit tea that Abbey religiously re-filled for her; No one knew why, nor did they think much into it as this was Chris Jnr’s arrangement.Chris and Emile had just reached the table where Grandpa Holston was seated when Chris Jnr slowly stood up from his seat and walked towards them, holding little treasures hand. The rest, along with Bruno in the lead followed with excitement as they knew that the fun Emm mentioned before was about to start.“Thank you for coming and blessing our special day with your presence.” Chris raised the toast towards Ron and the rest; he didn’t even spare Grandpa Holston a glance. It was not in his nature to grin and bear grievances.“It was our pleasure.” Several associates including Ron hurriedly joine
Chris and Emile moved to the cake-cutting event with the reminder from little treasure. Cake cutting had a little twist, contrary to the norm where the bride and groom feed each other with the first cut, Emile fed the piece she took to Little treasure while Chris fed Big treasure before letting the two treasures feed them.Although it wasn’t planned and neither big treasure nor little treasure were ready for the surprise, both husband and wife knew each other’s thoughts the moment they looked at each other; they didn’t need to plan or coordinate for such flawless action. The action from the duo that followed also wasn’t planned nor coordinated, it was their norm, the duo would always feed daddy and mommy with their little hands in reciprocation from when they were old enough to grasp things.While the shadow guards took it upon themselves to deliver cake to each and every individual that attended the reception, Chris and Emile personally hand delivered the ones for family and relative
Once all the guests were seated comfortably according to their table arrangement leaving the seats in the front vacated for family, Augusta as the coordinator for the wedding, announced the entry of the bride and groom, in all its grandeur while the DJ set the background scores for the romantic entry of the bride and groom.Emile’s favorite symphony floated through the air as she and Chris made their grand entrance, once again wearing a couple set; they had changed out of their traditional wedding attire they wore in the morning to a champagne-colored gown and suit. They walked in, Emile holding onto Chris’s arm with a blissful smile, like a pair of immortals strolling through the mortal realm as they walked through the hall to the center, followed by their little tails also wearing a mini version of their set. The adorable little dolls had their heads held high, a proud smile hanging on their faces as they followed in their parents’ footsteps.The bridal entourage followed behind wit
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest and change before the reception banquet, which was also the continuation of the wedding extravaganza with no expense spared. With all the guests housed in Royal Lux, the hotel was closed to outside business, other than the ones that had a pre-booking and couldn’t be changed to another date.“Where’s Christian?” Daniel turned to question Ceilier as soon as he reached their room; It was not that he didn’t notice that Christian wasn’t with them, but the truth of the matter was that he didn’t get a chance till now.“He went off with the Walters.” Ceilier twisted his lips awkwardly as he replied in a low voice.“That bastard…” Daniel gritted his teeth as he muttered under his breath before turning his attention to Emile. He waved his hand, instructing Ceilier to step down before walking up to Emile and taking a seat facing her.“What’s wrong?” Emile asked in concern as she saw Daniel staring at her with knitted brows.“Nothing ….” Daniel shrugged b
“Senior Master Walter, the ride for returning to the hotel is ready.” One of the shadow guards from the team who were assigned to the Walters and Burkes announced as he stood respectably by Adam’s side.“Um…” Adam nodded as he took the treasures and Bruno with him “Lead the way.” Adam walked forward holding Big treasure and Bruno while Elizabeth held little treasure’s hand. No matter how uncomfortable she was, little treasure put on a brave smile and walked forward, as though she was heading for the gallows. Both Adam and Elizabeth feigned ignorance although they were laughing in their heads; she looked too adorable!Adam purposefully left Little treasure to Elizabeth’s care even though he knew that she would be uncomfortable. His intention was well meaning; to give them a chance to get to know each other better. He just didn’t expect the extent of aversion he saw in little treasure’s subtle actions; there was not just aversion but also fear mixed with guilt which Adam never expected;
The groom kissing the bride, captured in the backdrop of the rising sun, was too magical to say the least; Other than the younger generation of the Burke and Walter household who were causing a ruckus by whistling and cheering, all the other guests were mesmerized by the magical moment that was unfolding before their eyes.“Wow! That was so magical.” One of the guests exclaimed as she turned around with a dreamy expression, stretching her hands; no one could despise her excitement as this was the thought in the hearts of most of the people who came to attend the wedding; the finale of the wedding was too mesmerizing for even the most grounded and rationale minds.They would never forget this magical moment for the rest of their lives; the moment they witnessed nature proclaiming the fulfillment of a man’s undying affection and loyalty; the moment they witnessed the groom and his bride finally attaining their happily ever after, despite all the odds that fate had stacked against them.
“Mommy, you better take care of your man from here on…there's only so much a little girl can do…” Emm’s bell-like voice rang out as she advised seriously forgetting that her mouthpiece was still on “It was hard work, but we got him here for you.”Everyone burst out laughing as they heard the childish reprimand, leading Emm to wince in embarrassment as she hid behind her elder brother biting her tongue.“Uff….uff…” Chris Jnr cleared his throat like a little adult to attract everyone’s attention before he continued “As you have witnessed, our daddy’s journey to his happily ever after has been anything but smooth; whether it was our mommy’s blindness to recognize his unwavering affection and love….”The laughter from the crowd continued while the bride shyly lowered her head, but not without glaring at the flower boy who suddenly became talkative. Emm didn’t have any solidarity with the bride as she covered her mouth and giggled.“or whether it was the judgmental eyes of the world around
“You could never do what he did…”“What did you say?” Daniel asked in shock; he had heard what she said even though it was a whisper; he just didn’t want to believe it. He didn’t want to believe that Emile had recovered her memory. If she didn’t why would she say that?“How can you arrange so many hot air balloons? Such an extravaganza wedding would need the coffers of the king opened.” Emile giggled as she turned around to face him.Daniel stared at her face for a long time trying to make sense, trying to discern if what she said was purely based on the wedding arrangement or whether there was a hidden meaning in them. But before he could process this line of thought, the ceremonial bells rang leading everyone to take a closer look at the hot-air ballon in the center. Although it was one that could hold 35 people, there were currently only about 25 people including the celebrant and his assistant.“That is actually a priest not a celebrant.” One of the guests in Daniel’s basket, who h
Almost all the guests in the hotel woke up in the wee hours of the morning as they had all arrived to participate in the youngest Walter’s wedding. All of them without exception were filled with excitement regardless of the reason for their excitement.No one knew the exact location of the venue, as other than the name, Church in the Sky, Mossel Bay, there were no details of how to get to the venue. All they knew or were told when they asked for location details was that transportation for them to be taken to the venue was arranged for everyone attending the wedding.Cars were lined up one behind the other, at the hotel entrance, picking up the guests as they arrived at the entrance and heading for the venue. Daniel, Emile and Christian lined up at the back of the line as they arrived.“What are you looking for?” Emile asked in confusion as she saw Daniel looking around.“Grandpa is here too. I was looking to see if he was around.” Daniel shrugged “He could come in the same car as us.