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Emile and Chris landed in Finland 4 hours later. Although Emile was curious about Chris’s choice of landing in Finland, she didn’t question him. She trusted him unconditionally. She could feel his care and concern for her in his every breath. Under the cover of the night sky, two cars rode into a quaint cottage in the quiet countryside. No one had the energy to explore their surroundings after being exhausted by the excitement of the day and the journey. Emile had already fallen asleep in Chris’s embrace in the car. Chris carried her into their room while Night Wing settled Abbey into her room before settling down himself. However, not everyone was as peaceful as them. Silas thrashed everything in the room before he could control the rage in his heart. He couldn’t believe how ruthless Chris could be. He didn’t even care about their family’s face when he released those embarrassing videos. He didnt stop to think that this was what they had prepared for Chris. Soon under the guidance
“Tell me, what do you intend to do?” Silas leaned forward as his lips curled up flirtatiously. “How long do you think they can be proud if they have internal conflict?” Sheryl smiled sweetly; No one would think that this woman was talking about something sinister with such an expression. “Heh! Dream on” Silas laughed. He knew his cousins best; nothing could come between them. “Don’t be too quick to judge.” Sheryl wasn’t annoyed; She swirled her drink lazily as she asked, “What do you think is Uncle Adam’s bottom line?” “Auntie Elizabeth.” Silas didn’t have to think. “What do you think is Chris’s weak point?” She asked again. “How in the devil would I know?” Silas grumbled as he downed his drink in anger. “Think…” Sheryl prompted as she hinted “Who did he disregard you all for?” “Emile?” “Bingo” Sheryl’s smile widened but it didn’t have the charm that a woman’s smile should have but it was rather scary. “Now, think what would happen if there was a conflict between the two?” Sh
Daniel did travel all the way to Royale Lux the next day. Just as Sheryl predicted, he did miss catching up to her. Although he felt frustrated, he calmed himself and asked the reception staff for more information. He pretended to be a good friend of Emile’s who was meant to be catching but with her but got delayed by personal circumstances. The receptionist, who was already charmed by Daniel, didn’t see past his lie. She assumed that such a good-looking man wouldn’t lie. She naively told him that they had checked out the night before yesterday. Daniel couldn’t do anything other than leave the place feeling depressed. Naturally Daniel’s visit and the sorry plight that he left the premises was transmitted to Sheryl through the men she had left to follow Daniel. Her lips curled up as she calculated the time it would take for Daniel to put away his arrogant expression and come crawling to her, begging for cooperation. However, for now, this seemed liked a pretty dream; Sheryl had not co
Streaks of light sneaked into the room through the gap in the edges of the curtain like dancing golden ribbons; it gently graced the two people who were snuggled blissfully in each other’s embrace. It seemed like there was no room for a third person in this blissful world. The golden ribbons didn’t want to give up just like that. It increased its warmth and brightness gently dancing on their faces. The man’s hands moved, blocking the intruding from gracing his beloved; at the same time, he opened his eyes and squinted them at the curtains as if to reprimand them for their carelessness. It was only then that he realized that they had truly overslept; even so, he had no intention of waking the beauty in his arms. His lips curled into a blissful smile as he held the woman he loved in his arms. As he thought of last night, he felt regretful about his beastly nature and didn’t want to disturb his wife’s sleep even more. Last night, everyone was exhausted, and they called it a night and re
Chris followed Emile and Abbey were exploring the cottage; a doting smile hung on his face as his gaze followed Emile. Chris had made some renovations after buying the property; he added a few bedrooms, a home theatre and an indoor swim spa adjacent to the sauna room; even the sauna was modified to suit their aesthetics. The lakeside was modified into an idyllic romantic spot. A copper-coloured antique Versailles gazebo with Canopy and table setting for six people was set one side while the other had a lazier arrangement with a hammock, a hanging egg double seat chair arranged with luxurious cushions and a garden wicker outdoor round day bed rattan with canopy. He had spent a lot of effort and money to get the roses that were hardy and resistant to the harsh Finnish winters; he knew they were her favourite flowers. He exported the roses and hired a gardner to specifically tend the roses. As luck would have it, it was summer when the flowers were all in full bloom. Yellow rapeseed fil
Chris walked out of the room with a dark face. He could believe how sinister the woman’s mind was; If she could do something that vicious that at 22, what was she capable of now. Chris began to worry about Emile. He didn’t want to lose his happiness that he had obtained with great difficulty. He suddenly felt that their decision to travel incognito owing to Emile’s request was brilliant. He instructed Night Blade to take Leim back the same way they came and to ensure any traces of their travel here was wiped clean. “Are you going to tell second brother and Marcus?” Emile asked with a heavy heart once they reached back at their cottage. She didn’t know that a woman could be so cruel. She felt suffocated listening to that disgusting man talking about the incident as though it was as simple as going to a shopping mall to get something you liked. She didn’t know if it was because she was pregnant, but her emotions were in a mess. Her heart ached for Marcus who had been deprived of the r
Adrian arrived half an hour later with a blonde slender woman who was about 160 cms tall and a 2-year-old who was just like a doll. “This is my wife, Iris Symonds and our son, Jonah.” Adrian introduced his wife and son to Emile. Jonah was a smaller version of Adrian, charming everyone's heart with a simple glance. “My apologies for having missed your special day.” Iris smiled sincerely as she apologized “My mother was hospitalized, and I needed to be with her.” “Apology accepted.” Emile smiled sweetly before asking in concern “How is your mother now?” “She has stabilized now but the doctors aren’t too optimistic about her situation.” Emile patted the back of Iris’s hand to comfort and show her concern. Once the ice was broken, the three women left the men to their own devices and huddled in the entertainment room to gossip. The men too left the main hall and went to the study to discuss their course of action. Adrian and Neil were shocked by the information they saw from the reco
Raphael sat back in his armchair as thought back to his previous conversation with Chris. He had called him in the wee hours of the morning to discuss the details of Emile’s discipleship. Raphael was a recluse especially during the period of time when he went into creative hibernation. He would literally shutdown the world around him, but he didn’t have such requirements for anyone else. The reason he insisted the same for his disciple was solely due to Chris’s request. Emile didn’t have any reason to suspect Raphael; everyone in the designing world knew about his quirk but no one knew whether it would extend to his disciples since he never has any disciples. Chris had a mischievous smirk at the corner of lips as he drove out of the Dupont estate. He couldn’t believe that Raphael could keep a straight face while he was lying with his eyes wide open. He felt a warm feeling spreading when he thought of Raphael’s indulgence towards him. He wanted Emile to stay in Dupont’s estate even
“You two….” Marcus looked from one treasure to the other in disbelief, holding a wedding was a huge thing, he wanted to dissuade them, but he knew that twin look; A hundred wild horses wouldn’t be able to hold them back…. What could this poor eldest brother do other than support them?“Tell me what to do...” Marcus slouched down, sighing with a resigned expression; since he couldn’t talk them out of it, he might as well support them all the way and face the music later. Little uncle might be disappointed with him for not being sensible and mature enough to guide the duo in the right direction but at least he could be a good eldest brother.“I have given the task of selecting the wedding planner from the three wedding planners I have shortlisted to Uncle Night Vigil.” Chris Jnr fiddled with his fingers as he lowered his head and raised his eyes to look guiltily at eldest brother and little treasure. He didn’t ask for their opinion before he decided to act and didn’t know if they would f
Chris Jnr locked his door soon after Emile ran out of his room with the phone and climbed back onto his bed and dialed little treasure. He knew he would have to wait for a while since they hadn’t made an appointment but contrary to his expectation little treasure picked up the call even before it could ring.“Big brother….”Chris Jnr pursed his lips into a pout; Little treasure rarely called him big brother…. Not unless she had encountered some sort of grievance….“Big brother is here…” Chris Jnr softened his voice, like he had seen his daddy do when he was comforting them “What’s wrong with little treasure? Is eldest brother not there?” He knew that with eldest brother near her, there was no way she would suffer any grievance.“Little treasure is fine…” Emm pouted as she tried to hold on to her grievance. She was fine, just that she missed her brother too much… they had never been separated and that too for this long.“He’s here.” Marcus responded at the same time as Emm.“What’s wron
“I…. what???” Emile’s voice rose a notch as she lifted her head to look at Chris in shock. She shook her head in denial as she lowered her eyes taking stock of every conversation with Daniel; she muttered in disbelief even before her brain finished processing her thoughts “In my memory, our re-acquaintance did not exist, let alone marriage…. Then how can I ask for a divorce?”“I believe you…. you might not have asked.” Chris coaxed patiently as he gently massaged her back to calm her emotions.“Hubby, I am truly sorry….” Emile buried her face coquettishly in his chest, as she muttered “I cannot even imagine the pain it caused you…. I am so sorry…”“It is not your fault. I am to be blamed if you have to blame someone…. It is my fault I believed that lunatic.” Chris pacified gently, without feeling tired or agitated even though he was repeatedly saying the same thing.“The only reason I believed him was because my brain was not functioning properly; I couldn’t see through his stupid sche
“Yes…. I don’t think either of us will have a choice when those two scheme together.” Chris’s lips curled up; his eyes narrowed with curiosity.Although he was eager to know what his treasures had in store for them, he didn’t look into it as he didn’t want to deprive them of the joy, the joy they got from seeing their expressions towards the element of surprise that his treasures had planned. This reunion was fully to their credit although he didn’t know how they managed; this indulgence was what they deserved.“You mean ….” Emile raised her head curiously to look up at Chris “You mean, the two are plotting?”“How else could you explain me missing my tail?” Chris chuckled “and giving me the luxury to come and find you on my own?”Emile giggled as she leaned comfortably into Chris’s embrace.“Wife, what happened?” Chris asked once they settled comfortably in each other’s embrace.“I am not sure…” Emile paused as she bit her lower lip hesitating before raising her head to look into Chris
“Hubby, you…. aren’t you getting married to someone else?” Emile asked cautiously in a low voice; no matter how cautious she was, she couldn’t hide the hope in her heart…which transmitted as an excited relief through her voice. “Wife, I have told you before…I, Christopher Walter will only marry once and my wife can only be Emile Burke…” Chris assured patiently, his voice carrying a promise…. an oath of a lifetime… “Hubby….” Emile called out in a soft voice, her lips curling up in a sweet smile, brightening her entire aura; all her grievance melted with his promise…she knew her husband never spoke for verbality. “Um” Chris hummed in a low coaxing voice; his aura too brightened, dissipating the cold, gloomy aura around him…. a simple address from her, calmed his restless soul like magic. At this moment, silence entwined with each other’s calm breathing, seemed to be healing the undue grievance suffered by the two souls who loved each other deeply. “Hubby….” Emile called again, her v
Chris Jnr was setting up his gadgets to contact little treasure when Night Sonic announced that he had taken care of everything. Chris Jnr nodded in acknowledgement as he continued to fidget with his gadgets.‘Duk…duk…duk…’ A soft knock was heard a few minutes later at Chris Jnr’s door.Chris Jnr’s lips curled up in a knowing smirk as he carelessly placed a sheet over his bed, covering his gadgets, and walked over to open the door.“Aren’t you tired? Shouldn’t you be sleeping?” Chris Jnr quirked his eyebrows wanting to taunt, however his lips curled down guiltily as he saw his mommy’s red eyes.“Do you have a way to contact your daddy?” Emile quickly entered and closed the door as she didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble; she didn’t know if Daniel was still awake or if their voice would attract unnecessary attention.Chris Jnr pursed his lips stubbornly toying with the idea of whether he wanted to pay back his daddy’s grievance or succumb to mommy’s sorry state. However, he gave u
“I was thinking out loud about the credibility of the news….” Daniel pursed his lips as he came up with what he thought was a plausible explanation “Considering we were college mates, and our families have collaborated on several projects and yet we were not invited.”“Che!!!” Chris Jnr sneered as he looked at Daniel with disdain “Do you think the legal team of the Walter enterprise is a joke?”“Libel is a serious offense.” Chris Jnr continued with his lips curled lopsidedly in disdain “I don’t think this outlet has money to burn nor the guts to gamble by slandering my….” “Why does a little kid like you have so much to say?” Daniel interrupted Christian, preventing him from completing his sentence and digging a hole for him. He truly regretted his decision to bring this brat back.Chris Jnr shrugged nonchalantly, no longer inclined to complete what he said.“You are right. Why were we not invited?” Emile didn’t want the topic to die down. She wanted to see if she could pick some cues
The day went by without any surprises till everyone sat to watch television after dinner at 6:45, this was the norm in the manor. Although this was the norm, today was different; different because the mental state of the three people seated in the room was not the same as every other day.On the surface it looked like a family of three enjoying a little downtime, however the waves surging underneath the calm exterior were far from calm, perhaps even using the word turbulent to describe the situation would be an understatement.Daniel narrowed his eyes as he thought about what despicable measures, he could use to force Chris to agree to divorce and speed up the process. He had already made arrangements to get a marriage certificate that was legal and valid as soon as the divorce was finalized even without Emile’s consent.However, Chris was proving to be a tough nut to crack. He couldn’t believe Chris didn’t have any intention of leaving Emile even though it appeared that she had betray
The stalemate between mother and son didn’t last long… as fate intervened in the form of entertainment gossip. On screen was a video of Chris entering the shopping mall with a female while the anchor in the background was excitedly raving about the upcoming nuptials that the whole country was looking forward to.Emile’s heart stopped beating for a minute as she turned her head to look at Chris Jnr with a shell-shocked expression “Is he getting married?”“Why wouldn’t he?” Chris Jnr smirked but before he could pacify his mommy as he saw the color on her face draining, he heard the door to Daniel’s study opening; he turned his head back to the idiot box and watched with an indifferent expression.Emile wanted to ask further but she was thrown back by Chris Jnr’s sudden change in aura. However, even before she could voice her confusion, she heard Daniel’s footsteps nearing the top of the staircase. She now understood what happened to her son and quickly tidied up her expression as well.“