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Back at the Walter residence, Elizabeth was restless as a bee in a bonnet. Although Adam didn’t know the reason, he knew that there was something bothering Elizabeth ever since she got back. He waited until today hoping that she would confide on her own accord, but she didn’t. He decided that he would ask her today if she didn’t confide because he couldn’t bear to watch, the woman he loved walking on eggshells every day.Elizabeth waiting in the main lounge area for her eldest son to return; this had become her norm since they returned from the ancestral mansion and everyday she would have the same question for Mark “Has Emile come back?” and every day she would get the same answer “no”.As Elizabeth waited, although she knew the answer she wanted would also mean that it would be the last day with her beloved family, she still hoped to hear that answer. She had lived a blessed life till now. If she could exchange her happiness for her son’s, she would gladly exchange. It was her fault
Saturday came without any surprise; Chris Jnr tried to maintain his usual indifferent attitude as he went down the stairs for breakfast even though he was in high spirits. No one was any wiser as no one had noticed anything different about Chris Jnr’s spirit.“What are your plans for the day?” Daniel asked Emile as he finished his breakfast and wiped his mouth area with the napkin.“The usual…” Emile shrugged “Although it might seem repetitive, I really like walking through those the beach paths amidst the vendors hawking. You are not interested and hence it might seem boring to you, but I feel a sense of ….” Emile paused; she was about to say ‘déjà vu’… somehow it made her feel happy … as though she was really happy ….it reflected a time when she was happy…. She really didn’t know how to verbalize it as she had no memory of any such experience. She had always lived the life of a pampered little princess and there was even less chance experiencing this with Daniel as she could feel his
The beach and the streets where the afternoon markets were held was a short 10 minutes’ walk from Daniel’s villa. The streets were bustling with people and activity, busier than normal as every second Saturday of the month was market day in this part of the country and today happened to be a second Saturday. Normally, with Daniel around, his guards would usually stay out of sight but today was different, they followed Emile and Christian closely as they didn’t want any mishaps during their watch “Christian, stay close.” Emile tightened her hold on Chris Jnr’s hand as she moved through the busy crowd. She was not overwhelmed by the crowd as she had gotten used to it over the last few weeks, but she was worried that she would lose this little cutie in the crowd. Emile went to a few of the vendors that she regularly visited to see if they had anything new and interesting while Chris Jnr followed behind dutifully, like a little tail. “Do you want to go to the fair ground?” Emile asked o
The rare moment was broken by a commotion a few steps ahead of them. Both Emile and Chris Jnr looked in the direction of the commotion. “What’s going on?” Chris Jnr asked innocently, his eyes filling with curiosity as he pulled Emile’s hand getting out of her embrace “Let’s take a look.” Emile wanted to reject instinctively thinking that their guards were blocked behind and she wasn’t confident about being able to handle the situation if things got out of hand. She shook her head helplessly and walked forward looking at the enthusiastic little boy who seemed to have forgotten about the butterfly that broke his heart. She didn’t see the corner of the little boy’s lips that were curling up into a sly smile. Emile’s steps paused as she saw a young lady being surrounded by a few thugs from all sides. She wanted to run forward and stop them or at least make noise to attract the attention of the crowd that was further away, but her steps seemed to have been clamped with lead, unable to ta
“Little master” Night Sonic, the shadow guard next to Chris Jnr handed him a small packet that had something that looked like a band-aid.“Um” Chris Jnr took the packet without hesitation and opened it, revealing a patch that looked like a piece of skin. He expertly stuck it over both of Emile’s wrist without leaving any trace, while Night Sonic got rid of the empty pouches without leaving behind any evidence.No one could see anything wrong with Emile’s wrist, the patch was specially designed second skin, made to match Emile’s complexion and could not be spotted with the naked eye.Chris Jnr sat with his head lowered holding his mommy in a posture where her head was resting on his lap. He could hear the footsteps nearing but he didn’t raise his head, he sat with his head lowered and quivering lips that were pursed in a pout, tear drops hanging on his long lashes.Emil stirred, opening her eyes in confusion even before the footsteps that were nearing them, reached them. She looked at t
Daniel rushed back after hearing about Emile’s accident; even so he only arrived an hour later, after the doctor’s departure. He rushed up to Emile’s room to find her sleeping peacefully and Christian sitting by the side of her bed, pouting sadly.Daniel couldn’t bear to watch his otherwise aloof son’s vulnerable side. He took soft steps to reach his son’s side hugged him comfortingly and whispered in a gentle tone “Mommy is fine. She is just sleeping.”Chris Jnr didn’t feel any comfort, it didn’t have the warmth and security that he felt in his daddy’s hug. He wriggled out of Daniel’s embrace without hiding his disgust “I know. I was with mommy.” He turned his face towards Emile and mumbled “She tripped against a stone and stumbled. I was not strong enough to hold her and she fell down.” His face fell as he spoke; he wasn’t as strong as daddy. He had to grow up fast so that he could support his daddy.“That isn’t your fault. You are only little” Daniel shrugged without taking any offe
Chris Jnr’s entire body stiffened, repulsed by Daniel kiss but he held it in and maintained the adorable, aggrieved look as he closed his eyes. He maintained his posture till he heard Daniel’s footsteps fading in the other end of the corridor.“Come out” Chris Jnr called out in a whisper.Night Sonic came out from his post in the darkness and knelt before Chris Jnr “Little master”.Chris Jnr waved his hand in gesture urging him to get up.“Is Night Wasp here?”“Yes, little master.”Chris Jnr pursed his lips into a straight line as he thought; he had to be extra carefully. Firstly, he didn’t know if mommy had remembered them; secondly, he didn’t have daddy’s shade to take solace, he was the little man who was going to take care of this mess. He couldn’t make any mistakes.“Do you have Uncle Mage’s sleep incense on you?” Chris Jnr asked as he decided what he was going to do next.“Um”“Go, light it in his room.” Chris Jnr narrowed his eyes “Where is the strong one?”Night Sonic stilled h
“I assume you did everything neatly and there are no traces left?” Chris Jnr sat on this chair with his fingers drumming the armrest; anyone who saw this and was familiar with Chris would not doubt for even a fraction of a second that this was his son. Their mannerisms were mirror images, this was Chris’s posture when he was reviewing his plans or when he is plotting his next move.“Down to the ‘t’” Night Sonic responded, there was even a hint of gloating, a hint of praise me master, in his voice.“The incense in Mr Holston’s room would have dissipated without a trace.” Night Sonic continued as he saw Chris Jnr hooking his eyebrows waiting for further information, “The pill on the guard outside also will disappear without a trace; if anything, he might have a slight headache but that will also justify why he slumbered off while he was on guard and will or rather should not give rise to any unnecessary thoughts.”“Um”“Have you heard from Night Vigil?” Chris Jnr. asked in a whisper, as
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 Mr 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 Mossel Bay, there were no details of 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.”George: “Boss, shall I ask around?”“N
Daniel arrived in Mossel Bay with Emile and Chris Jnr after midnight and was surprised to see that despite being a small airport with the least traffic, they were functioning effectively in an orderly manner without the slightest panic or error; their flight was probably the last or one of the last to land.It didn’t take them long to clear customs and immigration; Daniel and George went over to get the luggage while Emile and Chris Jnr waited in a quiet corner.“What mischief are you up to this time?” Emile pinched Chris Jnr’s ears gently as she questioned, once she noted that Daniel had walked away, away from their range of activity.“No…. nothing…” Chris Jnr stuttered with a pink face as he tried to free himself from the empress’s claws.“Hymph” Emile hmphed unhappily as she turned away; Out the corner of her eyes, she saw Daniel was coming back.“What did you do to upset your mommy?” Daniel questioned him as soon as he came in front of them. He had seen Emile pinching Chris Jnr’s
Marcus had the easiest job although it looked like it was the hardest; He had planned to recruit all his cousins to help him convince his family to travel to Mossel Bay however all his plans were futile as everyone was packed and ready to set off as he reached home.“Dad, where are you going?” Marcus asked in shock as he saw all the suitcases packed and lined up in the foyer of the outdoor porch at the main entrance. His heart sank as he thought about his herculean task.“I am going to attend my youngest brother’s wedding.” Darcy chuckled before offering “You can come with us, if you don’t want to miss your little uncle’s wedding.”“How did you know?” Marcus puckered his lips as he glared resentfully at his heartless father who stole his thunder.“Chee!” Darcy sneered as he rolled his eyes in disdain without even bothering to glorify the resentment with an answer.“Son, where are you going?” Mark asked with a helpless expression as he saw Marcus walking in the direction of Darcy’s vil
Meanwhile, at the manor on the south coast-“Little master” Night Sonic walked out of his post in the shadows and knelt beside Chris Jnr who was busy on his laptop.“Um” Chris Jnr hummed without raising his head; he was busy finalizing his design of the wedding venue arrangements.“Mr Holston is back.”“What does that madman’s return have to do with me?” Chris Jnr snorted even though his fingers didn’t stop dancing on the keyboard.“Master is upstairs with Madam.” Night Sonic scratched the back of his head with a constipated expression.“So???” Chris Jnr hooked his eyebrows with a curious expression as he titled his head to look at Night sonic. His lips curled up cynically as he teased “Do you think my daddy can’t handle that lunatic?”“Handle …yes….” Night Sonic chuckled after realizing his mistake, "but that’s exactly what I am concerned about."Chris Jnr too chuckled as he imagined his daddy punching the living daylights out of the madman; he didn’t bother to take any action; he co
“What are you little ghosts planning this time?” Abbey asked as she patted the spot next to her on the sofa, giving Amy a suggestive look, to get her claws off her little treasure. Amy reluctantly placed Emm on the sofa next to Abbey and stood dutifully behind Abbey.Little treasure stood up on the sofa, lifting her chin with a boastful look as she announced, “We are going to give daddy and mommy the wedding of the century.”“You what???” Abbey’s eyes and mouth widened in shock. She turned her head to look at Night Blade to find some signs of bluffing but there were no giveaways on his face.She patted her chests in an attempt to calm her heart that was racing faster than a formula 1 car on the racetrack. She exhaled deeply as she stuttered “Wedding … a wedding… my Little treasure …. wants to do the wedding of a century….”“My dear little treasure even a simple wedding preparation takes time...” Abbey tried to calm her little treasure “It takes months and lots of preparation to prepar
“Tell godmother who bullied you?” Abbey sat hugging little treasure on the sofa in the lounge setting in office “Godmother will avenge you.”“Who can bully little treasure?” Emm blinked as she smiled sweetly hugging Abbey “Little treasure is so sweet; how can anyone bear to bully me?”Amy had followed Abbey into the office seeing that Night Blade had no intention of being a gentleman and staying outside. She had to make sure her boss, other than being a workaholic, her boss didn’t have any flaws; she was young anyway… she could afford to work long hours.Amy had just stepped into the office and closed the door when she heard little treasure’s words which were adorable; how could anyone relate the word arrogant to that adorable face? She stood leaning against the door, staring starry-eyed at Emm. She really wanted to hug this adorable little angel.“Yes…. yes…. my little treasure is so adorable, who could bear to?” Abbey agreed happily as she kissed little treasure. “Where is big treas
Master and his group reached the ancestral home of the Walters the next day; deciding on the ancestral home as their destination was a no brainer considering Bai-Min had seen Chris over there 2 weeks ago. However, it wasn’t the much-anticipated reunion that the group expected. Instead, they were told by the gatekeeper that everyone had travelled to Adam’s place.Master hesitated; he didn’t want to follow everyone to Adam’s place. What he really wanted to do was to follow Azure’s aura and find Emile. His original intention was to ditch the group once they met up with Chris and find Emile by following Azure’s aura.“Master, we have to be responsible for them.” Bai-Min knew what his master was thinking and opened his mouth to dissuade his master.“Master, I am following wherever you go.” Lai-Li knew what Bai-Min was up to, so she hurriedly added before Master delegated them to chaperon the trio; once master ordered, they couldn’t refuse.“Aa…. Hai…” Master sighed, shaking his head resent
Chris arrived by Emile’s side as soon as he received his son’s message, giving her a pleasant surprise. Emile was reading a book on her bed when Chris arrived.‘Duk’ ‘Duk’ ‘Duk’Emile lifted her head to look in the direction she heard the knock in puzzlement; Who would knock on the balcony door?’Her face brightened with the sweetest smile as she saw the man she missed with all her being even though he had only left a few hours earlier, appearing in front of her. She wasn’t expecting Chris to come back anytime soon.“Hubby….” Emile ran to open the balcony as soon as she heard the knock on the balcony door and jumped into his embrace, hugging him tightly.“Missed me so soon?” Chris chuckled teasingly as he hugged her back.“Um” Emile nodded without feeling embarrassed, this was the man she loved and missed with all her heart. Why would she care about a little face?She lifted her head once her heart calmed down and settled on the bed, sitting in a comfortable position nestled in her hu
Chris had just sent Little treasure and the rest of when his satellite phone beeped. It was a tone unique for messages from his treasures. He picked up the phone with a smile as he thought it was Little treasure urging him to work hard. His lips curled up further as he read the message; it wasn’t from Little treasure. It read-‘Daddy, the empress is on her own. I am not responsible if anything happens to your spoilt empress. I am busy.’ – Big treasure.He turned to nod towards Night Wing before leaving the manor.Daniel rushed back to his office all the while racking his brain on how to secure an invitation. His fingers paused twice as he browsed through his contacts list and reached Ron’s number, but he didn’t press down. It was more truthful to say that he didn’t have the confidence that Ron would answer his call. He had tried several times without success to reach him in the first few weeks that he had broken off their friendship to explain his side.‘Duk’ ‘Duk’ ‘Duk’He heard the