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“We were never in the same league…Heh!” Michelle muttered under breath with a self-derogatory sneer as she watched Emile’s back disappearing at the end of the corridor. “Madam, shall we?” Natalie pretended not to hear her and smiled politely. “Yes… sorry, I was lost in thought.” Michelle lowered her head apologetically as she gestured Natalie to lead the way. Michelle walked behind her absent-mindedly. She didn't know what was wrong with her. She was becoming more sentimental these days, although she knew that sentiments couldn't buy her a meal. Daniel was waiting alone in the room in an irritated mood when Michelle arrived. She feigned ignorance to his agitated mood and smiled coquettishly as she held his arm “Apologies darling. I have made you wait long.” Natalie bowed to the two of them before leaving with the room in a hurry as though her tail was on fire; She could smell the gunpowder and didn't want to be at the receiving end. “Let’s go.” Daniel took the lead in walking out
“Hubby, how about we ask eldest uncle to demystify the past?” Emile blinked her eyes like a curious baby as they chatted after Grandpa Holston left. “Curious?” Chris tapped her nose with a doting smile. “Um...” Emile admitted without shying away and asked back “aren’t you?” “Yes, I am…” Chris paused before adding “what I am curious about is, why would a daughter who was raised in the Walter household could fall for such a scumbag?” “Don’t you have another example right in front of you?” Emile pouted grudgingly and muttered “Why not just ask her?” Chris had a confused expression for a minute or so before he burst out laughing as he understood the meaning of what she said. “My wife is always right….” Chris hugged her close as he saw her turning pink and spoke in a low doting voice “Not just my wife, even I was fooled by that scum…” He rested his chin on her head as he muttered “Otherwise, I would have never given my treasure to him even if you hated me for interfering.” “Hubby, wh
Matthias continued with his narration once the ruckus caused by Harry quietened down. “My attention was alerted towards their affairs only when I received a call from Uncle Harvey requesting to arrange a confidential meeting under the guise of an extravagant banquet or some excuse to divert attention from the meeting.” “We met under the guise of discussing what to do for Grandpa Holston’s birthday party which was a month or two away.” Matthias knitted his brows “I slipped away with Uncle Harvey unnoticed while the rest of the their friends made a ruckus under dad’s lead.” “It was only during that meeting that uncle said that he was worried something might happen to him and wanted to transfer all his and Everett’s shares under Everett’s alias, Harold Harper.” Matthias paused before he explained “The only people who know of this identity of Everett are dad, Uncle Holston, me and another of their friend, Uncle Charles. This was because it was associated with his assignment with the arm
Matthias smirked “The loss of 5% shares was like a knife digging into Rufus’s heart. Lawyer uncle had secretly sent dad a picture of his colourful face when he heard the news. Do you think he would risk the 20% shares in your grandma’s hands?” “Technically that would make the military charity organization the biggest shareholder. Do you think your grandpa will take that chance?” “But more to the point, I had checked at the time and there was no share transfer. The military charity organization still only holds 5% share, so your grandma didn’t pass away.” “But Grandma Bridgette is already past the age of 50…. would that scum……” Addison was known for his impaired filter, his mouth fired faster than his brain. In this aspect, one could even suspect that he was Eric twin brother rather than best friend. Henry frowned as he looked disapprovingly at Addison before turning to Chris with an apologetic smile “This one does not have a filter, brother-in-law, please don’t take offense.” “No
“Boss, Emile usually reaches the building by 10am, gets a coffee from the café outside the building before going upstairs; She usually doesn’t come downstairs till 4:30 on most days. Mr Walter usually comes to pick her up if she is any later than that.” George updated Daniel about Emile’s daily routine after observing for a week. “Um” Daniel nodded as he thought of a reason to be going down to the House of Dupont, Burke and Walter fashions. “Carry on with your work.” Daniel waved his hand, dismissing George who was standing still waiting for the next instruction. Daniel’s mind wasn’t on work for the rest of the day. He sat looking through the pictures of Emile that he had moved into a hidden folder on his laptop. He didn’t need the pictures to remember her, her every smile and gesture were etched in his mind. All he needed to do was close his eyes and he could see her; standing in front of him, smiling with stars in her eyes, waiting for him to look at her and acknowledge her. He s
In the lift, on the way to the tenth floor, Chris messaged Ryan that he didn’t want anyone to disturb Emile till he notified them. The tenth floor was designed with four luxurious office spaces for each of the three partners and acting CEO, Ryan Redford. All the four offices had an identical layout with each having a rest room, bathroom and a small kitchenette. In addition, there was also an office adjacent to each of the four offices for the chief personal assistant and an office space that was divided into cubicles for the assistants on this floor. Emile’s office was furthest from the lift, at the end of the long corridor. Once inside the office, Chris got Emile a cup of water and waited patiently for her to drink before taking the glass back to the side kitchen. He lifted her up from her chair and sat down before settling her comfortably on his lap. He wasn’t worried about anyone interrupting as he had sent a message to Ryan asking not to be disturbed till they came out as he didn
Daniel stood rooted staring at Emile’s disappearing back in disbelief. He couldn’t believe that she didn’t even give him a second glance even though he lowered himself and came to call her back. He didn’t come to his senses for a long time. “Sir, is there something I can help you with?” One of the waitresses approached him seeing him standing still like a statue for a long time. “Huh?” Daniel looked at the lady in confusion. “Sir, you are blocking the way for our customers.” The lady spoke hesitantly. “Apologies.” Daniel walked out of the café without looking back. He regretted not bringing George along with him; how could he have made a fool of himself? He could hear the comments of the people in the café as he walked out but the person he wanted to care about him, was nowhere to be found. Daniel sat quietly in his car, without driving as he thought back to what just happened; every second from the moment he spotted Emile walking into café till the moment they walked away. His ey
Daniel was over the moon when he received a call from Natalie 2 days later to schedule a meeting with Emile. The requirement for the meeting was that it was held in an open setting, in a café of Mrs Walters preference and in company of her bodyguards who would be stationed close by for her protection. Daniel didn’t hesitate to agree to all the conditions that were put forward. He had been looking forward towards this meeting for a long time, 4 years to be precise. The only condition he had was that Chris couldn’t sit in on the meeting. In his mind, as long as he could have a decent chat with Emile, without any interference, everything would fall back into place. The arrangements for the meeting were all made by Natalie, of course with Chris’s approval. The meeting was arranged to be at the café of Royale Lux for 10am. Daniel called Ron in excitement as soon as the appointment was arranged. “What’s up?” Ron wasn’t one for niceties and there was no need for formalities between the two