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“Wife, you… where have you been? Have you been well?” Rufus finally found his voice and asked with a loving expression ignoring the bickering in the background.“Wife?” Michael turned to look at his father in shock. Previously he had heard his father muttering, but he just assumed that it was a senseless mistake.“Who is your wife?” Bridgette spoke sharply as she looked pointedly at Rufus “Didn’t she die about 45 odd years ago?”Neither Adam nor his kids nor the Burkes made a sound; they all had the attitude of watching a show.“Wife… you were terribly sick. I tried to get you the best medical help there was at that time…. before your brother abducted you…….. I searched everywhere for you...... I had no choice…… Adam needed a mother, the public needed an answer…..” Rufus explained with a helpless expression that was filled with grief as he immersed himself into his make-believe persona.“What a shame!” Eric exclaimed, sighing regretfully “Such textbook acting and yet there is no camera
"Officer, you have to uphold the law of this land and help me...."“That is what we are here for.” The young officer responded politely "however we cannot act based on one side of the story.” He turned towards Everett “Sir, would you like to add anything to the charges against you?”“I am not sure why my ex-brother-in-law and his sons would behave in such a way unless they are bandits who think that crying out bandit first would exonerate them.” Everett sighed with a helpless expression.“I guess he doesn’t want to give up the chair, as simple as that.” Eric snorted impolitely from the background as he threw a disgusted gaze towards the beast, he called grandfather all his life.“What nonsense are you talking about?” Rufus finally recovered his wits. He knew that the only way out was to play along with Silas.“My wife disappeared 45 years ago. How can I accept it when a lady suddenly barges in and tells me that she is my wife?” Rufus shook his head with a distraught expression “My wife
Inside the folder, below all the share transfer and share ownership documents was a DNA test report confirming the identity of Bridgette, comparing a sample taken from her in real-time with that of a sample that was stored in the DNA bank for Bridgette Walter and confirming that the sample belonged to the same person. There was also a document where the relationship between Adam and Bridgette was tested; results confirming mother-son relationship.“This will suffice for the time being.” The young officer nodded and turned towards Silas “Sorry sir, I don’t have enough grounds to substantiate your complaint. If you still have doubts, please file a case with the precinct and then we can do a more thorough investigation.”“Apologies for the inconvenience.” The young officer apologized towards Everett before turning to walk out with his colleagues.“Officer, considering you are here….” Everett opened his mouth with a polite smile on his face “and considering how treacherous their thoughts a
Michael and Silas had moved from their seats along with Rufus and taken the seats that were left vacant on the left side of the table. They looked at the faces of Adam and the rest with jealousy and anger. Silas eyes rowed from one person to the other as he planned his next move. He didn’t want to take this indignation lying down; he still didn’t think he did anything wrong.Unlike Rufus, who had a defeated expression, Silas sat upright as he calculated in his head. They had collectively gathered 200 million in cash in order to bid for the shares that were going to be released. He was confident in his abilities, he was confident that even if he started a small company with a portion of the funds, he would one day have the strength to stand opposite his cousins and pay back all the humiliation he suffered today.“Sir, is there any other order of business or should I close the floor for this meeting?” Matthew asked as he stood up once again.“You are dismissed from your duties as the chi
“Wife, I truly didn’t know you were alive or where you were?” Rufus spoke with a heartbroken expression without giving Bridgette a chance to speak. He stood up as he walked slowly towards Bridgette fiddling the bloodstone ring on his finger on the sly.“I have looked everywhere for you for months together after your brother abducted you… I swear.” He raised his hand to the heavens as he spoke.“You are truly shameless.” Bridgette shook her head with a disgusted smile; she turned her head to look away.“Wife, let’s not make a scene in front of outsiders.” Rufus reached out his hand and turned her face towards him as he knelt beside to Bridgette. He stared into her eyes as he ordered “Tell them you are not bothered with that little bit of money. Let’s go home.”Bridgette stared into his eyes, at a loss, not knowing what to do. Just as Rufus’s lips were curling into a victorious smile, he heard her sneer.“Che! You think too beautifully.” Bridgette pushed his hand and kicked him away.“I
Rufus’s eyes sparkled with madness as he saw the bug fluttering his wings and rising in the air, flying towards Bridgette however in the next second the bug self-ignited in a small flame and fell to the ground. No one noticed the spark that flew from the tips of the Night Lord’s fingers and attacked the poor bug, burning it to ashes.Emile’s eyes widened as she saw the whole thing unfold before her eyes. She turned to look at her husband, who sat with the same indifferent expression. She wouldn’t have believed it if she didn’t see it with her own eyes. She stared at her husband in admiration.Chris turned to look at Emile as he felt her burning gaze on him. He never intended to hide from her, the only reason he never divulged was to keep her safe. He blinked as he smiled innocently. She returned the gesture although her face turned pink after being caught peeking; she rested her head on his shoulders. She didn’t need to know anything that he didn’t want to tell her. She also knew that
“Puff…shamelessness now has a name!” Addison sneered before hi-5-ing Eric who was sitting next to him.“What are you doing?” Silas gritted his teeth as he directed his hateful gaze at Eric “Are you not ashamed to join an outsider to gang up on your own grandfather?”“That’s your grandfather…. What’s it got to do with me?” Eric shrugged with a disdainful expression “If anything, he has always schemed against my brothers without any consideration of kindred… didn’t I learn from him?”“You on the other hand….tsk…tsk… how can you watch your grandfather being reduced to this state?” Eric taunted “Hurry up and pay off the debts that he owes so that he doesn’t have to spend the rest of his life in state custody for financial fraud.”“You….you….” Silas was trembling in anger as he pointed at Eric but was unable to say anything beyond the ‘you’.“Didn’t you hear me?” Rufus ordered without the slightest hint of politeness as he noted Adam sitting without any response “Pay them the amount that th
“Wasn’t that line-up and ruse a bit excessive?” One of the officers twisted his lips in confusion as they walked out of the building.“Yes, I think so too… there was no need for our presence, but I must admit, a good show it was!” the older officer who had a special hobby chuckled rubbing his hands.“If I know the devil….” The young officer who was also the team leader paused before clarifying himself “I mean the youngest master of the Walter clan… which sadly, I do….” he feigned a regretfully expression before continuing “he is not that bored; he never speaks or does anything for verbality. My bet is that the show today was not for us…” he shrugged “we were just unexpected performers in the orchestration of their grand theatrics.”“Huh? The show was not for us??” one of the other officers asked as he scratched the back of his head, confusion dancing in his eyes.The young officer shook his head, his eyes narrowed in calculation “They have all the evidence they need. The meeting today