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Chris walked out of the room with a dark face. He could believe how sinister the womanâs 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 didnât want to lose his happiness that he had obtained with great difficulty. He suddenly felt that their decision to travel incognito owing to Emileâs 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. âAre you going to tell second brother and Marcus?â Emile asked with a heavy heart once they reached back at their cottage. She didnât 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 didnât 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. âThis is my wife, Iris Symonds and our son, Jonah.â Adrian introduced his wife and son to Emile. Jonah was a smaller version of Adrian, charming everyone's heart with a simple glance. âMy apologies for having missed your special day.â Iris smiled sincerely as she apologized âMy mother was hospitalized, and I needed to be with her.â âApology accepted.â Emile smiled sweetly before asking in concern âHow is your mother now?â âShe has stabilized now but the doctors arenât too optimistic about her situation.â Emile patted the back of Irisâs 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 Emileâs 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 didnât have such requirements for anyone else. The reason he insisted the same for his disciple was solely due to Chrisâs request. Emile didnât 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 couldnât 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 Raphaelâs indulgence towards him. He wanted Emile to stay in Dupontâs estate even
Eva rushed to Walter manor as soon as Clive came to the hospital to relieve her. Her only goal was to get her passport and rush to the airport. However, once she reached Walter manor, she was surprised to find that it wasnât the silence she expected but was rather filled with bustle and noise of a full house. Adam was seated in his usual spot reading news on his touchpad. Mark and Darcy were seated in the lounge area discussing something. Elizabeth was sitting next to Adam reviewing one of the fashion mags. Eva looked around in surprise. âYouâre back.â Elizabeth asked before she had a chance to take in the fact that the Walters were back âHowâs Amanda?â âSheâs still the same.â Eva sighed as she sat on the couch next to Elizabeth. Inwardly she felt sour although she didn't show it on face; It looked like they had returned yesterday and yet no one thought of ringing her to let her know that they were back. âDo you know what happened?â Elizabeth asked once again without giving Eva a
âI donât think you have to worry about this.â Adamâs facial muscles loosened as he spoke, his lips even curled up arrogantly; his family was his pride. He knew how much his children doted and cared about each other; their bottom line was family. âIf I am not mistaken, your brothers should be here any time now.â Adam folded his arms as he scoffed âI am surprised it took them this long. The delay must be either to blindfolding your mother or sisters.â âHuh?â Both Eric and Chris looked at their father in confusion. âDo you think your brothers wonât see through his lousy performance?â Adam raised his hand and slapped the back of Ericâs head with his hand. âDadâŠâ Eric called out in disagreement; Chrisâs lips curled down. âWhat you need to do is think about how to tell this to your brothers.â Adam shrugged bringing their attention back to the issue at hand. âSince you made the mess, I will leave this to you.â Chris washed his hands cleanly even before Eric had a chance to defend himsel
Emile twisted and turned uncomfortably on her bed. No matter how she tried, she couldnât sleep which was quite a contradiction to her state since she got pregnant. Previously when Chris was with her, she could fall asleep just by sitting quietly for a few minutes and now, no matter how many sheep or pigeons she counted, she just couldnât sleep. Emile had never been one to take a back seat even though she had 6 older brothers to shield her from the wind and rain. It was probably because she had 6 older brothers to pamper her to the moon and back, she grew up as the ringleader, never afraid to get into trouble. Emile only fell asleep in the wee hours of the morning once she decided that she would do what she could to help Chris. She thought through all the threads of Chrisâs investigation before deciding what she was going to do; after sieving through the information, she decided to investigate Grace. She fell asleep thinking about the direction of her investigation. Emile woke up ear
Sheryl waited patiently for Daniel to come begging her for cooperation. She knew that he wouldnât be able to meet her as she had heard that the Walters had all left the very next day after the wedding from Silas, even before she passed the information to Daniel. Her reason for passing the useless message was to lure Daniel into her scheme. Things would be much easier with someone else to do the leg work and take the blame. Meanwhile, Daniel decided to follow his grandfatherâs advice. He decided to concentrate on his relationship with Michelle. Over the next few days, he consciously made the effort to spend more time with Michelle and not think about anything related to Emile. He even wanted to delete all the photos that he had secretly taken and was his prized possession, however when it came to doing it, he couldnât. The most he could get himself to do was move the folder into a hidden folder that was out of his sight. He left all the responsibilities of day-to-day functioning of th
A week passed by since Amandaâs disappearance and yet no one seemed to be impacted by it. Not even her parents; everyone was engrossed in their own schemes. Walter manor too quietened down after the Walter ladies went back to their husbandâs home. Eva had returned late at night after a social gathering when she heard the faint sound of conversation coming from her in-lawsâ room. She tippy toed closer to the room without realizing that her shadow would expose her. Adamâs eye flickered as he saw the shadow hovering near the door. He suppressed the flames arising in the depths of his heart and continued the conversation feigning ignorance. âWhy didnât you stop second from going? Is this the age to be willful and muck around?â Elizabeth continued to complain in grievance âLook, he hasnât even called home since the last time 3 days.â âWhat ifâŠâ Elizabeth was in the midst of having a mental breakdown with her imagination taking flight. Adam covered her lips with his hands and spoke in a
âYou twoâŠ.â 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 wouldnât be able to hold them backâŠ. What could this poor eldest brother do other than support them?âTell me what to do...â Marcus slouched down, sighing with a resigned expression; since he couldnât 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.âI have given the task of selecting the wedding planner from the three wedding planners I have shortlisted to Uncle Night Vigil.â 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 didnât ask for their opinion before he decided to act and didnât 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 hadnât made an appointment but contrary to his expectation little treasure picked up the call even before it could ring.âBig brotherâŠ.âChris Jnr pursed his lips into a pout; Little treasure rarely called him big brotherâŠ. Not unless she had encountered some sort of grievanceâŠ.âBig brother is hereâŠâ Chris Jnr softened his voice, like he had seen his daddy do when he was comforting them âWhatâs wrong with little treasure? Is eldest brother not there?â He knew that with eldest brother near her, there was no way she would suffer any grievance.âLittle treasure is fineâŠâ 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.âHeâs here.â Marcus responded at the same time as Emm.âWhatâs wron
âIâŠ. what???â Emileâs 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 âIn my memory, our re-acquaintance did not exist, let alone marriageâŠ. Then how can I ask for a divorce?ââI believe youâŠ. you might not have asked.â Chris coaxed patiently as he gently massaged her back to calm her emotions.âHubby, I am truly sorryâŠ.â Emile buried her face coquettishly in his chest, as she muttered âI cannot even imagine the pain it caused youâŠ. I am so sorryâŠââIt is not your fault. I am to be blamed if you have to blame someoneâŠ. It is my fault I believed that lunatic.â Chris pacified gently, without feeling tired or agitated even though he was repeatedly saying the same thing.âThe only reason I believed him was because my brain was not functioning properly; I couldnât see through his stupid sche
âYesâŠ. I donât think either of us will have a choice when those two scheme together.â Chrisâs lips curled up; his eyes narrowed with curiosity.Although he was eager to know what his treasures had in store for them, he didnât look into it as he didnât 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 didnât know how they managed; this indulgence was what they deserved.âYou mean âŠ.â Emile raised her head curiously to look up at Chris âYou mean, the two are plotting?ââHow else could you explain me missing my tail?â Chris chuckled âand giving me the luxury to come and find you on my own?âEmile giggled as she leaned comfortably into Chrisâs embrace.âWife, what happened?â Chris asked once they settled comfortably in each otherâs embrace.âI am not sureâŠâ Emile paused as she bit her lower lip hesitating before raising her head to look into Chris
âHubby, youâŠ. arenât you getting married to someone else?â Emile asked cautiously in a low voice; no matter how cautious she was, she couldnât hide the hope in her heartâŠwhich transmitted as an excited relief through her voice. âWife, I have told you beforeâŠI, Christopher Walter will only marry once and my wife can only be Emile BurkeâŠâ Chris assured patiently, his voice carrying a promiseâŠ. an oath of a lifetime⊠âHubbyâŠ.â 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 promiseâŠshe knew her husband never spoke for verbality. âUmâ Chris hummed in a low coaxing voice; his aura too brightened, dissipating the cold, gloomy aura around himâŠ. a simple address from her, calmed his restless soul like magic. At this moment, silence entwined with each otherâs calm breathing, seemed to be healing the undue grievance suffered by the two souls who loved each other deeply. âHubbyâŠ.â 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.âDukâŠdukâŠdukâŠâ A soft knock was heard a few minutes later at Chris Jnrâs door.Chris Jnrâs 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.âArenât you tired? Shouldnât you be sleeping?â Chris Jnr quirked his eyebrows wanting to taunt, however his lips curled down guiltily as he saw his mommyâs red eyes.âDo you have a way to contact your daddy?â Emile quickly entered and closed the door as she didnât want to cause unnecessary trouble; she didnât 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 daddyâs grievance or succumb to mommyâs sorry state. However, he gave u
âI was thinking out loud about the credibility of the newsâŠ.â Daniel pursed his lips as he came up with what he thought was a plausible explanation âConsidering we were college mates, and our families have collaborated on several projects and yet we were not invited.ââChe!!!â Chris Jnr sneered as he looked at Daniel with disdain âDo you think the legal team of the Walter enterprise is a joke?ââLibel is a serious offense.â Chris Jnr continued with his lips curled lopsidedly in disdain âI donât think this outlet has money to burn nor the guts to gamble by slandering myâŠ.â âWhy does a little kid like you have so much to say?â 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.âYou are right. Why were we not invited?â Emile didnât 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 Emileâs consent.However, Chris was proving to be a tough nut to crack. He couldnât believe Chris didnât have any intention of leaving Emile even though it appeared that she had betray
The stalemate between mother and son didnât 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.Emileâs heart stopped beating for a minute as she turned her head to look at Chris Jnr with a shell-shocked expression âIs he getting married?ââWhy wouldnât he?â Chris Jnr smirked but before he could pacify his mommy as he saw the color on her face draining, he heard the door to Danielâs 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 Jnrâs sudden change in aura. However, even before she could voice her confusion, she heard Danielâs footsteps nearing the top of the staircase. She now understood what happened to her son and quickly tidied up her expression as well.