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Chris sat up as thought of the last update from Night Slide. He dialed Henry without hesitation. “Hello” Henry picked up even before 2 rings went through. “It’s Christopher.” “I know.” Henry chuckled “Do you need tips on how to ease my sister’s temper?” “No need.” Chris rolled his eyes “My wife, I can manage. However, I do need your help.” “Um???” “Are you able to create an illusion that Emile is home at the Burke residence?” “Where is my sister?” Henry’s eyes narrowed; his playful aura was replaced with a baleful one. Christopher didn’t take any offense; He explained the situation briefly without touching on the second brother’s issue. “No problem.” Henry’s lips curled up in appreciation; this Walter was much to his liking; no wonder his sister took a fancy to him. “Don’t hesitate to call on the Burkes if you need any assistance. We are family.” Henry didn’t hesitate to extend the olive branch. “Thank you, big brother.” Chris smiled as he hung up. Next, he messaged his fat
Emile rushed downstairs as soon as Anne told her that Master Dupont had received the information she requested. “Madam, please slow down.” Anne rushed behind her worriedly. However, Emile didn’t pay any attention to her. “Monsieur” Emile walked in excitedly as soon as Raphael invited her to enter the study. “Um?” Raphael feigned ignorance as he lifted his eyebrows quizzically. “That… the information…” Emile couldn’t be bothered to be embarrassed; She blurted blushing. “Have you finished the designs I asked?” “Huh?” “The spring designs we talked about yesterday.” Raphael asked with an expressionless face. “Oh… no…” Emile lowered her head before raising her head hesitantly “Can I finish it tomorrow?” “No.” Raphael smiled wickedly “When you hand me your designs with one hand, I will hand over the information with the other. How about it?” Emile stood where she was pouting resentfully before stomping out of the room with a childish temper muttering that everyone was bullying her
Life wasn’t smooth for either of them. Darcy wanted to tell his family, but Grace wanted to be able to stand on her own feet before telling his family. This was especially difficult for Darcy who never hid anything from his family. But for her, he was willing. As long as she was happy, as long as she was by his side, he would wait patiently for her to be comfortable for meeting his folks. He tried his best to reassure her that his family was not like the other families. But she wouldn’t bulge. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust him, she wanted to settle her vampire family members before announcing their marriage. She knew how greedy and insatiable her family members were. She didn’t want them to suck Darcy’s blood dry. She wanted to settle her folks comfortably before settling down herself. She couldn’t bring herself to cut off her relationship with them even though she knew of their materialistic love and unsatiable greed. She thought that once she brings them to settle comfortably the
Emile sat back with a heavy sigh; she didn’t even realize that she had tears streaming down her cheeks. She had been so engrossed in her reading, in Grace's life that she didn’t even register Raphael who came over at who knows what time and was currently sitting beside her reading. “How can anyone survive such an ordeal? Isn’t it tiring?” Raphael in all his wisdom couldn’t understand and concluded with a sigh, affirming his lifelong understanding of love “I was right… love is either fake or tiringly bothersome.” “I still don’t understand why you all flock towards it seeking death.” Raphael’s eyes revealed the confusion of a child, innocent and baffled. “Because….” Emile paused as she saw Raphael’s eyes looking over eagerly “it is the essence of life.” “You only live once, why not live to the fullest… like it mattered… leaving behind traces in the warp of time rather than living a long life that is safe and meaningless...” Emile shrugged. “You think my life is meaningless?” Raphael
“I believe I just figured out how to, or rather where to start looking for Grace.” Emile smiled brilliantly. Raphael’s lips curled up too… he had to admit, Emile’s spirit was infectious. “What do you need me to do?” “Can we look through all universities in the country offering courses in archaeology?” Emile thought for a moment and added “further away from our hometown and the university Grace studied at previously.” “Consider it done.” Raphael turned his head and nodded towards Danos. The rest of the day was spent discussing the designs that Emile handed over in the morning. Raphael was very impressed with the design; it sat well with the concept he had in mind. He discussed the ideas he had in his mind and asked her for imputs; the two modified their designs as they discussed. Raphael told her that they had to have the designs for 24 sets ready in 2 weeks so that Laura, who was responsible for getting the designs from paper to cloth, could have enough time for making and remaki
“What’s bugging you?” Ron put his glass down as he stared straight at Daniel. “I really don’t know what to do.” Daniel pursed his lips as he filled his glass again “I know you all told me that Emile has moved but I can’t give up; I feel suffocated every time I think about it.” Ron listened silently without interrupting. “Then, there’s Michelle. I know she loves me, and I do have feelings for her. I feel like I owe her too much but …” Daniel sat back swirling his drink “But I just don’t know if I am ready to marry her.” “She had a show down yesterday.” Daniel downed his drink before continuing “She wanted me to give her a definitive answer within the end of the week.” “What else do you expect?” Ron spoke slowly “The lady regardless of what I think about her, has been following you for 10 years. She deserves an answer.” “I….” Daniel wanted to defend himself, but he didn’t know where to start. “Do you want to say that you love Emile now?” Ron raised his eyebrows and continued witho
The Walter brothers were also extremely busy once they decided on a course of action. The official businesses under them were all transferred to their right-hand men. Sofia had eased into the role quicker than anyone initiated by the organization; even Chris was impressed. Within a week, not only did Sofia fully integrate with the core team at Shepherd’s but she also found out where the information was archived since the inception of the hospital which was a herculean task as the hospital had been in operation for more than 50 years. Lorenzo didn’t have to sweat much. He had the blueprint of the exact location for the information theft. The information the Walters were most interested in was the GenX lab that had long been closed. Neil’s investigation had revealed that Dr Nicholas Bentley was part of GenX lab although he wasn’t able to find out the projects or his role at the lab. Sofia had passed the keycard that she had swept from one of the security guards to Lorenzo’s men during
“How did you know that the auction for the hitlist was placed by Sheryl?” Adam asked once they exchanged notes. “Uncle Adam, we followed your son’s plan.” Adrian laughed “Make a guess.” “Hacked into the auction house mainframe?” Lorenzo winked; it was a no brainer. Adam shook his head towards Lorenzo before speaking “Killed all the members of the ‘Guns and Snakes’ mob leaving behind the weakest link and the strongest link” his lips curled into a smirk as he continued “Then asked the question who the seller was.” “Once they divulged information, asked them to send a message to the seller and killed them.” Adam’s eyes revealed a killing intent “Am I right?” “Uncle …. you…. how?” Adrian was totally gobsmacked as not just the plan, but the process was also correct down to the ‘t’. Adam didn’t satisfy Adrian’s curiosity, the only response Adrian received was a smug smile. “But that doesn’t guarantee they didn’t lie about the seller or that the answer wasn’t preplanned to mislead” Pet
“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.“