Manuel got out of the bathroom, with a towel wrapped around his waist. His hair was dripping wet. He stood in front of the mirror, glaring at his reflection. Ginny saw him and scoffed. She dropped her phone and folded her hands, watching her husband."You look happy" she said. He smirked and turned his face. "Of course, I am. Father has given me a chance. It's time for me to claim what was rightfully mine""Are you forgetting something? It's just 35%. Christopher has 50% of everything" Ginny reminded him. "I know. He won't have everything for too long. Just watch and see as I take everything from him" he said. Ginny blushed. She can't wait to take Michelle's place and treat her as trash....The next day, everyone was given their beforehand task. They were in charge of different companies and were asked to increase the profit. Mr Croydon wanted to see what they can do. Even his daughters were interested. "Michelle, you are coming with me today" he said, not assigning her to any
Michelle took Chloe to her room and left her with Alina and Pearl. They helped her with her homework and lunch. She hurriedly freshen up and changed her dress. She went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for herself and Chloe, with Christopher and her father in-law. The chef watched her cook as they prepared the family dinner. They even chatted, having fun. Ginny walked in, yawning. She held an empty jug. When she saw Michelle in the kitchen, she frowned. "You're preparing dinner, again! Why are you the first daughter in law of this family if you're going to act like a slave?""What are you insinuating? Are you indirectly calling the people who prepare the food you eat, slaves? You're the worse Ginny!"Ginny scoffed. She glared at one of the maids."Here! Fill this up and take it to my room" she said. The maid turned to stare at Michelle first. That made Ginny upset. It seemed like she was taking permission from Michelle before answering her. "You can go" Michelle said to her. She w
Michelle was done cleaning herself up in the bathroom. She walked out and stretched her hands like she was tired. She adjusted her gown and hair. Christopher saw her and bit the tip of his pen. "Do you want to go another round or you want to me call the meeting?" He asked. "We've spent too much time together. Let's just call for the meeting" she replied. "And probably eat lunch together. I'll make the reservation" he said. "Okay babe" she whispered. He smiled and called his secretary. After few minutes, he arrived with the architect. The man swiftly went to shake hands with Michelle."You're more beautiful in person, my lady" he said. "Thank you" Michelle said. "Let's talk please" the man led her to the sofa. Christopher let them talk since it was about the adoption home. They spend hours, planning and everything. The man already marked down what she wanted."I understand ma'am. We'll start work right away""How many months will it takes?" She asked. "Since it's from the Cr
Christopher heard what Frederick said. He grabbed the edge of the bed with his left hand, wearing a questioning look on his face."Where is she?" He asked. "She's somewhere where you don't know" Frederick replied, rubbing his nose. "You know that your dirty trick won't work on me Frederick. You do not know where Kelly is. No one knows. My men and the cops are out there, searching for her all day" Christopher said almost yelling. Even after the months has gone by, some people were still prank calling him that they knew where Kelly was. "Well, give me a chance to find her. If I do, will you forgive me?" He asked. "Yes! If you find Kelly, I'll forget about what you did to me in the past" Christopher said. Frederick rubbed his chin and bit his lower lips. He had a slight smile on his face. "What?" Chris asked, getting upset because of his annoying smile. "Minutes ago, you said you never knew what I was talking about" he said. Christopher shoved him aside and laid on the bed. Freder
Michelle brought out her phone and and pushed the play button. Earlier, before she went to meet her sister to confront her. She recorded their conversation, hiding the phone in her pocket. She knew the kind of person her sister was. No matter how naughty she was, she'll always reveal whatever she was doing. Using that as a weakness wasn't a bad idea for Michelle. Everyone gasped as they heard the recording. Even her mother in law, Martha was shocked. "Your planned worked, hurray! Where are you throwing the party to celebrate your victory?" Michelle asked. Ginny."Well, you wished me goodluck if I was going to take your place" Ginny replied. She slowly turned to face Manuel. Manuel wasn't expecting that. He didn't know that everything was recorded. For some reason, he was happy that he was too tired to say anything to Michelle then. Or else, he would have been in trouble."I thought the war was between you and I. What has my husband got to do with this?" Michelle asked. "Father, it'
Michelle and Mr Croydon's second wife watched as Ginny picked the broke ceramics carefully. She even hurt herself. Martha wanted to help her but, Michelle stopped her. Till she was done picking every piece of ceramics, no one went close to her. She was finally done. "Good girl. You can go" Michelle said, smiling weirdly at her sister. Ginny sniffed in and left. Martha shot a hard glance at Michelle before leaving with Ginny. They went to Martha's room and treated Ginny's injury. "Why do you let her treat you like that?" She asked. "She's...""I don't want any excuses! You are older than her! You are my son's wife" the woman almost yelled. "But, she's Christopher's wife. She's also father's favourite. If I don't obey her, I'll be punished" Ginny lowered her head and started sobbing. Martha gently wrapped her hands around her, she was even sorry for yelling at her. "I know what you did for my son. Thank you. You are a wonderful wife. If you keep doing this and Manuel finally takes
The next morning, Kelly woke up, to meet an empty house. Jenny and her father already left. Everyday, she goes around to see if there was phone to call her mom. But, there was none. She ate her breakfast, just some cereal. She head to the window and started looking outside to see if anyone will walk pass the house.She had no idea where she was. All she knew was that she was in the middle of no where. It looked like a private estate, but it isn't. People hardly pass the streets. It was just cars and some parents walking their kids to school on regular school days. She missed school, she missed her sister. It was Saturday, the road was empty. She leaned her head on the window glass and started thinking about her sister, crying softly. ..Pearl reported to Michelle. Since Chloe woke up, she refused to leave the bed. She sat there, sobbing, thinking about her sister also. Michelle and Christopher rushed to her while the maids went out. "What's wrong baby?" Michelle asked. "I want to
Mr Croydon started from the person seated on his left, his first wife. She brought out her diamond necklace. "This was the first necklace you bought for me after our wedding. You said it's worth more than money" she said and blushed. Mr Croydon scoffed and nodded his head. He moved to the next person. "This is a flower vase you bought in Paris. It cost ninety million dollars father. It's super expensive" Michelle gasped softly, hearing the price. Christopher wasn't surprised. His father was used to wasting money on unnecessary things when he was young. "There are stuff worth more than that in this manor" he whispered to her. She gasped again. "This is your favourite book, signed by a popular author in Africa" "This is a trophy made of you, you loved it father" "This is a..."They kept on talking till it got to Manuel's turn. He brought out a gold bar. "This real gold bar is worth more than all of this things that are in this room. I know you value money more than anything el