"Did you hear what happened?" Ariana's ears perked up on hearing the faint murmurs around from her colleagues.Her fingers steadily typing on the keyboard as she listens to their conversations."I did and from the look of things it seems the Wisely company has finally lost its heir," A colleague replied. Aria shook her head as she picked her phone then logged into the internet."I didn't expect Vincenzo to pull things so fast." She thought as she scrolled through the articles on the Internet.She smiled then continued typing. Soon there was another round of gossip in the office.She smiled and sipped on her coffee still typing away like she wasn't aware of what was going on around her.A brown haired lady looked around and noticed how focused she was typing on the keyboard then smiled and nudged her colleague."I wondered when she will ever join the gist in town?" She laughed."She must be in a hurry just take a look at her hands," A chubby face replied.They shook their heads and con
"At this rate if we keep up with these goods our company will get into a new height," Roger said as he placed down a document for everyone to see.They were in a general meeting and all the board of directors were present. Vincenzo looked around observing the people present.The atmosphere was a little tense as they waited for his reply."Who's the manager of this project?" He calmly asked. Roger looked around then pointed at himself.Vincenzo nodded, then continued,"Who's involved with the research apart from you?"There was silence in the room and he nodded. He took out a file from where he was then passed it to Roger." I expected more from you. I want you to organize the team and present this idea for the next meeting, next!" He calmly told him as the young man went through the file presented to him."I will not fail you sir," The man said, then quickly went back to his seat. A burly man in a well dressed Thai made suit walked towards the front of the desk then continued with his
Ariana's hands flew to her mouth as she felt sick seeing the bloody scene before her. Her eyes darted around and fell on the silent Vincenzo. She wanted to ask him what he had done to the man on the floor. She was ready to save the man but-On a closer look, her brow furrowed." Barry?"That was Rex's close friend. Why was he looking so bloodied? If she hadn't looked closer, she wouldn't have recognized him with his bruised lips and swollen face. What did he do to deserve such beating? She turned to look at the quiet Vincenzo who was looking smart in his bespoke suit, stainless but with a deadly aura that seem to oppress everyone.Except Ariana who was glaring at him. She never said he should punish Rex's friends. She just wants Rex to suffer alone. She wouldn't even touch Vera because her grudge was with her ex fiance. "This wasn't in our agreement, Mr. Vincenzo. You have to let him go!" Ariana said, walking toward the man who was barely holding out.As soon as the man looked at the
"To clear out the news in a week isn't something I am capable of, sir," Rossi replied as he walked towards him and dropped the file on the table."I think it's best I just stick to the reason I am here and do my part well. I meant the one I volunteered to do. I will talk to a few shareholders I know and see if they will cooperate with us but if otherwise. We will have no other choice than to apologise to the customers who were infected by the products," Rossi calmly explained. Mr Wesley's brows furrowed tightly. He would only be a fool if he says he doesn't understand what the young man before him was trying to say.'It seems he isn't as dumb as I thought,' He thought as he stared at the innocent-faced man standing before him. He shook his head then took the file from the desk.' it's a shame that this diamond has slipped off my hands. I shouldn't have given Rex a second chance!' He sighed helplessly as he went through the file before him."The company has lost half of its income and
"What have I done?" His eyes widened as he read the message before him. Barry was kidnapped by someone!Who could it be and why? He held his head as he read the message all over again. He tried to call the number with hope that they would pick and they did!"Who are you? What do you want from me and who paid you to do this?" He rasped out all the questions he had in his mind. He needed to know who it was that wanted him down!"There's nothing we want from an already broken man. This is what I will give you as a tip of advice. Do not do things that will make your head leave your body," The voice said and then hung up and soon after a message popped up in his phone." Get ready to have the taste of life you never wanted," It read.Rex's eyes widened in horror as he stared at the message before him. He doesn't believe that it's an unknown person that was making his life miserable.Is it you, Ariana?This thought surfaced in his mind but he was quick to clear it off. "No, it can't be her
"You caused this for the family, Rex. If anything bad happens…" He muttered then dialed a number while still enjoying the city's view with desolate eyes."Hello, honey?" Mrs Wesley picked the call. One could hear the excitement in her voice.Mr Wesley's eyes darted around then he said,"I do not want you to support him," "Who? Who are you talking about?" The excitement in her voice dies down instantly."Your son, he deserves to know the weight of what he caused and by helping him you are giving him hope that he can get away with this," He told her then dug his left hand inside his pants's pocket."But Vera is with him." She argued."I can't leave my son out there, hungry and stranded. I do not care if he offended the public or not. My son will still receive my support," She said stubbornly." If you knew the weight of what your son did, you wouldn't have said those words you speak just now. Hundreds of people died because of the silly mistake he made. He made a product that I am compl
Mrs Wesley stared at her son then walked back inside the mansion."Your son is here to see you. You have to meet him," She said to him but he simply glanced at her and continued with what he was doing."Why are you doing this?" She asked with a hurt look on her face."I told you that I do not want to see him. Tell him to leave, he has a task ahead of him. He should apologize to the people that suffered from his foolishness," Mr Wesley coldly replied then walked out on her. He doesn't have anything to lose after all he has a son that's better than the foolish one. She watched his back with teary eyes.Mrs. Wesley had no choice but to go out to meet her son, alone. She was heartbroken seeing her only child looking so forlorn. She wondered who he offended that even her husband had to be weary of."Son," She shook but still tried hard to appear strong."Mother…""Who did you offend, son? Who is that powerful that made even your father afraid of him?" Mrs. Wesley asked, staring at the hagg
It's been a few days since he left home and ever since then his life has been nothing more than a living hell.His car drove inside the apartment he and his wife, Vera, newly rented. He alighted from the car staggering towards the closed door.His hair was messy and untidy and one could see the bags underneath his eyes. His dead eyes looked around and noticed Vera's red heels on the floor."Why should she keep this here?" He groaned as he picked up the heels and pushed the door open. Walking in, he noticed that the house was untidy and smelly."Vera," He called out as he made his way to the place their bedroom was located."Vera," He called again but no one replied to him. He pushed the wooden door open and was stunned to see Vera on the bed in a messy state."Vera," He called out as he dashed towards her. He held her in his arms and checked if she was alright and thankfully she was.He sighed heavily then looked around at the mess the room was. Everything was on the floor, the cloth
"What are you talking about?" Vincenzo asked after a long silent contest between him and Ariana."The men who attacked are behind bars," She sighed heavily then leaned against the chair. Her hands went to her belly, rubbing it with a soft smile on her face."My heart sank when I heard the news about you being in the hospital, my love."Ariana muttered, her hands were still rubbing her tummy but one could see the sadness in her eyes."Come here," Vincenzo said with a worried look on his face. He won't forgive himself if anything happened to her.And the last thing he wanted at this moment was for her to be sad.Ariana glanced at him then stood up from the chair she sat on. She slowly walked towards him and sat on the bed."Look here, Ariana. There's nothing for you to be sad about. I love you and that's the one thing you should know." He cupped his hands around her cheeks.Ariana stared into his eyes for a while then nodded."I'll stay strong," She smiled. She held his hands for a while
The man from before stepped out from the prison with a calm look on his face. He took out his phone and dialed a number."Hello boss," the speaker said from the other side of the call. There were noises from the background but the man knew exactly what was going on. He looked around and whispered a few words to the phone."Get the car ready and make sure you monitor them very well. The man has already asked us to unleash the plan so we must clear this case tonight and leave no trace behind, you get that?" He asked slowly, still looking around. The responder replied with an affirmation and the man nodded and ended the call."Let's see how you're going to escape from this. You're going to die tonight and I will make sure I leave no traces behind. This job caused me a lot and it's a risk to my life," He muttered then left the place.The man stepped inside his car and drove out of the place towards the bustling city. A few minutes later he packed his car in front of Vincenzo's mansion."
Hours passed by in a flash and the sound of people whispering drifted into Rex's ears. He tried to open his eyes but it seems like his muscles weren't ready to answer him.He struggled for a while but when he saw that it was pointless he laid on the bed and listened to what they were saying."Just take a look at how broken his fingers are, not even surgery can repair them. It is so unfortunate that he has to end up with those people. It seems they haven't stopped their endless and stupid traditions. Oh! I feel for him," A male sighed heavily and from the look of it. It seems he was in the prison hospital.'Was I taken here by them?' Rex thought."Come on, stop it already, look at the way you are speaking?! It's not like the one sleeping on the bed is innocent too! They are all criminals!" The white haired man yelled angrily."They committed a crime! They went against the rules and regulations of the country and so they must be punished by the law! So it is better you keep your mout
Rex sat in the far corner of the cell monitoring the other mates who were shooting glares at him. His mind was filled with thoughts. "It has been a day or two since I got trapped in this cell, while Ariana is out there with that fool," Rex clenched his hands tightly as waves of emotions overwhelmed him. "As long as my plans work out, I will never regret being in this place" He thought while still watching them. One of the burly men in the cell pointed at him and the duos behind him nodded.'I can sense trouble,' His eyes narrowed slightly as the huge man in the middle stood up and walked towards him with a cold and sinister look on his face."Newbie, isn't it about time you pay your respect to the elders in this place? I gave you two good days to come to your senses. Haven't I been generous enough?" He smirked. Rex calmly stared at him for a while then at the men behind him. He kept quiet and focused on the plan he had in mind."Hey you!" The man yelled angrily."You punk! Aren't
Vincenzo looked around his office, he didn't want to be here today, he knew that well, he would rather be at home with his beautiful wife and unborn child.But he also needed to work and sort things out and leave the house because he despised the idea of lying to Ariana.She didn't approve of him getting to the root of the matter, she was chill 'It's out there already' she said, justifying her nonchalant attitude toward the whole issue.He is like that she was not worried he would hate that, with her condition she need not worry. He had read that somewhere.As much as he wanted to let go of the issue, he also wanted to find out where the press had gotten the information, it couldn't have just been out there. He knew how much he had guarded this secret.Finding the truth was not going to be easy. He knew this, these journalists and media people can be very uptight, and getting answers from them would be extremely hard.But he was a determined man and was set to do anything within his po
In between all the chaos of trying to clear the air about the news that came out, Vincenzo also started to get calls from investors in his company saying they wanted to pull out.Everything was crumbling right in front of him.He could afford the investors pulling out at this moment. He had just invested all the company's money, including the ones the investors wanted to pull out. So whatever happened would have to come from him.He'd go bankrupt if that happened.He called the investigator he hired to find out the root of everything. He prayed to God that if it was Rex, he'd make him suffer for a long time.Ariana was the only one doing everything for him at that moment because everyone he had given tasks had turned up with bad news.She requested that she go in to head the meeting with the investors in hopes that she'd stop them from pulling out of the company. After all when they have their child, it would be his property, and she couldn't afford that slipping from him.After the
Rex felt bad that Ariana's feelings were hurt in the process, his plan had only been to hurt Vincenzo.But it was inevitable actually, Ariana had made him admit instead of taking things the way they were she had sought closure and hurt herself in the process.He knew Vincenzo would come for him once he knew the truth, he loved Ariana too much to not have any Justice for what he did, and he was well-prepared for anything.Being well aware of the influence Vincenzo had, Rex knew he couldn't do it alone, he required help, some sort of backup, someone to be there for him if things went South.He found a perfect partner in Marcus, their hate for Vincenzo had brought them together, and they intended to take him out of the way, certainly.When Rex heard the sirens just outside his house, he wasn't scared, he had backup, and he knew he wouldn't stay there for long.***“Trending on many social media platforms now is the contract paper that seems to belong to Mr. Vincenzo and his wife.”“The c
Ariana got up without a word and walked out of the house without looking back, she got what she wanted and her mission was done.She took off her heels immediately, she slammed the door behind her. Holding the tears back until she got into the waiting cab.“Go,” she said as she stepped in, slamming the door and making the driver jolt in his seat before turning to look at her.“I'm sorry” she apologized as she caught a glimpse of the look on his face.Without another word, he drove out of the premises.She let the tears flow, Rex had abused her. He probably didn't realize it, but he did, taking off her clothes and taking those illicit photos of her.Safe to say, he was and still is sickly obsessed with her. If he truly loved her, why did he chose Vera over her? Why did he hurt her or was she meant to be hurt by all the men she loves?Was it her fate? She looked out the window, watching as the street went by as they drove with her mind reeling with different thoughts. Wondering what V
Vincenzo woke up a happy man. Every day was good for him as long as he had her with him. Everything in the world seemed okay.The sky was sunny, the birds were chirping, and all was right.He got up from bed, but not without kissing her on her forehead and her protruding stomach.He was careful not to wake her up.Furthermore, he felt she needed more rest. Likewise, he wanted to avoid anything that would cause any complications to arise.He got up, showered, got dressed in a particular suit he had chosen for that day, and dashed on her perfume. He wanted to be reminded of her all day long.He went to check on her before he left, in case she had already woken up.Panic coarse through him as he didn't find her on the bed. He felt his heart starting to race.He calmed down when he called out her name, and he heard her voice from the bathroom. “Is everything alright?” She asked as she stepped out of the bathroom, confused as to why he looked so worried.“Everything's wonderful, darling"