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Chapter 74: What A Huge Favour
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“Aren't we supposed to be strangers now? Why are you stalking me?” Liam questioned Diane.Diane didn't respond immediately, her focus rested on his left hand.Liam held a brown envelope which he clutched to himself.“You are still the same, gullible-minded as ever”Diane's spiteful words nettled him, but he struggled for control.“You haven't changed either, sly bitch” he responded swiftly.Diane smiled coyly unfazed by his words.“Why are you here?” he asked in an icy cold voice.“To help you”, she responded calmly, maintaining eye contact with him.“Do I look like I need your help?” “Of course you do, don't deny it, Adrian is a stronger opponent than you are in all ramifications”Liam scoffed loudly “How does that turn out to be your headache?”“Because Golden Fingers is…..” she started.“Can you get out of his face bitch! We have something better to discuss” Diane turned back to see Amber walk up to them.The crowded street made her hold herself back.She would have wanted nothin
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Rissa hugged Stella tightly as she felt tears trickling down her eyes.Adrian stood behind them smiling pleasantly.He knew she would be overwhelmed by the surprise.He had reached out to Abraham to check up on the family and he invited them over with faith.He was excited when Abraham returned the call to inform him of their intention to visit Los Angeles.Rissa disentangled herself from her mother and hugged Abraham with affection.Caleb rushed into Stella's arms, screaming excitedly.“Grandma! Grandpa!” Stella happily hugged him while Abraham ruffled his hair vigorously.“You have added a lot of healthy weight; Los Angeles is so good on you, pumpkin,”, Abraham said playfully, and they all laughed.Rissa collected the baby from Abraham who released him despite him wiggling from the change of hands.“Where is his brother?” Rissa questioned.“Taking a peaceful nap in his crib” Stella responded.In all the bubbling reunion, Mandy just stayed behind and watched them fascinated.She had
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“Are you sure you will be okay babe?” Adrian asked with genuine concern as Rissa turned the car door.Rissa gave him a reassuring smile and kissed his lips gently.She turned back to face the crowded paparazzi that had stationed themselves meticulously outside Perchy Peach.Adrian was used to the life of being harassed by the camera.It was nothing new to him, but for Rissa, he was having cold feet.She had stubbornly insisted on showing up at the company that morning alongside him.There was nothing secretive again, the whole world already knew they were an item.Caleb, accompanied by two bodyguards, went to school, and Mandy was home keeping their guests company.They alighted from the car and the paparazzi rushed out to them.To Adrian's surprise, Rissa held her head up high, her confidence top-notch; her defiant gaze made him almost smile despite himself.“Mr Grey, was there any reason why Mr Hickson was on his way to seek you out?” a brunette reporter questioned.Adrian scoffed “
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Adrian held out his hand and Rissa took it, giving him a reassuring smile.They walked into the hospital at the same pace.Rissa, deep down, felt scared, but she had to be strong for Adrian.She smiled inwardly as her mind drifted off to his confession earlier that day.“I know this is not the best time to say this, but I …I am in love with you, Rissa”.The eloquence of his voice melted her heart.The sincerity it exudes! She couldn't trade it for anything else.They were definitely going to get through this together.The moment they reached the corridor to the VIP ward, they met Liam on the way.He scoffed loudly, throwing Adrian a disdainful glare.“It seems unwelcome visitors keep showing up today”.His eyes drifted to their entangled hands and a clear pain passed through his eyes.“Mr Hickson, I am sorry about what happened to your father, I am sure he will fight through it”, Adrian said calmly.He didn't mind Liam's thoughtfulness and scornful looks towards him.“All thanks to yo
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“Yes, he is … my ex-boyfriend”, Mandy said softly, feeling embarrassed.Adrian heaved a deep sigh, a part of him rejoiced shamelessly at the fact that the threat wasn't directed at Rissa.But Mandy was family too; the blackmailer seemed hell-bent on setting her for doom.“Why?” Adrian questioned suspiciously but Rissa pinched him from behind.“It's okay Mandy, take your time, you can explain when you are ready”, Rissa said calmly.Mandy nodded her head in affirmation while resting her head on the car seat.Adrian felt ashamed for behaving too irrationally.He should have empathized with Mandy rather than questioned her immediately.The innocent woman was yet to get over the shock of almost getting stabbed.They alighted from the car in front of the house.The bodyguard swept Mandy off her feet, taking both Adrian and Rissa by surprise.They exchanged knowing looks and smiled awkwardly.They watched on as he carried Mandy into the house.“Are you sensing what I am sensing?” Rissa said,
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A large boulder was thrown and the bodyguard hastily nodded it.Liam Hickson watched agape as the bodyguard fell and lost consciousness.His eyes widened in shock as the painful reality dawned on him.The boulder was aimed at him initially, if it had hit him, he would be spending the next few weeks in the emergency unit.He quickened his pace as the other bodyguards kept shielding him except one who was attending to their fallen colleague.Some Paparazzi rushed forward to block his way, but he and his bodyguard fought through the crowd, giving him a chance to escape.“Block all the other entrances, they must not come through”, Liam barked the orders desperately.He got to the elevator and made for his office floor.Immediately he got in, he threw himself on the sofa and heaved a deep sigh.Liam picked up the phone and dialled a contact.“What is the situation over there?” He asked worriedly.“We are managing it, Mr Hickson. The hospital security personnel were also of assistance”, the
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“I am so ashamed of myself for accusing Perchy Peach CEO”“I am so pissed at Golden Fingers right now”“I will never restock their drink ever!”Rissa read through the comments on the social media with mixed emotions.She walked up to Adrian who wore an expressionless gaze.“Public sympathy is in your favour”, she said calmly.“Why does that make me feel uneasy?” Adrian responded sincerely.“I am baffled, too; who else apart from you is aware of this?”.“I can't be so sure, my grandfather was a man of few words”, Adrian responded, baffled.“To say he or she is even aware of the evidence you have in your hand”, Rissa pointed out desperately.Adrian gave it a thought but he took his mind off it as fast as he could.“Babe, I have been having this head-splitting headache since last night. Can we talk about something else?” Rissa nodded slightly in agreement, knowing Adrian had had enough of the trouble already.“Mum called earlier; they just got back home. Thank you, babe”, Rissa said wit
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“Mum, Miss Bernard is Alice’s mum”, Caleb said hastily, skipping pleasantries.“Manners young man”, Rissa said, giving him a disapproving face.“I am sorry, hello mum”, he responded instantly.Rissa hugged him lovingly and thanked the bodyguard who brought him back.“Who is Alice by the way?” Rissa questioned, confused.“Mum! You forgot my girlfriend; I am disappointed”, Caleb said, pouting.Rissa rolled her eyes inwardly and drew him closer.“Okay, sorry, what about her?” She said smiling“It turns out our teacher, Miss Bernard, is her mum”, Caleb said enthusiastically.Rissa's memory resurfaced, and Miss Bernard hit on Adrian openly during the last encounter they had.“So did you give Miss Bernard the shoes?” Rissa questioned.“Not yet mum but her dad was scary, I guess Miss Bernard likes my dad because he is not scary, but Alice said you will hate dad if Miss Bernard likes him”Rissa busted into uncontrollable laughter surprised by the little kid analysing their life.“Your mum won
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Caleb watched helplessly as their luggage got pushed into the car.“Mum! You said we will be leaving on the weekend!” He cried out bitterly.“Sweetheart, the week ends tomorrow, a day earlier doesn't change anything”, Rissa said persuasively.Mandy was silent as she watched her crush, one of the bodyguards loading the car truck full of their stuff.She knew Rissa had her mind all made up, ever since she returned from the dinner the day before.She has been hellbent on moving out so quickly.Mandy had to resist the urge to question her about what triggered the firmness of her decision.Caleb, too, noticed a change in his mother's countenance when they returned from the dinner.Rissa's mind wandered as she had to pretend to be excited about moving back to their home.Liam's outrightly provocative behaviour at the dinner still pisses her off.He had hugged her tightly while millions of eyes were glued on them.She noticed Adrian's balled fist the moment Liam pulled away from her.The awk
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“That wasn't nice, Adrian. Am I not welcome in Los Angeles?” Bianca responded, pouting.“Sorry, Bianca, I was just quite overwhelmed; you can sit; the dinner is about to commence”, Adrian responded, forcing a smile on his face.Bianca Grey, his young Aunt, is always a load of trouble.The only good thing in her life was Gracia, the only daughter she had from her third marriage which crashed before the child was born.Bianca threw an intent gaze at Rissa who bowed her head slightly in greeting.Her countenance remains expressionless, and she looks away, giving Rissa an impression of doubting her likability.The dinner commenced and everyone threw away their grievances to enjoy it.Liam threw occasional glances in Rissa's direction but she ignored it.Rissa was getting more nervous as the dinner progressed.She took a sneak peek at Bianca whose boldness weirdly intimidates her.Exotic delicacies and drinks were served and people kept digging in.Most bloggers were taking significant pic
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Rissa glanced nervously at her reflection in the mirror.Mandy had done a great job, no doubt, but it had been a long time since she had been a spectacle at a workplace dinner.During the time she was dating Liam, many of her female colleagues would throw her disdainful glare at the company dinner as Liam's eyes were always on her.Now it is Adrian Grey, a more fierce lover; she glanced nervously at the watch, picked up her phone and dialled Adrian's number.She heard Caleb scream from the doorway.“Mum, dad is here”Her mind felt at ease and she got up abruptly to see him.The moment Rissa walked out, Adrian's eyes widened, and his jaw dropped in awe.“Wow! Mum, you look so beautiful”, Caleb said enthusiastically.Rissa blushed furiously as Adrian's eyes scrutinized her from head to toe.He smiled warmly at her and Rissa blushed furiously.His silence and charming smile said more than words could express.They got into the car and he couldn't take his eyes off her.“You are already m
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Liam crossed his legs and smiled widely scanning through the official invitation sent by Perchy Peach to him.He wouldn't have considered such a late offer if he weren't playing hooky with Adrian Grey's integrity.He looked over at his father's peacefully sleeping face and rage engulfed him.“Hang in there dad, I will show you my strength soon”He looked around the room and his eyes settled on several bunches of flowers that had been sent by well-wishersPeople are so gullible enough to fall for whatever they hear on the internet, he thought inwardly.He stood up abruptly and left the hospital ward.He had missed three scheduled therapy sessions already.Liam got into his car and zoomed off at high speed.He alighted in front of the building and walked in putting his initial worries all away.This was his safe haven, he thought inwardly.“Mr Hickson, it is such a pleasure to see you again”, the therapist said excitedly.“Thank you, I am sorry I cancelled our initial schedules thrice;
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“Miss Donaldson, are going to continue living in denial?” the therapist said with a raised brow.“Denial! Denial of what exactly?”“Of the fact that your thirst for revenge supersedes your chance of forgiveness”, the therapist responded worriedly.Diane laughed hysterically, “I must say, you aren't a sham; no wonder Liam Hickson comes all the way here to you”.“Mr Hickson! You know him?” the older woman asked with a confused expression on her face.“Let's say, I do in the past”, Diane responded nonchalantly.The therapist heaved a deep sigh.“Are you his ex-wife?” She asked sternly.“See! You are really smart”, Diane said sweetly.“Are you here for a therapy session or to stalk him?” The woman asked calmly, maintaining eye contact with Diane.“Both actually”“If you will excuse me, Miss Donaldson, I have a place to be now”, the woman said, standing up abruptly.“I can see he had bad-mouthed me a lot to you”, Diane said.“I am not obligated to reveal to you my session with another cli
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“If Caleb wasn't in the picture, we probably…. would still have met and we would fall in love like this”.Adrian said, holding her hand in his and kissing it softly.Rissa blushed furiously “Then I would have been a perfect Cinderella twice”.Adrian didn't respond to that, without Rissa being the mother of his child.He had been smitten by her the first day he had seen her through the CCTV footage on her first day at work.Seeing her as his victim's mother and confirming she works with Perchy Peach further supported his belief in their twisted fate.“Your turn Adrian”, Rissa said smiling.Adrian's mind was clouded; tons of questions swirled around his subconscious mind, begging to be unleashed.“Were you deeply in love with him? I mean back then”, he asked shyly.“If you are referring to my ex-husband Liam, I was in love with him or let's say, I thought I was until his feeble mind got the best of what I thought we had”, Rissa confessed sardonically.Adrian was silent for a split secon
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“Can I tell you a secret?” Rissa whispered seductively into Adrian's ears at the time that the elevator ding opened.They instantly tore apart out of sheer embarrassment; they stayed quiet as the amused look on the face of Mrs Robinson said it all.“Mr Grey, congratulations to us for today's victory, Miss Stonebridge has been breaking through the toughest boundaries”“Stop flattering me Mrs Robinson, I am starting to get shy”, Rissa said playfully.“She wasn't flattering you, Rissa; you have indeed been making us real proud”, Adrian said, taking them both by surprise.Rissa blushed furiously, Mrs Robinson left them and took the elevator while they went into Adrian's office holding hands.Liam couldn't help but scoff loudly as Rissa’s smiling face showed up on the internet again.“Perchy Peach has been taking their sweet time basking in the limelight because we got hit for a short time”.“Adrian Grey is a businessman, don't blame him”, Amber said, munching on an apple pie.“Aren't thos
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“Mr George!” Rissa shouted wide-eyed.“Miss me?” Mr George said mockingly.Mrs Robinson scoffed loudly “What is this dimwit doing here?” She muttered under her breath eyeing Mr George maliciously.“Well, I came as a well-wisher, aren't I even privileged to be one?” He said teasingly facing Rissa.“I guess you were well disguised enough that the security didn't recognize you”, Mrs Robinson said scornfully.“Ouch! That stings a bit, but let me ask you,” he said, turning to Mrs Robinson. “Am I a criminal now? From what I know, I am a free man; I only lost my job here; that's all”, he said grimly.“If you had any honour, to begin with, you would be ashamed to set your foot into Perchy Peach, you fucking traitor!” Mrs Robinson shouted at him.Mr George laughed hysterically “I can see you haven't gotten over me, too bad, the charges were dropped, weren't they?” Rissa was quiet for a while watching their duo banter with words.“Why did you do it?” Rissa asked calmly, out of the blue facing
