"Dad, it's four days since you gave the ultimatum" Elliot said to his father as he barged into his study "Kevin hasn't found a wife."
Mr Kord placed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and stared at Elliot,"Are you eager to become the CEO?" Mr Kord asked"Of course, dad." Elliot answered impatiently."And you're proud for not having to work for it??""What?"Mr Kord leaned back on his chair and completely removed his glasses."When will you become something, Elliot?" Mr Kord's voice was stern "Look at your blind younger brother! You are nothing beside him despite having your sight which he doesn't!""Dad-""Silence!" Mr Kord fumed "When I brought you here and raised you, did I teach you to become useless?"Elliot's hands curved into a fist. Mr Kord banged at his desk,"Answer me!""No." he curtly replied"Then?" he got up on his feet abruptly "Why do I have to do every single thing for you? Even the position of the CEO which supposed to be yours, you cannot even clinch it! I have to lift a finger for you at everything!""I'm sorry, dad. I will put in enough effort""For how long? Giving you everything freely will raise eyebrows and I don't want people speaking of my partiality to your brother because no one will never really understand how much I love you, Elliot."He circled round the desk and stopped in front of his son, "If Kevin does not find a bride before tomorrow, I will announce you as the new CEO of the company however, you'll need a bride too."Elliot was high on adrenaline until he heard his father's last words."A bride??" Elliot scoffed "Dad, I've no one.""See what I'm saying??" Mr Kord stepped back "What do you want me to f*cking do?! Go out there and find one for you?""No..no dad.. that's not what I meant.""The whores you sleep with at the hotel," Mr Kord mentioned, making Elliot shocked "Won't they make a good wife??""Absolutely not, dad!" Elliot frowned"I won't help you on this, Elliot." Mr Kord said with a stern face "This is how far I've come.""But dad-""Out," Mr Kord ordered "Until you learn to be dependent and prove to be better than your goddamn brother, don't show yourself to me.""But dad-""Get out!"Elliot huffed and walked out of his father's study. He was enraged with having to be compared to Kevin in every little conversation. With thoughts elsewhere, he accidentally bumped into Kevin who held himself from falling.Staring at the brother who has taken everything away from him, Elliot felt nothing but hatred. He wished he could just wipe him off the face of the earth and no longer have to be compared to him."Didn't you watch were you heading?" Kevin snapped him out of his thoughts. "You're the one with eyes, make good use of 'em."Elliot grabbed his collar, "Don't you talk to me in that manner, you bastard!"Surprisingly calm, Kevin did not struggle with Eliot which only infuriated him the more. Chuckling, Kevin asked with a sarcastic tone,"What? Did the old man annoy you again?""Watch it," Elliot warned with anger blazing in his eyes however there was nothing he could do when Kevin pushed him off him abruptly.Straightening his shirt, he looked up and said "I know what you did back there, Elliot. Going up to Selene and feeding her with lies.""Lies?" Elliot chuckled "Who's the one lieing?""Certainly not me," Kevin responded and then took a step forward "Let me tell you this, Elliot. You can keep trying hard to falter my plans but that's where you'll always be. That's who you'll always be. A liar and a pitiful and helpless daddy's boy while I'll remain at the top.""So confident, aren't you?" Elliot retorted "Shouldn't you be looking for a wife, you don't want to fall from the top, do you?"Elliot's long legs covered the distance between them."You can feel big all you want now, Kevin but the moment I get that position, the moment you let go and I become the CEO" he paused and added with a more deeper voice "You're done for. You and your mother. I will break you and watch you suffer. I will make you beg for the life of your mother in the same way I begged for mine! Your life will be so miserable, you'll beg for death but you wouldn't find it.""How will you convince Selene to marry you, huh?" Elliot ended and brushed past him while hitting his shoulders.....Mrs Kord was elated to pick up Kevin from the office and drive down to Karen's house to pick her up too. Kevin was in a pensive mood and did not say much to his mother who cared the less.All she wanted was to get the wedding over and done with before Kevin changes his mind. Leaving him in the car, she went into the house and helped Karen to the car."Kevin," Mrs Kord called "Your fiancee looks really pretty."However, Kevin remained still and quiet. Karen too was in a world of her own and barely heard all the talks Mrs Kord made. While Kevin was finding it difficult to accept this marriage, he knew he had no choice. His mother was right, if he doesn't do what his father says Elliot will make their lives miserable.The car came to a screeching halt in front of a large hall. Turning to them, Mrs Kord remarked,"We're here," she broke them out of their thoughts.Stepping out of the car, Karen followed Mrs Kord into the hall with Kevin behind. While Mrs Kord took Karen to her make-over section, Kevin went the other way."Look at this dress," Mrs Kord held out a red off the shoulder gown "Do you love it?"When Karen didn't answer, Mrs Kord drew close, "Karen??""Y-yes," Karen answered absentmindedlyMrs Kord kept the dress back and took Karen's hands in hers, "What were you thinking about, you zoned out completely?"Karen shook her head and forced a smile, "Nothing, Mrs Kord.""It's the impromptu wedding, right?" Mrs Kord blurted out "I know this is all too soon for you and you probably don't want to marry my son but I want you to know that it's not as bad as it seems, Karen. With time, you and Kevin will get to know each other and grow close."Karen nodded and feigned a smile. As she moved with Mrs Kord through the clothing section, she cheered herself up and soon forgot about her predicament.After the artist performed a glorious work on her f
Elliot was going through his phone, searching for a possible match on a dating site when he saw a couple of female workers giggling sheepishly at something they found on their cellphones.Sitting back, he realized that everyone at the office seemed to be giggling into their phone especially the female workers.Due to this, he left the dating site and moved on to social media for the latest news and the first thing that popped up on his feed was the arrogant face of Kevin against that of an innocent, and beautiful woman Elliot had never seen before.His muscles tensed as he scrolled through and realized that Kevin was the trending topic. Everyone was talking about the much anticipated wedding and only few were able to question the suddenness of the marriage.The spinsters who had their eyes on Kevin complained bitterly of Kevin picking a low class lady as his wife. Many people attributed it to the fact that Kevin was only trying to make Selene, his true love, jealous while others saw t
Karen was glad when the closing hour arrived. She immediately placed every message that was dropped for the CEO on his desk and waited few minutes before picking up her bag and walking out of the building.However, her way was blocked by three ladies."Seems like being a whore really pays off, huh?" the one in front said and was backed by two other ladies."I don't understand?""You don't?" she scoffed "F*cking with Mr Daniels and managed to climb your way up to the target- Kevin Kord.""I did none of that, now if you would excuse me," Karen made a move to leave however they stopped her again.One of them yanked her handbag to the floor, with her things scattering all over the ground. Karen kept her cool although, her breathing was becoming ragged and uneven. Her face turned pale."How dare you sneak right up under our noses while pretending to be a simple, unproblematic low-class girl when you're infact a desperate woman!" Claire said"She must have gone miles proving her self just s
The next day, Karen walked into Mr Daniels office by noon on his call. "Sir, you had-" Karen began the moment she stepped foot into the office however a hand clasped over her wrist and pulled her in forcefully, after which the door was shut close.Karen gave him a confused look. Handing out the documents in her hand she said,"Sir, is something the matter?"She had barely finished when he snatched the documents from her hand, causing them to fall on the ground. Holding his phone in front of her, he said,"What is this?!"It was exactly the same picture that Sam showed her yesterday. Karen was rendered speechless. She didn't expect that the camera would capture her almost perverted look at Kevin Kord."What? Cat got your tongue??" Daniel slid his phone into his pocket "When you rejected my advances you could have told me that you were among the ladies waiting on Kevin's bed!""Please, Mr Daniels" Karen's voice quivered "I hate to disrespect you. Don't make me.""You have to give me an
Aunt Maya ushered Mrs Kord into the house and helped her with the loads of shopping bags."What are these, Marie??" thinking it was for the household, Amaya added "It is not necessary, Marie. I cannot accept these from you."Mrs Kord placed them on the center table and turned back at Amaya with a smile on her face. "What do you mean, Amaya?? It's for my daughter in law. Tomorrow's the engagement.""I promised to cover all of the expenses, don't feel like you owe me Amaya."Checking out the bags, Amaya returned a gleeful smile to her friend. "They're all pretty. I'm sure Karen will love them.""Speaking of her, I haven't seen her?" Mrs Kord looked around the house."She's-"Zachary strode out of his room and stopped in front of the women, "It's been an hour, Karen's not back yet."Realizing the tensed atmosphere, Aunt Maya casually smiled"It's nothing to be worried about, she probably closed later than usual.""That's what I thought but her cellphone isn't going through," Zachary repl
Her face aflame, Karen was in a daze. Whoever this is, he certainly had a grudge against Kevin."Relax, don't be scared yet" his grip tightened on her hair and Karen winced in pain "I won't hurt you, at least not if you do what I'm asking you to do.""I..I love Kevin," Karen said "Why are you asking me to..to break the engagement?"The figure slowly let go off her hair and grabbed her neck instead, Karen began to choke as she kicked her legs."I'm the wrong person to joke with," his deep voice resonated in the dark room "I don't give a damn if you're in love with him!""Ah!" He released his grip and watched Karen cough terribly, "Or would you rather choose your love for him over your family??" the voice asked "Huh? Do you not love your Aunt Maya?? Would you want to see her dead-"Karen shrieked, "Don't you dare! Don't you dare involve my family! I don't know who you are, I have never offended you. Why are you doing this?!""Uh-huh," he hushed "Don't ever raise your voice at me. I'm
The family gathered in front of the house waiting impatiently. It has been four hours since Karen got abducted and nothing has been heard.While Mrs Kord sat on the front step trying to console Aunt Maya, Zachary kept pacing and throwing a deadly gaze at Kevin. Meanwhile, Kevin was on his feet at the sound of his phone ringing.Although his guards were progressing, Karen has not been found. Kevin was loosing his cool. Earlier he had wrongly prejudiced Karen, however judging from Aunt Maya's actions since her disappearance, he knew that he'd been wrong about her. He knew how vicious Elliot can be and the feisty character of Karen was not any good. He was already thinking of involving the FBI when the time struck six. However, at that moment a black sedan pulled up in front of the house. The door jerked open and Karen was thrown, unconscious out of the car. "It's Karen!" Zachary said as he took to his heels. Everyone else followed suit."God, Karen open your eyes!" Zachary shook her
The atmosphere became tensed.In anger, Elliot dumped his suit jacket on the ground and surged towards Kevin. Mrs Kord yelled for them to stop however it seemed that Kevin was prepared for Elliot.Unexpectedly, Kevin stuck his stick out and Elliot crashed into it nose first. Groaning, Elliot held his nose with both palms as blood seeped unto the tiled floor.Kevin was not done. He left the breakfast table and sent Elliot to the ground with a punch. Mrs Kord was scared to get in the middle of the fight as she had never seen Kevin this furious. All she could do was yell for him to stop but Kevin did not.He rained punches on Elliot and when he was satisfied, he grabbed his now stained collar."You tried it with Selene and I let it pass, and then you dare to abduct an innocent woman just for your wicked schemes. You won't get away with it."Elliot began to laugh as more blood poured out from his lips. He stared up at Kevin,"You don't think that these few punches of yours will stop me fr