Inside a dimly lit room, a sea of heads and computers depicting the various streets and spots of the city covered the entire room with little space for easy access. Jason noticed Asher come in and headed with information garnered since their last meeting. " Any news?" Asher spoke first, eyes fixated on the organized chaos before him.Jason stood beside him, " A lot. We have to talk, privately." He led the way to a little room by the corner.Asher entered and took a seat behind the motherboard. " What do you have for me?" " We narrowed our focus on Kaden," He started, but immediately felt Asher's disapproval, but continued anyways." After his reveal, we decided it was best to uncover things about this man, and we weren't wrong."" Get to the point."" Kaden somehow managed to have contact with Rebecca, Cole, Emma and her Step-Mother." Asher's eyes widened, " not just that, but he met these people at the same period of time. Coincidence?"By now, Jason had his full attention, " Do we
For the first time ever, Emma was outside her room. Led through a dark staircase, she tried and failed to get a feel or look on anything but the floors. They got to the dining room and a long king sized table stood in front of her. " Finally! Come sit." Kaden said from the head of the table, " We can't have you missing breakfast."Emma jittered towards him. The doctor attended to the bruises that formed through her body earlier this morning but she still felt pain at every turn. Her biggest concern remained on the health of the child that grew within her- a topic that posed a taboo when she brought it up to the doctor." Oh don't be afraid, I'm in a good mood this morning! Sit, we have a whole day ahead of us." Kaden spoke like he didn't abuse her the day before, one would think his memories from the day before were washed and a demon possessed him to do the evils he did.Emma sat down with her head bowed, the maids immediately got to serving breakfast. In no time, their plates were
' Crash! ' The ear splitting sound of a ceramic tea cup breaking to tiny pieces upon colliding to the pristine white walls shocked the board members into silence. " WHAT did you just say? " The voice of Mr. Braxton echoed in the silent room. Anger rolling off him in bounts.One of the project managers, Mr Benson - a middle aged man, who was standing by the projector nearly peed his pants as he tried to explain. He couldn't bring himself to repeat the fact that he had just lost a multi million dollar deal to the rival company." It was–was... I'm sorry sir! It'll never happen again! " He squeaked out fretfully, unable to stand the presence of the boss." You are sorry? " Mr Braxton asked with an expression that caused chills on the arms of the beholders. " Everyone! He says he's sorry!" He turned around with an odd smile, looking at the faces of every single person who was seated, petrified at what was setting to happen. " Sorry, it fixes everything, doesn't it? It brings back the mi
At the stroke of midnight, Inside one of the rooms in a beautiful family home, Emma Steele's eyes sprang open. The disturbing yet familiar sound of her phone alarm blasted into the air of her closet room.With little to no space from her bed and the walls, she gently got down, careful not to make a noise while curtailing her excitement to begin her day with a secret rendezvous.Emma had previously placed some black pants and shirt at the top of her luggage which was by the little and only window she was lucky to have in her room. On getting to the window, a dazzling smile graced her lips as she took in the beautiful midnight stars.She only allowed herself this ritual once every year. She could vividly remember how her mother would wake her up at the stroke of midnight to wish her a happy birthday. The early hours of her birthday was always something she'd grown to look forward to as a result of the fun activities and time she got to be in the company of her parents.Just like now, sh
" In order to attain full power of the company, one of the listed offspring must be enjoined to the Lady of the Steele household as promised. Then shall the effects stipulated in this be established."As soon as the sentence was out of the lawyer's mouth, Asher jerked off his seat, shocking both Jason and the lawyer as he held tightly the collars of the lawyer in fury. Strangling him. " Listen to me. You are going to reread this will, and this time around, the actual will that my deadbeat of a father wrote. Do not test me." Asher Braxton was in the face of the lawyer with a menacing grin while Jason attempted to talk him out of leaving the lawyer's shirt. Mr Bradford couldn't believe his eyes. He'd heard that the Braxton's heir was a raging inferno but he didn't think he'd one day be at the receiving end." There is no other will sir, here it is," he handed over the copy to Asher. " .. it's the original copy." He managed to say, struggling to breathe from the chokehold Asher had on
The atmosphere was lovely and people of different social standings were seen with a glow to their face as they watched the couple seal their engagement with a kiss.Talia and Colton were finally engaged!Series of congratulations and whoops were heard in the hall as the ring was placed on Talia's fingers and sealed with a kiss to the devastation of Emma who stood immobile mid stairs, unbelievably watching the scene play out before her.Talia sported a dazzling smile with Colton beside her, receiving compliments on how beautiful and lucky she was to be getting engaged to the handsome CEO of a riveting construction company. While the event was ongoing, Emma who watched from afar felt a pricking in her heart. Surely she thought she was seeing incorrectly, her Colton couldn't be getting engaged to her step sister on her birthday.It had to be a joke. Maybe they were all trying to get a rise out of her, Emma waited patiently for someone to smile or yell out the words - ' gotcha! ' but the
" Let me go! " A struggling Emma was dragged through a dusty hallway and thrown into a storage room by two suited men. As soon as she was left, she attempted escaping the room but was once again dragged back in a panting mess.Before she could get up, the doors were slammed shut and locked from the outside." Let me out of here! " She screamed, banging on the door with all her strength. " Open this door! " She sobbed, while the withdrawing footsteps of her abductors withered away, leaving her in the cold and dark storage room. With the realisation that she'd really been abandoned by the men, Emma dropped to the dusty floors and let her eyes leak out the tears she'd been holding in for a long time now.She was such a loser.Who gave her the right to think she could turn her life around? How could she delude herself to thinking that she was actually capable of being loved? Of being chosen and celebrated by the one she gave her all to? As she sat in the dark musky room, flashes of the
The atmosphere was buzzing with music, capable of rendering one's ear into a momentary shock until it adjusts. The Braxton club, New York, was one of the most trending and top tier spots in the city.As it should. Being one of the Braxton's facilities.Jason's voice was drowned by the blaring music the moment they stepped into the largest dancing hall ever. The air was suddenly hot and oozing bodily fluids which emanated from the sea of clubbers having the time of their lives.It was only eight pm and yet, it seemed like the whole city had been emptied into the club. Making it difficult to find their way into the VIP section.Asher had always had a thing for going through the main entrance of the club whenever he visited and getting a feel of how good the business was for the day.Call it a fetish but he loved the audacious Job of maneuvering through the usually interwoven crowd before retiring to the VIP or his office despite having a whole, free and preserved entrance for his easy u