"Selene and I were doing fine before your family ca into the picture; before we found out about her identity. I will tell her the truth and when that ti cos, I hope we won’t have any sort of problem," Xavier glared back at Ezekiel, making his ssage clear.
Silence reigned again—none of them speaking a word as they scowled at each other.
When the silence beca too uncomfortable for Ezekiel, he tore his gaze away from Xavier.
"About what Harrison did to her—" He decided to change the topic. There was no way he was going to ask Xavier to divorce Selene. They’d only just found out the truth and only intended to pull Selene towards the Clark family.
"She’s getting back at them little by little," Xavier replied.
"If she needs any help—"
"I’m here to help her if she needs one," Xavier interrupted one more ti which only aggravated Ezekiel, but he held it in.
Ezekiel analyzed everything Xavier had said. He recalled Robert forcing his dad to sign off 50% of their property worth, saying Anastasia was in his mansion, knowing she wasn’t. He tried to trick them.
Ezekiel scoffed, recognizing that Robert’s plan was nothing more than foolproof nonsense.
Ezekiel didn’t bother to argue with Xavier anymore regarding who would be helping Selene with her revenge. He’d been helping her for the past two years.
**
At the Harrison company, Leo was reviewing the financial records to track the history of the money sent and the expenditures it covered.
Like any other company, the funds were allocated to investnts and building the company’s reputation, and there were no signs of money missing during that period.
Leo leaned back on his seat tiredly, closing his eyes for a few seconds since he’d been staring at the screen for several hours already.
"Why do you keep looking into the history of the Harrison company?" a woman seated beside Leo asked, her attention divided as she clipped her fingernails and chewed gum so loudly that Leo guessed people on the lower floors could hear her.
"Is it wrong to check the history of the company I’m working for?" He questioned her back, which earned a slight grin from her.
"It’s not," she replied. "But since you ca here....hmm...when was it again? Almost a year ago, you kept searching from one thing to another," she added.
"Curiosity," he answered, dismissing her imdiately as he readied to continue typing on the keyboard, his fingers halting when he saw Jack leaving his office.
Imdiately, he stood up and left his desk to follow Jack, who seed to be heading towards Robert’s office.
Selene had already inford him that Jack was the person who’d been stealing that much money from the company. After the 15 million dollars had gone missing, Jack laid low, probably because he didn’t want the shareholders to notice the missing money as well.
Once Jack got to Robert’s office, he opened it and went inside. Leo hissed under his breath. He couldn’t follow Jack inside and let the latter know he was being trailed.
Jack switched the lights inside Robert’s office. Robert still hadn’t resud work due to his deteriorating health.
Imdiately, he marched over to the shelves standing in the office, and rummaged through to find a specific sothing.
"Where is it?" He muttered, flipping from one file to the other. "I have to find those property docunts today," he added as he continued to search, but his search was to no avail.
Leaving the shelves, Jack headed to Robert’s desk which was still neatly arranged.
He flipped open the docunts, his eyes scanning through the words in haste before he slamd it closed and placed it back where he saw it.
"Where are the property docunts, dammit?!!"
In case he missed it, Jack decided to make a thorough search again. However, he ended up with the sa result. Nothing.
Pulling out his phone, he phoned his mother.
"Did you find it yet?" Alia asked from the other side of the phone.
"I didn’t find anything, mother. The property docunts are not in his office," he replied.
"What?!" She yelled. Realizing how loud she was, she closed her mouth imdiately. "I searched his study room after you left, but I still couldn’t find it," she added, staring around in case any of the servants heard her.
They needed the property papers to get everything back from Robert.
"What are we going to do now? Our plan is already in action. We can’t let these property papers weigh us down," Jack said.
Alia gave it so thought. Since they couldn’t find the property docunts, they would have to follow Robert’s thod.
"Let’s get it illegally," she suggested, which nearly had Jack pop his eyeballs.
"We can’t—"
"That’s exactly how he managed to get the money from Anastasia before she died," she interrupted Jack, her voice filled with disdain. "Did you really believe those docunts were ever properly approved by the court before she signed them? Of course not! I’ll be reaching out to my lawyer and paying him to draft up new property docunts. We need to ensure everything is legally sound and correct."
It was finally her ti to live in the wealth and luxury she believed she was destined for, and she was prepared to eliminate her husband, the father of her children, if necessary, to achieve it.
"But, we could get in trouble," Jack answered.
"We would if we don’t pay the lawyer well."
"Who are you speaking with?" Robert asked.
Alia paled.
Imdiately, she hung up on the call and then turned to et Robert with a smile on her face.
"With a friend of mine. We are planning on going shopping, but I declined because I have to take care of you," she responded. Without waiting for him to speak, she reminded him, "It’s ti to take your drugs."
Alia placed the pills on Robert’s hand, and handed him a glass of water as she watched him swallow.
’No matter the amount of drugs you take to feel better, you never will.’
Jack ca out of the office and walked back into his office. Unbeknownst to him, Leo had been listening to his conversation with his mother.
In Leo’s ear was a sound amplifier device that he’d used to hear all that Jack said to his mother. The device worked when his ear was directed to the office, and to be in that angle, Leo had to face a female colleague.
He flirted with her to not make his head angle look weird.
"I have to tell Mrs. Wallace what this mother and son duo are up to."
**
Kace parked his car at the entrance of Allsion’s house, honking to get the attention of anyone ho.
When he didn’t respond, he stepped down and walked towards their door. He knocked, and within a few seconds, a middle-aged woman opened it. Her eyes widened in shock at the sight of Kace standing at the front door.
"Mr. Wallace, you’re here! Co in, co in," Mrs. Quinn, Allison’s mother, urged with a broad smile, holding the door open for him to enter. "Allison is getting ready to go to class today and will be finished soon," she added, instructing her younger daughter, Lily, to fetch a glass of juice for Kace. Kace, however, imdiately declined the offer.
Mrs. Quinn offered Kace a seat and settled on hers opposite his.
Suddenly, she cleared her throat.
"Are you and Allison dating?" She asked.
"We are not," Kace replied flatly, his tone devoid of emotion. The woman choked on her saliva, instantly regretting having asked him the question. However, his impeccable attire, impressive family background, and the flashy car parked outside her ho made her eyes gleam with pride, knowing her daughter had caught such a significant catch.
Kace stared at the woman, knowing exactly what she was thinking.
He regularly visited Allison, accompanying her to college and often driving her ho whenever he had the chance.
Which was why the woman thought they were dating, but he couldn’t help it. Since the ti Derek lifted his hand to hit Allison in the face, he’d been by her side as much as he could.
Lily gave Kace a side glance, and the both of them ended up making eye contact. She stared at him a while longer, not willing to back down from the staring ga.
"Do you have a crush on my sister?" Lily couldn’t help but ask, her brown eyes squinted as if Kace was a hard puzzle to crack.
"Lily, what rubbish are you asking him?" Allison questioned when she stepped out of her room. "When did you start knowing the aning of crush?"
"Sis, I’m thirteen. I’m not a kid," Lily snapped while Allison glared at her, mumbling sothing under her breath. Then her gaze focused on Kace.
"And what are you doing here?" She questioned. "How many tis do I have to tell you to stop coming to my house?"
Instead of asking that question, I suggest you check the ti," Kace replied nonchalantly.
Allison checked the ti on her phone, realizing she was almost late. Then a notification dinged, her fist clenching when she read through the words.
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