WITH his forehead creased, Francis stared at his father more than usual. He tried to decipher the other emotion Francis could see in Wesley's eyes but failed.However, despite not knowing what was happening, Francis was certain about his hunch. Something is wrong with his father, and he needed to know what that was.“Why are you staring at me like that?” Wesley asked, his one eyebrow raised. “What do you want to ask me?”“What plan specifically do you have in mind?” Francis inquired, and a mixture of curiosity and nervousness was evident in his voice.Wesley remained silent. He leaned onto the couch and stared at Francis with his usual cold and domineering expression. He had a plan in mind, and Francis' reaction and answer to that plan would be the one to determine the answer to the question lingering on his mind for days.‘Is my son hiding something from me?’ Again, the question resurfaced.“About the search warrant…” Wesley made a short dramatic pause as he wanted to observe Fran
THE WOMAN’s grip on her skirt tightened, a sign that Wesley’s intimidation went onto her body already, but Wesley didn’t even change his expression. Instead, he intimated to Jennica more, who didn’t know what to do as of now.‘Sir Francis… Where are you?’ At the back of her mind, Jennica, one of Francis’ most loyal employees, asked for help. ‘How can I not obey the command of Sir Wesley? Because he’s right… He’s the head. The boss.’ And technically, Francis is just inferior to him.Jennica’s gaze remained on her shoes as her mind went elsewhere. The only instruction of Francis lingered in his mind like a haunted chant that came from the grave.“Don’t let anyone enter the data storage room except me, and the people with authority which are the selected doctors and engineers,” said Francis at that time, and Jennica nodded in response.Obviously, Wesley isn’t one of those people who have the authority to go inside the prohibited room, despite how high his position was.‘Shit,’ Jennica
The next morning, August had a slight change in his work today. Instead of his usual routine, of sitting on the office chair while reviewing his never-ending business documents, he was with Sapphire today as they roamed around the different departments. He wanted to check if everything was still in place. Just because he was taking care of the revenge right now doesn’t mean that he would neglect his duties as Charles’ heir. And speaking of Charles, August missed him again, so he might visit him again once he found free time in his overwhelming schedule and emotions that were all over the place. Later on, he arrived at the strategy department—the department he cared about the most as he used to work there, too. August smiled at the back of his mind as his employees stopped talking about Fiona for now, even though it was still the most popular topic in the country. “What’s the progress of our products?” August asked Yolie, who is in charge of the products August wanted to formulate
“BREAKING NEWS! Francis Wellington just announced that they were going to take the situation to the next level. Just now, Francis Wellington with his lawyer representatives filed a complaint against Fiona Walker for slander.”“Francis, according to his recent interview with the press, told Fiona that she would soon be summoned to court and that the truth will prevail. As of now, the Remington family hasn’t responded to the speculations just yet.”“This issue also had been the talk of the country for days already, and all of them were dying to know the truth between the Wellington and Remington family as they were known as main rivals even before. This is also the first time that there was a public issue linking the two of them.”August could not take all the emotions at that
WITH EVERYONE’S eyes around him, August opened the brown envelope and pulled the white paper inside it. His face was serious, his stance unwavering, and his aura exuded dominance and authority on it.After that, August stood firmly as his gaze roamed around the area. At that moment, the reporters were still doing what they were doing earlier—throwing him questions, being desperate to increase their news ratings, and dragging the other channels.But August didn’t give a shit about those channels or exclusive interviews. What he wanted was for the people to listen to him, and give their attention to him.Only him.In a second, the noisy buzz faded. The reporters suddenly noticed the intimidating aura August was exuding, which made them quiet even without
IN JUST one snap, August's remaining patience already faded. Before he even knew it, August pulled Francis in the collar to make him stand up.“Where is she?” August asked, his voice domineering and intimidating. “I could not contact her and Daphne for a while. What did you do to them?”“Oh, so Daphne is with Fiona?” Francis raised a brow, followed by the side of his lips rising, too. “That's nice. I hit two birds with one stone—”“Shut your trap,” August interjected, his gaze piercing into Francis' soul. “How evil are you to even consider killing innocent women just because of this?”Francis, all of a sudden, laughed in response. It was so loud that it reverberated around the room, and it gave
“WHAT the fuck?” Francis turned his head sideways to see who was the bastard who dared to hold his wrist, and his brows furrowed as August’s intimidating gaze locked against his. “Let her go,” August commanded as he glanced at Fiona, who looked nervous like a puppy as she stared at her owner. “I’m just talking with her about something. Why would I let her go?” The side of Francis’ lips rose as his hold on Fiona’s jaw tightened. “Besides, I saw a mosquito landing on her face. I’m just a concerned citizen who will kill the mosquito for him.” His glance moved onto Fiona before he spoke again. “Right, Fiona?” Francis gave her a warning gaze. A warning and a reminder that Fiona should not speak, or the bones in her face would dislocate with Francis’ own hands. Fiona remained silent as she didn’t know what to say. Her eyes widened with terror visible in it. Her lips trembled as she remembered how cruel the Wellington family was when it came to their employees, especially to the new o
AS MUCH as August remembers it, it was a great morning—even greater than the previous days because of the humiliation he gave Francis the last time. What happened to the arraignment crushed Francis to the ground. Because of that, Francis never dared to show his face in the interviews for a while, nor to let himself get involved even though August was talking nonstop about the arraignment. Fiona could now live peacefully again as she came back to the Remington Corporation with her face and chest up, being confident that she never did something wrong, so she shouldn’t be embarrassed. August thought that everything was going fine… That everything was going smoothly and fate seemed to be on his side. Turns out, Francis just came out of the picture temporarily because just like August’s emotions, Francis was preparing for greater things, too. Great for Francis, but shattering for August. “Breaking news! A potential suspect for Cecile Johens’ death has been arrested by the police!” “L