“Derek had been away for a while now, to clear his head, cutting off every form of communication. I can testify to that, I tried everything possible to reach him but it was futile!” Jaden continued talking sincerely, he didn't care about the glares from Nicole and all. Derek felt a bit relieved, not because he would trust Jaden again, but because he has confused them the most in the heat of the moment. Jaden was surprised that Derek didn't ask him how he got to know them. Derek was just quiet throughout the period he was talking. “I think we've settled this, Derek was accused wrongly. Maybe you should go and find out who really did the fraud!” The detective finalized, took out his pen and paper. “And again, you must compensate him for false accusations and scandal! Mr Derek, over to you!” He added with shrugged shoulders, turning to Derek. There was a shocking look on their faces, and dangerous glare at Jaden and Derek. “How could you? What have you done?” Nicole mouthed to Jaden

“Do you have something to say to me, Mr Alexander?” The detective questioned as he sat down beside Mr Damien, getting a slow bow from Derek. After a series of conclusion, Derek was settled with bitterness in their hearts, having Mr Damien and Mr Tomy as the witness. “He really left! This really looks like a joke!” Maureen whispered to herself, as she watched Derek slowly walk out of the company without looking back. “Hello Derek! It's been so long! Where have you been?” A sweet familiar voice called him from another direction. He turned to see Steph, Maureen's kid sister, she wore out a beautiful smile, which made Derek force a smile too. Steph was never an enemy but she wasn't really in the picture, it was like as if she was a forgotten part of the family. “Been away for sometime, you look good anyway. Uhm.. I will catch up with you next time, take care!” Derek muttered softly, without stopping on his steps. Steph nodded slowly as she entered inside the company, meeting her fathe

“What did you just say right now?” Derek asked, a bit scared. He couldn't imagine being used so cheaply. “My name is Zach Lincoln,” he replied sharply, letting out a small laugh. He already saw the fear in Derek's eyes and couldn't afford to scare him more. “I can sense that those cheap words got to you easily. They have made you so curious that nothing is a joke anymore!” Mr Lincoln muttered to Derek. He turned to the lady and his son that still stood there, and nodded slowly. “This is my daughter and grandson, and this is the person we have patiently been waiting for!” He declared, and her daughter's eyes widened with a cute smile. “Welcome Mr Derek!” She greeted him softly with a smile. “So Mr Lincoln, who exactly are you to my mom?” Derek asked again, mindful of being carried away. He didn't want to hear their introduction, he just wanted to know who they were to his mom. “Looks like you can't wait till we settle down. Aren't you eager to know who sent people to kill you ye

“Damien was your mother's first fiance before she got married to your dad,” he said and Derek screamed, with widened eyes. “What?” “He wanted to marry your mom because of her inheritance, and also happened to be Alex’s right hand man!” Mr Lincoln told him a truth he was not ready to listen to. “Damien? How? Does he know all along and pretended?” Derek asked curiously, ranging up from his chair. He couldn't believe what he just heard. His eyes darted around curiously. “No, Damien can't play dirty on me,” he whispered to himself, biting his lower lip. Mr Lincoln let out a soft smirk, waving his head as he pitied Derek's expression. “He must have found out about your identity, he is more secretive and smarter than Alexander!” He mumbled coldly, and stood up. He went inside and brought out a piece of paper that had an old stamp on it. “Take this,” he handed it over to Derek and sat down. He collected it with a strange look, glaring over the piece of paper. It was a law firm data ana

“C'mon man! Don't talk like that. We are in this together, I'm not like our fathers that betrays one another!” Nicole replied nonchalantly, wringing his fingers together. Nicole's words hit Jaden differently, he turned to glare at him for a while. “I don't blame you!” He whispered to himself and turned to open the door. “Tell Mr Alexander that I will be at the company tomorrow morning for proper clarification!” He mumbled and left the car. _ _ _ Derek was already prepared to embark on this fight, no matter what it takes. After preparing to go meet his dad's personal lawyer the next morning, he paused and turned to Mr Lincoln. The whole family had gathered to bid him goodbye. “Look, Derek, you should be extremely careful. A serious issue has broken out in the company, and everyone is pointing at you. Remember what I told you about Damien and Jaden!” Mr Lincoln advised Derek, and he nodded slowly raising his eyebrows slightly. “Uhm..I have everything in mind, I will call you if a