2023-09-05 07:08:53"Hey, Leonard!" A harsh voice called out. " How much time would it take you to clean a table? You're going to disturb the customers."
Leonard wiped away the sweat trickling down his face with a napkin. He spun around.
"But–" he tried to explain that he was working as fast as he could.
"No excuses! Speed up or you will have your salary deducted," his superior said coldly.
Leonard nodded slowly.
"Don't talk to him like that," a feminine voice spoke behind Leonard.
They both turned to look at her. Her arms were folded beneath her breast.
"I am sure you don't know who he is," she added, making Leonard groan silently.
"I advise you to apologize to him immediately," she said to his superior, leaving him shocked.
" Me? Apologize to him? Ma'am, I am only doing my job. "
The woman stared at him coldly.
" Apologize to him or–"
"Can you just stop?!" Leonard glared at her. "I am at fault here and he doesn't need to apologize to me. "
He tilted his neck to gaze at his superior.
" I am sorry, boss. I will do as you say."
His superior shook his head and walked away.
"What exactly do you want from me?" Leonard asked, irritated.
" Leo, I have been trying to make you understand who you really are. We have been looking for you for a while now," she looked around. " You're the most magnificent member of our secret group 'Dark Dragon'," her voice, a whisper as she spoke.
" You were injured during one of our operations and you lost your memory three years ago in a secret mission."
Leonard let out a chuckle and stared at the beautiful lady, wondering if she had gone mad or was just mistaking him for someone else.
"Ma'am, I would advise you to leave me alone so I won't risk losing my job. I am sure you are mistaken or just drunk."
The woman sighed deeply.
" I am telling the truth, Leo. I am not drunk and neither am I mistaken."
"Dark Dragon gave each member a special credit card, and as far I can remember, there's a lot of money in that card so why don't you just go and withdraw the money so you can have a good life instead of working in this place," she said, taking a look around the restaurant, seeing it too lowly for him.
" And also, you would know if I am telling you the truth or not."
Leonard rolled his eyes and continued cleaning, ignoring her.
The lady took her bag from the table and held his shoulder.
"Think about what I just told you, Leo. I am telling you the truth. Have a nice day," she said with a smile.
Taking one last glance at him, she said, " We will definitely meet again." With that, she walked out of the restaurant.
Leonard stared at her retracting figure through the transparent glass door and laughed mildly, continuing with his cleaning.
"Where's that good for nothing fellow?!" A woman cried out angrily, bursting in through the door.
Leonard and the others in the restaurant looked up at the outraged elderly woman.
"Mom?" Leonard called out, surprised. "What are you doing here?"
The woman stared at him scornfully and sneered, "I am not your mother, never was and I never will be."
Leonard sighed deeply.
" Take this! "
She handed a black file to him which he stared at curiously.
"What's that?" He asked, curious.
She gave him no reply. He collected it from her hesitating.
On opening it, it read: 'DIVORCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MR LEONARD MARSHAL AND MRS TRISHA STONES'
He glanced up at her, shock written vividly over his face, his mouth wide open to say something but was stopped by her.
"Sign that quickly. And never come back to our house, here are your filthy clothes," she said, throwing a black bag at him. " My daughter would marry the rich guy who is after her and not be with some poor rat like you."
" But, you can't chase me away from the house I bought myself," he said, raising his brows.
She shook her head, chuckling.
" House? What house?," She asked. "That house doesn't belong to you but to my daughter as written on the property certificate, so you have no house to lay claims on, young man."
" Really? This is how you people decided to treat me after all I have done for you!" He said, irritation clearly in his voice.
Leonard was disappointed.
"Done for who? What have you done for us?" his mother-in-law scoffed.
" Where's Trisha? Did she agree to this?" He asked.
" Of course she did. Did you think she wasn't also willing to get rid of you?" His mother-in-law furrowed her brows.
" I don't believe you. You were against our marriage from the start. I need to see Trisha before I sign anything."
His mother-in-law laughed.
" You want to see Trisha? Trisha has no time for you," she told him, waving her palm in his face. "She's with another man, having fun. Someone who would give her a good life, not some peasant like you who can't even get himself a pair of shoes."
"Having fun with another man? " He frowned, clenching his fists,:"Well,if that’s what she wants"
He took a pen from his pockets and signed on the papers.
His mother-in-law had a vicious smile on her face and she took the divorce papers and went away without saying anything more to him.
Leonard looked on. He felt insulted, with the many eyes staring at him, he hoped for the ground to open and swallow him up.
Getting embarrassed like that as a man wasn't acceptable and it was all because he had no money.
He married Trisha because her father had saved his life but a few months after their wedding, he died.
Trisha and her mother had made life a living hell for him, turning him into their slave.
Leonard's mind flashed to his conversation with the strange lady about the card. He needed money to show folks that he wasn't as useless as they thought.
He plunged his hands into his pockets, searching for the card. He found it and stared at the black card, his name boldly written on it.
"If this card was truly with me all along then definitely she wasn't lying and there's only one way to find out."
Throwing the napkin in his hand on the floor, he walked out of the restaurant onto the busy street,headed to the closest bank.
It was time for him to find out the truth about himself and if that woman wasn't lying, then Trisha and her mother should be ready for his come-back!
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Raised For Ruin:
Claire adjusted her duffel bag’s strap, the zipper coming undone as she took a step out of the shady motel she had checked into a few hours ago. The first hotel had been winged, she was confident of it.While the room was empty, she noticed subtle signs of intrusion woah was a book she left open was closed, a slight trace of her pencil was moved, and some cologne was in the air that wasn’t hers. It was all mind games and it was highly effective. Over the phone, her grandfather was adamant she leave. “You can’t be a part of the this. Not live this, Claire, You’re not ready.” Still feeling the remnants of her childhood was the fear of distress. Fighting against it, she get as close as possible to the unravel the truth. In the shadows of her current room, Claire got the file she had copied from Leonard’s private drive. The file she had sent him came with a contact that read “Mr. Mallick.” She had a slight panic as her heart was racing, decided to call it. Three rings later a sh
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Leonard:
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Claire’s Visit:
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Agnes’ Vow:
The corridor was dimly lit, a long stretch of polished marble that reflected the morning light peeking through ornate windows. Marcus Hades stood at the end of the hall, watching as the representative for the Australian family sipped from a crystal glass and looked through a painting on the wall. He moved with the kind of careless entitlement Marcus had seen far too often, men who thought money and foreign power gave them the right to anything. He approached silently, his shoes barely making a sound. "You spoke with my sister.” Marcus began, his voice low but firm. The man turned slowly, offering a measured smile. "We exchanged pleasantries. She’s quite charming." Marcus tilted his head, a polite mask concealing the fire behind his eyes. "Let’s make one thing clear: she’s not damaged goods. If your people think they can treat her like a problem to fix or hide, we’ll walk. This alliance ends." The man chuckled lightly, almost with pity. "It’s not your decision anymore, Mr. Hades.
The Family Dilemma:
The Hades estate was a portrait of perfection that morning. The dining room gleamed with deliberate elegance a long marble table stretched across the center, set with polished silverware, crystal glasses, and pristine white napkins folded into sharp triangles. Along the length of the table, tall vases held freshly cut orchids and pale roses, the subtle scent mingling with the aroma of baked pastries and imported coffee.The occasion was meant to be simple on the surface: a family breakfast. But the stakes were anything but. Close business allies were seated along the table. A minor politician's wife whispered to a tech CEO. A few lesser Hades cousins chattered softly, their eyes flicking toward the empty chairs at the head of the table.And then, with unhurried grace, Agnes Hades made her entrance.The room fell into a temporary hush.She wore a sleek, emerald-green gown with long sleeves and a modest slit that stopped just above the knee. Her hair was twisted into a low bun, her ch
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