The Adopted Heir

Alex stormed into the garden. The garden was directly opposite the villa gate. Anybody that was visiting the villa would first of all set eyes on Kingston's large and luxurious garden. The garden was diligently maintained, no weeds could be found, and it was trimmed to perfection.Alex sat on one of the foyers trying to calm his rapidly beating heart. He was pissed beyond imagination. This inhumane behavior being meted out on him was weighing him down beyond measure.He was still deep in thought when the villa gate automatically opened for Marcus to enter. Alex looked closely to find police vehicles behind Marcus' Bentley."Who gave you the right to lay your wretched hands on my daughter" As if on cue Cassandra ran out of the house still shedding crocodile tears. She quickly ran into her father's arms. He began patting her back and was whispering promises into her ear.Alex was still trying to figure out what was up when Marcus signaled the police officers to bundle him into the vehic

Alex pinched himself to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. Alex had already told Chris his pathetic story. How his ex-family in-laws turned him into an errand boy. This was too much for him to take in. Just a few hours ago he was the servant son-in-law to the Kingston family. And now, he is the heir to a multi-trillionaire. This better not be a dream, he thought."I want you to contact my Butler. His name is Darius Rucker, he will settle the hospital expenses and take us home""Um okay," Chris gave Alex his Butler's contact, and after a few minutes, a man in a three-piece expensive suit who looked to be in his early fifties rushed into the ICU panting."Sir Chris… Oh my God, I've been so worried sick about you. I called you several times but it always went straight to voicemail. What happened…""Calm down Darius. Take a deep breath, I'm fine as you can see. It's just a few bruises here and there"That was when Darius' breathing began gradually coming down to normal. "Thank God that yo

Christopher introduced Alex to his Associates as the new boss. They all welcomed him with open arms. One after the other they put him through on what had been going on in their companies. Alex was sort of surprised as to why Marcus or Cassandra didn't show up. "I will look into that later," he said to himself. They were back home now and Alex and Chris were just chilling. They were sitting at the Foyer behind the swimming pool taking in the evening breeze."Son, how was your first day at work?" Chris inquired."It went well, the different Associates welcomed me with open arms even though I know that some of them were not happy with the new development. Maybe they wanted you to make one of them the Boss on top.""Hmph, do not pay heed to any of their annoying attitudes. You are now their new Boss and they're all answerable to you. Don't allow any of them to intimidate or bully you." Chris advised."Sure Dad, I'll always keep that in mind." Alex wasn't going to allow anyone to look dow

"How did you do it? "I don't understand what you mean. " Alexander looked frankly confused at that line of question. "Stop it, Emmanuel, this is not the time or place for that." Another associate member cautioned. Alex knew that not everyone was going to like him but he was indeed ready for any tantrum they would throw his way. "We have worked with Mr Christopher for over a decade now and he chose you over us. What is so special about you?" Alex could pinpoint the jealousy in Emmanuel's tone. Who would have thought that Alex the pauper, the weakling would amount to something useful? Nobody will talk to him anyhow from now onwards unless they want to lose their jobs. "Watch your tone Mr Emmanuel Lambert." Alex warned in a firm voice. From Alex's peripheral vision, he could see Cassandra making her way to where he stood but he behaved like he didn't see her and continued with what he was doing. "Please can we talk?" Cassandra whispered to Alex immediately after she reached wh

"Hi Alex, how did you know that I was the one? I didn't even talk" Sophia asked, surprised that he was able to know that it was her.It was now Alex's turn to chuckle, "I can recognize your voice anywhere, even in the crowd where many people are talking at the same time""Huh…we only spoke for a few minutes. You can't possibly know me too well within those few minutes" Sophia was finding it hard to believe that he already knew her just by spending some time with her."Why do you sound like you don't want me to know you well enough?" Alex asked."That's not what I meant. I–I just thought–Um…" Alex decided to save her from her stuttering "Calm down. I was just pulling your legs. Moreover, a few minutes is enough of a time to get to know someone. And again, you have a unique voice that could lure someone to sleep"Sophia blushed incredulously. She had heard so many pickup lines from guys with sugar-coated tongues before but none of them were able to bring out this blushing side of hers.