Chapter 36“I doubt this, the kids look so much like you. Why don’t we perform a DNA test” Elizabeth said and Brandon shot her a deadly glare. “They are not my kids. Besides I know who the father is, it’s just a coincidence we look alike and just like you said Cinderella looks so much like my mom too” Brandon said “All this is too real to be a coincidence. Well, that’s for that besides I don’t like her” Elizabeth said and rolled her eyes. How could you not like someone you just met, Brandon wasn't surprised, his Grandma has always been that way. It was the same way she didn't like his mom.“I do not expect you to like her. You’ve never liked anyone I have been with in the past, so why now?” Brandon asked and Elizabeth stared at him speechlessly. “Why did you come back to Atlanta? And you didn’t call me when you were coming? Instead, you called Liam?” Brandon asked “I wanted to surprise you,” Elizabeth said and Brandon scoffed. “We know that’s not true, you came for a reason and
On entering her room, she met Grandma Elizabeth, sitting on her bed, with her leg crossed and a glass of wine in her hands. “Grandma” she called out, surprised to see her in her room. She wondered what she was doing in her room and on her bed, sipping her wine from the glass cup. “You are Cinderella Mackenzie, right? How did you and my grandson meet? I have been wondering how the both of you met” Elizabeth paused as she sipped from her wine and then continued.“Brandon is not into any woman, and all of a sudden he’s married to you who happened to be a mother to eight kids that look so much like him. Is this a coincidence or…..” she paused as she stood up from the bed and walked towards Hannah and whispered in her ear. “I just found out your real name is Hannah Rodriguez,” Elizabeth said and Hannah felt a cold shiver run down her spine.“I wonder why Brandon said your name is Cinderella Mackenzie instead of Hannah Rodriguez, or he doesn’t know about it? Oh my goodness! I’m sure he
Chapter 38Common, let’s do this and make sure none of us get caught. Are you guys ready?” Jayden asked and they nodded in response. “Let’s go”******************Meanwhile, the girls are seen walking towards Jessica's room when they saw Brandon walking out of their mommy’s with his phone in his ear. He was on a phone call. They quickly hid themselves.“She’s gonna be the new COO. I want you to make sure her office and everything is in place tomorrow, although I told her she could resume anytime” Brandon said as he walked inside his study room. The kids sighed softly, they were glad they weren’t caught. If there’s one thing they’ve noticed about Brandon is that, whenever he’s on call, he’s always talking about business or his office and the kids find it boring. They moved away from where they were hiding and walked towards Jessica’s room. They opened the door slightly and walked inside the room. They scrutinized the whole room and noticed no one was inside.They wondered where s
Chapter 39“I...” a voice muttered and everyone's eyes moved towards the direction where the voice came from and to their surprise, they all saw Hannah looking so beautiful in her dress. Brandon swallowed hard as he stared at her. He was almost lost in her beauty, he had seen lots of beautiful women in his life, but this woman in front of him, there was something about her beauty that made a strange feeling arouse in him. “What the hell?” Grandma Elizabeth muttered with shock in her eyes. “You asshole!” she muttered as she stared at Hannah who walked towards her kids and kissed them on their cheeks. “The driver will take you guys to school. I'll come to pick you guys up when you close from school” Hannah said as the kids stood up from the chair they were sitting on.“It's fine Mommy, you should focus on your work, you can ask the driver to pick us up from school,” Jayden said and she smiled at the same kids. She didn't know what she could do without them. “Bye Mommy, we love you”
Chapter 40Hannah is seen sitting in her office staring at the computer in front of her. She didn't believe what Grandma Elizabeth had said, that Brandon and Jeff are stepbrothers. Does that mean they both know each other? No, that cannot be true, she was so sure Elizabeth was trying to piss her off, and come to think of it, Elizabeth has been doing too much digging about her past, it was high time she does something about it, she thought. Just then a knock came in, “Come in” she muttered and the door opened revealing Liam.“Mr. Brandon wants you to meet him outside the company in his car,” Liam said and Hannah raised her eyebrows giving him a questioning look.“Tch” she clicked her tongue as she remembered she was going to attend a party with Brandon. “I'll be there in a jiffy,” Hannah said and Liam nodded in response before leaving. she stood up and packed her things in her bag. She walked out of her office and entered the elevator.Immediately she walked out of the elevator,
Chapter 41Just as she was about to enter the bathroom, she bumped into someone unexpectedly. “You asshole, watch where you are going to” A voice yelled and Hannah raised her head to see who it was and to her surprise, she saw Grandma Elizabeth.“What are you doing here?” Elizabeth asked surprised to see Hannah. “I should be asking you that!” Hannah said and Elizabeth scoffed. “He brought you with him. That's weird and unlike him” Elizabeth said as she stared at her from her head to her toe. “Enjoy the party,” she said with a devilish smirk on her face and walk past Hannah. Hannah stared at her suspiciously, she didn't know why but she felt she was up to something.She quickly shook off the thought and walked inside the restroom. When she was done, she walked out of the restroom and decided to locate where the party was being hosted, when she suddenly heard two men whispering among themselves.She had wanted to walk past them but then she suddenly heard them mention Brandon’s nam
Chapter 42And suddenly a voice spoke from behind. It was no other person but Brandon.“You heard the woman, Let her go!!” Brandon spoke in a calm tone but yet the tone was so cold and deadly as he walked towards Jeff and gripped his hands. Jeff turned and stared at who it was and to his surprise he saw Brandon Colby. His biggest rival and enemy in the business industry.“And who are you to tell me what to do?” Jeff said with a grin on his face and Brandon scoffed. This man doesn’t know who and what he’s messing with. Maybe I need to reintroduce myself to him again, Brandon thought as the grip on Jeff’s hands tightened making Jeff wince in pain. He quickly let go of Hannah’s neck. Brandon scoffed as he squeezed his hands making him scream in pain. He suddenly let go of his hand and Jeff fell on the ground as he groaned in pain, and held his hands which were already broken. Brandon bent to his level and stared at Jeff’s face which was looking so red like a ripe tomato like it was ab
Chapter 43A black car screeched to a halt in front of Colby’s mansion.Brandon was the first to alight the car, Followed by Hannah who went straight to her room. Immediately she walked inside her room, took her bath, and walked out of the bathroom.She applied her lotion and put on a trouser and a shirt. She decided to go pick the kids up from school by herself but just then the door burst open revealing Brandon.He had come to check on Hannah, he needed to make sure she was okay after what Jeff did to her.“You should learn to knock before coming in. What if I was naked?” Hannah said as she rolled her eyes.“But you are not naked,” Brandon said and sat on the couch in the room, Hannah scoffed and shook her head. “How are you feeling? Does your neck still hurt?” Brandon asked in the most caring tone ever and Hannah raised her eyebrows wondering why he cares.“I’m fine,” Hannah said reluctantly.“I wonder how you got married to such a man in the past. Damn, Jeff is known for his hot
It was morning and Hannah had woken up early. She woke up feeling energized and all.She had brought out her laptop and sent messages to all the members of the board except Brandon that there was going to be a Meeting today.After which she got dressed. She made sure she looked her best and dressed in a way Brandon would stare at her and would not be able to resist her looks.After which she hopped in her car, and zoomed off to the company. Her car came to a stop at the company, she walked straight to her office.A lot of people seemed to be surprised to see her, they probably thought she was there to hand over the position to Isabella Edward but they didn't know she was there to take over. She checked her time and saw it was time for the meeting. She took her laptop and some important files, after which she walked out of her office and locked the door to the office, taking the key with her so that no one would be able to get in. She walked to the board room and met everyone sitting
Hannah pulled away from the kiss and glared at his charming eyes. She glared at his wet plump lips from the kiss and then walked away from him. Brandon made to move towards her again but she shifted back. Just then Brandon heard his phone ring, he brought out his phone and checked his caller’s ID and then answered the phone call.“I'm on my way,” he said and ended the call and then glared at Hannah one more time before walking out of the room, closing the door behind him. She wondered who had called him. The thought of Isabella being the one who called him made her want to puke. She wondered where Isabella had come from, she was out of town the last time she checked and this was Linda’s plan all this while, Hannah scoffed and shook her head.She moved towards the door to see if it was locked from the outside but it wasn't. She opened the door and walked out of the room. She decided to go downstairs and drink water.She walked downstairs and to her greatest surprise she saw Linda in
Hannah had just gotten home from the event. She didn’t waste any time, instead, she walked straight to her room upstairs and brought out her clothes from the wardrobe.She brought out her luggage and started arranging her clothes in it and suddenly the door to the room opened and Brandon walked in.“You left like that, we were supposed to be in the event together,” he paused when he saw luggage on the bed.“What’s going on here?” Brandon asked in deep shock as he glared at Hannah who was packing her clothes.Hannah raised her head, glared at him, and looked away, proceeding with what she was doing without saying a word.“You are leaving?” Brandon asked and Hannah still didn’t say a word.“I’m talking to you, are you leaving?” He asked again, probably not believing what was happening right in front of him.“I’m no longer needed in the company Brandon, you kicked me out and made your ex-girlfriend the new COO. What do you need me for?” Hannah asked as she raised her head and glared at h
“What?” Hannah opened her mouth wide in shock at what Brandon had said. He was publicly asking her to step down as the COO because he knew if he asked her in private she would not and doing it in public in front of everyone would leave her no choice but to step down. Hannah glared back at the crowd, she caught a glimpse of Linda at the coroner of the hall with an evil smirk on her face. She knew this was all Linda’s doings. She wondered what she had told Brandon that made him want her to step down.Hannah who was already pissed tried moving away from the stage but the Brandon tightened his grip on her wrist and held her from moving, while he kept smiling.“I know you all are wondering who the new COO would be. Well, she’s someone you all know, my long-time friend and a family too, Isabella Edward ....” Brandon muttered and Isabella stepped on the stage with a broad smile on her face. Hannah opened her eyes wide in shock, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. “What the hell is g
It was morning and Hannah was awoken by the sound of her phone ringing tone. With her sleeping eyes, she picked up her phone and answered it without checking the caller’s ID.“Hello Ma’am,” she heard Liam’s voice from the other side of the phone. She quickly opened her eyes wide.“Liam,” she muttered as she sat up properly on the bed.“Ma’am, the event is about to begin and we are waiting for you…” Liam muttered and Hannah who was confused had asked what event.“The company’s 25th anniversary,“ Liam muttered and Hannah opened her mouth wide in shock. She had completely forgotten about the event. She was so distracted with everything happening around her that she didn’t know the event was today and she wasn’t even prepared.“We are waiting for you Ma'am” Liam who didn’t hear Hannah’s voice anymore muttered jolting Hannah out of her thoughts again.“Of course, I’m on my way, Liam,” she said and ended the call: she checked the time on her phone and saw it was past 12.“Shit!” She muttere
“I didn’t, Linda showed me these pictures and told me you are having an affair, I do not want to believe it…” he muttered softly.“Then you shouldn’t…, can’t you see your mom is trying to come between us. You should do your research before believing what you are being told”“And I did my research and found out you truly bought the condo unit. Are you planning on leaving me or divorcing me?”“No, I can explain that…”“No Hannah, I do not want an explanation, save it…”“I don’t know what Linda told you but I expect you not to believe them…”“Oh please, save it. She was right, You’ve been playing me this whole time. Did you ever love me like you said?…” “Can you hear yourself right now Brandon?” She muttered, staring at him with a shock-filled expression.“I’m out of here, have a good night,” Hannah muttered as she took her bag and car keys and walked past Brandon and he didn’t try to stop her from leaving. She walked out of the house. She entered her car, ignited the engine, and drove
It was afternoon and Brandon was back from the meeting he had gone to. Hannah, who had received the information that he was back, went to his office.She planted a soft knock on the door and pushed the door open. There she met Brandon going through some files on his table.“Brandon!!” Hannah called and he hummed without staring at her face. Hannah paused for a second waiting for him to raise his head and at least acknowledge her presence but it seems she was waiting in vain.She then proceeded to what she had come for.“Brandon, your mom, she needs to be out of this company. She just fired two of our employees today. She’s putting this company at risk…” Hannah paused waiting for him to speak but he didn’t say a word neither did he raise his head.Hannah gritted her teeth. She took a deep breath and sighed.“Brandon I am talking to you,” Hannah yelled and Brandon raised his head immediately.“Were you even listening to me?” Hannah asked with a look of surprise on her face. “Yes, I was
Meanwhile, Hannah stared at Brandon looking surprised at his decision.She sighed softly. Brandon was joking, there was no way Linda would work at the company. She would not allow it, never.It was morning the next day and Hannah had gotten dressed up for work. She had left in her car all alone since Brandon left early because he needed to see a client, who was waiting for him at the company early.The moment she arrived at the company, she saw all the workers gossiping and everywhere looked ununiformed. But the moment they saw her, everywhere became as silent as hell.She wondered what was going on.“Welcome ma’am,”“Welcome ma’am” they all muttered while they bowed their head and she nodded. She needed no soothsayer to tell her something was going on in the company.She called one of the employees and asked her to come with her to her office. The employee nodded and walked Behind as they walked to her office.The moment they got to her office, she dropped her bag on the table and tu
Meanwhile, Hannah had gotten home early from work. She had left Brandon at the company because he needed to be somewhere with his assistant, Liam.They needed to see the ongoing project on their new site.Hannah had gotten home and taken her bath after which she had prepared dinner. There weren’t many maids in the house, just Alex the butler, and two other housekeepers. Hannah had dismissed the other to go back to their family and children since it was a holiday period. The others at the house didn’t have any family to return to so they had to stay in Colby’s mansion.She walked inside the kitchen and prepared dinner after which she set the table. While she was setting the table, she heard the front door open.She raised her head and saw Lucas walk in. He wasn’t alone. He was with no one else but Linda.Hannah swallowed into nothing as Linda gave her a strange smile and walked towards her.“Hey, I didn’t know you would be coming,” Hannah said with a smile on her face.“And I didn’t k