The city of New York continued to thrive, Bloom, and flourish for five years after Eleanor left.
"Mommy, we're landing soon wake up"
A crisp voice made Eleanor open her eyes, upon which she immediately saw an adorable young face.
Tasha Anderson-Red stared at her mother keenly. "Mommy, why are we back in New York City?"
"Are we here to look for daddy?" Nathan chimed in.
Eleanor stretched her body lazily and sat comfortably. She mumbled, "You don't have a father"
"Mum, we're not kids anymore. So we're not going to believe any nonsense you spout. We couldn't have been conceived magically. Or did we pop out of rocks?"
Eleanor "..."
Eleanor didn't respond as she began to tie up her waist-length hair.
Tasha continued to speak to her brother, "We'd look for daddy ourselves, right?"
"Yes," Nathan assured his sisterly warmly.
They'd surely look for their father.
A glint of warmth flashed across Eleanor's grape-like eyes.
She was reminded of that night from five years ago. The night her precious gems were conceived. However, Eleanor couldn't even know who their father was.
She had tried to find him, but it was as though he had disappeared from the face of the Earth.
She wouldn't stop trying to find him but, she had other things taxing.
On the surface, her return was to establish. At least that was what she made Jonathan and Cassie believe.
However, the most important thing was actually to take what rightfully belonged to her.
About fifteen minutes later, the plane came to a complete stop.
Eleanor let Tasha sit on the suitcase, while she held Nathan, whose head was stuck in a book, as they walked forward.
Her fair skin, sharp and pert nose, curly black hair which was tied up, fiery-red lips, and graceful figure made her a wondrous sight at the airport.
Heads turned as she swayed her hips from side to side.
Increased attention was nothing new to her.
She had come to New York for a reason. She must not complicate it.
As they approached the exit, Eleanor spotted a familiar figure in the arrival hall in front. Her lips curled into a smile as she pushed forward.
A man stood at a prominent spot at the exit of the airport. He was wearing a suit and he looked... more mature than he had been five years ago.
He turned out to be her best friend, Jonathan Lewinsky.
With his head stuck in a phone, he smiled brightly. Whatever was on that phone, was good.
He was lost in his phone as he waited for his friend.
Jonathan and Eleanor had been friends since they were kids. And since Jonathan was older by only three months, they had gotten along very well.
He was mesmerized by the beautiful woman before him as soon as he raised his head.
Jonathan was speechless as he stared at Eleanor in awe.
She had changed drastically in five years.
It even seemed as though the entire airport had lit up a few notches brighter the moment she arrived.
"Eleanor? Is this you?" Jonathan asked in disbelief.
Eleanor chuckled as she spread her arms, indicating for him to throw himself in.
"Oh... I missed you, El." Jonathan said as he ravished in her embrace. He had missed her little cares and major tantrums.
"Missed you, Jo"
Jonathan turned to the kids as he shrieked like a lady in delight.
"Oh, El. Your womb is beautiful."
Eleanor smiled but didn't reply.
"You must be Tasha," He said pointing to the young lady sitting on the suitcase.
He turned to the boy, "Nathan?"
"Yes," Nathan replied coldly.
He didn't like strangers.
Jonathan happily pointed to himself, "I'm Uncle Jonathan, Okay?"
"Okay," Tasha smiled at him.
She likes him. She likes everyone.
"Call me Godfather"
"Godfather?" Nathan asked, his head tilted to the side.
"Yes"
"Okay. Can we go now, Godfather?" Nathan wanted to leave immediately.
Jonathan grinned like a Cheshire cat as he had been called Godfather. He happily pulled the kids towards the car.
Leaving Eleanor, who was following quietly, to struggle with her suitcase.
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The car pulled up in front of a building.
"Eleanor, this is it. I can't come with you, but, I'd come by tomorrow" Jonathan sounded apologetic as he handed her a bunch of keys.
Eleanor understood, so she just nodded as she stepped out with the kids.
"Thanks, Jo"
"Bye Godfather" the kids sang as he drove out of the building.
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As she opened the main door to the building, "Mommy, can we go check it out?" Nathan asked excitedly.
"Yes babies" Eleanor responded and in an instant, they were gone from her sight.
Eleanor shook her head as she walked through the main doors, and took herself on a tour inside the building.
It is hers!
Since Jonathan was a building engineer, she had given him the contract for her home here in New York.
The building was all about elegance. It screamed LUXURY, yet simplicity was its key detail.
It was a four-storeyed building, with a living room and dining room, and kitchen on the first floor, three bedrooms on the second floor, two guest rooms, a library, and an office on the third floor.
The fourth floor was surrounded with floor to ceiling windows all around. And it was a music floor.
Eleanor had always been a lover of music since she was young. Her mom would play with her, and teach her to play too.
She went back downstairs, only to find the kids asleep on the floor.
It was obvious they were tired and had fallen asleep, immediately.
Eleanor changed them into their night wears and laid them on their beds.
Since they were used to sleeping together, she had requested a single room for them.
But, each had a bed, closet, and bathroom. And one side of the room was painted grey, while the other, was pink.
She would organize the house properly tomorrow.
For now, she needed sleep.
The plane arrived a little later than expected.As Cassie's feet touched the ground of New York City, she smiled. She pulled out her phone to make a call. A cab driver had pulled up before her, so she signalled him to wait a while.After a few rings, the call connected."Cassie?" Eleanor's voice came from the other end.She sounded busy and tired."Boss, are you alright?" Cassie asked in a low tone.Eleanor hissed at Cassie's question. She was sure that Cassie's plane had already landed, but instead of her asking for the address, she was asking about her condition. Well, that was just Cassie.With this in mind, Eleanor replied gratefully, "I'm fine Cass. Here's the address _____"Cassie ended the call getting the address. She told it to the can driver and they begun their journey.After an hour drive, the cab pulled up in front of a big metallic gate. Cassie was awestruck by her boss' house. She was elated as she quickly paid off the cab driver quickly.She was eager to get into the
"I'm here to take what rightfully belongs to me!"Eleanor turned to the confused group across the table with a sense of urgency. She politely greeted them, before stating her businesses there. "Hello, apologies for barging in. I'm Eleanor Anderson-Red and this company belongs to me. My mother, Mrs, Zera Anderson passed it down to me. There's a document that had been notarized by her attorney. If you need to clarify, it can be shown to you. Therefore, Mr McKinley here, and his toy, have no right whatsoever, to sell this company. I am in charge!"Callaghan and his group of lawyers were surprised by this shocking revelation. This was a twist they hadn't seen coming.They had come here to buy the company because they thought it belonged to Alexander. But they were wrong!They turned to each other and began to whisper amongst themselves.Alexander and Elaine, fearing the worst, became anxious. Billions of dollars was about to go down the drain. Just like that, it'd slip from their fingerti
The air in the meeting room was suffocating as they struggled for air.After watching Eleanor leave, Elaine had quickly opened the documents only to be left shocked.Is this real?Seeing his shocked and speechless his wife was, Alexander grabbed the sheets from her and scanned through them."What is this?" He spat out in anger as he threw the papers furiously on the table."What nonsense! These cannot be real! I had this discarded!"After taking Eleanor out of the picture, Alexander had ordered for the discarding of the original documents that were notarized. He had made a new one were he stated that for Eleanor to take over the ZerAnderson Group, she had to be married. He had made that condition because he believed she would never return ever again.Now he realizes how foolish he was, he should have removed her name completely!Thinking back to that time, he realized that he had forgotten about the copy that was left with Lawyer Jesse.Alexander gritted his teeth in frustration.He w
The plane landed at the airport late in the afternoon.Taking the car that was already waiting for them, they made their way to Damien's Villa.***After Eleanor was done talking to lawyer Jesse about the ZerAnderson Group, she told Cassie and the kids to wait for her while she visited the McKinley Manor.***At the McKinley Manor...Old Madam Cindy, the leader of the McKinley family, was the oldest of the family and Eleanor's grandmother.Cindy was sick and as such, had to spend the most of her time in the bed. She had been diagnosed with a terminal illness 4 years ago and since then, she has been struggling for her life.Eleanor was not sure, but she knew that it might be only her grandmother who loved her in the entire family she's always called her own.She went into the room and saw the old woman sitting leisurely on the balcony with her personal servant by her side."El, is that you?" Cindy's voice was aged.Eleanor nodded."Come closer child, I have missed you."Eleanor walked
Eddy was watching Damien typing on his laptop. His long fingers were moving swiftly across the keyboard and there were a few lines of data on the screen that caught Eddy's eyes."Boss," Eddy said pointing to a random line. "there""What?" Damien asked irritatedly, not understanding what Eddy was pointing to.Eddy moved closer to his boss and touched a picture. It was the picture of a lady and Eddy felt the resemblance was deep to the one his boss had sketched."The woman in this picture," Eddy began, "she looks like the one from your sketches. The one you've been searching for for years."Damien's interest was instantly piqued and he immediately taped the picture. His eyes widened instantly.Eddy was right. She did look like the girl from that one night years ago. Those eyes, he could never forget them. Except for the fact that the one in the picture looked more mature, everything was the same.After the nightstand with Eleanor, Damien had been crazy about finding her. He had even beg
Eleanor chuckled, "Cassie, I'm not interested" "You might not be interested. But," Cassie took Eleanor's hands in hers and said, "They need a father Eleanor. You don't just expect them to grow up without one, right?" Eleanor was quiet and didn't respond. She only looked at the kids quietly. Nathan had finally slept off too. It was true they needed a father, but she didn't want just any man for them, she was determined to find their father. They have every right to know him, and they will know him. "Don't deprive them of the right if growing up in a happy family. Please Eleanor" Cassie added. "Cassie, they have a father" "Then where is he, Eleanor?" Cassie retorted. She was starting to lose her cool. They have a father, so she heard countless times. But where was he? She couldn't understand just why Eleanor was refusing to date, anyone. Since they met, men have been asking her out, yet she was refusing without even thinking twice. Just what was wrong with her? "All I'm saying
Eleanor woke up late the next day. It was already past eight when she left the bed.She decided to take the twins to visit their great-grandma. Since Cindy wanted to see them, she'd bring them to her."Mama, we're set!" Tasha called happily. Her little feet made their way down the stairs as she pulled her brother behind her.A smile formed on her face when she saw them, "Oh... Don't you two look so cute." she pulled their cheeks playfully and they giggled.Suddenly, Tasha's smile dissolved into a frown. Noticing this, Eleanor asked. "What's wrong baby?""Mama?""Yes, baby?""What if great grandma doesn't like me?" Tasha asked suddenly. Her voice sounded like she was about to break down into tears."Who can dislike a baby as cute as you?" Cassie asked as she descended the stairs.She had just come into the room to here Tasha's childish question."No one, I repeat, no one at all could be able to withstand your charm my darling. You're adorable and irresistible, so great grandma would ha
Eleanor had barely taken five steps when she abruptly stopped and turned around. "I believe you got my offer from Lawyer Jesse last night. Choose wisely, besides am still a McKinley." She said meaningfully and continued to walk away.Alexander gritted his teeth in anger when he heard her words.*Crash!!The table in the hall was sent crashing to the wall by Alexander.Elaine and Penny instantly drew back in fear. They didn't want to be at the receiving end of Alexander's anger.The anger in him was only growing more and more."That stupid girl!" His voice thundered in the hall."Who does she think she is? Huh!"Last night, after the call with the lawyer, he had convinced himself that it was nothing but a threat. But hearing it from Eleanor now, he didn't know why he suddenly felt scared."I'd show her what I am made of!" Alexander vowed.*****The lobby of the Elegance Hotel was lavishly decorated. The marble floor was so clean and clear that it reflected the beautiful lights.A man s