Chapter 65: The court's final judgement.
That same morning Arthur announces his new move to his staffs, Joel had gone to his boss' office to inform him immediately.
Scott had no time to check on that, his face was glued to his system. In his front were many heaps of files, looking like a discarded materials.
"Boss!". Joel had knocked about three time, he entered the office since he didn't get any response.
Scott lifted up his face, he saw his PA looking like someone who had run 100 miles in seconds. "How may I help you? If it is something irrelevant, just get out". He continued looking at his system thinking it was something unnecessary.
"It's Young master Arthur, boss".
"Hmmm, go on". Joel smiled knowing his boss would surely be interested.
"He organized a new project, trying to compete with the Silver Group". He smiled.
Scott smirked hearing what Joel had said. "Don't make any move for now, we don't need to alert our enemy for no reason".
"Yes boss". Joel bowed.
"Just keep your watch on him, and report to me any important detail". He said coldly, the light in his eyes sparkling gold.
"Yes boss, I'll take my leave now".
Scott nodded, he smiled to himself.
Joel saw him smiling as he turned to leave the office, he wondered what was happening to him.
Scott's phone lit up as he received a message from his wife. She had resumed work today, his works in the office had piled up since he wasn't really able to attend to them while Flora was resting at home.
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Noon...
Cylene's flight was early, she landed in City B around 2pm in the afternoon. She had disguised herself like a wealthy woman coming for business purpose.
With a dark glass on her face and a thick leather clothing worn as a piece on her body, she walked majestically into the black built car already prepared for her at the airport.
She was driven to a big hotel in a subtle area. "Hope the room is well furnished and clean?". She asked the driver.
"Yes ma'am". He answered her.
"Alright, keep it cool, my princess would be coming soon".
"Yes ma'am". Cylene had forgotten about Royce, she knew there was nothing much she could do to save him. She moved along with the stranger's plan in order to get things straight.
She believes if Presch could be able to give the Robbin family a male child, things would fall back in place, and Royce would be able to leave peacefully.
Money is the sole of everything, that was her belief. If she could get a lot of money, it would be easier to bribe those criminal officers and get her son out of there.
"We are here ma'am". The driver gave her the notice.
Cylene alighted the car, she walked up straight to her destined room in the hotel. The place was more like a suite to her.
In few minutes, her princess would be coming to visit her, she was overjoyed.
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"You may go in". Royce wore a prisoner's clothing, his hair dripping a bad maintenance vibes. He had not been well taken care of since he had been in the prison, he wondered if his mother had planned to make him rot here in jail.
His anger aroused greatly, giving the warder officer a bad evil look. "I said get inside". Royce went in and sat down gently.
The gate was locked at him, he looked up and felt blank.
"Is this how his life would end?". He was lost, he thought the lawyer his mother had sent was a capable one to free him of all these nonsense.
No, it was all staged. His mother had purposely pushed him here to abandon him.
Maybe there would be a chance of repentance, he didn't know. He just felt devastated, laid on the bare cold floor and drifted to the dream realm.
In his case, the Judge had given him 2 years of imprisonment with hard labor. Following Scott's word, Vincent made it possible for his sentence to be reduced.
Vincent wondered what Scott was planning, because, when he comes out again, he is coming out into the hands of the real lions. Then, there would be no one to save him.
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"Presch, you are here". Cylene opened the door widely for her to come in.
"How is your husband? What about the baby? Are you also good?". She asked her.
"Hmm, everybody is good mum". Her big stomach tipped out in her cloth.
"Mum, you look so different, who is taking care of you?". She asked joyfully, touching her face and checking her luggages.
Cylene smiled seeing her daughter's actions. "Pick anything you want my princess, they are all for you".
"Awnn, mum I miss you so much". Presch cried and ran to hug her mother.
"I miss you more my princess". They hugged each other dearly.
Cylene allowed her to sit on the chair. "So princess, this is the solution".
There was a tablet form of drug passed to Presch. "So this can change the baby's gender?". She was very amazed.
"Yes my love. Your pregnancy is now more than 4 weeks right?". Cylene wanted to confirm.
"Yes mum".
"Alright, make sure to take it every night in three days. After that, you can go with your husband for a scan".
"Hmm, are you sure this will work?". She was not sure if this would work, she looked at the tablet with an indifferent expression.
"It would, trust me my princess." Cylene stood up from where she sitted. She walked to the fridge and brought out a dish with a bowl of fruits.
"Take this and eat, I got it specially for you". Presch eyes bulged our brighter, this was one of her favorite.
"Thank you mum". She thanked her.
However, Presch couldn't get a hold on something disturbing her mind. She could feel it that her mother had totally changed. She was not as calm as this before, looking even more beautiful and wealthy.
As her daughter, she doesn't even care how she was doing, she wondered if she was even her real mother. Hmph!
Cylene had gone to freshen up when Presch was having her weird thoughts. "Please be fast with eating. We are going to see your brother today". She shouted from the room.
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"Ryain Royce, you have a visitor looking for you". One of the security came to call him.
Royce wandered who the visitor might be.
He walked out of the cell as the warder officer granted him access to. Looking before him as he approached the visitor's visiting room, his eyes met a familiar faces, they so much look alike that he will never forget who they were.
"Royce, I'm so sorry. How have you been?". Cylene talked hurriedly, she knew she had offended him as a mother.
He sat down, a thick wall glass demarcated them from getting access to each other. "I thought you would actually send someone else to come and see me as my mother or family". His eyes were red, looking like he would burn down where they were.
"Is that how you suppose to talk to mum after everything she has done for you?". Presch responded to him, she felt he was ungrateful. For her, she couldn't get anything from their mother, except a stupid fake drug.
"Heyy, I never talked to you. Despite being in City B, there was never a day, never a day you came here to check up on me. Such brutality!".
Cylene came in. "Royce, stop talking to your sister that way, we all tried our best. We are sorry". She bowed her head in disappointment.
Presch face looked really really bad, she wished she could slap him to warn him of his words.
"Oh sis, are you jealous because you couldn't get such treatment?". He laughed hystericallly.
"Is it the brutality treatment I got that landed me here or the treatment of faking a lawyer to stand up for me? Which one?". He laughed again, sounding so ugly.
"Royce!". Presch shouted, not caring about her present condition.
"Royce, that is not what happened. We really planned to save you, but I couldn't come back to City B because those enemies were looking for me".
She sighed in between. "I ran away from them, back here doesn't mean I'm save. I will be returning back there soon, I just came here to check up on you and your sister. Please Royce, try to understand me". She was almost crying.
Seeing her teary eyes, Royce stood up suddenly. "From now on, I no longer have a family member. No mother, no sister. Please leave, and never seek for me anymore". Royce said and left.