It was an early morning,Claire being the soft milky 23 years old lady that everyone knows rose again to go to her mothers store.as an only child with no father,things has being very bad for both she and her mother ,Claire didn’t remember a lot about her father but she sometimes gets a glimpse of him playing with her in her memory as a kid ,her mother has been sick for quite a while and has refused to be taken to the hospital but was forced to stay home and rest ,

As she was walking down the side walk of her street she bumped into a man

Omg,didn’t you bring your eyes along said Craig In his English accent ,

Claire on the other hand with a puzzled look quickly apologized as she didn’t want any misunderstanding with a spoiled rich brat ,he would be definitely one she thought 🤨

Oh shut it you beggar are you trying to pick pocket,your mother couldn’t feed you slut

This time a large crowd was already forming as it was at the market area not so far from Claire’s mother store

Slap 👋, Hey stupid brat,watch your tongue or I cut them and feed them to dogs ,she was so enraged and furious as she was a gentle lady she would never alow anyone say things rudely to her parents .

Craig was in a daze ,a lady just slapped him ,where the hell was his body guard ,he has never been so embarrassed all his life as he was usually spoilt and respected,he just had to step out of his car and wait for Neal who went to get strawberries for him as he was craving some on their way to the mansion.

I will make sure I find that bitch and make life a living hell for her he spat furiously ,

Where the hell have you been ? He asked Neal

Am sorry mr Craig ,the berry was hard to get as it was still early in this side for their stores to be open ,Neal said fidgeting,he has been on an edge since the news of the young master returning to country A to take over the company as a young Ceo due to his father’s health,Craig never knew what working hard means as he always get what he wanted and never gets no for an answer .

Quickly he opened the door for Craig ,who was still

Swearing entered and the ride began ……..

Claire on getting to the store forgetting what had happened on her way as she already had a lot on her mind ,all she wants right now is too get money for her moms med ,there is absolutely nothing to sell at the store as it was partly empty,almost all goods has been sold out for her mothers expenses at the hospital,the bills where to much and they could do nothing but come back home ,her mom has been battling with cancer for a while now and she knows nothing about it not until few months when she suddenly slumped at the store and was rushed to the hospital by neighbors,Claire suddenly got a call from work and had rushed to the hospital and was giving the most shocking news ever .she felt partly responsible as all she ever does was work and work ,partime everywhere available as long as it was not a bad job ,she sometimes tutors so on a normal day she gets home by 10:30 or 11 pm ,her mother was diagnosed with stage4 cancer and only has 6 months to live ,all she can do now is to stay close to her and cherish this moment,she should be at the hospital which would be a lot better but they just can’t pay for it ,so her mother was discharged.

With no customers in the store as it was barely empty Claire sat at a corner thinking of what had become of her and how her life would be without her mother ,her best friend Debby who she seldomly chat play with betrayed her when she caught her with her bf having sex,she thought that was the most devastating and bad day of her life but it isn’t ,now she sees her mother dying and there’s nothing to be done ,what other bad things could happen to her ,she had cut all connections with Debby and Nelson and faced her jobs more , Nelson made an attempt to explain and beg for forgiveness once and never even tried after she sent him away which she won’t even accept if he came a hundred times,but what baffled her the most was Debby who didn’t even care at all that day was the last day she saw both of them,Debby who harf been her childhood friend could do this to her ,it was so painful and heartbreaking,she let them be in her past now for she had way more disturbing things that hurts her deeply.

Beep….., Ooh thank goodness Claire screamed as she checked her phone screen and hurriedly close the store ,she had received her payment for the months tutoring ,she rushed of to get the medications for her mother at the hospital ,she had been so worried ,they were already a week late which shouldn’t be,she was glad she could get them now.

Craig on arriving at the mansion was welcomed wholeheartedly by his parent ,he being the only son of the adams family ,Mrs adams looking at her son with loving eyes ,she had waited 18 years ,she had visited many doctors travelled to different countries not until she was able to have him so why won’t they pamper and spoil him with every love and care and money they hard,her inlaws had pressured her husband to get married again so he could have a child as they weren’t getting any younger ,but he stayed with her and loved her ,she had even tried to opt for adoption,and her husband had willingly agreed but the family was strongly against ,it was like they were really ready to bring her happy home down ,she wondered why they hated her so much ,now she is a woman of her own ,she had her son and her husband ,she had won the battle ,haha she smiled inwardly looking at her family ,she had made sure she cut off every single relative from interfering in her homes issues ,only when they have a joint meeting do she and her husband gather with them,her husband being a very gentle man had no issues with her decision as he only wanted the best for his family .

Mr, Adam also welcomed his son with a warm hug , Come son ,go upstairs and freshen yourself up food will be served soon ,we have a lot to talk about .

Allow him ,he is just getting back from a long trip ,son don’t mind your father ,just have a warm bubble bath and come down for dinner ,i and your father would be waiting

Craig smiled ,thank you mom ,thank you dad ,I love you ,would be back in a giffy ,I am famished,he rushed up the stairs to his room which had already been cleaned ,he stood by the window inhaling the cool air of being home again after 4 years of studying abroad ,it so nice to be home again he said .

After having a good bath Craig came down to have dinner with his family ,food had already been served , come sit with me son ,his mother beckoned on him ,he sat close to his mom and they were having a wonderful family meal ,

Neal walked in with a bag of berries in hands ,he had been waiting for the right time to go in with the berries,as he dose not want to be shouted at by his madam,she was a very fearful woman with others but very meek with her son .

You can have them ,I don’t want them anymore,

Thank you young master he appreciated him and walked out hurriedly.

Mr adams cleared his throat ,Craig there is a change of plan ,you will have to arrive at the company tomorrow morning as the new Ceo

Hmmph,but he just got back darling,can’t he take a month to rest not even two days ,ha that’s so bad

Woman listen to yourself ,you are spoiling him,he is a man now and no longer a baby he is here to work and not play ,we have to get the family company standing again ,alot of shares are already with the predators who wants our fall.

I know that that ,but I never spoilt our son I just gave him the love and care a mother should give her child ,he is a very upright boy and he will get A motors back to it feet in no time ,she sighed .

Mom ,dad is right I will have to work hard ,he said grudgingly just to avoid an argument between his parent ,he wasn’t happy about resuming work the next day as he wanted to party and club with his friends ,who already made arrangements of hot girls and other stuff, I will have to let Ben know there’s is a change of plan I just have to resume tomorrow I will have plenty of time later “he thought.

And another thing ,the Ceo of silver lining (SL), mr v,he took over just a month ago but he has been a Ceo in other countries,I don’t know why he returned here ,and I just have a hutch you both might meet one day be careful not to get on his nerves as he is a very dangerous man ,the last person who had insulted him in a party just few minutes his company was gone ,watch your rude behavior ,make trustworthy friends ,an enemy is the last thing we need ,please and please don’t let me down .

I won’t dad ,I promise and thanks for being the best parents to me .

That’s ok ,go to bed early.

Anita just stared at her husband and son ,she feels he is being to hard on the young boy ,shouldn’t she care for the only son she had ,all he ever do was complain and complain,after all we both want the best for him ,she would definitely speak about this with him .

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Yes ,cut one of their arm each .