Chapter 2 Fate

Chapter 2: Fate

The streets were cold that morning as Annabella drove past. She kept thinking about her upended life but more so, where to go.

Logan, her uncle will certainly throw her out if she comes back to him.

A thought trained her mind and she swerved the car to the route that would determine her fate.

It took One hour to get to her destination. She dragged her bags out of the booths and knocked on the door of a magnificent, elegant mansion.

Momentillary, the door swung open and Annabella fell to her knees with tears in her eyes.

“ I'm sorry uncle, please forgive me for the foolishness of my past” Her eyes welled up in a pool of tears.

Logan Montego, Annabella’s uncle, was shocked at Annbella’s sudden appearance back at the old mansion.

He did not glance at her a second time before slamming the door against her.

Such a big disappointment she is to the whole family and her late parents.

Not too long again, Annabella knocked on the door and this time, her persistence paid off.

Logan opened the door and just when Annabella thought he would send her out again, he hugged her, dragging her bags inside.

In the house after a shocking welcome from Uncle Logan, Annabella narrated her ordeal with Louis Calvin to her uncle on the dining table.

Logan listened; supporting Annabella with his unwavering love that looks kind of suspicious.

Uncle Logan is not this kind. There must be something backing up his actions.

Searching deep into Logan’s dilated pupil for clarity of doubt, Annabella dropped her cutlery abruptly.

There was a reason Annabella chose to come back to her Uncle’s house after all that transpired between them three years ago.

Logan has her lifetime inheritance and Annabella is here to take it back from him.

“ Uncle '' Her thin voice struck apprehensively. “ Can we talk?” she masticated the last pancake in her mouth and swallowed it.

Logan looked up from his plate to embrace the scowl on his niece's face and he suddenly knew she was struggling with uncertainty within.

“ Anna. What is bothering you? I am your uncle please tell it to me “ he urged, shifting his food a mile to get Annabella’s attention.

A pin silence engulfed the dining area as both Uncle and niece gazed at each other, eyeball-to-eyeball like there was a long-time feud between their consciences.

“ Uncle Logan, what I want to say may be difficult but please forgive me” She begged in advance, her voice firm to her decision.

Logan chuckled” Please go ahead, Anna,” he said with ease in his face.

“ Okay” Her voice stilled.” I came back here because of the Voss Group. Uncle, please, I want my inheritance back” She suddenly stopped breathing in fear. She could see the killing reaction on Logan’s face.

Annabella knows that Logan will not release the company to her. He has been the CEO since her parents' death.

Three years ago, Annabella was obstinate. Instead of claiming her inheritance, she gave it up to marry Louis Calvin.

The look on Logan's face after Annabella made the outrageous demand made his countenance tint from glow to a grimace.

He shifted his food back to himself, holding his fork to pork the pancake inside his mouth in a sly easiness.

“ You want your inheritance back?” his hoarse voice struck as he buried his face.

“ Yes…Yes, Uncle” Annabella not knowing what to expect. She could not understand the expression on Logan’s face. It was eerie and monstrous and at the same time peaceful.

“ I will hand over the company back to you” Logan sips his fresh juice, lifting his head.

Annabella’s brows furrowed. Her uncle is not kidding. Is he?

“ You will hand over the company to me?” she asked for confirmation, her eyes scanning deep into Logan’s face for his true motives. “Yeah,” his answer wasn't just impulsive or spontaneous. It was a premeditated response and he meant it.

This was beginning to freak Annabella out. Logan can't just play around with such an important discussion, right?

“ Are you being serious, Uncle?” She asked him again with curiosity plastered all over her face.

“ I'll find a way today to hand you the company's documents. Tomorrow, both of us will be going to the company so you can see things for yourself” he paused.

Annabella excitedly rushed from her seat to give Logan a warm hug.

“ Thank you, Uncle. I promise never to let you down like I did three years ago” She chuckled and turned pale momentarily as she suddenly remembered Louis Calvin, the man she gave up her career and life for.

Logan shifted his empty plates away and sipped the last juice in his glass before turning to face Annabella.

“ Anna,” he called. “ I can only hand over the company to you on a condition that you must agree with. It has to be our little secret too” His face wrinkled from the smile that just snickered his face.

Annabella was right. Logan can not just hand over the company to her with such ease. She knew something must be fueling up his actions.

“ What is the condition, Uncle?” She mustered up to ask, her breath sinking from inside.

Glancing at her, Logan took a deep breath before saying, “Marry my friend's son, Romero”

This was the price Annabella needed to pay to be the CEO of Voss Group.

Logan knew that the reason for the arranged marriage was something deeper than what Annabella could comprehend. It was even more deadly than poison itself. “ I will never try such, Uncle Logan” Annabella stood up and left. Logan glanced at Annabella as she stomped out and a sinister smile snickered his face, his heart yearning in anticipation of what would become of his niece. “ Annabella, I love you” He muttered and gave a scorn. Logan knew it was time to draw the battle line between himself and his niece. The Inheritance Annabella was demanding was in Logan’s custody forever. It would take blood and water for Annabella to win against her uncle.

“ We will see how this will go between you and Romero, Anna,” Logan said and walked away.