Billionaire Ascendancy

“Seems like you’re really growing wings Stefan! You better watch your mouth next time when talking to me. If not, I will put you in your rightful place”. He bellowed at me as I kept quiet.

“You’all should stop all this fighting and quarrel, this isn’t the right time for this okay?” Katherine roared at us as I focused on my driving. This isn’t the right time for me to quarrel with my uncle, but somehow, I was really happy with the words I had thrown at him earlier.. gosh, I’m certain that he feels the pain of what I said to him. Not quite long, we arrived at Saint Mary hospital which was close to our side. A stretcher was brought to dad immediately as he was taken inside the ward for an emergency case but the doctor didn’t let us in. Raven had already come to the hospital before we could arrive there and she had been waiting for us.

We could only stand outside the passenger, waiting for the doctor’s results on what was wrong with dad. But deep down I do hope dad is dead. Even when I and the security guard actually took him to the car, he was still breathing meaning that he’s still got some life spine in him but I do hope my thoughts aren’t wrong. If dad mistakenly passed out due to everything that had happened then I believe that Uncle will be targeted as a murderer who had killed him. Just by Looking at him from where I was standing, he wasn’t even showing any signs of remorse. I’m sure he’s praying that dad should give up the ghost so he could claim his position and be the Heir of the Black family.

I might say I’m surprised that my aunt didn’t even show concern about dads sudden collapse. I was even expecting her to scold her uncle for having a fight with him but she never did that. Richard was her favorite son anyway. After some minutes, the doctor finally left the ward and approached us with a normal countenance which showed me that dad was fine. Maybe he’s just battling with some sickness.

“Well, the young Man there is your son right?” The doctor narrowed his gaze towards Katherine, wanting to know the relationship she had with him before telling us what was wrong with him. “Yes doctor! He’s my son”. Aunt spoke out sadly. Her tone in curiosity of what the doctor has to say concerning dad’s mental health. “The young man there it’s currently battling with high blood pressure and because he was emotional, he fell into a coma, so sad to say this, but I can’t predict when he will wake up from the state he’s currently in, so I expect you all to be patient”. The doctor explained to us then walked away. I could see how petrified Raven was after hearing what the doctor said. She was looking so sad, like someone that’s about to cry. I actually expected my uncle to apologize after hearing what the doctor said but instead, what he said actually left me in bewilderment.

“Ohhhh so sad that Harper won’t be waking up soon since he’s in a coma! I think this is the right time for me to be the Heir. Situation doesn’t really lie, we all can see that Harper isn’t capable of running the company and fate just happened to prove that to all of us, so what do you think mother? Aren’t I fit and capable to become the Heir, unlike Harper who’s currently battling with some high blood……. “Richard!!”

Aunt bellowed at uncle who was being interrupted. “How could you think of such a thing? How could you say such a thing about your brother Richard?” I could see how disappointed grandmother was, I’m sure she wasn’t expecting to hear her spoilt favorite son say this. What was she even expecting? Of course Richard is one spoiled brat, who she had trained with easy hands. “How could you say such a thing to my father? Let’s just forget about the fact that everything is happening because he has been chosen as the heir to the family, but my dad is your brother! He’s your younger brother for Christ sake and how could you speak so ill of him in front of everybody? Do you want this Heir thing to tear the relationship you both have apart? Raven was furious and she had decided to say something to uncle even though she might sound rude and of course I was proud of her.

“You should know about this uncle”. She then paused her speech as she narrowed her gaze to her father’s ward. ” Even If my dad can’t be the Heir then you have no right to be uncle! You can’t be the Heir of the family because you’re not entitled to that, that won’t happen, not under my watch”. Raven threatens him as he bursts into laughter. “Are you threatening me now Raven? When did that start? Who gave you that courage?

Uncle questions her as I fumed in anger. “I can’t believe that my little Niece had summoned the courage to talk to me this way!

“If I am not qualified to be the heir, then who is? Is it you? “Yes it’s me!” Ravens replied back to him with a sad tone. Already frustrated on why uncle was behaving this way. All uncle could do was to burst into more laughter on hearing Raven replied to his questions. “And you think I will allow a little rat like you to be the Heir?” I was feeling really bad with the way my uncle was treating Raven at the moment. Grandmother wasn’t saying anything to their argument, all she could do was to remain silent, biting her fingers. I walked up to Raven then held her hands, trying to show my support to her and she was stunned by my actions.

“You’re right Uncle, if her father can’t be the Heir due to his mental health then his daughter ‘Raven’ can take his place by becoming the heir”. Uncle even laughed harder which makes me doubt if he isn’t trying to run mad right now because his laugh was getting out of hand. Sometimes he will ruffled his head while laughing and hit his leg against the ground thereby causing people attention. “And who told you to interfere in this family matter Stefan? A loser like you isn’t allowed to drop his opinion in a circumstance like this because your opinion won’t be needed since you’re not important in this family”. And as usual, uncle uttered, referring to me who had decided to interfere in their family business upon knowing that I was going to receive Such insult from him.

Katherine rolled her eyes at me, saying that Raven needed to work for another small company precisely because she had found a husband like me. I was really angry at how they were all looking down at me. Can I really do this? Can I really stay with Raven and fulfill Alexander Black promise at the End of the story? I was getting tired of how they were maltreating me. Sometimes I feel like giving up but seeing how far I’ve come into this I couldn’t. There’s no turning back now, not after everything I had passed through. I just need to be patient and see that things will start working my way again, probably when I’m able to earn their respect.

“Raven I think you should……” Katherine was about to say another awful thing to Raven when the doctor approached us. “I do hope you guys are aware that you’re currently in a hospital, you’all should try to keep your voice calm because you’re making noise”. The doctor uttered then walked away but that didn’t stop Katherine from saying what she wanted to say.

“I have overlooked the situation and I’m sorry to announce this but Richard will be the Heir of the family company if Harper can’t recover faster. We need someone to lead the company during the time he will be in coma…..!! She then paused her speech as she gripped the hold of Raven’s hands and glared at her eyes keenly, maintaining eye contact with her. “Actually to be honest, it was a wrong idea for you to suggest that you could be the Heir Raven! You’re a woman and a woman isn’t supposed to lead a company. Richard is the right person for this, I even pondered why you seem to be out of your thoughts and thinking whenever you’re with this useless disgusting being of a thing”. Hearing such words from her, Raven let go of her gripped then drifted away from her. She was flinched to hear all those words from someone she knows.

“But grandmother it doesn’t matter! I have seen lots of women who became the president of a company and was actually leading so why can’t I ?” I could feel the pain in Raven’s voice as she asked those questions.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“It’s because you’re different from those people! Your fate wasn’t to become a president but another thing! I could let you work in a small company but can’t let you run our company, Richard will be the right Heir if Harper doesn’t recover soon. Katherine said those words then walked away with Richard who was smiling at me.

For the first time in a while, Raven burst into tears over the words aunt had thrown at her. “I’m sorry daughter but everything will be okay trust me”. mother cheered her up, hugging her tightly to herself.