'Nasir Fu'ad'. An old man picture printed on the paper above his details. His hair and beard completely grey and wrinkles all over his face.
"Woah! Do you mean this old man is also my dad's foe? He suppose to be thinking about his death not other peoples life" lamented Aliya flabbergasted at the man in the picture.
"I guess just normal business fued" said yazeed.
She turned the next page and a young handsome man with mischievous foxy eyes came into view and a familiar name was written below.
"Adam Samson".
'So this is him' Aliya thought to herself.
"So what's the the fued ?" She asked.
"I guess it because his company also lost it popularity after your dad's own establishment, I'm not really sure" said yazeed unsurely.
"He's younger than my dad,it shouldn't be that or...whatever".
"So can we go see Fahad Rheema?".
"You mean now" Zyn asked her his eyes wide as if she's trying to do something illegal.
"Why not".
"Aliya we can't, till we ask for permission he won't just see us " Yazeed answered her.
"So what now?" She asked again.
"I will talk to his secretary to arrange a meeting for us with him".
"You know this isn't a business encounter right?".
"Of course".
"So you should make it fast,so we will be able to take care of important things further".
"That will depend on when he want to see us I guess,since he deem us his enemies, he won't just casually meet us like some acquaintance of his" said Yazeed.
"I will go for now, so you...call me when you get the approval".
"Let me see you out".
They walked to where Aliya packed her car in silence not saying anything to each other focusing on figuring out their thoughts and what their future plan should be.
"Yazeed" Aliya called out to him when she was about to enter the driver seat of her car.
"Was my dad a bad person?" She asked solemnly, eyes darting nervously her hand clenching the car door tightly.
"Come on Aliya, people won't love you no matter how good you are, they will try harder to find something to pick on you or judge you just because you have something they don't, they will always be envious of your freedom and fortune and only little will like you for truly you.
So forget about what people say about your dad , cause Mr Sultan is a man with a golden heart in place of flesh" Yazeed said lamenting the words with a look of adoration definitely talking about his idol.
Aliya smiled at his words with tears glistening her eyes.
"Thank you" she said before entering the car with her friends who were also smiling at the relieving words.
"Is it much that necessary to meet Fahad Rheema" Amanda asked on their way home after leaving Yazeed's resident.
Aliya turned to look at the black long haired pretty girl beside her on the passenger seat before turning her sight to the road.
"Yes I need to clear it up to avoid future dispute" she said with a strained smile.
"We. We are in it together" Sofia chipped in sternly looking at Aliya through the rear mirror.
"Sofia's right. It concerns us as much as it's to you,he was a father to us cause he took us like his" said Amanda to Aliya who smiled at the words as a warm feeling robbed her chest soothingly.
'She isn't alone ' she thought to herself, her friends are also her allies in this mission.
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A black Range Rover drove entering the opened large black gate with golden intricate on it after their identity was confirmed by the securities at the gate.
The black car drove inside the mansion rounding the fountain of the mansion and parking the car , coming out of it the crew were greeted by the butler in black clothing.
"Aliya Sultan Malik?" The dark short butler asked.
"Yes it me" replied Aliya, she turned around looking at the status standing in the fountain grass, some of animals and other humans.
"This way please" the butler guided her with the rest of her squad inside.
They walked up the large round stairs and standing in front of it was a large black double door with the golden intricate just the mansion gate , passing through the double door they walk into a large spacious living room with black and golden furnitures.
'Is this Rheema guy an ancient demon or what,why everything black and golden' this is the thought on their mind when seeing the room after all the design color they found since their arrival is this apart from the grasses and flowers.
"Please take seats, Mr Rheema will soon be here" said the butler gesturing towards the sofas for them to take . After they were seated he left and a woman in black and grey uniform entered with some refreshment drinks and snacks.
"Please help yourself with it" the woman said with a polite smile and left.
"I must say...for someone who took dad as an enemy is really welcoming towards us from his workers attitude" Aliya commented.
"Maybe that's just their behavior towards all visitors of their Boss" said Sofia eating cookies she took.
"We will see if he's really welcoming towards us" this time Yazeed also made his own opinion.
"What do I owe the honor of such visit by Sultan Malik's precious jewel" the voice of a young man wearing a black suit said as he came into view staring right at Aliya or through her. His handsome face plastesterd with a mischievous smile but his eyes look eerily blank making them shifts on their seat.
"It's about the incident between your grandfather and my dad" Aliya managed to say after composing herself.
The rest looked at her calm composure making them praise her internally not aware of her internal turmoil cause something about Fahad is just intimidating.
Feeling the room temperature drop even lower they felt goosebumps on them, they turn their attention to the source wich can only be Fahad Rheema for they have stepped into his personal life reopening the wound he tried to healed.
"Are you here to tell your father's last wish? Is it his wish to finally admits his ugly doings?" He seethed with anger laced in his voice, his smile no where to be found like a change of weather.
Surprisingly to the squad Aliya still remained calm even after Fahad's outburst.
"No. Am here to tell you about the real truth behind his death" she declared determingly.
"Don't you dare come and start making up some bullshit here" he yelled again.
"Will you man up and listen to the lady and stop acting like a child throwing tantrum? Amanda also yelled frustrated at the man's change of attitude.
" I doubt if we look like people that will waste their time just to come here and fabricate a story to rile you up. So suck it up and stop looking for someone to blame and listen to Aliya " Sofia also added calmly all the while glaring at the hotheaded handsome man.
Aliya smiled at her friends in supporting her taming the little 'adorable beast' who's acting more like a child throwing a tantrum now than the intimidating man they first met.
A/N: hello loveliest! I hope you're enjoying it. Chapter 41 published on web novel. Pls click on the little star and make a comment. I'll like to know how you feel about it and feel free to make corrections as we are all prone to mistakes. Thank you😘🤩.
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Shadows Of Betrayal
Mystery / Thriller"I-I can't believe it's you!" Aliyah is a daughter of a rich business man who grew up an only child raised by her only father ,after finishing her studies abroad she came back home to meet her father's dead body in his pool of blood murdered ruthles...
