REVENGE (Love Conquereth All)

"Sleeping beauty, wake up!"

"Oh, Daddy stop!" Sophia said sleepily.

"It's morning sweetie, get up and prepare for school"

"Good morning, Daddy? I know, please just get out already" She woke up fully as Mr. Williams smiled.

"Okay, I'll let you be, but promise to be done with your preparation within thirty minutes so you won't be late to school"

"Okay, fine, I promise so...bye!" She shrugged and he left her alone.

"Oh great! My dad has to know that I'm no longer a child, I'm Eighteen years old for Christ's sake, he should stop treating me like a five years old child"

She mumbled as she lumbered to the bathroom and within a minute she was done bathing.

After rubbing some lotion on her body, she put on her panties, wore her school uniform and carried her expensive school bag which was bought for her by her mother on her last trip to Dubai.

She sprayed her perfume and exited the room, ambling into the parlour.

"Morning, Mommy" she greeted her mother, Mrs Jenny Williams, she planted kisses on her cheeks.

"How was your night, princess?" Mrs Williams replied.

"It was fine" She uttered as she sat down to eat the sumptuous meal at the dining table.

It was a toasted bread, baked cookies, sardine, corn beef, butter, and fried chicken which was placed on the table and so much more.

Sofia ate to her satisfaction as her mother gave her a lunchbox which contained fried rice and veggies.

She doesn't like eating in her school's canteen as she believes the food isn't hygienic and sweet like her mother's food.

She hopped inside her Ferrari car, and the driver drove her to school.

Mr And Mrs Williams are a successful business couple who owns the biggest company known as W/R in the city of Korea.

Mr. William is an American man, but he was born in Korea, he grew up and owns a company there though he now decided to reside/settle in New York City. His company deals in technology.

While Mrs. Williams owns a fashion opera and organizes shows for international models and artists.

This made anybody want to be friends with them, but they had no time for friendship.

Mr Williams trusts only one man who manages his business as his personal assistant.

Sophia came into their life after ten years of marriage. This situation almost led to their breakdown before she came into their lives, she was their miracle.

Since then, they vowed to give her anything she wants and best out of life for coming unexpectedly to wipe their tears.

Immediately Sophia stepped out of her car, her fellow students ran towards her to take pictures of her and begged her to take a selfie with them.

She's the school goddess, brilliant, smart and a diva, but she's rude and bossy, she doesn't mind stepping on people because she believes they are worthless.

She was respected by the students because her father is the owner of the school and they want to be friends with her even though she doesn't waste time to spat on them.

With all that, no one dares insult her because you'll be expelled from the school immediately or fired if you are a teacher.

"Sofia, please, I want to take a picture with you, just a second!" A female voice called her attention.

"I'll be very happy if you accept my gift. I really like you" Another person said, bringing something wrapped in a plastic bag to her, but she ignored her.

Her friends immediately showed up and proudly walked with her to the classroom. They knew that so many other students who wished to be in their shoes, to be seen around, touching and talking with the school queen, were already dying with jealousy and envy.

"Hi bebes, you look amazing" Rebecca praised her, admiring her new hair style and dress.

"Oh yes, I do! You guys look cool too, but next time, try wearing another shoe, I don't like this particular shoe you're putting on, she scolded Ivy with a disgusting look.

"Okay, whatever" Ivy murmured.

They went inside their class and found their new mathematics teacher already teaching, they sat down and got many envious glances from their other classmates.

Sophia brought out a chewing gum from her bag and started chewing noisily without minding the teacher.

"Who amongst you here is making that silly noise?" He asked and there was no response. Everybody was too scared to point their finger at her.

Getting no reply, he continued solving what he was writing and waited for the culprit to expose him or herself. He heard another sound of the gum and turned sharply to see Sophia bubbling the gum.

"Come outside now!" He commanded and fixed his angry eyes on Sofia and her crew who were busy operating their phones.

Her friends fearfully turned their attention to the teacher and nudged her to stop too, but she glared at them and continued what she was doing.

The class was silent as everyone watched the whole event displaying in front of them quietly.

He angrily walked to her and slapped her left cheek and snatched her phone from her.

"Are you mad?" She cursed as she returned the slap.

"You slapped me? Do you know who I am?" The man rasped in as everyone laughed at him.

"You are a nobody!" She snarled.

While some people who saw the whole thing Sofia did as a disrespect kept muttering as they couldn't believe their eyes.

"You dared slap me, your own teacher! As from today henceforth, I won't have you in my class and you're suspended.

"Suspended?" She laughed at the perplexed teacher.

"You don't know that you're as good as fired? You better start picking your bits and pieces to leave the school premises before I have the guards arrest you!" She barked and stormed out of the classroom.

Sophia didn't go back to the classroom, she got into her car and ordered the driver to take her home.

"He must be punished and I'll make sure that he learnt his lesson!" She muttered on the drive home, the driver asked what was wrong and she shunned him.

She indignantly came down from her car and met her parents already prepared to leave for work.

"What's with the poker face? Why did you come home early?" Her dad asked, noticing the sad expression she had on her face.

"It was one stupid teacher blathering like an addlepated nincompoop who had the guts to raise his filthy hands on me!" She said in a provoked manner.

"A teacher? Did what?!" her mother asked.

"He slapped me, mom!" She mumbled.

"What?" Her mother looked at Mr Williams angrily. "Honey, did you hear that?"

"You can handle that, sweetheart. I have some business transactions to take care of" Mr Williams said and left first.

Mrs Williams called the school manager and authorized him to fire the new teacher immediately.

"Don't worry, honey, he has been taken care of. Go back to your room and relax, no one dares lay a finger on my princess. Does he want to leave a scar on your face?" Her mother tapped her cheeks fondly.

"He wouldn't dare, I'm sure I left some on his own face. I will be inside Mom, have a good day at the office" Sophia chuckled and happily went upstairs to her room.

*Evening*

"Dad, there's this new wristwatch that I just saw online. Please, can you buy it for me?" Sofia whined holding her father's hand.

"Where's the sample of the watch?" he sighed.

"Wait a second, Dad, let me check my phone" She brought out the already saved photos of the wristwatch and she showed it to him.

"Daddy, please promise me that you'll buy it for me, I want to wear it on my birthday" She said goaded when she saw the disinterested look on her father's face.

"Okay, I'll see what I can do" he had to accept, she noticed his sad expression.

Recently, their business has been going down. Mrs Smith whom they trusted their business unto said he invested millions of dollars in a partnering company and claimed they ran away with the money.

***

A man in his forties, tall, white skinned, dressed in suit could be seen taking down the elevator as he exited the entrance aibling outside.

Glancing left and right, he picked his buzzle phone as he cleared his throat before responding to the caller.

"I hope you've done the needful?" The caller on the phone asked and he replied "yes sir"

"Good, I want you to leave Seoul Korea immediately and come back to America to meet Your girlfriend," the caller ordered.

"Sir, you really mean it? He asked in a happy tone as the caller groaned over the phone.

"I really meant what I said, once you get to the airport, you wouldn't need to do some unnecessary things because I've planned everything already. You should go and enjoy your life, you've done enough. Thank you for your time and services"

"No sir, I should be thanking you for giving me this job though it's risky. I really appreciate everything you've done for me" He uttered as the conversation came to an end.

Immediately he hopped into a taxi, he heard the siren of the police car and was gripped by fear at first, until the cops passed by the taxi and went to take care of the traffic, he released a deep breath and lit his cigarette.

"Those ingrates!" He muttered.

Mr. Smith sat down in his room and enjoyed an alcoholic beverage and smiled at the call he just got. He felt happy that the operation was successful.

"Wow, at least everything is going well and very soon, I'll be the talk of the town" He murmured in contentment and imagined the good and luxurious life he will start to live soon.

"Dad, I've chosen the school I want to go to," Justin, his only son said, simpering. He showed him a picture of the beautiful school building and a name under it; W/R INTERNATIONAL.

"It's okay for me, if you like it, it's your choice, but the school is too extroverted.

You don't have to worry about the expenses, just forward their account details and everything that needs to be paid for" Mr Smith said, he eyed the name of the school that he will soon take over.

"You really mean it, dad?" Justin was overwhelmed with joy.

"Yeah, enjoy yourself, son," Mr Smith answered.

Justin beamed at that and happily went downstairs to call his friends who are students in the international school to tell them that he is coming. He can't wait to get to the school tomorrow and have the school goddess as his girlfriend.

"Pretty Goddess, here I come!" He jumped up and down.

He can't wait to meet his school friends and...

*Next Morning*

His lips curved in a sly smile as he watched himself in the mirror. He can't just stop admiring himself as he knows the girls will drool over him at school.

Carrying his bag, he slid out of his room and went straight to the parking lot to pick a car of his choice.

Hopping into a yellow bugatti, the driver started the ignition and they zoomed off, heading to his new school.

***

Sofia was overjoyed after her father promised to buy her a wrist watch.

Coming out of the car, her two best friends rapidly sighted her and ran to her.

"How was your night girls?" She asked them and ignored the usual chaos the other students caused at the sight of her. She has gotten used to it and totally ignoring them is her only response.

"Good, yours?" Her friends chorused.

"Not bad at all! My birthday is coming and guess what my father promised to buy for me?!" She beamed.

Everybody could be seen with their phones and cameras as they took pictures of her, some had selfie sticks just to make sure their faces appeared.

They're always amazed by her new clothes as they were luxurious and original.

The crowd blocking her path started pulling away and making a way for her like the red sea split for the children of Israel when she glared at them.

In a twinkle of an eye, all their attention turned to a beautiful car that pulled up beside hwrs at the school parking lot.

He was a new student, looked rich, tall, cute and had hazel eyes. He was more like a K-pop star and Sophia was dazzled by his easy strides towards her.

"He seems too childish for my liking, look at his shoes, shirt and trousers, they all seem fake and obviously cheap!" Sophia snorted and her friends laughed.

"I'm sure he's trying to impress you, I wonder how he got your sense of dressing but one thing he fücked up was the clothes, it looks too simple" Sunny indicated as Molly nodded her head in agreement.

"Totally right"

Just as she was about to turn away, someone called her instagram name "Pretty goddess!!" She looked up and their eyes locked. He is just three steps away from her.

"How did you get to know that name?" She asked scornfully when her muddled brain started working again.

"I'm one of your fans, I follow you on every social media. I'm happy to finally meet you in person" he winked at her.

She looked him up and down, shrugged and turned to leave, but he pulled her back.

"Not so fast, sweetheart. I like you, and I want you" He confessed, he was too straight forward for her liking.

"Sweetheart!" The crowd oohed and aahed at the dominant and charming prince.

"Get your f**king hands off me" Sophia cursed and he did just that. "Good for you!" She turned sharply and left.

"How can he just come out of nowhere and start talking nonsense?! Do I look like some goods that he will just meet the seller and price without much stress?!!" She muttered to herself and walked to her classroom.

Surprisingly, the guy walked in with some of his gang.

"Holy crap! Don't tell me that guy is stalking you? He can't be in the same classroom with us!" Molly exclaimed.

"He can be anywhere he wants, let him not step on my toes and he will last in this school" She snorted.

***

"How do we get the money refunded? I wish I knew this was gonna happen, I couldn't have started it, he ran away with our money and my daughter's birthday is tomorrow for crying out loud" Mr Williams panicked.

"It's gonna be okay, honey, at least we still have the school. We can still work something out and the police gave us their word that they must catch those fraudsters" His wife consoled him.

"It isn't fine, honey, look at us, everything we have worked hard for is going down the drain, what happens to Sophia? The good life she is accustomed to, what will I tell her?" He lamented.

"What about Mr Smith, what did he say about this? I mean, this is his idea after all and he told you that he knew those men very well" She inquired curiously.

Could it actually be that Mr Smith is plotting evil against them because they trusted him too well? Otherwise, he would have done something about it than sit back and watch.

This thought finally made sense to Mr Williams...

***

Sophia watched as so many people came to collect her birthday invitation card from her friends.

Finally, she will be eighteen years old tomorrow and will become an adult, at least, she can do adult things and have a boyfriend without her parents bugging her.

Actually, she fantasizes about having these men in que pleading to kiss her feet and she will find her prince charming and step on them.

She has heard enough about the word LOVE, isn't it time she even crushed on someone? Who knows who this person will be!

"You shouldn't just give anybody the card, I don't want everywhere to be crowded by those gold diggers" Sofia whispered to Molly's ears.

"I was thinking the same thing. I will let Sunny and Eve know" Molly went to inform her other friends who helped in sharing the card to mind who they invited.

"Sophy, don't you think you are being overly rude?" Molly asked when she came to sit down beside her again.

"Rude? Wait, don't talk to me like you are my mother 'cause you are not and will never be! This is the third time I am warning you about preaching to me, if you repeat this, you will cease to be my friend!" Sophia said furiously.

"I know I am not your mother, but I would rather tell you the truth and cease to be your friend than pretend I am enjoying your arrogant attitude towards people! You are just so blinded by wealth!" Molly said bravely.

They drew attention immediately. Everybody expected them to pick a fight, it will be a good gossip for their enemy for the whole of two weeks. But amongst all her friends, Molly was her childhood friend and they understand each other more than anything else.

If it were someone else, Sophia would have slapped the person, but Molly, nay! She knows she is right, but Sophia believes that if she is so good to people, they would step on you and hurt you.

"I don't want to see you at my birthday party!" She thrusted a warning finger to her face.

"Okay, no problems. Have a happy belated birthday celebration! You can as well share your cards!!" Molly threw her hands up and walked away.

"Are you really being serious? Molly! Go to hell!!!" Sophia ran after her.

Molly noticed and started running... Their other friends who know them too well ignored them. This is not the first time they are quarreling and it only ends in a joke.

"Good evening sir, you called me" Mr. Smith's bodyguard, Flying dragon, greeted with a bow.

"Yeah, I want you to do me a favour?"

"Sir, I'm at your services anytime"

"Cool, look for a group of assassins for me" He said, the bodyguard was dumbfounded...

"A group of... assa... " He stammered.

"What is wrong with you? I didn't ask you to be the assassinator for me, I just want you to hire them for me"

The young man moped at him like a dummy.

"Just tell me that you can't do it" Mr Smith waved at his face.

"I can do it sir! I'll find an assassin for you" Flying Dragon said. "If there's nothing else, I beg to leave first" he added, bowed and left.

"I can't wait until the day comes, the day I'll sit upon that chair, to be hailed and called the CEO of that company" Mr Smith smiled and sipped a little of his drink.

"You should wait for your death. I'm tired of keeping quiet, it is time for me to take over" he muttered and laughed loudly.

****

Sofia was awoken by a noise, an annoying noise disturbing her from her peaceful sleep this morning.

"Oh damn! Gosh, what's with the sound?" she groaned, turning around the bed.

The noise was becoming very stuffy as she indignantly woke up! Opening her eyes she saw her room decorated with so many flowers and balloons.

She used her palm to clean her eyes just to make sure she wasn't hallucinating, then opened it to a cheer...

"It's your birthday, honey" Her father's voice echoed in her mind and snapped her back to reality. She seems to have been dreaming before.

"Oh good morning dad, morning mom" She greeted them and embraced them happily.

"Happy birthday, my princess" Her mother cheered, pecking her cheeks.

She was amazed by the decorations they made. How come she overslept that she couldn't detect when they were doing it.

"Oh, you see honey, we're sorry to say this... But, we can't stay and do the party with you, we have important things to do at the company" Her father said to her, with a sad look on his face, they would have loved to stay for her birthday party, but duty calls.

"Don't worry much, I understand. You don't have to worry, my friends will be there. Thanks Mom, thanks Dad" She hugged them again.

Her mom brought the gift she bought specially for this day and presented it to her. "Here, sweetie. Enjoy your day. You can take your time in opening it"

Mrs Williams planted a kiss on her daughter's forehead, all smiles.

"Oh mom, thanks," she appreciated their efforts to make her happy.

"And this is the wristwatch you requested from me. Don't worry, I will get you a surprise gift when I come back and I will take you on a tour to Paris"

Opening the box, she found a wristwatch, necklace and earrings. Exactly what she needs to wear to her party.

"Oh Daddy, thanks for the gift. I love you two," she jumped down from the bed and hugged them more closely.

"Okay, go and enjoy your birthday party, we will be going now" They went out of the room feeling really sad because they weren't able to stay with her on her special day.

***

"We can't go dude, she didn't invite us" Justin's friend, Tyler, teased, scoffing.

"Seriously guys, I'm going and nothing can change my mind about it. Can't you understand? I like her and she must be my girlfriend" Justin stood his ground.

"She's the reason why I attend that school, the reason why I came to korean" Justin murmured and his friends bursted into laughter.

"Oh my gosh, you did that for a girl who barely notices you? Who are you, John Legend? He's love struck" Tyler teased.

"Shut the f**k, Tyler! Aren't you the same person that was crushing on her before Molly? He uttered and they kept mute.

"By hook or by crook, I gotta get to that party, I need to make her mine today!"

He paused and ignored his friends who were staring at him hysterically as he went to dress up for the party.

"Come on dude, this is insane, going to a party that you are not invited to, all in the name of love!" Franko smirked.

"How do you even plan to get her? By hook or by crook, wait up, are you planning to rape that girl?" Greg asked curiously.

"I'm not stopping you since you have made up your mind to go. But I hope you don't do something stupid to her. She might be all arrogant and bossy, but she doesn't deserve to be hurt" Tyler said thoughtfully.

They followed him to the party. Two security guards could be seen on the gate dressed in a uniform as a young lady approached them with her invitation card.

Justin and his friends knew they can't go in except they have their invitation cards, but he is determined to make entrance no matter what.

They walked to the gate and were stopped by the guards.

"Where's your invitation card?" one of the men asked as he noticed that they wanted to sneak in without dropping their cards.

"Oh, we forgot it at home," he lied.

"I'm sorry but I can't let you in, if you think you really forget it, you can call her, I don't want to lose my job" the man said.

"I don't have her number, please just let me in,'' he pleaded, rumpling his head, all pissed off by the time he wasted.

"I think I know them. You guys can go inside," One of the guards said after somewhile.

"That man just save our a*s" Tyler muttered as they all went inside the Hotel's big event center.

Justin turned worriedly to look at the man that just let them in, he looked really familiar to him.

"What is it, Justin?" Tyler inquired

"I don't know, I kinda feel like I know that man that let us in. His voice and face looks familiar, but I can't remember where I have seen him before" he answered.

"That shouldn't be a problem, the good news is, we were able to get in. Come on man!" Tyler put a hand on his shoulder and dragged him forward.

The party was a big one when they got in. Justin was amazed at the number of expensive cars parked at the hotel's parking lot.

There were a lot of people, especially rich kids. There are many things one could do. Many people were in the swimming pool, others were dancing and some sat at different tables to chat, dine and wine.

Justin smiled at himself immediately he spotted her, what he needed was to at least spend time together with her, the queen of his heart.

He knows what he wants and knows that he wants her, and he doesn't waste time to get it no matter the circumstances. Today is going to be superb, that he was sure.

He took two glasses of red wine from a waiter and went to her table. She was talking seriously with her friends.

Justin didn't know when his friends left, or where they went and he didn't care. He walked over to stand behind her and whisper close to her ear.

"Happy birthday, babe," He chuckled

"How on earth were you able to get in here, I'm very sure my friends didn't give you the invitation card!" She pondered when she spun around to see him.

"That doesn't matter, okay? What matters is today being your birthday and I want you to have fun! Lots of it. Here... drink this, it is specially given to you by me from my heart. Don't say no, less my heart shatters" he said poetically.

Her friends exchanged looks, coughed and left them alone. They think it is high time their Team Queens number one princess enjoys a love life.

"How pathetic, which of the poets did you steal his or her lines? Anyway, I'm taking this 'cause I'm thirsty and I needed one" she said proudly and accepted the drink.

"You love it?" He grinned and sat down beside her.

"It's not like you bought it, I actually paid for all of these so stop acting!" She glared at him.

"You are not really as hard headed as you pose to be, there's a softness to you that people don't notice. Thanks for taking my drink, love" he touched the tip of her nose.

Sophia swatted his hand away and took a mouthful of the wine to calm her nerves. She can't tell if it is the guy's open flirtations that is turning her insides on or the wine.

"Excuse me, I gotta go to the bathroom, I think I'm pressed," she pushed herself away from the table and stood up.

Justin nodded and kept drinking, he felt somehow too, but it might be the effect of drinking red wine for the first time, he had thought.

He went to the bathroom to find her after somewhile. She wasn't there, he went upstairs and checked the rooms.

"Sophia?" He called softly when he found her in one of the rooms.

"What are you doing here? Are you alright?" He asked and helped her sit down properly on the bed.

"I don't know what's happening to me, call my friends for me" she mumbled, looking at him dazedly.