PROLOGUE

The only sound that could be heard in the silent graveyard is the whooshing breeze, Katherine stood before two graves, her eyes fixed on the inscription on the graves,"LATE CAROL WELLINGTON and LATE JOHN WELLINGTON". She stood before the grave with million of questions running through her head, she still found it hard to believe that her parent were gone and that she won't see them again, she kept hoping for it to be a nightmare but days have passed and she hasn't yet woken up from the terrible dream. They were are only family and all she had in this world, now, she is all by herself and she wondered how she would survive without her parents, she was only sixteen years old, just sixteen.

" It's time to go Katherine" a voice said from. behind and she gently turned her head to look at her nanny, who gave her a light smile, she still as her nanny though, her second mother, she thought and looked away to look back at her parent grave, " we need to leave, it's getting late" she repeated and Katherine let out a sigh and followed her out of the graveyard.

They got inside the car and the driver drove off, no one spoke, they just drove until the nanny said " when we get back to the mansion, you have to eat something before going to your room, I won't let you pass today without eating, it's been three days" she adjusted her self on the seat and let out a sigh and said"sweetie you and I both know it's not good for your health, mom and dad wouldn't want this either"

" then they shouldn't have left me" she said in a whisper, her voice low and full of pain.

"Katherine" mrs Albert, her nanny called, she wrapped her hands around her and embraced her, placing her head on her chest.

"sweetie, am sure mom and dad didn't want to leave you either, they just couldn't help it" she said and planted a kiss on her forehead.

They got to the Wellington's mansion and came down from the car, mrs Albert led Katherine inside, holding her by her arm, she hasn't eaten for days now and is very weak. Mrs Albert took her to the dinning table and helped her seat on a chair, she brought her some fruits and helped her prepare her favorite, fried rice. She ate little and retired to her room, she laid on her back on her bed, staring at the ceiling, no one is going to kiss her goodnight and cover her well with the cover sheet and make sure her window was closed tonight infact nobody has done that for almost a week now since she lost her parent in a terrible accident. Hot tears streamed down her eyes, and she wiped it off with the back of her hand, " I miss you mom and dad" she said to herself and the door to her room banged open.

"when do you plan to stop banging into my room? Am no longer a baby, you should at least knock"

"I don't plan to and you will always be a baby to me" mrs Albert said and smiled," were you crying again?" she asked and she shook her head

" you are going to injure yourself kate and that won't bring the dead back" she said and sat at the edge of the bed

"what is it?" kate said and sat up on the bed

"I won't stay here tonight, I have to go home, I haven't been home for a week now, you know have got a husband and kids too"

"move in with them"

"hmmm, move where with who?"

stop being so dramatic, I said to move in here with your family, the mansion is big enough you know, too big for me to stay alone"

"you aren't alone, the butler and the maids are around"

"please"

"I have to speak with my husband first, it's isn't for me to decide, I don't really have a problem with it, but my husband has to approve"

"I know"

"I will take my leave now, I prepared some fruit salad, if you feel hungry, help yourself hmm"

"thank you"

"don't thank me sweetie" she said and stood to leave, then they heard noise coming from the living room and they both rushed out to see who it was

"what's going on?" Katherine asked

" this men just suddenly banged in and talk about claiming the mansion and moving in their stuff" a maid said

"what?" chorused, Katherine and mrs Albert

"why would you move in, you don't own this place" mrs Albert said to the three hefty men who stood before them, all putting on a black suit

" well, we aren't moving in our boss is, one of the men said and chuckled.

"well I don't care who your boss is, but he doesn't own this place either"

" well, I do now, a voice said from the entrance, from behind the three hefty men"

"boss" the three hefty men chorused and bow, they paved way for the man who just came in and he came to stand before Katherine and mrs Albert

"Mr Kimberly" Mrs Albert and Kate chorused. Kimberly is her father personal assistant , that's all she knows

"why would you own this place mr Kimberly?" kate asked

"because I now own it and the company too"

" what?"

"didn't you hear me?'

" what stunt are you pulling mr Kim" Mrs Albert said in an angry tone

" what do you mean by stunt, here is the proof that all Mr Wellington's property now belongs to me Roy Kimberly, see here is the prove" he said and handed her a brown envelope

"why would it belong to you when they have a daughter" Mrs Albert yelled

"take it slow madam, gently, you don't want us holding another burial, do you?"

"my parent just died and you are doing this, you cunning man, did you cause the accident, did you kill my parent just to wrongly claim his properties, what right do you think you have over them, they are my father's sweat" Katherine yelled

"you have always been a smart girl, but you shouldn't say such a thing dear, you would get into trouble, your father handed everything over to me, that's what's written in that document ,right mrs Albert" he said and Katherine chuckled

"Liar!"

"What"

Liar, my father would never do that"

"whether he would ever do that or not, all his properties belongs to me now." But you know what, I don't plan on chasing you out of the house, you are like a daughter to me,you can stay"

" why are you doing this?" Mrs Albert ask irritatedly

" what do you mean by why?". Not bothering to answer him,she faced kate and placed her hand on her shoulder." Sweetie, let's go In and grab some of yours stuff, stay at my place till we find a solution to all this and get back what is rightfully yours"

"good luck with that" Kim said and mrs Albert gave him a deadly look,

" let's go" she said and led Katherine back to her room.