Unexpected Love to a Lifetime of Happiness

The Markson Twins

Liam

From as far back as I can remember, our father, Leo Markson, has been grooming my twin brother, Luke, and me to eventually take over the family business.

Our father, who is the CEO of Markson Corp, involved us in small tasks for the company since our childhood. As we grew older, our responsibilities increased, especially after we finished college.

The plan was for us to assume the full leadership of the company when we turned 30. However, with only three years left until we were set to take over, our younger sister Karen disrupted everything for us.

Karen made a lot of wrong choices that have hurt our family's business and we might just lose it before Luke and I can take over. However, Luke and I will not let that happen. If we have to throw our sister under the bus to ensure our company survives we will do whatever we can to make that possible.

My dad was convinced that Karen was incapable of committing such a terrible act, but Luke and I beg to differ. We have seen from firsthand experience Karen's manipulative and malicious behavior, although we never thought it would escalate to the extent of involving the authorities.

Upon returning home, we were taken aback to witness my father and mother engaged in a heated exchange due to Karen's behavior. Following Eric Franklin's wife's statements at the press conference, it became evident that Karen had lost her innocence in our father's eyes.

After Karen ran away to her room Luke and I figured we would kick her well she is down a little more. We never really liked nor got along with Karen or even her mother Helen.

A year following our mother's passing due to cancer, Helen forcefully dug her dirty nails into our father's arm. At the time, we were merely 14 years old, and despite Karen's young age, she displayed a malevolent nature.

We enjoyed teasing Karen because she had no friends but Eric's sister, Rose. Luke and I secretly held out hope that Rose's presence might have a positive influence on Karen and soften her harsh demeanor.

Karen's bad behavior has caused our family's reputation to decrease. However, it turned out that the opposite effect happened. Rose's behavior changed for the worse.

Ever since Rose started carrying out Karen's dirty work, we lost interest in her. However, now that we know Rose is no longer under Karen's control, we are considering paying a visit to the Franklin estate.

After departing from Karen's room, Luke and I headed to our home gym to strategize on how we could restore our family's reputation and put an end to Karen and her mother's manipulative behavior. Additionally, we aimed to find a way to reconcile with Rose, despite the challenges posed by Karen's actions towards her.

We spent an hour working out and when we were finished we came up with a great plan. We are gonna call Charles Franklin and see if Luke and I can have dinner with their family.

The plan is to apologize for Karen's behavior. That's just the beginning and based on what Mr. Franklin's answer will be, we will go on from there.

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Luke

These past few weeks have been incredibly tumultuous due to a barrage of negative coverage in the press and by the paparazzi regarding our company. The source of all this trouble is Karen, who technically isn't even our biological sister.

Liam and I are unaware of our father's plan to help Karen, but I hope she is held accountable for her actions. In the meantime, Liam and I hope that Mr. Franklin will invite us over for dinner to have a private discussion.

The next day at work, Liam and I decided to wait until lunchtime before reaching out to the Franklins. Since we didn't have their direct contact information, we asked our assistant to obtain Charles's private phone number when we first stepped into the office.

I took the paper from Liam, which had Mr. Franklin's number written on it and proceeded to dial the number using the phone at our office. After dialing, I pressed the speaker button on the phone base so that Liam could also listen to the conversation.

The phone rang three times before finally being picked up. "Good afternoon, this is Luke Markson speaking," I introduced myself with confidence. "Hello Luke, I'm Mrs. Franklin," came the response from the other end of the line. For some reason, I couldn't shake off the feeling of nervousness, knowing that everything hinged on Liam and me being invited to join the Franklins for dinner.

"Hello Mrs. Franklin, I'm Liam Markson," Liam said, noticing my struggle to find the right words. "Sorry to disturb you however, my brother and I are deeply appalled by what our stepsister has done. We would like to make amends by coming over for dinner to apologize in person if that's fine with you and your family?"

The other end of the call fell into a momentary silence, heightening the anticipation as Liam and I eagerly awaited the response we were hoping for. "I need to consult with Mr. Franklin and our family first, and then we'll get back to you with a definite answer," Mrs. Franklin conveyed.

After that Liam and I said goodbye and then hung up the phone. "We have to restore our family's name, Luke. We can't take no for an answer with the Franklin family," Liam expressed.

"If Mr. and Mrs. Franklin doesn't invite us to dinner then we have to think of something else. Like speaking with Eric and his wife. Since his wife was directly harmed by Karen," I had pointed out.

Two days had passed and we still didn't get an answer about having dinner with the Franklin's. The weekend was closely approaching and we were hoping to have this whole thing rolling by now.

Friday finally came and yet again still no answer. Taking my mind off of the current situation I decided to bury myself in work just like Liam.

It was getting late and I hadn't realized how late it had gotten. The time speed passed us as we had a lot of paperwork to look over. Liam and I began to gather up our belongings to prepare to leave.

Before we could walk out the door our office phone began to ring. Liam answered the phone after two rings. "Hello, this is Liam Markson speaking; what can I do for you," Liam had stated.

I mouth for Liam to put the phone on speaker so I was able to hear as well. " Good evening Liam, this is Mr. Franklin. My wife has explained to me your short conversation with her and we would like for you and your brother to join us for dinner tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock sharp," Mr. Franklin replied.

"We will be there Mr. Franklin and thank you for allowing us to come over after everything that has been happening lately," Liam expressed.

After receiving some positive news, I believe things are finally looking up. Liam ended the call, and we made our way home, feeling optimistic about what will happen next.