Chapter 25: "It's fine, since cousin wants a competition, I'll give him a competition.""Luke is the director of Software engineering and that's final." The Old master spoke in fury. "But-" Liam protested but hesitated from a glance by the old master. His whole body shivered from the overbearing aura the old master emitted. "Great grandfather." Luuk spoke, walking to the center of the room. "It's fine, since cousin wants a competition, I'll give him a competition." A ray of hope shone in Liam's eyes and was instantly concealed with malice at the thought of Luuk looking down on him. "Our initial agreement was to develop a prototype of the virtual shopping assistant father mentioned in a recent interview. Is that a good subject for a competition cousin?" Luuk turned to Liam. "Y-yes…yes." Liam replied, shaking his head like a lizard. Blood dripped down from his forehead, staining the white tile red. "It's settled then, in a month another competition will be held but until then, I, L
Chapter 26: "Like a date?" "Can I come in now?" Lucas teased, raising an eyebrow."Ah of course, of course." Tess's cheek tinted red in embarrassment. She hadn't expected Lucas to know her address talkless visit to her. The three of them entered the living room and took a seat on the comfortable couch. Tess and Lucas talked about their old days in law school and Lucas changing his degree abruptly. Luke felt so awkward and a little afraid he would botch things up if Lucas said anything about the things he had done with Luuk so he escaped to the kitchen in pretense to serve Lucas a fruit juice."How did you get my address though?" Tess had a smile on her face but her eyes were deep with wariness. Even though she was tipsy that night, she knew she never gave her address out. "I saw it on your car's map, have you forgotten I got you a designated driver? Your address was on the car's map." Lucas smiled. Tess still had her suspicion, she probed into Lucas's dark eyes but when she could
Chapter 27: " Yes, a sting operation. "Tess and Lucas had a great time together, Lucas planned the entire date so they had the entire day to themselves. They first had a light lunch at a nearby snack shop, a rom-com movie date at the cinema, two rollercoaster trips and finally a walk round the cherry blossom path in the park then a drive back home. Luke came to open the door gloomily and sent Lucas back with an unfriendly gaze. He had been so bored all day watching Korean dramas himself. Tess pacified him with kisses all over his face and a bag of snacks she bought along with. Tess finally resumed work the next day, she blamed her absence on a sudden illness and her superiors and team members ate it up. She resumed working on Jamie's case with Luuk. Luuk, being skilled with acquiring information and hacking surveillance cameras, provided Tess with video clips of all the cameras within thirty radius to Mr Williams, the commissioner of police's home. Tess's current dilemma was la
Chapter 27: "Thank you director Luke." Luuk assembled all the employees in the department of software engineering and the ground breaking news was announced to them. They all had different reactions to the news depending on their category. The people that were promoted obviously had a positive reaction to the news likewise the people that go to keep their jobs. But the people that were demoted but got to retain their positions had a lot to say but not as much as those that were laid off. "Good day everyone." Luuk greeted the room filled with the employees audibly. As if oblivious to his presence, they continued with their affairs, talking amongst each other. Luuk was calm in the midst of the storm. His personal assistant panicked and tried to calm the crowd but they refused to listen and flared up even more. Luuk raised the microphone to his lips level slowly, his eyes scanned through the rowdy room and he spoke slowly. " You can all leave now.""What?" One of the men that were be
Chapter 29: "HI Mr Williams."Tess stepped into "Club Highland " with two bodyguards clad in black walking on her both sides. She garnered attention as soon as she stepped in donning transparent stiletto heels complementing her shimmering red sequin, tight-fitting, mini dress with a face full of makeup. A refined beauty. Her bright red lipstick and smokey dark eye makeup made her appear seductive and wild, just like Mr Williams liked it according to the Intel provided by Luke. A charming smirk lingered on her face as she strode in confidently. Her eyes travelled to a specific corner of the room and she smiled inwardly as she sighted her prey. She calculated her steps and angle at which she would drop her bracelet in front of the old man to create a reason for conversation and turned to her bodyguards and initiated a farce conversation to appear busy and avoid eye contact with Mr Williams. As she walked past, she dropped the loose bracelets dangling on her wrist and between her finge
Chapter 30:"I will pour you a drink dear Williams." Ruben’s eyes deepened, his gaze pierced Tess's skin as if looking to see her intention for coming. Tess noticed his gaze but brushed it off, facing Mr Williams. Mr Williams eyes glimmered at the sight of the beauty showing obvious interest in him, the joy in his heart spilled beyond control when he noticed Tess ignored Ruben just to talk to him, Ruben the hottest, most successful and most talked about young man in the city of Amsterdam and the whole nation. "HI Miss… Jannsen I presume?" "Yes, Miss Janssen" Tess flashed a seductive smile and winked, deliberately highlighting the "Miss". She stretched her out to shake Mr Williams, her eyes never left his face. Mr Williamś fat red cheeks widened, as he flashed Tess a polite smile, reaching forward to shake her hands. "That concludes this meeting." Ruben suddenly stood up. He grabbed Tess's stretched out hand and pulled her up towards the exit. "Let go of me Mr Ruben, I am serious
Chapter 31:"Y-You… that bitch sent you?""That bitch bit a huge chunk of my skin off like a wild animal." Mr Williams eyes deepened as he relived the sour memories. He laughed in intoxication and continued. "You know what I did? Hahaha I pushed the young bitch again the pink dressing mirror I got her off 70 percent discount and fuxked shxt out of her until her legs were weak and her internal organs displaced from their original position." A confident smile appeared on his face as if proud of his inhumane deeds. " Took her to my usual doctor, James, that bastard had been demanding too much lately because of the stupid lawyers whose name and company I didn't even bother to check, that insignificant bitch. Apparently she's now a plaything for Julian, I can't even touch her anymore. Then again, what do I need a broken shoe for. Once a shoe is used over and over again,broken, fixed and used again, it has to be tossed out. " Mr Williams downed another drink. Tess sucked in a deep breathe
Chapter 32: " How dare you crave my woman, are you courting death?" Tess kicked his lips with her thin heels, her heels burrowed into his mouth, threatening to rip it apart, breaking two of his teeth in the process. "Arghhh- mmffhhh mmffhhh" Mr Williams screamed in horror and pain, muffling the sound seconds after from a glance at Tess. "Let's start by correcting your language. From now on, it's Miss Jamie, do you understand?" Tess hung one hand on her hip and the other held the knife, swinging it in the air. Mr Williams nodded nonstop like a lizard, he had never experienced true fear even in the process of chasing notorious burly criminals with guns and axes. " Alright, here, wipe your hands and sign right there." Tess handed him a napkin, a pen and pointed to the spot she wanted him to sign. Mr Williams didn't even bother to read the rest of the documents, he signed all the space Tess instructed him to meekly." Good, easy isn't it? If I had taken a soft approach, you would ha
Author’s note.On this note, I announce to the fans of Double sided revenge that the book has come to an end.Thank you all for your support, patience and abundance of love.Every penny spent on reading the book is appreciated, your hearts reach me, every single one of my followers. This book is so precious to me, because it’s the first and only book I have ever completed since I started writing In 2019. It would only get better from now on. I have learnt to manage my time, work, strive hard to learn more about fiction writing while studying for a science degree and I pray, as you’ve helped me discover myself, I wish upon you the self love and confidence it takes to strive through the lowest periods of your life.Thank you. Xoxo
Chapter 143: Wedding ceremony.After dinner, Ruben and Tess resigned to their rooms, leaving the kids to watch their newly founded television show.“I want to be inside you.” Ruben whispered inside Tess' ears as they prepared to sleep.“Suddenly?”“Mmh, suddenly.”Tess adjusted herself in a comfortable position to bury her face in Ruben’s neck, basking in his masculine scent.“As a celebration for renewal of wedding vows?” Tess asked as she placed kisses around his neck.“Mmh, whatever you call it.” Tess chuckled. She loved to see the effect she had on him.“Let’s get married, again.” Tess proposed. “The kids would absolutely love to be our flower boys.”“Luuk would hold a grudge against you for months.”They burst out in laughter.“Oh God, I’m afraid I love you too much.” Ruben said out of the whim.“I’m afraid you have no choice.” Tess laughed. “Now serve me, knight.” She began to unfasten the belt that held her silk robe together.…Two weeks later,After attending to pending issu
Chapter 142: “Between us, words aren’t needed. Our hearts are in sync, I know your hearts.Tess and Ruben returned to the car, Ruben took a moment to ensure Tess was alright before they drove to the cemetery where her father was laid to rest.“Father, I’m here.” Tess dropped the flowers they brought along with, they bowed to him and sat by his grave, gazing at the skies.“He loved you.” Tess broke the peaceful silence.Ruben turned his head sideways. His veiny hands reached for Tess’s face and tucked her hair behind her ears to get a better view of her face. “He loved you just as much.”“No.” Tess turned to face him. “He loved me more.”They held eye contact for two seconds and burst out in laughter.The rest of the day was spent watching the sunset, cradled in each other’s arms for warmth.…“Luuk Luuk, look what I found.” Luke barged into Luuk’s room without knocking.Luuk: “…” *deadly glare*Luke dropped his head and exited the door while walking backwards. He closed the door gen
Chapter 141: Retribution.After a filling breakfast, Regal drove Tess to the basement where Elaine was locked up.As she came down from the car, Tess took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself to face Elaine. Although Ruben had tried to stop her from watching the video that exposed Elaine's crimes, Tess couldn’t resist. She had to watch it, to fuel her anger so she doesn’t go easy on Elaine and to discern if it was all real or the universe was playing with her head. It worked, she was ridiculed with unfathomable rage and her heart was ripped into shreds.Her father’s last moments were filled with pain and heartbreaks, some of which she contributed to. The guilt still ate at her heart. Tess was basked in guilt weighing heavily on her shoulders, Elaine was welcomed into their home because of her obvious longing and desire for maternal love even though her father tried his best in raising her.She thought, perhaps if she had handled things differently, her father wouldn’t have die
Chapter 140: “I am honored to be a part of your life, Tess.” Tess announced her second departure to the people of syzygy who were reluctant to let her go.News of her being the renowned Avis of the underworld hit the streets, causing the village of Syzygy to welcome more foreign guests than usual.The people of Syzygy were beyond elated, business was booming, cash was flowing, their children, parents and loved ones had returned home, they were free from the oppression of the Urchins and neighboring predators, and their standard of living shot through the roof.The people praised Tess endlessly and to appreciate her, Flower bouquets, letters, gift boxes, hand drawn portraits and framed photos were lined up at her doorstep, nearing a thousand. And at night, the streets were illuminated with red floating lanterns which represents good fortune in Chinese culture. In each lantern, the villagers included individual prayers and well wishes towards Tess and her family and suspended them to
Chapter 139: “You make me the happiest man on earth.”Tess, Ruben, the twins, Aiden, Regal and her other entourages hit the road to the village of syzygy.The trip took two days as they had frequent stops to shop for souvenirs for Tess and the twins. The men complied easily, their hearts devoid of anger or impatience. The kids were showered with as much adoration and respect as Tess.Eventually, they arrived at the village of syzygy. It was late at night, the twins were fast asleep in Aiden and Regal’s arms. “We will put the kids to sleep, you should go to bed now. The trip must have been exhausting.” Aiden’s words were full of concern and adoration. He had Ruben questioning if he was doing enough.Tess smacked Ruben from behind. She could easily tell his thoughts as it was written on the frown that crawled up his regal visage.After they left, Ruben cleared his throat and pulled Tess impatiently into the room. Before the door clicked shut, he wrapped her in his wide embrace and envel
Chapter 138: “Even death isn’t enough to atone for your crimes”Regal and Ruben stood in a distance from each other, staring at each other. Regal couldn’t utter a word, so did Ruben.“How ?” Regal finally said the words biting at his throat for so long.“I’ll explain later.” Tess held Luuk tighter. “Until then,” she faced Thomas. “You must pay for messing with my family.” Since Ruben was present, Tess had no reason to hold back anymore.“Tch, seems you weren’t listening at all, in here, I hold the ultimate power.”“Than the Avis?”“Than the Av- what?!” Thomas looked around in confusion. Finally, his eyes descended upon Alpha, wrapped in white clothings. “Ah-a that, that wasn’t what I meant,” He laughed uncomfortably, “ The Avis holds the ultimate power, saying otherwise would be slander. This is a personal iss-““Then why would you purposefully commit slander?” Alpha raised an eyebrow.“B-but I didn’t-““Haven’t you realized by now?” Alpha uncovered the white fabric covering the bo
Chapter 137: “Father! That uncle looks like you.”“What’s wrong?” Aiden said in concern.“T-that man, do you know him?”“Who? Oh Don? He is the leader of the Urchins. He surfaced in the underworld a few years ago and do you know the first thing he did? He got rid of all of his relatives and thereafter claimed the urchins. It was a bloodbath.”“Do you know his history?”“Quite a bit. He originated from a small village in the underworld, ridiculed with sudden famine and drought due to change in weather, people died like chickens. This led to an increase in crime rates. The government saw this as an opportunity to buy children from the underworld at cheap rates for experimental purposes. Families resorted to selling their children. Birth rate increased and the rate of emigration increased. The balance was thrown off. I heard he was one of the unfortunate children sold off.”Aiden paused and continued in a quiet voice. “Midway through the journey, an accident of unknown causes happened, it
Chapter 136: “ How could a person’s mind be so deep?”The magistrate looked just as old as Tess pictured. His saggy, unfriendly eyes and bent posture made him appear unsightly. Tess hated him instantly, especially that ugly frown on his face.“Who are you?” The magistrate asked, his voice sounded plummy to Tess’s ears, even Regal frowned.“The General of the village of Syzygy.” Regal stepped in to say.I The magistrate sized up Tess, his ugly eyes inspected every inch of her body.“Have you seen enough?” Tess asked with a crazed expression.“Oh, the criminal from yesterday.” The magistrate said in a pretentious attitude.Tess scoffed.“The General was arrested unjustly, we were provoked first by-““Murdering people in the core of the underworld is prohibited. She violated that rule and was arrested accordingly.” The magistrate interrupted.“So high and mighty. Then how do you explain poisoning my uncle?”“Uncle?” The magistrate asked in confusion and so was everyone in the room.They