Chapter 78: The tales of the underworld Peace was restored to Ruben’s racing heart. He pulled Tess into a hug and his heart sank as he whispered in her ears. "I lost him, didn't see his face either and our car's tires are flat." Tess had a gentle smile on her face as she rested on his muscular soft chest, listening to his heart beat which was of the same rhythm as hers.She once read in a book that soulmates share the same rhythm of heartbeat. Their hearts are functioning in sync as they both share the same uncanny love and affection towards each other. Their heart no longer beats in a random fashion, it tells a tale about the immense love it carries within. "I know, it's fine." Tess circled her hands around his waist and breathed in his fresh masculine scent. Her expression softened and she looked at peace. "B-boss, sorry to interrupt but now is not the time for this, the urchins are a very terrifying bunch." Jim said carefully, he looked very concerned about Tess but it earned hi
Chapter 79: "Luuk called, he found Lucas." "Yes boss, tell me." Jim said. A part of him didn't believe Tess's stories but he loved the underworld so much he wouldn't miss a chance to hear about them even if they were all made up. He knew seventy percent of the stories he heard were all made up by he hung onto the thirty percent chance of them being True. "Very well." Tess said, light glimmered in her eyes. " Two days after her ascension to the throne and briefing on the situation of the underworld, Avis assembled the fallen men of other mercenary groups that participated in the blood bath and those that were affected with the stupidity of their leaders." she paused and continued. " The underworld barely had fifty mercenary groups as most of them had met their demise and some of them were without leaders. She brought them all together and asked them to select their five strongest men and women from each group of fallen leaders. Burly and muscular men and women came forth. Over a hun
Chapter 80: "Blood."Tess and Ruben walked to a car one of the bodyguards brought along with them. Ruben naturally walked to the driver's seat but just as he opened the door to sit in, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and started coughing violently. Tess panicked. She rushed to his side and held his face up. "What's wrong? Do you feel pain anywhere?..." Her face was laced with worry. "... I- ahem I am good." Ruben tightened his jaw, fished a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his mouth clean. He fetched a bottle of water from the car, uncapped it and rinsed the blood inside his mouth. Tess wasn't convinced. The vein protruding from his temples told her he was in severe pain. "Come here, let me see." she held him up, unsure of what to do. It was so sudden and her mind went blank. Suddenly Ruben dropped the bottle of water or rather, it fell from his grip and his left hand also fell to his side. Tess's eyes twitched, a glint flashed past her eyes and she had a reali
Chapter 81: Brewing drama Tess laid a polythene sheet on the bed and carefully adjusted Ruben on top of the sheets and this was so the liquids from the ongoing detoxification process wouldn't go further into the water proof sheets, staining the bed. She took off his clothes and injected needles into his body one after another, carefully. Her eyes, mind and body were focused on the treatment. Anyone that saw her from the back could tell she was a professional. Her hands moved swiftly and within seconds, the needles were pierced into his skin at an accurate location. As soon as she had put needles on Ruben's chest, around his infected arms and some on his head, Tess stopped. She waited five minutes and turned the heat in the room up a notch. Suddenly the still Ruben started twitching. More and more black liquid seeped out of the needles on his chest and even more from the area of his infected wound. "Arghhhh what is going on! Mother, say something! Stop that wench." Martha screame
Chapter 82: Regal. Deep in the woods on the widest island known to mankind, a man cladded in black military vest launched atop a tree, seemingly to hide from someone. He spread some "wild leaves seed" on the ground to conceal his scent in the case of military dogs finding him and a polythene bag covered his shoes to hide his tracks.It was an island known as the Green Titans. The towering height and healthy green leaves of the trees earned it that name. The island is popular for the ominous rumors that surround it. Many rumors said notorious gang members resided in that place. There were also rumors of a human trafficking ring there and anyone who entered the island never came back, federal criminals also escaped to the island, it was no news. For popularity, a team of YouTube streamers once tried to enter the island while live streaming but as soon as they went a little deep into the forest, their signals were cut off and they were never to be seen, again. The public pleaded with
Chapter 83: Doom at your service It's been two days since Ruben went into a state of unconsciousness. His face was still deadly pale. If not for his faint breathing and the visible heaving, up and down movement of his chest, one would have thought it was a corpse laying on the bed. Luuk had been busying himself with pending works at the office while Thomas attended Ruben’s meetings, the important ones were postponed by a week on Tess's orders.Tess never left Ruben’s side for a moment. She monitored every slight change without missing a single one. Although his face was still deadly pale, the chaos in his pulse had eased and the internal injuries caused by the foreign substance had been healed, the poison had been neutralized. She was relieved, she suspected he would wake up in 12 hours at most depending on how strong he was. But Ruben’s family weren't going to wait patiently. As soon as the 2 day mark hit, they came knocking on Ruben’s door. As the family of four had moved back t
Chapter 84: Not so fast "Rot and die? Meets his demise?" Tess raised an eyebrow. Ruben was still fine and well but these people wanted him dead. They had no shred of empathy in them, like an empty barrel they only came to their mansion to make noise and diminish Ruben’s authority in the family. "I- er meant if he was in a state where he couldn't perform his duties." Anderson panicked. His desires got him excited. He had to hide the fact that he wanted Ruben dead, even to Ruben’s parents. They obviously just wanted to diminish Ruben’s authority in the family, they didn't want him dead. Just like useless parents, they were jealous of their child's overbearing power and felt inferior. Tess wasn't convinced. "I don't care, no one is allowed ten steps close to Ruben’s bed." "You- move right now! " Anderson tried to protest but he was interrupted by the clacking sound of a walking stick. Old man De Vries! The familiar heart quaking sound of the walking stick caused Anderson's face to go
Chapter 85: One man down "I-it was him." The old man pointed at Anderson. "He told me if I followed his instructions, he would ensure I live a good life." The old man cried. "W-what nonsense! I have never seen you!" Anderson denied ever meeting the old man. "Y-you how can you lie like that!" The old man's entire body was shaking from anger and fright. Even if he had a hundred lives, he would never dare challenge Ruben. He had only been bold during the meetings because Anderson talked big about his influence in the family so the old man thought he had a powerful backer, until Tess's men got him. "You want more evidence?" Tess smirked as she watched Anderson's confident acts of denial. Anderson felt an ominous feeling welled up within him. From his sources, he knew Tess didn't leave Ruben’s room even for a minute. His confidence grew and he provoked her. "Sure. "Tess gazed mockingly at Anderson as if she could read his thoughts. She walked leisurely to the dressing table, picked up