SheilaSlowly, I shifted my gaze to the opening in the wall, filled with curiosity. This safe held the codes to the largest and most sought after fortune in the world. Still, I couldn’t help but wonder why Sarah did not auction it to the highest bidder. I found it hard to imagine she had not thought of this. Even if she did not know where the codes led to, I was certain that most people in this city would pay hugely to get their hands on this.Turning towards her, I grabbed her hand and yanked her towards the safe,“What’s the safe lock code?” I asked, glaring at her.Sarah heaved a sigh and walked in front of me, and inputted some combinations and then the safe opened up.However, the contents inside were nothing like I expected.“What’s this?” I asked with a deep puzzled look.“That’s the code.” She answered earnestly.I shifted my gaze towards Jack who quickly approached us now and then cautiously reached inside the safe and brought out a small pen-like vial.Staring at the vial, I
Sheila“You want us to keep you safe now?” I scoffed.“I thought you said you could have a hundred police over here in ten minutes. Why don’t you call them?”“Sheila…” Jack’s voice filtered softly into ears. “We don’t have time. Edgar and George will be here any minute. We can’t leave her to them else she’s just going to tell them about the vial.”Shifting my gaze from Jack, I turned towards Sarah again, “You’re lucky. Left to me I would have made sure you suffered long enough for all the things you did to her.” I said and then walked away.Right at that moment, my phone suddenly beeped with a text confirmation from Blake. His boys had just arrived and had secured the perimeter, which meant that we could now square off with George and Edgar. Composing myself, Jack and I walked out hastily and immediately went to our car. He popped the trunk and pulled out a duffel bag, tossing it to me. It felt like we were reliving our early youth when we used to go on missions together, only this t
SheilaEdgar continued walking steadily towards us, wearing a smug grin, and taking a puff of his cigar from time to time.He seemed too cocky like he had gotten us right where he wanted. I wanted to lunge at him immediately and punch that smug smile off his face, but as much as I hated him, I wasn’t the one to take justice for Lydia. My role was just to set the trap for him.I knew Jack would not like this, but it wasn’t just about him right now. When Jack saw him, a vicious look immediately appeared on his face as he strode forward, stopping a few meters away from the man,“Why are we being held up?” Edgar asked the commander, ignoring Jack as if he was nothing.Immediately his men saw him, they immediately bowed in respect as the commander started,“There’s a man here sir. Says he wants to have a word with you.”At this time, Edgar slowly turned his gaze towards Jack, staring at him with scorn.“You must think yourself to be quite important to want to have a word with me. But you’
JackMy burning fury was replaced with confusion as I gazed at George, wondering what he meant. How did he even know my name?As if he could read my mind, his lips formed into a smile as he marched closer to me.“You’re surprised.” He stated.Still, I did not say anything. My mind was torn, feeling a surge of anger and intrigue.“Edgar isn’t the man you are looking for, Jack. It’s me.” He said, almost too confidently, wearing a smug grin.“Then you must know that I’m going to kill you first,” I replied with a vicious stare and without any hesitation, swung my arm across and landed a heavy punch on his face, causing him to fall flat on the ground.Immediately, the men cocked their guns, aiming it at me again. Slowly, George stood from the ground, laughing menacingly,“I’m going to enjoy destroying the rest of you. Surely you must understand why I had to do what I did. I offered your father the deal of a lifetime and he just spat in my face. What did he think was going to happen?!” He
AnnaChloe was dangerously close to finding out about my children. I never thought anyone besides Rita would find out about my children without me telling them. But she was an investigative journalist after all. I should have known how determined she was when she met Mark and he seemed thrown off and nervous around her. However, at the time I was more concerned with how sketchy he was acting around her, almost like they had a secret he didn’t want me to know about, but right now I understood why he seemed edgy when they met. I was trying my best to keep my composure but it still seemed like she could see through me.“So… want to tell me what it is you’re hiding?” She asked again.“Nothing!” I blurted and scoffed, trying to dismiss the conversation, but all it did was make me seem more guilty of what she was saying about me.“I have a meeting soon. I have to go.” I added quickly and turned to walk away, but just then my phone chimed with a message and I took a glance at it.RE: “Don’t
Anna“There are some documents that you will need to sign, but don’t worry Ms. Brookes, it’s all going to be an easy process. Once you sign these documents, I’ll send them over to the Circle Council showing them that you are the rightful heir of Demarcus’ fortune, and after that, you’ll have the authority to take control of everything that is yours.” Logan said and then stopped and smiled,“I have to say, Anna, I’m excited about this. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time now and I’m just excited that your father’s fortune will not be falling into the wrong hands.” After saying this, he picked up a pen and slid it to me with a warm smile.I hesitated for a while, not because I didn’t think I could trust Logan, but because this seemed to be happening so fast. I wasn’t sure how I felt about claiming the wealth of a man I barely knew, or even about becoming the most powerful person in the world. I saw what the hunger for more power did to people and I was afraid that I might end
Jack“Hello son,” Blake said warmly as he approached me. I was frozen in shock, unable to process this. It had been five years since I left home. Five years since I left that life behind me and not once did I ever think that I would see him again, or even more, what I would do when I saw him.He looked so unaffected, like nothing that happened five years ago was his fault, and my heart was pounding faster, anger surging through me.“What are you doing here?” I asked with a cold stare.“Come on Jack. That’s no way to say thank you to your old man. I mean I just saved your ass.” Blake said with a smug look on his face.As soon as he said that, a wry smile appeared on my face. There it was. That was the man I was familiar with; the arrogant, proud man who never considered anyone else but himself, only thinking that what he did, no matter how messed up it was, was always to the benefit of others and not his selfish interest. “Glad to see you still haven’t changed. Do you think that I nee
Jack“I’m out!” Edgar yelled as he stepped out of the car, creasing his brows furiously at us. “That wasn’t so difficult now, was it?” I said with a smirk and grabbed him forcefully, shoving him away.From the corner of my eyes, I saw Blake press his gun down George’s head as the man whimpered in fear, and I immediately hastened towards them, dragging him away.“What the hell do you think you are doing?” I asked snapping at him.“Relax, I’m not going to kill him. I’m just shaking him up a bit so that he will talk.”My expression suddenly became relaxed as I let go of him,“Now is not the time for games. We need to question them for answers. The sooner we are done here, the earlier we can get to Anna. Blake bring him over.” I sneered and turned to walk away, but he suddenly grabbed my hand with a concerned look,“Blake? That sounds strange rolling off your tongue.”I scoffed, staring at him irritably, “What would you prefer I call you? Dad?” I asked and his expression softened as thos