"Attack is the secret of defense, defense is the planning of an attack."
-Sun Tzu-
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Vincent woke up in an awfully good mood that day. He did not know what he did the night before that made him felt so refreshed that morning, which was quite a rarity lately. He thought it must have been Lana's return that made him feel excited about his day. The first thing he did after he woke up was to brush his teeth, did his business and then got dressed in his black robe before walking out of the room and headed straight to Lana's room.
His heart was thumping loudly, he nearly burst in excitement when he knocked on her door. He waited, but there was no response. Vincent was an impatient man, he did not like waiting, it
"You're not sorry you did it. You're sorry that you get caught."-Unknown-***Damian had just arrived at work when he saw Lucas sitting in his computer, he seemed to be working on something. In a glance it might appear like he was doing work, but when Damian slowly paid attention in silent, he saw that he was actually creating a code of some sort and it definitely was not related to work. He knew exactly what he was doing but he still needed to make sure that his guess was right.He cleared his throat and Lucas nearly jumped out of his chair when he realized Damian had been standing behind him the whole time. He had to make sure that the guy was not turning off the computer to hide whatever he was working on
"If you really love one another, you will not be able to avoid making sacrifices."-Mother Teresa-***Later on that day, Dimitri approached Lana who was walking around in her garden, gazing at a bush of roses that were starting to wither from the cold. It was the beginning of fall already, how time had flown by so quickly. Lana heard the sound of his footsteps and turned around. Dimitri's face appeared quite serious. She knew he must have come there to deliver and important news."What is it, Dimitri?""Lana, I have something important that I need to tell you, but we need to go somewhere private." He was glancing around to see a few guards placed in the gar
"Never underestimate the woman that holds God's pen."-Shannon l. Alder-***James slowly fluttered his eyes open. It had been hours since he saw the injection entered his skin, draining his consciousness away forcefully without mercy. He was thirsty, his throat was getting dry and his stomach was growling, he tried to move his arms but it was to no avail.Not only was his body still quite weak, his arms and legs were still tied since the last time he was conscious. The moment he opened his eyes he was welcomed by the sight of the same dark room, only that time, there was not just one person in the room with him, there were three other individuals, one of them was a woman.
"The most successful people are those who are good at plan B."-James A. Yorke-***The figure took a seat and watched as the screen before him unfolded, revealing a scene of buildings being engulfed and consumed by flames. He watched as a bunch of men wearing gas mask ran out of the building and found themselves badly burnt or injured as well, judging from the chaos that occurred it seemed some of them were still stuck in the buildings as parts of it started to collapse.The front door was already closed and only few were able to make it outside. From his glasses which reflected the hues of orange and red he saw. It was absolute chaos and amid this someone still had the nerve to record everything. He had unm
"Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch."-Jack Thorne-***It was 4 A.M in the morning when Lana suddenly heard something that itched her hearings. She did not quite understand what it was, but for a brief moment she felt a scared, as if there was something dangerous lurking near her. She also had a terrible gut feeling she had not had in a long time. It woke her up in an instant. She was breathing heavily and realized she had been sweating despite the cold temperature of the room. Suddenly, she heard a bunch of noises and looked out from her window to see what the commotion was about. The noise was low at first, however, the more awake she was, the clearer the noises b
"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses."-Lao Tzu-***The team walked into the manor and was surprised that most of the guards were already gone from the house. They kept on searching all across the house only to find Vincent’s body laid dead at the rooftop. There were three men standing to witness it and they stared confusedly at each other as they held their guns in case. One of them poked his body with the gun just to make sure he was actually dead.“Who killed him?” They questioned each other but of course none of them knew the answer. They guessed it made their work easier because it meant they did not have to deal with Vincent and his men on their own which would certainly cause quite a few losses on their part. One of the man made a call to the headquarter to let the board knew about the news. Each members of the board were equally as surp
"The risk of love is loss and the price of loss is grief but the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love."-Hilary Stanton Zunin-***As soon as they arrived back to New York, Damian asked her if she wanted him to accompany her that night, considering how fragile she was feeling at the moment, he was a bit worried to leave her alone. Sad people often do stupid things and he did not want her to dwell too much in her sorrow. Lana was silent for a moment, she certainly could not be left alone but at the same time, she also did not want someone beside her when she cried. It was such a simple question but for some strange reason she found it highly difficult to answer.Lana was not usually that indecisive, she was not the kind of woman who would make simple things complicated but her mind was such a mess that night.“I don’t want to be alone tonight, but I also don’t wa
"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory."-Theodor Seuss Geisel-***I remembered the first time I met Dimitri. I was I was just a little child who was submerged in my own world. After my father’s death, I had to make some adjustments here and there. I could feel right away that I did not belong in this new area, it was not as if I had difficulties making friends with them. I did not speak English as fluently as I could when I grew up a bit but I was still a rather bright girl, so a few kids around the neighborhood who passed by my house would ask to play with me and I thought I could be friends with them.“Lana, don’t go out by yourself.” I used to hear my mother screamed as she saw me walking pass the gate with the friends and she would grab my hand and took me away from the friends I just met. I think they became scared of my mother in particular so they rarely inv
"Maybe it's a fairy tale, but I believe in happily ever after."-Jennifer Aniston-***A lot of things happened to Damian and Lana throughout the year. After the proposal was over, the two of them quickly set up their dreams together with the resources they had in hand at the moment.They had bought a comfortable penthouse in New York near their newly established company office. Lana remained true to her words and used the money she inherited to invest in the company with Damian as the CEO and her being the board member director. She would be watching everything while advising Damian in every move he made. Basically it belonged to both of them by title, but Lana was the one controlling everything.Yes, she thought in the tech industry it would be better and much comfortable for her to use Damian as the front face of the company while she became the mastermind. It was not that she was incapable of handling the company herse
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments. but what is woven into the lives of others."-Pericles-***She did not know who the woman was or how she was able to know her name, it was the first time she had ever seen her. The woman was definitely not an ordinary woman since she had this strong presence of mystique on her. Her eyes were pitch black, almost as if they were tattooed and she had a futuristic, almost robotic impression. Lana was not sure what kind of business she had with her.However, she could already tell the woman was not welcomed into her life. The woman did come alone which was sort of a relief because she was not in the mood to fight anyone. There was no threat and no signs of attack coming from her. Still, Lana was not going to let her guard down, experience had taught her to never do so in front of strangers.“Who are you and how do you know my name?” She questioned,
"Love the giver more than the gift."-Brigham Young-***“Yes, of course I’ll marry you.” Lana chuckled as she accepted his proposal. Her heart was beating like crazy. She had never felt such strong joy in her life before. Perhaps it was because her life was mostly filled with crazy events concerning her family background, but for the first time in her life she felt so giddy and happy like a little girl. Damian too was relieved and he could not stop smiling as he gently inserted the ring on her ring finger.As he had expected, the ring fits her perfectly. She had shown him her ring collection before and he had secretly measured them. Could not help it, he had planned on marrying her since they returned back from Vincent’s old manor. Almost losing her was what made him realize he could not bear the thought of losing her. He thought the only way to secure her for himself forever was by making sure she became
"The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever."-Grey's Anatomy-***Walking around with the necklace on made her felt so precious, although the necklace did go well with the jewelry she had at the moment, she felt like it still stood out due to the fact that it was made from 22K gold and contained real diamond on it.Damian had told her to put it on throughout their entire date because he wanted to make sure that she was aware of the man beside her, who had promised to granted her a life full of security and stability, both literally and figuratively.The necklace was just a small part of his promise for their future. Beside that, She thought it was adorable so she kept it on."Make sure you keep on holding my hands, I want people to see that you are mine." He stated casually as he held her hand tightly.Lana was not sure why he was acting a bit more protective of
"You will never find a woman without ready answer."-William Shakespeare-***Damian felt like an absolute fool. He could not believe himself since he was not able to properly meet up with Lana just because he was still thinking about what her reaction might be. He knew both of them were not teenagers and they had been through a lot together but there was a part of him that was still afraid if Lana took his gifts the wrong way and ended up feeling even more upset than before.Usually he would come and visit her everyday ever since Dimitri was murdered however he had not visited her in the past two days since he received all the items he needed to give her because of his own personal fear. Truly, Damian felt like he was acting like his old self who was too unbothered to approach a woman.He knew he could not continue acting that way because Lana might get the wrong perception of him, although the two of them had been commun
"There comes a day when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world, because you realize there is so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on."-Zayn Malik-***Ivana walked down the airplane with a huge smile on her face. For the first time in years she felt a sense of freedom she could never did before. She could already smell the joy which the future held for her and her heart was beating in excitement. Who would have thought fate would eventually led her there? It was truly a miracle.After Vincent’s death which made her stomach turned, she thought her future was hopeless, after all it was Vincent who had provided everything for her these entire time, but then she spent a few days contemplating about it and realized that his death was far from being a curse and ending of her life. No, it was the opposite, his death was truly a blessing in disguise. For a man who have hurt so many innocent
"God prunes us when He is about to take us into new season of growth and expansion."-Christine Caine-***Lana woke up that day feeling a bit more refreshed than usual, she had cried so much these past few days that she ended up being unable to cry any longer. She had also been taking a break from work and spent most of her time sleeping as she tried to forget what had been happening and the day finally came when she could cope with reality and felt slightly better. She felt like she was starting to recover from the trauma. It had been exactly a week since it happened and although it might be a brief amount of time, for her it had been the longest week. She decided she no longer wanted to feel like useless crap, so she did a bit of meditation that morning and some light exercises as she got her body used to the movement again.Afterward she showered and made a light breakfast, the past week she had been eating pretty unhealthy b
"Revenge is a confession of pain."-Latin Proverb-***When Vincent was much younger, his family still lived in their old house in the countryside area of the city far away from the rest of the population. Even though it was located in the countryside, the neighborhood was still considered an upper class neighborhood with high security system and access to beautiful view.The man might not remember it as an adult, but as a child he used to have a neighbor couple who had a young daughter who was one year younger than he was. She had the most stunning pale blue eyes and classic golden blonde hair which made her perfect as a cast of They used to play together for years until he was sixteen and she was fifteen. While Vincent was busy learning about business and caring for his education, the young girl would often sneak into his house and climbed through his window, since his room was on the first floor.The young girl was alwa
"Sometimes the biggest disappointment leads you to the right place."-Carey Graeber-***The woman was dressed in a black sleeveless A-line dress. She crossed her legs and placed her red bottom shoes on top of the man who was on all four right underneath the table. The tip of her heels was right on top of his head but the man did not seem bothered at all, in fact, he remained still without making any sound in fear of disappointing her.She had been watching everything through the hundreds screen within the large room, each played using tiny robotic projectors within the place. Through her pitch black eyes, she saw what had happened and tapped her fingers on the table. She was supposed to be happy the man she hated the most in the world was eventually dead, however she felt extremely dissatisfied with how things turned out simply because it was not her who got rid of him, it was someone else and the thought of him dying without ex