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Arthur stared and watched as Edward walked around the table and leaned beside him, pushing his device to his face. “So, the team and I were able to run some background checks about the woman you asked me to find.” Edward began, but Arthur was way too anxious.“Do you have her location?” Arthur demanded anxiously. Edward swallowed. “Not the location sir, but her most recent picture.”With spiked interest, Arthur craned his head to stare at the picture in the device. The picture was grainy and of low quality and Arthur guessed it was from a security camera. However, that wasn’t exactly what pissed him off the most. The only clear item on the photo was the back view of the lady in it. Edward saw the frustration etched on his boss’s forehead and quickly spoke up. “We were able to run an age simulation on the picture of the woman and we coupled it with this photo. Together, we were able to achieve this.” He said and swiped the phone screen, bringing up a clearer back view photo of a p
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“Good evening, Miss.” Arthur greeted the pretty lady, unable to take his eyes off her. He had been staring for a few seconds now, and he could swear that he had seen those eyes before. “Good evening Mr. Arthur.” The woman smiled back at him. “I am sorry Miss, but have we met before?” Arthur asked, confused as to why his brain couldn’t make any connection as to where he had seen her before. “No, Mr. Arthur. I don’t believe we have met before, but I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time now.” The woman said and gave him her smile again, a smile that gave him nostalgia.“Mr. Arthur, are you okay?” Matilda asked raising a brow. Her hand were still in his, so she squeezed a little to get his attention. “Oh, I am sorry. I am here Miss.” Arthur jolted out of his reverie. “I would leave you both now to discuss further." Lawrence said and disappeared, leaving the both of them. “Well, I won’t mince too many words with you, Mr. Arthur. I am here with a business propositio
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The doctor, Lawrence had called in finished examining Bella."How is she doing?" Arthur asked panicking as she watch her sleeping."Thankfully, she is okay but need to have enough rest.""Why isn't she opening her eyes if she is okay.""The drugs I gave to her is taking its effect, you don't have to worry.""But...""Arthur, Doctor Rodriguez is going to be on standby so you don't have to worry about a thing." Lawrence assured him."Thanks man, I really appreciate it." Turning back to the doctor. "Thank you so much doctor, it really means a lot." Arthur took the doctor's hand in his."Don't mention." Doctor Rodriguez broke off the handshake and excused himself.Arthur ran his hands over Bella’s hair, praying for her to open her eyes. He hadn’t meant to hit her. He never knew she was standing beside him when he had sent out that deadly blow. Now, he hated himself for even getting into the fight in the first place, and he hated Fargo more for making him make the same mistake for the seco
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Arthur’s lips tinged from the memory of his kiss with Bella before he dashed out. It had been quick and short, but so powerful that his body still coursed with the feelings it had elicited in her. It was the only reason he was still sane at this moment and he wished she was right there in the same room with him to sink all his worries deep into her. But life had other plans as his throat constricted, watching the video of him punching Fargo at the party at Lawrence’s. It wasn’t the first time he was watching the video, but each time he watched the clip, his anger grew, threatening to burst through him. “Is there anything I can help you with?” Fred, his office assistant, asked in concern. The clip was all over the internet and everyone was saying things about him. “There is nothing you can help me with except to walk away and leave me in peace.” Arthur barked at the man. “I was only trying to help sir.” Fred flinched and it only angered Arthur the more. “Okay fine. Since you wan
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Arthur let out a smile as he watched Matilda walk out of his office. Thankfully, the woman had been easy to please and just wanted something simple; for him to keep sensitive information of her users away from the public space.She ran an escort service that catered to the rich and mighty, people who wouldn’t appreciate their personal business getting to the public space. While he had no right to judge the woman, he couldn’t help but admit that she looked way too innocent for the kind of business she's into.But then, he shouldn’t be surprised by that. His line of business had made him see worse from people and he knew he had no right judging people by their looks anymore.He had just sat down at his desk when his door buzzed opened."You forgot some...""It's me boss."The moment Edward strolled into the office, Arthur remembered the task he had assigned to him and shook his head at his forgetfulness.“Alright, tell me, where the hell do I know this woman from?” Arthur demanded.“Un
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Arthur stared at the phone screen and his blood began to boil."How dare they go after Bella?" He yelled at the top of his voice. "She doesn't deserve any of this." He muttered under his breath trying to control himself. He was a public figure and he believed the spotlight should be on him, he was afraid they would feed off her naivety and take her privacy away. He quickly grabbed his phone and dialed Bella's phone, it rang but there was no response.His heart began to race and many dread scenes ran through his head.Grabbing his suit, he threw directives at Edward. “Get my car ready and track Bella's driver to know where they are.""On it boss." Edward turned to leave."Wait a minute," He took a second to think. "Since they've gotten to her, they won't rest until they get every piece of information to feast on. Make sure no one leaks news about her brother. Call your men and have them surround the premises discreetly.”"Yes boss." Edward nodded and hurried out of the office. “Davi
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One of the nurses rushed in to find James agitated.She grasped at the broken television. "Oh my god, what happened here?""Get me Arthur Lorenzo!" James shouted at the top of his voice."You should be in bed, you're going to hurt yourself." The nurse tried to calm him down."I don't care, get me Arthur now." James took another whip at the television shattering it more.The nurse stopped on her tracks and used her two hands to block her ears as she shudder in fear.Two men rushed in, smartly dressed up in suits startling James and the attending nurse."And who are you?" James asked the moment he regained composure."We are your new bodyguards." The bodyguard with a broader shoulder replied."From Arthur, right?""Yes." The bodyguards replied in unison."That makes it easier, call him and tell him to come straight away."The two bodyguards exchanged quick looks."What happened here?" The second bodyguard asked after taking a good look at the mess that had been made."I have no business
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As Arthur drove to the hospital, he found himself hurting as he navigate his way through the dimly lit street. He had not blinked the while night when he received the information that James was awake.He had made sure Bella was still very fast asleep before grabbing his car keys and dashing out of his mansion.On arriving at the hospital, he headed to James ward where he met the two bodyguards at the door."Boss." The bodyguards acknowledged his presence."How is he?" Arthur asked worried sick."He wouldn't talk to anyone except you, he was screaming your name the whole night." The bodyguard with the broader body frame explained."I'm here so let's fix this." Arthur made to open the door but was stopped."We should come with in with you boss, he was screaming your name the whole night. I'm afraid you could get hurt." "It's all mine to fix so you don't have to worry about a thing." Arthur tapped his shoulder and opened the door.The moment Arthur stepped into James ward, there was a he
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Arthur was devastated at the news of Matilda's death, he had blamed himself for her death and took what was left of her ashes and placed it in a columbarium.Bella stood by his side, mourning with him and helping him through that phase.The police launched a full investigation, arresting Patricia and Amelia. Arthur's gathered evidences were very instrumental in their arrest.Soon, Patricia and Amelia were arraigned for trial. Bella had pleaded for a chance to talk to Patricia at the final trial. "Why do you have to hurt us so much? I treated like you a sister and James adorned you.""Tell me why I should be nice to you filthy pieces of trash?" Patricia asked showing no remorse. "You stole Arthur from me, I regretted not poisoning you to death when I had the chance."Bella bursted into another round of fresh tears, "you're hopeless.""Take her away."Arthur pulled Bella to himself. "Everything would be fine, I'm certain justice would prevail, let's go in and hear the final verdict." He
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Fargo took off the glasses and smashed it to pieces disconnecting the live video. "What do you think you're doing?" He asked as he rained slaps on Arthur's face.Arthur groaned loudly in pain. "I'm unveiling who you truly are to the world.""I'll kill you." Fargo said angrily as he sent Arthur crashing on the ground with another blow.Arthur spat blood. "You shouldn't have touched my family."Fargo took out a pocket knife, "I'll let you experience pain and beg me to kill you.""The moment you kill me, your entire life will be over. No matter where you go, you'll always have to be on the run.""I've killed once, you think I'll be afraid to do again?" Fargo asked."The choice is yours; turn yourself to the police and face the law or be on the run all your life like a rat.""We would see about that, I'm going to take my time with you." Fargo replied. He grabbed a small bottle and a syringe and injected it Arthur s body causing him to feel numb and weak. "Remember, nobody is coming to save
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Arthur laid Patricia on the sofa, he quickly arranged for some bodyguards to take over and secure the place while he proceeded with his next step of action.He called a number on his phone. "Hello, Carla?""Yes, who is..." Carla immediately recognized the voice. "Arthur Lorenzo?""Yes it's me.""To whom do I owe this pleasure?" Carla asked in surprise."I thought you would be interested in being a real reporter this time.""Hmmmmm, I don't think I'm ready, I resigned from my job to take a break.""I know you resigned and that is the more reason you're the perfect fit for this job. Enough break, Carla. It's time to get back to work.""What are you talking about? I already said I'm not going to be anyone prawn.""You tell me, how does being n independent famous reporter sound?""What do you have for me?" Carla asked, taking interest."We are going live, Carla." Arthur announced. "Two of my friends are being hostage by a drug baron who happens to be an acquaintance of Amelia.""What?" Ca
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"oh my god," Bella gasped as she saw james lying motionlessly on the bed. "What happened to you?" She held his hand and kissed his forehead.Arthur stood right beside her, watching the one grid reunion. "There is something you need to know." He began. Rubbing off the tears from her face, "what is it?""I need you to be brave, Bel." Arthur grabbed her shoulder. "Can you spill it out already?"Arthur took a deep breathe before spilling the beans, "The doctors said James doesn't have much time with us."Bella tried to speak while processing the words that had fallen out of Arthur's mouth but found herself staggering, all thanks to Arthur's firm grip on her, she would have fallen to the ground."He was doing well before he left, what happened?""Unfortunately his health relapsed, we have to prepare ourselves for the worst." Arthur replied."That bitch, what has she done to my brother?" Bella cussed and yelled.Arthur drew her closer, "I'll take care of everything."Bella scoffed. "How w
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Bella was lost in thoughts about what to do with the pregnancy when she heard a soft but persistent knock on the door.She wasn't expecting anyone, besides it was already late but at the thought of James, she quickly ran and opened the door without asking who it was.Her reaction was emotionless but she could swear her heart had beaten a thousand times in a spilt second while looking at the figure in front of her.The two stared at each other intensely without any spoken words and increased breathing, she had believed he would never appear in front of her again and to think he was actually in her house for the very first time made it difficult for her to know what to do.A quick glance at his handsome face revealed how pale he looked and her heart broke. "What are you doing here?" She asked, afraid he wouldn't say a thing and remained at the door."We found him." Arthur said in almost a whisper."You found James?" Her eyes lit up with surprise and excitement.Arthur found himself unab
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"Tie them up.""Why did you stop us from chasing after them, boss." Hugo asked."Use your brain, James is going to die soon. I've been thinking of ways to dispose him without having to stain my hands, who knew luck would shine on me?"Hugo nodded his head, "but what are we going to do about them?""We are going to use them to negotiate with Arthur. We should get some money off them to compensate for all of our troubles.""Do you think he is going to give in?""Of course, he won't leave them behind." Fargo replied."Are you giving on the lady?""Of course, of what use is she when she is penniless?" Fargo replied. "There are plenty of beauties scattered round the world."***Arthur drove on a very high speed as he headed to the location sent to his phone by Matteo."Damn you Fargo, damn you Patricia." He cussed out. "I'll rip you both into pieces, I promise."Looking at the map on his phone, he could tell he was very close to his destination. He looked up and saw a house in sight. It wa
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Edward drove behind Fargo and his cohorts maintaining a reasonable distance not to arouse any form of suspicion. He followed carefully determined not to let them out of his sight.Taking a glance at his dead phone, he quickly plugged his phone. "Why would you go off at such a crucial time?" Worry and anger etched on his face.Edward followed then until he watched them drove into a large compound with a gigantic gate. There was no way to see a thing going on in the building, he needed to find a way to sneak in.He parked his car and got out, not forgetting to mask his face. He took a stroll while taking a stroll round the environment of the building.Luckily he found a lower fence and jumped over it, making his way into the house. He needed to find out where they were taking James to.While trying to navigate his way into the main building, Edward saw Matteo drove in with Tyler as his chauffeur.His eyes flinched, "am I seeing wrong? What is Matteo and Tyler doing here?" He asked puzzl
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"Hello Fargo." Matteo said in a hulky voice."To whom do I owe this honour?""I thought about the proposal you made the last time and decided to invest, can we meet?""Now?" Fargo asked."What better time, if not now?"Fargo was in the process of transporting James to his house and it wasn't convenient at the moment but he thought briefly about how urgent he needed to finance his products."Hello, are you there?""Yea, I am." Fargo replied. "Hope you don't mind if I propose hosting you at my place?""Of course not, thanks for the honour." Matteo replied, happy he took the bait."I'm glad you didn't decline, I'll text you my address.""I'm waiting, see you soon."Matteo called Arthur back. "We are meeting at his place, I'll send you the location as soon as I get it.""If Fargo is heading to his place, then I'm sure that is Edward's destination.""I'll keep filling you in.""Thank you," Arthur paused for a second. "Please, be careful.""I will."***Patricia decided to head home after p
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Edward continued to observe the activities going on the seventh floor. Initially, he was stuck between going after Patricia or finding more more about James situation.He opted for the latter seeing how heavily it was guarded. He began to think of how he could find a chance to sneak it and gather more Intel.After observing for some time, he saw Fargo walked out whispering to one of his surbodinates.The mere appearance of Fargo fuelled his anger as he felt it rose to it peak, he molded his fist but knew deep within him charging at Fargo that instant meant suicide.He needed Fargo to be all by himself and a chance presented itself when he saw only Fargo entered the elevator by himself without any of his men."Finally, a chance to pay you back." A big smile engulfed Edward's face, he decided he was going to take Fargo out. He couldn't bear to see him roam about when he had almost snuffed life out of him.Edward knew since Fargo was making use the elevator, he would need to be super fa
