LEO POV"It's nothing. Go back to sleep," I replied. I had not been myself after the revelation. It was a hard nut to crack, a bitter pill that I could not swallow. I had pondered over the issue and I deduced that my father had been hinting about it for a while. He had always mentioned his empire which was non-existent to me until I met Dane. I wanted to rectify it all and I was done being nice."It can't be nothing. You're wearing an all black outfit. We've been together for months already so I can tell that your dress isn't ordinary," she said."Don't worry and just go to sleep. I'll be back soon," I replied."But it's too early. You can go wherever you want to go when the day's brighter," she said. I sniffed then climbed onto the bed and held her shoulders. "I'll be back before you know it. I just have some loose ends to fix," I said, then stood up from the bed and made my way to the door. As I was about to turn the knob, she dropped questions that stopped me dead in my tracks."W
LEO POVThey all came rushing at me as if an order had been put out to beat me to a pulp. They were the least of my worries because I was a pro at boxing and martial arts. My major concern was why they were fixated at protecting the deserted area. The first person threw a punch at me but I dodged it and gave him a taste of his own medicine. He tried to retaliate but I was quick to detect another rushing at me from the other side. I bent low and they collided. The second person smashed the first person's face which made him collapse. I pulled out an elastic rope from my pocket. It was my best instrument for fighting while I was in high school and through college. I hid a gun behind me but it was for the most extreme situation.I bounced onto the third person and held his neck with the rope. Then I pulled him towards the fourth person who was fuming with all his might. His focus was on me and he least expected to be hit by the third person. I stretched the rope and beckoned on them t
LEO POVWhile we ate dinner, I pretended to scoop a few portions but I avoided taking any meal. I had no appetite. My mind was filled with thoughts of our planned undercover job that night. I contacted Jude and Dane to inform them. While the former got all the equipment and tools we needed, the latter put together the evidence he had gathered. We already had a lead and a plan to lay waste on whatever organization was beneath the mansion.Emily chatted about several topics, especially the various women and entrepreneurial meetings she had attended in recent times. I guessed she hoped to engage in conversations with me so as to rid my thoughts of the kidnap cases. She felt I was still brooding and I decided to keep it that way. I did not want her to get involved in case we encountered a mishap.After dinner, she continued like a chatterbox till I arrived at the study. I stood by the table and sorted out some documents while she held my arm and spoke fast. "What do you think? Did I do w
LEO POVThe men whispered a few words to themselves then went into their cars and sped into the main road. When we were sure that no one was there, I led the way and we went through the opening. Surprisingly, I was not scared. I had a gun and my favorite combat tool, the elastic rope. I expected to meet a hefty man or two after we passed through the entrance but no one was there. Though, it would be useless to have guards around the area when it was so farther away from the city. As I stepped into the area, I threw up instantly. Mosquitos hummed over the entire place and Dane brought out two nose masks as if he knew what we'd meet. The area was a trash site filled with dead bodies. The sack the men had earlier pulled out of the car contained dead bodies of young men. I puked a second time as my eyes surveyed the site. With the enormous heap of bodies, father must have been carrying out the operation for years. All of a sudden, tears dropped on my cheeks. I felt so ashamed for being
LEO POVWe had escorted Max to the airport and I had one of my trusted men to take him to a safe place. I suggested that Emily should follow him but she refused. I was going through a tough time and she wanted to be with me. She also wanted to avenge her brother who had been comatose for months. While we returned from the airport, she had her face away from me and stared outside the window. She wept silently but the driver and I knew that she was crying. The driver checked through the rearview mirror then moved his eyes away immediately he noticed that I was staring right back at him."Babe, he'll be fine, I promise," I assured her. She wiped away her tears and feigned a weak smile."You don't have to pretend that all is fine," I said. She looked into my eyes then at the window.I felt she needed some private space so I held her hand while looking out to my side of the window as well. I recall how my friends had instigated me to dig into Emily's background. To be honest, my life had n
LEO POV"With the look on your face, I can tell that you know who I am," I said and he panted and struggled to be free from the chair."I don't know who you are. I only know that you appear on TV and social media," he said, trying to appear confident. I smirked then moved closer to him."I'm a fan!" he exclaimed as he got scared by every step I took."Please spare me. I did nothing wrong," he pleased, looking into my face. I let out a sinister laugh then bent low beside him. "I haven't said anything. You talk too much," I stated and landed a blow on his face. Before he could recover from it, I tightened my fist and gave him another in his tummy. He spat out blood and his cheek swelled up immediately."Who do you work for?" I asked."I don't work for anyone. I'm just a simple guy, working as a waiter in…" he replied but I was infuriated by his lies. A few months ago and I would go easy on him because I wanted to be a cool guy for Emily but I could be both; cool and brutal. Kay would n
LEO POVIt was late when I arrived at the villa. I stepped into the house and went straight to the bedroom where I found Emily reading a novel. She had her legs crossed while lying on the bed which made it obvious that she struck that pose after she knew that I was in the building. I smiled then sat at the edge of the bed."Are you mad at me?" I asked but got no reply. She was ignoring me."I didn't mean to skip breakfast. It was an urgent call," I explained but she still would not reply me. I stood from the edge of the bed and strutted to her side. I sat beside her but she flinched. "Just hit me already. Smack my face. Punch my stomach. Do whatever to abate your anger but don't ignore me," I said, grabbing her hand and placing it on my chest. She withdrew then looked me in the eye."Do I even mean anything to you anymore? Recently, I've been staying around the house, doing nothing most of the time because you tell me not to go out everytime. Then there's a whole lot of bodyguards ou
LEO POV"Not now, babe," I said, then held her waist and kissed her lips. Before she could get a hold of herself and do what had just happened, I raced out of the house into my car and sped out.My heart was beating rapidly for no reason or perhaps, there was a reason. All my calculations pointed to the fact that Kay had something to do with father's death but I could not accept that he would kill him just yet. Having a stranger tell it to my face made my heart skip a beat each time I maneuvered the steering wheel. I picked my phone and dialed Jude's number."Hey man! What's up?" I said."Hello boss. Got nothing but monitoring the trash site. We've got to strike soon before we get exposed. That would forfeit all our plans and he would hide all the evidence" he replied."No sweat. We'll strike soon. I just got a call from the gardener of the Robbins mansion. He knows something about Father's death," I said."It could be a trap," he said"I know but I'll go anyways. I gave him the locat
LEO POV"Calm down, young men. You don't need to shut each other up. The more cooperative you are, the better your chances of getting a lesser sentence," the head of the investigation bureau said.Unexpectedly, Emily showed up at the bureau. One of my men came running to me where I stood with Jude in the interrogations room."Mrs. Emily is here and wants to meet you," he said. "Did she know about it?" I asked Jude."I gave them instructions to only apprehend the guys so she wouldn't be too shocked. They didn't wait for the guys to make a move before arresting them," Jude explained."So how did she get the drift?" I asked then left the interrogation room. Jude and the other man followed me as I stepped out of the building. Emily stood by the car and when she saw me, she walked briskly to meet me. Then she stops in front of me and folded her arms over her chest."Why are you here? I felt you would be at the gallery," I said."I was supposed to until I learned that I was the target for a
LEO POV"Fill me in," I said "She has her eyes on Mrs. Emily. My men, I've gotten the necessary information to bring her in. She will execute her plans in a few days. That's when we would strike," he explained."Good! Don't toy with my wife. If your plan might fail, get her arrested immediately," I ordered."Yes boss," he replied and I cut the call. "Something happened?" Jude asked."Annabel's planning something. I knew that she wouldn't back down with all the messages she kept sending me," I said."After what happened between you two, she's bound to keep coming back," Jude said "Nothing happened between us. I made it clear that I did not want her after she attacked Emily," I said."But she came back, didn't she?" Jude said "Why did I ever tell you about it?" I said, my mind wandering off to my previous encounter with Annabel. I had prayed fervently that Emily would never learn of it and unless Jude informed her, she would never know.FLASHBACKOne of my business partners had invi
LEO POV"I can't change my mind," I said with my focus on the vast estate. Its silence was deafening. There was not a single soul in it. "You'll be leaving a lot of memories," she said."I know but I've got bad memories here than the good ones. I'm done with this kind of life. I only want to make good memories now," I said and turned to her. "I want to make good memories with you," I added.She beamed then looked around the house."You won't visit anymore?" She asked."Yes, I'm closing it down," I replied."This is goodbye then," she said."Yeah, it is," I responded, looking around the house once more for one last time. "Let's go," I said and we walked down the driveway to the entrance of the estate. Then I directed my men to lock up the gate. While I'd ensure that the house had strict surveillance from time to time, I had decided never to visit the house again.A MONTH LATEREmily had been moving around nonstop since we woke up that morning. She could not sleep but I pet her to sle
LEO POVI stood before Mr. Fred while he wept bitterly. No one could console him except his daughter who was also waiting for her brother. Just as I had guessed, he had been a victim of the MIR project and had recently died. "I am a bad father. How could I have worked for those who killed my son," he said, beating his chest repeatedly. "I am sorry," I said with my head facing the ground. I was ashamed to look him in the eyes. "Bring my child back! Bring him back!" he yelled dragging me by the collar. My men moved to separate him from me but I gestured to them to stop. I deserved that much for being a Robbins. After pacifying him, I left his house with Emily and my men. Emily had gotten emotional and she kept wiping her face as we drove to another part of the city to tender our apology. IN THE EVENINGWe arrived at the health center where those who were addicted were kept. I met Dane who rushed to my side the minute he saw me."Thank you, Mr. Leo. Thanks so much for bringing my s
LEO POVEmily wrapped her arms around me then patted my back. I rested my head on her shoulders as I wept. I was opwning up completely to her."I'm scared. I know I'm not supposed to be. I'm Leo Robbins, Forbes billionaire with several accolades to my name. I shouldn't be shaken by this but it's too much to take in," I said."You're Leo Robbins, the tough guy but you're also human as well. It's been a lot these past few weeks but you overcame. You set the wrongs right. Even if you're shaken, I'm here to support you," she said. I raised my face to look at her then lifted my head from her shoulder."If you had seen Kay's face. He had no remorse. He felt proud of everything he had done. He smiled and laughed as if he was doing the world a favor. When did he get so callous and inhumane. I might be q rogue or thug but we were not supposed to kill innocent people. Now, the protesters are out there and I also have to answer to those investigations. I knew all this would happen but it hurts t
LEO POVThe lady looked away as she could not catch my face through the tinted glass."There's an entrance at the warehose behind the company building. The route is longer but you'll be fine," I said, describing the direction to the driver. He rolled out of the crowd area and drove off the place I had mentioned. After a few minutes, we arrived at the other entrance and parked at the garage. The office was disorganized when we stepped in. The employees hurried around the lobby when I appeared. I bet they all had rumors to tell about me but I cared less. I was snot going to let the company sink even if I had to go to extremes. The board executives were seated when I arrived. Not one person was missing from the table. I sat down and Emily sat beside me while Jude stood behind me. I felt I didn't need moral support but I was not as strong as I thought. The present situation had weakened me and I needed as much support as I could get."We're all startled by the revelations that showed up
LEO POV"Something of this magnitude is happening and you could not wake ulme up to inform me? How do I defend us if I lay sleeping at home?!" I yelled."I wanted you to rest. You're hurt all over, Leo. You can't even walk properly," she said."That does not give you the right to shut me in. I need to know what's going on. I can't sit still," I said and tried to move down the stairs. She rushed to my side then stood before me to stop me from moving any further."What are you doing?" I asked."Jude stated that I should keep you away from the news and let you rest for the day. I completely agree with him and would do as he says," she said."And I said that I'm not interested in resting. Is that so hard to understand?" I asked."Why are you like this, Leo? I only care about you. I could not sleep all night because you were in pain. I woke up early to prepare your favorite soup so you can get enough strength. I'm doing all I can to get you back into shape so please, don't disrupt it," she
LEO POVI rushed to the railings to catch his hand but it was too late. He fell off the bridge and hit his head hard on the ground. The other team members arrived as back up. "Kay's down there. You've got to check him. He must not die," I said. He's yet to pay for his crimes and see how much evil he has done. I wanted him to witness excruciating pain like he made others go through. The elite team members rushed to him and I followed as well even though I was limping. By the time we arrived at the place, he had lost consciousness and was bleeding profusely. I could not understand the emotions I was feeling as I watched him lay on the ground.★★★★★★As we drove through the streets, the doctors began to treat me in the bus. We were already making headlines. Leo Robbins exposes Father's illicit drug den.Kay Robbins embezzles R&B Group funds for personal reasons.Leo Robbins exonerated from embezzlement scandal.FBI to apprehend Kay Robbins for abduction, human trafficking and gross co
LEO POV"You should stay here and keep an eye on them," I said."The others can. Let me follow you. That was why you hired us. To protect you. I'm with you on this mission," Silas said. 'Let's go!" I yelled and he followed. The guy who had kept an eye on Kay began to give us directions till we arrived at the other entrance of the cave at the other end of the estate. While we made our way there, I saw the storage room where the drugs were kept. Then I saw some corpses, dead bodies of men who could not stand the drugs as they were too powerful. It could never be approved by the government. I was astonished to see that there was another passage outside the estate that led to the underground tunnel. Once we stepped out, I noticed some fresh foot prints on the ground. Kay had least expected the attack so he had nothing prepared. I raced after him with Silas until we came face to face."Hey!!! Do you think you would ever escape?" I yelled."Stay away from me, Leo. You have everything. Tak