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2024-10-29 19:42:56Charles looked at Esther with pride. In his mind, Esther was officially a part of the Phoenix Mafia. He then turned his attention back to Tyler.
"Heed our warning, Tyler. Stay away from Esther; for that matter stay away from everyone associated with the Quinton Consortium! They are all under my protection. Our protection.""You go against them, it means you go against all of us... and we will do worse than what we have done to you tonight."Esther then hugged Charles's arm and gave her final word to Tyler, "I rather be the girlfriend of the Don of Townsville than to ever be with a worm like you!"The Phoenix Mafia looked at Esther, amused at her comment. They exited the Sparrow Lounge, leaving Tyler on the floor, still anguishing in pain."Guys, make sure your bags are already packed. We are leaving for Brighton first thing in the morning. I have arranged for transport for you guys to meet directly at our new private jet." said CharleRelated chapters
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Sun rays greeted the Phoenix Cabin as the residents there assembled outside the garage, bags packed and ready for what could probably be a rare occasion. Charles and Esther were going on a vacation along with the rest of the Phoenix Mafia. "I'm really excited to take this flight. My first ever flight out of Townsville." said Esther. "I'm sure you're excited. I can already imagine you and the Phoenix Mafia letting loose like it's the year 1999. I'm excited too. My first time in a private jet." replied Charles. Just then, a Rolls Royce pulled over in front of Charles and Esther. The driver stepped out. It was Hector. "Good morning, Charles. Good morning, Esther." greeted Hector. "Good to see you both up and early. Ready for your flight?" "Absolutely, Hector. I'm chomping at the bit, so is Esther" Charles replied cheekily, while Esther looked at him with a smile. "Oh, before I forget, Mr. Quinton wanted me to pass this to you." sai
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A row of Rolls Royces pulled up alongside the private jet; as the door to the private jet opened and the stairs unfolded. The Phoenix Mafia was lining up in the jet in anticipation of stepping foot on foreign land. Before alighting the jet, Charles made it a point to pin his brooch on his blazer so that everyone who has previously heard about the Don of Townsville will recognise him as such. Jim was standing a few metres away from the jet door as it opened. He opened his arms in a gesture to welcome the Phoenix Mafia, knowing for the majority of the team, it was their first flight and first time outside of Townsville. "Phoenix Mafia! Welcome to London!" greeted Jim. "Jim! Good to see you!" the team walked towards Jim and hugged him individually. "Too bad you were not with us last night, Jim. You missed one hell of an event." said Victoria. "Sounds like you all had a fun night last night." replied Jim. "Oh, you can say
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Charles entered his Presidential Suite after the Phoenix Mafia entered their rooms. Closing the door, Charles could finally remove his mask, shades and cap. The Presidential Suite at the Quinton Hotel Brighton was amazing. The suite was like a luxurious one room apartment. There was a living room with a full leather couch set, a sixty five inch television mounted on the wall, a big coffee table, a bar counter filled with bottles of red wine, white wine and champagne. A sliding door divided the living room and the bedroom of the suite, where a king size bed awaited for Charles. He jumped on the bed to relax, while watching football on the fifty five inch television on the wall.Ten minutes later, Charles decided to take a bath. The marbled bathroom, with a full size bathtub a double sink and a shower was the best place for Charles to unwind.Soaking in the bathtub was just soothing to Charles; and he had time to reflect his journey so far after t
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'Mr. C.... Mr. C... that's what he said to Irene. Mr. C... oh, no way. No Way!!' Lois suddenly figured it out, even if she was not exactly sure."Charles?!?!?"The connection was too coincidental and too much for Lois to take. She immediately rushed to her management office and called for her husband Dave and son Mason into her office."Mum, what's going on? You sounded like you were out of breath when you called us in." said Mason as he and Dave entered Lois's office."You seem out of sorts right now, honey? Are you OK?" asked Dave."No....I'm not OK....and you won't be either after you hear what I have to say next." replied Lois. "Mason, do you remember the group of people who defended our cleaner earlier today?""How could I forget, mum? They are really great people." replied Mason."Well, do you know who was the leader of that group? You know, the one wearing a mask, shades and a cap?" Loi
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Just before the virtual conference was about to begin, Ivy entered the suite with the trolley of gift baskets, "They're clean, boss. No mics or cameras on the gift baskets or the trolleys. So nice of the hotel staff to give these gifts to us." said Ivy. "Yeah, put that aside for now. We are about to start. Get our connections running, Ivy." replied Charles. "Yes, boss. Connection is established. We are now waiting for the other side." said Ivy. Meanwhile, in the Parker residence's study, Jensen and Patricia Parker are seated facing the laptop set up by Jim. Per Ivy's instructions over their earpieces, Victoria was able to make the connection and the Parkers were online. Jensen and Patricia saw a suave looking man on the screen seated facing them with a pair of shades on. He was well dressed with a three piece suit, his hair in a clean and neat side parting. Seated next to him was a beautiful lady in a purple dress, supposedly his girlfriend. Standing
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Chris, the hotel staff that sent the trolley of complimentary gift baskets to the Phoenix Mafia soon returned to the outside of the Presidential Suite to collect the empty trolley. Internally disappointed that there was no information to be retrieved out of the Phoenix Mafia, he took the trolley that was outside the door and pushed it back to the main hotel reception.Mason, who was waiting for Chris to report to him, saw the staff approach from the elevator. He then approached the hotel staff to hear his report."Sorry, Mr. Mason. I was not able to get any information out of that group. As a result, I could not expose the real identity of Mr. C." Chris reported."Damn, I knew we should have put in some bug mics and cameras." Mason cursed under his breath, "It's ok. Not your fault. I should have thought of bug mics and cams.""That would not help either, Mr. Mason. They have a tech expert that scrutinised the trolley and the gift b
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