''He asked you to burn my warehouse to prove yourself, and you did?'' Don Black asked Bane with surprise, anger, disappointment, and all sorts of negative emotions. Did Bane really sell him out that cheap? It was difficult to believe. Don Black was glaring at Bane, waiting for a reply. ''Black, can you just let me finish?'' Bane said with a gentle tone.''Just, try not to interrupt me again, so that I can hit the nail on the head and we can get out of this worthless public area,'' Bane added. Don Black nodded and adjusted his weight, then after thinking dramatically for a bit, he sat down beside Bane. Bane turned to look at Don Black and nodded. ''That's more like it,'' he said.''Anyway, the thing is that, when Snake Eyes came up with this suggestion, I refused at first. Of course, I cannot afford to burn your warehouse with my eyes clear, no matter what anyone offers me to do it. But, while I was in that state of mind, you know, Snake Eyes is an extremely eccentric and proud m

Magnet, the hacker that Barter hired to look for the person that had been occupying Alina's house and most likely killed her, had made headway with his finding.''Bart! Come to my place I have something to show you,'' Magnet said into the phone to Barter, looking at a wrist massager that he took from Alina's house. ''Say no more,'' Barter said, whispered something into Mr. Ban's ear, and waited for Mr. Ban's response.Mr. Ban raised his head to look at Barter.''Are you sure?'' He asked Barter.Barter nodded.Mr. Ban heaved a deep sigh and looked at Barter.''This is such a wrong time, you know that?'' He said to Barter.''I know, I know, boss. But I have to go now, or else, it might be too late after now. You know how it works boss...'' Barter was saying when Mr. Ban nodded and pat him to stop talking too much. ''Get one of the boys to stay with me,'' he said to Barter and went back to sitting beside Snake Eyes. Barter signaled his next in command and whispered something into his

Charles Ban was moving into his newly rented home on a windy evening. He had stopped receiving his usual monthly allocation from his elder brother Mr. Ban because Mr. Ban had asked him to return to where he was coming from before he continued to pay him monthly. ''But the money is mine! As in, it is my entitlement from our parents, so how come you are holding it back?'' Charles Ban asked his elder brother, but Mr. Ban insisted on holding onto that money. ''Your money is safe. I opened another account which I pay the money into, but I put up a standing order that the money would not be touched until twenty-four months has passed. Hopefully, by that time you would have returned to your senses and must have left the country. I don't know why you insist on risking your life,'' Mr. Ban said. Charles Ban's eyes shone in disbelief. ''Two whole years, Damien?'' He asked Mr. Ban. ''Yes. If you accept to go back, I can stop paying into that account, and then continue the drops into your

Laura Ban was on her own now. A totally different person from Laura than anyone had ever known before. She hardly spoke to anyone. Actually, there was no one to speak to anyway, so she stayed by herself most of the time, her thoughts never leaving Greg Chase. The other day at the mall, she was very close to meeting Greg when the horrendous Mr. Ban and his escort stopped her. Laura damn nearly lost her mind. After months of wishing that she would see Greg again, the time her luck managed to shine brightly, Mr. Ban snatched it. Laura, haven accepted her fate as one that was faced with difficulty throughout what was supposed to be the best part of her life, living by herself in a cozy house. A studio apartment with heavy luxury in the interior housed Laura, and she loved it there. Hopefully, no one would ever recognize her there, as the area she chose to live in was secluded from the town. Of course, everyone loved to live inside the town, so that part of town was hardly occupied

Thankfully, the impact on Bane's head was not fatal. ''Are there any of those men outside?'' Bane asked Saint, flinching almost after every word. ''Take it easy, boss! You don't have to be concerned about anyone. It's just both of us here. I wasn't sure how you ended up like this, so I didn't let anyone know the hospital I was taking you to...'' Saint explained.''Good... call Black. Tell him to come and meet me here...'' Bane said to Saint.''Sure boss...'' Saint said, left the ward, and went to make a call to Don Black. After he made the call, Don Black arrived at the hospital in less than an hour. His eyes were shining in panic as he looked at Bane lying on the hospital bed with a drip flowing in his veins. ''What happened?'' Don Black asked, in shock.Bane shrugged. He raised his hands in front of him as if to say that he had no idea.Don Black stared at Bane, and then shifted his gaze to Saint.Saint shook his head. ''I don't get it...both of you don't know anything about i