''That is to say that there is someone out there. This is serious...'' Bane was saying to Don Black when Greg Chase walked in. ''Greg!'' Don Black, and Bane said at the same time and looked at Greg's serious face.Greg was a hundred percent different from the person that had come out of jail nearly a year ago. He had more stoic, he hardly smiled, and his eyes looked as if they were hiding deep and dirty secrets. Bane and Don Black were now no match for Greg, and they knew it. This was a man that had the highest martial arts skills, and he hardly even used it, yet he defeated anyone that dared to cross his path. Greg sat down at the other side of the desk, beside Bane, and facing Don Black. ''What the hell is going on here? We have to actively do something, especially now that we are sure that Ban is not the one behind the new development...'' Greg said to his comrades. Don Black and Bane looked at each other solemnly. ''We have been talking about it, but we don't even know wher

Mr. Ban had mixed feelings as a result of what he had just heard from his sister. He was delighted to hear that his business was up and running, but he had warned Charles Ban of the dangers of showing himself in the city, and now he had gotten shot at. ''I have warned Charles. I warned him to stay away. What if the bullet killed him? We would have been having a different conversation by now, right? What if he died?'' Mr. Ban asked. He was angry, but because of his condition, he spoke coolly. ''Thank the stars that nothing like that happened, and the family business is back, flourishing. You should be happy about that, instead of throwing tantrums. Come on. Look on the bright side. Your brother saved this family a great deal of shame, and he put his life on the line. You should be thankful,'' Margaret Ban said to Mr. Ban with a calm tone, and sat by him, rubbing his back in a bid to coax him to take it easy on his health. Mr. Ban dilly-dallied and shot a glance at his sister, th

Barter grudgingly walked to Laura's room. For some familiar reason, Laura was expecting to be let out of that room sooner or later, that very day. When she wanted to visit Mr. Ban at the hospital, Barter bluntly refused, but now there was nothing he could do. Mr. Ban had returned. The same Mr. Ban that she hated, the very man that she saw as her jailer, had now become her savior. Laura was pacing the room when she heard the locks on the door start to jangle. She quickly stepped towards the door with her eyes wide in anticipation as the door opened to reveal Barter's angry face. ''Come out. Boss is asking for you!'' Barter said to Laura Ban with hate.Laura was as happy as a child that had been offered chocolate, but she dared not express her happiness in front of Barter. She was not going to spite him like that. Laura stepped out of the room and waited for Barter to shut the door, before she walked behind him, as he led her to Mr. Ban's room. It didn't take long for Laura to

Mr. Ban had become stronger after about a week and had returned to his usual spot in the study, observing his sales charts and plotting the next moves that he would make, big or small. He could not thank Charles Ban enough for saving his business, if not, what would he have done?He would have become a pauper, and that would be thanks to Greg Chase. ''Charles, I cannot continue to allow you to use my wife to run these sales. It is dangerous,'' Mr. Ban complained. Laura was set to go out to make a drop as usual, and Mr. Ban was skeptical. 'You don't have anything to worry about. Laura does not have to see anyone directly. What she does is she drops the product at its usual location and leaves. We have someone around there that oversees the area to make sure that nobody picks up the product except the person purchasing it. The person does not see Laura at all. The person does not even see the other comrade that supervises the area. It is majorly a blind deal,'' Charles Ban explained

''Laura, why did you kill that lady, Barter's sister? Didn't you know that she was his sister?'' Mr. Ban asked.Laura was silent, looking at her feet.''Laura, I am talking to you. You need to speak up. I hope you know that it is because of me you are still alive. You are smart, so I am sure you know that for a fact,'' Mr. Ban asked.Laura was still silent, but after a while, she nodded.''Good, so tell me what made you kill that lady. Because, as much as I have to protect you as your husband, I know that Barter hates you, and I cannot stand to look at the sorrow in his eyes,'' Mr. Ban added.Laura trembled.Her lips quivered, and her fingers twitched.''She...'' Laura started to speak slowly.''She was going to take me back to Barter after I ran away, and I didn't want her to do so,'' Laura managed to respond.''She was going to send you back. How did you know her in the first place? Where did you guys meet? Had she ever come here before when you tried to escape?'' Mr. Ban asked.Lau