Midtown High,Uptown Restaurant,Daniel's POV I glanced at my watch for the umpteenth time. 6 pm, it read. Where was Nicholas?? He was supposed to be here by 5 pm and after several times of trying to reach him and got nothing. I gave up on that option. Maybe he got into traffic or probably forgot to check his time. I was tired though of the ups and downs, the threats and seduction, the hunger and thirst to rule and be in charge. Hopefully, this turns my life around and finally, I could return to Laura and amend things."Hello, Daniel," a familiar voice breezed in, jolting mine. thoughts, "I had a flat tire, so it took minutes changing it and driving through the traffic."I nodded, taking in his outfit choice. He was on a red t-shirt, white denim shorts, a baseball cap and white sneakers. Quite the man, right?"It's alright, Nicholas. I thought something bad had happened. You weren't picking up your calls and that made me more worried." Oh, I'm sorry. My phone was in the vehicle when

Midtown High,Empire Tai Chi RestaurantDaniel's POVGoldilocks did look stunning, I glanced, watching her take another full spoon of Tai Chi's famous Apple Pie."Are you just going to watch me eat all night or are you gonna say something?" she asked, taking a sip of her * champagne."I think I will just watch you eat. You look so stunning tonight. Love what you did with your hair""Oh really?" she glowed, slowly playing with her red curls, "It was last minute thing, I'm glad you like it""Yeah, Goldie. So how's the apple pie?""It beats every pie in Midtown! It was so delicious! I can't just stop eating it.""Chef Tai Chi is the best in town no doubt about that, so his pies just have stood out," I smiled, staring at her, "How's Simon doing over there?"She sighed, dropping her spoon, "I don't know. It's been weeks since I spoke to him but I guess he should be fine.""That's odd, Goldie. He's your brother, not some alien. You should reach him soon.""Argh!" she sighed, taking another

Midtown High,Empire Tai Chi Restaurant,Daniel's POV,This was my last day at Midtown High. My luggage was driven right now to the airport and by 2 pm I would be on the plane. I couldn't wait to meet Laura. It's been months and conversing with her last week reawakened the desires, loneliness and yearnings.It was another new kind of drive that pushed me through the hefty week, closing contracts and trying to keep in many meetings, since I will be shifting the headquarters to East Alley."...I have always wanted to operate from East Alley but Rick and Veronica didn't want me to. They said, the business space over there was choking and didn't think we would be able to work through it all. It was funny, you know, I had businesses running over there and the return on investments was remarkable. So, why didn't they want me to shift fully there? Daniel, we later found out, they were using East Alley for illegal businesses with those unethical general managers I placed there. I couldn't bel

East Alley Freedom Prison,South West Region,Daniel's POV"Hope the wardens have been good to you?" I grinned, staring at Mr Stephen's shrivelled face. He looked broken and lost like some fallen angel.He grunted, staring hard, "Why did you call me out here?""Take it easy, Papa. I got a deal for you and your sweetheart, that's if you are in""I don't do deals with the Devil! Is there anything else you wanna speak to me about?"" Alright, Mr Stephen, I guess you're enjoying here, then. At least I forget, they will be shifting your wife to Zone D of the Women's States Prison. She's been causing a lot of fights in her ward.""But Zone D is the fiercest women's zone in East Alley. She won't survive Daniel! Can't you do something?""I can't. Remember, you don't do deals with the Devil," I winked, getting up, "I will be going now, enjoy yourself and if anything happens to your wife, the wardens would let you know""Wait, Daniel," he swallowed, "The deal…I'm inter""That's a nice move, Mr

West Alley,New York CityThe Oscar's Mansion,Laura's POV,"Good morning ma'am," the chauffeur said, trembling a bit.I stared hard at him. Everything in me wanted to hate him and hurt him so badly. He was the reason why my husband was gone. Didn't even know if he was alive and the Sheriff wasn't even dropping positive updates anymore."You should be in prison, you know? You dared betray my husband? Someone who helped you through hard times? You're just one of the lucky ones, if not I could have killed you by now," I hissed, ignoring his trembling lips, "What do you want?""I'm sorry for everything I did to your family, ma'am and for what I'm about to tell you… They shot Mr Daniel twice, I tried tracing his body but I couldn't get anything ”"Whaaaaaaaat!" I yelled, getting up, "Don't you dare tell me that, I saw them take him, not shoot him! I won't believe you! I can't believe you! ""You didn't but I saw it through the mirror, ma'am. They used a silencer, so that's why you didn't