Mike sat right next to Nathan and passed him a glass of water. “You got the number?” Nathan demanded after taking the glass from Mike. “Just a second!”Mike dropped his glass on the stool beside him. He slipped his hand inside his breast pocket and pulled out a card. “I got it from one of my contacts.” He said and passed the card to Nathan. “It’s his official phone number.”Nathan took the card. “Thank you, Uncle Mike.”He brought out his official phone and imputed the digits on the card. He then placed a call to the number. The call was instantly responded to. Nathan cleared his throat loudly and sat up. “Good afternoon. This is Alex Alcantara.”Nathan heard Hose Luis chuckle over the phone. “I see!” Hose Luis said. “I trust you are doing good, Mr. Hose.”Mike rested his back against the couch and went for his glass. “How may I help you, Alex?” Hose Luis asked ignoring Nathan’s pleasantries. Nathan gave a half smile. “I think it’s the other way round Mr. Hose. How may I hel

Dory made her way into the private lounge with a Hermes Birkin bag tugged under her left arm. She got to room 15 where the group had agreed to meet. It was a few minutes past 8 pm. When she walked into the private lounge, she discovered that all the men were settled around the glass table. She stared at the watch on her left wrist, heaved a sigh, and aimed for the vacant chair opposite McDonald’s. “You’re not even the president of Phoenix yet and you’re already keeping us waiting,” Fredrick remarked after Dory sat. She dropped her bag on the table and flipped her hair. “I was just a few minutes late.” She replied to Fredrick, looking directly onto his eyes. He smirked. “We would have gotten over this meeting if you didn’t take three days off to play a good daddy to your violent son.” She added. Frederick clenched his jaw and pointed a finger at her. “You will not talk about my son that way. Don’t you dare?”She pouted her lips and fell back on the chair. “Next time, keep your

It was a few minutes past 7 am and some of the students were hurrying to the lecture halls for their first lecture of the day when Kelvin’s G-wagon with its customized number plate pulled into the school premises. When the car drove in, the onlookers came to a halt. They watched the car drive to the parking lot. Kelvin stepped out. “Here comes Kelvin!” one of the students announced. Two of his bodyguards quickly alighted from the vehicle. One of them took the lead in his bid to lead Kelvin to the lecture hall while the other bodyguard followed Kelvin closely behind. Kelvin was wearing Prada joggers and had covered his face with dark spectacles. With his left hand plunged inside his pocket, Kelvin cast his gaze on the ground and followed his bodyguard. Murmurs began to erupt among the students. “Do you think he’s sorry? It seems like he was forced to make that apology.”“

“Go ahead!” Nathan urged McDonald. He was getting ready for school when he got McDonald’s call through his official line. “Dory intends to steal the company rights today. She wants to break into your office.” Nathan chuckled and continued to adjust his sleeves. “She can go ahead and do so. I left the documents for her in the vault that’s if she can access them.”McDonald sighed. “You don’t get it, Alex. Fredrick came up with a new plan that would help Dory access the papers.”“Tell me about it,” Nathan said. McDonald revealed the entire plan to Nathan and by the time he was done speaking, he was breathing heavily. “Don’t worry about a thing McDonald. Dory can go ahead and do as she pleases. Trust me, she can’t win. “ Nathan assured McDonald. McDonald exhaled. “I trust you, Alex. You’re not a coward and I’m sure you’ll give her a taste of her own medicine.”“Just go ahead with the plan and do all the group requires of you. I’ve got things under control.” Nathan said and hung up.

All eyes were fixed on the glass door as Hose Luis, Fredrick, and McDonald waited on the only lady in their group to show up.Immediately after Dory carried out her operation successfully that evening, she sent a message to the group, requesting that they meet at the Phoenix guest house, at 7 pm sharp.It was quarter past 7 and the men were settled in the formal lounge, waiting for the woman of the hour.For Fredrick, the past 15 minutes seemed like 15 hours. He was dying to find out the state of the plan. Even though Dory had informed them that the plan was a success, he would only confirm it once he sees the legal papers.McDonald and Hose Luis on the other hand were pretending to be on the edge, each man was struggling to maintain his loyalty to the group while working on Alex’s plan.There was a bottle of champagne on the table surrounded by several goblets but none of the men touched a thing. They felt it was best to wait for Dory and celebrate once they confirmed that everything