Mike traced his way up the staircase. He got to Nathan’s room and stroke the doorbell. Nathan who had been expecting him rushed to the door and opened it. “Welcome, Uncle Mike.” Mike stepped into the room with a smile. It was a few minutes past 10 am. It was the day of the board meeting. Mike noticed a young man sitting on one of the couches in the room. The man immediately stood up after Mike walked in. “Cole, I want you to meet Mike. He’s the executive assistant of the Alcantara empire.” Nathan introduced. Cole gave a slight bow. “Pleased to meet you, sir.” Mike acknowledged him with a nod. Nathan had already informed him about Cole. He walked up to him with his hands on his hips. “You’re the hacker right?” Cole put on a proud smile. “Yes sir. I’m good at bypassing networks and securities to collect data.” Mike gave him a pat on the back. “By bypassing, I hope you’re not into illegal stuff right,” Cole chuckled. “I’m the clean boss. I’m legit. You can count on me.” “That’s

The stunned Dory turned to Fredrick with a blank expression. He displayed a vague expression, indicating that he was as confused as her.Hose Luis sat beside McDonald and Dory couldn't stop staring at them. They ignored her and greeted the other members of the boardroom with broad smiles.Nathan cleared his throat loudly and everyone’s attention was darted toward him. He had never cheered a board meeting before but Mike had provided him with all the details he needed.There were about fifteen people in the boardroom. There were three boards of directors with Charles. Dr. Lance was seated as a shareholder while Fredrick and his group were seated close to Dory.Nathan rested his back against the comfy chair. “I welcome you all to today’s meeting. I have a feeling that it’s going to be an auspicious one.”“You bet!” Dory mumbled.“I like it when things are done on time so let’s get to business.” Nathan began and turned to Dory. “You may start by giving us an update on the progress of the

Fredrick wiped his mouth with the edge of his palms. He had just learned from one of his lawyers that there was no way out. It was either he takes the offer Mike was delivering or he ends up in court and with the evidence the Alcantaras had against him and Dory, their chances of winning were zero. “I learned that the FBI is on your radar.” Mike spat. He was facing the helpless Fredrick. “I heard that it has something to do with drug smuggling,” Mike added. Fredrick’s brows were furrowing in rage. “First, it was your son hitting a helpless girl then one of your companies gets shut down because of some suspected drug dealing initiative and now, you are conspiring to steal Phoenix.” Mike asserted. The murmurs in the board room transcended to noise. Fredrick knew they were talking about him. He stood up and aimed for the exit in his fit of rage. “You should be lucky that we didn’t report you to the authorities Fredrick. Courtesy of the Alcantaras book of Mercy.” Mike screamed at Fre

Dory got to the reception and noticed a box parked with her items. With her face fixated on the floor, she moved to the counter and swept the carton from the desk. Rose and the other employees were whispering about Dory’s mischief because word has already gone around the company about the act. Dory felt the eyes of the employees like knives on her body. She pressed the box to herself and strode to the parking lot with her head lowered. At the parking lot, she came in contact with a few employees talking in low tunes and immediately after they caught a glimpse of her, they dispersed. With a sigh, Dory threw her box into the back seat of her car. She then got into her vehicle and drove away, leaving Phoenix for good. A few minutes after Dory hit the road, she broke into tears. Her eyes were starting to hurt and soon, she couldn’t see the straight path in front of her. The road ahead had turned hazy so the broken Dory pulled over to a safe path. She fell on her speedometer and brok

Nathan stood up after the vans drove past the shrubs. It was already getting dark and the road was getting deserted. He identified a lemon tree and hurried toward it. He rested his back against the tree and groaned. “Shit!”He wiped his sweaty forehead with the edge of his palm and noticed the bruise on his elbow. Nathan sighed. His phone began to ring from his jacket. It was at that point that Nathan remembered stuffing the phone inside his vest a while ago. He quickly responded to the call. “Where are you, young master? Are you hurt?” Mike flung questions at him. “Jackson asked me to roll out,” Nathan replied and began to step out of the shrubs. He noticed a signpost. “I’m at Melvin junction. I’m alone.”“Stay there and don't move an inch. I’m on my way with backup. We’ll be there soon.”Mike replied and hung up. Nathan stood beside the signpost. He stared at his Gucci shoes. They had traces of clay and his outfit was stained with clay and mist. He pulled out his handkerchi