Avery had to roll her eyes around the hall for a minute to grasp the situation she was in. She just realized that she was standing at the school auditorium cum event hall, parked with her level mates. It then dawned on her that there was a large cake before her. The room was filled with excited students. She noticed the camera lights and all the decorations. It was a birthday party. “You may all sit,” Derrick said after taking charge of one of the microphones. Avery was already getting furious. How could Derrick do such a thing to her? Didn’t he say they were going out for dinner? Why are there so many people and now, everyone was staring at her?Shit! She thought and quickly turned away, wishing she could turn back the hands of time and turn down Derrick’s offer. Derrick, who was aware of the fact that Avery wasn’t used to many people around her had decided to try something unusual. On the other hand, Nathan was going through a roller coaster of emotions Not only was he surpr

“Is that okay with you?” Charles asked, facing Nathan. “Yes. The more the merrier.” Nathan replied. “Well, it’s also fine with me. She can come over.” Henry sharply added. “I’ll give her a reply then,” Nathan said and dropped a message for Charlotte. The waitress walked up to them with a journal and after Charles placed his order, the waitress shifted to Henry who ordered a bottle of red wine. “You want the whole damn bottle,” asked a surprised Charles. “Yeah. It’s non-alcoholic anyway.” Henry said with a smile. He fell back on the sofa. “I can take down the whole bottle.”The waitress walked up to Nathan and before she could speak, he waved his hand down. “I’m good.”“Get him a bottle of soda.” Charles insisted. Henry leaned toward the waitress. “I heard that you guys serve steak here.”“That’s right.” The petite affirmed with several nods. “Get three plates of steak for us then,” Henry said. Nathan’s lips parted and just when he was aboutobject, Charles hushed him with two

Disguised as Alex, Nathan, and Mike traced their way inside the hospital. After the commissioner, a few of his cabinet members, and other customers instantly got sick, news had gone viral that there was chaos at the Alcantara restaurant. Mike led Nathan to the emergency unit while Jackson and the other bodyguards hurried after them. When they got to the entrance of the emergency building, they met Salvador and his assistant pacing back and forth, looking restless. Salvador was able to call 911 and in less than an hour, an ambulance was deployed to the Alcantara restaurant where all victims were placed and wheeled to the general hospital. “What happened?” Mike threw the question at Salvador the moment they approached them. Sweat had teamed up on Salvador’s forehead. He shook his head. “I don’t know what happened. The commissioner was eating when he suddenly fell sick and then Sharon came to report that other customers were also throwing up.”At that point, Nathan was already think

“Are you ready?”Avery turned to Derrick with a sigh. She wasn’t ready but she had no choice. Derrick had been putting all hands on deck to hang out with her and her mother won’t stop singing his praises. Lately, she was bored so she felt that dinner with him that evening won’t cost a thing. “Yeah.” She responded and grabbed her handbag. Derrick’s driver quickly stepped out and hurried to her side. He opened the door for her. “Thank you!” Avery mumbled and stepped out. Before she agreed to have dinner with Derrick that evening, Avery had insisted that he got rid of all protocols and his escort vehicle. Derrick got rid of all the formality and appeared in front of her house with only his chauffeur in his sports car. Derrick took the lead while Avery went after him, pressing her handbag to herself. He led her to the VIP lounge where he had reserved a tabl

Nathan made his way to the dining, smartly dressed in coffee pants and a black tee shirt. It was a few minutes past 8 am and he was ready to hit the campus. When he arrived at the table, he met his parents chatting while sipping from their coffee mugs. The table was set with three plates of omelet, freshly baked bread, and two jugs of hot water placed beside the fruit basket. Nathan grabbed an apple and sat next to his father. “How’s our boy doing?” Mrs. Smith demanded with a warm smile. Nathan reciprocated the smile. “Better than he could ever be.”“I’m glad.”Yesterday, Mike had updated them on the state of the case, stating how Salvador as the prime suspect was taken by Cameron for further investigation. Mike also briefed them on the hoax email and the progress the sheriff had made in investigating the staff.  “We will be leaving in an hour or two.&