Immediately after Avery stepped inside her room, she was greeted by a glare from her mother who was standing in her room with her arms folded across her chest.“Where the hell are you coming from?”Avery let out a frustrated sigh. “And what the hell are you doing in my room.” she retorted, standing by the door.Mrs. Jacobs arched a brow. “The last time I checked, you are my responsibility so you better start talking.”Meanwhile, Mrs. Jacobs had seen Avery leave the house last eveningAvery walked up to her bed and crashed by the edge. “I just needed some air.”“You spent the whole night outside, Avery.” her mother implied.“I was at a friend's place. I'm sorry I didn't inform you about my whereabouts,” she said and began to take off her scandals.Mrs. Jacobs got closer to Avery. “I got a call from Derrick about an hour ago. He said something about being unable to reach you. Is there a problem?”Avery rolled her eyes around with her lips curled in irritation. It was evident that Derric

Nathan was led inside the hall by his bodyguards where he sat in front together with the other VIPs.Meanwhile, Mr. Jacobs was a friend of the mayor so he was offered one of the VIP tables adjacent to Nathans. He sat with his daughter.In a couple of minutes, the hall was packed with the guests the mayor had invited for his birthday party.Derrick was occupying one of the VIP tables facing Nathan along with other special guests.“I'll go deliver our gifts to the mayor,” Mike told Nathan and stood up. He motioned to the guard carrying the bags to come with him.Nathan noticed the way Derrick was staring intensely at him and then, a thought struck him. He flashed an impish grin and called the attention of Jackson who was standing behind him.He then whispered into Jackson’s left ear. Jackson nodded in understanding and began taking steps toward Avery.Avery had been going through her phone from the moment she walked into the hall. Her father had excused himself to mingle with his peers

Immediately after Nathan and his escorts left the hall, Derrick who was already back to his table picked up his phone. He placed a call and lowered the pitch of his voice.“The target is in motion!” he said and hung up.He then smirked and darted his gaze back to the stage where the mayor was cutting his birthday cake.Nathan made his way out of the hall. By the time he got to the parking lot, Larry was already occupying the driver’s seat of one of the range rovers. Nathan got into the back seat. Two bodyguards joined him on his sides.Jackson and the other guards were occupying the other range rover and the escort vehicle. Due to the respect they all have for Nathan, no one occupied the G-wagon except the driver in front who was wheeling it away from the parking space.Larry was the first to take off. The G-wagon and the other escort vehicles took off. When they drove out of the mayor’s compound, Larry took the left while the rest took the route leading to the Alcantara mansion on th

Nathan and Charles were still conversing when Mike appeared in the room. He walked up to Nathan and stood before him with his hands stationed on his hip.Nathan looked up at Mike with a weak smile. “Good morning.”Mike pulled the chair beside the closet. He sat facing Nathan. “Good morning, Young Master.”Charles sighed and threw his hands. “There’s nothing good about the morning.”Nathan took his jaw into his hands for a while and then stood up. “I can’t wrap my head around all this. It still beats me that I escaped an assassination.”Mike fell back on the chair. “Well, we are glad that you did.”Nathan arched a brow. “Do you know what would have happened if I was in that car?”“It didn’t happen so thank goodness,” Charles said.“Sit!” Mike told Nathan.Nathan exhaled sharply and crashed on the bed.“Listen, young master.” Mike began, looking him straight in the face after sitting up. “I’m going to take care of everything so I need you to trust me.”Nathan sighed. “I’m sure it’s that

When Nathan told Henry that he was coming to school that morning, Henry was excited. It was the first time he was seeing Nathan after the blast.When he arrived that morning, Henry remained at the parking lot. He was aware of the fact that Nathan was now with the Wells so when he saw Charles’s range rover swerving through the driveway, Henry smiled knowing that the chauffeur brought Nathan.Nathan stepped out of the car after it came to a stop. He rushed toward Henry. The boys took each other in a warm embrace like two lost brothers.Henry gave Nathan a soft pat on the back. “Welcome back bro. It’s good to see you in one piece.”Nathan chuckled.“And Charles?”“He’s making progress. He will resume on examination day.” Nathan replied.“Good to hear.”The boys were about to head toward their lecture hall when they saw a different group of students rushing toward the basketball court.“Is there a game this morning?”“I don’t think so,” Henry replied and pulled out his phone. “Let me chec