AT THE MEETING. The whole hall was dark, and everyone was dressed in black and masked. Brandon was seated in the middle of the five, and their meeting was about to commence. The five were distinguished by their different masks. Brandon was with the monkey mask, followed by the man with the owl, lion, bull, and, at the extreme end, a lone tiger."We have mourned one of us who left the only way any member could leave, and today a new one has taken his place," the owl announced. "Cheers to welcoming him," he said, raising his glass to the air. They all poured their wine down their throats, aside from Brandon, who was still new to the system. "Go ahead, what do we have today?" The masked man uttered and returned to his seat. "An old missing setter had returned to the sea; his seat has been bidden for in his absence; what do we do?" The question was directed to the five. The four of them, aside from Brandon, discussed by whispering some words into each other’s ears. "We wil

AT THE GLASS HOUSE. Grandma Pillar and the whole member of the family were thrown into a state of confusion and anxiety. The news about Don Soriano’s appearance had gone viral, and the rumors about his death were re-awakened.“Why is everyone anxious? If it turns out that he’s still alive, then it's a good thing; we never publicly announced his death, though,” Andallio uttered.“And you, Herveaux, you should snap out of this moody rage you’ve placed yourself in since Gwendolyn died; her husband is back, and I don’t think he would like to see you mourning her on his behalf,” Andalio added.“If I were not used to your absolute foolishness, I would have punched you in the face. Has it been confirmed that he’s the one? If he is the one, then why hasn’t he shown up?” Herveaux asked angrily.“Enough !" "The both of you should just shut up!” Grandma Pillar voiced“I expected that one of you would have dogged out something valid, whether he’s truly my son or not!” she yelled. “Out of you

AT THE RESORT."Brandon is proving smarter than I expected; he’s held Vanessa down for so long, and just when I wanted to go attack him, I heard he moved out already," Torillio said angrily to Santiago. "Easy, boss, we can still get him, but it will be hard; even you will have to protect him according to the rules of the family," Santiago replied. "Arrrh!" he grunted. "You’re right, then we will do exactly what we did with President Chavez; I think it’s time to meet an old friend," Torillio replied. "I think it's still too soon; how about we take down his powers first?" Santiago advised. "He has nothing but the protection of the family as a member of the five," he responded."You’ve forgotten Esmeralda; with her on his side, he is untouchable until Brandon himself decides to step down," Santiago objected. "Have you found the girl?""Yes, she wanted to reach out to Brandon but I breached it all, and swapped the picture with something else that would be of interest to him

AT THE COMPANY“What’s your plan with Vanessa, ma’am? I think it’s getting too dangerous; you didn’t need to involve her,” Sylvester asked Esmerlada. “She’s the only one I can think of using against Torillio,” Esmeralda replied. “Don’t you think she will soon find out you’re using her?”"Yes, she will, but she will get what she wants,” Esmeralda responded coldly. “You think she’ll get Brandon?” Slyvester questioned him worriedly. “Yes, men don’t love you for who you are; I know none of them truly loves me; they all love the power and respect that comes with having Esmerlada; that’s the bitter truth I learned about life,” she replied.“Even you, Sylvester, are only here because of one thing or another; if it’s no longer there, you might just betray me; I trust only myself,” Esmeralda replied. She applied more gloss to her lips. “I won’t betray you, ma’am; you can trust me, but I think Brandon truly loves you,” he replied. “Enough of them; I have something else to work on. I hid

Hailey was walking to and fro aimlessly in her compound. "I am impatiently waiting for a reply that seems not to be coming," she mumbled.A car arrived inside her mansion, and she ran towards it like a raging bull. “Give me the updates; how did it go? Where is my passport?” She asked impatiently."Ma'am, you cannot travel out of the country,” he replied, getting out of the car. Hailey freaked out and grabbed him by the collar of his suit. “NO!" "What do you mean, that’s impossible? I have lots of connections,” Hailey shrieked. “I have declared you wanted by the police; it would be hard for anyone to help, ma'am,” he responded. “No! This is all Kimberly’s fault; she threatened to bring me down,” Hailey arced bitterly.“All these would have been prevented if I had just shut her up before now, along with her father,” Hailey added. “Aren’t there other means to get out of the country? I don’t care if it’s illegal; find something!" "This place is no longer safe for me; I need to