Luke’s spine stiffened in shock at Jimmy’s statement as he watched the detective help him up and make sure he was properly settled in his chair.His brother? Really? What sort of twisted maze was really going on here?His pulse thundered wildly against his throat as McGregor sat back in his seat and resumed his interrogation.“Tell me everything you know about this man, Jimmy.”Jimmy’s lips twisted in a sneer.“Father always loved him more than he loved my sister and I.”Okay. Now Luke was floored. Jimmy Petersen had a sister?“Father used to hit our mother, you know. He would hit her with his fists, an iron rod, the soup ladle, his belt…basically anything he could get his hands on. When he hit her to the point that she couldn’t take it anymore, he’ll turn his anger on my sister and I.I was just ten at the time and Isabella was five. I tried as much as possible to shield her from his madness but I couldn’t do much. I was just a child.”Jimmy’s eyes brightened suspiciously and second

Luke’s mind buzzed with curiosity as he followed Antoine into one of the numerous personalised sitting areas. He took his seat without being asked and watched silently as the Frenchman ordered two glasses of red wine with lots of ice.Finally unable to bear the silent scrutiny, Antoine shot him a hard look.“I’m sure you now realize that I’m not responsible for the destruction of your event centre. Can you stop staring at me like I’m some kind of criminal now?”Luke narrowed his eyes.“The fact that you didn’t do this…which I do not completely believe yet, doesn’t dismiss the fact that you are indeed a criminal.”Antoine opened his mouth to argue but Luke leaned forward, bracing both forearms on the table.“Don’t think I do not know about the sudden dismissal of those cases. Don’t even for once believe I am not aware of the havoc you wrecked on your competition in France. I know about the company you burnt down. You disgust me, Antoine.”To Luke’s surprise, instead of arguing or get

Nina watched, feeling downcast and useless as Fiona sashayed to the door to welcome the ruling council with a big smile. Both men took one look at her gorgeous face and their stiff expressions morphed into huge smiles. The woman, however, did not smile even one bit.“Luke.” Yvette, the leader of the council called, “We’re ready for the tour and we do not have a lot of time.”Luke snapped out of his daze and hurried over to lead Yvette and her entourage into the room. “Welcome. This is where the business conference will be hosted.”The men who flanked Yvette looked about the impressive hall, their eyes widening in pleasant surprise. Yvette, her face still as hard as stone, scribbled something on her notepad once in a while as she walked deeper into the big space, inspecting the chairs, tables and the technological equipment on stage.Luke gave the men a tour of the hall as Yvette wandered off to check out the place on her own.“The tables are made of quality German oak. The padding o

CONFERENCE DAY.The day of the conference was finally here and Luke was a nervous wreck. He hadn’t slept at all the previous night. He was up throughout, making sure that all the finishing touches were added to the hotel rooms and the event centre to ensure everything will be perfect for the billionaire businessmen who were arriving from all over the world. Some of the business men had already arrived the previous night and so far, there were no complaints. Unable to sleep because of the threatening message he’d gotten three days ago, Luke woke up by three AM and drove to the event centre to give it one final onceover.When Luke arrived, he was surprised to see that all the lights were turned on inside. Suspicious because the security guard had not informed him that anyone was in there, he snuck up to the main entrance to find that the door was already wide open.His pulse pounding wildly, he looked around for anything to use as a weapon. His eyes caught a broken steel pipe in the

Finally, the doors were opened and all the guests were ushered in with a handshake or a pat on the back, depending on who it was.From the expensive, luxury cars parked in the garage to the custom made Armani suits and blinking diamond studded Rolexes, one could tell that this was a gathering of the extremely wealthy.Everything and everyone screamed wealth and class.Luke and Nina got to know a bit of what to expect from the business men from most of their behaviours. While some were warm and kind, others were cold and stiff. Luke’s guts twisted at the thought that Antoine was right. Not everyone liked it that the business conference was being hosted by one of the freshest faces in the industry. To some of the men here, Luke’s age and achievements was an insult to them.Finally, the last guest walked into the hall. Luke turned to greet him as expected and froze when he saw who it was.Often called the tech demon of the business world, Chinese businessman, Mùchén Bowen, was one of th