Derek looked at Cynthia. "I'm sorry but I have to pick up this call. Goodnight and do take care of yourself," he muttered and moved away.He pulled out the phone and released a sigh because it was Thomas."Hello, Thomas.""Hello boss, we discovered something. One of Frederick's men is taking this guy around, to identify you. Obviously, Frederick is trying to unreveal who you really are," he explained.Derek nodded once, a smile on his face. "He has to die," he muttered. "You and Thomas should find a way to get rid of him.""Alright boss," Thomas responded. He hesitated briefly. "I don't actually feel good leaving you alone like this.""I'm fine, I have guards at home. So, I will be fine," he assured.Thomas released a sigh. "I'm talking about now and before you get home. You should assign two men to yourself for a case like this."Derek smiled. "I will be fine, Thomas. Do what I asked you to and get back to me. I will be waiting for you," he affirmed."Yes, boss."The line went off an

"I don't need to! I know my father's true colour!" She argued.Derek released a sigh. "Don't miss this opportunity, Clara. Well, it's not going to affect you in any way. If he truly is your father, you will get to see what he looks like. And if he's not_," he smiled softly, "Then you will know how grateful you will be."Maribel huffed. "I don't need your help!" Derek took a step backward. "Your choice but I will still do this as a parting gift. I don't have anything against you anyway. Your father is the one that offended me and so, he would be the one to pay for it."Maribel regarded him for a moment. "I don't need your help, Derek. Fight for yourself. You need to find a way to escape Morris' wrath. You must think that would be very easy for you to do," she spat out. "You will die like your father did if you aren't careful."Derek shrugged. "Briefly. Five days, Clara. Five days. Think about it. I will be here tomorrow morning for your decision," he finished and turned around to leav

Nick pulled up and looked at Maribel. "Are you alright?"Maribel nodded once, with a smile. "I'm fine. Let's do this."Nick nodded once, got out of the car, rounded it, and opened the door for Maribel.They stepped inside the house.Maribel hesitated as she regarded the man in the living room for a moment. She smiled softly. "Good day, Max."Max turned around to look at Maribel. There was a flicker of emotion on his face. It looked as though he was surprised but the feeling vanished the moment it appeared."Clara," he called softly.Max smiled instead. "What are you doing here, Clara?"Maribel smiled softly. "I don't think that should be the next question. Or am I not allowed into my father's house anytime you want?""Of course, you are. Just that your father isn't around at this moment."Maribel nodded once. "Then, I will wait for him," she looked at Nick. "You can make yourself at home. Let's wait for my father to return."Nick bowed slightly."I don't think you should be here actua

Clara glanced back. “Max isn’t coming after us. Are you sure he really wanted to poison me?”“Would I say something I didn’t see? Trust me, Max really wanted to kill you. What I'm skeptical about is Morris's involvement. Would Max try such a thing against you without receiving an order from Morris?”Clara released a sigh. “I don’t believe my father can do that, Nick. Besides, Max doesn’t like me. He could always try shit with me because he thinks he could get away with it.”Nick sighed, bothered. No matter what he said, Clara would not believe him. Clara has always looked up to Morris all her life. In fact, she had done things she didn’t want because she merely wanted to please Morris. So, it would be very difficult to change her mind against him.Clara’s phone rang suddenly. She regarded the phone for a moment. “It's my dad!” she announced and picked it up. “Hello, father.”“You came over to my house?”“Yes, father,” Clara released a sigh. “I called you severally but you didn’t pick

Shock kept him motionless and speechless for a moment.He was too late.Maribel was on the floor, vomiting blood while Nick was beside her, in tears. "I told you not to come," Nick muttered in anguish as he held Maribel in his arms."Clara!" Derek yelled uncontrollably and raced closer to her. "Clara!"He zoomed off for a few minutes as he beheld Maribel. The pain in her eyes or the tears that seemed to be coming out non-stop.Derek looked at Nick. "What the fuck happened? Where's Morris?"Nick opened his mouth to talk but the words were suddenly stuck in his throat. "Gone, he's gone. He poisoned her."Derek's heart almost stopped beating. "What! Poisoned?""Yes, and he left a few minutes ago. You should have seen his car. He made the security guards stay outside until Clara was dead," Nick explained.Derek remembered the car that zoomed past him earlier. Without thinking much, he scooped her into his arms and looked at Nick. "Open the damn door!" He was literally screaming.Nick co