"What do you want to talk about?" Oliver asked sharply over the phone. He sighed and wiped his brow immediately. The air around him had changed and he played with the phone before he listened again."Sorry. I have been so stressed lately." He told her."I can see that. So stressed that you had to shut even your own girlfriend out?" Vera asked Oliver who arched a brow over the phone."You saw Mia?" "Yes, I did. And brother, she is not happy. You went MIA on her and now she is devasted. You should call her soon to put her mind at ease." Vera advised."I pushed her away because right now, Everything is a mess. I do not want her getting entangled in them. The world is a messy place, Vera. We both know that. Isn't it best to protect our loved ones from such a mess if we have the power?" Oliver asked."It is, but at the same time, also consider the fact that they might not want to be apart from you even when things are though. They might want to b around you. Do not push them away." She to

Serveral dignitaries troped into the large hall that Oliver had built specifically for his party. The hall was gigantic, and stood at the centre of an open space in St Lambert's City. There were several lightnings and all seemed to flicker and reflect the greed and dirt of the people inside the room.But what actually caused the whispers was that even in the hall, dressed beautifully as well, were several homeless people. They ran around eating as much as they could and that made the rich folks stare at the in disgust. None of them offered to help some of the homeless establish a better future. They all glared at them like vermin."Are you still with us on this?" Stefano asked Gerald as they drank from the expensive red wine that was in their hands. The wine tasted very nice."What do you mean If I'm still with you? I have been with you from the very beginning. Why would I back down now?" Gerald retorted. He did not like Stefano's tone."I'm sorry, Gerald. I just wanted to confirm. Pl

"A toast to the wonderful things that we will be building together. A toast to rhe many great things yet to come. I know that a lot of you are here, and you want to ruin this plan. I know that some of you are not really happy. But the thing is you cannot do anything about it. It's time for a new era, so you're either in or out." Oliver said and slowly raised his glass up. He smiled as he gazed at the faces in the room."Raise your glasses if you would like to be a part of this innovation. It's your choice and you are absolutely free to do whatever you want." He said and kept gazing. Slowly, the people in the room raised their glasses. They knew that they still needed Oliver more than anything. They knew that they were at his Mercy, and so when he asked, they quickly raised them."Raise your cup." Viktor said to Elina as he slowly raised his up."But you said not to drink." She said to him."Raising the cup is not the same as drinking from it!" Viktor Grey snapped at her."Fine!" She

"What?!" Viktor Grey yelled. The man on the other side of the phone did not respond as Viktor drove into a fit of anger. At the side of the room, Elina watched her father carefully. She was actually curious to know what was wrong."What happened?" Viktor Grey asked the man. The man seemed to be hiding from something as he whispered his words."I managed to run outside just before Oliver shut the door. Your plan actually worked sir, but Oliver Lionheart shattered it. He managed to come up with a plan that saved everyone's life. I do not know how he managed to do it. It was like a miracle!" The man said and Viktor Grey groaned. He punched the table and shattered it immediately. Elina jumped at the act."Father!" She called out, startled beyond words. Viktor Grey tried to maintain his cool but he was seriously losing the battle. He watched as his fist bled from the wound."What are we going to do now, sir? He has ruined our plans. How are we going to get back at him?" The man asked."You

Oliver grabbed one of the guys and broke his arm as he quickly grabbed the gun off another. As he opened fire on them, Minerva managed to crawl to the other side of the car. She tried to look at what was happening, but the bullets flying all around prevented her. Suddenly, someone grabbed her shoulder. Minerva gasped as she looked back."Are you alright, Miss Minerva?" Marv asked her. Minerva froze while she gazed at him. It was actually the first time that she was taking a closer look at him and she was really surprised to see how good-looking he was. Or was it the adrenaline?"Miss Minerva?" He called again. She quickly blinked."Um, yes, I am fine." She said as she winced at her wounds. Marv took a closer look."It's just a scratch," She found herself whispering. Marv did not respond. He tore out a piece of his clothing easily and tied it around the wound. As he did, another Lexus pulled up and more of the killers opened fire on Oliver."I will be right back." Marv said and suddenl