Brad knew the matter would escalate especially because Claire now acknowledged Brad. He knew that the situation would worsen if he stayed further.So, he convinced them to make peace with themselves before he left.The moment he left, Claire felt bad at the way she yelled and slapped Rose. She was merely trying to show Brad that she was on her side."Rose, I'm really sorry," She apologised softly.Rose smiled softly. "It's ok. I know what you are trying to do, Claire."Claire hesitated. "What?" She had no idea what Rose was saying. She actually expected her to be angry at her."I know that you are trying to earn respect and make him do whatever you want but you shouldn't have gone to that extreme. The slap was painful," She muttered and rubbed her cheek.Claire released a sigh of relief. "I'm really sorry. I promise you that you will benefit from this when it all ends."Rose smiled, thinking she was referring to Gary and not knowing Claire was talking about Brad.Rose nodded, with a s

David moved towards Brad with shock. "What is happening here? Where are they all coming from?"Brad was more shocked. "Didn't you invite them?"David shook his head briefly. "This party was supposed to be among us. I have no slightest idea what is happening."Kevin moved closer. "What are we supposed to do now?""I will see how I can get everyone out," David muttered and walked away."What kind of a thing is this? How did anyone even know we are celebrating your birthday today? This is so frustrating. The fact that Bertha came along is annoying.""I'm so sorry, Brad," Sophia said suddenly and stepped forward. "It seemed like this was arranged by Rose. I just called Ann and she confirmed it," She revealed.Could Rose have been angry at him earlier for what Claire did to her? Maybe the two didn't settle it."But how did Rose even get to know about this birthday?""That's my fault," Sophia confessed. "She called me and asked where I was. It was a slip of the tongue on my side. Please, fo

As much as Brad was shocked, he let her stay. Since she needed it, there was no point in being resistant.But one shocking thing was how Sophia knew Vincenzo. That wasn't enough, it looked like he was the one making her scared. What could Vincenzo have done to her?What could have happened?However, he still had to think of the reason why Vincenzo would be at the mall at that time with Douglas' men. Something was definitely going on.Sophia pulled back suddenly and started walking towards the car."Sophia!" He called after her but she didn't respond.Brad turned around and realised that Vincenzo was gone. He pulled out his second phone and dialed Maxwell's number.He picked it up after the second ring. "Hello, boss.""I just saw Vincenzo and Douglas' men around the mall. Find out what's happening.""Yes, boss. I will get back to you as fast as I can," He assured before the line went off.He picked the two masks he had selected earlier. "Can you get me two dozen of these each?"The wom

Brad walked out of the company before the security guards would come. He actually commended them for wanting to be swift with work, but they were being unfair.Anyway, Brad didn't have to think of it.He dialed Ava's phone immediately. The phone rang twice, but she didn't pick it up.Brad gave up instantly. Maybe she was having a lecture.Just as Brad entered the car, his phone rang. It was Ava. He picked it up."Hello, boss. I'm so sorry. There's an ongoing class," She explained.Brad nodded once. " I suspected that, though. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that I have just been fired.""Fire? Absolutely not!" Ava laughed. "Where are you now, though?""At the garage.""OK, just give me a few minutes, boss. Someone will be there for you. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, boss.""No problem, Ava. I totally understand," he finished up and hung up.It didn't take up to ten minutes when a man showed up in the garage. The man was tall and built. Even though he seemed to be in his t

Brad got home and went for a quick shower. He got dressed in a blue jeans trouser and a white hoodie.When he stepped out, Maria was waiting for him."Do you want me to make something for you?"Brad shook his head briefly. "It's ok. You don't even need to wait for me. You can go to bed.""Alright boss," Maria responded, bowed, and walked away.It was a few minutes to five when Brad pulled out into the street.His phone beeped suddenly, just as he was about to ring Sophia. It was Sophia's home address.His phone rang suddenly. At first, he thought it was Sophia. Perhaps she wanted to confirm if she got the message or not.But when he glanced at the screen, he saw that it was Maxwell."Hello Maxwell. Have you seen Ryan?"There was a hesitation. "Not yet. Ryan is currently nowhere to be but my men are at every corner of the city. We will soon get in touch with him," he assured. "Meanwhile, that was not the reason why I called.""Is everything alright?""Yes actually. It's just that Willi