The room fell silent, with people looking at each other and back at Adam, a middle-aged woman who had a gleam in her eyes came forward and jabbed a finger at Adam,“It's true, I heard someone say it and they were so sure of what they said! He's a criminal who escaped prison!" Whispers quickly erupted amongst the crowd as they looked at Adam with varying disdain and sneers, At the stranger’s mention, everyone turned their eyes on him with questions and hatred in their eyes, causing Adam to sigh and try to subtly survey the crowd,It was only someone who knew him who could possibly say that, but unfortunately, he couldn't see the culprit as Logan had purposely said it to the hearing of a few people he suspected to have loud mouths.Mr Durmont was undoubtedly smug as he sneered at him,“Haha!!! It's obvious you're a criminal. You already look and act like one! Only a fool would have believed your tales!” he exclaimed, then turned to the vice manager,“What are we waiting for?! Let's ge

“Please sir,” the vice manager pleaded on behalf of Elizabeth. “She is a young breadwinner, helping her poor family and she is the only source of hope they have,"Adam and Jordan exchanged glances and burst into laughter,“Wait a minute, she is from a wretched background and would have the guts to speak in such a gross manner to me?” Jordan asked with a surprised glance at the Vice manager.“Can you call her in?” he demanded. “I need to see what she looks like,The vice manager rang up the secretary and she sent up Elizabeth, who walked into the office, shivering,Jordan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, as he stared at her with mouth agape, “You? Elizabeth?” He turned to the Vice manager. “I was her surety for this job. When the board demanded a surety for her, I stood for her. So it is you who engineered the embarrassment that Adam Sander endured today?”She started to shake her head and then nodded, tears gathering in her eyes. Her face was beginning to lose its colour,

The journey to Dumbbell in the North Province was long and Adam sat in the tight cab, glaring at the streets and the roads. General Olson was right, it was a small town, but as small as it was, it was beautiful,He was so engrossed in the beautiful forms of nature that he did not catch a quick glimpse of the little crowd of three people that were by the roadside, two of them moving frantically, while someone seemed to be lying on the ground,He registered the scene in his subconscious but hadn't fully sunk in until the cab sped a little down the road, blinking his eyes, he sat up on his seat and immediately tapped the driver,“Did you see that?”“See what Sir?” The driver asked, looking at him through the rearview mirror,Adam glanced a little to the back, and then faced the driver again,“We gotta go back. I just saw three people by the road and they look like they need help.”The cab driver looked through his rear mirror to view the back and he hesitantly hit the road in reverse mod

The journey to Dumbbell in the North Province wasn't as harrowing as Adam felt it would be, asides from the driver's praises at intervals and loud personality, the drive was quite pleasant. The exhibition was a two-day event and he was a little late for the first day, considering the delayed time while helping the family by the road.As soon he arrived at the event, he thanked the driver and stepped out, heading towards the hall, he couldn't wait to find what had brought him to this part and finally be able to help his child,Adam heaved a breath and closed his eyes briefly before trudging forward with a small smile etched on his face, The hall was buzzing with activities as Adam made his way through, it was a large hall with different stalls as well as the main room where the auction would take place. Adam couldn't help but admire the view, taking it all in. He was glad General Olson had told him about this place, it seemed promising. "Over here Sir, I have the rarest and most uni

Still chuckling to himself, Adam made his way to his seat as he waited for the event to officially start, the seats had been sold at high prices and there was a VIP section available, but having had enough with the shenanigans of VIPs and the hassles that came with it, he had reserved a normal seat in hope to remain incognito as usual. He was only here for one thing, purchase the necessary herbs and take a leave.Settling himself into the seat, he relaxed his back on the chair while subtly looking around the hall, he could see the pompous few with their noses in the air and their chest puffed out and shook his head.“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a variety of herbs for your selection. As you know, this is an exhibition and auction, and as auctions work, the items will go to the highest bidder, I hope you're here and ready with your money?!”A chorus of yes rang in the air, and the man nodded and smiled at the audience. In no time, he began calling different herbs that were up for sale