“…this man deserves to be thrown behind bars.”The hall erupted in a frenzy of whispers and clicking cameras. Alex was speechless as Derek continued to speak.“This msn kidnapped me, stole my business idea and presented it to the pandel as his. He needs to be punished.”Alex could not believe the lies that currently spilled from Derek’s lips.“Did you just say that I stole your business idea? You stole from me and you know it. Lying will take you nowhere.”Derek paused to catch his breath. At the moment, it seemed like he would drop to the ground very soon. “If you don’t believe me, I have evidence.”Even though Alex knew he was innocent, he couldn’t deny the manner in which his stomach tightened with dread as he watched Derek fumble with his phone. Miss Susan stood beside her boss and took the phone from him, staring daggers at the Hunters’ Technology employees who’d stood by Alex’s side during the presentation.“I told all of you, didn’t I?” She sneered. “ I told you that this man

“I’m sorry, sir, but you have to leave now.” Alex had barely recovered from the shocking news which Peter had thrown on him when an officer arrived and ordered him out of the premises. “It’s already past our visiting hours. You have to go.”Peter glared at him.“But it’s barely three PM. Visiting hours end by five PM. I have two more hours to speak with the young master.”A sliver of rage flashed in the officer’s blue eyes and Alex instantly knew they were fighting a lost battle. “You have to leave now, sir. Otherwise, we’ll force you off the premises ourselves.”Peter balled his fingers into fists but Alex stepped in quickly;“I’m sorry, Peter, but you have to leave. Inform the members of the conglomerate about my arrest. I think they’ll be in a better position to help.”“Are you sure, young master?”Alex nodded.“Yes. Please, go.”Although he could see the hesitation all over his face, Peter turned around and walked away. Just before the officer left, Alex called out.“Who are

Alex took one look at the injured Martins and all the anger in his blood drained away. “What the hell happened to you?” He asked, storming the room that was used as a makeshift hospital in the mansion. “Who did this to you?”Martins was wounded and bleeding profusely. Most of his injuries had already been covered with white bandages. There was a thick bandage wrapped around his head and over his left eye. He was a mess. However, the moment he heard Alex’s voice, he ignored the pain, rose to his feet and bowed. “Hello, young master.”“You haven’t answered my question.” Alex replied heatedly. “Who did this?”“Sir, apparently, Derek Hunter has a GPS tracker attached to his person.” Peter replied in Martins’ stead. “Martins had already taken him to the hideout but unknown to him, Derek had activated the tracker. His father and their bodyguards were able to track him down to our hideout. When they arrived, Martins was obviously outnumbered. They beat him to a pulp. We had to send a ch

Alex could swear that his heart nearly stopped beating as he listened to Ora. This was a disaster. If Ora’s testimony was able to convince the court that Blakely had harboured even an inkling of hatred for Cole because he’d refused to give her money, they might as well kiss the case goodbye. Everything will be lost. Beside Alex, Blakely had completely stiffened with shock. She barely moved. She barely even breathed. “Ora, sweetheart…” the lawyer coaxed get once more. “What did you say just now? Your mother called daddy a bad msn because he refused to give get money to go shopping?”Ora nodded and Alex’s heart dropped to the bottom of his shoes. “That day, I remember that mommy was crying and there was blood everywhere…”Shocked at the sudden twist in the story, Alex sat up straighter. “Mommy was bleeding and c-crying.” Ora continued, her big blue eyes were filled with sadness. “She didn’t have any money and she said that daddy refused to give her money to buy m-medicine for her

After what seemed like a tense moment, The commissioner reached across the table and pushed the briefcase to himself. Even from the video, Alex could see the manner in which his eyes lighted with greed as he stared at the bundles of cash. “What do you say, cousin?” Mrs. Andrews asked, her voice soft and tempting. “Will you do this for me and my son? Will you do this for your family? If you say yes, there’s definitely more where that came from.”For a split moment, the commissioner tried to fight his greed. “But if I get caught…”“You are the commissioner of Police!” Mrs. Andrews interjected. “You will not get caught if you’re careful. You’re the leader around here, aren’t you? Everyone is bound to follow your orders. Just use your power, Rasheed. No one will know.” She said, resorting to massaging his ego. The woman was a manipulative witch. Even Alex had to acknowledge her dubious skills.Finally, just as Alex knew he would, the commissioner snapped the briefcase shut and hurriedl