“Conditions, Eh?” asked Eric, casually stroking his chin.Eric hoped that these conditions were going to be nothing more than simple requests.He couldn't afford to do anything bombastic, that ran a risk of ruining his plans.“Alright then, let's hear it… what are these conditions?” Jason clasped his two hands together, and then gazed directly at Eric.“The first condition is simple Eric, I would like you to be honest with me during the drafting of the contract, there can be no funny business over the ownership of any of your assets, especially those of the Philips security building”Eric responded by first giving Jason a wide smile, and then saying"of course Jason, I couldn't dream of misleading you in anyway, especially not after the support you would have shown my family, by agreeing to bail out our company" “I will remember your words Eric, as most men in a situation as perilous as yours, tend to take advantage of anyone who manages to give them attention”“Believe me, I am a ma

The white Rhino horn was something that was very special to Eric, it had a deep sentimental value because of the history he had with the object.A very painful history, made even more painful due to recent events in Eric's life.Eric and Karl Newton had been good friends all their lives.Their parents were business partners, so they had watched each other grow up, they attended the same schools, had the same group of friends, and even shared many similar interests.In fact, they were so close that throughout the over seven long decades they had known each other, not once had there been a time when both men went over a month without seeing each other.The one time when this streak could have been broken was their honeymoons, but they both had a joint honeymoon due to the fact that they had both gotten married two weeks apart.This was because, coincidentally, their wives had also been childhood friends, leading to them having an almost perfect friendship circle.This close friendship w

Carlos slowly removed the headphones from his ears, and began compiling a report of what he had heard.Next to him, Dean would eventually finish listening in on Jason's conversation with Eric, and also began compiling a report of what he had heard.The two men sat in silence as they did this, but the tension in the car was quite heavy.Once this was done, Carlos and Dean exchanged Transcript files.Dean, due to his high sense of awareness and precision, was able to go through his own report, three times before Carlos went through his once. Once both men were done, they once again sat in silence, not speaking to each other, and merely staring into space.It was as if they both knew things were strange, and were about to get even stranger.“So Carlos, what exactly did you hear from our dear Hamilton family?” asked Dean, relaxing on his chair.Carlos took at deep breath, he knew he couldn't expect his boss to actually start with his (Dean's) listening session.Carlos was determined to u

Dean sighed as he looked through the results of the investigation he had conducted over the last two days.He cautioned himself on being so confident as to think that he could run a complete investigation of Jason's secret dealings with Comet in only two days.So far, all the managed to acquire was a three-page report, basically telling him things he already knew, or things that Jason had revealed during his conversation with Eric Phillips, with only one exception.Now that Dean had returned to the Golden estate, he finally once again had access to his special security key, which granted him the highest level of clearance within Comet.Using this clearance, he was finally able to access Jason Starfire's personal account, where he discovered that Jason had been earning tens of millions more than he was supposed to.After investigating further, Dean discovered that Jason had begun selling technology created by Comet defences technologies, on the black market.It was due to his new-foun

Dean's eyes opened sharply, as he awoke from his six hour long slumber.He looked besides him to see Mia sleeping next to him, and then smiled as he remembered the night before.He and Mia, after two months of marriage had finally spent the night together as a couple, they had connected with each other on a deeper level, and Dean couldn't be happier.As he gently caressed Mia's hair, he couldn't help but think about how he didn't want these moments to end.How he wished Mia and he could keep this moment for the rest of their lives, when they wouldn't have to face off against the troubles of the outside world.But alas, that was not possible, and reality was calling, so Dean quickly out of the bed.He then checked his watch and saw that the time was 6:23, a little later than he usually worked out, but he would have to make due.Mia would remain asleep for the next hour, while Dean would spend this time doing different exercises.Soon, Dean finished his exercise routine and went to take