CHAPTER TWENTY ONE Owen broke out in cold sweat as the car gave him a tough chase, all the hole firing bullets at his car glass. If not for the fact that the car was bulletproof, then the glasses would have shattered by now. He was already driving above 120 as it stands and he couldn’t increase the speed further. They rained more bullets on his car and from the rear view mirror, he could see that another vehicle had joined and they were now two in number. He was about to make the final corner into his street when his phone tang and he saw that the caller was Mia. “Perfect timing” he mused before picking the call. Immediately he picked up the call, he could already hear Mia screaming his head out but he didn’t give her the chance to talk “Mia” he called but she didn’t reply, rather she continued yelling “Mia” he shouted this time and Mia clasped her mouth shut “Look Mia, the gateman is on a little vacation right now and the remote is in the security room, take the remote a

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Gabriel had left and Iwen was helping Mia and the other two arrange the place. The perpetrators had caused a mess in the whole place and he couldn’t just stand by and watch them suffer alone so he opted to joined them admits their protest. It was past 2:00 in the morning but there was no sign of sleep in their eyes. The adrenaline that pumped through their body had taken every trace of sleep from their eyes. The whole place reeked of gunpowder even though it had been hours since the attack. The whole things in the suiting room were in place apart from they scattered around. All the expensive stuffs in there and they took nothing, not even a penny out of it. They made it clear they they were her for one thing and it was to end his life. He didn’t even know that he was such a bad ass driver until today. He was going to pay heed to his father’s advice, his father had left four men outside his house but they would be going back tomorrow so he had to hire h

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Owen was in his office as he addressed the crowd that had been presented to him. He had asked his father to arrange a security detail for him but instead, his father had invited lots of men and he had suggested that Iwen out all of them through differed tests and at the end of it, he would have the best men selected. Owen was as satisfied with the idea and he had asked his personal assistant to invite them into his office. They were about twenty five in number and although he would end up hiring a security company, he neede a handful of men who were strong and enough and trustworthy. “You all know why you are here so I do not really need to go into details right?” Owen asked and they all replied “yes sir”. He sighed before progressing “So, you are twenty five in number but seeing as I can’t employ the lot of you, I would only be hiring ten out of you all”. “So, I can’t just pick any one of you so I have come to the conclusion that a test would be undergo

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN Kate had left the Riverdale’s mansion and was standing at the front of the house, waiting for her ride. They had offered to allow a driver take her home but Kate had humbly declined the offer. She needed some time to think and she couldn’t do it when everywhere smelled like them. She felt like she had made a grave mistake by coming here. Although, the woman had treated her with respect, her son had done the exact opposite. He had insulted her family and even downgraded her. No wonder his mother had chosen her, she knew she had patience and would be able to endure his nonsense. He was rude, foul mouthed, arrogant and Even proud. No woman would like to spend time or even get married to a man like that. His face card was check but his attitude was not that great. And what did he mean when he said it was high time he had a chat with Owen? “Pheww” she sighed. Today started off badly and her mood was already ruined before day even started fully. This was a

CHAPTER TWENTY NINE Chris was fidgeting in his office as he knew the implications of what he had done, Maria was not to be taken lightly, although he was also a force to reckon with, he had touched Maria’s tail this time and he knew she wouldn’t react lightly. The company was Maria’s life and he had joked with her life so he was on high alert. Although it wasn’t entirely his fault, Owen had asked him to do it. At first, Owen had asked him to sell the stocks at half the price but he had called him back later that day to spread rumors that the stocks were sold instead as this would be bad business for Maria. He had managed to cover his trace but he was still not at ease because he knew he wouldn’t be able to hide the truth for long. He was still in his train of thoughts when he got a call and he could see that it was from the person whom he had asked to spread the news. He picked it up immediately “yes?” “Someone is asking for the news to be brought down” the other perso