Roman stepped out of the black Corvette and handed over the key to the waiting valet. He straightened the navy blue suit he wore as he headed towards the red carpet. It was another party. A party to celebrate Florence becoming the new CEO of Troyes Inc. He wondered what Lincoln was going to think of this. There was no way he was going to allow a bunch of newbies to take over his company from him. But there is doubt that Lincoln will do anything about it. It turns out that Timothy Belton had signed a deal with Viper Don which meant that all his properties became his after his death. It didn’t sound like a wise thing to do considering that Timothy had been a wise businessman. Maybe he had signed it without any knowledge of this. Coming here looked like a big mistake. Not because Florence and he had ended things early. It was because he felt the Viper Don would be in attendance. He had shown Ben the picture of Viper Don back at home and he had been stunned. Their suspicions had been

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. The big garage door opened and Roman walked into the large room with both hands in his pockets. He was dressed in his usual attire—a black suit with a white undershirt. He was surprised when he got the call from Oliver. Coming back to New Jersey hadn’t been left off the plan, but he had no other choice. He was here to listen to what Oliver had to say. Oliver had refused to tell him over the phone. Oliver Debaucher smiled when he saw Roman walk towards them. Beside him was Susan. There was one of them missing. Daimonte. This made Roman furrowed his brows. “Roman Lacroix,” Oliver Debaucher sang as Roman approached the large silver table. “What is it, Oliver?”Oliver laughed and folded his arms across his chest. “Always in a hurry.”Roman clenched his jaws. He was supposed to be sleeping in his bed right now in New York, but he had chosen to fly over to New Jersey to hear what Oliver had to say. Roman had the luxury of reaching out to him quicker, and he didn’

“Alright. Can we all relax?” Roman asked with his hands up. There were about ten guards in the room all pointing their guns at him. Roman had calculated the probability of taking all of them out and the numbers were in his favor. He clenched his jaws as he scanned the room. They would probably be more outside. He was fighting an unrealistic battle. Henrik chuckled and took another puff at his cigar. He had Roman Lacroix where he wanted. It was a big surprise that he would come here. He had the nerves too. The name of Roman Lacroix had spread around the big cities in the country. He was troubled and everybody tried their best to ignore it. Not Henrik. He was going to make this as fun as possible. “Why are you here, Roman? What do you want?” Henrik asked. “I already told you. I just want Daimonte, and I will hand over the artifact to you.”Henrik raised an eyebrow at him. “I know you too well, Roman. How do you expect me to believe that you would willingly give me the artifact tha

EIGHT HOURS AGO. Lilian slumped on the couch completely exhausted. The party had been crazy, and she had been lucky to be there. She had a chance to speak with Roman, though she doubted it added to anything she already knew. Roman was hiding something from her. And she wondered why. When he spoke about Florence, he sounded so cautious. Who was Florence Weah? And why was Roman so protective of her? It increased her suspicion. Lilian wasn’t going to stop until she got to the bottom of it. She had tried stalking Florence one time and it had ended up with her being caught. Florence never confronted her ever since then, and she felt it was her luck. It was only now she realized there were other things Florence had to worry about that to talk to her. She was a busy woman and whatever she was going to do with their company, Lilian was scared. She was scared of how her father would react when he found out that their company was no longer under their control. They were mere passengers. Her

The doors of the hospital swung open and Lincoln Troyes was rushed in by the paramedics. Besides his lifeless body was Lilian who was trying her best to keep up with the nurses but they had flocked to take over control from the paramedics who had played their part. It all felt like a dream to Lilian. Her father was in critical condition. He had slumped after she had told him about the company. Maybe she had been too plain with him. She should have told him the company was in limbo instead of being so direct with him. Lincoln had slumped from the shock and had passed out. He had cardiac arrest according to paramedics, and he had been rushed to the hospital. The door swung open and David came into the hospital. He scanned the busy hallway so Lilian couldn’t find her. She had left with the paramedics in the ambulance while he had used the car to come down here. It seemed surreal to him. He felt they should have kept the truth from Lincoln. He wouldn’t be in this condition if they ha