The Chief was seethed with anger; his brows furrowed, and his teeth clenched so tightly they seemed ready to break. Inspector Jack was trembling; he had never been this scared in his life. He couldn't understand what he might have done to anger the Chief so much. He wouldn't dare ask, he would not want to receive another heavy slap across his face. So, he zipped his mouth and grabbed his swollen chin, shaking like a leave in wind.“What have you done, you imbecile!” The Chief growled angrily under his clenched teeth. “Si—sir there must be a misunderstanding somewhere. I’ve not done anything, believe me!” the Inspector stammered frustratingly.“Shut up your dirty mouth!” The Chief interjected furiously. “Are you not inspector Jack of station 3**?” he inquired, his brows furrowing deeper. “Ye—yes it’s me” he nodded. “But sir, I—”Slap!It seemed the other slaps were warm-up, the Chief had specially preserved this very slap waiting for him to affirm he is the one. The slap sent him fl

“To save myself from losing in court today, I had to file for the dismissal of the case. You have put a stain on the reputation I have spent decades establishing. Now, not many lawyers will hold me in great esteem after learning about what happened. All thanks to you!” Barrister Kingsley fumed at the Does and their attorney.The Does and Barrister Mike lacked the courage to speak as Mr Kingsley continued to rant about his embarrassment, as though they had directly forced his hand into filing the NolleProsequi. Already under immense pressure from the Pentad Society, they didn’t want to escalate the situation further.But August couldn’t tolerate hearing the Does blamed for Kingsley's own actions. “You’ve said enough already, Mr. Kingsley,” he interjected firmly. Tina and her father’s mouths dropped in shock at his audacity. But soon, their expressions turned to anger.What had August done? He had certainly provoked the man further, and there was a real risk of Kingsley turning his wrat

She removed the card and quickly dialed the contact number on it. The phone rang, but there was no answer. She called again, but still, no one picked up. Undeterred, she tried repeatedly, and on the eleventh attempt, there was finally an answer."Hello, who is this?" a female voice asked rudely. Tina hesitated for a moment. She was calling Mr Kane—how did a lady end up picking?“Hello, is this Mr Kane?” Tina asked slowly still baffled.“No, this is his secretary. What do you want?” She replied sharply.It wasMr Kane’s official line that was on the card, only a few persons had his personal line.“I am Tina Doe from Resonant Audios, the audio company Innovative Technologies just partnered with. There is something urgent I need to speak him about. Can you please connect me on the line with him?”“No!” the lady quickly declined. “Do you think Mr Kane is just an ordinary man you can speak with anytime you feel like? My boss is busier than the president himself. Right now, he is in a meeti

And again, the question went down the drain unanswered. The other Pentad members were as clueless about everything as he was. “A big mouth said all his properties were confiscated and the police were looking for him, maybe they apprehended him and he is now in their custody,” Mr Kingsley said referring to what August told him.“No, I don’t think he is in the police custody,” Mr Ken Philips objected. “I have a lot of ears in the police and they all confirmed the police are still looking for him,” he said rubbing his white beards.“That means he is still on the run. My sources said his bank debts have skyrocketed by 500 hundred percent out of the blue. It means someone influential must be involved in this!” Mr Turner said astutely. “But who could that be?”For some minutes they all took a journey into their brains to crack out a more powerful mogul than them who probably hated Mr Wade that much to influence his bankruptcy in such a small time. But they all returned with no answers.“Wh

****Back in the courtroom, Mr. Doe, his daughter, and August were the only figures remaining. Even the ceramic-tiled floor had lost count of how many times Mr. Doe paced back and forth.August was the only calm person in the room. Tina, like her father, was equally troubled, her whole face was covered in sweat. She had just checked her phone for the thousandth time in the last ten minutes.“You should all relax now, I believe Mr Kane is handling the matter,” August assured.“Don’t tell me to relax, August. Mr Kane assured to call me back immediately after contacting his master, its been over ten minutes and still he hasn’t called,” Tina snapped.“Don’t be so naïve, Tina. Just because Mr Kane have not called you back doesn’t mean he have not done anything about the matter. Just relax!”“Why should she be calm, who knows, the new Gibson’s heir might be friends with pentads. I don’t think he will help us out,” Mr Doe retorted angrily.August frowned; all he felt towards the Pentad was