Rhea’s anger kindled at Nathan’s entitled words, but she tried to control herself by taking a deep breath. “You don’t possess the qualities of someone who deserves a contract with us,” she countered firmly. “You’re impulsive, entitled and clearly lazy. There’s no need to banter words with someone like you.”She turned to the receptionist who straightened up immediately and bowed in respect.Rhea barely acknowledged the receptionist’s gesture as she relayed her order. “Call up the security officials and have them bundle this insolent man out of here. He isn’t allowed to step foot into this company from here on out.”The receptionist nodded instantly and swiftly grabbed the telephone on her desk and made the necessary phone call.Nathan’s face flushed red and he was gripped with embarrassment and disbelief at Rhea’s words. The reality of what was really happening began to dawn on him, and his body was gripped with more panic as he realized that he was about to lose out on a contact w

While Adrian sipped his coffee as he was deep in thought, his phone rang again and he kept the mug down before picking the phone up.Glancing at the caller ID, he saw that it was a private number, pinching his brows together, he reluctantly picked up the call.“Hello?” He answered in a tense but curt voice, and a respectful voice came in from the other end.“Good day, young master. I’m one of the bodyguards at Fortgate security services. I have some information for you.” The pinch in Adrian’s brows smoothed out as he understood why the number had been tagged private. It was a security measure the people at Fortgate security used to keep themselves untraceable.“Alright,” he replied to the bodyguard. “What information do you have for me?”The sound of throat clearing could be heard before the bodyguard spoke. “I’m currently with one of those thugs you assigned to keep an eye on Liam Muller, and report any suspicious behavior of his to you.”Adrian nodded, remembering that night at the

Adrian was momentarily disoriented by the plastic bag that was suddenly placed over his head, but he instantly regained control of his senses and assessed the situation. He closed his eyes, imagining the attacker behind him, and due to the amount of force used in holding the bag tight on his head, it seemed the attacker was using both of his hands. In a swift counter move, Adrian immediately dropped his weight, creating some space between him and the attacker. This made the unsuspecting attacker, do a double take in surprise. “Stay put you sleaze ball. You think you can—” That attacker couldn’t finish his sentence because Adrian suddenly struck the radial nerve on his forearms with his elbow, causing him to hiss and relax his grip. Using this momentary distraction to his advantage, Adrian threw his head back in a reverse headbutt that made the attacker stumble as he clutched his now broken nose. While the attacker was still stunned, Adrian removed the plastic bag from his

As soon as Adrian retracted his hand to land a final blow on Blaze, his eyes widened in panic and he frantically waved his two hands in front of him as a gesture of surrender. “No, no, wait…I yield! I yield! Please don’t kill me! I have a wife and children who depend on me!” Adrian tilted his head in momentary surprise before his expression turned unreadable. “Oh? Didn’t you also consider how my family would feel if I was gone? You didn’t seem hesitant to end me, now you want me to have mercy on you? Is that fair?” “I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” Blaze yelled out, sounding short of breath as he coughed out a bit of blood. “I was just really upset that you had defeated me in our first encounter. I felt humiliated and I wanted to retaliate. And my boss’s orders solidified my desire to take you out.” Adrian didn’t look the bit bothered at Blaze’s pleas. He was in no mood to show him any form of mercy, especially because he had dragged his mother into his vendetta. “It’s too late for any f

Ethan and Liam were celebrating their win against Adrian when the doorbell of Liam’s penthouse suite rung.Their celebration was cut short as they both exchanged questioning glances. “Are you expecting anyone?” Ethan asked Liam as he kept his glass down on the table.Liam frowned for a bit as he tried to remember if he was expecting anyone, but he came up short. Just as Liam stood up to check who was at the door, Ethan’s phone rang, and it was Blaze who was calling.Ethan swiped across his phone to answer the call, and brought it to his ear. “Boss, the mission has been completed successfully,” Blaze’s voice rang through the other side. “That guy Adrian is history. Please tell Mr. Liam to open up his door, I’m the one pressing the doorbell.”Ethan’s lips stretched into a satisfied grin as Blaze relayed the good news to him. He hung up the call, and turned to Liam, who still stood in the middle of his living room, contemplating if he should open the door or not. “It’s Blaze. You can