Adrian drove fast into the night, angry from the depths of his spirit. A fleet of cars ahead of him was the evil inner circle. He knew where they were heading."Hey System! Where is my uncle and my sister?"A map appeared before his eyes. The location was highlighted, blinking in red light. But that was not the direction the inner circle was heading."What about my mother?"The system searched the entire city timeline again. "I am sorry, Adrian. Miranda seems to have been abducted approximately three hours ago. She is being held in the thickness of an abandoned woodland." The location was represented with a blue light on the screen. That was the direction the inner circle was heading. Adrian was sandwiched between two choices - To save his mother first or to go after his sister and his uncle."Reminder!" The system continued. "Your uncle's truck is being chased by James Halton and his men. If not found in the next ten minutes, your sister and your uncle are likely to be unalived."Adr

Adrian rushed back home as soon as he could. He parked the truck by the roadside. It was 3am in the morning, yet he could still see the light from the mansion. His neighbours were still awake for some reason.As he dropped down form the wrecked piece of metal, the people upstairs stared in horror."Is that not Adrian?""It looks like him...""What happened to his car? He drove out of here in a Lamborghini and now he comes back in a twentieth century farm truck?""Maybe it was not his afterall. Maybe he only borrowed it...""I knew it. There was no way he could afford such an expensive car. He can't even feed himself. He is such a loser.""But he is still wearing that beautiful suit. How can he wear such nice outfit inside that terrible machine.""Well wait for it. I'm sure the cloth doesn't belong the him.""He must really think we are stupid. Living a fake life to feel important".Adrian could hear their voices. Another thing about his neighbours was that even when they wanted to gos

Once it was morning, Adrian set out for the day. George had fallen asleep on the terrible couch, and Helena was not up yet. She had gone through so much the other night, Adrian hoped she would get more rest. As for himself, he had business to conclude.Adrian put away the suit he wore last night. It was no longer in good shape after everything he had gone through the night before. He could have gone to the elite store for new outfits, but this was not time for shopping. His mother was still in the kidnapper's custody and he had to get her out. So he picked one of his random wears and set out with it."Oh shit!" He cursed when he saw the state of his precious car. The Lamborghini had gone through some hard times in the hands of James Halton's men. Marks of bullets decorated its exterior, Adrian could not drive it out.The system chimed. "You have to leave the car here, Adrian. It will wheel itself to the mechanic workshop and the damages will be repaired. And don't worry, the price is

They seized David Williams and bundled him into the boot of the same car that had brought him all the way here. Apparently, Laurel Murray was no joke when it came to punishing the people who had done her wrong. Like a crazy maniac in love who had been betrayed, she promised to show him hell, as well as the rest of his family.Adrian would have stayed to see the show to its greater lengths, but he had important things to do. He dialed a number. "Yes, Mrs Wallers. I am right beside the building. Heading in now."Confidently, he walked towards the glorious entrance of Waters Corporation. The guards at the door were heavily built and extremely tall. Their face had no smile and their feet stood strong and still. This did not concern Adrian. These people were nothing to him now but his workers, his servants."Where do you think you are going?" One of them bellowed as soon as Adrian got close. They had seen the entire show that took place across the street between Adrian, David Williams and

"Many years ago, Miranda and I were best of friends. We were just ordinary workers of this corporation until your mother selected us herself, recognizing our potential and our loyalty. I was promoted to a higher position and Miranda was invited to work in your parent's home. She was in charge of all the workers. Your father was the kindest man in the world but kindness is not enough to keep a woman..."Adrian had been in a hurry. He wanted so badly to jump into the street and reach the ghost village to save Miranda, but for the first time in his life, somebody was telling him about his parents. All his days, he had always had questions but he had never gotten complete answers. Now that Wallers was saying something, he could not stop himself from listening."My mother... My real mother. What happened to her?" Adrian did not believe the story his uncle told. He did not accept that any mother would abandon their child for no undefeatable purpose. He wanted to believe that she had no choi