Later that night, Sinclair lay in bed, thinking about Jeremy and what he was possibly passing through at the hands of Hilda and Eugene. Together, the duo made a powerful team that even he could not deny. If they continued to work together, it would only be a matter of time before Jeremy was pushed off the case for good. It was almost midnight when he decided to call him. After missing the call the first time, Jeremy picked up on the second ring, "Don't tell me you're still trying to get used to the weather there," he joked as Jeremy said, "Hello." "There's nothing to get used to, it's...normal," he replied. Sinclair could tell that there was a lot more he wanted to say, but they both knew it wasn't safe to speak. "You know I can't speak with you for too long, my lines are being monitored as we speak," he said and Sinclair scoffed, "That's madness, they made you run from your own home and now they're trying to make you stay isolated too?" Jeremy sighed, "It's the price I have to pa
Jeremy sat on the private jet, he was nervous and anxious. He had a premonition that something terrible had just happened. After trying to reach Sinclair all night and into the next morning, he figured out that a trip back home was inevitable. Something was wrong. Soon, the jet landed in California and the first thing he did was stop by Sinclair's house. He found out that he was not home. He met with his housekeeper who wasn't very clear on what was going on. "When did he leave?"He asked but the woman did not look like she had much to say to him, "He left this morning," she replied simply. "Did something happen? A break-in? A heart attack?" Jeremy asked, he was not just curious but bothered. Sinclair was a relatively healthy man. He'd seen him return from an early morning run once or twice and he had a whole gym facility at home and the firm. Could he possibly have had an underlying medical condition? "No, Mr Sinclair is fine, he just stepped out." The woman replied vaguely. He kn
Sinclair did not turn down the offer of a bottle of beer as they left the remains of the Sinclair firm. He even made a joke about the signpost that refused to be burnt down despite the wreck.Later that same morning, at the exclusive bar where Jeremy took him, he brought a bucket of ice and three glasses. "What's the third glass for? Come on, I'm not that gone, I still need my senses to cry over my hard work, right?" He said as he handed him the third glass and gulped down his shot with a wince. "I thought it's high time you met Fred, again, he came down to California with me." He said. Sinclair frowned, he did not like the idea of fraternizing with any of the partners of the Kingston Inheritance. He'd gotten close to Jeremy and it had fetched him a lot of trouble - and his entire life being burnt to the ground. "I don't think I should be messing around with any of the Kingston partners again, one is enough trouble as it is," he said firmly, looking at the door as I'd he expected
Jeremy Harrison could feel the storm brewing even harder on the horizon, he could sense the real battle to come. With the Sinclair firm burnt to the ground, it didn't take a soothsayer to tell that Sinclair was out for blood and he would stop at nothing to bring whoever caused him such loss down. That evening, he'd made sure Sinclair got home safe and then sent some of his men to patrol stealthily around his house. He had to make sure his friend was alright. Although Jeremy didn't want to mention it, he felt guilty. Somehow he knew that Sinclair being on his side was the bone of contention. Maybe Eugene and Hilda felt like there was an advantage he had since Sinclair was his friend. But what they didn't know was that the man could only tell what he knew and from the time he'd spent with him, there was very little he could do to help anyone. Getting into trouble for his sake was something Jeremy hadn't quite expected. He should have been more careful when Hanson had warned him, but
Jeremy stepped into the house and quickly decided that he had to change his air freshener. The place smelled divine. Even the houseplants looked very healthy and he wondered if they were plastic or real. He looked at the wall clock on the mantel and then up at the staircase that spiraled beautifully down. It was a magnificent place and it must have cost a fortune. "You have a beautiful place, very fancy." He said and Liam mumbled impatiently, "I don't think you're here as an interior decorator," he snapped. "Hmm...you never know," Jeremy replied with a smile and took the largest couch before even asking, "May I sit?" Liam looked like he badly wanted to tell him to get off his property at once or maybe even throw him out himself. But the mention of his birth name made him put a pin on that. "Coffee?" He asked and Jeremy nodded, although he knew he could never take a sip of such coffee. Liam went inside shortly and when he returned, he was wearing a t-shirt and a pair of jeans, hi
Liam looked at him like he'd lost his mind - and maybe he had, but everyone was fighting dirty, everyone had lost their freaking mind! "Have you lost your mind?! You're sending me off to death!" Liam snapped at him, his eyes wide with shock. Jeremy remained calm, there was no way he was going to back down, not when he'd found the only person who could get him what he wanted. "It's not as risky as you think, you've been working with them for years, they trust you, all you have to do is get the documents, make a copy of it, and bring it to me, done." He replied. "You think it's that easy? You've got to be kidding me," Liam said and laughed at his tone, he'd been with the Kingston family for a very long time and he'd seen his brutal Hilda and his son could be, the last thing he wanted to do was get on their bad list. "This is suicide, you can't make me do it," Liam said firmly and shook his head, taking his seat with a terrified look on his face. "You'd rather throw your life away?"
A few days later, Jeremy was seated beside Sinclair at an exquisite furniture store. It was filled with all kinds of expensive and foreign leathers that looked good enough to eat. The wooden pieces were so neatly polished they looked like granite. Each furniture cost a lot of money and Sinclair laughed as Jeremy led him inside. "Are you kidding me? This place costs a fortune, you can't possibly think I'll buy anything from here." He said as they went to the sitting area and sampled the sofas. "I wasn't asking, I want you to have some," Jeremy said he didn't know how else to make the lawyer understand how sorry he was for what had happened to his company. Jeremy could not shake the guilt away no matter how much he tried. He believed it was his fault that Sinclair had been targeted. "Come on, Jeremy, I've said this before, the fire wasn't your fault, Hilda would have done it anyways, she's always believed I was betraying her for not taking sides with her after the lord's disappearan
Sinclair insisted on going with Jeremy to the meet-up point with Liam, Jeremy did not think it was such a good idea but he knew how badly Sinclair wanted to get to Hilda and be involved in the case - especially after the fire. They arrived a few minutes before midnight, Jeremy parked the car at the edge of the games reserve which Liam had picked out for their meeting. It was a tinted car and Sinclair sat right in the back seat. "I'll have a backup ready just in case this is a trap," Sinclair said as Jeremy turned off the ignition, Sinclair didn't trust the Kingston family one bit but Jeremy was more relaxed. "I don't think Liam will try to act funny, he has a lot at stake, as much as Hilda would try to get even with me and destroy the evidence, that's about all she can do," he said and then nodded at the car that was parked a few feet across, just at the other edge or the sidewalk. "But his life would be ruined, he could go to jail for even attempting to steal from Hilda, and trust