Chapter 4: Game on
“That bastard is a cheater, because why would he agree to the divorce easily?”
Lily complained, and for some reason, was disappointed and angry that Andrew didn't think twice before accepting the divorce.
She had expected him to beg, and bawl his eyes out asking for a second chance, but he didn't, and that surprised the hell out of her.
There was no other reasonable explanation she could think of, that made him agree to the divorce like that —if not, that he had been cheating on her.
“I hope I don't see that hoe of his, because I'm going to teach them both a lesson” She threatened, picking up her phone from the bed.
“Babe, come and see, your ex is getting into the latest range rover Prado ?” Mike called out , still peeping from the window, his gaze fixed on the car, till it went out of sight.
“ Don't take that puppet seriously, he's probably a driver” Lily mocked, her eyes fixed on the phone in her hands.
“Oh, I never thought of that, I thought he had graduated to hijacking cars” Mike said, bursting into laughter as Lily joined him.
“Babe, you know this would be the biggest moment of my life” Lily flung her phone on the bed and stood up to join Mike where he stood in just his briefs.
“ Babe, do you know the most exciting part? The mysterious chairman of A and U would be the one to personally present my money to me tomorrow” Lily giggled, her face litting up with smiles.
“And that's not even all, I am going to be a fucking shareholder in the biggest company in the world!” she squealed in delight, jumping on Mike's body, and in turn he grabbed her ass, pressing her body into his.
“ And before I forget babe, we need to invite your friends and business partners to come witness this day with me.”
“Of course, you are the star of the day, I will make sure to invite all the influential men I know” Mike assured, pressing his lips on Lily's.
“And like I told you, I will be going to A and U group to sign the partnership today”He added
“You can start going now babe, there is no time to waste “Lily squealed in excitement, tightening her grip on Mike's shoulder.
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After hours of being on the road, a white range rover Prado finally came to a halt at the other side of the city.
A part known to house only the elites and influential men. No one dared enter without a permit card.
Amongst other exotic tall glass buildings stood the largest of them all.
It was none other than A and U building , the leading company in Nashville city and beyond with over 5 branches located at various locations around the world.
The white gates slide automatically letting the range rover in.
And as soon as they got to the private garage, a man in his mid 40’s cladded in a black expensive suit, highlighted with speed and opened the car door for a younger man dressed in casual wear.
Just as Andrew was about to step out from the car, his phone vibrated, notifying an incoming call.
“Sir, we found Benita. She is currently based at Ceal Veal city.
And it seems her financial situation is not good... According to our investigation, her company is now on the verge of bankruptcy.”“What?! Send me every detail you have now.” Andrew said with shaking voice.
He blamed himself for making such a stupid mistake to find the wrong person and wasted the whole three years.But he hoped it was not too late to make up for her.
Suppressing his overwhelming emotions and taking a deep breath, he dropped the call and dialed another number.
“Hello sir,” Emily, his personal assistant, spoke up from the other end.
“Emily, I need you to make a public announcement that the banquet is shifted to three days time, not tomorrow anymore” He needed some time to meet that girl. And he had actually planned to cancel the banquet when he signed the divorce paper, but now he changed his mind.
He was really curious of Lily's reaction when he appeared there, with Benita. And he was going to make her return everything that didn’t belong to her back to Benita!
“ Okay, Sir”. The assistant replied.
Andrew Baron stepped out of the car as he headed inside his company- the A and U group.
But as he walked into the lobby, he sighted the last person he had expected to see again today.
“Hi, Mr ex son-in-law” Mike called out loudly, his lips twisting into a smirk
Andrew ignored him as he continued walking, not sparing him a glance.
He had important things to do. Wasting time on this trash was not on the list.“You don't need to be scared of me, don't worry I won't get you kicked out ,” Mike called out, quickening up his pace to reach Andrew.
But with just a few steps away, he paused involuntarily as the memory of how Andrew held his neck and almost strangled him, flashed through his mind.
It annoyed him that a man with no significance and way below his status , managed to intimidate him.
With one glance at both sides, his confidence spiked up to the fullest, as he saw the security guards that were littered around,so he continued walking, stood in Andrew's front, blocking his path.
Andrew huffed out in annoyance and paused for a second
“ Wow, I never knew A and U allow species like you in here” Mike taunted mockingly, his face covered in a smug smile.
“You already know now,”Andrew replied calmly, and made to continue walking.
“Wait, wait.. Just hold on for a second, don't worry I won't order the security to bundle you out, you can go in and apply for your cleaner Job, after all you need it to survive, I'm not that heartless to chase you out of somewhere you are privileged to be in ” Mike said in low mocking tone.
“Anyways it would be so bad of me to not say thank you.”Mike said, as Andrew raised his eyebrows questioningly, signaling him to say whatever it is he has to say .
“I just wanted to thank you for easily handing over Olivia to me by agreeing to the divorce, I thought you would want to prove stubborn, but thank you, she is indeed good in all area, especially in bed” Mike said, intentionally drawing out the bed part.
“Is that all? ” Andrew replied as calmly as ever, his voice not giving off any slightest hint of anger
Mike raised his eyebrows in confusion, his insides seething with anger that Andrew didn't give him the reaction he wanted.
Just the sight of the man standing before him annoyed him to death,and he couldn't hide his hate any longer.
“Stop pretending! You think you are all that?” Mike sneered glaring at Andrew contemptuously.
“Do you know why I am here? I was representing my father to sign a collaboration worth millions of dollars with the A and U Group. "
“And do you know how powerful the chairman of A and U Group is?”Mike sneered, his voice dripping with mockery." He owns more than one hundred companies and A and U is only one of them. He even won numerous battles for the country. And even the president wanted to marry his daughter to him and he declined! Now you know what it means to colllaborate with such a company, you idiot?"
“Well, you do have quite a knowledge of me.” Andrew chuckled lightly.
“What? You?” Mike asked, bursting into a laughter.
“ Are you saying you're the chairman? Hahaha! You are a piece of trash that could never amount to anything, and you dare stand there to talk rubbish! " He said disdainfully, looking at Andrew as if he were a fool.
Beep!
The sound of an incoming text caught his attention as he took a quick glance at his phone.
It was from Lily : “Babe, I just got the news that A and U shifted the banquet to 3 days and I just spoke with the event planner, they can set up our wedding a day after the banquet.”
Mike countenance fell flat , 3 days to him was too long and he couldn't wait any longer to attend the biggest event that would enable him garner massive connections from the influential guests that would come. And the most important thing was, he'd be able to meet the mysterious chairman there.He could use that opportunity to personally present another project to the chairman and build his father's trust. If he gets the chairman to approve another project,his father would hand over the company to him earlier than expected. But whatever, no matter it was tomorrow or three days later, he'd make it!Mike snapped back his gaze to Andrew and squared his shoulder,as a proud smile enveloped his face, “ My fiancé and I would be the special guests at the A and U banquet happening in three days and we would be signing our big collaboration with the chairman present there”“ You can just come and pack some leftovers, since that's the only way I can compensate you for snatching your wife fr
1 hour later, Andrew stood inside the tiny scattered room, he was sure this was the house his investigator had told him she stayed in. But what he was seeing now was different, the room looked like it had been deserted for months. And why was it unlocked? Did she move? Andrew thought of many possible answers to the questions he had, but he found none. Concluding that this was not the house, he walked out of the battered green building and dug out his phone from his pocket, about to call his investigator and scold for giving him a wrong address. “Poor girl, I doubt she would come out of that alive” a voice flew into Andrew's ear, and he paused in his tracks. He snapped his head to the direction and saw two women seated on a bench at the corner, and they weren't there when he had passed earlier. Heaving a sigh of relief, he approached them to see if he could get answers to his questions. “She was kind, she didn't deserve such a cruel fate” the first woman said,
In the dimly lit room,the sound of music echoed as loud cheers reverberated across the room. It was the viagra strip club —a porn home in disguise. Known for housing horny and dangerous high end millionaires and billionaires who seek to find pleasure in the comfort of women. No one dared enter Viagra without a minimum of $20 m in their bank accounts, because $5m out of it, would be used to buy a membership card that takes 3 months to process before allowed full entry.The viagra strip club was the biggest underground strip club in the whole of ceal villa city, owned by the ruthless and coldblooded loan shark, Mr Lethal. Most people in the city knew about the Viagra club and the inhumane things that were going on inside but no one dared talk. Because Mr lethal had bought over all the authorities that could possibly stand in his way. And for years —he had been striving In his inhumane acts. As the club bubbled outside, at the backstage, stood a trembling young lady In a skimpy dr
“You came right into a den of lion's !” The man snarled and raised his dagger to stab Andrew. In a swift move , Andrew snatched the dagger from the man and stabbed it right into his shoulder. “Owww!” The man groaned in pain, as he flung his wrist to Andrew's face, but before it could land. Andrew effortlessly launched a powerful kick into the man's stomach and he was sent flying a few meters away, like a bag of weightless grass. Silence befell the room once more as the men gawked at Andrew, their eyes wide open in shock. “You have just dug your own grave!” A man yelled, and the rest stormed towards Andrew. One by one Andrew dodged their weapons , his legs working hard in hard with his fists as he kicked and landed blows on any part of their body he came in contact with. The men yelped and groaned in pain as they sprawled on the floor, each clutching onto a part of their body that had been badly battered. After his little marathon, Andrew dug out his handkerchief and cle
Before Mr lethal could realize what had just happened, he was on the floor in pain, the same dagger he placed on Benita’s throat a few seconds ago, was dug deep into his spinal cord. “ You have 1 sec to stand up and fight me, or watch me leave” Andrew taunted, a smug grin spreading across his face “ You!” You will pay for this! I will make sure of that” Mr lethal, lay motionlessly on the floor, his waist downwards was paralyzed. “You dare disrupt my business and take away my trophy!” Mr Lethal groaned, his teeth gnashing in pain as he watched the back of the mysterious man who remained unharmed even after taking down dozens of his well trained soldiers disappear out of sight. “ You will regret this! I will hunt you down until the last drop of my blood!” He yelled, before succumbing into darkness. Benita looked at this scene in horror and fainted with a pale face. Andrew held her and regretted letting her see such a bloody scene. It was already late, so he took
Those were the only reasonable reasons she could think of, as to why the mysterious man would be attending a ball being hosted by the biggest company in the whole of Pinnock country. “Do you really want to know?”Andrew asked, contemplating on whether he should tell her the truth straight up. “Yes I want to know” Benita answered, seeing this as an opportunity to soothe her curiosity about the mysterious man's identity. Andrew decided there was no harm in telling her who he really was. “Actually I am going there as the chairman of A and U”“Wait, hold on” Benita said, bursting into a loud laughter after her futile efforts at trying to hold it back. After she had had her fill of laughter , she paused, feeling bad at how she had interrupted the man like that, but that didn't make what the man had just blurted out, less ridiculous, at least to her. “ Please I'm sorry about that, I couldn't hold it back” Benita said, still finding what the mysterious man had just said funny. Ch
The aggression in the guard’s voice grew, and he took a threatening step closer to Andrew.But Andrew remained unshaken. "Tell Justin. Now."The guard’s eyes narrowed. He was about to push Andrew further when something clicked in his mind. Justin’s name, paired with the way Andrew carried himself, brought back his captain’s briefing from earlier that day. The CEO had personally informed the security team that the chairman of A and U Group would be attending the event—discreetly—and gave them a specific description. He took a second look at Andrew and swallowed hard. This man, the one he was about to kick out, fit that description perfectly.The guard’s anger turned into cold fear as he realized the massive mistake he was about to make. His face paled, and he quickly took a step back. “Sir, I... I’m terribly sorry,” he stammered, his aggressive tone vanishing,“Please, come right in.”Mike stared at the guard, baffled. “What’s wrong with you? Don’t tell me you’re falling for his ac
The hall buzzed with excitement as the people waited for the event to start. Everyone in the hall was dressed in their finest clothing , because they had been anticipating this day —the day the mysterious president of A and U would finally reveal his face. Lily, her mother, Miranda, and brother Ben, were seated at the special table, cladded in their best outfits as they reveled in the adoration from the guests. Their cheeks were hurting from the amount of smiles they had had to flash at everyone complimenting them . Everyone in the hall was in awe of Lily. They deemed her lucky and blessed to be the winner of the A and U project. Everyone was throwing themselves at their feet in order to get on their good side. “Lily you are such an incredible woman and I wish my daughter would grow up to be like you someday” A woman walked up to their table, her face covered in smiles. “Thank you, don't worry she will grow up to make you proud just as my daughter here is alway
“I'll take it for fifty thousand dollars.” A voice started the bidding from the back.The room turned their heads to the head bald headed man and burst into a loud guffaw "You are not supposed to be here ,brokeass" "Go get food with that petty change you just mentioned"The man lowered his head in shame as the men shaded and made mockery of him .Andrew watched the display of everyone and sighed. There was nothing he hated more than being in the company of old men like this, who seemed to think life revolved around them and everyone else worked for them. “Hundred thousand dollars.” Someone else yelled loudly. “You should use your money to take a trip to the Maldives, poor one. I'll take it for two hundred thousand dollars.” An extravagantly dressed man yelled and the room became filled with laughter as the previous bidder bowed his head in shame. Andrew watched the man walk out of the room with his head bowed. He smiled at the sight. That man was the same person who called him wr
Mr Koin began “Now ,It's time for the Rootox herb. We will start taking biddings for now.” he announced with a grin on his face Andrew's heart skipped at the mention of the rootox herb ,he couldn't believe his ears .The same herb he believed had gone extinct ? Andrew thought, his face enveloping into a smile .This had just made his day ,and he couldn't wait to lay his hands on the herb “Before we commence ,this is an additional information ,as usual everyone present in this room know the rules . Any herb that isn't available physically,we bid for the location instead” Mr Koin said and Andrew heaved a sigh , he had hoped it was the herb itself and not the location ,but regardless ,it was still the same .Now he knew it hadn't gone extinct , he'd do whatever it took to lay his hands on that herb .The room was dead silent as everyone's gaze remained glued to the figure standing on the stage,waiting a go ahead order to start the bidding .“ Now ,shall we begin?” Mr Koin said aloud
An hour later, Andrew's car screeched to a stop in front of a clubhouse. The lights outside were bright and inviting and Andrew tried to take in the environment of the club house before stepping out of the car . Andrew heaved a deep sigh as he walked towards the entrance. Though he still had doubts that he would be able to get the Rootox herb here ,but deep down ,he hoped to be proved wrong . Benita’s life depended on this herb ,and there was nothing he wanted more than laying his hands on the damn herb . “Donchester.” Andrew whispered the name of the club house to himself. He tried to note as many details about the place as he could. If this place is capable of leading him to the Rootox herb , then he'd give it a try . Andrew concluded and made his way to the entrance “Hold on . What are you here for ?” The security guard held out his hand ,obstructing Andrew from going in. “I'm here for an auction” Andrew replied calmly,ignoring the man's spiteful gaze “Can I see
At the third ring ,he picked up . “ Tiffany, are you okay ?What is it this time ?” Mr Queens asked ,his voice laced with concern . “I'm okay Dad. I just need your help with something ” Tiffany said in a low tone “What is it ,princess ?” “Daddy ,Andrew is in search of some herb and he needs it urgently . It's very important ,I thought to ask you, maybe you might know someone who knows about it ” Tiffany said desperately Mr Queen paused briefly ,ransacking his brain “ There is this place I know . I have been there once. I think he might be able to get what he is looking for there ” “Really Dad ?” Tiffany asked ,her voice laced with excitement as she threw a “I told you” glance at Andrew “ It's an underground clubhouse on New town road” Mr Queen said,divulging more information to Tiffany . After 10 minutes of being on the phone,they finally hung up Tiffany turned to face Andrew ,a bright smile plastered across her face “ You see Andrew ,I told ya!” Tiffany said Jubil
All through the drive to Tiffany's house, Andrew could not stop thinking about Benita and what the doctor said. He had called everyone he thought would be able to find the herb but he couldn't find any help. Lines of worry creased his face as he drove and he spoke so little to Tiffany who was trying to get into a conversation with him. All he could think of was Benita dying after she saved his life and gave him a second chance in life. Tiffany noticed that Andrew was distracted and was surprised to see that. Andrew happened to be the most focused and unbothered person she knew so seeing him this way not only surprised her but made her worried as well. What could he be thinking about? She asked herself. After a while, Tiffany could no longer put up with the strange silence that had filled the car. She tried to force the words out but nothing comes. “Andrew, are you okay?” She asked after a long conflict in her mind. Andrew glanced at her and let out a small smile. “Yes, I'm fine.
Somewhere in Nashville city ,a young lady was seen In a damp room with little light seeping from a small hole on the wall . “Somebody help! Tiffany yelled as she struggled in the chair she was tied to , she began stomping her feet on the floor, as she tried to free herself from the rope she was bound to. "Is anyone there?" Tiffany continued shouting ,her heart racing with dread. Suddenly , the sound of the door opening and slamming shut, echoed in the empty damp room " Who are you? Why am I here?!" Tiffany bellowed But the tall lean man who had just walked in kept her quiet despite her loud screams "Why do you have me here ?" Tiffany continued screaming ,as her heart beat with fear " Shut the fuck up!" The gruff voice roared, slamming the only furniture in the damp and dimly lit room ,the shaky wooden table creaked, collapsing on the floor "Why am I here? What do you have with me?!" Tiffany yelled, struggling with the rope "Please release me I have done wrong !" The
Their eyes were filled with disbelief and trepidation as they watched Andrew amble in.None of them made a move cause it looked like they were standing face to face with a ghost .“H… How are you still alive? One of the men who had seen Andrew's motorbike caught up in flames eventually asked ,his voice trembling with fear “He fell off that cliff I am sure!”another added “Me too!”“I saw that fire, there's no way he's alive”.They argued not quite believing who was standing before them “Any more words from you guys ,I will release a bullet to that hole on your damn face!”Mr prime growled,his eyes brimming with rage but beneath he was scared .“What are you seeing ?Does it look like he died ? Mr prime barked Andrew smirked menacingly as he watched their commotion , he never fell off the cliff. He was the protagonist of a book, so why would he die? They just caught him off guard,but no harm was done.He was quick enough to hang on a broken branch. He heard their laughter, their che
Mr prime was seen pacing around restlessly in his office ,“Are they done?” He asked over the phone “Yes sir” a man responded,and continued divulging more information “They made sure to cut the brake lines ” “How about the call?”Mr prime asked eagerly “Perfectly done sir” the man replied confidently “Bravo !” Mr. Prime tapped his airpod and the line went dead “Perfecto !” He smacked his hands together,his face covered in a sinister smirk His problems were finally over! A little over 30 minutes ago ,a spy he had sent to monitor the ambush on Andrew came back with the bad news ,none of his strongest men survived . But in every bad news ,there was always good news hidden beneath and Mr prime was the kind of man to dig it out . After getting the bad news ,another plan was set in motion immediately . If Andrew's girlfriend had been stabbed with a deadly poison ,that meant he'd be in need of the herb his spy revealed would be the only solution to saving her life.
Andrew rushed to where Benita was tied. “Are you okay?” He asked and gently pulled off blind fold and tape “ I'm okay Andrew . Thank you for always coming to my aid” Benita said,flashing a small smile to Andrew Andrew returned the gesture “It's no big deal. How did this happen ?” He asked curiously “They ambushed me when I opened the door ,thinking it was you” “Shit !” Andrew hissed In annoyance .He had been too careless and almost risked Benita’s life . For someone who had lots of enemies ,he was supposed to have dozens of security guards littered around .But he didn't bother about that because he was capable of protecting himself but now Benita was around ,he should have known better. “Andrew it's not your fault ,you can't be here 24/7 to protect me ,you have other things to do” Benita said comfortingly “We are moving out of here tonight. I have a lot going on and can't assure your safety here,you will stay somewhere safer for the meantime ” Andrew announced ,untying the tig