The limo pulled over at the roadside. Out of the van which had pulled over at its front, jumped out several men dressed in suits. They hurried to the limo and got the door. Manuel stepped out first, followed by Alves. The men bowed to Alves. Manuel did too. Now that Alves was the owner of AUSTRIX, he would get all the honor ascribed to the owner.But then it felt so unreal to him. Manuel was someone whom he held in a high regard. He had read about the achievements of Manuel as well as his unique biography. Some of Manuel's life story inspired him also. And now to think that, the person whom he admired and respected in the field of business management, was bowing to him? It was an occasion which should blow him away. But Alves had trained his heart not to be swayed by things that come and go. All that mattered to Alves at that moment were two things: getting his revenge on Madam, and getting to root of his origin. The men in suit led the way and Alves, with Manuel by his side, foll
Alves was already on his feet. He wasn't paying attention to Manuel and Co who were asking whether or not he was fine. That didn't seem like his main concern. Though he could feel pain writhing in his sides, but he had just experienced something which was very strange. Something which mocked the human sense and the modern mind. Alves was walking briskly towards the two tall stalks again. "Mr Alves, are you sure you are alright? I mean ---"Manuel was doing all he could to get Alves to stop, but Alves had something else going on in his mind. He kept on walking till he was standing in front of the space between the two stalks which had blue smears. NO, THAT CAN'T BE. WAS I NOT IN MY RIGHT MIND? WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW?He tried to ask himself some of the questions which had even stalking his mind. But no matter how long he waited, he couldn't get any answer to the questions. He knew what the only answer to the questions was. And he was willing to give it another try. "Mr Alves, you
Alves opened his eyes slowly. There was a light pain travelling across his body. He could feel that he was in a lying state. He moved his head slowly to his left. He was wondering where he was. He couldn't possibly still be in the forest. Before he passed out, he remembered that he was hanging down two hugging bamboo stalks. And the present position which he was assuming mocked that memory. "Boss, are you awake?A familiar voice came from his right hand side. He knew who the owner of the voice was. He turned. It was Villian. He wanted to ask Villian where he had been but had a change of mind. "For how long have I been lying here?"He asked, trying to seat up in bed. Villian wanted to help him, but he held up his hand. The pain he felt earlier when he woke up must had been in his head. "Please don't tell me that it's been another two weeks."He hated to think that he had wasted time over and over again. Villain shook his head actively, "Of course not, Boss. You were just sleeping
Alves coukd see the look on Madam's face. It was a great deal of surprise permeated by shock. Alves had never seen her look like that. Unlike when he went to the Casper's Mansion after two weeks of unconsciousness, Madam's face had a shade of curiosity to this new gaze. She stared like she wanted to say something. Of course, Alves knew that it was a matter of time before she rolled the words out. Alves walked into the office, and walked in the direction of the well arranged couches which were set in the office to a corner. He settled down in one of the couches, not for once sparing Madam a glance. He was much more aware of what that would cause to Madam. He knew how hurt she would feel, on top the confusion which had gotten the best of her. "I won't be able to stay long here, I have to attend to him. We'll talk some other time."Manuel said blantly to Madam, who was still finding it quite hard to take her eyes off Alves who had presently been surrounded by the men in suits. The A
"What are you not telling me, Manuel?"Alves didn't have the luxury for honorific at that moment. He was in the limo, been driven to the Huthi Farmland. He had thrown his inquisitive gaze at Manuel who looked quite shook. "I'm sorry I held it back from you. But I thought we already agreed in the contract that the Farmland would be at my mercy."Even though Manuel knew he was in the wrong, yet he knew too well to keep the stance. He was a man who knew his right and would stand by it irrespective of the situation. Alves understood that too. He didn't want to abuse his position. And also, truth be told, he didn't really go through the contract. He didn't read through all the details. I mean, who would sit down and read through that lengthy thing?!Plus that wasn't really the main concern at that moment. The main concern was getting to the Farmland before the government. If the government officials beat them to it, Alves couldn't even imagine what to think. Originally, the Huthi Farmla
Alves had insisted that they rode in his limo to meet the prime minister. The truth was that he never thought that it would be this easy to meet the prime minister! It wasn't just any body he was going to meet, but the only Prime Minister who was heavily guided by the best security across the world. Though Grimming Hills was more like a little space of land, a little island. Yet, it had every thing at its best. The world top companies were founded in it. It was only natural to attract attentions which would endanger the life of the citizens and government. Which gave the need for employing the best security services in the world. But Alves wasn't really intrigued to meet with the prime minster. Though things had really taken a strange turn for him, and in just two days he was already having the opportunity to visit and enter places which he had never thought he would be able to in his entire life. The situation which surrounded the visit of the prime minister was the main reason th
"You will have me killed?"Alves wanted to be sure that he had heard the prime minister clearly. He didn't know what to think. He had expected the face of the prime to break into a silly smile that he had just pulled a prank on him. But instead, the corners of the prime minster's eyes had grown colder and even creepier. Alves had no idea what the problem could be. He didn't recall getting on the nerves of the prime minister. In short, he had never met him until now. Why then would he want to kill him?Alves pushed a lump down his dry throat. The strange words of the prime minister had mysteriously dried his throat. But then again, Alves got an idea. An idea which wasn't really making sense, but which he had decided to hold unto;The man in white suit must have announced him to the prime minister as the owner of Austrix and the trillionaire tower. Given by how ambitious the prime minister was, there was no limit to Alves' imaginations. He knew that the prime minister could be impossi
"You should learn to be patient, Villain."Alves pointed out as he stepped into the limo, followed immediately by Manuel and Villain. "I couldn't be patient, boss. I was tempted to rush it at once. I always knew what the prime minister is capable of."Villian made sure to stress. Alves took a quick glance at him for a while then looked away, a silly smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "By the look of things, it seems like things went according to plan? I mean, you look like you got the prime minister to agree with what you have in mind."If it wasn't because of how impatient Villian was, he would had also caught on with the mood of Alves like Manuel had just done. Alves shifted his gaze to Manuel and stared for a while. He could see in Manuel's eyes that he was very eager to want to know what happened with the meeting. Alves knew also that Manuel had the right to know, giving by his connection to the land. But also, he would love Manuel to understand that things weren't what