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Kevin's phone rang just as he stepped out of Mia's office.He retrieved it from the phone and picked it up, making his way to the surveillance room that was once his office.“Hello, boss. Good day, sir.”“Hello?” His steps slowed down as he wondered who was on the line.“It’s Howard, boss.”“Oh Howard,” Kevin said. “How're you doing?" "I am fine; thank you, boss. I just called to greet you.” “Thank you.”“I also want to tell you that my daughter has gotten even better than when we left the hospital.”“That's good,” Kevin said, glad that Lisa would not be confined to the bed again. She could now move and play like every kid should.“Yes. But it's all thanks to you, sir. Thank you for all of your help. We deeply appreciate it." "Oh, Howard. I've told you, you're welcome, so stop thanking me,” he said. He wondered if Howard would ever cease to thank him. He was such a grateful man.“We've also moved to the house that Alessia got for us. Thank you for the house; Lisa loves it so much.”
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When they reached inside the house, Irene immediately excused herself and left to set the dining table while Howard and Kevin took their seats in the living room. Lisa sat with them and played with her Teddy.“By the way, boss, Alessia told me that your house is also around here,” Howard said, “somewhere close by.”Kevin nodded. “When I leave here, I'll show you. Because you also have to know my house." “Of course, boss. I can't wait." “Can I know your house too?” Lisa asked with a huge grin.“No," Howard answered before Kevin could give a response.Lisa turned to Kevin with a sad pout.“Come on, Lisa. Don't be sad. There's a benefit to it,” Kevin said encouragingly. "I wouldn't show you my house, but I'd give you my phone number. That way, you can call me whenever you feel like or just want to talk to me or even report someone to me."Lisa gasped, then she clapped her hands. “That will be awesome!""I know, right? We can talk for as long as we want.”“Yes," Lisa affirmed as she ret
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Kevin dabbed the napkin on his lips. “Thank you so much, Irene. Once again, the meal was awesome. I haven't had something this delicious in a while.”Irene smiled. “It was my pleasure, Mr. Kevin.”Howard, also done with his meal, rose up from his seat and stood behind Irene's seat. He placed a kiss on her cheeks. “It was our pleasure. I also cut the vegetables."Everyone laughed out loud at that."Okay, buddy, I'll leave now," Kevin said to Lisa when he was about to leave.Lisa pouted, sad that he was already leaving. “I'll miss you,” she said as she watched Kevin stand up from the chair, wishing he would sit down back.Kevin faked a pout. “I'll miss you too." Then he patted her on the head and began to walk to the door with Howard.As Lisa watched them, her eyes suddenly widened, and she yelled after them. “Wait!"Howard and Kevin turned back with a frown. “What is it, Lisa?” Irene whispered.“He promised me something," she muttered as she stood up from her chair and rushed to the c
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By the time Kevin left work, it was already late. He would have preferred nothing more than to go to his apartment at Harbour Residential area and crash in bed, but Mia had said the family wanted to see him. And more than he wished to just shut down for the day, he desperately wanted to get the meeting over with.So he instructed Jake to take him to the Perry's mansion. “Wait here," he said to Jake as he stepped out of the car. “I'll be right back.”"Okay, boss,” Jake answered, his head inclined in a slight bow.Kevin arrived when the whole of the Perry family had gathered for dinner. Since he'd heard their chatter in the dining room, he headed to the dining room.“Hi, good evening,” he greeted as he glanced around the table for an empty seat, but as usual the seats were all filled up and he was left to stand before them. But this time, instead of standing with his hands crossed behind him and his head bowed, he walked back to the wall closest to him and leaned against it, then he tu
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Kevin made his way out of the house. Outside, Jake was parked out front, still waiting for him.Kevin entered the car and settled in it, glad that the ‘meeting’ with his wife's family was done and out of the way.“Take us to my apartment in the Harbour Residential area.""Yes, boss,” Jake nodded, immediately starting the car. As he drove away from the mansion and got on the highway, he heard Kevin say, “By this time tomorrow, we'd be in Landary Province.”“We, boss?" Jake quipped.“Yes, you're going to come with me.”“Okay, boss,” Jake answered, glad that he was going to be with Kevin at Landary province to protect him and work for him.“Alessia already booked our flights,” Kevin added. "You just have to be ready by tomorrow." “Noted, sir." A comfortable silence descended after that. Kevin looked forward to getting into his bed while Jake looked forward to the journey the next day.As they drove to their destination, a car suddenly pulled to a stop in front of their car, forcing Jak
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Kevin uncurled his arms around the collar of the man's shirt. The man fell to the floor in a loud heap, letting out a guttural sound as he curled around himself in pain. He could barely breathe from the brunt of the fall and the beating he had just received, and his whole body ached like he had been slammed against a wall several times.He wanted to stand up to Kevin; he wanted to make his boss proud, but he couldn't move even though he wanted to. The fight happened for a very few minutes, and he already felt incapacitated. He wished he had just defied all orders and shot the bastard's brains off the first time. Everyone who disregarded his boss deserved to die.Kevin took a step back, put his hands in his pocket, and addressed the men on the floor.“Get your car off the road,” he said deadly.Without question, fear in their eyes, three of them scrambled to their feet and staggered to the car. One of them got in, started the car, and moved it from the road. Once the car was off the ro
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“What about Nathan, Anthony?" Philip asked, changing the topic. “He's taking too long in that place they've crammed him into. I don't like it.” He said with a heavy heart. Then he asked the question that had been bugging him. “When will he be released?"Anthony smiled reassuringly at Philip. “You shouldn't worry about that. It's already handled. There will be a pardon on Saturday.""Tomorrow?” Philip quipped.Anthony nodded. "Yes, tomorrow." Philip regarded Anthony for a while. “Are you certain my son will be one of the ones that will get pardoned?""Definitely.” Then he chuckled good-naturedly. "It's impossible that he wouldn't be one of them. The pardon is happening only because of him.”Philip nodded slowly and smiled. “Okay, then.”“Yes, Philip. So there's no reason to fret.”“If you say so.”“I did. So just lay back and prepare to see your son tomorrow.”Philip’s joy knew no bounds just by that assurance. He couldn't wait to see his son again, to pull him into a hug and hear his
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As soon as dawn broke, Howard had risen and begun to prepare for his day at work. He said his goodbye to his wife, who had also awoken while he got ready. Then he placed a kiss on Lisa's forehead as she snores away, oblivious to everything happening around her.“Have a nice resumption," Irene said as she pulled him in for a hug one more time..It was still very early in the morning when Howard parked his car on Kevin's driveway. As he stepped out of the car, pocketing his car's keys, he noticed the car that was in front of Kevin's house. He hadn't seen a car there yesterday.When he reached the door, he lightly tapped his knuckles against it. He stepped back and waited for a response. He didn't get any, so he tried again. After the second knock, he heard a feminine voice call from inside, “I'm coming,” then it was followed by soft footsteps.Then the door was pulled open. “Good morning,” he greeted, a polite smile stretching on his lips as he briefly wondered who the lady was.The l
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Mia felt her heart tightened in her chest as she watched Kevin walk away. She could tell that he was upset. He hadn't even looked back at her with a nod like he always did. She remembered how it had felt like her heart was wrenched out of her chest when he snatched his hand away from her hold.But she had been helpless. He should understand. How was she supposed to support him when she had no idea if he was telling the truth. Heck, he wouldn't even open up to him about who he really was. Yet, she couldn't direct her anger at him.Her hands closed into fists. All of these began with one person.She turned to Morris, who was consoling Grandmother R, who still looked affected by Kevin's words.“You followed me, didn't you?"Morris cast her an irritated glance. “Who is that question for?"When she was leaving the Euphoric Bio building, she felt eyes on her, but she thought it was the other workers on the floors she passed through. She should have known. Most of all, she should have bee
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Mia felt her heart tightened in her chest as she watched Kevin walk away. She could tell that he was upset. He hadn't even looked back at her with a nod like he always did. She remembered how it had felt like her heart was wrenched out of her chest when he snatched his hand away from her hold.But she had been helpless. He should understand. How was she supposed to support him when she had no idea if he was telling the truth. Heck, he wouldn't even open up to him about who he really was. Yet, she couldn't direct her anger at him.Her hands closed into fists. All of these began with one person.She turned to Morris, who was consoling Grandmother R, who still looked affected by Kevin's words.“You followed me, didn't you?"Morris cast her an irritated glance. “Who is that question for?"When she was leaving the Euphoric Bio building, she felt eyes on her, but she thought it was the other workers on the floors she passed through. She should have known. Most of all, she should have bee
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Mrs Perry couldn't resist the urge to bark out with laughter. She laughed so hard that some of the oldies in the restaurant chuckled along with her.Morris shook his head and chuckled lightly too. “How pathetic you are, Kevin."Mia, who had been staring at the back of Kevin's face as his words, stepped out from behind Kevin and glared at Morris.”Morris!"Morris rolled his eyes. "Why don't you tell him to stop lying so much and so stupidly.”Mia couldn't say anything as she felt embarrassed. She wanted to ask Kevin why he was lying but she didn't want to do so before her grandmother and Morris. So she just subtly shook her head at him.“I’m not lying,” he said cooly, disappointed that even Mia didn't believe him. Hadn't he proved himself enough?The laughter died in Mrs Perry's throat. Morris also stopped lying. They all regarded Kevin. There was no atom of humor on his face or in his words. “Are you serious?" Mia blurted.“What stupid question is that?" Mrs Perry said, her gaze still
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After the shock, the first thing that came to Mia was relief. Relief that she had decided to choose a restaurant that was never crowded. Right now, she could count the number of people in the restaurant in one of her hands and there'd still be a remainder. Another bonus was that they were all old people. So there was no flashing camera in their faces yet. It was a relief that soothed the shock.But the shock still remained. The worry for the things her grandmother would say to Kevin. And the fear of her own anger.How did they find her? Why were they even there? Why did they even find her in the first place?She had already rushed to her feet when she saw them. Now, she stood before her grandmother. “What are you doing here?" She looked between her grandmother and cousin.She was certain that neither of them would have come to the restaurant to eat. Apart from the fact that it was quite a trip from the company, it was too local for them. They preferred the fancy and flashy restaurants
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As Mia walked out of the company's premises, she tucked her car keys in her bag, deciding not to go with her car.“Good morning, ma'am," the security greeted her as they opened the gate for her."How're we all doing?” She returned their smiles."Very well, boss.”Outside the gate, Mia walked down the road a few miles before she saw a taxi driving down the road.She flagged down the taxi and got in.“Where are you headed, ma'am?" The driver asked Mia. Mia told him the me. Of the restaurant where she had decided that she and Kevin would meet. Then afterward, she sent the name of the restaurant and the address to Kevin.Morris dragged his gaze away from the plate number of the taxi as his phone rang out.He briefly glanced at it before he picked it up and answered the call.“Hello.”He returned his eyes to the road.“Were you able to make it out in time?”“Yes, grandmother. I'm on her tail now. I was able to make it outside before she got a taxi.”“A taxi?” There was surprise in Mrs Per
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The signing process was swift. Mrs Perry had a smile on all through as she signed her part and watched the rest of them sign where they had to sign.“Okay, so we're done," Mrs Perry said as she flipped through the papers. She nodded. She handed Kevin a copy. “You can go with your copy. All the rules are clear, are they not?”Anthony nodded. "They are.”Mrs Perry pinned him with a half glare. "No one should go against those conditions, Anthony. Ensure you ram it into the ears of your family members. Mia and I would do the same. If we really want to live in peace, then we should live without any air of hostility.”Anthony smiled. "Yes, Mrs Perry. I'll talk to them. Thank you for agreeing to this.”She shook her head. “It's nothing. I just want peace." She stretched her hands out to Anthony.Anthony took Mrs Perry's hands and shook them. “I look forward to many collaborations and meetings with the Perrys.""Same here,” Mrs Perry smiled, gripping his hands firmly."Mia?” Anthony called.
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Mia regarded Anthony for a while, irritated by the smirk on his face. “You sound so sure,” she scowled at him.Anthony chuckled. He reclined in the seat and put his right leg over his left knee. Then he rested his hand on the back of the chair. "That's because I'm sure."Mia felt the insane urge to hurl him from the couch, but she needed to remain civil, especially now that grandmother had agreed to reconcile with his family. She crossed her arms over her chest. “So how did you know?"Anthony shook his head, a smile on his lips. “People really need to stop asking me that. I have my way of finding out stuff that I am determined to get answers to, and that's just it. Mia raised her brows. “I see. You have your ways and one of those ways is to kidnap people and intensely ask them questions like a maniac, right?”Anthony rolled his eyes. “That was just a test.”“A test!" Mia squeaked incredibly."Yes. You heard right.”“Right. That’s also why you still haven't been able to find out anyth
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Anthony shook his head. “We let trivial things get in between us.” He sighed regretfully. “We're better than that, Mrs Perry. We should be building empires together and not keeping malice like kids. We should be making a plan to succeed. A plant “How can we still work together after what happened, Anthony?" That was Mrs Perry's first words. "How can we build these empires together if we don't trust one another? The seed of distrust has been sown, it's been watered and given enough time to thrive and grow. It's not just going to wilt and vanish.”"We make it wilt then. Trust, once broken, can be gotten back, believe me. We once trusted one another because of our actions. These same actions were what brought the mistrust and knocked us apart. To regain the trust we lost, all we need to do is act… we just need to act right and sincerely. And we'll be fine.”Mrs Perry regarded Anthony, processing his words. Apart from the fact that he was making sense, she was going to accept it anyway.
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Anthony did the last button on his shirt and picked up his phone. He scrolled through his call logs as he walked to his shoe rack. Once he saw the phone number he needed, he dialed it. He placed the phone on speaker, chose the shoes he wanted from the shoe rack, and walked to his bed. By the time he lowered himself into his bed, the call ended without an answer, so he tried again.He once again put it on speaker and placed it on the bed beside him. As he waited for his call to be answered, he grabbed his shoes and began to put them on.“Hello?" Her smooth voice boomed through his phone's speaker and filled his room, loud and clear.“Good morning, Mia, I trust you slept well?" "I did. Why did you call so early?”"I'm on the way to your office now.”"Alright, then. I'll inform the security and receptionist so that they'll let you in without any hassle.”“Okay. See you in a few."Anthony chuckled slightly when Mia ended the call without a response.He picked up his phone and rose to hi
