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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Divorce him?” Rose asked as if she didn't hear clearly what he said.
“Yes, daughter. I want to make it as peaceful as it can be and I don't want him to cause any grudges between us. Although he is going to die in this ring any moment from now, we will need his signature for the divorce. I don't want to have his name associated with my family even if he is dead.”
“So you are certain you want me to divorce him?” Rose asked again, this time pondering whether it was finally time to succumb to the pressure. She would be saving his life if she agreed just right there and then.
Alan couldn't possibly blame her for saving his life, would he? Perhaps she would just prank her father so that he would call off the fight. Anything to save Alan’s life which could be no more any second - a hard punch could be all it took.
Just then, Rose’s attention caught something. There was a loud uproar in the hall so she angled her gaze properly to get a good sight of how Alan was faring.
With a few more sharp punches to Alan’s face, Tobiat rendered him crumbling to the ground. Alan was barely able to catch his breath - his life slipping away with each moment.
His eyes squeezed shut as he let out gasps of pain. Why did the earth have everything going against him?
“Is that all you’ve got? Come on! Get up you poverty-stricken idiot,” Mr. Lawrence screamed on the top of his voice. “Gosh! I hate poor people so much. And to think that he is somehow married to Rose Billing - how on earth did that kind of alliance happen?”
Lesley Billing had poisoned their minds on why Alan was a good-for-nothing pauper who deserved to die in the fight. They didn't want Alan to take home the 15 million dollars that was assigned to the fighter who won the first bout.
“He has no balls. Can you imagine that the idiot also broke my expensive watch? He deserves to die,” Lesley who was seated next to Mr. Lawrence reacted.
“Kill him!”
“Kill him!”
“Finish him off and take your 15 million dollars.”
The guests erupted in a loud voice with cheers and jeers.
“Dad, it's alright. I will sign the divorce - hurry up and call off the fight now. Alan has suffered enough and he could die any moment,” Rose begged her dad, her voice breaking in anxiety. It seemed like she was the only one in the whole hall who didn’t want him dead.
“Aren't you curious though? You might want to see if Alan would survive this.”
“You are taking a piss, Dad. It's not fair….call it off now. I have already promised to divorce him,” Rose raised her voice, urgency tinged in her tone.
Rose's gaze was fixed on Mr. Billing, her eyes filled with concern. Time was ticking fast - only one signal to his guards and the fight would be called off.
Tobiat was hesitant despite the loud jeers of the guests. He didn't want to kill Alan. He wished there was a way both of them would come out alive but the rules remain the rules - he had to take the life out of him to be crowned champion.
Mr. Billing had a train of thoughts pouring into his mind. Maybe he should just let the God-forsaken pauper die a miserable death.
No doubt he wanted Alan dead but that would mean that he would die as a member of the Billing family. Everyone would attribute Alan Greyson as his daughter’s late husband.
No! He could die later but not while being married to his daughter.
He had dealt with enough shame from their marriage as it was already and he was ready to make the divorce as public as it could get when it was signed.
Mr. Billing raised a fist to the air, signaling for his watchmen dressed in suits and dark shades to put an end to the bout.
The watchmen entered the ring and separated the fighters. An almost lifeless Alan was bundled into an ambulance and taken to a nearly private hospital.
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Beep! Beep! Beep! The gentle sound of the heart monitor had a solemn feeling take over the hospital.
The hospital was filled with the smell of antiseptic as Alan Gregson lay on the bed with bandages wrapped around his head and torso. His in-laws had given him the humiliation of his life.
His wife was all he had left and he didn't even know how long she would keep fighting her family to stay with him. If she hung on a little longer, he would give her everything in the world - he swore in his mind.
Rose’s eyes softened as she looked at her husband with compassion. The bruises were a poor sight for her but this was more than just the injuries - she had come to a point of no return. Her mind traced back down the years she married him.
“I have something to tell you, Alan,” she said, reaching out to her handbag for a bunch of papers. She fidgeted with her hands as her eyes darted around the room. How could she possibly tell him?
“Is there a problem darling?” Alan asked in a weak tone.
“These are divorce papers and you have to sign them. It is over between us.”
Alan’s mouth hung open in disbelief. He tried to help himself up from the bed but he was too weak. His mind was racing.
“Why Darling? Wait a little longer for me and I will be rich just like your family,” he pleaded.
“Rich? Is that what you had in mind when you chose to steal my family’s pendant? No wonder Father hates you, no wonder everyone hates you.”
“What?! What are you talking about? I didn’t steal any pendants. Whose pendant did I steal?” Alan’s face was frozen in utter disbelief as he muttered those words - he was wincing in pain from the bruises but didn’t want to show how much pain he felt when his wife was with him.
Rose didn’t have much strength to argue with Alan. She thought the hatred he usually got was uncalled for but not after her father’s latest revelation.
Rose had suffered enough by being his wife alone. The least he could do was to admit what he did.
“You know what? I won’t argue with you. Just pick up your phone. It has been vibrating on the shelf beside you.”
Alan noticed that Rose didn’t have much strength for an argument and only used the vibrating phone as an excuse to lessen the momentary tension. He would get to the root of the matter though, he thought before reaching for his cell phone on the shelf.
A smooth feminine voice reached Alan’s ear through the cell phone. “Am I onto Mr. Greyson please?”
Alan lay on the bed, his expression blank as the silence stretched on. His mind was on the allegation his wife had just thrown at him.
“Well, Sir…if you are still on the line, I am Ms. Daniels, the lawyer in charge of your family matter. This is to inform you that the court hearing for the review of the earlier decision to freeze your consortium’s assets is going to be held tomorrow.”
What?! That is great news, Alan thought. Could the stars possibly be smiling at him again?
He shrugged off the momentary positive feeling. It was probably another stunt by Mr. Billing or one of the other in-laws to make a mockery of him. But then none of them knew his true identity.
Could something be in play here?
“Make sure your dress is appealing, Mr. Greyson. A nice deep blue suit with a grey tie speaks well to the jury.”
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“I have to go now,” Alan responded and hung up the phone before Ms. Daniels could say anything further.Rose was still beside him and he didn’t want her to start getting any ideas. In any case, that was not the most important thing to him - the most important quest was how he would convince his wife not to divorce him.Ever since he got married to her, she was one of his major motivations in life. If she went through with the divorce, he would never get attached to another lady not to talk of marrying her.But why the weird accusation? He never stole a dime in his life before so why would Rose accuse him of stealing a pendant?At that moment, a memory flashed through his mind. “Wait a minute, darling. Are you talking about the golden pendant? The same one that your family accused me of stealing a few years ago?”“Oh! So you remember? You remember that you stole the pendant. Do you even know what that pendant means to this family? Apart from its financial value, It is basically our go
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“Hey, look. I have somewhere I need to be urgently,” Alan Greyson told the nurse, writhing out of the bed and stretching his muscles. It was 5:30 am and he remembered that he had to visit Ms. Daniels at her law office. He was excited for what the day had in store for him - a chance for him to flip the pages in the story of his life. Maybe this life of poverty and humiliation wasn't something he could cope with after all, he thought.“Sir, but you still look badly injured. You received quite some dangerous punches in there and, surprisingly, you are still conscious. Not everyone would have survived that but you did. Why don't you stay and get yourself treated?” The nurse uttered, trying to persuade Alan who didn't look like someone in the state to do any active duty.Alan Greyson moved a few steps toward the nurse, his bruised face looking as persuasive as ever. “Listen, it is more important that I carry out the assignment I have at hand. These are just bruises that would disappear wi
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Alan knew in his mind that there was no way he could accept such a hug. It was like a mockery to him.“Come on you both,” a voice uttered, breaking the awkward moment - it was Ms. Daniels, their lawyer. “Court is about to sit. You need to be in the courtroom now. There would be no delays.”Alan and Mr. Billing both walked into the courtroom in different directions.The courtroom was as hushed as the scratching of the Judge’s pen was gradually filling the air. Lawyers filled the courtroom, their faces stern and concentrated.Bank officials were also present in court. It was a big day for them because they wanted to know if they were allowed to unfreeze the voluminous amount of money that they had frozen many years ago as directed by the court.Alan had expertly answered all the questions he was asked by the opposing counsel during the deposition and the jury had given their stance.“Let's hope that the assets can be unfrozen now. The jury seems to be cooperative. The best years of my l
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Alan craned his neck as he searched through the court premises, peering his head over the crowd and scanning the faces of every man who had the posture of his father.There was no progress. He was getting frustrated - was his father trying to pull a stunt? If he was truly happy about seeing him after a long time like his previous attempt to embrace him suggested, would it not make sense that he started building back the trust they once had? Alan wondered why he even cared in the first place - this was a man who wanted him as the fall guy for very serious offences. He started to doubt Ms. Daniels’ statement about his father's willingness to transfer ownership of all his assets to him. He would just check a few of the empty courtrooms and after that, he would go on his way. The amount he had just received was already more than enough to build a life of his own.At last, he found Mr. Greyson in one of the courtrooms on the utmost floor of the premises. He wasn't alone as another man we
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Alan allowed his father to complete the treatment without further questioning but the thought of Mr. Greyson’s cancer didn't leave his mind. He kept contemplating a lot of things - perhaps his father would die soon and that was why he was transferring his assets to him. What if he wasn't enthusiastic about the chemotherapy?He noticed that Mr. Greyson’s face was dampened and a sense of hope being lost could be seen on his face. Why would he be receiving such important treatment in court premises if it wasn't that he forgot or he was pressured to do so against his will? Was it his father’s will to surrender to the cancer and keep blind faith in him to take his legacy to the next level? That would be a very huge responsibility, he pondered.In any case, he felt relieved to be back in business and this time even more active than 10 years ago.***Lesley Billing was dressed in a well-tailored suit, its fabric having an impeccable outlook. He knew that the first impression mattered a lot
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Lesley had urine escape from under his pants in the tension of the moment.His head was spinning destructively as he thrashed on the ground, his body writhing in a jolt of torment. He clutched his hand to his face as his mind calculated the impact of the punch he received.“Come on, get up you vile entity,” the voice from which the hard punch connected to Lesley’s face made its way into his ears.The deep voice sent a jolt of tension into Lesley’s body. He looked up slowly and saw the figure standing over him.‘That must be Tobiat,’ Lesley thought. ‘I have seen that face before. Was it not the same guy who fought Alan in the ring? Of course, it was him.’Lesley’s back arched in pain as he tried to get up, his breath coming in silent gasps. A little more push and he would be back up. Tobiat stood impatient as he darted dark glares toward Lesley and waited for him to get his two feet on the ground.But before Lesley could gather his feet together, he lashed out again with a deadly kick
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“Y—-” Lesley muttered under his breath unable to complete the statement. He still felt like he wouldn't allow his ego to be bruised in such a manner. He was a Billing for f**k’s sake - the first son of the Billing family. He wouldn't possibly cower for a man like Alan.Alan with a burst of anger walked closer to Lesley who was writhing in pain on the ground. “Get your feet together and kneel to me.”Alan could sense that Lesley wasn't going to have his useless ego bruised so easily so he had to put himself up to the task. He wasn't going to let Lesley go without giving him the humiliation of his life. One good turn deserves another and in this case, one terrible humiliation deserves a worse disgrace.Lesley’s lips pressed into a line of uncertainty as he tried to apprehend what was happening to him. Instead of making it straightforward and serving his punishment, he tried to mock Alan, showing how strong his resolve was. “Are you doing this as revenge for how badly your face was disfi
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“How dare you!” Alan seethed. “You are such a shameless fool. It was you, wasn't it? You were the one in the footage. Don't you find it very embarrassing that you try to make yourself look like me just so that Rose could divorce me?”Lesley didn't respond as his face was still red and hurt from the impact of the slap and he clutched his hands to his face in pain.“I prepared just the right punishment for you,” Alan’s face curled into a disdainful smile.Alan signaled Tobiat with a twinkle of his eye and he responded immediately as if they had already planned what they would do to him.Tobiat walked towards Lesley, fastening his fists with his face stern and cold.“Drop your phone,” Alan said firmly as he placed a bowl in front of him where he would put his phone.Lesley’s eyes narrowed in a glare of defiance but he eventually dropped his cell phone into the bowl.“Now, stand up and pull off your clothes,” Alan instructed Lesley, his words laced with a deadly bite of forcefulness.Lesl
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He was in a hurry to get things done quickly because he knew that it was going to be only a matter of time before the guards would discover that the public service system had been hacked.“When you get on the other side of the purple fence, just hang in there until we come to get you okay?”Jackson’s hands were large and measured, his touch gentle as he took Brody’s hands into his own.“Come on, I will show you the way and then you will complete the move,” Jackson’s voice was soft, his voice sincere as he was careful not to scare the boy with too much haste even though he was in a hurry and rightfully so.They crept until they got to the entrance which was just a few meters away from where they were. Jackson’s eyes were alert as he watched to see that there was no guard close to them that would impede their move.They hid behind the cars, creeping through the shadows with their eyes narrowed with a tense intent to get as far away from view as possible.Jackson then reached a point whe
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“Come on, let’s go. We can't just sit here and do nothing after all. We have to do something.”With a grim determination, the guards all filed out of the lobby one after the other, their footsteps resounding through the empty hallways.The tension was palpable in the air as their weapons glinted in the harsh fluorescent light.Their bodies were taut with adrenaline as they headed towards their destination.Alan’s face glimmered with a relieved twinkle of gratitude the moment he saw that the guards had all gone.He then whispered to Jackson. “Hey, Jackson. Call Fred now and tell him to his way to the purple fence area. That’s the easiest route out of here. Tell him to get there as quickly as possible. That’s where Brody would have to go meet him.”Brody was confused, his face darting left and right as he was trying to understand what Alan was saying.Where was he saying that he was going to go? Since when did the plan become that he was going to go somewhere?Alan crouched down, his fa
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“No one, I believe. You see what I am saying. What if they already got past this place and they are already heading outside.”“Think about it, I don’t think they would want to escape through the outside. Look at the way that they came in. We didn’t even know. None of us knew until they got to the top floor and killed two guards.”“It’s obvious they are trained so we have to think along the line of the fact that they are more than prepared for this.”“They probably outlined every step of the way before they came.”“Not probably, man. They did, it’s quite obvious.”“I guess it’s a draw right now. Mr. Lawrence already has one of them while they have gotten Brody.”“We must get back Brody, man. That’s the instruction. Mr. Lawrence has ordered a closure of all entry points right now and it is already in process. Everything must be on lockdown until Brody is found.”“We can’t afford to fool around.”“What if they are holed up in one of the offices? We should search each room systematically.
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Mr. Lawrence then moved his eyes closer to Della’s face to get a clearer view of what was going on.“Wait, what? You look familiar,” Mr. Lawrence’s eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing into Della with the intensity of a predator sizing up its prey.His expression was hardened as a cruel smile spread across his face.“You look awfully and strangely familiar I must say,” Mr. Lawrence remarked again.He wasn’t sure of whether to keep up with his suspicion or to ignore it. He was sure that there was something about her that was too strange to ignore.It dawned on him that the person that she traced her face to was actually that of Rose Billing, the same woman that he murdered.He paused once more and spoke. “I know who you are, don’t I?”Della’s lips curled very slightly by the side as if she was trying to give Mr. Lawrence the clue that he needed.And Mr. Lawrence picked up the clue. He was shocked by the resemblance that Della had with Rose and even though he tried to ignore it as nothing b
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The air seemed to thicken with tension, the silence broken only by the faint click of gun safeties being engaged.Alan then whispered into his radio, hoping that he was going to connect with Della. “Della, are you there? We are about to open fire on the guards who want to lock Brody in the basement. We are going to need backup, over.”That was all Alan needed to say and he believed that he had said enough already.They moved a few more steps with deadly precision, their footsteps soft and stealthy as they crept closer to the guards. They saw as the guards were shoving and dragging Brody and this time, they were going to lock him into the basement.They were no longer interrogating him about the phone because there were bigger issues to deal with.But Alan and Jackson thought that it was time to raise a response.The guards burst the basement door open and were prepared to shove Brody into a dark room but there was a sudden startling noise of gunfire.Pow! Pow!Boom!The hail of bulle
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Alan was just a few feet away hiding behind one of the pillars. The moment she saw the harsh slap that was performed against the boy, he gritted his teeth in frustration as he became provoked to cause a disruption.Why would they treat such a young boy like that? He had to hold and keep himself in check so that they would stay according to plan.But considering the way he was feeling, he wished that he could just start a gunfire right away. He began to rethink whether it was best to engage the guards with gunfire right away or if they should wait a while until Brody got locked in the basement and they would try to open it up.Just as he was still having a deliberation in his mind, the guards continued with their harsh treatment toward the boy.“Yeah, right, we are not stupid,” Guard two spoke. “Look at the faces of all of us standing here.”Brody’s face was still facing the ground as he was dealing with the harsh effect of the assault but he felt a hand shove his head back up so that
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Alan and Jackson froze in place, his breath caught in his throat as he clung himself to the wall. His heart pounded in his chest as he heard the guards’ footsteps growing closer.Time seemed to be very slow as the guards drew nearer, their footsteps echoing off the walls of the hallway but Alan gripped his weapon tightly just in case the situation was going to demand it.But as they got closer, two other guards joined them. They now seemed to be five and they were discussing.Alan and Jackson were picking up on their conversations.“The boss said to keep him in the basement.”“There are many ways that the boss can get the boy on his side. After all, he is his son. I don’t see why there should be an issue between them.”“The boy is a cool guy to me.”“This isn’t about whether he is a cool guy or not. We should listen to what the boss says.”“Come on, this is not to say that I wouldn’t listen to what he says. I am only telling you as a colleague that there is no need for being so harsh
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Fred was ready to go for it all. “If you need our main ID badge, my colleague can go them now. She will get mine too but I was hoping you would already know the company we are coming from. We already have a contract here.”The guard who was talking balderdash earlier scurried into the conversation. “But I haven’t seen you guys before. Especially the bright-skinned darling we have here. I would have known if I had seen her before.”Fred responded. “Well, we are not always the same and I am sure you already know that. Today, it is our shift to come to complete the repairs and as we said, we are actually running out of time.”“My colleague can quickly go and get the ID badges if that is what is delaying us from entry.”Fred was speaking with the hope that the guard was going to shrug off the situation and ask Della not to worry.But he needed to show that he wasn’t hiding something and the only way that he could do that effectively was to pretend as if everything was going fine and as ex
