"Gather all the guards; it is time I address them," Ethan declared once again. Right on cue, Mr. Smith took a second bow immediately and pressed the earpiece in his ear, announcing loudly, "This is Mr. Smith. An order from the master. Gather yourselves together and be alert. We are coming out."Mr. Smith then turned to Ethan, bowing for the third time and saying, "We are ready for you, Master Mark."At that moment, Ethan sighed, his exhale resembling the release of a heavy burden. He nodded at Mr. Smith, taking his first steps forward, with Mr. Smith following closely behind.Outside the compound, all the guards had already assembled as per Mr. Smith's response to Ethan's order. Each guard stood at attention in a straight line, forming five rows with a long line of guards in each.As soon as they spotted Ethan, they all bowed in unison and raised their heads simultaneously. In a perfectly synchronized formation, they stood with their legs spaced apart and their hands resting upon each
Everything Alexa said to Isabella made sense to her, and as such, since Alexa had already started her car, she pulled the car into a slow reverse and drove toward the road that leads to Ethan Mark's mansion.In this moment, it did not mean Isabella was too confident in the motive she was about to launch; however, it did not mean she had cold feet either. "Alexa, I think we should better start calling the f**ker’s landlord right now and pressure him to evict her," Isabella said as she drove on."You are correct, Isabella. We should call Elara’s landlord right away and pressure him to evict Elara Whitewind. If pressuring him does not work, we must threaten him. Anything that allows us to achieve our goal is what we must do. And right after, we must call the hotel she booked and make sure she was thrown out, so she will be occupied with a new problem," Alexa said."But allow me a few seconds to fetch Elara’s Whitewind landlord’s number and, of course, the hotel number she also booked nea
"Alright, alright, I will. Is that all you need me to do? Mr. Adams asked."For now, yes. You have only ten minutes to evict her, or your wife's phone will ring right now," Alexa replied."But what about the Housing Authority or the Rent Control Board? What if Elara contests it and seeks legal assistance to protect her tenant's rights? This is nearly impossible. Give me three weeks, and I will evict her!” Mr. Adams pleaded"Do I look like some sort of clown to you?" Alexa asked."No!" Mr. Adams replied instantly."I do not care about the reasons you give to the Housing Authority or the f**king Rent Control Board. All I want is for you to evict Elara. If you do not or make the eviction slow in any way, you will be in serious trouble. See the video on your phone," Alexa said.At this moment, a distant sound occurred on the car's system, indicating that the man on the other end of the call had received a notification on his phone. Immediately, Isabella heard,"How did you get this video?
Having not driven for too long, Isabella arrived at Ethan Mark’s mansion. The way she met the mansion and the gate indicated that something indeed had happened.The gate to the compound and to the mansion of Ethan Mark was heavily guarded by Ethan’s Mark security guards; hence, when she approached it with her fancy car, she was not allowed to go in.Yet, it did not mean Isabella was going to sit in her car for too long. She came out of it and approached the guard, who was standing strategically at the gate."My child, where is she? She yelled. But the gaurd said nothing, as he was not given any directive by Mr. Smith to say anything to anyone aside from gaurding the gate of Ethan Mark."Where is Ethan?” Isabella yelled again. However, it did not mean the security guard answered"Step aside, ma’am, and return to your car. The security guard said eventuallyBut this was what Isabella was not even ready to hear."I want to take a look at my daughter. Tell your boss to let me see her. I m
"Yes, Mom, I am fine," Sophia said."Where are you? Who is with you over there? Isabella asked."Miss Lisa is here, and she is taking good care of me.""Who is Miss Lisa, Isabella, and where are you? Isabella questioned."Miss Lisa is a good woman who Dad says is taking care of me, and we are in Paris, enjoying some good ice cream." Can I talk to Dad?""Has anyone tried to attack you in Paris? Isabella questioned once more, her voice in a loud whisper."No, Mom! Please give the phone to Dad," Sophia said."Great! Mommy is coming, okay? Mommy is coming to take you home, and you will be much safer, okay?""No! I am not going anywhere with you! Sophia insisted!"What?" Isabella exclaimed."I said I do not want to go anywhere with you. I will stay here with Miss Lisa. She is making sure I am safe, and I love it here.""But, Sophia, you shouldn’t be in Paris. You should be in a much safer place where you are no longer a target," Isabella said. However, if Sophia had a change of thought, it
"Are you sure of what you're saying?” Ethan asked."Do I look like I'm making this up? I saw him, and I can tell you more," Isabella said.Hence, right at this moment, Ethan said, "You can step in, Mr. Smith; this case just got interesting."Immediately as Ethan called on Mr. Smith to enter, without wasting any time, Mr. Smith answered and stood behind Ethan Mark."Isabella here has some great news for us," Ethan said, and right at this moment, he added, "Please repeat what you said to me the other time, Isabella?""The one who sent the ninjas of assassination missions to attack you is Davis John!"At the hearing of this, Mr. Smith opened his eyes wider, as if he had heard shocking news. And instantly, he took his gaze off Ethan and bowed.Ethan, understanding what this meant, said, "Not right away, Mr. Smith. Let us verify how our beautiful whistleblower came to know about Davis John being the one to send the Ninjas of assassination missions. Or is it one of her games to have us deal
A profound silence enveloped the moment for a second. The only audible thing was the smirk etched on Ethan’s face, with Mr. Smith staring intently at Isabella. It was only when Miss Vivian had to repeat it that Isabella finally heard her."This is the way to the restroom, ma’am."Upon hearing it for the second time, Isabella's eyes widened as if she needed a perfect view. She picked up her fancy bag and followed Miss Vivian in the direction she was led.As she walked, her shoes made faint, almost inaudible sounds. At that moment, the words that escaped Ethan’s lips were, "She's still the same old Isabella Rosewood. She can never change."Ethan said that, and Mr. Smith heard it, but he remained silent, keeping his gaze fixed on the walls, waiting for Ethan's command.When they reached the restroom entrance, Miss Vivian paused and opened the door. "Please go in, ma'am," she said, holding the door handle."Are you seriously going to follow me and watch me as I use the restroom?" Isabella
"Well, Isabella, if you have indeed messed up everywhere in the restroom, then you should not be sitting on that sofa. As you can see, the things here are luxurious, and having you place your soiled butt on one of them is like staining a pristine white plane with reddish paint. Do you understand?" Ethan said."What?" Isabella exclaimed. She couldn't believe what Ethan had just said to her. But whether or not she adhered to Ethan’s words was a different matter.Either way, it was not as if Miss Vivian was ready to grant her peace."I said you should stand up, you disgusting thing! Master Mark, with your permission, let me use an iron hand on her," Miss Vivian snapped once again.Isabella hissed like a dubious snake crawling under green leaves to avoid detection. Consequently, she retorted, "I dare you, you lowly bastard. I dare you to try!" Isabella said."It's alright, Miss Vivian. You may return inside and continue your duty. Let the household handle this from here," Ethan said. Imme