The launch party finally came to an end, and Daniel was busy saying goodbye to his guests. He had noticed Kendall had left but chose not to ask Josh about it, though he was now curious to know what Shelly had said to her.Finally, almost all the guests were gone when Daniel walked back into the building. Only Shelly and Josh and the waiters were left.He had been dodging both parties the entire party, but now he had to face them.He walked up to Josh with a smile, thanking him for attending his launch."I wouldn't miss the launch for anything," he replied."Anyway, I want to talk to you in privacy," he requested, looking in Shelly's direction.Shelly rolled her eyes; she was not waiting for Daniel but for Josh. His last remark had been running through her mind the entire party. She could not help but hint at the fact that he was claiming the relic as his because it was Daniel's.She doubted he'd simply allow Daniel to use the artifact while his company was failing.She watched as the
Daniel slowly excused himself as he heard footsteps nearing the door."I think your friend is listening outside," he said as he opened the door.Shelly quickly moved away from the door, pretending to be lost."Where is the bathroom?" she asked."It's the same room that Kendall dragged you into," Daniel replied, pissed.From the pale face, Shelly could tell whatever the two were discussing had pissed Daniel off."Are you okay?" She pretended to care.Daniel glared at her, irritated, regretting having invited her in. Her piss-offing of Kendall had not been effective after all."Should I call security or not?" Daniel asked in a serious tone."No, no, I think I know my way in and out," she replied, walking away.Daniel walked back into the office, irritated. He had always known nothing in the world was free, but he had hoped Josh would be very different over the years, and he had not been disappointed, but the honeymoon was over.The debtor had come to collect, and it looked like he had n
Shelly left the Lidigo offices pissed and unsatisfied with the evening's events. She had expected to get on Daniel's nerves using Josh Hamilton, but her plan did not go as planned, though Josh had managed to piss off Daniel on his own.However, she was curious to know what they talked about. She doubted their discussion was about the artifact; she had a feeling it was something else, but she could not put a finger on it. She planned to find what it was at all costs.She arrived at the apartment and stood at the entrance, watching the place with disgust. Her life was reduced to garbage, and never in a million years did she ever think of renting an ugly old apartment. Daniel was going to pay for everything sooner or later.She walked in expecting to find Michael wallowing in his misery, but she found the place empty. She quickly dialed his line, which went unanswered. She kept trying his line, but to no avail.She couldn't help but think he was doing something stupid that would land the
Outside the jewelry shop, Daniel managed to sieve out the traffic noise and was able to hear Craig and the man in his office. He could hear his friend was in trouble but could not tell what was going on."Rexa, I need visuals," he ordered."YOU WILL DEFINITELY SEE IT IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE," Rexa replied.Daniel paused for a second, confused."THE WAY YOU AMPLIFY YOUR HEARING SENSES SHOULD BE THE SAME WAY YOU AMPLIFY YOUR SIGHT," she explained.Daniel raised his eyebrows in shock."YOU'VE BEEN FOCUSING SO MUCH ON YOUR HEARING SENSES WHEN YOUR ABILITIES ARE LIMITLESS," Rexa explained.Daniel closed his eyes, then opened them, his sight set on the building. From his understanding, Craig's office was on the second floor.He stepped out of the car and closed his eyes again, pushing his thoughts to the back of his mind. It always worked when it came to his hearing sense, so he was going to use the same technique.However, when he tried to open his eyes, a high gray wall
Meanwhile, Shelly stood in the bathroom staring at her bloody, swollen eye. It was the first time in her life that a man had hit her. She was still in disbelief; her ribs ached and her entire back felt like someone had placed a log on it.She lifted her shirt, checking her ribs, which had bruises all over her sides and back. The fact that he dared to touch her made her skin crawl. She was tempted to boil water and throw it on him.In the other room, Michael opened his eyes, knowing very well the events of the previous night. He looked on the other side of the bed, finding it empty. He did not remember her joining him. He looked around the room and could not find her.He stood up, realizing he'd made a mistake. He walked up to the bathroom door and tried to open it, but it was locked. He knocked, asking if she was inside, but Shelly ignored him."Shelly, please open up; I am sorry; please open the door," he begged, but the door went unanswered.Tired of knocking, he decided to wait in
Daniel was left standing in disbelief; he had expected Kendall to understand that marriage required both parties to be in agreement and, most importantly, to be in love.He brushed his hands through his hair in disappointment. It looked like he was not going to have any choice but to go head-to-head with the Hamiltons.He walked out of the park and drove off. As soon as he arrived at his office, Josh called, requesting him for dinner at his house, and quickly hung up without confirming if he was available.Daniel looked at his phone in disbelief as he walked into the Lidigo building. The man was starting to get on his nerves.A familiar voice called out from behind him, "Daniel," and he turned to see a small figure wrapped in a scarf. From her voice, he could tell it was Cathy. For unknown reasons he smiled."How are you?" She asked.Daniel looked at her from bottom to top; she did not look good. She looked like someone who had not seen the sun for days."I am fine; how have you been?
Daniel kept staring at her as his heart rate increased. He had had a lot of women throw themselves at him naked, but none of them ever gave him the effect he was experiencing. He moved two steps ahead, but Rexa's voice snapped him back to reality.His blood pressure was way above normal; it was her duty to inform him of any red flags.Daniel quickly came to his senses and grabbed something to cover her up."What are you doing, Cathy?" he asked in a disappointed tone. As much as he wanted to have her, he couldn't. She was a desperate woman trying to throw herself at him, which was not her character. He had known her since they were little toddlers and watched her grow into a respectful young woman."I..I.." Cathy stammered out of words. She had expected Daniel not to reject her, which would have been easier than explaining what she was about to do."Why Cathy?" Daniel kept asking."I... thought you liked me," she replied, looking away. All she could do was soak in her shame as Daniel l
Cathy was left staring at the door in confusion. She had no idea whether he was angry at her or ashamed, or he got scared and abandoned her. She walked outside and stood at the doorway, waiting. It was already dark outside, and she had no idea where Daniel had brought her. She was sure he wouldn't just dumb her down like that, but telling her where he was going would have been helpful.After waiting for about thirty minutes, she walked back into the house and took a seat on the couch. She was tempted to call him, but that meant switching her phone on, which would be easier to trace in case her brother found out she had run away.However, she noticed Daniel's phone on the table. He had walked out without his phone."Great," she whispered to herself as she threw herself on the couch.Meanwhile, Craig arrived home to find his mother panicking."She's not here," Rachel cried out."What do you mean?" Craig asked"I checked her room and discovered her missing; I thought she had gone to get
A week threw by with Daniel going back to his life and concentrating on his companies. He had a lot of pending projects that he needed to start and finish.He was aware that there were a lot of questions about the partner or who took his sperm, but life had to go on. He and Rexa needed to start doing what they were intended to do and changing a lot of lives. Though Josh's issue kept nagging him. The man was yet to decide whether to walk or save his brother. Cathy also went back to her old life; clearing her death certificate was not that difficult, though the country was shocked by the turn of events. She took the initiative and moved into Daniel's mansion, even though her mother was against it. But she felt Daniel was too slow and that he was going to lose his concentration on their relationship and instead focus on the company.Carol did not mind, Cathy was good company even though her stay meant constant visits from Rachel who was too annoying and violent for her liking.As for
Daniel placed both the heart and the brain in different cooler boxes, took two long trips to different parts of the country, and buried them both in different locations.His wish was for the old man to never see the sun or daylight again and for the stories of his existence to be a mere myth and forgotten with time.Once he was done, he instructed Rexa to delete the memory of the location in his head. Even Rexa went for it and deleted hers too si that Daniel's future generation would never locate the two organsHe went back for his body and burnt it while Max and his mother's bodies were taken back to the underground lab for the police to find, and the cause of death was ruled as lead poisoning from the leakage from the mine due to the blackout. By the time he headed home, it was morning, and all he wanted was to get some good sleep. He went straight to his mansion and found Aunt Carol on her feet, training her legs."It's over now, we can now pop that champagne," he announced.Aunt
"If you want to live, stay calm and answer her questions!" Daniel warned them.He knew he was no longer in control, and Rexa was controlling everything using her own mind.Max tried to move his aching body across the room. Everything hurt; he felt like he had been tossed by an elephant on thorny rocks.Daniel moved closer to the bed, curious to see what Rexa was earlier calling a non-living thing."Move away from him!" Angela yelled at him.But he ignored her and was meant with a greyish-blackish tone of mass. It was human from the shape of the head and body, but the skin looked like it was about to rot but paused.He gulped as if he were about to vomit; it was not smelling, but the sight was nauseating."How dare you?" The old man yelled at him."What the fuck is this?" Daniel asked, looking in Angela's direction, but she looked away."A MAN THAT REFUSED TO DIE," Rexa popped up, "AND I THINK HIS CONDITION HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHAT HE TOOK ON THAT SHIP," she added."Shit, I guess
"What did you just say?" Daniel asked."RODRICK IGRAM IS ALIVE, YOUR GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER'S FRIEND, THE ONE THAT DIED," Rexa replied.Daniel shook his head, "That's impossible, how old was my grandfather when he first found you?" "18 YEARS OLD, SAME AGE AS RODRICK.""So that means Rodrick was born in 1807, and that would make him over 200 years old.""DANIEL, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS; HE HAS TENS OF NEEDLES STICKING OUT OF HIS BODY, IT'S HIM; I KNOW IT'S HIM," Rexa replied.Inside the lab, Max called for backup and tried to get the magnates working, but without electricity, they were useless."She is here," his grandfather whispered."Who?""The relic, she is here," he replied with glittering eyes.Max quickly checked his camera footage and asked his men to search for Daniel, but they could not find anything."That's impossible, Daniel is nowhere near here.""She can manipulate sound or any form of matter, so do not expect to see Daniel near here," his grandfather laughed.Max
"Anyone try to touch those guns and I swear, I will blow off their heads!" He warned on top of his voice.Rachel stared at him, shocked, while Cathy and Craig held each other's hands and moved to the other corner.Daniel removed his phone and made a call, instructing someone to come and guard the house. He ended the call and looked in Rachel's direction."Please stay in this house, and I will deal with everything," he assured her."You have no right to threaten me," she finally replied. "Actually I do, or maybe you want me to snap Mateo back into reality, and believe me, he still has men outside prison who he can hire and take you out!" Daniel warned.Rachel began biting her lips as all her words disappeared from her lips. Daniel just threatened her, he threatened her in front of her children."Mom, just do what Daniel is asking you to," Cathy finally spoke."Quiet!" Rachel yelled, breathing heavily."Watch what will come out of your mouth, because I am ready to make you sleep until
When morning came and news of George Meyers' arrest was all over the news. Daniel, who had not slept because of the tunnel below Max's hospital, sat next to his aunt, who was in tears.Finally, the day she had always hoped for came after her five years in a coma, but it was worth the sleep. She held her nephew's hand with tears in her eyes."You did it," she whispered. "Your parents are looking down happily on their son."Daniel smiled at her."I will pop the wine after I get the head behind the order," he replied."Did you talk to Max?" She asked.Daniel analyzed her question, "Did you know about his real parents?" He asked."He confessed when I was in my coma," she replied. "I hope you understand he is just a victim of his family's greed.""I know we talked, though I had to kidnap him in order to make him talk," he confessed."What? Please tell me you did not hurt him." "Of course not; he is fine," Daniel assured her.Cathy, who was taking a shower, finished up and joined them."Gr
Daniel slowly took a seat, trying to process everything. His best friend was Max's half-brother. He stared long and hard at him. There was a little resemblance physically and even in the way they carried themselves with the "I do not care" attitude, though Max was a total jerk if one did not know him personally.Zain was a more free type compared to Max, who always seemed to be above others. It was only after some time that he eventually warmed up. He wondered if that was part of the plan so that he could not suspect anything.He had a lot of questions in his head and a lot of memories kept popping up, but he could not comprehend the fact that the partner was around him all this time and neither George nor Josh or Gabriel suspected anything."Are you the one that shut down power at the Jerk's hospital?" Zain asked, trying to snap him out of his thoughts."Yeah, there is a private elevator in the hospital that leads underground, right?" Daniel asked."Tell me where Kendall is, and I wi
Craig's heart began beating fast, and he was not sure how to react. The old man was sick in the head. He had held the man in high esteem, but knowing the man personally, made him want to vomit.First, he forced his niece to have sex against her will, and when that was not enough, he even went further and stole sperm from the man he drugged her with."Are we together?" Josh asked.Craig cleared his throat."Does Daniel know about this sperm?" Craig finally asked."No…," Josh replied. "This is about freeing your sister, but if you want, you can tell Daniel and ruin your chances.""This is betraying Daniel!" Craig raised his voice. "What kind of person are you?""Does Daniel know about the contract you signed with the partner?" Josh asked with a smile.Craig looked away."So what you are doing is not betraying, but what I am doing is betraying?" He asked. "If I am not correct, I would guess that you are going to allow Daniel to have a child that will be owned by the partner?" He asked.
Daniel clenched his shaking hand, realizing how deep the betrayal was. A voice deep inside of him told him to go upstairs and confront them, but another voice told him to stay calm and use his head."WE FOUND THE PARTNER, DANIEL," Rexa whispered in excitement. "THIS EXPLAINS HOW ZAIN KNEW ABOUT THE RELIC FROM CHILDHOOD," she added.Daniel closed his eyes; he was not as excited as she was. He was somehow disappointed and not impressed that it turned out to be Max's family.But he was going to give credit where it was due. They hid perfectly in plain sight and knew when to show their faces. "WHAT'S THE PLAN?" Rexa asked, eager to take Max down."Shut down the building!" Daniel replied"WHAT?" Rexa was a bit confused."Electricity, Internet, I mean everything, shut it down!" He ordered"DANIEL, THIS IS A HOSPITAL, AND PEOPLE WILL DIE," Rexa warned."That's where generators come in," he replied, his tone a bit shaky. "DANIEL, WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PLAY WITH LIVES," Rexa warned.Daniel