Gabriel looked at his brother in disbelief. He called the line again, but it went unanswered. He tried again, but Daniel cut the cord and eventually blacklisted him."That little rascal just threatened me!" Gabriel yelled in shock. In his decades in the business world, no one had ever dared to threaten him, but a nobody just dared him.Josh sat in his chair, having overheard the entire conversation. It was the first time he'd heard Daniel threaten someone in a hushed tone. He had watched him take George piece by piece from the outside but never saw him in action."It is going to be fun squashing that little," he retorted."The problem is you have a big ego, and Daniel also has a big ego," Josh pointed out as he got up."So what do you want me to do? Watch that boy disrespect us!""No, but you have just lit up a bush fire that I hope you have enough water to quench," he pointed out.Gabriel looked away; he had dealt with big, strong opponents in the past, and Daniel was nothing."This
Daniel felt his skin crawl with the press of her lips on his cheek. He felt like pushing her off of him, but he noticed Josh behind her staring at them murderously. If looks could kill, both he and Kendall would have evaporated."Do you prefer on your lips?" Shelly whispered.Daniel tilted his head a little bit, giving her a warning look. For someone whose family he had just destroyed and taken everything from, she had no problem placing her mouth on him.Shelly moved away but kept her hand in his as Josh moved closer to where they were standing."Hello Josh," she waved."Hello, Shelly," Josh replied, trying to control his rage."What brings you here?" Daniel asked without any form of greeting.Shelly couldn't help but notice the tension between the two. She had earlier sensed it but thought she was trying to see what wasn't there."I need to talk to you in your office, Daniel," Josh replied."Has your brother returned my playing toy?" Daniel asked instead.Josh chuckled in disappoint
Craig approached the police and asked them if he could submit his DNA right there so that they could confirm whether or not it was his sister. It couldn't be; he had to be sure.The policeman closed the body bag and asked him to follow him. Craig turned to help his mother, who was on the floor crying."We're not sure if it's Cathy yet, Mom," he tried to console her, but she pushed him away and stared at the body bag."We killed her, we killed her," she kept repeating herself as Craig led her out of the room.The two followed the policeman to a lab, where both their samples were taken for DNA analysis."The results will be ready in a day or two," the doctor explained to them.Rachel could only nod her head; she couldn't help but feel the DNA test was only for formality's sake. The burned body in that room was her daughter; greed, selfishness, and power killed her, and this time she was helpless to defend her child."Take me home," she whispered to her son."Mom, we have to wait for the
Daniel was left standing in the hospital corridor, his eyes fixed on the floor. He understood why his friend was angry, and giving him some time to cool down was the only option he could think of.If only he had called to ask about Cathy, maybe it would have lightened up the weight but it was too late to turn back time.He scratched his head, kicking the wall hard in frustration. However, he needed to see Cathy's body for himself. He walked to the morgue, but the police could not allow him in without the family's permission.Calling Craig was not an option, and forcing his way through using back doors was only going to lead to more bad blood between him and Craig.As he was about to turn around, Mateo matched in with his goons. He stopped the second his eyes landed on Daniel, giving him a threatening look.Daniel maintained his stance, with no fear evident in his eyes. Mateo glared at him before passing by and going straight into the morgue. To Daniel's surprise, he was allowed to go
The morning came with a fresh breeze hitting Cathy's face. She smiled, but her aching body brought her back to reality as she remembered being stacked with a needle and placed in a car boot.She quickly jumped out of bed, holding her neck. She looked around, checking for the man who had held her hostage, but there was no sign of any person in the room. She looked around trying to understand where she was.The room looked top-notch, with expensive linens and beddings. Everything around her looked expensive. Her first thought was that she was in a hotel. The man had drugged her and taken her to a hotel.A shiver ran down her spine as she checked herself to see if he had done anything to her. Tears were already falling down her cheeks.The door opened, freezing her in her spot, but to her shock, Daniel walked in with a smile."Daniel?" She whispered"Yes?""Is it really you or am I hallucinating," she asked.Daniel walked to her and immediately drew her in for a hug."Of course it's me;
Kendall turned her body to face the other way, the sound of the pub music draining her eyes, but she ended up knocking her hands into another body."Hey, watch your hands," a family voice said to her.Kendall slowly opened her eyes but quickly closed them, scared of the person that she was going to find lying next to her naked body. She was naked and could feel that even though she had not checked herself and was no longer at the pub."I never took you to be a shy person," Craig whispered.Kendall quickly opened her eyes and found him smiling at her.Out of embarrassment, she quickly covered her face and turned the other way.She was now officially a slut and understood why Daniel did not like her. He was now never going to want her even if her father placed a gun to his head. It was official, not after she first slept with Zain and now with Craig. Only Max was left on Daniel's list of friends.Out of nowhere, she startled Craig as she burst into tears."Hey, hey, it's normal for two
Josh quickly ran downstairs to his niece's aid and asked, "Kendall, are you alright?" He asked as he tried to help her up.He looked at his brother, disappointment evident on his face but Gabriel did not care. His daughter was ruining their plans, and he was not the type who liked losing, especially not to a nobody like Daniel Lane."She needed a wake-up slap! I have babied her all her life, and it's time for her to step up for the welfare of this family!" He yelled.Kendall held her sore cheek, trying to push away the tears."I... am fine, uncle," she said quietly."What were you thinking?" Josh asked her. "How many times have I warned you to be careful with excess alcohol?""Are you two following me? Do I not have any privacy in this stupid family!""Yes, because we know you are stupid and you are always doing stupid things!" Her father replied."Gabriel, please!" Josh warned him."We were not following you; we were following Daniel, who was following you," Josh explained."What?" K
Cathy finished her bath and entered the room to find it empty."Daniel," she called out, but he was nowhere in the room. Just like last time, he left her without saying where he was going.She looked at the food on the table with a smile. She had not eaten for days. She quickly dressed up and helped herself to the food. It was the first time she was testing Daniel's food, and it tasted so good. She couldn't help but fill herself with her entire plate.She never imagined him to be a good cook. She always imagined him to be a science boy obsessed with books and not the kitchen.Outside, Daniel was busy taking a jog. He had decided to go for a run in order to tame his hormones. He was so disgusted with himself for having seen Cathy's naked body, which was an invasion of her privacy. He was supposed to be protecting her and not peeping at her in the bathroom while she bathed.He kept telling himself that he was a total pervert. There was a part in his head that was reminding him it was an
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