Ryan had just returned from a medical meeting at the hospital, he rested his suitcase on the bed, looked back when his room door burst open, and James rushed into the room.“What?” Ryan asked, with a bewildered expression.“I just saw this!” James said, holding up his phone in his hand.Annoyed, Ryan snatched his phone with a blank expression on his face and played the video, his eyes widened slightly.“So when Boss and Fallon went out… Damn!!” Ryan gasped as he listened to Fallon confronting Alice on the video.“Damn indeed…” James agreed with a chuckle.“Does Gary know that someone uploaded what happened at the bar onto the internet?”“Yeah, he should by now.”The room fell silent after James stopped talking, but eventually, Ryan broke the silence as he mumbled, “With the lies that spread and now the video of this Alice person confronting him, he‘s never going to escape the rumours.”There was a long pause, and then James frowned and said, “You think! The fact that he carried her ou
Even though Mrs Gilbert could see the pain in her daughter‘s eyes, she ignored it and informed her with a smile“.“Adding to that, we would have to leave this apartment as soon as possible, so I wouldn't put you at a fixed point anymore.” Sniffing away the tears that were forming in her eyes, a look of shock spread across Fallon‘s face before she cleared her throat and asked, “Mum, but where do we go? With all this happening around us, home isn't quite safe.”Speechless about what to say either, she just shrugged her shoulder and replied, “That I don‘t know,”“You mean I wouldn't be seeing even Gary anymore?!” Fallon blurted out before she could get a grip on her tongue.After a few minutes of silence passed by, Mrs Gilbert patted her hand and said, “Freshen up and come downstairs because we won‘t leave without saying ‘goodbye‘ to them. I have our stuff packed up already.”As they stood on the balcony of the apartment, James eyed Ryan, before focusing on Gary.The silence among them w
At the dining, everyone was talking well except for Gary, who was completely into his meal.How accurate Fallon was with the time that had passed made Gary‘s eyes drift towards her, knowing that since the day they wanted to leave, he had been keeping his distance from her and trying his hardest to keep himself occupied. They had been staying away from each other and even though it felt strange Gary didn‘t want to admit it; he missed spending time together with her, and he hated seeing the disappointment in her eyes when their gazes locked.Brushing his thumb against his bottom lip, Gary drifted into his thoughts with his focus solely on her and his mind blank.As Fallon’s gaze darted away from James, it rested on his steady eyes and the way they stared deep inside hers. Uneasy, she pushed her plate, woke from her seat, and said, “I‘m full.”Worried, Mrs Gilbert looked at the still fill plate and then at her daughter, feeling a pang of guilt and heartache since she has watched the two
"Oh goodness!” Mrs Gilbert cried in horror as the guy rushed toward Gary with the blade aimed right for his neck and a wicked smile plastered across his face.Not even putting much thought into it, Gary jumped in the air, swung his right leg, and slammed his foot into the exact spot he hit first on the guy’s chest, sending him flying off the ground and landing hard on the concrete floor in a heap. “He’s not waking up! Gary, he’s not getting up!!” Mrs Gilbert panicked, turning around with a tear in her eye.Silently Gary walked over to the guy, kicked the blade aside, squatted, and placed his fingertip toward his bloodstained nose, feeling the warm air flowing onto his skin and exhaling deeply with relief as he whispered, “He’s still breathing.”Glancing over at Mrs Gilbert, Gary met her eyes and said, “I'll be back, let me get my keys so I can take the dude to the hospital.""No, Gary. Ryan is a doctor, he can help." Gary smiled slightly, placed his hand on her shoulder and said.
Gary was surprised when he saw the door open and then Jeremy’s words which said he had something quite a surprise for Gary.“What! Did you bring people to fight me? Do you realize this is a hospital?”A dangerous game The entire situation had Gary deep in thought, and yet, alarmed, knowing that these guys were trouble and dangerous, and two against seven in such a situation didn’t seem like a fair fight. “You know I have heard about you everywhere and I thought to ambush you with Jeremy. And now you fell into the trap by hurting him.”“Now I'm happy we met, I can find your ass and beat the hell out of you…” Adrian one of the men said said, looking away from Jeremy and staring at Gary. Even though the tension in the air was so murderous, Gary’s eyes remained calm and his expression stayed neutral, looking straight into Adrian‘s eyes. “And then you do this shit… hospitalized my brother by beating the hell outta his sorry ass and trying to kill him…” Adrian said in a dead tone as he t
The living room of the Larsons' mansion was quiet, until Raphael walked into the doorway, and saw his grandmother, reading a newspaper. Shutting it, Alora watched the look of disappointment on his face and then asked, “ Why do you look so dejected?”Sluggishly, Raphael shrugged and sat down on the couch opposite his mother, before speaking again, “Gary got nothing to lose!”Those words made Alora raise her eyebrows in shock, and she put down her paper to give her son an incredulous look.“After waiting one week and expecting an answer, is that all Dillon has to report?! What kind of nonsense background investigation is that!” Alora questioned, looking at her son with disdain.“Well, he did his job, but no one in the country and in South Hill seems to truly know who Gary is… except if it's related to Sandra or rumours about him and Fallon. He has no work history, no family or friends… and he doesn’t seem to even go to school or college…” Raphael said, trying to figure out how else to ex
Worriedly, Gary paced slowly around the room with his phone pressed against his ear as he said, “Yeah, morning.” Gary sat at the edge of the bed when he heard Tom say.“Boss, I have a report,” “I am all ears,” Gary answered, with a straight face. “This week, Bryan Check met up with Mr. Brook, President of the Calvary company, Mrs. Alexis , CEO of CA Energy and Mr. Dan Vaughn , chairman of Sumal Industries. We investigated these three for suspicious activity in their businesses, but they are clean…” Tom said, with affirmation. Allowing those words to sink in his thoughts, Gary began pacing again as he muttered under his breath, “Clean?”Feeling uneasy by his boss‘s tone and question, Tom paused, before he resumed and said. “We have been following Bryan for three weeks, boss, and most of the business-wise interaction he has had has been with honest businessmen. Nothing that would raise red flags or warrant attention…” “Though his social life is a mess… the man lives lavishly, with c
A man lives to die After an hour-plus drive, Gary pulled into a small clearing. Getting out of his car, Gary and Tom stared at the old warehouse in front of them, and how deserted this area was.“Boss, it’s not too late to get back into the car,” Tom whispered, gesturing to the car behind them. “I don’t think it’s safe to walk to the warehouse…”Patting Tom on the back, Gary smiled and teased, “Grow some backbone, man.”‘I have a backbone. I’m just worried about your safety. Your father will not be happy with my performance if a bullet or knife strikes through your heart.’ Tom thought to himself, keeping quiet about his concerns. ‘I don’t want this to go South, boss.’Shaking his head lightly, Gary pulled out his phone, scrolled through his contact, and stopped at Jerome’s number, dialling it without hesitation.The phone rang twice before there was a click and Jerome answered, “Hey, boss.”“I’m outside. Come out,” Gary ordered calmly, his eyes scanning the surrounding area.The line