It took Laura Ban days of spending time in the room of Mr. Ban to know that she had returned back to her previous life. But this grounding was going to be cut short because of the visit that Mr. Ban had planned with her family. The day had come for Mr. Ban to meet Laura Ban's family, and everyone got ready for it. Barter was not driving Mr. Ban this time.Already, Laura Ban's family was suspicious of Mr. Ban, so if he dared to take Barter, a sworn enemy with him, her parents will most definitely lose their minds. Mr. Ban wore a stunning french suit over straight pants that fit him as if the clothing was sewn right on top of his body. Looking sharp and dashing, he gracefully walked out of the house while Laura Ban followed him behind, looking very beautiful.Of course, Mr. Ban had done everything possible for Laura Ban to look the way she did. There was no way he was going to visit her family with her looking like a rape victim. They got in Mr. Ban's favorite car. A futuristic B
Laura's mother spotted Mr. Ban from afar and her eyes gleamed with anger. ''Eh, Peter, the devil just stepped in,'' she announced, alerting her husband. Peter, Laura Ban's dad hit his cane on the floor and supported his waist as he hurried towards the living room. Apparently, he had been waiting to unleash his venomous anger on Mr. Ban. ''Where is it? Where is the devil?'' Peter asked as he showed up. Laura Ban's mother pointed at Mr. Ban with her fingers trembling midair. Mr. Ban remained unphased by this show off of detest towards him because he was already expecting to be treated that way. He walked in tall, with his head held high as he looked at Pater struggling towards him with a cane.The old man, if only he could relax.Mr. Ban looked at Peter with his eyes wide in shock.''You don't have to be in such a hurry, take it easy,'' Mr. Ban said with a soft voice. ''Eh, I didn't ask you to care for me, killer,'' Peter said to Mr. Ban as he arrived in front of him and pointed
Laura Ban was the first to react. ''We didn't get through with the divorce, pa, and ma, we are still husband and wife, we have not divorced yet,'' she explained. ''Yes, that's good. You had better stay married. Since you want to disgrace the family, you might as well carry on with what you have started, but don't just add any more to what you have already done,'' Peter scolded. Mr. Ban started to shake his head. ''No...I insist on the divorce. You do not expect me to be able to live free with someone that does not regard me. In her mind, she has already divorced me, hasn't she? I ought to let her go,'' Mr. Ban said defiantly. Peter's face was so ugly. How the hell was he going to position himself to beg the very man he hated to have been married to his daughter, not to divorce his daughter?It didn't make any sense. Peter hated Mr. Ban the more.He was the devil indeed. ''You are hell-bent on sending my daughter to hell, aren't you? Watching her do all the wrong things, I mean
Mr. Ban had been trying to ignore Jeffery's comments, but they were becoming unbearable, so he started to fidget. At the mention of Mr. Ban being a devil by Jeffery, Mr. Ban glared at Jeffery.''Mr. Jeff, if I am correct...please I will not condone any disrespect from you...I can stomach anything from your parents but not from you,'' Mr. Ban said to Jeffery who had already started snarling, ready to bicker Mr. Ban into oblivion.''You should be worried about other things. Me calling you a devil is the least of your worries, you should be concerned with what's in front of you, and the fact that your drug empire is about to be snatched from you by better players,'' Jefferey said. Mr. Ban was furious, but he held his cool, staring at Jeffrey angrily. If not that Jeffrey was his brother-in-law, would he be able to talk to Mr. Ban like this?Jeffrey knew that there was little to nothing that Mr. Ban could do about him being insulted, so he made sure to use his chance effectively. ''Wha
Mr. Ban smiled at Peter. A fake and broad smile spread across his face as he looked at Peter, and then at Peter's wife, Laura's mother. ''I hope that when we meet another time, it is on a pleasant basis and not this chaos,'' Mr. Ban said and started to enter his car. ''Another time? Does that mean that you will no longer divorce her?'' Peter asked Mr. Ban. Mr. Ban glanced at the man. The desperation on Peter's face not to fall short of the expectations that religion had placed on him was annoying to look at. Did the man not care about his daughter? Mr. Ban did not say anything else, instead, he entered his car fully, urging Laura to do the same. Laura turned around to hug her father and mother but they gave her a cold shoulder, however, her brother, Jeffery grabbed her. ''Take care of yourself for me and text me this man's house address right now. I wonder how on earth we were able to leave you alone with him all by yourself the entire time. We didn't do well...'' Jeffrey
''We just had a few drinks and nothing more,'' Laura Ban said. By this time, they had arrived at the home of Mr. Ban.Mr. Ban hurried out of the car as if, if he stayed there for one more second, something will happen to him. ''Boss!'' Barter greeted him as soon as he sighted him. He had been waiting rather impatiently for Mr. Ban to return and give him a rundown of what happened at Laura Ban's house. Barter would have been the one to follow Mr. Ban to Laura Ban's family house, but his hideous face did not allow him. ''How did it go, boss?'' Barter asked. Mr. Ban glanced at Barter and rolled his eyes. Barter knew at once that Mr. Ban must have been ridiculed and insulted. The look on the man's face was so intensely upset. Barter spotted Laura Ban behind, hurrying up to meet Mr. Ban, and he obviously hissed, loudly enough so that Laura Ban would hear him. But of course, at the moment, Laura was bothered about something else, so she paid Barter no mind. She hurried towards Mr
Barter was getting frustrated, and desperate. After spending more than two decades with Mr. Ban, he was easily going to throw him, Barter to a corner just because of a loose whore he called his wife? He stared at the door of the room as if he wished that his eyes would bore a hole through. ''Preposterous,'' he muttered as he suddenly turned to leave. In the living room, when Barter stormed in angrily, he saw Shadow. Barter looked at Shadow as if he was seeing a ghost. ''Dude, where the hell have you been for nearly two weeks?'' Barter asked, shocked. Shadow rolled his eyes. ''Did you really expect me to hang around so that I will get discovered by Chase and the rest of them that I am on Ban's side?'' Shadow asked. Barter suddenly realized. There was no way Greg Chase and his cohorts would not have found out about Shadow playing both sides, the tension and pressure were too much, especially after the war. ''You are right, you would have been spotted,'' Barter said.
''What is it?'' Shadow asked, looking very interested in Barter's thoughts. Barter had been looking at him with so much intensity, he had to know what was on Barter's mind while he was looking at him. Barter looked at Shadow closely.If he told Barter what he knew, everything could take another turn for the worst, but he also wanted Laura Ban to face the repercussion of the trouble that she had doled out on others. Shadow stared at Barter, waiting for an answer. ''I was just wondering when you will ever settle down with one woman. You should be married by now, you know...'' Barter suddenly said. Shadow was surprised. ''Are you kidding me right now?'' he asked Barter.Barter shook his head. ''Nope! After you lost your ex-wife, I could understand you staying away from relationships and not wanting to commit to anyone anymore, but it's been nearly ten years since that happened. Don't you think you need someone by you to make you feel better? You know what I mean. Even gangstas nee