Alina and Laura's eyes landed on the phone screen at the same time. ''Barter''That was the name of the contact that was displayed on the screen.Laura's heart stopped, and she held her chest because of the sudden pang of pain that she felt. ''They have found out, you are being looked for,'' Alina said to Laura with a straight face as both of them watched the phone vibrating aggressively on the table.Alina raised her hand and was about to pick up the phone when Laura snatched the phone from the table.''What are you going to tell him?'' Laura asked Alina with tears gathering in her eyes.Alina looked at Laura in disbelief. ''What gave you the audacity to take my phone from me?'' She asked Laura.Laura's eyes flashed desperately. ''I apologize,'' she said as she put down the phone that had now stopped ringing, back on the table. Alina was still staring at her in confusion. Barter grunted helplessly when Alina didn't pick up, and then he called her back. While he was doing this,
''I know. But, we can stall. See if he actually intends to hurt Barter. I doubt that Damien can...'' Laura was saying this when Alina interrupted her.''Who's Damien?'' Alina asked impatiently.Laura swept her eyes on Alina's face.''My husband, and your brother's boss. Mr. Ban,'' Laura replied with a low tone.''Oh! Is that his first name? Damien?'' Alina asked.Laura nodded. ''Wow. Nice name. Nice name for such a man that I have heard so much about. Is he really as violent as people say he is?'' Alina said and asked.Laura scoffed.''If he were not violent, would I be running away from him? From that huge house and comfortable bed?'' Laura asked Alina, scoffing at her question in the first place.How could anybody ask if Mr. Ban was violent? Of course, he was.''That means I cannot help you, Laura,'' Alina said and shook her head with a worried face. Laura fell to her knees.''Please. Please, I beg you. I can't go back there, and you are the only person I know with any means to he
Back at Mr. Ban's house, Barter was frantically calling everybody he knew in the city. ''No, I have not seen her!'' ''I don't even know what she looks like. Does Mr. Ban have a wife?'' ''Which of Mr. Ban's wives are you talking about? I see that man with different women every day,'' These were some of the responses that Barter received from his comrades whom he called for help gave to him. ''Fuck!'' Barter muttered and gazed into thin air. So far, his hopes of getting Laura back were looking bleak. The only hope he had was his sister, Alina. She was like a cockroach. She could squeeze in anywhere and get whatever she wanted. He had seen her do it on several occasions. Once, there was an elite function that Barter attended with Mr. Ban. The security at the function was so tight that there was no way anyone without an invitation could have access to the venue, but to Barter's surprise, when he entered the venue with Mr. Ban, he saw Alina there. She was dressed like an e
After taking a brisk walk around the warehouse, Laura's eyes suddenly lit up.She seemed to have spotted something that sparked her interest.''Is that a blow torch?'' She asked herself in a mellow tone and hurried towards the tool.Hoping by all means that it was indeed a torch, Laura got to the spot and inspected the tool that she had spotted from afar.Suddenly, she smiled widely. It was a blow torch.She was about to celebrate this small win when she suddenly remembered that it was possible that the torch would not work, so just before she started to celebrate, Laura looked for the lever to pull so that the torch would light. She created space for herself widely and took in a deep breath.Then she pulled the lever.The torch roared alive. Laura was so delighted. Finally, she could get rid of Alina's body. While she was fiddling with the torch, she looked around for the best spot to do the deed, and after she created the space, she went back into the house to fetch Alina.Laur
"For how long do you intend to keep running away each time you hear that your brother is coming?" Margaret Ban asked her brother, Charles when he came back home. Charles Ban sank into the cushion in the living room, seeming mentally drained. "I'll have to rent a place," Charles replied with a nearly inaudible tone. "And restrict yourself from moving around the city after that, right?" Margaret Ban asked him again. Charles heaved a deep breath. "Your brother owns the city. There's literally nowhere you would go to that doesn't have his influence in it, literally nowhere, Charles," Margaret Ban added. Charles appeared to be uncomfortable as Margaret told him the facts that there were. He was staring into space, apparently thinking hard about what his next line of action would be. He knew that he had to make a definite plan. Lucy, who had quickly started to recover and could now walk around the house by herself, entered the living room and saw that her Uncle, Charles Ban was bac
''We are happy to launch the Chase Group. After only six months of working with Don Black, the CEO, and founder of the Chase Group, Greg Chase, has kicked off his own company, and has done exponentially well in such a short period of time...'' Bane was giving a toast at Greg Chase' new company launch.Within a short time, since he joined Don Black in business, he had quickly established himself as a surety in the company he was involved in.Mr. Ban, as a result of this, started to experience a decline in his business.Many clients that took orders from him concerning a particular merchandise, had heard about the new kid on the block and rushed their business contracts to the Chase company because Greg Chase had made a very wise business decision.Being a newbie, and first-timer in the business, he knew that the only way to attract clients to him was to make his services considerably affordable, yet offer high-quality products to them.Of course, as a result of this, Greg Chase registe
In Alina's house which had now been taken over by Laura for nearly three months, Laura was intensely living Alina's life as her own.About the safe that she stumbled upon earlier, Laura quickly saw that it was not connected to the power supply.That was why it didn't come on when she pushed the power button, but as soon as she did, it roared alive and quickly fell into a gentle hum. Laura was excited and got to work.The chainsaw was so potent and advanced that it seamlessly cut open the safe as soon as Laura placed its edges on the safe. It was either Alina was laundering money for someone, or she did another sort of crime because there were bundles of hundred dollar notes stacked in the safe.Very heavy bundles.Laura's eyes lit up ecstatically. She had hit it.This was the bullseye she was looking for. The excitement that Laura was faced with, knew no boundaries at all.In that lonely house, she screamed with excitement in celebration of this small win. The money she had just
After Barter had supposedly confirmed that Alina was out there and was just deliberately not talking to him, he felt relieved, and his energy doubled as he set out to carry on with Mr. Ban's assignment.Of course, it didn't take long for Barter to find out who the new kid on the block was.''Greg?'' He hollered when he completed his finding to the fullest. Barter's eyes sparked with fury. Who would have thought?''How did he get in? Who brought him in?'' Barter asked the comrade that gave him this sensitive information.''I heard it was Don Black and Bane,'' the comrade replied to Barter back.Barter's eyes shone. ''Bane?'' He asked with shock.Barter was more surprised at Bane's involvement with Greg than Don Black's involvement. Bane was the gangsta that Mr. Ban had called to help him get rid of Greg when Greg burst his wedding.Now, Bane was working with Greg and showing him the ropes of the business against Mr. Ban. Bane and Don Black had even withdrawn most of the allocation
Greg Chase didn't know if he should laugh or cry. He stared at The Man until he was sure that The Man was serious about what he said, then he heaved a tired sigh. ''You cannot afford to do this to me. I mean...you sparingly ruined my life,'' Greg Chase complained, his eyes on The Man the entire time. ''You are the watcher, Mr. Chase. You shame me. The watcher ought to be more powerful than you are, but you are too full of yourself, so you cannot reach your full potential,'' The Man told Greg Chase. ''How powerful can I get?'' Greg Chase asked. ''Did you hear about the natural disaster that happened in the city Aklans weeks ago?'' The Man asked Greg Chase. Greg Chase nodded.''Yes, that was caused by a watcher like you. He was upset about something, and his intense anger caused a stir and an earthquake occurred. Though the government officials claim it to be solely a natural occurrence, it is a lie, and they know it...'' The Man told Greg Chase. Greg Chase was not sure he heard
Greg Chase almost dropped dead when he heard everything. ''If you have anything to tell me, or there is an emergency, I bet you now know how to summon me. It took you two years to learn how to summon me, Greg Chase. Now, you know what pride can do to you. It can ruin you,'' The Man said as he gradually disappeared into space. Greg Chase stared in arrant shock.All this...it had to be a joke.''Boss...at least...you aware that you returned my colleagues back to our company, right?'' Scissors asked Greg Chase after The Man left. Greg Chase looked at Scissors casually and nodded. ''I have told you not to call me boss anymore,'' Greg Chase said.Scissors smiled. ''The boss is really back to himself. Boss, you have not told me that in the past two years, and I have only called you boss throughout,'' Scissors said, smiling. Greg Chase wished it could stop.Someone needed to come and tell him that all this was a dream.Ge desperately needed to hear that he had been pranked heavily. So
''Master!'' Greg Chase muttered. Then he blinked. The next time that Greg Chase opened his eyes, he was in his living room on earth.He was leisurely watching TV and Scissors walked by casually. Greg Chase looked at Scissors, expecting him to freak out and ask how and where he had been but Scissors acted like every other day. As if nothing happened. Or?Had he been in a trance?''Scissors, what day is it today?''Wednesday,'' Scissors said. ''Where have you been in the last twenty-four hours?'' Greg Chase asked, looking at Scissors, squinting in confusion. It was as if his brain had been formatted. Scissors turned to look at him funny.''Keeping tabs on me now, huh, boss!'' he said, taking orange juice from the fridge and heading back inside the house, to his room. Greg Chase's eyes sparkled in confusion. ''I'm not keeping tabs on you. Fuck you,'' he said under his breath.''I heard you!'' Scissors yelled from afar. Greg Chase nodded with satisfaction. The first thing that
''Boss?'' Scissors called, wondering why Greg Chase was looking at him like that. ''What is growing on your head?'' Greg Chase asked Scissors. Scissors frowned.Was it because he had indicated that something was funny about Greg Chase, that Greg Chase decided to switch up on him?''Boss, are you kidding?'' Scissors asked, flashing a weak smile.Greg Chase shook his head. ''There's a radio on your head,'' Greg Chase suddenly said.''Radio!'' Scissors muttered and raised his hand to touch his head but he did not feel anything, and to Greg's shock, Greg saw Scissors' hand pass through the radio. ''Ah, boss...you are playing the pranks on me. But there is an antenna on your head anyway,'' Scissors said to Greg Chase. Without wasting time, Greg Chase raised his hand to touch his head, and he was not surprised when he could not feel anything, yet he saw Scissors gasp in shock. ''Your hand passed through it,'' Scissors said. ''Same thing that happened to you. There's a radio on your h
''You...I must give it to you as the watcher with the biggest ego ever...'' The Man said to Greg Chase.Greg Chase frowned. ''Are there more watchers? I thought I was the only one,'' he said to The Man as he walked towards Scissors and started to pull him up again, but just like before, an unknown force repelled Greg Chase. The Man laughed his usual mocking laugh, one that made Greg Chase upset by all means. ''Can you please release my friend? What the hell?'' he asked The Man, anger flashing evidently in his eyes.''I am not holding your friend to anything, he will get up when he wants to,'' The Man replied.''And, about your question as to if there are other watchers, of course, there are billions of watchers around the world,'' The Man said to Greg Chase. ''I thought I was the only one. Are they also up to anything as big as mine? Do they try to take down their enemies or they are solely connected to the source of wherever this watcher thing comes from?'' Greg Chase asked. ''T
Greg Chase was beside himself, wondering why Laura had suddenly cut off from him.Yes, she might have been spotted in his house, but from the way he felt, he knew that word had not gotten to Mr. Ban about the fact that she was in his house, so why was she suddenly unavailable? Why was she no longer interested in their plan to overthrow Mr. Ban completely this time?He had his hopes on her, especially now that Don Black had looked in another direction, having found another ''young blood'' to show the ropes of the business and get acquainted with. No matter how many times Greg Chase called Laura Ban, it either did not go through, or she abruptly hung the call up on him.''Urgh, what the fuck is going on?'' Greg Chase asked himself. He felt as if everyone he knew and looked forward to helping him achieve one thing or the other, was turning their back on him. But, under what basis? What did he do, or what did they suddenly realize for them to have such a decision made overnight?''Boss
''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
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.
''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