Charles Ban did not enjoy how Laura AKA Ramian was being addressed by Barter, but he could not do anything about it, so he quickly walked out of the study, and headed outside, leaving Barter to handle Laura AKA Ramian first.A short while after Charles Ban went outside, there was a loud gunshot heard outside.Barter froze.Laura froze as well.The gunshot was so loud and close that Barter was sure that it happened on Mr. Ban's premises.''Move. Let's go. Let's get out!'' Marcus' voice could be heard loud and clear as he tried to escape after shooting Charles Ban.Barter hurried outside without giving Laura AKA Ramian a second thought.Charles Ban lay on the floor of the entrance of his brother's house in a pool of blood.''Charles!'' Barter exclaimed when he got outside and saw Charles Ban on the floor.He scanned the area, but the coast was clear already as if there were no people that just attacked and shot at someone seconds ago.While Barter was worriedly looking at Charles Ban, t
Greg Chase was pacing his office frantically.''Don!'' He echoed as soon as he saw Don Black step inside. Don Black's eyes were gleaming with anxiety.''Greg...'' Don Black said to Greg Chase and waited for him to start speaking.''I thought Ban was totally out?'' Greg Chase asked. ''Who is this new person? What's going on?'' Greg asked. ''Have you heard?'' Greg asked Don Black immediately.''Heard what?'' Don Black asked and stared at Greg with expectation. ''Charles Ban is dead...'' Greg Chase replied. Don Black paused. ''His enemies have finally caught up with him...'' Don Black muttered and took a seat tiredly, staring at Greg Chase the entire time he was at it. ''What enemies?'' Greg asked.''He had run away from the city five years ago, and suddenly returned. I don't know why he made that move. He opened fire on a lot of people and killed them. Powerful people had been after him for a long time, and in order to protect him, Ban sent him away...'' Don Black explained.Greg
''Er, doctor...'' Margaret Ban started to say awkwardly. ''You know my brother, right? And the nature of his business...'' she said, glancing at the doctor lightly. The doctor raised an eyebrow lightly. Of course, he knew Mr. Ban's nature of business, everyone in the city knew Mr. Ban and who he was.The doctor nodded. ''Well...the thing is that we are scared to take him back out to the public for everyone to see and hear that he is no longer ill, and is back to do business. The people and pressure that sent him here in the first place would not be happy to hear that, so, doctor, we have decided that we would announce to the media and everyone that he died...'' Margaret Ban said, and then she paused. The doctor was taken aback at first.Who loved to fake their death? That sort of thing always appeared like a jinx to anyone that tried to do it, so it was somewhat unpopular, however, Margaret Ban was asking for it on behalf of her brother.Weird. The doctor, after a brief silence,
''That is to say that there is someone out there. This is serious...'' Bane was saying to Don Black when Greg Chase walked in. ''Greg!'' Don Black, and Bane said at the same time and looked at Greg's serious face.Greg was a hundred percent different from the person that had come out of jail nearly a year ago. He had more stoic, he hardly smiled, and his eyes looked as if they were hiding deep and dirty secrets. Bane and Don Black were now no match for Greg, and they knew it. This was a man that had the highest martial arts skills, and he hardly even used it, yet he defeated anyone that dared to cross his path. Greg sat down at the other side of the desk, beside Bane, and facing Don Black. ''What the hell is going on here? We have to actively do something, especially now that we are sure that Ban is not the one behind the new development...'' Greg said to his comrades. Don Black and Bane looked at each other solemnly. ''We have been talking about it, but we don't even know wher
''Greg...'' Don Black called, but Greg Chase was lost in thoughts. ''Hey, Greg!'' Bane called this time with a higher tone.Greg darted his eyes back to look at the men. Then he adjusted himself gently. ''It's obvious that our problem is not from the Ban family then, so we would do as I have said. Contact the Shen man, and look for a way around finding out what we need to know...'' Greg Chase said to Don Black and Bane.Then he stood up and left.As soon as Greg stepped out of Don Black's office, he started to call Lucy. Lucy's phone rang so many times but she didn't pick up. Greg shook his head, feeling bad. Apparently, he felt that she was mourning the loss of her uncles. Greg knew she loved Charles Ban so much from the way she begged him to give Charles a job, and the more Greg thought about it, the worse he felt. If only he knew that everything was a lie.However, Lucy was not in on the lie about Mr. Ban being dead just yet. She was in on Charles, but the memo had not yet
Mr. Ban had mixed feelings as a result of what he had just heard from his sister. He was delighted to hear that his business was up and running, but he had warned Charles Ban of the dangers of showing himself in the city, and now he had gotten shot at. ''I have warned Charles. I warned him to stay away. What if the bullet killed him? We would have been having a different conversation by now, right? What if he died?'' Mr. Ban asked. He was angry, but because of his condition, he spoke coolly. ''Thank the stars that nothing like that happened, and the family business is back, flourishing. You should be happy about that, instead of throwing tantrums. Come on. Look on the bright side. Your brother saved this family a great deal of shame, and he put his life on the line. You should be thankful,'' Margaret Ban said to Mr. Ban with a calm tone, and sat by him, rubbing his back in a bid to coax him to take it easy on his health. Mr. Ban dilly-dallied and shot a glance at his sister, th
Charles Ban had heard the noise outside and left the study where he had been waiting for Mr. Ban to return. He had mixed feelings concerning his brother's return. Of course, he was happy that he didn't lose his brother, and he was also happy to show Mr. Ban what he had made of his business while being anonymous the entire time, but he also knew that Mr. Ban would scold him for daring to loaf about. Charles Ban took long strides out of the dark corridor so that he could meet Mr. Ban in the open, where his anger would be doused by the presence of others. ''Charles...Charles...'' Laura AKA Ramian called as she heard Charles Ban leaving the study. ''Your husband is back from the hospital. Be quiet so that you can meet his favor...'' Charles Ban advised as he walked past Laura's supposed prison room. Laura yelped with excitement. At least, even if Mr. Ban refused to allow her out of the room yet, she would start to feel safe. She lived every day with her heart in her mouth, drea
Barter grudgingly walked to Laura's room. For some familiar reason, Laura was expecting to be let out of that room sooner or later, that very day. When she wanted to visit Mr. Ban at the hospital, Barter bluntly refused, but now there was nothing he could do. Mr. Ban had returned. The same Mr. Ban that she hated, the very man that she saw as her jailer, had now become her savior. Laura was pacing the room when she heard the locks on the door start to jangle. She quickly stepped towards the door with her eyes wide in anticipation as the door opened to reveal Barter's angry face. ''Come out. Boss is asking for you!'' Barter said to Laura Ban with hate.Laura was as happy as a child that had been offered chocolate, but she dared not express her happiness in front of Barter. She was not going to spite him like that. Laura stepped out of the room and waited for Barter to shut the door, before she walked behind him, as he led her to Mr. Ban's room. It didn't take long for Laura to