''Are there any jobs around here? Who is the leading name out here, so that I can fall into line immediately,'' Shadow said to Barter as he signaled the bartender for a packet of cigarettes.Barter looked at Shadow, examining him closely. ''You don't look all that bad for someone who just returned from jail after a long time,'' Barter told Shadow honestly.Shadow eyed Barter fiercely.''What do you take me for?'' He asked Barter. Barter laughed lightly.''First of all, I ruled prison when I was there. I was the President. Then after I got released, my dear I stayed indoors for nearly a month to recuperate. You don't expect to see a player like me move dirty...'' Shadow explained.Barter nodded. Shadow had a point. ''Always valid,'' Barter said to Shadow and nudged him lightly as Shadow puffed on his cigarette proudly.''Yea. So, I asked you. Who is leading?'' Shadow asked Barter again.Barter shrugged. ''I don't know. I am out of the game,'' Barter said to Shadow in reply.Shadow
Shadow shook his head. ''It's not necessarily like that, you know. Our line of work has to do with loyalty only with the patron that you are working with at the moment, so? If he is dead, why don't you move on?'' Shadow asked. ''To the person that killed him?'' Barter asked Shadow, giving him a very intense look. Shadow shrugged.''I don't see what the big deal is honestly. This is a matter of business. Anyway, it's all good. I don't want you to stage me as a bad person as a result of this, so it's fine. Your decision is up to you. By the way, where do you work now? You are no longer the Barter of before. I am not seeing any females at your table. What's really going on?'' Shadow said and laughed heartily.Barter chuckled too, though at the surface because he didn't like what Shadow had just said to him. Before Shadow went into jail, he used to be one of the top beneficiaries of Mr. Ban's goodwill, so for him to nonchalantly ask Barter to go and work for the very man that was rumo
Shadow kept on glancing at Barter worriedly. ''Are you okay? You seem to be greatly moved by what I have said,'' Shadow said to Barter. Barter blinked furiously and returned his gaze to Shadow.Then he waved it aside.''It's nothing. I am just wondering how to lay hands on your debtor. I know I would be at least five million dollars richer if I provide the culprit to you,'' Barter said to Shadow. Shadow shook his head defiantly. ''Ten, Barter. You will be ten million dollars richer if you provide the culprit to me,'' Shadow told Barter. Barter swallowed hard. Ten million dollars. Laura Ban! She must provide that money or else, this time he would kill her. Barter nervously tapped on the surface of the desk he was leaning on.''Tell me, do you know this person? This Alina of a girl, do you know her?'' Shadow asked. Barter swallowed hard.He was about to deny his sister, and it didn't feel right, but he knew that he didn't really have a choice, so he replied. ''No. But the cit
Shadow didn't take Barter seriously anyway.How and where on earth was Barter going to find Alina? He was talking about a ruthless hacker here. She could hack into anything, so finding her would be the hardest since she could hack herself into becoming invisible while standing in front of you. But, if only Shadow knew. However, forgetting about the money seemed like the sensible thing to do. That sort of thing would only bother his mind and make him worry forever if he continued to think about it, so he decided to let it go. If Barter came with any viable information, then, fine. If not, he had to let it go. Moving forward, Shadow was interested in joining Greg Chase's gang. ''If only he would accept me this time,'' Shadow said while thinking of the possibility. Shadow could recall using several means to get at Greg when they were in jail, including bullying him. Greg didn't like the bullying aspect at all and reacted aggressively to Shadow when he tried it. It was when Shadow
Don Black had been looking for a way around how to get to Shadow, and he had almost forgotten about it. Besides, Greg Chase was skeptical, the entire time he was envisaging Shadow not agreeing to join their faction because Greg Chase ignored him during their time in jail. Greg hated to be in this position.He wanted to stay above the local gangstas in the city, and that was why he mercenaries with a lot of money, but with the issues that he faced, he needed local gangstas that knew the terrain to handle the business. At least he needed them to find out who this faceless idiot was that was playing crazy games with them like this. Greg Chase was getting frustrated if he were, to be honest. He could not help but wish that Scissors caught up with whoever that lady was that did the drop that day. "A lady?!" Greg Chase said as he relaxed into his chair, shocked by all standards that a darn woman was making him fidget like this. Meanwhile, Shadow met with Don Black, and Don Black could
Laura Ban could not concentrate on anything else anymore.Barter had somehow found out about the huge amount of money that was in Alina's position before she died, and now the fury in Barter's eyes was intense.He was like a dog wanting to attack someone, but only being held back by it's owner.Anywhere and time he saw Laura, he glared at her like a menaced man.Laura had all that money at her disposal?No wonder her confidence grew over a hundred percent.It was because of Laura's new found confidence that Mr. Ban started acting differently towards her.Barter started to understand everything clearly.If only he could tell Shadow that he knew where his money is, it would be easier to get it out of Laura, but with Barter's greed, he didn't want to tell Shadown anything.If he could get that money from Laura, that would mean that?He would be a billionaire.He didn't care if he was a couple of millions away from hitting the billion dollar mark, a billionaire is a billionaire, right?Th
Shadow looked forward to meeting Greg Chase, the man he had admired while in jail.When Shadow struggled with Greg Chase in jail and discovered that there was something about Greg, he wished the day would come when they would meet under normal circumstances, like being allies.Finally, the day had come.Don Black took Shadow to Greg Chase's house.When Shadow saw Greg's house, he remembered the money that Alina "stole" and he felt a bit disgruntled.However, he was quick to shove the feeling aside, knowing how sensitive Greg Chase was, and the fact that he could sniff out the least weird scent of unconventional behavior.When Don Black informed Greg Chase that Shadow was going to pay him a visit, he was apprehensive.Knowing what had happened between Shadow and himself while they were locked up, he thought the visit would be awkward, and he couldn't wait to get over this first meeting."Mr, Chase, sir, you have guests!" Greg Chase's bodyguard informed him respectfully.Greg was alread
"Honey, Barter scares me a lot," Laura Ban dared to tell Mr. Ban this one day. The fact that he had found out about Alina's money made her feel nothing but dread. Heavy dread. Now, he was more desperate than ever.Mr. Ban, who was sleeping with his back turned Laura, turned and faced her. "What are you talking about?" He asked with tiredness in his voice. "I mean Barter, he scares me. Don't you see the way he looks at me?" Laura Ban asked her husband. Mr. Ban smiled as he stared at his non-so- innocent anymore wife, Laura Ban. "You killed his sister, Laura. What do you expect?" Mr. Ban asked. Laura snacked her lips nervously."I've never denied doing anything like that, but the thing is that it's passed, yet he glares at me as if he would kill me the next moment," Laura Ban said to Mr. Ban."He's just angry, he's not going to do anything that would hurt you in the long run, okay?" Mr. Ban assured Laura, patting her and drawing her close to him. Laura Ban snuggled into Mr. Ban