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
"Someone has to place an order for supplies. I heard that Boss Shen has been kicked out after the faceless person almost got spotted..." Bane told Don Black, Shadow, and Greg Chase.Shadow and Bane had not exactly kicked it off yet as allies.Frequently, they could be seen eyeing each other, and their egos often clashed.Of course, Shadow did not see himself as the last person in that room, he was a multi-millionaire, if not that someone had stolen his money.Even at that! One robbery could change his reality in thirteen and a half minutes if all things went according to his plan and arrangement.So, Bane could not tell him shit, although, he respected Don Black exclusively to an extent.As for Greg.They had fought before and Greg beat him, so why not leave him be?"A new client springing out soon after Boss Shen had been gotten rid of would definitely be suspicious..."Shadow said proudly, happy to be able to have an opinion in the sphere of power.Before Shadow went to jail, he and
''If Barter proves to be difficult, I will shoot him. I cannot afford to lose anything after coming this far,'' Laura said to herself. Barter could not stop shooting her very angry stares anytime he saw her. Both of them were like ticking bombs, waiting to explode on each other. Laura had not been able to access the money that Alina had. The money that Barter was talking about was in Alina's crypto wallet, and Laura had tried everything she could to unlock the wallet and access the money, but nothing worked. It was pathetic at this point. Or should she just tell Barter what the problem was? That seemed like a better idea than for her to let him do something extreme to her for no reason. She had not even spent a dime of the money.Maybe both of them could share it.Will Barter agree to share the money with her though? After she had killed his sister, now she wanted to share her belongings with Barter.Laura thought carefully about this.Or maybe she should just give the money t
Since Greg Chase's faction was stalling the faceless intruder, not much was going on in the city. Everyone was waiting for the right time to strike. Boss Shen had indicated an interest in seeing Don Black.''What does he want from me?'' Don Black asked the messenger that Boss Shen sent to set up a meeting.''I wouldn't know boss, the don sir. I am only a messenger,'' the messenger replied. ''Because I asked him for a favor which he didn't even succeed in, now he fixes meetings with me as if we are counterparts,'' Don Black murmured, but the messenger heard him loud and clear, and adjusted uncomfortably. Hearing someone insult his boss could not go past him without him reacting in whichever way, subtle or not. ''Tell him I will be here in my company over the next three hours. If he cannot see me within this time, he should forget about it, and spare me,'' Don Black told the messenger with a disrespectful and dismissive tone. The messenger bowed respectfully and hurriedly turn to le
By the time Don Black allowed Boss Shen into his office, Boss Shen could not hide the anger that he felt.His face was dark, and if looks could kill, he would have sliced Don Black in half with his angry looks. ''Is there a problem with your face?'' Don Black asked Boss Shen as soon as he entered his office.It was as if Don Black could not do without bullying Boss Shen.But who could blame Don Black anyway? The gangsta life did not fit Boss Shen at all. He looked out of place, and the harder he tried to fit in, the more out of place he looked.''I have been out there waiting for you for almost two hours...'' Boss Shen told Don Black, showing off how upset e was to have been treated with disregard.''Would you blame me? I had a meeting with others...'' Don Black replied with a frown. He looked at Boss Shen with an expression that yelled the fact that Boss Shen had no right to ask him why he kept him waiting for that long.Didn't Boss Shen know his place, or had he forgotten?''What d
Mr. Ban knew that it was only a matter of time before things got out of hand. For how long would he continue hiding? For how long would Barter be able to stay away from hurting Laura? For how long would Margaret Ban and Lucy continue to pay them secret visits? For how long would Charles Ban be able to stay without seeing other people and... ''Wait a minute!'' Mr. Ban suddenly said to himself. He counted the number of days that they had spent hiding indoors, pretending to be dead. ''Six weeks! For six weeks Charles has not had sex?'' Mr. Ban said to himself, although loudly enough for Laura to hear him. Laura's eyes opened instantly from the little nap she was taking beside Mr. Ban. She was the only female in that house as Mr. Ban had asked Barter to dismiss every single domestic worker. They could not risk any worker mistakenly revealing their secret out of excitement, so they would rather be without domestic workers. It was tough, but they got used to it pretty quickly. While M