''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
Greg Chase had already informed his crew that something was fishy. ''I tell you, I know that young lady, and if she was really hurt in the last two weeks, I would have known, but no! Trust me, she even forgot that her uncles were supposed to be dead,'' Greg Chase said, trying to convince his crew that Mr. Ban was alive. Charles Ban too. ''Yes, but Greg, at times like this, you would have to be a hundred percent sure. Such an assumption is too far-fetched, what if you are wrong? What of it the girl has indeed risen above the heartache?'' Don Black was the one asking. Greg Chase scoffed. He had those sorts of strong inclinations that in fact, Lucy Ban was hiding something. ''Look, you know what? Instead of the back and forth, and constant bickering, let us send someone out there to get in touch with her. We can hire them! Someone would fall in love with her and get us all the information we need. Is that not viable?'' Greg Chase asked. Don Black and Bane looked at him with some io
''Austin, make sure you do not get too involved with her, okay? Just keep everything on the surface, and deliver the information that we have asked of you. That's literally all you have to do,'' Don Black told his son as he gave him a narration of the task ahead.Austin Black looked at his father with a mischievous grin.''But dad, what if she's pretty? I might want to go further down the road of a pretty woman, you cannot just restrict me to getting out information from her...'' Austin Black was saying this when his father interrupted him.''I said, stay on the surface son! What part of staying on the surface don't you understand?'' Don Black asked angrily.Austin Black got a hold of his bickering and raised his hands showing that he had heard his father loud and clear, and would do as he was told.''Where does she live? Where does she hang out at? How do I get her?'' Austin Black asked.''We are working on it. A partner of mine knows her, and would try and make her come out to a spo
When Lucy Ban's eyes fell on Austin Black, she couldn't take them off from him. Even though she had not nursed any feelings of love and attachment, she could not take her eyes off a perfectly built man. Austin Black entered the office of Lucy Ban with a poker face. He was obviously on a mission and did not intend to screw it up. ''Hello there,'' he said to Lucy, stretching his arm forward for a handshake. Lucy was taken aback by his charm and domineering aura. But she didn't forget that she was the boss, so she didn't accept his handshake, instead, she stared at his outstretched arm. ''Can I help you?'' Lucy Ban asked. ''Yes you can, ma'am,'' Austin Black replied, withdrawing his arm and smiling at Lucy to show that she had embarrassed her. ''I am out looking for a job,'' Austin Black replied. His masculinity dominated the entire room, and slowly Lucy was getting engulfed in it. ''You can apply for a job on the company's website, and we will get in touch with you if you
The following day, as scheduled, Austin Black appeared at Lucy Ban's company. Lucy's anticipation was nearly obvious that day. She had taken a bit more time in preparing herself for work. She wore better-fitted clothes and took her time to do her makeup. "Lucy!" Margaret Ban had called her with urgency when she saw how dazzling her daughter was that morning. Lucy turned to look at her mother, trying as much as she could to feign ignorance of the reason her mother had called her. "Is there anything special happening at the office today?" Margaret Ban had asked. Lucy shook her head. ''No, why?" she replied. "Why are you dressed up? I've never seen you put in this much attention to detail before. Anything special? Have a date later?" Margaret Ban dared to ask. "Mom!" Lucy Ban yelped and rolled her eyes. "What?" Margaret Ban asked. "It's just for work. I decided to look better, period," Lucy Ban said abruptly and left the house while her mother stared at her back in shock. "Jus