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This was the part where Roman should have spat out his drink. He was stunned by Lilian’s request. When had she become so obsessed with Florence? It didn’t make sense. He wasn’t sure she knew anything about Viper Don. If she did, she wouldn’t ask their question. Roman didn’t want to take her down that lane. It could become detrimental. He was aware of Lilian’s fiery behavior. She would want to confront either Lilian or Viper Don and it could end in her death. As much as he would like to see a battle between both women, he didn’t want Lilian to hee into subj trouble. “What?”Lilian cranked her eyebrow. “You heard me. I want to know more about Florence Weah. Who is she?”Roman was perplexed by this. He was still trying to digest the fact that Lilian was bold about this. How did she know about his affiliation with Florence? He thought he was the mysterious one. “How do you know…?”Lilian smirked at him. “Trust me, I know.”Roman opened his mouth to speak but no words came. He shoved h
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 114
MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. The big garage door opened and Roman walked into the large room with both hands in his pockets. He was dressed in his usual attire—a black suit with a white undershirt. He was surprised when he got the call from Oliver. Coming back to New Jersey hadn’t been left off the plan, but he had no other choice. He was here to listen to what Oliver had to say. Oliver had refused to tell him over the phone. Oliver Debaucher smiled when he saw Roman walk towards them. Beside him was Susan. There was one of them missing. Daimonte. This made Roman furrowed his brows. “Roman Lacroix,” Oliver Debaucher sang as Roman approached the large silver table. “What is it, Oliver?”Oliver laughed and folded his arms across his chest. “Always in a hurry.”Roman clenched his jaws. He was supposed to be sleeping in his bed right now in New York, but he had chosen to fly over to New Jersey to hear what Oliver had to say. Roman had the luxury of reaching out to him quicker, and he didn’
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Roman Lacroix could feel the jitters as they arrived at the estate. Maybe he had overestimated his potential. If the Russian mafia were as brutal as Oliver had told him, then he would back out. They had only one night to pull this off. It was insane. Just over three hours ago, Roman had been at a party in New York trying to stop Lilain from going after Viper Don. How he was in New Jersey trying to help Oliver take down a Russian mafia boss. The plan was simple: Susan and Oliver were going to search the house and try to save Daimonte while he kept the Russian mafia boss, Henrik Smolov, busy. He was going to use the artifact as a distraction. He was going to be the diversion while they searched for Daimonte. The plan had seemed simple when they had discussed it, but as Roman stared at the huge mansion before him, he was reconsidering his options. Maybe he should have stayed at home in New York and let Susan and Oliver handle this. It was their mess after all. And they had only called
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“Alright. Can we all relax?” Roman asked with his hands up. There were about ten guards in the room all pointing their guns at him. Roman had calculated the probability of taking all of them out and the numbers were in his favor. He clenched his jaws as he scanned the room. They would probably be more outside. He was fighting an unrealistic battle. Henrik chuckled and took another puff at his cigar. He had Roman Lacroix where he wanted. It was a big surprise that he would come here. He had the nerves too. The name of Roman Lacroix had spread around the big cities in the country. He was troubled and everybody tried their best to ignore it. Not Henrik. He was going to make this as fun as possible. “Why are you here, Roman? What do you want?” Henrik asked. “I already told you. I just want Daimonte, and I will hand over the artifact to you.”Henrik raised an eyebrow at him. “I know you too well, Roman. How do you expect me to believe that you would willingly give me the artifact tha
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Oliver Debaucher and Susan raced towards the van with Daimonte in their grasp. They could hear the sound of gunshots coming from the house. All the guards that were on the lawn seemed to have gone in to help out. This meant that Roman was in trouble. “Come on. We are almost there,” Susan said. Daimonte was about to pass out. He was too weak to keep up with them, and they were too exhausted to keep holding him—he weighed a lot. “Come on, Daimonte,” Oliver said as they approached the gate. “We are almost there. Don’t give up on us now.”Daimonte clenched his jaws and tried to carry himself. He could see the van now. They were almost there. Only a few more steps were needed. It took only a few moments for them to arrive at the van. Susan swung the back door open, and Oliver helped Daimonte into the van. When he was in, Susan stepped in and Oliver stared at them. “What about Roman?” She asked. Oliver reached into his black overall and brought it a FN 5’7 cocking it. “I’m going to g
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 118
EIGHT HOURS AGO. Lilian slumped on the couch completely exhausted. The party had been crazy, and she had been lucky to be there. She had a chance to speak with Roman, though she doubted it added to anything she already knew. Roman was hiding something from her. And she wondered why. When he spoke about Florence, he sounded so cautious. Who was Florence Weah? And why was Roman so protective of her? It increased her suspicion. Lilian wasn’t going to stop until she got to the bottom of it. She had tried stalking Florence one time and it had ended up with her being caught. Florence never confronted her ever since then, and she felt it was her luck. It was only now she realized there were other things Florence had to worry about that to talk to her. She was a busy woman and whatever she was going to do with their company, Lilian was scared. She was scared of how her father would react when he found out that their company was no longer under their control. They were mere passengers. Her
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 119
Lincoln Troyes stepped into the house with his luggage. It had been a long flight back home. He had returned from a business trip and was happy that he was home. He realized that he couldn’t stay away from home for too long. He had missed his daughter, and most importantly, he couldn’t leave the affairs of the company in the hands of someone like David. David reminded him of when Roman had been with him. There wasn’t much distance from him, and he was infuriated that he couldn’t get rid of him the same way he had done with Roman. Lilian wouldn’t forgive us if he tried to. “Daddy. You’re home earlier than expected.”Lincoln smiled as he stepped into the house. A maid hurried down the stairs coming towards Lincoln to take his luggage. Lincoln handed it over to her and she headed to the stairs immediately. “Well. I couldn’t stay away because I missed you so much.”Lilian giggled at that. She wasn’t sure that her father coming home now was a good idea. Everything was in a mess and he wo
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The doors of the hospital swung open and Lincoln Troyes was rushed in by the paramedics. Besides his lifeless body was Lilian who was trying her best to keep up with the nurses but they had flocked to take over control from the paramedics who had played their part. It all felt like a dream to Lilian. Her father was in critical condition. He had slumped after she had told him about the company. Maybe she had been too plain with him. She should have told him the company was in limbo instead of being so direct with him. Lincoln had slumped from the shock and had passed out. He had cardiac arrest according to paramedics, and he had been rushed to the hospital. The door swung open and David came into the hospital. He scanned the busy hallway so Lilian couldn’t find her. She had left with the paramedics in the ambulance while he had used the car to come down here. It seemed surreal to him. He felt they should have kept the truth from Lincoln. He wouldn’t be in this condition if they ha
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(EPILOGUE)Roman stepped back into the house and he found a figure sitting on the couch waiting for him. He clenched his jaws as he walked into the room. He was eager to see who had interrupted his grieving session. He had been to let all the pain out. The guilt he felt for watching his mother die and also not being there for his parents while they were alone hit him hard. He just needed that space but he wasn’t going to get that now. As he came closer, the figure sat at the couch with a tea cup in their hand. Roman squinted his eyes as he tried to recognize who it was. The figure finally turned around and faced Roman. Roman was immediately shocked by what he saw. “Nuo?” He called in surprise. Nuo Feng, who was dressed in her customary robes, rose from the couch and smiled at him. Roman was in disbelief. The last time had seen her was when he had visited Shanghai. That was because he had been hurt badly in a confrontation with Viper Don’s men which had left him paralyzed. But
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“There you go,” Ben said, handing him a bouquet. Roman gave him a weak smile and got the bouquet of yellow roses from him. “Thank you, Ben.”Ben nodded. “If you need anything. Just call me.”Roman nodded and Ben turned around leaving him. He was now alone in the graveyard of his parents all dressed in a black suit. With the bouquet in his hands, he stepped forward and stood before the headstone of both his parents. With a smile, he picked out one of the yellow roses and placed it on his mother’s grave.“Hello, mum. I’m back,” he said with a smile. He moved to the next headstone and dropped another flower on it. This was his father’s. Roman clenched his jaws as he stared at his father’s headstone. He could feel the guilt consume him as he looked at it. It was hard for him because he couldn’t remember what his father looked like, nor did he have any memory of who his father was. The only reason he remembered him was the pictures in their old house, and the video of him leaving th
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Roman stretched on the bed as he woke up before opening his eyes. He looked around and realized that the morning sunlight had washed into the room, illuminating the bed on which he lay. Last night was amazing. After winning the award for the entrepreneur of the year, he had come back to the suite with Florence where they had sex. Just as she was about to climax, she said the magic words. I love you. Roman didn’t know what to say back then, but he felt he had an obligation to say what he felt about yet too. And he was going to tell her when they had breakfast. He turned to the other side of the bed to meet her only to find it empty. This startled him. He rose from the bed and looked around the room. There was no trace left of her being her last night. That was awkward for him. Roman rose from the bed stark naked and walked towards the bathroom. He opened the door and stepped into it. He found water droplets on the floor which meant that she had been here awhile ago. He reached
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Roman Lacroix opened the door of his suite and stepped inside. On the other hand was his award which he couldn’t quite wrap his head around how he had won it. He had been stunned when his name was mentioned. After making a speech, he received the award which made him feel better. That was two awards he had won now, but who was counting? He wondered if the universe was finally paying him back from all the torture he had undergone at the hands of Viper Don. But that didn’t matter much to him. If that was the case, then he would gladly accept it. The door of the suite was closed and he turned around to see Florence coming in with her purse in her hand. She still looked amazing, and he was surprised that he hadn’t noticed that until now. She was amazing in her black dress which exposed her cleavage. Roman found it hard to look away. Florence noticed Roman looking at her and she couldn’t help but smirk. They had decided to spend the night in suits and travel back to New York the
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“Roman! You won’t believe this!” Ben said as he closed the door. Roman who was sitting on the couch with a glass of scotch in his hand turned to Ben who had an envelope in his hand. He wondered what he could do there. “What is it?” Roman asked. “I think it is for you,” Ben replied, handing over the envelope to him. Roman, confused, got the envelope and immediately tore the seal. He reached into the envelope and brought out a letter from it. After reading for a few moments, he was left in awe. Ben noticed the change in Roman’s facial expression which made him more curious about what could be in the letter. “What is it?” Roman read the letter one more time before turning to him. “It’s an invitation,” he said. “To where?” Ben asked. Roman turned back to the letter. “It says here, Dear Roman Lacroix, amazed by the works you have carried out in your hometown, Brooklyn. We are delighted to invite you to the prestigious annual Entrepreneur Awards night. We will b
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Roman walked through the hallway of the precinct as he headed towards the other entrance. He had contemplated this for days, and he had finally come to a decision—he was going to get the key to the city. He deserved it. Oliver had made him realize this. After saving his life on multiple occasions, he realized that there were a lot of things that he had done that went unnoticed. He had been able to take three powerful men down with Viper Don being the strongest. It hadn’t been easy, but he had done it. The last mission made him feel that he could do anything if he put his mind to it. Saving Susan from the mighty drug lord, Frederic El Mataso, made him realize that there was more to his capabilities than he knew. Eric and Adam were waiting nervously just as the mayor went to the podium to give a speech. They were still inside the building waiting to be summoned. It was a big day for them, but that didn’t stop Eric from wearing his trademark black leather jacket. Adam on the other ha
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Brooklyn, New York. 6:45 AM.“Well, that was fun,” Oliver said as they stepped off the jet. They were greeted by the morning’s golden light which washed upon them as they walked out of the hanger. Oliver still had the black duffel bag in his hand but it didn’t contain ammunition anymore. It was money. A whole lot of it. They had cashed out on all their artifacts last night and made their way with the excess of it. Roman was calm as he walked out of the hangar. He was dressed in a new black suit and his hair was combed neatly. He looked all refreshed. Last night was hilarious, and it was hard to believe that it had happened.They had made their way with one of the most expensive jewels ever, and all Roman did was blackmail him. They couldn’t say that Frederic El Mataso wouldn’t come after them but who cared? They had hit the jackpot again. Roman had the ring in his hand and he stared at it as he made his way towards the crew. At a distance, a black Cadillac was heading towards them
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Frederic El Mataso wasn’t fazed by the sight of the guns being pointed at him. He had been through much more than that. What he was worried about was the men at the table with him who were already terrified at the sight of the men. “If you don’t want to end up like the guards there, I strongly suggest you all leave,” Roman ordered. The men looked at each other before running out of the room. The door shut behind them and they were left alone in the room with Susan and Frederic. Susan rose to her feet and went immediately to Oliver, pulling him into a hug. Roman, on the other hand, lowered his gun and walked to the poker table, sitting on the other end of it. He had one of his guns pointed at Frederic who still didn’t seem fazed by this. “I know who you are,” Frederic said. “You’re the famous Roman Lacroix.”Roman smiled at that. Sometimes, he forgot that he was known throughout the country. First, it was the Russian mafia leader, now it was El Mataso. He was making a name for him
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“Bring her in here,” Frederic El Mataso ordered. The door opened and Susan was dragged into the room. Her hair was ruffled and her face was drenched in sweat. She had just spent the whole day in the basement and now she was about to be given a death sentence. The room had a poker table with men seated around it, Frederic included. Frederic El Mataso was a plump man with a weird mustache and heavy eyebrows. He was dressed in a black suit with his bloated stomach trying its best to stay in the white undershirt he wore. There was only one thing that caught Susan’s eye. It was his ring. The ring was glowing as he rubbed his chin with a grin on his face. “Bring her closer,” he ordered. The guard dragged her on the floor as he brought her to him. Susan was kneeling before Frederic now who was still rubbing his chin as he stared down at her. “You piece of shit! You think you’re going to get away with this?” She yelled. “She’s a feisty one,” he said to the men at the table who chuckle
