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HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 180
THIRTY YEARS AGO “Yes, Amiri. I’ll be home soon,” Lucien said with a soft chuckle. “You know Roman always gets grumpy when you’re not home,” Amiri said from the other end of the line. This made Lucien chuckle harder. “He’s only two years old, Amiri. I’m not sure he knows what being grumpy implies.” “Just get your ass home.” Lucien scoffed. “I’m on my way,” he said and ended the call. Lucien dropped the phone on the desk and sighed as he leaned back on his desk. How was he going to get back home in time? He wasn’t done with the work he was doing, and it was getting late. It was about 7:45 pm, and he was still stuck in the office. He never stayed that long. But the automobile company would soon be a reality, and so he had to be out in extra work for it to become a reality. Expanding his company was always his dream, and if he did this right, he would be worth billions. The automobile company was going to bring him more money than any other business he currently has. That w
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 181
Roman sat in his dining room with the two lawyers whom he had met at the funeral ground. They were both from Rhoades family and Floyd’s. It seemed they were here to talk to him about the properties. It was no news that Floyd had stolen the properties from his father. He had killed him and forced his mother to back away from most of his family’s possessions. But that ended when he was killed. Ben had also handed in the video which showed Floyd going into Lucien’s office to steal a few files minutes before his death. He was also viewed in the parking lot just before he came to meet Lucien in his office. That had been enough evidence for the police to tag his death as a murder hence, the properties which Floyd had stolen from him were to be returned with immediate effect. That was why the lawyers were here. “I’m sorry we didn’t know about this,” Cedric apologized. “We were only doing our jobs.”Roman nodded at that. Cedric was Floyd’s lawyer and he was the one with all his files. Lu
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 182
Florence came down the stairs to find Roman watching the television. It was kind of awkward to see him staring at the television screen. It was usually because he never had time for that. Roman had always been busy running around trying to make sure that everyone around him was okay. He had sacrificed a lot and it was time he got some rest. He deserved it. After barely surviving an assassination, he still stood to his feet and fought against her father. She didn’t know where he had summoned up such energy and courage, but he had done it. And he had come out victorious. Although there were some huge losses. But what was war without loss?“Roman,” she called as he arrived in the large living room. Roman turned to face her. His black hair was combed neatly and his silver eyes gleamed as they stared at her. He was dressed in a gray sweater and pants. He looked so comfortable on the couch. She feared she was about to take away that comfort with the news she was bringing. “Yes? What is
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 183
Lilian had thought about this for so long. Why would she want to submit to Roman? Why would she choose to abandon all the lessons her father had taught her? It was wrong to show weakness, especially to someone like Roman, but they didn’t have any other choice. Roman was going to win either way, and the least they could do was swear their allegiance to him. She had lost everything, but there was a little glimmer of hope left. If she could get back control of her father’s company, then she would be pleased. She had watched her father risk everything for it. He had built it from the ground to where he was. That was why it was so precious to him. She couldn’t let anything happen to the company. She had let it fall into the wrong hands once, and it had destroyed them. She wasn’t going to let it happen again. “That company belonged to my father. He suffered to build that company alone. And watching Viper Don take that form had killed him. The only thing I could do now is to make sure that
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 184
Alice placed the back duffel bag on the bed and began dumping her clothes into it. She was in a rush. She had to get out of there quickly. It was only a matter of time before they were caught. Their home had been infiltrated once already. They weren’t going to stand around to see if there was a second time. She reached for the closet and pulled out her clothes once more before dumping them into the duffel bag again. The news of Viper Don’s death had come as a shock to her. How could they lose Viper Don? And it was nobody else than Roman Lacroix who then thought they had been killed. If Roman was still alive it meant that it was dangerous for them to still be in New York. They had to be on their way. That rainy night, she had thought it would be the last of Roman, but he had come back stronger, and if anyone was good at seeking revenge it was Roman. He was surely going to find them, but by that time they would be halfway across the country. Hopefully, that would buy them some time b
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 185
Roman looked around carefully as he stepped further into the room. Florence was behind him with the gun in her hand pointing towards her feet as he scanned the room tentatively as well. There was something wrong. The house looked empty, but it surely wasn’t. Billy and Alive were still in here but where? They were very good hitmen, that was why her father had specifically ordered them to murder Roman. But luckily for Roman, she had been there in time to save his life. She wasn’t going to rub it all over his face because she was the one who had put him in that position in the first place. “I don’t see anybody here. I think we are too late,” Roman said, turning to her. Florence sighed and looked around. Roman was losing focus and anything could happen. “They are still here, I can feel it,” she said. Roman squinted at her as he heard that. He didn’t buy what she said. But he couldn’t complain. So he turned around and looked at the living room one more time. “I’ll search the kitchen,
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 186
Alice could hear her eyes ringing as she looked at her surroundings. For a split second, she was lost, but as she felt the warm liquid trickle down her temple, her memories came back. They had been running from Roman. She and Billy. It was no surprise that he would come neck for revenge. But what surprised her most was the fact that he was alive. She could remember stuffing three bullets into his chest that rainy night. How the hell could he have survived that? That was the question that was ringing in her mind together with the sound of bells that were in her head. She looked around and found Billy lying unconscious. She almost screamed in shock but she lost her voice. As the warm liquid trickled down her cheek, she touched it and brought it to her eyes. Her heart skipped a beat as she realized that it was blood. Her eyes immediately searched her environment. She was stuck in a car. The car they had intended to use to escape Roman. The woman that had come along had been a surpri
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 187
“Thank you for coming, Roman,” Lilian said. Roman clenched his jaws and nodded. He had just stepped out of the elevator and was already greeted by Lilain who seemed to have been waiting for him eagerly. Why wouldn’t she? He had accepted to give her back the company—well, not everything. Just a minority stake to make sure that they didn’t try anything funny in the future. Just like last time. “Right this way, the lawyers are waiting for you,” she said, pointing towards the familiar office. Roman walked through the hallway in silence as they made their way towards his office. Ever since Donald had died, he had become the new CEO of the company. That was because he had inherited all of Donald’s properties as well. He wondered why Florence would let him do something like that. This was his office now. The office where he had been once fired in, was now his. As he arrived at the door, he swung it open and stepped in. There were already people inside; two lawyers with Florence and Dav