Roman Lacroix and Lydia Ryhs stepped out of the Lamborghini and looked at the building before them. They were both staring at an automobile company. Roman was surprised when he received a proposal from the company to inspect it for a possible investment deal. It turned out that Lydia had been working on this while she had been away. Roman had almost doubted her and her abilities. But yet again, she had surprised him. “Here it is,” Lydia said to him. “Helix Automobiles.”Roman nodded at that. “What are we waiting for?” He asked, walking towards it. Lydia chuckled and went after him. They walked into the building, and surprisingly, they were welcomed by the whole company’s staff who greeted them. After that, they all dispersed and one of them, a man feeder smartly in a purple suit walked up to them. “Hello, welcome to Helix Automobiles. I’ll be your guide for the day,” the man introduced. Roman turned to Lydia who nodded at him. “Fine. So where do we start?” Roman asked. The man
David Troyes gave Lilian his hand as she stepped out of the car. The paparazzi couldn’t stop flashing their cameras at them. They were finally here at the party. Lilian was still finding it hard to believe that Roman would invite them to a party. It didn’t make any sense. She was very sure he hated them. Why would he choose to let them in? It was confusing. “Thank you, David.”David kissed her knuckles and she giggled. “You’re welcome.”“Shall we?” He asked. Lilian nodded at him and they stepped into the event. It was big and she could see numerous people in there. At the stage were cars that were spinning in a slow revolution. It was obvious that Roman had gotten an automobile contract. While he was expanding, they were shrinking. It wasn’t going to be long until they had nothing left. Roman was slowly getting what he wanted. Their company. He was on his way to the revenge he had sought so badly. He had liquidated their stocks in the market making it worth less than a peanut. What
“Who’s this?” Roman asked but he then realized the line was dead. He took the phone from his ear and turned to Lydia with his face livid with confusion. Lydia was dissatisfied that the feeling was mutual. “Who was that?” She asked.“I don’t know,” Roman replied, placing the phone back into his breast pocket. “Where are you going?” Lydia asked. Roman was walking towards the door. He didn’t answer her. All Lydia could do was stare with a glass of champagne in her hand. She couldn’t believe that Roman was going to abandon his party. And worst of all, he wasn’t going to tell her what it was about. Could she call Ben about this? That wasn’t a good idea. Ben would tell her that she was overthinking. And he would tell her to keep faith in Roman and trust him—bla bla bla. It was hard to do any of that when Rylan barely trusted her. He was always being sneaky at times even though she had done enough to earn his trust. To her, it was somewhat tiring. She hoped that he would see that and w
Lydia Rhys looked around the crowd to look for Roman but couldn’t find him. It had been about an hour since he had left the party, and he still hadn’t returned. She was starting to get worried. Roman had left in a hurry for a reason she knew nothing about. He wouldn’t tell her. The crowd at the party was starting to reduce. Everybody was tired and began leaving slowly. Lydia didn’t know what to do. Where the hell was Roman and what was he doing?Lydia moved away from the crowd and drank the last of her champagne. She was tired of waiting. She was going to look for Roman. She didn’t care if he got mad at her for interrupting. He always found a way to get mad at her anyway. This time wasn’t going to be any different. Lydia placed the glass of champagne on a moving tray and wiped her lips dry. She headed out of the party and stepped into the cold night. All the paparazzi that had flooded the event at the beginning were gone now. The red carpet which had been buzzing a few hours ago was
Roman Lacroix opened his eyes slowly as he stared at his environment. It was dark and cold. He felt like he was freezing. Where was he? And what the hell happened? Everything came back to him in a flash. He had received a strange call to meet outside. That had turned into a trap step set by The Viper Don. He had sent men after him to abduct him. Roman had tried his best to fight them all but they were too many. They all ganged up on him and got him on his knees. As Roman tried to move his head, he felt a sharp stabbing pain at the back of his head. He grunted in pain as he tried to get up from the floor. He reached for his hands and realized that they were being held apart. What was this?“I think he’s coming around,” a voice said. The voice was familiar and Roman tried to picture where he had heard it from. As he thought hard, the stabbing pain came back. It felt like his head had been split with an ax. His whole body ached in pain, especially his spine. He had been smacked in th
Lydia Rhys stepped into the digital room as she zipped up her leather overall. It was skin-tight black overall which complimented her short black hair making her look like a spy. Ben was behind the monitor screen trying to track down where Roman was being kept. He couldn’t believe that Roman could do something so stupid. How had he managed to be captured? Ben was still stunned. At check when Lydia had told him Roman had been taken, he hadn’t believed her until she came home. Only the. Did he figure out how serious this was? “Tell me you’ve found him, Ben,” Lydia said, coming to stand behind him. She wore a pair of gloves that matched her attire for tonight. Ben didn’t respond as he moved his fingers on the keyboard trying to locate where Roman had been captured. “Not yet,” Ben replied. “I’m still trying to pinpoint his location.”Lydia sighed and folded her arm frustrated that she had to wait. “Doesn’t he have his tracker on him?” She asked. “He does, Lydia. Patience,” Ben said.
Lydia Ryhs drove the motorcycle around the four walls of the estate and parked it there. The guide looked abandoned. There was no one leaving there, but she was certain Roman was there. It was showing his location on her GPS tracker. Whoever this Viper Don was, he was good at hiding things. Nobody would bother to look for Roman here which gave him all the convenience she needed to manipulate her way into the building. She squeezed the gears of her motorcycle and drove into the abandoned estate. The field was huge and uncut. Lydia looked around in irritation. She finally arrived at the porch of the building and parked her bike. The sound of her motorcycle must have alerted everybody that she was there. There was no use of sneaking in anymore. Lydia killed the engine and stepped off her motorcycle. She stretched her limbs as she made her way to the porch of the building. The door creaked open as she pushed it in and she was welcomed by darkness. Lydia shrugged her shoulders trying to
Roman Lacroix woke up to a splitting headache. He looked around and realized he was in his room. It was warm and cozy. Roman missed this feeling. He didn’t know he would one day appreciate the comfort of his bed. Being locked up in a room where it was cold and dark was supposed to be traumatizing. But he was Roman Lacroix. Nothing fazed him easily. The Viper Don had gotten to him easily. Roman still found it hard to believe that he had been caught easily by the cartel. It was surreal to him. He knew they had been lucky to get him. He had to prevent that from happening next time, but he couldn’t do anything about that presently. He was bedridden. Roman sighed as he ran his fingers through his bed. He had been tortured by the cartel to give off information about Selena. Selena wasn’t safe anymore. He hoped that she would come to terms with that. The cartel that had killed her father was after her, and Roman had made a promise to Jermaine to take care of his daughter, and he was going