They both requested bottled water, but their body was still engrossed in fear, staring at the serious expression on Nicolas's face brought them quivering more in fear.It didn't take long before Jimmy appeared and was standing by the door. Ryan asked for him to come in and join them, which he did. He couldn't fathom why his boss at the office would wish to see him in a restaurant rather than in the office.Jimmy, a young man in his thirties, kept a calm demeanor with his sparkling blue eyes. They all made their orders.It was time to talk about the main purpose of calling the meeting. Ryan cleared his throat signifying he needed their attention.“You all are welcome, I called this meeting because I have something important to discuss with you guys. It is a matter that will help us at Prime Realty Group.” Ryan stated.Jimmy had a blank expression on his face, he wondered why his boss would call him or include him in such matters.Ryan's gaze fell on Jimmy, “Jimmy Birmingham,” Ryan's vo
Aaliyah's voice echoes through the silent hall. She shook her head in response to what she said when all gaze fell on her.“Yes, my cousin's sister works in the finance and accounting department. She is Vivian Jerome, Mrs. Ashley secretary.”“Mrs. Ashley secretary.” Chloe and Jimmy screamed in unison.Jimmy's eyes widened in shock, he hadn't seen the both of them together. He had no idea his girlfriend had a cousin working in the same company as them. Her words sounded like fire to them. “I got to know about it from her, even before Jimmy told me.”Ryan leaned back on the seat, they were now moving slowly in his mission. Ryan had a plan, Isabella was meant to start work on Monday. He felt like informing them about it but since Aaliyah informed them about her cousin he skipped the thought. Isabelle is new and it will take her time. Getting help from someone who already knows the ins and outs of Mrs. Ashley's office will be a great idea. “So how can we meet Vivian?” Ryan asked with
Ryan got up that early and had to change his plan, he had informed Susan that he would not be coming early to work. He has to visit Express Cargo.Ryan was seated at the back of the car, Whilst Nicolas handled the car wheel, he revved the engine and reversed out, all road leading to Express cargo.Within twenty minutes, the car stopped in front of the building. Nicolas did the needful and Ryan alighted from the car. He ambled towards the building and his staff greeted him and he returned the greetings waving and smiling at them.“Good morning young master.” Mr. Hector said with his head facing downward.“Good morning Hector. How is business going.’” Ryan asked.“Sir, the business has been doing pretty well.”They both Sauntered towards the manager's office. The manager Mr. Hector instructed his secretary to serve his young master a coffee. Ryan requested for two.Within a minute the secretary brought the coffee, placed it before her young master and the other close to Nicolas, who was
“Hey”Ryan turned to look at who was yelling at him, Reuben moved forward at a fast pace but Nicolas came forward to block him, Nicolas stood in front of Ryan.“Ryan Baker, the former Delivery driver who turned a Billionaire overnight.” He said sarcastically.“Do you think you are the only person thing will turn around for? The table has also turned around for us. I know you have heard the news but if you haven't let me tell you, Victoria is getting married to Brown Baker.” Reuben said, smirking.Ryan boiled in inner rage but he managed to calm his anger. “Was that why you stopped me and how is that my business?”“Hahahah” Reuben laughs out loudly.“You can no longer humiliate my family and me, we have got someone ready to fight for us. We are now related by marriage, and as for you.” He said pointing at Nicolas.“You will soon be taking orders from me when the marriage is fully settled.” Ryan Furrowed his eyebrow, he eyed Nicolas.“Wait, what are you trying to do, you better not t
As the soft light of Dawn filters through the curtains. Mr. George sat on the couch close to the window which gives him a better view of the mansion.He was sipping from the steaming coffee that was placed before him by the maid. Mrs. Ashley promenades towards him with her face showing frustration and anger.Mr. George's eyes glued on his wife as she ambled back and forth at a slow pace. “What is the matter? Why are you so upset this morning?” He asked with a serious tone.Mrs. Ashley sighed, before moving close to where he was, she sat opposite him. She cleared her throat and mouthed.“I am still not happy that Ryan is still alive, Can't you see him doing well for himself? Just a few weeks after he was made the president he had been able to seal three deals and I heard he is the reason why Express Cargo have been making massive progress recently.” She said with her voice fuming in rage.“What do you want us to do, we have sent some men against him and they came back giving flimsy ex
Mr. Caleb stood by the door to welcome everyone including family relatives. The atmosphere was filled with excitement and happiness.Brown and Victoria walked pass Ryan, Brown placed his hands around Victoria's waist and kissed her on her forehead.Ryan was not moved by what they were doing, instead, he took out his phone and scrolled through his Wh*****p group chat and there was no message from Aaliyah, Chloe or Jimmy. He shook his head in disappointment and placed it back into his pocket.He traced his mother and moved towards her, she engulfed him in a tight hug before letting go.The waiters and waitresses carried a tray of wine as they moved back and forth giving wine to each attendee. Ryan was holding a wine glass the same as everyone in the room.Mrs. Ashley had already given her instructions to her allies.Mr. Caleb used a light metal to tap the wine glass in his hand calling the attention of everyone present.“Good morning to you all, it is with great pleasure and happiness. I
“Sir, there was a bomb attack outside.”“What!!!” They all exclaimed.Fear engrossed the ambience of the Baker's mansion“How and when, How did that happen, Was anyone hurt?”Mr. Caleb asked.The once lively room is shrouded in silence and they murmur amongst themselves.“No one was hurt sir, just the cars were damaged after the bomb blast.” “Which car?” They all asked“Sir, about three to four cars.”“No it can't be, what is happening, who is responsible for this, Tighten the security and find out who is behind this immediately. Check everything the person might be inside here. Check the CCTV, check every corner of the mansion. I want the person behind this Arrested and jailed.” Mr. George yelled out at the top of his lungs.The family sat huddled together as their faces were all etched with fear and uncertainty. The food remained untouched, they exchanged worried glances. Their thoughts were consumed by questions of who could have carried out such a heinous act and why.Smoke linge
“Ryan, What was that all about?” Mr. Caleb asked, raising his brow.“Nothing Grandfather, we were just having a friendly discussion.”******The entire Baker family were all seated in the living room, as they were curious to know the outcome.The mansion door creaked open, and Joseph and Khalo walked inside the mansion. They tilted their heads in respect before the Baker's family.“What information do you have? Have you found out who is behind what happened earlier?” Mr. Caleb asked in a serious tone.Mrs. Ashely kept a calm demeanour, she had already paid some of the security guards in charge of the CCTV room but she was scared they might snitch on her.“Sir, there was no trace of a bomb in the premises, I suspected the car came inside with it. We didn't check the cars. We have checked the CCTV several times, and the results are still the same,” Khalo said calmly.“Do you know the car that caused the explosion?” Yes, sir, the car belongs to Master Ryan.”"What!!!” They exclaimed.Si
Ryan watched as they wheeled her out, his heart was heavy with worries. He rushed and followed the paramedics team, with his mother. He knew he needed to be by her side to make sure she was alright, she just saved his life. Ryan couldn’t shake the unease feeling that was building within him, “Hold on, Elizabeth. We will get through this.” Ryan said in his mind.The paramedic’s team rushed towards their van and drove immediately to the hospital. Ryan took the key from Nicolas and rushed behind the ambulance. His heart was racing fast, he blew the horn repeatedly when they got to the highway trying to find a path for him to drive.When they got to the hospital, the paramedics team sprang into action, and Elizabeth was wheeled into the hospital. And was taken in for treatment.Ryan raced inside like someone who had been chased, he was breathing fast. He asked several nurses and he was told that she was undergoing an operation.He sat on the chair facing downward, with tears welling up
“I heard everything you said. Grey. It was you who killed Brown at the hospital. I never thought you would be this evil until today.” Victoria said with a voice mixed with anger and pain.The policemen and the guards rushed inside the building, they stopped when they noticed the scenes that were happening before them.“Drop your weapons, you are surrounded by the police.” The Chief police officer said.Grey’s heart sank into his stomach, he knew there was no way out of him. He turned to face Ryan who gave him a small smile by the side of his lips.“You called the police, Ryan. How dare you.” Grey said.Ryan shrugged, “My mum wasn’t the only person you kidnapped, Elizabeth Brian is here.” He said soft but firm tone.The police team moved closer to where Mrs. Rebecca and Elizabeth were tied and helped untie them, setting them free, and moving them towards the back.“Drop your weapons,” The chief of police screamed again.“I can’t drop my weapon, I can surrender to you,” Grey said, his
His mother’s heart was pounding fast in fear, and Her eyes widened in horror. Seeing Six hefty men against her son Ryan.Tears were streaming down her cheeks and her body was trembling. Ryan placed the document on a rust table, beside him.Ryan knew he could take them if he stayed focused, he watched their movements, and his senses were on high alert. He watched as they moved towards a direction coming out with different weapons to fight against him.Grey stood behind, an evil smirk formed immediately by the edge of his lips. “Don’t kill him, we still need him alive to sign the document,” Greg instructed.The men nodded their heads intermittently while moving towards Ryan with a stern and mocking face.“You had picked the run person, Grey. You guys can walk away now you have the chance, I wouldn’t hurt you. I will give you some minutes to think about it.” Ryan said with a calm but firm tone.The men exchanged glances and laughed, “Let’s deal with him.” The scarred man said.Ryan st
“But I never believed you would have some people who are still loyal to you. They did a nice job of setting off the fire on time.” He said making a mockery of it.Ryan glared at him, “What is your gain in all this and what do you want?” He asked with his voice dripping in fury.“I had no idea you were this smart,” he said. “I want everything you owe, Everything your grandfather gave to you including the company.” He said.Ryan giggled with the right side of his lips, he wasn’t surprised by what he said. He knew something was odd about Grey from the beginning.“How do you think it’s going to be possible? There are people before you who have tried to take things off my hands and they failed. And one of them is your father,” he said confidently.Grey got pissed by his statement, giving him a deadly glare. With his jaw clenched. Ryan was using this as a delay tactic for the police and his men to take position. Meanwhile, Nicolas and Sebastian have positioned themselves with snipers at d
They moved slowly till they got to an open space, Ryan glanced around the room and he could see his mother being tied to a chair, her eyes could tell her story that she had pain and fear while her heart was enthralled with indescribable sorrow.It got to Ryan’s notice that she wasn’t the only one, he narrowed his gaze to the left and found Elizabeth Brian also tied at the other end.“What is she doing here and how come she was kidnapped alongside my mother.” He mumbles inwardly. Ryan was in a perplexed state but maintained his composure for the task ahead.His eyes flickered in rage while transferring the anger to his hand grip on the bag. He counted the men he saw starting from the entrance, they were a total of six men.“Where is your boss, tell him, I have what he requested and he should set them free,” Ryan said, his voice deep and showing no atom of fear.One of the gang members who seemed to be the leader, he had a scarred face, spoke with authorities.“Not so fast, we need to c
Ryan and Freddie got to the entrance of his mansion, where Ryan met his driver, Jerry. “Get in, we are heading out,” he commanded.Jerry felt something was off, he knew his master wouldn’t have sounded like that. But he believes whatever it is his master will always conquer it no matter what.Ryan felt his phone vibrate, he shoved it out placing it on a loudspeaker.“Master, Ryan. It’s Sebastian. I have news that you should know.” Sebastian said.Ryan already knew what he wanted to say, but allowed him to make the statement.“What is it?” Ryan said with a plain tone.“Master, Your mother has been kidnapped. The two guards she went out with were shot and have been taken to the hospital, we have informed the police about it. And they have sent a rescue team to search for her.” Sebastian said.“Master, I believe it was Joseph who sent those men to kidnap your mother,” he added.Ryan inhales.“I know about it, the kidnappers have contacted me.”“What did they say, did they request for any
The atmosphere was filled with laughter, and excitement as they exchanged memories of the past. Suddenly Ryan’s phone rang out, he didn’t pick up the call at first, it was the second time. He glanced at the phone screen and his eyes fell on an unknown number.He furrowed his brow, “Who could this be?” He said in his mind. He excuses himself from his friends while pressing his right finger against the phone screen.He exhaled deeply and mouthed into the phone.“Hello, this is Ryan Baker. Who am I unto and how can I help you.” Ryan said calmly.“Finally, Finally you decided to pick up my calls. You were lucky, you did. I would have sent you a message with a picture of your mum’s corpse.” The unknown caller said and from the background, one could tell it was a male voice.“Huh? Who are you and what the hell are you talking about.” Ryan questioned with a serious tone, he wasn’t finding the caller’s statements to be a friendly one. He furrowed his face.The caller laughed sarcastically
Ryan yanked the thought off his mind, while he continued with his work. His eyes were glued to the laptop screen. The day had been long filled with meetings and planning sessions, Ryan felt a sense of accomplishment as he wrapped up the last reports for the day.He shut down his laptop and stared at his wristwatch, it was 5:30 pm. He sighed in relief. There was a subtle knock on the door, “Come in,” he said in his usual tone.Ryan hoisted his head to deduce who it was and his gaze fell on Nicolas who walked inside the office, Nicolas was worried that his master had spent enough time unlike him, so he came to check to see what was happening but he found his master getting ready to leave.“Oh! I was about to call you. Get the car ready.” He said.“Okay, young master.” He replied.Nicholas left the office, closing the door from behind. Just as he was about to stand up, his phone rang. Ryan glanced at the phone screen and found Elizabeth’s name boldly written on the screen.He didn’t
He managed to maintain his composure but his mind was pounding fast, Grey had to close the tab hastily to avoid Ryan from seeing what he was doing.Grey knew he had to come up with a good answer, he wouldn’t want to be interrogated by Ryan, He could see how angry he was.“Uhhh, I was going through some stuff online. My laptop was having difficulty, so I thought about using yours to finish my work,” he said, getting up from the seat and walking towards Ryan.Ryan stared at him in disbelief, he didn’t believe his statement.Ryan clenched his hand into a fist. He narrowed his eyes, suspicious pricking at the back of his mind. “You should have called the technician to get your laptop checked, my laptop is confidential. I don’t want you going through my laptop again or coming into my office without my permission.” Ryan said firmly.“But Ryan, we are brothers and grandfather said whatever belongs to you, belongs to me as well.” He said. Ryan felt irritated by his words, as he walked towar