Chapter 129 Jonathan and Helen laughed heartily as Ellen joked said that. "Just enjoy yourselves, you two," Jonathan said. "We're not intruding, just curious to know more about him," Helen added. James felt relieved that Ellen's parents were welcoming. He had been worried they wouldn't approve of him, but it seemed he was wrong. "I'm sure we'll have more time to chat later," Mrs. Helen said with a smile. "Say hi to Ryan Wane for me." "Sure thing, Mom. Dad, see you later," Ellen said, leading James towards the door. Once outside, they climbed into James' car. "Ready?" he asked Ellen. "Yeah," she replied. James started the car, and the engine roared to life. They drove for about 20 minutes until they got to the location of the restaurant. The restaurant was called City Lights Bistro. It bustled with activity as they entered. The sounds of lively chatter and laughter filled the air, accompanied by soft music emanating from speakers placed throughout the space. The décor was
Chapter 130 James got really mad. He looked straight at Williams, who just grinned back at him, like he was making fun of James. Lana was surprised. This wasn't part of the plan. It was supposed to be a date for two couples. "Why did you invite them?" she asked Williams. Williams smirked and said, "I thought it would be more fun with more people." James blurted out, "What are they doing here?" But Ellen tapped him to calm down. Williams went up to them and said, “Hey Jaxon! Hey Alisha! It's nice to see you both. Come join us for the celebration." Jaxon was furious when he saw James, and Ellen, but he calmed down when he saw Lana. She's the only reason he'd stick around. Williams had promised to set him up with Lana. “Thanks, Williams,” he said. Alisha was also surprised. She thought it was just a date with Jaxon. But now she saw James, her ex, Lana, Ellen Princeton, and even Williams, her cousin. She felt embarrassed and annoyed at once. “Jaxon, I thought this was our date. Why
Chapter 131Just as Williams left the table, six hefty and mean-looking men entered the balcony and began scattering people's tables and chasing them away. They approached them and began scattering their tables.“What do you want?” James asked, standing up.But before anyone could know what was happening they all rounded James up and began to beat him up. James bent aside and dodged the blows but they were coming from six different men.Just as the commotion began people began to run helter-skelter out of the balcony. Tables tumbled and chairs broke.“What the heck!” Lana screamed. “What's going on here?” She tried to rush towards the men but one of them stopped her.“Don't come close if you love your life.”But Lana didn't mind. She scurried forward and was barely dragged back by Jaxon. “What are you doing?” He asked. “Do you want to injure yourself?” Jaxon was really enjoying the show. He didn't know what was really going on but he felt happy as he saw them beating James up. ‘This i
Chapter 132"Hey Lana, sweetheart, it's not what you're thinking," Williams said, placing a hand on Lana's shoulder. "She was just a bit shaken up, so I was calming her down. Nothing serious," he fibbed.Lana's eyes widened with concern. "James is in trouble. We need to get security to help him. He's being attacked," she exclaimed."No worries. You two go get security while I lend a hand to James," Williams assured, rolling up his sleeves before leaving.Meanwhile, Lana and Alisha exchanged awkward glances, each unsure how to broach the topic with the other."So, uh, are you and Williams, like, a thing now?" Alisha tentatively inquired. “Are you guys dating?”Lana's response was sharp. "What, are you trying to snatch him from me too?" she retorted.Alisha quickly shook her head. "No, no! Williams is my cousin. We've known each other forever. He disappeared for a while, and now he's suddenly rich," she explained. "But listen, I have this feeling he's hiding something. You shouldn't tru
Chapter 133 Ellen was rushed to Sky Care and her parents came when they heard the news. They were worried. Jonathan and Helen Princeton were furious. “My only child!” Helen sobbed. "We want to see those thugs!" Jonathan demanded. "That's not necessary, Sir. They've all been taken to the police station. They must face justice." James said. Jonathan was adamant. "They must face my own justice!" he declared, picking up his phone to call some military men. He is a retired general and he has authority in the military. His voice was tense as he spoke. "Hello, Arnold! This is Jonathan Princeton. My daughter was attacked by thugs, and they're being taken to the police station. But I need the military to intervene immediately." The person on the other end of the line replied respectfully, "Yes, Sir. I'll send some men to the police station right away to handle the situation." Jonathan nodded, satisfied with the response. "Make sure they get there quickly," he instructed before ending t
Chapter 134The next day news of the attack soon spread through the whole of Emerald falls.EMC all the workers were talking about it. Most especially about how James and Williams single-handedly beat up the thugs.Jonathan Princeton's men had already intervened and taken the thugs who attacked them to the barracks for questioning."Oh, so it's true now. The PA to the director of finances is dating Ellen Princeton," people gossiped as they heard the news."Yes, yes, how lucky can one person be," another person chimed in. "Wasn't he the one who got promoted a few days ago and now he's driving a Bugatti and dating the daughter of a famous politician?""So, between James and Williams, who do you think has more power?" Elton asked his friend."I think it's James. He's much more successful," his friend replied."No, it's Williams. He has access to the control unit. Do you know what that means?" Elton asked."What does that control unit do?" his friend asked, intrigued."It basically gives
Chapter 135“Oh I see!” Alisha replied.“Yeah. So what do you want to talk to me about? He asked her.“Oh it's about some junior staff members who were also finding it difficult to access the new password. I was hoping that you should change it. I guess Morris is not the only moron here.” She lied and smiled.She was feeling remorseful for saying bad things about Williams to Lana and had wanted to confess to Williams and ask him to forgive her, but now she just noticed that Williams is not really who he said he's.“But that's the most easy and secure password that anyone can memorize.” Williams said. “Ask them to come to my office and I will show them how to memorize the password easier.”“Oh no problem, that's not a problem at all. I think I can handle it,” she said and got up to leave.“All right bye then.”As Alisha left his office, she contemplated everything that's going on. She knows that EMC is under attack but by who?She could have clearly discarded William's story because sh
Chapter 136After rushing back to the office, Eric found Williams pacing anxiously in the waiting room to his office."What's going on, Williams? Who did you find out?" Eric demanded, his heart racing with anticipation.Williams turned to face him, his expression grave. "It's worse than we thought, Mr. Wood. The hackers responsible for the virus attack on our system… it is an Asian organization, like I said and the mastermind behind it all is no other than, our director of finance, Mrs. Lee"Eric's eyes widened in shock. "Mrs. Lee? You can't be serious.”“Take a look at this.” Williams said as he dug his hands inside his pocket and brought out his phone and gave it to Eric.Eric took it and saw a screenshot message between Mrs. Lee and an unidentified user. He froze in his position.“No, you're mistaken. You know the consequences of wrongly and intentionally accusing someone? You'd be facing a jail term of 50+ years," Eric told Williams sternly, attempting to gauge his sincerity. But