Chapter 148Meanwhile Alisha was busy working when the commotion started. She overheard two of her colleagues discussing the matter and wondered what was going on. She decided to go and check it out.As Alisha approached the crowd, she could hear snippets of her mother's voice rising above the murmurs of the onlookers, and her heart skipped."What's going on?" Alisha asked one of her colleagues, feeling a sense of dread creeping over her."Your mom is causing quite a scene," her colleague replied, shaking her head in disbelief. "She's yelling something about James being behind some scam."Alisha's heart sank. She knew her family had been struggling lately after being scammed, but she never expected her mom to create such a public spectacle.Pushing through the crowd, she finally caught sight of her mother, her face flushed with anger as she continued to shout accusations.“Arrest James Clarkson! Arrest James Clarkson! Arrest James Clarkson!” She and some others were shouting."Mum, wh
Chapter 149The atmosphere in the company grew tense as the ESU agents entered the scene, their presence sending waves of alarm through the employees."Wow, this is really serious!" remarked one employee, wide-eyed with concern."It looks like things have escalated quite a bit," observed another, shaking his head in disbelief."The ESU agents? This just got real," murmured a junior staff member, glancing nervously at the officers."James is in deep trouble now. Finally, he will be jailed," exclaimed a security guard, his tone tinged with satisfaction. It was no secret that James had been investigating and uncovering instances of bribery among the security staff, and they were relieved at the prospect of his imminent arrest."Seems like Mrs. Lee's lackey is in a tight spot. He's been laying low ever since this started," remarked a janitor, adding to the growing chatter among the employees.“Yea! He's truly a scammer. No wonder he has refused to show up ever since this happened.”Mr. St
Chapter 150Just as James ended the call, Jonathan Princeton, a group of ESU agents knocked at the door."Open up, who's in here?" one of the agents demanded.James adjusted his tie, composed himself, and walked over to Eric's table. He sat down and crossed his legs. "Yes, come on in," he said casually.The five ESU agents entered the office, their expressions stern and determined."Are you James Clarkson?" one of them asked, cutting straight to the point."Yes, I am, and I've been waiting for you guys for some time now. Welcome, and please, have a seat," James replied sarcastically, gesturing toward an empty chair.The agents exchanged confused glances, unsure of how to react to James's nonchalant demeanor. It was clear that he didn't realize the gravity of the situation."Well, I'm sorry to burst your bubble, young man, but you're under arrest for scamming a lot of people, including your ex in-laws," the lead agent stated firmly."Scam? Me? Scam?" James echoed, his shock evident in
Chapter 151Just as James was about to be led out of the reception hall by the ESU agents, a team of military personnel stormed into the building, sent by Jonathan Princeton through General Arnold, himself. They swiftly surrounded James and the agents, creating a tense standoff.Mr. Sterling was confused. He didn't know why the military was present. Williams, too, was curious to find out why.He thought Mr. Sterling was aware of the development, so he gave Mr. Sterling a side eye, and Mr. Sterling understood. He shook his head, indicating his own confusion.The confusion on everyone's faces was clearly visible."The military is here." A close friend of Kate whispered to her from behind. "What do they want?”"It's clear that they're here to also arrest James." She replied, grinning from ear to ear.“What if they're here to support him?” Someone asked her."Support James? How?""Maybe they're here to stop the arrest.""That's impossible! I hope they don't make things worse.""Yeah, let'
Chapter 152“Now where's the woman who's accusing this young man.” Lt Jones said.By this time, Kate was already shaking as it appears the military was not in support of them. "I'm ." She said, barely."Step forward and explain everything again," Lt. Jones commanded, his voice firm and authoritative.Kate hesitated for a moment, glancing around at the stern faces of the military personnel and the curious onlookers. Finally, she gathered her courage and stepped forward, her hands trembling slightly."I-I accused James Clarkson of being behind the Enron scam," Kate began, her voice shaky. “This is the evidence. Someone gave them to me and they're true.” she said and handed the evidence to the lieutenant."And who gave you this false evidence?" Lt. Jones asked, his gaze piercing as he went through the evidence.Kate hesitated again, glancing nervously at Mr. Sterling and Williams, who were watching the proceedings with keen interest. She knew she couldn't reveal Williams' involvement bec
Chapter 153The atmosphere in the reception hall was tense as Mr. Sterling stormed out angrily, followed by his personal assistant Morris Huggo.Williams, the mastermind behind the scheme, felt frustrated as his carefully planned plot began to fall apart. He exchanged a glance with Mr. Sterling, silently acknowledging the setback. He also exchanged a glance with Kate, signifying her to oppose the lieutenant Jones’ decision.Kate began to shout and throw tantrums at the military men. "You're not supposed to come here! This is not your job. The ESU Should have handled it better. You're all unprofessional. You are not doing the right thing," she said and began to wail.“Please madam, we're only being professional here and you should not cause more commotion.” Lt. Jones said respectfully to Kate but she kept shouting and disturbing the place.Seeing that she was not listening, Lt. Jones said nothing but signaled to one of his men who forcefully escorted Kate out of the company.Meanwhile,
Chapter 154“What's the next plan now?" Mr. Sterling asked.“Listen and watch." Williams said and called the head of the ESU agents.Williams had already set his sights on his next target: Eric and also James. With the head of the ESU agents, Mr. Donald Duke under his thumb, he wasted no time in implementing his next scheme.Unknown to everyone, and before the start of this heist, Williams has been blackmailing the head of the ESU agents. Mr. Donald Duke, DD for a sex tape scandal.First he now wants to use Mr. Donald Duke to sue the military for interfering in the case and also sue Eric for not wanting to recognize a national hero who once helped the agents in rescuing Williams' family.The reason Eric didn't want to identify the national hero is because James is the national hero and he's keeping his identity a secret and Williams was beginning to suspect it."Hello, please, what do you want, sir?" Donald Duke answered over the phone.He doesn't know who Williams was because William
Chapter 155Meanwhile, back at Carl's home, Alisha was having a big quarrel with her mother, Kate, for disgracing herself at EMC today."Like Mom, what were you thinking? You just came to disgrace yourself by accusing James wrongly for what he did not even do," she yelled at her mom. "We both know that James doesn't steal.""Come off it now, Alisha. James is a pauper and he's a scammer! Do you ever wonder how he got so rich just a few months after you divorced him? It's because he is behind the Enron scam.""That's a lie, Mom. You all just hate James for no reason. He was very loving and the best thing that happened to me, but you greedily forced me until I divorced him," Alisha cried out. "Now I regret everything.""Don't talk bad now. You know Jaxon is still better than James. Don't you like me being called Mr. Sterling's in-law? He's powerful and wealthy, and you should let that sink into your skull.""That's all you care about, Mom? Being called Mr. Sterling's in-law, and you don'