Mr. Barnes question to Joyce dropped like a bomb in the room, the silence was almost palpable and Bella's heartbeat could almost be heard. It was the moment she most feared since Joyce stepped into the room, however, she tried to make herself ready.“Sorry, what?” Joyce asked Mr. Barnes like she didn't hear his question.“I mean, your case with Bella a few weeks back, how did it go down?” Mr. Barnes reiterated the question back to her. Joyce looked straight at Bella after taking her attention from Mr. Barnes, “Damon exposed us and gave me a window which I took and fled.” She answered.Bella's pacing heart dropped a bit, Joyce's response was a brief summary for the situation but she didn't mention Bella's role in it yet. Now she hoped Mr. Barnes doesn't press further but he did.“And how did he do that?” Mr. Barnes asked her.The man wasn't relenting and Bella now became more worried but Joyce was rather prepared. “He uncovered our plot and got the evidence to counter mine from Jack P
Damon and his team finished listening to Bella's report on how her meeting went with the secret group which they now know of. But everyone's attention turned to Damon on Joyce's role in the game.“What? Joyce is now part of the team?” Elizabeth asked in surprise.“I was more shocked than you are, Bet.” Bella added from the screen she was on.“Come on, man. What's the angle with Joyce?” Philip asked.Damon and Brandley looked casual which meant to the others that they had a plan with Joyce. “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” Brandley answered them.Damon had told them about setting up life for Joyce in Tokyo so she could stay away from negative influences and also, they could keep an eye on her. Although she had done a lot to hurt him, she was his ex-wife and a woman he once loved with everything, so he couldn't just watch her end badly like that.Then also, he informed them of how the Tokyo plan went stating that Joyce was kidnapped which was true since Don Lupez's me
The team had listened to Joyce's narration of how Damon recruited her and how everything played out including the kidnapping by Don Lupez's men, they were fascinated. “My role is to play whatever role Mr. Barnes gives me.” She answered their question in what role she was playing. “And has he given you any yet?” Elizabeth asked her.“Yes, I am stationed with the mafias to work with them for now, then when Bella's case heightens they intend to bring me up again. This time, I'll be another evidence for Bella to push the case for the final blow.” She answered.“You'll come up as a victim claiming Damon tried to kill you before the documentary was released but you ran away and then he got to Jack Pierce.” Bella stated, haven figured it out altogether.“Very much so. As you push it hard, the world will believe and that is a strong blow for the Kingdom. Besides, Alex's case is already rocking the boat.” Joyce responded.“Well, it turns out we have learnt so much about Mr. Barnes from diffe
Damon and Brandley arrived at President Balbano's office and they met the man with his chief of staff already waiting for them. Their meeting with the Ambassador has been anticipated for a while, since Damon arrived in Italy he was yet to meet with the British Ambassador in Italy.Although they have spoken over the phone especially during the welcome incident that happened to him. The Ambassador had reached out to Damon to welcome him to Italy and also extend his sympathy for the mafia attack on him.Since then, Damon has not left the presidential villa to the notice of the public in visit of anyone or place. They ensured such measures due to the security protocols to keep him safe. The initial plan was for him to stay at the UK Embassy with the Ambassador all through his assignment in Italy but the situation that happened made them adjust the plan of where he should stay.However, the situation had died down a bit and Damon was ready to move back to the UK Embassy which was a major r
Ambassador Barnes entered the office to meet the men seated and awaiting his arrival. “Mr. President,” he reached out to shake hands with the President and then to Damon, “Your Highness,” and also to the others, “Gentlemen.” They all returned the greeting and he sat down to begin the meeting. “Once again, my apologies for not going to see you sooner, My Prince.” He said to Damon, rendering his apologies for the delayed visit.“Oh, that's nothing. We are here now.” Damon answered him.“So, what do we have, Mr. Ambassador?” President Balbano asked him to kick-start the meeting.He opened his file, flipped it a little and presented the subjects to them, “For one, the pressure from the media and politicians back home for you to return and face investigation on the Jack Pierce's case is growing stronger by the day.” “I have my people handling that already and the authorities are working well with them, so what is their problem?” Damon asked.“The lady who broadcasted the case, Bella Bost
The men listened patiently to the new episode from Bella and the testimonies of the eye witnesses. It was solid what they said but it didn't seem real to the men. President Balbano was the first to point it out.“This is organised. We all know how the game works, this is definitely a planned work and whoever is sponsoring this lady is not so good.” The President said out after watching the show.The part of the statement where he mentioned that Bella's sponsor wasn't so good triggered Ambassador Barnes' ego, making me enraged. “This is solid evidence and nothing there was planned.” He lashed out in response.“Wow. It seems like you've finally given us your answer.” Damon said to him after watching him lash out. “What answer is that?” The Ambassador asked.“What you think about the case. It's clear your interest tilts against your patriotic stand.” Brandley answered him. The Ambassador realised that he had almost exposed himself and he was at the verge of leaking out his involvement,
Damon's meeting with Ambassador Justin Barnes and their Italian counterpart ended in a conclusive note, he demanded to have a meeting with the mafia lords of Italy and although everyone else vehemently kicked against it, the Ambassador vaguely did.It was working in his favour so he needed the meeting to happen. The situation now was for the Ambassador and the Italians to work together in setting up the meeting and the meeting must be kept off the knowledge of the public and the media.Damon planned on meeting with the mafias to negotiate in his words “the Conditions for their surrender.” But how he would go about that was left as a mystery to the others. It was a risky job but he was going to do it anyway.The fears for his intended actions coursed through the men as they knew he was about to dare something that was in every way unrecommended. The mafias were already looking for ways to assassinate him and they have tried before as a warning shot but now he is about to stroll freely
The news of Damon's plan was already reaching the right people and the reactions coming in were not funny. Everyone was concerned about his plot and how much they felt it was wrong. The first he had to deal with was President Balbano himself who still didn't buy the idea.Balbano came to Damon in his suite at the Presidential Villa to discuss the matter with him again with the hopes that he might persuade Damon to change his mind.“I understand how badly you want to resolve this situation and how much you've been working on doing that since you came, but I can't help it. I must ask you,” President Balbano, sitting opposite the Prince said out to him, “Are you letting Ambassador Barnes get into your head?” He asked the question because of how the Ambassador was pushing the situation with Damon at their last meeting and how Damon rashly brought up this risky plan. He felt somehow that the Ambassador may have triggered that move in Damon, probably because Damon felt like he wasn't doing