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Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 058: Who's Hannah?
A smile flashed on his old, pale face making his expression appear like that of a child. His eyes were fixated on the nurse as he stuttered again,"Ha... Ha... Hannah."The nurse looked creeped out and she turned away. "I'll get the doctor.""Ha... Ha... Hannah!" Thomas' voice turned more hoarse as he panicked, watching the nurse get away from him.Levi's fingers slowly balled by his side. "Father... Father, that's not Hannah."His words were useless as Thomas thrashed about in bed. Thankfully, the doctor came in and injected him with anesthesia to put him to sleep."Mr Lloyd, that's what I was talking about," The doctor sighed as he stepped away. He hung his stethoscope around his neck."Why is my father calling for that woman's name?""Well, your father's memory has terribly degraded so he will only react according to fragments of memories he is able to recollect."Levi facepalmed. His jaws tighten at the doctor's words."We'll try our best to help your father recover soon. This onl
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 059: Bygones
'You silly child, did you steal my money again?!''Your mother is just a whore. Don't you understand? So anyone born of whore can never be anything else than a good-for-nothing bastard!''Hannah, how could you just sit back and watch? Get off him, you fucking nincompoop!''Ah!'"No... No... Stop..." Levi thrashed around in the daybed violently and suddenly sat up with a start.He was covered in sweat and was trembling. He covered his face with his palms and mused, "I've never had those nightmares for years now. Only a day after hearing her name and they are back."He was feeling so agitated and pissed off. After some minutes when he'd gradually calmed down, he looked around the silent room and saw that Brooklyn had left.His shoulders sagged for a second but then he got up with a thought, "Good... I definitely didn't want to deal with her either."Not after the little argument they had the previous day. He washed up, had breakfast and checked on the old madam.She was faring well and c
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 060: Skeletons In The Hotel's Cupboard
When Levi arrived at the hospital, a nurse was wiping his father's mouth. He dropped the bag he had brought and walked to the bed."Let me do it.""Oh, good morning, Mr Lloyd," the nurse recognized him because she was the same person from the previous day."Good morning," Levi squinted when he saw the saliva dripping from the edges of his father's mouth. "How did he do today?""Sir," The nurse smiled nervously. "I learnt to go along with his words and that keeps him from reacting violently.""What do you mean?" Levi stepped away from the bed and discarded the tissue."He's been calling me Hannah since I got in. So I just smiled and nodded. Talked with him though he didn't seem to hear that. However, agreeing with his words got him to behave obediently."Levi's body stilled and his fingers slowly balled again. He looked at his sleeping father just in time to see a huge smile on his face.The nurse brought out another tissue and wiped at his mouth. "And doing that has caused him to smil
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 061: Need To Survive
Levi crouched down and followed the tiny trail of blood. Once he had confirmed it was indeed blood, he hurried back but those scary men from earlier had disappeared into the elevator so there was no way of him finding them.All he could do was to trace where the blood came from. However, a cleaner had already begun to mop the floor."Aunty," Levi rushed to the middle-aged woman. "Does this happen regularly?"The woman squinted at him through her wrinkly eyes without responding. Who is this young man?She is one of the longest serving staff in this hotel who has managed to survive this long but she has never seen this young man before."Aunty," Levi realized her thoughts so he smiled nervously and even helped with the cleaning."I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself first. I'm one of the newly employed concierges. Here..."The woman collected the mop stick without a friendly aura. But as she wanted to walk away, she warned him,"If you want to survive here, what you see, don't think. Wha
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 062: Curiosity Killed The Cat
The officers were startled to see their commander so angry and understood the young man sitting opposite him must be very important although they couldn't recognize him.However, they quickly tried to save themselves, "Sir, we are not the ones in charge of this case.""Bring the officers in charge to me immediately," The commander dismissed them with a wave of his hand.He turned to Levi with a submissive expression. "Sir, don't worry. We'll—"Levi stood abruptly, causing his words to halt. He walked to Sam whose eyes were reddened."What happened?""Levi," The man with the nerdy glass cried in a pitiful manner. "This afternoon, the guest I had served yesterday suddenly raised an alarm that the paintings he had brought were missing.""The manager was quickly informed and then they rounded up everyone the guest had found suspicious.""I was also among them because according to them, I had interacted with the guest and even knew he was here for an art exhibition."Sam shook his head, try
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 063: Levi In Trouble
Even in the subtle sense of danger, Levi still managed to position the recorder in the expensive suit he had gotten after realizing how fancy all exclusive members of the hotel were meant to appear and checked the black earbud hidden by his hair."Boss, are you there?" His voice was low but still reverberated in the silent elevator that was going lower."Yes," Will's voice came through after some seconds. He could be heard stifling a yawn."Are you certain of what you saw?"Levi checked for the small notepad hidden inside his jacket to see if it was still in the rightful position before replying,"I am. Don't forget sir. You have to call the cops the minute anything goes wrong.""Yes... Yes," Will sat down on a sofa with a canned beer in his hand as he rolled his eyes.He didn't expect only after two days of sending this brat to that hotel, he would actually figure something out. Is this brat really a demon?In the past, although no one knows this, NewsQuill had gotten messages to spy
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 064: I Am Him
Gasp!Brooklyn sat up on the bed suddenly. Her hands went round her robe as she glanced at the empty daybed restlessly.Why couldn't she sleep? She sighed and got up, heading to the balcony. The room was so empty without him.She rested on the rails of the balcony and sighed again. "Where are you?"Is he really not coming home because of their argument? What was he doing now? Was he frolicking around with some women?Brooklyn frowned at this thought. She shivered slightly as the night turned windy."Who cares if he doesn't come home or is frolicking with other women?" She frowned and turned inside."Brooklyn, you have to go to the company tomorrow. You don't want to appear so miserable with sleeping bags beneath your eyes tomorrow, do you?"She headed to the bed but on a second thought, she stripped and walked into the bathroom._____________Tut-tut!"Shit!"Levi removed the ear bud as the call disconnected. He tapped on his pocket repeatedly as the footsteps got closer.Bang!Just a
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 065: A Meeting With The CEO
It was past 11pm when Levi returned to the Hernandezes' family residence.He didn't expect anyone to be awake or to run into Hector especially after the latter seemed to have been away for some days.Hector was holding a glass of water and he looked dressed up like he had only just returned.He glanced at the wall clock and squinted at Levi suspiciously. "Hey, why are you sneaking in so late?"Levi didn't expect this because Hector had never been particularly keen on interacting with him but at least, he didn't show an aversion like Yolanda or Luis."How does it look like I'm sneaking in?" His brows arched as he stared at his young brother-in-law with an amused expression."Isn't it obvious? You are coming in so late after everyone has fallen asleep. Where were you? Are you cheating on my sister?"Levi actually smiled now. He took a step closer and shrugged,"Why should I report my activities to you? Because I come in so late, you assume I am trying to sneak in. What if I was really ch
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235: The End II
Juan is right. He really owes Laura even in the next lifetime. She trusted him, loved him but he tore their family apart and couldn't even cherish the one person she left behind. Did he still deserve to live? __________ A few weeks later after the news of what had befallen the madam of Hernandez family broke out, Levi was in the ward speaking to his father who was about to be taken away to the Wales by Cyrus, Marie and Lincoln when a guard walked in. "Sir, the young madam's father has come for a visit. He is currently with her." Heading this, Levi brows furrowed and he stood. He looked down at his father who didn't even react like he had heard his words and sighed. "Father, be good, okay? I'll come with Brooklyn to visit you sometime when she has fully recovered. Bye." He turned to his uncle, aunt and cousin with a grateful look. They all shared a hug and he told them, "I wish you a safe trip and please tell grandfather I sent my greetings." With that, they bade farewell and h
234: The End I
Juan simply gave Luis a look that made him feel like he was a fool and walked around him, going straight to Yolanda and completely ignoring him. "Should I tell them about the aphrodisiac or you will?"When he said these words, Yolanda's eyes widened in fear and she panicked. He didn't stop there, "Or I should talk about the vitamins instead. I'm sure my brother will like to learn more about Andy."Yolanda's knees turned weak and she almost collapsed if it weren't for the cops holding her. Seeing her reaction, Luis walked up to them. "What are you talking about?"Juan finally gave him attention and pointed at him, "You are such a fool. I can't believe you cheated with this thing on Laura. You should atone for your sins at her grave for the rest of your life!"Luis gritted angrily and his fingers balled into fists but he knew he stood no chance against Juan if he attempted to strike."That's enough Juan," Grandfather Hernandez stepped in. "What's all this fuss about? Ask the cops to l
233: Game Over II
"Here are records of her purchasing many illegal drugs from this black market trader. They managed to track her transactions and realized that besides purchasing a potent poison within different time frames and a few other drugs yet to be identified, she also purchased a strong aphrodisiac that has been banned for years."Levi's expression turned rigid upon hearing this. Aphrodisiac? He looked at the hospital bed where Brooklyn was sleeping peacefully wrapped in bandages and suddenly remembered the first time he had met her.She had run down the street trying to escape from Larry. He could still remember how strong he had felt the scent of the aphrodisiac from her.All those times, he used to think Larry was the one behind the aphrodisiac but what if he had an accomplice.Larry might have wrongfully listed after Brooklyn but Levi knew he was too chickenhearted to purchase that contraband himself.So it must have been someone who gave it to him and that person could be Yolanda."Uncle,
232: Game Over
Gunshots suddenly rang out in the warehouse and the guns in the thugs hands began to fall to the ground one after the other as they cried in pain,"Argh!""Ah!!!!""Argh!!!!""Ow!!!"Noah's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets as he watched all his men fall to the floor and writhe in pain. "You bastard!" He yelled into the microphone as he watched cops emerge. "Are you so foolish? Do you think your wife will go Scot free now? Just a word from me and her mutilated body parts will be sent to your doorstep!"Levi's eyes darkened at his words. He looked around because he knew Noah could see him. "Do you know what has become of your accomplice, Billy? Just surrender now or your term will be worse."Noah laughed and the warehouse echoed with his laughter. "That was all my plan, you fool! He was after my ring too so how could I let him remain with me?! He is no longer useful so I tossed him out.""You have gone against me and I can see you value the ring more than your wife. That is w
231: Come Get It
As the chaos subsided, Juan received a call and stepped away from the gathering. He found a quiet place and answered the call just before it was disconnected."Hello, did you find out anything?" He was a bit anxious about what the other person was going to say. If Luis is really declared guilty, he won't spare him."Sir, we tracked his call records and his bank records even deleted transactions but found nothing unusual."Juan didn't know why he released a sigh of relief. He wasn't wrong after all. Luis might be temperamental and easily pissed off but he won't do anything to hurt his own family. Then who tampered with the vitamins? Because Juan had a bit of knowledge in medicine, he knew the vitamins were manufactured by a popular pharmaceutical company and they were original products.Which means someone must have tampered with the vitamins after they were purchased? He had almost forgotten that he was on a call until the person spoke again."Sir, we also checked the call records of
230: Lloyd's of Wales
"She's missing," Hector announced as he walked into the sitting room where the cops were handling Billy and the bloody mess he had causedLevi was on a sofa with an oppressive expression that showed one shouldn't come closer to him."Oh no! Our poor Brooke! She only just got released and she's gone again!" Yolanda was on the other side of the room crying her eyes out.This sound made Levi's fingers clench with every passing second. Why act like she cares?"Mr Lloyd, do you know who could be behind this?" A cop was asking Levi for the umpteenth time yet was receiving no response.Luis walked up to them furiously and pointed at him. "How dare you act nonchalant?! Officer, hold him responsible if anything happens to my daughter!"Levi's face hardened but he refused to say a word and just sat there listening to Luis' rants. Images of Brooklyn's current state kept on running through his mind and he almost couldn't breathe."Levi!" The door the cops were entering and leaving through suddenl
229: End Of You
Brooklyn was walking down the hallway to her room when she felt someone sprinted across the hallway. She didn't think too much about it as she was still upset about what had happened in the sitting room.She has never seen her father so angry and that too at his own brother. These days, she feels her father is gradually turning into someone they all don't know anymore.Not to mention the cold war he has been engaging with these days.Tap!She halted when she saw the shadow of the person sprinting across the hallway again. She was suddenly scared and called out, "Who is there?!"No one answered her and she turned around. The hallway was silent. "Maybe I'm just being paranoid," She mumbled to herself.No one could get into this house anyway. But as she shook her thoughts away and took another step, someone suddenly strangled her from behind."Ah—" Her shout was muffled as a cloth was put over her nose. Her body went paralyzed with fear as she realized what was happening.She wanted to s
228: Don't Dare Me
"This wasn't what we both agreed to. I don't agree to this," Billy kicked a chair as he flared.Noah Lloyd didn't bat an eye at his actions. He simply said, "If you want to get Levi, this will be your only way.""Why do I have to go in there and get his wife himself? You have so many men they could easily carry out the job. Why me? It feels like you are sending me straight to the enemy's trap."Billy hated to admit it but he was a bit scared about facing Levi. Now he has to find a way to sneak into the Hernandez family residence himself, knock Brooklyn out and find a way to sneak her out.Noah's plan didn't sound feasible to him and he wasn't a fool. No way will he do that.Noah smiled craftily. He knew it. Billy wasn't as foolish as he thinks so there was no way he could keep him now. He just has to get rid of him.Besides, the dumbo also wants his ring. All the more reason for him not to survive but first he had to convince the fool."Your first attempt at the hospital was a complet
227: Familial Ties
"I'm certainly not a tour guide now."Levi chuckled at Juan's words but waited for him to continue. He relished the taste of the first food he grabbed and wondered if Brooklyn had her dinner yet."I think... I should keep what I do as a secret but it has nothing to do with our family's business.""That's not fair uncle. What's with the suspense?" Levi frowned and Juan laughed.The former was quite curious about this eldest son of Hernandez's family that has managed to evade the discerning eyes of paparazzi for years.Although Juan was estranged from the family, he appeared to be living better than his younger brother, Luis.Heck if they were to stand together one wouldn't be able to judge who was the younger one or the older one."Let's keep that aside now. Maybe someday... What I just want to say is whatever my brother does, just know he means no harm. He is ambitious and all but doesn't take it to heart. Go easy on him."Levi paused and swallowed the food in his mouth. One would hav
