"Then why are you refusing to come to the dining room? I even asked the maids to bring your meal to the room but you barely touched it," Yolanda stared at Luis through the mirror as she removed her costly earrings.Luis facepalmed and turned to her. "How do you still have the appetite to eat? Aren't you bothered by everything that is going on?"Luis walked to her with his hands folded behind him. "That land should have been mine. Even Hector's. Do you know how many people are vying for that land?""If I had gotten my hands on the property deed, we could easily get a billion-dollar deal for it."Yolanda's eyes glinted with greed. But it was gone within a second. She turned around and gave her husband a sly smile."Is that why you are so bothered?"Luis looked at her trying to comprehend her reaction. Why was she so carefree?"Honey, the only thing you have to do is to dissolve the marriage between that bastard and Brooklyn. Once that's over, the rest will be easy."As if afraid Luis mi
[Do you spend more time here than there?]Levi sent a message once he had accepted Valkyrie's request and gone through her profile.She was actually a high ranked hacker, definitely not an amateur unlike her low rank in MercCentral. She was using a different code name, 'Black Rose'.[Yes. I only go there when I feel bored staring at my computer all day hacking through codes. Besides, high paying missions are quite rare for our rank. So I spend most of my time here]Levi nodded and his fingers moved to type a response when she sent another message.[Blackwing, are you short of money?]This question caused him to erase the words he had typed and construct another response.[Why?][I just have the feeling... You can definitely make it at the Merc but you should know it'll take some time]Levi's brows creased now. He didn't delay a minute in asking,[Then what do you suggest?][Here, on the Dark Web. As long as you've got very good skills which you definitely have, you can make as far as
"Don't say such things aloud," Brooklyn's voice came through the line like a whisper. Levi was amused and teased her even more."Isn't that allowed too? Besides, I'm only telling my wife how much I miss her," his tone lowered as he added, "I miss you so very much.""You... Don't you have anything better to do?" Brooklyn flushed.Levi glanced at the PC and thought of how far ahead Valkyrie might have gone."Do you have a vacant spot in your company? I don't mind any position as long as I get to see my wife anytime."Brooklyn facepalmed. There really was no end to his shamelessness. She cleared her throat and told him,"Mr Russell has invited us to dinner next Tuesday. Will you be available?""I'm all yours."Levi's husky tone made the colors creep back to her cheeks. She smiled helplessly without realizing it and feigned a warning tone."Will you ever act serious? I have to go now. Don't bombard my phone with pictures and messages again.""Wait," Levi called out just before she ended t
For the rest of the week, Levi handled the stock market investments, more contests and tasks on Dark Web, getting closer to Brooklyn and chatting with the few friends he made on the Merc.He had only just stepped away from the PC that evening after checking his stocks progress to grab a cup of water when his phone rang.Ring!Ring!Brooklyn was stepping out of the bathroom with her wet hair being fondled in a towel when she heard it."Levi?" She called out, walking to the phone.She picked it up and looked around. Noticing he wasn't in, she tried to check who the caller was when the call ended.Click!Levi came in just then with two cups in his hand. "Here, for you," He smiled cheekily at her."Thank you," She ignored the tingles his smile caused and stretched his phone to you. "You missed a call just now. I didn't see—"Ring!"And there it is," She shrugged as the phone rang away and walked to the closet.Levi drained the cup quickly and looked at the caller ID of the person. His brow
"Levi, why don't you just—" Hannah's voice cracked in between her tears. Levi was unmoved by her tearful appearance.His shoulders were trembling as he pointed at her."Do you know how we have been all these years? Do we know how you got through? H—how we made it this far? Why did you show up now?""All these years I kept wondering... But now I know the answer," Levi lifted his reddened eyes at her."It was better you left. At least, father wouldn't have to deal with a toxic relationship. He couldn't handle it... He was never able to handle it and he's been dying because of that!""You had better hope he survives," He lifted his finger at the theater door which still had the red lights on to show the operation was still ongoing."If he doesn't, the little ounce of relationship between us will cease to exist."He turned around and left; walking away briskly like he wanted to escape so badly. His words hung heavily in the air.Hannah's tears dropped like it had no end. However, her makeu
Ring!Ring!In the quiet bedroom, a phone's loud chime disturbed the old couple tangled in bed. When the caller persisted, Luis sat up and switched on the bedside lamp.He glanced at the clock and wondered who could be calling so late.With a frown, he reached out and picked up his phone then answered the call without even looking at the caller ID."Hello—""Sir, the parents of the target have been found."The drowsiness in Luis' eyes disappeared instantly. So that bastard has parents? He had imagined over and over again if his daughter really married an orphan.That would have been a disgrace."Sir, his father is in the hospital in a critical condition and his mother... It seems his parents aren't together anymore but I've had my men working on it.""When they complete their investigation, I'll let you know. I only wanted to inform you what we found."Luis nodded. "I'll be waiting. If you have to increase manpower, do so. I want you to find out everything you can about him.""Yes sir.
Creak!The chair squeaked as Levi stood. He typed a line quickly and dropped his phone before heading to the transparent walk-in closet.[We can have dinner by 8. Send the address to me or inform James; he'll lead me there]Ding!Ding!Levi drew the blinds of the walk-in closet as his phone chimed continuously probably with messages from Brooklyn which was never attended to.She was probably listing reasons why they should cancel the dinner plans and spend more time at the hospital.But he didn't want to hear it.Some minutes past seven pm, James called Levi and asked him to step out.He was already dressed and even turned the heads of the maids as usual as he walked out.He looked at the Bentley waiting for him and briefly noted it was yet another car he hadn't seen before. How many more cars does Brooklyn have?James opened the door for him and he didn't expect when he got to Brooklyn would be there."You," He was startled as he took in her usual ravishing appearance. "You could hav
There was silence on the table for some minutes while Mr Russell gave Levi a scrutinizing gaze.The latter looked calm and unruffled as he reached out to pour himself a cup of water while waiting for the man to ponder over his words."But this makes no sense," A conflicted Mr Russell slapped his palm on the table."Levi, I know the CEO of Synergy personally. He is so wealthy... Why does he still need to scam people like this?"Levi didn't have an answer to this but he drained the cup of water and gave Mr Russell a sharp gaze."Just two weeks.""Huh, what are you trying to say?" Mr Russell didn't understand his words so he explained clearly,"Uncle, delay the investment for two weeks. Wait and watch for just two weeks to see what happens. If there is no news by then, I'll bow in front of you and apologize for the misleading information.""And then, you can proceed with the investment."Mr Russell thought of it and then nodded. His face broke into a smile as he raised a cup for a toast.