Dean tossed the documents he was just reading on the table, while he remained silent and in very deep thought.Carlos, seeing that his boss was thinking really hard, had prevented himself from speaking the entire time, but now… several minutes later, he felt he had to offer some suggestions.Who knows, maybe he'd finally be able to suggest something to his boss, that he (his boss) hadn't thought of yet.“You know, Boss, this doesn't have to be the worst thing ever” Carlos finally said.Dean raised one eyebrow and turned to look at Carlos, “meaning?” he asked.“Meaning that there might be ways we could turn this entire thing to our advantage” said Carlos.Dean narrowed his focus even more on Carlos, “alright, I'm listening” he said.“Ever since the Philips family went bankrupt, they were forced to basically sell everything they had to pay off what they owed” began Carlos.“But that's the thing, everyone one knows that a wealthy family like them, probably… no definitely have billions of
Eric took deep breaths, as beads of sweat slowly trickled down his forehead.Christopher Newton had gone silent once he asked for his help, but he was too nervous to speak up.Eric cursed himself for becoming so weak and timid.He was Eric Phillips, one of the four heavenly kings of Reville, he shouldn't be nervous when speaking to a man he watched grow up.With this thought, Eric finally gathered up the will to speak again, but before he could talk, Christopher finally responded.“I'm sorry, what did you just say?, I'm not sure I heard you properly”“I said I need your help Christopher, I was very clear on that” replied Eric.“And why exactly do you need my help?” asked Christopher.“Please Christopher, let's not play these games, you know why… everyone knows why”“So you're trying to tell me that of all the people you could have called for help, you chose me to help you”“If it makes you feel better Christopher, you weren't my first choice, but everyone else I have called has turned
The Phillips fund-raiser party, was indeed one of the largest the city had ever seen.Celebrities from across the country and the world, came to this party officially to raise funds and show support to the Phillips family in their time of need.But in truth, everyone was actually here to get their hands of some of the family's secret assets.The party was held at the Phillips family residence, a residence that the family were lucky enough not to lose during their bankruptcy proceedings, as it wasn't registered in their name, but in the name of an obscure third party.Outside the Phillips family mansion stood two men, named Marcus Azna, and Jonathan Willow, respectively.Both men lounged in a corner of the compound, observing their surroundings.The Phillips family residence at this time, was stocked to the brim with cars, and the security personnel of some of the biggest, and most influential figures in not just Reville, but in the entire nation of Orzan, and even the world.Marcus loo
“DEAN, STOP!” yelled Jonathan under his breath, as silently as he could. However, Marcus did not listen, and continued moving towards Lucas Warrington.Soon, Marcus had got close enough to the man, that a few of his guards noticed him and turned to look at him.Once Jonathan saw this, he knew he had to de-escalate the situation, to ensure that Marcus didn't ruin everything they had planned for the night, so he decided to stop him.“Boss, what are you doing… now is not the time for this” said Jonathan as he firmly grabbed Marcus's shoulder to prevent him from moving further.But Marcus's bloodlust had not subsided, so he grabbed the hand that Jonathan had placed in his shoulder, and was about to forcefully remove it… but then he heard Jonathan's next words.“Don't do this Dean, you're a better man than this… you've worked too hard, and come too far to let it all end this way because you lacked self-control… believe me Dean, you don't want to this, this is not the legacy you want to lea
“Announcing the arrival of the incredible, innovative, and wonderful Michael Newton, head of the Newton family” announced the MC, cheerfully.An explosion of applause erupted throughout the entire hall, with many guests even rising from their seats to give Christopher Newton, and the members of the family in attendance alongside him, a befitting applause.“HA HA, did you hear those titles, boss?” asked Carlos.“Incredible, innovative, wonderful" added Carlos in a mocking tone.“Oh I heard it loud and clear, Carlos” replied Dean.“I guess getting your ego stroked by people you consider beneath you, is another reason why the elites attend an event like this” remarked Dean, unimpressed by the absurdity of the transpiring events.Dean looked at Christopher Newton intently, the man didn't really have much in the way of a security force, unlike Lucas Warrington.This meant that he intended to interact with a lot of people at the party.This was the perfect chance for Dean to advance his pla
“I see you finally decided to get up from your seat and actually talk to one of your guests” said Lucas.“But I don't blame you, since you basically funded this entire thing with his money, of course you'd want to thank him”“That's enough Lucas, I know you don't like Eric, but you're stepping out of line” said Christopher.“Out of line?” queried Lucas, quite annoyed, “There is no line when it comes to the Phillips family any more, Christopher”“What the hell are you blabbing about Lucas?, You and entire Warrington family are the weakest of the four heavenly kings, I could…”“You can't do anything Eric, not any more, and that's because you are no longer one of us, your family is no longer part of the four heavenly kings of Reville" explained Lucas Warrington.Eric was stunned for several moments after hearing this, he refused to believe that such a thing could happen to him and his family.Turning his head slowly to Christopher Newton, he asked, “CHRISTOPHER, IS IT TRUE, WHAT LUCAS JU
“Alright Christopher, I'm listening, what have you got for me?” asked Eric, as soon as both he and Christopher gotten to their intended destination, at the back of the stairs.Christopher sighed, “Look Eric, I am going to be honest with you” began Christopher.“Lucas was right”“Right about what?” asked Eric, angry that Christopher had brought up Newton's name.“He was right about everything Eric, we as a group, made the decision together, so it's not something I can reverse on my own” replied Christopher.“He was also right when he said that you and your family, wouldn't be able to reach the threshold required to return to Quaternion” added Christopher.“What are you talking about Christopher?, we've made billions of dollars from this fundraiser so far, and we haven't even finished getting our donations” responded Eric.“Billions of dollars eh?, Tell me Eric, how many billions can you say you've made so far?” “Around two hundred billion dollars, give or take” replied Eric.“Wow Eric
Eric Phillips smirked as he folded his arms tightly.“So you say that you already know my plans, and they have already failed, eh?” asked Eric.“Well, I completed disagree with you there, Christopher… because if you knew what my plans were, you'd know they couldn't possibly fail”Christopher sighed, the entire conversation had caused him to lose most of the respect he had for Eric Phillips, and by extension, the entirety of the Phillips family.Christopher realized that Eric would have to realize how pointless everything he was doing was, before he would agree to officially sell the secrets to the Phillips security building to him, at an actually reasonable price.“You intend to use the money gotten from your sale of Phillips security building's secrets, to pad up your family's wealth, aren't you?” began Christopher.“You want to remain a part of the four heavenly kings of Reville, you want to remain relevant, and even be a part of Quaternion once more, but deep down, you know that t