The white Rhino horn was something that was very special to Eric, it had a deep sentimental value because of the history he had with the object.A very painful history, made even more painful due to recent events in Eric's life.Eric and Karl Newton had been good friends all their lives.Their parents were business partners, so they had watched each other grow up, they attended the same schools, had the same group of friends, and even shared many similar interests.In fact, they were so close that throughout the over seven long decades they had known each other, not once had there been a time when both men went over a month without seeing each other.The one time when this streak could have been broken was their honeymoons, but they both had a joint honeymoon due to the fact that they had both gotten married two weeks apart.This was because, coincidentally, their wives had also been childhood friends, leading to them having an almost perfect friendship circle.This close friendship w
Jason's stare was fixed on Eric. However, Eric refused to look back at him, believing his emotions would betray him.His defeated demeanour would have looked pathetic to any other person, but Jason was very much aware of what it felt like to lose everything, and have no idea what to do next.Because of this, he almost felt bad for demanding Eric give him such a sentimental artifact, as he was very much aware of the tragedy that befell him on his quest to acquire it.But the keyword in Jason's thought process, was the word “almost”.Ultimately, Jason wasn't concerned about Eric or his feelings.As the selfish and ambitious man that he was, all Jason cared about was furthering himself and his own ambitions, and in this case, he wouldn't mind doing so at the expense of Eric.“Unfortunately for you Eric, your sentimentalities don't really matter to me whatsoever, I want that rhino horn, and I am going to get it because believe it or not… I actually have a reason to have it as well”Eric
Carlos slowly removed the headphones from his ears, and began compiling a report of what he had heard.Next to him, Dean would eventually finish listening in on Jason's conversation with Eric, and also began compiling a report of what he had heard.The two men sat in silence as they did this, but the tension in the car was quite heavy.Once this was done, Carlos and Dean exchanged Transcript files.Dean, due to his high sense of awareness and precision, was able to go through his own report, three times before Carlos went through his once. Once both men were done, they once again sat in silence, not speaking to each other, and merely staring into space.It was as if they both knew things were strange, and were about to get even stranger.“So Carlos, what exactly did you hear from our dear Hamilton family?” asked Dean, relaxing on his chair.Carlos took at deep breath, he knew he couldn't expect his boss to actually start with his (Dean's) listening session.Carlos was determined to u
The conversation between the two men finally ended, and Carlos was ready to return Dean to the golden estate.So he left the passenger side of the limo, and headed over to the driver's seat, before starting the car and moving away from their hiding spot, and towards the Golden Estate.The journey back was a stressful one for Dean.Not because the golden estate was particularly far away from the Philips family residence, but because Dean had never wished he could teleport more than at that moment.He hadn't seen or heard from Mia throughout the day, and as much as he wanted to call to ask her if she was okay, he knew it wasn't the proper time.The fundraiser had gone on for a lot longer than expected, and because of this, by the time the limousine's tyres ground to a stop at the Golden estate, the time was 1:47am, the following day.Once Dean came down from the limousine, he quickly headed upstairs towards Mia's room.He knew she would be asleep at this time, but he didn't care, he jus
Dean sighed as he looked through the results of the investigation he had conducted over the last two days.He cautioned himself on being so confident as to think that he could run a complete investigation of Jason's secret dealings with Comet in only two days.So far, all the managed to acquire was a three-page report, basically telling him things he already knew, or things that Jason had revealed during his conversation with Eric Phillips, with only one exception.Now that Dean had returned to the Golden estate, he finally once again had access to his special security key, which granted him the highest level of clearance within Comet.Using this clearance, he was finally able to access Jason Starfire's personal account, where he discovered that Jason had been earning tens of millions more than he was supposed to.After investigating further, Dean discovered that Jason had begun selling technology created by Comet defences technologies, on the black market.It was due to his new-foun
“I don't… I don't like this room mom, I feel it's rather unsettling and if possible, I would like to have my childhood room back” Sophia's face squeezed in absolute fury at her daughter's audacity. “Who the hell do you think you are, you worthless girl!?” asked Sophia, yelling loudly. “You think because you got a little contract with Imperium, you're now a big shot?” “If we wanted, we could have given you nothing at all, you hear me?, so you better take what you've been given, and appreciate it” finished Sophia. Mia didn't really have any words of rebuttal. She wanted to say something, to remain defiant, but truly she had no choice, she was at the mercy of her parents. “Actually, that's not true ma'am” said Dean, seemingly reading Mia's mind, and countering her mother's words. “Did someone ask you to speak, young man, what makes you think you know anything about this family's business?” asked Sophia, angry that Dean was challenging her. “You're right ma'am, I am not the most a
Dean's eyes opened sharply, as he awoke from his six hour long slumber.He looked besides him to see Mia sleeping next to him, and then smiled as he remembered the night before.He and Mia, after two months of marriage had finally spent the night together as a couple, they had connected with each other on a deeper level, and Dean couldn't be happier.As he gently caressed Mia's hair, he couldn't help but think about how he didn't want these moments to end.How he wished Mia and he could keep this moment for the rest of their lives, when they wouldn't have to face off against the troubles of the outside world.But alas, that was not possible, and reality was calling, so Dean quickly out of the bed.He then checked his watch and saw that the time was 6:23, a little later than he usually worked out, but he would have to make due.Mia would remain asleep for the next hour, while Dean would spend this time doing different exercises.Soon, Dean finished his exercise routine and went to take
Jason's heart was pounding in his chest, he almost felt dizzy due to how high his blood pressure had risen.He began taking deep breaths in order to calm down, but he did it for way too long, causing him to freak out even more when he realized that his delay had probably raised the Maestro's suspicions of him even more.Jason had no idea the Maestro would even be interested in the Phillips family fundraiser, much less attend it himself.He wondered who exactly at that party was the Maestro, he wondered how everyone there would have reacted if they knew the Maestro of the underworld was in there with them.But most importantly, he cursed himself for not being more discreet with his attendance, as in hindsight, he couldn't believe he didn't expect the Maestro to attend such a high-profile event, even if it was miles away from his city of base.But none of that mattered any more, what as done, was done, now all Jason could hope for was to save himself, and if possibly, his ambitions.Jas