"Ducks." Was the very next thing Oliver said to Gerald. "Ducks?" Gerald asked, puzzled."I saw them bring in new ducks for their pond. There were about five of them…". Gerald watched in bewilderment as Oliver spoke. He could not believe his ears. "I just thought you should know since you asked sir…" Oliver concluded."Oh, you stupid little thing. I guess your poverty has affected your sense of reasoning as well. Get out, now!" Gerald barked. Oliver quickly bowed and walked out of the house.Oliver scoffed and smiled as soon as he stepped outside. His plan had worked. But there was something very important that he needed to do, something that had been delayed for too long already."Marv, bring the car around." Oliver said to Marv over the phone. As soon as he walked out of Gerald's house's vicinity, he entered the car and Marv drove off.Marv followed Oliver's instructions and drove towards his old house. Marv parked the car in a corner."Stay here." Oliver said to him. Marv nodded.Ol
"You need to relax, boss, Edgar would never do anything to hurt your sister. Yes, he was a jerk in prison but he has his limits," Marv tried to calm Oliver down but Oliver's heavy stomps could not be calmed, not even in the slightest. He dashed towards his former apartment, much to the surprise of the occupants who had just seen him leave."How dare he? How dare he raise his Filthy hand on my sister? I will break those fingers of his!" Oliver barked. He dashed towards the corridor, shoving people out of the way while they cried. As soon as he gets to Picks' room, Oliver bursts open the door.But Vera was not there. There was no sign of struggle. The room was mildly furnished, and had a television hanging on the wall. Oliver could see Vera's clothings arranged by the side of the wardrobe, but the majority of the wardrobe was occupied by Picks' stuff."How did he get her? I turned my back for a moment. Where could he possibly go?" Oliver wondered out loud. He thought for some time, and c
Edgar gasped as the gun he held in his hand fell. He staggered back, giving Vera the opportunity to run away from him. A bullet had pierced his abdomen, and before he knew it, he crumbled to the ground.Oliver walked closer to him with the gun still in his hand. He avoided eye contact with Vera who stood at the side, shivering. She could not believe what just happened. "You have two choices, Edgar. One, you submit to me and I save your life, and two, I leave you here and you die. Which will it be?" Oliver asked Edgar wearing a poker face. Edgar was terrified of this new version. He tried to speak but he coughed out blood instead."S-save m-m-me…" he managed to mutter. The shadows rushed to the room to check what had happened, and they gave a sigh of relief when they found out that Oliver was safe."He's losing too much blood. Take him to the hospital. I missed the vital organs. He will survive." Oliver said to Marv who nodded. But as he approached Vera, she shuddered and took a step b
The emergence of night was the quickest thing that happened that day. All through the day, Oliver wondered if his grandfather was alright. He had returned to work in the company. He could not be absent from work, especially not with his alibi.But there was something that Oliver noticed since he left the hospital. A man who was standing across the street, gazing at Lionheart group. Oliver studied the man as his curiosity grew. He was quite sure that the man was watching him. It has been hours and still, the man was there, watching closely as he worked. Just then, Oliver's phone rang."Marv. What do you have for me?" Oliver said over the phone."You were right boss. The man appears to be a tail. Should I apprehend him?" Marv asked, but Oliver scoffed."No. Do not let him suspect a thing. I shall get to the bottom of this myself." Oliver said and hung up. He cast a glance at the spot where the man was sitting, pretending to be reading a book. "Oliver! You are lagging at your job!" A co
(Earlier that week...) Mia nearly fell as she struggled to get inside the office. She was so late that morning that she knew her boss would yell at her again. She sighed while she ran her hands through her bag for her lipstick. The day was not going so well.She had worked all through the night and slept off. She didn't even hear her alarm clock ring. The dark circles under her eyes from exhaustion were signs that she needed more rest than she was allowing herself to get. "You're late, Mia…" Ben, the security man said to her as she showed her access card. She sighed."I know. Long night." She breathed."I just hope your ill-mannered boss does not take it up against you, especially with everything that is going on in there already." Ben said, and Mia arched a brow."Why? What happened?" She asked."Well, something about a massive case that you folks should have prevented from reaching the news. Now the boss is annoyed, and we don't even know why. He called me names this morning." Ben
Mia reluctantly worked on the article. She was not pleased in the slightest. She even felt happy when Joanne was made to take the credit. She would never write anything to praise Viktor Grey or his family.It was already nighttime. She quickly left the office and headed straight for the Grandeur Orphanage. She needed to speak with Amelia. Perhaps, the matron could give her some clue on who the masked man was.As she walked around the cold alley, Mia was uneasy. She had heard about terrible things happening there, but she had somehow lost her money along the way. The day was a terrible one!"Hey, pretty. Can you spare us a moment?" Mia heard a man say from behind her, but she didn't stop walking. Her heart raced within her chest as she perceived the strong stench of alcohol oozing."We're talking to you, bitch!" Another one who suddenly pulled up in front of her yelled. Mia gasped as she stopped, her legs started to tremble. She took two steps back but crashed into the other man instead
Pascal clicked furiously on the computer. He was visibly tired, but he didn't want to stop. Mia had asked for his help, and he was not going to disappoint her."Why are you going through the old Lionheart files?" Rhea, his partner asked while looking over his shoulder. Pascal shot her a disapproving look."It's none of your business, Rhea. And why do you always do that, sneak up on me?" He asked, frustrated."Maybe I like your reaction every time. You have been working on this stuff since last night. Why don't you just go home and get some sleep?" Rhea asked him."Don't worry. I'm fine. Now that I think about it, you did not go home last night. Why did you stay behind?""I was waiting for you dummy. I wanted to make sure you do not burn yourself out. I forgot you are extremely capable, and that's why you made detective in the first place." She commented. Pascal smiled. "But seriously, this case is like a decade ago. Why are you looking into it?" Rhea asked him. He offered her a seat
Elina sighed as she took a sip from the champagne that lay before her. It was a rather sunny afternoon, but she did not care. She just wanted to get drunk and forget about all of the terrible things that had happened over the weekend.Elina felt like she was being punished. She has done a lot of terrible things in the past so it was not unlikely that some entity or stuff was paying her back for her sins. But she could have afforded the payment, could she not? But there she was inside club Laplace, drinking to the merry and chill she had lacked for the past weeks."You should call off the wedding immediately. How could he do this to you? Gerald is such a liar and a petty man." Her friend, Rosa, scoffed as she drank from her champagne. Rosa was one of Elina's closest friend, and wore a matching green shirt as her. Love, or pretence?"To think that a company worker called you to tell you the story. That is just so sad. What are you going to do now?" Lena, another of her friends asked. Bo
"How is the child holding up?" Jake asked Viktor Grey over the phone while he fixed his attention on Stacy. The little child was obviously terrified, and the constant dripping of water from the leaking pipes made her even more unsettled."She is coping better than I imagined. Now all that is left is for us to kill that bastard cop and Oliver with it," Viktor Grey said to him."I know that Oliver will reach out soon. And when he does, I will be ready for him. You have dozens of my men to guard you there. You will be fine," Jake told Viktor Grey and then hung up. As soon as he did, Viktor returned his attention to Stacy.She whimpered and dragged herself back as he approached her..he had a wicked laugh on his face."Don't be afraid little one. I will not hurt you. I just want to hurt your daddy and the man he works with. You see, I used to have a daughter like you. Her name was Elina. She was very beautiful and she was brilliant. But the man your daddy works with killed her and so, I wa
"This can be a trap. Tell me why I must believe you," Oliver asked her and Beth sighed. She could not believe that she was making some sort of negotiation with Oliver."Left for me, you will be behind bars right now. But I am doing this for Steven and I am breaking my code to do it so do not make it harder than it already is," she said to him and Oliver smiled."I like you. Come with me," he told her and then led her to his study. Miranda was there clicking furiously on the systems there.. when Beth approached, she stopped what she was doing and then gazed at Beth for a while."Miranda, meet Beth, Beth Miranda. She's our eyses in the sky. I have a feeling that you'll both be friends. Beth, tell me where you think Stacy is," Oliver asked."Somewhere in St Lambert's City. The tiger gang has a secret hideout in St Lambert's that they use for various dangerous activities. My best guess would be that they brought her here to avoid suspicion from the cops. Besides, it was probably a diversi
"Heard what?" Oliver could feel his anger rising. The heat in the room suddenly increased and when he approachd Pascal, Pascal jerked back to avoid the possible punch that was coming his way "I did not know about Mia. I am really sorry Oliver. I am broken beyond what you can imagine. And I am furious! I am so furious that I wan to vent my anger on someone and I don't know who," Pascal said to him."And why are you here then? To vent your anger on me?" Oliver asked while raising his eyebrow. Pascal sighed defeated as his shoulders dropped."No, not at all. I just came here to help you in your mission.. I know that you will not sit tight and watch those who killed her be at peace. I know that you will destroy them. So I want to join you. Please Oliver forgive me. I need your forgiveness. I know that I do not deserve it but I just want you to please forgive me," he said to oliver. Oliver did not feel his anger subside, not even for a moment. He gazed at Pascal again and Wondered what mi
"No, fuck! This cannot he happening to me!" Steven tried to breath as the words found their way out of his mouth but he just could not fathom the degree of pain that he was feeling. Anger would not help him at that time he thought. Jake had decided to Target his family and the only way that he was getting his family back was if met Jake's forces with one that was equal to the task, or if he surrenders.Steven quickly took the phone. He dialed Oliver's number and waited for him to pick up the phone."Steven," Oliver said as soon as he picked us up."Oliver. He has my daughter. That bastard has taken my daughter and I do not know what to do. He said he'll send me a location to meet with him and I have to decide whether or not I'll give my life for her," Steven blurted out."Take it easy Steven. Nothing will happen to your daughter or to you. I will ensure it," Oliver told him."But what can you do? Jake said that you cannot help me. My only option is to die for my daughter to live. I ha
"Like we said earlier, we do not allow anyone without an invitation to pass. I don't care if you are the chief of police. You are not stepping into this house," the guard repeated and that made Steven to wonder just how bad it is that the police force in Marshtown had fallen. If they could have no respect for his badge, then he just had to beat the living shit out of them"Let me pass. I will not ask you again," Steven said to the guards. One of them brought out his gun and gazed at Steven with fierce eyes."You need to leave now, mister or we will have a oribkemy," he said to Steven and just as Steven was about to make a move at them, the front door opened.. it was the judge"Let him through. He and I have some catching up to do," the judge said and the bodyguards let Steven pass. Steven followed the judge to The living room and there the judge settled himself into a chair. He even appeared to be Richer than he was some months ago."I can see that you are back from the dead, Steven.
"Chief, what are you doing here?" Steven asked the chief as he slowly approached him. The chief paid close attention to the files that was in Steven's hands and then his eyes roamed to Steven's."Don't tell me you still plan on pursuing that case. I told you it was dangerous, Steven and you do not want to listen to me. That case will get you killed," the chief said and Steven dropped the files in his hand. He paid a closer look to the chief and for real he could see worry in the man's face."I don't understand. Why are you telling me all of this?" He asked the chief really desperate for answers. The chief sighed."When the tiger gang found out that you were following them, they planned to have you killed. They reached out to me and asked me to do the job otherwise they would kill my family. I tried to beg them but they were adamant. They would not take no for an answer. So, I made up my mind about you," the chief stopped, and then observed the dark face that Steven was wearing at that
"Come in, you will be safe here," Bill said to Avira. She gazed into the well furnished apartment before she stepped inside. The warmth of the place enveloped her and for a moment, she was feeling secure."I still don't understand why I'm hwre. I told you I was fine. You didn't need to go through all of this for me," she told him."Nonsense. You were lucky that day that you stepped out to get coffee while he explosion occurred. If Oliver's enemies wanted to know something about him, who do you think will be in the best position to tell them what's happening with him? Of course it's his secretary. I want to keep you safe so that no harm will come to you," he added. Avira could feel her heart melting. But she refused to admit it."Well in that case, I hope there is something to drink. Where are we exactly?" She asked him."This is my house. I come here sometimes to relax for a moment and then focus my thoughts." He told her."You are really loyal to Oliver. You literally forget to live
Oliver drove his car to the address on the envelope. It was an expensive restaurant, one that he had planned to visit with Mia after their honeymoon. He shoved back the painful thoughts and then stepped down from the car. Oliver gazed the entrance one more time and then stepped into the restaurant."Good evening sir, how may I be of assistance?" A waiter asked him and then oliver smiled."Good evening. I am looking for this table," he said and then showed her the number on the envelope. The girl smiled at him again."Please come with me sir," she said and then led him away. Oliver followed her closely, and as they walked through the scanty place, he could feel the eyes of some people on him. He knew who they were immediately, they were part of Jake's group."In here sir," she said to him and Oliver Stepped into the room that she was pointing towards. As soon as he entered the well decorated space, he looked around.There were beautiful lighting all over the place and the large chairs
"So you mean to tell me that that lowlife cop decided to show again in my town?" Jake asked over the phone and the chief of police sighed"I gave him explicit warnings and told him not to ever return to this town but he did not listen. I don't know how he managed to work his way back. My instructions were very clear on him sir. That cop Should never set foot in Marshtown, that was what I said." The chief of police stated and Jake laughed."It seems like he is begging to die. I suppose that I should Grant his wish then. If he wants death, who am I to say that I will not kill him?" He said to the chief of police."Give him some time sir. I am sure that I can persuade him to return to St Lambert's City. He cannot gain anything from being here. He will only make things worse. He came back and started accusing the tiger gang of being responsible of some crimes. I will take care of him myself. You do not need to worry," the chief of police stated. He wanted to save Steven's life at least.