There was a sudden hush in the air as Oliver stepped into the D&M Cars dealership. He slowly walked further inside, with Marv trailing behind him.
Oliver was dressed in a black Brioni suit, with a Patek Phillipe Calamander wristwatch to match. His shoes were pure leather and were easily the most expensive pair in the building.The black mask he took from his grandfather's room was in his pocket. He had felt inclined to leave with it.Unlike Oliver who was enjoying the glances people threw at him, Marv was not so comfortable with the peering eyes. "You did say D&M Cars dealership sells the best cars in the city, didn't you?" Oliver asked Marv as he dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out a black card. 'lionheart' was inscribed on the card."They have a reputation boss." Marv calmly replied. Oliver nodded afterward. The black card was a gift from his grandfather. It contained one billion dollars for shopping. Oliver wanted to get a car that suited his taste. Sure, his grandfather had a fleet of cars, but Oliver wanted something that was undeniably his style."Mr. Lionheart. I am so glad that you were able to join us."A tall, lanky man Oliver recognized as Jeff walked up to them. He was the manager of the D&M Cars dealership. D&M Cars dealership was sophisticated, and only rich people could get an appointment to make a purchase. Oliver, however, bypassed that by sending them a million dollars as a 'token.'"I hope you have been intrigued by what you've seen so far, Mr. Lionheart?"Jeff asked Oliver. He took a quick look at some of the cars on display, but he did not like any of them. They were not his style."Take me to your best session."Oliver told him and Jeff nodded.Oliver kept shooting glances at the amazing infrastructure of the car dealership. There were sample cars everywhere, and they really looked good.Then, Oliver stopped in front of a black Convertible. The car was mesmerizing and was easily the grandest car that Oliver has ever seen."This one. I want this one." Oliver said."I'm afraid that's not possible sir. This car already has a buyer."Jeff responded, prompting Oliver to furrow his brows. "A buyer? Who?" Oliver asked."Elina Grey. She's here with her fiance, Gerald Blackburn, and they're waiting for the documents as we speak."Jeff said.Oliver frowned when Elina's name was mentioned. His face went dark, and as he clenched his teeth, Jeff started to notice his displeasure."How much does the car cost?" Oliver asked in a low, guttural voice."Mr. Lionheart, I can't…""How much?!" Oliver cut him off."Ten million dollars, sir," Jeff responded, defeated. Oliver sighed. He had lost his cool for a moment."I will pay twenty million dollars for the car.""Mr. Lionheart, I just can't do this…""Thirty million, then."Jeff's heart skipped a beat when Oliver mentioned the money. He swallowed and looked around."I guess something can be arranged. It's usually not our policy, but we are willing to make an exception for you sir." He said to Oliver who smiled."Now, where is Elina Grey?"Oliver asked, and Jeff pointed to a room. "I will get the paperwork ready sir," Jeff added and quickly walked away. Oliver turned to Marv. "Stay out of sight. I will go in alone.""You want to reveal who you are?" Marv asked. Oliver scoffed."Not quite."He let out a mischievous grin as he pulled the black mask on. He walked into the room, while Marv went to find another route to observe Oliver. He had his orders not to let the young master out of his sight.As soon as Oliver stepped into the room with more video displays of the Convertible, he frowned behind his mask.Elina was sitting beside Gerald. She wore a pretty red dress and shoes. Gerald was aesthetic, as usual. When they saw the masked man walk into the room, they were fascinated."It's a nice car, isn't it?" Oliver said to them as he walked closer. Elina was quick to observe his class. He measured up to her standards. She smiled politely as he stood before them for she was actually Intrigued."It is the best. That's why we paid a whooping ten million dollars for it." Elina said with a proud look on her face."We will be using it for our wedding." She added. Gerald just observed the rich man standing before him. He was obviously intimated."Oh, really? Well, that's too bad. I just paid thirty million for it. The car's mine now." Oliver calmly responded. Elina froze in shock. She could feel her body trembling. She slowly let go of Gerald's hand as she shuddered lightly."The company cannot do that. We already made payments months ago!" She barked."They can, and they have. Your ten million should be refunded to you soon." Oliver replied. He was smiling behind the mask."Who the hell do you think you are?" Gerald flared up. He had had enough.Oliver chuckled."Get yourselves another car. I'll pay for it if you're short of funds. I'm quite generous."He added with another chuckle. Then, he turned and left. Elina yelled as she just sat on the chair, unsure of what to do. Gerald froze. What just happened? It had to be a joke."I will not take this!" Elina spat and walked out of the room. Gerald followed closely.She dashed through the hallway, gritting her teeth as her steps lacked coordination. She was fighting back tears. She had wanted that car for a very long time. It was her dream car!She saw Jeff and proceeded to meet him. But she slowed when she saw him handing some documents over to some poor-looking tramp dressed in old clothes.The poor man turned around, and Elina gasped when she saw Oliver."What the heck are you doing here? Who let you in here?" Elina yelled at Oliver who just stood in place with his head bowed. Marv soon joined the scene."Miss Elina. He paid for the car." Jeff said to her, but Elina scoffed. She was certain of who she saw earlier, and she knew it could never be Oliver.The poor tramp couldn't even speak!"Yeah, right. This beggar cannot afford anything in his life." Elina spat."I'm looking for someone. A man wearing a mask. He bought my car. Where is he? I want to speak with him, now!"Elina said to Jeff."There was no one here wearing a mask ma'am. Perhaps you're mistaken." Jeff said to her. Elina's face darkened."Are you calling me a liar?" She asked in disbelief. Jeff shunned her and handed the car keys to Oliver."Enjoy your ride, sir." He said, and Oliver nodded. Oliver gazed into Elina's eyes and shrugged before he walked out on them, Marv slowly trailing behind him. He smiled as soon as he turned his back."I'm just getting started," Oliver muttered. And then, right before Elina's eyes, Oliver got into the car and drove off at high speed. Elina felt light-headed. She staggered back, but Gerald caught her before she collapsed."What the hell just happened? What did I just witness?"Elina asked in shock as she paced around the room. Gerald had driven her home. She was visibly shaken, and she did not know what to do with her anger.Gerald on the other hand, sat calmly on the couch. His expression was mixed. The anger and embarrassment radiating through his body made him weak."Why did you just stand there, Gerald? Why didn't you do anything to stop him?" Elina asked as she dug her hand into her hair. She seemed to be losing it.She had never lost a thing in her life and it pained her so much."What did you expect me to do? Fight a man we couldn't even find?" Gerald frowned while he spoke. He could not believe her."You should have done something! Anything! You are a fucking man, Gerald. The least you could have done is defend me. Did you see the way Jeff spoke to me? He called me a liar, Gerald. And you just stood there."Elina sniffled. She sank down as her tears stained her cheeks with mascara. Gerald sighe
"Are you Oliver Cage? The man who applied for the position of a janitor here at Lionheart Group?" Stuart, the head of the staff at Lionheart, asked Oliver as he stood before the short man in his office. "Yes sir." Oliver calmly responded. His head was bowed, but he could see the sides of the office. It was modest, well-ventilated with catchy yellow blinds.Stuart thought for a moment while gazing at Oliver. He was having mixed emotions about the poor man standing before him. Oliver was still dressed in disguise, and he looked even poorer than ever."I do not think that you can work here, Oliver. You are far below what we employ here at Lionheart. You do know where you are, don't you?" Stuart asked. Oliver sighed. So, he was going to play that game, wasn't he?"Sir, please. I need this job. I cannot afford to be unemployed. If you would give me a chance, I promise to clean as best as I can." Oliver muttered.Stuart sighed as he ran his hands through some paperwork. He turned to Oliver
"No…no…no! This cannot be happening!" Gerald shuddered as he quickly turned his laptop off. His mind was filled with a lot of wandering thoughts. He tried to focus, but he was too tense to do so."Fuck!'He groaned and punched the table. The table was wooden, so it could not break. But Gerald bruised his knuckles instead."Sir, are you alright?" His secretary ran into the office after hearing the bang. Gerald closed his eyes briefly and breathed. "Cancel the rest of my appointments for the day. I am leaving the office this instant." Gerald told her."But sir, you have a very important meeting with the CEO of prime salts in an hour…""Are you fucking deaf? Cancel the fucking meeting and reschedule! Or I will find someone who can obey me." Gerald barked at his secretary. She froze."Why are you doing this, sir? You said you loved me." The secretary muttered. Tears were forming at the angle of her eyes."Love? You were just a plaything. Get the fuck out of here!" Gerald scoffed afterwar
The Grandeur Art Auction was indeed the event of the month. Millionaires trooped into that art gallery from all over the country, sending each other admirable looks, as well as looks of slander.The event was hosted by Amelia Grandeur, the daughter of Emil Grandeur, one of the art professors in the city. Amelia, like her father, had inherited a love for the arts. She established an orphanage and allowed her kids to paint. But unfortunately, the rich folks did not pay much to buy their work on ordinary days. She was broke and was at the brim of shutting down the orphanage.She had to rely on events such as this to get funds for her orphanage. The art auction then became a meeting ground for millionaires to discuss business in a fun and lively way, neglecting the children in the process."The works are terrible, aren't they? She shouldn't let her bloody orphans paint."Elina said to Gerald as she clutched to him. "Hmm." That was all he responded with. There was a particular painting
Gerald sat perfectly still on the couch as he tried to wrap his head around what had happened. He could not believe that he had been reduced to so little. He was supposed to be the acting CEO of Lionheart Group for gods sake! Why did The Crow, the biggest broadcasting company in the city devide to write about the humiliating incident? Why did they incite the public against him? Gerald still couldn't believe any of these things were happening. He felt like he was losing his mind."You have a call, sir." A servant walked up to him with a phone. Gerald picked up the phone."Yes?" "I heard what happened in the news. Are you alright?" A woman's voice said from the other side of the phone. Gerald was instantly alarmed."Mum? How are you calling me? Where are you?" He asked. "You dumped me in rehab, remember? What, did you think that I would never get the chance to speak with you again? How could you do that to your own mother?" Mrs Blackburn asked."You were a blemish on my career. You kn
"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
"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.