Serveral dignitaries troped into the large hall that Oliver had built specifically for his party. The hall was gigantic, and stood at the centre of an open space in St Lambert's City. There were several lightnings and all seemed to flicker and reflect the greed and dirt of the people inside the room.But what actually caused the whispers was that even in the hall, dressed beautifully as well, were several homeless people. They ran around eating as much as they could and that made the rich folks stare at the in disgust. None of them offered to help some of the homeless establish a better future. They all glared at them like vermin."Are you still with us on this?" Stefano asked Gerald as they drank from the expensive red wine that was in their hands. The wine tasted very nice."What do you mean If I'm still with you? I have been with you from the very beginning. Why would I back down now?" Gerald retorted. He did not like Stefano's tone."I'm sorry, Gerald. I just wanted to confirm. Pl
"What the hell do you think you're doing? Do you want to ruin my party?" Oliver barked at Gerald. The eyes of spectators were already on them, and Gerald could feel how small he was compared to Oliver. He tried to measure the worth of Oliver's outfit and he soon figured out that it was one of a kind.The suit was handmade, and it had perfect embroidery. The shoes were handmade and the leather used were from the rarest leather. It would take several hours of painstaking expertise to get it done. "She was trying to run her mouth. I had to put her in her place." Gerald said to Oliver as Oliver let go of his arm forcefully. Gerald groaned as Oliver did, and he could barely see through the mask that covered Oliver's face."It is not in your power or your place to correct my guests. If you have any issue with them, report it to me and I will handle it. Need I remind you that you are also a guest here. Do not make me fling you out." Oliver threatened. Gerald just nodded and backed down."Ar
"A toast to the wonderful things that we will be building together. A toast to rhe many great things yet to come. I know that a lot of you are here, and you want to ruin this plan. I know that some of you are not really happy. But the thing is you cannot do anything about it. It's time for a new era, so you're either in or out." Oliver said and slowly raised his glass up. He smiled as he gazed at the faces in the room."Raise your glasses if you would like to be a part of this innovation. It's your choice and you are absolutely free to do whatever you want." He said and kept gazing. Slowly, the people in the room raised their glasses. They knew that they still needed Oliver more than anything. They knew that they were at his Mercy, and so when he asked, they quickly raised them."Raise your cup." Viktor said to Elina as he slowly raised his up."But you said not to drink." She said to him."Raising the cup is not the same as drinking from it!" Viktor Grey snapped at her."Fine!" She
"What is going on?" Rebecca asked no one in particular. She quickly dropped the glass that was in her hand as more people retched. She quickly looked around, but Viktor Grey was no longer there, and so was that bitch daughter of his."Fuck! He set me up!" She gasped as she staggered back. She crashed into someone and turned to look. It was Gerald. He was as confused as she was. Suddenly, Rebecca felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She groaned as she fell. The pain continued to build as she screamed. The entire room was filled with screams."Did you know about this?" She yelled a Gerald who just froze with his own cup. First, Oliver had ruined his plan and now this? He did not know what to think anymore."Fuck!" Oh no! What the hell is happening?" He staggered back, and suddenly, his own cup fell from his hand. "No no no!" He yelled as he crashed to the ground, groaning. Rebecca was already retching and Gerald gazed in terror.Oliver froze as he watched his guests like their guts out. H
"What?!" Viktor Grey yelled. The man on the other side of the phone did not respond as Viktor drove into a fit of anger. At the side of the room, Elina watched her father carefully. She was actually curious to know what was wrong."What happened?" Viktor Grey asked the man. The man seemed to be hiding from something as he whispered his words."I managed to run outside just before Oliver shut the door. Your plan actually worked sir, but Oliver Lionheart shattered it. He managed to come up with a plan that saved everyone's life. I do not know how he managed to do it. It was like a miracle!" The man said and Viktor Grey groaned. He punched the table and shattered it immediately. Elina jumped at the act."Father!" She called out, startled beyond words. Viktor Grey tried to maintain his cool but he was seriously losing the battle. He watched as his fist bled from the wound."What are we going to do now, sir? He has ruined our plans. How are we going to get back at him?" The man asked."You
"Ah!" Stefano groaned as a tall large shadow punched him in the face. Blood suddenly splashed from his mouth. His hands were tied above his head and he was suspended in the air by a large chain mounted to the roof.The room was dark, and the only source of light was an electric bulb that constantly flickered."Wait, please... Stop. I'll give you anything. I will pay anything." Stefano muttered as he breathed heavily. The tall Shadow looked at Bill for an order, and Bill nodded.Another punch knocked out three teeth from Stefano's mouth. He sobbed, while trying to open his inflamed eyes."Do you want money? I have money. I will give you anything you want. Just stop, let me go..." He begged while the large shadow got ready to mount another attack."You should have thought about the pain before you tried to kill me." Oliver said as he walked into the room. Marv trailed behind him. The smell of blood and fear hit Oliver as he Walked closer to Stefano. He stopped, dug his hands into his po
Oliver grabbed one of the guys and broke his arm as he quickly grabbed the gun off another. As he opened fire on them, Minerva managed to crawl to the other side of the car. She tried to look at what was happening, but the bullets flying all around prevented her. Suddenly, someone grabbed her shoulder. Minerva gasped as she looked back."Are you alright, Miss Minerva?" Marv asked her. Minerva froze while she gazed at him. It was actually the first time that she was taking a closer look at him and she was really surprised to see how good-looking he was. Or was it the adrenaline?"Miss Minerva?" He called again. She quickly blinked."Um, yes, I am fine." She said as she winced at her wounds. Marv took a closer look."It's just a scratch," She found herself whispering. Marv did not respond. He tore out a piece of his clothing easily and tied it around the wound. As he did, another Lexus pulled up and more of the killers opened fire on Oliver."I will be right back." Marv said and suddenl
Pascal dialed Mia's number. It rang severally but she was not picking up. He rushed out of the cab and quickly entered into the police station. The entire city was on fire over what had happened the previous night. The people were in a state of unrest, and the public shooting that had occurred some hours ago had almost led to a riot.Pascal could hardly find a clear route as he tried to get back to work. There were several hoodlums on the streets protesting that the police had failed them. One of the hoodlums nearly destroyed Pascal's window and he had to drive out of the scene in full speed."Hey, get over here. The boss wants us, now." A tall man Pascal recognised as Evan said to him. Evan was his new partner. His former partner has been sacked. "Why do you speak to me that way?" Pascal asked Evan who froze for a moment. They exchanged cold glances until Evan burst into a fit of laughter."Oh man, you should have seen your face. I was fucking with you. I do this to anyone I've wor
"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.