His phone beeped with a notification from Daryl who thanked him and asked if he had time so they could see anytime soon. He didn't reply to the message, not because he didn't want to or because he didn't want any sort of meeting with Daryl, but because it soon skipped his mind. Nothing seemed to make sense to him any longer. He felt like an empty, hollow shell of a man.The lonely feeling continued to engulf him over the days. He couldn't shake off the weight of her absence no matter how much he tried. Her presence seemed to haunt his thoughts like a relentless ghost. Yes, he had told him that he would stop thinking about her but it was harder than he thought. Every corner of his mind seemed to echo memories of her and every single one was a painful reminder of what they had lost. He hoped that somehow they would have the chance to make things better but that didn't look like it was going to happen. He still wondered if she was still going to send over the papers. He couldn't even im
"I never expected something like this would ever happen." His secretary added, still shocked. "It's been long she actually said anything of this magnitude and last time it was against another company we had problems with. Zo was still representing you back then." "And." "And of course, we won. She came up with a lot of facts. She's very intelligent. I just hope she's sorely mistaken even though it doesn't look like it. We just need to figure out where this is coming from and tackle it as soon as possible. Just do your thing and get a lawyer very soon." She added before she walked to the seat and sat across from him, running her hand over her head. She was already feeling tired from the kind of work she'd been doing. She wanted to desperately get home now and have some rest. But it didn't look like it was going to happen anytime soon, at least until they were done sorting it all out. Cage was still seething. "You were there when we bought the company fair and square! This is all fa
Cage was already far from his house when he got the shocking news. His heart was pounding as he stared at the news article, after pulling over into an unfamiliar neighbourhood to know why his phone kept ringing persistently with another news. He was shocked by how things were going right now. And if unchecked, it could get worse very soon. The headline blared. "FBI Raids Cage's Home; Suspect on the run!" His stomach chucked. It looked like he was running from the law when he actually wasn't. It was just the perfect description of the universe being against you, he thought. Everything was moving against him now and he was happy that the cops hadn't been alerted because they would have surely had him apprehended and arrested. All he had to do not was to get to his lawyer's office and do what needed to be done. He knew ghat explaining himself would be futile now and there was no need doing so. He needed to act quickly and decisively else his life would be fucked. He dialled his lawyer'
He met with his lawyer the next morning and he was still angry. His fury kept rising because they had already released another fake news about him, something he wasn't going to take lightly. It was getting too much at this point and he wondered how long it would be before they finally tried to make up even worse lies. He knew that it was because the person behind this had surely gained the upper hand. That was why they were saying anything they wanted just to get the views, the supporters and garner more trust from the people. It was very devious, but there was nothing he could do about it now. The latest headline read. "Witness Claims Cage tried to Bribe her to Retract Statement." He slammed the laptop shut and ran his hand through his hair in another bolt of anger. When would all this end? He thought, still confused about what the future held for him. As a matter of fact, it could go very wrong and nobody would care. They would all be there to cheer and support the woman. His law
That evening, he returned home and made his way to the living room. The events of the past few days were still taking a toll on him and he couldn't for the whole thing to end. He had just finished talking with Mark about their next move. Plopping down on the couch, he rubbed his temples while trying to ease the headache that was slowly starting to throb in his skull. He shut his eyes for some time, until he heard something. He opened them immediately and wondered where the sound had come from. It sounded like something had fallen but it was closer to a thud than a loud crash. He was the only person in the house and that made him very confused. He didn't expect that anybody would try to attack him, so he pushed off the thought. But the foreboding returned and he decided to check it out. He turned off the television and slowly made his way to the window. Once he got there, he slowly opened the blinds and peered into the distance. The room was very very now and it was only the soft hum
My hands gripped the edge of the table as I looked at Marcia who sat across from me. Her eyes were wide with fear, darting around the room like a trapped animal. I was so angry at her because she had no idea how close she was to being dragged to court if she didn't start talking and confessing about what she had done. She thought it was going to be easy for her to deal with my reputation and just get away with it like nothing happened."We've got all your calls and recordings, Marcia," I said as Mark and Dave settled on the seats beside me. I didn't want to scare her more than necessary, but she needed to understand the gravity of the situation. "You need to tell us who you were talking to, or you'll be facing serious charges." I said, trying to sound normal even though I was more than angry with her deep down. Given another choice, I would have hit her until she bled. She shook her head as the tears spilled down her cheeks. "You're assaulting me!" She cried. I chuckled when I saw h
The fact that she was still fidgety despite my attempts to calm her down was a very clear message that she was still very worried and didn't trust us to say what she had to say. But at the same time, her proposition was a very tough one. In one way or the other, she was still going to be dragged into this case no matter what. She had to pay for what she did, but since that was what she wanted before she could give me the answer, then I would do my best to help get her name out of the case as soon as I'd found the mastermind behind this whole scheme. I nodded before replying."No problem, Marcia. Just give us a name and we will be good to go. All you have to do is to tell us who made you do this and we will take care of the rest from here. I'm sure you don't want to suffer for nothing. Is that what you want?" I asked, but she gave me an unsure look. I chuckled internally, knowing that it wouldn't be bad if she went to jail for what she did. She deserved to suffer but there wasn't an
Cage felt like the ground had been pulled out under him. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. "What? How did this happen?" He asked in pure shock as he scanned his mind, wondering if he had misheard her. He blinked twice subsequently and pinched himself to make sure that this wasn't a dream and he wasn't living a nightmare. But none of the things he did convinced him that the nightmare was real. His assistant took a deep breath on the other end before she continued. She was conflicted deep down and couldn't help it at all. "We don't know yet. It was a targeted attack from the things I've seen. We are trying to beg more information, but right now, all we know is that the shipment was completely destroyed. Nothing survived the attack." Cage clenched his teeth as the rest of the words sank in. He was the only person who felt truly hurt and pained because he knew how many millions that had just gone to waste. He couldn't believe that this was happening to him. The people were now