"911, what's your emergency?" The sharp female voice cut through the chaos. Cage glanced at the ongoing mayhem before replying. "The restaurant at 163 Main Street is being attacked and vandalised- we need help right away." He didn't want to reveal his identity and decided to keep it simple and short. The operator assured him that help was on the way before he hung up the phone. He watched in pain as the building got battered. His relief was short-lived as he thought about what to do to stop or curb what was going on before the police arrived. He realised that he couldn't just stand idly by and wait for them to arrive before doing something. But at the same time, he knew that his life was of the utmost importance. Presenting himself to the enraged crowd would be a very bad idea. They could mangle him before he knew it. He also thought about the possibility that there was someone behind the protesters. They might have been hired by an enemy to cause the destruction which was going on
Within ten minutes, the team.of cyber security officials arrived at the scene. They looked so grim as they stared at the cooks, it was clear from the foregoing that they knew what was going on and who might have had their hand in the recent attack. Cage was very happy with the findings, at least none of the chefs or any other personnel that were involved would be able to deny it when the evidence was very clear in front of them. One of them, a short and bald middle-aged man, dropped his bag on the table and took out a laptop. He quickly connected a chip to the USB port and waited for the video to play. "Here." He said, staring grimly at the screen as the video began to load up. Cage's face spread into a slight smile as he stared at it. Finally, they were going to get what he deserved. He couldn't believe that there could be no single evidence recovered despite the amount of security he had installed here. It was so hard to believe that anything of that magnitude would ever happen, a
"Yes, I know him. I know Mr. Daryl." He spoke in a hushed whisper before confirming it to the man on the line. "I never imagined he would stoop this low." He said, before getting up from his seat. His mouth had gone dry from shock and anger. The detective continued after a very long silence that seemed to confirm his fears, everything that he had been dreading. "Well, Mr. Cage, we have reason to believe that Daryl orchestrated the attack on your restaurant after the findings. We have tried to track the others who were involved but they didn't leave a single trace, you know we can start with him for now and maybe get to the others once it has been confirmed that he is guilty for what happened." Cage still found it very hard to believe that Daryl had actually gone this length to show him how really hostile he was. "What? But..but hey? What possible reason could he have for targeting me?" He asked himself, but he immediately remembered the feud that had started the whole thing. But he
Daryl, however, did something that he didn't do in the least. He nodded, chuckling right after the detective had stated the reason for his arrest. "Watch me get out of this Cage. You will see." He added, before breaking into a sick laughter. Cage could barely hold back his disgust, the fact that he was relishing his evil acts told him how much of a psychopath this man was. "You think you can destroy everything I have worked for and get away with it? Watch me lock you up and make you rot in jail for your crimes. This is the end of the road for you." He growled at Daryl before nodding at them then taking him away. Daryl replied sharply. "You are the one who has been destroying everything, Cage. I'm just levelling the playing field and keeping everything balanced, as it should be." He replied before he began to walk after the police officers. "You despicable bastard! You will regret every bit of this. You will pay for what you've done!" He growled again before reminding himself that
Carmen didn't expect any moment like this was ever coming for them. They had plotted it all perfectly, but somehow Cage had been able to opt out that they were the ones who caused everything and he had also come for them, to make things worse, her husband was already being questioned and if things didn't go well, he was well on his way to Jail. It all showed how much of a powerful person Cage was and the prospect of their lives if the issue wasn't taken care of immediately. Her hope was to get things sorted out easily, even though she knew it would be hard for Cage to agree to let out her husband. Just as she had expected, he had chased her out even though she had begged him desperately. She wasn't sad, nor was she angry with him since that was the way anyone would have expected him to react, but she had hoped that he would have somehow had a change of heart in order to prevent her second plan which meant she was going to counter his efforts with a force of her own. She downed anoth
"We are finally turning things around!" Cage exclaimed as he got home. With Daryl and the chefs in police custody, and with the investigations still ongoing, his restaurant was starting to get some trust and few people had started to come back to his restaurant. He had even gone as far as announcing on several national televisions about what had happened and it seemed the people still trusted him. He was so happy when he saw the little number that poured into his restaurant that day, it meant that more people would come in the future. He couldn't wait for everything to settle and go back to normal like it used to be. But this time, he was going to make sure that nothing or even anybody was going to be able to penetrate and deal them a blow from within. He had learnt his first lesson and it had taken him a lot of work and tactics to get everything back to normal. It had been a very tough road but he had made it. Chloe, who was sitting in the living room, got up and hugged him warmly,
The next day, Cage decided that it was best to go to her family house and take care of the situation himself. And just as she had complained to him the the before, Cage met them yelling at each other. He observed the scene before him, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy as he watched the whole thing. Her cousins were engaged in a bitter argument as they yelled at each other, and accused themselves of several other things. He was shocked. "I can't believe you're suggesting that I should take care of Dad! You're the oldest, you should be the one to do it!" The girl who looked the youngest among them thundered, glaring at her elder brother. It was clear that she was spoiled. "Oh, please! Don't act like you're too busy to help out. We all know you're just lazy and selfish!" He growled back at her. The third, who had seen Cage and Chloe quickly went to diffuse the situation. "Both of you need to calm down. This isn't going to help the situation!" She yelled, but her words fell on deaf
Cage was dreaming when a pounding sound jarred him from sleep. He woke up breathing heavily as if he had seen a nightmare. Something was wrong, he knew it. But he couldn't tell what it was. It felt as if it was right there in front of him but he still couldn't understand what it was and how it had happened. He groaned and finally looked around the room. That was the moment it all came crashing down on him what had happened. The impact made the blood beat in his brain. He facepalmed.That was the moment the events of last night started to come back slowly, like a broken record, each one more shocking than the other. A pang of shock ran through him as he remembered every single one of it. He never thought it would happen, but he clearly remembered it all. He hs float himself in it, and before he could control himself and stop, it was already too late. He bowed his head as the wave of guilt washed over him. They had crossed a line that they shouldn't have, and now he was filled with sha