Ethan and Liam were celebrating their win against Adrian when the doorbell of Liam’s penthouse suite rung.Their celebration was cut short as they both exchanged questioning glances. “Are you expecting anyone?” Ethan asked Liam as he kept his glass down on the table.Liam frowned for a bit as he tried to remember if he was expecting anyone, but he came up short. Just as Liam stood up to check who was at the door, Ethan’s phone rang, and it was Blaze who was calling.Ethan swiped across his phone to answer the call, and brought it to his ear. “Boss, the mission has been completed successfully,” Blaze’s voice rang through the other side. “That guy Adrian is history. Please tell Mr. Liam to open up his door, I’m the one pressing the doorbell.”Ethan’s lips stretched into a satisfied grin as Blaze relayed the good news to him. He hung up the call, and turned to Liam, who still stood in the middle of his living room, contemplating if he should open the door or not. “It’s Blaze. You can
By the time Ethan and Liam woke up again, they found themselves tied up to two pillars that faced each other. Ethan struggled against the sturdy rope that was used to tie his hands behind the pillar as a wave of panic washed over him like a torrent.“Hey! What is going on, Blaze!” He yelled out as he continued struggling against his restraints. He winced as the ropes dug further into his wrist, alighting cutting through the skin.“How dare you betray me!” He continued yelling. “Have you forgotten who my family is? So you want to die?!”Liam’s head was hung low, but he raised it up at the sound of Ethan’s angry voice, and his eyes sparked with anger towards Blaze.“Release us now, Blaze! Or I’ll make sure your life is a living hell in the city as soon as I get out of here!”“Shut the hell up!” A voice suddenly thundered, making the remaining of Ethan and Liam’s words to die in their throats. One of Blaze’s martial arts brothers, suddenly appeared in between Ethan and Liam, his eyes d
“Aargh!” Ethan screamed at the top of his voice as he felt his shoulder bones shatter. The intensity of the pain made him tremble involuntarily and before he could control his bladder, it let loose, and a foul stench permeated the air.Adrian grimaced as the nauseating stench of urine wafted through his nostrils, and the disgust he felt made him apply more pressure into the already broken spot in Ethan’s shoulder that his fingers were jabbed into.The sound of bones cracking could be heard as Ethan let out another scream, this one sounding extremely strangled and raw. “It hurts! It hurts! Make it stop!” He cried out, his voice cracking with intense pain.Adrian could feel the waves of pain that surged from Ethan’s shoulder down to his toes. If he wanted to, he could easily press the right points to stop the pain, but he wouldn’t do that. The main point was for Ethan to suffer the pain.“You’ve peed yourself and I haven’t even gotten started,” Adrian scolded, his voice neutral. “You’re
Liam gulped loudly, his eyes darting everywhere but at Adrian. The underlying darkness in Adrian’s words was enough for terror to crawl down his spine.Taking a deep breath to momentarily nullify the pain shooting up his ribs, he responded, still refusing to meet Adrian’s gaze.“I promise to stay out of your way from now on,” Liam said, his voice sounding sincere, but Adrian knew better than to believe him.He just hoped that for his sake, he was actually being truthful, otherwise he would face the consequences, and boy, would they be dire.“Please forgive me,” Liam added, his face now paling considerably due to the amount of pain he was feeling.Adrian ignored his plea for forgiveness, and instead, walked away from him and towards Blaze, who stood with both an amazed and slightly apprehensive expression.He bowed respectfully as soon as Adrian reached him. “Kindly take the two men to the hospital and ensure they are properly treated,” Adrian instructed in an authoritative voice, and
Regina scoffed at Adrian’s promise while Anita remained silent, her expression still filled with uncertainty. Adrian knew that at this point, his actions would speak louder than his words, so he pulled out his phone and sent a text to the bodyguard that had informed him about Nathan and the dispatch rider.He instructed the bodyguard to go ahead with the plan of tracking the dispatch rider and forcing a confession out of him. The bodyguard replied with a positive response a few seconds after Adrian sent the text, and Adrian’s gaze became more confident as he kept his phone back into his pocket.He looked back at Regina and Anita, and seeing that their gazes were still on him, he began explaining, “I just texted an acquaintance of mine who is good at tracking down people, and he has agreed to help me track down the dispatch rider using his plate number. We’ll be getting a positive response very soon.”Regina's expression didn’t deter one bit as she still remained skeptical. “Until I
The next day arrived in the blink of an eye, and Adrian, Anita, and Regina wasted no time in getting ready and heading over to Grandpa Lloyd’s mansion.While they were in the car, Regina who had been bobbing her knees impatiently for a while, blurted out as she couldn’t hold in her question any longer.“Hey you,” she called out to Adrian without bothering to acknowledge him by his name. “Was your friend able to get a confession out of that dispatch rider?” Adrian, who was driving, met her gaze through the rearview mirror, and shook his head, but the corner of his mouth twitched mischievously as he decided to rile Regina up.“No, he wasn’t able to get any confession out of the dispatch rider.” Adrian replied, his expression feigning somberness.Anita turned to him, her brows raised as if to ask him why he was withholding the truth from her mother. Adrian threw a playful wink at her, before his expression turned serious again.Regina scoffed on her seat, her expression hardening into o
The family members joined in on Nathan’s mockery as they erupted in a round of applause accompanied with jeering laughs and whistles. Regina’s face reddened in embarrassment as she clenched her fists by her side to control herself from exploding in anger. Anita shifted on her feet, her brave demeanor wavering slightly as her discomfort and irritation towards the family members' blatant mockery grew by the second. She wished time would just fly by so the tables could turn on Nathan. She wanted nothing more than to wipe the smugness off his face. Nathan's expression was brighter than it had ever been and he almost jumped up in excitement at how everything was turning out in his favor. He couldn’t wait till his grandfather announced him as the golden grandchild so he could garner more admiration from the family members. Natalie and her boyfriend Tristan Yates were also present at the party and when they saw how much humiliation Anita and her people were getting, they were f
Rhea Smith boldly walked into the living room of Lloyd Davies’s mansion, her wine colored pantsuit contrasting beautifully against her skin, and her stilettos clinking against the marble floor as she passed by Adrian, not without acknowledging him with a subtle nod, and approached where Anita stood. She was well aware of the curious eyes on her as she came to a stop and turned to Nathan, whose face had paled considerably and her expression contorted into a frown. “Nathan Davies,” she began, her voice icy and straight to the point. “If I could remember vividly, you were refused a contract when you came to the Alpha group yesterday, and were also thrown out. Why then do you claim that you secured a contract with us?” Nathan’s eyes darted around frantically as he was unable to meet Rhea’s stern gaze. The tie on his neck suddenly felt tight and it became increasingly difficult to breathe. His face was void of any color at this point and his eyes enlarged with panic, shock, and une