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Both Lucas and Lilith stared at James with wide eyes.“Why do you say that?” Lucas asked his father nervously.“That's what my gut tells me.” Lucas' phone suddenly began to ring, “It's Griffin!” He yelled excitedly before answering the call.“Hey buddy, what's going on with those guys you arranged for us, we've been unable to reach them and your number wasn't also connecting.”“I'm sorry. Seems they chose a place with very bad network reception for security reasons. I had to go look for them myself when I was unable to reach them over the phone,” Griffin gave a very convincing response.“My Dad is really pissed with you guys. Why did they ask for 1.2 billion dollars huh? Was that the agreement?”“What? I didn't know that's what they asked for. I guess they got too greedy and tried to take advantage of the situation but I'll make sure everything comes to guys.” Griffin’s assurances calmed everyone.“So how long will it take for the money to be ready?” Griffin asked him.“In a little w
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Lucas drove with his father and Lilith to the Campbells' mansion to inform them that the money had been paid and that they were going to pick up Mr. Morrison.They left shortly afterwards and soon they arrived at the address that Griffin had texted to them and they all alighted from the vehicle.Lucas took a quick look at his phone and smiled, “The network reception here is really bad. These guys must be extremely cautious.”Lilith held Lucas' hand as they all strolled into the building.Meanwhile, Tim quickly sent Ethan another message to inform him of their presence. Since the network within that area had been taken out by the device that Tim was holding, Ethan and the police officers had to use a special device to communicate.The leader of the group and his men were all sitting and sipping some beer when Lucas walked in with Lilith and his father.“Stop there all of you and show me your hands.” The leader commanded.“We are here to get my father. You have your money already, so re
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Ethan wondered who the sender of the message was as read the message again while trying not to worry Loretta by allowing the content of the message to bother him.The message was a warning from someone unfamiliar to him telling him that he was going to lose someone precious to him for taking away someone precious from them.“Who could this be?” He whispered to himself, furrowing his eyebrows.“Is there a problem, you look disturbed?” Loretta interrupted his thoughts.“Oh, it's nothing. Sorry, I was just a little distracted,’’ he responded with a wide smile, trying to hide the concern that she spotted on his face.“You would be surprised what money can cause people to do,” he quickly responded to her comment about the Campbells.Loretta stared at him for a second wondering if he was telling the truth about him being alright but then she just concluded that it was probably due to him being really tired.“I'm glad we had the chance to try out our new frequency jamming device and in the p
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Jimmy Larson suddenly took keen interest in Ethan as he watched the Cedarwood Police Department acknowledge his help in catching Mr. Morrison’s kidnappers.“Take it easy,” he yelled as one of the girls ran her fingers all over his body.“Let's take this party to my room,” he stood up to leave but his phone rang, causing him to stop briefly.“Have you seen the news yet?” The voice at the other end asked in a feminine voice.“Yes, I have. He doesn't look that tough to me,” Jimmy boasted.“All I want are assurances that you would give me what I've always wanted if I take care of this problem for you.”“You have them. I just hope you won't let me down” the voice at the other end responded before ending the call.Jimmy licked his lips in anticipation.All he had to do was to break the legs of Ethan and he would have her all to himself.His plan was to have her for good but he knew he had to take things one step at a time and right now all he wanted to do was to have a good time with the la
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Andrew was taken aback by William's remark. Even a one-eyed man would have observed the excitement in him.“Okay, so tell me. I'm listening,” Andrew's response sounded somewhat skeptical as he doubted that Williams was going to tell him anything that could change his mood.“The viper has agreed to your offer.” Andrew's eyes widened as processed what Williams had just told him.“What did you just say?” He asked in disbelief.“Dude, he accepted your offer. All your worries are over.”Andrew suddenly chuckled excitedly.“This is the best news I've heard in a long time!”“You know what, I think I'll have that pie I've been hearing you talk about.”“Hahaha, see what I told you? You wait till you have a taste,” Williams chuckled.“Hey Anna, get me and my friend here a plate of your special apple pie each.”In less than five minutes both Andrew and Williams were served their pies and Andrew wasted no time in emptying his plate.“Hahaha, you are quite predictable my friend. I see you really e
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Jonathan and all the others who had been looking down on Ethan were thrown into shock when they saw how respectful Henry was to Ethan.“Isn't that a member of the Campbell family? Why is he speaking to our former janitor that way?”“I'm sure there must be a mix-up somewhere.”“You must be mistaken, sir. I think you are addressing the wrong person. Don't be fooled by his appearance or the gorgeous lady beside him. He must have fooled her as well. This is our former janitor who also happens to be an ex-convict. I'm even surprised that he's still allowed to roam free.” As if hearing what the others were thinking, Jonathan took it upon himself to clarify things.Slap…The sound of a slap echoed throughout the VIP section, stunning everyone there.“How dare you speak about Mr. Banks that way. Don't you have any manners?” Henry’s action wiped off the mocking expressions on their faces, replacing them with discombobulation.The door to the VIP section suddenly swung open and Emiliano, Ariell
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Jimmy Larson had been watching Ethan for some time after Sarah demanded that he handle him more quickly.Although he had initially assured her that he would scare off Ethan but he didn't do anything until now.“I knew you would come begging, my sweet Sarah,” he smiled while licking his lips. “Desperation is indeed a powerful weapon.” He chuckled loudly.He was actually the unknown person who sent a message to the Grays about Ethan's presence at their hospital.He had been watching Ethan for some time now and when he thought he had seen the perfect opportunity, he decided to act immediately.“Now I only need to sit back and watch the fireworks begin,” Jimmy whispered with a smirk.Meanwhile, back in the hospital, Martha’s embarrassment quickly turned into fury when she heard Ethan call Ariella a leftover.“If only Andrew were here, he would have put you in your place for talking trash about my daughter.”“And what would your ex-convict of a son have done?” Ethan sneered, causing Martha
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Ethan's question drew the attention of everyone in the room.“Did he just ask that?”“I'm sure he's only saying that to draw attention away from himself.” The Campbells continued to whisper among themselves.“What would you even know about such an expensive jewelry? Even if you worked your ass off for ten lifetimes you still won't be able to afford it!” Ariella roared at Ethan.Emiliano shook his head at this point, “It's only a waste of time explaining anything to him. Such expensive jewelries are far beyond him.”“It's only a real man like Jay that can get such a rare and expensive item under such short notice,” Martha praised Jay while eyeing Ethan disdainfully.Ethan calmly drew out something from the bag he had been carrying.The appearance of what he drew out glittered, such that even Jay's golden guardian pendant paled in comparison.It looked like a gift item and the merely looking at the quality of the packing, one could tell that it was one of those items that was probably g