Chapter 137A brief silence filled the room, "Jaguar, Marvel is going with you, the rest of the arrangement remains the same. Is that clear?""Yes boss," they chorused."I believe that will be all for now, if you don't mind excuse me, I need to be left alone for now. You can sort yourselves outside, at night you guys kick off your mission.""Yes boss," they replied as they got on their feet and walked out of Mr. Xinao's office. "Marvel come with me, I need to brief you about the mission.""Yes Jakes," he replied and they both moved outside the warehouse and headed to his car. They got inside his car, "I guess you are with your phone right?" "Yes, of course, I don't leave my phone behind," Marvel brought out his phone from his pocket."I still have your mail address right?" Jakes said, squinting his eyes as he tried to remember. "Yes you have, or maybe I should send a mail to you?" Marvel asked."No, that won't be necessary, I will just search for your name, please give me a few minut
Chapter 138"Never mind," Max said and they both walked to Adrian's office with different thoughts in their mind. Shilla stood up when she sighted them, "Good morning, Mr and Mrs. Hamilton.""Good morning, you must be Mr. Adrian's secretary right?" Rosa asked as they hugged."Yes, I am. I believe you are here to see him right?""Yes, of course, we didn't come here to sing a lullaby for your boss for god sake," Mason replied, rolling his eyes."I apologize on his behalf," Rosa said, "It's nothing, I don't take such things to heart. Anyways Mr. Adrian isn't on seat, if you want to see him you will have to return tomorrow.""What? He isn't on seat? Where could he have gone?" Rosa asked, looking worried, that didn't sit well with Mason."He stepped out and I am not sure he will be returning anytime soon. Lest I forget, you would have called to inform him you are coming. You of all people should know how this works, you don't just randomly walk into someone's office. You must book an appo
Chapter 139"Are you ready?" Jakes asked as they got into the police car Mr. Xinao got for them with the help of one of the top officers in the police force. "Yes I am," Marvel replied as he got into the car.Marvel had mixed feelings, never did he imagine he would be doing this to his best friend. But he needed the money badly to stay alive and keep his mother alive.Jakes noticed the look on his face, "Is there a problem?" Marvel faked a smile as he chuckled, "No, no, there's no problem it's just that it's been a while since I went on a mission. I might be a little bit rusty."Jakes laughed, "Marvel rusty? I don't believe such shit, do you know how good you are? You are far better than every one of us, Alex is behind you, so what's all this talk about you being rusty?"Marvel smiled, "Come on, you know I hate being flattered right?"Jakes reached for his seatbelt, "I am not flattering you, I am just informing you about how good you are. Put your seatbelt on, it's time to rock and
Chapter 140Mrs. Isla paced to and fro in her room waiting for Jakes call, her husband walked into the room in shorts and sneakers with a big in his hands. She paused, taking time to assess his dressing, "Where are you coming from by this time?"He dropped the bag and walked to the bed, "Can't you at least greet me? Well, I am coming from the tennis court."Isla giggled, clapping her hands, "Tennis court at this time of the night? Who plays tennis till past nine in the night?" He got up on his feet and was about to walk to the bathroom when he paused and looked back at her, "I don't have time to argue with you, if you don't believe me, fine. But the truth is that I am just coming from the tennis court, I don't know what has come upon you lately, you have been acting differently. You have changed, you are no longer the Isla I know you to be."Isla burst into laughter, "Ohhh, I have changed? I am now the one to be blamed because I asked a simple question right? Can you hear yourself?
Chapter 141Audrey got to the hospital and found Mr. Richard, Aaron, her aunt, her mom, and Liam seated, all wearing a worried look. She walked to my mum, and bent over, "Mum, what's happened to Dad, why is he being hospitalized?"She shook her head as tears rolled down her eyes, "I have no idea, it was your uncle who called me and informed me about your dad, your stepbrother, and Elder Jackson being hospitalized."Audrey moved to her uncle, "Uncle Richard, what's going on, what happened to my father?"He exhaled trying his best not to laugh, "I have no idea how it happened, I only got called and was informed that they were all shot at different locations. It was strangers who brought them here and dialed our line to inform us."She moved back to her mother, "Can I see Dad, is he fine? Is he alive?" Madeline stared blankly at her daughter as tears rolled down her eyes. "Talk to me Mum, talk to me," she pressed, but she kept quiet, not saying a word.Isla walked towards her with tea
Chapter 142Rosa couldn't stop thinking about Adrian, deep down she prayed he would survive the gunshot. She knew her husband was only speaking in such matters because he was jealous. There's absolutely nothing they can do to help themselves at this point, it was all left to Adrian.It's either he brings them out of the situation they are or he plunges them downward or he leaves them dangling. She immediately turned to Mason when he came out of the bathroom, "My love, how about we visit Adrian tomorrow before leaving for work?"He was startled, "Come on Rosa, I don't get why you want to visit him this bad, you have no idea if he will be dead or alive, yet you are so adamant about visiting him.""Mason!! Do you want him dead this bad?" She asked, raising her voice. Mason was also shocked by her reaction, "Wait a minute, where's all of this coming from or are you now in love with him?"Rosa chuckled, "Hell no, I am not in love with him, you are the one I love. It's just that I am conce
Chapter 143Mason brought the car to a halt, "I guess, you are happy right? We are finally here."She smiled looking at him, "Come on let's extend our condolence to the family of the Graysons." Mason held her back, "What do you mean by that, you are sounding as if they are already dead."She gave him a questioning look, "Was that what it sounded like?" Mason nodded his head as he took off his seatbelt. "Ohh, so what was I supposed to say?" She asked as she took off her seatbelt."Don't say anything, just observe and speak intelligently, when you are asked questions," Mason replied as he opened the door of the car."Thank you," she muttered and they both stepped out of the car. Mason rolled the sleeves of his shirt as he walked over to the other side of the car to meet Rosa. They both held hands and walked into the reception, it wasn't their first time visiting the hospital, and they knew the Graysons would be at the VIP ward which was on the fifth floor.They both walked past the re
Chapter 144Martinez exhaled, "I see, but you should know better Shilla, no matter how pissed you get. He's a respected man not only in the office but in the community, you don't raise your voice at people like him no matter how pissed you are."She exhaled and buried her head, "I am sorry."Martinez placed his hands on her shoulder, "You shouldn't be apologizing to me, you should apologize to the person you raised your voice at."She nodded her head which was still buried, sobbing unashamedly, "I know it's a hard time for you due to your relationship with your boss and you being there when he was shot. But you must understand that you must stick to your values no matter how tense the situation is."Martinez drew her into his embrace patting her on the back while he whispered into her ears, "You have to be strong, I am certain nothing bad will happen to boss. In the same way, he escaped death on two occasions, he will surely escape this one.I will speak with Mr. Richard, go home, get