Chapter 21Back at the Noble House. During breakfast at the dining table. “I’m still curious on where you went yesterday during the party, or why the party was held here in your mansion.” Lorraine said, in between chewing a spoonful portion of the meal in front of her. Avon gazed up at her, flashing her a timid smile that wasn’t witnessed by Lorraine, then returning his gaze back to his meal. “Did you know who the Dragon General is? Or are you perhaps one of his relatives? Is there any blood relation between you two. And the said Dragon General never even showed his face throughout the party, did you also know anything about that?” Lorraine babbled excessively. “Darling!” Avon addressed.“You should eat, I have some things to tell you when we’re done.” He said to her, the serenity in his voice like that of the soothing wave of the ocean. . Lorraine glared playfully at him with a pouted lips, before returning her attention back to her meal. She took three more portions before drop
Chapter 22At the Hales’s Villa. Still inside Lennox’s office. Royce was still at the corner, awed by Vance’s perfidy act and more shocked on what he found out. He stood there, unable to come out for confrontation and rather eavesdropping more on their conversation.“What are you saying?” Lennox asked Vance, who had just betray his brother for a reason best known to him. “I’m saying. Oscar and Royce are going behind your back and would still carry out the plan of poisoning Avon’s plate where his dinner would be dished on. I overheard them, that they would still go against your order for us to stay down.” Vance said, demystifying his statement to a more understandable statement for him. Lennox became speechless, looking away from Vance. “See yourself out.” He told him, not sparing him any more glance. Vance turned on his dismissal, walking away from him and out of the office. “Wait!” Lennox called out to him, at the verge of him getting out. He stopped at the heard of that, rest
Chapter 23 Royce went around the house, looking for Vance till he met him at the terrace, not only him but with his other brother, both engaged in a silent discussion that looks like them whispering to each other. “What are they doing here?” He questioned silently, the question directed more to himself. He merged himself close to the wall, taking countable silent steps beside the wall and moving close to them in attempt to eavesdrop on their conversation.“Is that all you told him? That you saw Royce going behind everyone’s back and still wanting to kill Avon?” Oscar asked, his voice silent and hardly audible, but hearable to Vance and Royce’s ears. “Yes, and where is Royce, shouldn’t he be here, I feel we should have asked him about this before even going ahead with it?” Vance said, looking around in support of his question. “Yeah, I looked everywhere for him to inform him on the change of plans but I didn’t see him. I wonder where he went, whoever that sees him first between th
Chapter 24 “Shall we begin the dinner.” Lennox announced, and to that was uniformly dressed maid trooping in the dinning room and began serving everyone.Avon’s plate was soon served with a sumptuous amount of his desired meal, laying a napkin over his lap and picking up his eating utensils and wanting to dig in he heard his name being called.“Avon!” Lennox had called, halting his action from inserting the fork and knife further in his meal. He gave a responsive look, that depicts his attentiveness to his call.Lennox looked away from him instead, his gaze traveling to Royce and Oscar, “I want the both of you eating Avon’s served meal on that plate instead of the ones in front of you.” He said, referring to the two men he was staring at with seriousness lurking over his tone. Royce and Oscar exchanged glances, a weird look blowing up their faces as they gape around wondered why they’ve been ordered to do that. Royce knew why, only Oscar doesn’t because Vance was suppose to lie a
Chapter 25The words slipped gently out of Avon’s lips, seeping slowly to everyone’s hearing, different expressions surfacing on each faces at the heard of it.Lennox was stunned and confused at the same time, he knew his sons are trying to kill him and after telling them not to, some still disobeyed and went ahead with the plan, that was the reason why he asked for the poisoned plate to be switched with those still pursuing the plan. He had no idea that it was the cup that was poisoned instead. “What are you saying?” Lorraine had asked aloud, her gaze fixated on her husband with a befuddled look expressed wildly on her face. “This dinner that we are invited to wasn’t an acceptance dinner, it’s instead a plan to lure us here so I can be killed.” Avon replied, his hard face staring at no one rather at Lennox who was still confused at the uttered statement, he believed he knew about the plan and the confusion and stupefaction on his face was an act. “What!” Lorraine exclaimed, unbel
Chapter 26“Wow…” Lorraine breathe out, leaning back on her seat and seeming dazed with everything that just happened. “Oscar! Royce! Do you both still have anything to say?” Lennox inquired, with his palms folded and shielding his talking lips while he stared at the both of them with a lowered eyes.“Grandfather, you have to understand this man right here is useless, we need Lorraine to marry someone that can help this family, not this invalid human right here, he shouldn’t be given any chance. The Wilson’s family are still there and probably strategizing their revenge on our family, we can’t let this man in our family just like that, no we just-““Will you shut your disgusting hole up this moment!” Lennox shouted at Royce, sealing his lips shut off the words he was spewing that was getting Lennox’s nerves uptight. “How dare you talk like that after disobeying my order!” He yelled again, this time with visible anger supporting his voice, and reflecting clearly on his face.“I was e
Chapter 27Avon Barksdale soon arrived at home, going straight to his office while sending for his assistant to meet him there immediately.“What do you have now on them?” He asked the moment he felt his presence gracing the room. Seeming busy with the gun he was corking and a mask he was preparing.“As predicted, they’ve gathered at their usual spot to mourn the loss of their leader, I have gotten their location and it’s right here with me. Now you can go after all of them at once.” He replied, his head bowed the whole time he was talking. “Keep a close eye on that girl and find out about those who she said are after are, I will be back soon.” Avon said, done with what he was doing and immediately moving out of his office with his assistant following closely behind him. “Alright, General.” He responded, before letting his boss walked off and away totally from him, also taking a new turn that leads to the room where Kory resides. Avon got in the awaited vehicle, settling down wi
Chapter 28The Next Day. Although the Wilson’s party is scheduled to start at evening, but Avon was already out of the house. His destination unknown to everyone, not even to his personal trusted assistant.Finn acting on his orders on the other hand, had gone over to the Hales’ Villa to bring back Lorraine, getting there it wasn’t only Lorraine that was packed and ready, her cousin as he heard was also packed beside her and both ready to follow him back to the mansion. And he wouldn’t dare question this.Finn said nothing to that than respect the General’s wife wishes of coming along with a guest and helping them transfer their luggages to the vehicle with the helps of the other escorts he came with. Not long have they gotten back to the mansion, with their things getting offload from the vehicle. “Ma’am, shall I move your things to master’s bedroom or you would prefer to use yours?” Finn asked Lorraine, his head bowed in respect to her. “I prefer my husband’s room, what would I