"Have you guys heard anything from Blake?" Lucy directed her question towards her mother and her sister."You're right, he's supposed to be here." Emily added."Why not text him, or call him to see what's holding him up." Alice suggested, and Lucy nodded at the idea, picking her phone to text Blake.Lucy: "Where are you? You're running late."Blake: "Had a flat tire, it's holding me up, but I'm getting it fixed already. I'll be there in a few minutes""He had a flat tire but would soon be here." Lucy announced, after reading the text message. As they all sat at the table waiting for the moment of the contract signing, snacks were being distributed to every table to entertain themselves with as they waited. Lucy used a fork to pick a meatball, taking it to her mouth and chewing slowly.'Wow, this is so good.' She thought to herself, the delicious taste of the meatball distracting her a bit from her chaotic thoughts. The table suddenly was silent as they all engaged themselves with on
There was a loud murmur in the room as they all gazed at Karina who was shining in a glamouring beauty captivating the audience before her."H-how could it be her?" Lucy gasped in shock with her mouth open. "She has no shame, how could I have had so much respect for her?" Lucy muttered to herself, if there was another option for her she wouldn't bother signing the partnership and would leave immediately."Are you sure she misses Rodriguez?" Emily asked skeptically while gazing at her. "Although she does uphold that name with a pretty face and body like hers." Emily admired in envy."You're prettier than her honey, don't compare yourself to that woman." Alice scolded Emily."She's one of the top four beautiful women in Nayvork, sorted out by rich prominent men, do you seriously think I am prettier?" She laughed lightly."Well, any man who sees you would surely be captivated by your beauty so you don't need to lose your confidence, remember that your mother is beautiful and so are you."
"I would do so sir," Brian assured and turned his gaze to the platform. Karina smiled curly as she stared at the audience. "Thank you all for coming to celebrate the partnership, it's an honor to have you all here." She announced. "Miss Hawton, would you please come up here?" Karina beckoned Lucy who was reluctant but brushed it all off, slowly making her way to the platform while gazing at Karina all the while, the audience stated in astonishment."Having them in the same room is truly an honor.""I wish I could marry just one of them if possible.""My eyes could go blind if I keep staring at such beauties."Lucy recalls that she met Karina at the partnership between her company and the Crane family. She wanted to respond but smiled even wider to prevent the audience from wondering why she reacted that way. Lucy was still stunned that Michael knew such a powerful person."I do hope we connect more in the future." Karina shook her hand out for Lucy to grab it, they held each other's
"Help you?" He furrowed his brows in surprise, playing dumb. "What makes you think I would help you after saying we shouldn't interfere in each other's lives?" Lucy recalled the day outside the Hayes building, she must have thought wrong, and she wondered how possible it was for someone like him to do that. "I'm sorry, I must have been mistaken." She apologized."If that's all you wanted to say, then please excuse me." Michael walked outside meeting Karina who smirked at him with her hand folded in her chest. "What was that about?" Karina asked interested."Nothing." Michael shrugged as she smiled cheekily."Well, I do know." She poked his arm. "She still has feelings for you." Karina laughed."Don't say that…. I doubt it." Michael shrugged his shoulders not wanting to think about it."So tell me." Karina seemed more serious now. "Have you been able to treat the person with the initial herb?" Karina asked curiously."No, I still need another herb to complete the remedy although such
Karina tilted her brows at him wondering what else he could possibly want. "Something else you say?" Karina said. "Say it and it will be done." Now she was ready to risk anything."You." He pointed to Michael. "You would lose your place as a doctor and now at my feet." He said with a smirk on his lips, this was it, Michael was losing himself but still remained calm because he could tell the final result, the confidence on Berlin's face would soon turn to that of shock when he realized just what was going on."Bow?" Michael scoffed."Isn't that a little too much?" Karina questioned but the man didn't seem like he was going to change his mind very soon."If you can't agree with my terms there's no need having this discussion." Berlin frowned about to leave."Whatever your rule is, I didn't have a problem, besides I only want to prove that I'm right." Michael shrugged his shoulders."You seem quite confident but I'm afraid you would be in trouble." Berlin laughed and was about to walk ou
Zain still wasn't satisfied with Michael being in the room and stared at him suspiciously, Karina seemed to understand his body language and asked Michael to leave, without a word he turned around and left standing right outside the door where Brian and some of his men were."Is this the one who thinks he's worthy of the highly-spoken Miss Rodriguez?" Brian scoffed standing beside Michael and taking out a cigar from his pocket.Michael ignored him, smelling trouble from him m, he didn't have the luxury of getting into a pointless fight with him. "It's rude to ignore people you know." Brian gazed at him at the corner of his eyes but Michael remained calm wanting nothing than to be left alone."You should do that outside." Michael finally said as the smoke of the cigar hit his nose, Brian stared at him with a smirk and blew more of the smoke in his face wanting to anger him but Michael turned around and walked away leaving Brian and his men, Rick and Morty He turned towards them with a
Michael easily dodged the knife with his, his body moving at lightning speed as though he were a feather."Think again." Michael scoffed."You there," Rick called while dragging one of Alec's men on the floor. "That's my prey you have no business with him.""You think that's possible?" Chris laughed as an idea popped into his head."Watch as I pop his brains right out of his head." Morty jeered in excitement as blood trickled down his fists."You sound too optimistic but there's no way you could beat more men than you can handle," Alec smirked as his men attacked in numbers in the hope of overpowering the two men but they were wrong, one swing of their fists affected ten men. They were just as invincible as Michael."What?" Alec was amused and gazed in shock at his men who were professional fighters sprawled on the floor like toys in a child's room."Now that was a nice tickle." Rick smiled in excitement while flexing his muscles."Stop trying to show off dammit." Morty rolled his eye
Rick huffed, letting out a weak laugh as he gazed up at Michael. "Like I would say anything." With the last ounce of strength he could muster, he unsheathed a knife and slit his throat letting his blood fly around.Michael moved away from him and tisked his tongue while laying at the corpse in front of him. "What a waste, I would find out either way." He shrugged his shoulders, Alec sitting at her corner was in shock and scrambled away not wanting to provoke him more than this knowing he could end up dying miserably.Karina rose from the chair she sat staring at Zain who stood up also. "I do have some other things to attend to, maybe we could finish our discussion some other time." He explained."It's fine." She nodded her head
After leaving the company, and heading back home, Michael received a text message.He took out his phone and read through“Your brothers sold you out, if there is one thing I like more than anything, it would be revenge, you think you can take what belongs to me? Think again, you sicko because I can also do the same.. Do you know that your woman Karina is pregnant with your child? I bet you didn't because why would you leave her to wander around when you know I am out there looking to devour you”Michael could not believe what he saw, until Rasheel sent him a picture with Karina tied to a chair and a lid over her mouth, tears rolling down her eyes.His phone rang, Henry her father was calling.“Father” he answered“It's Karina, she is missing… she said she wanted to take a walk in the garden but we haven't seen her, please, please find her” he muffled.“Father is Mother there?” he asked calmly with his fist clenched, holding back his urge to go over and kill Rasheel and his brother.“
“Father!”“Father!” Edgar yelled as he rushed into his father’s room, angrily, he was fuming.Montreal, who lay on the bed, knew why his son was calling out to him, pretended not to hear him, and outright ignored him.Edgar walked into the room to see his father, on his tablet, ignoring him.“Father! How could you do this to me? After everything that I have done for you! After putting so much effort and energy into doing everything you asked!” Edgar lashed“Father, we are highly disappointed in you, you could have Edgar or me take over your position, why did you give it to that bastard!” Kylen, the second son lashed at his father.“We’ve done so much but you chose the son that caused you so much downfall and forgot about us that stood by your side all these years! How could you!” Edgar lashed again.Montreal ignored them, knowing that he would only say hurtful things to them.“What is going on here? Why are you guys yelling at your father, I did not train you in such a manner!” Louisa
Rasheel got up, ready for the day’s activities, he went to his room, got dressed, and set for the day.“There must be a great occasion today” Lucy muffled as she watched him dressed after a brutal night together. It wasn't like she could ever resist him, He was stronger and always determined each time, having her roughly and making sure there were bruises all over the following morning. Lucy was tired of crying and begging him because each time she begged him, she realized she was just adding gasoline to his fire, making him burn rapidly, pounding her like it was his last time on earth.“Yes, I have a very important board meeting today, wish me luck, honey” He winked at her.Lucy cringed at his madness, if anything, she wished he lost the contract and went broke.Rasheel chuckled, like he could read her like an open book “I know you wish for me to fail, but even if I fail, I am never going to let you go, you are too sweet” He smirkedLucy tightened her grip on her blanket, holding tig
Karina was lost, confused.She gazed at Michael in awe “What is happening, what are you guys talking about?” she raspedMichael’s lips parted as he gazed at Karina, knowing that he never told her much about himself, nothing about his family and where he came from.“Tell Mr Montreal I said I am never coming back to that family! You guys can solve whatever problem you find yourself for all I care!” I sneered“But Sir Michael” Collins muffledMichael glared at him “The next time you call me or bother my wife again, I will have your head delivered back to that family, do you understand?” Michael growled“Yes sir” Colin breathed“Do you understand!” Michael snarled, his eyes darkened as though he was on a rampage, sending shivers down Colin’s spine. He gulped down “Yes sir” he yelled and dashed out of Karina’s office.Michael exhaled, turning to Karina who was waiting for an explanation.“Do you remember when I told you I came from a complicated family and when I told you to trust me and b
Karina stood by the door, watching Lucy’s mother in tears, standing before Michael. She walked up to them “Michael, is everything okay?” she asked, gazing at Alice. “It's Lucy’s mum, she said she has something important to tell me” Michael responded. Karina turned to Michael to give her a listening ear, Michael didn't like the idea of having Alice in his house, he was clearly against it but he knew Karina wouldn't like it if he turned her down so he nodded in agreement to have her inside his house. They sat in the living room while Karina gestured to her maid to help Alice with a glass of water and a glass of juice so Alice could decide for herself which she wanted. As soon as the glass of water got to her table, Alice drank everything all at once. When the juice came, she gulped down again, making Michael disgusted “I am sure you are not here to wine and dine” he sneered at her and instantly Alice composed herself knowing that Michael had every right to be authoritative si
After Karina’s friends are sent somewhere far away till Rasheel forgets about them or when he gets apprehended, Karina goes home to visit her mother.“I just need to spend a day with her,” Karina said to Michael, kissing his hands and swinging them while she hoped he would find it easy to send her off.Michael knew the last time she saw her mother was at the grand dinner they all had as a family and at the event where Henry, her father introduced him to some of his major businessmen so she understood that a daughter would miss her mother and want to spend some time alone with her.He pulled her closer, kissing all over her body “I’ll miss you” He pouted.“It’s just a day” she chuckled, wrapping her arms around him “Even if it's just an hour, I’ll still miss you” he muffled “But I understand you miss your mother so, ensure you spend some quality time with her before I come to pick you up tomorrow,” he said to her and she nodded.Karina got into a cab and was taken down to her mother’s
Rasheel was going crazy, he was losing his mind, “What do you mean she is gone? Gone where!” he lashed, aiming his gun at his guard who stood before him, trembling, beads of sweat plastered on his forehead, his legs wobbling.In his mind, he knew it was his last day on earth.Rasheel’s phone rang, and he pulled it out of his pocket to answer “Speak! It better be worth my time” He sneered, boiling with rage. The guard at the other end of the phone was not sure if telling Rasheel at that time was a good idea but either way, Rasheel would find out so he made up his mind.“Sir, the CCTV guard Miles’s parents malfunctioned but now that it's back..” he paused, trembling in fear, not sure if it was a good idea to yell Rasheel.“What is the matter you son of a gun” Rahseel was still very much pissed about Lara yelled, still clenching the gun like his life depended on it.“Miles’ parents are gone and all our men are dead” He finally blurted“What?” he exclaimed “They are all gone, Sir Rasheel,
Miles drove to the meet-up spot that Michael had sent to him, Sally and Zach were now in the passenger seat although they were still confused by the situation, they kept mute and decided to trust Miles once more.Driving into the compound, Sally saw Karina along with Michael, ready to welcome them but something else caught their eyes, Miles' parents were also there. Sally and Zach turned to each other confused. “What are your parents doing here?” Zach asked.With tears in his eyes, Miles ignored his friends and drove till they were safely in the building, he dashed out of his car, breaking into tears as he ran into his mother’s arms.“I’m sorry…I’m sorry” He cried.His father and Mother held him in their hands, stroking his hair and patting his back with tears in their eyes as well.Karina met Sally and Zach halfway. “I am so sorry guys, I'm sorry it took too long to find you ....I'm sorry” Karina apologized.Sally shook her head and hugged Karina “No it's fine” She muffled “Karina?”
Now it was left to Miles to get his friends out of the mansion without getting the attention of any of the guards that are loyal to Rasheel. Unfortunately for him, Lara had a shoot that morning and could not help him out, even if she was around, she would only make things worse has Rasheel had eyes on her, if you think the recording bracelet is the only thing Rasheel has on Lara and his other people, then you are wrong, that motherfucker also has a tracker and a live GPS installed on their phones, tracking their locations every minute and seconds of the day.Miles took it upon himself to get his friends out since they were only there because of him in the first place, if only..if only he never trusted Rasheel if only he never met Rasheel at all.He snuck past the guards standing at the door and walkway, heading to the room in which his friends were being locked up. As he walked in, he slammed the door.“What the fuck is he doing here!” Zach yelled, grabbing the bars in which he was lo