Nate walked slowly into Mark Lucius' luxurious mansion. He passed several of Mark's family maids on his way to the room where Wien was. They all immediately turned away when he looked at them.
"Where is Mrs. Wien?" Nate asked one of the maids who was cleaning a vase of flowers. But the woman remained silent, not answering Nate's question.
"This time they must have asked the servants not to respond to my words," Nate thought with a deep sigh.
Nate was forced to wander around Mark's house in search of Wien's whereabouts. From the first floor to the third, he found no sign of her after checking every room there. Nate then went to the fourth floor of Mark's house.
There, Wien appeared on the balcony, accompanied by a male servant who brought her a drink. The male servant left immediately when Nate approached the balcony. Wien immediately turned to the side and gave Nate a sharp look.
"Who told you to come here?" Wien snapped as she glared at Nate.
"But there was a servant who asked me to come to the mistress," Nate replied as he stopped his steps.
"I asked you to come here. But it's rude of you to just walk in," Wien said.
"What do you mean, ma'am?" asked Nate, raising his eyebrows in confusion.
"Crawl over here!" said Wien without hesitation.
"What?" said Nate in disbelief. Wien's order seemed too much for him at the moment.
"Why, does your pride keep you from crawling in front of me?" asked Wien as she stood up.
"Scum like you don't know how to repay a favor. Your vow to your late father seems to be nothing but talk. You would have ended up like those poor dogs on the street if he hadn't helped you," Wien continued.
"No, no. Didn't you swear to treat me well?" retorted Nate, unable to contain his anger.
"You have the nerve to talk back to me. You useless piece of trash," Wien grumbled as she pulled out her cell phone and typed a message.
"I'm just telling the truth. If Mr. Lucius was still around, you wouldn't be doing this," Nate said.
"My father is not coming back to this world. There's no point in talking about someone who's already gone. Even a low trash mouth like you isn't worthy to speak my father's name," Wien said.
"You really are too much," Nate grumbled inwardly.
"I didn't think you'd dare defy me after my father's death. You really don't know how to repay a favor. Your mother and father's mountains of debt were paid in full by my father. You're lower than a filthy pig!" Wien snapped, pointing at Nate's face.
"I kept quiet out of respect for Mr. Lucius! But what you're doing now is too much!" shouted Nate, unable to contain his anger.
Suddenly, there was the sound of many footsteps behind Nate. At that moment, Nate was about to turn around. But two stun guns hit Nate in the back before he could turn around. Suddenly, Nate grimaced in pain as his body fell to the ground.
Nate could see the faces of the guards attacking him from behind. But he could do nothing because his body felt very weak and powerless. Soon he was no longer aware of what was happening to him.
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Nate slowly opened his eyes. The atmosphere around him seemed dim because of the lack of light. Nate could still feel the pain in his back from the impact of the stun gun. Nate looked around as if he wanted to know where he was.
"Is this the fruit warehouse in the backyard?" Nate muttered as he saw several stacks of boxes with fruit.
"My hands," Nate mumbled when he realized he couldn't move his hands.
It turned out that Nate was sitting in a chair at the time. Both his hands and feet were tied directly to the back of the chair. The sound of footsteps could be heard from outside the room where Nate was.
"They've gone too far," Nate grumbled as he tried to untie the ropes in his hands.
But Nate's actions were in vain as the bonds were too strong and his hands could not move freely. Nate stopped when he heard the sound of clattering footsteps approaching the entrance. Slowly the door opened wide so that Nate could see who was coming.
"Mark Lucius," Nate thought as he saw Wien's man arrive from the Lucius residence with four security guards.
"Looks like you're awake, scum," Mark said as he gave Nate a sharp look.
"What are you going to do?" Nate asked.
"Ho. You have the nerve to call me that," Mark said as he approached and kicked Nate in the chest until Nate's body fell backwards along with the chair he was sitting on.
"Call me Master Mark!" snapped Mark as he looked at Nate who winced in pain.
"We'll torture him for you, sir," a guard said.
"No need. We can't leave any evidence that he was tortured," Mark refused.
"Very well, sir," the guard replied.
"Nate Evander. Your life is coming to an end, I hope you are prepared for the consequences of daring to defy my wife," Mark said as he placed one foot on Nate's chest, who was still lying in his chair on the floor.
"I have waited for this moment in my life. I'm tired of seeing you in my father's luxurious mansion! You must pay for everything my father gave you!" Mark continued.
"Mr. Lucius himself asked me to stay with you. I don't like it at all," Nate replied.
"How dare you be so presumptuous with me!" snapped Mark as he stomped his foot on Nate's chest.
Suddenly Nate felt pain in his chest. His breathing also felt tight because he was being squeezed by Mark's foot. But Nate tried to hold his breath to ease the pain until Mark let go of his leg.
"Later, Sicilia will come here to give you one last gift," Mark said as he stood up.
"Let him sit comfortably again. You don't need to feed him until tomorrow. Just give him water so he doesn't die here. I don't want the stench of his carcass in this fruit warehouse," Mark ordered before leaving the room where Nate was.
"All right, sir!" the guards replied as they woke Nate up so he could sit down again.
"I don't know what they promised you. But I didn't think you could do this to another human being," Nate said as he looked at the departing guards.
"Poor people should just shut up!" snapped one guard.
The door closed again after the four guards left the room. Nate could only close his eyes and remember all the events of his life so far. The figures of his deceased father and mother returned to his mind.
Three hours later, footsteps approached the room where Nate was. Nate's gaze was immediately drawn to the entrance of the room as it began to open. Soon his wife appeared and entered with four security guards.
But Nate's eyes were drawn to a man whose hand his wife was holding tightly. The man was maybe two years older than Nate. Sicilia smiled with satisfaction when she saw Nate's shocked expression.
"So he's a poor man who dreams of getting a wife as beautiful as you?" the man asked, looking at Sicilia.
"Who are you?" asked Nate as he stared at the man Sicilia was holding.
"Don't be presumptuous with Mr. Dominic!" a guard snapped as he slapped Nate's left cheek until it turned red.
"Leave him alone. Let Sicilia introduce me," said the man Sicilia was holding.
"He is my future husband, Dominic," Sicilia said as she pressed her body against him.
"What did you say?" asked Nate as he glared at Sicilia.
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"She told you I was her future husband," Dominic replied with a grin."What do you mean, Sicilia!" snapped Nate, his face flushed with anger."I mean it's obvious you're no longer my husband! Poor scum like you didn't deserve to be my husband in the first place!" said Sicilia."You're a piece of trash yourself! You bitch!" yelled Nate as he tried to remove rope in his hand."Watch your mouth!" snapped the guard as he smashed Nate's left cheek with his fist.Nate tumbled to the right side along with his chair. Blood began to flow from the corners of Nate's lips from the force of the guard's blow. But Nate ignored the pain in his cheek. His angry eyes continued to glare at Sicilia and Dominic."You are more despicable than I am, Sicilia. If you think I'm trash, then you shouldn't have wanted me to touch you since we got married," Nate said."Hahaha," Sicilia laughed at Nate's words.Dominic also grinned at Sicilia's reaction. This made Nate stare at Sicilia as if confused as to why she
Nate was moved to get into the car. But his eyes didn't blink, they kept staring at the Lucius family. Nate did not close his eyes until the police car had left the courtyard of the Lucius family's luxurious home.Along the way, Nate was asked many questions by the police about his actions in killing one of the Lucius family servants. But Nate still denies the charges against him because he did not kill anyone.Nate was interrogated for several hours before being taken to a special prison cell that was very small. His hands and feet were shackled. The room was very dark and claustrophobic because there was not enough ventilation."If it has to be like this in the end. Then I will never accept your helping hand," Nate muttered as he imagined the figure of Lucius.Soon a policeman entered the cell. Nate's eyes began to follow every movement of the police. A flashlight shone brightly in Nate's face. Suddenly, Nate's eyes narrowed slightly from the glare of the light."You're tough enough
"Nate Evander! Come out!" a guard yelled after opening Nate's prison door this morning."About time," Nate thought as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment.Nate stood undaunted at the prison door. Nate's hair, mustache, and beard had grown longer than when he first entered the prison. The handcuffs on Nate's hands and feet were removed and he was led to a car by heavily armed police.The police car soon sped down the highway on its way to the courthouse. Today was the judge's hearing to determine Nate's sentence. It was also Nate's last chance to prove his innocence in court."How long have I been in prison?" Nate asked the officer sitting next to him."A little over two months," the cop replied coldly. His hand didn't seem to leave his gun."I see," Nate muttered as he stared down the street through the windshield."Money really can buy anything, even justice," Nate said.Hearing Nate's words, the police in the car glared at Nate. However, they did not take any acti
Inside the prison, there was a tall, bulky man. His eyes were fixed on Nate, who had just entered. The white-skinned man seemed to stare at Nate from head to toe. The man then grinned happily as he continued to stare at Nate."Brown skin, a well-built body, and a lovely gaze. You're my type," the seated man said."I don't know what you're talking about. But if you are indeed my friend in this prison, then at least introduce yourself," said Nate, who was still standing."You seem to have never felt the bitterness of life to dare behave like this to me," said the man who had been sitting and staring at Nate.There were loud cheers and whistles from the other cells as the other inmates saw the man standing. His body was noticeably more muscular and larger than Nate's, but Nate remained calm, not looking away."I'm Boars. Tell me your name," the man standing in front of Nate said."I'm Nate," Nate replied briefly."What did you do wrong to be brought to this prison?" asked Boars, taking o
"What are they doing here," Nate thought to himself as he stood up."Do they think they can torture me in here?" Nate muttered as he stared out of his jail room."Get all the troops ready in the field. We'll meet them when they come!" Nate ordered."Yes, sir!" the men near Nate replied. They immediately ran out of the prison to gather all the Dark Crimson members.Nate himself immediately went out into the field to wait for all his men to arrive. It seemed that the other members of the group immediately stepped aside when they saw Nate's arrival. Soon, hundreds of people rushed towards Nate. Their faces all looked fierce, as if they were bloodthirsty."Which group are we going to take over, sir?" asked the largest of Nate's men."We will not attack any group. We're just going to wait for our guests to come and attack us," Nate replied as he sat down on a bench."You sit comfortably while you wait!" Nate ordered as he told his other men to bring food and drink.Nate's men looked at eac
"One hundred billion US dollars?" said Nate in disbelief. He looked at Peter, wanting to confirm the truth."Isn't it impossible that fifty percent of Mr. Lucius' income could be that much in eighteen years?" Nate asked. Meanwhile, Peter just smiled."I've always used Lucius' savings to do business. The turnover is very fast and the profit is also large, that's why it can reach so much in eighteen years," Peter replied."Business?" muttered Nate as he gave Peter a sharp look."He's definitely not a casual person. It would be hard for a businessman to get a million dollars. Let alone a hundred billion dollars," Nate mused."Yes. Lucius has done me a great favor, so I'm doing him a favor by investing his money in my business. That money will be yours when you get out of this rotten prison," Peter said as he put the ledger back in his hand."I have been looking for your whereabouts for the last few months. It turned out that I was too late, because you were already in this prison, which
Two months had passed since Nate had met Mr. Sean. Tonight, the center of Vienna was very busy with people driving back and forth in their private vehicles. A black luxury Toyota drove through the city streets.The car with the license plate B 137 H was followed by a black Lamborghini with the license plate B 345 T. The driver of the Toyota looked back several times in his rear view mirror. Meanwhile, the beautiful woman sitting in the back seat on the right looked busy with her cell phone."Miss Sicilia, that Lamborghini car is following us," the driver said, looking at Sicilia through the glass on the dashboard."Lamborghini?" said Sicilia as she looked back for a moment. But she couldn't see the driver because the two cars were quite far apart."Do we have to call the police?" the driver asked."No need. After all, the glass and body of this car have been modified to be bulletproof. We will contact the police if the car makes any strange movements. Try not to drive on deserted road
Nate looked up at the night sky from the balcony of his apartment. The streets of Vienna were clearly visible from the fifteenth floor. Nate was leaning against the metal railing. His right hand appeared to be holding a cup of coffee.On the table was a laptop with a screen displaying the profile of Xavier Lucius. Next to the laptop were open files. The contents of the file were corporate records belonging to the Lucius Business Group, which was run by Xavier's family. Next to the file was Nate's iPhone and a box of cigars."They divided up all of his father's companies fairly. I didn't expect these greedy people to get along after his father died. Normally, greedy people like them would fight to get the biggest inheritance," Nate muttered.Soon after, Nate's iPhone rang. It turned out to be a call from an unlisted number. But Nate didn't seem surprised because he could already guess who was calling him."Yes," Nate said as he answered the call."I got the latest financials for the De
Xavier drove his car fast on the highway. His sharp eyes fixed ahead, he no longer hesitated to run the red light and pass between two adjacent cars."We found his location, confirm if he is indeed our target or not," a man said through the airpod in Xavier's ear."Send the image to my cell phone," Xavier ordered as he pulled out his cell phone."We're sending you a live CCTV feed of where he is. Make sure he's a target or not," the man communicating with Xavier replied."Yes," Xavier replied.Shortly thereafter, a video call came to Xavier's cell phone. When it arrived, it showed a picture of Nate sitting on a bench under a tree. Nate seemed to be enjoying his cigar alone while staring off into the distance. Xavier immediately grinned at the sight."As usual, he was stupid enough to come alone to a meeting with me," Xavier thought."Yes. This is your target. Knock him out or shoot him if he resists, but try not to kill him instantly because I'll finish him off myself!" Xavier said."
Tonight was the eleventh night Ira died. The atmosphere in Xavier's house was quiet. So was the state of Damian's house. Tonight Wien, Liene, Fiona and Sicilia were at Mark's house. Vin and Tedd were there as well. Meanwhile, the area around their residence seemed to be more heavily guarded than before.This was due to the ongoing sabotage against Xavier's company. Mark and Damian began to worry that their competitors would take foul action by mobilizing the Mafia to attack their residence. That's why the situation there is more strictly guarded, there are even two policemen assigned.Meanwhile, Mark, Damian and Jim were at the headquarters of the Lucius Business Group. They were seen talking to William and several other policemen. Meanwhile, Dominic was asked by Damian to represent him at an event being held by the head of the El Hielo business group."This is our report on the sabotage of Mr. Xavier's companies," William said after giving his report."I am not satisfied. It's imposs
"What's up Jo?" asked Nate as he held his cell phone. His eyes were still on the laptop screen, which was showing a report from the Delta Business Group."I got an update on the Ira case that the police are working on. Luna and Jim managed to get a lot of information out of the police," Jo replied."What's interesting then? Are there any leads on the mastermind who poisoned Ira?" asked Nate."No, sir. One of the interesting things is that the waiter who was suspected of planting the poison admitted that he did it. Even though Ron confirmed that he didn't do it," Jo explained."What?" muttered Nate in disbelief."It's hard to believe, sir. But there's something else that's surprising. The waiter also admitted that he was told to poison you sir. But he didn’t do that because he felt he was being tricked by Xavier. That's why he poisoned Ira," Jo said."Wait a minute. That seems impossible, how can he admit that?" asked Nate while he concentrated on Jo's explanation. He closed his laptop
Nate got out of the car with Wilton and headed to their respective apartments. But Nate's cell phone rang as soon as he was in the elevator leading to the floor where his apartment was located. An unknown number seemed to be making a voice call to him."Good evening, Mr. Nate Evander," a man said after the call was connected."William?" Nate asked to confirm."Yes. This is William Alphons of the police," William replied."What's the occasion, Mr. William?" asked Nate."I understand you just had a meeting with Mr. Xavier Lucius," William replied."That's right," Nate replied, waiting for William to finish so he wouldn't be interrupted."There was an accident with Mr. Lucius' family," William said in bits and pieces, as if trying to trap Nate."Accident? What happened?" asked Nate in mock shock."Mr. Xavier's wife, Ira, died at the Las Menas restaurant. It happened shortly after you left the restaurant. The main cause was poison. Poison was found in Ira Lucius' food and drink," William
"Looks like he didn't send the killers, sir," Wilton said as he drove the car."Yes. He was only going to poison me. It was obvious from the look on his face and what he said," Nate said as he smoked his cigar."What, he was going to poison you, sir?" asked Wilton with a shocked look on his face."Yes. But it was all taken care of. Ron must have thwarted the person who tried to poison me," Nate replied."What a coward! People like that deserve to be killed, sir," Wilton grumbled."I just wanted them to feel what I felt. I never thought of killing him," Nate said."But sir, he was going to kill you. If Ron had failed, you would have lost your life," Wilton argued."But I'm fine now," Nate said with a smile."Huh?" Wilton said in confusion."Whoever does good will reap it, because good deeds lead to other good things coming to you. Have you ever heard that phrase before?" asked Nate."I used to hear it a lot, but I didn't believe it. My life always ended badly," Wilton replied."I belie
"You can also use your money to destroy them," Xavier said with a smile."Five hundred million dollars?" asked Nate with a smile."Yes. Interesting, isn't it?" replied Ira."I'm not interested at all. Do you think your insults, torture and other crimes against me are worth five hundred million dollars?" asked Nate with a grin.Xavier and Ira were stunned for a moment. They looked at each other. Soon their order came to the table. It was delivered by Ron and two other waiters with a cart."Five hundred million is a lot of money, Nate. Don't make us cancel," Xavier said."I don't care if you cancel. Right now you're on the losing side, Xavier. You think I'm going to back out over five hundred million? When just a few steps away all your companies will be destroyed," Nate said."I hope you're not doing anything stupid by trying to record this. I'll know if you are," Nate continued as he saw Ira's hand move to grab her cell phone."I was just calculating the extra money we might be able t
The next day, Nate sat on the balcony of his apartment and enjoyed a cup of coffee. His phone was on the table as he waited to hear from Jo. It wasn't long before his phone rang and Jo's name appeared on the screen."Good morning, sir," Jo greeted."Morning Jo. How about Xavier?" Nate replied."He sent me the location, sir. Las Menas Restaurant, seven pm in the VIP area under the name Xavier Lucius. The time is tonight, but if you're not available, I can convince him to reschedule. I'll let him know later," Jo replied."Las Menas? They chose the most luxurious restaurant in the country," Nate said incredulously."But the security is pretty tight there too, sir. It all depends on you," Jo said."Can you hack into the CCTV cameras there, just in case? I'll send Ron to infiltrate there to prepare for tonight's meeting and anticipate the worst," Nate asked."I can do that, sir. Although I may have to enlist the help of other hackers to back me up. The Alphons' business group is just as ti
Days have passed since DeLucion Dev was declared bankrupt. Now, the company's premises have been sealed because of a dispute over the land. DeLucion Dev's bankruptcy also affected Xavier's other businesses.DeLuclean Soap, which makes soaps, shampoos, detergents, and dishwashers, is also in trouble. Several companies sued Xavier for alleged monopolization, sabotage, and other issues.The problem also spread to the DeLuxurius Dealer company, which focused on buying and selling vehicles. Xavier's company focused on selling electronic goods, DeLutron Tech, was also affected. All the stock prices of Xavier's companies suddenly dropped. Revenues are also down due to the many problems that are occurring in the market.Tonight, all members of the Lucius family held an important meeting with several directors of companies under Damian and Xavier. Only Mark's company did not send a director because their company's situation was very stable.In the meeting room in Mark's house, twenty-one high-
A week has passed since the assassination. News of the battle between the Mafia is now trending on the Internet. The police also revealed that the bodies in the plantation were those of the mafia fighting over territory.They deliberately left the bodies there because they didn't have much time, as the police were already on their way. The police went there deliberately after they realized that there were irregularities in the CCTV in the plantation area."It seems that TVL is broadcasting the same thing. No one dares to highlight the progress of the DeLucion Dev case," Nate said as he turned off the TV in his living room.Nate was staring at his laptop screen, checking on the progress of the new Delta Snack product that was scheduled to go into mass production next week. Progress seemed to be going well. Although there had been a report from Sean about the attempted sabotage of the DeLucius Snack.However, the attempt was thwarted due to increased security around the plant. Damian ev