Nathan’s POV Nathan walked back to his office after the encounter with Elizabeth Murray, deep in contemplation. Knowing full well that the woman in the video was Elizabeth, He wondered why the woman still insisted on lying when it was clear to her that she was the one in the video.As he stepped out of the elevator and made his way down the hall to the CEO’s office, a heavy sigh escaped his lips. If the woman wanted to play, then he was fully ready to play the game with her.While he was lost with his thoughts, he had failed to recognize the person who passed him until the person stopped and spoke.“Oh my!, Hold up Nathan!” He was halted by someone. Nathan felt a sudden grasp on his arm and he blinked in surprise. He quickly turned around to see who had stopped him.Samuel, he noticed.“Hey,” he greeted the man, glancing at Samuel.Samuel arched a brow, releasing the grasp he had on Nathan. “Are you okay?” He asked. “You seem to be lost in thought,” he noted.Nathan shook his head,
Nathan’s POV He swiped to the next file that appeared like a proposal from Rivers Estates, but he was not comprehending anything. Maybe he needs to be taught how to read a business proposal and plan. All he could see as he flipped the pages were structures and architectural design plans.Every other component of operating a firm had come effortlessly to him; he didn’t know if it was because he was presently occupying Nathaniel Hayes body, but he seemed to understand certain business concepts except this one; Proposal.“The layout plan is already set, and we’re waiting for your go ahead and authorization to carry on with the project” Nicholas stated, talking directly to him.Nathan looked up at Nicholas. This was the first time the man had spoken up since the meeting started. Nicholas no longer had the carefree voice that Nathan associated with him. Nicholas looked all formal and business like.He snorted, dropping the iPad on the table. While he had been going through the documents,
Scott's POVWhen Scott exited the station, he was not himself. Thinking about all that Detective Hayden had told him, he almost went back home, but then changed his mind and made the decision to at least go to the office and show up.Scott had briefly nodded to the people who greeted him at the company and had headed straight for the private elevator before any other person intercepted him. He wanted to make himself as scarce as possible.He gave his secretary a nod before going into his office. Since he had been recovering at home, Nathan had been using this specific office; their father's office which was the office occupied by the company's president and CEO.But now that Scott was back, he would either need to relocate to the only other office on that level or continue to work in his father's office while Nathan stayed in the other one.Whichever one, he was going to let Nathan make that decision.Gazing at the paper he had gotten at the station, he sighed. It included his signa
Nathan's POVWith a groan, Nathan watched as Samuel blasted out of the office, shutting the door behind him with a loud bang. " What a showoff" he muttered, rolling his eyes when Scott cut him a glare.According to Scott, when he had woken up from his coma, Samuel was one of the nice people that he could trust, since the man was supposed to be best friends with Nathaniel. Therefore, Nathan really didn't want to irritate or upset Samuel and had done everything he could to be cordial with Samuel. However, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.He wondered why Samuel was so insistent on this particular deal. It wasn't an omission that Samuel had not seen that the sub contractor for the Project was missing. Nathan guessed that Samuel had decided to overlook it, but why?Scott signaled for Nathan to pay attention by clearing his throat. Nathan rolled his eyes again as he centered his gaze on his brother. He opened his mouth to tease Scott, but his brother had a serious lo
Nathan’s POV"I'm absolutely thrilled to be having lunch with the legendary Hayes brothers," Susan Spike exclaimed with a delighted expression on her face.At that very moment, Nathan wanted to roll his eyes, but he had a feeling there was a daily limit to how many times it could be tolerated. While biting into a steak he had prepared, he let out a heavy sigh, making sure that Scott heard him.While Scott continued to avoid looking at him, he leisurely chewed the steak and smirked. Was this what eating in a five star restaurant looked like, he thought.The restaurant was calm with a song playing at the background while men and women whose pockets held more money than he could count. The meal was delicious and if there was any good thing that had come out of the lunch date with Susan, it was the food.It was no surprise to him that Scott had already planned lunch, but he hadn't anticipated that anyone else would show up. Scott had tricked him into coming for the lunch with Susan Spike
Nathan’s POVNathan stepped in, “I’ll take that,” he said, snatching the envelope Susan had given to them at the restaurant from Scott. “Thank you!,” he exclaimed as he rushed into his office and shut the door before Scott could say anything more.Nathan felt relieved, even though he didn’t understand why Scott hadn’t followed him but had left him alone. He had been expecting his brother to come after him in order to take the envelope back from him. Maybe Scott felt that he wanted to familiarize himself with the deal.He went straight to his chair and sat down, pulling the documents out of its envelope right away. As he turned on his computer, he was going to catch up on the project so he could figure out exactly how to exact his retribution, but someone knocked on the door.He raised his head to the door, curious as to who it may be. “Come in,” he said, watching as the door opened and an unfamiliar woman entered his office. Helen had to have let that stranger up if they were on th
Nathan’s POVWhen Nathan turned to go into his office from the elevator, he saw Scott staring at him, and he grimaced. His brother looked at Helen immediately, avoiding Nathan’s eyes, as though he were speaking to her.Nathan rolled his eyes. If they were genuinely keeping an eye on him, he wouldn’t be shocked. Knowing his brother, Scott was probably dying to know how the interview had gone.Well, sad for him, because Nathan wasn’t going to tell, he thought.“is the next person here?” he inquired, observing Scott flinch as he turned to face him.Helen cleared her throat and nodded as she scratched the back of her neck. “Yes, sir,” she answered, looking at everywhere that wasn’t him.“Please send them in,” he said as he entered his office. He knew exactly what Scott was doing, so his plan had been to ignore him, but he changed his mind and stuck his head out the door.Nathan shouted at them, “And you too, stop monitoring me!” before closing the door.When he heard a knock, he in
Scott’s POVScott was unable to sleep. He kept on rolling around in bed for some reason unknown to him. He had thought that it was work that had kept him up that night and then dropped work to finally sleep, yet here he was, rolling around in bed.He released a sigh as he opened his eyes to stare at the white ceiling. The chat he had with Nathan earlier, kept playing in his thoughts."Oh, I thought as much." Nathan had said.Nathan had not been surprised when Scott told him about what he had talked with Detective Hayden days earlier. He had mustered all the strength to finally talk about it after Nathan had bothered him several times about it.Could it be because of the list that even Nathan himself didn't know how he had acquired it? He thought. Had someone tried to hurt Nathan because of the list?. If it was because of the list, then whoever had tried to hurt Nathan before was going to continue trying because Nathan still had the list.He grumbled as he buried his head under his pil
Lucas's POVLucas heard familiar voices all around him, but his brain couldn't figure out who was speaking. They had tried to be as quiet as they possibly could, but was failing miserably.He tried to open his eyes, but they seemed to have a mind of their own and were taking their sweet time to do so.His interest piqued as he overheard someone speak. "He's awake! His eyes are shaking. Shouldn't we call the doctor…"Who's awake? Lucas thought. It had to be him that they were referring to. He was lying down on a warm bed too.He attempted to move his body, and while it was impossible at first since his body felt heavy like a log of wood, he was able to finally shift his hand.The folks in the room were conversing quicker and moving around, judging by their heavy footfall. He was now curious about what was going on around him.Lucas tried again to open his eyes, and this time he was successful, but he had to close them again, almost immediately, when blinding light entered his eyes."C'
Nathan's POVNathan shifted his sitting position so that he was half lying down on the plush couch as he watched Elton Ross being carried out of the court and down the stairs.The reporters waiting for an interview outside the court rushed towards him and tried to get near the man despite the officers holding Elton on both sides attempting to stop them."What can you say about the final verdict?!" Someone shouted, prompting more questions from other reporters." Did you plead guilty or not guilty! Are you responsible for the death of your son in-law?!"" What do you have to say about your daughter's murder!"Nathan sighed. Shaking his head. Elton Ross had this coming for him for a very long time. He watched the man lower his head in shame. He rolled his eyes and switched to another channel, but they were still reporting the same story about billionaire CEO, Elton Ross ordering the murder of his son-in-law, Lucas, and how he had pleaded guilty to the other four counts laid against him
Elton's POVTo others, Piper was just another person who succumbed to the cruel grasp of death. The notion of being responsible for his daughter's death occurred to Elton, but he took a deep breath and buried it.'Now was not the time to deal with trivial matters, Elton'. He reminded himself mentally."Thank you, doctor. How is she?" He asked, alluding to Margaret.The doctor exhaled and shook his head. "She's not well. Her body is frail, and she is deficient in some nutrients, which we are currently injecting into her. I assume she took your daughter's death the hard way," he stated.Elton sighed. "You might say that." He mumbled. He admitted that he should have taken her to the hospital sooner, but assumed she could handle the loss and grief on her own.Margaret has experienced loss before. She lost her parents at a young age. So this shouldn't have taken a toll on her especially when she wasn't close to Piper, but perhaps, the bond between mother and daughter was too hard to ignore
Elton's POVElton Ross stood still, staring at the lifeless body in the ironically beautiful casket. He couldn't believe it had been almost two weeks since he received the news that shocked him to his core. His only daughter had been shot dead by none other than a henchman he had hired.The plan had been simple: shoot once to scare Nathaniel Hayes. But the plan, which had been simple, had grown so complex the moment the henchman had decided that killing Nathaniel Hayes instead would scare the man, and that had brought Elton the most regret.He could still see Piper's smile in his sleep, her smirk, and deep calculative frown, when things didn't go her way, which she had inherited from him. Her seductive stare as she was about to ensnare a man in her fingers.He always woke up dreaming about her and the dreams always ended with that disappointing stare from his daughter. He had killed her.How could he forget her nagging? She had gone to him a few days before her death to protest abou
Nathan's POVHayden laughed and said, "It's funny how you guys could do things that even the police force wouldn't think of." He said, nodding to August.August rolled his eyes but stayed silent. He had the sensation that the man moved mostly in the dark and kept hidden unless it was essential to reveal himself, which explained his location behind the door.Leslie scoffed. "If you want to survive in a large family like ours, you have to learn to do things on your own. After nearly three hours, they left in different directions. I have a feeling they might not even know the members," he remarked."They fucking wore masks inside the house and blindfolds inside the car while leaving. I was only able to catch a glimpse because the compound was surrounded by a huge wall…" August revealed from where he was half hidden."Give me a coordinate, and I'll get satellite footage of the building and its surroundings. Except, they are hidden underground." Chris murmured.While Chris was talking, Myl
Nathan's POVEveryone huddled together in the living room. Nathan was sitting on the couch, while Scott sat on the armrest, half leaning against him."How are you?" Hayden questioned him.Nathan frowned. He last saw the man months ago. If Hayden needed to notify them of something, he would always call, or Scott would go down to the station. This was the first time he had seen the detective in a long time, and the way that Hayden was acting gave him the impression that he had conclusive evidence and was only waiting for their agreement to proceed with his plans."I'm fine." He responded. "You were shot at, and Scott said you've been asleep for two days; don't you think it's best you get checked out at the hospital to be sure you're in great shape?" the police officer inquired.Nathan arched his brow; he hadn't considered it before, and now that detective Hayden had mentioned it, he wondered why he hadn't woke up in the hospital instead, especially given Scott's overprotective and cau
Nathan's POV“So, is this a visit or what?” he inquired, smiling. He didn’t want them to notice how tense he was. Too many Hayes in one house was enough for one person to notice something unusual about him and begin connecting the dots.It wouldn’t be long before they discovered that he wasn’t the real Nathaniel Hayes.Noah narrowed his eyes at him, then shifted his focus to his brother, Nolan. Nolan was the one who spoke first.“You were shot, Nathaniel. I didn’t expect you to forget that.” Nathan blinked. He remembered the experience vividly. He remembered nearly avoiding the gunshot because he had shifted slightly, but he didn’t see how this solved the question of why they were all there.August sighed and approached him, laying an arm over his shoulders. “Someone made the mistake of attempting to kill you, Nathaniel. You didn’t expect us to fold our hands and keep them out of it, right? And no,” he replied, shaking his head. “It became our business the moment someone pointed a
Nathan's POV“So what do we do if they are everywhere, dad?” the child said. The man stated, “We fight for what we have.”If the child was Nathaniel, and he had called the man dad, then it was clear that the man had to be Oleander Hayes, Nathaniel’s father. This was his first time hearing the man’s voice. Why did it have to be now? He wondered. Now that he felt Nathaniel’s consciousness gradually leaving him. He wasn’t sure if he was going to wake up as Nathaniel Hayes again or if he was going to return back to his body as Lucas.Nathan stepped up to the lamp, hoping it would give him an indication as to what was going on in the room. But when he looked closer, it had no switch. The lamp was turned on without a switch.Weird, he thought. How could a lamp be on without a control switch.“ Fight?” the child; Nathaniel asked. “ can’t we do something else, like run?” The question attracted Nathan’s attention. His first instinct when there was trouble had been to run, but Oleander had
Nathan’s POV The drive home was calm in the car, but the country was not silent that night. He was calm but his mind was running in circles, wondering what had just happened.One minute, he had been talking to Piper, the next, the gunshots went off and he was collapsing on the floor with Piper’s blood around him.He gazed down at his now blood stained sleeves and gasped in shock. He quickly pulled off his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt when a hand stopped him.He tried to bat the had off, but the person held on strong. “ Let me help you Nathaniel!” Amber muttered.He sighed, calming down when he recognized Amber’s voice and allowed Amber to help him. Amber unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it out of his body, dropping it together with the jacket on the front seat. They remained quiet after that.Nathan with his eyes closed, leaning on the seat and Amber making and answering calls. He didn’t feel his phone vibrate, so he assumed that Amber was the one with his phone and wa