The next day, Kent made an appointment with David Koch and drove to the Daily JournalThe Daily Journal was the second biggest newspaper in Eldredge City and even in the South Region of the countryThey mainly reported political and corporate news with interest, particularly on Wall Street. Over the years the Daily Journal had gone from being a small newspaper that reported small events around the town, to being one of the most vicious media enterprises in the cityThey were infamous for tearing down and bringing to light any unfortunate prominent person who became a subject of interest, and after their reports on Keenan Ferr, their credibility had surged upDavid Koch was born to an impoverished family and struggled to get the newspaper from the ground, however, a few years after opening his newspaper, he met a strange benefactor who was more than eager to fund his company and help bring it to what it is nowThe Daily Journal was located on the outskirts of a city that occupied a lar
"The first rule of business is always to know the people you are working with. Take me for example, I was a soft touch when I first got into this industry. My business partner sidelined me and took the majority of our profit, leaving me with crumbs. Do you know what the worst part of this was, I did all the job, I built a connection with our customers, and what did my partner do in return? He tricked me into handling the finances. At first, I brushed it away, just like you Mr Koch, I wanted to build credibility and a solid network and help expand our business.When I discovered the remuneration I was getting was far less than what I was making for our company, I confronted him and I learned a very crucial but painful lesson that day", Kent said then slowly lifted his gaze towards David and asked "Do you know what I learnt Mr Koch?"David shook his head in response "I learned that you can lose five billion dollars in one day" "What?" David exclaimed in shock, surprised by the numbe
Who was he? David ponderedAnd what did this man have anything to do with the article Kent wanted him to publish about the Blake family?Except...could he be? His eyes widened in extreme shock as the thought occurred to him"Is he the heir of the Blake family? I heard rumors that they still had a family head", David asked abruptly The excitement on Kent's face immediately settled into a deep frown as he glared at David, "No, he isn't. What that man is, is an impostor and you are going to reveal that to the entire world",David could not help but feel frightened when he thought of the consequences of such actions. If it turned out that Kent was just lying and this man was indeed the heir of the Blake family, he would be as good as dead going up against a member of the Blake familyHe wanted to rethink the situation, but Kent was not giving him any other options as the man quickly blurted "Are we going to have a problem, Mr Koch? What would it be?",As Kent spoke, his expression quickl
Vic froze in extreme shock. At first, he assumed that the man was bluffing, however judging from the serious look on his face, he couldn't help but wonderHence, he stared at Kent for some time and then asked again "Jonah Smith is your nephew?",Kent sneered sarcastically "Smith. I would admit he did a pretty good job at fooling everybody" and then his expression suddenly changed "His real name is Jonah Blake. He's the only child of his parents and an impostor who has stolen my natural right",Vic shot dagger eyes at Kent and said coldly "How do I know you're telling the truth about who Jonah really is"Kent sighed in irritation and said "Why would I lie about a pure loser like that being the heir of the Blake fortune",Then immediately, he continued "Mr...","Vic" "Vic Francis", Vic answered swiftlyUpon hearing Vic's name, Kent was intrigued and asked quickly"You're from the Francis family?", Vic nodded in response "I've heard of you guys, your uncle's company is quite a famous
Meanwhile, Sasha was packing up her desk a little late that evening when suddenly her phone rang. She searched hurriedly for it amongst the stack of paperwork she had spread on her table, all in connection to her father's upcoming court case, then upon finding the phone, quickly glanced at the screen and saw that it was Justin and felt a sharp reliefIt had been a few days since she sent him to trace Jonah Smith and had not yet gotten any feedback from himAfter a few rings, she picked up the phone and said "Hello?""Have you found anything?",The voice on the other end sounded coarse and different with an underlying layer of hubris "I'm at the building, I'm coming up to your office"Surprised to find out that he was at her building, Sasha was curious to know what happened. Their partnership was to be made a secret exclusively. They had agreed not to meet until Justin had found enough credible information on Jonah she could use to her advantage and get her father out of jail and clea
Upon reaching the thirteenth floor, Jonah stepped out of the elevator and walked towards Sasha's office. At this time, Sasha was scrolling through her contact list to find a lawyer who could defend her father in court. Earlier that day, she had received a court order to appear for her father's trial. However, despite knowing the chances of winning a court case against the Blakes especially with the records of fraud and corruption her father was involved in, Sasha still felt there was a chance she could get his prison sentence reduced if she could find the right lawyerBut so far, as she scrolled through the contact list, the only lawyer she found capable of defending her father in court was Max Peyfield. At this time, she covered her phone and groaned in frustration. According to what she had learned Max Peyfield had recently left his firm and with no surprise was now the official lawyer of the Blake familyThis was just getting increasingly difficultJust then, she was startled by
Looking back at his time with Sasha, he hadn't been able to have any physical intimacy with such a perfect beauty. He dedicated their entire relationship to trying to get intimate with her with no luckToday was the day for him to break the restricted chains of fateYes!He wanted a taste of Sasha! SHe wanted to jump on the gorgeous Queen that all the men in the city were crazy aboutGawking at her with deep seductive eyes as he stealthily slid a container into his pocket and strode towards the wine cellarAs this thought ran through his mind, he pasted a smile, turned towards Sasha, and started again "I want to help Sasha. I want to help you with your father's case",Sasha almost bought into his charity act, when she suddenly shook her head and frowned in disgust upon remembering that Justin had never done anything out of his sheer goodnessWhat was he up to this time? She pondered However, a part of her was intrigued and so she let down her guard partially and asked with curiosity
As Sasha tapped on Jonah's contact, she subconsciously speed-dialled him and started recording as she spoke "Justin, I feel a little dizzy, is there something wrong with the wine?",Justin chuckled and said with a straight face "No, I don't think so. I feel pretty much fine, this wine is quite strong, which probably is what you're feeling. It's a twenty thousand dollar bottle of wine Sasha, I don't think we should waste it. Would you like another glass?",Still struggling with her consciousness, Sasha replied "No, no. I don't think I want to. Maybe the wine had a bad reaction with my stomach because I'm not feeling quite well right now, I should probably go home and rest it out",Upon hearing this, Justin knew that the effect of the drug had completely taken over Sasha and a sly and cunning grin appeared on his face. He was sitting on the office chair opposite her, but by this time he stood up and turned toward herLooking at the nervous and restless Sasha, he smiled and said "Sha I m