Vic screamed frantically. His body was immediately drenched in his own sweat. Even his pants were wet in an embarrassing spot and slumped due to the shock. Watching the horrifying scene unfold, Morraine's face was as pale as a sheet of paper, her heart thumping vigorously. However, she could not deflate her ego and beg Jonah to spare Vic's lifeJonah turned towards her with a quizzical gaze and asked, "You can save his life anytime Morraine, all you have to do is beg me" "I will never beg you" Morraine recoiled instinctively It was almost as if Jonah had counted on her saying those words. He grinned sinisterly and said "We'll see about that. This is the man you thought was better and more powerful than me? He can't even stick up for himself. Shameful!",He kicked Vic again and snarled "What a coward!",Just as he was still in the midst of extreme shock and terror, one of the youngsters raised their bat and swung it across Vic's ribsBang!The sharp pain sent a buzz to Vic's brain.
George sat in the backseat of the black Mercedes outside the Francis Foundation for moments, going over his pitch, practicing in his headHe had a troubled past with Morgan Francis, and this contract with Grindel Enterprise was going to be his one chance at upping Morgan. However, now that Jonah had won the contract for Morgan, he had to find a way to keep his family business and image aliveThe truth was that, other than for social recognition and to ascend to the peak of the social pyramid, the Smith family was under a huge tax debt, and the person responsible for this was none other than GeorgeHe had kept this secret from the rest of the family, in hopes of maintaining his position as the Head of the family, but now, he only had four months to find a way to clear their tax debts, if not, not only would he be embarrassed and the Smith family humiliated, he would end up going to jail for tax fraudAs this thought registered in his head, he sneered and cursed Jonah under his breath.
Lydia was the first to speak, breaking the uncomfortable silence "Sir" " she called weaklyAnd just then, Morgan remembered that there was another person in the room. He shifted his gaze towards her and said endearingly, "Thank you, Lydia, that will be all",However, just as the girl turned to leave, he quickly said "Hold on a minute Lydia", then turned towards George with a warm smile and asked"What's your poison, George?",George replied with a shy grin "A bottle of Chardonnay is just fine" "Please..." Morgan said and ushered him to a seat directly opposite his.As they sat down, Lydia brought over the drink with a couple of glasses and walked out of the room immediately after pouring it.George nodded gratefully after taking a sip of the wine and went straight to the point"You seem like a busy man Morgan, so I'll keep this brief and try not to waste your time" he spoke hurriedlyHowever, Morgan ignored his remarks and took another sip of the wine"Can you taste that?" He asked
Morgan awarded the contract to George right after. The plan was moving perfectly without any hiccups.Jonah had decided to get back at the entire Smith family for what they did to him. He was set on a course of revenge and was taking everyone downThe construction of the Grindel foundation was set at a distance location away from the heart of the cityThe reasons for these were a secret only known by Jonah and his VP Jerry Paul. This building site was purchased under Jonah's name and not the company, so whatever project was done there, legally belonged to Jonah Blake, not Grindel EnterpriseHowever, when George signed the contract, he signed it as an independent contractor with Grindel EnterpriseThis was his first and biggest mistake. Just like most construction projects around the city, George was given a part funding to begin the project and provide the enterprise with an estimated budget of the cost of construction for the building, which he would be paid on completion of the buil
Right at that moment, Jonah received a call from Jerry Paul. At first, Jonah was reluctant to answer the call, he believed that Jerry had called to tell him what information he gathered about Henry Boyd, and did not want the man to know that he was being investigated However, when Jerry called again, Jonah excused himself into the study and picked up the call and asked "What's up?","Have you found anything?", "Sorry sir. Our men are still digging. It seems like our man does not have any records" Jerry said disappointedly "What do you mean?" Jonah asked bewildered"It means that whoever this man is, he is very good at what he does. There are no criminal records or any personal information about him anywhere. No kids, no family, nothing","I'm sorry Mr Blake. We'll keep searching", Jerry said apologetically Jonah remained quiet for some moments. Skeptical thoughts filled his head about Henry, he couldn't tell anything for sure. However one thing was sure, Henry Boyd was either hidi
"So tell me Mr Boyd, how exactly do you know that I'm a gift user?" Jonah asked with an air of suspicion After the call with Jerry, he felt more alarmed by how Henry knew about gift users in the first place. Gift users were the universe's protectors. They existed to make sure that there was a balance in the energy cycle in this worldAs such, they were only recorded as myths in books and tales in Children's books, but still, there were a few exceptions who knew about their existence. At this point, it all made sense Henry belonged to the "Ogle organization", which was why there was no trace of Henry BoydThese people were the most exclusive organization in the country and the only people who knew that Gift users existed. This would explain how he could tell what Jonah was. Henry's expression shifted when he heard those words. He could sense that Jonah was on to him, however, if he needed his young master to focus on finding his parents, he needed to keep his other agenda a secretHe
The Giorgio family was famous and rich from owning several automobile shops and restaurants in the city. However, they were mostly seen in one of their locations at Greenwell. It was far from the city, but famously known for having some of the most luxurious cars in the cityAfter leaving the house, Jonah and Henry arrived at The Giorgo Autoshop. The building was at a corner of a wide street. From the exterior, it looked quite big, occupying two floors with their family name boldly encrusted on a sign outside the building.When Jonah drove to the entrance of the shop, there was already a row of cars parked near the entrance and several people were outside smoking and chattingHe recognized some of them. They were his old classmates and friends of Peter. Jonah still remembered the guy who seemed to be closer to Peter. His name was Jeremy Williams and he was a famous rich kid in their schoolOn the contrary, Jeremy was partly envious of Peter, but never acknowledged itAt the moment, Je
A wry smirk appeared on Jonah's lips as Jeremy said this. The car which he arrived in was a rare vintage BMW 520 series. Compared to the 530, this car had a striking physical resemblance. The only difference would be noted in the interior leather seats it used, which was why Jeremy was led to believe that it was indeed the 530 series.However, the difference between the engine and features of these cars was great. The vintage 520 Jonah arrived in, used a 6.8-liter displacement with 700 horsepower v8 engine, as compared to the 5.6-liter displacement and 550 horsepower v6 engine of the 530 models.Also compared to Jonah's 570 series, which had a 6.2-liter displacement with a 600 horsepower v6 engine, Jonah's car was still the better and faster car through and through. They were incomparable in terms of speed and performance. However, how would Jeremy realize that Jonah's car was actually a rare vintage supersport BMW? The dude was still cocky and naive, assuming that he would win in a