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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO “Go in” Owen heard the voice of someone, most probably their leader as he commanded the others to move in. Just as Owen suspected earlier, the assassins were professionals as they moved swiftly without even as much as a sound on the wooden floor. Owen observed his room, looking for an escape route incase things goes south or if his father didn’t make it on time. He heard them push the first door down and his mind skipped a beat. They wasted some time before breaking down the second door. It seemed like they had thoroughly searched the room. They did this to like three more doors before finally getting to his room door. He was scared out of his wits and the first instinct that kicked into him was to run. But he knew that Mia’s room was just a room from his and if they couldn’t get a hold of him, they would not think twice about having those ones killed. So he stood there unmoving as they hit the door the first time. The other doors were not locked from with
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 23
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Gabriel had left and Iwen was helping Mia and the other two arrange the place. The perpetrators had caused a mess in the whole place and he couldn’t just stand by and watch them suffer alone so he opted to joined them admits their protest. It was past 2:00 in the morning but there was no sign of sleep in their eyes. The adrenaline that pumped through their body had taken every trace of sleep from their eyes. The whole place reeked of gunpowder even though it had been hours since the attack. The whole things in the suiting room were in place apart from they scattered around. All the expensive stuffs in there and they took nothing, not even a penny out of it. They made it clear they they were her for one thing and it was to end his life. He didn’t even know that he was such a bad ass driver until today. He was going to pay heed to his father’s advice, his father had left four men outside his house but they would be going back tomorrow so he had to hire h
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 24
CHAPTER TWENTY- FOUR It was no wonder they had guards crawling around the place like some money vault. The whole place screamed luxury. The living room was large enough to contain a thousand people and the floor to ceiling windows made the room more attractive. Maria directed her to one of the seats and she sat down when she was asked to. Maria had not forgotten to remind her that she should only do as she was told and she shouldn’t be faster than her shadows. “What should I offer you dear?” Esme asked facing Kate but Kate shook her head in response “there would be no need for that ma, I had my fill before coming here” Kate declined respectfully and Esme inly smiled in return. Her love for the girl only increased more. She prayed within her that her son would accept her. And speaking of the son, where was he? They heard some footsteps from the staircase and as if they were on remote control, they all turned at once to the stairs. Kate was awestruck by his beauty. He ha
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 25
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Owen was in his office as he addressed the crowd that had been presented to him. He had asked his father to arrange a security detail for him but instead, his father had invited lots of men and he had suggested that Iwen out all of them through differed tests and at the end of it, he would have the best men selected. Owen was as satisfied with the idea and he had asked his personal assistant to invite them into his office. They were about twenty five in number and although he would end up hiring a security company, he neede a handful of men who were strong and enough and trustworthy. “You all know why you are here so I do not really need to go into details right?” Owen asked and they all replied “yes sir”. He sighed before progressing “So, you are twenty five in number but seeing as I can’t employ the lot of you, I would only be hiring ten out of you all”. “So, I can’t just pick any one of you so I have come to the conclusion that a test would be undergo
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 26
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX “What do you mean?” Kate’s asked and Jake chuckled “we both know that this would be a political marriage, one of convenience and not necessarily out of love, so I ask again, what do you have to offer me? Kate was clearly offended by his words but she knew that as much as it sounded offensive, he was speaking the truth. “I am not sure I understand what you are trying to get at Mr Jake” Kate said with her head held high. She wasn’t going to let this man intimidate her “Ok, allow me to go into details. When my mother called for me to return home, I already knew it was about this marriage stuff because she has been doing this shit over the years and it was kinda getting tiring. So, I had concluded that I would do her bidding this time in order to put an end to the endless disturbance, but it would be a girl of my choice and not her chain of eligible spinsters. I would make my own decision. But it seemed I had not informed her early enough because she had c
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 27
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN Kate had left the Riverdale’s mansion and was standing at the front of the house, waiting for her ride. They had offered to allow a driver take her home but Kate had humbly declined the offer. She needed some time to think and she couldn’t do it when everywhere smelled like them. She felt like she had made a grave mistake by coming here. Although, the woman had treated her with respect, her son had done the exact opposite. He had insulted her family and even downgraded her. No wonder his mother had chosen her, she knew she had patience and would be able to endure his nonsense. He was rude, foul mouthed, arrogant and Even proud. No woman would like to spend time or even get married to a man like that. His face card was check but his attitude was not that great. And what did he mean when he said it was high time he had a chat with Owen? “Pheww” she sighed. Today started off badly and her mood was already ruined before day even started fully. This was a
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 28
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT Maria was shocked by Owen’s words, she had thought that he was the mastermind behind it but it seemed that she had concluded too fast. “I do not understand what you mean by that Owen. Would you mind to enlighten me?” “Have you not seen the news or are you trying to play dumb with me?” Owen asked with a tilt of his head and Maria felt sweat on her palms. This was not how she pictured their meeting would be but she choosed not to be intimidated by him. “Well, I should be the one asking you that Owen. How come the stocks you bought from us, just a few days ago is being rumored to be sold at half the price? What games are you trying to play if I may ask?” Owen huffed “and why the hell would I sell something I bought for half the price knowing fully well that I would be losing a lot of money. We’re talking about millions of dollars here ma’am” Owen said with a calm face Maria pondered on it for a while before nodding her head “yeah I know, I had finali
Rise of The Outcast Chapter 29
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE Chris was fidgeting in his office as he knew the implications of what he had done, Maria was not to be taken lightly, although he was also a force to reckon with, he had touched Maria’s tail this time and he knew she wouldn’t react lightly. The company was Maria’s life and he had joked with her life so he was on high alert. Although it wasn’t entirely his fault, Owen had asked him to do it. At first, Owen had asked him to sell the stocks at half the price but he had called him back later that day to spread rumors that the stocks were sold instead as this would be bad business for Maria. He had managed to cover his trace but he was still not at ease because he knew he wouldn’t be able to hide the truth for long. He was still in his train of thoughts when he got a call and he could see that it was from the person whom he had asked to spread the news. He picked it up immediately “yes?” “Someone is asking for the news to be brought down” the other perso