Byron raised his head at him and nodded. “Yes, I give up.”A loud discussion stirred up in the crowd. The auctioneer narrowed his eyes but was not quite shocked. It was already obvious who the winner was going to be but seeing the expression on Alex's face, it was understandable that she wasn't pleased with his decision in giving up on The Worship of Diamonds.Though he was a bit disappointed, he was ready to go on with the bidding competition. He didn't expect any of them to give up so quickly.Alex, who had a challenging smirk felt her expression died. The confident expression on her face was replaced by a shocked and worried look. She turned her gaze towards Byron, her gaze lensed with disbelief. His words, “I give up” caught her off guard. Her eyes left Byron's face and seeing the satisfied expression on Lloyd's face fueled her anger.She shook her head, objecting to Byron's decision on giving up. “You give up?”What was he thinking? Why did he suddenly give up when he was weal
“What's going on, Lloyd? This is becoming quite a scene. Is there a problem?” She asked.Lloyd shook his head immediately, stopping the auctioneer from saying anything to her. “Uh…it's nothing Honey, their device is a little faulty and they are trying to fix it. Go sit and wait for me. You don't wanna hurt your feet waiting for all this, do you?” Lloyd explained and she nodded firmly walking over to Byron's directions.“Excuse me.” Vanessa said politely as she got to Byron and Alex's seat.“Vanessa.” Byron stood as he saw her.Alex tilted her head, staring at Vanessa as if she was trying to recognize her face.“Have we met before?” Alex asked Vanessa who turned to her, shaking her head. “I don't think so…”“Your family isn't a member of The Mighty Four, is it?” Alex cut her short.“Wait…” Vanessa narrowed her eyes. “You attend the yearly party that the Mighty Four organize, right?” She asked.Alex nodded. “Of course, our father is Don Smith the leader of The Mighty Four so… that part
In contrast to the commotion that just happened, both Vanessa and Alex remained calm.Byron had given Alex his card, so she elegantly walked over to the auctioneer and they both went to a private office to discuss the payment. Since Lloyd was unable to make payments.“I promise, Mr. Norton was just saying things. I apologize for his outburst.” Vanessa said to Byron as Alex went further away.Byron smiled. “You know I'm not…”“Byron!”Suddenly they heard a female voice and turned to see who it was.As Vanessa saw it was Maggi, she shifted her gaze to Byron. “Go ahead, Mr. Byron. I'd be in the car.” She smiled and walked away. Her evening was almost ruined and she didn't need anyone else to add to it, plus, she was confident in herself.“Yes? You called? Is there something I can help you with?” Byron asked, slowly shifting his gaze to Maggi.“What were you thinking competing with the president of Shaw Group? Do you have any idea who he is at all? His Father is…”“Why do you care, Ms. Ar
Beatrice, Alex’s mother was about to talk when Alex immediately stood from her seat and said, “Mum, i think my eyelashes stuck in my eyes. It's causing me a little discomfort. Mind helping me check it out?” She touched her eyes, getting up from her seat. “Come honey, let me check it out.” Beatrice said, gesturing for Alex to go to her. “Here? Let's go to my room, not here.” Alex gestured and her mum got up and reluctantly followed her. Alex smiled at Byron before leaving the table with Beatrice. “Byron here is my–” “Bodyguard.” Byron beat him to it. His father might have forgotten he wasn't wearing his eye-patch. Don narrowed his eyes on his son. He knew Byron was still hiding his identity but he should exclude all the members of The Mighty Four. Especially Lord Dee, he was his closest friend and he should know who his son is. “Oh.” Vanessa sighed. “That's right.” Don nodded even if he wasn't in support of it and he was ready to talk Byron out of hiding his identity. It's only r
Carol pushed the door and gently walked in. “Good morning, boss.” She greeted, bowing her head.“Your meeting with the Armstrong Group is happening In an hour,” Still typing on his system, Byron replied, “Okay.” Without raising his head at her. Carol thought it was unusual for her boss to be moody on a Monday morning but who was she to question him?She cleared her throat and stretched the file in her hands to him. “Ms. Jane dropped this earlier. They are ready to buy back their shares. Though they still want to work with us… but they want the majority shares of their company back.” Carol explained.Still not raising his head, Byron muttered. “They must be high on cheap drugs.”He wasn't in the mood and he certainly didn't want anyone to add to it. The investigator he got to investigate his mother's death had provided him with the information he needed to track down those murderers. The location to find them was somewhat familiar and chopping their heads off was all he could think
Before sending the files, Byron made sure to include the part of not allowing them to claim their shares back after one month. It's nobody's fault that they didn't go through the document before signing and it's been almost two months since they signed their shares to his company.So legally, he had not just the upper hand now, they were at his mercy if he refused to sell or allow them to buy back their shares.“It was stated that after a month, we wouldn't be able to buy back our shares. I saw and read it and still accepted it, it's really disturbing that you guys didn't go through it before signing.” A member dressed in a corporate outfit said, shaking his head in disappointment.“I'd admit, I saw it… and still approved it. I thought being the head and having the final say, you'd be able to come up with the money before the due date.” Another member chimed in, stirring up conversations in the room.“It's nobody's fault here, Ms. Armstrong, it's wise for you to thoroughly go throug
After reading the text, Byron appeared normal. He wasn’t interested in whosoever Lucas' brother was, neither was he afraid of him. Lastly, he didn't tell his men to help destroy anything. He could protect himself from who this person was. He raised his head at Lloyd. “I'd get back to you whenever I need your help, please excuse me.” He Left along with his bodyguards who opened the door for him to get into his car. _ Later that afternoon, at the Stones Villa. Lord Dee stood by Lucas' coffin with his eyes closed. Pain evidence on his face. He had objected to burying Lucas until his murderer was killed. He was bent on burying that asshole in the same coffin with Lucas. It's only fair that they both go down six feet! Vanessa and the members of the Stones family all sat in the living room in silence. Not a word was uttered and the atmosphere was very tense. The entire family was reeling for the lost. Lucas' death was something no one expected and as long as his murderer w
And that voice… he had heard that voice before. He couldn't say for sure, but he knew that voice was somewhat familiar.The men stared at Byron with a bloodthirsty look. They had made sure this place was unrecognizable for the cops and even to anyone who might probably be in search of them. The old cars, the grass and the emptiness was enough to tell that this warehouse has long been abandoned even if in reality it was just a disguise to get the cops and other enemies off their back.“Seems you're going to be a lesson to others! Then perhaps, in your next life you'd learn to read notices before getting into places like this!” Byron listened in silence as the one with the familiar face spoke. However, before they could continue, there was a thunderous sound of footsteps. A hefty group of thugs armed with machetes and long rods rushed in.Byron chuckled. “Are they here to join the fun as well?” He stated calmly.They all laughed. “Asshole! You dare intrude in our privacy and still h