2024-09-06 19:46:52"Okay. Take your time." With that, Ryan hung up, pressed on the accelerator and sped home. He has to get rid of the blood and bruises on his body before Brenda returns home.
As soon as got home, he went straight to the bathroom and took a thorough bath. It was not until started to bandage the gunshot wound that he realized how much it hurts. After a series of groaning and wincing in pain, Ryan finally succeeded in dressing up the wound.He took his phone and dialed a number. The person answered at the first ring."Some SUVs attacked me some minutes ago. Find out who they are. There should be surveillance cameras in the area. The cars have no license plates." Ryan told the person at the other end the address of the place where the event took place."Alright, Sir.""And my car is outside Brenda's house. I left the key there, get it washed and bring it back before tomorrow morning.""Alright, Sir."
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Just like Ryan gave up trying to eat, he gave up trying to sleep after tossing on the bed several times. He sat up and checked the small table by his bed for his cigarettes. He found none. He fiddled with his pockets and finally found a packet in one of his trousers. Just holding the packet sent a thrill down Ryan's body. Would he ever get tired of smoking? He lit one of the cigarettes and took a long drag. By the time he let out the smoke through his mouth, he was already rewarded with a sense of relaxation. His phone rang. It was the person he called earlier."Sir, I checked the surveillance cameras around…"Ryan wanted to ask him what he found but he didn't. He waited for the person at the other end to spill out what he found."The three SUVs didn't drive past a kilometer before a bomb went off and killed everyone in the cars. By the time I got to the place, the bodies of everyone in the cars w
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"These are the most stubborn tenants I've ever had," the man said. He continued walking toward the apartment complex, he didn't seem to have noticed Ryan.He stopped, noticing Ryan's car. A look of amazement was on the man's face."Did one of them buy a car?" The man asked."It could be the new tenant," one of the man's bodyguards said.The man turned to look at his bodyguards. "Did you just say a new tenant?""Yes, Sir. The vacant apartment was sold yesterday."The man nodded, when he turned back, Ryan was in front of him."Who are you?" The man asked, looking at Ryan from head to toe."My name is Ryan. I'm the guy who bought the vacant apartment." The man nodded, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "I don't know if you're aware of the tenants tax that you are required to pay as my tenant.""I don't think I understand what you're talkin
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Ryan shook his head. "Bad.""Anyway, welcome to this great neighborhood. If there is anything you need, you can ask me. As long as it has to do with… um, requesting information about people.""Okay, Sir." Ryan bowed slightly as the man left.After the man had left and Ryan had closed the door, he pulled the blinds aside and looked out through the window. He could see the busy streets, posters and bills everywhere he looked. He took a deep breath and started arranging his things.His phone rang. He checked the caller ID. Landon."Buddy.""You stood me up yesterday," Landon said at the other end."Me? Stood…" he had totally forgotten that he was going to meet Landon before his experience with those SUV guys. "I'm really sorry.""No problem other than the fact that I'm on my way to Meet my boss after telling him to fuck off yesterday.""No need to go meet him. C
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Ryan glanced around the store. The few artworks that he saw in the place were anything but appealing. Another disappointment."Sir?" The woman called.Ryan glanced at her and smiled. "Can I look around?" "Sure. After you." If Ryan ever had a thing for artworks, the ones he saw here destroyed it. "Did you find anything you love?" The woman asked after they had walked round the place.Ryan wanted to say looking around was a waste of time but he didn't say that, instead, he plastered a smile on his face and shrugged."Everything here doesn't look that bad. Are you the owner of this place?" "Yes, Sir.""You have a really great taste in artworks," Ryan said, hoping she wouldn't get the underlying meaning of what he just told her. She blushed. "Did you find something you love?" "Actually…" Ryan looked around, he pointed at a paint
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The woman's eyes widened. She covered her mouth with her palm. "What did you just say?""Even I couldn't believe it myself. I just…" Ryan shrugged. "I was just told a piece of artwork here will change your life…." Ryan shut his eyes tightly. If he must do this, he might as well do it well. He allowed his lips to shiver."I see… red, blue…white… A lion...a young lad…" Ryan opened his eyes suddenly. The astonished look on the woman's face was enough to tell Ryan how much of a great actor he was. "Are you thinking of purchasing a piece of artwork that has a young boy gazing at a lion?" "Yes. Yes, Sir." She nodded her head vigorously."Buy it. It will yield you a fortune.""Actually, I…" The woman scratched her forehead. "Do you mind sitting while I get you a cup of coffee?""No need. I'm fasting." "Well, I have the exact piece of artwork you just described…
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Behind the counter was the woman. It seemed she was the one who had greeted him because there was no one else in sight."Hello."Quickly, the woman walked over to Ryan. "Have your seat, Sir."Ryan looked around. He wanted to ask her if they were really not closed but figuring out that that might sound a bit rude, he smiled and sat down.The woman handed him a menu. "Anything you want, Sir."Ryan glanced through the menu. Other than pasta and fries, there was nothing on the list. Concealing his surprise, Ryan pointed at a number. The woman bowed slightly and left. Some seconds later, her husband came with a cup of water. "You'll be served soon," the man said after setting the cup down. "Okay.""And, thanks for visiting.""It's nothing. Are you… I was wondering if you were closed before I came in."Th
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"I had to ask because I was a bit confused," Ryan said. "And let this be the last time you'd refer to me as 'stupid'."Richard laughed. He looked around. He saw a cop and signaled to the cop. The man walked over to them."Do you know me?" Richard asked the cop, looking the man up and down."Yes… Mr Richard… that's your name," the cop said.Richard nodded. He tucked a hand in his pocket and used the other hand to adjust some imaginary hair on his forehead. "Do you know this boy?" Richard asked the cop, referring to Ryan.The cop looked at Ryan for some seconds before shaking his head. Conversations like this don't go well. The last time the cop had listened to Richard speaking with another cop, the cop had been fired the next day for no real reason."I don't know him, Mr Richard.""Well, I will introduce him to you. This boy hit my car and now, he's claiming that I was the
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“I was coming to check on you, sir,” the butler said. “Are you the one waiting for me inside?” The butler nodded. “Yes, sir.” For some seconds, it didn't make sense for Ryan. The butler…did the butler cause him to lose his memory? The butler took out a gun from his pocket and handed it over to Ryan. “There are forty bullets in there, I'll be waiting in the party. I saw a guy who caught my attention.” He winked at Ryan before walking away. Ryan sighed in relief. It really wouldn't have been funny if it was the butler who caused his amnesia. Slowly, Ryan walked in. In the center of the empty room were two men on their knees. He couldn't recognize one of them but he knew fully well who the second man was. His mother's only brother. The same man who had been by his side and comforted him when his mother died. Ryan adjusted the gun and pointed at the other man's head. He shot him dead with two bullets. He held the gun against his mother's brother's temple.
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Ryan stood rooted in the spot and tried to process the information. The girl he saved when he was eight was Stephanie? His father knew but still made a fool of him by making him carry out stupid assignment by using the Hill family to threaten him? He stared at his father. “You know what, dad? You're unbelievable.” He started toward the door. “Ryan…you are not the only one affected by your mother's death! You get it?” “Like hell, you were affected. Like hell, you missed her way more than I did. But what…?” Ryan laughed. “You made no attempt to find out who murdered her. What a way to miss someone.” “We have different ways of handling losses. This is just my way.” Ryan turned to look at his father. “You handled it in a very pathetic way.” “Thank you, but what would I have done? Left all the work and cried all day? Would that bring her back?” “Dad, stop, will you? Nothing will ever bring her back, yeah, but you are just making excuses. You allowed the fact that you thou
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Ryan ran his hand through his hair. “I'm sorry I lied to you.” “No problem, man. Things might have been awkward if you told me straight up that you were Lopez's heir,” Landon said. “By the way, what clothes do you wanna wear? I could choose for you if you are confused.” “I'll really love that.” Landon checked the clothes one after the other. He took out five pieces of clothing and dropped them on the bed. “You can try those,” he said. “Was it the butler who invited you here?” Ryan asked. “No. Your father called me a week ago and made me promise to come with our neighbors.” “Are our neighbors here too?” Ryan asked in surprise. “Yeah and don't worry, your father sponsored their transport fare.” Ryan rolled his eyes. “Of course he's supposed to do that since he invited them.” “We arrived last night.” “I'm really disappointed in you guys. Abbie too? She kept it a secret from me…” Ryan grumbled as he tried one of the clothes. Landon chuckled. “Um…Lewis came with Brenda too.
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Ryan stared at the worker for a few seconds. Has she lost her mind? “What did you say?” Ryan asked some seconds later. “Master had collapsed, sir.” “Where is he right now?” “At the hospital, sir.” “Which hospital?” Ryan grabbed a car key from the top of the drawer. “I don't have an…” Ryan didn't hear the rest of her words as he ran outside. A driver was waiting for him. He got in and the car sped on. “Does this happen often?” Ryan asked the driver. “No, sir. This is the first time something like this has ever happened, sir.” Ryan tried to control his knee jerk but it was impossible. Why should his father collapse on his birthday? The thought of losing the only family he had left brought numbness to his whole body. The car came to a halt in front of a big building. Ryan opened the car door and ran toward the gate. He ran inside. He stopped and looked around. This place looks nothing like a hospital. He was about to go back to meet the driver when he saw people coming out
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A really bad headache was what Ryan woke up to the next morning. What a way to start a birthday, he thought. He took the phone beeping on the bed. He checked the time. Seven a.m. He had a thousand messages from strange numbers. Yeah. He's back to this kind of life where he cannot have a private number. All the messages were congratulatory messages from people he had no idea who they were. Just as he clicked on one, ten more messages appeared. Ryan tossed the phone on the bed and got up. Just how people always figure out his number will remain a mystery to him. He went to the bathroom and grabbed his toothbrush. An idea came up in his head. “Ryan, we are no longer a kid…” he scolded himself but still, he dropped the toothbrush and walked to the end of his room where the digital scale was. He stood on it. He hasn't gained any weight. He went to the stadiometer his height hasn't increased too. He started laughing. What the hell is he doing? He is really not trying
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Ryan glanced at his father. He wanted to remind him that he was supposed to hand over the Right Life to him when he is twenty five but the man doesn't seem like he was ready to listen to anything else. Ryan looked at the men still on their knees. “I promise to do my best as your leader and not let you down.” There was the sound of gunshots, then total silence. For some seconds in which everyone processed the change of leadership, there was silence. At once, all the men got on their feet and together, they bowed at Ryan. “I should have known you guys were planning something dangerous when you told me a surprise was waiting for me,” Ryan said later that evening as he went with butler to the lounge. “That isn't a surprise. Your birthday is tomorrow.” “If that isn't a surprise, what the hell are you guys planning to do with me again?” Ryan asked. “You'll love it, sir. I'm sure of that.” The lounge was already set with tables filled with drinks. After they sat down, the butler
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Ryan dropped his cross bag on the sofa and walked to the fridge. He opened it. He was still deciding on what to drink when Landon came into the sitting room.“You're ready?” Landon asked.“Yeah.” He finally settled for a bottle of water.“You're not inviting Stephanie?” “I already told you there is no party for me. I'm just going to see what my old man planned to surprise me with this time around.” Landon nodded rather vigorously. What's up with that smirk on Landon's face?“How's Abbie?” Landon waved his hand. “I hate her with all my heart. Don't mention her name around me anymore.”Ryan opened the seal of the water, he tried not to laugh as he drank the water.“Why is she getting all worked up over nothing?” Landon asked, anger on his face.“Why did you make the prank? How'd you feel if you heard her making a call to another guy and telling him she loves him?” “This is different,
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