Threat and DeathCole did not say anything. He stepped out of the shredding room and went to his office. He kept the file hidden in the safe in his office. He had changed the password when he came because he knew Marcus won’t give up. And he would not say anything about the file either. He wanted to see what his reason was and why he wanted to destroy the files.He was not going to show Justin yet. He knew that Justin respected Marcus and he would not want to be the sole reason Justin had to get rid of him.He went to meet Justin in his office that evening. Sitting before him, Justin had dismissed Linda already so whatever they would be saying was safe.“So why did Martin come to see you?” Cole asked. He had been thinking about the response since Martin did not say anything about his meeting with him when he came home but he had bragged from the beginning.“He asked if it could be shifted since she was now engaged to you,” Justin pointed at him. “But I told him that that was what the ‘
Today was Cole's girlfriend's birthday. And he had gotten her a gift he knew she would appreciate and love. She was in her final year which meant that it was just two months before she was done with her degree and they would be finally able to plan their future together.He got down from his delivery bike and walked straight to her dormitory with the gift package placed in one hand.He knew she was going to be around because she said so, he called her in the morning. But the blaring and boozing music made his brows crease in confusion.Were they throwing another party he was unaware of? He thought as he approached her dorm.Cheers and yells filled the room and could be heard from outside. His hands shook as he knocked on the door. There was no answer. Making up his mind, he pushed the door open and stared inside."Leslie!" He snapped and her gaze geared up to him in pure shock.There she was, laughing comfortably with a guy he knew was known as the popular guy on campus. His eyes trail
Chapter 2Leslie did not know what to say even when the word was just in her throat waiting for her to say it."Yes!" Leslie squealed, stretching her hands out. Seth placed the ring gently on her middle finger. He rose up and they both kissed sensually. All these while Cole watched it happen.From his girlfriend who seemed to have been cheating on him for a while now to her getting engaged right before, he was left shattered and wronged. The pain squeezed his heart tight as he heard the crowd cheering the power couples."They are so perfect!""I am envious!"The crowd cheered them on as they continued to kiss.With rage, he clenched his fist and his legs moved on their own accord as he went to meet Seth. He tapped on his shoulders and Seth turned around to see who had short-lived his moment of joy. In an instance, Cole's fist jammed with Seth's jaw.Seth fell to the floor, blood dripping from his nose.Leslie shrieked out and Dora ran over to them."Get this wretched goat!" Dora yelled
"What did you just say?" The man asked him, giving him a dirty look.Cole looked at him in the eye, trying to suppress the alcohol effect. "You are trying to touch her against her will." He replied. Before the man could say anything, Cole opened the door and reached for the man. He instantly slammed a punch on his face. The man also lunged at him. The lady that was in the car slowly lose consciousness while Cole and the man fought.The man soon got tired and after a rough push by Cole, the man fell and hit his head against a stone which caused him to lose consciousness.Cole's vision turned blurry and he staggered forward to help the lady but he too also fell flat and he passed out.***Down the dark street, a man dressed in an expensive suit sat down in the black limousine with the window wined down. The driver that had left the car earlier stood beside the window and made a bow."Has he succeeded?" He asked him, dropping the cigarette in his hands.The man gave him a curt nod. "Yes
Cole finally got home and he stepped out of the car. The driver gave him a pity look before he zoomed off, leaving Cole to deal with himself.Cole limped towards his apartment and the old man he was staying with saw how deranged he looked.He was shocked. "What the hell happened to you?" He asked, rushing towards him. Cole raised his hand, hinting that he was fine."What happened? Why do you look like someone who got beaten up for stealing a teddy at the market?" He asked again.They both have been living together since Cole could remember. The old man, Mr. Smith, was the one who had helped him since he was a little boy.He could not remember who he was or what happened when he was younger.Cole began to narrate what happened to him and the man could not help but shake his head at his predicament."But then I came to meet this person named Mr. Downs. He seemed stinkily rich and unfortunately for me I am now his son in law." Cole said and the man's lips quivered."You are now his son in
Cecilia did not want any trouble so she helped Cole pay his debt. Even after she figured out that he had used the money to get another female a gift, she did not want to be insulted."You are not rich and yet you want to have a love life, where is that done?" She said, watching the man who had come to collect his money leave.Cole gulped hard, knowing what to say. "Thank you," He mumbled.She hissed out. "I did not do it for you. It would be a stain to my name if my husband was owing someone money."Cole almost smiled and it was at that moment he thought that Cecilia was not as tough as she looked. In fact, she could just be soft and scared to accept him.Martin cleared his throat, "What do you think your parents would say if they found out their son in law was a pauper?" He asked, scratching his jaw.Cecilia hissed out and passed by him. "You started it." That was all she said to no one in particular.It was now remaining Cole and Martin standing. "Better get back to work, brother-in-
Seth laughed. "Gosh, who knew that he would later die like this? I am sure that after Justin is done with him, he won't come out alive." Martin nodded his head too in agreement. Cecilia bit her lips in anxiety and fear for Cole."Nothing will happen to him." She bit out at them.Seth and Smith both looked at each other and laughed more."It will be a big pity if you become a widow now, you know," Martin told her.She could not help the anger and fear that was gripping her. She knew Justin taking Cole in there meant trouble.She tuned out Seth and Martin talking and had her gaze on the door to the office where Cole and Justin were discussing.“But wait, Justin said he wanted to announce a new boss?” Martin asked Seth in a low voice. Seth nodded. “Do you know who it is?”Martin shook his head. “No, I don’t. I hope it is some rich man.”They both nodded their heads and smiled.~Cole stared at Justin, waiting for him to speak but the older man had his eye fixed on him, his face.Cole lo
He has seen different cards. He has delivered different cards. But this... He has never seen or owned it.Never!A Black card was in his hands and he will be doomed if he said that he was not shocked.He raised his gaze back at Justin who had a smile on. "I thought you might need some things. So you can use that till we can get hold of the situation and you will be able to meet the elders of the Seven Families." He said.Cole did not know whether he should thank him or fall to his knees and worship. "Thank you." He told Justin who just shook his head like it was nothing."Let us go. I noticed your wife was quite worried when we wanted to enter." He told him and they both exited the office.“Wait,” Cole stopped Justin. “Don't tell anyone I am the new boss yet.” He said.Justin thought about it and understood. He gave him a curt nod.As soon as they stepped out, Seth's laughter rang out but soon stopped when he saw Cole walking out with his body parts complete and no injury whatsoever to
Threat and DeathCole did not say anything. He stepped out of the shredding room and went to his office. He kept the file hidden in the safe in his office. He had changed the password when he came because he knew Marcus won’t give up. And he would not say anything about the file either. He wanted to see what his reason was and why he wanted to destroy the files.He was not going to show Justin yet. He knew that Justin respected Marcus and he would not want to be the sole reason Justin had to get rid of him.He went to meet Justin in his office that evening. Sitting before him, Justin had dismissed Linda already so whatever they would be saying was safe.“So why did Martin come to see you?” Cole asked. He had been thinking about the response since Martin did not say anything about his meeting with him when he came home but he had bragged from the beginning.“He asked if it could be shifted since she was now engaged to you,” Justin pointed at him. “But I told him that that was what the ‘
As they went through the exotic fleet of cars, Cole felt like owning each and every one of them. He knew he could but he needed to keep it low.He opted for the black Maserati that was calling unto his soul.After he paid, he was given the key and he took the car on its first trial drive. He loved every bit of it. From the smell of newness to the sound it made as he drove, he knew he wanted this.The manager waved him off as he drove away. As soon as he got into the company’s parking area, he stepped out and hurried in. Without acknowledging the receptionist, he went up the elevator with the files in his hands. He knew Justin would be on his seat and if he needed him, he would have requested him since so all he did was settle in his office and bring out the files he had worked on last night.As he went through them, he looked again into the bag to see if there was still a file in there. He did not know where it was. He was so sure that he had packed everything into the protective bag
Throughout the entire night, Cecilia did not speak to Cole and his entire attention was on the files he working on.As soon as he was done with them, even though his mind kept telling him that something was amiss, he disregarded it and slept off.The next morning, his phone’s alarm sounded and his eyes flew open. He sat up and said a word of prayer before taking his bath and doing the usual.As he was done with dressing, he went to the place he had hidden the black card. He cleaned it before placing it in his pockets. He packed the files into a nice protective bag.He exited the room and met Cecilia, this time she was not dressed in her extravagant gown. She just wore a less casual gown and turned around to meet his gaze.She did not question him as he picked an apple. He cannot to wait to eat in the house because he has places he was going to go so he munched on the apple and walked out before Emma’s ranting ass will come after him.He walked to a point where he signaled to a cab and
Justin got a message from Linda that his attention was needed elsewhere.“Okay, I am coming.” He turned to Cole and patted him on the shoulders before walking away. Cole knew that it was the plot of Marcus and Linda.He shook his head and as he stepped into the place, the rest of the workers all rose to their feet but Marcus remained seated, not moving an inch to show respect.Cole shook his head again. “If you at least hate someone, try to make it oblivious.” He said and Marcus rolled his eyes, a little bit ‘unmanly’ of him.“You can all sit down.” He said to the rest of the workers. “I guess I would not have any issues with you since Marcus here happens to be a strategist and also possessed the qualification for creativity.” He added.The rest of the workers shared a look. It was obvious in their eyes that they did not like the way Marcus was put in their midst.He ignored them and since Marcus was not going to allow them to talk, he patted Marcus on his shoulders. “Looking forward
The limousine stopper before the company building. Cole stepped out and placed his phone in his pocket. He walked towards the reception.The receptionist greeted him. “Good morning,” Beneath her voice he could sense the mockery and hatred she felt toward him but he ignored it and her as he stepped into the elevator.He knew Justin would have arrived at the office so he went straight to meet him. Linds notified Justin of his presence. Cole did not really mind since he was still undercover and he did not want to draw attention to himself.“You can come in,” Linda told him, avoiding his gaze. Cole went in and gave Justin a slight bow since he noticed Linda’s gaze on him. She was watching him.“You are dismissed,” Justin said and Linda bowed before walking out.Cole sat down without Justin’s approval and he let out a sigh.“You will be doing the introduction today.” He said first and Justin bobbed his head in agreement.After a while of discussing some issues that were not pertaining to
“Go check what it is,” Emma ordered Cole who hesitated for a while before moving cautiously towards the door.His eyes glanced around the place, hoping what had manifested when he was in Justin’s company but it did not. He turned the door knob and pulled the door open.Cecilia stood with her eyes hard before she and Cole had to take a step back at the intensity of her gaze. She did not acknowledge him as she passed by him and walked in. She dumped her bag on the couch and slumped down.“Anyone there?” She called out and none of the maids was close enough to hearing limits.“Anyone there?” She called out again but Emma walked towards her daughter with her eyes hard.“Would you be careful when you knock? You almost gave me a heart attack.” She hissed.Cecilia faced her mother and shook her head. “Where are the maids?” She asked.“I sent them to get me something from the mall. You can ask Cole to get you what you want since he seemed worried about you.” She said, emphasizing the word ‘wo
Cole settled further in his office. All he focused on was trying to get some insights into the rest of the work that was left unresolved but he could hardly do anything.Time passed by like a blur, Justin had left the company building already, and Cole who just noticed that the sun was already setting let out a wide yawn. He closed the files and rose up.He walked out of the company building, thankfully no one thought to make jest of him.As he got outside, he signaled to a cab but the cabman ignored him as he sped by. Cole shook his head and stood, he began to reminisce everything that had taken place. He now had a job of his own.Benjamin will really be happy with him and Cecilia would warm up to him in no time.Fortunately, another cab was approaching him already and he slid out of his thoughts, he hailed at the cab and this driver seemed to be nice because he parked right in front of Cole.Cole hopped in and told him the address of the Downs’ Mansion. Without question, the driver
Cole glanced around the place with his eyes still wide in confusion. As if on cue, the sound of the elevator stopping was heard and Justin’s looming presence made them all still but Marcus decided to use that time to have Cole thrown out.He thought this was a perfect time so he ordered the security men. “What are you waiting for? Drag him out!” The security men took Cole by his collar and the other held his two hands before they dragged him out. Cole quickly recovered from his shock and did not try to struggle against them since he knew that he was going to meet Justin on their way out.They bumped into Justin who was busy checking his phone for any messages from Cole since he knew he would be coming to get the job.He halted to a stop when he saw the way they were dragging Cole out. The security men stopped and gave Justin a curt bow and proceeded to walk by him when Justin raised his hand, stopping them.“And why are you dragging my guest out of the office?” His voice boomed and C
Linda stared at Cole as if he had grown hundred heads for him to speak with such confidence. “What?” She exclaimed in total shock.Cole’s brows jumped up. “You heard me right.” He said with pursed lips.“I completely heard you wrong.” She countered immediately.“There is no way I would let you get the position of the project manager. That is one of the most important positions in the company. We can’t just give it to a nobody.” She hissed out, a slight dirty frown appearing on her face.Cole smirked as he relaxed against the seat with his arms folded. “Well, that is what I want. I don't care what you think.” He told her, his left brow jolting up a bit.“You don't? Project management needs to be in the care of someone who has a strategic and creative mind, not someone who has little or no qualifications for the job.” She said, blinking hard.Cole blinked innocently. “Like I said. I don't give a damn about what you think qualification is. I have chosen what I want and you as the secret