“So, what is your father saying?” The driver asked Henry when the call was distorted because it was still very early, and he needed the money as soon as possible. “ He will call back, I think something went wrong with the line.” Henry replied and tried to call him back. The phone kept on ringing and Pops didn't pick up immediately.“I don't know why he's not picking up at all.” He replied in surprise, there was no reason that his Pops would ignore his message for any reason. He redialed the number again and this time it went straight to voicemail, leaving them staring at each other. Pops also tried calling the number again, and it went straight to voicemail again. He went to Clara's former room and knocked twice, and her brother walked out of the room," Good morning, sir.” He greeted him. “ Do you need anything?” He asked further when he saw that Pops was up very early.“I need to use your phone urgently. Henry called me, and I'm trying to get through to him to no avail.” Pops said
Chapter 149And off they went, the driver increased the speed above the limit. Adrenaline getting the best of him and making sure that there was nothing that would hold them back.“ Chase after them!” One of the men ordered from the other side, and the man who was on the roof shot at their tire.The car felt the impact and Henry shook.The only good thing was the fact that it was bulletproof. “ Great choice of car.” The tyre of the car deflated a bit before bouncing upwards, the driver sped across the empty road, happy that there weren't pedestrians at this time of the day. He passed his phone to the back seat. “ The password is 21456, call Shawn,” He instructed and they quickly unlocked the phone.“ Tell him that he needs to come meet us at the Heathrow Airport.” The driver instructed again, and Caine dialed the number.“ Hey, Shawn, send a car to the Heathrow Airport, I will be arriving there in the next three minutes. I was thinking about the Cannes avenue, but it's easily trace
They heard the sound of the cocking of guns and Henry sighed. He should have known that her niceness was suspicious. But he was thinking that maybe just perhaps she was a sensible person who would not hesitate to help them.“ I didn't know that you could be so gullible, especially not Caine. What hospital or clinic would be so far from the airport, what if there's an emergency?” A man with a pouch on his left eye spoke, and Caine shook his head in annoyance.He had been played once again, gosh. It was very annoying that he'd fall into such a trap. “ What do you want?” “ The question is who I want. Henry of course.” “ Great, you can have him.” Caine said tiredly, he was tired of running in circles. It was as though these people were ready to frustrate his efforts, and he was annoyed.Caine walked away, he was done, “Why is he leaving?” The man said, and Henry shrugged.“ So, what do you want from me?” He asked and sat on the floor. His legs were shaking violently," What else do you w
Chapter 151The man grimaced at them and stopped saying anything about Fred, when he saw that they were not ready to believe whatever he said, so it would be better to stop attempting. “ Anyway, that's completely none of my business. Tap on a clip to paste it in the text box. The boss needs you.” He said, and the men stared at each other, making the man a bit afraid. “ So, you want me to just follow you without having anything to do. That can't be possible.” Henry replied, and the man cocked his gun.He had suspected that he would attempt to play smart, but he was going to show them the reason he had been in the game for very long. He cocked his gun and notified his assistant," Let's see what they want to do.” He smiled at them for their ignorance.Caine raised a hand to stop the men when they came towards him," I'll go with you.”"This is great. The hero in the story. Henry, you have such a loyal dog. I wonder how long he would remain with you before breaking and going to be hurt t
Chapter 152Henry almost jumped out of his skin when he saw the two people he never expected to see in his life.“ Greg? Grin?” He uttered in surprise. Aubrey's grandfather and grin, his P.A. It was no wonder that the person knew how he operated and was able to waste his time, was able to stop him, and had connections all over the world. He should have figured that it was someone in power, like his grandfather.“ What the hell? I thought my grandfather was your friend!” He exclaimed in surprise.Greg cocked his head," Well, it's all in the past. I need him to split all his earnings and investments in half so that I can return you to him, probably in one piece.” He looked at Henry from head to toe, and shivers ran down his spine.“ How heartless can you be? I'm grateful I didn't end up marrying your granddaughter. It would have been a disaster.” “ That's the reason I made sure that I intensified my pursuit. Look where it landed you. I'm not letting you go until he provides my money.”
Chapter 153Clara stared at him promptly," I'm here to see you. Are you surprised to see me?” She inquired, forcing herself to meet his eyes. She saw the betrayal in his eyes and couldn't stand the way it turned into annoyance.Henry rose to his full height without the help of any man," Who would have thought that you'd be among them? What did I ever do to you?” He shook his head in disbelief. If a sage had told him this, he would have denied it to the core. She was one of the people that he could beat his hand against his chest for. “ Were you even truly kidnapped? All those stunts with Blaze and Terrence, were they ever real?” He replied and growled when she hesitated to reply.“ Easy boy, I know that you are feeling a bit weird and stuff, but I promise you that you are just on the path of being shocked.” He said, and Henry shook his head softly.“ You are a despicable man, so you caused Jackson and Derek to fall, just to get back at my father. How unforgiving are you?” He replied
Chapter 154“ Yo!” Greg's bodyguard said and caught Caine halfway before he could hit Greg. Caine struggled violently in the man's arms, but he was not at his full-strength potential. It was as though something snapped inside of him, he felt hurt. He wondered how his wife was feeling, since she was the one who witnessed his passing. “ Why are you behaving like a baby? It's just a child, at least you can be grateful that it wasn't more than one, and if we want to be sincere. It's totally your fault that you decided to forge ahead with the investigation even after being warned severally. This is simply a case of you trying to prove stubbornness, and it ended up backfiring, but here you are acting as though we did something bad to you. How do you say it again in English?Oh, yes. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.” Greg said without remorse.Caine struggled more to strangle the man before him, for his insensitive statement, but he was being held down by powerful men. Greg chuckled,"
Chapter 155Henry's boss clapped in wonder at the confession," You are still having fun in this situation.” “ You love me?” Henry repeated in shock, and stared at Clara, he never expected that she would utter such words without compulsion. “So, what happened between you and Greg?” He inquired, wanting to settle this issue before moving on to the next. Clara sighed tiredly," He called me when I was released and told me that he wanted to use me to get you. I was close to Pops so that I could get information from him.” She explained. “I did it so that I would be able to get close to him and see what I can do concerning this.” She went further. Clara held his hand, “He threatened to kill my mother and brother, so I agreed to follow him. I was the one who stopped him from catching you in the hospital.” “Did you inform my grandfather?” He inquired. That was what he wanted to hear so that he would know if there was hope for them to escape, that was his bone of contention.“ I didn't tell
A year After."What is going on?" He inquired worriedly when he saw Clara bent over a toilet seat, heaving her lungs out. Panic settled inside him and he patted her back softly. What can I get you?" He asked her and she sat on the tiles."I feel queasy." She said and before she could finish talking, she puked again inside the toilet. "Please get me a tissue." She croaked and stretched her hand backward. That was what she needed.Henry sighed softly as he wiped her mouth for her. "You need to see a doctor, this cannot be ordinary flu." He said and she rinsed her mouth."I think so too. I don't know what is happening to me but I don't feel well inside of me." Like a lightbulb, an idea flashed into his head and he stared at her with wide eyes, and she stared at him strangely." what?" "Are you pregnant?" "What?" She repeated and Henry placed a hand on her shoulders. " Have you been feeling weak? Tenderness in the boobs? Diarrhea and constant headache?" He inquired." Yeah?""I think..
The flight back to Italy was very quick, maybe it was due to the fact that they didn't have anything bothering them anymore, no need to look over their shoulder for every little matter. Henry was very elated to see the soils of Italy.It made him appreciate freedom. He never knew that he was living like a king even when he was poor but with the small taste of money and the problems that accompanied it, he was able to appreciate being free.Clara rested her head on his shoulder as she stared at the soil. It was good to go home. " How do you feel?" She inquired from him and he smiled at her."I feel good, great, even. Who would have thought that I would miss this place? There was a time I was crazy about leaving the country, now that I know better I know that I was foolish at that time. What the hell was I even thinking at that period? He wondered aloud.Clara giggled beside him, it was amazing how he was able to see things from a grander scope. "I think there are several reasons that w
Henry sank to his feet instantly and Clara rushed to hug him. She cried into his shoulders, until his clothes began to get wet. " I'm sorry,I shouldn't be doing this. I don't know what is wrong with me." She chuckled while trying to wipe the tears off her face.Henry rose slowly and held her up. It wasn't so great of an event. She was bawling her eyes out. " Hey, it's okay, I'm free now. You don't need to cry." He said, trying to pacify her and she nodded softly.She moved away so that she could allow the grandfather and son to bond comfortably. Stopping them was not the best thing that she could do because she was feeling a certain type of way. His gaze fell upon his grandfather and he didn't know when he began to weep gently. It was almost as though he was feeling weak and at the same time unable to breathe. "I'm so happy to see you son." He said and held him very close to himself. "Me too, Pops." He said and held him close. His pops had been there for him for a very long time an
The court room went silent and Henry stared at the man who just came to lie without a tangible reason. His eyes rested on him and he tried to figure out where he knew him from to no avail . It was as though the man had harbored grievances against him and sought the perfect time to unleash his vengeance. He was stupefied." I take objection to that statement. If there's CCTV footage, produce it so that we can all watch it." Henry's lawyer said and he stared at the wicked man who was standing before him. it was obvious that he was just trying to ruin Henry's life."I came with proof if that's what you are asking for." He said confidently and Henry was pissed beyond measure. He didn't know this man from Adam but he was hell bent on tarnishing his image. " Lets have it." The judge called again and it was given to him. The assistant slotted it in and connected it to the projector and they all watched the scene."Pause it there." The judge said and adjusted his glasses." A hush fell ove
After spending a great deal of time trying to make sure that there was no need to continue staying in the hospital, they went to court. Pops pulled some strings on some of his old people who knew what was going on, he was probably thinking about what would have happened if he didn't have such a strong backbone. He didn't even want to imagine it because it would be so brutal. Anyway, it was going to be great if he could actually do without the court order Alas, there was no one above the law. He stood before the judge at the supreme court with his lawyer in front of him. The complainant also stood at the opposite dock. It was a woman, she was claiming that her husband was killed."Mr. Henry, What do you have to say concerning the defendant's claim?" Henry looked at the judge and the sobbing woman. As much as he pitied her, he couldn't help but feel that she was doing a tad bit too much. "I didn't kill her husband, my honor. It was out of self defense. He tried to kill me, whoever has
*******Chapter 187Clara didn't wait for him to finish his sentence before placing a hand over her mouth, this was not the news that she wanted to hear. It was heartbreaking and at the same time she had to maintain a good front because Pops was in the room, staring at her. "That's great to hear. I thought that he was actually harmed. It's good to hear that he's well. Thank you Caine." She mustered a fake smile and Caine stared at his phone as if there was an alien living in it. Wasn't she the person who was angry a few minutes ago that things were hidden away from her? Yet she was telling him thank you. "Good. I'll talk to you later." He said and she nodded before hanging up abruptly and turned to see Pops staring at her. He wasn't talking at the moment but his eyes spoke volumes. He was probably thinking about what was happening to his grandson."Pops, what would you like to eat?" She asked him as she moved closer to his bed to stroke his hands.He shook his head slightly and she
Chapter 186George agreed without arguing one bit as he was drooped at the end of the road, he didn't waste any more time in making sure that there was anything holding him back as he bundled down the pavement and flagged down a cab. He was sure that they would take him to his doorstep. All he needed was to take a bath first then right after he could now start thinking about other things but for now, he would have preferred just staying away and waiting till there was nothing else to do. "That man is scarred. I don't think we should have let him go just like that. We know that he needed the money. He was just acting so that it didn't seem that way." Fred spoke from the rearview mirror.Caine nodded in agreement. He had other plans for the man but from experience he had known better than to allow anyone to come close to the family because it could be very frustrating if the person didn't know what was going on. It was more of a preservation. No one wanted to be involved with people th
Chapter 185Caine and Fred came bursting through the door. " Everyone raise your hands above your heads." Caine ordered as he and Fred came bursting into the living room.Everyone stared at them as if they were aliens speaking gibberish. "Who is he?" Liam asked as his eyes casually strolled from the intruders to Henry.Henry sighed and balled his fists which were already losing sensitivity due to the excessive amount of blood. "Don't go all macho on him. You can call him my brother from another mother, he's been there even from the beginning of this issue." Liam's eyes narrowed in suspicion as he stared at the man in front of him. He couldn't remember where he knew him from but from the way he was behaving he knew that he was someone of great importance.Caine glanced at Fred before his eyes swung toward Liam and Ryan. This was somewhat a complicated issue because if it was left to him, he would have locked this man up. But with the situation at hand. It sounded unwise because this ma
Chapter 184Henry didn't waste time in locating the person who fired the shots. It was no one but Jess and he was shocked to his bone that she could even attempt to save them."I love you baby!" Liam jumped up immediately and pulled the trigger at Ryan causing him to stumble and almost hit the ground.George, sensing potential freedom, rose from his position and bundled towards Ryan who was rubbing his sore legs. It was a double bullet. He didn't wait till he recovered before falling atop him. Ryan was utterly shocked when he saw that the tables had turned. "Get off me, you oaf." He grunted from beneath George and tried to shake him off but found it hard to do that so he bit him.George, who was stubborn, persisted in making sure that he didn't leave.Henry also joined the party by knocking the gun out of his hands. Ryan was pretty helpless at this point, he bit George on the hand again, this time almost removing the chunk of flesh that surrounded his hand but George made sure that h