Chapter 177"Let him speak." Henry advised from the background as he heard her speak. She was sounding hurt but that shouldn't make her discard her only surviving relative at least that was the only person he knew. Being with him didn't mean that she should automatically lose her sense of self or lose her relationships. It was surely going to end in disaster because he feared that a day would come that she would resent him for making her lose the people she had known since she was little. His eyes scanned the screen hoping to get a glance of Adrien, to judge if he was truly sorry or it was all a joke from him after not being allowed access to luxury like before."This is not what you think."Adrien said, trying to convince his sister whose eyes blazed with anger. Clara scoffed and dropped the phone, placing her hands akimbo, she wondered how she managed to end up being related to this ingrate, that only showed the type of person he was. What if after everything she was doing just for
Chapter 178"What the hell are you doing around the area? Who would have thought that you of all people would be calling me? What happened to staying dead?" Caine fired the questions at him. It was very surprising to hear from Anthony. Most importantly, he was surprised that his new number was tracked."So, you are still in your tracking operation?" Caine inquired tactically. He wouldn't have thought it possible that he would ever speak to Anthony again after the way they had split. "Where are you right now?" He inquired. He has another assignment but he could spare a few minutes. Moreover, the person who he was going to meet had not yet arrived.Anthony stroked his cheek while watching Caine from the computer. It was a ploy to annihilate him but he didn't know. "Oh, I'm in the area but I don't think that you can see me." He replied and took a look at his boss who was busy puffing his smoke in the distance. He did just know why he was very emotional and felt so pained over people's is
Chapter 179Henry couldn't believe his ears when heard the words, "Do you mean that Greg is dead? Is that what you are saying?" He repeated to make sure that he was hearing correctly."I can boldly say that we are making headway, it's very amazing what we have managed to achieve in the span of a few minutes, all thanks to my friend Anthony." Henry's head was reeling in surprise, as he stared at the blank wall in front of him."Wait a minute, what are you doing? What are you trying to say? Is Greg dead or not?" He inquired."He's safely where he belongs and he's not getting out anytime soon. I need you to give me the address to Liam's house so that I can come there right now. I don't trust all of them, there are still a lot of people working for Greg and they would surely want to retaliate." Caine answered. None of what this man was saying was making sense to him. It was either he was dead or not. Hehad come to realize that the man was like a blood sucking viper that refused to die, or
Chapter 180Henry cocked his head, good, he could talk about business that sounded like a very good option to take his mind off stuff. "Alright, so can you forward the details to my email. I guess I can't get much done because of my phone limitation but we can still work around it. How is he doing?" Clara glanced at Pops who was still lying with his eyes shut tightly. "He has not moved since that time but I think we should be optimistic as the doctor had promised us. We'll soon be out of here." She replied cheerfully.A thought flashed across her mind,"Have you gotten something to eat?" Her stomach rumbled giving him the answer and she smiled sheepishly. "What are you doing to yourself by not eating? It's past noon." He scolded her, then made his tone soft, "You've been working tirelessly and I don't want you to break down. You need food as a fuel to get many things done. We don't want you hospitalized." Clara rolled her eyes at his overly concern. Of course he was going to sugges
Chapter 181The door split open with a bang startling Henry and he quickly rose from the chair. His eyes widened in horror as he saw a group of men in masks pointing guns at them.What happened to the door being bulletproof and anti breakable? He wondered as he moved backwards. His eyes went to the revolver that lay on the table he was resting his leg a few minutes ago. This is insane. He thought as he made a move to reach for it.A loud shot moved the gun backward, crashing it on the floor and George went on his knees. This was the end, there was nothing that they could do to help themselves. Where was Liam? Henry wondered. Surely he must have heard the bang. "It's great to see you here isn't it?" One of the men asked sarcastically and they stared at him. He walked forward, looking like the leader of the gang. Why the hell was he wearing a mask? Henty thought but moved stylishly towards the direction of the gun. He wasn't going down without a fight.His racing heart increased per m
Liam sat at the foot of the stairs and stared at the people in front of him. They were delusional if they thought that he'd want to have any conversation with them."Why can't you unveil yourself?" He replied instead and the leader chuckled. This was a ploy to make him reveal his identity. If he did, then everyone would be able to figure out where exactly he came from."I don't think that's appropriate or what do you think?" Liam counted slowly, his friends should be arriving anytime soon so if he could just keep them busy for the next few minutes, reinforcement would have appeared. "I don't think I want to have any discussion with you right now because that could be a slap on my face and intelligence." He responded rudely.The leader's eyes turned grim at the statement. Liam sure did have guts but the problem was that it wasn't going to take him anywhere. "I don't know why people tend to misbehave when they are in dire situations. What should we call this? Bravery or sheer stupidit
Chapter 183Clara didn't know how best to reply to that question. If he was truly a friend of Henry then he should know what was going on. " Oh, I think he's fine, getting better, but still unconscious though." She lied. Actually, that was one of the reasons she called Henry back apart from the loud bang she heard. Pops had woken up just a few minutes earlier. The doctor had come to check up on him and he was certified okay."Oh, is that so?" Ryan sounded genuinely perplexed and according to what he heard, they said he was dead. " Yeah, didn't Henry tell you? I thought you are his friend." She said, whatever he said now was going to be a litmus test right now. She knew the way these things worked and was trying to stall. After all, Henry would soon be out of the toilet. " Or aren't you close friends?" "We are, I guess he didn't want me to be worried about him" "I don't know him too well, but I know that he was a good man. Unfortunately, some set of stupid people are trying to sabot
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
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