The firefighter service was present as soon as possible and Pops watched what was once an impressive image crumble to the ground—charred beyond recognition, one couldn't ever imagine that this place was once a state of the art. ''Did you see anything unusual?” A cop said when he was done inspecting the mess. He brought out his pad and pen and began to take notes. Pops watched his guards deny noticing anything. In their defense, they just observed the burning garden. “ We will need to take down your statements.” The cop said, and they looked up at him with a hint of fear in their eyes.“You will have to follow me to the station, it's just for proper documentation.” He reassured them and took a look at Pops," You will also be accompanying us, sir.” He said. He called his lawyer immediately and informed Caine of the circumstances, and they asked him to go ahead. So they entered his car and off they went. It was almost seven p.m. before Pops finally left and returned home. He stopped
“ The person is a member of a deadly mafia group downtown,” Caine explained. Things are beginning to get more complicated. Pops thought as he nodded his head," Who are they?”He inquired instead. He would rather not have anything to do with the mafias, they were bloody criminals who were used as mercenaries. “ A group of Irish men who moved down here in the eighties, they don't ask for much, only the ridership of the underground. They hold city fights and deadly matches. It's fun until you get entangled with them.” Caine said and looked at Pops, God bless his heart, how was he surviving with such information? “ I'll handle things on my end. Don't press charges if the police ask, it's inviting trouble to your doorstep.” He said. “ I'll contact an agency to send more security to the villa. No one should leave without proper security.” He said.” Also, I'll check to see what I can find in the streets, have a lovely day, sir.” Caine said. So much for not wanting to get more involved. P
In Venice, Clara wore her hair down and painted her lips red, since we were going for a sexy look tonight. What better way to draw his attention away than a flaming lipstick that screamed kiss me. “ Do you have it in your purse?” Daniel asked through the Bluetooth device, and she hummed in response as she opened her purse to cross-check the contents. Everything was in there, and she took a deep breath, it wasn't an easy task, she was about to do. “ Remember, you should switch it a few minutes before you enter his car. Wait until he calls you,” Daniel reminded her, and she nodded. She took another glance at her reflection in the full-length mirror and ssh adjusted her bra straps and her boobs, which looked like they were straining against her red dress. She hoped that she wasn't overdressed for the party, who knew the caliber of people that would be present tonight? From the party she attended two days ago, she knew that these people weren't out to play, they mingled with the upp
“ Let's go.” B said, and this time he made an effort to open the door for her as she alighted gracefully. He extended his palm, and she placed her hand in it as the driver drove away. She smiled at him gently as he led her into the large hotel. It was a five-star hotel, not like she expected less from the elites. They passed by a queue of people who were waiting to be screened. “ Your welcome, sir.” The bouncer said and opened the door for them as they entered the lobby. It was as though they were transported into another universe entirely. The lobby was filled with various people with different costumes, and Clara looked up," Why didn't you tell me that we were wearing costumes?” She murmured at his side. It was quite hard because he was farther from the ground than she was. It was almost as though she was trying to speak to the air. However, B guessed what she said and chuckled," We will soon be out of here.” He said cryptically again. First, he said that things didn't look the
“ Yes, something like that, what do you think about that?” Clara asked nonchalantly while watching him through the top of her glass. He looked at her challenging manner. “ Why do you ask that?” He asked and she looked at him for a minute before smiling at him. She had to give a spot in response, if not, he would suspect the involvement with the case, and she didn't want that. So, she shrugged nonchalantly. “ I don't know, it's an idea that I've been thinking about for a while now. I want to know where to draw the line at certain behavior. Is it good to settle it the legal way or with fists.? She gave her best impression of a curious researcher. “That's a weird thought coming from a lady. You can't expect business owners to resort to jungle justice, it'll kill their career faster than they can say Jack.” Terence replied with a small shake of his head. “ I hope you are not planning on taking the law into your hands when you start working for me.” He asked jokingly. “ Oh, I can do w
The ballroom was in utter silence and from the way she laid on the ground, her Bluetooth device fell out of her ear and she looked sideways to see if Terrence had caught that. “ We've been tipped that some criminals are here. Therefore, everyone remain quiet as we do our jobs, no noise from you. I'll blow your brains out.” One of the men threatened them. “ Are these men real cops?” Clara muttered to Terrence who lay beside her, and he shook his head, confirming her suspicion. They walked to the center of the room and pointed their guns threateningly," These people are fraudsters.” Terrence whispered, and her eyes widened in amazement. I knew it! Clara wanted to say as she slotted the device into her ear stylishly.“ Tender your phones, everyone.” They ordered and no one rose. “ What has that got to do with arresting criminals, officers of the law?” A woman shouted and they turned in her direction.“ How dare you speak to us in that manner?” They asked. Clara and Terrence looked
Clara ran inside the lobby to take cover. “ Who are these people?!” She shouted. “ Easy on the noise, these are the FBI squad. Don't come out, no matter what happens. Got that?” He asked.“ Yes,” She replied and rolled behind the bar counter, she discovered that she was not alone, another man was hiding there. It was the second thief who was knocked out cold by Terrence earlier today.Her eyes traveled downward and saw him smiling wickedly at her with his outstretched gun. “ Welcome to my lair.” He said, and Clara's eyes widened in fear with her heart palpitating in anxiety of being trapped with this man.She opened her mouth to reply when they heard an explosion, the floors vibrated and Clara was knocked backwards as she heard a crack in the wall of the building. The Chandelier fell first with a loud smack. She didn't waste time after the initial impact, and she ran fast towards the door. The fire has begun to spread towards the entrance of the hotel.It was better to be out there
Clara was surprised, but she kept her cool and played along," How did you manage to escape those gunmen?” She asked in exaggerated surprise, widening her eyes as though she saw a ghost as she looked around. He was in a smaller car this time, by small she meant that it was not as dramatic as a limousine, not that it was cheap.Her eyes flew to his arm which was bandaged thoroughly, and she looked at his face expecting to see pain, instead, she saw a relaxed man. He didn't seem to be feeling any pain," How's your hand doing?” She asked in concern and tried to touch it, but he jerked away. “ Oh, sorry. I don't know what I was thinking.” “Where are we going?” She asked him, and he looked at her, with a small smirk on his face. She stared at him too," Why are you staring at me?” “ You were staring first,” “ I wasn't…Is that a gun?” She swallowed when she saw the compact open, why was he holding a gun and taking her somewhere she didn't know tonight? Her brain went into overdrive as v
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