As the driver navigated the vehicle through the winding roads, Patrick began to speak in a solemn tone. "Young master, your father was a strong man, a true leader. To rule his empire, you must be just as strong, if not stronger." Andrew listened intently, his eyes locked onto Patrick's, as he absorbed every word. He knew that Patrick was right; the world of business was cutthroat, and only the strongest survived. As Patrick continued to speak, Andrew's mind flashed back to his childhood, to memories of his father's strict guidance. He remembered the time he was engrossed in a video game, lost in a virtual world of fantasy and adventure. His father had stormed into the room, his face stern and disapproving. "Andrew, what are you doing?" his father had thundered, his voice echoing off the walls. "You should be reading your books, not wasting your time on frivolous games!" Andrew's face had fallen, his eyes cast downward in shame. He knew his father was right, but he couldn't help
As they drove down the winding highway, the driver's voice crackled. "Sir, I think we're being followed."Andrew's head jerked up, his eyes snapping towards the rearview mirror as if magnetized by an unseen force. His gaze locked onto the reflection of a black sleek car, its windows tinted like dark sunglasses, tailing them with an unnerving precision. For a fleeting moment, Andrew's eyes widened in alarm, his pupils dilating as his mind processed the threat."Speed up," Andrew ordered, his voice low and firm, but laced with a hint of urgency. His words tumbled out with a sense of command, he was slightly scared but he knew this was no time for fear at all. As the driver floored it, the car surged forward, its engine roaring to life like an awakened beast. Andrew's heart raced in tandem, pounding against his ribcage like a drumline. His eyes remained fixed on the rearview mirror, his gaze burning with intensity.But the black car refused to be shaken off, its engine purring smoothly
Reginald stood trembling before Alec, his gaze fixed on the polished marble floor as he braced himself for the impending storm. Alec's face was a deep crimson, his eyes blazing with fury, and his fists clenched so tightly they seemed to tremble."You failed me, Reginald," Alec spat, his voice dripping with venom, each word laced with disgust. "You had one task: double-cross Andrew and Patrick, snatch Patrick from under their noses, and now...now we're back to square one, worse off than when we started."Reginald swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing nervously. "I apologize, Alec. Our driver proved to be a formidable opponent. They outsmarted us, and we lost them in the chase."Alec's anger boiled over, and he slammed his fist onto the sleek, black wooden table, making Reginald flinch. The sound echoed through the room like a crack of thunder. "Excuses!" Alec bellowed. "I don't pay you to make excuses. I pay you for results, for outcomes that change the game."Reginald took a cautio
Alec's fingers danced across the keypad, dialing Andrew's number with deliberate slowness. The phone rang twice, he offered a small smile staring at Lisa and he winked.She showed her disatisfaction by shooting a deadly stare at him. "Andrew," Alec purred, his voice sugary sweet and filled with excitement that he couldn’t contain. "It’s Alex, " he announced before saying anything else. “I've been waiting to talk to you." He added Andrew's response was instant as he scolded almost instantly. "How did you get this number?"Alec chuckled, a sly smile appearing on his face as though Andrew could see it. "Let's just say I have my ways." He replied and that made Andrew even more mad. Who was digging details to him? He thought."Now, are you willing to let go of The Genius Group of Companies?" Alec asked, calculating his words.Andrew stayed quiet for a while. He wished he could punch him and send him to the hospital already. What was all these rubbish about? He heaved a sigh then yelled .
Alec ripped the tape from Lisa's lips, his movements deliberate and cruel. She groaned in pain and cursed him immediately with a venomous hiss that made Alec's smile grow."You filthy animal," Lisa spat, her voice trembling with rage. Her eyes were already bloodshot red from crying. She had to be in the hospital that evening and she knew Dora would be worried sick.Alec's gaze locked onto Lisa's terrified face, his eyes glinting with sadistic pleasure. "You know, Lisa, your husband is quite...attached to you. I wonder how long he'll hold out."Lisa's eyes welled with tears, but her voice was steady, her sharp mouth still muttering curses confidently. "You'll never get away with this. Andrew will find me, and when he does, you'll pay."Alec chuckled, his lips stretching across his face like a grotesque mask. "Oh, but I already have. Your husband is dancing on my strings, and soon, he'll hand over everything I want including the box of papers." He said then burst into uncontrollable lau
Andrew stormed into the room, his eyes locked onto Alec's smug face. Lisa's terrified gaze met his, and he knew he had to act fast."You're a monster," Andrew spat, his voice venomous.Alec sneered, his hand tightening around the gun. "And you're a fool. You think you can double cross me and get away with it? You'll never leave this place alive."Andrew charged forward, his fists clenched. "The police have already been alerted and they will be here any moment, your game is over and You'll pay for what you've done to Lisa."Alec snarled, his finger twitching on the trigger. "You're too late. She's already seen the truth. Your precious wife knows who you really are."Andrew's eyes flashed with anger. "You did what?" Andrew asked turning to Lisa who was staring at him with a mix of love and anger.The two men clashed, their blows raining down on each other. Alec's gun clattered to the floor as they fought."You'll never win," Alec snarled, his face twisted with rage."I already have, the
Andrew's vision blurred, and he felt himself being pulled through a tunnel of darkness. When his sight cleared, he found himself standing on a windswept cliff, overlooking a breathtaking landscape. The sky above was a brilliant blue, with wispy clouds drifting lazily across.Andrew stumbled backward, his footing uncertain on the rocky terrain. His mind spun with confusion, and his voice was swept away by the howling wind."Where am I?" he muttered, his words lost in the emptiness.Fear crept in, its icy grip tightening around his heart. Was this the afterlife? Had he truly left Lisa behind, forever trapped in a world without her?Panic set in, and Andrew's emotions boiled over. He wailed, his anguished cry echoing off the mountainside, bouncing back in haunting reverberations. The sound seemed to shake the very foundations of the cliff, and for a moment, Andrew felt the weight of his grief crushing him.But just as despair threatened to consume him, he heard voices – faint whispers ca
Lisa sat beside Andrew's hospital bed, her hand grasping his’ tightly as if willing him back to life. She stared at him and tears trickled down her cheeks.“Please come back to me baby, I forgive you, I forgave you even before you apologized. I love you, please don’t leave me.” She said in tears kissing the back of his palm. The doctor entered, a warm smile spreading across his face. She returned the smiles knowing it wasn’t genuine. She also knew the doctor’s wasn’t genuine as well. He just offered it to me to ease the tension I was feeling and I understood. "He seems… you know… stable," the doctor announced, his eyes shining with optimism. "The...device in his arm seems to be sustaining his life."Lisa's eyes filled with tears, her voice trembling. "Will he wake up? Are you sure he can make it? Should I have any hope at all?"The doctor nodded. "We're hopeful. He doesn’t seem to be in any danger at the moment though but he isn’t awake as well so let’s just keep being hopeful. Alth
The gates to the dungeon were opened up immediately, and Diego made his way into the dungeon, the man trailing behind him. "I have no idea how you got out of the dungeon, but get prepared to meet your end!" Diego said as a smile played across his face. Andrew struggled to get up from the floor but fell back onto the floor, his knees giving up under him. Blood was sprawling from every part of his face; some got into his eyes, blinding him from seeing who was in front of him. "You!" Andrew pointed wearily at Diego, "I'm so.... going to...kill you!" Diego let out a dangerous laugh that only lasted for a brief moment. "I'd like to see you try!" Diego let out in mockery and stretched forth his hand at Andrew. All of a sudden, Andrew felt himself being lifted off the floor by a strange force. "Now I'm going to show you the true taste of power!" Diego said with a smirk on his face. Andrew was already feet above the floor. He was flaring his arms and legs in the air, shouting at the t
—Get ready for your ultimate task, master— Valkyron's electronic voice boomed; this time, itsscreen was not hovering in front of Andrew and emanating a blue light as usual.. Instead it was iitsovoicethat was resounding from every angle. "What do you mean, Valkyron ,and how....how did i get here?"Andrew asked as he turned around, trying to make out where he was. This did not look like any of the rooms in Andrew's mansion; it looked more like he was in a desert, and he wondered how he had gotten there. He could hear multiple voices around him as if he was standing in front of a crowd that was waiting for him to perform, but he couldn't see anyone around him even when he looked into the distance. He tried to pinch himself to be sure that this was not a dream—it wasn't. —Focus, master. Now that your parents are awake, you have unlocked the second phase of your mission, which begins now, the ultimate test that you're about to face will determine if you're worthy of your powers and all
A few weeks later, Andrew's parents were well enough to be discharged from the hospital, and Andrew could not have been more glad. He threw a party on their return—the party only included himself, his parents, his immediate family, the house workers, and Pa Jones. Since he had not yet revealed himself to the others; his friends, and office workers about his return, no one esle had been invited to the party. Andrew felt his life was complete again; he was almost the richest man in the country, and his parents, who he thought had died, were alive and well. It was a swell moment for him. Lisa was the one who was growing increasingly worried that Andrew was now staying back from the office and avoiding contact with everyone else. Poor Patrick had been to the house several times to check up on her. Lisa couldn't tell why, but Andrew had instructed that she should not let him know that Andrew had returned, and each time Patrick left the house with a sad look on his face, she would ask A
Andrew had failed to recover his car from the ice cream shop. He Would have taken up the issue concerning his stolen car, but the car was the least of his problems now, and he had all the money to replace the car he needed. He was more concerned for his parents' health than anything else. He was glad that Lisa had patiently listened to him when he took his time to explain That people were onto him, And they would stop at nothing to make sure that, they saw Andrew suffer, and she had to be grateful that he had found their daughter and rescued her just in time before those men got away. He hadn't given her the full details of the story, just the necessary parts, and debunked every other thing that Dora had said. When Lisa confronted him about what Dora had said about him having superpowers, he laughed about it, making the laugh so real, and deep down, he was only passing time and thinking of what to say that would sound convincing enough. "Would you believe that?!" Andrew said after
Emilia ran her eyes over both men before she responded. "Yes, Diego is in, and do you wish to see him?!" Emilia asked back. "No, no, I do not want to see Diego; I was just making sure.""Okay but who are you two?!" Emilia asked them with question gazes. "Um, my name is Reginald, and I know that I can confide in you, Emilia. So please tell me, Is Mr Genius here?!"Emilia continued to stare at both of them for a while before she responded. "I don't think there's anyone that bears that name in this place. " She said plainly. "Is there anyone who bears Mr Andrew here?!" Reginald asked, rephrasing his sentence. Emilia tried to hide the look that she had made when Reginald mentioned Andrew's name. "No, there's no one that bears that name here either!" She said promptly and tried to dismiss both of them. "I think you too should leave now or haven't I answered all your questions?!""Please do not raise your voice, Emelia!" Reginald pleaded as he looked around, hoping that they would no
Andrew was already making arrangements to get his parents moved to a better hospital that was just a minute's drive away from his house, and in no time, parents had been transferred, all thanks to Pa Jones help, who had assisted in filling out all the paperwork that was necessary for making the transfer. Andrew had made sure that he had sorted out all the hospital bills where his parents had been and thanked them heartily before leaving. It was not until dusk when his parents had been settled into the new hospital before Andrew remembered that he had not yet retrieved his car from the ice cream shop. "Darn it! How can I be this forgetful these days?" Andrew lamented to himself. He knew going back to get the car would be a lost cause because already the car would have been stolen because he had kept the key to the car carelessly for any lucky thief to find. "What's the matter young chap?" Pa Jones, who had noticed the change in Andrew, could not help himself but ask. "My car. I w
"This way, we have to hide before anyone sees us!" Reginald said, searching for a Place that they could both hide. Rolling out of the building was not an option now As they were a long distance away from the door. "I thought you said that only the front passage is used for entry and exit, so why is it that someone is coming now that we are making our way in?" Patrick asked angrily. "There's no time to ask silly questions but just follow me so that we can hide from whoever is coming!" Reginald held back from yelling at Patrick. Patrick gritted his teeth in anger but had no other choice than to follow Reginald into hiding. They found the perfect spot behind one of the doors that they could hide from whoever was approaching. Reginald crossed his fingers and shot his eyes tightly as he prayed that Diego was not the one approaching the passageway Because if it was, it would not take a minute or two for Diego to sniff out strangers in his building. Patrick was about to say something w
"Look, the reason why I do not want to go in there is because I'm not on good terms with Diego." Reginald tried to explain to Patrick that every other thing that he had said to make Patrick give the document back to him had fallen by the side of Patrick's ears. "That's a lie, Reginald, and I am not going to fall for your lies anymore.""Believe me, and it would not even make sense if I should just go to the door, knock on me,t, and ask Diego to release Mr genius; it doesn't work that way,,y does it?!" Reginald asked Rhetorically. "That is why we are going to break him out, and I am not giving these documents back to you unless you help me!" Patrick affirmed. "Shit!" Reginald cursed under his breath. "This was not part of the agreement, boss.""Well, it is now!" Patrick stated. "Now come on let's go. How do we get in without being spotted by anyone especially not by Diego?""That's not any of my business, bosses. Now. Give me back the document and let me be on my way; I told you to
Andrew didn't realize how much he hated Hospitals until he walked into the place. "Man, this place reeks, is this really where my parents were Kept?!" Andrew asked the old man in displeasure. "Yes, this is the place, and why are you holding onto your nostrils like that, lad?" The old man asked when he looked up and noticed Andrew's fingers were still clenched onto his nose tightly. "I do not like the smell of this place" Andrew replied him. "Well, you better start getting used to it because we're going to be in here for a while." The old man informed him. Andrew suddenly stopped in his tracks as if remembering something. The old man noticed this and turned around to meet Andrew's gaze. "What's the matter, lad? You're tired already?!" "No, I'm not tired; I just have this weird feeling...I can't wait to see my parents.....""Well, that's where we are headed for now. We're almost there, we're just three rooms away. " The old man informed Andrew, pointing toward what seemed to be t