2025-03-06 17:40:18William ran back quickly as he was excited that he had successfully reached the rescue team before the radio battery died.
When he arrived back at the shore, he was shocked to see the helicopter flying away. He jumped around like a mad man trying to get their attention, but they were far gone and couldn’t see him. He couldn’t believe he was left behind. His legs became weak and he dropped to his knees in despair “No…No…please come back” Since the response team believed they had rescued everyone, no one was coming back for him. People would think he died in the crash. Tears ran down his face as he clenched his fists in anger. He knew Scarlett and the others had purposely left him behind. He pounded his fist on the ground. “I am going to survive this and return to make them pay!” William spent the next six months on the island struggling to stay alive. There were times he came across highly venomous snakes and barely survived. Some days he went completely hungry. William was taking a nap when he felt something on his head. He snapped his eyes open to see a dangerous looking man pointing a rifle at his skull. Looking around, they were men dressed in uniform all around him. They were soldiers of the Legolas Army. “Pick him up!” William was dragged to their commander in chief, General Ryker. General Ryker was huge. He was around 6 foot three in height. He had a grey moustache and a scruffy beard. He had the reputation of the most feared and merciless men in the Legolas Army. “Sir we found this man camped nearby. He must be a spy.” one of the officers informed the general. The Legolas army had recently received information that some enemy spies were trying to infiltrate their ranks. Unfortunately for William, they had found him on the island which was one of their training locations. William’s throat tightened. Who were these people? Why did they say he was a spy? The General took a hard look at William. “Torture him till he confesses who he works for.” “Please” his voice broke. “I'm not a spy. I swear…” One of the soldiers gave William a hard punch to the stomach, causing him to fall to the ground groaning in pain. They picked him up and tied him to a tree. For the next three days he went without food and water. The nights were extremely cold and while the soldiers slept close to a fire, he had to stay there stuck to the tree. After the three days had passed, the general returned for William’s confession. “Are you ready to finally say the truth, what army do you belong to?” He questioned. William felt very weak. Days of hunger and thirst had taken a toll on him. His lips had dried up but he still managed to speak. “I swear… I don't belong to any army. I-I just got stranded here by chance.” The general’s face twisted with anger. “I can see you are a stubborn one. Bring the branding iron!” One of the soldiers returned with an iron rod. They had left it in a fire until it had become red hot. William’s face went pale when he saw one of the soldiers coming towards him with the rod. He struggled to free himself from the ropes but it was no use. William’s voice trembled with fear. “What…What are you planning to do with that?” “Ahhhh!!!!!!.......Ahhhh….!!!!” William screamed in pain as the iron was pressed into his skin, burning his flesh. “Please! Ahhhh!!! I'm not a spy!” He continued to plead as his skin sizzled. The general realizing William adamant about not being a spy asked them to stop. “Enough.” “Fine. If you're not a spy. Tell me in detail how you got here. If I sense a lie in your story, you will suffer unimaginable pain before I finally kill you.” William told the general everything that happened to him including the inheritance and how he was stranded on the island. “Cut him loose.” The general ordered, he seemed to have believed William’s story. William tried to stand but quickly fell to the ground. All the energy had left his body. The general stroke his beard as he thought of what to do. “The rule states that anyone who is not a member of the Legolas army found here must be killed.” William heart sank. “Please have mercy! I don't want to die. Not until I have gotten my revenge.” A serious expression formed on General Ryker’s face. “There is only one way out for you.” William’s voice cracked with desperation. “What do I need to do?”
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Ryan laughed. “A dog like you can’t do anything. You had better scurry away out of here before I beat you to a pulp.” At this point, people’s attention was drawn to the scene that was going on and people were gathering around. Drawn by the attention, the manager came out to see what was going on. The Manager, George, had run the Elite Gym for a long time. He was a former heavyweight boxing champion. He had the build of a gorilla and could knock out opponents with a single punch. Roland had informed him that Asher Knight was going to be joining his gym, but he had no idea when he was going to come or what he looked like so he didn't know that William was Asher Knight. “What’s going on here?” He asked, noticing the face-off between William and Ryan. Ryan turned to the manager pointing his finger at William. “This piece of thrash snuck into this gym. He is just a servant for the Grey family.” George turned towards William. William didn't look like someone who was a servant. Wi
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William instantly recognized him. “You…You are…" “Yes. I'm the man you spared two years ago. My name is Roland.” He responded. William took a step back, a bit suspicious of his sudden appearance. “Why are you here?” “To pay you back for your help.” Roland replied. William's eyes narrowed. “Pay me back? How?” “I have gained a particular set of skills that would help you greatly. I can hack into almost any system in the world and build high tech programs” Roland continued. “I've researched you and I know you have a vendetta against the Grey family. I'd like to help you in your mission.” William raised his eyebrow. “How can I trust you?” Roland's expression turned serious. “Although I am eternally grateful that you saved my life, I also need your help with something else.” William's voice lowered. “What would that be?” Roland's gaze flickered to the ground before meeting William again. “You were able to leave the Legolas army. I want you to help me get my sister out
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William's car engine roared as he drove into the parking lot of his penthouse apartment. He was quickly met by Roland who was waiting just outside. “Where is she?” William asked impatiently. "She's in the living room waiting for you." Roland responded. William sighed. “Okay. Did she by any chance see Martha? I don't want her dragged into this in any way.” "No. I told Miss Martha to stay in as you're having a very important meeting." Roland responded. "Good." William and Natasha knew each other from his time in the Legolas army. Natasha was one of General Ryker's most trusted intelligence operatives. However, this visit wasn't about old memories. The general had sent her for a reason. Natasha sat with her feet crossed having a drink when William walked into the room. “William! It's been too long. The general sends his regards.” she said with a light tone. William smiled. “It's not even been up to a year. Did you miss me that much?” “Let me guess. He wants you to bab
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William swallowed hard. Was she on to him? He slowly turned around trying to keep a composed face. “What do you mean?” Sophia narrowed her eyes as she walked closer to him. “It's your glasses." she said as she tilted her head. "I thought they used to be round? You've always worn round glasses.” William stomach tightened. He had put on his special glasses for recording and forgot that Leblanc didn't wear square shaped glasses. “Oh.” William chuckled nervously rubbing the back of his neck “Just wanted to try something different.” Sophia stared for a second longer before shrugging lazily. “Hmmm…Alright. You may leave.” She said dismissively before returning back to her phone. William exhaled sharply the moment he stepped out. Next, he had to figure out the perfect way to expose the video of Sophia confessing. Sophia's birthday was coming up and she always loved to throw big parties where she would host popular names from all over. William decided that that would be t
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“Yes.” William replied. “ His name is Leblanc. He works for the Grey family, and there's no way he's going to admit that Sophia sent him, he's way too loyal.” “So how do we prove that this was Sophia's doing?” Roland asked. William's voice lowered. Is Project Chameleon finally ready for launch? Roland's eyes widened. “You mean….” A wicked smirk formed on William's lips. “Yes, I'm going to beat Sophia at her own game.” Project Chameleon was a secret high tech project being carried out by Knight Industries. They had been working on a highly sophisticated AI mask that made it possible for the wearer to assume any face they wanted. It even had the ability to change the voice of the person who was wearing it. William had been planning to use it for something else, but because of this, he was going to use it early. “So you're going to act as Leblanc?” Roland asked. “Yes. I'm going to trick Sophia into confessing that she was responsible for those images.” William replied.
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“I promise I'm going to get to the bottom of this and if it turns out to be Sophia, I'm going to make sure to expose her for everyone to see.” William assured Martha. “Call Roland,” William said, giving an audio command to his phone. The phone rang once before Roland answered. “Hello sir.” “Roland. I need you to analyze the photos of Martha and Michael. Find out who created them.” “Yes sir. I'll get right on it.” Martha glanced at William with uncertainty. “Where are we going?” “I'm talking you to my place. You can lay low there for now, at least until we can take care of this.” Soon they arrived at William's penthouse apartment. He led the way inside, looking around to make sure none of the reporters had followed them. William escorted her into one of the guest rooms. “You can stay here. No one will disturb you. I'll be in the other room if you need me.” “Thank you so much.” Martha said softly. About an hour later, Roland returned with news about the images. He
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Sophia paced around her room impatiently. She clenched her phone so tightly that her knuckles went white. Media outlets had already published articles about how she admitted that Martha was a better actress than her. A knock sounded on the door. “Come in.” she snapped. A slim man wearing glasses walked into the room hesitantly. “Miss Sophia” he greeted cautiously. “Did you get what I asked?” Sophia demanded. The man nodded. “Yes, but Miss Sophia, are you sure about this? If this goes wrong…” Sophia cut him off. “Listen, your job isn't to question me. You do what I pay you for and shut up.” The man handed a tablet over to her. She smiled wickedly as she scrolled through. “Yes. This is very good.” Sophia picked up her phone and anonymously messaged the top gossip reporters in Crenshaw city. "I have a juicy story for you all. A rising actress who isn’t as innocent as she pretends to be. Interested?" Within seconds, replies flooded in. "Depends on what you have."
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Sophia turned sharply at the sound of the familiar voice. "William?" her eyes widened in shock. William stood there with his hands in his pocket. "That’s right. I made sure the award wouldn’t be given to a cheater like you." He said calmly. Sophia let out a mocking laugh. “You? Who do you think you are to influence the judges?” William stepped forward, closing the space between them. “Oh. Why don't you tell her?” he said, turning his attention to the judge. The judge hesitated before speaking. “The committee was persuaded to do the right thing.” Sophia raised an eyebrow. “Persuaded? That doesn't answer my question!” William chuckled, shaking his head. "You bribed them. I simply reminded them what would happen if they accepted dirty money." Sophia twitched, but quickly scoffed trying to sound composed. “I don't know what you are talking about.” William folded his hands across his chest. “Oh really?” He pulled out his phone and sent something to Sophia. “Check y
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Humiliated, Sophia ran out of the room. Michael was speechless as he watched the scene. He looked at Martha a bit surprised. “Wow… I didn’t see that coming.” Martha shrugged. “She needed someone to teach her a lesson and I'm glad I did." All attempts by Fiona and Sophia to sabotage the move failed. Production was completed and it ended up being a huge blockbuster. It also cemented Martha's place as an A-list actress. Soon it was time for the Emerald Acting Awards, and Sophia saw it as an opportunity to get back at Michael and Martha. The Emerald Awards were the pinnacle of recognition in the film industry. Every year, the best actors and actresses came together waiting to see who would walk away with the prestigious awards. For Sophia, this was going to be her night. She had already boasted to everyone that she was going to win the Best Actress award. She had made sure to bribe the judges to vote in her favour. Sophia walked onto the red carpet wearing a flashy
