The stunned Dory turned to Fredrick with a blank expression. He displayed a vague expression, indicating that he was as confused as her.Hose Luis sat beside McDonald and Dory couldn't stop staring at them. They ignored her and greeted the other members of the boardroom with broad smiles.Nathan cleared his throat loudly and everyone’s attention was darted toward him. He had never cheered a board meeting before but Mike had provided him with all the details he needed.There were about fifteen people in the boardroom. There were three boards of directors with Charles. Dr. Lance was seated as a shareholder while Fredrick and his group were seated close to Dory.Nathan rested his back against the comfy chair. “I welcome you all to today’s meeting. I have a feeling that it’s going to be an auspicious one.”“You bet!” Dory mumbled.“I like it when things are done on time so let’s get to business.” Nathan began and turned to Dory. “You may start by giving us an update on the progress of the
At that point, Dory and Fredrick needed no one to inform them that McDonald and Hose Luis were the snitches in their group. Their suspicions were confirmed when McDonald stood up and faced them. He cleared his throat loudly and began. “Let me save you all the trouble because I know you’ve got dozens of questions to throw at Mr. Hose and me.”Hose Luis chuckled after his eyes met with Fredricks. The board members were trying to wrap their heads around the unfolding events while Charles was enjoying the show. “I’ve always been the snitch from the onset. I guess Mr. Hose Luis joined the bandwagon later.”Dory felt her heart shredding into pieces. She never suspected a thing because McDonald was more hyped about the whole plan and had been judicious in fulfilling his bargain. McDonald faced the board members and continued. “I’ve always wanted to partner with the Alcantaras but Miss Dory took my obsession as desperation. The first mistake she made was sharing her conspiracy plan wit
Fredrick wiped his mouth with the edge of his palms. He had just learned from one of his lawyers that there was no way out. It was either he takes the offer Mike was delivering or he ends up in court and with the evidence the Alcantaras had against him and Dory, their chances of winning were zero. “I learned that the FBI is on your radar.” Mike spat. He was facing the helpless Fredrick. “I heard that it has something to do with drug smuggling,” Mike added. Fredrick’s brows were furrowing in rage. “First, it was your son hitting a helpless girl then one of your companies gets shut down because of some suspected drug dealing initiative and now, you are conspiring to steal Phoenix.” Mike asserted. The murmurs in the board room transcended to noise. Fredrick knew they were talking about him. He stood up and aimed for the exit in his fit of rage. “You should be lucky that we didn’t report you to the authorities Fredrick. Courtesy of the Alcantaras book of Mercy.” Mike screamed at Fre
“You want to make me chief secretary?” Elaine stuttered with stars in her eyes. “This is unbelievable!”“Well, based on the recommendation I received from Nathan Smith, I’m confident that you are fit for the job.” He told her. “Congratulations Elaine.” He added. Elaine sprung out of the chair in excitement covering her mouth with her hands. When Nathan made her the manager of the surveillance unit before he resumed school, Elaine had felt lucky but now, she was feeling on top of the world. The thought of taking over Dory’s post was placing her on a roller coaster of emotions.“You are also at liberty to nominate your replacement at the surveillance unit before you take over. Just send the person to Mike ASAP for assessment.” Nathan maintained. “I think I need to go out and scream.” She said and rushed out giggling like a broken musical box. Nathan broke into a dry laugh and shook his head. Mike was about to enter Nathan’s office when he bumped into an excited Elaine sprinting
Dory got to the reception and noticed a box parked with her items. With her face fixated on the floor, she moved to the counter and swept the carton from the desk. Rose and the other employees were whispering about Dory’s mischief because word has already gone around the company about the act. Dory felt the eyes of the employees like knives on her body. She pressed the box to herself and strode to the parking lot with her head lowered. At the parking lot, she came in contact with a few employees talking in low tunes and immediately after they caught a glimpse of her, they dispersed. With a sigh, Dory threw her box into the back seat of her car. She then got into her vehicle and drove away, leaving Phoenix for good. A few minutes after Dory hit the road, she broke into tears. Her eyes were starting to hurt and soon, she couldn’t see the straight path in front of her. The road ahead had turned hazy so the broken Dory pulled over to a safe path. She fell on her speedometer and brok
“Got it!” Jackson said and hung up. He turned to Nathan. “We are being trailed.”Nathan sat up and tried to stick his head out in his bid to catch a glimpse at the vehicles following him but Jackson quickly prevented him from looking out.“Don’t look out boss. You must be on guard. Who knows whether they are armed and might start shooting any moment from now.” Jackson said and passed one of the bulletproof vests to Nathan.“Raise all the reflectors, Larry,” Nathan instructed.Larry quickly swung into action while Nathan began to put on the vest.Jackson also wore the vest. He grabbed his security phone and placed a call to Don. “We are on bulletproof vests.”“Good. Take the lead. We’ll initiate a cover-up act.” Don instructed.Jackson didn’t hang up the phone. He turned to Larry. “I need you to go in front. Drive past the Range Rover at full speed.”Larry exhaled.“You can do this.” Nathan encouraged him.Larry stepped on the wheels and drove past the first escort vehicle which had lo
Nathan stood up after the vans drove past the shrubs. It was already getting dark and the road was getting deserted. He identified a lemon tree and hurried toward it. He rested his back against the tree and groaned. “Shit!”He wiped his sweaty forehead with the edge of his palm and noticed the bruise on his elbow. Nathan sighed. His phone began to ring from his jacket. It was at that point that Nathan remembered stuffing the phone inside his vest a while ago. He quickly responded to the call. “Where are you, young master? Are you hurt?” Mike flung questions at him. “Jackson asked me to roll out,” Nathan replied and began to step out of the shrubs. He noticed a signpost. “I’m at Melvin junction. I’m alone.”“Stay there and don't move an inch. I’m on my way with backup. We’ll be there soon.”Mike replied and hung up. Nathan stood beside the signpost. He stared at his Gucci shoes. They had traces of clay and his outfit was stained with clay and mist. He pulled out his handkerchi
Dr. Lance walked up to Nathan. “You shouldn’t have turned up here Alex. You should be at home.”Nathan cleared his throat loudly. “I commit this group and this commitment was what lead me here. I don’t want to fail in my responsibilities.”“Well, you can only fulfill your responsibilities to the club when you are safe. Right now, you need to leave and get some rest.” Mr. Wells said. The audience agreed with the committee and were soon hurrying toward Nathan to check up on their president. They formed a circle around him. “Are you okay Mr. President?”“Did you get hurt?” asked a second voice. The ladies were all over him. Amidst the group hurrying to the podium to check up on Nathan, Kelvin turned left and exited the hall. When he strode out, he called his father several times but Fredrick wasn’t responding to his call. He quickly stepped into his car and left the meeting venue **** On a deserted highway, a few kilometers away from the main city, the van men and the Alcantara m