Nathan and Mike were having lunch together with Charles at the Alcantara estate when a call came through Nathan’s official phone.He dropped his fork and grabbed the phone. “It's the mayor!” Nathan told them and quickly reached for a glass of water. After taking a sip, he responded to the call.“Good day, Alex Alcantara.” the Mayor’s deep voice came on.Nathan cleared his throat loudly. “Good day, Mayor.”“I trust you are doing fine.” the mayor continued. “I called to inform you that my 50th birthday party is on Monday at 7 pm. I'll send you an official invitation but before then, I felt like giving you a call.”Nathan raised an eyebrow. “Monday? That's tomorrow!”“I'm aware of the fact that the notice is a short one. I apologize for that. It's just that I wanted a simple and private party that is why I told my cabinet members not to make a noise about it.”Nathan gave repeated nods. “Got it. I'll do my best to attend.”“I'll be expecting you Alex.” the mayor concluded and hung up.Im
Nathan was led inside the hall by his bodyguards where he sat in front together with the other VIPs.Meanwhile, Mr. Jacobs was a friend of the mayor so he was offered one of the VIP tables adjacent to Nathans. He sat with his daughter.In a couple of minutes, the hall was packed with the guests the mayor had invited for his birthday party.Derrick was occupying one of the VIP tables facing Nathan along with other special guests.“I'll go deliver our gifts to the mayor,” Mike told Nathan and stood up. He motioned to the guard carrying the bags to come with him.Nathan noticed the way Derrick was staring intensely at him and then, a thought struck him. He flashed an impish grin and called the attention of Jackson who was standing behind him.He then whispered into Jackson’s left ear. Jackson nodded in understanding and began taking steps toward Avery.Avery had been going through her phone from the moment she walked into the hall. Her father had excused himself to mingle with his peers
Every step Avery and Nathan took caused Derrick’s bowels to heat up with rage. It got to a point where he couldn't take it anymore so he snatched his phone from the table and dashed out.Derrick traced his way to the open parking space. He saw a gold G-wagon with the customized Alcantara logo, heavily guarded by some men. He clenched his jaw and charged toward his limo.When Derrick stepped inside his car. He placed a phone call.“I have a task for you and I need you to carry it ASAP. Get the tools ready.”He went on to give further instructions.Meanwhile, back in the hall, the dance session had come to an end and all VIPs headed back to their tables. Nathan was pleased when Avery followed him to his table. He thought that she was going to head back to her formal spot after the dance.The host then invited the mayor’s wife to give an opening remark. Cheers and applause reigned in her honor as she made her way to the stage.Avery grabbed a glass of cocktail and crossed her legs.Mike
Immediately after Nathan and his escorts left the hall, Derrick who was already back to his table picked up his phone. He placed a call and lowered the pitch of his voice.“The target is in motion!” he said and hung up.He then smirked and darted his gaze back to the stage where the mayor was cutting his birthday cake.Nathan made his way out of the hall. By the time he got to the parking lot, Larry was already occupying the driver’s seat of one of the range rovers. Nathan got into the back seat. Two bodyguards joined him on his sides.Jackson and the other guards were occupying the other range rover and the escort vehicle. Due to the respect they all have for Nathan, no one occupied the G-wagon except the driver in front who was wheeling it away from the parking space.Larry was the first to take off. The G-wagon and the other escort vehicles took off. When they drove out of the mayor’s compound, Larry took the left while the rest took the route leading to the Alcantara mansion on th
Barely ten minutes after the attack, police officers littered the scene and Jackson was forced to make a statement.Meanwhile, Mike had already placed a call to him regarding making the statement so Jackson had simply told them that he was attacked on their way back home.The police officers deduced that the vehicles were belonging to the Alcantaras but before they arrived on the scene, Jackson’s boys had already taken Shelton’s body from the burnt G-wagon and had left with the Range Rover.The police officers pressurised Jackson to grant them answers to the whereabouts of Alex Alcantara but Jackson gave no comments. He just hopped into the last escort vehicle and drove away.Mike had concluded that whoever carried out the attack will be waiting on information so if Jackson tells the press that Alex was not in the car, the attacker might be forced to reinforce so the best option was to stay mute.Immediately after Jackson left, Mike arrived at the barricaded scene and when his eyes fe
Nathan and Charles were still conversing when Mike appeared in the room. He walked up to Nathan and stood before him with his hands stationed on his hip.Nathan looked up at Mike with a weak smile. “Good morning.”Mike pulled the chair beside the closet. He sat facing Nathan. “Good morning, Young Master.”Charles sighed and threw his hands. “There’s nothing good about the morning.”Nathan took his jaw into his hands for a while and then stood up. “I can’t wrap my head around all this. It still beats me that I escaped an assassination.”Mike fell back on the chair. “Well, we are glad that you did.”Nathan arched a brow. “Do you know what would have happened if I was in that car?”“It didn’t happen so thank goodness,” Charles said.“Sit!” Mike told Nathan.Nathan exhaled sharply and crashed on the bed.“Listen, young master.” Mike began, looking him straight in the face after sitting up. “I’m going to take care of everything so I need you to trust me.”Nathan sighed. “I’m sure it’s that
Kelvin was in his study going through some files when his phone began to ring. He ignored the call and continued reviewing the files. Ever since Fredrick absconded, Kelvin had taken over full responsibility for handling the company as CEO.The calls persisted so Kelvin those the file he was reviewing to the side with a sigh. He wondered why he didn’t turn off the phone after coming to the study.When he grabbed the phone, he realized that it was Derrick calling him. Kelvin responded.“I’m in a mess!” Derrick spat.Kelvin fell back on his comfy chair. “What the fuck are you talking about?”“The guys I sent after Alex messed up. The goal was to beat him up and maybe throw explosives around to scare him and his boys but right now, I’m scared they must have murdered him.” Derrick panicked.Kelvin flew out of the chair. “You were the one who launched that attack on Alex? Really?” Kelvin was astonished. “How did you do that?”“I got hooked up with this group of anonymous guys. They are some
When Nathan told Henry that he was coming to school that morning, Henry was excited. It was the first time he was seeing Nathan after the blast.When he arrived that morning, Henry remained at the parking lot. He was aware of the fact that Nathan was now with the Wells so when he saw Charles’s range rover swerving through the driveway, Henry smiled knowing that the chauffeur brought Nathan.Nathan stepped out of the car after it came to a stop. He rushed toward Henry. The boys took each other in a warm embrace like two lost brothers.Henry gave Nathan a soft pat on the back. “Welcome back bro. It’s good to see you in one piece.”Nathan chuckled.“And Charles?”“He’s making progress. He will resume on examination day.” Nathan replied.“Good to hear.”The boys were about to head toward their lecture hall when they saw a different group of students rushing toward the basketball court.“Is there a game this morning?”“I don’t think so,” Henry replied and pulled out his phone. “Let me chec