“Cheers!” Fredrick and a group of old men professed and struck their glasses against each other.Dressed in the finest tuxedos, the old men were standing in a luxurious hall. Tonight was the award night of the Millionaire’s Club and during such parties, the club invites its ambassadors, sponsors, and well-wishers.“Where the hell have you been Fredrick?” one of the high commissioners asked.The hall was busy as more elites kept trouping inside to take seats across the round tables.Frederick chuckled and raised his glass to his face. “I needed some fresh air so I went for a vacation to a private island,” he said.“I heard rumors that you fled because your business was in shambles.” the other man said.“Nonsense!” Fredrick replied. “These haters are just pissed because they had no idea where I was so they decided to make up stories but I'm glad I gave them something to talk about while I was away.”The men laughed and shared a toast. “To Fredrick!”“To Frederick!” they chorused. Fredr
After a series of applause and loud cheers in honor of Nathan’sepic return, the crowd finally settled on their seats while Nathan was set to address them.Nathan looked through the array of tables before him and caught a glimpse of Derrick and Kelvin. From the expressions on their faces, Nathan could tell that they were not happy to see him.He cleared his throat loudly and began. “It's with great delight that I stand before you all, hale and hearty.”Frederick tightened the grip he had on his glass. “Son of a bitch!” he muttered under his breath.“I want to begin by apologizing to you all for your patience throughout the past two weeks that the Alcantaras have been silent on my attempted assassination. However, the silence was necessary and we don't expect the public to understand.” Nathan said.He then turned to Mike who encouraged him to carry on.“It was a period of trial for us but the Alcantaras always come through.” Nathan confidently stated.Cheers and applause reigned.“I'm s
Suddenly, a group of men dressed in black tuxedos stormed the hall wearing dark spectacles. There were about a dozen of them and their entrance distracted everyone, causing people to stare at them suspiciously.From the stage, Corrigan stood up and waved at the crowd. “They are my men. No need for any agitation. Can we get back to business?”Nathan couldn't help but wonder why the men had showed up just when the bidding was about to begin like it was some hostile endeavor and the last time he checked, Corrigan was no resident of Rockville but lately, the man had grown comfortable and was gaining more prominence by the day.On his part, Mike was also uncomfortable. He turned to McDonald. “Did you know that Corrigan was participating in the bid?”McDonald sighed. “First of all, I had no idea that he was an ambassador of our club and neither was I aware that he was affiliated with the billionaire’s club.”Mike hummed. His research on Dale Freeman had been leading toward Corrigan but he w
Nathan roved his eyes around and caught a glimpse of two government officials settled at one of the VIP tables. One of them was the mayor and the other was the state governor. Nathan concluded that they were out to cheer the mayor’s son-in-law.When he darted his gaze back to the contestants, he noticed that all of them had their eyes on the God’s eye which Garvin was already slipping back into its case.Nathan quickly pulled out his official phone while the items were been transferred from the stage to a corner. He then sent a text message to a call.A few seconds later, Nathan received a response.He had sent a text message to Cole to demand the total amount in his main account. Nathan had entrusted Cole with managing his account and for accountability's sake, Cole provided weekly updates on the state of the account.900 billion dollars. Cole texted back.Nathan sighed. He wasn’t sure if 900 billion dollars was enough to secure God’s eye in the bidding exercise.After the artifacts
Garvin lifted the Japanese sword. He pulled it out of its sheath. The sword had an illuminating reflection that caught everyone's eyes. Garvin carefully slipped it back to the sheath and turned to the contestants."Who would want to raise the bar for this beauty?"Frazier bided 10,000 dollars.Garvin turned to the crowd. "10,000 dollars on the run."The crowd cheered but when Garvin turned to the contestants, hoping they would raise the bid, they were as silent as a tomb."We've got about five minutes gentlemen so go ahead and raise the bid.""12,000 dollars!" Fredrick said with his gaze averted from the item on display. Like the rest of the contestants, he was not interested in the sword but just wanted that session to end."Going for one!" Garvin's bell went on.Silence ensured. There were three minutes left.To ease the crowd from the boredom, Nathan raised the bid to 15,000 dollars and a few seconds later, Corrigan mentioned 20,000 dollars.When Nathan turned to Corrigan, the man
Cole walked up to Garvin with his laptop stationed under his armpit. "I'm Alex's account officer."Garvin shook hands with him."We are ready to wire the amount to the committee's account." Said Cole."Come with me."They left the stage.The bidding was the segment that had kept most of the audience in the hall so when Alex was declared the winner, the crowd began to disperse.Mike followed Cole to the room Garvin took him so he could supervise the transaction process.Frazier and Jerome walked up to Nathan and congratulated him. They took turns to shake hands with him and then commended him for securing God's eye.The pissed Corrigan stood up to meet Frederick.After Frazier and Jerome left, the mayor and the state governor walked up to Nathan. They got to his table and stood before him."You must be over the moon, Alex." The mayor remarked.Nathan smiled. "I'm bound to. God's eye is such a treasure. That's why we all wanted it right?""Well, it's evident that everyone wanted it for
Kelvin threw the last content of his wine glass into his mouth and turned to Scott.“You said you have something for me.” He wiped his mouth with the edge of his palms.Scott slipped his hand inside his pocket and pulled out a small brown envelope. He passed it to Kelvin.Kelvin tore the seal and opened the envelope. He looked intensely at the photographs he had just pulled out.“Isn't this Mike? The famous Alcantara executive assistant?”“That's right!” Scott replied and then sat up. “Yesterday, your little rabbit returned to his apartment after weeks and then a few minutes later, Mike showed up. I saw them heading out of the house together so I decided to take these pictures from afar.”Kelvin was studying the pictures. They were captured when Nathan and Mike were speaking. Both men were standing by the lawn, facing each other.“What could a low-life like that be doing with Mike?” Scot wondered.Kelvin hummed and tossed the pictures aside. He recalled how the restaurant manager had
“This is 911. What’s your emergency?”“My friend has just been kidnapped,” Avery said through clattering teeth.“I need you to take a deep breath, ma’am.” The male respondent said.Avery felt like pulling out her hair. There was no way she was staying calm.“Where are you? Can you tell us the location of the kidnap?”“I’m currently At Lifeline Axis. Right beside the city mall. My friend was kidnapped right there. I watched them push him into a van.” Avery supplied. In about an instant, she was sweating profusely.“Find somewhere safe and stay there. Our team will be right there in a few minutes.” The man assured her.When Avery lowered the phone to her chest, she felt her heartbeat skyrocketing.Who were those people and where could they have taken Nathan to? She roved her eyes around the street. Everyone was going about their business. It was as if no one saw the incident.She moved away from the driveway and when she got to the edge of the building, she quickly placed a call to Char