Avery couldn’t stop looking at the closet before her. Two days ago, she had left Phoenix Media House with piles of clothes from the collection Nathan supplied. She had transferred the clothes to her closet at home. She folded her arms across her chest and smiled while she kept shifting her gaze from one material to the other. All the clothes were the latest collection from renowned designers. She wondered how Nathan managed to set up such laudable costumes in the shortest time possible. Avery turned around with a sigh and was about to head out of her room when her phone began to ring. When Avery swept the phone from the table, the corners of her mouth twitched with excitement after she caught a glimpse at the phone screen. “Hey, baby!” She said and threw her back against the wall while her pupils continued to dilate. “How’s my baby doing?” Nathan’s voice came. Avery pressed her eyes against each other and gave a response. Then, she imagined how insensitive she must have been when
Nathan was slipping a Rolex around his left wrist when his phone began to ring. The corners of his mouth twitched with excitement when he picked up the phone and saw the screen. It was Avery calling so Nathan concluded that she was calling to inform him that Jackson and Larry had shown up and he had better not be late. When Nathan responded to the call, he was stunned by the silence that followed afterward. He mumbled the word “Hello!” several times but there was no response. Then his ears suddenly picked up a hoarse voice yelling at someone. “Don’t you dare look back? Just keep your mouth shut and get into the damn car.”Nathan’s eyebrows went up. He stared at the phone screen and realized that Avery was still on the line. Then the call went off and when he tried to call her back, her line was disconnected. Nathan slipped into a panic. ****“Pull up here!” Jackson told Larry after he drove toward the landmark Nathan had specified. The instruction was that they were to pick up Av
The Alcantara bulletproof vans pulled up in front of the building and a few seconds later, a heated gun battle broke out. Cole was able to depict Avery’s location a while ago from God’s eye so the men got armed and hit the road immediately. Mike had pleaded with Nathan to exempt himself from the operation, promising him that they would bring Avery home but Nathan had insisted. He jumped into the van in the outfit he picked for the date that night. When Corrigan’s men realized that the Alcantara soldiers had outnumbered them, they threw their guns and took the route that led to the backyard. Some fled into the world with injuries sustained from gunshots. Nathan made his toward the flat and crashed the wooden door with his leg. He let out a gasp when he walked into the room and saw Avery lying on the cold floor on her back, bleeding profusely.“Quick! We need to get her to a hospital.” Nathan cried out after taking her in his arms. His men rushed toward him and carried Avery to th
“She’s awake,” Dr. Edgar announced to Nathan. Nathan was joined by Mike a few minutes ago at the private lobby. Nathan had wanted to follow the medical team into the ER earlier but he knew that it meant violating protocol so throughout the exercise, he remained outside, pacing and sweating profusely until Mike showed up and convinced him to go to the lobby. Mike gave Nathan an approving nod. Nathan hurried after Dr. Edgar to Avery’s private ward. When they got in, the nurse assigned to Avery stepped out. Dr. Edgar turned to Nathan. “Luckily, she didn’t lose much blood so there was no need for a transfusion. You guys brought her on time so I sealed the cut and added some painkillers to her drip so she’s stable now.”“Thank you.” Dr. Edgar stroked his bald head. “I should be thanking you.” He then stepped out with a smile, imagining the wonders he’d do with his just-acquired billion. Nathan hurried toward Avery’s bed and settled by her right. He watched her press her eyes against e
“I dropped by the mansion and was told about the incident from Jackson,” Charles told Nathan after they shared a quick hug. “I’m so glad you guys were able to track her on time.” He added.“It’s Corrigan. I saw him.” Nathan said with his brows furrowing with rage. “He must have found out about our relationship so he tried to use her as bait.”“What are you going to do about him? At this point, I don’t think we should take things lightly. If he dared to show his face then he shouldn’t be spared. Enough of all his deadly games. Charles said with his arms folded across his chest.“Right now, Avery is my priority. Once she’s back on her feet, I’ll unleash hell on Corrigan.” Nathan replied.Charles sighed. “How’s she by the way?”Nathan was about to speak when he saw a red-haired dressed in a nurse uniform walking toward them. He immediately recognized her as the nurse assigned to Avery’s private ward. She walked up to them.“Seems like your patient is a strong one. She’s awake. She didn’t
Nathan arched a brow at the phone screen Mike was flashing at his face. “What’s that?“It’s an SOS signal from the billionaires club. They are requesting your presence for an emergency meeting tomorrow.” Mike replied.Nathan hummed and placed his hands on his hips. “Why do I feel like Corrigan is behind this emergency summoning?”Mike slipped his phone inside his jacket. “Well, he’s the President of the club. What do you expect? If he can’t go through the window, he might as well go through the door.”Nathan stared into the distance. “If he wants Alex Alcantara at the meeting then Alex will show up.” He flashed an impish grin.“Of course, you’ll be at that netting and if he has anything up his sleeve, we will be ready for him,” Mike added.****“Everything is set, sir,” Don reported the moment he walked into the ward.It was a few minutes past 8 a.m.Nathan and Mr. Jacobs had spent the night in the hospital. To avoid further talks about his commitment toward Avery, Nathan slept in one
“Are you ready?” Mike demanded after stepping into Nathan’s room.Nathan was standing before his dressing mirror. While his left hand was tucked inside his pocket, he was stroking his face mask with his free hand.“What’s the time?” He turned to Mike.“It’s 7:30.”“That’s thirty minutes above the stipulated time.” Nathan hinted and brushed off his jacket. He was dressed in a black exotic velvet suit.“Yeah and if our predictions are correct, they should be expecting us by now.” Mike implied with a twinkle.Nathan gave repeated nods. “I’ll get my phone and then we can leave.”“And I’ll go to inspect the convoy,” Mike said and went out.A few minutes later, Nathan joined Mike outside. There was a fleet of cars waiting for him.“We are sticking to the plan,” Mike said and presented one of the escort vehicles to Nathan.Nathan moved to the car and hopped inside. Mike joined him. They drove away with the rest of the convoy.A few minutes after the Alcantara vehicles took off, they were int
“Now that Alex is here, I guess we can go ahead with the meeting. “ Corrigan said and adjusted his black tie.Daniel positioned his hands on the table and turned to the crowd. “We are all gathered here tonight for one agenda and that is the future of this organization.”In the emergency notification Nathan got the previous night through Mike, there was no reason stated for his summoning so he wondered what the famous agenda was all about.Daniel continued. “Our topic of discussion today concerns the role of the president of the Billionaires Club. As we know, Corrigan was elected as the acting president and the committee is satisfied with the way he is handling the affairs of the group so far but we would like to know whether there’s anyone here who would want to compete with him because our constitution promotes the right to contest.”Silence ensured.Nathan leaned toward Mike and began to whisper to him. “Why do they want me in their leadership discussions?”Mike smiled and whispered