“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
“I’m not surprised by your filthy attitude.” Edgar spat. Corrigan clenched his fists. “I needed no damn body. You so-called allies have always been useless anyway and that was why I wanted to discard all of you the moment I was done.”“You’re such a pathetic human Corrigan and at this point, I have no regrets for what I’ve done.” Edgar fired back and stood up. Corrigan’s eyes widened. “Really? You will flaunt your insolence at my face?”Edgar pointed at the door. “Just get the hell out of my house, Corrigan.”Corrigan broke into a wicked laugh. “Of course, I’m going to leave.”Edgar sighed and was about to drop on the couch when Corrigan moved closer to him. He quickly pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Edgar’s face. “What the fuck are you doing?”Corrigan chuckled and quickly put on a stern face. “You thought I was going to let you go just like that?”Edgar gasped. He tried to look through the door but Corrigan was blocking his path. “If you’re looking for those lousy men you
“The pilot is on standby,” Charles informed Nathan after he walked into the room.“I’m almost done,” Nathan responded and slipped a file into his briefcase.It was exactly 6 am. The goal was to meet the underground boss during breakfast. Last night, Nathan had placed a call to Charles to join him on the trip and Charles was happy to oblige. They agreed to meet at the Alcantara estate where the private jet will take off.Nathan swept the bag from the bed and moved toward the door where Charles was standing.“You look sharp.” He complimented Charles before stepping out.Charles looked at his shoes and adjusted the Rolex around his left wrist. “I thought you never noticed.”Both of them were dressed in black three-piece suits. They had each packed extra clothes in their bags in case their trip got extended.When they stepped out of the room, they headed straight to the Alcantara private hangar where the jet was already in place.Mike had selected six Alcantara soldiers with Jackson to ac
Nathan pulled out his laptop and crouched in a corner. He quickly went online to the stock market website and began to monitor the trade routes.After staring at the screen for a few minutes, he arched a brow. He hummed and went through the stocks all over again.A certain hotel company was topping the chart and it was evident that the company had been on top for the past three days. Nathan also realized that the investors were the same brands that invested in the second and third companies on the chart. It seemed as if a deal was reached to ensure certain investors patronized the current top three.Nathan noticed that Phoenix Media House was fourth on the chart which was quite unexpected. They hadn’t gone down the first position chart in a year. He was certain that if Mike infused more funds into the business, it would boost their profit and attract more investors. As a businessman, he had learned that maintaining a healthy reputation was one of the gateways to success, and as far as