“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
“We are here!” Charles announced after pulling the car to a halt in front of a building.It was a few minutes past 7 p.m.Charles had driven them to a VIP bar after obtaining the address. The building was shrouded with disco lights. All the vehicles parked at the garage were exotic ones. Charles and Nathan stepped out. They made their way inside.“First booth is always our fave spot.” Nathan pointed out with a bright smile. He kept roving his eyes around the bar and Charles was glad that the ambiance made him happy.They sat.Charles was about to reach out to one of the bar attendants when the glass door was pushed open. All the customers remained transfixed to their spot except Nathan and Charles.A young man about Nathan’s age stepped in with three bodyguards behind him. Nathan studied the man. He was wearing designer outfits. His red hair was tousled atop and when he barged to the first booth on the right, he took off his dark spectacles, exposing his forest-green eyes. He was abou
The man looked down at Nathan. “Do you realize that this is your only chance to save yourself from this mess? It’s either you kill one of them or face my wrath.”Nathan held up the man’s stare. “If this is your judgment then I shall not abide by it.” He turned to Charles. “This is my best friend. I would never hurt him.”“And the girl?” the man fired back. “I would never hurt a stranger. A helpless girl to be precise.” Nathan replied. “I see.” The man gave repeated nods. “Take me instead.” Nathan continued. “I was the one who hit your son. My friend has nothing to do with this and the girl too so take me and free them.”The man took a step backward and began to stare at Nathan in astonishment. Meanwhile, his son was looking like a volcano that was about to erupt. He turned to his father. “If he wants to be a hero then so be it. I wouldn’t mind blowing his brains out.”The man walked up to his son and sent a strike on his left cheek. Everyone in the cell was astounded, especially t
Nathan slowly placed his hands on his waist and looked up at the man before him.“My picture? How did you get that?”The man folded his arms across his broad chest and broke into a dry laugh. “Your father gave it to me.”Nathan was rendered speechless.The man continued. “It will interest you to know that your father and I don’t just know each other, we are well acquainted.” He then began to nod repeatedly. “I must commend Smith for doing a good job. He raised you well.”Nathan gave a half smile.The man pointed at his son who was at a corner, stroking his left cheek. “I had to teach Martin a lesson. I slapped him so he could realize that not everything comes with power and I hope he sees things from my point of view.”Martin frowned and cast his gaze to the floor.“I’m sorry for the way I treated you earlier once again. Like I said, it was all a test.”Nathan swallowed and stretched his hand toward the man who seemed to be in a hurry to leave. “Wait up, I have been looking forward to