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
“Wake up!” Charles continued to shake Nathan by the arm vigorously. Nathan yawned and quickly sprung from the couch. He began to wipe his drowsy eyes with the edge of his palms. “What time is it?” he mumbled. “Time to meet the underground boss,” Charles replied. Nathan’s eyes widened. When he looked up at the wall clock, he discovered that it was a quarter to 7 am. He turned to Charles and realized that Charles was already dressed. Charles moved to the window on the left and parted the railings. When Nathan looked through the window, he saw a black limousine parked inside the villa by the gate. “Gregor was here a while ago while you were still dozing off. The underground boss wants us in his place for breakfast.” Charles revealed. Nathan began to unbutton his shirt. “When is he expecting us?”“In the next 30 minutes,” Charles replied. Nathan rushed to the bathroom. **** “This way!”Philip led the group into the exotic dining room. Nathan walked into the room dressed in one o
“Come in.” The underground boss said when they got to the door. After breakfast, he asked Nathan and Martin to follow him upstairs. Nathan had simply obeyed. They ended up on the third floor. Nathan watched the man input some digits on the digital panel attached to the door. The door was flung open and together with Martin, Nathan stepped inside the room. When they got inside, the first feature Nathan noticed was seven royal chairs arranged around a large table. The room was decked with the features of a conventional board room. The underground boss stood before Nathan with his hands wide open. “Welcome to the continental room.” Nathan flashed a quick smile. Martin remained by the door while his father began to move around the table with his hands stationed behind him. “This is the room where all members of the underground mafia world hold their meetings. Your father will give you more details about the group.” He continued. “The group consists of seven people known as the
An excited Nathan hurried down the staircase and found his way to the guest living room where Charles and Gregor were conversing. They had just concluded their tour of the mansion.Both men stood up when they saw Nathan hurrying toward them.“I was starting to get worried. You were gone for almost three hours.” Charles said and walked up to Nathan. He stopped when he noticed that Nathan’s face was beaming with excitement.Nathan flashed his newly acquired ring at Charles with a broad smile. “I did it.”Charles arched a brow. “Wait, the underground boss gave this ring to you? What does it signify? Does it mean that he’s endorsing you as President of the billionaire’s club?”Gregor walked up to them and faced Charles with a smile. “It means that he’s now an Elder.” He then turned to Nathan and extended his hand toward you. “Congratulations on becoming a continental.”Nathan shook him maintaining the broad smile. “Thank you.”Charles folded his arms across his chest. “I don’t get it.” “
“You should pick that up,” Martin told his father with his head cocked toward the phone on the table facing the king-size bed.Martin had showed up at his father’s chamber that morning and from the time he arrived about five minutes ago, his father’s phone had been ringing but the underground boss won’t respond.The underground boss then stared at the phone and turned back to his son. “Or I might as well warn the caller not to blow up my phone again.” He got out of bed and was about to reach for his buzzing phone when the call came to an end.“It’s obvious you’re ignoring the caller.” Martin pointed out.“Are you ready for your session?” the underground boss turned to Martin after heaving a sigh.Martin gave repeated nods. “I’m ready Dad. After the conversation I had with Nathan at the bar last night, I must say that I’m inspired to push myself beyond the limit.”His father flashed a proud smile. “I’m glad you see Nathan as a good influence. There’s so much to learn from him. I’ll be
“Who the fuck is it?” Corrigan barked through the phone like a wounded lion. He was bleeding through his heart. Right after his meeting with the underground boos, he had marched straight to his vehicle looking furious. He got into the car and instructed his driver to get to the hangar so he could board his private jet and get the hell out of the city. Then the call came. “I need to tell you something, sir.” Corrigan took a deep breath after decoding the voice as his assistant’s. He was too pissed to even stare at the phone screen. “What’s the matter and why the fuck can’t it wait?” he fired and motioned to his chauffeur to drive faster. The caller sighed and proceeded to clear his throat loudly. “Get on with it,” Corrigan yelled, causing wrinkles to appear instantly on his forehead. “Stop wasting my time.” “Yes sir. I’m sorry sir.” Corrigan was growing more impatient. “It’s about the stock market.” Corrigan exhaled and threw his back against the car seat but a few m
Nathan took a deep breath. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea. On one part, he’d do anything to support Avery’s career and on another part, he would do anything to protect her.Avery took his lack of response as indecision. “Listen, Babe. It will mean a lot to me if you’ll be there. I know you’ll be there as Alex and isn’t that awesome? I mean my brand ambassador will be turning up for my event.”“Sounds like a good idea,” Nathan said with his gaze cast on the floor. He was glad Avery was out of sight else she would have noticed his uncertainty. He heard her squeal and her joy caused him to crack a smile. “I’ll see you there then.” She said and hung up before he could speak. Nathan sighed and threw his arms around the couch. “She left me no choice.” He told Jackson who had been silent for a while. Meanwhile, Jackson was able to decode the entire conversation. “Seems like you’ve got a thought but to crack.” He remarked. Nathan shook his head. “I can’t fall asleep w
Mike appeared in the scene and stretched his hand toward Nathan. “It’s good to see you, Young Master.”Nathan shook him with a grin.Mike withdrew his hands and playfully slapped his thighs. “Sorry, I didn’t come with a bouquet.”They all broke out laughing.Nathan took the huge bouquet from Elaine and faced the staff. “I would have loved to collect everything at once but looks like my hands are full.” He turned to a group of guards standing behind him. “Help me get my flowers, please.”The guards swung into action.“Everyone, come into the reception with me. I’ve got a small briefing.” Nathan announced.Mike led him inside while the rest followed, chatting happily.A few minutes later, Nathan was standing beside the counter while the entire staff was at a corner by the door. Elaine was standing beside Mike while Jackson towered above Nathan.Nathan cleared his throat loudly. “Thank you once again for the flowers.” He began. “It gladdens my heart that you guys are appreciative of the