“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
Suddenly, Kelvin stood up and began marching toward their table. The boys exchanged glances. Nathan leaned toward Charles and whispered.“Your guy is up. Just as expected.”They both cleared their throats loudly and looked in the direction of Kelvin. While Nathan was prepared not to entertain any verbal exchange with him, Charles was bent on retaliation.There was something about Kelvin’s demeanor Nathan noticed. His face bore a solemn expression, unlike its usual hard nature. Rather than charging toward them, he was simply walking up to them.When Kelvin made it to the table, he pulled the chair directly opposite them and sank on it. He sighed and mumbled a soft “Hi!”Nathan swallowed and gave a response. Charles said nothing. He assumed that Kelvin was playing one of his tricks on them.“Can I crash over here? It’s a bit lonely there.” He requested and fell back on the chair after turning to stare at the spot he earlier occupied.”Charles began to loosen up.When Nathan studied Kelv
Derrick stopped the moment he approached the entrance. From his spot, he could see Nathan sitting opposite Avery. He watched Nathan join his palms before Avery and he could tell that he was looking for some sort of forgiveness. Derrick smirked and then clenched his jaw. The last thing he would do was apologize to any girl. Meanwhile, he had just left Tyson’s mansion and had decided to spend some time in a private longue when he noticed the duo. Back at their table, Avery was still mad at Nathan and was barely paying attention to his apology. As far as she was concerned, his reasons weren’t solid enough. He was the brand ambassador of her male skin care products and she was looking forward to his arrival at the event not just as her boyfriend but as Alex. While Nathan was still apologizing to her, Derrick decided to move closer and eavesdrop because his ears were begging to hear. Avery snatched her phone from the table. “I think I should leave and maybe you’d stop making excuses,
When the limo pulled at the garage of the Alcantara Estate, Nathan was already at a corner, waiting for Martin and Charles to step out. Immediately after both men stepped out of the car, a bodyguard charged toward Martin to get a hold of his backpack. Nathan walked up to Martin and immersed him in a side hug. “Welcome to Rockville City, bro.”Martin smiled and gave Nathan a friendly smack on the back. “It’s good to see you.”Nathan turned around and motioned to Martin to follow him into the house. “Come with me. I need to show you around the house.”“And after that, we’ll hit the city. Charles was arguing that the clubs here are the best on the continent. I disagree because I guess you guys haven’t seen the best of Rome yet.” Martin said while following Nathan into the house. Charles chuckled. “We’ll see about that.” *****“Are you guys set?” Martin demanded after reaching the living room. He was casually dressed. The trio had agreed to hit the streets by 8 pm and Martin who was
“I’ll be fine.” Nathan protested when Jackson tried to carry him out of the car. Right after his injury was spotted, the boys began to panic. Nathan had informed them that it was a scratch and there was nothing to worry about even though he was feeling quite dizzy. Jackson tore off his sleeve and used it to stop the bleeding and then raced the car down to the Estate. When Nathan stepped out of the car holding onto his arm, he staggered and was quickly assisted by Jackson. “We should take him to the private clinic. The doctor should be there.” Said Charles, pointing at the left wing of the estate. Don and his crew who were able to defeat the attackers arrived at the mansion and were soon hovering over the wounded Nathan. They were all worried. With Jackson’s assistance, Nathan made his way to the estate clinic. They met Felix, a nurse who was always on standby. “Where’s Doc?” Jackson yelled. “He stepped into town to get something. I just called him. He’ll be here in a minute.