Chapter 69“I’m good!” Avery mumbled and pressed her purse to herself, refusing Nathans’s offer. Nathan sighed and shook his head. There was no way she was good, alone at that corner. She was just bent on being solo. “Maybe we can sit over there.” Nathan pointed to the last booth on their right. Maybe she needed privacy he thought. “Okay!”He took the lead while Avery followed. They traced their way to the booth and sat next to each other. Henry and Charles were at the bar stand. “So what will you have?” Nathan demanded. Avey sighed and slapped her purse to the table. “I need something substantial.” She then broke into a dry laugh and Nathan was stunned. He had barely seen Avery smile and talk more or laugh like that. “Are you suggesting whisky perhaps?”“Well, that can suffice, or maybe not a drink as strong as you are suggesting.” She replied and crossed her legs. “After that fight, I sure need something powerful.” Nathan chuckled. “You sure do.”Nathan signaled to one o
Chapter 70“So you’re saying that you won’t drive yourself home? Then how are you going to get home?” Nathan demanded with his arms folded across his chest. Avery sighed and gave her forehead a delicate scrape. “The thing is, I sneaked out of the house to come here. My parents still think I’m in my room.”Nathan hummed. “I see!”“So there was no way I could come here with my car. I took a cab and I’ll be hailing one to take me home once I get to the junction.” She replied. “You don’t have to worry about taking a cab,” Nathan said. Avery raised a brow. “I can drive you home.” He told her. Her eyes widened in surprise. Nathan gave a warm smile. “It’s late Avery and quite unsafe for you to trek to the junction by yourself. I can give you a ride.” He said. Avery was rendered speechless. Nathan pointed to the parking space. “Come with me. I’ll take you home. There’s a car down there.”Without uttering any word, Avery began taking steps after Nathan. They got to the parking space.
Chapter 71Nathan groaned and turned to his left. He could feel a hand slowly making its way from his legs up to his chest. Even though he wasn’t fully awake, he could tell that someone was trying to revive him from his slumber.“Wake up Nathan!”“No,” he muttered under his breath and hugged his pillow tightly. He began to receive several taps on his chest. “Wake up.”Nathan opened his eyes slowly and arched a brow. Someone was sitting by the edge of the couch. He couldn’t see the person through the haze that was covering his eyes but he knew someone was seated there.“Good morning!”Nathan quickly sat up and after wiping his eyes with the edge of his palms repeatedly, he could now see clearly.“Mike!”Mike smiled and adjusted his tie.“When did you arrive?” Nathan asked with his gaze fixated on the wall clock by his right.It was barely 7 am and Mike was already in the training room, neatly dressed in one of his exotic tuxedos.“I arrived a few minutes ago so I decided to come strai
Chapter 72Nathan was rendered speechless.“Damn!” He mumbled as the thought of the mafia community wavered in his mind. Not only were his eyes widened in surprise, but Nathan also had a dropped jaw.The list of companies and properties he received from Mike was less shocking to Nathan compared to the fact that his family was ruling the mafia community in Rockville.Dozens of questions began to flutter in Nathans’s mind.How did his family get involved with the mafia world? For how long had they been ruling and was his father the mafia lord?” He wondered. The shocked expression Nathan was displaying pulled Mike’s eyes to his dropped jaw. He noticed a cut on Nathan’s lips. “What in the world? Where did that cut come from?” Mike demanded and began taking steps toward Nathan in his bid to examine the injury. “Just a bruise that I sustained from a fight at the club last night,” Nathan revealed after sighing. The thought of his family ruling the mafia world had clustered in his mind.
Chapter 73Nathan sighed and threw his head backward. Now, his parents were involved in the whole identity thing. Mike pointed a finger at Nathan, looking straight into his eyes. “Lest I forget, you must not reveal your identity at the millionaires club too,”Nathan turned to Mike with a quirked brow. “Seriously?”“Speaking of rivals, a lot of them will be coming for you especially the sons of your parent’s rivals so keeping your identity a secret at that party is essential,” Mike said. Nathan was short of words. “You must win the bidding Nathan.”Nathan fell back on the bed with a sigh. “I’m damn serious Nathan. You have to win the bidding so that you can become president of the millionaires club.” Mike stressed. Nathan was lying on his back on the bed. He turned away with another sigh. Mike strode toward his side and towered above him. “Stop giving me this defeated sighs young man. The Alcantara family always stays on top.” Mike told him. Nathan instantly slipped into deep
There was no denying that Nathan was surprised by the fact that one out of the four guys who wanted to beat him up was now working for him. Such a twist of fate, he thought. Now, Scarface will do anything to protect him. He wouldn’t want to doubt his efficiency because Scarface fought well last night. If he wasn’t drunk, Nathan could bet that he and Charles wouldn’t have been able to take him down on their own. Nathan knew that he had nothing to worry about because he had the finest men on his side. The men slowly lifted their heads.Mike turned to Nathan. “I’ve shared your official phone number with them. They’ll contact you from time to time to see if there are any tasks they can do.”“That’s right.” Don acknowledged. “I’ll also give you Don’s phone number so that you can call him whenever the need arises,” Mike stated“Just give me a beep boss and my guys and I will be where you need us in a flash just like lightning,” Don said. Nathan smiled. He would have preferred to ro
Nathan tucked his phone inside his pocket and began taking strides toward the famous Phoenix pavilion. His classes for the day had just ended while Henry and Charles were left with one more class.He had sent a text message to them, requesting that they meet him at the pavilion immediately after their class.Nathan got to the pavilion, an open space, roofed and surrounded by bars where students visit to rest or hang out. He walked up to an empty round table and settled on one of the chairs. The pavilion had a series of round tables with chairs placed around them.There were just a dozen of students in the pavilion chattering while the rest were going through their phones. After seating, Nathan pulled out his phone and began going through his Instagram feeds while waiting for Charles and Henry to join him after their class.Meanwhile, Charlotte was walking past the Pavilion when she caught a glimpse of Nathan. With a smile, she began walking up to him.“Hey!” she said after reaching th
“My family might not be renowned like the Alcantara or Tyson family but we are also known in this city.” Charlotte asserted.That doesn't answer the question Nathan almost blurt out to her but he was ready to let her finish.She continued. “You see, the thing with rich people is that they identify with each other and might share a certain table but certain people will always get a bigger seat at that table and those who get these bigger seats are the likes of the Alcantara and Tyson family.”Nathan was paying keen attention.“I know about the Alcantara family though not that much. I know that they own the school mall and they seem like nice people,” Charlotte said.Nathan couldn’t be more confused. How does she know that the Alcantaras were nice people he wondered.“So don’t be surprised if I tell you that Alcantara owns the school mall. A few questions here and there was all I needed.” She said.Nathan realized that it was easy for Charlotte to find out because she comes from a wealt
Steve pulled the car to a halt in front of the airport building. Nathan turned to Avery with a smile. “You still want to do this?” He asked with his hand stretched out toward her. She took his hand into hers. “More than anything in the world. I’ve been running around for years and I never told you this but the main reason why I came back to Rockville was to make peace with your soul and then build my brand from scratch now that you’re here, I just want to spend as much time with you as possible, away from the whole chaos and drama. Just the two of us.” Nathan planted a kiss on her forehead. “Thank you so much, Avery.”She smiled. “I’m excited. It’s going to be my first time in Russia and I just can’t wait to explore the city with the love of my life.”Steve cleared his throat loudly. “Looks like I also need to find the love of my life and take her to Russia.”They laughed.Suddenly, Nathan’s phone began to ring. He heaved a deep sigh and turned to Avery. “It’s Charles.”“It’s over.”
Morgan turned to his bodyguards who had been inside the lounge with him all this while. “Call for reinforcements. We’ve been tricked.”Derrick darted Morgan’s attention toward the chip on the table. “It’s a camouflage. It’s all programming shit.” He said and began to take off his jacket. Morgan was already sweating profusely. “I must find the real Alex. I need to kill that bastard today.”“Are you even serious?” Derrick cried out. “We are in a mess. That chip proved that this whole session was recorded.” He took his head into his hands. “I should have listened to Kelvin. This was a bad idea and now, we’re doomed. I’m not even sure if we’re the only ones in this building right now.”“I reserved the whole damn building and apart from the staff, there’s no damn customer here.” Morgan retorted and threw his gun on the floor. “My backup team will be here any moment from now and we’ll get the hell out of here. As for that recording chip, I don’t care about what’s in it or who had access t
“Now that your girlfriend is safe and out of the picture, let’s talk business,” Morgan said to Nathan’s camouflage who was sitting before him and Derrick. Both men had no idea that the man sitting in front of them was a product of science programmed to function like Alexander Alcantara with a chip buried in his head. The camouflage was programmed to follow Cole’s instructions and ever since he walked into the longue, his words and actions were being directed by Coke from outside. “Why did you kill my parents?” The camouflage asked Morgan. Morgan broke into a laugh. “Seriously? Do you think I have time for this? Do you want me to respond to your stupid questions? You’re doing this to buy time right?”“Isn’t it obvious that you have me under your mercy? If you are going to take me out then at least I deserve the chance to know why you killed everyone in my family.” Nathan replied. “For my brother’s sake.” Morgan quickly replied. “You killed Corrigan, the only person in the world wh
Nathan stretched his hand toward Avery and held her hand tightly. “You’ll be fine.” He mumbled to her lovingly. She nodded repeatedly.Derrick clenched his jaw and looked away while his bowels continued to heat up with rage. “You’re lying,” Morgan replied. “I gave you ten minutes to come here and according to my guards, you came alone so how did you get to rally troops and station them here?”Nathan chuckled. “I didn’t bring any troops from home. If you and your partner were smart enough, you’d know that this is the Grandiose Hotel and the Grandiose Hotel belongs to the Alcantaras.”Derrick and Morgan exchanged glances. “Shit!” Derrick cussed and rubbed his hair repeatedly. “It didn’t cross my mind.”Morgan frowned. “All I had to was give the manager a phone call before coming in. I told him that if four minutes pass by and Avery does not come walking through the door, he should tell the restaurant security squad to start firing.” Nathan said. Suddenly, Derrick snatched Morgan’s g
The waitresses returned carrying food trays. They graciously placed it on the table. Morgan reached for the plate of steak and began to devour it like a hungry lion. Avery kept staring at her plate of pasta and meatballs. “Are you okay?” Derrick demanded. “Yeah.” She replied and looked up. “Don’t eat that.” Nathan’s voice came through the chip. She heaved a deep sigh because that was exactly what was on her mind. What if the food was poisoned? She kept thinking. Nathan continued speaking to her. “Leave your bag there and get up. Act normal and tell them you need to use the restroom then you head out.”“I think I need to pee,” Avery announced. Morgan stopped eating and dropped his plate immediately. “But you just got here?”“Yeah.” Derrick agreed with a nod. Avery faked a smile and quickly stood up. “I think I had a lot of water earlier and now, I need to pee. I’ll be back soon.” She said. She was about to turn around when Morgan spoke. “Excuse me?” Avery turned around lookin
“You look as gorgeous as ever,” Nathan commented while Avery was tracing her way down the staircase. It was time to meet Derrick. He had already dropped the location and had called a while ago to say that he was on his way. Avery was wearing a short black floral dress with black sandals to match. Nathan had insisted that she apply makeup so that Derrick doesn’t sense her insecurity. “Are you sure about this?” Avery asked when she reached Nathan. Nathan took her face into his hands. “You’ll be fine. I promise you with my life.”She smiled. “If you say so.”“Remember, act normal and do as he says. Okay?”“Got it,” Avery replied and walked away. By the time she arrived at the restaurant, Derrick was already inside because he had texted her about three minutes ago that he had arrived. On her part, Avery had convinced him that their meeting was a secret because Nathan was not going to approve. She had taken a cab to get there. When Avery walked into the building, she was stunned by i
“Welcome, bro. What can I offer you?” Nathan demanded the moment Kelvin walked into his living room. Kelvin marched in and didn’t even look at the couch Nathan was presenting to him. “I don’t think I can sit.”“You look restless. What’s the matter?”Kelvin sighed and faced Nathan. “It’s Derrick. He had been in my place for the past three days and he’s been looking like shit.”“Did you ask you to come here and convince Avery to go back to me?” Nathan asked. He then raised an index finger. “Listen, tell Derrick that if I see him close to my woman, I’ll kill him so he should leave her alone.”“That’s not why I’m here.” Kelvin sharply replied. “Last night, he went on a rampage and drank several bottles of my wine and when I walked into him in my living room, he was half conscious and he said some things.”Nathan abruptly stood up. “What did he say?”“You and I both know that it’ll be difficult for a man like Derrick to change.” Said Kelvin. “It’s not like I’m condemning him.” He quickly
“He’s coming out shortly,” Daniel reported and sat with the rest of the team. That morning, Morgan’s allies stormed his mansion to talk about the tragic events that were unfolding. It was no news that his biggest warehouse was burnt to ashes. That evening, another one was looted and by midnight, Morgan got information that his security guards were attacked on their way back from the club and 6 perished while two were in a coma. Morgan made his way down the staircase, carrying the weight of his problems. However, he was sober and didn’t display any angry reaction. Perhaps, he was too beaten by the incidents that he had lost his will to react. His Allies looked upon him as he made his way toward them. The group consisted of his friends and partners who had helped him execute shady deals in the past. After he sat, Daniel stood up and cleared his throat loudly. “There is no denying that we all know who is behind the constant attacks. Without mincing words, I’d like to inform you all t
It was Saturday morning and during the weekends, Morgan plays tennis with Daniel, his assistant. Daniel is no fan of table tennis and barely knows how to hold the bat but every Saturday and Sunday morning, he shows up dressed in shorts with his gears just to impress Morgan. Also, Morgan knew that his assistant was bad in the sport so it gave him an edge to defeat him completely all the time. This morning, Daniel was already seated by the court in Morgan’s house and was waiting for his boss to show up. Morgan had just stepped out of his room and was on his way toward the living room before heading out to your court when his phone began to ring. He frowned and didn’t pick up the call. Even though he was a workaholic, he had made it clear to his workers that none of them would disturb him with work matters except if it was an emergency. The call persisted and the warning bells in Morgan’s head began to ring. What if this particular call was a case of emergency?The call was coming fr