Nathan arched a brow. “Wait, I have to go and see them? I thought they’ll be coming here to stay at the mansion with me.”Mike smiled. “Your parents won’t be staying in your mansion, Nathan.”Nathan was clueless.“They’ll be staying at the Alcantara estate instead.”At the mention of an estate, Nathan’s eyes widened in surprise. “Wait for a second uncle Mike. Are you saying there’s an Alcantara estate?”Mike chuckled and confirmed with a nod. “Yes, Nathan. Your family owns an estate and they’ll be staying there and that’s why you need to dress up because we will be going to the Alcantara estate.”The excited Nathan turned to his friends. “My family owns a goddamn estate!”They broke out laughing.Nathan couldn’t be more pleased. The thought of his family have an entire estate to themselves gladdened his heart.Soon, he was going to be with his parents. He missed them so much, especially his mother. As for his father, Nathan had dozens of questions to throw at him.“I can’t wait to see
Chapter 82“Sit tight and relax because you are in for a long ride,” Mike told Nathan.Nathan was too excited to even rest his back against the car seat. He couldn’t wait to meet his parents and since the car’s reflectors were dark, he took off the nose mask. He kept tapping his left thigh slightly till they got to the Alcantara estate.Don and his team wheeled their vehicles to the entrance while Larry followed with the G-wagon. After about forty minutes of excitement filled with anxiety, Nathan was ready to meet his parents.The ranger rovers made their way past the automatic gate and the G-wagon followed.“You need a good view,” Mike told Nathan and resolved to pull down the car reflectors.Nathan sat up and watched the estate from his position as they swerved toward it. He could see different wings housing separate mansions and the flowers were eye-catching. He could bet that a florist was maintaining the compound.The range rovers came to a halt after reaching the spacious parkin
Nathan darted his gaze from his father to the crowd. While cheers and applause reigned, he was drowning in the pool of confusion. He rolled his eyes around the large living room that could pass for a party hall.“Alex, come closer!” his father implored.The confused Nathan remained transfixed in his spot. He turned to his mother and got a reassuring blink. He reluctantly moved closer to his father.One of the bartenders walked up to the family with a square tray harboring three glasses of red wine.Mr. Smith took a glass so did his wife. The waitress strode toward Nathan with the tray. He turned to his mother and again Nathan received another blink from his mom which says Everything is fine.He took the glass.Lifting the glass to his face, Mr. Smith said. “To Alex!”“To Alex!” The crowd cheered and soon, the applause was echoing through every corner of the room.Mike led the journalists out of the room.Nathan wanted to lean toward his father and demand where the whole Alex thing was
Chapter 84“Do we have an understanding?” Mr. Tyson demanded and slightly tapped the table. The people seated around the table gave approving nods. There were seven people around the table and with Kelvin and his parents, that makes ten of them. Mr. Tyson cleared his throat loudly and flashed a quick smile. “It is settled then,” he maintained and struck his palms against each other, creating applause. Two domestic staff showed up with two bottles of champagne while another staff came wheeling a glass cart. Tonight is the long-awaited millionaire’s party and in Mr. Tyson’s bid to ensure his son is elected President, he had set a meeting with the people he considered his allies. A few minutes ago after they sat around the long marble table in the private flamboyant hall of his mansion, Mr. Tyson had requested that his allies ensure Kelvin wins the bidding tonight. A bottle of champagne was presented to Mr. Tyson who took it with a wide grin. Soon, everyone around the table was cli
Nathan was led by his mother inside the mansion on the left wing. “So this will be your place for now.”“My place? You mean I’ll have this entire wing to myself?”Mrs. Smith affirmed with a nod. Nathan made his way into the living room. He stopped with a smile after rolling his eyes around the room. Nathan noticed that the setting was perfect and the royal furniture in the living room reminded him of the ones in his house at Wellington Avenue. He strode toward the smart HD television and checked out the sound systems. Nathan was about to climb the first staircase when he realized that his mother was standing in the living room all along. She was watching him with adoring eyes. He turned to her. “Mom, you want to come with me so that we can check the place out?”She waved down the offer. “No Nathan. Go and see things for yourself and if you need anything, we are just a phone call away. Pick any room that you like.”With a bright smile, Nathan traced his way up the staircase while
The millionaire’s party was scheduled to hold at the famous Museum Hall in Rockville city. A special hall, located at the heart of the city for special occasions. The Museum hall is used in hosting luxurious events and ceremonies. The spacious hall could pass for a Basketball court. It is well furnished with artwork and modern facilities. Expensive paintings hang on the wall and the corners of the wall were decorated with eye-catching artifacts. The Museum Hall had the best cooling systems, and public address systems, and the tiled floor always sparkled. Tonight, comfy chairs were placed around square marble tables. Waitresses and bartenders were walking around with serving trays, harboring all kinds of expensive drinks. There was a bar stand carved on the right, a few meters away from the hall. The elevated stage was decorated to accommodate the hosts. The entire hall was decorated with colorful linens and ribbons. Charles and Henry traced their way into the hall. They walked up
Chapter 87Ten minutes later, the museum hall was getting filled up as millionaires all over Rockville kept trouping into the auditorium. Some young men and women made it into the hall on their own while some stepped in alongside their parents. Charles and Henry were chatting when they noticed the sudden murmurs that had erupted amongst the crowd. “The Tysons are here!” was the message spreading around the hall like wildfire. Before the host could mount the stage, word had gone around the hall that the Tysons had arrived. Charles turned to Henry. “Time to see yet another annoying face.”Henry broke into a laugh. The first annoying face was Greg’s and now, Kelvin was about to step in. As if their gazes were directed by a magical ground, the entire crowd including Henry and Charles turned to stare at the entrance waiting for the Tysons to grace the hall.A few seconds later, Mr. and Mrs. Tyson walked in, and right after them was Kelvin holding onto Avery’s left arm, the couple’s w
Chapter 88“Come in!” Nathan responded as he continued to fix the buttons on his shirt. He was dressing up for the party. The door to his room was pushed open and Mrs. Smith stepped in with a tiny briefcase. She was clothed in the finest silk and was wearing a diamond-encrusted necklace. “Hey, mom!” Nathan greeted her but didn’t take his eyes off the shirt he was working on. His mother placed the case on the table and strode toward Nathan. On the bed were his trouser, a necktie, and the gold customized cuff links. Mrs. Smith grabbed the tie and began to manipulate it. Nathan turned to her with a chuckle. “You don’t have to help me get dressed, Mom. I can do this on my own.”With a smile, she walked up to her son and helped him fix the buttons on his sleeve. She grabbed the tie and hung it around his neck. “You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this moment Nathan, the moment I get to dress tie heir of the Alcantara family.” She professed and adjusted the grip the tie
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