Chapter 18Jake stayed still there for a while, unable to move a limb, he was overwhelmed with shock. A big question filled his mind, is it that everyone close to him has been planted by his greatest rival? Or has Max become overambitious and is aiming for the position of chairman because he sees that the family is falling apart?He concluded in his mind that staying in the same position that he was hiding wouldn’t provide the answer that he was looking for.Anger enveloped him, he had only one desire before jumping out of his hiding spot to catch him by surprise, which was to kill him.Max jumped back in fright immediately he saw Jake jump out of the bush.Jake plunged forward and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, raising him, his feet were away from the floor, looking down at Jake, the look he saw in his eyes filled him with fear.He raised his hand, “Whatever it is that you are thinking, I am sure that you are very wrong” he stuttered, struggling to stay calm.“So what you ar
In a luxurious bathroom that was screaming about how wealthy the owner is, there was no sound of running water, just outside, there were guards stationed there, in front of the door, while further inside the huge bathroom, a young man was seen sitting in a bathtub filled with soapy water, both of his arms were outside, placed on either side of the bathtub. He held a glass of wine, gliding it along the side of the bathtub while a burst of maniacal laughter erupted deep from within him. The thought of him finally completing his plan with no disturbance filled his heart with an unspeakable joy. He raised the wine glass, drawing it closer to his lips, he took a short sip from it, licking his lips, a soft sigh of satisfaction escaping his lips as he felt the exquisite, rich taste of the winemaking contact with his tongue. The moment of his enjoyment was cut short by the door being slammed open, the next thing that followed suit was bodies flying in, some of them slamming their bodies aga
Josh cowered in fear at the scene that was displaying right in front of his eyes, Jake was singlehandedly manhandling the assassins who were all trained for one special mission: which was to kill, but it was like they were all facing a superhuman, he was far greater, stronger and faster than all of them combined. They were barely able to land a successful attack on him. Josh trembled as he watched him slam one of the assassins’ heads right into the wall without an iota of mercy, with a cold expression on his face. “Fuck” he muttered under his breath, falling to his knees as quickly as he could, immediately after watching him deal with the last assassin standing. “Don’t think that you would be left out of the fun” Jake said, closing the gap between them in an instant, he grabbed him by his hair, pulling him across the luxury vinyl tiles of the bathroom. “Ouch,” Josh wimped in pain, raising his hand to touch Jake’s hand to reduce his hold on his hair, but after seeing the just concl
Jake sat on the comfy swivel chair in the office of the old chairman, which is now his office but he has not yet moved in, it still looks more like the way the old chairman left it, there are no changes at all. He faced the huge glass window that replaced the wall that was supposed to be there. He had his index and thumb finger on his chin, deep in thought. Just when he thought that he had finally solved the huge mystery in his life ever since he was told that he was the rightful heir of the McPherson consortium, he discovered that there was another one who seemed greater than he thought. He had offered an opportunity to Josh to choose between two choices, the first one was that his cases would be reported to the police and he would be arrested, with the power he is now possessing, he would make sure he was either on death row or is spending his entire life behind the four walls of the cell. The second choice he offered him was that he would dedicate his life to him, act, and do e
Jake sat still in the car, watching people walk in and out of the bank, some with smiles on their faces. Some with a blank expression. It didn’t take up to thirty minutes for Max to call him back, it seemed like the operation had been completed. He stretched his hand to grab his phone and swiped to answer the call, he placed the phone by the side of his ear.“Sir, it has been done, I will forward the soft copies of the documents to you now, sir,” Max said immediately after Jake had picked up the call.“That is great,” Jake said with a nod of his head. He stepped out of the car, a loud sigh escaping his lips, he looked down on himself to take in what he was wearing from head to toe. It was a simple casual dress, he had taken off the suit and shirt he wore to work. “Send it to me, I will let you know if I need anything else, later,” he said and walked into the bank building. “Alert all the workers of a meeting today to announce their sale to the McPherson consortium, the bank is to c
“No way, our new boss?” “What does he mean, this is a joke, right?” “You’ve got to be kidding me?’ They were all murmuring among themselves, their voices filled with panic. Jake looked around, his eyes moving from everyone, the look on their faces was enough to tell him about the people who had insulted him. The manager was the one that was taken aback the most but he quickly composed himself before Jake laid his eyes on him. He quickly cleared his throat, “Congratulations sir,” he said, beaming with a smile, his hand stretched forward for a handshake. Jake looked down at his hand in disgust, he slipped his hand into his pockets and raised his head to look at him, his eyes were dark and cold, and his lips stretched into a cold smile. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and accepted the handshake, gripping his hand tight, he closed the gap between them and whispered in his ear, “I guess you already know what to do or do you need me to remind you about it?” “Um… I don’t know wh
“It’s fine if you don’t want to answer that, I will understand,” Jake said with a blank expression on his face. Her facial expression shows that she probably knows that she wasn’t being raised by her real family.She bent her head down, her eyes on the ground, she hesitated before proceeding to talk, “No, it is fine, it seems like you already know, and so what is the use of not answering you?”“OK, I am waiting for your answer”“They told me a long time ago that they are not my biological family” she answered, with her head still bent low, her voice wavering.“Do you know who your real family is?” She raised her head to look at him, wondering why he was asking her those questions, “No, I once tried looking for them but it was all to no avail, I couldn’t find them, no matter how hard I tried and I don’t even have the resources to do so. I gave up eventually” “One thing you must know is that your family is a very powerful and dangerous one, one good side to it is that they are powerfu
Jake’s hand gripped the steering wheel tightly, his foot pressing the accelerator pedal as hard as he could, swerving to escape cars as fast as he could. He could feel his heart beating fast against his ribcage like it was trying to break free, he was barely able to think straight. He glanced at the map on his phone briefly, he followed the direction it was leading him to and turned right, taking another glance at his phone to check the time, he had started a timer immediately after he had received the text message. He had less than twenty minutes left and according to the map, it was supposed to take him forty minutes to get there but he had already spent less than half of that time for more than half of the journey. “Fuck!” he muttered under his breath, driving as fast as he can, his son’s life was in danger. He started regretting why he hadn’t pushed harder for the custody of his son after he broke free but at that moment, that didn’t seem like the best thing to do, it would crea