“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
"Why are you hesitating to answer, this isn't something you are supposed to be hesitant about," Jake said, stretching his arm wide apart with a serious expression on his face, he was acting like he was serious about it but deep down he wasn't, it was all just a bravado while stalling for time, but either way it goes, it is all in his favor. There was no way he would lose in a fight against Shane. Shane looked around, his gaze lingering on Maddison before moving back to Jake. "Why will I waste my time on you?" he questioned with a mocking expression on his face. "You are bred up to be a thug, I am brought up differently, engaging in a fight with you is a waste of my time" he added, a slight chuckle escaping his lips. "Huh? Is that what you are forcing yourself to believe?" Jake asked, shaking his head, "So you mean to tell me that if you were with your wife, the both of you without bodyguards and you were attacked by even a single person, you would turn and run away with your tail b
Shane chuckled nervously, raising his arms above his head. “It is just a harmless prank and it is not my idea, it is hers,” he said, pointing to Maddison. Maddison turned to look at him with a surprised look on her face, “What do you mean by this is my idea? Wasn’t it you who came up with it and told me that it was just to get back at him for what he did to you?” Maddison disagreed. “Not like it is any of my business who came up with the idea, the only person I have business with is you,” Jake said, pointing his finger to Shane, who shrieked back in fear.“Me?” he pointed to himself, looking around, a nervous chuckle escaping his lips again, “What more do you want from me?” he questioned. “A lot Shane, a fucking lot,” Jake said, walking towards him in slow strides, with each step he took, Shane made sure to take another one backward. “You can just tell me the answer to the question that I have been craving an answer to or I will carry you back to where you escaped from and this tim
Jake leaned on his car with his arms folded across his chest with a blank expression on his face, he watched Shane being pulled out roughly by his bodyguards, and he struggled to break free from their grasp. Immediately he was dragged to the front of the car, he kept looking around, his eyes searching, after noticing that what he was looking for was nowhere to be found, a look of disappointment slowly crept in. He stopped his struggle and entered the car, complying with the bodyguards who pushed him in, they closed the door and stood still with their hands by their sides, turning to face Jake, waiting for orders. “Take him to the senior McPherson home, I will be right behind you” he said and entered the car he had come in, which was behind the car where Shane was kept. The front seat door was opened and Max came in. He watched them enter the car in front of him and ignited the engine, driving into the asphalt. He followed them closely behind while the last car that occupied the rem
The next day, Jake sat in his new office which was the same office of the senior McPherson who once occupied the office before his death. He was lost in thought, his elbow was kept on the table while his hand was folded under his chin. The previous night didn’t go as planned, he thought he could try and stop them but it seemed like he didn’t prepare well, the only thing that he was able to confirm was that the rival he was up against was not small, the person might be far ahead of him when it comes to experience, which might come in handy, the only thing that Jake is on par with his rival is money, but the rest, he seems to be far behind. The only ally who would have been very useful in this fight has been taken off, which was his grandfather. He had tried tracing where the message he received had been sent from through his former college mate but it seemed like the person who had typed it was inside that van and had thrown the phone to the floor, letting the van go over it. “Fuck
“You should have informed me that you are coming, you bastard” Tyler yelled at him, fuming in anger, he wheeled away on the chair he was seated on. The look on his bare face showed that he was still very pissed at Jake because he believed that he took what belong to him rightfully. “That was less than the reaction that I expected from him, with all the years I have known him for” Max whispered to Jake, who let out a chuckle. “That is because I have been talking to him for quite a while now but it seems like there is still no way we will be on good terms” Jake replied, adjusting his tie and walking forward, following Tyler closely behind. “Oh,” Max muttered under his breath, walking behind Jake closely. “State your business here,” Tyler said, immediately they had walked into the small office that he had built inside his house. It was the place where he usually discuss secret and serious matter often in, he barely trust anyone he is living with when it comes to serious issue, he be