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The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Ten
Charles stared at Vera, worried about her as she looked a bit pale. It wasn't easy to get past such a trauma.Imagine one's head being dunked inside water by a psychiatric patient. That experience is one which one wouldn't love to experience, but then, there was no choice than to console her.Hopefully, she would be able to get over it soon before the competition commence.“Are you okay?” Charles asked her out of concern.Then Vera looked at him weakly, and breathed out shakily.“I guess I am. I'm much better than when we were still there. At least, this place is quite sane.” Vera replied, and glanced at the window.“I understand.”“This trip just got messed up all because of that woman. We weren't able to do what we came here for, but regardless, I'm certain we're still going to win and have what we want.” Vera said, nodding her head to assure us both.“Yeah, I believe. Just lay your head back and rest until we get back to the city.”When they got back to the city, they drove off hom
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Eleven
Charles held her shoulder, trying to figure out what was going on and if he ought to be wary of her.He hadn't confirmed it it was possible for a one-night traumatic experience such as hers could change her behavior totally and even automatically change her into a person in need of immediate medical attention.“What's going on, Vera?” Charles asked, concerned about her.Vera fluttered her eyelids and then shook her head.“I thought I saw something underneath your eye bags.” She said, then cleared her throat.“Oh, alright then.” Charles said, then cleaned his face with his palm in case there could be really something on his face.“Alright, so I think I'm ready to go to bed now.”“Okay, that's much better. Goodnight then. I'll also be going to bed now.” Vera said goodnight as well, then she left immediately. Charles also laid down on his bed, and stared at the ceiling for a while and hoped that things would get much better than it is at the moment.~A night to the day of the contest,
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Twelve
Charles, Vera and James walked into the reception hall, and looked around."For some reason, I'm getting goosebumps. I know we'll do just fine, but I still can't help the nervous feeling that clouds me." James said, smoothening his suit jacket.He looked smart in a navy blue suit, and white shirt. It was a regular for business men, but James made it seem even better. Vera was dressed in stunning red, and her hair was packed beautifully at the base of her neck, with a pin on it. She walked confidently with her heels clacking on the ground, and if she was nervous, she hid all the signs well.Charles was dressed in dashing cream. They were going to stun the audience with their looks, eloquence, and product. Their trip hadn't been useless after all. It had given him a massive idea, and his genius team had put it together, working overnight, so they could try to meet up with the short notice. Layla was probably back at the psychiatric hospital, receiving severe treatment, but thanks to
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Thirteen
Charles and Vera were a little stupefied, but a second later, someone began to clap in awe, another joined, then another, and in seconds, the applause were louder than any applause Charles had ever heard. Screams from the audience mixed with their applause, and Charles, and Longman were all smiles.The sleeping employee was awoken, and he looked embarrassed, which made the audience laugh.They could not believe how meticulous Pax was. The applause lasted long after Charles, Longman and Vera stepped down, and Longman patted Charles on the back happily. Then Charles excused himself, and went down to the receptionist, and after giving her a smile, he registered again, with the sole name of his company, without Longman."Please kindly send the update to them. You can do that, can't you?" He asked, with a smile, and she nodded.Charles walked away, and went back to the hall, sitting.More companies presented their products, and Charles heart skyrocketed in anxiety, as it neared the end.
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Fourteen
Charles was so shocked and fear gripped him. It was the fear losing James after everything he had gone through just to ensure that he would live through it.“Hurry! Lead me to where he is, currently!” Charles urged.Without wasting time, Vera quickly headed to a particular secluded room used for props and all.There was no one there, so it was an advantage to them in this situation. Charles ran with all his might, and sweat trickled down to his shirt, forming a wet map on his chest and his back.He was disoriented and his brain couldn't think of anything apart from James' current situation.As he got to the room, there were only ten seconds left and it seemed like it was counting slower than usual.Before he could dial Longman's contact, a message came in.“I warned you not to mess with me, didn't I? You breached the damn contract and you think you can get away with it. Hell no! Note this: it won't stop at just James.”Charles yelled out loud in annoyance. There were different people
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Fifteen
While they were all on their way back home, Charles had put a call through to his doctor, just so the doctor would either get to his house before him or a few minutes after him.“How did this happen?” Vera asked, inquisitively, finding it difficult to make sense of how the bomb in James’ arm, stopped beeping without Longman’s invention.“Vera, it’s nothing to think deeply about. The main thing is that he’s free now, and what we need to do next is to remove the bomb from his arm.”Charles didn’t want anyone to suspect too much that there was something fishy about it, and even he himself had not understood totally, how the system works now.Not long after they got home, the doctor appeared as well, and he injected James with an anesthetic.“Do you feel anything here?” The doctor asked, poking that part.“No… I just feel numb around that part.” James responded, looking a bit nervous about the process of removal.“Alright, just relax. As you know, it’s not going to hurt, and I’m going to
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Sixteen
Charles stared intensely at the text which was sent from a strange number, and read it over and over, with his curiosity hitting the high bar, each single time he tried to make sense of it.“I guess today will be the day I need to tell you that I know about the system in your head, Charles. When it’s time for us to meet, I’ll contact you. But be prepared to meet me anytime.” “Is everything alright?’ James who noticed something different about him, asked, inquisitively, and with concern.Charles looked up, and fluttered his eyelids like he was woken from a trance or sort.“Yeah…Yeah, I’m fine.” Charles said, now squinting his eyes, trying to guess who could have sent him this text.But there was no way, he could guess about the person who could have sent the text. No one knew about the system, so if this person knows about it, it’s either the manufacturer, or the one who put it in his head.But these thoughts almost gave Charles a headache, because he couldn’t recall having any surger
The Black Card System Chapter Two Hundred And Seventeen
James continued to groan in pain, and kept a firm grip on his hand. His face shone with sweat, and his breath came out ragged, and fast. He looked like he had never felt anything like that in his life.He couldn't even begin to try to hold the pain in like a man. Everything he felt showed on his face. James leaned his head against the headboard, closing his eyes like he was trying to forget the pain, or ignore it, but it clearly wasn't working.He winced several times, and his arms trembled hard. It made Charles feel even more scared, and out of the fear that the system wasn't responding, he went to the bathroom to get a bucket of water."No, no… you're not supposed to have it come in contact with water. It's… it's still healing." James grunted."Damn, then what do we do?" Charles asked, dropping the bucket, and slamming his fist into his palm in frustration, and just then, letters began to form in front of him.The system was responding.James groaned again, and squeezed his hand ha
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Chapter Hundred And Sixty Eight
Charles couldn’t get rid of the whole shock immediately. These three seemed like unlikely allies. If someone had predicted that Vera was going to partner up with them in the long run, he wouldn’t have believed.He was lost for words, and the only thing he could do next was to applaud them.“I really don’t get it. How could abducting James be worth all these?” he questioned, finding it difficult to understand how they would think a stupid idea was worth how they waned to get back at him.“Shut the hell up, Charles! You have nothing reasonable to say. We have had what we want, and it feels so good to know you’ve experienced defeat. If you thought you could have a nice life without me in it, then I hope this incidence have taught you that you can never be as big as you want.” Vera said, looking like she could hit him with any sharp object if she was allowed to.Then Tyson pushed James towards Charles. As Charles wanted to bend down to pick James up, Tyson shot him in the leg.“Ahhh!” Cha
Chapter Hundred And Sixty Seven
The siren blew as they all parked their cars around Charles’ house. They had even called the fire trucks to put out the smoke and fire that had been caused by the explosion.Charles sat at the back of the ambulance as they ran a quick check up on him to be certain he was okay.“You are fine sir. You weren’t affected in any way.” One of the paramedics informed him.“Thanks.” Charles responded in a low tone.Just when he wanted to celebrate one of his biggest wins, this calamity befell him, and worst of all, the man who had abducted James had not gotten back to him, since then.“Mr. Lincoln, do you perhaps know of anyone who might have a grudge on you that could have done this?” One of the cops who walked up to him, questioned him, while holding a note in his hand.“I don’t have an idea. It’s more like I’ve gotten rid of the enemies who let themselves known that they are my enemies. Right now, I have no idea.” Charles spoke, sounding really broken.“Alright, we’ll ensure we get to the r
Chapter Hundred And Sixty Six
The next day, Charles woke up to James’ call. He rubbed his eyes, and then managed to sit up as he was feeling very tired. Although, he was meant to wake early today, especially because he had a flight to catch, but his bones were too tired to help him act as sharp as he ought to. As he answered his call, his eyes opened up immediately due to James’ overjoyed tone. “Boss! Boss! We did it! We finally did it!” James voiced out happily.Charles adjusted himself on the bed, and made his feet to touch the ground, wondering what news James had this time that made him to sound this way.“What’s going on?” Charles asked, with his curiosity taking the best of him.“Boss. Mr. Van actually did something great, last night. He told me this morning that he sent an email to Mr. Jayla about our need for vibranium, then he mentioned your name. About an hour after he talked to me about it, I received a response through the company’s email, from Mr. Jayla, expressing his joy that we had actually reac
Chapter Hundred And Sixty Five
Charles stepped on the throttle and zoomed off, trying to cut through and ensure no one was going to take up space on the road which he could take advantage of.“If I’m able to drive faster than this, I should get to the nearest hospital very soon.” He thought to himself and then sped up.Fortunately, there was no traffic congestion this time, and the hospital he planned to go to was just right around the next main road.There was just ten minutes left and apart from getting to the hospital, there would obviously be some little process one would have to go through before making payment. Soon, I got to the hospital, and then walked in immediately, heading to the reception.“Good day. Please I’ll like to make payment for any patient who is need of medical attention or anyone who hasn’t been able to make payment.” Charles said to the receptionist.“Alright, sir. We’ll go through the records now. Please kindly have your seat while I make my research.” “No. I need to make an urgent payme
Chapter Hundred And Sixty Four
When it was evening, he packed up his bags and was ready to leave for his home when James walked in.“You’re about leaving.” He said, noticing that he had packed up.“Yes. By the way, Mr. Van will be the one to go with me to Paris, and I’ll like to leave you to the company to take care of other things.”“Oh, are you sure about this? You know, you might need someone who you’ve really known, to go with you to another country.” James expressed his concern.Charles understood that he’s more vulnerable in a different country, especially with someone he hasn’t worked with, long enough to know if he had good intentions for him or not.“I understand. But I also need someone with experience, someone I can trust, that can stay back and that’s you. You don’t have to worry too much. Just do fine, here.” Charles spoke.“Alright, boss. I understand. So, are you going to set your eyes on the physical idea which the production team will prepare first, before you leave, tomorrow?” James asked, out of c
Chapter Hundred And Sixty Three
When Charles got to his office, he asked to be left alone as he needed to strategize and see how he could make things work.“System, show me how many points I have gathered altogether.” He inquired and waited patiently for the system to show him his points.YOUR POINTS ALL EQUAL TO 15. DO YOU WISH TO USE THEM? YES/NO.Charles tapped his chin lightly, thinking if he can get through with anything with those fifteen points.“Show me the skills I have as options.” He uttered, and focused his eyes on the screen before him.YOU HAVE THE VARIOUS SKILLS OPTIONS AND THE POINTS YOU CAN USE TO GAIN THEM AS WELL ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. FIGHTING SKILLS (15 POINTS) B. MIND READING SKILLS (20 POINTS) C. MARKETING SKILLS (25 POINTS) …Although, Charles was a bit worried with the number of points needed for the various skills and the points that would be needed for the last skill which the system would bring up. But more than that, he was more worried about if the last skill that would be brought up would
Chapter Hundred And Sixty Two
“We’ll talk more on this, tomorrow. As for today, you know how sacred it is for me. I won’t be engaging in any work, no matter how pressing it is.” Charles said, standing on his ground.“I understand, boss. It’s noted.” James replied, acknowledging what was more important to Charles, at this moment.They both stayed at the cemetery until it was 6pm.“Alright, it’s time to leave.” Charles urged as he rose to his feet.James also rose to his feet and helped Charles pack up the few things he had set up and then placed it in the car.“Thanks for your help, James. You should go home to rest and then tomorrow, we’ll look into the problem we have. Thanks for your concern again.” Charles appreciated him and then got into his car.James smiled and then walked to his car as well, then got into it and stared the engine immediately Charles drove off.He was glad that Charles was okay and nothing bad had happened to him, but he also hoped that their current problem at work would have a solution. Th
Chapter Hundred And Sixty One
James tried to call him again, but his phone was still switched off. He rose to his feet, then rushed to his bedroom, preparing to drive out to where Charles was, but he stopped halfway when he got back to the living room.He already had a second thought and which was to be patient. He felt that the information could wait. After all, all he just needed was confirmation if they were to go on with the idea of using vibranium or not.In a situation like this, he was used to reaching out to Vera, but now, he couldn’t. Well, he was going to get used to it, soon. He decided to put a call through to Mr. Van and the reason he decided this was so Mr. Van could get a hang of this work quickly and know what to do in different situations.“Hello, Mr. Van.” He greeted.“Good afternoon, Mr. James.”“I hope you’re getting the hang of things at work?” James asked as he sat on the sofa.“Yes, I am.”“Alright then. I need you to make a research on people who have vibranium in possession.” James instruct
Chapter Hundred And Sixty
The next day, Charles had had his bath, and was searching through his wardrobe for something simple to wear.Today was his mother's memorial and as usual, he doesn't do anything on that day. He decided to wear a dark suit as that's how it has always been.After dressing up, and ensuring he was leaving nothing behind, he walked out of his room, with his shoes making tapping sounds which echoed as he walked down the stairs leading to his living room."Good morning sir." Martha greeted politely."Good morning." He responded with his hands in his pocket."Here are the flowers you ordered. They came in an hour ago." Martha informed as she handed the bouquet of flowers to him.Charles removed his hand from his pocket and received the flowers, then sniffed the scent in."Smells nice." He spoke as he nodded his head in acknowledgement. "Alright then. Until when I get back home."Charles turned towards the door and then halted before he turned back to her."You should also take the day off." He
