"Father, Darren received a threat and he's trying to hide it" The well-composed man with sharp eyes sat on the available seat across the man reading the newspaper. "If I had not discovered him hiding the package, I would not have known."Trent Abner, the man reading the newspaper, lifted his gaze away from what he was reading and met the gaze of his first son, Alex. He was also the father of Darren. "Have you investigated what occurred? That boy is a troublemaker."Alex exhaled deeply, his frustration palpable. "Father, please. You sent him to the military, where he has served for more than two years without complaint. This is not something that is simple, in my opinion."With a look of pure rage, Trent slammed the newspaper to the ground. "Don't bother me, Alex! Don’t let him bother you; concentrate on your tasks." "Father, please just this once. He is probably past being a troublemaker. He is grown older now. Someone like him receiving a threat is an abuse to our family. He was eve
Jeff was familiar with medical literature, having perused nearly all of them, so he was aware of Edward's condition.However, using medication to treat Edward's illness is not the solution... It goes much further than that.Jeff had intended to make the people who had mistreated him regret their deeds, and Edward was not any different.Given his current mental state, Jeff thought it was still acceptable because Edward's obsession with him was what led to the illness.After a few minutes, Emmanuel returned to Rachael's hospital room, where she had spent the entire day sobbing.For Edward's sake, they have made the decision to stay married.While Emmanuel returned to the hospital room, Jeff got up to check on Aliyah, who had also woken up.Thankfully, her wounds are not severe enough to cause concern.As Jeff walked towards the hospital room, he suddenly heard his name being called."Jeff."The voice was familiar too.His eyes locked with Duane's as he turned around. The latter was dres
A sense of unease overtook Jeff as the taxi returned to the hospital. The hair on his body stood out sharply, but he dismissed it, speculating that it might have something to do with the person he had met a few minutes earlier.As soon as he exited the taxi and gave the driver his money, the car behind it came to a stop, and three men jumped out. The weapons in these men's hands were not sharp objects; they were baseball sticks.Realizing what was going on, Jeff let out a deep breath. It appears that the party who made an attempt to negotiate with him is dissatisfied with the result.As the taxi drove off, Jeff stood alone in the street, facing the three men who were advancing toward him menacingly. Not wanting to cause a scene in front of the hospital, Jeff knew he had to move quickly to defend himself."Let's get this over with. I didn't even know he was a teenager."One of the men swung his bat at Jeff, but he was able to dodge the attack with quick reflexes. The man attempted aga
"Sir! We have made every effort to resolve the issue, but it appears that the hacker is a skilled individual! It is not at all feasible." With a look of shock and terror on his face, Alex massaged his temples."Are you certain that you guys are giving it your all?" He almost let out a yell, but he restrained himself by roughly ruffling his hair with his hand. "Aren't you guys expert too?! Please do something before I run mad!"Alex could only watch as the man in front of him smacked his lips, too embarrassed to say anything. He and the other technicians had been working non-stop to get back into their system but the hacker was an expert.Despite working for more than 12 hours, they have not produced any results."I'm sorry Sir but we've tried our best! This is something we've never seen before in our lives. It's shocking! Not even our team leader was able to access her system. Someone's laptop even exploded! I fear that if we keep trying, there will be a virus infection in the databa
"Young Master Jeff, when are we heading for Starry City? I miss the Rivers Apartment" Chris let down a deep breath as he settled on one of the sofas across Jeff."After Aliyah recovers," Jeff quickly answered. "She still needs to get some sleep.""I told you I was okay now." Aliyah who was approaching the living room sounded from behind. "I also miss Starry City and Swillevin" She let down a deep breath, remembering her workplace and the place she built her life."When are you going back to Swillevin? I heard you are a boss in the Higher Research Institute. Yet you have been on vacation for more than two months.""Boss Privilege," Aliyah said, shrugging her shoulders and smiling broadly. She took a seat next to Jeff and extended her head to glance at something he was working on on his laptop. "It must be a lot of fun to be a genius.""You are correct," Jeff replied, keeping his eyes glued to his computer rather than on her."Tch, tch, tch" Aliyah clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes
"It is been more than two days since you broke into our system and blocked access." While he spoke, the middle-aged man took sips from his drink. "I understand Darren went too far, but Darren offending you has nothing to do with the Abner family."Jeff's unconcerned eyes shifted slightly as he heard the middle-aged man speak.He hadn't expected to see him so soon.While dining at this recently opened restaurant, Jeff, Chris, and Aliyah happened to run into Trent Abner, who insisted on seeing Jeff.Although Jeff had never met the man, Trent had come to the school to apologize to Jeff after Trent had framed him for Darren's crime back in high school.The principal of the school, however, declined, stating that he would not permit a prominent person such as Trent to submit to a high school student."Your oldest son dispatched three men to thrash me around. Did he say that to you or not?" Jeff answered back. "Since Darren is part of the Abner family, the Abner family can shoulder his puni
"That is unacceptable! You just can't decide to flog a child one hundred times! That's too Inhumane!" The woman with black hair screamed so loudly that her whole body shook with emotion."He is not a child! He is almost twenty" Trent replied calmly, not bothered by the deadly gaze of his wife. "He needs to pay for his careless behavior; there is nothing I can do about it this time.""But flogging one hundred times? Isn't that too...""There's nothing I can do" Trent calmly repeated.Darren's mother was unable to come to terms with this reality and let her son be treated like a piece of garbage."What about Alex?! He caused it! If he hadn't sent someone to beat up the boy, the boy wouldn't breached into our system! Who knew the boy was a hacker!""Your son sent out thugs to destroy the boy's house, injured his relative who has been in the hospital during the last few days" Trent looked up, a thousand words expressed in his serene gaze. "If words were to get out, do you know what people
Jeff's window let in the first rays of morning light, but the loud ringing of his phone startled him out of his sleep. Rubbing his eyes, he reached for his phone and answered groggily, only to hear Professor Paul's voice greeting him."Good morning, Jeff," the professor chimed, his tone tinged with urgency. "I hope I'm not disturbing you too much. I need to know, are you still intent on getting closer to Victor Grador?"Jeff, now more awake, responded affirmatively, "Yes, Professor. I'm sticking to the plan. Did not we confirm this several days ago?"Professor Paul said, "Oh okay," but there was a trace of doubt in his tone. "I have got a plan in mind. Meet me at school, in my office, at noon.""You've arrived?""Yes, I came back late yesterday. Yesterday, Victor Grador also went somewhere—against his plan. Something must have come up on his end.""I will meet you then."With the call concluded, Jeff rose from bed, memories of the previous day flooding back like a relentless tide.Ol