AT BRANDON’S MANSION. “You’re a genius, Esmeralda, and guess who our first target would be?”“Your family, isn’t that where we think the real RAD is hiding?” Esmeralda replied. She took out her phone, took pictures of fake RAD.“What for?” Brandon asked. “To hold him down, don’t worry, he’s safe,” she replied sleekily. “Where is Madrigal?” he asked out of the blue. “He told you he had something important to do, isn’t that your phone ringing?” Esmeralda asked pointing to his pockets.“I’ll ignore, I don’t think I can see Marcellus today, I need to act faster than Torillio,” Brandon replied aptly. “We can use RAD, no one knows Torillio better than I do, and we already have someone we can use,” she smiled vilely. “But how will he agree to it and not run away or bail out on us?” Brandon asked, confusedly.“Easy, that’s why I have his face, we don’t need him to go out there, we need him in here,” “That’s confusing,” Esmeralda called on Esrellia to get some men for her. She
AT TORILLIO’S JEWELRY STORE.After the planted picture and threat found inside Aliaana’s car. Torillio’s aide suggested that they leave the wake and head home. Torillio had other plans and wanted to finalize his deal with Arturo and convince Madrigal. He sent him men to race after Madrigal faster and asked him to return with them. He invited both of them to join him at the jewelry store. Madrigal was reluctant to join them. He was scared because he thought Torillio must have wanted to kill at the same place Santiago was murdered, which was in the store. Madrigal refused to join them. "You can tell your boss to call me, or we’ll meet at a separate place, but I already gave my answers, and it’s a NO," Madrigal responded.On receiving the feedback, Torillio and his men left for the store. "Boss, I think we’re being followed," his men alerted him. "No big deal, ignore," he responded.They pulled over at the store and entered. "My love would rest in my office, or do you want to
AT THE SILVERRIO’S“Are you really asking who are they? You’re one of them Brandon, I bet you don’t know how powerful you are, and that means your power is useless,” “The only reason you’re not being attacked right now is because the people think you know your worth, when they realize you don’t then you’ll be nothing but a powerless lion,” “A dog that’s alive is better than a dead lion, Brandon,” Don Silverrio said humourouslyDon Silverrio uttered. He poured coffee for Brandon and Esmeralda. “What do you mind?” he asked. “Did ‘they’ murder my mother?” Brandon asked. He pushed back the coffee to Don Silverrio. “Why ask when you know the answer, I gave you that necklace because I thought your father was dead and it’s only good you know the truth about your mother,” he replied. “So it wasn’t Grandma Pillar?” “Any other deaths could have been her but your mother’s, no your father caused her death,” Don Silverrio hammered. “Why should I believe what you said?”“Your fa
AT THE GLASS HOUSE. Don Soriano was soaked in his world of silence, pain, and regret. He has gone through all the CCTV’s that wasn’t destroyed, and none of it was helpful. "I think now that she’s dead, I can call the police, right?" He asked the guard who had watched him all night. The sun was just rising, and the atmosphere was cool. Don Soriano ordered that the gates be opened and everything return to normal. "But, what if?" "What if what? She’s gone; I don’t think RAD has anything to do with me, especially when RAD is my own brother; I just need to know which one," he replied vilely.He called for a meeting between his brothers and his sons, but he was told that Brandon turned down the invitation while Olvido and Herveaux didn’t sleep in the glass house last night."Okay, Call Stephanie; she’s also a part of our family. I bet Grandma Pillar saw this coming and made her one of us," Don Soriano responded. Stephanie was summoned, and she joined him. "I had to call you up
AT THE COMPANY. Brandon was seated in his office with Estrellia as he went through some files on the report of everything that had been going on in the company. "When a man falls, they get to him through the things he does, I mean, where he sources his money," Brandon uttered sternly. He ordered Estrellia to find capable and well-lanced men to go through it all and alert him if they found any loopholes."I will get to work, sir; you need me around; Torillio and maybe Fredrick or any other dangerous person might show up at the meeting today, you have to be protected, sir," Estrellia suggested. "Nathalie still isn’t back; Marcellus illness must be serious; I will go check on them in the evening; add it to my schedule; I have been too worked up these days," Brandon responded. "Okay boss, are you ready? I’ll walk you there," Estrellia asked. "No, I want everyone to arrive; I will be the last to show up no matter how late they turn-up," Brandon replied. He went back to his s
AT THE COMPANY. "Answer that yourself; do you care?" Vanessa snapped. She slipped and lost her balance. Brandon ran hurriedly to stop her from falling. He held her up by the waist, eyes locked on each other, and he kissed her out of the blue. The moment ended, and Vanessa pushed him away from her. "What did you do that for?" she questioned him angrily. "Nothing, Stay away from Torillio; he is a dangerous man. He’s been threatening to kill my son. He found him. What do you think he’ll do to you when he finds out you’re not really into him?" Brandon asked fussily."I am an adult; I can handle whatever situation I am in. About your son, I will find out what I can get. I meant everything he knows about your son’s location," Vanessa assured. She adjusted her clothes and walked to the door. Brandon double-crossed her. stopping her from leaving."I don’t want you to get involved; it’s dangerous, and I don’t want to lose you," Brandon voiced ardently."Me too; now get out of my way
AT THE MEETING. Don Soriano was summoned by the five to face the penalties for announcing Grandma Pillar’s death publicly without first informing them. He was invited to the dusk to defend himself. "I have no regrets, I should have acted better, please punish me according to our rules," he uttered boldly. The five whispered lowly to each other. "You, he’s a part of your family, should we be lenient?" They asked Brandon. "Family doesn’t mix with the law, punish him!" Brandon coerced. "Do you by any means know the punishment for belittling the family?" They asked him synchronously. Brandon wasn’t aware, he smirked pretending to know. "Death," "What?" Brandon yelled."I get why Herveaux was so scared and angry," he muttered to himself. "Yes Death but we have the power to lesson the sentence," The echoed. "do we five all agree for the second time to make his face the law?" The four of them echoed. "Yes," the roared alongside Brandon. "For the last time FIVE, we
AT RAD’S HIDEOUT. Andallio and his men were merrying celebrating his newly acquired post, playing loud music and drinking. “Guys don’t get drunk, we have work to do and we also have a prisoner,”“Boss, What do we do next, when will you reveal your brilliant identity to your family?” His rigt hand man asked him. “Hmmmm,” he muttered delightedly clasping his hand together amusingly. “I think I should take things slow and steady right now they are grieving, Grandma Pillar’s wake would be either today or tomorrow,” Andallio responded sadly. “I didn’t want to kill her, she killed me first, I was just faster,” he added gulping. “Who is that?” he asked. One of his men that guarded the prison was there to see him. “Boss, Fredrick has been insisting that he wants to have a word with you for days now, what should I tell him?” he asked aptly. Adallio gave his drink to his right hand man. “I’ll follow you to the prison,” he rpeleid and followed him there. Fredrick was lea
THREE YEARS LATER. Brandon brushed his long golden hair to one side as he carried a little girl with curled blonde hair in his arm as a young, tall boy stood next to him. "Mummy," the little girl said, forcing herself down into his strong arms to greet a woman who seemed to have attracted her attention. "Vanessa, we missed you." Brandon hugged and kissed her. "It was just three days; stop acting like I spent the whole year away, and it was fun—sure, you don't want us to come together with you?" she asked, leaning on his strong arms. "Take care of the kids; I need to go now." Brandon planted a kiss on her head. "Keep the family safe till Daddy returns!" he said, roughening the young boy’s hair. "Please be safe; we’ll be waiting for you at home." Vanessa kissed him, and he smacked her ass. "Stop—the children are here!" Brandon entered the garage at the back of the building. Dragging out a black power bike parked at the edge of the wall, he covered the helmet and start
BRANDON. "When we get to the glass house, go back to Manila and make sure none of our men are left behind; this is my home; I’ll be fine," Brandon said to the pilot. "No, boss, I’ll protect you with my life; Estrellia, Madrigal, and Nathalie are there; I can vouch they’ll protect Vanessa and our men," he responded baravely. "Then stop here; I want to go in unnoticed," Brandon commanded. He told the pilot the signal to give if he needed him to return for him. I discovered something strange and haven’t confirmed it, but right now you’re the only one I can trust. I am on my way from death to life, whatever comes up. At least one of us deserves to know the truth. Meet me at the glass house. The truth lies there. Brandon read the text. Olvido sent him the second time. He tried opening the gates, but no one was there, and he got in by himself, which was strange. The lounge room was also opened. He got in quietly when he noticed some movements. "Where are you, Olvido?" He
MADRIGAL. "How do I find her easily without getting spotted? Madrigal brooded, sreching, with his eyes all over the place as he hid behind a door. Leaving the room where Brandon was fighting with Frederick and Torillio was hard, but he knew he would be fine without him.A masked man snooping around for any intruder stepped into Madrigal’s trap. He zapped his neck from behind and slid him behind the door with him. "Sorry man—I need your uniform and this shady mask.""Vanessa!" "Vanessa!! Vaa—" "What are you doing here?" He alarmed, running to meet injured Brandon, forcefully dragging himself as he continued fending off RAD and Torillio’s men. "We walked into a trap; Fredrick is not RAD; Torillio was also fooled, and he’s fighting. I called our men; they’ll be arriving a bit late; they blew up my airline." Brandon’s breathing was over his chest. His leg was bleeding, and he tied it with a piece of cloth.Madrigal felt so much pity for him. He had gone through hell, and now w
ANDALLIO. “You’re uselss, you’re fat and dumb”“You can’t even lift yourself and you think I need your help?” “You’re a failure! You failed at everything,” “Get out of my head!” Andallio wailed smashing the glass of liquor in his hand against the telivison screen in his room. He walked down to the swimming pool at the lass house. “It is over, I won, they’ll kill theirseleevs and destroy it all—and me Andallio Ramirez will become the owner of it all,” He mused with a smile and leaped inside the pool. The perfecet plan crossed his mind after his call to Brandon. Torillio and Arturo would become a menace to him in the future if he helped them get what they wanted form Brandon. Fredrick was also he sore he was planning to remove at all cost. When he was calm form the drugs he gave him, Andallio made him an irresistible offer. The revenge he has always wanted to have on Brandon for dragging the face of the Silverrio’s in the mud and running his family. Fredrick’s ego
BRANDONThe call with RAD seemed so unreal and strange. Brandon needed more answers. "How did she end up with him?" He asked his team to work hard to track down the number. They were back at the mansion, but he didn't stay."Where is Esmeralda?" Is she in the mansion?" he asked Natahlie. "Yes boss, I guess they’re packing, but they haven’t left.He raced up to his room to get the original documents from his safe. "Do you think she’ll talk if we give her?" Madrigal asked him closely, knowing how important it was to his plans. "My child, I need to confirm if it’s true; I can save Vanessa, but if he’s really pregnant, the babay might die; you know RAD, he’s brutal; I’ll do anything to save my child," Brandon responded, picking it up and closing the safe. "Esmeralda, come; we should have a word before you leave; your mother can leave," Brandon roared. Esmerald didn’t respond; she kept rolling her travel bag behind Hailey. "Look at this—you want it right?" Brandon wiggled the
BRANDON. "Did you meet him?" Brandon rused out ot meet Brandon who was dresched and walking slowly in the rain. "Yeah, and I told him to watch out for me. I'll hit him with every inch of my strength," he holererd lifitntg his heart in his voice. "I won’t let Lamar’s death slide, they knew he was coming for me, they killed him right before me and I couldn’t do a thing," Brandon packed his hair with his hands and faced up to the rain. "Your days are numbered, he viled, taking the lead inside the PROVOCATOR;s night club. He returned ot the VVIP spot with Madrigal. " Zino—call him up, to meet me here, I’ll pay whatever ti cost to bring him out of whatever hole he’s stuck in," Brandon graved his voice sild with anger and an itch for revenege. "I have given the orders boss, you should change your dress and take a rest," Madrigal uttered inconveneitnly. Brandon’s rage has never been this great. He went out of hi reach to forcefully meet with RAD even though they stope
ANDALLIO. "Ouch—" Andallio exclaimed, playfully squezzing his face in mess. He rewatched Lamar’s death clip again and again with no remose but a broad, domineering smile on his face. " This is what will happen to anyone who goes against me, I can’t wait to see Fredricks’ reaction when he watches this—" he chocked, laughing. Where's the tape?" he asked worriedly and the gave it to him. Lamar was so close to handling it over o him and he ad ot take aderastic step to get him out. " Pople will do anything for money, do you believe that my last minute genius plan wanst a oart of my plan?" he asked his men beaming with pride. " You’re an ultra genius boss; Lamar outsmarted us, he didn’t had over the evidence o Bardon at his house but insisted on a meet, if Brandon had come ealier we would have sabotaged all your plans," one of his men responded telling him the truth he loved to hear. "Yes, I save you all again; your head would have been off your body if it went bad,"
TORILLIO. The thunder struck strongly; the cloud was darkened, and it rained heavily. Torillio lurked on the balcony on top of his house looking at the other houses in the street and the lightened up neighborhood. " I used to enjoy these," he whispered, puffing out smoke. "That phone, I found with Anton, Olvido's right-hand man, the one I almost got framed for him murder, linked with RAD, the phone repairer was found dead and the phone is missing, you caused it, I couldn't monitor him" "Arturo—you made a stupid mistake. Do I have to do everything for you?" he asked him insignificantly. Arturo was drenched, sitting in the rain. "Sorry about that. It's all gone now. Whatever happened with RAD and Anton, I think you should let it go; The girl is safe, and with me, did you take care of Olvido?" he asked him, rolling up another stunk of weed. He looked up to see Arturo, as he didn’t give a response to the question he asked him. "Cat caught your tongues, old friend? Do you rem
BRANDON.Brandon stuck his hand out in traffic. It was raining under the cloudless, serene sky. " It looks so peaceful—the kind of life I cherish is near, I can feel it," he said to Madrigal, sitting next to him in the driver's seat. "Yes Brandon—about that man, Lamar, don’t you think he’s dangerous? I didn't want you to see him," Madrigal streched adjusting his seat to fit his back, as the lane they were on wasn't moving.Lamar had met them at home earlier, before they set out. He claimed to he came there to deliver some packages to Hailey but she wasn't home. He then went ahead to ask Brandon’s men that he seeked audience with the boss." I don't think he is—and he looks familiar I just can’t fugure it out," Brandon responded as he gleaned over the car’s window. " Jordan, don’t you think he’s hdidng something? He just menstioned only Hailey—I know she’s connected to RAD but do you think he would send that much men just to defend her?" Brandon questioned him. The thouts