AT THE GLASS HOUSE. Stephanie was seated at the table, ready for the meeting, when Andallio walked in blindly. "Stephanie," he arced loudly. "Congratulations on your new post; the last time the atmosphere wasn’t conducive for this," Andallio uttered. "I understand; I owe it all to you. Thank you," she responded. "It pays to listen and obey. Remember a few months ago when you were furious and I promised to help you?""Yes, Andallio, I remembered, and without even having revenge, I feel like life has given him what he deserved.""But Karma did'nt act on time. It actually waited until you were strong enough; do you think it was a mere coincidence?" Andallio asked closely."Hmmm," Stephanie sighed."You have to be smarter and be clean; no one should get to talk about what happened. Or even know anything," Andalio whispered."Not even Grandma Pillar?" Stephanie asked callously. "Are you kidding now? She's not some god, she's human and you're the one who will let her know, so keep it
AT THE GLASS HOUSE. "What the F***!" Brandon yelled. He and Esmeralda drifted farther from the body in fear. Brandon looked up immediately. There is no one up there. "Help!!!" He shouted. The guards ran out to them. "What just happened here?" They asked Brandon. "Call the ambulance!" Esmeralda yelled. "There is a hospital inside; it belongs to her," Brandon exclaimed. They hurriedly followed them inside. "What on earth is happening? We just ended the meeting a few minutes ago, and I need every piece of CCTV footage in this house now!" Don Soriano shouted ragingly. "Someone call the police," he added. "No way!" Olvido refused bluntly. "What do you mean by that? We have the police; how do we explain this? What, is she dead?" Don Soriano questioned wildly."She was the one who laid down that rule, and I won’t allow it get broken," Olvido insisted. "Do you know what you’re saying, this is murder, homicide?" Don Soriano yelled terrifically. "I know, when you
AT BRANDON’S MANSION. "Wow, this place looks magnificent; your favorite color is blue." Esmeralda asked softly. "Why are you asking?" "Look at everything, from the pool to the chandelier to the interiors and exteriors, it’s a blue major," she responded, laughing. "Look, Esmeralda, I can take you on a tour around the house; some other times, are you really going to wave everything that happened at the glass house aside?" Brandon asked"I didn’t wave anything aside; you’ve been silent since we left, and I didn’t utter a word either. What’s the fuss for?" Esmeralda replied, atylishly will her eyes rolled."To be honest, I love this apartment, and I need to know who designed it. Is it from our company? No, I don’t think so; it can’t get past me," Esmeralda uttered sleekly. "You've got the gold mine for them using Vanessa, isn’t it?" Brandon queried."It was her choice; I didn’t force her; it was all her," Esmeralda replied. "That’s by the way, Vanessa is no kid; she should kn
AT THE GLASS HOUSE.Don Soriano opened up the letter from RAD. It was stained with blood, and the inscription was also written in red ink. "Not enough to scare me, RAD, or whatever you call yourself," Don Soriano muttered angrily. ~The old chick should be off the block~~Don’t blame me I was paid to pull the Glock~~And I paid to stop her ticking clock~ "RUBBISH!!!" Don Soriano yelled. He squeezed the paper and threw it to the ground. "How dare he?" He wrote stupid rhymes and thinks he’s passing a message?"Don Soriano walked back inside the house in annoyance. "What is It brother?" Herveaux asked intently. Don Soriano handed the letter over to him. He read it out loud and hissed. "Don’t let our attention be diverted; it might just be feigned to shy us away from the truth," Herveaux replied. "I don’t need to take orders from anyone of you; I will think by myself," Don Soriano responded. "Give me your phone," he commanded Herveaux. "You’re calling the police?" he a
AT TORILLIO’S MANSION.Vanessa was in the sitting room scrolling through her phone; she seemed deeply engrossed in what she was doing. "Boss, I am still baffled by your actions since this girl gave that distress call," Santiago said to Torillio. "What is it? Do you have a problem with it?" he asked slowly. He took out a cigar from the pack and gave it to Santiago to light for him. "The gold mine, you just gave it to her; I am sure you heard what happened after?""What happened? I was there at the meeting," Torillio responded drowsily. "You’re drunk, boss; you need to rest." Santiago offered to help him. "No, I am not; I am fine; I know Vanessa might not be sincere; I want to give her a chance; she’s brave, brave enough to come in here; I like her," Torilliio responded, puffing out smoke."She gave the gold mine to the Ramirez family boss; it could have been ours," Santaigo arced. "No, she gave it to Esmeralda, and Esmeralda gave it to them; you see, she’s loyal." Torillio l
AT TORILLIO’S MANSION. Torillio was taken back to the mansion when the coast was clear. Estrellia and Randall had disappeared. They tracked down the sniper. He didn’t hide his location; it seemed like he wanted them to know. Torillio woke up when the sun had set. "Vanessa," he called out, thinking she was still in the room with him. He touched the other side of the bed. "Where is she?" he finally opened his eyes. "Arrrh, my head hurts," Torillio groaned. He found his way to the bathroom and washed.He noticed the rooms were empty, and he was the only one there. He went down hurriedly to meet Santiago and his remaining men. "What happened? Where is Vanessa?" Torillio asked freakingly.He ransacked the whole mansion. Vanessa was nowhere in view. "Speak up! Where is Santiago? Did she run away?" Torillio asked angrily. None of them answered; they only watched as he wasted his time. "Good morning, boss," Santiago voiced as he stepped in. "What happened, I have a hangover a
AT THE HIDEOUT.Stephanie was fast asleep when RAD’s men returned. She was fast asleep while still cuffed to the floor. "Pour the water on her!" RAD commanded. They lashed out a bucket filled with chilled water. Stephanie let out an excruciating cry as she writhed and shrieked from the effects of the cold water. "I have done nothing to deserve this from you all." She cried, getting up from the floor. "You asked to see me, I can’t talk to you in that state; I had to wake you up," RAD uttered coldly. Stephanie mussed as she shivered. "Sit her up," They unlocked the cuffs on her legs and sat her up on the chair. "You’ve spent just a few hours here and you look so miserable; more reason why you should tell me what I want and go your way," "I don’t know what you’re talking about; who sent you?" Stephanie asked. "My client's secret is to be protected; where is the seal? Where is her will? What’s the password?" RAD arced. "Funny of you all to think Grandma Pillar told me all t
AT BRANDON’S MANSION"Yes! I am not over her, so deal with it!""You’re really admitting that to my face?" Vanessa asked ragingly. "Even after all she did to you?" Vanessa added."Is it that hard to love me? and Esmeralda, what’s with her?""Nothing; just cooperate with me," Brandon replied. "I hate you!" Vanessa yelled. "Don’t touch me," she shouted at Brandon’s men. They walked Vanessa in. "Boss, I have bad news.""What is it?" "Randall, he’s dead; we were ambushed, and it got too late to save him.""Just shut up and get out! A simple mistake from you all, how on earth will you underestimate and trust someone? Go Now! Find Torillio! No, I’ll call him; I am not scared of him." "Enough of these people testing me and my patience!" Brandon yelled.Brandon put a call through to Torillio. He warned him and threatened to take down his men in exchange for just one that he took. "Sir Brandon, I think we should look into this; it might be a setup," Estrellia urged. "Yeah, a set-u
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