Brandon went to see Esmeralda in the office. He was surprised to see Madrigal. "Good morning, boss; I wasn’t expecting to see you," Madrigal uttered calmly."Wow, a bouquet? What the occasion?" Madrigal asked. "I had a rough day after leaving the villa with you; I struggled to get out of the new mansion this morning," Brandon replied."I’m sorry, boss, I had to leave before you were done; I was following up on something crucial," Madrigal replied."What’s that? I don’t remember you telling me anything about it," Brandon replied. "We should go in first, boss; we’ll talk about it after," Madrigal urged. Brandon entered Esmeralda's office. He gave her the flowers and asked her out on a date. "I don’t know; I might be busy tonight. I will give you a heads-up if it works out," Esmeralda replied.Brandon smiled and pecked her on the cheeks. "Boss, the meeting is starting soon; I think it’s better we leave now, so we're ready," Madrigal advised."You’re right," Brandon responded. "I will b
Hailey was walking to and fro aimlessly in her compound. "I am impatiently waiting for a reply that seems not to be coming," she mumbled.A car arrived inside her mansion, and she ran towards it like a raging bull. “Give me the updates; how did it go? Where is my passport?” She asked impatiently."Ma'am, you cannot travel out of the country,” he replied, getting out of the car. Hailey freaked out and grabbed him by the collar of his suit. “NO!" "What do you mean, that’s impossible? I have lots of connections,” Hailey shrieked. “I have declared you wanted by the police; it would be hard for anyone to help, ma'am,” he responded. “No! This is all Kimberly’s fault; she threatened to bring me down,” Hailey arced bitterly.“All these would have been prevented if I had just shut her up before now, along with her father,” Hailey added. “Aren’t there other means to get out of the country? I don’t care if it’s illegal; find something!" "This place is no longer safe for me; I need to
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