"Brandon?" Stephanie responded that she was surprised to see him at the hotel. "Did the both of you come here together?" she queried him aptly. Picking up her stuff from the ground with him. "You mean?" Brandon asked skeptically to find out if it was Andallio she was referring to or someone else."Olvido? I left the room angrily because he showed up at my door. I wanted space, and that was why I left the glass house," Stephanie ranted."Could it be Andallio wasn’t there to see her?" Brandon wondered. "What about you? Cheating on your wife, huh?" Stephanie mushed lightly. "Don’t act like you don't know what’s up between I and Kimberly. Okay, just forget it. Have a nice stay, I’ll get going," Brandon uttered. He stared a bit and watched which room she entered before going back to the restaurant. Vanessa was there, seated angrily in their reserved spot. "Hey Vanessa, you didn’t leave?" "Yes Brandon, I’ll leave in the evening, I don’t feel like going home now," she responded
GRANDMA PILLAR. The whole family was dressed in white; the cars that graced the venues were white; everything there aside from nature’s design was also white. It was the theme of the party to honor Grandma Pillar’s memory. Her favorite color was also white.The program started, and Andallio, the new head of the family, ordered that the security be increased and her body be placed in a closed coffin. The whole family was present, even the five who graced the wake. They paid their final rites to her, and it was time for her to be buried. They buried her in the innermost part of the glass house. It was time for Don Soriano to give his speech. He mounted the podium and shed tears before he started talking."She built this house from scratch, every san, brick by brick, and I think it’s justifiable that her final place also be this house. Thank you all for coming," he uttered shortly and came down from the stage. He stopped by Brandon’s table, heaving a great sigh before sitting beside
AT THE MANSIONBrandon woke up, stretching out tiredly. He took his cellphone and checked the time. "3:00 am," he muttered. He took a glance at Vanessa, and she was fast asleep. He chuckled and got out of bed. He got dressed and called customer service. He ordered a new car and a chauffeur."It will be ready in a minute, sir," the receptionist replied formally.He sat on the bed beside Vanessa and held her hands for a minute. He kissed them softly and tucked her inside the bed. "You can hate me, but don’t hurt yourself," he uttered, stepping out of the room. He went to the reception for his order, and the car was waiting outside for him and the chauffeur he requested. "Have a nice day, sir," the receptionist said.Brandon smiled softly in response to her gesture. He entered the car and used his seat belt."Listen driver, you’ll drop me off at the road; my woman is still in our room; wait for her and get her to this location; it’s an order," Brandon commanded. "Yes, sir," he rep
"Yo cambien, it means a change in English; are you sure that’s what you want? It comes with a weighty price, Brandon," TorIllio said to him. "Why don’t we talk for a while in my office? I could have done this without you, but now that you’re here, the more the merrier," Torillio added. He invited Brändön over to his lounge in the jewelry store."Ain’t you scared? No bodyguards today?" "She’s outside, and they can see me, so it’s useless following me here," Bradon replied. They had their seats on the sofa next to the window."Wine?" Torillio asked. "Why is there a ……." Brandon asked, squeezing his pointed finger, and accepted Torillio’s drink offer. "When will you renounce the elders? I fear you have only a few minutes to do that. Not only RAD is after you, like I said before, but many more and the five. They’ll soon summon you," Torillio threatened politely with a warm, welcoming gesture."How’d you know all this? I know you’re in the family; I don't know you’re in the f
THE NEXT MORNING. "A press conference? Isn’t that too soon?" Estrellia asked Brandon."No, the earlier the better; the five requested it; I have to," Brandon replied softly. He got dressed for the big occasion. "The venue is at the company, sir; do you want to change your mind?" Estrellia asked, tendering her way into making him choose another venue or cancel the press conference."Get the car ready; Esmeralda will be there, and I don’t want to keep anyone waiting," Brandon replied. After he saw her off yesterday night, she returned the signed papers’ and they both finalized announcing it the next morning after informing the five. Brandon dressed up in a wine tuxedo with matching leather shoes and a diamond-encrusted Richard Mille wrist watch. He took his body spray and used some of it. "Huuuuh, I never thought it'd turn out this way, but here we go, Brandon, happy second marriage to you," he said to himself. He took his cellphone and the pistol from the bed. He place
"My father! He’s in danger! Torillio he’s in here; find him!" Brandon roared. He summoned Estrellia. "How long will it take by car to get to Bulacan?" "You always forget you own a helicopter, sir; we will be there in no time," Estrellia replied. She called on their men to get the helicopter ready. I "I’ll entrust things to you here; go see the five in case I don’t return very early," he said to Esmeralda. He got on the helicopter and left for Bulacan.Esmeralda was a bit confused but soon got composed. Brandon’s men stopped Torillio from leaving, and she decided to have a word with him. "Lucky you again? How did you get him too marry you?" Torillio said to her "I know you Torillio, what’s your plan? Are you going after his son or his father?" Esmeralda replied lowly as she moved closer to him."Both but to hit him where it really hurts, I have to break his bones; that’s what I am doing. Happy married life," Torillio replied."Yo cambien looks good on you so bad your lover
"Murder?" "What are you saying? You don’t mean it; I went there to save him!" Brandon replied ardently, unable to comprehend the allegations they leveled against him. "You have to get a lawyer, Brandon; arrest him!" Jordan commanded his men. Estrellia got into their midst again. "Boss think about this again; don’t go with them; if you do, the five will make you pay for dishonoring them," Estrellia warned Brandon again. "I am innocent, and I will prove it to you that I didn’t kill my father!" Brandon replied calmly. He stretched his hands forward toward Jordan himself."Take me; I’ll prove my innocence without the help of the five; you failed twice, and this will be your third," Brandon coerced. Jordan cuffed him and walked out of the office first, leaving Brandon to follow. "Sir Brandon, don’t! You must not surrender," Estrellia hurled, ready to fight if only Brandon would just give her the go-ahead. "Hurry up, take me away, start your investigation; I won’t be spend
RAD visited his hideout in manila to strengthen his forces and move his loyalist to the glass house. Now that Don Soriano was dead and out of the way he planned on revealing his identity to the world and his family. “Congratulations,” Fredrick exclaimed as Andallio walked past his cell with his armed men. “Hey, I almost forgot about you and your proposal,” Andallio responded retracting his steps back to the cell. “I’m honored, so do I get in?” Fredrick asked. Andallio grinned as he arched on the cell reels. “What if I said yes?” Andallio replied. Fredrick leaped elatedly. “Get him out and dress him, we have a visitor coming, he was the first to pull off my real identity,” Andallio instructed his men. They set his free and took him inside one of the room to get changed. He was set and they took him to meet Andallio. He was resting beside the pool frolicking with some girls and drinking wine. Loud music was always playing. A white car drove in without any restricti
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