AT THE MANSION.Esmeralda got to Brandon’s house very late. The rain was falling heavily, and she had to be helped indoors with an umbrella. "You should have told me you were coming, I must have made extra preparations, you’re lucky Nanny Carlortta is still around, and that’s because of Junior," Brandon said as he welcomed her in. He hugged her and placed a kiss on her cheek. "I want you to go back to the resort; I will be fine alone here," Esmeralda commanded Sylvester. "Yes, ma’am," he responded. "Yeah, there was a bridge in our communication, and I didn’t hear anything from your reply, " Brandon asked. "That’s true, I guess it’s the rain, isn’t it about the resort? What message did you receive about it?" Esmeralda asked. She pulled off her coat and hung it on the wall. "I am really frustrated," she hussed. Madrigal’s thoughts flashed in her mind, and she waved them off. He would have cooked for her. "I can make you something again if you don’t mind," Brandon reques
AT THE RESORT.“What is between you and Esmeralda?” Madrigal asked Torillio. “We just striked a deal, if you want a chit chat then that would be some other day,” Torillio responded. “Keep to your own side of the deal and I will do mine,” he responded. “Who is the protector? Don’t ignore my question, or is that also until our chitchat?” Madrigal pestered. “How else would I explain young man, you lover is angry won’t you pacify her?” “I understand, until our chitchat, thanks,” Madrigal stretched out his hand for a shake. “No, until the deal is completed, the protector would be revealed, and your boss, would be the first to meet with him.” Torillio responded. “Why?”“I can’t see any other valid reason that the fact that he’s now a member of the five, if there is any other, you and your team would be the first to know, I don’t trust Esmeralda though,” Torillio responded. “Get the car ready!” Torillio commanded as he was about to leave. “Can you drop me off somewhere?
AT THE MANSION. Madrigal got inside Brandon’s mansion. He was surprised to see everyone there. They welcomed him gladly, and he shelled in. "What would you like to take, It’s almost dawn and you're just hungry?" Nanny Carlortta asked Madrigal. "I am fine, ma'am; thank you."Madrigal joined Nathalie and Marcellus at the table. "What’s the update, you all? I feel like I have been out for too long," "Relax, man, and get healed, it’s just a few days," Marcellus responded. "Yes, I know, I don’t know what’s going on," he responded. "Where is boss Brandon?" Madrigal asked. "I haven’t seen him since I arrived," Madrigal added. Nathalie and Marcellus were silent. They had a worried expression on their faces. "He’s indoors," Marcellus utterd and paused. "Olvido was kidnapped and he’s helping them in rescuing him," Marcellus spoke up. "Damn, can I go in to see him?" Madrigal asked intently. "No, I think he has a visitor in there, and it might be personal," Marcellus la
AT BRANDON’S MANSION.Madrigal collected the recorded clip from Estrellia and played it to everyone’s hearing. "Are you sure you couldn’t get the CCTV?" "We got it, sir, and it’s there.""What I said was that it didn’t show what we needed; the man knew better and stood in a blind spot; the audio says a lot," she replied. "Run both simultaneously," Brandon ordered. Madrigal gave them to Marcellus, and he connected it to the projector. They all watched fixedly on the projector as it rolled over the last moment Gwendolyn had before she was killed. Gwendolyn was seen restless in the boutique. She rescued Olvido after receiving a call and pulling off a covering, and then her phone rang again. "Pause it, right here, i obsereved soemthing" Esmeralda ordered. "That contact she received a call from, twice, I guess?" Esmeralda asked."Did you guys track it down? Did you get anything from it?" "Yes, ma'am, we have the phone, but it was destroyed." "Our men are working on getting
AT THE MANSION."I think instead of wasting time, we should get to work with the boy," Madrigal suggested. Marcellus and Esmeralda were indoors with him. "No, we should wait till Brandon returns; he might want to do things differently," Marcellus replied. "Don’t you think it’s too strange to want to bury her even though the case is not concluded or solved?" Marcellus asked Esmeralda. "The case is closed and decided; it was ruled a homicide, and a bounty has been placed on the little boy. What else?" Esmeralda asked coldly. "I know you’re not that cold, but you’ve been with these people, and you know a lot about them," Marcellus responded. "I won’t take that as a compliment," Esmeralda laughed. "Crossing the family is a big mistake; you need to tread carefully with them; this is not the first, and it might not be the last," Estrellia added. "Is that why Brandon is looking for his mother’s killer? Do you think it’s also RAD?" "Don’t be a fool and stop asking her stupi
IN THE SITTING ROOM.Brandon was amazed to see the man who has been hiding his identity as the protector. He could only exclaim when he set his eyes on him. He walked straight up to the man and touched his face. Brandon held his hands vigorously. "Who are you?""I am sorry, Brandon; there is a lot I have to explain to you, but first you need to change your talk," he replied."No, you tell me everything you have to say; I thought you were dead! I saw you burn right before my eyes!" Brandon yelled. On the CCTV, they saw a man who looked like his father, which was actually true. His father was alive all along, and he was the protector. "How did you do it? Why did you fool me? Do you know someone has already died and now many more lives are threatened?" Brandon yelled."Hear me out, please, my son, Not even Arturo knew about my plans, that was the only way I could save myself and you too, Brandon. Do you think you get everything just easy?" "No, Father, I can’t just take this; it’s
AT THE SPRING VILLA.Kimberly was wheeled inside by a maid. Her brother also accompanied them. "Do you think linking up with Uncle is the right thing?" he asked her lowly. "No, this is just to set things straight and for protection, I am working with RAD, and I will bring down that bitch Hailey with his help," Kimberly replied. She was still weak, and her head was bandaged. "Uncle Jordan," she exclaimed happily as she saw him. "I am so happy to see you," she said, hugging him. "You made the right decisions coming here; your father has always wanted it, but you never heeded his heart's desires," he replied. "I am sorry; I regret it all now that he’s dead," Kimberly sobbed. "It’s okay; there is still a lot you can do in his memorial, like assist me with all you know so you can bring his killer down to book," he replied."Yes, Uncle Jordan," she replied, and he wheeled her in. "When will your husband be here?" "I don’t know; we had a little misunderstanding before
AT THE MEETING. The whole hall was dark, and everyone was dressed in black and masked. Brandon was seated in the middle of the five, and their meeting was about to commence. The five were distinguished by their different masks. Brandon was with the monkey mask, followed by the man with the owl, lion, bull, and, at the extreme end, a lone tiger."We have mourned one of us who left the only way any member could leave, and today a new one has taken his place," the owl announced. "Cheers to welcoming him," he said, raising his glass to the air. They all poured their wine down their throats, aside from Brandon, who was still new to the system. "Go ahead, what do we have today?" The masked man uttered and returned to his seat. "An old missing setter had returned to the sea; his seat has been bidden for in his absence; what do we do?" The question was directed to the five. The four of them, aside from Brandon, discussed by whispering some words into each other’s ears. "We wil
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