Brandon went to his apartment immediately he left the glass house. Madrigal was first to welcome him back. “How did it go?” he asked. “It went well, my discussion with my father wasn’t concluded though,” Brandon added, Madrigal joined him inside the house. “You did a good job with Torillio, the bastard called me,” Brandon aside to Estrellia. “I want things to keep going on this way, where is the file I requested for?” Brandon asked Madrigal.“Gotten sir and secure, it wasn’t too hard to get past the security, it could be because she wasn’t around, how far with the arrest? We haven’t heard any news yet,” Madrigal replied. “Jordan Vera-Dona is a principled man, I don’t think he’s one to keep such a thing away form the face of the public,” Marcellus contributed. “Hailey is a high profiled criminal and she’s been declared wanted by the police, there’s a possibility they hide it,” Nathalie responded. “No, something is definitely wrong,” Brandon retorted. “You mean she bribed
AT BRANDON'S MANSION"With a man, that’s all I can tell; I have to go now; time is not on my side," Esmeralda giggled.She collected the bottle fomr Vanessa and drank directly form it. " Am I doing the right thing?" Vanessa asked tiredly. "It depends on you, you’ll sufer for whatever descisison you make so you better chose wisely," Esmeralda responded drunkingly. "You’re usisng me but in another way, you’re still honest with me, how do you do tat?" Vanessa laughed. She colecetd the bottle form Esmeralada and drank from it too. "It’s easy, I am always true to myself, I have nothing to hide," she responded. She kicked her car. "Opps I almost forgot, please wiat Madrigal wants to see you before you leave," Vanessa uttered. She had forgotten. "That’s weird, why would he want to see me, I have to go now but I should be able to spare some minutes," Vanessa got out of he car. She called Madrigal and he followed her rightwaya. "Bye Esmeralada, I don’t think you should rive th
AT THE GLASS HOUSE. After the doctor’s unwelcoming news about Grandma Pillar's health, they all rushed to the hospital to see her. "She’s strong and still fighting for her life despite her old age and previous health history," the doctor commented. He urged Don Soriano to go home and rest. He was the only one left in the hospital aside from Andallio, who stayed back in the house."I know she’s fighting; she raised me to be strong; she's made many mistakes, but I still love my mother," Don Soriano replied. "What about Stephanie? Is she fit to talk?" he asked actively. "I don’t think so, sir; she’s still receiving treatments.""Why? That’s absurd, come tot hink of it, she walked in this house herself, how come she’s still not okay?" Don Soriano asked curiously. He was surprised to find out that she would not be able to talk to them or interact with them. "She was beaten and traumatized there; obviously starved, sir, it would take a while before she could recuperate," the doct
"Boss, we are at her house, and it looks scattered. Someone got here before us," RAD’s men reported. They were at Hailey’s house to get the secret information she claimed to have stolen when she was little. RAD dragged Hailey by her hair angrily when he was given the message. "Are you fooling us? Your house has been ransacked when my men got there," RAD yelled. "They should check for the safe; they must have taken the documents I hid; there’s no point," Hailey managed to responded. Writhing from the pain. "You better be sure this time!" RAD threatened. He called his men back and told them to find the safe. "Why are you acting this way, RAD? The only time I failed you was with Brandon; I was loyal and kept to my words when it was your own plan to kill my husband!" Hailey blurted angrily.Fake RAD was shocked to find out that his boss, Real RAD, was the one who killed President Chavez. "Just shut up; you know the way I operate; take this woman inside!" he commanded. "No! They
Brandon was discussing with Fredrick when an emergency call from Estrellia came in. “Hold on I need to get this,” Brandon replied.“Boss, some men have been spotted on the site? Should we attack them?” Estrellia called out to Brandon. “Check who are they? I don’t want the same mistake that happened with Torillio, I don’t regret it though,” Brandon responded. “They are afar off, but they are armed and they’re using a drone should we attack now?” Estrellia reported. “No, allow them, I need to know whose men they are,” Brandon commanded. “Should we proceed with the exchange or halt? What if they attck us first?” “BE ready to defend the exchange will push through,” Brandon responded. He returned ot Fredrick. “Where was i? ohh I rmebeer I was so happy to see you I thought we would never meet again after that show of death you put me and my son thorugh,” Brandon arced. “I am not here to bater words with you Brandon, where is my sister?” Fredrikc asked angrily. “She’s hee
Esmeralda and Don Soriano had concluded on finding RAD first before he got back to them. He left her apartment immediately after they finalized their deal. Don Soriano headed back to the Glass House. He pulled over at the entrance and made a survey with his men. "I didn't get any call from you all, didn't anyone leave?""No boss, everyone is inside; no one left or came in since you left," he reported. "That’s good. Where is Andallio? Did he cause any scene when I left?" "No, boss, he just talked with Stephanie," he replied sharply. "Good, I will go in to rest if anything happens; I should know about it first," Don Soriano ordered. He left them outside and went to the room where he stayed when he was living in the white house."It’s so crazy now I have to beware of my own blood brothers, protecting our own mother from her sons? What kind of life is that?" Don Soriano brooded. "I need to act faster; if RAD is living under the same roof with us, then I have to find him!" Don
"Get out now!" RAD yelled, hurrying his men out of the building. "Now listen to me, where is Hailey? I’ll go with her and you," Real RAD said, pointing to the fake one."Yes, boss, I am a good driver, and I know how to get out of here."Fake RAD rushed to get Hailey. He covered her face with a cloth and dragged her out. He knocked her out when she was being stubborn. "We have to leave now, boss; they are here!" Fake RAD urged. Estrellia’s men busted into the compound, shooting at sight, whoever they came across.They bombarded the place and started their search. "It’s clear, boss, RAD is not here; we’ve checked the whole place; it's just his men," they reported back to Estrellia."Go, he’s running away; I spotted his car," Estrellia commanded. They took action. Brandon’s call came in immediately. He wanted an update on what was happening. He still had Fidellin and Vanessa with him. "Good day, boss," Estrellia responded. "Just go straight to the point; I have been waiting for your re
AT THE SEA SIDEThe wavering waters at the sea washed the dirt and blood stains from RAD’s body as he lay down on the seashore."You bastard, where are you running off to?" RAD yelled at Fredrick, who was trying to run away from him. He stood up in a rage and took his gun from the car. He shot into the water twice, closely following Fredrick. "If you don’t stop, the third one will be aimed at your head," RAD yelled. "Leave me alone! I am done with this; I am no longer interested; why don’t you let me be?" Fredrick cried out. He dropped tiredly into the water, weeping as he yelled back at RAD. "Get up, B****; there’s no going back! You’ve seen my face, remember; you are now one of us or dead. Pick, hurry, so I shoot you dead here and now!" RAD threatened. Fredrick raised his hands in the air, surrendering to RAD."Better that you made the right choice; we have to go back to the city tonight. They would have been suspicious at the glass house; I never expected those fools to
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