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The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 150 • Here as Escort
Enzo walked into the club, his eyes scanning the scenery. Just like Amelia has instructed, he didn't go with a weapon.His goal was to blend in like any other everyday patron and to get an inside scope of the place, perhaps find out who runs the place and get clues about their connection to Matthew's kidnapping. He wore his sun shades to conceal his eyes and prevent them from betraying his emotion and then he sat down on a stool. The sun shades performed a dual function because it helped him look around without anybody noticing that he was staring at them. “Two shots of whiskey please,” he said to the barman. The music was pulsating in his ears and he continued to look over his shoulders, Careful not arouse any suspicion. From the periphery of his vision he spotted two men walking into an inner section of the club, they had snake tattoos on their arms and they looked rugged.Immediately the barman passed the shots over to him he downed them within seconds and then placed the empty
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 151 • One of New York's Rich Men
Ashley felt a little uneasy when she stepped into the club her heart was racing as she looked around. The stench of alcohol and tobacco immediately greeted her nostrils, making her scrunch her face in disgust. “Vito, what are we doing here?”Her friend turned to face her. “You're the one that said I should link you up with people right? Well one of my friends told me about this gig.”Ashley had always been a greedy person and she wasn't afraid to sleep with a man for money but being brought to the club like an animal on auction made her feel like a whore. “Who are we going to meet here anyway?”“Relax he's one of the rich men in New York, he needs someone to pass the night with and you fit his description. If you satisfy him and he likes you you might even keep you around long-term just like Edward is keeping me. Imagine all the money he would give you, imagine going shopping.”Suddenly Ashley's mood started to brighten up when she began to think of all the shopping sprees she could
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 152 • To Hurt to Think
Matthew was at home with Amelia when Enzo came walking into the room. Amelia had already told him about what Enzo had seen in the club earlier and Matthew was not surprised that Ashley was in the club. He already knew the kind of woman she was and that her love for material things would push her to do anything, even if it meant selling her dignity. It was no wonder that she and Vito always got along so well, they were birds of the same feather. When he thought about the friend group he suddenly remembered Lola and it almost spoiled his mood. Enzo sat down and faced the two of them. “We need to be able to go talk to Ashley, and Matthew you're in the best place to do it.”Matthew got up. “Ashley and I aren't in talking terms, we haven't been in talking terms for a while.”“It doesn't matter, all you have to do is convince her to infiltrate the place for us and get information.”Matthew started pacing back and forth. “Ashley is not a trustworthy person, she's so greedy and materialist
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 153 • Past Affiliations
Vito followed behind her friend. “Oh my god I can't believe that Darrell is now a taxi driver.”“If you're surprised, imagine how I feel,” Ashley remarked as they entered into the new taxi that they had ordered.“But don't you think you were a little too harsh on him?” Vito asked with a hint of compassion in her voice. Ashley looked over her shoulders at her friend with a small frown on her face. “What do you mean?”“I'm just saying, Darrell has been there for you for a while, he provided you with everything you needed.”Ashley pushed back the loose strands of hair and tucked them behind her ears. “You can't be serious right now, do you expect me to stay with a poor man? Imagine what the other girls would say about me when they find out that my boyfriend is a taxi driver, please.”The ride back to the condo continued in awkward silence.When they arrived at the parking lot, she paid for the fair and then they made their way upstairs. They were still engaged in a hushed conversation a
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 154 • Blew Up the Houston Building
It was late in the night and Vanessa had turned to her side, with her phone in her arm as she texted Anderson Cabrera. She was smiling and giggling at his messages while Edward was sitting in front of the table in the room reading something on his laptop. He looked over his shoulders at his wife. He hadn't seen her so amused in a while and he couldn't help but wonder what she was doing. “Vanessa, is everything okay?” Her smile faded when she faced him. “Why wouldn't everything be okay Edward?” she asked loosely. “I'm sorry I just couldn't help but notice how much you've been staring at that phone and laughing. Who are you texting?” “Nobody, I'm just going through some posts on social media that I find funny.” He noticed how distracted she was with her phone so he brought out his and started texting Vito as well. While they were all occupied with their devices, there was a small knock on the door. One of the main points stuck her head through. “Sir, ma’am, dinner is ready,”
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 155 • Secret Follower
It was early in the morning and Hernandez was already in his office. He had his hands rooted into his desk as he looked at the evidence before him.“That apartment building is playing with our intelligence. First the property manager insisted that nobody tampered with the footage and then when we proved that the footage was tampered they said that somebody probably got access without their knowledge. Lucia, they are a high-end condo unit. How the hell does anyone get access to their footage without their knowledge?”Lucia shrugged. “This isn't our first rodeo. You know very well what money and power can do.”The chief blinked a few times. “Lucia, if you're trying to accuse somebody of something, please be direct so that I know where you're driving.”“I think that Butler has something to do with what is going on.”“So what do you suggest?”“Stakeout, we follow him, find him doing something incriminating and then we catch him.”“That's a long shot. What if we don't find him doing anythi
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 156 • Count Your Days
Matthew felt a little dizzy from all the stress so he was given a few medications by Dr Lillian. “You should feel better after taking these, it will definitely help with the headache.”A frown formed on his face. “ I think I remember everything now but the problem is I don't know who the man wearing the mask is…”Charles quickly stepped forward. “How are we so sure that it was a man wearing a mask? I was listening when Doctor Lillian was walking you through it, and I specifically heard her talk about a man wearing a mask. If you do not mind my asking the doctor, how did you know that the man in Matthew's memory would be wearing a mask?”Her expression dropped But then she quickly composed herself. “ I was just under the assumption that maybe since he was involved in something traumatic and he said that she was in an empty room there was every possibility that it was one of these bad men, you know kidnapping this is the time all-time high, especially in this season,” She quickly expla
The Inheritor Of The Houston Empire 157 • Challenge a Man
Charles was driving but he couldn't help but reach out and adjust his rearview mirror, squinting his eyes as he noticed a car that had been trailing them for a while now. “ Matthew, have you noticed that the blue sedan has been following us for a while now?” he asked, trying to make sure that he wasn't just jumping to conclusions.Matthew turned and looked through the back glass. “Yes, I have noticed it.”Charles immediately brought the car to a stop as they noticed that it was a lady who was inside driving it. Lucia on the other hand has been carried away with listening to the voice notes that she had not even noticed the people she was training had already caught onto the fact that they were being followed.She had to park the car and then Charles immediately got down from the car he was driving and walked towards her with Matthew following behind him. When they made eye contact, they quickly realized that she was a police officer. “Aren’t you from the station?” Charles asked, havin
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197 • Battle for the Phone
Vanessa spent the night in a hotel but early the next morning, she was out of there. The hotel was the wrong place for her to be. She had also found out that Richard had been arrested by the police, that jerk had a big mouth and he was probably the reason why the police were after her now, he had implicated her. She kept driving round town as everywhere looked like someone was watching her. She finally saw an alley and decided to hang around there for a while as it was close to the mall as well. She needed to go to the mall but she knew her credit card could be used to track her location. The police were already on the lookout for her everywhere, she couldn’t bring herself out even further. She stood in front of the alley, rubbing her forehead and trying to think of the next way she could go from there when suddenly someone grabbed her from behind, from the strength and the masculine strength, she knew he was a man. The man had covered her mouth with his hand so she couldn’t even s
196 • Care to Explain the Blackmail?
Amelia received a call from Matthew that afternoon which was a little weird as he rarely called her.“Hi darling.” She started.“Grandma, where are you?” Matthew asked and Amelia was a little confused.“I’m at home. Why do you ask? Did something happen?” She questioned.“As a matter of fact, yes. You have to come to the station right now. There is something you need to know and oh, please let Charles know that Ashley has been found.” Matthew said and before Amelia could ask any further question, he ended the call.Amelia didn’t know what all that fuss meant but she was certain it wasn’t a joke as Matthew wouldn’t invite her to the police station for nothing but why the police station? She hurriedly dressed up and In about thirty minutes, she was at the station.She went straight to Hernandez's office to see Matthew there as well. “I came as soon as I got your call. What is going on?” She asked, her gaze darting from Hernandez to Matthew and back to Hernandez again.“Hello, Mrs Houst
195 • I Quit
Lola was at her office sorting and signing some documents when her office mate rushed into the office giggling excitedly. All of them turned to her with questioning expressions.“Are you being chased by a clown?” Lola asked sarcastically.“No! You won’t believe it!” She shrieked.“Believe what? Say it already, stop leaving us in suspense.” Another girl chipped in.“I just saw….” She was explaining when the door was pushed open and Xander walked in with a bouquet of roses and a hamper. All the girls gasped and the first girl couldn’t stop giggling as she had seen him already. Xander got to Lola’s table and placed the bouquet and the hamper on it. Lola didn’t bother looking at him, she just went on with what she was doing; sorting the documents, signing on them and placing them in their rightful positions on the shelf. The other staff waited for everything to unfold. Lola hadn’t told them anything but they all knew that she and Xander were having a fight. “Lola, please stop doing thi
194 • Clear her Head
Vanessa lay on the bed in one of the guest rooms of the house. She had refused to share a bed with Edward after she had found out about Vito. Next to the bed was a small luggage she had prepared to go on a vacation as a way of letting off steam but before that she had to make sure Edward leaves the mansion as it rightfully belonged to her. She was watching the ceiling with reddened eyes from crying. She wasn’t just crying from Edwards cheating but the fact that she never thought it would hurt her that way. She could never say he wasn’t cheating but getting the girl pregnant? That was the height of it.The sound of the door opening dragged her out of her thoughts. She turned to see who it was and it was Monica.“Hi mum.” Monica started as she sat on the edge of the bed, and took Vanessa’s right hand in hers.“ Have you had any sleep yet?” She asked and Vanessa shook her head in negation.“You should get some sleep mum, you are…” Monica’s foot hit the luggage at the side of the bed and
193 • Unconscious on the Floor
Matthew now has eye bags underneath his eyes as he had been having sleepless nights trying to get new leads on Ashley. He hadn’t heard anything from Hernandez and he had no idea if Ashley was still alive or if she was dead or if she was still in the country. As early as 7am that morning, he had gone to the station again.Hernandez had driven in some minutes later to see Matthew’s car already there.“You know, I might soon begin to think you are actually a staff here who has refused to reveal the information to the rest of us because why the hell are you showing up earlier than all of us?” Hernandez joked and Matthew laughed.“Very funny, Chief. But you are right, I am beginning to think so myself too. But the truth is I just can’t have peace of mind until Ashley is found and everything is resolved. She got into this mess because of me. After everything is resolved, I might reveal my true identity to you all as one of the secret staff.” Matthew responded.“True. Ashley’s safety is para
192 • Sex Workers and Punching Bags
Ashley was trembling with anger. She sat in her part of the bedroom enraged, Gwen had helped her treat the cut on her face. It was a very deep cut and had taken about ten minutes to stop the bleeding. Gwen was in her own part of the bedroom watching Ashley.“You’ve got to calm down. When Richard has a bad day, he tends to take it out on us, I have a scar on my left arm from one of those times he….”“Is this supposed to help me right now? Look Gwen, I know you take a lot of shit here, but I, Ashley does not take shit. I will make sure I get myself out of here and Richard goes to jail. I don’t know about you, but I can’t and I won’t spend another night here. The worst that could happen is that I would die. He can’t keep treating anyone like this, we can’t be his sex workers and punching bags.” Ashley fumed.“Yeah, you’re right but do we really have a choice?” Gwen asked and Ashley stood up and headed towards the door.“Sometimes, we do not need to have choices, we make use of whatever w
191 • Love Being Lied To
Vito stood in front of the mirror, rubbing her tummy with a sly smile on her face. She picked up the ultrasound and kissed it, then she placed it in her bag. She was finally pregnant for Edward just like she had always wanted. She had finally gotten her chance to get some part of his wealth. She picked up the bag and walked out of her house. She was going to tell Edward the good news even though it might not sound so good to him.She flagged down a taxi which took her directly to the Winchester mansion. As she got to the gates, the guards let her in as she was already a familiar face to them because she had occasionally gifted them. She walked into the sitting room to see Monica sitting on the couch watching TV.Monica turned to Vito with a questioning expression on her face.“Um, hi?” She started and Vito just kept looking around before finally looking at Monica.“Hello.” She responded with a wide grin.“Are you looking for someone?” Monica probed.“Yes actually,” Vito started and be
190 • Ashley's Caught
Vanessa and Richard had agreed to meet at a bar at night. Without telling anyone about where she was going, Vanessa quietly slipped out of the house in her car. The bar was filled with erotic Jazz songs and some girls dancing. Vanessa wasn’t there for the sight,she was there on some serious business. It was very easy to locate Richard as he wasn’t sitting too far from the entrance. Vanessa walked up to him and sat on the empty chair next to him.“Bartender? Give me a shot please.” She requested and Richard stared at her with a sly smile on his face. “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.” He remarked. Vanessa gulped down the shot and squeezed her face as her metallic sour taste filled her mouth.“I haven’t had this strong alcohol in a very long time. I could take a break today.” She responded, beckoning on the bartender for another glass which was brought to her.“You want some? Bills on me.” She suggested but Richard shook his head.“Thanks. I’d rather we go straight to the busi
189 • Dirty Means
Vanessa kept rolling around on the bed, unable to get some sleep. For the past two nights, she had been unable to get a good sleep, she kept having nightmares of both Amelia and Darrel mocking her as their plans came into play. She gasped, waking Edward up from his sleep.“Vanessa, are you okay?” He questioned, rubbing his eyes.“I’m fine. Go back to bed.” Vanessa replied.“You have a worried look on your face. Tell me, what is going on?” Edward probed, sitting up on the bed and Vanessa sighed.“I just woke up as well. From a bad dream. I’m fine, just go back to bed already.” She rudely responded and turned away from her husband. Edward didn’t say anything to her again. He watched her quietly, they had been married for more than a century so he could read her moods very easily. And he was sure something was wrong with her, it had to have something to do with Darrel’s blackmail.After some time, Richard finally went back to sleep as Vanessa wasn’t willing to share her problems with hi
