Many mass media companies who did not want to miss out on the news quickly sent out their reporters to investigate the houses of the two families, Sinclairs and Grays.Early that morning, crowds swarmed toward the buildings, eager and relentless. After clamoring outside for some time, some of the reporters managed to push their way inside. But once they did, they discovered something unexpected—the buildings were completely empty. There was not a single soul in the buildings.The members of the Gray's and Sinclair's seemed to have left overnight. This sparked another interesting speculation. Did the two families perhaps commit a huge crime that caused them to scurry away like thieves in the middle of the night? Every headline was carrying the same hashtag. [THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TWO MAJOR FAMILIES OF VALORIA PRIME]While this commotion was still going on, another piece of news broke out and it was related to the famous Radiance Gallery.[AFTER SOME DAYS OF CLOSURE, RADIAN
"Who was it? Was it someone from the gallery?" Savannah asked as soon as he returned. She noticed his dark expression and his frown. She was worried, thinking the call might be related to the gallery as everything had been going quite too well for the past days that she still felt surreal.But Kian smiled, his gloomy expression disappeared like it was just an illusion. "No... It was a personal call. I took care of it. Let's round off our grocery shopping and go home. It's getting late."As if on cue, Noah pouted and whined, "I'm hungry."Savannah laughed and nodded, quickly forgetting about her worries. "Fine. I'll just grab one or two vegetables and then we can go home."As Kian pushed the cart behind her with a smile, he made a mental note to send a message to Wesley later. He needed to find out why the Montgomery's family were spying on him.The next day, Kian dropped Noah off at school and headed to the gallery. Unlike the first few days when the gallery reopened, there were no l
"Tut-Tut!"The call was immediately answered just after the first ring and Wesley's emotionless but respectful voice came through the line, "General?""Come to the gallery," Kian paused and thought something before he quickly added, "Immediately."Wesley's ears perked up. Immediately? He has accompanied Kian for years and he can confidently say the word 'immediately' was rarely or never used by the general. What could be so urgent?Even when Valoria country's border was invaded by a large army of terrorists one time, Kian was as calm and composed as ever.But this time, he asked him to come to the gallery immediately. The urgency could be heard from his voice. It was strange. Something must be wrong!Thinking of this, Wesley squinted fiercely but before he could speak, Kian called out to him with a puzzled tone, "Wesley, are you there?""Yes sir. I heard you and we will be there in some minutes."Before Kian could ask what Wesley meant by 'we', a 'tut-tut' sound resounded from the pho
"General," Wesley noticed something was wrong and called out. With arched brows, he asked, "Is the human head not enough? Should I have added something else?" Kian facepalmed helplessly. What was he thinking asking this cold-blooded machine for advice? Wesley might seem normal sometimes but he actually wasn't a sane person. When Kian began to make a name for himself in the Valorian army years back, Wesley was introduced to him by the old general. He had quite a pitiful background story. His ancestors ranked till his parents had all been soldiers. They breathed the air on battlefields all their lives and Wesley was just a baby when his parents were killed on the border. He had therefore been raised on the battlefield. Although he didn't choose to become a senior in the army even if he was capable of it, he ran menial jobs. He had killed so many people too. So Kian wanted to kick himself right now for thinking that a man who only knows killing and shedding blood might have som
"Alas," Vivienne sighed and placed a palm over her forehead dramatically. "My life is so pitiful. Everyone treats me like a tool. Even this man."Kian gaped at her and wondered why he even thought of asking her for help in the first place. But then, he needed her assistance so he gritted and folded his palms."Vivienne, I invited you to lunch not only to question you but because I missed you... Please, help me out.""You missed me?" Vivienne's face lit up and she rested her head on her hands. "It doesn't sound very sincere though."Kian hissed and grabbed a fork. "I'll poke your eyes out if you continue looking at me with that doe-eye expression. It's creepy."Vivienne rolled her eyes and grumbled, "He can't even handle a small joke. He needs my help but can't ask politely."Kian dropped the fork and facepalmed. He mumbled some incoherent words in frustration but when he raised his head, there was a mysterious expression on his face."Fine... I'll fulfill anything you want as long as
Margaret stood motionlessly as she watched the duo talking excitedly some distance away from her. She gnashed her teeth in anger and her fingers clenched around her phone as she looked down at the picture she had just taken.The moment she met Kian, her life had been cursed. She not only fell from grace to grass but was now subjected to a difficult living.She used to be a revered bank manager but now, she was reduced to the level of a lowly dishwasher!If it wasn't for Kian, she wouldn't have been fired from the car dealership store the same week she was hired. Since then, her life has never been the same.No other businesses wanted to hire her. The store manager also constantly sent people after her in order to avenge the loss she had caused him.She had to run for her life and was now living in and out of cheap motels around the city. Who would have expected that she would see the one responsible for all her woes just as she was about to pack up the last round of the dishes for th
Savannah looked at the folder sent by a mysterious email address and her brows furrowed. The mouse cursor hovered over the folder as she hesitated for a minute. But then her furrowed brows eased and she clicked mouse. The cursor pressed into the folder and within a second, several pictures were displayed on the desktop's screen.Her eyes widened as she took in the explicit scene displayed on the desktop. She quickly recognized the two main characters of the pictures. Kian and a young woman were smiling beautifully at each other. She had seen him smile every now and then since they got closer. Each time, it always caught her attention. But the way he smiled at her was nowhere close to how he smiled at the woman in the pictures. He looked at ease with her. Savannah's facial expression turned cold and her fingers trembled slightly as she moved the mouse around, scrolling down. In every single picture, the smile never left Kian's face. There was a particular picture where their heads
[Very good... I'll contact you soon and give you more information. Don't forget what I told you. No matter how wild the matter spurns, don't release a statement or meddle in it]Savannah was now calmer than when she first got the first mail. But her eyes were red and had traces of tears. Her lips were also trembling but she breathed in deeply and looked down at the keyboard to type a response.[Understood. I'll wait for your instructions]In the restaurant backroom, Margaret's lips curled up when she saw Savannah's mail. She snickered as she went through their emails.This fool actually fell for her words. She didn't even suspect it was a trap. Margaret snorted at herself with a pleased expression."That bastard will pay for what he has done. I will make him pay. Let's see how he makes his way out of this one," Margaret pointed at the door and swore, "Kian, I will leave your reputation in shambles. Mark my words! It will be worse than the scandal that year. I will make sure that you