“Moses, you did this to me!”“That's what you get for provoking me,” Moses replied darkly. “All your current projects across the twelve cities will be suspended and your properties seized. How do you like that?”Barnes gritted his teeth. “You fiend. How did you do it?”Moses smirked. “I told you, my clan is one of the pillars of the twelve cities. I still have a ton of influence around here.”“Bullshit,” Barnes barked at him. “I'll fight this. I have the best lawyers. I won't lose to you.”“You can't win,” Cleveland said sharply on the other line. “I control the lands and estates across the Twelve cities. You'll only be wasting your money on lawsuits. Give it up.”Barnes was shocked Cleveland was still on the line. Before he could open his mouth to respond to him, the phone went dead. Barnes felt as though the earth had opened to swallow him. “No way, this can't be happening to me.”To everyone's shock, Barnes sank to his knees and pulled at his hair in frustration. The paparazzi
“Are you sure you want to meet my family?” Gwen asked as she drove through the gates of the Goldstein residence. “Wouldn't it be alright if I call your office?”Moses shook his head. “I insist. I would like to meet your family before we proceed with the contract.”Gwen pulled up before a fifteen-bedroom duplex with a spacious garden, and its own golf course. Moses was pleased with the building. “Does all your family live together in that building?”Gwen nodded. “My late grandfather insists we all reside together as a family under one roof.”“Who's the family's patriarch now?” Moses asked as they walked together towards the door. “My uncle,” Gwen replied. “He's a difficult person. Pay him no attention.”As they arrived at the front door, it swung opened, revealing an angry man. In the blink of an eye, the man reached out and slapped Gwen on the face. “You slut!” The man yelled. “You're bringing a man to the house now? How further do you wish to disgrace me, Gwen?”Moses stiffened i
“Gwen's not taking that contract from you, Moses,” Richard barked, his face a deeper shade redder than before. “I'm warning you, Moses, stay away from my wife.”“The contract is already hers,” Moses said, his gaze set. “It's her choice to accept or reject it.”“She won't accept your contract because the Goldstein family is strongly opposed to it,” Uncle Harold chimed in. “You're done here, Moses. Get out.”Moses didn't argue. He turned to Gwen. “Gwen, this is your decision to make, not theirs. Take the contract and forge your path.”Uncle Harold slammed his fists on the table.“Gwen, if you dare accept that contract, you'll be disowned from the Goldstein family. I would strip all the connections and privileged under Goldstein constructions from your firm.”Gwen stiffened. Without her family's connection, her firm wouldn't survive long. Richard jumped in, his voice threatening. “And if you choose Moses over me, I'll divorce you. Don't think you can survive on your own without me, Gwen
The demolition of Star beach kicked off the next day with Gwen heading the operation. No one had expected it to happen. They were all shocked to find Star beach being demolished. After the demolition, which took a whole week, the foundation to the new hotel was dug up and building commenced. Moses ensured that the construction of his new hotel was on everybody's lips. He paid popular media personalities to promote his hotel, The Infinite Castle. The promotion was a massive success as everybody kept talking about The Infinite Castle. This made other construction contractors gnash their teeth in regret as they wished they had taken up the contract Moses offered at the conference. With Gwen as the head of constructions, she attracted hundreds of envious enemies even from the Goldstein family. “That damn Gwen,” Uncle Harold growled, pacing around the sitting room with an ugly scowl on his face. “I can't believe she's managing the infinite castle project.”“Tell me about it,” Andr
Moses attended the divorce proceedings two later. Gwen was seated opposite Richard as she was handed the divorce documents. Her lawyer sat down beside her, whispering something in her ears. Moses studied the room. The Goldstein family had Uncle Harold representing them to oversee the divorce settlements. From the looks of it, Moses could tell Richard and the Goldstein family had orchestrated the divorce inorder to ruin Gwen. As Gwen flipped through the pages of the divorce documents, her eyes flared up with shock. "What the hell is this?" She demanded, pointing at the document. "You want me to hand over my firm to you as part of the alimony settlement?""I knew it," Moses thought to himself. "My suspicion was spot on. These bastards could only be after Gwen's firm."Richard smirked. "Why are you surprised? As my wife, you owe me half of everything you own. I don't own anything so I must have a nice settlement."Gwen stood up, her eyes flaring with fury. "You greedy piece of garb
“Now, grovel before Gwen's feet and apologize to her!” Moses commanded. Richard and Uncle Harold were taken aback by Moses audacity. “I won't apologize,” Richard maintained, his voice laced with anger. “I've retracted my claim like you demanded. I won't apologize to anybody!”Gwen turned to Moses. “Moses, that's enough. As long as he's withdrawn his claim, I don't need his apology.”“That's where you're wrong,” Moses laughed. “This bastard owes you an apology for abusing you.”“You're so full of yourself, aren't you?” Uncle Harold barked at Moses. “If I don't know any better, I'd say you're smitten with Gwen. Do you want to marry her?”Gwen's face flushed a beet red. Moses smirked at Uncle Harold. “Who knows, I might consider it. That's why you must fall on your knees and plead for her forgiveness, both of you!”Uncle Harold and Richard glared murderously at Moses. “We'll do no such thing.”Moses didn't mince his words. “This is your final warning. Beg for Gwen's mercy. If you don'
With Richard expelled, Moses hired the Goldstein family to work under Gwen. The Goldstein family crisis brought more spotlight on Moses and the Doberman clan. Everyone was talking about the Doberman clan so much, it generated a buzz in the city. Moses knew it was only a matter of time before he would have enemies and rivals coming after his head. The Doberman Clan were strong in their own right, but their forces were very weak and short-handed. What Moses needed was an alliance. He turned his attention to the Black foot Tribe. They were the strongest and most powerful force in the Twelve cities, but they operate solely as independent assassins. That was how they generated their wealth. Many influential families employ the Black foot Tribe for protection and to handle other dirty work, but Moses had other plans.He would rather not employ them. He wants to buy them. On a hot Sunday afternoon, Moses boarded the train to the Eastern region of the twelve cities. The eastside o
Moses was taken back to the train station, the same way he arrived, with a blindfold on. “You can take the blindfold off now,” a man's voice said. Moses took off the blindfold and was startled to see a young woman standing before him. She wore a black fitted suit that showed off her slender figure. A long katana sword was strapped to her back, and her jet-black silky hair was tied in a short ponytail. “Umm… Who are you?” Moses asked.“My name is Yuri,” she replied. “I am your personal bodyguard. My grandfather assigned me to protect you.”“Elder Guam?” Moses looked surprised. “He's your grandfather?”Yuri nodded. “That's right. I'm his twelfth grandchild.”Moses rubbed his temples. “Honestly, I don't know if it's appropriate to have a female guarding me. I feel uncomfortable about this arrangement. Elder Guam should've discussed this with me first.”Yuri frowned. “Despite how I may look, I am the second strongest in my tribe. Please don't underestimate me, master.”Master? Moses