Catherine turned back, only to see someone she wasn't expecting. William and Bruce were dressed in a neat white top and trousers as they walked in their direction from the left corridor. 'What is he doing here?' Catherine questioned herself. 'Maybe they are workers here, but from the type of clothes on them, they don't look like employees. Meaning, the words of my mom and Bridget are true, and he left me for another woman, as the William I know can't afford to lodge in this kind of expensive hotel.' Catherine concluded after inspecting the two as they came close to her. With a pained expression on her face. "Please, continue to lead the way," she said to the man at her front as they walked away. William rushed to get to her as he saw her walking away. "Catherine, wait." Bruce shook his head for his boss; he knew that William deeply loved Catherine and was part of the reason he retired from the "Supreme Military Corps," even after becoming the supreme general respected by everyone.
Catherine forced herself to focus on the task at hand, making a mental checklist of everything that needed to be done. It wasn't as easy as being said. She tried to remain calm and composed in her heart, but she could feel frustration kicking inside her since she saw William here, and she couldn't describe the feeling of that moment. 'Catherine, calm down and focus on what you are here for,' she told herself. She took a deep breath and pushed open the door, entering the meeting room, the air thick with the scent of expensive perfume. Inside the meeting room, Thomas Hidalgo, the young heir of the Hidalgo empire, stood beside a large window overlooking the city skyline, dressed in an expensive silver suit. He was a tall, handsome man with a piercing gaze and an air of authority around him as he stood still with his hands in his pocket. He slowly turned to face Catherine when he heard the opening and closing sounds of the door. "We see again, Mrs. Catherine, as it has been a while,"
Thomas was someone who was ruthless in his deeds until he got whatever he wanted, no matter the cost. "Keep an eye on her and report every single detail to me when it's necessary," Thomas said furiously to a huge man kneeling before him with his head down while still pouring more wine for himself. This was the second bottle he finished after the meeting with Catherine. *BANG* "Ahhhhh." He hit the table. *SCATTER* *SCATTER* With anger still present within him, he grabs the empty wine bottle and throws it hard towards the other end of the room. *THUD* "Catherine, since you don't want it the easy way, then I'll use the iron-fisted method." He paused, then got hold of the other empty bottle and repeated the same thing. "I'll so much deal with you in such a way that you'll wish that death take you away." After draining down the remaining content in the cup, he also threw the glass cup away furiously. *SCATTER* *THUD* The sound of glass breaking rang out in the room as he clenched
"GET HER TO ME...." With that, the call ended.The guard whose name was Liam, a evil grin formed on his face immediately he was given the command. "Time to act!"*CRACK* *CRACK*The crackling sound of his knuckles and neck was heard as he readied himself."I enjoy doing this for young boss always." With a sly thought in his head, he knew if he got this successfully done, he would get some credits from his boss.******Unaware of the incoming danger, Catherine slowly continued to drink.This was the second bottle she was taking, and it's already halfway finished. She ignored the fact that it going to take effect on her as she nods her head sideways, enjoying the cool music playing in the background."Hey lady," A young man approached her and took the available seat near her. "I have been watching you from a corner, drinking here all by yourself."Catherine looked at the man and ignored him, returning her gaze to her precious wine.Seeing that he had been ignored, the young man didn't g
Catherine was trying to struggle herself out of the grip of Steve but the hard drug taking effect on her was too powerful, she had never tried taking hard drugs in her life which made her vision blurry talk less of fighting against the person holding her.Steve made sure he added a good quantity of the cocaine to make it react faster and attack her body system, succeeding in weakening them. Catherine was passing through a severe headache as if her brain was going to burst out any moment and her body was out of her control which was strange to her.'Is the effect of me drinking too much alcohol?''Why are there a lot of holes on the ground? the ground is shaking, earthquake?' 'If I have known this is the painful effect behind the drink, I wouldn't have drank too much of it,''Holy moly.... This pain is unbearable!' She cried inside her head in pain as different thoughts occupied her brain and the more she thought about it, the more the pain and there was nothing she could do about it
"Finally, I won!" Bruce cheered as he danced around, directly drinking from the wine bottle. "It wasn't easy winning against you; damn, making it 6-1.""You were a bit lucky, if not, I could have given you a clean sheet but it seems like you buckled up not to allow such," William smiled, watching Bruce dance around childishly."I'll go sick for days if I can't win a single one in any of the games, but I was able to win one in this chess game." Bruce reveals his white teeth as he smiles.For the past hours, William and Bruce have been busy playing games, challenging each other, but no matter how much Bruce tried playing, he wasn't able to win a single one in any of the games. Pool game, checker, backgammon, risk, and stratego, but he wasn't able to win except finally in the chess game after losing good six times."You know I'm good at these games; I have played them a lot in the past, so against you who don't have time for games, there is a probability that I'll win since I am used to
Liam took the lead, checking if everywhere was clear for free passage not to be caught by the security personnel.Steve and John struggled in carrying Catherine, holding her across her shoulders, feigning and putting up a fake act that they were helping a drunk lady.It wasn't easy to avoid people seeing them with a lady in such way, suspecting them but these people swipe the thoughts off their head seeing that the lady in question was sleeping or have gotten over drunk and the boys might be her guard who were getting her to lodge to regain herself. Moreover, they decided to mind their business since they don't even know the lady, then why will they involve themselves in it.After 30 minutes, they were able to Thomas's lodge after difficultly avoiding CCTV cameras and other crowded areas.KNOCK! KNOCK!Liam calmly await the response of his boss.Thomas was alone in the room, the faint smell of cigarette fills the air as he inhales the smoke from the cigarette in his hand, drawing the
"I will make sure you're awake when doing my thing and let you fully experience what is going to happen!" Thomas spoke with hatred in his voice as have an evil plan up his head.This wasn't the first day that Catherine have rejected him, he has tried several times and with different method, but she kept rejecting him. Catherine clearly knew the kind of person he was which was why she kept on with it the rejection."This will serve as the punishment for making me look like a fool," Thinking about the past was making him more angry.Thomas began to shake her violently, trying to wake her up but it didn't work."Wake up you b*tch"His yell resounded in the room.He made a move towards the mini fridge at a corner, then took a cold bottle water before going back to her.He empty the whole water on her head.Immediately Catherine who was unconscious tried to open her eyes that felt heavy. " Where I am?" That was the question that struck her head the moment she regains her consciousness as d
Meanwhile, at the police station, everywhere was bustling with everybody busy with one or two tasks. They were all focused on their work, not even having the chance to have free talk with their colleagues except those who were working together or exchanging useful information.A young man not in uniform walked into the main hall of the police department with an ID hanging on his neck, indicating that he was a cop there.Walking inside the busy hall with a tired look on his face, his white T-shirt was soaked with sweat, a testament of the long day he had endured."Detective Deng, Captain requests you immediately report to his office when you're back," another cop said to him after they exchanged greetings.Without any hesitation, he made his way to the Captain's office.Knock! Knock! Knock!"Come in," a deep voice said from inside.Entering inside, across the table, a middle-aged man could be seen focused on the computer in front of him, his hands speedily clicking across the wide keyb
The next morning, news of the Kensingtons being attacked by bandits was all over the news. People were surprised by this; thoughts of who dared to send these bandits to attack them filled their heads, but one thing they knew was that the Kensingtons might have offended someone or a family more wealthy and powerful than them. The public doesn't know about the current bad terms between the Hidalgos and Kensingtons. In fact, the news about Thomas being attacked in the "Luxe Fernandez Hotel" was hidden from the public and only known by a few people.On a popular TV channel known as ZeeTv, a show was airing. Three presenters were on stage, two female and one male in the middle."Strange that the cops didn't arrive on time, until twenty minutes later," the female presenter on the left side of the male said with a thoughtful expression."It seems like the attack was well-planned because it was reported that the moment these people attacked, the network suddenly went down and they couldn't
"What the hell?... So you're telling us that your daughter disappeared into thin air?"The bandits were pissed off.Pow!One of them shot the bleeding guard, completely killing him off.Everyone gasped in fear when they saw this, terrified as they were afraid of what would happen to them. Instantly, they all caught cold, shivering at the heavy smell of blood."Do you all think we're joking here? If you don't reveal to us where Catherine is, every minute, we're going to kill one person until she is provided."The tension in the air right now was high; no one wants to die at the cold, bloody hands of these wicked souls, who were ready to kill everyone.Marianne and Bridget thought about why the bandits were even looking for Catherine. They knew the kind of person she was; she wasn't troublesome, making them wonder how she could have offended these gangsters."Ahhhhh!" Suddenly, the loud, deep voice of someone crying out in pain drifted over to the ears of everyone."What's happening up
After Bruce came to help handle the bandits outside, William felt relief and immediately rushed off to get to the main deal. "I pray I make it in time. Please be safe and sound for me, Catherine," William silently continuously said to himself as he ran towards the back of the mansion. Checking his phone, he noticed that there was no network, the same as it was on Henry's side. Meaning it wasn't a coincidental attack but was planned for them to use the same trick here too. Unfortunately, they didn't know who they were dealing with, William wasn't the powerless weakling of before; now, he was at a higher level than anyone thought. "After this, I'll make sure I deal with the bastards involved in this," he already had two people in mind, Tony McAllister and the Hidalgos. He already knew about the Hidalgo's revenge on the Kensingtons; it was all over the news. He did some digging into the matter and discovered that the Hidalgos were the ones behind everything. But William wasn't going
Vrooom!On the road, a power bike was traveling at high speed. There was no joy on William's face as he raced the bike speedily on the road.William was riding the bike crazily, with the heavy wind brushing against his face.Even some road users stopped, taking their vehicles to the side and allowing him to pass when they saw his rough mode of driving.Many rained insults at him, but William didn't mind; his head was occupied with getting to his destination right away.Soon, after some minutes, he arrived close to Catherine's house.From a distance, he could see two big buses park beside the Kensington's gate, and several boys armed with guns vigilantly stood there.Those boys task was to make sure that no one came in or went out during the operation.Vrooom!The bandits outside heard the sound of a fast bike approaching in their direction.Without any hesitation, with their guns set ready for things like this, they began to fire at William.William was someone who always plans ahead
"WTF! What's wrong this time around?" William felt uncomfortable as he looked at the notification that just arrived.He quickly clicked on the notification, bringing him to a fresh page.[System alert!!! There is an emergency within your marked user location. Click here to view Catherine's location]"Hope nothing happens to her," William silently said to himself through a tense tone as he looked at the page that he had specially designed for Catherine's sake.The reason for creating the private website was to keep himself updated about Catherine and easily notified anytime there was danger around.Earlier that night, when they were attacked by those gangsters while coming back from Catherine's granny's birthday. He secretly got access into her phone and activated a locator signal inside it.He already had the thought to do that to keep a better lookout for her; he couldn't afford for her to be in any trouble that would endanger her life.Seeing the expression on William's face, Henry a
"Mr. Hidalgo, we're deeply sorry concerning your son. Catherine is facing the consequences for her actions," Mrs. Kensington spoke with Mr. Hidalgo over the phone, her expression unpleasant as she apologized to him.She couldn't believe that one day she would be apologizing to someone younger than her.Mrs. Kensington was senior to Mr. Hidalgo but in this world, power and wealth are what are considered, not age or seniority. Well, she had to do it, or else her family would be doomed. The Hidalgos were wealthy and influential around town and beyond, so getting other families or companies to do their bidding wasn't difficult.Reporting to the police wouldn't solve it; it would only worsen the situation."Is this all you have to say?" Mr. Hidalgo replied angrily. "Then, get out but expect more feedback from me."Mrs. Kensington frowned when she heard him. 'Catherine, I'll deal with you so much,' she cursed in her heart."Then, how about compensation?" She asked thoughtfully.There was si
In a tall building, a muscular man lay on the floor, his eyes focused on the binoculars attached to the gun set up in front of him."There they are," he whispered to himself, smiling and chewing gum joyfully while nodding to the beat of the music playing through his earphones. "Easy mission; thought the targets would be more challenging."A minute later, he positioned himself again, getting a clear view of his target.Pow!He pulled the trigger with a smile, already envisioning success.But his smile froze as nothing happened; the bullet missed his target. Confusion clouded his face."What? How's that possible?" the attacker asked himself, confused, as he looked through the binoculars, which he could no longer see the target as they had gone into hiding after the miss."Sh*t, did I miss? No, I've been doing this for too long to miss easily," he thought, finding it strange."Wait, they suddenly went down at the last moment. How the f*ck did they know I was going to attack right at this
"What do you need my help for? Just go ahead and tell me about it, I'll try my very best to accomplish it as long it's something within my capacity."Henry humbly spoke in respect, walking alongside William and Bruce, heading towards the mansion. Even though he knew he was older than William, he didn't allow that to get to his head and treat him harshly. He didn't know William's identity, but he was sure it was a powerful one."Help me look into the Hidalgo's companies, everything about them," William requested.Henry nodded, then called out to one of the guards around."Get to the head security and tell him to see me immediately," he dismissed the guard after instructing him.Entering the mansion, the moment they stepped inside, the door swung open, and someone came running towards them."Hey, uncles. You left unannounced, it's not fair," Anabel said with a saddened face as she expressed her disappointment at their unannounced departure."Ahhhh, come on, we left due to an emergency,"