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The whole workers stop working, but they didn't say a word to the guy who pushed Duke. Duke stands up and beats dust off his body. He notices the mark on his arm and he tsk, this is going to leave a mark. "What the hell man?" He asks the giant. Isn't scared of him, he has seen worse men. "Maybe you should watch it, son!" The giant gives him another shove, but this time around, his feet are planted well and he doesn't fall off. His jaw hardens in anger as he promises himself that he is not going to fight this man. He will leave him a rumbled heap of flesh and bones, he just doesn't want to sabotage himself. But the man keeps pushing his luck. Duke decides to just ignore the man and walk again, but he gives him another shove. " Andre, that's enough!" The only woman there warns him. " Shut up, Brenda!"Duke walks towards the exit, he better get out of here if not, with the way his fists are twitching, he is going to fight someone. "Where do you think you are going, little?!" The
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Duke is in the kitchen, putting his hoodie over his head, it's raining outside. Melody is late for work, she has repeated it to his hearing like five times but that doesn't stop her from making him breakfast and preparing him lunch for work. He has told her not to worry and that he will be able to take care of himself, but she has refused to listen. She is frying his eggs and putting his snacks into his bag, he feels like a little boy. " Seriously, babe. " He wants to protest again, but she holds up a finger to his lips. "Not another word from you, I have told you that you shouldn't try to stop me. " She frowns at him. Well, what can he say? She is the boss. She serves him his breakfast and then hers and both of them sit to eat. "I have been asking how your job has been going and all you have been saying to me is that it's okay. " She looks at him. He laughs. " That's because it's fine, sweetheart. " He says. " Trust me, it's fine. "" I'm just saying. " She shrugs. " If you
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Duke hasn't stopped wiping off the paint from his face, it's thick and the feeling of it against his skin is irking the hell out of him. Bloom? What's Bloom doing here? He is looking at everyone except Duke, and he has the angriest look on his face too. "What's going on here?" Bloom asks his eyes on Andre. Andre doesn't have an answer, the paint bucket is still in his hand – the evidence of his mischievousness. Jim is standing behind with his jaw tight in anger, he doesn't word. Bloom rubs his nose and all the men stand at attention like they are in the army or something. " Are you guys kids or something?!" Bloom barks at them. " I came here to see if you guys work well and I see you are bullying someone like they are not responsible men. "Jim steps in, he has to step in. Bloom is taking it too personally. " Sir, I am sorry about that. " Jim says into his ear. " I promise you that my men are of good conduct, I am going to handle this."" With what I have seen, I don't know if
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Carl is crying now, like a child, he doesn't want to die. " Man, you don't want to do this!" He snorts. " Please! Please!""Maybe I am just going to do it." Duke pushes him and they all yell in fear. "What?!" Duke snaps at all of them. " You guys care now?! How about all the times that he has been mean to me?"It's true, they always turned a deaf ear whenever he was being treated badly, but they never said a word – except for Brenda. " Do it, I dare you!" Andre says. " I am going to fuck you up!" "Hey!" Carl cautions him immediately. " Do you really want me dead?! I have a kid, man!" Duke doesn't loosen his grip around Carl's shirt and he still doesn't take him away from the window. " I am going to let you go when you promise me that you are going to leave me alone. " Duke looks at Carl and then Andre. " I didn't come here to be bullied by both of you, I just want some money, that's all. " Carl is nodding even before he hears the rest of what Duke is saying. He can even promise
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" Logan wants to introduce me to some of his business partners. " Melody tells Duke excitedly. "Really?" He is happy for her. She is combing through her hair. " I met one of them the other day and the man was so impressed with me and my company. " She beams. " Because women are never found in that line of work. ""Well, they shouldn't be surprised because I married a superwoman. " Duke winks at her. " There is really nothing you can't do. "" And I know you said that you don't want to join me, but if it gets big enough, I know you won't hesitate. " She says. He is on the bed, trying to catch some rest but he turns around when those words leave her mouth. " What do you mean?" He asks. She drops the brush that she has been passing through her hair repeatedly and turns around on the stool that she is sitting on. " You don't want to work with me?" She murmurs. " I told you that It's your business and if you succeed, I am happy for you, but I won't sit with you and the head of the
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She is going farther and farther away from him, so much farther if he was to call her again, she won't hear him. The best thing he can do is to go with her because he doesn't want to give her ideas right now. He hurries to catch up with her but when he gets there, she is already at the house – or what used to be a house. What he remembers as home, where he played with his sister, where he cooked with his mother, where he painted with his father, it's all gone. In place of what used to be a house are now rubbles of charred blocks on top of each other. It has been years now, but each look at this place brings back harsh memories and he flinches as they seep back into his brain. He is on a quest to get them revenge and he has taken some of the men who did it down, but he feels like he hasn't done enough for them. He hasn't done enough for his mum, his dad, and little Eden. Melody is emotional too as she stares at the rubbles. It brings back bad memories to her too. " Do you know
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Mister Jimmy's jaw drops to the ground in shock, he can't believe what he has just heard right now. Grand Lord is silently waiting for his answer at the other end of the phone. It takes a while for the answer to come. "Sir, I don't think that's possible. " Mister Jimmy dares to say and he listens to the Grand Lord's angry exhale. " Are you refusing a direct order of the Grand Lord?" He questions. "No, sir, no my Lord. " Mister Jimmy quickly bows. " Then I don't want to hear any more questions. " He grunts. " Do as I have said, eliminate the workers so that I don't have my business flying in the mouth of people. "Mister Jimmy wants to say no again, but he is scared of Grand Lord, he is scared because he knows that this is a short-tempered and dangerous man. But he had to gather courage and say what he had to say. "Sir, I can't carry out this order of yours because my grandson-in-law is one of the workers. " He breaks. " Futterman, that's not my problem. " He tells him. " Why i
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He is not the only one who is confused, the rest of the workers are. "Look, I'm sorry to say, but I don't think that he would fire me. " Duke has never been more confident about something concerning Mister Jimmy. He has no reason to fire him and he has nothing to gain from it. Jim, without a word, takes his hand into his pocket and removes his phone. He scrolls through and taps on some icons before handing them to Duke. Duke takes a sharp breath of air, it's true. It's a text message from Mister Jimmy himself and it's short and simple. "Duke is fired."Anyone who sees it gets the clear message, but Duke doesn't understand why he is being fired. Even though he has the privilege of being married to the boss' granddaughter, he has been punctual and hard-working. "Why am I being fired?" Duke questions. " Shouldn't there be a reasonable reason for this?"Jim takes back his phone and returns it to his pocket. "Duke, I am as shocked as you are and I am sorry, but Lord Jimmy
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Tonya is finally going to go home. After a few months of hiding away in an orphanage, she is finally going back home to her family. Duke being too busy with the new government, won't be able to take her home. Eden is given this task and she is the best option given that Tonya is closest to her. So with a huge number of military escorts, they are on their way to Padre island. Eden is sitting beside Tonya in the private plane. Tonya is asleep beside her and she has her head on Eden's lap. Eden gently strokes her head as she keeps her eyes on the white clouds. She has recovered over the week, but she never attended Ansel's burial. The plane has a limited number of passengers, but it's full. She and Tonya are the only civilians here and Eden feels safe. None of the soldiers here are corrupt, all the corrupt ones have been sacked and it was like a cleansing for the whole army. The pilot soon announces that the plane is getting ready to land, and they have come to their destinat
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Mister Jimmy looks scared, but he manages to keep himself composed. Eden still has the gun pressed on his head. " That's a very complicated question, do you want to sit down?" He offers. "No." She grunts. " Get talking."He glances over to his son's wife who is totally horrified. "I'm going to call the police!" She screams as if Eden is supposed to scare off the police. " Yeah, you do that." Eden scoffs. " Your father-in-law is supposed to be in jail anyway." " Miss Eden, if you can just tell me what this is about." He begs. " We don't have to settle it this way." " You heard my question, start to answer!" She fires at him, she is losing her patience little by little. "Okay, okay, okay." He gulps down the air. He looks at his son's wife and gives her a nod. She reluctantly goes up the stairs and they are left alone. She lowers the gun and he breathes out in relief. " I'm not dropping this for too long if you don't start talking." He nods and adjusts his seat. " Miss Eden
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Now that he has sent the gun in her hand he knows that she isn't joking. His hands are raised in surrender as he backs away into his seat, the one he was sitting on. Eden has managed to cut the tape around her hands and now she is the one with the gun. " You know that the other guy is just outside, right?" He reminds her. " I could whistle right now and you are done for."" Go ahead, do it." She dares, poking the gun against his forehead. " If I don't blow your fucking brains out." He laughs, he behaves so much like Ansel that it kind of creeps her out. Eden has her eyes on him and her ears opened to listen whenever someone walks in. Felix's eyes are boring through her, he is like reading through what is going through her mind. " I get it now." He sounds defeated. " You are a lot smarter than we thought."Eden tilts her head, it's now her turn to smile at him. " It took you a while to get it right, didn't you?" She mocks. " I see what's going on here." He nods. " Your brother
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Eden is on the ground, her eyes are shut and she has no consciousness of what has happened to her. The one who has hit her looks up as Ansel stares at him. " I'm sorry, boss." He apologizes. " She was going to cause trouble for us."The other one appears from the front door, he looks at his partner. " It's a good thing you got her when you did, Nate." He nods at him. He who she just entered now is Felix. He has worked for Ansel for a long time and even with his father before. He is close to Ansel and unlike the rest, he has a way to get Ansel to listen to him. " Felix, you got him up to it?" Ansel turns to him, not very happy. " I told you I was going to handle it."" I'm sorry, but you could have taken care of her if you wanted a long time ago." Felix looks down at her. " The fact that she is still alive is enough to tell that you needed a push."He looks at Nate, who looks as if Ansel is going to kill him for what he has done. " Tie her up with duct tape." He instructs. " The
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**BREAKING NEWS**** The whole country is in a state of confusion as much evidence has been released against the president and some members of the government and top military. He has been forced to resign and the vice president has just been sworn in.**** Many arrests have been made to link some top businessmen that have been in dubious dealings with the president. **Eden is watching the news from her bed. She takes the remote and turns the volume even higher, she wants to hear all she can. Duke wasn't kidding when she told him that there will be a cleansing. It has been just a few days later and it has come to pass just as he had promised her. She sits in her bed, biting her nails as she tries to concentrate on the images on the screen and what they are saying. ** The new president, as an act of transparency, has released the names of those arrested.**Eden holds her breath as the names appear on the screen. The military officers first, there are a whole lot of them, including
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Eden can't believe that this is about to happen. It feels like she has just heard that the rapture is about to come. " When was this decided?" She asks Logan. " I don't know. " He answers truthfully. " Duke just told me what I have told you and that's all I know."Her heart is going crazy. Yes, she wants for the evil among Mafia to end, but she doesn't want Ansel to go down with them. " I have to tell Ansel." She says to herself. " I can't let him fall with the rest."She is already walking away when Logan catches her hand and stops her. "I'm sorry, I can't let you do that." He apologizes. " So you expect me to stand still and watch Ansel get destroyed?" She is agitated. " Let go of me!" She is pulling attention towards them and he has no choice but to pull her to a secret part of the building. She shrugs him off violently. "Listen to me, you have to listen to me." He implores her. " We both should be grateful that Duke saved us from getting caught in the net. Telling Ansel
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He was going to be here tonight, she knew and had prepared for that. He has been ignoring her all these weeks, but she hasn't done anything to get his attention. She didn't come here with the intent to get to speak to him, no she came for the meeting and she was going to leave afterward. Now he has entered the room with a lady she has never seen, and she is trying her best to keep cool with it. It would have been better if that was just it, but that lady was having her hands all over him and she started to find it hard to breathe. She didn't take herself to be a very hard kind of person, who gets jealous easily, but here it is. She struggles not to let her jealousy show as he walks to the table. He has a blank look on his face and acts as if Eden is not in her seat. The lady on the other hand seems to be so drilled that she can't stop smiling, it's like this is the best thing that has ever happened to her, this was the sole reason for her existence and coming into this world.
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After a long drive, Duke returns home. It's kind of a relief because he is living alone, without those soldiers around to scare him anymore and it comes in quite handy now that he has his own tiny family. He steps out of the car with the crunchies and walks to the house. " Hello, I'm home." He announces loudly. Melody appears from the kitchen with a spatula in her hand and an exhausted look on her face. " Oh God, your back." She wipes sweat from her eyebrow. " Didn't know you would be back so quickly."" I had luck on my side, I found it." He lifts it up for her to see and her face lights up in delight. They walk towards each other and he gives it to her as she places a kiss on the side of his cheek. That was a tease, she kisses him on his lips and he giggles, he is delighted. " I would go out and scavenge for other crunchies if you would kiss me again." She laughs, he is funny when he wants to be. "Oh, I won't do that to my husband." She shakes her head. " But here is anot
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Eden hasn't been confused like this in a long time. Ansel hasn't called her since he asked her to leave his house and also she has been too scared to try to call him too. That doesn't mean that hasn't been thinking about what happened in his house, the confrontation, and how she blurted out that she loves him. She might have imagined it, but it's possible that he got kind of scared about what she said because then he refused to speak to her again. Ansel might be madly crazy, but she didn't lie. It might have been just sex and fooling around for him, but she fell for him a long time ago. That's why has ignored every sign that proved to be a red flag in him. She is still hoping that he is going to give up his bad side. She doesn't want to think of him ending up like the bad guys in movies, she hates it. This had led her to some kind of depression and that's why she is still in her room when it's almost midday. She hasn't gone out of her room and she has canceled all meetings tha
