Still staring emotionlessly at the burly man, Adam waited for his reply. He had an inkling about what was happening but chose to remain calm and mute, wanting to see how it would play out. Frowning, the man narrowed his eyes at him before he responded in a challenging tone, “Orders from above, or do you have anything to do about it?” With his hands still placed in his pocket, Adam shook his head, and shrugged once again, “I would like to speak with the person in charge. I do not have the time for this” The man sneered once more, tipping his head back, he answered with a bark of laughter, “The orders came from the person in charge, how about that?” Adam’s mouth twitched at the side, it was a pity the fool standing before him didn't know who he was, and was just overly carrying out the instructions given to him; if he wanted to, he could have the guy stripped of his job and buy the company leaving both him and his supposed person in charge jobless. Still, Adam uttered no wo
Chagrined to see their partners out of sorts, the other guys bared their teeth and charged at Adam. Adam deftly dealt a bone-crushing blow to their faces, causing them to fall to the ground, disoriented and blood dripping from their nostrils. Williams, Logan and the security man who had intercepted Adam were all transfixed, their eyes bulging in their sockets with their bodies unable to move as they watched in horror. The security man was aghast within him, he couldn't believe that the person he had tried intimidating was solely taking on five men who were his size and a little bigger. With the four of his colleagues writhing and squirming on the floor, the one who had been run into, picked up the machete beside him and hurled it at Adam. Sensing his intention and movement, Adam deftly swung his head and body away, the machete went crashing through the glass of the restaurant, and the shattering of glass and the clanking of the weapon got the attention of those around. “Tsk tsk, yo
Looking around to find out who had spoken, everyone’s attention fell on the man who had spoken and was dressed splendidly. He disregarded their curious gaze as he walked towards Adam. Mr Candace from Light Voice Press was smiling heartily as he did. Ignoring the kneeling man before Adam, he beamed when he got to Adam, the piece he had done for Adam in his newspaper and the continuous one had earned him a bigger promotion, minus the money Adam had given to him, suffice to say he was Adam’s number one fan. “Is he not one of the journalists at Light Voice Press? He knows the martial artist guy?” “I heard he recently became the editor-in-chief and a part-owner as well!” “I wonder if this will be in the news tomorrow. It would be such juicy gossip, and I can boast to my colleagues that I saw it firsthand” the person who spoke up laughed to herself, Some members of the crowd spoke as they saw him approach. Candace was a known face in the public, and because of the damage or praise he co
At Williams' and Logan’s departure, everyone cheered and began to disperse, leaving only Adam, Adrien, Candance and Frank, as well as the taxi man who was hoping to get his fare money from Adam, seeing as Williams didn't pay him. The burly security man stood as well, transfixed at the entire situation, just by following orders, he would have been in trouble or would have ended up like the three men whom the man had beaten up. A part of him was grateful for the arrival of Williams and his goons, if they hadn't arrived, he probably would have gotten the beating of his life, and he shuddered at that thought. Frank, who was still unsure about his standing with Adam, slowly approached Adam to once again apologise “Sir, I sincerely apologise for my foolish act. It was out of ignorance, please do not be offended” he begged in a quiet voice, with his head hanging low while his eyes looked at Adam. “I will have the best table in our restaurant prepared for you right away, bills on the house
Williams sat in his office, a twinkle in his eyes as he leaned back in his office chair, a relaxed smile crossing his face. The day was turning out to be a good day for him, and he sighed in satisfaction at the thought. After his public humiliation once again at Frank’s restaurant, he received a mail a few days later, the person who had sent the mail had offered to invest in his company and help build it back. Apparently, the man had seen the disgrace and wanted to help out, he had Adam to thank for that. They had been communicating via emails and calls since then, the man sought to invest a whooping five billion into his company, and at the thought of the money, Williams's chest puffed out. He was back in business, and his finances were beginning to look up and he couldn't wait for the man to send the first part of the money. Per their agreement, Williams would remain the acting CEO, only known to him and Mr Dulaney, his investor. He had the man checked out, and Mr Dulaney was
At Raine’s mansion, all of Adam’s family were gathered in the living room area of the house, and Adam couldn't help but be thankful, looking at each of them, only one person was missing in the mix and she would complete them soon. Over the last few months, his adopted family had grown close to his grandfather and Raul, and Adam was grateful to Marcus for embracing them and leaving his doors open to them. Hector, his father, was seated beside his grandfather deeply engrossed in a conversation, the glass of whiskey they held in their hands hadn't been downed for a while. He couldn't help the smile that escaped his lips as he watched Hector, he had sure come a long way from the badly beaten up and head-wrapped man he had come back home to meet. Seated in front of him was a robust man who was full of life, and now had a twinkle in his eyes, Hector’s worries had greatly reduced, the load off his shoulders, therefore he had begun to look way younger than his years. Glancing around t
With his phone on his lap, Adam used his free hand to continuously rub through his face and hair. Getting to his feet, he began pacing the ground, they were so close but he didn't want to mess this up, one wrong move and it could all blow up into flames, the thought alone had his heart racing, he couldn't afford any mistakes. “Adam? Are you there? I'll send you the address shortly, but I'm still hanging around the area. I gotta be careful here too, we are dealing with ruthless and terrible people. We can't afford to fail” Adam’s silence over the phone had Anderson a little worried, yet he kept up with the conversation. "I have an intel that says it best to do this soon. I think you should involve the force in this, and inform the police as well. Handling them alone isn't ideal" With his eyes closed, Adam pinched his nose bridge not saying anything, his head and mind racing with different thoughts. Even if he could single-handedly handle a whole army, he still needed to tread with
Over fifty men hovered around Adam, brandishing different weapons including guns such as rifles, shotguns and other weapons like clubs, machetes etc. Adrien, Miles and the other guys who had come with them were battling a separate set of armed men right outside. The overwhelming number of armed men they had met was quite alarming, it was as though they had been expecting them and had gotten reinforcement. One thing was for sure, Adam wasn't going to move an inch until he had recovered his child, “Just to let you all idiots know, I am not leaving here without my child. If you all have to die, then so be it” he declared loudly, with his legs spread apart and his hands folded behind him. The men stared at him in disbelief, before they all broke into laughter, guffawing and cackling loudly, “You are quite the joker, you and everybody else will leave here in a body bag, or better still we, maybe well make sure there's no trace left and burn your sorry bodies!” One of them who looked