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The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 11
The Sinclair mansion stood tall, casting long shadows in the late afternoon light. Indoors, the air was filled with a silent tension that had become usual ever since Evelyn became CEO. Ethan sat in the living room, with a glass of whiskey in his hand. he swirled the amber coloured liquid in the glass. The past few months had left him extremely discontent. As the first son, he was supposed to be the CEO but things hadn’t gone the way they should have, and now he was forced to play the supportive brother while she took the limelight. No one knew why he had stepped back even when he was rightly supposed to be CEO, and he preferred to keep it that way. The sound of clicking heels interrupted his thoughts. He didn’t need to turn around to know who it was. “Ethan” Evelyn’s sharp voice came through. “Have you seen the latest projections from the finance team?” He took a slow sip of his whiskey, holding off on the answer just long enough to annoy her. "I've looked them over." "And?"
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 12
Adrian pulled the janitor's uniform over his head; the plainness of the clothes felt strange to his skin. Javier had gotten him the cleaning job at Sinclair Industries. He would finally have the opportunity to once again see the woman who betrayed him. He walked down the halls of Sinclair Industries with a broom in his hand, almost invisible, a shadow moving through the building, unseen. People went on with their business and nobody gave him as much as a second glance, which was precisely what he wanted. He was just another cleaner going about his work. But Adrian had something else on his mind, he wanted to get into Evelyn's office. He needed to find something-anything-that could help bring her down. As he reached out to her office door, Adrian reached for his keycard. It was a standard issue for employees like him, a pass to the areas he needed to clean-including the executive offices. Slipping the card through the lock, the door unlocked with a soft click. He slipped in
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 13
[Javier’s House]“Were you able to find anything at the company?” Javier asked intently as they shared a bottle of whiskey.Adrian exhaled, leaning back on his chair. “I couldn’t find anything important. However, there’s a safe in her office. I’m sure there must be something there I can use.”Javier sat up straight, interested in the safe. “So we just need to get into safe?”“Yeah. But it’s going to be difficult to get in,” Adrian replied, taking a long sip from his glass. “It requires either Evelyn’s fingerprint or a code to open it.”Adrian shook his head. “There’s no way we can get the code, and getting her fingerprint will be just as difficult.”“What about you? Was she suspicious about you stepping in as a driver?”Javier shrugged. “No, I don’t think she suspects anything.”“By the way, I knew they were rich, but I didn’t know they were that rich.” Javier expressed his surprise.Adrian leaned forward, concern on his face. “What about her regular driver? What happened to him?” Adr
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 14
“Who’s there?!”The voice caused Adrian, Javier, and Coder to freeze mid-motion, their hearts pounding.They quickly put their masks back on before the guard could get a good look at their faces.“Intruders!” the guard shouted loudly, his voice echoing down the hallway. Adrian rushed forward, quickly closing the distance between him and the guard, and with two swift strikes, he knocked the guard out.Buy that was not before the guard pressed the emergency button on his radio. A loud alarm rang with red lights flashing all over the room. “Forget about the safe. We need to leave now.” Adrian motioned to Coder.Coder stared at the safe, still tempted to gave a go at it, but he snapped himself out of it and quickly put his gadgets back in his bag as they burst out the door.Soon, guards were rushing towards them as they ran through the executive hallway. Adrian led the way as coder pulled up a live feed of the cameras on his tablet.“Which way?” Adrian asked, as they came to a stop at a
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 15
[Sinclair Industries, the day after the break-in]“What? Break-in?” Evelyn’s angry voice rang through the phone. She had just received the news that some men broke into her office the night before.“I’m on my way.” She hung the call wondering why someone tried to get into her office.“To the office.” She instructed Javier as she got into the car.“Are you okay ma’am?” Javier asked, noticing how tense she was. Although he had an idea what the problem was, considering he was one of the men who broke into her office.“I’m fine. Just drive.” She replied coldly.Not long after they arrived, and Evelyn made her way to the security office where the chief security officer, Walter was waiting.“What happened?! How did they get into my office? Why can’t you fools do your jobs properly” She wasted no time in sharing insults.“We’re sorry ma’am, they hacked into the security cameras, so we didn’t see them when they came in.” Walter tried to explain to her but she was having none of it.“Did you a
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Adrian swallowed hard. Had Evelyn caught on? “Didn’t you hear me? I said turn around!” she repeated. Adrian slowly turned to face her. He wasn’t sure what to do. Should he run away? He’d probably wouldn’t get far before he was caught. As he faced Evelyn, she tried to make out his face. “Take off your mask. I want to see your face.” She demanded. Adrian’s heart beated fast as he reached for the strap of his mask to take it off. Just then, Evelyn’s assistant interrupted “Ma’am you have a call.” “Put it on hold.” She responded sharply. “It’s about Delaney Enterprises.” Her assistant added. This quickly caught Evelyn’s attention. she had been desperately trying to seal a business deal with them. “You can leave” she said to Adrian before walking into her office. Adrian breathed a sigh of relief. He had managed to prevent his identity from being exposed. Had she seen his face, Evelyn would have guessed immediately that he had something to do with the bre
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 17
Chapter 17Adrian was still trying to grasp what Gaines said when someone barged into the room.It was a young man, and he looked quite angry. His dark eyes first darted towards Gaines and then at Adrian.“It's you isn't it? Father's illegitimate son.” He asked, his voice raised.“You think you can just show up out of nowhere and claim the company?”This young man was Tyler Delaney, Christopher Delaney’s son from his arranged marriage.“That's enough, Master Tyler.” Gaines said trying to calm him down.“You won’t get away with this.” He sneered angrily before walking out of the study.Adrian was a bit flustered by his sudden appearance. “Who was that?”Gaines let out a tired sigh. “That's your step-brother, Tyler”“I guess he isn't particularly happy about me being named the sole heir.” Adrian commented.“It was Mr. Delaney’s will, and he has no choice but to accept his decision.” Gaines added.A particularly displeasing look formed on Adrian’s face. “Are you saying he didn’t leave a
The Return of Adrian Scott Chapter 18
“When is she moving the safe?” Adrian asked eagerly.“In 3 days.” Javier replied.Adrian clapped his hands together. “Good. We have enough time to make plans.”“What was it you wanted to tell me?” Javier asked, his tone curious “Have you ever heard about the Delaney family before?”“Delaney? Yes, they are one of the richest families in the country. What about them?”“Apparently, I am the heir to the Delaney fortune.”Javier’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What?”“Why did you never tell me this?”“ I never knew my father since I was young. However, I am just finding out that he was the owner of Delaney enterprises and he left it all for me when he passed.”Javier noticed Adrian’s blank expression “For some reason, you don’t sound too happy about this. Is something wrong?”Adrian exhaled slowly, running a hand through his hair. “From a young age, I had always hated my father. I’m not sure I can accept the inheritance he left behind.”Javier leaned forward. “Adrian think about this. This
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Adrian's head banged with a sharp headache as he woke up. His body felt heavy as he sluggishly sat up on the bed. His eyes widened suddenly when he realized that he was naked. He turned and was shocked to see a woman lying beside him. It was Jane. She was still asleep, the sheets barely covering her body. “What the hell?” he exclaimed as he tried to wake her up. “Jane, wake up!” he shouted angrily. Jane stirred as she slowly opened her eyes. She frowned with confusion when she saw Adrian in front of her. Her face turned red as she quickly realized she was naked as well. She quickly pulled up the sheets to cover herself. “Adrian? What's going on? Why am I here?” “That’s what I should be asking you!” Adrian snapped. “What did you do? What the hell happened last night?” Jane looked horrified. “I didn’t do anything! You’re the one who told me to come here!” Adrian’s jaw tightened. “I never told you to come here.” It was at that point Adrian realized that it mu
CHAPTER 33
Lana stepped into Adrian's office with some questions on her mind. Since the incident with the shooting, Adrian had become more familiar with her. She felt this was an opportunity for her to find out more about his issues with the Sinclairs. “Excuse me sir? Do you mind if I ask you something personal?” she said, breaking the silence. Adrian turned his chair to face her. “You can just call me Adrian when we're alone. What's your question” “Why did you make that deal with Mr. Richardson? You didn’t really need it. Was it just to ruin the Sinclairs’ deal?” she asked, searching his eyes. Adrian gave a faint smile but didn’t answer right away. Instead, he tapped his fingers on his tablet “You think I’d waste my time just to mess with Evelyn?” Lana raised an eyebrow. “Wouldn’t you? You knew how much the Sinclair family needed that deal. You swooped in at the last minute and took it. It wasn’t about business. it was personal.” His smile faded, and his expression turned cold.
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Evelyn’s grip tightened on her tablet as she stared angrily at the news article. The Dave case had brought more negative attention to the family. She clenched her as she scrolled the article. Ever since Adrian had returned, it had been one issue or the other. A sharp knock snapped her out of her thoughts. Her personal assistant walked into the office. “Ma’am, your meeting with Mr. Richardson is in an hour.” She informed her softy. Evelyn took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. “Alright. Tell the driver to get ready,” She instructed, trying to hide her frustration. Sinclair Industries had been trying to get into the renewable energy sector. Initially she had planned to strike a deal with the Delaney family, but with Adrian taking over as CEO, the deal couldn’t happen. He would have no business with the Sinclairs. She decided to deal with the Richardson family instead. They were not as wealth as the Delaney family but they were bigger than the Sinclair family. Evelyn had spent
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About an hour later, Dave’s phone rang. He answered and heard Adrian’s voice on the other end of the line. “What do you want?” he said sharply. “I know you threatened that man to commit suicide.” Adrian said calmly. Dave froze. “You don’t have any proof. Stop making crazy accusations” he tried to sound confident. Adrian chuckled darkly. “Really? I have a recording of you threatening him on the phone.” Dave swallowed hard. There was a long silence before he finally spoke. “You’re bluffing.” Adrian opened a recording and played it. Dave’s eyes widened in shock, his fingers trembling. How did Adrian have a recording of his phone call? Beads of sweat ran down his head. Just then officers barged into the room. “Dave Sethwood, you’re under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder.” “It seems the police has arrived. Enjoy your time in prison.” Adrian smirked before ending the call. Dave’s face twisted with anger. “What? This is ridiculous! I have nothing to do with it!” As the office
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Adrian and Javier took the man to the police station. His appearance matched the person the police had seen on CCTV footage around the area the shooting took place. Detective Grey, the detective in charge began the questioning. “Who sent you? Why did you try to kill Adrian Delaney?” The man refused to answer any of the questions he was asked. He demanded to make a phone call. Dave paced around his room nervously. “You what?” he hissed. “How could you get caught?” The man lowered his voice. “It wasn’t my fault. I was set up.” Dave’s eyes widened. “Set up? How?” “I received a text claiming to be you asking to meet up.” “You have to help me or else I'll confess to everything.” The man threatened. Dave stopped pacing, his grip tightening on his phone. “You listen to me,” he said through gritted teeth. “You won’t say anything. I’ll send my lawyer, and he’ll take care of it. You’ll be out soon.” The man hesitated, fear evident in his voice. “You better not leave me hanging
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Adrian had stepped out to make a call, leaving Brianne and Lana alone in the room. “So,” Brianne started, crossing her arms. “Why did you do it?” Lana frowned, pretending to be ignorant. “Do what?” she asked. “You know what I mean,” Brianne said. “Why did you save Adrian? You could have let someone else take care of him and rid us of the problem.” Lana stiffened. “It wasn’t like that. I couldn’t let him die so easily.” Brianne’s eyes narrowed. “Couldn’t let him die? You told me you hated him. What are you playing at?” Adrian stepped out of the hospital room, the door clicking softly behind him. The faint hum of the hospital corridor filled the silence as Lana turned her head to the sound of approaching heels. Brianne strolled in, her expression sharp and questioning, as if she had been waiting for this exact moment. Lana exhaled sharply, her tone cold. “He needs to suffer. Just like my father suffered. Dying quickly would be too merciful for someone like him.” Brianne studies h
CHAPTER 28
The hospital light cast a glow over Adrian has he sat on a chair beside Lana’s bed, his head in his hands. The events of the previous night kept replaying in his head. His hands were still faintly stained with Lana’s blood. He hadn’t left the hospital since Lana was rushed in. he had refused to. A nurse passed by, trying to give him a reassuring smile that did little to put him at ease. He never wanted anyone to get hurt in his revenge plan. If he suspected correctly, this must have been Dave’s doing. Hours later, he was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of the rustling bed. He turned to see Lana slowly opening her eyes. Her face was a bit pale but she was awake. “Lana,” he said softly. The sound of relief evident in his voice as he helped her sit up. She blinked at him, a bit disoriented. She winced a bit still feeling the pain from the bullet wound. Her gaze settled on Adrian. “What…what happened?” Adrian managed a small smile. “Thankfully, the bullet went straight
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They spent the whole day working on the proposal, and by time it was ready, it was already late at night. “We’re finally done.” Adrian gave a soft smile towards Lana. They both went down to the ground floor and Adrian moved towards his car. “Have a goodnight” Adrian said as he inserted his car key into his car “Goodnight sir.” She replied softly. Adrian noticed she was walking home alone. “Would you like a ride?” he offered. “No. Thank you. I prefer to walk. I’ll get on the bus.” She replied politely, declining his offer. Adrian closed his car door. “Well. If you’re not going to take my offer. Then I’ll walk with you to the busstop.” Lana paused for a moment. Not sure how to respond. “Oh. You don’t have to.” “I insist.” Adrian said with a charming smile. The night air was crisp and quiet as they walked side by side, the sound of moving cars filling the silence. Adrian glanced at Lana. She looked like she was in thought, her hands folded tightly. “You know” Adrian start
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“Sit,” she said with an icy tone. Lana obeyed, sitting promptly in the chair opposite her. “I must say” Brianne began, her voice laced with disappointment. “I am unimpressed with your progress. I offered you the chance to get revenge for your father but so far you have given me nothing” Lana’s hands clenched in her laps. “I’ve been trying-” “You’re not trying enough” Brianne cut her off sharply. “I don’t care if you have to seduce him to get information, just do what needs to be done!” “Yes, ma'am,” Lana replied softly. [The Sinclair Mansion] Dave’s attention was drawn to his buzzing phone, Tyler’s name on the screen. “Hey Tyler, what’s up?” Dave greeted casually. “I wasn’t sure whether to tell you this, but I saw Jane at the company yesterday. It seems she came to see Adrian.” Dave’s expression hardened “Are you sure?” “I’m positive.” Tyler replied. “Alright.” He said before ending the call. Dave clenched his fists, evidently furious. He had asked Jane wh
