Bryan arrived at the pub downtown a few hours later. First, he'd made sure his wife was taken by Jimmy out of the hotel safely while he hit up a can to come drop him off. Claire had many duties as the new CEO and he couldn't wait for her to settle in. With her new influence over the Oscar family, he had a few things in mind. The pub was a little far off from the metropolis but the wine was good and the lighting was superb too. Bryan sat at the counter where he knew he would easily be seen by Benjamin when he arrived. Sure enough, he had rarely ordered a bourbon when he heard Benjamin's voice from behind, "Supreme master," he greeted in the usual fashion that Bryan had gotten used to. He was the supreme master of the army. He was just a step away from being crowned the warlord of the entire territory when he suddenly went mad - or so they all say. "Benjamin," he replied slowly, ordering the bartender to bring one more glass. "You're a few minutes late," Benjamin said as he looked a
A few had passed since the beginning with Caleb over Claire. Frankly, with all that was going on and his newfound interest in what had happened to him, Bryan had long forgotten about the stupid bet and he didn't pay any attention to the date that had been fixed. Claire was still at the office, in the headquarters of the Oscar company when her mother arrived, she was dressed in a beautiful two-piece and her hair was wrapped up fashionably in a turban. "I thought you would tell the guards to stop me from coming in again today," she said. Claire looked up at her from the skin of her laptop and snapped it shut as she sat down on the chair across from her. "How is any of this going to be of help to us? To the company in general?" Claire couldn't help but ask. Freda raised a brow at her, "And what do you mean by 'all of this?" She asked with a scowl on her face. "Mother, you know exactly what I mean. You keep calling to show up at the company or to be around or something like that, how d
Bryan had to find a way to reach Peterson and although Benjamin had given his word that he would do everything in his power to find him, Bryan believed that both efforts would be fine. He decided that he would go to the bureau and see what he could find. The bureau was one of the most protected places in the city. When he had been in the army, the best of men had been recruited to the bureau once in many months. They made sure that records and other important things about different men in the army didn't get into the wrong hands and at the same time that the men weren't just ghosts that would walk around and vanish at the slightest instant. They had to keep tabs on the men and make sure that there was a way to find them in case any of them even went rogue. As simple as it was, the bureau was meant to keep confidential information about men in the army confidential. They had to find secrets and still keep these secrets safe and make sure they didn't get into the wrong hands. Benjami
Ronnie stared at Bryan with cold eyes, he looked back at his junior officer and asked who was troubling them. "Where has the fool that touched my men?!" He snapped aggressively. All the men seemed very pleased that the superior was getting upset. They knew how explosive Ronnie was once mad and they couldn't wait for him to unleash his fury on Bryan. "Sir, he claimed to be very important and that you would certainly know him when you arrived," his subordinate said and bowed. Ronnie glared at Bryan. At first, he didn't recognize him at all and thought that he was just some common man that he could make fun of, but looking at him closely, he realized that he knew him and that he was Claire's husband. "Oh, what do we have here?" He asked with a loud laugh. He pointed That out with scorn and asked what he was doing in the bureau. "Why would you come here? Are you done getting treated at the asylum?" He asked. Bryan looked at him with a bored expression, wondering why he was still usin
Bryan watched as the man stepped out of the car. It was certainly Tom, he was wearing a plain colored T-shirt and a pair of boots. A face cap covered his receding hairline and his wrists were wrapped with bands. He was the perfect picture of a man who had just arrived from the golf course. "Hello, Tom," Bryan said with a smirk as he came closer to the scene. The men all stared in apprehension, looking at both men and then at Ronnie who in turn was staring at his father expectantly. "Father, could you imagine what this dimwit said?" Ronnie asked just as his father got close enough. "Hey, son, how are you doing?" He asked but Ronnie didn't say anything, he kept looking at his after and trying to find out why he had arrived at his workplace. Could it really be that Bryan had just ordered him and he came? "Dad, what's going on? Did you come to pay me a visit?" He asked, looking at him with raised brows. Although, for as long as he had been back in the city, his father had never had re
Freda was humming in the dining room at her place. The chef and his assistant both hurried about the place, trying to make sure everything was in order. It has been two full hours and still, the meal wasn't exactly as Freda wanted it. "Mummy, don't tell me that you're still doing that tasting contest," Claire said as she walked into the kitchen. Freda was leaning on the counter over a lot of boiling...soup. Claire couldn't help herself as she asked, "Is that some kind of soup?""Get out of here and get dressed, we are having a guest in less than a few minutes and I can't have you looking like a freaking broke widow," she said and then muttered under her breath, "Not like the widow part would be a bad idea." Claire looked at the mixture on the fire again and shuddered as she walked out to the dining. She nearly bumped into one of the chefs who was holding what looked to be an entire lamb appendage. "Mum, are we having the entire family over?" She asked. But even as she asked, she kn
Claire was about to walk out of the dining when her mother suddenly caught sight of her and called her back. "What in the name of hell are you putting on?" She asked with wide eyes. "A dress, mum," Claire replied. Freda halted and glared at her dangerously. "You have to be insane to use that sarcastic tone on me! Have you listened to your goddamn mind! Why would you wear something so...so unappealing and you want to receive such an important guest?!" She snapped. Claire folded her hands, "I'm more comfortable in this dress, Mum, I don't want to put on something else," she replied as sternly as she could. But even with her stern face, her face still showed that she was downright terrified of her mother and she couldn't stand any form of confrontation. Freda must have seen it in her eyes too that she wasn't ready for a fight - not like she had ever been - and so she took advantage of it. "I'm going to make sure that you don't ruin this day for me!" Freda said coldly. Claire looked d
Claire walked to the door and was right beside her mother who gave the man a wide hug and then stepped aside, as if she was urging Claire to do the same. Disgusted, Claire quickly stepped out of the way before the fat man could envelop her in his very big arms. Caleb looked at Claire with a knowing look. His eyes didn't stay on her face for more than a few minutes, his gaze wandered to her legs and although it was covered, she began to feel exposed to his lustful gaze. "Welcome, senator, please come in," Freda said respectfully and led him into the living room. Caleb didn't bother sitting on the couch in the living room at all, he peeked into the doorway like the glutton that he was. "I can smell the sweetness of that toast from all the way here, let's go have breakfast, I'm sure that you've set out something special for me, just like last time," he said and waddled into the dining room. But he stopped right in his tracks when he saw that Bryan was right there on the dining table