"Very well. We agree to that." A board member said.A briefcase was brought out, placed on the desk and opened up. He brought out a document and glanced at everyone in the room. "Are we all ready to hear the conditions?"Everyone in the room gave an affirmative nod which prompted the man to read ou
After Lucius had helped Zara get her company back by that bold move he made, Zara was in the mansion a lot less. Her presence was missed by few but to some others they didn't really mind the vacuum she left. Lucius was one of the latter people. His new wife was away from the house most of the time
Lucius turned away, trying not to let Carl's body get into his eye view. The turning of his head caused a sharp pain to shoot up the side of his head. He raised a hand to his forehead and could feel the warm blood streaming down his face and hair. He touched the wound and it stung him. Lucius drew h
Lucius' eyes opened. He could see a sliver of bright light around him through the slits in his eyes which caused him to shut his eyes again. The light was giving him a slight headache. His wrists felt sore and his face ached. He tried to turn his body a bit, feeling very uncomfortable but a sharp pa
"Mr. Lucius, my name is officer Ramirez. Officer Williams and I are here to discuss the incident that led to your hospitalization. We've received some information that you might have seen the culprits who caused the accident."Lucius nodded, his mind racing with a mix of relief and curiosity. He kne
It took only three hours before Lucius insisted that he had to go to the police station for the line up. The doctors obviously disagreed with his choice but Lucius insisted further and made sure he had his way. The doctor in charge of his care reluctantly agreed for him to leave but on the condition
Williams turned to Lucius and chuckled."Already here huh. Welcome to the station Mr Steele. It's nice to see you out and about. Now, into the more pressing matter, these are the men we have for the line up. The first man that you identified has been separated and kept in a jail cell but the second
"Oh, come on Alejandro. I'm sure your wife wouldn't be happy that you got put in prison again for something as stupid as this. Just imagine her being alone to raise that child of yours."Both Alejandro and Lucius' ears perked up at the sound of a wife and child being involved. Although Alejandro's e
••••• After Zara spoke up about what she went through in Estelle and Jack’s hands, it didn’t take much to sway the court on who was the real villain in this story. A ghost had come back and given them their verdict from beyond the grave and that was enough for the jury and the awed people in and o
The day everyone was waiting for had arrived. The court case between the Cabots and the Steele’s. The courtroom was packed with reporters, spectators, and lawyers. Everyone who was interested in this case either showed up at the court room, camped outside or even watched it closely on their televisi
“Like you said. Former members. Those men heard of my job opening and showed up. They wanted to redeem themselves. Turn a new leaf for the good of society and there you came in guns blazing and killing them.” Callum gave her a mocking face of understanding. “Oh, so when we rushed into the buildi
The car ride back to the precinct was one of quiet and self-fulfillment for some but for those who were stuck with Estelle Cabot in the back of their vehicle, the ride was akin to being thrown into the pit of darkness with a banshee as she would not stop screaming and whining all the way to where sh
“I did everything for you, and this is how you repay me? By recording me and doing God knows what with it.” Lucius opened his mouth, but nothing came out. “Did you go to the police? Did you show anyone these recordings?” Lucius froze. Speaking of the police, where the hell were they when he ne
Lucius couldn’t utter a word as his hands were raised to the sky and he was being pushed along with a gun to the back of his head. He frowned as Estelle’s shocked and confused fac came into view and the man with the haggard voice he caught on his phone glared at him. “Look what I found.” The man b
“It wouldn't concern me either if not for the fact that men with tattoos that I've clearly seen on the news as Black Serpent defectives are walking in with her at this moment.”Lucius shot up from the bed. The Black Serpents again. He thought he had gotten rid of them once and for all when he had Al
It had been a few days before Lucius had gotten consecutive calls on his phone that Callim brought back to him, from both Estelle and Gregory but each on different topics.Gregory's call had a lopsided effect on Lucius as he had sounded different over the phone, no doubt because of what he had found
"That's wonderful, Gregory. I'm happy for you," Lucius lied. "You two make a perfect couple." Gregory smiled and thanked him. He ordered a glass of wine and asked Lucius what he wanted. "I'll have water, thank you. I'm not here to drink, Gregory. I'm here to talk." Lucius spoke, his demeanor bec