"But boss_," Benson started suddenly but was cut off by Derek. "I know what in doing," he assured. It was at this moment that everyone was looking at Derek and wondering who he was, coming to the auction in a diamond mask like Clara and even challenging her. Clara craned her neck towards Derek for a moment. Derek couldn't see her facial expression but he knew she silently just warned him. She turned towards the auctioneer again. "One thousand and two hundred dollars," she said suddenly. Derek smiled slightly. "One thousand, two hundred and ten dollars." "Boss!" Herbert and Benson muttered at the same time, shock vivid on their faces. Derek was breaking the rules. Clara hesitated for a moment as if thinking about the whole thing. She chuckled silently. "One thousand and four hundred dollars." "Wow! Anyone else?" The auctioneer announced happily. Derek didn't respond. "Alright. The ticket goes to_" "Two thousand dollars!" Derek announced suddenly. The auctioneer's eyes went w
"Alright boss, I will do_," Benson was interrupted rudely by a sudden thud against the car. There was a woman crying by the driver's side. "Fuck," Benson cursed under his breath and started the ignition. Derek looked at him for a moment, "Stop the car," he ordered. Benson reluctantly did. "Boss." Derek looked at the woman for a while. The windows of the car were tinted, so it was easy for them to see everything happening outside the car but that won't be the same for women. "Do you know the woman?" Benson went quiet. "Do you, Ben?" He asked in a thick voice that emanated authority. "I do," Benson responded in a low voice. "Who is she?" He shook his head briefly. "Let her in." Benson looked at Derek quickly. "No, you can't do that." "Why not?" "You won't be able to help her." Derek ignored his remark. "Let her in," he repeated. Thomas got out of the car and moved over to the driver's side. He murmured some inaudibles to the woman before they both moved to the back seat.
"What happened?" "Some women saw her being dragged away. They said it was Frederick and they were sure about it. But the majority of them were afraid of saying much," Thomas explained. Derek thought about it for a moment. "Then we will have to rescue her. That means I will be speaking with Ben after all. If he doesn't agree with this, then he's going to find himself another Boss," he muttered thickly and pulled off the mask. "Let's go." "You should get down then so that I can at least drive us home." Derek hesitated for a moment as if just realising it. He smiled softly. "Alright, no problem," he got down and they exchanged seats. "Can I ask you a question, boss?" Thomas said suddenly as he pulled out into the street. "Sure," he muttered from the back seat. "May I ask what your mission really is and why you haven't revealed yourself to the business world or as the new mafia lord? I got really skeptical these days and I realized that I didn't even know much about you and then, vi
Victor nodded once and started pulling it off. Derek was watching him, with a lot of things going on in his mind. If Victor ended up removing the mask and Clara didn't, they would all be back to square one. Though, it wouldn't really mean anything since Clara wouldn't know who the real Peter Pan is. Victor pulled off the mask eventually and looked at Clara. "I'm waiting." Clara hesitated as if closely studying Victor before she pulled off her mask as well. Derek stared at a beautiful lady with blue eyes. She had this teasing smile on her face. He bowed quickly just as her gaze moved towards him. "Oh, the new Peter Pan is quite good-looking," she muttered and moved closer to Victor, too close for comfort. Derek sensed what she wanted to do. She was trying to know if he scented like him. Derek remembered not to wear any cologne so it wouldn't confuse her. Victor was the only one scenting like Derek at that moment. She shocked the two men when she embraced Victor as she did with De
"No!" Derek yelled. "Thomas, drive faster! He mustn't die! He mustn't!" He yelled. Thomas nodded once and increased the speed. Everyone's heart was in their stomach as the car pulled into the nearest hospital. Thomas rushed out of the car, without parking very well, and pulled the passenger's door open. He took Victor and rushed inside. Derek followed after him but Benson stopped him. "Boss, you have to calm down." Derek looked at him. "Victor is unconscious and you want me to calm down?" Benson sighed. "Well, you barely know him. Besides, he's going to get better. At least, we are in the hospital now. You are a mafia boss and you must act like one." Derek regarded him for a moment as if he couldn't believe the words coming out of his mouth. "I want to have every detail about Myra's daughter, Elsie today." "Boss_," Benson started but Derek cut in quickly. "It is_," Derek stressed in a deep voice. "It is an order, Ben. I don't need your contribution. You dare go against the maf
Derek zoomed off. He couldn't believe who he was looking at. Clara in TriggerHub! Unbelievable! It wasn't possible! How could that be? The lady walked closer to Derek. "You must be the new manager, I have been expecting you. I am Maribel, the secretary," she introduced. Derek blinked once, then twice. A lot of thoughts muddled in his mind in some sort of crazy confusion. There was no fucking way why there would be two Clara in town. But why would Clara be working in his company? Well, wasn't that why she uses a mask? So that she would be free to be anywhere she likes without being questioned. But could Benson be correct? Could Clara be after him? Maribel watched his expression for a moment. "You must be thirsty, I will get you coffee. Then, show you to your office," she said and hurried towards the coffee machine even before Derek would stop him. He had a feeling of Deja Vu instantly. "Here boss," Maribel returned with a cup of coffee. Derek stared down at the coffee for a m
"B_boss," Max stammered. "I've heard a lot about the way you treat managers at TriggerHub. At first, I didn't want to believe it. So, I made a plan with the new manager that I appointed." "Boss, I'm so sorry." "Hey!" Derek snapped. "I'm not done talking. The police will be on their way soon and you will be arrested if you don't make amends with the new manager. And he's the only one that can restore your position in that company because you have been fired by me already," he muttered. "I will do that, boss. Please, don't be annoyed." "And listen to me! He will be my ears and eyes in that company. If you try anything funny with him, you will reap the consequences," he warned. "Yes boss," Max responded quickly. "Mr. Miller has spoken and I will take it up," Sophia said quickly. "I will be monitoring the company with the new manager. If anything goes up, I will be there. So, be very careful." "Yes ma'am." Max released a breath that he didn't even know he was holding. He didn't ex
"Miller?" Derek was shocked. "How did you know that?" Maribel hesitated for another moment as if deliberating on talking or not. "The VP sent us a message not quite long," Max said quickly. "She wants us to accord us the same respect that we would give to Mr. Miller because you are his representative." Maribel nodded once. "Calling you Mr. Miller is just a way of showing you respect and reminding ourselves to behave," she explained. Max stretched his phone out to Derek. He stared at the screen, at the message that Sophia had sent to him. According to Sophia, his name was Derek Robert. Derek released a sigh. "Alright, you are dismissed then, for now. I will call you later when I need you." Maribel nodded once and walked out of the office. Derek regarded Max for a moment. "You won't be fired but you have been demoted to the lowest. Maybe if you show me how active you are, I will speak with Mr. Miller to have you elevated." Max smiled. "Thank you so much, boss. I really appreciate