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The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. She is safe
Jason got into the car a few seconds before James, and as soon as James was about to turn on the ignition of the car after buckling his seatbelt, Jason received a call that made him take out his phone from his pocket. He looked at the screen of his phone, and the moment he saw that the call was from the same number with a hidden identity, he sighed and lifted his head to look at James who was already staring at him through the rearview mirror. “Hold on, James. I need to take this ball.” James nodded in response, and then he let go of the steering wheel while Jason answered the call at once before placing the phone on his right ear. Jason remained silent while he waited to hear what the caller at the other end was going to say. “Hi, Jason. How are you doing? I hope you haven’t been thinking about the last words I said to you when I called previously.” The familiar distorted voice said to Jason while he chose to remain silent no matter what. “Why are you silent, Jason? Does
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Milo
Jason thought that the call he received was from the strange caller with a distorted voice, but when he saw who the caller was, he sighed softly before he answered the call. “Hello, Harry?”“Hello, Young Master. I have an important news!”“Shoot,” Jason said with a whisper while he began to walk out of the hospital after taking a glance at the hallway in front of him. “Milo, we found him,” Harry said from the other end of the line, and Jason paused almost immediately while he turned around to look at James who was walking behind him and stopped a few steps close to him. “You mean Mr. D’s right-hand man?”“Yes, Young Master. He is right here in our custody.”“Very good, Harry. That’s very good.” Jason nodded with so much excitement, forgetting that he was worried a few minutes earlier. He cleared his throat, pushed the door open, and walked out of the hospital while James followed him at once. They headed to the car immediately, but Jason stopped a few inches away from the
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Yielded
Everyone went silent while they kept their eyes on Jason who refused to let go of his smile. He stared at Milo for a few seconds, and then he took a step closer to him. Milo’s breath shook, and he continued to look at Jason who stood a few inches in front of him. He could feel an intense tension creeping inside him, and his heartbeat became more aggressive with each passing moment. “I see what you tried to do there, Milo. You just tried to deny the fact that you didn’t give Mr. Chang and his friends the job to poison Lord Walker….” Jason said calmly, and when t the look on Milo’s face changed to confirm his words, he nodded in satisfaction. “There it is, the guilt that has exposed you. You know, Milo. We do not have full control of our emotions, especially when we find ourselves in very extreme situations such as this. Your Asian friends have already given us all the information we need, and I guess you still haven’t found out that we had them in our custody a while ago.”Milo
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Dead old man
The look on Milo’s face showed so much reluctance to speak, and he remained mute while his breath was still unstable. He wanted to remain that way, but Jason and the guards behind him reminded him with hand gestures of what was going to happen if he didn’t do what he was asked to do. “Milo? What the hell is this? Did you call me to be mute like a dead man?”“I am sorry, Mr. D! I am so sorry!” Milo said with a shaky voice, staring at the screen of the phone while everyone remained calm. “What’s this all about? Out with it already!”“Okay! Okay!” Milo was about to say the words he was asked to say to his boss, but the thought of what could happen to him later made him stutter, and he remained quiet until James moved a step toward him with a ferocious look on his face. “What the hell, Milo? Did anything happen at the bunker?” “No! No, boss! The bunker is fine! Everything is fine!”“Then why the fuck did you call me? Huh?”“The old man! Yes! The old man! He is dead! We kille
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Going as Planned
Jason felt a cringe in his legs, and he decided to sit down on his bed while he kept his phone on his right ear. “I take it that you have finally decided to be part of the Formidable officially, Albert!”“Yes, Mr. Hernandez! I am ready!” Jason retorted at once while he looked around him as though he was searching for something. “That’s great news, Albert! You should come, this is the perfect time for me to introduce you to the rest of us! You will meet Mr. D!”“Really?”“Yes, Albert! I have told you a lot about him and how you can really be beneficial to us, and I think he is hoping to meet you.” Philip said with a low tone while Jason nodded in satisfaction, glad that everything was working out naturally. “I am grateful for this opportunity, Mr. Hernandez, thank you so much for this!”“You don’t need to mention, Albert! I will send you a location at once, make sure you are here in less than two hours. I will make the introductions myself at the end of the meeting. Understoo
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Mere Coincidence
Brenda walked into the room with her black box tightly held in her left hand. The look on her face wasn't as bright as always, and that was the first thing Jason noticed about her, but he decided to remain calm. “Hello, Lord Walker.” “Is that my future Granddaughter-in-law? Brenda dear! Come, come!” Lord Walker gestured to Brenda to hurry up with a smile which she managed to force herself to reciprocate. “How are you doing?” Brenda asked the old man who nodded with his smile intact and continued staring at her pleasantly. “I am just going to drop this here. Jay? Could you help me with that?” Brenda pointed at the glass of water on the stool while Jason quickly grabbed it with both hands, allowing her to drop her box before she quickly opened it. “Tell me, Lord Walker. Has there been any changes to your body? Anything unusual?” She brought out her stethoscope and inserted the earphones into her ears before moving closer to Lord Walker who couldn’t stop admiring her beauty.
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Welcome to the Syndicate!
They spent over thirty minutes on the road, but Jason didn’t mind, as long as they were going to eventually get to their destination which was getting him closer to his plans. It was a hotel, one of the finest in the city, and from the look of things, there were not so many guests in the hotel as the cars parked outside the premises could be counted effortlessly without stress. “Thank you, James.” Jason said as soon as he got out of the car, and then he looked around the vicinity of the hotel for a few seconds before he sighed softly. As soon as he began to walk to the entrance of the hotel, Janes and the other guard followed him at once, and they moved slowly but steadily until they got to the hall after going through the elevator. On their way up, they met some men leaving the hotel, and without being told, Jason was certain that they were there for the meeting he was told about. “Albert! You are here right on time!” Philip Hernandez appeared from the hall alongside Larry Ba
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Adele
With the glasses on the table filled with liquor, Dalton gestured to everyone to grab theirs, and they all drank except for Jason who sniffed the drink and kept the glass back on the table with a chuckle, pretending to have drank from the glass. He looked at the three men seated at the table with him, and all he could think of was the perfect way to get back at them for what they did to his Grandfather. “So tell me, Albert…” Dalton broke the silence in the room after taking a sip from his glass of liquor. Jason waited to hear what he had to say, but it seemed like he was a slow-talker. “Are you married? Do you have someone you intend to marry?” Dalton grabbed his glass of liquor again and drank from it until it was almost finished. He gestured to the guard standing behind him who hurriedly poured more liquor from the glass for him. “I wasn’t expecting that.” Jason chuckled while he looked at the three men one after the other, and saw that they were very interested to know the
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Marry me
It had been a month since Julius was brought out of prison, and everything was going as everyone had hoped for. He had been of good conduct, keeping to the conditions that were given to him by Jason. But that didn’t mean that any chances could be taken with him. His reputation as a notorious criminal who had claimed lives made it quite difficult to trust him. The fact that he had been exonerated from the guilt of his actions was too much grade for him, and it would have been foolish of him to let it go to waste. He had spent the entire month begging for Shirley’s forgiveness, but she kept her distance, maintaining a mutual relationship with him which was based on the fact that they had a child together. Xavier on the other hand was old enough to understand that sometimes things don’t always go the way we want them. Even though he wished that his parents could be together someday, he also knew that his mother was only trying to be safe. She didn’t want to have to repeat the sam
Conditional Freedom
Days turned to weeks, and then to a month. Jason fulfilled his promise to Xavier and made sure he went to one of the best schools in the city. He knew that the boy still thought about his father even though he stopped talking about him, probably because his mind was occupied with school assignments, and some of the things Jason got him involved in just to make sure he stayed away from silly acts. Seated with Lord Walker, Jason waited patiently for the old man to speak, aware of what was about to be heard. “Jack?” Lord Walker leaned forward before he continued. “I know that Julius isn’t particularly the best Uncle in the entire world, but he is still family. I know that this is a very difficult decision for you to make. But you have to do this for the sake of the boy…” Lord Walker paused for a few seconds just to be certain that Jason was listening to him. He sighed softly and continued with a more audible tone. “Keeping him there way cause be painful for the boy even thoug
Reunion
Standing in front of Jason was Clark, the same best friend who turned out to be one of his enemies. He had lost his charm and confidence and almost looked like a better. He couldn’t even look at Jason for more than a few seconds before he bent his face to the ground in shame. It appeared that his outfit was oversized, but that was only proof that he had lost a lot of weight. “Why are you here, Clark? I am sure you didn’t just come to stare at me.” Jason broke the silence between them, staring at Clark with a smirk on his face. Brenda would have asked a few questions, but as soon as Jason mentioned the name of the man standing in front of them, she remembered some of the stories he told him about how his best friend betrayed him and went after his wife. She was only interested to know why Clark was there. “I am here to ask for your forgiveness, Jason. I also want to appreciate you for getting me out of jail.” Clark managed to say with a shaky tone. He couldn’t even look at Ja
I am Pregnant!
It had been three days since Xavier and his mother pleaded that Julius be set free but nothing had been done about it. Jason was taking his time to make a decision about his step-uncle’s fate. It seemed like it was going to take more time before he could be able to come t a conclusion. Lord Walker himself was wondering why Jason had not said anything about it, but he also knew that he was worried about his safety. After seeing and hearing what Julius was capable of, Jason had no other option than to keep the decision pending until he was done with some of the plans he had in mind. First, he enrolled Xavier in high school. He attended one of the best schools in Granada Hills, and the goal was to make sure that the young man didn’t need up on the streets ever again. Shirley on the other hand was going through a rehabilitation process. She was made to speak to someone and undergo struct measures of check which were often conducted to make sure she didn’t go back to her old habi
Release Him
The next day, it was finally time to bring back Lord Walker from the hospital after his recovery. Jason went together with the Butler, Brenda, and Xavier who insisted that he was going to go with them. Not only was he eager to see his mother, but he also wanted to see his Grandfather who almost sacrificed himself for his sake. By the time they arrived at the hospital, the old man was already seated on the bed while one of the nurses attending to him handed him over his drugs and a glass of water. “Thank you, my dear.” He said to the nurse as soon as he was done with his medication while he handed over the empty glass to her. He turned to his visitors and the brightness of his face increased at once, causing him to gesture to them at once. “I know what you are about to say, Jack…” He shook his head, but that wasn’t going to stop Jason from expressing himself. “That was really silly, Grandpa! You almost got yourself killed!” Jason walked up to the old man ahead of the other
Retribution
Xavier hesitated for a while, but he eventually mustered the guts to move. “Go ahead.” Jason urged him as soon as he took the first steps, and he continued moving, eyes on his father who was shocked to see him. Julius could tell that Xavier was truly his son, he didn’t think he needed any DNA to prove that. The resemblance was alarming, and the fact that the boy reminded him of himself when he was about the same age was enough. But he didn’t seem like he was the proudest father at that moment. He was glad that he had been given the opportunity to see his son, but he was equally ashamed of himself. Unable to get closer to the iron bars, he stood where he was, waiting patiently for Xavier to get closer to him. The boy stood in front of his father, staring at him without knowing what exactly he was supposed to say at that moment. The reunion wasn’t as pleasant as he had expected it to be. Father and son remained for over a minute, but their eyes said a lot to each other while
His Father
With their panic rising, Jason and Brenda paced along the hallway, waiting for anyone to come out of the theater. It had gotten so long that Jason had to send for Cara who came along with some guards to take Henry back to the Villa while they continued waiting anxiously. Eventually, the Doctor came out of the theater dripping with sweatballs that ran down his face. “Doctor?! What’s going on?” Jason asked anxiously, but instead of giving him a response, the Doctor moved to Brenda and whispered some words into her ear, making sure that Jason wasn’t going to hear their conversation. Brenda responded with a whisper as well before the Doctor nodded and hurried back to the theater without saying a word to Jason whom he only stared at while he expected him to say something. “Why didn’t he say anything to me?! What did he say, babe? Talk to me!” Jason moved closer to Brenda who looked like she didn’t know how to tell him what the Doctor whispered into her ear. “Brenda?” Jason call
Seizure
Brenda was silent for a while, but Jason was patient enough to wait for a response to his question. Firstly, she grabbed Henry from Jason and made sure he was sitting comfortably on her legs. She took in a deep breath which she let out slowly before she turned to look at Jason. “I am listening, Brenda. What were you guys discussing back there?”“Nothing really. Just girls’ talk.” “Okay?” Jason featured with both hands, indicating that he wanted to hear more details about their discussion. “I thought you said you were not so much interested in her, Jay. Why bothering to ask what we were discussing?”“Me? When did I say that?”“Well, you implied it.” Brenda shrugged, looking at Jason with a smirk on her face. “Just tell me what you guys were talking about back there, Brenda. She could have said something that needs to be verified by me. No other person knows her like I do.” Jason insisted. “Okay, fine.” Brenda sighed. “I was just worried about the way she looked, that’s
Motherhood
The sight of his ex-wife made Jason sigh, his previous countenance gave way for a frown that appeared as he stared at Isabella who managed to push the two guards aside because they let her do so. But they went after her and grabbed her at once, restraining her efforts to get close to Jason or her son. “Jason! Tell them to let me go! Let me go! Let me go!” Isabella continued to struggle with the guards, but she eventually got tired, panting in exhaustion while Jason and Brenda watched her with a little surprised written all over their faces. Henry recognized his biological mother, but it didn’t look like he was really concerned or excited to see her. He just stared at her as though he was trying to recall where he met her. “Tell them to let me go, Jason! Please.” Isabella pleaded, but Jason wasn’t really interested in the words that she uttered. What made him curious was the fact that she looked very unkempt and malnourished. It had been a few weeks since he last saw her, and h
