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The taxi pulled to a stop in front of the mansion. The time was little past nine which wasn't behind some teenager's curfew but if Isabel had been around, it would have been one hell of a problem because Isabel would have returned from work, demanding his presence. As Ethan paid the driver and got out of the vehicle, he thought of Isabel for a fleeting moment and wondered what she was doing. The guards at the door greeted him and when he got into the house, he could hear the animated voice and laughter of the women in the kitchen as they talked. He wondered what they were still doing up late, there was no one to prepare a meal for the next morning. “Ladies, won't you retire for the night already?” He said as soon as she walked into the kitchen and then he realized what was actually going on. They weren't working, they say around the island instead with a cup of chilled hibiscus tea in their hand chatting away. He chuckled. “I see,” he muttered. “Is any of that left?” He asked. He w
The Son-in-law's Revenge Another meeting.
The electronic sign blinked with a slight buzz sound coming off it each time. From the outside, the local seafood restaurant and minibar seeeme busy. People were walking around, some were watching and chatting while others laughed over bottles of beer. This little part of the state seemed to be protected at its corners by mountains that stood as dark giants in the shadows against the night sky. If you gazed off at those mountainous parts, you're bound to see an apparition thanks to your imagination but the five of them didn't seem to clear.Being at the top of roof where there was barely any light but the faint glow provided by the moon shrouded by clouds, they felt even more protected and safe as they discussed.The Five of the Elites were holding another meeting again. Simon Otto lit a cigar as usual, did one ouff before tucking his hands into his pockets. “How is the plan going from each of your end? I take it, you're getting familiar with the men?”“I wouldn't say familiar. It put
The Son-in-law's Revenge Prowling
Simon glared at Richard from his side of the backseat. Ever the opportunist, wasn't he?Simon and Richard were alone in the car, his driver was standing right outside his car door, looking at everywhere else but inside the car. Richard simply returned the gate with a simple smile of his own. Of course, Simon was reluctant to agree to the deal since it didn't mean his own expansion. Although Richard didn't spill the whole beans, he was sure Simon was smart enough to know that whatever he was pursuing was profitable. “Look, I don't see what the problem really is considering you are going to benefit from this as well. We are going to become family very soon, or do you no longer want your son to marry my daughter?” Richard's tone was patronising. “What makes you think the chairman would listen to me?”“Aren't you two good friends?” Richard inclined an eyebrow at Simon's hardening face. He knew that the chairman of NSI and Simon were no longer friends but he wanted to make a joke out of
The Son-in-law's Revenge Dream I had
****“And that was the dream I had. I mean memory that led me to draw out this sketch, although it doesn't particularly say what part of the world we're coming from.” “Russia.” Drogo stated. “Your father had asked you to go check on the subsidiaries in Russia and other parts of the world since he moved base to London.”“How old was when I moved to London?”“I think sixteen or seventeen. You had come to visit your grandfather before leaving. We were older then, young men. Two years after, I moved to London to be your bodyguard since you were now training to be head of Belinsky. We went to university together. Your father didn't think you would take that doctor thing seriously,” Drogo added the last part with a smile. “Just how many subsidiaries do we have in Europe?”“Not just Europe, there's America too. The United State to be precise but I don't know how many specifically. What I do know is that the most prosperous ones were in London, Switzerland and US.” Drogo answered.“Washingt
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The door closed shut with a soft click. Isabel laid her back against the bathroom door, a bathrobe was wrapped around her and a towel around her head. She took in deep breath and released it slowly through her nostrils and her lips. She lingered for a mere moment before pushing herself off the white door, walking to her bed. Before she reached the queen-size furniture, the doorbell rang. Isabel didn't move immediately. Instead she stared past her opened bedroom door across the living room to the suite's door her brain did a scan through the list of people who could possibly be at her door. It wasn't a long list—or a short one even as as she couldn't think of anyone else besides her father or her bodyguards. The doorbell rang again before it opened, slight ajar. “Delivery for you Mrs Logan.” Isabel recognized the voice. It belonged to one of the bodyguards who had flown with them from Idaho. “Send it in.” Isabel raised her voice back.“Yes ma'am.” Isabel watched a lady dressed in
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Click. Click. Click. Click…The hallway seemed to amplify the sound of her heels as she walked the path to her father's suite. “Ma'am,” the bodyguards at the door greeted and then opened it for her to gain access to the interior of her father's suite. Emerald and gold was the theme chosen by whoever had decorated the suite. It gave it a luxurious taste with royal elegance. She could hear the soft clanks of cutleries and before she made it to the dining area of the suite, a guy with a cart strolled by. It was empty signifying that he had just served her father breakfast.“Ma'am,” he greeted with a curt nod and continued pushing the cart towards the door.Isabel resumed her journey to the dining area but it was empty. Instead, she realized the sound was coming from the terrace. Blue curtains nearly white dangled back and forth by the push and pull of the gentle breeze. It was oddly calming, watching it go in and out in gentle rhythmic pattern. “Your father is out there ma'am,” the b
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Nano Stellar Incorporation.Isabel stared at the huge plastic letters written at the top of the building as she alighted from the vehicle. The door was held open by the bodyguard who rode with them. She went round the car so that she was beside her father. “Shall we?” Richard smiled and started the journey into the building with one purposeful step forward. Isabel and Richard were accompanied by two bodyguards who stayed on either side. The security at the entrance were more welcoming than the previous visit and eager to allow them in unlike the last time. Isabel's coffee-coloured shades did not allow them to see the glare she gave them as she walked past them into the sterile lobby. It's dove-white walls and floors were giving germaphobe vibes and it appalled Isabel even more.“This way, sir and ma'am.” A lady in a Fuchsia midi gown and black heels directed them to the elevator. She pressed the buttons father they had all gotten in and was soon leading them to the chairman's office
The Son-in-law's Revenge Shoot me
Isabel watched with awe at the business of the room. Men and machines worked in sync. Her eyes found a man in a large glass tank of water shoot a gun. The bullet pierced through the water with maddening accuracy that made Isabel shudder with dread. He turned to someone dressed in a black technical jacket—those ones that have lots of jackets—and gave him a thumbs up. The one in the black technical jacket nodded and tapped away on his tab. Isabel watched a group of men around a rectangular work table fold guns to the size of a laptop battery and unfold it. “Here, shoot me.” Isabel heard someone say to her left. She snapped her towards the direction and watched a woman with blonde highlights in her hair, dressed in black tech jacket and black pants give a gun to another woman who was shorter in height but had quite a sturdy build. What? Isabel gasped as the shorter woman grabbed the gun from the woman's palm, pointed the gun to her forehead and pressed the trigger. “Huh!” Isabel gasp
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We are here
They were all waiting for one person to arrive. Ruby continued to glare at William, pissed that he was here. “I still don't see any reason why he is here Lukyan.” Ruby called him directly now that everyone present in the room now knows. “We need him to testify against his father in the court later. Besides an enemy of my enemy is a friend even if it's temporary. “ Etham whispered to her. Ruby spared another harsh glance at William who gave her look that told how pleased he was to be her source of discomfort. Ruby thought she's had her share of surprise that day until the AI announced Drogo's presence askimg Lukyan to give them entry. Them because Drogo wasn't alone. Ruby watched the door with expectant eyes as Drogo filed in, followed by Tony and a battered blindfolded man.. Tony pushed the blindfolded man to the floor, blood smeared the it as the man tried to gather himself up. In addition to the blindfolded, his mouth was gagged and his hands were tied behind his back. “A p
A visitor
“You have a visitor Will.” The officer informed him..William frowned, wondering who it could be. Has his father developed a remorse of his un-fatherly actions and wanted to right the wrong?Nah. William shook his head.“Who is it?”It's your uncle.” The officer replied over his shoulder. William halted. His father's brothers didn't give a hoot about family, why would they visit him all of a sudden.“Hey! Hurry up. I ain't got all day.” The officer yelled at him. William wasn't led to the usual visiting room. He was led to a more.lrivaye one hat a detective would use to interrogate a prisoner for details instead. “Who the heck could that caring uncle be?” William wondered out loud as the office urged him into a room.The bloody hell!” William yelled as soon as he saw who was seated waiting for him.Ethan and one other man he didn't know. Ethan looked at the officer and nodded at him to leave them in privacy. “Hey! Hey!!!” William yelled whn this officer locked them in.“I'd prefer
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The best they could do by themselves was make the study rid of dust so to recieve Mr Alexei Javi who was probably running down this way with his shadow behind.As soon as they were done, theybwere informed of his presence.“Sir Zaitsev, you have a visitor.”“Scan and see if you recognize his face,” Ethan replied the AI with a smile, knowing that it knows who Alexei was. It just simply felt good to be him again.“Alexei Javi, Chairman of Javinsons hotel. Would you like further information on him sir?” it replied.“No, thank you.”“Approve or deny entry?”“Approve.” Minutes later, a man in his seventies still with a youthful energy around hims burst into the room as if the fact that he had been given entry was not enough proof that Lukyan was alive. As soon as he reached the threshold of the study, he halted. Eyes shifted from Droho to Lukyan. “You.” He breathed, staring at Diego. His eyes softened and Justine was filled with relief. “You're here too.”Drogo smiled. “But…” He stared
As you live
Two hours later, Drogo and Ethan were leaving the coastal countryside with flash drives and documents from the smaller rectangular boxes in the treasure chest at the Ivanov's resident. They also didn't leave without having some money transferred to Polina and a promise to visit her again in the future.Now they were headed to Ethan's grandfather's beach house in the rental car.“I'm thinking of having Polina work for us after I resuscitate Belinsky Enterprises. I'm going to focus on how restaurant and food production part.” Ethan shared his thoughts with Drogo who responded with a small smile of approval.They got to the beach house in time. Outside, the building was beauty to behold but Ethan knew that the inside would be crawling with all kinds of creepy and stray things. After his grandfather's death, all of the workers had been dismissed including the housekeeper or do he thought until he saw a hunched figure in a black coat and a checkered print tweed flat cap hurrying out ofa cr
So long
The childlike giggle high-pitched by excitement travelled far thanks to the wind that came with the push and pull of the seawater against the sand, creamy white foam lining the tip. There were three figures playing on the sand, two wore blue shorts and were shirtless while the third one wore a green one with a tank top on. They all had light blonde hair. “I'm counting now!” The third one yelled, sounding feminine. “One! Two! Three! Stop!” The boys froze. They both found it hard to control their laughter as the girl chose which to go after. The game was simple. She had a maximum of three leaps to make it tonome person. If she does touch whichever she picked in those three leaps, then the person touched will replace her in he middle and do his counting. Between the two boys, one could tell which was older very easily. The one on the right hand of the girl was taller and older-looking than the cute little boy on her left who was about his elbow high. They all resembled each other so i
Satisfaction
Isabel's spirit seemed to drop further into despondency with each step she took down the stairs. Wrapped in a wool robe and her hair in a towel of the same material, her finger traced the silver railing of her stairs as she descended slowly. She's just had the loneliest heartbreaking bath. Despite the essence she had added to her bath water that was meant to help her feel great afterwards, her body still ached. And parts of her she couldn't exactly identity. She was sure if one thing however. That she was numb from head to toe. She's done enough crying to last a year, her tear ducts were probably tired and wouldn't produce any more of the salty liquid even if it was prompted to. Her slow descent finally came to an end and she had eventually reached the end of the stairs. Her eyes roamed the house at an unrushed pace, slowly taking everything in and noting how empty—super empty the house seemed to have become. Could one person really make such an impact? She asked herself, huggin
Silver
“You know, you could have just let Ruby drive us to wherever this Thai restaurant is than is having to ride in your car.” Ruby looked outside as she strapped the seatbelt across her chest, silently praying that no one else saw her go into his car. “Thank you but I'd rather not be seen in a Cosmo purple car. Who drives such a colour around nowadays.” Tony put on his seatbelt to and leaned forward to assess the tightness.“Uh excuse me, it's called being unique.”“You're certainly standing out.” Tony teased. “Well sorry if you can't stand a little colour because you're used to the greyness of your world.” She tapped the side of the vehicle lightly with her knuckle for emphasis.“Silver.” Tony corrected as he pulled out of the lot. “It's silver Lolly.”Ruby's eyes jutted together. “Lolly?”“Your car looks like grapefruit flavour so…” Tony explained.Ruby opened her mouth as if to say “the audacity!” “Look, I have varied taste. I'm not restricted to a colour okay. You know what, when n
Guy in black suit
Ruby's body perked up the instant she saw him wall out of the building. “Go after him!” She tapped the shoulder of the driver's seat eagerly.“Who?” Jena asked.“The guy in the black suit.”Jena scanned the parking lot of Logan Industrial Group and found he oerosj her boss was suddenly enthusiastic about. “Tony?” She blurted out thoughtlessly, wincing quietly when she realized her slip-up.“You know him?” Ruby watched Tony speak to someone in his phone. He looked attractive with his hands on his waist and his face switching to serious to slightly less serious as he conversed with whoever was on the other side of the line. Today was sunny and his gelled hair was shiny under the rays of the sun. “Yeah. Tony Ecaudor. Just by name. You know from people I've worked with in the past.” Jenner did her best not to stammer and raise further questions from Ruby. She watched Tony end the phone call and got out his car keys.“Quick! Drive up to him. Quick quick!”Jenner did her fastest starting
Signed
Isabel didn't wait for the car to completely stop. She couldn't. The words were still playing over and over in her head. “Ethan signed the divorce papers sweetheart. You're now a free woman.” As soon as her father had said those words, the driver had stopped the car while she asked—rather, demanded what he was talking about and why the divorce papers had her signature on it even when she had no recollection of ever signing the divorce papers. “You don't remember? It was the day we ate together at the restaurant.” Her father had answered before closing the door, leaving her even more consterned.She rushed past the guards and servants welcoming her, not bothering about her belongings still in the boot of the car. A light shower has started, miniature droplets of it getting soaked up by her blazer. She burst through the front door, eyes wide and searching as she scanned the premises. It was empty and her heart did a painful lurch. Next, she ran up the stairs to the bedroom and with
