[Beep]
[Invalid card]
“Yes! I said it!”
“This thing right here is a thief” Anita bellowed, pointing a finger at Denzel.
“I don't know why we listened to him, we could have just called the police right away!”one of the men in the room hissed , digging through his pocket to bring out his phone.
“Thank God for you, we wouldn't have known that such a criminal was amongst us” Another woman said , flashing a smile to Anita.
“Exactly! we need your type of people in our city” Another man added as other people joined in, showering praises on Anita, causing her head to swell in pride.
“But It's not too late, we can call the police right away, he needs to face the law for stealing” Another person interjected, changing the topic.
“Yes! Exactly!” Sounds of approval echoed in the room.
Denzel stood frozen, his heart pounding furiously against his chest as he imagined what was going to happen when the police arrived.
He was sure there was money in that card, because there was no reason for his grandfather to lie to him.
But how was he gonna prove it, when Anita refused to try the card again?
“Anita, try this card again, I'm sure there is money in here, maybe it was the network “ Denzel called out, stretching the card to the woman who was glaring daggers at him.
“ Shut up you liar! You have nothing to say, how did you manage to steal from the most powerful family In Willport ? Anita barked, eyeing Denzel viciously.
“ Can you hear yourself? How is that even that even possible?” Denzel asked, staring hard at the woman who was beginning to get on his nerves.
“I have something to say,please hear me out everyone ” Denzel called out loudly, garnering the attention of the people in the room.
“ If truly, the K. D Leon's family are very rich,that means, their security would be very tight.”
“How do you think it would be possible for a commoner like me to penetrate through their security and actually steal a precious card from them?” Denzel reasoned, his voice firmer than it had ever been since the whole issue started.
All of a sudden, the room went quiet and all eyes shifted to his direction.
“ I think he's making a lot of sense,” A woman spoke up, garnering mummrs from the people , as some of them started nodding their heads in approval.
While some still pinned their vicious glare on Denzel as if trying to read his mind
Denzel let out a deep breath in relief , a glimmer of hope engulfing his troubled heart.
“Can you try the card now? I promise it would work this time”
Anita fumed in anger as the wretched looking man whom she detested with so much passion, once again, stretched out the premium card to her.
But the people around didn't say anything unlike before.
It angered her so much that she was already on the losing side “How did he get this card?” she thought, her anger rising to the brim.
She wasn't going to let this slide, the people already believed what Denzel had said, so she needed to act fast .
Hastenly, she digged through her hand bag, picked up her phone and began typing away.
Feeling satisfied with the storm she had brewed,she smiled, looking forward to what would happen next.
In less than a minute, she looked towards the door, her lips curving into a smile.
“ Good day everyone, I think there is only one answer to this question “ How did he get access to the card?”
“Well personally, I'd say he's a hard core criminal and is very dangerous”
A voice sounded from the entrance, as all heads turned to the direction, a tall man sauntered into the room , his presence emitting a sense of dread to Denzel.
“Everyone, this is the head doctor, he's here to settle the case” Anita informed, her lips curling into a smirk. “ Yes, I was informed of what happened, and thankfully, I know this man right here!He is a known criminal” The head doctor Sam, said, feeling confident in his lie. Denzel eyes widened in shock, because he hadn't seen this man before, why then was he calling him a criminal? At this point he was getting fed up, and his heart was boiling in anger. “ Like I said, he could have harmed someone in the process of taking this card, take a look at him, doesn't he look like a criminal who hadn't had his bath in 3 days?” Sam said mockingly, causing an uproar of laughter in the room. His girlfriend Anita had texted him and explained briefly what had happened, and also asked him to add salt to the injury. So, that was exactly what he was doing. Denzel clenched his teeth, glaring at the slender man who had a devilish smirk plastered on his face. “He might have even killed someone
Anita's face went pale the moment she saw the man standing at the entrance, her heartbeat picked up as beads of sweat started forming on her forehead. Tom, the head doctor was shocked to the core at who he was seeing, but he tried to hide it, “ Worst come to worst, I will deny everything” he thought to himself, hoping that would calm his pounding heart. The middle aged 6 foot man stood intimidatingly tall, his hands tucked into the pocket of his black suit trousers. His presence emitted a powerful aura,and beside him was Mr Mike, Denzel’s butler. Together they ambled in, their Italian shiny black shoes tapping against the hard tiled floor. He was already aware of the kind of power his family held, and things like this were bound to happen. Meanwhile, the whole room had gone silent that even if a pin should drop, everyone would be able to hear it. That single act of Mr Collins , had sent waves of shock to everyone in the room, causing their mouths to drop open,their eyes widenin
“Miss Harlow, are these the copies of your diploma or not?” Mr Collins thundered, flashing the documents to a visibly shaky Anita. Anyone who saw how talkative she was a few minutes ago, would wonder why she was shaking and finding it hard to give out a simple answer. “Ye.. Ye… yes Sir it's mine” Anita stuttered, tears rolling down her eyes, she knew she was done for, her secrets were open in the air, and there was nothing she could do. “Miss Harlow, you are under arrest for fraudulently obtaining a nursing degree diploma” officer Oven said, approaching her with cuffs in his hands. “What! She's a snake” One of the women yelled, as the room burst into murmuring. “Take her! She deserves to rot in jail”“Can't believe I bashed an innocent man and praised a fraudster” People began throwing in their suggestions one after the other, while glaring at Anita in contempt. “Sir please, have mercy, please have mercy” Anita cried, dropping to her knees in front of Mr Collins. Mr. Collins
“So Mr Mortan, can you tell us a little about your former son-in-law, Denzel Wolin?” The female host asked, smiling politely at the man sitting across from her with his legs crossed. “Thank you for this opportunity. Although this is a very sensitive topic for me and my family, I will put it out there for everyone to hear and learn from it.” The man said calmly, feigning hurt.“ Denzel Wollin, was my son-in-law,who's now divorced from my daughter because we can't afford to have a criminal as a member of the Mortan’s family. “Despite having found out that he deceived my daughter into marrying him, we never hated him, we still accepted him and took him as one of us”“But that wasn't still enough for him, he went ahead to dive into a path that turned out very bad” “That's bad, and I am sorry to hear that” the interviewer said sympathetically, taking a quick glance at the piece of papers in her hands. “So when did you guys notice he was into hard drugs?”She asked, raising her head towa
“No matter what happens, we must not fail this time around!” A gruff voice roared, knocking fear into the dozens of men lined up in the room. “ Your job is simple.” “Kill him at every slightest opportunity you get! Am I understood!?” “Yes sir!”The men chorused, their voices laced with fear and trepidation. “Leave everything else to me, I will make sure to lure him out and lead him to somewhere he wouldn't be able to access any means of protection and then we strike!” “Am I understood? The man asked, his voice laced with authority. “Yes sir!” they chorused again, deep down each and everyone of them in that room, knew they were digging their graves. “What happens if you don't kill him?” “We die instead” They responded with a hint of hesitation, their voices reverberating around the room. The man smirked, nodding his head in approval. “This is the final chance we have to wipe him off and if you guys mess this up, your family goes down!” The man roared, his voic
“Son, this is your uncle, Sampson Leon ,my younger brother,” Chairman Leon said, nodding towards the man who was already on his feet approaching Denzel. When Denzel took a closer look at the man approaching him with smiles, he noticed the slight resemblance between him and his grandfather. “Look at you, all grown” Sampson’s face widened into more smiles as he engulfed Denzel in a side embrace. Denzel returned back the hug with same huge smiles plastered on his uncles face. “Now we are done with the introductions, let's head over to the dining table” Chairman Leon announced, standing to his feet. Mr Sampson held his brother , supporting him with his own body as they made their way to the dining table where all sorts of mouth watering dishes were well arranged. "So Denzel tell me, how does it feel to be back home?" Mr. Sampson asked, flashing the most genuine smile to Denzel. "It feels overwhelming , but I'm happy I get to reunite with my family" Denzel said, his fac
Denzel knew the matter had turned serious, so he dropped the photo album by the side. His attention was one hundred percent squared on what his grandfather and Uncle were about to say. "I will let your uncle do the explaining" Chairman Leon said,nodding towards his brother, Sampson. "Ok" Mr. Sampson said, adjusting his glasses as he began. “We found out a few days ago that someone in one of our tech branches had given out the new design of our yet to be launched, special product. “And the culprit didn't give it to just any company , the person exposed it to our longtime hard core rivals, Brickwell groups” Sampson explained, his voice tinged with anger and worry. “What! That's inhumane, how could the person do such a thing?” Denzel asked, his face contorted with anger. “Well this isn't the first time it's happening, but the COO has not been able to do something about it.” Mr. Sampson said, sighing in disappointment “And neither I, nor your grandfather can handle th
“Hello sir, we have an update about your brother” Ellias, the renowned Investigator Amanda had hired, announced to Denzel. “Ok, go on, what's the update?” “Sir, your brother, Victor, is not dead” Ellias, dropped the news. Denzel’s heart beamed with excitement at the news but soon enough, his excitement dwindled. He was happy that his brother was alive, but he couldn't help but notice the nervous tone the investigator used in relaying the news. Denzel knew there was more it, and it might exactly be a good news. “Is there something you aren't telling me, Ellias?” Denzel asked expecting Ellais to jump right into the real information immediately . “Sir, your brother isn't dead, but he is in great danger” “Ellias, hit the nail in the head, you are keeping me In suspense! ” Denzel snapped , his heart pounding furiously against his chest, his ears perked up to hear the worst. Grandpa Leon and Sampson noticed the palpable tension and they decided to give him space.
Meanwhile, back at the Mortan’s mansion,the atmosphere was gloomy with their gazes fixed on the TV screen. Oliva stared in disbelief, her heart brimming with anger “How could they do this to me?! “She yelled, not exactly directing the questions at anyone “There is more to this, you said Leono requested for the video before agreeing to give you the contract. So how come they are cancelling the contract” Mrs Veronica asked, her voice laced with shock "You caused all this Olivia! such a thing was asked from you and you gave it out without informing us first, now you can see what it has cost us! Mr Kendrick yelled, his voice dripping with fury " Oliva your father is right, how could you? Your sister is serving a 20 year jail term and now your brother, had also been sentenced 30 years, all because of your selfishness ”Mrs Veronica lamented “How is it my fault mommy? They choose that path, how am I the one to blame, was I the one who asked Anita not to go to school and instead choose
A few minutes later, Denzel joined his grandfather and uncle in the sitting room. After settling down, Denzel began without delay “Grandpa, how did Montage manage to become the COO of K. D Leon? He wasn't even able to do anything when brickwell stole K. D Leon's design and now, he is sending men after my life”Denzel said, his tone laced with subtle anger "Son…” Grandpa Leon said and paused as if pondering on something “Montage was my loyal assistant for 10 years before I decided to make him the COO, as at that time, he was the best candidate for the position . Although his performance dropped, because he started to feel comfortable, coupled with my illness, I wasn't always there to monitor everything like I used to,but he never came off as someone that could be able to hurt a fly, talk more of killing his future chairman So son, are you one hundred percent sure that it was montage who sent those men?” Grandpa Leon said calmly, adjusting his glasses Denzel opened his mouth to tal
A few hours later, Denzel, Amanda and Ellias were seated in the car as his butler, Mike drove the car. They had dropped Mr.Dave at his busstop and were on their way to drop Ellis before heading back home. “So how did this happen Amanda? Denzel asked, his gaze fixed on the laptop sitting on his laps. “Young master, It was Amanda's fault” Ellias cut in sharply, giving Amanda a side glare “How was I supposed to know that it was a trap”Amanda counted, rolling her eyes at Elias “I warned you… "Ellias I need you to keep shut! Amanda go on ”Denzel said sternly , cutting off Ellais from what he was about to say “Ok young master, ” Amanda let out a deep breath as she began “After we ended the call and I escorted the testifiers and their families to take the secret route to the airport, I returned back to the court to pick up Ellias because he didn't come with his car. And Mr. Dave's car also happened to have developed a fault, so the three of us headed home in my car. H
“What do you mean by, everyone is dead and you are the only one surviving ?!” the man growled, his eyes blazing with fire “S.s… s ...sir the man released the snakes on everyone, but I managed to escape before anyone else noticed” the man on his knees stuttered, his voice laced with fear and trepidation. “What rubbish are you spewing?! How did he get the box from you Amon? Amon was in possession of that box and it was supposed to be released on those people”The furious man barked, his voice dripping with venom “S…s..sir Mr. Amon released the snakes from the box, but the mysterious man controlled the snakes and it went back into the box.”The man said, his gaze fixed to the ground because he wouldn’t dare look his boss in the face while saying something that sounded so ridiculous. “Are you listening to yourself?” Mr Philip snapped, slamming his hands on the coffee table After K. D Leon won the court case, they got information from an insider that the lost grandson of the K. D Leons
Everyone in the room let out a horror filled gasp as they stared at the shattered glass on the floor and back at Denzel. The men trembled in fear as their heart banged furiously against their chest. A few minutes ago, they felt confident and secured hiding at the back of that tempered glass, and in less than a minute, the glass was shattered on the floor, leaving them at the mercy of the mysterious man. At this point, they knew they were done for, and with just a whistle from the man , the black zambars would pour out from that box they were in and attack them. Their bodies shook in fear, and one by one, they all went down on their knees, surrendering to the mysterious man standing tall in front of them. 9 of the men were all on their knees except Mr. Amon who stood dumbfounded, as his body trembled involuntarily,still he refused to surrender. “Please sir, forgive us, we are sorry” “We will never return to our evil ways# “Please have mercy, I don't want to die” “I have a fam
Standing at the entrance was Denzel, his chest heaved up and down as sweat streamed down his muscled body. “Sir please you need to leave , grandpa Leon won't survive if he hears that you are dead” Amanda cried as her heart thumped in fear At this point, Amanda wasn't thinking about herself, the day she swore to be Denzel’s right hand man and assistant, she also swore to lay her life on the line in place of his, if need be. But now, they were both helpless with no one to save the other. “You don't need to bother about me, I will get you guys out of here”Denzel said confidently, his voice firm and laced with assurance Meanwhile, one of the men had rushed out of the room and sneaked up to Denzel’s back “Watch your back young master! ” Amanda yelled, but it was too late as the man had forcefully pushed Denzel into the room and locked the door behind him. A roar of laughter reverberated from the other side of the room covered with a large transparent glass, where the men watched fro
Meanwhile, Denzel drove the car with speed not minding that he was driving past the normal speed. His whole focus was centered on arriving where his assistant, investigator and lawyer were held hostage. Bang! Bang! Bang! All of a sudden, the sound of multiple gun shots echoed in the air as Denzel became at alert instantly. He increased the speed and drove at a higher speed as he sensed some cars chasing his. His whole focus was on giving the cars on his tail a safe distance. Suddenly a car that came out of no where and began a driving towards him. Before he noticed what was happening and could dodge the car approaching him with speed , it was too late. Boom! His car and the other other car collided with force and because of the speed at which he was driving ,the collision was intense that it sent both cars flying high into the air. The car summersaulted multiple times as it finally landed into a ditch. Denzel let out a loud groan as he managed to get hi
In an abandoned warehouse in Willport city, 2 men and a woman were seen seated on a chair with a rope tied round their body, and their eyes covered with blind folds. And In front of them were at least 10 dangerous looking men with a big transparent box In front of them. The room was quiet and the only thing that could be heard was the continuous hisses emitting from the box. The box being there, wouldn't have been much of a problem if only it wasn't containing over 20 Black zambar snakes, the world's most deadly and poisonous snake. “Untie their eyes, so they can get to meet their new friends!” A gruff voice growled, knocking waves of fear into the hearts of the three blindfolded people as they trembled in trepidation “Please I am begging you”Benita finally choked, her heart racing with fear, she studied zoology in college and even if everyone else in the room happened to not know the species of snakes that were in that cage —she already knew, and from their sharp and overly lou
“Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence, I find Nelson Barn guilty of the charges laid against him”“Fucking bitch ! ”Nelson hissed through gritted teeth, his heart thumping against his chest He knew he was doomed, but he still listened attentively to hear his Sentence. “The court hereby sentence you to serve 10 years in jail without possibility of parole. You shall renounce your copyright to the K. D Leons product and apologize to the K. D Leons group publicly, alongside a fine of $800 million.” The judges authoritative voice reverberated across the court She had tried her best to reduce the sentence but this was the least she could do, to avoid raising suspicions. “Fuck!” Nelson's heart stopped beating for a second as he jerked up to his feet “This is ridiculous, why do I have to go to jail?! “He yelled as the court attendants rushed towards him and cuffed his both hands to his front. As he was being dragged out, his gaze and that of Amanda met, his heart boiled in severe ange