Anthony!Roland didn't ponder much about it.His lips twitched in a smirk as he didn't want to do anything rash.All he needed was to get some words out of Anthony's mouth.Anthony was enjoying his beer as he ordered more bottles.Roland played smart with him as he told Anthony that he'll pay for his treats."Don't worry nigga. You can drink as you want, I'll pay up your bills." Roland smirked behind the mask."I'm not some beggar, you know." He gulped one shot of the beer in one go as he wiped off the particles from his mouth."I know but I insist." Roland chuckled as he tried to act nice to Anthony.Anthony didn't say anything much as he yielded to Roland's request.He drank until he became tipsy.When Roland saw Anthony's condition, a satisfactory smile played on his lips. "You man, you are a kind foreigner...I...owe...you one." Anthony had several hiccups while he spoke because he was tipsy."Indeed you do owe me one explanation." Roland shifted his gaze away from him.He called
Somewhere in another city, Katherine was sitting all alone in her room with a weary look on her face.Ever since she started living with he parents, things turned out for the worst for her.She was being caged like a princess in her own father's house, and even the few servants had denied her freedom.While Katherine was in deep thought on how to escape from her father's house, a maid barged into her room, disrupting her peace.Katherine threw a tantrum immediately and the maid was lucky Katherine didn't throw a fit.The lass wasn't in the mood to face anymore as she had been murmuring and cursing inwardly ever since she was alone and got nothing else to do."Can't you knock before entering?" Katherine asked angrily with a frown sitting on her face.The fact that she was locked up in her room all day even made her get angrier."I knocked but didn't get a reply...so...""...so you had to barge in." Katherine rolled her eyes at the maid.The maid didn't hesitate to state her business; wh
"What? The engagement party has already been planned?" Katherine asked in disbelief.Her parents nodded in unison.She didn't want to get married yet.Not with Anthony.She doesn't love him.Someone else was the man after her heart."Kath, you don't have any say in this issue as Anthony is the perfect and best man for you," Alvira concluded."I don't love Anthony, I'm in love with someone else." Katherine decided to open up to her parents, thinking that they'd change their minds."Someone else?""Yes, dad. Someone else." Katherine nodded in agreement."And who's that person?""Roland Lafayette is the man that I love." Katherine proclaimed.Her parents repeatedly stared at themselves, they didn't know what to say anymore."The Lafayette's heir?" Alvira asked."Yes, mom. If I get married to him, the family business will boom even more and they'd be love in our marriage unlike the one you're getting me into with An..." Katherine was cut off by her mother who shunned her immediately."Shut
"Oh my! Roland?" Anthony gasps in shock.Roland's bruises were exposed to Anthony's gaze.Seeing the young man's startled expression, Roland chuckled. "You seem surprised to see me!""..."Anthony lowered his gaze as he felt guilty for what he did to Roland. His obsession and over-possession took the better of him."You punched me in the face severally. If only I recognized you earlier." Roland yelled angrily and spat on Anthony's face.Anthony cursed Roland as he spat back at him. "You stupid man!" "Pardon?" Roland snapped his fingers at one of his men and they brought him a chair to sit on, opposite Anthony.He was ready to have a man-to-man discussion with Anthony. Like a detective interrogating a criminal.Roland told his men to stay put and not let their guards down."You better behave well, unless...you know what comes next," Roland warned Anthony, glaring at him with a smirk on his face."What do you want from me, Roland?" Anthony was trembling, he struggled to break free fro
"Any Last Words?" Roland asked with a straight face.With a gun pointed at him, Anthony gulped hard. His limbs were weak. He didn't know what to do or the right expression for the situation."You want to put an end to all of this by killing me?" Anthony's voice was barely audible but somehow he managed to speak."I'll kill you right here and right now with this gun," Roland yelled aggressively."Fine!" Anthony closed his eyes waiting for death to embrace him.Roland didn't say anything else as he pulled the trigger.The sound of a gunshot echoed in the warehouse disturbing the peace of the birds outside.While Anthony was in a dire situation, Katherine was worried sick about him."Hey, this is Anthony! Leave a message or hang up now."Katherine threw her phone on the bed and lay flat, staring at the ceiling."Why is he not answering the phone? I haven't reached him for the past two days?" Katherine rolled on her bed worriedly.She knew Anthony was out of town but the thought of him be
"Boss, here's the information about the man you want dead." A masculine voice spoke. He handed over a piece of relative documents to the man standing opposite him."I thought I sent you to get the job done. Why didn't you kill him rather than give me his information?" "That man holds an important identity and he's not a person to be toyed with." The man said with a weary voice.The unknown man held the document firmly. "I thought you were the right person for the job.""I've carried out lots of dirty jobs but this one...this one...I'll end up dead even before getting the job done."The unknown man sighed. He couldn't see the man's face clearly because they were in a dark alley. "You'll have to refund my money then.""..."He heard the man laugh."Refund your money?" He chuckled darkly. "Do you know how much it costs me to get his background check?""Really? Is the information enough for me to get him killed? Is it enough for me to put an end to him?" "That's up to you. My job here i
"What's the matter with you? Cat got your tongue?" Chairman Lafayette asked again.Roland was taken aback by his father's question. He lowered his head avoiding his father's gaze. Biting his lips out of nervousness."Did you kill him?""I didn't kill him, father!" Roland said almost yelling."Then why are you so worked up when I asked you?""That's because I'm ashamed of myself. I'm so ashamed and unworthy because I can't even handle a gun." Roland bit his lips continuously.Chairman Lafayette chuckled. "Is that the reason you're ashamed of yourself?""I'm weak and lame." Roland sobbed."So you didn't kill the man, what did you do to him then?""I just abandoned him in the warehouse," Roland said."You abandoned him at my warehouse!? That's absurd. Release him or dump him somewhere else." Chairman Lafayette demanded."I want him to suffer a little but I'll surely release him." Roland nodded his head in agreement."I'll give you just this month to have all the fun time you want. As fro
Seraphina was too stunned to breathe.Did he just kiss her? This was driving her insane.She stretched her hand to the doorknob, hoping to escape but Roland was too smart for her to outsmart."Don't you like it? Stop running away from me." Roland placed her hand around his neck and stared lovingly into her ocean-blue eyes.Seraphina gulped. This was too bad to be true. Her brain stopped functioning as she didn't know what to say to him.Roland raised his brow, gesturing her to speak but the lass was numb.A smile played on his lips, he raised her and carried her in his arms like a princess style and placed her on his bed.OMG! What is he trying to do? Not that? Please don't do that. Seraphina cried inwardly."What...what...are you trying to do?" Seraphina managed to ask."I can see you've finally come back to your senses. What do you think I'm trying to do?" He teased.Seraphina's cheeks flushed red like a tomato. "I'm not mad at you so please don't do it."Roland gave her a questioni