“Erm, I don't remember us meeting before now,” Layla spoke. “I am a little surprised you know my name.”Charlotte’s gaze shifted nervously. “Erm, I had to do a little research considering the importance of what I wanted to put to your notice.”“Oh, is that so?” Layla asked.Layla was trying not to get drawn in by Charlotte. She knew that she wanted a divorce with Oscar and being Oscar’s assistant, she wasn't sure if she was to be seen too closely with Charlotte.“Yes, Ms. Gonzalez. I really need your help. You are the only one who could possibly help me in this condition I find myself.”“Okay, I am listening. Let’s get to somewhere there would be fewer eyes on us,” Layla obliged Charlotte’s intention to speak to her. Perhaps she was going to have something reasonable to say, she thought.Charlotte’s words tripped in a deadly stutter of anxiety. “Erm—erm. I know you are close to Oscar and—”Layla shifted uncomfortably when she heard Charlotte mention Oscar’s name. She hoped that she wa
But Layla noticed that rather than being dodgy, Charlotte was rather confused and unsure about something. Charlotte’s eyes darted with a flicker of uncertainty as she seemed unsure of where she was going.Layla knew that she probably needed help and even though she was earlier irritated with Charlotte, she started to think that perhaps Charlotte was not as bad as she had initially painted her to be. Good people do bad things sometimes, she reasoned.Her heels clicked on the floor as she approached Charlotte whose movements were erratic and uncertain as she paced back and forth with an unbalancing force.“Hey, Charlotte,” Layla spoke, jolting her from her terrible confusion. “You look kind of confused. Are you okay?”Charlotte bit her lip, her expression uncertain as she wrestled with the decision to tell Layla what was bothering her. It was quite refreshing that Layla was concerned about her though.She finally found the courage to speak. “Erm, it is just that I don't have anywhere t
The assassins soon emerged from the vehicle with a predatory, confident stride as they scanned the surroundings before dragging the captives along in their wake.Their strength was a powerful force that left Anna, Allison, and Kenneth very weak. They had run out of even the energy to beg for their lives.Oscar was battle-ready though. His senses were heightened, his eyes closed and his body unmoving as he waited for the perfect moment to launch his strike.Brian launched forward, his hands stretched as he tried to drag Oscar out of the vehicle but he was met with a slight resistance that eventually grew into something he never bargained for.Oscar burst into action with explosive speed as he yanked Brian’s gun off him with a powerful force.Pow! Pow!With a strong force, Oscar pulled the trigger and Brian fell to the ground, his head blown out at the sound of the bullet.Within only two seconds, Oscar took down three of the assassins in a single volley. His speed was quite potent and
“Gaaahh-ackkkk”Oscar clutched his abdomen, his stomach heaving as he vomited violently in the sink of the men’s room.Oscar’s mind replayed to the moment that he temporarily left his plate of cupcakes and cookies to quickly bring a few more boxes into the storage hall in preparation for the anniversary event of Delway Group.Oscar’s sisters-in-law, Arabella and Inara were closest to his plate of cupcakes at the meet-and-greet session so he knew that they must have poisoned his meal.His eyes narrowed as he came out of the men’s room, his jaw clenched in anger as he thought of the injustice that had been done against him but he suddenly started hearing Arabella and Inara chattering in exchanged whispers.“Haha, the fool thought that he could come here and eat like everyone else. How can a man be so poor and have no shame,” Inara leaned in close, her voice nearly lost in the noise of the meet-and-greet.Arabella’s face was etched with disgust. “It's a disgrace to call that kind of man
The man’s body was a machine of rage as his muscles pulsed with violence. His footstep shook the ground with power.Of course, Oscar recognized the man - it was Irana’s husband, George.“Why did you hit my wife? Why did you touch her? Who gave you the right to touch my wife?” George gnarled, his blood boiling with the force of his rage.”Oscar’s voice was unwavering despite the arrow of hatred thrown at him. “Mr. George, you need to be calm. There is nothing wrong with your wife.”George struck out with lightning speed, his fist swung like a sledgehammer.Oscar’s sidestepped the punch with ease, his body moving with an elegant grace as he evaded the blow at the expense of George’s boiling anger.Oscar still had to make his point known so he spoke through the tension. “Mr. George, your wife and Arabella conspired to poison me. I am the victim here. I don't want to start a fight with you.”Oscar knew that George was no match for him if he were to get soaked into a combat with him but he
Oscar had heard enough already and went outside only to see his wife Charlotte fighting back tears. Her jaw was clenched as she struggled to hold back the emotion.Charlotte was an example of feminine perfection. Her physique was captivating and she looked like a beautiful river goddess. Every curve and line of her body was a testament to her femininity. Her skin was radiating like diamonds but this time she looked sad and weary as she wiped the tears off her face the moment her eyes connected with Oscar’s.“Babe, why are you crying? What happened to you?” He asked, rushing towards Charlotte with his voice filled with concern. Her tears were emotional enough to make Oscar shrug off the conversation about an affair that he heard about just moments ago. His wife couldn't possibly be cheating on him, he reasoned. He had to have heard wrong.“Maybe we should start by asking you why you killed my pet dog,” Lady Vivian interrupted him in his tracks, her voice contorted with a lashing whip
Oscar’s heart leaped into his throat as he turned back only to meet two able-bodied cops with a baton in their hands and their hands placed strategically on their holsters as if they were expecting a contention.“Officer, I don’t know why I should be arrested because I have done nothing wrong. I was told that I committed credit card fraud but it’s an absolute lie. They are trying to frame me.”Oscar’s words were tumbling over each other as he desperately tried to defend himself.One of the officers spoke. “Hands behind your back now!”“You are making a mistake, you have the wrong person. I overheard the conversation that proved that Lady Vivian was trying to frame me. What evidence do you have against me?”The officer responded. “I won’t repeat myself, Oscar Jones.”Oscar knew that it was time to succumb to their command. He extended his hands, offering himself to the cuffs as the officer clicked the cuffs into place, securing him.But Oscar remembered his wife. He had to say a few wo
Oscar’s mind was spinning as he processed the matter. His father, Lord Henry Jones died in a plane crash that killed everyone onboard during the one time that he decided to board a public aircraft.Lord Henry Jones didn't make a will before he died so his half-brother, Ryder Otis forcefully took control and leadership of his large empire leaving Oscar in ruins.More than ever, Oscar felt like escaping the vehicle. His mind raced and his body tensed as the urge to flee away from the vehicle became much more intense.He needed to dial the code on the aircraft that he saw. He remembered the code the same way he knew the day he was born - 10XXV2Q.It was a secret code that he had with the late Henry Jones before he died. They used it to communicate whenever they felt that their enemies and competitors had tapped all public lines of communication.There was no way that code would be on an aircraft if it didn't mean something significant, Oscar reasoned.He had to dial the code, he had to d
The assassins soon emerged from the vehicle with a predatory, confident stride as they scanned the surroundings before dragging the captives along in their wake.Their strength was a powerful force that left Anna, Allison, and Kenneth very weak. They had run out of even the energy to beg for their lives.Oscar was battle-ready though. His senses were heightened, his eyes closed and his body unmoving as he waited for the perfect moment to launch his strike.Brian launched forward, his hands stretched as he tried to drag Oscar out of the vehicle but he was met with a slight resistance that eventually grew into something he never bargained for.Oscar burst into action with explosive speed as he yanked Brian’s gun off him with a powerful force.Pow! Pow!With a strong force, Oscar pulled the trigger and Brian fell to the ground, his head blown out at the sound of the bullet.Within only two seconds, Oscar took down three of the assassins in a single volley. His speed was quite potent and
But Layla noticed that rather than being dodgy, Charlotte was rather confused and unsure about something. Charlotte’s eyes darted with a flicker of uncertainty as she seemed unsure of where she was going.Layla knew that she probably needed help and even though she was earlier irritated with Charlotte, she started to think that perhaps Charlotte was not as bad as she had initially painted her to be. Good people do bad things sometimes, she reasoned.Her heels clicked on the floor as she approached Charlotte whose movements were erratic and uncertain as she paced back and forth with an unbalancing force.“Hey, Charlotte,” Layla spoke, jolting her from her terrible confusion. “You look kind of confused. Are you okay?”Charlotte bit her lip, her expression uncertain as she wrestled with the decision to tell Layla what was bothering her. It was quite refreshing that Layla was concerned about her though.She finally found the courage to speak. “Erm, it is just that I don't have anywhere t
“Erm, I don't remember us meeting before now,” Layla spoke. “I am a little surprised you know my name.”Charlotte’s gaze shifted nervously. “Erm, I had to do a little research considering the importance of what I wanted to put to your notice.”“Oh, is that so?” Layla asked.Layla was trying not to get drawn in by Charlotte. She knew that she wanted a divorce with Oscar and being Oscar’s assistant, she wasn't sure if she was to be seen too closely with Charlotte.“Yes, Ms. Gonzalez. I really need your help. You are the only one who could possibly help me in this condition I find myself.”“Okay, I am listening. Let’s get to somewhere there would be fewer eyes on us,” Layla obliged Charlotte’s intention to speak to her. Perhaps she was going to have something reasonable to say, she thought.Charlotte’s words tripped in a deadly stutter of anxiety. “Erm—erm. I know you are close to Oscar and—”Layla shifted uncomfortably when she heard Charlotte mention Oscar’s name. She hoped that she wa
“Look how easily you fell into our hands. You know we didn't ask for this. You kind of just entered into our trap.”Oscar’s eyes fluttered, his consciousness teetering on the edge of awareness. His breathing was shallow and weak as he looked like a sick patient.The assassins’ eyes were gleaming with evil as they thought of the best ways to inflict pain on Oscar. He was going to suffer for what he did and watch his business associates die before they finally killed him.“What’s wrong? Can't you keep your eyes open? Don't tell me you are too weak to even face me?” Brian put up a grin expression. “Or are you scared? Are you surprised? Why are you so quiet? Ah! I see that you are just a pathetic coward.”Brian shook his head as if he was having some pity for his victim.The assassin’s words trailed off and he drew back his fist before delivering a hard, brutal punch to Oscar’s face.The blow landed on Oscar’s jaw with a potent cruelty that left him dazed and broken. The sedan’s backsea
The assassins hurled their captives into the car, their movements showing a display of strength as they were in a hurry to get away from the massive gunfire. Jamie stiffened his body as he was being shoved. Unlike the other captives, Jamie wasn't going to let the assassins have their way in getting him kidnapped.He was relieved earlier seeing that Oscar had come with agents to protect them but things were taking a different turn and he wasn't comfortable with it at all.Three persons had to die inside the hall because he wanted to protect himself. It wouldn't matter if he took some more risks just to maintain his stance, he reasoned.His mind raced with desperate thoughts despite the delicate situation.Jamie wrenched himself, his body coiled and ready as he sprang away from the black sedan, his desperation a powerful force that stunned the assassins. Before the assassins knew it, they saw Jamie as respectable as he was running with such speed in his suit his tie flinging in the ai
“You hid yourself from us all these while because you thought you were smart. You thought you could somehow escape what was coming for you.”“You must be very important to Oscar seeing that you want to protect yourself so much. I am going to love to see the pain on Oscar’s face myself when I finally kill you.”Jamie was too weak to even plead anymore. He just accepted whatever was coming for him. He was dragged along the pavement like a dead log of wood. The lead assassin also followed the other guys. They had completed their exercise and were ready to leave the hall.But one of the assassins walked toward their leader. Whispering into his ears, he spoke. “How about the guy sir?”“Who?”“The guy who revealed who Jamie was to us. Should we let him back into the fold?”“Oh, I see,” The lead assassin’s face came alive as he remembered the secretary guy who snitched on Jamie.He retraced his steps back to the man.At that moment, the man’s heart was a heavyweight in his chest as he didn'
He had to retract as he crept back into his fold where he was lying earlier.The assassins had no hesitation to kill another person as the same guy who had shot the innocent lady earlier pointed the gun at the next lady who was kneeling.The next lady was a brown-skinned lady with freckles across her face and lovely blue eyes. She was loved by many because of her jovial nature but there she was, at the edge of death.The whole crowd of guests was put in a state of shock, bodies legs trembling with a horrified shake of fear as they were about to witness yet another innocent person die at the hands of the assassins.The lady begged for her life, her voice filled with pity and helplessness. “Please reconsider your decision. I’m begging for my life, please listen, please. I am pleading with you.”The assassin laughed scornfully. “Hahaha, it's such a shame that a gorgeous bright lady like you has to die though but you shouldn’t blame me. You should blame Jamie, whoever he is—”The lady cut
Jamie was still trembling with the effort of maintaining his composure as he hid in the shadows.His heart thudded in his chest as he heard the gunshot that highlighted the death of the innocent man. His fear threatened to consume him as he wondered if it was really a wise idea to remain there and refuse to heed the assassins’ call. But why would he just surrender himself to die? He was most likely more important than the guy the assassins killed anyway, he reasoned.A lot of people would suffer so the people around him who were signaling to him and urging him to surrender himself had better given a second thought.Jamie’s mind twisted and turned, his thoughts a frantic and disorganized mess as he forced himself to ignore the guilt that he was having.He had to drown himself in his own excuses.“Alright, since you are still going to remain there, I guess you have no problem seeing some more innocent persons die.”The lead assassin whispered again to one of his men.Within a moment,
There was silence among the guests and everyone’s heart was in their throat. Whatever needed to be done for the assassins to leave the hall and be on their way was what needed to be done.Layla heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Jamie’s name called. Even though it seemed a little selfish, it showed that they were not going to summon her. She had great fear in her heart because she thought that her position as Oscar’s personal assistant was going to draw the assassins in her direction.“Jamie! Where are you?” The lead assassin spoke out again.Jamie’s body was tense and coiled as he tried to blend into the shadows, his fears a potent force that threatened to overshadow him. But he wasn't going to heed their call. If everyone else was just going to keep shut, the assassins might think that the name wasn’t in the auditorium, Jamie thought.“Jamie! I know you are here and for the last time, reveal yourself!”The whole crowd was thrown into fear and confusion as they wondered why Jam