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 was ready to let everything go. After all, it wasn't the first time that his in-laws were being wicked toward him. But with the snap of a finger, Mr. George summoned the hotel security guards to beat Oscar to a stupor. Oscar froze, his eyes darting from side to side as he immediately found himself encircled by 7 security guards who had their muscles coiling in readiness to attack. Oscar flared his arm in their midst, his body alerted in tension as he addressed the guards. “Guys, look. You have the wrong person. Let’s all draw a line and move on. We don't have to get things nasty.” The guards descended like a storm of violence, their fists raining down on him as they unleashed a barrage of punches and their legs connecting with his ribs and spine as they battered him into submission. “Mr. George, listen to me. I didn’t touch your wife. You should ask her what she did to me instead. She hit me with a bottle and I only blocked it which—-” Oscar couldn’t finish his statement again when his words were interrupted by more punches from the guards. George soon joined in the violence, his arms swinging like a pendulum of violence together with the seven other guards. George was inwardly pained because he couldn't take on Oscar on his own and had to summon the security guards. He yelled out plainly as he kept on with the violence. “What excuse in the world do you think would be enough reason for you to touch my wife?” “Even if she asks you to lick the dust off her shoes, would it warrant you to lay a finger on my wife? Isn't that what you were made for? Aren't you a sewage worker? Aren't you created to be humiliated, pissed on, and trampled upon?” George’s rage-filled voice coupled with his blows combined into a symphony of violence as his anger escalated with each strike but he noticed something. Oscar was absorbing the punches in a way that looked like he didn't care if his body was kicked. All he cared about was his necklace, his arm forming a shield as he fought to protect the precious heirloom from destruction. George smirked, his hands reaching out with malice as he yanked the metal off Oscar’s neck, the links breaking off in destruction. Oscar howled, the sound reverberating through the room as he fought to break free from the guards with his hands stretched out. “Give me back my necklace. It's the only thing I have of my late mum. Don’t you dare destroy it or you will pay for your actions.” It was the first time that the necklace had come off his neck in fifteen years. He suddenly felt naked and out of sorts without it and the punches and kicks didn't even mean anything to him anymore. He couldn't afford to lose the only thing that was left of his late mother. “Haha, you poor brat!” George mocked. “Perhaps this chain is the source of the voodoo that you are doing that makes Charlotte put up with an irritating man like you. I guess it's finally time to undo your voodoo by destroying this useless chain.” With a snarl of determination, George flexed his muscles and snapped the chain into pieces, his fingers twisting the metal repeatedly until it landed on the floor destroyed and cut into little pieces of steel. “No!” Oscar’s voice cracked as he howled in grief, his soul bleeding in agony as he watched his cherished heirloom destroyed. The guards finally left him when they saw that he was bleeding on his face and they saw the look on George’s face - he was satisfied to have inflicted pain on Oscar by destroying his precious heirloom. Oscar’s face was a battered mess, his lips split as everyone had deserted him alone in the guest hall. His eyes were swollen shut as he squinted to read the words popping on his phone screen. ‘Come to the garage now or today will be the last day you breathe.’ Without any hesitation, Oscar knew that it could be none other than the vicious Lady Vivian. Ever since Oscar’s father-in-law, Lord Fonte died just a few months after he married Charlotte, Lady Vivian seemed to have been spearheading every act of wickedness against him. Lord Fonte was the only one who showed him love and took him as a son, sometimes also as a close friend. Lord Fonte believed that Oscar wasn’t a good-for-nothing. Lord Fonte was able to benefit from some of his business advice and counsel. Unfortunately, their perfect relationship was shortlived and Oscar was left to face the wild dogs in the form of his in-laws, especially Lady Vivian who didn’t share the positive views of her late husband. Oscar sucked in the grief that he felt and headed towards the glass door entrance to meet with Lady Vivian but started hearing the voices of conversation between Lady Vivian and his wife, Charlotte. “Mum, you can’t do this to me. I am your daughter, you can’t just terminate my appointment just because I won’t divorce Oscar.” “Oh, of course, I can because I am also your boss. Bradley confided in me yesterday that you both have been secretly having an affair for months so what is so difficult in owning up to your actions and telling Oscar that you want to divorce him?” “But I can't just break the news to him like that. Besides, I don’t want to lose him just yet.” Charlotte argued. “What you need is a harsh encouragement and that is why I am declaring now that if you don’t divorce Oscar and marry Bradley, today will be the last time you work for Delway Group. I can’t have my daughter live with a fraudster.” “But he didn’t defraud anyone. Oscar is a good man even though he is poor. You are framing him for an offense he didn’t commit. I really don’t want you to hurt him.” “Keep defending that irritating bastard until you end up in prison with him.” Oscar’s face was flushed with a deadly gasp of surprise as he picked up the conversation. Who did he defraud? Did he just hear something about his wife having an affair?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
“Hey, stand up right away!” The officer spoke immediately, his eyes were gleaming with disdain. Oscar expertly hid the phone under his sleeves before the officer noticed that he sneaked in with it. “We are taking you straight to the prison unit. Put on these clothes and prepare for a mugshot.”Oscar’s eyes bulged with surprise. “What?! Why would I go to the prison without even a court trial?”Oscar then noticed the name tag on the officer’s uniform and addressed him by it. “Officer Franklin, I need a lawyer right away.”Oscar’s declaration was falling on deaf ears as the officer’s lips curled in a smirk of arrogance. Officer Franklin’s eyes were blazing with an unforgiving stare as his boot thudded against the floor before he dashed towards Oscar and shoved him out of the interrogation room with a menacing growl.Oscar was forced to put on the prisoner’s uniform and his face was dampened with sadness. He knew that it was Lady Vivian’s influence that made the officers treat him in s
Oscar’s body trembled with the weight of the reality that he had been exposed to. His features were frozen with a stunned and horrified expression of confusion and for a while, he wasn't sure of how he felt. He just stared blankly.Seeing his father after five years of thinking that he was dead was one thing but finding out that he had cancer and had only a few weeks to live? He wasn't sure if he could accept that.His eyes were sunken with confusion. “This cancer you are talking about. When did you find out about it? When did you get the diagnosis?”Henry’s posture slumped as he didn't want to make things get awkward, especially at such a time. “I got to know about this a few years ago, son. I have tried all sorts of chemotherapy to extend my lifespan. Now, I can no longer keep it going. I have only two weeks to live now.”Oscar’s eyes remained dark and hollow as his disbelief was a suffocating burden on his heart. “No, Dad. You can't just come back alive after four, or five years an
Henry chuckled when he saw the slight excitement in Oscar’s eyes. “You seem a little excited. It's not an exciting task because it takes a lot of vetting. Companies who do not meet up with the latest financial standard cannot just continue with us.”“Oh, don’t you worry. I find it very interesting,” Oscar spoke, the smile was like a permanent stamp on his face. His mind was already brimming with exciting ways that he would humiliate his ex-in-laws and pay them in their coin for what they did to him.“Before I forget, there is someone I need to introduce to you,” Henry spoke.“Who is that?”Henry walked towards his guard and whispered a few words into his ears.In a moment, a lovely feminine spectacle glided through the door. Her walk was a sultry invitation that beckoned the heart and soul. Her hips were swaying in a rhythm that spoke of mystery and temptation.Her eyes were like little diamonds, piercing through the heart of anyone who was trying to maintain composure.Henry turned t
The clapping dwindled into a feeble echo and was replaced by the attendees’ faces turning to a mask of confusion and their lips forming silent questions.Lady Vivian and Arabella couldn't believe it. Their eyes widened with shock as they stared at each other again. Their thoughts were racing in a bid to understand the mystery behind the announcement.Arabella swayed, her feet tripping over each other in confusion as she missed her seat while trying to return to a sitting position but she quickly regained her balance.“What exactly is going on here? Is this a comedy show? Why is Oscar mounting the podium? Is no one going to have anything to say about this?” Arabella turned to Lady Vivian, her voice edged with confusion.Lady Vivian’s mouth was too heavy to even bring out the words that she had in her mind if she had any. “I have no idea, I have no words right now. Maybe we should talk to one of the concierges and ask if there is a mistake somewhere.”Arabella signaled at a concierge cl
Bradley trembled with fear, his mouth hanging open in shock as he tried to understand what had happened.How did his private text messages appear on the projector screen for the world to see? What in the name of a nightmare was he witnessing? No! This couldn't be real, he reasoned. Those were the most secret things and there was no way anyone else could know about them. He had to be in some sort of afterlife situation for this to be happening. His phone had a special and permanent lock that was even different from the other passworded phones. Did someone hack into his phone? Even if someone did, wouldn’t they have to come close to him for that to happen? Wouldn’t they have to steal his phone at least for a moment for it to happen?Bradley couldn’t recall losing his phone for a long time. He was always with his phone and even when he wanted to sleep, he would usually keep it very close to himself.He never took risks with his gadgets because he knew that some scary secrets were conta