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CHAPTER 108It was a big day for the Blackbolt Group, Jack Bolton and the Miller family. Their long awaited project had finally been completed and it was the day of the grand opening.The romp, pomp and excitement was second to none. It was arguably going to be the biggest event of the century. Notable figures from all over the world were going to be present and everyone was buzzing.Aaron Bolton and Alice Bolton were also around for the event. Extended families of the Bolton’s, every board member and major shareholder of the Blackbolt empire was present.“I’m super proud of you son,” Aaron said, patting Jack’s back lightly while they were getting ready in Jack’s mansion to grace the occasion.He was indeed glad that he had trusted Jack and given him the reins of the company and despite the recent events that happened with the company’s reserve, his faith in his son never wavered. Jack had truly made him proud.“Thank you dad. Thank you for having faith in me,” Jack replied with a smal
CHAPTER 109“Babe, I’m sure you see a lot of people everyday and you are just mistaking her for someone else,” Alicia said, getting a little worried at Jack’s insistence of knowing Bethany. That may prove a problem for them in the future.“Yeah you’re right. Enjoy the rest of your evening ma’am and thank you for visiting the Royal Oak hotel,” Jack said to Bethany, allowing her leave.He still couldn’t shake off the feeling that he knew her somewhere but he just decided to let it go, so as not to cause her further embarrassment. “What was that?” Alicia asked the moment Bethany left.“What, the woman?” Jack replied.“No…..you telling her that we are a couple,” Alicia replied, quickly trying to change the topic, desperate to find out how ensnared Jack was by her.“Technically, she assumed. I just agreed but she’s right. We do look good together,” Jack said playfully, nibbling Alicia’s neck.“Stop playing,” Alicia slapped the side of Jack’s arm playfully. “You don’t play with a woman’s fe
CHAPTER 110“Our boss will not be pleased but we will leave,” The men said, grumbling and swiftly exiting the building.“Follow them. Find out who sent them,” Jack swiftly ordered Eagle and he left with some men.Everyone stared at the woman, Bethany Fischer, whose mere declaration of Jack being under her protection was enough to scare those armed men away.One question lingered in the mind of everyone. Who was she and how did she have such power? Even Jack Bolton, arguably the most powerful man in Coral city did not have the power to make the men go away, he even wanted to go with them to his death.“It seems that I owe you my gratitude. How can I repay you?” Jack asked Bethany as the commotion began to die down.Sure, he knew he would not have died even if those men tried their best but he realised that for them to leave at the mere sight of Bethany, she was indeed a powerful woman, one that he should make an acquaintance of and he still couldn’t shake off the feeling that he knew he
CHAPTER 111“Wow this is lovely,” Alicia said to Jack as they were exploring and observing the landscape of Atlas Island, the location for their new company and robot factory.Their company was six in total. Jack, Alicia, Mildred, Borja, Eagle and the head architect of the company Jack had hired were also present.“It is more than lovely. This is splendid. I can already imagine everything in my mind,” Borjan replied as they flew over the Island in a chopper.Jack was now officially the owner of the Greyjoy Island as it would now be called. Jack had kept his word and paid the extra cost for the island to be renamed after the Greyjoys.“Wow, look at these beaches. The waters are so clear and crystal blue. Why did the greyjoys never develop this Island all these years? This is the ultimate vacation spot. You have to let me try something with some of the beaches,” Mildred chimed in.No“The Island is yours as much as it is mine. As long as it brings in more profit for the company. You have
CHAPTER 112***FLASHBACK***TWO WEEKS AGO“Yes. Exactly. This is my chance to finally get my revenge, so please do not ruin it,” Michelle said coldly.Micheal noticed the small smile that crossed his sister’s lip. It was a smile that he knew all too well. One that she always had on when something sinister and deadly was brewing in her mind.“Leave us,” Micheal ordered his men and they all dispersed swiftly, leaving him and his sister. “How do you intend to get your revenge? What is the plan?” He asked.Michelle walked over to the bar, took out a bottle of whiskey, poured out half a glass and took it down in a gulp, before pouring another one and handing it to her brother who reluctantly took it from her.“Sit,” She said curtly. “You have to remember Brother, it is not the island itself that is important to us but the secret treasure buried beneath it.”Micheal frowned. “I am no fool sister, I am aware of that but whoever owns the island automatically owns the treasure and that is why
CHAPTER 113“Look, Jack, you need to relax,” Lampton said calmly to Jack. “I promise you, we had nothing to do with this. They shouldn’t have the right to do that but if you said the government gave them permission, then you know very well that there is nothing we can do but there is something you should know about the Island.”“What is it?” Jack asked furiously, feeling cheated by the government and outsmarted by Micheal Carter. “There is a reason why my family fought tooth and nail with the government all those years ago to retain ownership of the island. It is not just because it is our ancestral land but it is said that the first voyage that left America to Europe returned home with treasure worth billions during that time in gold and buried it somewhere on the Island,” Lampton said.Jack raised a brow at him. “And you are just telling me this now? Something this important and you expect me to believe you are not in bed with the Carters?”Jack questioned him furiously. It was hard
CHAPTER 114“Where are we with the plans girl?” Bethany asked Alicia with a scowl on her face.Everything was going opposite to her plans. It was taking longer than she anticipated. She had buyers waiting for this new tech that could learn human behaviours in the body of a robot.With the coldness of a machine and the intelligence and thought capacity of a human, it would be the ultimate killing machine. That was how Alicia had marketed it and every top don in the crime world wanted a piece of it.“There were some hiccups with the island he bought to build the company . Jack is now more focused on that and there’s nothing I can do about it. We’ll just have to wait,” Alicia said in an almost cold voice, crossing her arms and greatly resisting the urge to roll her eyes.She was becoming fed up with Bethany’s consistent nagging. In truth, Jack had completely won her over with how well he treated and took care of her as if she was his girlfriend even when she wasn’t.Her fear was no longer
CHAPTER 115Jack returned back home that day from the commissioner’s office in anger. He stormed into his room with Mildred behind him trying to pacify him.“Calm down Bro. We’ll find a way to stop them. I promise,” Mildred said calmly.Jack went straight to the bar in his room, pouring himself a full glass of vodka and drinking it down in one go. He slammed the empty glass on the table.“I know…..but how?” He replied.“What if we start our own search for the treasure? We could get leads from the Greyjoys on where we could begin our search,” Mildred.Jack frowned. The Greyjoys have had the island for over three centuries and have been searching for the treasure and never found it. It was likely they had exhausted any leads they had and even Lampton Greyjoy seemed to believe the treasure didn’t exist.“They’re not going to be of much help. The old man doesn’t even believe the damn thing exists,” Jack replied.“But what if he is right, what if Micheal Smith is just on a fool’s errand?”“