CHAPTER 126“Your scar, how did you get it?” Alice asked Bethany, sipping from her cup and pointing it towards the mark. She was curious to know more. If there was even a slight chance that this woman was Jack’s birth mother, she wanted to find out. She wondered how such a revelation would affect the dynamic of the whole situation, both from Jack and Bethany’s end.“I would have an answer for you if it was a damn scar,” Bethany replied harshly, her eyes fixed on the musical video playing on the TV as she slowly bobbed her heard to the rythm of the tune. Bethany couldn’t care less about what Alicia was asking her such a question for. In her head, she just wanted the damn woman to be as far away from her as posible. The only reason she had in fact not attacked her was because she knew she was being watched and a slight misstep may lead to her ultimately losing her life again.The dark abyss she was sucked into after Jack blew her brains out was more torment and torture than she could ev
CHAPTER 127Bethany stood up immediately and her gaze turned cold and deadly. There was a ferocious fury in her eyes, one that suggested the question had ticked her off and she was not pleased about it.She lunged at Alice like a mad woman, jumping on her and clutching her throat. “Look here woman, just because we shared a couple stories doesn’t mean I want your nosy ass up in my business. When I finally get free, I will kill your son and then I will kill every member of his family, starting with you,” She spat out with icy venom in her tone.Alice slapped fruitlessly at Bethany’s arms, trying to free herself as Bethany’s chokehold was quickly sucking the breath out of her lungs and immediately two guards burst inside, one quickly using a taser on Bethany, sending her to the floor.Alice gasped for breath repeatedly, looking at the unconscious woman laying on the floor. But it wasn’t the ruthless, cold hearted woman that laid on the floor that she was seeing, it was the fifteen year ol
CHAPTER 128“Cheers. To the beginning of greater things to come. If anyone told the Greyjoys what we just found out, they would lose their shit,” Micheal Carter said, clinking his glass against his sister’s own.Their archaeologist was right. They found a single crate of gold and valuable gemstones and antiques scattered along a trail they had been following. The items they found when estimated already amounted to over two billion dollars.Micheal and his team were elated. He was most especially pleased that he could exploit the law to gain thi ssort of thimng while humilating a boy who dared to stand up to him in the process.“I told you sir….I have spent all my life studying the caves on Atlas Islands. I worked with the greyjoy for twenty years on this but they gave up too early before my life work could yield results for me and them. I am so glad I came to you,” The archeologist, Ethan Costner said, sipping his glass of champagne.Michelle frowned. It was obvious that she wasn’t as
CHAPTER 129“My ne- who the hell are-”Beep! Beep! Beep!The call ended before Micheal could finish his question. He stared at his phone, wondering who would be so bold to name theirselves his nemesis. Do they not know who he is?“What is it?” Michelle asked noticing the shift in his demeanour from anger to apprehension. “What did the commissioner say?“He needs more money,” Micheal replied.“Well then send it to him. Is that what has you so flustered. Money makes the world go round. You know he was always going to ask for money.”“Yeah…” Micheal replied, feeling disturbed by the lady who had spoken to him after the nvcommisioner. He couldn’t hold himself back and he opened his email and what he saw made his eyes grow so big and his heart pounded heavily in his chest. He suddenly felt sweaty and his feet buckled and he had to sink into the couch behind him, still satring with bewilderment.“What is it?” Michelle asked again with genuine concern, lacing her tone.“Nothing! I said nothin
CHAPTER 130“That woman means nothing to me. There is nothing you can do or say, mom. She remains nothing but my enemy and I will hurt her severely for daring to lay hands on you,” Jack said to his mother, Alice.Alice had told him the same thing that she told Bethany that forced Bethany to spare her life. The likely possibility that Jack was her offspring. ***FLASHBACK***“Wait! Don’t shoot. Jack has your mark on his back. He may be your family. He may be your son!” Alice yelled as she heard the sound of the gun cocking and the dangerous and vengeful gaze of Bethany was fixed on her with a deadly intention.“What did you just say?” Bethany asked in an even angry tone, feeling Alice was making a mockery off and messing with her. She knew Jack was adopted, Alice had told her that herself but there was no way Jack could be her child. “Your pregnancy, you gave birth to a son right?” Alice turned and enquired from Bethany with a soft penetrating gaze. “That has nothing to do with anyth
CHAPTER 131Jack frowned upon hearing that name. Another bane of his existence. What could he even want, coming to his mansion this morning. Perhaps he had come to gloat and Jack had neither the time, energy or patience to indulge in such.“Tell him I do not want to see him and if he refuses to leave, throw him out,” Jack replied coldly. “No. Let him in. Let’s hear what he has to say,” Mildred, who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly interjected.Like Jack, she too had been taken back by the revelation of Jack’s motherhood. Even worse when she remembered that Jack had tortured, killed and resurrected his own mother unbeknownst to him. But right now, hearing that Micheal Carter was at their abode, she wanted to know what the arrogant man had to say. Perhaps it would be a good avenue to let out the frustration that they were all feeling.“I do not care what he has to say. I said throw him out. You know what? I’ll do it myself,” Jack said in an angry tone, storming out of the room
CHAPTER 132It had been three months since Micheal left the Island and its treasure to Jack and his company. Bringing in experts and following the trail that Micheal and his team had been on, Jack had found two of the ships who were still surprisingly in good conditions. The ships themselves were worth around three hundred billion each with the treasure found on them being worth triple that amount.The robot factory was almost completely done with just a few installations left to be completed. The office building itself was completed and Alicia had finished her AI. All that was needed was the beta attesting and then they could proceed to make more prototypes before the products fully hit the market.Jack and Alicia’s relationship was still strained. They were on good working and talking terms but Jack had closed his heart off to any feelings of affection towards her or any other woman. His major goal was now to take Bolton Tech, the new tech company to a higher stratosphere than anyo
CHAPTER 133Bethany was still recovering from the shock of the event that had happened. Jack Bolton was her son. The son she thought had died in the fire that the Mafia Don’s wife set in her house when she found out Bethany had given birth and the child had a possibility of being for her husband.Of course, Bethany herself confirmed this. She was able to nick a glass that thee don drank with in public and using his saliva and the baby’s hair, she did a DNA test confirming the mafia don was the father of her child but the laboratory attendant ratted her out to the don’s wife and she had to run again.When they finally found her, she wasn’t at home but it wasn’t her they came for, it was her little baby who was sleeping peacefully in his cottage while she quickly rushed to a nearby shop.When she returned, her house was on fire and when the fire service was finally able to put the fire out and allow her to enter, all that was left was the burnt corpse of her child which she held in her h