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CHAPTER 67It was the third anniversary of the Mayor of Coral city as mayor and he was throwing a banquet to celebrate it. The wealthiest and high profile individuals of the city and the entire state were all present.Jack had been trying to reach the mayor ever since Trent’s public announcement that he and the Smith brothers were behind the bombing and collapse of his hotel but the mayor had been avoiding him.Seizing the opportunity, Jack decided to attend the party, to see if he can persuade the mayor to go back on his decision on handing his hotel to the Swift and Smith Group which belonged to the Smith brothers since it was now public knowledge that they had a hand in the bombing.The truth was that even though Trent had confessed and mentioned their supposed involvement, there was no tangible proof. It was Trent’s word against the leaders of a multi-trillion dollar corporation, so their involvement was quickly swept under the carpet and Trent alone bore the brunt, being sentenced
CHAPTER 68“Nonsense,” the mayor replied. “Mr. Bolton here is the chairman of the Blackbolt group. It doesn’t take too much wisdom to see he is only trying to spread these lies to save his company’s tarnishing image.”Murmurs of agreement rippled through the crowd.“Indeed.”“That makes sense.”“The mayor is right.”“Blackbolt is such a shady company. No wonder they took over coral city in such a short time span.”Jack scoffed. “Only one image is being tarnished here tonight and I assure you Mr. Mayor, it is not mine.”“What do you mean by that? Are you saying I am tarnishing my own image?” The mayor asked in visible fury.“Your words not mine,” Jack answered with a shrug and a deep frown contorted on the mayor’s face.“You watch your tongue when you are talking to me. Your company may be bringing millions into the economy and employing thousands of people but it doesn’t mean that you forget your place!”“It is you who has forgotten your place Mr. Mayor,” Jack berated him openly.Loud
CHAPTER 69“Ah! You-You are the godson?” Garvin asked again like he didn’t get the memo the first time.Jack wasn’t just the Godson of governor Clint, he was like a son to him. Clint and Jack’s father were childhood friends who grew up into adult friends.While Jack’s dad ventured into the business world, Clint ventured into the world of politics and throughout his thirty some years career, his campaigns have been bankrolled heavily by the Bolton family.Jack did not want to go down this route initially but the mayor had given him no choice. After it became clear that the mayor was refusing to see him on purpose, he decided to go a step ahead of the arrogant man and tonight the mayor’s action only proved Jack right.“I am,” Jack replied sternly, crossing his arms and staring daggers into the man.Garvin swallowed hard and went pale. He had to remedy himself or this could spell bad for his campaign in the next election which is just a year away.Governor Clint wasn’t just the governor o
CHAPTER 70Governor Clint’s words were immediate and final. There were no ifs or buts about it. The Smiths were officially banned from doing business anywhere in the state. The Governor went as far as announcing it on live Television the next morning, drumming support and creating sympathy for Jack Bolton and the Blackbolt group.The news went viral, the bigwigs in the state and other parts of the country became interested in the story and everyone wanted to own a piece of the biggest hotel the country would have in decades.Soon Blackbolt’s coffers were lining up with billions and billions of potential investor’s funds.“It’s crazy how things can change in an instant. How do you always do it bro? You take the most disastrous situations and just flip it on its head,” Mildred asked days later as they sat analysing the plans for the new hotel building.With the new funds coming in and the public interest in the hotel, Jack and his team had to come up with a new plan for a bigger hotel,
CHAPTER 71White Finger was a notorious and dangerous hacker group who worked for top government agencies and countries. They were formally special agents in various countries' international crime forces.Since they banded together after turning rogue, they have devastated and destroyed countless lives and properties at the whim of their highest bidder.White Finger consisted of five members. None of their official government names were known, except to themselves. Rumour even had it that they medically induced a selective amnesia so they can completely forget who they were in the past.The five of them gave themselves names according to each finger on the hand. Their leader was called the Thumb, their second in command and master strategist was called the Index, their main hacker and tech genius was called the middle finger, since all their work majorly revolved around his.Their muscle was called the ring finger and the pinkie was a hardware tech developer who was also as important
CHAPTER 72Christopher Newton, Jack’s uncle still harboured deep hatred for Jack. Even though Aaron Bolton, Jack’s father had used his powers to keep him in jail, Christopher lived like royalty in there and he knew everything that was going on in the outside world.The White Finger with their many connections had done extensive research on Jack, his family and businesses. They knew all the enemies and allies that he had in Coral city and that he had crippled many of them financially or otherwise.The only person who hated Jack with the kind of resources they needed was Christopher Newton.The thumb and the index decided to pay him a visit in prison to clearly state their position. They had two plans to get him to join them. The first one was to bank on his hate and hope he would join their crusade and the other was to coerce him with incriminating information that they found about him.“To what do I owe the pleasure. I haven’t had anyone visit me in years. Well except for the strippers
Chapter 73Jack was in the middle of a meeting when he got a phone call from Milton Penitentiary. Naturally he ignored the call. Why would they be calling him? He didn’t know anyone in prison there or so he thought.The number kept calling but Jack was determined to ignore it until he was done with his meeting.The new plans for the hotel were complete and Jack and his team were planning to go overboard this time around. The capacity would be double what the last one was and if the plan was top tier luxury before, now it was above top tier.“How are the bids coming with the construction company we’re awarding the project to?” Jack asked his Project manager, Floyd Hall.“We’ve narrowed it down to two companies. We were hoping to give it to Delta Builders who handled it the last time but Reign Construction are a pretty good company with a nice portfolio as well, plus their quotation is a bit cheaper compared to Delta’s,” Floyd replied.“Hmmm, send both of their quotations and portfolios
CHAPTER 74“I already told you mom. I forgive him but I cannot forget what he did. He deprived me of my family for years because of his actions,” Jack said to his mother.He was now back home in Milton city and the family of four had just concluded dinner when his mother brought up the topic of Jack going to see his uncle again.“I know what he did was wrong and I do not support or condone his behaviour in any way. In fact, it was I who made sure your father had him locked up for a long time when everyone else wanted to keep it hush and within the family but you have to at least hear what he has to say. It’s the first time he’s reached out since he has been locked in there, maybe the time that has passed has caused him to have a change of heart.”Alice was not happy with Christopher in any way. In fact, she was probably more mad at him than Jack himself but at the end of the day, Christopher was still her brother.“Maybe you should just keep the same energy mom,” Mildred chipped in, ro