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CHAPTER 99“What are you waiting for?” Laurel asked coldly. Jack scoffed. “Relax boy, you are going to die but the way and when I decide. You do not get the liberty to choose the time of your death. I am your grim reaper and you will die when I say you will die.”“Then fucking make up your mind already, because if you think I will fold and beg like this pussy beside me, you have another thing coming,” Laurel replied.“So you really want to die eh?” Jack asked coyly.“Fuck off,” Laurel replied. “Do it!”“So if I…..” Jack trailed. He took out the bullet chamber and began to remove the bullets until only one was left. “Remove all the bullets and leave one and I gave you both a choice, I give you the gun. One bullet, two brothers. One lives, one dies. You’re not going to go for it?”The two brothers looked at each other sharply before their gaze quickly shifted to the gun Jack was holding. Would Jack really do it? And if he did, would one of them really kill the other? Sure, Laurel was e
CHAPTER 100While Jack was handling business, dealing with the Smith brothers, Alicia was handling a business of her own. Her meeting with Jack wasn’t as coincidental as she made it look, there was more to her story. What she told Jack was the truth but only partially.It was just coincidental that she was just the person Jack needed to solve the problem he was having with the Smith brothers. She presented herself as a perfect solution and she was now indispensable to Jack.“How far are you on our plan? Is Jack willing to fund our project yet?” A woman dressed in all black with a mean demeanour on her face asked Alicia. Her name was Bethany Fischer. The chairman and founder of the weapons manufacturing company, Ironclad Armaments. Bethany was not a woman to mess with. Great men cowered before her. She was formerly a mafia gangster in her early days and when she was arrested by the Authorities, she single handedly gave up ten Mafia lords and their trade networks in exchange for her fr
CHAPTER 101Alicia knew she couldn’t delay any longer, she needed to find a way to get Jack to invest in her software for Ironclad or risk getting in trouble with her master, Bethany.Bethany was a ruthless woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her ultimate aim and the last thing Alicia wanted to do was to keep standing in the way of that happening.“Tell me the truth Alicia, can you do this?” Borjan asked, driving away.“I’ve managed so far, haven’t I?” Alicia replied coldly.“You don’t have to be so hostile towards me. I’m not your enemy Alicia. I’m your team mate. The earlier you start to see me as that, the better this can go for us all.” Borjan replied.“I don’t care what you think you are or what you think you are not but when it comes to me and you, we are only one thing, Bethany’s puppets,” Alicia replied.She wasn’t wrong to say that. As far as Alicia believed, everyone of them was just a cog in Bethany’s big and heartless machine but she still owed the woman her life.It
CHAPTER 102Alicia’s question was direct and penetrating. She wanted to know why Borjan would suggest a thing as daring and as deadly as killing The Man. Powerful forces have tried tirelessly and failed. What could the both of them possibly do? A hacker and a single male soldier.Borjan heaved a deep sigh before rolling the car to the side of the road. “I was five when I first met Bethany but she doesn’t remember it. All my life I worked hard, joined the special forces, and wanted to be a top investigator like my father. I did all the right things until by chance, I came across the woman who murdered my entire family in cold blood. It happened right in front of me,” Borjan said calmly, his eyes glistening with unshed tears as painful memories rocked his mind.Alicia gasped, turning her gaze fully on Borjan.“How—How did you survive? She let you live?” Alicia asked in a calm and concerned tone.“See this?” Borjan said, raising his shirt to show her a bullet wound on his torso. “She di
CHAPTER 103She quickly decided to take Bethany’s advice and lure Jack actively with her body. For the few months that she had been with Jack, she had not seen him with any woman. In fact, the only two women she had actively seen Jack with were herself and Jack’s sister, Mildred.She knew Jack wasn’t gay, during their research into Jack before they picked him as their target to fund their project, Alicia had found out about Jack’s previous marriage and how it all ended.“Do you feel hot?” Alicia suddenly asked, removing her robe to reveal her bare body which was covered by a short and very transparent lace nightgown.Her smooth, shiny and thick thighs were in full display and from the angle Jack was sitting, he could see her clearly, glowing under the warm light.It was the first time that Jack was seeing Alicia in this way. She was always modestly dressed and acted shy most of the time. It baffled him that she was bold enough to remove her robe, knowing fully well that he could almost
CHAPTER 104“Are you for real?” Alicia asked with almost teary eyes. She felt a slight bit of regret because she was using a kind and benevolent man like Jack but she felt she had no choice.“Yes I’m for real Alicia,” Jack replied, cupping her face and smiling at her.Alicia felt even more guilty but she managed to maintain the small smile on her lips. Her mind was consumed with different thoughts.What if she told Jack the truth about Ironclad and Bethany? Would Jack understand or would he hate her? Even if he understood and still agreed to start the company for her and make her his partner, would he be able to protect her from the ruthless Bethany?“What is it?” Jack asked, noticing the small smile that was on her lips completely vanish, replaced by a frown.“Jack, the truth is….” Alicia trailed. The truth….No, she couldn’t tell him the truth, that could ruin everything.“I hope you’re not doing this because we had sex. I mean we don’t even know what we are. Yes, I wanted you. I’ve w
CHAPTER 105Jack looked at the man who just addressed him as a boy. The man looked years older than him and he had rough features but still, Jack felt insulted.Courtesy demands everyone should show each other a little respect as he would never intentionally address someone he is just meeting like that, no matter how much higher in age or status he was than that person.“Jack, Mildred. Meet Michael Carter. The chairman of Carter Corporation. Micheal, meet Jack and Mildred Bolton. The Chairman and The CEO of Blackbolt group,” Lampton swiftly introduced both parties as Micheal reached where they were and took a seat opposite Jack and Mildred while Lampton sat adjacent to both parties.“So this is the famed Jack Bolton? I was expecting more,” Micheal said condescendingly with a sneer on his face.Jack was about to reply but Mildred beat him to it.“At least Jack is famed. Never heard of the name Carter before now. You’re obviously an irrelevant bunch,” She shot back with contempt rolling
CHAPTER 106Ten trillion. It wasn’t worth it. Jack may hate losing and being humiliated but he was always calm and logical in most situations. Even the two trillion he had offered could get him a better island if he patiently searched for it.“Congratulations. It’s yours,” Jack said curtly.A victorious smile immediately crossed Micheal’s lips. “See, I told you there was no need to waste my time with this useless bid. These urchins cannot compare to me just because they have a few trillion dollars,” Micheal said boastfully.“That’s enough Micheal, I actually—”“No it’s not enough,” Micheal cut Lampton off rudely. “In fact, you should make them apologise for wasting my time and yours. They must go on their knees and apologise,” He demanded strongly.Winning the bid over Jack was not satisfactory enough for Micheal. In his usual arrogant nature, he wanted to humiliate Jack further and rub it in.Mildred chuckled in response. “In your dreams, you arrogant asshole,” Mildred spat out with