“Why are we going in here,” Edward asked as Karen pushed him into the study room. “Because I need to talk to you in private,” she replied in almost a whisper. Karen looked at the hallway to make sure that no one had been following them. When the cost was clear, she shut the door and turned to her brother who was glaring at her with his arms folded. Edward was appalled by Karen’s behavior. He had never seen this from her. Maybe being away for almost ten years had changed her a lot. She was no longer that little girl that was always timid. She was bold and insightful which amazed him. But what frightened him was her secretive attitude. “What is going on, Karen?” Edward asked as he watched her walk past him. Karen ran her fingers through her black hair and sighed. She had called Edward back here to help them out, and it turned out to be a bad plan. There didn’t seem to be any progress like she had expected. This made her feel guilty. She may have just handed out her father’s compan
Eve McCullough stared at her reflection in the mirror as she combed her hair by the dresser. Her mind was racing with thoughts, particularly with how things were going on now. Her family was always keeping things from her which was appalling. She didn’t feel part of them anymore. The only time she got information was when there was a general meeting. Nobody came to talk to her. She felt used by everybody. It was absurd because she was always the one sought after while she was married to Rylan. They were always on her, telling her that Rylan was bad for her. She had finally heeded their advice and divorced him, but that finally seemed like a dreadful action. She could remember how mortified Rylan had felt at the dinner table when Frederick had announced that he was fired. Eve couldn’t do anything about it, and five days later, she had divorced him. It seemed like a good thing that time, but as she thought about it now, her mind was filled with doubts. Karen had been the one who insti
No. It couldn’t be true! Eve thought to herself. She was staring at her ceiling as she lay on her bed. It was daybreak now, and the morning sun bathed her room in all its glory, and Eve was okay in her thoughts. She could barely get any sleep last night. Her mind was filled with thoughts. How could she be blind to all of these? It had been obvious from the start but she couldn’t see it.Her family was using her just the same way Rylan did. It was hard to process. Were the documents she found on Rylan even true? She didn’t have a clue. Right now, she couldn’t believe anything. She had been suspicious about Karen offering to help her with Rylan. She should have known that it was all a trick. Even her father had a part to play. Eve gritted her teeth as she thought about this. He had let his hate for Rylan blind him and deny her of her happiness. He had fired Rylan and forced her to divorce him. Knowing that she wouldn’t budge, he had made Karen convince her with those documents on Rylan
Rylan slammed his hand on the punching bag and watched it. The punching bag that hung from the ceiling shook slightly. Rylan clenched his jaws and slammed his other fist on the punching bag once more. His hands which were concealed in boxer’s gloves were held close to his face now. This was the only way to beat the frustration he was feeling. He was exhausted from looking for information about the cartel. The information from Dayton was pointless. He couldn’t use it to find them. Rylan was running out of patience, he needed to exert his revenge on the cartel soon. He wanted it to be swift and easy. But that didn’t seem to be likely. The Valdez cartel seemed to be more dangerous than he thought. They just weren’t in Los Angeles but in other states such as Colorado, Texas, New York, and even Atlanta. It was crazy that Ernesto had built a cartel as big as that. Rylan was envious. He had the resources to do so, but there were many risks of having a long family of people to protect. It co
Rylan Daystar held the steering wheel tight as he stared at the road before. His eyes fell to the GPS in his dashboard and it displayed the address he had gotten from the anonymous tip. That had been five hours ago. Now he was speeding through the streets of Los Angeles in his black Lamborghini as he headed towards the address. Rylan’s mind was racing as he drove through the streets. He was having second thoughts about this. Who would be so kind as to send him the location of the most sought-after criminal in the state? It sounded like a trap and that was what Williams had told him just as he stepped into his car. That didn't matter to Rylan right now. He had to see for himself.He swerved into another street and his eyes fell on the GPS once more. The address that was currently pinned on the GPS became bigger with each stride Rylan’s car took. Rylan’s mind went back to the mail. Who could have possibly sent it to him? Who had such information on the cartel and had sent it to him inst
In the dimly lit room was a round table with all the casino shareholders seated. Seth was present and he was contemplating what to do with Rylan. His last statement at their previous meeting had raised a few eyebrows. He knew that some of them here were uncomfortable with having to get rid of Rylan, but it was the best plan they could come up with. If they couldn’t take Rylan down, there wouldn’t be a casino left for them. It was the best option they had. Five nights ago, Rylan’s club had been attacked, and some of them felt it was him. That was the genesis of the tension in the room. It seemed nobody here trusted each other which was detrimental to their plans. If trust couldn’t be rebuilt soon, it would be best if they kissed the casino goodbye. “Did you guys hear about Rylan’s club being completely gunned down?” Noah Sutton asked. “Yeah, I did,” another man said. Seth’s eyes went to him. It was Cody Hawthorne. A dirty blonde-haired man with a funny mustache but brilliant brown
Lana Pierce was like a goddess in human form. Her slender olive skin, short black hair and hazel green eyes all together made her look like she was an anomaly to nature. She was stunningly gorgeous and her high cheekbones gave her face a menacing look. She was always so calculative and knew how to sense danger. That was one of her strong attributes. When Lana had heard of Seth’s plan to take down Rylan, she backed down immediately. It wasn’t something she would want to do. Taking down the billionaire who was planning to take down your casino was one of the most obvious murder crimes ever. It wouldn’t take long for the police to discover them, and Lana didn’t want to be a part of it. That was why she was in one of the elevators in Daystar Industries heading towards the top floor. She was planning to meet Rylan and report this to him. He had to know about this. If they were planning to murder him, he at least should be away. Lana’s fragile conscience wouldn’t let her become a part of
“What are we going to do about her?” Noah asked. Seth stroked his chin as he thought of this. Lana had stormed out of the meeting after she had refused to cooperate with them. It felt like she was going against them. This worried Seth. She could ruin everything. “What if she tells the cops?” Cody asked, barely hiding the fear in his voice. Seth sighed and rubbed his eyes as he contemplated what to do. There was no way that Lana was going to do that. Though she was against them presently, he knew her for being reserved. She wouldn’t just go to the cops and without any evidence. She was very calculative of whatever she did. “Don’t worry about that,” Seth replied. “I don't think she will, and if she does, there’s no evidence she has to back up the allegations. She will be sued for defamation. I’m very familiar with you Lana. She wouldn’t do anything stupid.”“So we just let her go?” Noah asked, and for the first time, his voice sounded a bit hasty. Seth shrugged. He didn’t know what