The next day, Mr. Peter went to see Mr. Jude at his home. He had booked an appointment with Mr. Jude on the phone and he asked him to go over to his home office where he meets with people who want to have anything to do with him.Mr. Peter prepared very well for the proposed deal, he had already concluded that he wasn't supposed to lose to help Mark but if he did lose, he would have to take the second alternative which was on his mind.He drove out with his driver behind the wheel heading to Mr. Jude's place. Mark, who woke up very late due to drinking too much alcohol last night, couldn't wait to have breakfast at the penthouse. He quickly took his bath, picked up a suit from the wardrobe, dressed up, and left.He managed to buy some snacks on his way and decided to eat them in the office. He called Mr. Peter to know how things were going.Mr. Peter informed him that he was on his way already to meet Mr. Jude whom he had already booked an appointment with. Mark wished him good luck
Mark went to meet the manager to know about the announcement he made and other developments to be prepared for anything.The manager welcomed him and explained everything to him which he saw as a very good idea. They talked about other things and the manager promised to make sure he informs him of anything he has in mind to do before announcing it so he can be able to share and contribute his ideas as the company owner.Mark thanked him and left after making him know he would be leaving early. He later left around the evening as he wanted to meet up with Michelle and spend some time with her before his mother-in-law who he guessed was out would return and meet him.Mark thought about something he would buy for Michelle. He remembered that he needed to give her something special as it had been a long time since he got a gift for her.He searched his wallet and found one of his black credit cards."Please take me to the best Mall in town, I need to do some shopping," Mark declared and
Before Mark could get to his mother-in-law's place, she was already back.He wasn't allowed to go inside as his mother-in-law was already back. It pissed Mark off and he had no other choice than to leave, hoping to come back later when he gets the information that she has left the house.Michelle managed to go meet her mom in the sitting room to ask her why she hated Mark so much because it was getting out of hand and she didn't like it.She sat beside her and relaxed on the couch."Mom, can you please be sincere with me? Why do you hate Mark so much? He has never offended you but you have chosen him and whenever I think about it, I cannot seem to understand," Michelle said with a dull expression on her face."My princess, I wish you would understand," Elizabeth replied with a deep sigh."Tell me about it and I will have to because this hatred is more than him being a poor son-in-law," Michelle said to her mother."I know and I have to hide the reason behind my hate for him because I d
After a thirty-minute chauffeured drive, the family alighted at John’s also expensive mansion which was situated in a secluded area, with minimal houses in sight. The couple shared a look before proceeding into the mansion. There in the upstairs lounge was John seated, engrossed in a magazine with a cigarette stick pressed against his lips.“Parker? What a surprise. You didn’t tell me you were coming over.” John said, looking away from his magazine on noticing his good friend’s presence.“I’m only here with my family without prior notice because there’s trouble,” Parker explained, putting his hand over his wife’s shoulders.“Trouble? Why!” John exclaimed, setting down his magazine.“They’re after the Safe. I swear, they’ve been following me all day and I feel it’s time I return the Safe to Texas, I shouldn’t have brought it back in the first place all it has done is endanger my family and myself.”“ So I presume you’re here to have me take it to Texas,” John asked, puffing out wisps
John left the lounge and scurried into another room. Less than a minute later, he was back with two rifles and then locked the door behind him. He tossed one to Mr. Parker and kept one for himself.“We are going to fight,” John said and cocked the gun. Mr. Parker didn’t want a debate. He had been skeptical all along about giving up his life thing and this seemed like a better idea. Mr. Parker proceeded to open the briefcase and take out the locket then slid it into the pocket. He nodded to show her was ready for the battle. Such confidence.“So what do we do now?” Jenna asked and just as John was about to answer, they heard gunshots followed by sharp painful outcries coming from downstairs. They were the voices of the housekeepers and maids. They were just murdered. This increased the frightful mood in the room but the two men seemed fairly confident that nothing was going to happen to them and their families, after all, they were armed. It is foolish of them to think that two ri
Mr. Parker bowed his head and shook it side to side in sadness and disappointment. That bullet wasn’t the one that killed his bosom friend, he was. He was the one who endangered him and his family and now, he was gone. Gone forever. All because of him.Everyone was shocked and scared, traumatized by not only this but the recent spree of bloodshed. Mia had shielded her daughter with her hand and used the other to cradle her son. John's two sons began to cry for their dear dad. No one knew where the bullet had come from, it could be anywhere. And that guaranteed that more shots may follow. They had to leave this place immediately.“Jenna got up. We have to leave.” Mr. Parker said to the bereaved woman. She ignored him.After waiting a while with no response, Mr. Parker decided to speak again. “Jenna I said we have to ““Leave me alone. Leave me alone Parker. Because of you and you're stupid Safe, I lost my husband today.”Jenna was right. It was his fault. Mr. Parker shut his eyes ti
“Tell him to set the bomb. It’s going to kill everybody in that mansion. Everything will be destroyed by the time the SWAT gets down there. It is the overall Boss’ order.” Peter completed the statement after the abrupt pause and Derek was thrown into a state of utter bewilderment on hearing just how cruel the overall Boss and Peter could be in a bid to cover up his tracks. This was the height of it all. Killing numerous people at once just because you don’t want them to get caught. Selfish cruelty.“But what about the briefcase? Doing that will kill everyone and destroy the briefcase as well. Everything we’ve been working for will be turned to ashes. Literally.” “You think that the overall boss isn’t aware of that? He was the one that told me to call you so you should know he has thought this through and arrived at a conclusion which is to blow up the damn mansion. So just call Edward and have him do as instructed, do you hear me?” Peter thundered.“Yes,” Derek replied with a tone t
Ma'am Elizabeth completed the story with tears in her eyes. That was how she lost all the members of her family.Michelle also couldn't hold back her tears, no wonder her mom never cared to tell her what happened to her grandparents whenever she asked after them. It was a painful memory as a child for her back then and she understood why she had avoided talking about it all this while but her concern was how it all related to her husband Mark so she went ahead to ask her mother."I was told that Peter, who killed my parents, was Mark's late grandfather. Why do you think I should accept him into the family his grandfather wiped off the surface of the earth," Elizabeth replied with hate and anger in her eyes."But you ain't certain about it mother. You cannot hold a grudge against an innocent man all because of the information you received that I am not sure you are sure of," Michelle replied and immediately her mother stood up burning with rage."So you don't believe me and want to sti