"Young master, what do you think we should do to the four families?" Alfred frowned as he looked at Mark who was in a rather deep thought.It was already nighttime. Michelle is tired of the workload and goes back to sleep immediately leaving Mark and Alfred together."We are going to crush them all at once this time." Mark smiled as he looked up, his eyes flashing with ruthlessness and determination. there was no going back. He was already here so there was no way he was going to back away.Alfred was quite shocked at Mark's reply, but still, he didn't say anything and modded."Unleash all of our forces, it's time to tell the world that the Clarkson family is still alive and they are still as strong or even stronger than then they used to be." Mark smiled.Alfred knew that in the face of their full strength, the four families wouldn't be able to do anything. Mark had just been playing with them all along and now it was time for the real battle.Mark on the other hand didn't plan on sl
(AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL)Four old men sat around a table as they laughed and cheered with each other while looking at the news.Looking closely at the men, one would see that they were the heads of the four families who fled from the city. They were all hiding here as they expected Make to fall into their trap."I can't believe the Clarkson family fell for our trap." One of the old men laughed as he drank bks beer."I told you, the young master of the Family is greedy and would surely follow our plan." Another of the old men laughed and the other three couldn't help but feel delighted.It had taken careful deliberation before they were able to come up with the plan of fooling the Clarkson family in such a way. They were quite confident that they weren't going to notice and that the person who might have noticed was the old butler.But then it seems like the old butler didn't notice. But then even if the old butler noticed what could they do? Refusing to accept it meant they were a
(TWO DAYS LATER)"Mark, are you alright?" Michelle frowned as she stared at Mark who had dark circles under his eyes."I'm alright." Mark sighed as he turned over to continue sleeping.He had been working for over the past two days and hadn't had a wink of sleep. Although, he eliminated the threat created by the four families. He had also taken care of the four families themselves.But that didn't come without a price. They also had to lose some things and he had to sacrifice toe days' worth of sleep just to accomplish it. He had also visited the company he had collected from Ma'am Elizabeth and made quite some changes so he felt it was time to sleep.Also, Michelle had been taking good care of her mother's company and there had been improvement which he was quite happy about. But then he had to sleep. Since he came back the night before, he had been sleeping and this was already noon of the next day and he was still sleeping.God knows why Michelle didn't go to work that day and came
A smirk appeared at the corner of Mark's mouth seeing the assassin approach him at full speed. He could guess what the assassin's intentions were and that was to make him his hostage so that he would be able to escape. What a bad thing that he had made the wrong decision.Just as he got closer to Mark, he aimed the knife at Mark hoping to intimidate him, but the latter smiled and evaded the assassin before kicking him in his torso.Before the assassin could react, he was apprehended by the man who had already caught up to him.Before he could do anything to take his life, they had already disarmed him rendering him incapable of doing anything else.Soon another car pulled up and Alfred alighted from the car. Seeing that Mark was safe he heaved a sigh of relief.Mark on the other hand ignored everyone and went to carry Michelle who had the king fainted due to fear."Interrogate him, make sure he confesses who sent him before next tomorrow," Alfred ordered getting into the car with Alex
"May I have your attention? This court has reached a decision in the case of Mark Clarkson versus Elizabeth Kennedy and Rodrigo Kennedy, please rise.The judge's voice rounded throughout the court as everyone watched while the defendant and plaintiff stood up."After careful consideration of the evidence presented, the court finds you, Elizabeth Kennedy, and Rodrigo Kennedy, guilty of the charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder as specified in the indictment." The judge continued with a heavy tone."The crimes you have committed are of the most serious nature, resulting in the loss of two innocent lives. The court has determined that the appropriate sentence, in this case, is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or appeal. This means that you will spend the remainder of your natural life in prison, without any opportunity for release or further legal recourse.It is important to understand the gravity of this sentence. Life imprisonment without appeal is a s
(FIVE YEARS LATER)"Dad!""Dad, Ethan is trying to bully me again." A small child's voice around the age of five rang as she ran into the living room."Here you are, Emily." Mark smiled as he caught his daughter who had run into his arms as if something was pursuing her.Soon, a young boy around the same age ran into the room. But immediately, he saw Mark, he immediately tried to run back."Ethan came back here," Mark called out to the boy before he could run away.The little boy reluctantly stopped and walked towards Mark. "Why are you bullying your twin sister?" Mark smiled as he looked at the man who seemed rather rebellious."I wasn't bullying her, she was the one who started first," Ethan argued in his small voice."No, he was the one who started." Emily, who was in Mark's arms, quickly argued back."Okay you two stop arguing, I told you, brothers and sisters are meant to protect each other not to fight." Mark smiled, caressing his hair."You go play, don't bully your twin siste
"Dad, it's time for dinner." Emily suddenly called out to Mark, shaking him vigorously.Mark who was deep in his thoughts smiled as he was pulled out of it forcefully. He loved his children the most and he was going to continue to love them.What he had gone through in the hands of Ma'am Elizabeth made him realize how much parental love mattered to children."Fine, let's go get something to eat." Mark smiled, putting down the children gently and walking to the dining table which was not too far from the parlor.Sure enough, there was food on the table as the maids had prepared them. They would come and go back every day. Mark smiled as he sat at the table with his children."Dad, this is so sweet, taste it." Emily took a piece of meat and placed it in front of Mark.Mark smiled and patted her head before eating the meat. Soon Ethan offered his own and Mark smiled, eating the piece of meat."Now you two eat or else you'll become skinny." Mark smiled as he asked them to eat their food an
"Honey…" Mark called out in a sleepy tone. He had just woken up from sleep but he didn't find his wife beside him. It was 2 am and she should be resting. The bedroom was eerily silent and Mark was starting to get worried."Honey, are you there?" He called out as he sat upright on the bed. Looking toward the bathroom door, it was dark but he could see light leaking out of the bathroom.Seeing that she might be in the bathroom, Mark decided to rest his back on the headboard of the bed. But then after ten minutes, his wife still wasn't out and he was overly worried. Standing up to his feet, Mark walked silently but quickly toward the bathroom."Michelle…" He called out as soon as he got into his bathroom. To his expectation, he saw his wife standing before the mirror. "Are you okay?" He asked, it was unusual for her to be that way. Though they had not been married for a long time, he was familiar with his wife's habits.They had known each other since they were kids, he loved and cher