Rex and Rose walked to the car after completing two rounds of helicopter rides. Rose couldn't stop smiling; the silent ride were refreshing and allowed her to calm down and think. They got into the car and Rex started the engine."Let's not go home yet," she quickly stated. She was not in the mood to see her father’s face. Rex turned to face her."The sun is still up, it's not like we have kids to run to," she joked.Rex stopped the engine. "What kind of plans do you have?""Anywhere, surprise me," she replied.Rex smiled and grabbed his phone. He sent a text and started the engine."Where are you taking me?" Rose asked, noticing he did not take time to make plans. "I thought I was supposed to surprise you?" he asked."Well, I changed my mind, I want to know," she replied.Rex looked away and went on driving."Rex, seriously?""Just hold on, we are almost there," he urged her.Rose folded her arms.After some minutes, the car stopped at the mall.Rose rolled down the windows."A ma
“Movie first, then we eat later," Rex finally found the words after a long pause. He pulled her closer and embraced her in a tight hug.There was a sense of relief in the air"I am out of words, I do not know what to say," he whispered. "Should I thank you first?"Rose smiled, "No need for that, justice should come first," she added and asked to leave. "Remember today we are Peter Banks free," she added and led the way."Yes, yes, of course," Rex let go of her and grabbed her hand.Rex could not contain his excitement, he could feel his hands shaking because of excitement. Having eyes on Peter Banks was a game changer. The two walked to the car, making sure no one had tampered with it.With Chelsea, anything was possible. It was different when it came to dealing with Peter Banks, who had a daughter to protect and he was always putting her first.The old fool forgot to take that into account. Chelsea did not care about Rose or anyone but herself.If Rose was in the way, she was goin
“Good morning, father-in-law," Rex walked down the stairs. "I noticed you have been sleeping in your office for the past two days," he pointed out in a mocking tone. "Where I sleep is none of your business," Peter replied."It's my business, especially since you are old and your bones need a comfortable bed to sleep in," Rex mocked and walked to the door. " I do not want to be the one to be at your bedside since your wife and daughter are not talking to you. "Soon karma will catch up with you," Peter yelled.Rex paused at the doorway, turning. The old man was lacking in his vocabulary."Karma? Are you sure that is the word you are looking for?" he burst into laughter and decided to walk out."You will regret ever turning my family against me! Mark my words, you will regret it!" Peter yelled.Rex ignored him and joined Patricia and Rose in the car.He couldn't help but notice that they were using a bigger car and had a personal driver in the front seat."What took you so long?" Rose
Rex followed his wife into Patricia's office and took a seat. He could tell his wife was very angry with him.“What took you two so long?” Patricia asked.Rose raised her hand to stop her husband from revealing where they actually went.“We just bumped into some workers for some pleasantries,” she lied.Patricia stared at the two but decided to go on with the meeting. She wanted to find out how far Rex was with cleaning the dirty money in her company.“25% done, you have to know that moving such amounts of money in huge quantities would attract attention,” he replied.Patricia hit the table in irritation.“You know when the authorities connect Peter to the CIA director, they will find the dirty money,” she was almost yelling.“Mom, calm down,” Rose cut in. “Rex is right, we can't move that money in bulk.”“Sorry if I am pushing, but Peter is a dog with rabies and we are locked in a cage with him,” she explained, her eyes wide. “If we do not kick him out, he will bite us,” she warned.
The entire restaurant came to a standstill, trying to understand what was going on.One of the workers walked to the table.“What's going on?” she inquired.“You tried to poison my son-in-law, that's what is going on!” Patricia yelled at her.The waitress looked at her in confusion but the sight of the black juice in the corner of her eyes shook her“Wait a minute,” she tried to grab the glass but Rex blocked her.“No one is touching the glass until the FBI get here,” he ordered and sent a text to a certain number.“Most FBI agents are under Peter’s circle,” Patricia reminded him.“I know that, do not worry I have people,” Rex replied and raised his eyes to find Rose shaking in a corner.He walked to her and grabbed her hands, “I am fine, I did not take a sip,” he smiled.“Is it dad, right?" she asked.Rex pressed his lips, trying not to alarm the situation that was already alarmed.“Rex, I am not a kid, I can handle the truth," she reminded.“I am not sure Rosie, let's not jump to co
The mother and daughter locked eyes, not sure how to react.Rose felt her legs go numb; she needed somewhere to lean or sit.She slowly walked to the nearest chair she could see and took a seat. Her father was one despicable man, and he was not worthy to be called a father.“You brought terrorists into the country?” his wife asked.“No, I did not. He did,” Peter pointed at Rex. “This idiot, our daughter married, should not have gone to Romania and opened the Pandora's box!” Peter yelled.Rex walked to his wife and held her hands that were visibly shaking.“They are going to kill you…” she whispered to him.“No, darling, no one is going to kill me. Your father will get on the phone and call off his stupid dogs!” Rex raised his voice for Peter to hear.Peter chuckled.“You think this is funny!” Patricia yelled.“No, the idiot was supposed to know that big dogs like me should not be touched,” Peter replied. “Yes, I made bad business decisions for the love of money. Decisions that he saw
Rose quickly walked to the door and locked it behind her.“I can't stand that man!” she yelled.“Why can't he just do the right thing? What happened to the father I grew up with!” she broke down into tears.Rex quickly rushed to her and embraced her in his arms.“Do not worry, soon all this will be over,” he assured her and kissed her on the forehead.“What is your plan?” Patricia asked. “Tell me you have a plan?"Rex led his wife to the bed and helped her take a seat.“We are supposed to be having our first happy months of marriage," Rose kept crying. She wondered what would become of them after ten years when they had no first years of happy marriage.Patricia looked at her daughter and took a seat next to her. “Honey, do not let that man’s evil ruin you,” she rubbed her hand.“Mom, that's easy for you, you do not have his blood running in your veins,” she cried out.Patricia grabbed both her daughter’s hands.“Family is not about blood but about trust and sacrifice,” she said. “If
Peter Banks closed his eyes, trying to process what he was hearing.“Should I send men to your house to get the answers physically?” the voice on the other end of the phone snapped him out of his thoughts.“I will get my… men on it," Peter quickly replied. "Your men are probably locked up somewhere, Rex Grayson rarely kills,” he added.“I do not care about that! You have twenty-four hours to find my men!” the voice yelled, irritating Peter.The criminal had no power over him, and he did not have the right to command him around.“I said my men will get on it,” he replied and hung up.He got his men on the phone and updated them.“Sir, shouldn't we be tracking Rex?” they asked him.“Rex will be back,” Peter replied and walked out of the room.He was halfway out of his yard when a call from his deputy came in.“Yes?"“Sir, you can't believe what just happened. Remember the ISHA terrorist group?" the deputy asked.Peter swallowed, he could feel his hand shaking already.“Sir, are you ther