Chapter 8
The next day, Daniel and Lisa arrived at the office early.
They decided to scout Empire State Building together, this would be a good opportunity to get to know each other better.
"So, how did you sleep?" Daniel asked.
"Very badly! I kept thinking about the owner of Empire State Building Company. I hope he gets back soon." Lisa said.
"Me too! " Daniel said.
***
Daniel and Lisa were scouting Empire State Building.
Empire state Building was a big building located in New York. It was a big company, with Six floors,
It was very impressive.
"Wow! This place is huge!" Lisa exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Daniel said.
They both admired the beautiful design of the Empire State Building.
Daniel had never seen anything like it, he was excited to get the contract.
As they toured the building, they saw people working there, some of them were cleaning offices and others were preparing meals.
"That looks delicious!" Lisa said pointing at the food being prepared.
"Yeah! Those cookies look really good!" Daniel said.
"Let's go to the cafeteria and have a meal" Lisa suggested.
"Sounds good!" Daniel agreed.
They went inside, there was a long line, they waited patiently for their turn.
Once they reached the front of the queue, they ordered their meals. They ate slowly enjoying every bite.
After finishing their meal, they went to the elevators and rode up to the sixth floor where the CEO's office was.
When they got there, they saw the security guards standing outside the door.
"Excuse me! We're here to see Mr. Taylor" Daniel said.
" We're sorry! He isn't here right now but if you want to leave a message, I'll give it to him as soon as he comes back" the guard said.
"Okay! Thank you!" Daniel said.
They left the office without getting any news about what was going on.
"This is frustrating!" Daniel said.
"Yeah!" Lisa agreed.
***
They went to the cafeteria and had a snack, after that they returned to the office.
They sat in the office for two hours waiting for a reply from the CEO but none came.
They were becoming anxious.
"I'm going to check the owner's profile, maybe he has a social media account " Lisa said.
She began to search for his F******k page.
"There it is!" She exclaimed.
"Really?" Daniel asked.
"Yes! Let's look at it!" Lisa said.
They logged on to the page, they read the information on it.
"Interesting! He is a handsome guy!" Lisa said.
"Yeah!" Daniel agreed.
"He doesn't seem to have a girlfriend" Lisa said.
"Maybe he is married" Daniel suggested.
"Yeah! Maybe!" Lisa agreed.
"Well, anyway, he is very successful" Lisa concluded.
"Yeah! It seems that way!" Daniel said.
"Do you think we will get the contract?" Lisa asked.
"I don't know!" Daniel answered.
"Hey! I found something interesting" Lisa said.
"What is it?" Daniel asked.
"The owner is planning to visit Kenya soon!" Lisa said.
"Wow! Really? That's great!" Daniel exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Lisa agreed.
"We should go to meet him, maybe he will give us the contract" Daniel said.
"Yes! Let's do that!" Lisa agreed.
***
Lisa and Daniel flew to Kenya.
They rented a car and drove directly to the airport.
They took a flight to Nairobi, then they hired a taxi to drive them to the hotel where the owner was staying.
Lisa and Daniel arrived at the hotel at 7 pm.
The owner had checked out, but his staff had already cleaned the room.
They decided to spend the night in the room until morning.
In the morning, they woke up and had breakfast.
Afterwards, they went to the lobby to find an employee.
"Hi! Good Morning!" Lisa greeted the receptionist.
"Good morning" the lady said.
"I would like to speak with the owner of the company" Lisa said.
"I'm sorry, he was here yesterday but he had to travel. He won't be back for a few days." The lady answered.
"Oh no! What are we going to do? " Lisa asked.
"You can stay in the hotel until he returns" the lady said.
"Thank you" Lisa said.
The ladies smiled at each other.
The lord Wilson had invited Daniel to his house for dinner.
They met at the gate of the estate.
"Welcome to my home" Lord Wilson said.
"Thank you for inviting me." Daniel replied.
"Come in!" Lord Wilson said.
Lord Wilson's home was amazing.
It was spacious and luxurious.
When they entered the house, Daniel saw the dining table, it was covered with a white cloth.
"Daniel! Welcome!" the hostess said.
"Thank you" Daniel said.
"Would you like to sit down?" the maid asked.
"Sure!" Daniel said.
He followed the maid into the dining room.
"Would you like to eat now?" she asked.
"Yes please!" Daniel answered.
The maid served them drinks first. Then she brought the food.
It was delicious.
Daniel enjoyed the food and conversation.
At the table there was, Samira, Jules, Aris and Lady Wilson.
Lady Wilson was a very beautiful woman.
Her husband the lord Wilson was a nice guy.
"How are you enjoying the company?" Lord Wilson asked.
"It is wonderful!" Daniel answered.
"You're very welcome" Lord Wilson said.
"It is very kind of you to invite me to your home!" Daniel said.
"I am very happy that you accepted our invitation" the lady said.
" I wish he hadn't come" Jules said dismissively.
What he said sent a chill through the dining room.
Samira looked at Daniel with a worried expression on her face.
"Jules! You shouldn't say such things" Lord Wilson said.
"Sorry" Jules apologized falsely.
"Don't worry, I didn't hear anything" Daniel said.
The food tasted good, but Daniel wasn't hungry anymore.
He felt uncomfortable in the presence of these people.
He could feel hostility of lord's children towards him.
He wanted to leave but he knew it was rude to do so.
He would have to endure it.
He finished his meal and excused himself.
"Thank you for having me!" Daniel said.
"You're very welcome!" the lady said.
"Have a safe trip home" Lord Wilson said.
"Thank you" Daniel replied.
"See you later" he said to Samira and Aris.
Aris et Samira did not say anything during the whole meal, they contented themselves with nodding their heads or saying yes or no when a question was asked to them.
Daniel went home.
Chapter 9 "Why were you speaking so negatively about Daniel?" Lord Wilson asked. "I was angry, why did he come here? he wants to take advantage of us and you don't see that." Jules answered. "Jules! What are you saying? Don't speak like that!" Lord Wilson said. "Why are we even talking about Daniel? He has nothing to do with us" Jules said. "You don't have to talk like that!" Lord Wilson said. "He is a stranger!" Jules argued. " He's not a stranger , his parents and I were very good friends. I consider him as my son, therefore he is like a brother to you" Lord Wilson said. "But you don't have to treat him like that!" Samira said. "Leave this topic!" Lord Wilson ordered them. The atmosphere became tense in the dining room. The lord left the dinning room angry, his wife followed him. Before leaving, she turned to her children and told them "be polite to your father" She blamed them. " Mom, I didn't do anything, talk to Samira and Jules instead" Aris defended himself. A wee
Daniel did not know that he was being followed.One night, after his meetings with Mr. Dube, he went home. He was exhausted and very tired.His apartment was quiet, but he could hear someone walking around.He decided to investigate.He searched the house and finally found a suspicious person hiding in the closet in his bedroom."Excuse me!" Daniel said.The intruder jumped with fright.He was a young man, he wore a black suit and a white shirt.He was surprised to find Daniel in his bedroom.He looked scared."Who are you? What are you doing here?" Daniel asked."I... I don't know!" the young man said."How did you get in here? There is no way to enter this place without using the keypad code" Daniel asked."I don't know!" he protested."Can I ask you some questions?" Daniel asked."Yes! Yes! Of course!" the young man said."Where did you come from? Who are you working for?" Daniel asked."I don't know! I'm sorry!" the young man said.Daniel was convinced that this intruder was one o
11He fell to the ground and quickly stood up.The man who had hit him was a big muscular guy with a shaved head."You faggot! I'm going to kill you!" The guy yelled.Daniel looked at him with hatred in his eyes."I'm sorry, I was just trying to help him..." Daniel said."Shut up! If you continue talking, I'm going to cut you into pieces." The man threatened.Daniel felt afraid.So that was how we thanked him for trying to save this man's life? They were there, around him watching him die, and they did nothing.What a bunch of selfish!Daniel felt like crying.He was getting tired of them.He had already faced death twice , with the lord Wilson and now they were going to kill him for helping a stranger.Why? Like what, the proverb "Too good too stupid" would be true."Stop, please! Stop!" Someone shouted.The crowd stopped, and turned towards the voice.It was the man who was lying on the ground.His face was pale blue.Everyone was shocked!He was alive!He was breathing!Daniel app
12They both turned and saw the guard pointing at them angrily."What is it? what do you want?" Daniel asked."You are not allowed to be here, you have to leave the building right now" he said."Leave the building? we have work to do" Daniel replied."We are on the surveillance team, we have to monitor the building. If you don't leave the building, we will inform the authorities and they will be here in a minute !" he said.Lisa's heart started beating very hard."Why do you want us to leave? Can't we just do our jobs? Is it dangerous?" she asked."No, of course not! We are not like them" Daniel said smiling at the guard."Oh! You are not like them, but I am scared of you. I don't want to get in trouble " Lisa said."Don't worry" Daniel replied smiling."If we are not allowed to be here then who are we?" Lisa asked."Come with me" Daniel said.He started walking.He was acting very confident, in fact, he was trying to put the guard on the defensive.Lisa followed him.They walked pass
13Suddenly his phone rang, it was leo who called him.Leo tells him that until now he had no information about rich guys. but let him not worry. they do their best.Daniel was worried, he slept with one eye all night long. He was on the lookout.He left the phone by his side. He slept badly.At 8.00 AM the next morning, he was getting ready to go to work.He took his bag and went to the living room.He checked the locks on the doors,then put the key on a shelf, and went to the kitchen for his breakfast.He put the kettle on and prepared a cup of coffee.He put the tray on the table and sat down.He made his breakfast and sat down to eat.At 09.00 AM, Daniel was at the Black panther products Enterprise.He didn't even have time to enter his office when he was intercepted by someone. It was the BPP Enterprise manager's secretary , it was a pretty lady with lovely big eyes, and long black hair. She was dressed in a black pantsuit, and she carried a black handbag with silver handles."M
14Two days later, Daniel went to Empire State Building early. He had bought a suit for the first time in his life. He hoped that Mr. Taylor liked him and would give him a contract.He was wearing a black suit with a white shirt and a tie.He entered the office and went upstairs to meet with Mr. Taylor.When he reached the reception area, he saw a young man sitting in a chair."Hello" Daniel said.The boy turned around. It was Bill his friend. He was smiling at Daniel."Hi Daniel!" he said."Hi Bill" he said back."Mr. Taylor is waiting for you" Bill said."Okay" he said."Bye Daniel" he said."See you later" Daniel said."Yeah" he said.Daniel knocked on the door."Come in" a voice said.Daniel opened the door and he saw a tall man in his late thirties. He looked like a movie star, he was wearing a white shirt and a black suit. He had blond hair, blue eyes and a beard."Thank you for coming, Daniel" Mr. Taylor said."Thank you for giving me a chance sir" he replied."I hope you can h
15He looked back and see Lisa"Please stop" she cried.He stopped.he lowered himself to his level. Lisa's face was bruised, she had a black eye. She was in tears."I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" he said"You're sorry for what? You saved me" she said.Daniel couldn't tell him that if these men attacked him it was because of him. " Don't worry! You're safe now" he said .She hugged him and cried."I'm so sorry. if I hadn't pushed one of them, there wouldn't have been a fight." she repeated.Daniel carried her, and took her home.he cleaned her wounds"I'll be fine" she said."Can you walk?" Daniel asked."Yes...I think" she said.He helped her to the bathroom."Would you like some water?" he asked."It's okay" she said."I'll come back in few minutes" he said.Daniel went to the kitchen and took a glass from the fridge."Here" he said."Thank you"she said.She drank it.He made her lie down on the bed."Lie here" he said.She laid on the bed of Daniel.Daniel treated her, thought about her
16" Norma?!" Daniel also exclaimed.She looked at him like he was an alien."Oh my God!" she yelled. " Daniel! How are you? " she said.Daniel was surprised and confused.Norma embraced him and kissed his cheeks."How are you?" she asked.She was so excited and happy that she forgot to calm herself down."I'm fine" he answered.Norma was Daniel's childhood sweetheart. They dated for two years. Then they broke up because Norma couldn't stand being poor anymore, and Daniel couldn't give her what she wanted.Daniel didn't want to hurt her, so he decided to break up with her. They were both really young.They kept in touch and visited each other when they could, but their relationship ended.Daniel hadn't thought that he would ever see her again."So what are you doing here?" she asked."I'm here to help you" he answered." How?" she asked.Mr. Taylor stood back, surprised by what was happening in front of him." Norma ! Honey, do you Know him?" Mr. Taylor asked , he put a hand around he
Daniel's heart raced as he listened to the woman's words. He couldn't believe that he might finally have a chance to get revenge on the people who had ruined his life."Who is it?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.The woman hesitated for a moment before replying. "It's someone high up in the organization. Someone who has been working with the government to bring down anyone who opposes their agenda."Daniel's mind raced as he tried to think of who it could be. He had never been privy to the inner workings of the organization, but he knew that there were a few key players who had more power than others."Do you have a name?" he asked, his voice urgent.The woman nodded. "His name is Samuel. He's one of the key leaders of the organization, but he's been working with the government for years. He's the one who set you up, and he's the one who has been orchestrating everything from behind the scenes."Daniel felt a surge of anger and hatred towards Samuel. He had never met the m
As Daniel grew older, he began to realize that his work had taken a toll on his body and mind. The constant threat of danger, the long hours of investigation, and the weight of responsibility for so many lives had left him exhausted.He knew that he needed to step back and take care of himself, but he also knew that there were still so many battles to be fought. And so, he began to train a new generation of activists and journalists, passing on his knowledge and experience to those who would carry on his legacy.Together, they continued to work towards a more just and transparent world, but they did so with a sense of caution and vigilance, always aware of the dangers that lurked around every corner.But even as they faced new challenges and obstacles, Daniel remained hopeful. He knew that his work had made a difference, and he knew that the fight for justice would continue long after he was gone.And so, he continued to inspire others, to push for change, and to make a difference in
As the days passed, the group of activists and journalists grew larger, with more and more people joining their cause. They continued to work tirelessly, gathering evidence, investigating leads, and publishing stories that shook the country to its core.Their work soon caught the attention of the government, and they became the target of smear campaigns and threats. But they refused to back down, and they continued to publish stories that exposed corruption and held those in power accountable.One day, Daniel received a call from a journalist he had worked with in the past. "Daniel, I need your help," the journalist said urgently. "I've been investigating a major government scandal, and I'm getting threats to stop."Daniel didn't hesitate. "Where are you?" he asked.The journalist gave him the address of a rundown apartment building in a seedy part of town. "I'll be there in an hour," Daniel said.When he arrived, the journalist was waiting for him, looking nervous and scared. "They k
Daniel listened intently as the woman revealed the information she had. She explained that the organization was being backed by a powerful politician, who had his sights set on becoming the next president."He's using the organization to fund his campaign," she said. "And he's willing to do whatever it takes to make sure he wins."Daniel nodded. It all made sense now. The organization was just a tool for the politician to achieve his own ambitions. And they had been set up to fail from the very beginning."What can we do?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper."We have to expose the truth," the woman replied. "We have to make sure that the world knows what's really going on."Daniel nodded. It was a risky plan, but it was their only chance.Over the next few days, Daniel and the woman worked tirelessly to gather evidence and build a case against the politician. They hacked into his emails and social media accounts, and they found proof of his ties to the organization.They also
Chapter 69: The HuntDaniel Biao had been on the run for years. He had become a master of disguise, blending into crowds and disappearing into the shadows. But even with all his skills, he knew that he couldn't run forever. The people he had worked for in the past were desperate to find him, and they were getting closer every day.One night, as Daniel was making his way through a crowded market, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw a woman staring back at him. She was beautiful, with long dark hair and piercing green eyes."Daniel Biao," she said, her voice low and husky. "I've been looking for you."Daniel's heart raced as he tried to make sense of what was happening. He knew that he couldn't trust anyone, especially not a stranger."Who are you?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper."I'm a friend," the woman replied. "I know you've been on the run, and I want to help you. But we need to move quickly. They're closing in on you."Daniel hesitated for a moment
68Daniel took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that his nightmare was just that, a nightmare. But the memory of Eric's threats still haunted him.He glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was almost midnight. He wondered if Samira had been there the whole time, watching over him. He didn't want to wake her, but he also didn't want to be alone with his thoughts."Samira," he whispered, trying not to startle her. "Are you awake?"Samira stirred and opened her eyes. "Yeah, I'm here," she said, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "What's wrong?""It's nothing," Daniel said, trying to sound casual. "Just had a bad dream."Samira looked at him for a moment, as if she could tell he was lying. But she didn't press the issue. "Do you want to talk about it?" she asked, offering him a sympathetic smile.Daniel shook his head. "No, it's okay," he said. "I just need to distract myself. Maybe we can watch a movie or something?"Samira smiled and nodded. "Sure," she said
66Suddenly, Daniel woke up in a cold sweat, realizing that it was all just a nightmare. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked around his room, grateful to be safe in his own bed.But as he tried to shake off the fear and confusion of his dream, he noticed something odd. His room looked different. The walls were a different color, the furniture was rearranged, and there were unfamiliar objects scattered around."Where am I?" Daniel muttered to himself.Just then, a woman's voice called out from the doorway, "Good morning, Daniel! Did you sleep well?"Daniel turned to see a woman he didn't recognize, smiling at him from the doorway. "Who are you?" he asked, his heart racing.The woman's smile faded. "Don't you remember me, Daniel? It's me, Samira."Daniel's mind raced as he tried to make sense of what was happening. Was this another dream? If so, it was more vivid and real than any dream he had ever experienced.But deep down, he knew that something was very wrong. And as the woman c
65Daniel didn't know how to react.He could not afford to get angry or offended, because the agreement was already signed and sealed.That was the reason why he kept calm, he had to act like he wasn't hurt by her words.It was too late to change anything, it was already done, he had to accept it and move on.They all started to defend themselves."Lady Wilson, you're hurting us, that's not the proper way to behave" a senior partner said."Daniel" a partner said "this lady is hurting everyone here".A director spoke up, "Lady Wilson, please let's talk about it calmly and peacefully."A senior partner said.Everyone looked at each other and apologized to Lady Wilson.Daniel did not understand what had happened, why would she say such thing?"Let me get this clear , she's my mother-in-law, you shouldn't take her words and twist them. They all started to defend themselves."Lady Wilson, you're hurting us, that's not the proper way to behave" a senior partner said."Daniel" a partner sa
64He smelled the poison and remembered its smell, it was the poison that had been used to poison Lord Wilson the first je came to the Wilson family and saved Lord Wilson from certain death.He was stunned !!! "Could it be..." He thought stunned."Could it be that lady Wilson poisoned Lord Wilson?" He wondered .He took the flask in his hands and walked towards the exit of the room."No!I won't believe it, not just now.I need to investigate more" he thought in disgust.Then he came to her door , opened the door, closed it quickly and gently, put the key back under the doormat and left quickly , he was walking with his head in the air that he did not even notice the presence of anyone in front of him, he ran into Lady Wilson."Oh!!!!" What is wrong with you. "she screamed , her body flew off the floor and she was writhing in pain."I'm sorry.I am sorry" Daniel said, and helped her." Do not touch me ! you bastard! She shouted in fury."It's alright, I didn't intend to hurt you" Da