Chapter 53
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The secret

“That's where you are wrong” brian replied “I have no intention of fighting Duke, I would be a fool to fight him head on, I wouldn't put the gang members in danger just like that”.

“Then how are you going to beat him? You're not thinking of taking him on publicly, are you? In a corporate world,” Alex laughed “Do you know who he is and how many assets he controls? That's an even more hopeless situation”.

“Haven't you figured it out yet?” stone interjected “Why do you think we came to your rescue”

“Stone, you’re overestimating me I don't know all the workings of Duke’s empire, even Javis Hilston didn't know all about it”

Stone was so shocked that he nearly let go of the steering wheel, everyone in their line of work knew Javis Hilston’s name a few years ago he had been an unstoppable force in San Clemente and every gang member assumed he would eventually become the big boss in the city he just and then he just disappeared.

Rumors ran rampant but no one knew the truth of whe
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    THE CHALLENGEStill meeting Samantha’s eyes, Mrs. Elizabeth raised her hands and began to slow clap.“Good” she said mockingly “Very good, it appears that you are challenging both my company and my husband today.“I don't care what that woman says, even if she apologizes she is not getting out of this that easily, not when she's that pretty she has to pay,” she thought.“Mrs. Ragnar, I’m not challenging you,” samantha said evenly “but this seat was ours to begin with, you sat here and took it without permission basically you stole it from us and should we be the one apologizing for it this is totally unjust and I certainly will not accept it I think you should apologize instead” samantha was firm on her word,Seeing Samantha not budging the woman grew more furious.A fresh wave of whispering started amidst the restaurant people “This woman had just accused Mrs. Ragnar of being a thief” someone said.Catherine stared at her friend dumbstruck “Where is she getting this courage, how can

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    FEAR“I'm sorry,” he said “but you can trust me on this, everything will turn out fine” “How am I supposed to trust you?” Samantha responded with tears in her eyes.“My friend Jeffery is very powerful, and then I've heard about Lincoln, he's a good person, he’ll be reasonable”.“Why is he even saying these things?” Samantha thought. Instead of cheering her up, Brian’s words only made her feel worse. “I don't care about how powerful Jeffery is, he can't possibly go against the two of them, and no matter how good Lincoln is we still have to deal with his wife “Trust me,” he said again “getting his wife to cooperate is a piece of cake just leave this to me”Samantha wiped her tears “I don't trust him” she thought “But what's done is done and we can't back out now” She took a deep breath and turned to Mrs. Ragnar “Okay, I accept your challenge” she said.“Oh how sweet,” Mrs. Ragnar said, her voice dripping with sarcasm “Seeing how deep your relationship is, I think I'm going to cry” she

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    LOSTAs soon as Lincoln stepped forward, he was interrupted by his phone ring “Who is this?” he snapped as he answered it, annoyed at the interruption.“It's stone, don't worry about the guy at the restaurant and just come here”.“Who is trying to bargain with me now?” Lincoln grumbled as he hung up and before he could slide his phone back into his pocket, his phone rang again “Who is it?” he asked again.“Don't worry about that, you can't afford to offend those at the restaurant, leave them and come over here right now”.Lincoln needed no introduction to know who it was “You know better than stone and still trying to order me around” Lincoln complained as he hung up the second time.And when his phone rang the third time, he had to resist the urge to throw it across the room “What!” he screamed.“This is Alex, I work for Duke. If you want to avenge losing your arm you should come and meet me at Lucky’s palm” Alex hung up before Lincoln could respond’Lincoln’s finger trembled at the

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    THE CRASHEdward and mailey were standing stiffly to the car, their faces pale.“Hello I'm Brian Maxwell,” he said as he approached the police officer. “ You got lucky, nothing was damaged besides some grass so you don't have to worry about paying for the destruction of the property. It's up to you to file a report for your insurance” the officer informed him.Brian signed as he couldn't file a complaint for a car without revealing to his family since the car was actually his.“ I'm not going to file a report, thank you though,” he replied.“All right,” the officer nodded. “ Just be careful about who you lend your car to in the future” the officer got back in his car and drove away.“ How much is the cost for repair?” Mailey asked.“Are you offering to pay for the damages you caused?” brian asked.She scoffed “ absolutely not since it's your car, whatever happens to it is your responsibility” she said.“So you're just going to pretend like you wouldn't have thrown me out of the car If

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    The courage Brian snorted “If you're hitting a woman, then you might be a bigger piece of trash than I am. He yanked on Billy's arm, forcing him to take several steps back and release Sheila. Sheila was staring at Brian with surprise. She had a generally low opinion of him thinking he mooched off his wife. But she had never seen him confront anyone. “Why is he standing up for me?” She wondered. Billy was steaming with anger at being called out by Brian.“Take a good look, everybody. It's the loser, also known as Samantha’s husband. Billy yelled out at the crowd. He hoped embarrassing Brian would get him to let go. Several people started filming on their phones. Everyone looked between the trio and confused, and those just joining the crowd didn't know whom to blame for the conflict. Billy faced Brian again, satisfied that he had had enough of the people's attention. Unfortunately for Billy, Brian received constant disrespect at home. The opinions of a random wife-beater or a crowd

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    OUTBURST Laura looked up from her plate of eggs and watched her sister confused. She glanced at Brian, who shrug. “I don't know exactly what's bothering her, but I can guess” he thought. “But I don't wanna talk to Laura about the whole situation with Brandy.That's too much to get into this morning”. “Hey, sis.Did you forget that Brian and I were going out for a fun day today? You should come along.Change your clothes. I'm gonna leave right after breakfast”. “No thanks”, Samantha replied. “I have some important things I need to get done today|”. “Is there anything more?Important than.Quality family time”.Samantha stood up. “You've got Brian, you don't need me”. She left the kitchen.And they heard her bedroom door closed a few seconds later. Gary Wandered into the kitchen, still half asleep.He looked from Laura to Brian. “Where's Samantha?” He asked. “I thought I heard her voice”. “Well, she's not here”, Laura said. “She's having a hissy fit or something”. “Come on Brian, let's

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    BRIANAs he realized that Brian had seen right through him, anger began to take over.He had a powerful urge to kill him.The slower and more painful death, the better.However, that was something that would have to wait.Murdering Brandy Hall's friend in a busy bar wouldn't win him any popularity contests. It was a plan he would have to save for another day. “Don't be so quick to criticize me”, he said. “You may have gotten away with it this evening, but I will get my revenge on you soon”.“I wouldn't be so sure about that”, said Brian.“But I can be sure”, said Ross, a smile starting to appear on his face. “I have a Big Brother and plenty of friends to help me.Next time you might not find the bartender quite so helpful”.“You're going to hide behind your Big Brother?” Asked Brian. “Why is he someone special?”The door to the bar opened.A man walked in.Ross smiled. his Big Brother had just walked in and his timing couldn't have been better.The man saw Ross and walked over.Ross began to s

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    THROW HIM OUTRoss was surprised that the bartender knew him, but he certainly wasn't complaining.He knew they had backup when it came to making Brian's life even more miserable than he had hoped. “He's the scruffy man over there”, he said, pointing to Brian's back. “He's trying to go backstage to see Brandy, which surely is a serious offense.My advice is that you have him evicted immediately”. “Well, we could always ask Brandy what she thinks”, said the bartender. “After all, she's the star performer.It's only fair that she should decide if she wants a visitor”.Ross was not impressed it wasn't the answer he had wanted to hear. “However”, continued the bartender, winking at Ross. “If she doesn't want any company, young Rossier gets to decide what to do with the unwanted visitor”.Everyone in the room held their breath, listening very carefully. “What's the punishment?” Ross asked one.Ross smiled. He made a choking gesture to the crowd, much to their delight.A huge cheer went up, sig

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    CODY’S BAR“Don't worry, maybe Brian will come with me”, said Lynn.Samantha looked at her. “Since when have they had such a good relationship?” She thought.But she didn't bother to ask Laura directly.“What's happening tomorrow?” She asked instead.“I thought you were busy”, said Laura. “But seeing as you're asking, it's a social event organized by the college. I thought you might have wanted to come with me”.She sighed.“If you're busy, I'll ask Brian. he won't mind coming with me. he'll make sure I'm OK”.It's sorted Laura, Take Brian”. Being her brother-in-law, she could go out with him without arousing suspicion.Samantha looked at her suspiciously, not convinced that Brian could keep her sister safe.In her mind, it was almost funny.Much more importantly, she was sure they were keeping something from her.Pretending that nothing was worrying her, she decided to go too, despite the pressures of her job. “I think I'll come too”, she said. “It'll be good to have a break from work”.Sh

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    UNEXPECTED His friends started to laugh mercilessly.By that time, Samantha was in earshot.When she heard laughter, she relaxed, thinking they had already resolved their differences and made-up.Deciding not to get involved, she stayed out of sight around the corner and listen.Has she gone around the corner, she would have realized that she had gotten it drastically wrong. Brian and Ross were staring at each other. Neither had any intention of backing down.Ross threw his cigarette butts on the ground and stepped on it. “I've had enough of your nonsense. It's time I taught you a lesson.Lesson”. Brian repeated questioningly. “A student?,I don't need to be taught a lesson.I think you've got it the wrong way around”. With that, he stepped forward and landed a blow in Ross' stomach”.Ross doubled up, completely taken aback by the punch.As he struggled to catch his breath, he couldn't believe such an unassuming looking man could be so strong. Started to feel nauseated and his vision st