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Estevan glided towards his brother, Frank Winston, his gestures were fluid and his eyes unwavering. “Brother, we have to be careful of every action we take right now. I don’t know what exactly you are thinking of right now but I can tell that it’s not good. I know you too well, Frank.”“You know it’s the right thing to do,” Frank responded, his body language aggressive and tight.“What is possibly right about that? You are acting based on impulse and we can’t afford that right now. I know that you are thinking of hurting Jeffrey but how can we hurt the only person who is our currency toward getting the antidote,” Estevan spoke, trying to dissuade him of the idea that was brimming in his head.“It’s because they have declared war on us,” Frank seethed, his eyes narrowed into a deadly glint of vengeance. “When there is war, we don’t hide behind our shelves and hope that they don’t attack us further - we retaliate with an attack of ours. We are not cowards, damnit!”Frank’s throat was ti
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Jeffrey’s lips were a trembling whisper and his eyes were downcast as he murmured words under his breath as if he were saying a silent prayer.He was standing on his feet but he lacked so much balance that it looked like he was going to fall anytime soon.“Hmm, so you are the one who is wanted by Rico right?” Frank Leonard queried, his eyes narrowed with a deadly inquiry.“No! Please, I beg you. I didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t know why they want me. I don’t know anything,” Rico pleaded, his voice tumbling over one another as he trembled with fear.Frank spoke over him immediately. “You don’t know why they want you? That means that you know that they want you. How were you able to know that?”Rico’s head was a storm of confusion as he didn’t know which question to answer first. All he knew was that he couldn’t find it easy to breathe. He forgot his inhaler when the guards were pulling him with so much force.“Oh, you can’t say anything. Why don’t you tell me where they are?” Frank’
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Jeffrey could barely complete his statement when he received a big hit across his face that sent him lying on the ground in a heap.Frank’s nostrils flared in a dangerous flare of fury and a pant of outrage as he erupted in wrath. “Who told you that you are not at fault? If you were not born into this world, then perhaps there wouldn’t be a reason for such a ridiculous demand.”Jeffrey’s hands clutched his face in a spasm of pain as his eyes were pleading with fear. He seemed to have delved into a world of oblivion as he reeled in the effect of the slap.“Kneel!” Frank commanded.Jeffrey took to his knees immediately, his body itching as he regretted that he was ever in a position to be used as a bargaining chip. He wished he would just put a call through to Rico and tell him that he wasn’t worth saving. He wasn’t worth all of the commotion that was going on. It was too much for him.Frank’s eyes twinkled with a deadly gleam of mischief and his grin spread in a deadly curl of devilry
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Janet was surprised to hear that Sarah’s tone changed. She could have sworn that Sarah wasn’t going to change her mind the way that she was speaking in the phone call the other time. Janet had her words hanging in her throat until she then spilled it out. “What’s the condition sister? I am happy to know that you are taking a new turn. You have no idea how pleased I am right now.”“Oh, don’t be so happy yet. I am only proposing that we could end this phone call without an agreement. I am still very much upset with how things are,” Sarah spoke, her voice tinged with a warning signal.“Oh, sorry big sis. I’m sorry about that. I am all ears,” Janet spoke, realizing that she had gone too far by stating how she felt.“Firstly, I would want all of you to convince Lady Winston the moment she wakes from the coma that I was the one who provided the antidote. You are all going to tell her that I do not deserve the treatment that I was given and that I must be welcomed back into her good books.”
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Alright then,” Sarah spoke, her voice was a drowsy tone that seemed to draw her into her deep thoughts.Their faces lit up with a deadly radiance of delight as they felt that Sarah was finally going to come to her senses.“So you are going to get us the antidote right?” Janet asked for confirmation.“What?! No, not yet. There is still one last condition,” Sarah spoke.Janet’s face twisted with a portrait of desperation as she gritted her teeth. What exactly did Sarah want again? Had they not talked about everything? What the hell were these demands? Why make these kinds of demands when time wasn’t even on their side?She eventually took a deep breath in patience to hear the final condition that Sarah was going to say. “Alright, what condition is that? I am ready to satisfy you in whatever way that would make you feel comfortable.”“I would need to have my position back as secretary of Winston Corporation.”What?! Janet’s face went white, her pale skin was a reflection of the terror th
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Thomas just sat still, folding his arms in a defensive gesture that shielded him from the conversation and arguments that the others were having. He seemed to be skeptical of their arguments but he kept it to himself. It was like he wanted to see how everything was going to pan out first.Frank spoke to encourage Janet. “Just put a call through to Sarah again okay? It doesn’t make you less of who you are. We have only one goal here and we can’t afford to throw in the towel when we are this close.”Janet’s inner voice bore witness with Frank and she decided to put the call through to Sarah again.Janet pressed the call button as the seconds went by and her heart was full of anticipation. She thought of what she was going to say if Sarah picked up the call because she knew that Sarah was going to ask why she hung up the other time.“Why are you calling again?” Sarah asked, her voice echoing through the phone and filling the air.“Erm, Sarah, I agree to your demands. I will concede my po
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She couldn’t help but anticipate the moment that she was going to tell Lady Winston that she had made a costly mistake that almost ruined her. She couldn’t wait to hug Lady Winston so tight and let her know that she suffered a lot when she was in a coma.“I just need you to let Frank, Thomas, and Estevan in on our agreement. Without their go-ahead, we still don’t have anything concrete,” Sarah spoke.“Oh, of course, Sarah. I will get back to you within the hour. That’s not going to be an issue,” Janet spoke reassuringly.Janet then hung up the phone and immediately had an expression of a beacon of light dawn on her face. The enthusiasm on her face spread through the whole room as jubilant spirits coursed through their veins.Frank folded his fist in an excitement of victory. “Yes, the foolish b***h is finally coming back to her senses. You played this out so well Janet. You did much more than expected. All of this is possible because you were at the end of that phone call.”Estevan sp
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“Hey watch your words Janet. I am your uncle - you don’t get to disrespect me like that. I wouldn’t take such from you ever again. Don’t mistake me for your sister Sarah who you can trade words with and insult or fight like cats and rats with. I am not like that. Be careful with your words.Janet’s face was a mask of displeasure, her tightened lips showing that perhaps she wasn’t going to argue about Thomas’ stance of not wanting to be disrespected. She rolled her eyes dismissively though, showing complete contempt.“Yes, you are right to say that I was initially on board with the idea that we call Janet and things were perhaps going well initially but you can’t tell me that you don’t see what happened after that? “Everything just seemed so thought out. Those conditions she gave, those words of worry and uncertainty that came from her - everything just seemed so thought about. I am not buying it even if you all are.”Frank frowned, his face narrowed in disappointment. “Thomas, this i
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Paul who was darting from side to side in confusion soon saw a figure in front of him. His ropes were cut off a lightning speed as he was escorted out of the hall by a figure.Paul gasped in shock when he saw the figure that had come to protect him.“Dane Michaelson?!” Paul gasped in surprise. “Is this you? What are you doing?”Dane Michaelson was Paul’s long-term friend and high schoolmate who had always been like a guardian angel to him. He always protected Paul from bullies when he was in high school and even had a young age, Dane Michaelson had impressive fighting skills that he used to defeat anyone who came across him to defy him or any of his friends. Paul learned a few fighting skills from Dane but their friendship was put to a halt when Dane had to travel far away for a scholarship. He promised that he was going to be back though and that he would always keep an eye on him.“I told you that I would be back for you, didn't I?” Dane spoke in a hurried tone, his words coming o
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He didn’t want Grandpa Leonard to suffer more than he already had and he was feeling as though he should have done more to protect Grandpa Leonard.Grandpa Leonard was also tied with bonds to the wheelchair and his face was set in a mask of grim determination as he endured the agony, his eyes narrowed with focus against the torrent of pain.“I am the head of the Imperial Society Syndicate, not him,” Pail spoke, trying to defend Grandpa Leonard.“Son, do not worry about me. This is not the time to speak of vain things,” Grandpa Leonard spoke sternly as if to tell Paul not to worry about him.The Red Witch erupted in a burst of laughter that echoed through the hall, her expression twisted into a malicious smile as she took pleasure in her evil deeds. It brought her so much joy to see Paul and Grandpa Leonard sit side-by-side and have their faces contorted with grief.Her smile curved into a malicious grin as she turned towards Paul. “Long time, no see Paul Leonard. Don’t tell me that yo
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Paul could hear their voices and it was mixed with laughter and merriment. The stench of alcohol filled the place and Paul was wondering if it was the same person that was tied to a chair that everyone was celebrating about.But there was something else that caught Paul’s interest. He kept hearing them call out a Red Witch. He had heard the word more than twice already since his eyes fluttered open and from the conversation that his ears were able to pick, it seemed as if the Red Witch wasn’t just an ordinary person.It could be one of their leaders, he thought. Or could it be the person that was assigned to kill him and render whatever punishment they had against him?Paul was suddenly shocked when he received a huge flow of water attacking him on his face. He spluttered and shuddered as his body shook violently, expelling the water from his lungs. His throat was constructed painfully as he tried to draw breath. He shook his face repeatedly so that the water could fall off his face a
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Sarah couldn’t help but defend herself. She wasn’t just going to keep quiet and allow things to happen to her. She had to speak up and defend herself, she thought.“I brought the antidote that is now the reason why you are alive. I suffered a lot and risked a lot to get the antidote. I had an agreement with Janet, Frank, and Thomas but they haven’t told me anything,” Sarah stammered in panic, her words tumbling out rapidly as she tried to explain herself. “I don’t deserve this treatment and I don’t understand why you have to force me here as if I shouldn’t be one of the partakers of the good things of Winston Corporation. If you knew what I did to get the antidote for you, you probably wouldn’t be treating me this way. What else do I have to do to prove that I deserve my previous position back.”Janet retorted. “Liar! Liar! You cannot get your previous position back. You are a rotten piece of dirt!l Janet retorted.”Janet was always upset by the fact that Sarah was desperate to get h
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Sarah’s voice was breaking because she wondered what she said that was wrong. “Y-e-s.”“What?!” Arianna fumed. “What exactly are you still doing at the inner chamber? You have already made the mistake of giving them the antidote but what business do you still have there?”“I just think that maybe they would—-” Sarah’s voice was breaking with tension.Arianna spoke over her in a loud frothing. “You think what exactly? What exactly do you think? Are you still delusional enough to think that Lady Winston would give you the requests that you asked for?”Arianna’s tone was insistent and her expression furious as she rendered a warning. “What exactly are you still there for when they have already shown you the writing on the wall? Oh my goodness!”“You had better start running away from there because if the history of your family’s wickedness is anything to go by, then it won’t be long until they arrest you and even do much worse to you than they wanted to do before. Do you think Lady Winst
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Arianna’s voice was tinged with a hint of unease as she tried to communicate her fears. “Doctor Lopez? Wait, don’t tell me that you tried to get the antidote from him to help Lady Winston.”Sarah bit her lips again because she didn’t know how to answer the question. “That’s exactly what I did,” she finally spoke out.“My goodness!” Arianna spoke out loud, her voice ringing with a loud echo from the phone as she conveyed her disappointment. “I thought that Paul already gave you a new and improved job. What happened that would make you go back to the same mess that you were coming from.”“I just couldn’t find it comfortable there. I couldn’t stop thinking about Winston Corporation. I thought that I felt at home at Winston Corporation,” Sarah attempted to justify herself, her voice faltering because she realized the fault in her argument.“Can you even listen to yourself?” Arianna seethed, her voice rising with a cold anger and tinged with disappointment. “You are somehow trying to justi
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“Do you really think that I will listen to her deceits? She has seen that Paul can do no good for her and now she wants to return to where she made a life. Oh, how foolish does she think we would be.”“In any case, I am glad that she came right into our hands because now she will get the punishment that she escaped narrowly before. Who would have thought that she would come right under our nose so easily for us to dismantle her.”Janet's cheek flushed with happiness as she smiled brightly, her eyes shining with excitement.Of course, neither she nor her brothers had the intention of fulfilling the pact that they had with Sarah. They were all trying to get the antidote and now that Lady Winston was back in a healthy condition, they could do away with Sarah. In fact, Frank and Thomas especially were expecting Lady Winston not to suspend the punishment that she had earlier placed on her.“Come to think of it. Where is she now? Where did she go? “ Lady Winston asked. They all turned the
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She recalled that she had forgotten the gun that Arianna gave to her in Doctor Lopez’s office. That gun was the evidence that was going to stand against her if Doctor Lopez died. Her mind started reeling with desperate thoughts. What if she had committed murder all for nothing? Was she going to lose on both ends? How long was she going to keep foolishly trusting her family to back her up and then proving that they were always going to stab her in the back?An investigation was going to be carried out into what happened with Doctor Lopez, she reasoned. They were going to trace it to her and tell Paul about it. She couldn't imagine how disgusted Paul was going to feel to learn that she had betrayed him even much more intentionally this time.The inner chamber had high ceilings adorned with intricate carvings. The walls were lined with tapestries and brilliant decorations conveying a sense of power and prestige. Frank and Thomas led Lady Winston until she reclined on a sumptuous chair
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Lady Winston soon spoke, her words drowned with fatigue and her speech slow and deliberate as she feigned an extra bit of tiredness. “Hello everyone. I appreciate that you have all come here to witness this moment. I appreciate all those whose prayers and thoughts have been with me.”“But as you can see, I am recovering from a very delicate condition that would require that I have a long rest so I will be accompanied by my family - Frank, Thomas, Estevan, and Janet who I am sure must have been working day and night to ensure that I am back to normalcy.”The employees all erupted in applause, their faces contorted with nervousness as they gradually returned to their duty posts.Sarah’s expression was glazed, her eyes unfocused and her mouth hanging slightly open as she stared blankly, her features slack with confusion. Her haze was disoriented as she stared back and forth, her expression clouded with confusion and uncertainty. The applause was like a torment to her because it was cons
