Alex slowly placed Blakely back on the bed and rose to his feet. “What are you saying, Martins?” He asked, his guts tightening with apprehension. “What the hell are you talking about?”“I’m really sorry, sir. I just got news now. I’ve already sent men to start searching for them.”Alex was about to speak when he heard a strangled moan. He turned sharply and his veins turned to ice when he saw Blakely trembling on the bed, her eyes wide and vacant.“My daughter…” she whimpered. “Wh-what happened to my d-daughter?”Alex stepped forward and gave her a comforting pat. “There’s nothing wrong with Ora. She’s fine. I promise.”Blakely didn’t get any better. Her trembling got worse and the machines in the room started beeping crazily.“Get the doctor!” Alex yelled urgently. “Hurry up! Get the doctor!!”“Yes, sir.” Just as Martins pulled the door open, two nurses rushed in, their face pulled in tight expressions as they began hovering over Blakely.“I’m sorry, sir, but you need to step out
Ora pushed Jake’s wheelchair past Martins with childish glee written all over her face. Alex could not deny the burst of happiness that swelled in his chest as he got down on one knee and waited for the kids to come closer. The moment they were within close range, Jake pitched forward and buried his face in Alex’s neck while Ora pressed her little body against his chest. He wrapped both his arms around them and held them close, his guts tightening with a strange emotion.“I missed you both so much.” He murmured softly. “And I missed you, brother Alex,” Jake replied. “Where’ve you been? Why don’t you ever come home anymore?”A pang of guilt shot through Alex’s chest. Meanwhile, Ora leaned back and flipped her blond hair out of her eyes. She had so much beautiful sass for a three year old.“Well, I miss my mommy. Where is she, please?”Alex smiled and drew her back against his chest, patting her back softly.“So you didn’t miss me?” He asked jokingly.“I missed you.” A pause. “But I
“What’s your plan, Martins?” Alex asked, genuinely curious. Martins drew closer and sank into the seat beside him. “We have a mole and we need to find a way to know who he is before he completely runs your company to the ground. I think we need to divide the men into groups.”Alex narrowed his eyes. “Groups? How will that solve the problem?”“I’ll demonstrate. First of all, we’ll have a group of five comprising myself, Stephen, Rodriguez, Jacob and Peter. After the group has been established, you’ll share a fake business idea amongst us. That’s where Miss Melissa comes in.Melissa promised that she’ll inform you if Derek develops any evil plans against you or your company in future, right? If she comes to you with news that Derek is planning to implement the fake business idea which you shared amongst us, then we’ll know that the betrayer is in our group.However, if she doesn’t report any such news, we’ll keep testing the theory with a different group of five of our men until we c
The tension in the room could be sliced with a knife. Alex stared at the indecisive expressions on the faces of Derek’s employees and something told him that the war was already won. Well, most of it. “We do not have time for overthinking right now. The presentation starts in the next ten minutes and we need to set everything up before then. What have you decided?”“Everyone, stay put!” Susan ordered. “Don’t listen to him. You work for Hunters’ Technokigy. Defecting to his side will mean that you’ve decided to go against your employee contracts and that would breed very serious legal consequences against you. Think wisely.”Three long, tense seconds crawled by…then one by one, Derek’s employees slowly walked forward and stood behind Alex, silently showing their support. Alex’s heart swelled with joy and relief as he watched Susan’s face turn crimson from rage.“Where the hell are you all going, you dimwits? Come back here right this instant. If you take another step, all of you wil
“…this man deserves to be thrown behind bars.”The hall erupted in a frenzy of whispers and clicking cameras. Alex was speechless as Derek continued to speak.“This msn kidnapped me, stole my business idea and presented it to the pandel as his. He needs to be punished.”Alex could not believe the lies that currently spilled from Derek’s lips.“Did you just say that I stole your business idea? You stole from me and you know it. Lying will take you nowhere.”Derek paused to catch his breath. At the moment, it seemed like he would drop to the ground very soon. “If you don’t believe me, I have evidence.”Even though Alex knew he was innocent, he couldn’t deny the manner in which his stomach tightened with dread as he watched Derek fumble with his phone. Miss Susan stood beside her boss and took the phone from him, staring daggers at the Hunters’ Technology employees who’d stood by Alex’s side during the presentation.“I told all of you, didn’t I?” She sneered. “ I told you that this man
The entire hall fell silent as everyone watched the video with various degrees of shock evident on their faces. “Do you all believe me now?” Derek sneered. “You heard it from his own men. This man had me kidnapped. He’s a thief and a traitor!”Everyone turned in Alex’s direction, their eyes filled with accusation as they waited for him to come up with some sort of explanation.“Well, don’t you have anything to say, Mr. Alexander?” Susan sneered. “Why are you so quiet?”Alex opened his mouth to speak but snapped it back shut. What was he going to say anyways? It was true that he’d ordered Derek’s kidnapping after all. But how the hell had the bastard been able to escape so quickly?Soon, whispers from members of the press and Derek’s employees filtered into the atmosphere.“…I’m sure he lied to us, didn’t he…?”“…oh, dear. Will Mr. Derek give us our jobs back…?”“…I wish I never supported him. He’s a traitor…”Alex opened his mouth to speak but just then, the door to the conference ro
“I’m sorry, sir, but you have to leave now.” Alex had barely recovered from the shocking news which Peter had thrown on him when an officer arrived and ordered him out of the premises. “It’s already past our visiting hours. You have to go.”Peter glared at him.“But it’s barely three PM. Visiting hours end by five PM. I have two more hours to speak with the young master.”A sliver of rage flashed in the officer’s blue eyes and Alex instantly knew they were fighting a lost battle. “You have to leave now, sir. Otherwise, we’ll force you off the premises ourselves.”Peter balled his fingers into fists but Alex stepped in quickly;“I’m sorry, Peter, but you have to leave. Inform the members of the conglomerate about my arrest. I think they’ll be in a better position to help.”“Are you sure, young master?”Alex nodded.“Yes. Please, go.”Although he could see the hesitation all over his face, Peter turned around and walked away. Just before the officer left, Alex called out.“Who are
“Release him. Now.” It only took those three authoritatively uttered words for the officer on duty to rush forward and unlock the gates of Alex’s cell.Alex was stunned. For a moment, he remained rooted to the spot. Tariq stretched his hand and beckoned on him.“Come on, kid, it’s time to go.”Alex could not remember the last time someone had called him a “kid.” It felt… good. He hurried out of the dark, dank room and stopped right before the giant of a man.“Thank you so much, sir. Is there anyway I can repay you? Any way at all?”Tariq draped a heavy hand around his shoulder and steered him down the hallway.“What you’ve done for me can never be compared to this, my boy. You rescued my granddaughter from being used in an evil science experiment. I should be asking you if you want anything.”Alex shook his head.“It was nothing. I promise. I’m glad I was able to help.”“No, son.” Tariq insisted. “It was something and because of that, we need to talk.”He took Alex’s hand and led hi