As Nick entered the house, April was typing away frantically on her laptop while Fedora was seated beside her and they both had serious looks on their faces.
“Nick, did you find anything?” Fedora asked when she saw him, even if she didn’t know the full story behind what was happening she knew her family was involved in what was happening.“We have to get our hands on anything that Gregory have taken from the orphanage, it should be important” April chipped in, her eyes not leaving the screen of her laptop.Just turn, Ashley rushed into the room and whispered something into Nicks ears and he rushed out with the same speed.“The police will be able to decode the CCTV footage by tonight” he said to April who finally looked up from her laptop.“Then we have to watch it before they do, the moment Gregory gets a wave of it we won’t be able to get it”“Father already has people working for him at the station,” Fedora announced.“Then we have only one choice left”Nick said looking at the two of them intently.“We steal it,” April added as she smirked. She loved the life of adventure.“That is very dangerous brother, what if you are caught?” Fedora asked, her voice was laced with fear.“In this game Fedora” April began slowly as she turned to where fedora was seated, “ it is the survival of the fittest and it is even in the Bible that the violent taketh it by force”“Don’t worry fedora, just stay home and don’t be stressed okay?”“I want to help brother” she said after a while glancing at two of them simultaneously.“Yes, you should help” April Chided but Nick nodded his head in the negative.“I don’t want to put you in the middle of this battle fedora, just don’t worry and I take care of you like I promised”“Nick” she called slowly, “I know exactly the kind of way I can help, let me help you please. You have my back right?no one can touch me”April finally stood up from where she was sitting and walked towards Nick who had a disapproving look on his face,“She can actually help Nick if you let her and you know what I mean”“This is dangerous and I don’t want you getting involved Fedora”“I got a bit strong after five years brother, just do what you want and I will help in the little way I can” she said with an air of finality before leaving the two of them to themselves.“Just let her do what she want Nick, the Furgessons won’t hurt their own I can assure you”Nick finally sighed as he loosened his tie,“Can you break into a place?” He asked after a while and she smirked.“Let’s get that footage then” April added, the smile on her face was growing bigger by the minute.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….The time was past eight in the evening when Nick strode into the station in all his majesty, his black suit made him more dignified and responsible.“Good evening sir” the cop on duty greeted immediately he saw Nick, the aura emanating from him could not be ignored.“ I am here to see the police commissioner, is he in?”“Do you have an appointment sir?” The officer asked again.“I am here in respect to the case of first degree arson, I am related to that orphanage”“He is In his office now, but it is already late and I believe he will be planning to leave soon”“Just let him know Nick Furgesson is here”“Okay”After dialing in the number, the person from the other end answered after two rings.“Sir, Nick Furgesson is here to see you in regards to the case of arson”“Let him in, he is the last person I will be attending to today”“Okay sir” he replied and replaced the receiver, “you can go in sir”Nick glanced at the entrance for a few seconds before he made his way to the commissioners office.After a few minutes, a young lady entered the room. She was dressed in a pair of black suits and she had her fringe covering part of face.“How may I help you?”“My boss just entered inside and now his phone is ringing, I am not supposed to be disturbing him when he is in a meeting but the call is very important” her voice was meek and respectful.“He is in the commissioner's office, take a left turn” he replied and focused on his work while she gave a smirk and looked around, he was the only person she was who was active, the rest were sitting and chitchatting. No one took notice of her at all, smirking as she walked off.After walking for a few seconds, April stumbled upon the room she was looking for and it was boldly written evidence room.As she made a move on the door, she heard some footsteps a few feet away and she quickly hid herself in a corner as two policemen came to pass without noticing her. Looking left and right like a thief, she removed a hair pin from her hair and in a matter of a few seconds, the door was thrown open and she ventured inside.The room was filled with a lot of evidence and all of them were labeled which made her work a little bit easier. After searching for some minutes, she finally got to what she was looking for.“Decoded CCTV Footage, arson case” was boldly written on it.“Bingo” she muttered to herself and quickly grabbed the piece and shoved it inside the suitcase she was holding, “all clear” she muttered into her earpiece and the person at the other end gave a silent “hmm”Making sure no one was around, she ventured out of the room silently as she came in and finally walked towards the commissioner’s office like nothing happened.…….The soft rap on the door made the man look away from Nick as he fixed his eyes on the door,“Come in” came his deep husky voice, the commissioner was a man in his late fifties but he looked fit for the job, “how may I help you?” He asked immediately April’s disguised face came into view”“She is my assistant” Nick replied professionally before turning to her.“Sorry to bother you sir, Mr Khan has been calling you and he says it was urgent. I can’t keep him on hold any longer” came April’s meek voice again as she adjusted the goggles on her face.“Give me a minute” Nick answered and turned back to the commissioner, “ I am afraid I have to leave now sir, an urgent work has come up. Like we have discussed, I want to know everything about this case and the criminals must be brought to justice. I grew up in that orphanage so it is just like my home, I will assist you in any way I can” he added before standing up.“Rest assured Mr Furgesson, I will not let the perpetrators go unpunished”“Thank you “They shook hands and finally Nick and April found themselves going out of the station with the evidence neatly tucked away in the briefcase she was holding.Immediately they got to the car, she hastily removed the wig she was wearing and heaved a sigh of relief. She was a world known hacker but this was actually the first time she was breaking into a place, especially the police station and it was adventurous.“Are you okay?” Nick asked immediately as he boarded the car, “did anyone suspect something?”“All clear Nick, we should get going before they suspect anything”He nodded and the car zoomed out of the parking space.……Back in the office, immediately the commissioner saw that his car was no longer in the premises, he picked up his phone and dialed a number which was answered after three rings.“Hello, Mr Furgesson” he greeted respectfully.“Tell me” came from the man’s voice from the other end.“Your son just left the station and he seems very interested in this case, he asked me not to show anyone the footage until he has watched it”“Did you give him the footage?” The voice asked again, this time he sounded angry.“I will have it delivered to your house tomorrow morning sir, I am strictly following your orders” he replied as a sly smile formed on his face.“Good Gerald, very good. I will have the money deposited in your account now, you should buy yourself a new car”“Thank you sir” the commissioner replied and ended the call before picking up his landline.“Sir” came from an officer's voice.“I want you to bring the CCTV footage of the arson case to me mow, I have to check it out”“But sir, the team handling the case have not yet watched it, should I still go ahead?” The person asked again and Gerald flared up.“Will you question me now?” He blurted.“I am sorry sir, I will bring it now” he quickly replied and Gerald hissed before replacing the phone but after a few minutes, his office door flung open and the officer entered.“Where is the footage?”“I can’t find it in the evidence room sir” came his scared reply and the commissioner immediately flew up from the chair he was sitting on.“What do you mean you can’t find it? I personally supervised the technical team and It was kept there in my presence”“It seems it was taken sir”Gerald flared again, how could someone enter the building and steal evidence without any one’s knowledge?That was warrantless nonsense.“That is rubbish” he fumed as he stormed out of the office and the officer followed suit.The phone rang again interrupting Gregory’s thought while he was sitting alone in his study. He just had an argument with his wife a while ago and he wanted to release the tension in his body but the continuous ringing of the phone would not allow him to be.“Hello” he spoke into the receiver the moment he picked up the phone.“Hello sir, it is the commissioner of police” the voice from the other end said and Gregory’s gaze softened.“ what happened? You promised to bring the footage to me tomorrow so why are you still calling?”He could hear the person from the other end sigh heavily.“We can’t find the evidence sir” he finally said after a while and Gregory stiffened.“What?he finally found his voice, “what nonsense is that?” He was already shouting, “you were to deliver the footage to me so what nonsense are you sprouting now?”“Someone broke into the evidence room and took it but I assure you sir, I will personally find it and bring it to you by the end of tomorrow. Just give me a
The soft rap on the door made one of the househelp go and open the door. Fedora was standing there and she had an expressionless look on her face.“Young madam” the house help bow respectfully.“Who is there, Rosa?” Mrs Furgesson asked as she walked near the door and saw her daughter standing, “Fedora?Why are you here?” She asked further.“This is my father’s house and I can come and go as I please” she retorted that was when her father’s voice sounded in her ears,“Who told you that you have that right fedora?the day you agreed to follow that stupid boy you call your brother is the day I erased your name from the Furgesson family” he said, his voice coming into view, he still looked angry and it was evident on his face.“Come on Gregory” his wife cajoled, “you can’t say that to your own daughter, she still has your blood running through her veins and she is just a child who was used by that Nick, don’t kick her out”“Did she think of that when she went ahead with him?” Alvanon asked,
The whole house was still illuminated when Nick jumped into the compound through the back gate, the security guards were making their rounds and it was a bit easy for him as they were not going to be someone at the gate for at least thirty seconds. This was how the Furgesson security worked, every one hour they all made their rounds around the house and the back gate was left bare for thirty seconds and it was his luck that he came right on time.“I am in” he touched the tiny earpiece in his ears,“You have three guards approaching from 3 o clock, get away from there now” April warned and he nodded before jumping into a nearby bush.She was a hacker so it was easy for her to hack into the CCTV server of the Furgesson mansion. It’s network was vast and wide and her computer screen was filled with different footages but she was interested in the ones Nick was in, she was her husband’s eyes and ears at the moment.“The back door is clear now” she added again and Nick nodded before he beg
Nick froze as he saw the silhouette enter the room, as quick as lightning he hid under the large study desk. Why was someone here anyway?Still thinking of ways to do something, the light came on and he had to push himself harder into the desk to avoid being caught then he heard footsteps approaching the desk.“It is your father” April muttered to him and Nick gulped, he wouldn’t be able to escape if Gregory actually found him.When he was a few meters away from the desk, Fedora rushed into the room, she was coming from downstairs when she saw her father enter the study, stupid of Nick not to have locked the door from inside.“What are you doing father?”she asked, halting Gregory in his tracks while Nick gave a sigh of relief.“I specifically asked you to take the book and bring the keys to me but you left the door unlocked Fedora, why?” He asked back, raising an eyebrow at her.She fidgeted for a while in order to find a perfect lie, where Nick was hiding by the way.“I went downstai
Dressed in a pair of black suit, Gregory walked into the conference room with the help of his walking stick and two of his guards were slowly threading behind him.As soon as everyone saw him enter, they all stood up in obedience to him and bowed. He was the king of the empire after all.“You may all take your seat” Gregory announced through the large microphone and they did as they were told. There were more than two hundred persons in the conference room and all of them had a share in the Furgesson business but he had the largest share making him the president.“Let us begin with today’s meeting” he announced again and sat down but the commotion outside the door caught his attention.Everyone’s eyes flew to the door as it flung open and he entered in all his glory.Dressed in a pair of purple suit and with his hair tied to the back superbly, Nick Furgesson walked into the room. The aura emanating from him was so strong and everyone in the room could already feel it. Threading behind
Fedora just opened the door to go out of the house when she came face to face with her angry father who was also about to open the door, he looked so angry that she had to take a few steps back away from him.“Dad?” She called but the man didn’t answer neither did Chris who was standing beside him.“Why are you glaring at me like that?” She asked again.“What did you do fedora?”Gregory hissed, stepping into the house with the aid of his walking stick.“What are you talking about?” She asked, trying to remember if she did anything but nothing came to mind.She was still in her reverie of thought when a slap turned her face away and her hands immediately flew to her cheeks, her father slapped her for the first time in his life.“What is going on here?”Emilia asked, walking rushing into the living room alongside Nessa, they both heard the sound of the slap and wondered what was happening.“Why don’t you ask fedora why she allowed Nick to take the box yesterday” Gregory blurted and a shoc
Nick was fuming in anger as he boarded his black Mercedes Benz and it was evident on his face. He so wanted to slap Gregory Furgesson for raising his hand to fedora but he just didn’t do it, even if he slapped Nessa in return, he wasn’t satisfied.“You don’t have to get angry over those people Nick, they are just chess pieces on your chess board and with time you will do away with them, let this just be like your stepping stone towards their destruction” April who was seated beside him advised, she could see her husband struggling to contain his anger and she could understand it perfectly well.“Take Fedora home” Nick announced through his earpiece and he received a “yes sir” from the other end,” we will go see your father” he added before closing his eyes, the imprints on his sister’s face kept tormenting him to the bane of his existence.Completely understandable, April didn’t say anything and just focused on the road ahead, she knew the man beside her needed space and time.………As t
The way Nessa slammed the car door when she entered made Chris to flinch and jolt.“Why are you so angry?” He asked the moment she sat beside him but instead of answering she rolled her eyes at him.“I have everything under control Nessa, you don’t have to worry”She scoffed, “the moment father finds out that you lied to him all those years ago Chris, even before Nick finds out, you will be doomed”Chris flared as he hit his hand on the steering, “I know all of that Nessa and I know what the consequences will be so if you won’t help me to clear the mess once and for all, just get out of the car”Nessa finally sighed, “look Chris” she began slowly, “the fight is against Nick but we have to be very careful with father too, if he finds out what you did years ago, he won’t be happy about it”“I know Nessa, we will talk when I get home. You don’t have to follow me to the airport ”“Right” she answered and climbed out of the car, she didn’t move until the car drove out of the compound.As