Roxanne was the first to walk closer to him. She stared at him for some seconds before shaking her head. Then she turned to Audrey and Jessica. "He looks familiar but I can't remember where I once met him. Any luck?" She tsked. Audrey walked past them without another word. Roxanne shrugged and walked behind her. "Raphael Dean, your presence is something I'm not happy about." Jessica said as soon as they had gone into the elevator. Raphael looked down at the flower in his hand before extending it to her. "At least take the gift I got for you." Jessica stared down at it, "Would you prefer to throw that into the trashcan yourself or I should do it for you?" The man stared at her for a while before chuckling. Nevertheless, he handed it to her and she threw it into the bin. "Now, I have something to attend to." She said and attempted to walk away from him when he held her back. "I was invited to the auction. And as it turns out, I need to come with a date." He said. "I'm sorry, b
Roxanne and Jessica sighed deeply. Nonetheless, they agreed and walked back to the car. "So what do we do now?" Jessica asked after a moment of silence. Audrey sighed deeply and looked outside the car, "There's no way to trace whoever it was that took Velon. But we can ask around the neighborhood for anyone that is close to Velon. At least, they have to be someone he was close to." "But first of all, we need to change our clothes so we can be more effective. I wouldn't want to go around the neighborhood drenched in dirty water." Roxanne agreed. Jessica nodded and started the car again. On their way, her phone rang. "Did you find Velon's whereabouts?" Queenie asked from the other end. Jessica placed the phone on loudspeaker as soon as she picked it. Upon hearing her question, Jessica turned to Audrey who shook her head slightly. She focused back on the road and replied, "We are on it. We will get him to you before you know it.""Alright." Queenie concluded and hung up. …Maile
Liam didn't reply immediately and Marcus took that time to continue taunting him. "Although she promised to agree to my demand, I doubt she'd be successful." He sighed, pulling a long face, "You see, Jacobs Knight died a few days ago and his children have been thinking of finding the culprits." Liam still said nothing. Seeing this, Marcus frowned deeply. "You're gonna die one way or the other, Liam Verlice. Even your elder brother can't help you at the moment because he's with Queenie and neither can the Verlices. You're helpless." Marcus further said. Liam finally looked into his eyes and sighed, "I'm I supposed to be scared? Or do you expect me to beg you when you've already made up your mind to kill me?" Missing the sarcasm in his voice, Marcus shrugged with a slight smile, "Who knows, I might have a change of heart." "If you kill me, you'll never have any leverage to control Queenie again. So just shut your mouth and think of how to draw her in here." Liam scoffed. His word
"Ah, look who's back." Leonard was the first to say something as he glanced back at the couple with a smile. Although everyone could tell it wasn't a genuine smile, Leonard just didn't care. Queenie who had taken her daughter up walked past Chloe and Jeffery and walked up the stairs. She hadn't been to the house before but she could remember which room was which because the Verlice had built the house with the same pattern as the one they had built in Maile when she was a child. She remembered there was a room where she played with Pierce back then and headed towards it. She got to it to see elderly Mrs. Verlice reading goodnight stories to the two boys and by the looks of it, they seemed to be feeling drowsy. So instead of walking in, she held onto her daughter and walked down the stairs where she met elderly Mr. Verlice on the way. "Queenie." The man exclaimed when he saw her and smiled broadly, stretching his wrinkles. "I didn't know you were going to come." "It was an impro
An eerie silence descended in the dinning room for a long time as each and everyone of them all had something going through their mind. Queenie lowered her head and revealed a smile. When she raised it up again, she grabbed her glass of wine and proceeded to give a toast. "It's something I've always wished to do ever since I was a child and I'm more than happy to see it coming true. Congratulations to us, honey." She said, and clinked glasses with Pierce who had also taken up his glass. Although at a loss, he played along knowing Queenie had a reason for acting this way. He added a perfunctory smile as he replied, "You have a way with your surprises, don't you?" "Yeah, congratulations to you too." Leonard, who had gotten out of his shock also toasted, lifting his glass to clink with Pierce and Queenie. The dinning room went silent again, this time, no one had the thought to pick on the couple again as they all wondered about how to get close to Queenie. However, there's always
Liam blinked his eyes repeatedly as he stared at Cole whose blood had formed around his head. He had gotten to Cole before the man realized what was happening. He had no idea how he did it, but he was thankful he was the one who made it out alive.The scene which he had been trying to bury for so many years flashed past his eyes. The maniac who bolted into an orphanage and shot down several children out of rage. He had vowed not to ever shoot a gun again as he was often reminded of that incident but most of all, he was afraid he'd lose control of himself and do the same thing again. "Follow the sound of the gunshot!" He heard behind him and instantly realized he was still on the run. He threw down the gun as he wasn't planning on killing any other person, then ran through the clear path. He found himself on a lonely road and despite being weak, continued running until he saw a truck coming towards his direction. The elderly man driving the truck slowed down upon seeing a haggard
Audrey lost control of the car for a brief moment and it swerved numerous times. They were close to a cliff and any small shove, they'd be tumbling down the hill. "Do you have a gun?" Liam suddenly asked and she glanced at him for a few seconds. Without a word, she pointed at the secret compartment in front of him. He reached into it and coupled together the gun in there, then filled it with bullets.. "I'll take care of them, just focus on getting us out of here alive." He said and poked his head out of the car's window. His first shot was directed on the head of the other car's driver. It met him in the skull and his blood spattered around the glass. The occupants of the other car were busy saving their lives that they no longer paid any attention to them. "Great job." Audrey said as she swerved into the middle of the road again and sped up. She drove all the way to Jessica's street before stopping the car. "Wait for me." She said to him and alighted from the car. She walked t
The hall was silent for a few minutes as most people murmured about the exorbitant amount which the old building was bought for. Serenity soon returned to the hall when the next item was displayed. Pierce glanced at Queenie again wondering why she wasn't taking any interest in any of the items being auctioned. Soon, they got to the last item. It was a serum which was said to be the cure to heart problems. Although the glass was just 150ml, if the recommended amount was taken, it could cure heart problems. It was a full set of six and Queenie hadn't picked interest until she looked at the projector to see one of the components in each bottle was something she really needed. "Because of the uniqueness and effectiveness of the Miracle Serum, the starting price is $100,000." The auctioneer said. Each and everyone of them seated in the room were all famous and wealthy. But money didn't always mean good health. Even though they didn't need the Miracle Serum, they could always sell it l