When doctor Lyle raised his head to meet Zane's gaze, he said calmly, “You can come out. He's here.” Just then, the door in the doctor's office slowly opened, and Zane's hand folded into a fist immediately. He was really to strike when he realized it was Damion, walking out of the room. “As I said, I am sorry to drag you from your busy schedule, but your father was desperate to see you, and since you refused to talk to him, he begged me to pull this stun on you.” A feeling of relief washed over him, and Zane dropped back in his seat, taking deep breaths. His heart was still beating fast in his chest from the feeling that they were about to get attacked, but after he had calmed down, a sense of annoyance started to rise in him. With a frown, he glared at Damion, who seemed to be healing just fine and looked better than in the past. “If he is well, why play with me like that?” Zane asked, clearly agitated. “Your father said that you will only show up if you think he's dying or some
When the ambulance finally arrived, Austin was still laying on the floor, unmoving. When he heard a scream that sent chills down his spine, he tried to raise himself, but his head felt like spinning in circles, and it was difficult for him to sniff normally.His breathing became irregular, and his pupils started to shrink rapidly. He couldn't tell if it was the pain making his vision blurry."Oh, my… I think the driver is dead.” When Austin heard those words his body went limp and his eyes closed, “That would have been me.”“Sir, Sir, can you hear me.” A guy's voice echoed in his ear, forcing Austin’s eyes to open, and he saw a paramedic standing over him.The guy then looked back and called out to the others, “He’s alive.”Just then, Austin tried to raise himself, but the EMTs warned, “You have a head injury. Don't do any movement. They are bringing the stretcher.”“My driver, is he really dead?” Austin whispered shakily as the stretcher got closer to him.Even though the guy didn
Laying silently in bed, Emma didn’t move a muscles as she watched Zane packed his stuff in a black back bag, and when she saw him shoved a 500 S&W Magnum in the back of his jeans before throwing his black coat over his shoulders, it was enough to pull her out of the sleepy haze that had engulfed her brain. Her mind was foggy with fatigue from an emotional roller coaster since she knew that there was a fifty-fifty chance that he could get ambushed and hurt on this trip, and the thought made her sniff back a stray tear. Hearing the sound, Zane turned around, meeting her eyes with a casual look, and yet, he worried about how much she saw and when she awake from sleep.“Good Morning,” He said with a smile, but she saw through the facade, and he could tell because she had that knowing look in her eyes like she had a lot to say but didn’t want to say anything at all.“Morning,” Emma mumbled, forcing aside her emotions and woke from the bed, heading towards the bathroom. “I should get rea
Realizing from his harsh gaze that Jason was serious about his suggestion, Mr. Taylor’s brows furrowed as his patients for their conversations depleted, and he said, “I think you have overstayed your welcome. So how about you leave?”His abrupt request and the coldness in his tone made Jason frown deeply, his eyes darkening even more as he asked, “And why should I?”“For about the twenty minutes of you walking into this mansion and us getting to this point in our discussion, I forgot that NewEra is a dying company, and along with it, the Briggs power and reputation is a thing in the past. But now that I gave realize that I don’t need to take orders from a scum.” Mr. Taylor spat with disgust.Silent by those words, Jason watched him as he continued, “Even though I hate that bastard of a son from your brother to the bones, getting involved with your family was what got my company and me in this state in the first place, so I refuse this proposal of yours, and I need you to get off my se
The knock on the master room door made Emma raise her eyes, and then she heard her father's voice, “Dear, are you still sleeping?”Immediately, she stopped hugging the pillow and sat up as she called out, “You can come in,”Two seconds later, the door opened, and his head popped in, his eyes looking at her hesitantly before he stepped into the room.“You’re awake.” Mr. Alfred said, smiling at her before closing the door behind him with his foot.When she gave him a weak smile, he walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge of it beside her. Then he reached out for her hand but hesitated, giving her an awkward look like he didn’t know what to say or do. “I missed so much of your life, and now you are grown up, I don’t know how to react.” Mr. Alfred finally said with a sigh, his gaze fixed on her hands where he was stroking hers. “Maybe we should do something fun today, just the two of us... Mmmh, something bonding.”“Sorry, dad... I don't feel very well.” Emma mumbled, and she cou
The building of Blueprint Tech Inc. went cold the moment Mr. Alfred walked into the lobby with his security detail, drawing everyone's attention and causing those seated to stand immediately.“Good morning, Sir.” Was the only sound echoing throughout the hall as he approached the elevator with his men, and when they finally got inside and the door shut, it went silent, but Mr. Alfred's thoughts were loud and distracting.His mind stayed a mess even after arriving on the last floor, and as he walked to his office, Luke spotted him and came rushing from behind his desk towards him.“Where’s Wu now?” Mr. Alfred asked in a hasty tone.“He is seated in the waiting room.” Luke replied calmly.With that, Mr. Alfred quickly made his way down the corridor with his men, and when they came to a transparent glass room, Mr. Alfred pushed the door open, frowning at the sight of an aging, luxuriously dressed man sitting near the windowsill reading a magazine.“Wu!” Mr. Alfred exclaimed sternly.St
Drawing his wet eyes off Zane, Yoko looked at the other guards and shouted, “Sweep the premises and see if there are any more of them!”“Shit!” One of the thugs in the second van shouted, pulling the binocular from his eyes. “They are coming for us. Damion is dead. We need to drive.”“And Zane,” The driver asked as he twisted the key, revving the engine. “We will get him another day.” “Boss is not going to like the sound of that.”“I bet his brother's death would even the scale.”After hitting the accelerator, the driver kicked the car in gear just when the guards spotted them and reached for their guns.Before they could open fire, the van lurched forward, swerved around, and drove in the opposite direction at full speed as bullets hit its back repeatedly.When Yoko and Larry joined the group because of the sound of the gunfire, the van was already far down the road, and soon, it disappeared, making Yoko's frown deepen.“Does he have a pulse?” Jersey asked from behind Zane, startli
The moment Emma heard the sound of cars entering the fence, she jumped from her bed, rushed to the window, and peeped through the curtains, clutching the cloth a bit tighter in her hand. As she was about to turn to rush out when she saw Zane getting out of the car, she spotted her father approaching him, and she froze, watching the two as Zane embraced Mr. Alfred. When the two parted, Mr. Alfred looked at Zane long before saying, “I am sorry again. I-” Grabbing Mr. Alfred's shoulder, Zane smiled and said, “We already discussed this. It will be more of an advantage to us if you do this. I know your heart for me, and even though this next stage is going to push us against each other, we must do this to overcome what we have to.” Even though Zane's words gave a great assurance to him, Mr. Alfred's heart was heavy as he hung his head and mumbled, “I know, but I am worried about what she's going to think of me. Doing this is going to put a rift between the two of us in the public eye, I