The auditorium glistened with excitement, no one could foresee the tension going on. “Let’s go to him,” Caleb told Cathan. Cathan was a bit edgy at the moment. If they went to greet the old man with the girls, he would ask so many questions that might expose their relationship.“No, let’s get the women settled first,” Cathan disagreed and suggested. Caleb looked around. The extremely large auditorium was already filled. Most people came earlier than expected.“Hunter is there,” he pointed out at the table where Hunter sat alone. It could take six people which meant he had reserved the seats for them.“Good, let’s go there,” Peggy chipped in when her eyes met Hunters'. She instantly went around, hugged, and planted a long loving kiss on his cheek, leaving a rosy lipstick mark. Caleb suddenly felt uncomfortable with the sight and said,“I’ll greet grandpa first.”“We’ll go together.” Cathan wanted to give Kate a kiss but with the piercing gaze on them, he swallowed the urge and walked t
The auditorium fell into a dead silence, as grandpa glanced at Jenna’s direction, one corner of his lips lifting into a taunting smile. Not only Jenna but the whole squad caught it.“Is he targeting you? Was Casper aware?” Peggy asked with innocent dove eyes. She didn’t know the details of Jenna’s relationship with Casper but from what she saw in Rome, it was more than friendship.“Does Casper look like someone who can be easily manipulated? Of Course he’s aware,” Kate said, adding salt to Jenna’s already injured heart. The day she dreaded arrived earlier than she anticipated. Kate knew it would hurt Jenna but also felt that that was the truth.“Casper didn’t know.” Hunter said to Casper’s defense. He knew that all the investigation Casper burdened him with was because of Jenna. Why would he care so much if his intentions were to hurt her? It didn’t make sense to him but Kate was irritated. For as long as Jenna was hurt, she would hate Casper for it.“Stop defending him because he is
Casper confessed. Grandpa was elated. This was the opportunity for him to kick Casper out of the Blade family like his father. Only his love child would inherit the Blades' fortune. As to how he intended to get it done, it was only up to him. "Are you going to let him go like that?" Grandpa was sparking another fire as soon as Casper stepped out, thinking that Casper was avoiding being reprimanded by the seniors. "Of Course not. I'm going to get him to come and sit for us to continue this meeting," Rex assured him. Grandpa smiled internally. Finally, the Blade Towers would be his again till he finds ways to bring Caesar into the company.They both walked through where Casper just left and saw Cathan and Caleb running after Casper. Eyes turned in the direction of the intimidating men strutting about in a haste around the walkways through the round tables. "Hey, leave now," Hunter warned Gibson when he saw Casper’s cold figure ambling towards them with two stoic men running after him.
Jenna stared back at the old man and smiled. Even if Casper danced with Donna, she would understand because it wasn't his fault but deep down, it would hurt real bad. Yes, she was also possessive. "You don't think he will do it do you?" Hunter asked after seeing her silent response to the old man's taunts. "He is under pressure. He has to do the needful," Jenna sipped a little wine. She had to be strong. The excitement she expected had turned to something else. "He will find a way out. He won't do it." Hunter’s confidence made everyone chary."You haven't known him for long so how can you be sure?" Peggy asked Hunter. Even she couldn’t believe that Casper would pull through this one."That's what makes me different. To succeed in a job is to understand the person you work for. It makes your work five times easier. I began to study him from our first introduction. Mr Blade hates to feel manipulated." "There's no way for him to get out of this one." Jenna stared at the high table an
Tino had arrived at the party a little late because of a feud among the mafia organizations within these few days, which means that Tino also brought bad news. "Mr Fiumara, you came." Casper shook his hand vigorously. He and the elderly man were now friends because they stood for the same things for different reasons. "I wouldn't miss it for anything. Your grandpa and I are good friends," Tino spoke politely, in contrast to his intimidating aura. Casper could tell there was more. "And?" Casper lifted his head slightly, his jaws pointing to the two men behind Tino. Tino smiled. "The new Godfathers to replace Mattia and Angelo. If we can go somewhere private to talk, then I can explain more." "Of course," Casper said and led them away. When grandpa saw that the godfathers had directly gone to Casper without as much as greeting or wishing him a happy birthday first, his face turned gloomy, and not able to hold it in, he followed them. Donna was bitter after Casper's dance with Jenna
Casper was about to close the door to a private room when he saw grandpa walking towards them and opened it wider, allowing the old man to enter. Tino smiled and walked to meet Grandpa halfway. "Grandpa, happy birthday." Grandpa didn't hide his displeasure and said, "I see you are now so fond of my grandson that you push me away." Tino was slightly contrite but his domineering personality hid it well. It was true that he and grandpa were good friends but this was a matter of urgency and knowing Casper's shoot-to-kill method, he was the right person to handle it. "No. It's because we have an emergency. Sam Cigar is back and he is causing so much trouble." "Sam?" The old man's eyes darkened. Sam was his boy and did a lot of secret errands for Grandpa back then. In return, Grandpa had given him anything he ordered without as much as investigating him. By the time they realized his shady deals, it was too late and Sam was too powerful. Back then, they could only send him into exile a
Casper saw through the pretentious girl lying unconscious in her mother’s arms and was hovered over by her family members, and some Blade seniors, trying to revive her.Her eyes snapped open at Casper's words to the amazement of all and sundry. Her pretense was useless since the man had threatened to even take revenge on her dead body. It was better for her to take responsibility for her actions. Without thinking, she ran to kneel before Jenna. "I swear Jenna, it was an accident." She knew it would be useless to try appealing to her soon to be husbands' cold heart so, it was better to use the weaker vessel but Jenna wasn't as naive as she thought. "An accident? Tell me about it," she asked. Thanks to the painkillers, the ache was gradually subsiding. "Ehm,” Donna was looking everywhere except Jenna. From how gorgeous looked in her outfit and her knees on the marble floor with red eyes, it was a contrast. Casper had moved away when she arrived, as he delicately accessed Jenna's swol
“She has to begin her training all over again during this period, and be of a good character,” Casper concluded. Not only the Wreaths but the Blades all knew that Casper would not marry Donna. He was just buying time. However, since he hadn’t said it plainly, no one could accuse him. It wasn’t in the nature of the Blades to criticize something they wanted therefore, Donna was out of the question."I don't have any objection to that. Does anyone have something to say?" Rex asked. Casper was too smart to argue with so he wanted to end everything quickly. Donna brought it upon herself but Rex was yet to see what Casper had up his sleeves. He was secretly amazed about Casper’s intelligence. Just when they thought everything was over for him, things turned around again. If he had a way, he would just let Casper be. Afterall, he was the smartest the Blades ever had. Before then, it was his father but even he gave everything up for love but Casper was fighting tradition differently."Yes,"