After a few moments, they all began raising their hands except for Vel, whose expression didn't change as he kept looking at Zane, and Zane could tell that his luck was running out fast.With all eyes fixed on him, he knew it was now or never, and knowing that the earbud hidden under his hoodie would get him killed the moment it was discovered by these thug, he reluctantly raised his hand and said, "I agree with the guys. We should take care of this." It took a couple of seconds, but Vel finally drew his eyes off Zane and looked over to the others, saying, "I'm in."With that, Wes pulled out his gun and so did the rest, and Zane watched the others slowly advance towards the entrance of the warehouse, taking a couple breaths as he prepared himself mentally for whatever he had to do next.Drawing in a deep breath as Vel reached for the door handle, Zane closed his eyes, feeling every beat his heart made, and praying hard, 'Please start the car. I still want to be the man she fell in lo

When Yoko walked into the garden, Zane had just gotten off the phone with someone, and he waited for him to acknowledge his presence before drawing a chair. "What did you find out?" Zane asked. "After digging into how Jason got the money to buy off most of Vex's shares, I found no records about a loan with him from any banks," Yoko said as he placed a folder on the table. "But what I did find out is that he has a drinking buddy who is a Loan Officer from Offex bank. The two seemed to have a tight relationship recently." As Zane opened the file to see the photos of Mr. Berry and Briggs coming out of a bar together with two young, attractive girls hugging into their arms, Yoko added, "My guess is, he got the money through some illegal way." "It takes a couple of hundred of thousand to buy off such a large share, and Jason doesn't have the financial standing to get access to a loan of such a huge sum of money. So your assumption is right. We just need to find out how this happened to

Time seemed to be going in slow motion as the car engine sound echoed through the air, and Emma watched from the windshield of her vehicle, tears unknowingly rolling from her eyes as she lost her voice to scream. Belinda on the other hand was shouting at the top of her lungs as she tried to unlock the door, failing at every attempt, "Zane, get out of the way! He's aiming to hit you!"Without thinking, Yoko tried to make a run for it, but he knew the distance between Zane and the car was too short for him to make it, at least to save them both, yet the only thought on his mind was, 'If I can just push him out of the way.'Everything was happening too fast for Zane, the shouting, the speed of the car, and his mind blacked out, his body going into a state of shock, freezing at the realization of what was occurring, all of it happening at once.When he finally accepted his faith, he heard a gut-wrenching scream, "Zane!"Emma's voice made him snap out of it, and he turned to see her throu

When Emma walked into the living room and saw Zane, Yoko, and Larry deep in a conversation, but stopped talking at the sight of her, she frowned slightly, approaching Zane. It was the third day of their break, and his mood had suddenly changed from that of the past two days. He looked like something big had happened again and she knew that look way too well, and it made her uneasy because that meant danger and death. When she stopped by him, he held her by the waist and drew her closer, whispering in her ear, “Where’s your phone?” “I left it in the room. Did something happen?” Emma asked, concerned when she saw the look on Yoko and Larry's faces. Things had been so quiet for the past two days, and after everything that happened with Jason three days ago, she knew that the silence only met a storm uprising, and their attitude told her that it was here. “That’s what we are trying to figure out… Can you get your phone for me, please?” Zane said, calmly looking into her eyes and all s

The sound of men roaming the mansion scattering things about had the maids, butlers, and guards on the edge, but none of them dare to speak as Jason led these thugs throughout the house. When her door busted open and five men walked inside, Sophie jumped from her sleep, shaking in fear to see them going through her room and ignoring her. "Who are you guys?" Sophie tried to ask calmly and not be afraid, but all she could do was scream when one of the men pulled a knife on her. When she tried to jump out of bed, the guy grabbed her by the hair and yanked her back, pressing his knee into her stomach with his blade up against her neck as he said lowly, "What a pretty thing. You are blessed that your uncle is a vicious madman, or else, hehe... Now, where's your car's keys?" "What?" Sophie blurted out in confusion. "Come on darling, you are not dumb. Give us the damn keys, your pieces of jewelry, and any valuables you have in he-" "Did you say that my uncle is-" "Keys, now!" Just t