Nikolai parked his car in front of a small home in the sub-urb, which has seen better days. The paint is peeling and the front lawn is filled with overgrown plants and weeds. The roof is sunken at one corner. The front door looks as if it will collapse with just one hard gust of wind. The neighborhood is decent and children are seen playing in a park nearby. People are walking with their pets. A few are seen carrying their grocery bags from a nearby supermarket. Overall, this neighborhood looked lovely and suited for a middle class family. "This was your home" he recognised it immediately. He remembered that his father sponsored homes to all of the employees who worked for the Knights for more than five years. And Noah Johnson was one of them. Moreover, Ivy's mother was also an employee of the Knights. Ivy got an admission into the same private school where he was going. Ivy looked at the abandoned home sadly. The happy moments she spent with her parents in that home played in

Nikolai and Ivy landed in Aquila the next morning. As per their plan, Adam and Kelly are travelling separately, so that Christian would not get suspicious before their plan could even begin. So far Christian has an advantage over them because they don't know that he was one of the four people for whom Nikolai was searching for. Now that they know everything, they are still pretending to be in the dark. 'Let Christian think that he is still in charge of this vile game' Nikolai said coldly."Mr. Knight, Ms. Johnson, welcome to Aquila" Truman personally came to receive Nikolai and Ivy.Nikolai gave Truman a nod of acknowledgement. He is being his usual cold self. But Ivy smiled at Truman and greeted him warmly."We wish you a very happy birthday, Mr. Truman. Thanks for inviting us today" she spoke softly. Truman beamed at her. "Thank you Ms. Johnson. It's a pleasure to have you here. You don't know how big of a hit your designs are. Not me, but you will be the centre of attention t

The party hall where Truman's birthday is being held was decorated tastefully. The elites of Aquila along with the celebrities of all the entertainment industry along with the rich business tycoons attended the party. Men and women are dressed up in their finery to show off their wealth. 'Hey, look, isn't he the famous actor from a super hit film?' 'Oh my god, look at how hot she is' 'Look, it's the designer Mr. Miller. He looks so gentle' 'That actor is so handsome and Muscular ' 'Wait until you see Mr. Nikolai Knight. I heard that he looks so handsome that women tend to swoon the moment he walks inside a room' 'What Mr. Knight is coming?' 'It must be a rumour. Mr. Knight never attend casual parties like this' 'Oh. My. god. Mr. Knight is coming?' Nikolai is a well known figure in both the business circle and the elite circle. If not for his looks, people tend to be impressed by his smart business tactics. Nikolai never bothered to attend parties like these. He wo

Nikolai escorted a very upset Ivy inside their waiting car. As soon as they entered their limousine, they saw Shawn in the driving seat and Adam beside him. Kelly is sitting in the back on one corner of the bench. The moment Ivy saw Kelly, her distressed face morphed into a grin. "Wow Ivy, you were great back there. You were so convincing" Kelly said excitedly. Both Adam and Shawn shared a look . They both were worried that Nikolai would snap at just the slightest of provocations. Nikolai had his fists tightly clenched and was ready to kill Christian the moment he raised his hand to touch Ivy. But Ivy slapped and salvaged the situation. "He wouldn't have expected that his night would be the beginning of his destruction" Ivy spoke with satisfaction. Shawn turned on the screen inside the limousine, where they have a live connection of everything that is happening inside the Banquet hall. The screen opened to Christian, who is still standing in the balcony with his face red. "

The Elevator doors opened and the hired goons raised their weapons to attack Nikolai. But they were shocked to see the elevator empty. "What the hell? It's empty?" one of them spoke out loud, showing his shock. The other four men are thinking the same. "It's alright, he will be here sooner rather than later. He has to come by one of these elevators. So let's wait" their leader suggested. And thus they began to wait. "Bro, what about that girl?" another one inquired. They are a group of seven men. They were split into two groups. Five men were given the task of killing Nikolai, while two men were given the task to kidnap Ivy when Nikolai is busy in the basement. Their group is reputed to be cut throat and cruel. They don't have a record of failure. So their group is sought after for difficult tasks and for murders which are to be performed smoothly with efficiency. "Tell them to wait for a few minutes before breaking inside the suit. He must be coming here anytime now" he instru