Nathan opened his eyes and the first thing that fluttered in his mind that morning was the thought of Avery. Deep within, he knew he had been unfair to her but that was the way he felt was best to handle their situation.He sighed and turned left. An iced watch was on the table and Nathan recollected getting that particular watch from Avery as a birthday gift. Even though they were not on the best of terms, Nathan sprung out of bed with the notion of getting her a gift.Avery had celebrated and had wished him a belated birthday so Nathan felt that it was appropriate to reciprocate the gesture. Since his classes for that morning were starting by 10 am, Nathan decided to leave the mansion quite early.By 8 am, Nathan was already done having breakfast. He grabbed his wallet with the textbook he came with the previous night. He dashed out.When he stepped out, it dawned on him that he didn’t leave a text for Larry.Nathan aimed for one of the escort Range Rovers. He had decided to give La

Nathan was about to give a response to Avery when he saw Derrick marching toward them.Avery noticed that Nathan was starting at a distance. When she looked behind her, she caught Derrick approaching the pavilion. With her left-hand palm on her forehead, Avery heaved a frustrated sigh.Derrick arrived at the pavilion with a clenched jaw. He glared at Nathan and darted his gaze back to Avery.“I’ve been looking all over the campus for you”“I’m trying to have a conversation here,” Avery replied with her face averted from him.Shouldn’t Derrick be at work? She wondered.“Well, I want us to have lunch together. I told you that I was dropping by at lunch time right?” Derrick maintained.Nathan abruptly stood up. “I was just about to leave.”Avery looked up at him with hopelessness in her eyes.“Have a good day,” Nathan told her with a reassuring smile.She turned away with a sigh.Nathan snatched his phone from the table and began taking steps away from the pavilion. While he was walking

Nathan’s phone began to ring. He excused himself from Mike and quickly responded to the call. “You mean tonight?” Nathan asked. Mike stared at him with a quirked brow. Nathan lowered the phone to his chest. “Charles wants us to hang out tonight.” He whispered to Mike. From his expression, Mike deduced that Nathan was about to turn the offer down. “You need some time out.” Mike sharply replied. Nathan arched a brow. If he wouldn’t take part in the operation, he was hoping on waiting by the house. Mike gave him the look that says everything will be fine. “I’ll change and meet you guys in about an hour,” Nathan told Charles and hung up. Mike gave him a pat on the left shoulder. “Go and have fun with the boys. We will handle everything.”“I’ll be back in an hour,” Nathan said and took the staircase. Mike then walked up to Cole. “Are you ready to work tonight?”Cole gave repeated nods. “I’ve got my computer here and with this stable wifi, I’m good to go.”“I want us to strike t

Fredrick was having dinner with his family when his phone began to ring. He swept the phone from the table and quickly left the dining after identifying the caller.“What’s the matter, Scott?” He asked while climbing the staircase.Scott was the head of security at Fredrick’s Penthouse.Fredrick could hear Scott breathing heavily over the phone.“The penthouse was invaded by some men in black masks a few minutes ago. I was on the balcony when it began. They ambushed our guards at the gate and killed everyone. I had to hide up there.” Scott supplied, his tone communicating panic.Fredrick’s eyes widened in surprise.“They took Salvador.”“Shit!” Fredrick groaned and palmed his forehead. “You know what Scott? I need you to lay low and if you get the chance to escape, go as far as you can away from Rockville.”“Got it!” Scott replied and hung up.Fredrick went back to the dining and couldn’t concentrate. No clue revealed the identity of the invaders but he could bet that they were the Al

The meeting ended around 8:30 pm. Nathan was about to head out of the building when McDonald walked up to him. Nathan turned to him with a grin. “It’s been quite a while.”“Indeed. I’m glad you were able to handle the whole restaurant’s crisis.” McDonald replied with a smile. “Thanks to my efficient team. We are good now.”McDonald folded his arms across his chest. “So tell me, how are you gearing up for the business tycoon dinner night?”Nathan gave his forehead a delicate scrape. It was a new concept to him and he was sure that if it didn’t skip Mike’s memory, he would have shed more light on the event. “We will see what the event has in store for us.” Was Nathan’s reply. McDonald moved closer to him. “Well, one of your companies was nominated for the Business of the Year award.”Nathan raised an eyebrow. “Really?”“The nomination list is not yet out but it will be released soon. According to the intel I received from one of the organizers of the show, your company is in the to