Charles stiffened as the droplets of the ice water run down through every corner of his body. After he was completely soaked, the gang leader walked up to him.“That was just the tip of the iceberg from ice.”The men broke out laughing.Their leader continued. “One blow from one of these men is going to reset your brain but if you want us to avert that, you better start speaking.”With his head lowered Charles forced his teeth to stop clattering. He was already freezing to death.“Listen. The Alcantara heir is a hidden figure. I’ve never seen his face so I don’t know anything about his identity.”Charles slurred and pressed his eyes against each other. His brain picked up a burning sensation.“You liar!” The gang leader fired back.Charles groaned and slowly gazed upon the face of his torturer. Apart from a set of ferocious brown eyes, he could see nothing. The man and his group remained a mystery to him. He even had no idea about his surrounding.The gang leader clenched his jaw and g

The knock at the entrance to Nathan’s chamber caused him to get off the bed. He sighed and reached for his iced watch from the table. The knock was a signal that Larry was ready with the G-wagon.Nathan decided to stick to the plan ahead. He wouldn’t blame Henry for overreacting. He then made his way out of his room. By the time he got out, the G-wagon was set and the rest of the escort vehicles that Jackson left behind were aligned in a row.The bodyguards accompanied Nathan to the car and opened the door for him.Immediately after Nathan stepped inside the car, he received a text message from McDonald, stating that he was on his way to Phoenix at the moment.After an hour’s ride, Nathan made it to Phoenix and as usual, he got a warm welcome from Elaine and some members of the logistics department after he got out of the car.Elaine took the lead while Nathan followed. She led him to the conference room where McDonald was waiting for him. When Nathan stepped into the conference room,

After his brief meeting with Mr. Wells, Nathan went back with his escort vehicles to the Alcantara mansion. He stepped out of the vehicle and was about to head inside the house when his official phone began to ring.Nathan stopped to check his phone. He exhaled and began taking strides toward the house after glancing at the phone screen. It was the first time Cole was reaching out to him since he assigned him to track the source of the hate message about two days ago.“Hello, Cole.”“Hi, boss. I made progress.” Cole responded.Nathan hurried inside and moved to the couch. He sat. He quickly yanked off his face mask. “What did you find?”He heard Cole clear his throat loudly.“I wasn’t able to track the sender of the text because it was sent by a private line but I was able to pick a location.” Cole began.Nathan’s hopes were up.Cole continued. “The message was sent around Florence Avenue and after I navigated the search to the nearest location, it gave me an estate. The message was s

Nathan sprung off the couch with his nostrils puffing hot air. He turned around and began to kick the couch in a fit of rage.McDonald stood up and moved closer to him. “Calm down Alex. We will find another way?”Nathan turned to face McDonald with a clenched jaw. “Another way? For goodness sake, the drug regulatory agency had just declared Derrick clean.”McDonald sighed. “Derrick might be off the radar but at least we still have a plan to clear your name from the mess.”Nathan collapsed on the couch. “I won’t feel at ease if the mastermind is walking around freely. He deserves to pay for what he did to me.”After Mr. Clark and his team concluded their search at Derrick’s home, he placed a call to McDonald's and reported the outcome of the search. McDonald had headed straight to the Alcantara mansion to give Nathan the feedback.“Well, just because things didn’t turn out the way we planned doesn’t mean we can’t do something else.”Nathan turned to McDonald with a blank expression. “W

McDonald drove straight to the Vice chancellor’s office. They had an agreement with Henry that the moment they were done with their investigation exercise, they’ll meet in front of the VC’s office.Immediately after McDonald got out of his car, Henry walked up to him.“Did you record it as planned?” McDonald asked.Henry plunged his hand inside his bag and pulled out a camera. “I got everything right here.” He said.“Good!”Henry slipped the camera inside his bag and together, they headed straight to the VC’s office. At the reception, the VC’s secretary didn’t request an appointment after he saw McDonald.McDonald was an alumnus of Phoenix University and during his time as a student, he had contributed immensely to the development of the school.“Can we see the VC? It’s quite urgent.” McDonald implored after exchanging pleasantries with the secretary.The secretary stood up. “Come with me.”McDonald and Henry followed the secretary. They stopped when they got to the door.The secretar