“No way, our new boss?” “What does he mean, this is a joke, right?” “You’ve got to be kidding me?’ They were all murmuring among themselves, their voices filled with panic. Jake looked around, his eyes moving from everyone, the look on their faces was enough to tell him about the people who had insulted him. The manager was the one that was taken aback the most but he quickly composed himself before Jake laid his eyes on him. He quickly cleared his throat, “Congratulations sir,” he said, beaming with a smile, his hand stretched forward for a handshake. Jake looked down at his hand in disgust, he slipped his hand into his pockets and raised his head to look at him, his eyes were dark and cold, and his lips stretched into a cold smile. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and accepted the handshake, gripping his hand tight, he closed the gap between them and whispered in his ear, “I guess you already know what to do or do you need me to remind you about it?” “Um… I don’t know wh

Jake’s hand gripped the steering wheel tightly, his foot pressing the accelerator pedal as hard as he could, swerving to escape cars as fast as he could. He could feel his heart beating fast against his ribcage like it was trying to break free, he was barely able to think straight. He glanced at the map on his phone briefly, he followed the direction it was leading him to and turned right, taking another glance at his phone to check the time, he had started a timer immediately after he had received the text message. He had less than twenty minutes left and according to the map, it was supposed to take him forty minutes to get there but he had already spent less than half of that time for more than half of the journey. “Fuck!” he muttered under his breath, driving as fast as he can, his son’s life was in danger. He started regretting why he hadn’t pushed harder for the custody of his son after he broke free but at that moment, that didn’t seem like the best thing to do, it would crea

Shane chuckled nervously, raising his arms above his head. “It is just a harmless prank and it is not my idea, it is hers,” he said, pointing to Maddison. Maddison turned to look at him with a surprised look on her face, “What do you mean by this is my idea? Wasn’t it you who came up with it and told me that it was just to get back at him for what he did to you?” Maddison disagreed. “Not like it is any of my business who came up with the idea, the only person I have business with is you,” Jake said, pointing his finger to Shane, who shrieked back in fear.“Me?” he pointed to himself, looking around, a nervous chuckle escaping his lips again, “What more do you want from me?” he questioned. “A lot Shane, a fucking lot,” Jake said, walking towards him in slow strides, with each step he took, Shane made sure to take another one backward. “You can just tell me the answer to the question that I have been craving an answer to or I will carry you back to where you escaped from and this tim

The next day, Jake sat in his new office which was the same office of the senior McPherson who once occupied the office before his death. He was lost in thought, his elbow was kept on the table while his hand was folded under his chin. The previous night didn’t go as planned, he thought he could try and stop them but it seemed like he didn’t prepare well, the only thing that he was able to confirm was that the rival he was up against was not small, the person might be far ahead of him when it comes to experience, which might come in handy, the only thing that Jake is on par with his rival is money, but the rest, he seems to be far behind. The only ally who would have been very useful in this fight has been taken off, which was his grandfather. He had tried tracing where the message he received had been sent from through his former college mate but it seemed like the person who had typed it was inside that van and had thrown the phone to the floor, letting the van go over it. “Fuck

Jake rose to his feet hurriedly, turning to look at Tyler, he forced a smile on his face. “Sorry, but I think that discussion will have to be on hold for now,” he said.Max noticed from the sudden change in his expression and the way he stood up that something was up, he also rose to his feet and walked towards the door, his hand on the doorknob, waiting for Jake to come closer before he pulled it open.“I see the call you received is not a good one,” Tyler said with a nod of his head, watching Max pulls open the door for Jake. The both of them stepped out hurriedly; they found their way out of the house in a few seconds.Max slipped into the driver’s seat and ignited the engine, “Where to?” he asked with his gaze still kept forward, driving out of the compound.“The airport,” Jake answered, searching for a contact on his phone, there was a very worried expression on his face. “I wonder why she can’t keep the child safe and yet she still doesn’t want to hand over the custody of him t