“Yes, you are right.” Rose let out a bleak smile, her face still contorted with worry. “But what influence does he have? How could he possibly help us? He is just an errand boy from what I heard when I visited the event where he was humiliated with some others.”“Well, not anymore,” Rose responded.“Get me my bag over there, will you?” Rose asked and Brody got the bag.While she was gasping for breath, she picked up her phone and dialed Alan’s number.The hits to the elevator wall were coming harder and faster. Alan had to come through for them even though Rose couldn't possibly fathom how he was going to do it. She just had a blind belief that if she could reach out to Alan, something would be done.She picked up her phone and dialed Alan’s number. Rose’s breath was caught inside her throat as she wondered if Alan was even going to pick up her call in the first place.Was it not even stupid to call him?She recalled how their conversation went at the hospital a few weeks ago. How sh

“You must have prepared so well for that day. If I knew how prepared you were, I would have probably rooted for you. I always take my chances with people who are prepared because it shows strength which unfortunately you didn't show.Alan’s nose flared with a deadly whiff of disgust. “How shameless could you possibly be? Isn't it ridiculous that the same man who you all laughed at is now heading a consortium that has official ratings as the best in the whole of the Western and Eastern district?”Mr. Lawrence ignored Alan’s statement and opted to ridicule him. “How terrible the Billing’s family must be, eh? To humiliate their most loyal slave like that without any remorse and to make a public shame of him.”Mr. Lawrence snapped his finger with a signal to instruct his men to continue hitting the elevator walls. When he noticed that they were getting a little distracted by the phone call, he put away the phone while it was still on the line.He then whispered. “Come on, keep hitting it.

“Just stop the hitting,” he commanded his agents to stop hitting the elevator wall. “Brody is with Alan anyway - there is no point anymore. They probably are not inside the elevator cabin and we have been wasting our time all these while.”It soon clicked in Mr. Lawrence’s mind that Alan didn't give any information about Rose. Was he intentionally trying to protect Rose by doing that? Could it be that she was still in the elevator cabin?“And Rose? She is also there with you, isn't she?” Mr. Lawrence asked, his tone seeking a loophole in Alan’s answer.“Oh, come on. Rose is not here. If she were here, perhaps I would have also had her send you a picture or a video saying hi to you. I think we both know where Rose is though,” Alan smartly responded, shifting the pressure back on Mr. Lawrence. Alan could tell that Mr. Lawrence was trying to trick him with the question about Rose. His response would leave Mr. Lawrence doubting whether the lady who saw Brody really saw clearly, he though

“Ms. Lee, right now I don't trust whatever you think you saw. Brody is currently with Alan and every minute we spend not being sure of our plan means that my son would be in danger. Do you understand how ridiculous that is? My son! I can't let that happen.” Mr. Lawrence uttered, with his throat tight with a simmering grip of outrage.Ms. Lee’s eyes were silent but with a courageous flame of daring. She knew that she was sure of what she saw and that Alan was playing tricks to divert Mr. Lawrence’s attention. “Sir, I understand that you are in a hurry to save Brody but—”“In a hurry? Are you kidding me? Do you think I am in a hurry to save my son? What kind of a useless statement is that? It's been over 10 minutes now that I got on the phone with Alan and he showed me the photos of Brody being unconscious. And yet you think I am in a hurry and that I am doing too much?”Mr. Lawrence’s words were dripping with a simmering lava of wrath. “I am telling you today that if I didn't consider

“Alright, alright. You can have your way,” Mr. Lawrence raised his hand into the air, yielding to Alan’s demands.Ms. Lee retreated with a deadly air of resignation as she flared her nostrils disappointedly.Alan heaved a sigh of relief as Mr. Lawrence’s response got to his ears.“Very good!” Alan said, his eyes gleaming with satisfaction. “I will have your pry bars and sledgehammers now.”Mr. Lawrence surrendered his pry bars and sledge hammers to Alan.Mr. Lawrence signaled that his people should pave the way for Alan to pass through.Alan’s agent, Shlupp picked up their sledgehammer, prybars, and saws, and together with Alan, they started hitting the elevator walls.This time, getting into the elevator cargo wasn't going to be as difficult as before because the barricade was already almost broken down by Mr. Lawrence.“Stay away from here,” Alan commanded Lawrence’s men when he noticed that they were stepping past the line and stretching their necks to see through the spaces that h