Burke was slightly confused when he saw the elevator ascending from the basement.“What's going on?... Are we expecting someone from the basement?”His subordinates were confused as well, prompting him to take out his communicator. “All units, report your status!”“Third floor, clear!”“Nothing here on the fourth floor!”Each floor reported it's status… all but the basement.Burke yelled. “Basement team!... Do you copy?... What's your status?... Why is the elevator coming up from your end?”Still, no response.At that moment, Burke realized that something was amiss. He bellowed. “We have an intruder!... Quick, surround the elevator. I don't care who comes out, just fire all of your bullets at it.”Immediately after, all of the mercenaries who were guarding the hostages charged toward the elevator with their guns at the ready.They were going to unload all of their bullets the moment the door opened. As the elevator slowly approached their location, Burke stood in place with his brea

Ivan looked at William as he breathed heavily, unable to accept his loss.He had planned everything thoroughly yet at the end of the day, he had lost without even causing any damage.“Take him back and find out who it was that helped them with the weapons that they used to threaten the hostages. I want to know everyone that allied themselves with him.”“Yes sir.”William didn't stay behind and left the building to look for Victoria. Outside, the hostages got out of the vehicles and were greeted by their family and friends who had been waiting for them for a long time.“Mom.”“Sis!”There were cries of excitement coming from the hostages and their loved ones as they embraced one another tearfully.All of them could not stop themselves from crying with all the emotions running through them.The hostages had been filled with despair as they were sure that they would meet their maker today.Yet they had managed to return in one piece, making the emotions they felt absolutely indescribabl

It reeked of a ploy and William wasn't about to be made fool of with one. He was hardly in the right frame of mind to tolerate nonsense from anyone, especially one that was trying to pull a fast one over him.Watching Darcy veritably draw the attention of bystanders while claiming he ruined her jade pot that was worth more than 10 million dollars, William restrained the urge to call her out for her bullshit.He'd already messed up once due to his anger, he wasn't about to do so again.Taking a deep breath, William made to speak. "Ma'am, I don't believe you understand that I am not the one at fault for ruining the pot. You walked into me.""Lies!... He is trying to trick us!... Someone tell him to pay up or else I'll…" she left the rest unsaid as numerous bystanders began to speak up."Yeah man, pay up already.""How dare you come in here and make trouble. Apologize and pay up right now!""Pay up or get beaten!" Victoria grew worried seeing as the crowd were incensed, following the w

According to the financier, one of the perks of having a golden ticket was being able to get a list of all products available in the Beggars sect. This perk helped to save William a lot of time that would have been spent looking around the market. Seeing his golden ticket, the record keeper was quite courteous, even helping William search for what he required. It didn't take long before the Phoenix Cloak was found. The good news is it was worth William wanted, the bad news was that he had to sit through the auction to get it and what's more, it happened to be the main item of the night which meant several people were bound to be after it. Letting out a sigh, William had no choice but to go after it. So after giving his thanks to the record keeper, he left with Victoria to prepare for the auction. The auction in the Beggars sect was unlike the previous ones William had been to. Those ones were held in extravagant halls with a lot of lighting and servants. Here, it was

After taking Victoria back home, William returned to his apartment to get some well-deserved rest.The next day, he considered heading to Phoenix but then decided to first check on Zara since it had been a while since he had seen her.The last time they spoke, she had told him that she was going on a trip to meet with prospective business partners. He hadn't gotten any new updates so he decided to check on her.After he'd freshened up and gotten dressed, he left alone as there was no need to go with an entourage.Arriving at his destination, he quickly had a feeling that something was wrong causing him to frown. The first thing that stood out was the fact that there was no one in the compound.The guards, the gardeners, the maids… There was no one around.The manor was emptier than he recalled and it didn't seem like they had left on holiday.The next thing that stood out was the fact that the cars parked in the driveway were all gone.Spotting all this, William made his way to the