A trembling roared in the air. The air became thick with something different and unexplainable. Everyone's eyes turned in the direction of where Richard was to see what was going on but neither did they hear a gunshot in the air, nor did they see signs of blood signifying someone had died.Then it registered in their brains that they could see August, who was supposed to be lying on the floor, standing in front of Richard, using his body as a shield to protect Caroline. That wasn't all, Richard, who was holding a gun, was no longer controlling his arm. It had been twisted into a distorted state and the gun he was carrying was now on the floor.He couldn't tell nor did he know such a thing had even happened. One moment he was holding a gun while the next, August was standing in front of him. Wasn't he lying helplessly on the floor just now? What the heck was going on?“Hey punk, aren't you…” that was when he noticed his hand had been distorted. The pain climbed up to his brain and tha

August's eyes narrowed on the car as he watched it drive in before parking in front of him. Then two men hopped out of it. One was Ayden whom he already knew while the other was a physician.They looked towards August, meeting with his intense gaze before walking towards him.“Hello sir,” Ayden greeted before looking at the physician who was holding a little briefcase. “I brought the best I could find. I’m sure he will be able to do anything you want him to.” He added.August stared at him for a while, sizing him up, before he finally spoke. “Okay.” Then he gestured for the man to follow him. They all walked into the house but Ayden remained in the living room to wait on the physician while August led the him to Caroline’s room.Crack!They opened the doorknob and the sound of someone sobbing filled the air. At once, it dawned on August that she had woken up. He felt a sudden thrill in his heart even though there was sadness. All he wanted was to make sure she was okay and also, he ba

While August and Ayden were discussing the recent happenings in both Apex and Orland oil and gas corporations, Caroline, who had gone to take a bath, was now done. She dried herself up, wore some fresh clothes, before walking to the edge of the bed to sit. Not long ago, she decided that after taking her bath, she would call her mom to hear from her.She took her phone that was in the side drawer, scrolled through the contact list to find the number, then she dialed it. It rang so many times yet there was no response. Her expression changed but regardless, she kept trying and trying and on the tenth time, the call was picked up.“Who are you and what do you want?” A hostile voice roared from the other side, causing Caroline to flinch, but then she knew whose voice it was. It was her mother's voice, and yet, she was asking who she was.“Mom, it’s me,” Caroline said in a daze.“You who?” The voice responded, feigning ignorance.“Caroline, your daughter.” Caroline was almost in tears as

The man in white robes quickly traced his line of sight only to realize he had seen the tattoo on his wrist. A gasp escaped his lips as he knew he had to go through the hard way to get what he wanted. Bad on his intonation, David had crossed the immortal realm, so dealing with him wouldn’t only be difficult, but he had to be very smart, or else he was going to fail, and he was going to be doomed. A deadly glint flashed in his eyes, and quickly he pulled a dagger out of the briefcase. The blade glistened, and it reflected in David’s eyes.Swoosh!The sound whistled through the air as a slash was aimed at David. Quickly, he leaned backward while the blade went up, but quickly, the man changed the course again and slashed diagonally.“You are quite skilled, huh? I’ll take you on then.” David smirked and quickly did a backflip. By the time he landed, the man was all over him again with a slash. Apart from being skilled, he was quite fast and efficient.Seeing this, David hissed. The dag

“Huh? If August can provide ten million, I’ll start laying eggs.” Rachael chimed in and everyone burst into laughter.“And I hope he doesn't steal it from Caroline this time.” Someone added.“Don’t worry he can’t. I’ve been controlling the company for a few hours. No one will go against me and give him that sum of money.” Mark smirked as he spoke. It seemed right after planning with Richard to adduct Caroline, he had gone to the company to take over again.Amusing, isn’t it? It seemed he didn’t learn from the lesson he was taught before. August looked at him with a sharp glint in his eyes.“This is the last time: if you do such a thing again that day will be the last you breathe.” His words sent chills down Mark's spine, but quickly he brushed it off.“If I were you, I’d focus on the task I have been given. Tell me, was that why you were smug just now? Because you thought you could steal from Aurora Corporation and make it look like it’s something you worked so hard on your own for?”