By 2:00AM the next morning, the cartel settled for another meeting. Victor Calderon, the cartel’s lead investigator, cleared his throat with an unsettled demeanor.“We’ve checked every security feed, report, and intelligence source.” He informed them in a disturbed tone. ”We can’t find the masked rescuer.”Marcel Vidal chimed in fiercely, “Are you telling us a ghost disrupted our sniper’s shot and had him miss for the first time?”Calderon swallowed, confusion evident in his expression. “There’s no trace, footprints, connections, or leaked information available to track the mystery figure.”He awkwardly cleared his throat and continued. “If it were Achilles Hector…” He paused, skeptical of finishing his thought.The room oozed with stunned tension. Achilles was the only Warlord with eagle vision to spot a sniper from 3,000 meters away.But they had no single evidence to prove he played a noble part in rescuing the Prime Minister.The news headlines had been filled with puzzled questio

Star's chest burned with pain hearing her daughter roar those words. Her angry demeanor wavered, welcoming a disappointing countenance.She smacked her forehead in self-blame, cowering her head in shame. She cursed in silence for not handling the emotions well. For a moment, she would have adhered to her mother's signals and confronted Felix afterwards.Apparently, for a long time, Star had been boiling with contained rage over her fiancé’s external affairs and had been waiting for the unexpected moment to hit him hard with the truth.A cold laugh burst out of Felix's mouth which had them bulging their eyes in uncertainty.They mused in confusion, ‘What the hell's funny?’‘No single remorse about his secret affairs? Hmm.’‘Shouldn't he be apologizing?’The lawyer interjected before Felix could say a word, “Uhmm. I think we need to take a halt. The atmosphere is already tensed up.”Eunice chipped in wearing an affirmative look, “Yes, I think he's right. Enough of the harsh words. Let's

The elderly man continued with an icy tone, “You came highly recommended from the grassroots. The covert operation has been active for over seven years. You shouldn't let anything slip through your fingers.”“You’re cognizant of this standing operational rule!”Felix nodded with a trembling breath, his fingers clutched before parting his lips. “I have no excuse whatsoever.” His voice aura getting firmer, “The Haydens are disoriented after several twisted attacks from an unknown source.”The elderly man nodded, his tone a little bit subtle, “Yes Roman. We got your covert report on that already. We learned about the stock market hijack from a ghost handler.”The two men exchanged complicated eye contact, taking a while to settle in with their mixed emotions.“The Haydens are paranoid and had whispers of Achilles haunting them after what they did to him. I find that amusing.”Felix added with a cold smirk, “It can't be that vulnerable disgraced fool! We watched him get knocked down by a

Achilles still couldn't hide his beam on Brig. Beauty's impressive idea. Keeping an eagle eye on the discovered five staff— sounded like a master plan in motion.He didn't know what transpired months back in the company, hence, wouldn't know seven ex-staff were arrested for illegal endeavours.Maybe if he knew, he would have suggested a better approach than the usual quick arrest method.Achilles winked at Ms. Julian who got the message within seconds. She used the HDMI cable to control the DLP-mounted screen projector.“Now to why I summoned you all.”With the help of the exclusive tablet the Prime Minister handed to Achilles on their second meeting, Margaret already had a heads-up on what to do.The other three Faithfuls sat tight in surprise— for a moment, they presumed Achilles would ask them questions as well. Just like Brig. Beauty, they also submitted their weekly business reports on their managed enterprises.However, Achilles chose to do otherwise and focused on the primary a

The faithfuls exchanged confused glances among themselves. Margaret's words came with a mix of uncertainty and awareness.The last time they checked they were the only ones who knew the ghosting state of Achilles' They couldn't help but muse, ‘How are they on to him?’Achilles' composure remained intact. Ms. Julian's ambiguous words didn't have a startling effect on him.Margaret's silence after her last words triggered thumping tension amongst the faithfuls and Achilles wasn't really a fan of that.“Let it out already. Who was on the call and what message came through?”The other members of the Faithfuls stepped closer to Margaret winking at her to speak out already before their breath clutched on their throats.Margaret's cold expression suddenly wavered as her face lit up with a knowing chuckle.The sudden change of emotions had Brig. Beauty and others thrown into the pool of perplexity. In stark contrast, Achilles’ expression remained unshakable, crossing his right leg with patie