The man who owned the voice stepped out of the darkness into the light that shone through the bulbs in the lot.His face was unfamiliar to Blake, Tracy or Lucian.But the band of armed men instantly lowered their heads in respect.Lucian raised a brow at him but waited for him to speak up. Clearly, he was someone important in their gang."What is going on here?" The man snapped, his gaze roaming from Blake to Tracy and then to Lucian."Is this a party? Why aren't you doing what the boss asked you to do?!" "Mr. Vance, sir. We're so sorry. -""Sorry? Is this some joke? I need results. Has he paid up?" He gestured to Blake with his head The leader shook his head, his lips pressed into a thin line."Not yet, sir. But we've already gotten him to agree to hand over the company. We are just about to finalise it but this fool keeps delaying us."The man turned his icy glare to Lucian and spoke, his words directed to the gang leader."And why couldn't you clear him out of the way? Is your gu

Amelia forced a smile as detective Ken stepped into the office."Good day, detective Ken."He hummed, his brow raised as he responded to her greeting."Good day. How may I help you?"She sank into the seat, her mind racing with thoughts.Who would have thought that the notorious and shady detective Ken Johnson would be the one in charge of Lucian's case.He was known to work with shady people and the rumours of his evil ways was on the lips of many of the people in the city.This confirmed her suspicions. Something just wasn't right.However, she held her thoughts, getting down to business."Lucian is innocent, detective. I can assure you of this. Your men didn't even check the footage or even make any investigations -""Would you like to sit here?" Detective Ken gestures to his chair.Amelia's brows scrunched, confusion clearly written on her face."No. I'm comfortable here. Why?"He laughed sarcastically. "You sure sound like you would do a better job than me."She blushes in embar

Thirty minutes passed after Olivia left the mansion before she returned.Behind her thronged five officers.Amelia with her red and puffy face stared at them in confusion."I don't understand."Olivia ignored her."These officers are professionals. They will question everyone here and find my brother."The officer took a seat opposite Amelia and Lucian, who was very detached from the whole scene."Sit," the head of the cops instructed the guard who obeyed instantly."Now, can you recount the events that led up to the kidnap of Mr. Castillo? As much as you can recall. All of you."The head guard repeated what had happened to the cop who listened with rapt attention."And you just let them take him without any attempt to defend your boss? What exactly are you paid for if not to protect him? How did they even get in with you guys stationed outside?"The questions were thrown at guard in rapid successions."Didn't you hear him say that they came in with guns and threatened to harm my fath

Almost immediately his call with Monica came to an end, his phone buzzed with a message.Lucian sighed heavily.The message was simple and short yet it held meanings that he understood clearly.'C+ city needs you. There's an outbreak.'He raised a brow, scrolling further downwards.The message told of the numerous casualties and how there was no solution.But who sent the message, he wondered?But there, at the end the message was a signature he knew too well.Mr. President.He stood up instantly, ready to respond to the message."Okay, sir." He typed in and sent it before calling Aurora."Hello, boss.""Good day, Aurora. Please, clear my schedule for the rest of this week. My presence is requested urgently by Mr. President now. Also, please stay alert as I might need you again.""Yes, boss," she responded sharply, doing what he asked.Once the call stopped, he gathered his things and headed to the president's office.*"He will be here soon."A wave of relief washed across the room a

The next few hours were intentional for Lucian.He listened keenly as the representatives explained the scenario to him."This part is even the worst. It is speculated that the virus broke out somewhere around here."The place was a mess.Brown greenish dregs stained the walls. "That's the vomit of the many people who were infected. Its so disgusting."Lucian stopped there, using a small lab stick to collect some of the sample and put it into a vial.The man retched. "We've already tested it. If there's any lead here, it's definitely not in those gags. It's pointless -""He knows what he's doing," the president interjected, watching Lucian with hope dancing in his eyes.The man shrugged, folding his arms as Lucian inspected the areas and collected some more samples from there.Silence reigned as they moved to the next locations and back to the hospital.*He paced the lab, running tests on the numerous samples that had been collected from the infected patients.His eyes glinted as th