All Chapters of One Night To Omni-Power: Chapter 51
- Chapter 60
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51. Asking for too much
The night was still young and Jake was still glued to the monitor The mouse cursor hovered on the screen Jake took in a sharp deep breath He knew there was no way he could win this If he discarded the message he would never know who Valen truly was If he accepted, Valen would gain access into Omnipower system but Jake will also have access to Valen’s system His finger twitched ACCEPT In a split second, the Omnipower system firewall was open for the hacker to access Jake’s eyes widened, he had made the wrong choice The hackers had nothing on their own system for Jack to see It was only facade, a bait to make him think he will see their system too No internal routes No exposed data The hacker never intended to be traced The open system was fake “Shit” Jake exclaimed, immediately typing codes on the keyboard In seconds, Jake was able to reroutes the hacker’s access through a dead relay OMNIPOWER SYSTEM LOCKED Jake leaned back slowly, hear
52. Justice for John
52The next morning, the ringing of Leon phone woke him upHe groaned, rolling onto his side The sun ray almost blinded him as he became fully awakeHe had slept well, the bed was soft compared to the hard mattress he had slept in for two nights at the Vorene’s For a moment he didn’t remember where he was Then it all came back The lady he met at the bar last night She was gone No name, no contact, no noteExactly how they had both wanted itLeon rubbed his faces as he stretched his hands to check for his phone on the bedside table The caller was Charles VoreneLeon jaw tightened Leon sat up and picked the call “Leon! Where the hell are you!” Charles shouted on top of his voice “Shouldn’t you be here washing the cars?”Leon closed his eyes Tara’s father, the man who saw him as nothing but a house boy Charles didn’t know Leon had signed the divorce paperIf not Charles would be happy that his daughter could finally marry a rich man of his choice He never liked Leon after all
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Tara’s head pounded as the sunray beamed on her faceHer ears ranged and dizziness washed over herShe was still tied up, still breathing, still alive not dead yetThe man had injected doses into her to make her sleep “Morning princess” his voice called out from the dark end of the room Tara turned to looked at his direction, he was sat on a chair “Did you sleep? Or you were scared too scared because I could escape?” Tara asked The man chuckled “I know you wouldn’t” he stood up, steeping into the light “What i dosed you with, keeps you asleep for six hours max”Tara looked down at her wrist, there were needle marks “How many hours have I been-”“Two days”“What?” Tara asked in disbelief, it only seemed like an hour ago she walked out of the police station to drive home before she was kidnapped “The plans changed, so I am instructed to keep you longer while the new plan unfold”“Kendra’s puppet” Tara cursed under her breathe “What did you just call me?” he asked arching his brow
54. The plans changed
In the briefing room, four detectives stood, the room was tension filled Another day Another wave of online outrage A countdown hanging over their careers Their fate uncertain It had been two days since the internal affairs agent questioned them Two days and the public still wanted answers “Listen up people” Harris clapped his hands drawing their attention to the white board “We can’t contain this anymore” “The killer is damn good” she said slowly thinking about the night John Avery died in the interrogation room “No trace. No struggle, no finger print, prosthetic face-shit” “IA thinks whoever did this knew the building. Knew the blind spots and it one of us or the others not on this case” one of the detective said looking at his colleagues The other of the detectives shifted uncomfortably “The public think we beat him to death” “They have different stories” Raina added The room went quiet. Harris broke the silence “We are issuing a press release today.” Raina’s head
55. I love mom and dad
Lillian’s hands trembled as she clutched the phone “You gold digger! Bring back my daughter” she cried “I will pay whatever amount you want” “Tara? She hasn’t returned home?” Leon asked back “You are crook! Her grandfather ordered a divorce then you kidnap her so you could get ransom!” Lilian shouted to “Please bring back my daughter, bring back Tara” Lillian cried the phone hanged up Two days ago yet no sign of Tara Tara still had not returned. Not a call. Not a messageThey had filed a missing person report already with the police “Tara would never do such a thing, ghost us? Ghost her company?” Charles spoke looking into space Lilian eyes were red from crying, she fared the worst had to her daughter She sank into the velvet chair in the grand living roomA police officer walked in briskly and composed “Good day, Mr and Mrs Vorene”“Officer did you find my daughter” Charles didn’t respond to his greetings Lillian’s hands shook as she pointed a trembling finger in the air
56. A twin
Tara lifted the bottle and took a slow sipCalculating She chewed quietly, eyes on the man who was seated opposite her nowShe had missed her first chance to hit his head with the bottleThe bottle had been right there, his back was against her, his guard was down That was the perfect time to make a moveBut she was too scared to make a move Fear was the enemy She wasn’t going to let it win Another opportunity would present itselfThey lied when they said opportunity comes only once Opportunity doesn’t come just once When he was distracted again, she will do it and run away for her lifeIt was either that or the worst he talked about, the reason why she was eating to gain energy for, was going to happen.“Why are you looking at me?” he asked She looked away, focusing on the food on the plate Her calculations made her stare at him a little too much “You said you work for nobody huh?” Tara asked lightly “So how do people like you get hired?”He leaned back, studying her “What
57. Company no longer belongs to Tara
In Tara’s company, the board room all the chairs were taken except one Sir Chio sat at the head of the tableTwo bodyguard dressed in suit, standing like statues, silent and watchful stood beside him His cane resting against his knee, fingers folded calmly over the handleFor two days now Tara didnt show up to work He couldn’t care less The slideshow presentation played on the screen until a board member interrupted “Miss Tara is absent” he said carefully “We cannot make this decision without her present”Sir Chio’s cane struck the floorThe sharp sound echoed through the room“Who says so?” Sir Chio asked coldlyNo one dared reply “I am the acting CEO of this company” he continued, voice steady and authoritative “By virtue of necessity. My son is incapacitated. This board installed me. I make the decisions now”A few board members shifted uncomfortablyThey didn’t like Sir Chio’s decision Rico the deputy CEO cleared his throat. “With respect, Sir Chio, Miss…Miss Tara is still
58. Kneel to me Leon
“Now let me show you what power looks like” Sir Chio said “Power?” Leon asked calmly “You didn’t get to know me from your search because you were restricted. If you did, you will know who you locked in this room with you.” Sir Chio struck his cane, his men were ready Leon smile deepened, show time Leon clenched his fist together The fifteen men still crouched in ready stance men around Leon, eyes sharp on him “Kneel” Sir Chio said in a cold authoritative voice “Apologize for what you’ve done to my son. Show respect, or pay the price” Leon didn’t flinch His lips curled into a faint smile How boring, Sir Chio was making it get Leon wanted to crack some bones already “Respect?” Leon responded with a chuckle “Respect is earned not forced” Sir Chio’s eyes hardened “So be it” He raised his cane The men moved Two attacked Leon first, very fast, coordinated They were well trained One went high, the other low Leon stepped forward instead of back Leon caught the first
59. The other Tara
Detective Raina car was parked across the street from the libraryHer finger tapped the steering wheel to the slow RNb music playing from the car radioShe lifted her coffee cup and took a sipThen placed the cup back in the cup holder Sitting there with the soft music humming from the radio helped eased her exhaustion Few minutes and she will be out of the car Amy Newton was at the library working her shift It ended by fiveRaina had to wait patiently till she was closed for the day Raina sipped the coffee again as she adjusted in her seat Her eyes were fixed on the glass doors of the library.She had been there for an hour already, watching people drift in and outStudents, Elders, ParentsSuddenly the song cut “BREAKING NEWS.”The radio crackled as the announcer’s voice replaced the music.“On the news this noon, The Zyrai police force has confirmed that prime suspect, John Avery of the narcotics found in Vorene food company died in the precinct. However the cause of deat
60. King of the game
Leon walked out of Tara’s company His ribs ached with pains that radiated to his waist due to the blows he had taken from Sir Chio’s men in the boardroom He slide into the old Corolla car and started the engine Getting it started quickly, he couldn’t wait to leave to Omnipower north division He tried the ignitionVROOMThe engine came to live, Leon was about to change the gear when the engine died He tried the ignition again. Nothing.However, he tried again, It refused to start“Shit” He cursed softly under his breath, climbing out to check under the hoodIt could be the oil, the battery, or something else Opening the hood, he leaned low to check if everything was fineThe battery had shifted slightly from its position His hands traced the connections, feeling the cold metalIt was something he could fix, Leon walked to the back of the car to get a spanner Leon was still leaned low when he heard a familiar laugh, Charles.That moment Charles walked out through the front door