Vince retreated without another word. The trauma he suffered from the day replayed several times over in his mind. He trotted out of the gate just before Maria, his mother-in-law, banged it harshly. He bent slowly and squatted down, he tried to make sense of his ordeal but couldn’t figure out exactly where he went wrong. He opened his mailbox again and reread both emails. Both contained bad news, the exact opposite of what he had hoped for. “The company cannot go down for this Vince, Amber has to take the fall for her crimes.” His supervisor’s words from a year ago rang in his ears. He had sought help when Amber got into trouble but Peak law firm higher ups ignored his plea and abandoned him when he took the fall and now, they mailed him to return to the company, demoted, as a desk worker. He got up on his feet as he thought through his next action. What other bad news was there to hear aside from all these? He made for Ice Cube bar, a small mobile cafe owned by his close friend. T

Vince knew he had to look the part. He bought himself some pieces of cheap locally made suits with badly fitted shoulder pads and pants. It had been two weeks since he found out about his real identity and his father’s death. Paperworks were ongoing on the transfer of the company ownership into his.He had begged his grandmother for her discretion on his identity. He needed to reform the system of Peak law firm to avoid having more victims like himself. To do that, he needed to go undercover within the company. Bernard’s trap seemed like his best bet at achieving this aim.He was going to take the demotion the company offered, a desk job with a meager salary seemed like a perfect cover.He walked into the gigantic doors of Peak law firm and he marveled at the exterior just as he did the first day he showed up there for his interview three years ago. He was stopped halfway by the security guards but after some confirmations, he was allowed in and he made straight for “his hell”, Bernar

“Can I get an upfront of my pay?” Vince’s eye shoot up as he stared blankly at the man, the man shrugged his shoulder and gave him a bold look “I am doing this in exchange for money, aren’t I?”Vince bit his lower lip in frustration, he adjusted the mask he had on his face. The interview was going terribly worse than he expected. He picked up the bottle water in front of him and downed some of its content. He wasn’t in the mood to act the poshness he had just been bestowed upon.“Escort him out.”Vince’s thunderous voice roared and two bodyguards hastened towards the man who immediately rushed towards the door at the sight of their hefty muscular bodies. Vince threw back his head in frustration. Probably he was being too picky but what he was looking for was actually close to a needle search in a forest.“Sire, should we invite in the last person?”Vince nodded his head nonchalantly. This was the third scheduled interview since his search and all the candidates were turning out unfit

Vince felt his heart thumping loudly in his chest as he said that. The head chef nodded affirmatively but he could note the hint of fear in her countenance. Most likely because she knew that a lawyer’s supposed secret was always a grave one.“Mr Finn, what do you want to….” She said in whispers before Vince interjected.“You look ten years younger now.” He said teasingly and they both laughed. The woman held her hand to her chest and gave him an eye roll.“I can see that your sense of humor hasn't dwindled one bit, Mr Finn.”They talked about casual stuff till the lunch break was over and Vince returned to his office. He knew he couldn’t be too hasty in his moves. He had to be certain of her sincerity first. For days after, the cycle kept repeating itself and soon Vince got used to having someone to look forward to visiting at the cafeteria.The next week was uneventful for Vince at work and he just kept a low profile avoiding any sort of confrontation with Bernard or Amber. But besi