Chapter Seventy-Two: Not His Poison.At Casino De Reese, Bill's vision still captured the environment in a blur."You have to leave the table now, Bill" the dealer urged.Trevor narrowed his gaze on Bill as he lit a cigar. His expression was completely devious as a smirk played on his lips."C'mon Bill, don't feel so bad... technically you just lost only 5 Mils.""Yeah, just 5... You can call in some more funds, mate, who knows... your luck can return." One of the other players chipped in."I'm feeling gracious, Bill... So I'll let you keep the one million you're supposed to remit back to me... You know we raised to 3 million in the first game and to 15 in the second, and you could only do 2.5 in the first and 14.5 in the second... So consider it a favor because of the present ordeal of your in-law; the mayor... Some of us are rooting for him." Trevor offered.All the while the others spoke, Bill couldn't process the words that caressed his ears. It was like his soul had left his body

Chapter Seventy-Four: A Reason To Strangle.She was committing her daughter to his care.Tears rolled down Lima's eyes as she watched her mother endorse Cruz.She knew her mother saw Cruz as a noble man all the while they were with the Pipers.And more so after he had helped her secure a respectable job in a place as prestigious as BlueShield. The young man had become her hero.But what would she think of Cruz if she knew he was the reason they were both attacked that fateful day when their lives almost ended? Lima wondered.However, despite her present thoughts, something started melting the barricade between her and Cruz as Lima watched her mother show more response with Cruz's presence than she had prior.It was obvious that her fondness for him was making her condition improve faster.Lima smiled at her mother and could see the smile reciprocated through Maria's eyes.Cruz's heart leaped as he saw the smile on Lima's face.He moved towards the other side of the bed where Lima and

Chapter Seventy-Six: Befitting Moods.Decorators and event planners were putting finishing touches to their assigned duties in the complex hall and compound.Lima watched the whole set up from the balcony of the apartment assigned to her mother. The staff apartments were in a building adjacent to the BlueShield Co cooperate headquarters.She could see cranes lifting decorators and other event personnels who were fixing aesthetic items all over the premises.Trucks offloading different items lined in front of the edifice.Lima watched on in delight.There was an unusual smile on her face that morning.The previous night was the best she had had since the incident with her mother.Seeing her mother recover promisingly and also reconciling with Cruz had left her in a state of ecstasy.Her night had been filled with beautiful dreams of her and Cruz living blissfully."eh...ehmm" a sound interrupted Lima's daydreaming.Lima who was leaning on the rails at the balcony was a bit startled by

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Rude Repercussions.Gerald's eyes lit up in fright at the revelation, but before he could utter any word, Blancos' voice hushed him.Blancos now spoke with some agitation. "This man that you call a nobody and a loser is the reason I have lost my casino, he is the reason I have lost most of the fortunes I spent my whole life building... The reason I almost lost my grandson yesterday; the favourite of all my grandkids, I would give my life for his own without a second thought anytime or any day... But I couldn't shield him from a supposed loser! Is that what you are saying!?" Blancos barked in rage and closed the gap between him and Gerald who was completely rattled by the information he had just received.Gerald fidgeted and struggled on the chair he was strapped to, but the cords restraining him were firm.Blancos brought his face directly in front of Gerald."This loser and nobody reduced my best soldier—Scupio into a withered leaf, a f*cking withered vegetab

Chapter Eighty: A Place For The Elites.Mandy had learnt from Cruz that he was at the venue of the commissioning.She didn't ask what he was there for because she had concluded within herself that he must have gotten a job at the place.BlueShield had been employing a good number of people recently and she perceived Cruz could be one of them, and that made her glad.She only hoped it was a permanent job and not a temporal one just for the day's event.A smile lined her lips at the thought.She wished her meeting with Cruz would be at a more private place where she could freely express herself and spend a worthwhile time with him, but she was grateful he still wanted to see her despite his engagement at his workplace.She had thought of postponing the meeting to when he wasn't engaged, but she desperately needed to see him.Good thing was he didn't discourage her quest, instead he seemed to be quite pleased with her decision to meet him up.He even mentioned that he wouldn't be able to