The next morning.Nolan woke up to the sound of his phone ringing. He lazily reached out and grabbed it.He picked the call and put the phone on his ear. The next moment, a deep and hoarse voice came from the other end of the line."Good morning, young master Nolan," Bob said calmly. "Hope I didn't disrupt your sleep?""No. You didn't." Nolan responded.He added candidly, "Why are you calling me this early in the morning? Did something happen?""Well, the thing is... We've collected information concerning the people that attacked you and Ms Jessica the previous day." Bob said with straightforwardness.Nolan instantly sat upright, all signs of hangover dissipated. He gently rubbed his eyes, stretching momentarily."Yeah? I'm listening." "Well, it turns out that the Black Serpent gang actually works for the Kingston family in Aurora city. Whenever the other smaller families seek help from the Kingston family, help comes in the form of these vicious and skilled hitmen. They carry out a

The taxi pulled up outside the entrance of a two storey building. Nolan climbed down from the vehicle and paid the fare. As the taxi drove off, he turned towards the two storey building, taking his time to scrutinize it.This was where he worked as an accountant.Although Nolan had seen his fair share of worse days—coming from fellow employees, and superiors—he still had a couple of friends at work that made work feel like his comfort zone whenever he wanted to escape from the drama at home.Nolan stepped into the first floor of the building, welcomed by so many curious gazes. Immediately after they realized who it was, a cacophony of hisses rang repeatedly across the entire space. Their expressions quickly shifted to that of disappointment, amusement, and mockery. Some harboured the deep gazes of hatred, disgust, and disdain. Others wore looks of jealously, and pity.About five ladies working in the firm, had all gathered in one place and started chattering amongst themselves in hush

Nolan walked back into the building, the coworkers inside the building were left awestruck when they saw Nolan again.Didn't he leave out of anger? Why is he back again? Everyone wondered why Nolan had returned into the building.“I told you he was going to come back and beg. This guy has no shame.” Someone whispered. But his voice was loud enough to reach everyone's ears. A cacophony of giggles suddenly resounded inside the building.“How despicable. He has to be the poorest man on earth, no?” Daly, one of the female coworkers that despised Nolan so much said with a teasing tone and a tugging smile.“Daly, he's not just the poorest man on earth. But he also doesn't have any sense of pride. He's the most shameless person I've ever seen in my entire life. No wonder his beautiful wife left him.” Daly's closest friend and colleague said with a mischievous smirk plastered across her pretty face, giving off a sinister look.Their words cut sharp like a hot knife through butter.‘No wonder

The next morning at around 8 a.m, Nolan arrived in front of building No 208 Williams Street. It was a luxurious mansion, and fenced all around.The taxi pulled up just in front of the gates to the building. Nolan climbed down from the taxi and paid the fare as usual. He walked over to the gates leading into the compound of the magnificent building.There were two security guards posted at the entrance to the gates. They were both sporting a unique set of uniforms, face caps, and black combat boots. They carried a walkie talkie each.‘I guess they decided to take precautionary measures after the incident with the hired kidnappers. At least this should keep the environment safe from any potential threat for the meantime. However this comes with a disadvantage as well. The enemy can invade your flanks by impersonating as a member of the security teams just to bypass surveillance.’ Nolan made preliminary deductions in his head. He breathed a quiet sigh as he stopped before the two guards

Nolan stood up from the couch and bowed before the middle-aged man respectfully.The man with grey hair scattered across his head scrutinized Nolan with a pair of curious gaze. Nolan seemed like a kind-hearted person, but his shabby and plain outfit puts him off completely.He gently stroked his beard as he asked politely, “Who might you be, young man?”The middle-aged man's voice came out deep and hoarse, conveying an air of authority.“My name is-”However, before Nolan could give his response, Kevin quickly chimed in, cutting him off quickly.“This is the good-for-nothing man I told you about, uncle Xander. The one that I said I met when I went to visit Jessica at the hospital. Her so-called boyfriend.” Kevin interjected, disgust written all across his face.“Hm! Is this really that young man you talked about, Kevin?” Jessica's father, Xander Lee, asked as he frowned slightly in displeasure. He looked Nolan up and down, dissatisfied by what he saw.“Yes, uncle. He's the pauper that