“Is that enough proof for both of you, or do you know any other person that Ava would speak to like this?” Ethan asked and none of the men standing in front of him could provide an answer. “Cat suddenly got both of your tongues or you just lost your ability to speak all of a sudden?” Ethan asked again, after a long stretch of silence. Mike and Ross were still trying to come to realization with what they just heard, there is no doubt about it, everything from the sound of her voice to the things she said were convincing enough, because according to Gideon, their leader, it was Miss. Ava that called and informed him about Ethan’s involvement not the HR, which was quite weird or rather unusual. But the group had all brushed it off as Miss. Ava tried to pass information to Gideon himself, given how valuable he had become to the company instead of passing information through intermediaries or middlemen in the organization. “No one comes to mind,” Ross answered Ethan’s earlier question,

There was a smaller van on the other side of the road, this van had no logo on it. It seemed like just a regular one for rentals that was used to transport smaller quantities of goods. That was where the goods were moved to. “Who rides the truck to the place where the higherups want?” Ethan asked as the back of the bigger truck was being closed. Gidoen held the shoulder of his bulletproof vest, staring at Ethan with eyes that were filled with anger and malice, but that was the best that he could afford to do at the moment. Nothing else, except he wants to bring forth consequences that he couldn’t handle not only for him but also for the rest of his team, which he was supposed to protect instead. “It is mostly rotated, anyone can drive it over to the place, but the unspoken rule is that the driver must not be one of the last two or three that drove it over,” Gideon explained. “So, will it be weird if three people drive it over to the spot?” Ethan questioned. “No, we do that at ti

Forty-five minutes. That was all it took for all six of the men to carry and arrange the goods in the warehouse. Gerald was grinning from ear to ear as he stared at the goods. “Oh, this is screaming a lot of money!” “I will suggest we be more careful from now on though, because according to rumors, the chairman is returning to active duty soon, and they might want to investigate our acts when it gets too obvious and often,” Jamie pointed out, standing up to smooth the coat he was putting on. “Ah, you know the chairman is returning to active duty soon? How did such information get to you?” Ethan said in a calm tone, not too loud or too low, but loud enough for the three men to hear him. “Seems like I will have to ask Ava to be careful of who she shares information with, given that most of you are snakes.”They raised their heads to him simultaneously. Robert was the first one to speak. “What did you say?” Choosing not to believe that he heard what the recruit said clearly. Jamie wa

Arriving home and after a quick shower, Ethan lay on his bed and pulled out his phone, letting out a tired sigh as he went through his contact list. He owed someone something, so it’s only right that he fulfilled it. Dialing Axel’s number, he placed his phone on his ear as he listened to it ring. It didn’t take long for the call to get picked. “I am so sorry; I was quite far from my phone, so I didn’t hear it ring,” Axel said immediately after answering the call. “No, it is totally fine,” Ethan replied, sitting on the edge of the bed. “You mentioned that you wanted to talk to me earlier today.” Axel took a moment too long to answer him. “Yeah, I did,” she dragged the words out. Ethan went silent for a while; the pattern was quite off.“Oh well, I have been busy all day, and like I promised, I will call you the moment I am done. That’s what I am doing right now." He paused, taking a breather. “I was planning on having a drink at my place after the long day. Do you mind coming over

‘Why should I open up to you?’ ‘Do you think you are that close to me or that you've reached a spot in my life where you deserve to know everything or have the right to ask about anything and expect to get an answer?’Ethan had the urge to ask her these questions, but he held them back, simply because a part of him wanted to answer her request. Open up to her. Ethan let out a deep sigh and threw his head backwards, shutting his eyes for a very brief moment, contemplating whether it really was a good idea to let the lady standing before him know about certain things, starting with the one she was requesting. ‘Well, we will start small and see how she handles this information,’ he said more to himself than to her. He opened his eyes and laid them on the beautiful woman standing in front of him. “Ok, fine, let's imagine that I trust you tonight,” he said to her, and then he adjusted the way he was sitting. “Yes, he is after me and had sent mercenaries to take my life,” he answered