All Chapters of The Return Of Adam Cole; Son of the soil.: Chapter 131
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"Your father," Adam said slowly. "Victor Kane is your father. How?"Olivia nodded. "His full name was Victor Kane Vatican. But no one called him that. Everyone knew him as Victor Vatican. He changed it when he started the company. Said Kane sounded too aggressive." She laughed, a hollow sound. "He wanted to sound respectable."Adam's jaw tightened. "When did he die?""Ten years ago, cancer.” She felt s sharp pain in her stomach and quickly pressed her hand against her stomach, winced, straightened. "I was alone. Don was away at school. I had to sign the papers. Identify the body. Plan the funeral."Adam watched her face, her eyes, her hands. She was telling the truth. He could feel it. But something was wrong, Victor Kane couldn't be dead.Her stomach hurts her again. She doubled over, her hand pressed against her abdomen, her breath coming in short, sharp gasps. Adam caught her arm, held her steady."Are you okay?"She nodded, straightened, forced a smile. "I'm fine. Just tired.
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After the party, Olivia lay on the couch, her phone in her hand, her stomach pulsing with a dull, steady ache. She had taken her vitamins, the pain was still there. She had stopped telling people about it. She had stopped going to doctors. She had stopped hoping it would go away.The door opened.She sat up, dropped her phone on the cushion, pressed her hand against her stomach. Don walked in first, his face flushed, his eyes bright. Behind him, Agatha, Olivia's stepmother. Her father's second wife. The woman who had never looked at her without contempt.Agatha. had been at the party. Of course she had been at the party, she went everywhere. She knew everyone. She made sure no one forgot that she was a Vatican, even if she had married into the name."Don," Olivia said. "Mother."Agatha's smile was thin, cold. "Olivia. We need to talk."Olivia stood, her hand still pressed against her stomach, her face still pale. "I'm tired. Can it wait?"Agatha walked past her, sat on the chair
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Meanwhile as Olivia laid on the bed, she wondered how Agatha knew she pretended to be Adam's wife when she and Adam traveled. Only Kai and Adam knew.A knock on the door. She groaned, pressed her face into the pillow. "Go away.""Liv. It's me."Don. She sat up, wiped her face, smoothed her hair. She stood, walked to the door, pulled it open.He stood in the hallway, his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the floor. "What do you want?"He looked up, met her eyes. "Can I come in?"She stepped aside. He walked past her, stood in the center of the room, looked at the bed, the window, the dresser. He didn't sit."Mom is crazy," he said. "I don't want the company. I never wanted it. She's the one pushing it. She's been planning this for years. Ever since Dad got sick."Olivia crossed her arms, leaned against the wall.Olivia's arms dropped to her sides. "Don."He shook his head, stepped back. "I'm not going to take the company, you should always know that," he said pulling her into a hug
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Olivia's hands dropped to her sides as she stood up. "Victor Kane? My stepmother? That's impossible!"Adam walked to the window, pulled the curtain aside, stared out at the dark street. His mind was racing, pieces clicking together."I've been looking for Victor Kane for weeks. A woman who controls the village. A woman who men like Logan fear." He turned, looked at her.Olivia shook her head. "Agatha married my father after my mother died. She was his secretary. She didn't come from money. She didn't have power. She couldn't be…." She stopped shaking her head.To Olivia, this doesn't make sense at all."She knew your father, which meant that she knew his business. And when he died, she stayed in control."Adam walked to the door, pulled it open. "Kai."Kai stepped in from the hallway, his phone in his hand, his face hard. "What's wrong?" He asked, his voice tinged with worry. "Agatha. Olivia's stepmother. What's her history?"Kai's eyes moved to Olivia, then back to Adam. "I didn
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Olivia pushed open the door to her apartment and closed the door behind her, leaned against it. Her heart was pounding and hands were shaking. She pressed them against her stomach, felt the ache and ignored it.She walked to her bedroom. The door was open. Agatha sat on the bed, her legs crossed, her hands folded in her lap. She smiled, mischievously when Olivia walked in. "Olivia. I was wondering when you'd come home."Olivia paused when she saw her."What are you doing in my room?"Agatha stood, smoothed her dress, walked to the dresser. Her fingers touched the frame of a photograph. Olivia's mother, her father and her as a child."I was looking for something. A document your father left. Something important." She turned, looked at Olivia. "You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?"Olivia's hands clenched at her sides. "No."Agatha smiled again, walked to the door, stopped inches from Olivia's face. "You're lying. I can always tell when you're lying. Your left eye twit
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Adam sat there for a long time, his back against the wall, his hands on the floor, his breath slow. He does not fully understand this power. He did not know where it came from or why it had chosen him. He only knew that it was growing stronger, and overwhelming him.His phone buzzed, he pulled it from his pocket, and looked at the screen.“Agatha is on the move, she just left her house. Heading east.”It was from Kai. Adam stood, shoved the phone back into his pocket. He walked to the door, up the stairs, through the hallway, to his room. He pulled on a jacket, grabbed his keys, walked to the front door.Clara stood in the kitchen doorway, her arms crossed, her face pale. "Where are you going?""Out.""It's late.""I know."He walked out, closed the door behind him, stood on the porch for a moment, the air was cold. He walked to his car, climbed in, started the engine.His phone buzzed again, a message from Kai.“ She's at the old warehouse. The one on Fifth. I'm sending you the l
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The door slammed shut behind Adam. He spun around, his hand reaching for his pocket, his body tensing, ready to fight. The room was empty. No one stood behind it. He walked to it, pressed his palm against the wood, pushed. It was locked. He stepped back, looked at the walls and windows, there was no other way out.His phone buzzed. He pulled it out, looked at the screen. Kai's message popped up.“Adam, get out of there. Now!”Adam typed back. “The door is locked, I'm trapped.”He waited, no reply. He tried to call but the call did not go through, no signal. The lights went out.Adam stood in the dark, his phone in his hand, his breath slow. He listened, footsteps. Somewhere above him or below him. He could not tell, the footsteps stopped. A voice came through the darkness, but instead of Agatha’s voice, it was a deep voice."You should not have come here."Adam's hands clenched at his sides. "Where are you?""It doesn't matter."Adam's jaw tightened. "You coward, show your face!
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Inside the Vatican pharmaticuetical company the chairs were filled with men and women in expensive suits. Olivia sat at one end, her hands folded on the table, her face calm. Agatha sat at the other end, her back straight, her eyes filled with mischief. Don sat between them, his hands in his lap, his eyes on the table.Agatha stood, placed her palms flat on the table, looked at the board members one by one."My son, Don, is the right candidate to lead this company! He has the blood and the vision. Olivia has been absent, distracted, weak. She cannot lead. She should not lead."Olivia stood, her chair scraping against the floor. "I have not been absent, I have been working, building relationships, securing partnerships. Things this company needs to survive!" She yelled.Earlier this morning, she received a message from the board inviting her over for something urgent.To her suprised when she came, She saw Agatha creating a scene. "Partnerships?" Agatha let out a mocking laughter.
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Agatha ended the call, slipped the phone into her pocket, and walked to the window. She had two weeks to destroy Olivia. But she needed allies. One thing she knew was that the majority of the board members were on Olivia's side. She needed to tip the scales, so she walked out of the building.Kai sat in his apartment, his laptop open, his fingers moving across the keyboard. The screen showed Agatha's phone. He noticed he never said anything directly. Never left a trail.But tonight, she had made a call. A number he did not recognize. He traced it, found a name, an address, a face.He picked up his phone, dialed Olivia."She's meeting someone, a board member. Damon Webb."Olivia's voice was tight. "Damon?”"She's going to his house. Now."Olivia was silent for a moment. "What do we do?""Nothing. We need to know why she's visiting him," Kai responded He ended the call and dialed Adam."She's making her move. Meeting with a board member."Adam's voice was low, steady. "Where?"Kai
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Chapter 140Adam walked out of Damon Webb's house and closed the door behind him. Adam walked to his car, climbed in.He pulled out his phone and dialed Kai."I have what we need. Webb will vote for Olivia. He doesn't have a choice."Kai's voice was low, steady. "Good, one down. Six to go."Adam rubbed his face. His eyes were tired. His body was tired. But his mind was not. "Who else is on her side?""Three board members are firmly with Olivia. Two are undecided. Agatha has Webb, that's it, for now."Adam started the engine, pulled away from the curb, drove down the dark street. "Keep watching her. I want to know who she meets, where she goes, what she says.""I will."Adam ended the call, drove home in silence, his eyes on the road, his mind on Agatha. She had been planning this for years. Building her network, buying her allies and most importantly, eliminating her enemies.Meanwhile, Agatha walked into her house, closed the door, leaned against it. Her body was tired, her mind wa