Linda and Jack were well-seated in the sitting room, still brooding and burning in their misery. While Linda seethed, Jack got busy in the shelf pouring her favorite juice , and adding the sedatives for sleep.Done mixing it, he flashed a smile at her and approached her. “Take a sip, and forget about Ethan and his shitty power. I know how to handle him.”She sighed. “Isn’t it obvious he is taking over the industry, ever since we met Ethan he has been rising to the top of his game, dominating, and getting richer. There is something we are yet to understand about Ethan…”Jack summoned a dark frown. “I don’t need to understand anything about my enemy. Ethan owes me two factors. Downfall or his life. Either will gladden my heart,” he took a sip, expecting her to sip hers. “Come on, drink up.”She hesitated, her mind still drawn to Ethan’s dominance; an unexpected comeback that had overwhelmed her with distress.“Ethan’s downfall?” her eye bag thickened with curiosity. “Do you think that m

There was a knock on the door, and once it yanked open, there was Annabel frail and stolen with a fallen gaze and lost vigor.“Annabel?” the young, towering light skinned woman called, shocked to see her sister after all these years.The woman was Kassy, Annabel’s only sibling who resided in California. She was dashing, with alluring curves and thick at the right sides. She was married to a CEO, by name Peterson, the chairman of the K and K Group, the leading tech empire in California.But regrettable nearly like Annabel, she had been barren for years now. Annabel had phoned her about her ruined marriage and her desire to join her in California.Right about now they hugged engagingly, silent tears surging on their shoulders as they embraced fate and reality.“I am happy to see you, sis,” Kassy intoned, tightening her grip on Annabel and hugging for yet another time. “Better you remain with me than to stay in a toxic marriage,” she forgot to welcome her into the sitting room., “Please

“You don’t have to dwell on past dark moments, . You have to move on and be the best that you can,” Kassy gripped her fingers, “The driver is already outside to drive you to the estate. You will like it…”“To hell with your husband’s offer,” she snorted and pulled out her finger from her grip. “I appreciate your kindness sis, but I can’t accept the offer of a man that despises me.” she forced a hard smile. “And that old piece of shit called his granny, hmmm, I really pity you sis.”She grabbed her luggage, and wanted to make a move but, Kassy held her back. “I am not going to sit here and watch you roam the streets of California. You need a shelter. I know you don’t have a dime on you.”“I will survive,” she gasped, and rolled her eyes at the photo of Peterson which hung on the wall. “I just wish you well in this marriage, sis. Even in my next life I will still marry Ethan, because he is the best man any woman can be with…”She dared to take a few steps…“How about squatting with my b

“Son I hope you trade with caution,” Rex affirmed once Ethan came in sight.Ethan was all ready for a board meeting with his staffers today at his tech empire, when his father breezed in holding a newspaper.“The whole of New York is watching with bated breath. They can’t wait to see you prove jack wrong. The masked men have nullified the only peace we have and they can’t wait to see who truly the masked men are. If you are accusing Jack you just have to provide strong evidences…”Ethan snorted, and opened his arms as his guard assisted to wear his jacket.“I don’t do empty accusations, father. If after the court hearing I am unable to prove Jack wrong, then I will be proud to go to jail. I have waited for this day, father and I have good news for you. The end to the masked men is here.”Ethan was already stepping out and the moment he began to inch away, his father called. “You are the exact opposite of me. I have never courted the boldness you explore, and neither have I made the mo

“After rigorous over view of the terrorism charges and the horrendous murder charges leveled against the defendant, this is my verdict. The defendant who has failed to prove his innocence is hereby found guilty of terrorism and murder. He is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour…”Those words of the judge still hung in the mind of Jack as he was being conveyed to jail in the warden van. Tears had dried up his eyes, but a closer observation could reveal the trails of repeated tears on his chin.One moment still stuck him; at the time the judgment was passed the shrieking yell of Linda sped into his ears. And he could hear a voice in the crowd clamoring that Linda was in labor and was being attended to by a few nurses around.Tossing his head as he recalled those moment, stole away his breath. The handcuff on his wrists spelled his declining illfate.Behind his snort, behind his silence, was a clamor for plea , just one more chance to beg Ethan . He never expected his