Maxwell froze the instant he saw the gun in her hands.For a split second, neither of them moved.The broken door creaked slightly on its hinges, swinging inward as if even it was holding its breath.Linda’s hands trembled, but her grip tightened around the gun. Her eyes—once soft, calculating, playful—were now sharp, wild, and desperate.“Don’t take another step,” she said, her voice cracking despite her effort to sound firm.Maxwell slowly raised his hands halfway, his chest rising and falling heavily. Sweat trickled down the side of his face, but his eyes… his eyes were still dangerous.“You won’t shoot me,” he said quietly.Linda let out a shaky laugh. “Try me.”Another distant siren pierced through the air, louder now.Closer this time around.Maxwell’s jaw tightened.“You think this changes anything?” he asked, taking a slow step forward.“I said stop!” Linda shouted, her finger brushing the trigger.He stopped.But only for a second.“You don’t even know how to use that thing,”

The room didn’t breathe. It held it breath after the glass shattered. I could barely make sense of what just happened. One minute, I was staring at the man who claimed to be the killer of Macc Donald and the next, he was dead with a bullet hole in his head. Time froze for a bit.For one long, suspended second, no one moved—not the agents, not the reporters pressing against the barricades outside, not even me.Maxwell’s body slumped forward, lifeless, his forehead resting against the cold metal table as a thin line of blood crept outward, staining the surface beneath him.Detective Denis staggered back.“What the hell just happened?!” he barked, his voice ringing through the suffocating silence.Then chaos erupted.“LOCK THIS PLACE DOWN!” he agent shouted. “Seal every exit—NOW!”“Sniper!” another yelled. “We’ve got a sniper!”The room exploded into motion. Agents rushed toward the windows, some ducking instinctively, others pulling weapons and scanning for threats beyond the shattere

Janet walked in slowly, her body was slightly rested on the door frame. " You are getting yourself walked up a lot, Dan. You shoud know that whoever did that job knew where the CCTV." I let out a sigh. She was right. But maybe I missed something. Or maybe the killer was careless to have got caught on one of the cameras. "You are right, honey." I said scrubbing my face Janet raised her gaze to meet mine. It felt like I just said a word that was not meant to be spoken. My phone rang again and I saw it was Almond. I tried not to pick up but he kept ringing my line several. As we walked towards the car, I could feel Janet's gaze on me. " Are you going to get that?" she said with a smile. " You don't have to be uncomfortable around me." I shrugged my shoulder. " Of course not. It is Almond." I said with much thought. " Almond?" Janet paused, her eyebrows arched " You know him?" " Of course. A friend of Mac Donald. They go way back." she said adjusting her seat belt. " What does

The moment the glass doors slid shut behind me, I finally exhaled.But the air felt heavy… suffocating.It wasn’t over. If Linda was getting married to Dac then this must have been her plan all along for a very long time but the time was when?“Daniel.”Janet’s voice came from behind, calm but firm.I didn’t turn immediately. My fists were still clenched, my jaw tight. Linda’s words kept ringing in my head like a bell.Linda Donald.I would never get used to her being a family of the Donald's. “She’s marrying Dac,” I finally said, my voice low and rough. “Out of all people… Dac?”Janet stepped beside me, her heels clicking softly against the marble floor. “ I don't know what to say, Daniel. But one thing I can promise you is that, you are going to make them pay. But first, let's get this over with." Laura got closer to me. " Do you think she's bluffing?" My eyesbrows arched. One thing I know Linda for, she never joke about things like that. If she was going to marry Dac then she k

Penelope sat still while she stared at Linda in anger. " Did you know this was going to happen when you get married to that stupid man you called a husband?" she asked with her hand akimbo. The room was tensed. " Can you listen to me,Mum? I know that you are angry but then we don't need this stupid contract." Linda said " Are you even listening to yourself?" Penelope shouted" We have to go and beg him. What if he does something even worse than this?" " That is why I am glad Maxwell is dead. He won't be the road block anymore." Linda said with a smile. " Road block? What do you mean?" Penelope rushed to her daughter's side and took a seat. " I knew this was going to happen right after Daniel got into the Donlad family. I knew he was going to come for our heads. That is why..." Linda paused, her eyebrows slightly raised when she saw her father waking out of the other room. Gerald had his hands on his forehead, he was a bit sweaty with a sad face. " The expect us to