I got home exhausted. I day had been a busy one. I had tried to keep myself up to date and also tried to make friends with the necessary people. But then, my mind went back to Linda.Was she truly getting married to Dac?My phone buzzed and a message popped up. "Laura; She is not bluffing. She is indeed getting married to Dac." I simply stared at the message for a very long time. I had managed to dig up the Sinclair's corrupt accounts but sabotaging them goes far beyond freezing their accounts. If the Sinclair's and Dac were forming a alliance then there must be something Dac was willing to hide. Something he wanted so bad to bury and the Sinclair were the only one who could do it for him. But who was the bait? Was it him or the Sinclair's? I let out a long sigh. I was visibly tired and hungry. The moment I walked in, I met Janet seated, her legs crossed as she had her gaze fixed on the television in front of her. " Babe." I said with a weak smile She turned and smiled, "

The moment I saw the key left by Mac Donald, I knew there was something I have to know. Probably a darker truth about who he was or about something hidden? I need a change of plan. I stared at the key on the table for a long time. If the Sinclair were merging with the Donald family then there has to be a reason why. A reason I can't quite place my fingers on. Janet walked into the room and smiled. " You need to think less and act. If Mac trusted you enough to uncover that thing wish is hidden then he must have place enough faith in you." I crossed my legs and stared at her. " Tell me something, Janet." " What is that?" she asked, her gaze fixed on mine. " Am I truly a Donald?" The room went silent. " All those years when you approached me, have me do your assignments. Was it you being generous or was it Mac Donald sponsoring all of it?" Janet looked at me for a long time. She simply stood up and walked closer to me. Her had slowly placed on my face as she stared into my e

The cold barrel pressed against my forehead, and for a moment, everything slowed down.Not time.Not the world.Just me.My heartbeat, once loud and chaotic, suddenly steadied. I stared straight into Dac’s eyes, searching for even the smallest flicker of hesitation.There was none. It was the just the same gaze he heard before he pulled the trigger on me the other day. “Say it again,” he repeated, his voice lower now and more threatening.I let out a quiet breath.Then I smiled.“You heard me the first time. Do you want me to repeat myself?" The silence that followed was suffocating.Dac’s eyes darkened, his grip tightening slightly on the gun.I could see the tension in his jaw, the subtle shift in his stance.He wasn’t expecting that..“Careful, Daniel,” he muttered. “Confidence doesn’t suit a dead man.”“Then do it! Kill me.” I snapped.The words slipped out before I could stop them. But I didn’t take them back.Dac raised a brow, intrigued despite himself. “Give me one reason

"Like I said, Mr. Almond. I have not opened the envelope yet. I think it might be wise for you to wait while I try and reach out to you." I said, immediately trying to walk away. Almond's firm hands caught my wrist. "Not too fast, Dan. Do you really want to go down this path?" "And which path could that be?" I asked, staring back into his eyes. "I could use brutal force and get what I need. Or you can just let me have what I need. Which is it going to be?" Laura walked towards us immediately. Her face filled with concern. "It doesn't have to get to this, Mr. Dan. You can just give us what we need, and we will be out of your space." "Out of my space? Is that why you have stayed all this while? You never truly cared, do you?" Laura looked at me. "I cared. Ever since I met you, Mr. Daniel. It has always been you. Why would you say that?" "Give me a break, Laura. It shows you don't! You have always done what he asks. Here is me, thinking there was more going on between us." "Enoug

I felt a cold metallic object hit me hard behind my back. My heart dropped the moment I heard a rough voice. "Don't even try looking back! You are dead the moment you do!" he barked, his spittle falling right on my clothes. "I can give you money. I will pay twice whatever Almond is paying." I said with a shaky voice. "And why do you think we need the money? Do you know how long we have worked with him?" he said angrily as he shoved me out of the corner I was in."Then tell me what you want. I will give it to you." "I found him!" the man shouted. In a flash, the rest of his men were in front of me. Each of them swearing really hard. One of them hit me with the butt of the gun, and I landed on the floor. Blood trickling down the side of my face. "I can give you whatever you want. All you need to do is swear your loyalty to me," I said, getting to my feet. "Swear our loyalty? Do you think we are snitches?" A bald man said with a straight face. "Almond has been our boss for many