“Come back here!” Romeo bellowed, losing both his breath and momentum.When he saw that Paul was headed toward Brian’s direction, he felt a bit of relief.“Don’t let him escape! He is a thief!” He waved at Brian, panting desperately. Brian turned to Paul, watching him run toward him like a lunatic. Paul slowed down, uncertain of what was about to happen.“Get him, Brian! Catch him!” Romeo slowed his pace, and the next second he stopped.He bent over, retching with his hands on his bent knees. “He is a thief. Don’t let him escape…” His voice lost its grip while he stared at Paul.Brian casually moved out of the way, holding onto the wry smile on his face. Paul’s eyes widened in disbelief, his feet stumbling on nothing.But that didn’t stop him from escaping while he looked back at Brian to be sure he wasn’t going to change his mind and run after him. “What have you done?!” Romeo gasped, then stood erect and ran toward Paul.But it was already too late.Paul was out of

“I didn’t…” Morgan said calmly, his expression plain as an empty slate.“But the bank did.” He revealed, causing the ladies to gasp. “You had no right to do that! Why would you touch the money in my accounts without letting me know?!” Pearl sparked in a sizzling rage, wishing she could claw at Morgan with her long nails. “I just said I didn’t, Miss Stuttgart. As I told you earlier, we are confiscating everything you own, including the cars and all the money in your account…” He said casually, then he turned to Lady Bianca.“Including you, Mrs. Stuttgart. All the money sent from the company monthly for your upkeep has been debited.” “You can’t be serious! You wouldn’t!” Lady Bianca growled, reaching for her phone inside her purse.She hurriedly swiped and scrolled until she opened the bank app. A loud gasp left her just before Nelly and Pearl drew closer to take a look.“It’s true…” Nelly muttered, turning to Morgan. “You stole my money!” Lady Bianca snorted, approaching

First, Shawn took out the eyeglasses hanging around his neck, then he put them on.He cleared his throat, bending his face to look at the speech that was meant for him.It was the first time he was seeing it, and he needed more than enough time to peruse.He cleared his throat and turned to the audience as though he was seeking permission from them before he could speak. “Greetings, everyone…” He began his long address, which Brian found very boring and empty, even though he made many promises. Cameras flashed on his face, the journalists and news broadcasters below leaping to make sure they caught his voice with their microphones. No one dared to complain even though he obviously dragged each syllable, stretching the time meant to pronounce each word to two. The prolonged speech soon met some of the guests behind yawns, their eyes flickering while they battled slumber. Brian was as awake as an owl, but there was no show of interest on his visage. He listened to every w

Brian said nothing, holding onto his silence and his plain countenance. “I asked a question.” The Mayor discarded the silence, revealing his impatience.“Are you from this City?” “Yes. Yes, I am.” Brian nodded, then he took a deep breath.“As a matter of fact, I have lived most of my life in Lakeville…”“Then you must be aware of the kind of person I am…” Shawn retorted, his eyes still glittering with annoyance.“You must have heard rumors of the kind of thing I do to people who try to be as stubborn as you are. I am telling you that they are not fallacies. They are true.” He said proudly, his eyes still on Brian.But it didn’t look like he was going to get the kind of reaction he expected to get from Brian.What he saw was not just a man who didn’t care about his threats, but a young man who was unyielding and was never going to go back on his words. “You are an interesting man, I give you that…” Shawn pointed at Brian, then he stood up again. His eyes were still on Bri

“They can’t, Mr. Mayor. Your men are as weak and gullible as you are.” Brian blurted, causing an uproar of awe to scatter amongst the men who surrounded them. They turned to the Mayor, hoping he wasn’t going to let that impudence slide.“Seize him!” Shawn gave the order they had been hoping for, his eyes burning with rage. The men returned their guns to their sides, then they moved to grab Brian. “One more step closer and I will unleash chaos…” Brian warned, causing the men to halt at once.They turned to Shawn, demanding a new order.“Don’t listen to him! He is bluffing!” Shawn growled, scowling at Brian.“No, I am not.” Brian shook his head, then he cleared his throat. Slowly, he slid his right hand out of his pocket, revealing a small shiny device. Shawn was the first to take two steps backward before his men drifted in fear. One of them took out his gun and pointed, ready to fire.“Don’t shoot!” Shawn warned, his eyes still on Brian.“That could be the detonator