Lewis took a deep breath, then he turned to the screen to be sure his eyes were not deceiving him.He lifted his face to look at Brian, then he cleared his throat.“He has a total of 6. 7 million dollars in here, Master Brian..” His voice dripped with anger, a strong sense of regret shone in his eyes. “Wonderful!” Brian remarked, then he chuckled softly. “The man has some money…” He turned to Duke with a wry smile on his face.“No wonder he was very confident enough to walk into this place and even make demands that I be made to kneel before him…” Duke gulped noisily, forced to look down again. “I am so sorry, Mr. Regal. I didn’t know who you were…” He pleaded with a shaky voice, unable to lift his face.Brian only kept his eyes on him for two more seconds, returning his gaze to Lewis. “You are going to take the amount he owes us, Lewis. And an additional five hundred thousand dollars. That should cover up the expenses to get these men treated. Then…”Duke shook his hea

Brian’s hand reached faster than his thought, grabbing the piece of paper and moving it closer to his face.There was a digit written on it, but it was unclear what exactly it was meant for. He was certain that it was Arya’s writing- after seeing her scribble a number of times, he had mastered the curves, her crossings, and even her dots. Brian was certain it wasn’t the number of a contact, the starting numbers would have indicated the country code. And the fact that there was no coma or even a full stop meant that it wasn’t an amount of something. “What is this?” He whispered, holding firmly to the paper.Then he took a step back, his eyes catching the sight of the pen underneath the table.It must have rolled from the table after she was done writing. The dripping sound Brian heard invited him into the bathroom.The shower was still dripping. Arya must have turned it off in a hurry.Brian made sure the water was no longer dripping, then he turned to leave.But there

“I don’t know what this place is or what the hell you do in here, but if you have a good explanation to this…” Brian pointed to the piece of paper, gritting angrily.“You better start talking, or God help you all, I am going to burn this entire place to the ground.” He warned, vibrating from the inside.The lady swallowed hard, her fingers trembling while she turned to her left.Instantly, her colleagues looked away, abandoning her to her quest. Everyone could feel the rage emanating from Brian, but hers was worse. She had to deal with his impatience, afraid that he might land a deafening slap on her face. She exhaled slowly, yet she was forced to continue listening to her own heartbeat. Her hand still quavered even after she had grabbed the telephone and dialed a number as fast as she could.While she waited for an answer from the other end, she stylishly looked at Brian, but, unable to face his scowl, she quickly looked away. “He is here…” She whispered, stealing a gl

“It doesn’t just work that way, Mr. Regal….” Brian’s expression fell at those words, his pupils constricted by what he heard.His phone was still hanging in the air, barely able to remain in his grip. “You see…” Augustine cleared his throat, eager to continue his speech. “I have a rule, Brian. And that rule is very important to me…” He cleared his throat, then he continued with a sinister smile on his face. “Anyone who fails to meet his deadline without due diligence for more than two months becomes my enemy, and I do not smile at killing my people. Travis knew about these rules, and yet he broke them…” He snorted, then a glower followed. “Now he doesn’t just owe me money; he owes me a life. Two actually…” He gestured with his finger, glaring down at Brian. “Everything has a price, Augustine. Surely, we can agree on this…” Brian sighed heavily, then he cleared his throat.“Travis made a very terrible mistake, and I am sure he has learned his lesson. Right now, I just wan

“What’s taking them so long?” Arya’s breathing was still heavy, her hands refusing to withdraw from her waist while she paced from one corner to the other.There was barely any part of the living room that her feet had not touched, Brian watching her from where he sat.“You need to calm down, Babe. Travis will be brought back; Diego is on it…” “Why is it taking so long?” Arya turned to him, then she exhaled sharply.The fright in her eyes was very bright, sparking loudly.She walked up to her husband, hands still resting on her waist. “When I saw my brother, he looked like he had not eaten in days, Brian. Days!” She sniffled, her eyes still red from shedding tears. “Those men tortured him until he started to bleed. I don’t know if he can survive another hour in there…” She pointed as though the building where she was held captive was right beside her. Brian was forced to stand, taking two steps before he grabbed her. Looking her in the eyes, he sighed heavily. “You nee