CHAPTER ELEVENThaddeus watched his entire world crumble right before him, and the whispers from his employees didn’t seem to make things very difficult for him.He moved his eyes from one person to the other, and when he saw that they were beginning to abandon him, his mind began to struggle to contain the reality that was beginning to set in.“Where are you guys going?” He asked, but there was no response from any of those who were leaving.They didn’t even bother to look back, and that was not because he was speaking with a breaking voice, but because they had gotten finally realize that the man they had once feared and respected had been reduced to nothing by a total stranger.“Who the hell is this fellow?” He muttered, his eyes demanding for a response from no one in particular, especially not the ones who were finally leaving him for better options.Thaddeus was still panting, his heart sinking deeper into his belly.Not just confusion and anger had gripped him at that moment,

CHAPTER THIRTEEN“Let me go!” Vanessa grunted, staggering as she tried to keep up with Thaddeus ’s speed.“You are hurting me, Thaddeus !” She tried to break free from his grip, but it was very obvious that it was going to be very hard for her to get him to let go of her hand.She looked him in the eyes, and then it dawned on her.“I have never you this angry before, Thaddeus . What’s going on…” Vanessa looked around slowly, and then she took a deep breath, her eyes scanning for anything unusual, but there was none.She cleared her throat, returning her gaze to Thaddeus only to realize that he was still fuming, anger rising through his veins.“Talk to me, Thaddeus …” She made an attempt to go close to him, but just with his eyes, he was able to force her to remain where she was standing.Vanessa took a deep breath, forced to only stare at him while she waited for him to say why he seemed to be so upset.“Why didn’t you tell me?” Thaddeus finally broke his silence, his tone low but

CHAPTER FIFTEEN“I will do whatever it will take to see him! Please take me to see him!” He pleaded, his voice slowly losing its grip. Once again, he turned to Vanessa, and knowing what the look on his face meant, she was forced to break her silence again, pretending not to be tired of speaking already. “Please, Ma’am. Just help us…” She pleaded with a very low tone, turning to look at Celeste who didn’t even bother to look at her, concerned with what was going on inside her mind. Celeste cleared her throat after a few seconds, and then she took a deep breath. “I see you are very desperate about seeing him…”“Yes! Yes, please!” Thaddeus nodded, and then he took a deep breath. “I am very desperate about seeing him, and I will be very glad if you can help me!” He cleared his throat, but when he tried to continue, he realized that he didn’t know what exactly to say. So he kept on staring desperately, hoping that he was going to get what he wanted. Celeste nodded after a few secon

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN“What’s going on here?” Desmond asked as he continued marching toward them, ignoring the wide eyes of his ex-wife and her lover.“Celeste?” He stopped when he was close enough, staring at the lady for an explanation.Celeste cleared her throat, and letting go of Vanessa, she took two steps backward, and then she faced Desmond and bowed.“Welcome, Mr. Kane…” She paused for a few seconds while Desmond was still eager to hear what she had to say.“These two…” She broke her silence after a while, pointing to Thaddeus , and then to Vanessa.“They came into this place to constitute a nuisance.” She growled at Thaddeus , showing that she was more furious at him.“I tried to tell them to leave, but this fellow right here threatened to deal with me. He even swore that he was going to have his way with me and call his dangerous friends to beat me up…”Thaddeus wanted to speak desperately, but he was still stunned from what he saw.“So it’s true…” He thought to himself, his he

CHAPTER NINETEENFor a while, Desmond said nothing.He just kept on staring at him while his eyes were still boiling with so much rage.He moved them from Thaddeus after a few seconds, shifting his gaze to Vanessa.He had the same disdain for her, but she couldn’t look him in the face to see it.At that moment, Thaddeus ’s heart was pounding aggressively against his ribcage, and while struggling with the reality of the fate that had befallen him, he tried to find his next words, but just a look at Desmond, and he was discouraged.He faced the ground, took a deep breath and lowered himself.He was forlorn, and watching the last hope he had crash before him, he sighed in despair, his entire body shaking in defeat.“Maybe there could be a way of resolving this…” Desmond broke his silence, causing him to look up, eyes wide with curiosity.“Yes…” Desmond cleared his throat, and then he inched closer, taking two steps forward.His eyes were still looking down at Thaddeus , his wry smile in