David met with Mr. Bob, he walked into the bar parlor and glanced around. “Isn’t it too early for a drink?” he asked.David had actually set this meeting in a café, but the lawyer had texted him a different location to come.“This is more private, I wouldn’t want anyone seeing us together to know we are talking about Carl Hayes.” Bob answered.“I need proof,” David said, placing his hand over the other side of the chair, “anything about Carl and the Hayes family company.”The lawyer opened a thin folder. “These are recent board notes, look here,” he passed the folder to David who lowered his gaze to it. “Carl tried to change the voting rules last month, the change would have hurt the mysterious boss side of the family. The board stopped him, but only by three votes, although he did it in the name of his father and not himself.”David glanced up with raised brows. “His father?”“Yes, the company knows Carl’s father as a womanizer and a drunk, they think he is not fit to inherit the com

Old Mr. Hayes sat in his study and looked at the family papers on the desk. He had lived through many fights, but hearing the reports about Carl’s movement and his plans was one he never thought would bother him.“What can I do?” he muttered to himself. “I have to make sure every move Carl makes is fruitless. And I still hold the legal power to freeze money or change voting rights if needed.”He pressed a button on his desk, and a trusted assistant entered at once.“You called sir?” the assistant asked.“Yes, from today, Carl’s every step must be watched, who he meets. where he goes, report to me every evening.”“I understand.” the assistant said and left the study. Next old Mr. Hayes called his lawyer over to the Hayes mansion. The lawyer arrived within the hour.“Sit down, Peter,” Old Mr. Hayes gestured at the seat in front of him. “I need to update important family papers.”Peter opened his bag. “Which ones, sir?”“The ones that cont

Ten days later a big charity party filled a large hall with music and cameras. Harrison was invited to the party, there he met David and Janet who were also invited.Harrison walked in dressed in his casual clothes and Janet who was sipping a glass of wine scoffed when she saw him walk in.“Isn’t he embarrassed to show his face here?” Janet muttered with a frown.David traced her gaze to Harrison and turned to Janet. “Let’s not cause a scene today Janet.” He advised her.Janet scoffed. “Whatever, as long as he doesn’t stand in my way.” She sipped her wine and glanced around the room. “We should meet with reputable people, they might help Edward group after Mia humiliated me at her last charity event.”David glanced around and placed his hand on the table. “Who should we meet first? I know they’ve seen us and looked in this direction, but none of them is approaching.”Janet clicked her tongue and paused when she saw Carl. “David, there, isn’t that Carl Hayes?” she asked, gesturing.Dav

After leaving the gala, Harrison tried to reach Mia to check up on her, but his calls were all forwarded to voicemail. Worried, he called her stepsister’s number.Anna picked at the first ring. “Hello, this is Anna Edward, who am I speaking with?”“It’s Harrison.” Harrison said, it was the first time calling Anna with his number.“Harrison?” Anna repeated, trying to jolt her memory of the name. “Oh, Mia’s boyfriend.” she said excitedly.“Yes, I’ve been trying to get a hold of Mia, but her line isn’t connecting, do you think you can put her on for me?” Harrison went straight to why he called.“Umm… Mia isn’t home yet.” Anna said and Harrison’s brows creased slightly with worry.“She should be home from the office by now, do you know the reason she isn’t back?”“She might be at the hospital.” Anna said and Harrison quickly spoke before she could finish.“Is she okay? Is she hurt?”“No, she’s not, she’s probably with father, he had a heart attack few days ago and still at the hospital, I

Janet dolled up and drove directly to the hospital after hearing that her uncle had a heart attack and was hospitalized.She arrived with fruits, neatly packed as if care could be measured in bags. She spoke softly as she approached a nurse who was just walking out of the ward.“Nurse, how is my uncle doing?” she asked, tucking a hair behind her ear as she glanced over the nurse shoulders toward the closed door.The nurse was surprised at first when she saw Janet since it was the first time in eleven days seeing Janet, but since she said he was her uncle, the nurse told her he was getting better and walked away.Janet drew a sharp breath and pushed the door open after adjusting the coat over her shoulder.Mrs. Torres turned when she heard the door open and her eyes lit up to see Janet, her lips curved into a broad smile.“Janet, you came!” she exclaimed, her face eased in a way it had not eased to Mia.Janet took her hand. “Of course I came. Uncle must rest, that is all that matters n