Mariam’s legs suddenly gave out and she fell to her knees. “Chay…” her voice shook as she clasped her hands together desperately. “Please.”Chay turned to her, his face twisting in irritation. He wasn’t interested in any form of pleading. It was going to annoy him so bad. “I beg you,” Mariam continued, already crying. “Please forgive me. Please,” tears streamed down her face. “I was blinded by greed. I was stupid. I was a fool. I know…”she sniffed her snort, cleaning her tears with the back of her hand. “I know I failed you, I made terrible mistakes but I promise you that I’ve learned from them.”“I swear I have, trust me,” she wailed. “Please don’t kill me. Please…” she crawled a little closer. “You know you’ve always been like a son to me,”Chay’s expression tightened the moment he heard her last words. Been like a son to you?? he wondered. Where on earth does a mother figure watch her son suffer? Does a mother figure whip her son who is just little mercilessly till he passes

For several seconds, no one dared to utter a word.Including John. All he did was glare right back into Chay’s eyes with fury burning in his eyes. The room was still frozen under the weight of Chay’s final words.“All of you… are finished.”Felix swallowed hard. He glanced at the armed men standing around the room then looked back at Chay.Something inside him screamed at him to stay quiet, to keep his mouth shut. But fear had a strange way of making people reckless.Felix suddenly cleared his throat. “Alright…” His voice was unsteady. He quickly coughed and tried again, forcing a little more confidence into his voice. “Alright, Chay, that’s enough. You need to relax.”Every eye in the room immediately turned toward Felix.Has he gone insane? Mariam’s eyes widened as she wondered, her heart racing on his behalf. She wondered if he was blind to the armed men who surrounded the entire place. Even Asher looked at him, his jaw dropping.Felix felt his heart jump the moment Chay’s eyes

As the door closed behind him, nobody moved for several seconds, holding their breaths until they watched the last soldier walk out of sight. Then–“Fuck!”John slammed his fist against the table.Everyone flinched. John ran his fingers through his wet, sweaty hair and began to pace back and forth, his brain calculating fast, searching for a way out of this situation. How could they have suddenly found themselves in this mess?! This was the worst possible time for all of this to happen, he thought. A lot of things were happening all at once, he felt like his head was about to explode. Ten years ago, Chay had been nothing but a powerless boy they discarded.Now, he had walked into their boardroom, taken control of their company, and walked out declaring war.Chay had major control over Delloit, their largest corporation. John knew Chay wasn’t going to stop there with the shares, he definitely had other plans, and right now, John’s hands were basically tied. Chay had also destroy

John’s face twisted in disbelief, several questions flooding his mind. “That’s impossible,” he shook his head frantically. “I’m sorry sir…” “Just– Just, please,” he raised his hand, shutting the manager up. He then pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed his senior manager’s number. “Mr Man, what’s the problem with my membership at Glink Resort?” He shot before letting the man’s greeting land. “About that sir,” the senior manager paused, clearly hesitating to speak. He was afraid.“Have you suddenly become dumb??” John shouted. “S– Sir, the new Chairman gave orders that all privileges be dropped…”“What new…?” John almost blurted when he quickly paused. The new chairman? He thought angrily. Then the answer appeared in his mind. Is that Chay?His jaw tightened hard as rage burned within him. ‘Has Chay gone insane?’ John thought to himself, his nose flaring. Chay had instructed that certain privileges be revoked. After going through certain documents, he realized a large

John pulled his brakes in a fast motion and proceeded to drive off. But suddenly, his phone rang out loud, breaking the silence and making him pause. John glanced at his phone and saw it was one of his directors calling, he hissed and ignored it, before proceeding to drive off. After driving for less than a minute, another call came in. John glanced at the screen, it was Mr Daniel, one of his directors. He frowned and rejected the call.A few seconds later, his phone buzzed again. This time, it was Mr Collins, another director. John rejected it too.Then another came in, Mr Raymond. Almost in the same breath, Mr William’s call came in. At this point, John didn’t bother to reject the calls, he just put his phone on silent.But the phone didn’t stop buzzing with calls. And they were all calls from his directors. “What the hell do all of you want?” John’s face twisted as his irritation exploded. The sound of the continuous vibration of the phone was really annoying him. It felt lik