“He is dead.”The words of the leader echoed through the underground chamber.For a few seconds, the huge figure before him didn’t move.Neither did it speak.The only sound in the massive room was the slow burning of the cigar between the man’s fingers.He was sitting at the center of the room, completely still.He did not react, he did not smile.He simply stared at the man standing before him.The leader of the attackers lowered his head slightly. He dared not look into the eyes of his underworld lord. “The mission was successful, sir,” the leader reported. A faint cloud of smoke escaped from the man’s lips. “Explain.”His voice was deep, and cold, sending shivers through the spine of the leader. It was the kind of voice that made people stammer, or instinctively lower their voices when speaking to him. The leader took a step forward, his head still lowered. Then he began, “We trailed him. We confirmed his identity. He was exactly as you described, sir.”The man sitting down le

For now, he wasn’t even interested in knowing how this happened. Claire was still yet to recover from the shock. She had seen Chay earlier today in the same clothes that were now soaked in his blood. She spoke to him just hours ago… who could’ve thought he’d meet his end so fast? She thought. Who could’ve thought they’d see his end without them trying too hard or breaking too much sweat?Slowly, a smile replaced the disbelief and shock plastered on her face. “He really thought he was untouchable, uh!” John exclaimed. “He thought he was immortal, being reckless and stepping on toes,” he laughed out loud. “Only God knows whose toes he stepped on, to have led to his demise,” he sighed deeply, his heart overwhelmed with relief and satisfaction. They were so happy and joyous as though they had received the best news ever. John couldn’t even remember the last time he was this genuinely happy. But now, he was happy over the alleged death of his late best friend’s son. The young boy

Earlier yesterday evening…The rain had immediately started falling heavily as Molly cried on the ground beside Chay. Her hands were covered in his blood, her voice trembling as she kept calling his name. “Chay… ““Chay, please answer me..”But he didn’t respond. There was no movement from him. There was no response at all. Corey didn’t hesitate to order the driver to move the car closer to Chay immediately. And within seconds, the vehicle was next to Chay. Corey lifted him carefully and placed him inside. And without hesitation, Molly climbed in immediately beside Chay. She refused to let him out of her sight.In the same breath, the driver stepped on the accelerator and began to drive as fast as he could. “Are we going to the hospital?” Molly asked Corey, her voice shaking. “We’re going to the estate,” he replied. “Don’t worry, Molly, he’ll be fine. The estate is only fifteen minutes away. Okay!” He quickly answered her and returned to the call he was making. He was alread

The following morning…Finally, the day of the Emergency meeting was here. The Delliot boardroom was unusually tense that morning, for obvious reasons. Seven directors out of eight were already seated around the long polished table, as their conversations reduced to hushed whispers.The final director rushed in with his briefcase in his hand. “I’m so sorry for being late,” he apologized, even if he was ten minutes early to the commencement of the meeting. This was because of the rule that had been familiar with all of them; everyone had to be seated at least fifteen minutes to the commencement of the scheduled meeting. He quickly grabbed the last seat that was empty and sat down.Most of them already had several documents lying in front of them, including the letter of the Removal notices Chay had sent to them a few days ago. They stared at the notices that had arrived only days earlier and had also kept some of them awake ever since, as they all anticipated the so-called Emergen

Felix stared blankly. He couldn’t think straight, talk less of putting his words together. “Felix!” Daniel exclaimed angrily, his anger boiling over. Just a few days ago, they had had a phone conversation about the situation and Felix had a lot to say on the call but now, he is suddenly quiet. Daniel was beyond pissed. Is Felix now scared of speaking in the presence of Chay? Was he just bluffing on the phone call? Daniel wondered angrily. Felix swallowed. Everyone’s eyes were on him, his lips moved but no words came.The affected directors frowned.“What is wrong with both of you?” Daniel asked both John and Felix. John wasn’t one to be scared of anyone, so Daniel was almost very sure John’s silence was not because he was maybe scared of facing Chay. Daniel’s brows furrowed deeply. Chay's eyes calmly moved between them, his fingers on his chin as he leaned backward in his seat. His gaze moved between John and Felix. Anyone could tell something about their behavior was str