While the arrest of Eric Carter spread through the city, the news of my supposed engagement to Leonard's daughter spread fast.“How come Jason is getting married to one of the most prominent families in the city?”“I even heard he had his uncle arrested.”“Do you think Leonard would ever give his daughter to a man who doesn't value family bonds?”A lot of speculation was going on underground while I was in the middle of it all.The gate to my mansion was flung open one sunny afternoon.A commotion broke out just outside, with lots of noise being heard.I was trying to take a nap. I slowly got up, rubbing my temple as I walked to one of my CCTV cameras to see what was going on.“What the hell is she doing here?” I said slowly, picking up my communication telephone.“Let her in.”I said this while slightly rubbing my forehead. I hated to be disturbed, and Camilla was not only disturbing me but was also making a hell of a noise in the compound.One of my telephones rang.It was one of th

“Did you hear that?” Dylan said over the call with Henry. “He is getting married to Alessia, the daughter of Leonard. What are we going to do to stop him? He keeps rising and getting stronger!”“You need to calm yourself and think. We have Marcus trapped. This is going to be easy. All we need to do is make them fight and turn against each other. Marcus is the hidden card we need to win this,” Henry replied, looking at the bottle he was holding.The two spoke for quite some time before Henry hung up and looked at Death.“Did you confirm where he went?” he asked, dropping the drink he was holding.“Yes. It seems Jason had been hiding him all this while,” Death replied.“You need to have that treated. It is going to leave a scar.” Henry smirked. “Looks like Jason is on a different level. He is a hard nut to crack.”Henry scratched his head a bit.“He is definitely not his father.”“Why don't we just have him killed? It is not like we haven't tried before,” Death looked at him.“No, think

I looked at Alessia, who was standing still with her hair rumpled and her clothes a little bit rough. I stared at my phone and at the supposed message from Marcus. The thought of him wanting to talk was all I could think about.“Can you drive yourself home, or do you want me to drop you off?” I raised my head gently and looked at Alessia.I was supposed to feel sorry and apologetic, but I wasn't. Alessia, to me, was a necessity for me to move the company forward. Nothing more, nothing less.“Is that all you are going to say, Jason Carter?” Alessia said, staring at me with her hand akimbo.It was the first time she was going to be looking at me like that.I liked her boldness.No one had ever called me by my full name. I loved the Walker name more, but then, I was a Carter by birth.“What is it?” I asked, looking at her. “Do you want an apology or something?”“I don't need that, but can't you just stand up for me at least once? I know you both knew each other before I was in the pictur

I looked at Alessia and didn't know what to say or do to defend my friend. I had just seen my best friend poisoning my drink.“What are you going to do about it?” Alessia asked, staring at my face. “You should get him arrested.”I looked her in the face.“Stay here. We are leaving in a while,” I said and turned back towards the table where Marcus was sitting.“What kept you waiting?” Marcus asked, not knowing anything.“Alessia, her father wants her back,” I lied immediately. “I am sorry. I need to get her home.”At first, I looked at my friend and couldn't believe he could do that to me.Poison me.I noticed his gaze was fixed on the wine.Just to make sure he thought I was going to be dead, I grabbed the cup in front of me and gulped the content at once.I looked at Marcus as I drank and saw the satisfied look on his face.“We are going to talk later,” I said and dashed out of the bar without wasting time.I knew it was only a matter of time before the poison started to work.“Let's

Marcus lost consciousness, but then Death's head was bashed.He could hear the loud siren as they approached, but he fell each time he tried to stand up.A lot of people gathered around to see what had happened, while some called 911.“Is he dead?”“No, he is breathing!”“Can someone get him some help?”A lot of faces hovered over Marcus's body.The ambulance came, and to everyone's surprise, a man with a mask got down from the back with a mask on.He walked towards Death and landed a huge blow to his face, sending him back to the floor.Death fainted from the blow.The man shot a few rounds into the air, making the whole crowd disperse.Sniper, still feeling the impact of the wound Death had inflicted on him, looked at the back of the car.He saw Marcus lying unconscious and immediately called out to Zeek to come and give him a hand.As they carried Marcus into the back of the van, Sniper came back for Death.“What is going to happen to him?” Sniper looked at Marcus, who was bleeding