The Elevator door hissed open."Get out, bitch!" the taller woman barked at Ashley, giving her a violent shove.Tessa also needed a push to walk forward. She was almost paralyzed with fear.'After all, the girl is only eighteen years old,' Ashley thought anxiously. 'Why does she keep getting dragged into my troubles?'She looked around and found they were in the underground parking area of the mall.Ashley felt foolish cooperating with her abductors thus far. The elevator was delayed ten minutes due to people getting on and off. She could have raised a racket and taken the risk of getting
"Algonquian!" "Come again?" Ashley asked, knitting her brows. "Algonquian. It's a tribe of the indigenous folk of America." Professor Bartholomew had enunciated the word three times, but the young lady before him had failed to get it right. The Professor had been in the middle of a lecture to an undergraduate class when his assistant had barged into the classroom. Apparently, a billionaire wanted to donate fifty grand to his department. The old Professor had dismissed the students and rushed to his office to meet the potential benefactor. Usually, such donations came from alumni who wanted a library section or pillar named after them. Wood & Price Associates, one of the most successful law firms of Norwich, was a few blocks away from Malory Towers at a prime location of the city. It occupied the fifteenth, fourteenth and thirteenth floors of 7 Roxburgh Street, housing over five hundred experienced lawyers. Only the high and mighty among the city's corporations could afford to hire Wood & Price. The cream among them could enlist the celebrity lawyer, Elijah Wood. The elevator opened into an elaborate reception area. Ashley and Guiscard walked out with a purpose in their footsteps. Light blue veneer walls complementing the cobalt marble floors greeted the first-time guests. The landmark with WOOD AND PRICE embossed below an ornate logo was a beautiful feature walRevenge on the Billionaire Elijah Wood
"LEAH UHTCEARE EVEGACA," were the words that Evelyn Palmer had whispered into her daughter's ears. In the dream. 'Nah, it wasn't a dream. All this happening around me is too real to be a dream.' "It's all for a purpose," her mother had added without further explanation. 'What purpose could dying over-and-over serve?' Ashley wondered. She had already experienced bursts of physical pain and mental anguish more than a person could endure in an entire lifetime. It had hardened her. 'What doesn't kill you- wait, that's not applicable here,' she told herself. &nb
"Of course, we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden- the woman replied. It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said- you must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.""You won't die!- the serpent replied to the woman. God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil."Cardinal David Lazarus looked up from his reading at the small crowd of thirty gathered in the pew. He was behind the pulpit of the north chapel, making a concluding remark after the mass.The stained glass and rose windows on either side of the hall depicted various biblical figures and events.<
Whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whupThe sound of rotor blades echoed over the terrace of Blue Grove. It came from an Augusta Westland AW119Ke Koala, CEO Jake Grayson’s VIP helicopter.The Koala was in a charcoal black color with premium leather upholstery inside. It could reach a top speed of 167 miles per hour and a range of 650 miles. The seating could accommodate up to six passengers with two operators. Along with the customizations, it had cost $5.4 million. Jake had two of them.Grayson industries had a daily renewable permit to fly throughout the city 24x7. It was not a luxury awarded to the owner of every chopper. The Graysons generously made significant donations to the Mayor, the City Hall, and the Norwich
Jake shook Claire's hand for the right amount of time and let go.'Very professional,' she thought.He made constant eye contact and did not stare at her body as the other billionaires did. Part of him was aloof, as if he was somewhere else."I will take your leave, then," Rory announced. "The guys need a babysitter."Jake nodded, and Claire gave him two thumbs up as he left."Please join me," Jake invited her to the other end of the gallery. There were high-backed lounge chairs large enough to lie down. A low single-block dining table was aligned with them.
Chapter 21 Cream of the City "Hi! Miss Fox, is it?" Rory James was the only casually dressed guest in Elysium Hall at the moment. He looked not very different from his YouTube videos. The close-cropped ash-blond hair, the youthful charm, the Versace pullover cardigan with Escada jeans. Everything spelled Rory James in caps. His casual wear was more expensive than most of the suits at the party, though. Even then and there, at the bachelor party of his best friend, he was promoting brands like Nike, Apple, and Rolex. The truth was, Rory liked suits and formal wear over casuals. His boyfriend shopped for them both at Armani and REISS. However, both his love for the tuxedo and his sexual orientation were best-kept secrets. Only his inne