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The meeting tomorrow
His heart pounded heavily in the darkness as he stood right there, unable to even take a step forward. However, he knew Armando would have something planned for him and so, he rushed into the car…The moment he slot in the key into the car, something came on. A small metallic material with a circuit, a timer and a red blinking light.“Not again!” He cried. He still hadn't responded to the call yet.He tried to force the door open but the car has automatically locked.“Shit!”He forced a big lump down his throat and finally picked the call.“Well, well, well…” the voice mocked. It was definitely Armando's brother and he still didn't know his name. That brother was not always on the limelight, but more like controlled the Tucker empire in the shadows.“I'm not sure you really heard me clearly the last time we spoke, senor…”Lucas' heart almost leaped out of his chest but he held it back in with a firm grip on his chest. Beads of sweat rolled down his head and he struggled to breathe as
All over the news
The next day, while he was preparing to head out, his phone endlessly pinged with messages.He didn't have to check, he knew he was trending again. Definitely in a bad way…His telephone blared sharply and he rushed to the call.“Lucas, what is this I'm seeing?” The voice was sharp and chaotic.“Ehm, what did you see?” He didn't have to ask who it was… the voice was still fresh and familiar in his head—Ella.“Turn on your television…”He quickly grabbed the remote and the moment the television came on, he smiled warmly at the beautiful media report that was going on.“What a beautiful tagline,” he smiled.LUCAS' COMPANY ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY…“Tell me it's not true…” she panicked, but Lucas was rather calm.“It's true, but it's been sorted out. The stocks must have dropped again…”“Please, do something about it…”Thereafter, they exchanged pleasantries and he dropped the call.Damn!He wasn't surprised, maybe he just felt downcast or sarcastic. The look on his face was unreadable
Don’t interfere in my business
“We're not going to do business with Arcane anymore. Call Armando Tucker, we're partnering with him!”That was the first word that left his lips after a long while of being out of action. Weeks had passed and he was still healing, but today, Lucas up and kicking again and ready to get back in the game.Besides, his system task only 1 week to be completed.“Sir, we can't do business with Armando, you know he's a drug dealer…”“Shut the fuck up and make the damn call…” he slammed coldly at Brenda and slammed the telephone.His heart swelled with pain as he stood up and enjoyed the awesome scent of the morning lilies, his eyes shone brightly at the glowing petals, a view he hd missed for a while.However, his eyebrows raised suddenly and he quickly grabbed his phone, more like he just had a premonition.His fingers tapped softly against the screen and the beeping sound of the call echoed in the room.“Derek…” he returned back to the cold and oppressive Lucas with his intimidating voice.
A task to raise the company profits
Cold shivers ran down his spine as he struggled to process the echoes in his head.His heart almost leapt out of his chest as his eyes his stared into the empty walls, projecting unsolvable solutions to the problem at hand.“RAISE COMPANY PROFITS BY TWENTY PERCENT IN THIRTY DAYS–”His mind shot with thoughts. His brain shrank and his body stiffened, his heart clenched harder.‘Why now? Why do you want to punish me now?’The thought sent chilling sensations running down his spine.His legs trembled violently as he laid-back to the bed. The night wore on and he crashed into a nightmare of curses. The night Freya left replayed in his mind…The thought of her absence shattered his soul to a thousand pieces in his nightmare.The sun's beam slipped through his window and shot into his eyes. The morning had come, but the weight of last night wore him down. A loud groan escaped his lips as his legs found it's way to the ground. The pain seared through his soul and his body thud against the g
A tracker on him
His mind reeled with thoughts as he pondered his fucked up life.Why is it everytime I try to get back to my feet, something stupid just pops up and ruins everything?Am I cursed? Because the way it's going now, I don't understand anymore?The thoughts came crashing down on the poor soul and he couldn't help it.After struggling to finally get a grip on the past scandal, now this?What the actual fuck?Why is life so unfair?Funny enough, he had sworn not to take alcohol anymore if not, definitely he wouldn't be thinking about this by now. He'll be lost in cloud nine, enjoying the fancy illusions in his head, even though it's just for a while, a short sweet while.Come to think of it could it be Derek?Immediately, he grabbed his phone, just as if a light was flipped on in his head. His heart pounded heavily against his chest as he struggled to stay calm and find the tracker.“Oh thank God,” he breathed. Derek was still at home. In fact, he was sleeping, Lucas could see him clearly.‘
Revival
“Derek–didn’t you know about the child's allergy?” His voice was firm and unwavering.The innocent teacher was shivering violently as he could barely look at Lucas' cold face.“I–uhm,” his voice quivered and his hands trembled. His heart thumped against his chest as the fear and guilt overwhelmed him.Lucas' cold hand reached for his shoulder, he almost dropped to the ground, the chills seeped into his skin and found it's way to his heart, putting a stop to it.“Calm down,” he patted, his voice calm and soothing. “Did you know about the kid's allergy?”Derek could barely keep up with the fear and staggered backwards. He sure knew about the boy's allergies to peanut. Denying now would only make things worse. Lucas on the other hand was smiling sheepishly, but behind that facade, the devil in him was burning hot with rage, ready to be unleashed. Derek knew Lucas would surely shift all the blame on him and he was just a struggling teacher, fighting to meet up with his numerous family pr
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