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Quiet Authority
A bank where the rich and the powerful are the most respected, everyone is judged based on their hierarchy. If one wants to test how valuable and high the society's respect for you is and where it places you based on your wealth and position, Nile Central City Bank is really the best place to come.Ethan paid no attention to the rambling of his ex mother-in-law and his ex sister-in-law. He had already noticed something for quite a long while, and it was that if you do not pay them attention despite everything they do to gain yours, it hurts them like crazy. It was a huge bruise to their ego. But today? Today is going to be different, he isn't going to pay them with silence, he has something better to pay them with.He turned to stare at his mother-in-law, Charlotte, and Fiona. There was a mocking expression on their faces as they stared at him, happy that they'd finally gotten his attention. Gotten to him with their words, finally hurt him where it hurts. Amelia's attention remained
Where regret sands still
“First step,” Ethan exhaled sharply, pushing his hair backward as a look of satisfaction made its way to his face and he picked the bottle of tequila that he had drunk halfway already. The conversation with Jamie could not have gone any better than it did, and a wry smile moved the corner of Ethan's lips upward just as he approached his laptop, unlocking it swiftly.Without wasting any time he inserted the drive that Jamie had given him into the laptop, and he was staring at every detail of Paul in the space of three minutes, but as he scrolled upward, a look of annoyance filled his features.“Interesting,” he muttered under his breath as he found something that raised suspicion. A significant amount of money entered Paul's account on specific dates, and that caused Ethan to pick up his phone, calling Jamie without second thoughts and before he could even shift his gaze to the laptop, Jamie answered it.“I'm listening sir,” he answered with urgency in his tone. “Is there anything yo
Calculated trust
Standing at the far right corner of the office, Ethan noticed the uncertainty in Jamie's eyes even when the latter had already agreed.“You are still doubting your decision, am I correct?” He threw the question at Jamie, pulling a chair towards himself before he took his seat.“How did you know my location the previous night?” The returned a question back to Ethan, and although he was displeased his lips just curved into a smirk, one that was not genuine.“If you were in my shoes, and I was in yours, would you trust me that easily?” The silence stretched as Ethan waited for Jamie to answer, but there was no response, not until Ethan raised an eyebrow.“I won't sir,” he finally answered, clasping his hands behind himself. “I'm sorry for the delay.” Ethan drew in a long breath before he finally let it out with his eyes briefly shut. “I know I don't need to do this, but if it kills your doubt then so be it.” With that being said Ethan took off his face cap and nose mask, dropping it ri
Caught between threats
They all watched the doorknob slowly twist, and with nervousness sitting in their hearts their eyes narrowed, like they were trying to see through the door. Jamie could not hold it any longer, but just as he rose to his feet the door opened, revealing a familiar figure. One that was a threat to them. “Good gods,” that was the only word Gerald was able to push out his mouth, and without another word he rose to his feet, briefly staring at Robert who needed no one to tell him that he should also be on his feet, and he did that without hesitating. “Umm, to what do we owe the pleasure of this visit s–” Robert was forced to shove that word down his throat, and when he realized Ethan was still looking at him he could not help but tear his gaze away from him, moving it to the floor with a hint of panic on his face. “I'm sorry about that sir,” Jamie broke the silence with a slight bend of his head, and he inhaled sharply before raising his head. “I’ll make sure such a thing does not repe
A glimpse of hell
“The chairman?” Jamie asked and let out another chuckle. “What is giving you the assurance that the chairman would even mind dealing with this shit in a way that it won’t lead back to us at all? What is the assurance that he cares at all? What did he do to the security team? He followed them straight to us to let us know that he is with them. They brought him to us.” “Well, that is because he had the power to discard us if we go past our boundary, that is the same thing with the middleman,” Robert said assuringly. Jamie buried his face in his hands for a very brief moment. “How the hell did I get friends like this?” The question was directed more to him than to the two people standing close and on either side of him. “You don’t understand,” Jamie began, raising his head to stare at both of them, his gaze shifting from Gerald to Robert and back, his gaze was burning. Gerald stared daggers back at him, already tired of the back and forth, the words spoken in parables. “Then, tell
A visit foretold
The Cole brothers remained seated in position, except for Alexander who was on his feet, watching Romanov walk out unscathed. Although it had been seven minutes since they let him go, they were yet to say something to one another, and the silence between them had begun to get palpable…not until Adrian rose to his feet, clearing his throat afterward.“We can't let this slide, and I'm not the only one thinking about it right?” Adrian asked, slipping a hand into his pocket. With a gentle nod Anton agreed, tapping his right foot against the floor. “Definitely.”The silence filled the air once again, but that was after Anton and Adrian moved their gaze to Alexander who was still standing in the same position with his hands crossed above his chest, and Anton popped the question, with a little bit of hesitation in his brown eyes that matched his sandy brown hair.“What about you Alexander?”They had to wait in silence as a thoughtful expression masked his face, and with a gentle nod he shi
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