Chapter seven

It was towards evening time when Victor received an email on his phone. He had been working in the garden as soon as Raul returned to give him his uniform. Working there allowed him to observe what was happening in the house.

Towards midday, Bentley stormed out of the house after what seemed like a fight with his fiance Eleanor. She ran after him but when he got into a car and zoomed off, Eleanor stood by the side. She then caught Victor watching and hurried inside.

Victor also observed that Phil was watching him closely all through the day, and when he got the email, he made sure that he was in the clear before he checked it.

"Liberty Street, 8 o'clock," was all the email said. Victor checked the sender and it was the whistleblower. He smirked.

"About time," Victor said and then kept his phone. As soon as he was done for the day, Victor was sent away because Phil did not let his servants live with him. He said it was for privacy purposes but Victor suspected that it was because he did not trust anyone.

On his way home, Victor stopped at the tiny Liberty Street and waited for someone to show up. Liberty Street has been rumored to have all manner of evil people walking through it. It was like a meeting place for gangsters and Victor did not let his guard down for that reason.

"Are you Victor Storms?" A voice called to him and Victor turned around. Lucas stood there and although he tried to conceal his badge, Victor already saw it.

"A cop? Never would I have imagined that the famous whistleblower was a cop," Victor said to Lucas. Lucas arched a brow.

"How can you tell?" He asked in curiosity.

"Your badge. You did not conceal it very well. And also, you are keeping your gun on the left side of your waist. You are relaxed because you think that you have me cornered but that's not the case, is it?" Victor asked him. Lucas stepped closer to him.

"You are not some random guy. How did you get a hold of the information that you sent to me?"

"I have a friend," 

"I demand to see this friend of yours,"

"You are in no position to demand anything. The reason why I agreed to speak with you is because I still want you to expose someone else. But now that I know you're a cop, I have another assignment for you," Victor said and Lucas laughed. 

"Unbelievable. Just who the hell do you think you are?" He asked, raising his voice a bit.

"I am Victor Storms. I am the nephew who was assumed to be dead, and I am here for vengeance. I am the true heir to Bernard Incorporated. You, my friend, can either choose to be a friend or an enemy," Victor told him. Lucas did not know what to believe. Victor was not dressed like an heir. 

But something about him told Lucas that Victor was no ordinary man.

"What do you want me to do?" Lucas asked him.

"Arrest Thomas Knight, and grant me an audience with him. If you do this, I will help you to climb the ranks quickly. There are so many evil people that we must get rid of and I'm sure that's why you became a whistleblower," Victor said. Lucas thought about it for some time before he finally gave Victor a nod.

"The name is Lucas Castillo. Let's get this clear. I don't really like you, Victor. But I know you are someone I can work with,"

"I don't like you either," was Victor's honest reply. Lucas scoffed.

"I have arrested Thomas Knight already. He is in a prison cell as we speak. The last time I checked, he was asking for his lawyer. Come with me if you want to speak to him," Lucas said and walked towards his car. Victor followed him.

Along the way, Victor stopped by a mall and got himself an expensive suit. Lucas definitely believed that he was smoking rich when Victor stepped out of the mall. As soon as they got to the station, Lucas took Thomas to the investigation room and there, he found Victor waiting.

"You..." Thomas muttered when he saw Victor sitting calmly in the interrogation room.

"You have five minutes," Lucas said to Victor and stood at the side of the room.

"I knew I wasn't going crazy. It is you, isn't it? You did this!", Thomas snapped at Victor who just kept smiling.

"Don't do that! Don't fucking smile!!" Thomas yelled and banged the table. Lucas glared at him and he composed himself.

"Thomas Knight. As of now, I am the only one who can help you. You have serious offenses against you right now. All of your evil deeds have caught up with you and your wealth has been seized..." Victor leaned closer to him. "You know you cannot get it back for your lawyer can't wriggle you out of this,"

Then he leaned back again and sighed.

"Which is why I want to propose a deal for you. As of yesterday, I now own 30% of your company. That means I'm eligible to buy it. I want to give you the sum of one hundred million dollars for it," Victor said and smiled.

Thomas just chuckled. "One hundred million dollars? My company is worth a hundred times that amount!"

"Yet you have nothing. Your friends have abandoned you. You will get no help from anywhere and if your lawyer discovers you are broke, you won't even have anyone to plead your case. Unless you take this offer..." Victor then took out his tab and opened a contract before him.

"Sign it," he told Thomas. Lucas just gazed at the both of them. Where did Victor get such an amount of money, he wondered.

He thought Thomas wouldn't sign but the very best second, he placed his thumb on the spot indented on the document and it scanned. Thomas quickly removed his hand and hid his face in shame. Victor smiled, got up, and walked towards the door.

"Hey, you just gave him money to free himself. Is that a smart move?" Lucas asked Victor who scoffed.

"A hundred million dollars cannot get him out of the mess he's in. Thomas Knight will go to jail regardless. As for that company, I will rebrand it and offer employment to more people. So many have suffered because of that man. They deserve some closure," Victor added and then walked away.

Lucas thought about Mariah and how she must be feeling at that moment. He was determined to speak with Victor again. As Victor walked out of the station, his phone rang.

"John?"

"Boss, come quickly! Reggie has been attacked!" John blurted out over the phone.