The Return Of General Antonio

Chapter 004

Antonio can’t wait for the first attack on Sylvesters, he has been anticipating and preparing for a long time. That is the reason he bought the biggest tech company in Kingstonian to aid in every one of his investigations.

As he anticipates the day, he enjoys family time with his grandmother and Kate at the supreme villa, the top 3 most luxurious apartments in kingstonian. Meghan opted to be at her adopted family house downtown as they needed her for something urgent.

“Grandma, take this supreme black card. It has $50,000,000 capped but it is unlimited as it will be refilled before it even goes down to twenty million dollars,” he paused, and sigh of relief. “I know you’re old and don’t have need for much wants, but I still want you to have it”.

She stretches her fragile hands to collect it, trying to control her tears. “My Antonio, thank you so much, your parent will be proud of you”

Antonio moves quickly to support her movement” Not yet grandma, they won’t be proud yet.

But when I finish my mission by dealing with the animals that destroyed our family, I am very sure Dad and mom will be super proud”.

Grandma nods her head in agreement, she knows nothing can stop Antonio now even though she warns him to be careful. “okay my boy, you have my blessings”.

He help her lay down and left.

Received a text from kate as he was about to leave the building.

“brother I just received my premium card from mr Benjamin, thank you so much best brother in the world”

He smiled.

Earlier he had instructed his PA to get Kate a card loaded with $10 million dollars to be used for any of her shoppings as she resumed back to college.

Now that he has made his family and those that matters to him happy, it is his time for the other mission.

Time for payback, time for revenge!

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The Sylvester annual gala is here, one of the biggest events in the whole of kingstonian.

This year's edition comes sooner than expected because the Sylvester's need a PR stunt to cover for recent scandals about them. To maintain power and influence.

No one dare challenges the Sylvesters in Kingstonian, their word is authority and power either right or wrong. Antonio's father stood up to them and his business suffered, leading to his demise.

The closest powerful family that could challenge the sylvesters are the knights, but they are partners and both reign terror.

Terror which Antonio has vowed to bring to an end, to honour his father and free a lot of people from their oppression.

Guests marched dazzlingly in different luxury attires, donning different ornaments. The hall was golden, lit and stunning. At the far end of the hall was a big screen that reads : SYLVESTER ANNUAL GALA; integrity,innovation and legacy.

Alexander Sylvester jr. the eldest son of the Sylvester family who’s known to be just like his father, stood near the podium and grabbed the mic. “tonight,” he declared, adjusting his well-tailored suit, “we reaffirm what it means to lead this city and remain relevant over the years”

“You mean leading it straight into destruction?” Antonio murmured from the vip stand 3.

Dressed in a casual jean and grey shirt, stood confidently glaring at Alex.

The tension in the room was palpable, and there was murmuring, everyone wanted to know who was bold enough to interrupt the Sylvester's heir.

“who is this man, how did he enter”

“Does he have a death wish?”

“I can't believe he actually said that, one man down”

Alex fumes “ who the hell is he?

“Probably one of our sponsor's assistants, but he has crossed the line here and will be dealt with” Monica; Alex fiancé said.

Antonio didn’t flinch. He maintained his composure and continue”I’m just a concerned citizen and I heard some reporters has something for us today”.

Alex's face drained at the mention of reporters, the SYLVESTERS don’t allow any reporter at their premises unless the one assigned by them to work for them. “Who let this peasant enter this event and be speaking such jargons? That’s a VIP seat!”

“I did”

Everyone turned to the sound of the voice. A tall beautiful woman, with a curvy figure , walked forward in her pink jumpsuit. It was the event manager.

She stopped at Antonio's table and bowed slightly.”Apologies for the delay, I have your favorite champagne, shall we begin?”

“The earlier the better, ever ready” Antonio replied.

Alex, unsure of what is going on, now furious than ever. His father SYLVESTER snr is on his way from welcoming high profile guests from the airport, if he comes back to meet a mess he will be in big trouble.

He turned to the event manager, a woman in her forties. “Mrs Jasmine, if you end this drama right now, I will only punish you by ending your career, but if you stress me further I can’t guarantee how it will end, and it's going to be very bad for you”

The event manager looked at him with deadly glare. “How dare you threaten me, you think I’m one of your puppets? Just watch out” she sneered

His threat made her angry even more, on a normal day she doesn't dare look the sylvesters family in the face, but she has the full backup of Antonio.

They approach her as she was a victim of what they are about to unleash.

Antonio walks up to start the surprise, securities that tried to stop him halted as they see greater forces present with warnings, they understand this is some power play.

The big screen lit up, it was video footage.

All relating to the Sylvesters. It contains; boardrooms footage, leaked memos but what caught the attention of most people is the contaminated skincare products, paying off regulators and blaming third party distributors.

The final images showed a short interview with the parent of a 16 years old girl whose face is swollen as a result of using Sylvester Empire beauty products. A hospital report supporting the claim was attached to the video.

Commotion erupt inside the hall.

Screams

Whispers

Murmurs

Glass drops

“I will never be part of this mess!” An angry potential investor storm out.

Other major investors start asking for explanation, their words clashing against the others.

Just then, the most feared man in the Kingstonian business world enters. “What the hell is going on at my event!” Sylvester snr yelled from behind, his foreign investors flanking him on both sides.