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Chapter Forty-one: The Defeated Hero
Bernard fastened his pace as he moved towards the club. He kept glancing nervously around until he was satisfied that he wasn’t being tailed. His gut instinct seemed more focused on not getting caught doing something bad, so he knew he had to be careful. One wrong move and he could kiss his job at Peak Hills goodbye. When he got to the front door, his face lightened up. Just as promised, Blake and Pete had been waiting for him. Together, the three of them walked into the clubhouse. As expected, it was less crowded that evening. It was a day that only VIP members were allowed. It used to be his frequent relaxation center before he was demoted; now, he couldn’t even afford to pay a week’s worth of bills. “Who is paying?” The cashier said as they walked up to her. Bernard felt insulted. He had always known the lanky woman very much. They had once had casual sex in the past, but now, she kept eyeing him maliciously with her overly long lashes. “I am.” Pete said and immediately pro
Chapter Forty: Why You Might Know
Now is the time!That was the thought that filled Vince’s mind as he alighted from his sports car. He took a long look at the giant inscription in the frontier of the company’s entrance. Finally, he was able to park his car in the driveway along with other vehicles.Vince had used his discretion. He chose to focus on using a little cheap car to avoid suspicion. Everyone now knew his salary had been tripled. He could, on average, afford some luxury for himself, so he was taking advantage of the new opportunity to actually enjoy a little part of his real wealth.He was about to get into the building when an entourage of cars came to an abrupt stop in front of the company. Jake Darius stepped out slowly and two bodyguards followed suit. The security at the doorway all bowed slightly as he walked past them.He ignored Vince’s presence; they had argued shortly the previous night, following his off the script performance with Amber Reed two months earlier. Gabriella had kept that informat
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Scarlet Witch
“Never mind, Miss Carris.” Kate said with a subtle smile.Gabriella scoffed inwardly, did the old woman just play a fast trick on her?The meeting ended soon and everyone dispersed back to their departments. There were talks in the group but Kate didn’t care. After exchanging handshakes with some top attorneys, she flattered them with their commitment to the firm. Despite knowing they all did dirty deals, she knew they would be caught with time.Kate didn’t bother returning to the CEO’s floor with Jake Darius and Vince. She insisted that the bodyguards led her back to her car so she could return to the mansion. Jake didn’t probe, he knew the older woman had access to him and her grandson anytime. After they returned to the CEO’s floor, Jake felt a sense of unease down his spine. He knew he would be sidelined eventually, after all, he was a paid actor. But when exactly would all the luxury he was enjoying going to be stripped off him? He didn’t know.Gabriella paced the room obviousl
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Winning List
Applause rained heavily in the air but all Bernard did was jam his hand together with no sound. He was so pissed that he had to applaud that lowlife, Vince Finn when in fact he should have watched him get kicked out of Peak Hills law firm.Two of his most trusted allies were laid off the previous week, and he knew he only escaped the charge because he missed out on attending the secret meeting with his friends. He was sidelined by Josh and the others when he got demoted. It had always been their way for a long time but this time around, Vince had compromised it all.“Mr Finn, thank you for your service to Peak Hills.” Jake said with a huge smile and motioned his right hand towards Vince for a handshake.The announcement that came after, shook everyone as Vince was promoted to the position of an executive assistant in the CEO’s office permanently. When Jake Darius made the announcement, the room became awkwardly unbalanced. People started staring at each other in a knowing way.They a
Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Hearing
“Well, I guess we could say it was a friendly warning.”Amber’s words echoed loudly in Vince’s mind. It took him a few seconds before he realized that a question was being thrown his way.“Mr Finn, I…said, do you have more proof?” An ill-tempered woman with curly hair among the disciplinary committee questioned again.“Yes I do.” Vince said, quickly rubbing his itching nose. Thankfully it was starting to heal from the huge punch he had suffered from the bad tempered Josh two days earlier. As Vince had ruled, the disciplinary hearing was taking place at that moment. Jake Darius was also on seat along with three other board of directors, three other top executive attorneys in the firm were also appointed as the disciplinary committee.Gabriella, Amber and three other department heads were only present as observers. Vince was called in to provide evidence of the crime committed by the lawyers. Just as he had expected, Josh kept sending threatening glares his way.After the attack on him
Chapter Thirty-Six: Secret Laid Bare
“I cracked it!” Vince shouted enthusiastically, forgetting he was supposed to be the bigger person in the room. Both Gabriella and Jake rushed forward to his table to check out what he was talking about and he turned the computer to face them. Amber’s tip turned out very accurate. The encrypted data file she gave them turned out to be a hard knot to crack but Vince was determined to get to the bottom of it. He knew Primrose could easily decipher it but when she told him about her suspicion towards the new store keeper, he had to be more careful especially on documents relating to Peak Hills law firm. “Wow! Mr Finn, you are a genius.” Gabriella said, amazed. “I thought Miss Reed had mistaken the data perhaps.” Jake added. “From what we have here, there is truly corruption in play and this could destroy the reputation of the company.” Vince said worriedly, his hand tapping on his lap. He knew he didn’t want anything that would get Kate his grandmother agitated, so he knew he ha
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