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The rule of three The membership card
It was a long night for Dean and Lyda. They waited till two in the morning for the surgery to be completed.Lyda waited because this was her best friend, and Dean waited because Lyda was his responsibility and he could not just leave her out there like that.They finally returned to his apartment towards dawn, and as he tucked Lyda into bed, he shook his head in self derision. His plan to save Alanna had so backfired, now, he had a wife on his hands that he did not know what to do with. She was sleeping over more often, it seemed like she had practically moved in. Before he went to bed himself, he had to do one last thing. He opened his laptop and filled out the membership form with Levant Goldberg’s name as sponsor. He finally hit the bed at 4am. When next he opened his eyes, it was bright outside. He picked up his watch from the side table and saw it was 7am. He slowly got out of bed and went to the kitchen to make himself coffee.“Good morning.” He turned to see Lyda standin
The rule of three A blackmail speech
Useless! Dean thought to himself. He knew this would happen. The cops in these parts were so incompetent. “Perhaps you know his last name or place of work? That could help with the search.” Cop 1 said.“I already told you all I know.” Lyda groaned in exasperation. “He works as a truck driver in one of the city’s factories. I don't know his last name.” For some reason, an alarm bell went off in Dean's head but he did not know why. “The longer it takes to find him, the more danger Jess is in. He may try to shut her up forever.” Lyda continued. “We could station a cop outside her ward, while we send his picture to all the factories in town.” Cop 1 said.“Please do.” Lyda said.Dean did not like this, if Rob had gone into hiding the way he suspected, the knowledge of his image circulating will only drive him further away. He may even run away from the city.
The rule of three A strange visit
Dean watched Patel in silence as the man finished his glass of beer.“I am your biggest competitor in e-commerce. Our app has been in existence for almost fifteen years now.” Patel said.Dean felt a shiver run down his spine. “We had no close rivals all these years, and in just two months since its emergence you are about to send us packing.” Patel explained like he was truly having a heart to heart discussion with a dear friend. “I convinced Christian to change the terms. He did, but still refused to partner with my company.” He continued. Dean just sat stunned. What the hell was this? How is it possible that someone he did not know was actively trying to sabotage him by cutting off his major supply merchant? Was this what the world of business looked like?“I see why Christian like you so much, because I like your tenacity too. But I cannot understand why he would want to work with you, a strang
The rule of three Failed seduction
Dean shook his head. Blakely had implied earlier that she did not enjoy idle games, but was now playing an idle game. He did not have the time for all these. He had a lot of important things on his schedule for the day. “You won't look so bored if you understood the mad love we could make.” Blakely said boldly. Or a spicy fuck session. Anyone you prefer.” Dean's jaw dropped. He had never had a woman come so boldly at him. Not even Leilani after they had been together for years.He struggled to regain his composure. “This is hardly an appropriate conversation to be having with me Ms Baker.”“Oh, fuck that.” She said. “Ms Baker, really?”“I am married.” He said showing off his wedding band, happy to be able to use his temporary marriage as a shield.“Again with the societal expectation nonesense.” Blakely said in irritation. “You want us to ask permission
The rule of three Do you think I am an evil man?
Florenza walked quietly in near darkness. It was midnight. She had suddenly woken up from a horrible nightmare, and even after minutes of sitting awake and drinking glasses of water to calm her nerves, she still felt unsettled. She could not go back to sleep. She felt something was wrong and could not shake the feeling off. She walked slowly inside the domestic staff quarters. If there was any mischief at play, her instinct told her it was stemming from this place. To her surprise, the first room she peeked in was empty. There was no one sleeping in any of the bunk beds in the room.She could not still be dreaming? Could she?It was midnight. Over two hours since everyone retired for the night, where could they all have gone?She opened the second door and her anxiety began to heighten when she noticed it was empty too. What the hell was going on. As she dre
The rule of three Two more mintues
Leilani watched her nurse clear the dishes away, and tried to convince herself about things that were not true. If she believed these things, she could play the pretending act well.She acted like today was a normal day, and the plates her nurse was taking away didn't contain her final approval for her escape plan to happen today. She felt like a duck on water, calm and serene on the outside and frantically paddling underneath the water in distress. She had no idea how she was going to spend the day pretending to be calm. She was bursting with anxiety. She hugged her still flat belly, hoping to draw comfort from her baby. She was mostly making this escape for this baby. She could not just sit and let them sell her child in some black market like a common slab of meat.“One day I would tell you about this sacrifice I am making just to keep you safe.” She whispered to her sixteen weeks old foetus, caressing her stomach. “Don't get too attached to that thing.” Her nurse said, start
The rule of three Hideout
Dean got off his zoom meeting with the celebrity with a smile. He had finally secured her contract with Ally.It had not been difficult. Just like he had predicted, she had been ecstatic at the fact that the CEO contacted her. The offer was also too juicy for any sane person to reject. Now, looking at the signed contract on his desktop, he could breathe a sigh of relief. There were currently no loopholes for competitors like Patel to infiltrate through.Things were finally beginning to take shape. If things continued like this, he would be rounding up all his goals soon. Now if only he would at least get an update about Leilani. He was beginning to worry more. This was taking longer than he had ever expected. As if on cue, his phone rang. It was the private investigator calling.“We’ve narrowed the search down to the driver.” Jean Akio said as soon as the call connected. He sounded
The rule of three Dead end
Rob looked from Dean to the cop. Then he looked down at his hands. It seemed he was contemplating whether to reveal this big secret or not.“There was a ring tucked into a seat in the truck. Some drops of blood too.” Rob said. Dean felt his whole body go cold. “Blood?”“Yes. A few drops.”“Did you report this to the cops?” The cop asked. “No.”Dean lost it and punched him again. This bastard! It would have been so much easier to find Leilani if only he had spoken up when this happened. “I did not want to get in trouble. When I asked Charles he said to burn the note and mind my business.”“What note?” Dean and the cop asked in unison. “A note was tucked in the ring.” Rob said hesitantly. This was getting even worse. Was this man simply a dumb idiot who only knew how to hit women, or was plain selfish and could only think of saving his neck.