Alex turned to the door hoping to see the dealers barging in with the goods but none of them came forth. Instead, the waitresses dropped their serving trays and picked up placards containing several numbers.Hastu stood up and moved to the center of the room. He cleared his throat loudly and opened his palms. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Hastu, your sales guide for the night.”Alex swallowed. “Really?” he muttered under his breath.“Our attendants will be going around with deal cards for the bidding so if you are ready for business, indicate by lifting your hand so that you can have a card,” Hastu explained.Alex quickly put his hand up. He never thought the transaction was going to be in auction mode. Alex thought prices would be attached to the goods then interested clients would just purchase them in an instant.A card bearing the number 38 was handed over to Alex.“Your card number indicates your seat number so let’s reshuffle guys. We don’t have time.” Hastu charged.
“Can I come with you?” Adams requested, pleadingly.Alex turned to Adams and swung his head from left to right.Adams sighed in frustration.“I know you want to be a part of this mission Adams but I suggest you remain in the car.” Maintained Alex.Alex turned around with a defeated sigh. He couldn’t help but wonder why Alex would ask him to stay back when he was a trained assassin.“You will not follow me into the inner arms market.” Alex raised a finger at Adams. “That’s the agreement.”“Got it, boss. I’ll stay right here and remain out of sight.”Alex chuckled. Adams was playing around. That wasn’t the plan.“Fine. I’ll take the car back to the house.” Adams surrendered and allowed his hands to fall on the speedometer. “Are we good now?”Alex agreed with a nod. On his part, he had a feeling that something was going to go sideways and he wouldn’t want Adams to be involved. Adams had always gone out of his way for him as an assistant and tonight, he wasn’t going to place his life on t
Dianna smiled and it gladdened Alex’s heart that she wasn’t infuriated by his coldness toward her. He cleared his throat and turned to her, this time with his full attention.“Well, if you had been paying attention to the stream chat, you’d know that I’ve hit over 50 million streams but it’s obvious you’re a boring person,” Dianna replied with a half smile.Alex couldn't hold back his chuckle.“So people who have no interest in music are considered boring huh?” he then lifted an index finger. “And I like music by the way. It’s just that I haven’t been paying attention to the trends lately.”Dianna sat up.”White Moon label is doing an incredible job. My single has been topping the charts since it was released and the streams keep multiplying.”“I’m happy for you,” Alex replied with a genuine smile.“Thanks.”He cleared his throat loudly and proceeded to take off his wristwatch. “At what point did you realize that you wanted to do music?”Dianna hummed. “I’ll say since I was a child bec
Alex grabbed the ward coat wrapped around his cozy armchair. He slid it on and was about to reach for his stethoscope on the table when his phone began to ring.He picked up the phone and his brows went up because he wasn’t looking forward to such a call. It was the second time he was getting a call from Dianna Lampton.“Hello!” He responded firmly and finally reached for his stethoscope.“I trust you’re doing fine, Doc.” She said.“Yeah.” He nodded and moved to the door, wondering why she called this time.“Can I see you today?”Taken aback by the question, Alex remained transfixed to his spot.“Just for a couple of minutes,” Dianna emphasized.He quickly ran his free hand through his hair and kept the phone glued to his ear. “Okay. But I’m at the hospital at the moment. I’m about to go check on a patient.“Okay..” she slurred and he felt she was throwing the ball in his court.“How about you come pick me up at work?”There was silence from her end.Shit! Alex thought. Maybe it was a
Alex kept his eyes glued to the round-shaped wall clock. When the clock struck 7 pm, he stood up and marched to the door. Suddenly, a car drove into the compound. He sighed in relief and quickly stepped out. A young man clothed in a grey hoodie stepped out. He walked up to Alex and extended his hand to him. “Seems like you’ve been expecting me.”Alex shook him firmly. “You can bet that.”The man smiled and withdrew his hand. “Come with me, please,” Alex said and ushered him into the house. They spoke on the phone a few minutes after William left and the man had agreed to show up at 7 pm sharp. Alex led the man into his living room. They moved to the table where his laptop was resting. He grabbed the flash drive beside the computer and handed it over to the man. The man took off the hat attached to his hoodie, exposing his bald head and angular face. He took the drive and flipped it. “Are you sure you can crack it? The encryption is pretty high grade.” Alex pointed out. The man
At quarter past 9 am, Alex pulled his sports car in front of a VIP bar. A thing about Alex was that he respects time hence he always shows up on time.Peter Lotha had slated their meeting for 9:30 am but as it appears, Alex was 15 minutes early. He parked his car in front of the building and stepped out, clinging just to his phone and car key.He then made his way into the bar and headed straight to the cheerful bartender at the counter, who was putting his perfect set of dentition on display.“Good morning Sir.” The bartender greeted Alex.Before Alex could respond, the bartender guided him with a finger toward the right wing. “Mr. Lotha is in the first lounge.”Alex nodded and marched toward the longue. The address was one of Peter’s properties so Alex wasn’t surprised when the bartender identified him. He concluded that Peter must have given the bartender a description.A fact about Mr. Lotha is that he doesn’t hire just anybody. Even his staff who do meager jobs were people known
“Hey, mom!” Dianna snuggled around her mother with a giggle.Mrs. Lampton hugged her tightly and proceeded to caress her back tenderly like a puppy. “Such a brilliant performance, darling. I wasn’t expecting less. My daughter always outshines.” She remarked proudly.Dianna looked up at her mother with dilating pupils. “Thank you so much, mom. Thank you guys for showing up tonight.”“You’re welcome.”There was silence from her father’s end which was quite strange to Dianna. He would always be the first to applaud her performance. When she pulled away from her mother’s embrace, she saw her father, away from them. He was pulling the car door rather than waiting for the guards to do it.Mrs. Lampton sighed. “I think you should speak with him.”Dianna agreed with a reluctant nod and joined her father in the back seat. Mrs. Lampton also joined them in the backseat. The chauffeur drove away.Dianna threw her back against the car seat and turned to her father. “Hey, Old Man, the least you can
Carl was on his way to the VIP table that had just been assigned to him when he noticed Dianna. He stopped by her table and took off his Mexican hat. He was dressed in one of his exotic three-piece Italian suits.William went on with his opening remark.Carl extended his right hand toward Dianna. She placed her palm into his with a smile. Carl leaned and kissed the back of her palm.“Congratulations Dianna. You’ve always been a star.” He said, flashing a dubious grin.Dianna gave a half smile and slowly withdrew her hand from his. “Thank you.”He then proceeded to his table and sat.After concluding his remark, William declared the event open and headed straight toward Carl.“If you may please come with me.”“Of course,” Carl replied and swept his hat from the table. He wore it and followed William.William led Carl away from the hall to a private bar away from the crowd. William presented one of the sofas and settled opposite it. Carl slipped his hand inside his jacket and pulled out
“How’s it going?” Dianna demanded the moment she responded to William’s call.“Just as expected. It’s a hit.”“What are the ratings?” asked an eager Dianna.Last night, her latest single was released under the White Moon label and even though she was confident in her music’s market value, she wanted to know the rate of its performance under a new management.“Your song is already an anthem as we speak Dianna,” William responded.She smiled.“We’ve launched a challenge on social media and thousands of users hopped on the challenge already. Also, we’ve secured almost a million streams and the ratings are 4 stars. We are sure it will get to a 5-star rating by the end of the day.”Dianna twirled and crashed by the edge of her bed. “I’m impressed.”The song was released barely 24 hours ago and the comments were satisfactory.“You are currently topping the city’s chart and hope to make it to top the 10 global music Billboard by the end of the day.” William supplied.“That’s incredible. Just
Bismark Kuffour
interesting ...
Cluney Toni
Very good book of should I say chapter