After a couple of minutes of standing there, in the midst of their clients, reporters, the Taylors, and security details, Mr. Briggs and the rest of his family could feel the weight of embarrassment crushing their chests. And when they didn't provide their invites after a while, the reporters and the photographers weren’t giving them a second to breathe as their cameras' lights continued to flash nonstop.“Don’t you have an invite, Mr. Briggs?” Mark asked, knowing fully well that they didn’t.The mumblings of everyone in the surroundings only increased in volume due to Mark’s question, and all of the Briggs knew very well that they weren’t getting any good press out of this incident anytime soon.Yet, Deborah tried to savage the moment by saying, “We do have invitations. But we were in so much of a hurry to get here that we left it home.” What she thought would savage the moment only made it worse and the whispers around them only grew louder.“It doesn’t make sense that they would
It took a minute for Sophia’s words to settle in the minds of the reporters and everyone else, and soon questions were being thrown at her.One of the journalists shouted, “Miss Briggs what does your remark mean? Are you accusing Zane of cheating on the young granddaughters of Taylor’s family?”“Yes!” Sophia said firmly, looking bold and confident that she could get away with her wild accusation.“What is your source, Miss Sophia? Or are you saying these things because you are salty about getting kicked out of an event you weren't invited to in the first place?” James shot back at her.The guests immediately gave in to James' words and the whispers quickly began again, among them.“Those words make sense. After all, she and her family lied about having a ticket to the ceremony, only for it to turn out that they don't. If they can lie about that, what can they not lie about?” Someone mumbled, but their voice was loud enough for the Briggs to hear.Knowing that their image was already ru
Looking down at Emma as she gave him a worried glance, Zane gave her a small smile, leaned in closer to her ears and said, “They are side with Damion.”A look of shock swept across her face as her brows snapped together in disbelief, and she asked softly, “Are you sure?”“Watch,” Zane calmly uttered before facing his front, and for a moment, Emma didn’t take her eyes off of him, only to catch sight of the smug smile on his face before she focused on the guests.“Who’s coming with me?” Mr. Briggs asked, seeing a bit of indecisiveness in their expression. “Take the risk with a newly established business, or get a ninety percent bonus from the one who you have been working with for years and are sure of the kind of result you are going to get.” It took a moment, but soon it was clear the guests had chosen Mr. Briggs' side because they slowly started leaving the premises, getting into their cars, and a look of relief crossed Deborah's face as she thought, staring at her husband, ‘Thankf
When the doorbell rang, Zane was already at the door, knowing who it was and when he opened it, Mr. Alfred gave him a small smile.But Zane didn't return it because he was more concerned about the dark brown hair, nerdy-looking guy who was standing behind Mr. Alfred with a briefcase in his hand.“You didn't tell me you were bringing a guest. Emma and I only made breakfast for three.” Zane mumbled as the old man walked into the apartment followed by the guy, leaving the security detail outside.After Mr. Alfred had taken out his cap and coat, putting it on the rack, he then looked at Zane and said, “If I would have told you, then it would have ruined the surprise.”Then he looked at the young man beside him and said, “This is Yoko. He's good with computers and he is an International spy. I get all of my information from him because those on the field report directly to him. He has been with me for years, serving me in the shadows. But now, he's yours.”“Mine?” Zane asked as he raised h
Remembering his last encounter with Nathan, Zane raised a brow at Mr. Parker’s words, leaning back in his chair as he questioned, “Why would you think I am the man to talk to about this?”For a moment, Mr. Parker eyed Yoko, not knowing if he should speak in his presence, but Zane recognized his uncertainty and said, “Go on. He is with me.”“Oh, I see...” Mr. Parker said, looking directly in Zane's eyes. “I think you can help me because of all this... because within less than two months Golden Key Co. was created, and I don't think anyone has broken the record with such accomplishment in your time frame, except for Mr. Alfred, and for that, you got my interest and respect.” Mr. Parker said, looking directly into Zane's eyes.His straightforwardness made Zane chuckle and shake his head slightly, then he replied, “Okay then Mr. Parker, let's hear it.”Nodding, Mr. Parker lifted a file from beneath his arm and handed it to Zane, who took it, opening the cover and glancing briefly at the i
At sharp ten o'clock, Emily knocked on Zane’s office door, and then she stepped into the room, eyeing Yoko before approaching Zane, who immediately guessed why she was there, “Mr. Bradley is here.” “Yes, boss. He just arrived.” Emily added in her professional voice.“Great, let him come in,” Zane said, smiling.With a nod, Emily turned and left the room, shutting the door softly behind her.Turning on his phone screen, Zane stared at Emma's picture and then mumbled, “I wonder how she's doing?”His thoughts were crowded with his concern for Emma until he heard the sound of his office door open again, and immediately, Zane stood to his feet, seeing Mr. Bradley walk into his office.“Good morning, sir!” Zane greeted him as he approached the desk.“Morning, Mr. Grimes. May I sit down?” Mr. Bradley uttered humbly.Immediately, Zane gestured towards the seat across from his desk, saying “Of course. Please have a seat.”Sitting down, Mr. Bradley leaned forward on his elbows and looked str
After ending the call with Terry, Zane looked back at Yoko and was about to speak, when Yoko suddenly took out his phone and dialed Mr. Alfred, and it took one ring, and then the old man's voice came through, “Yoko, what is it,” “There was a hit-and-run incident at Golden key Co. against Zane and me,” Yoko said, his voice humbled with shame at the thought that he properly didn't do his job, “Zane and I are okay. He was smart to push us out of the car's way.”There was a brief silence on the line, and then Mr. Alfred's voice came through a bit annoy, “Zane saved you?”“Yes, boss.”“Did you at least get the license plate number of the car?” Hanging his head low, Yoko hesitated and then said, “No. the vehicle had no license. But Terry and the others chased the person into the T-max mall and lost him.”A sigh left Mr. Alfred's lips and then he said, “I will make some calls. Head to T-max and wait for my response.”Once Mr. Alferd had ended the call with Yoko, he pulled out his phone fro
Facing each other, the security with his baton and teaser, and Yoko along with Zane, the security moved for Zane since he was the one that pissed him off in the first place.But as he was about to attack, Yoko reached for his right wrist, and instantly, Zane caught on to what he was doing, and Zane went for the left hand.Before the security could figure out what they were up to, Zane and Yoko had locked his wrist in their grips, and they dragged him back as he screamed, kicking and punching his legs, trying to bend his hand and use the teaser on Zane, but his wirst was so tightly in Zane’s grip that he couldn't twist it.“You two are going to jail for assaulting me!” The guard shouted as he struggled.Finally, Zane and Yoko pinned him to the wall, and then Yoko shouted, “Who are you working for?”“I am a security guard at T-max, so I work for Mr. Landon.” The guard said, forgetting about the pain in his wrist and looking at Yoko like he was dumb.“He meant, who sent you to attack us