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||Arlington Arlington||I woke up with a loud bang in my skull, that kind of bang you can't simply ignore.What?Am I, by some means, suffering from hangover yet again? Did I get drunk last night again, after I've promised not to? Oh God, this is bad!But, how did I end up getting drunk? I think harder but nothing is coming, arrgh!Whoever get me drunk last night will pay for... Wait! What am I even saying, I should clear this bad headache first.I groaned deeply, clearly frustrated as I tried standing up to get some pills. This banging is freaking me out and it seems as if my head will be falling off my neck in the next minutes."Easy, you might hurt yourself that way." A calm voice pierced into the air, shutting the daylight from me. I jumped up startled.How did he get in? Did mom invite some visitors in our home? If yes, this is my room and it should be off limit for him."Hey... hey, I didn't mean to startle you that way." I heard footsteps being dragged gently. " I'm sorry, if I did though.""Here, it'll help reduce the hangover you having." He offered me pills and a glass of water. I collected it from him without warning and quickly take the pills and water. That was when I realised that...I stare up to look at the source owner of the calm but strict voice and oh goodness! A god in disguise?!A gasped lightly. No this isn't real, I'm hallucinating, right?"Stop drooling, already." His strict voice jolted me off my daydream."I'm not..." I argued as I look away, clearly embarrassed. That was when realization strike me, wait, this isn't my room. Where am I?I threw my gaze abruptly at the stranger as I glare dagger at him. How did I get here in the first place?"Don't give me that kind of look, I saved you from that guy trying to harass you. But it seems I'm late cause you've lose conscious before I could get to you." He explained in his oh-so-calm, yet strict voice.And now, it all making sense. Jesse. Being grounded. The strange guy and the dark figure. Yeah, I remember now."You save me to keep me here just to-" I widened my eyes in clear horror.What if he saved me just to do something more harsh?"What...?!" He raised his brow in a questioning manner."Please..." I cried. "My mother isn't that rich but I'm sure my brother is gon' pay the ransom no matter how much it is. Please don't hurt me."He let out a menacing laughter that could send chill into everyone else spine and I couldn't help but shiver. If I could, by chance escape this, I promise to keep my mouth in it accord place. I got in trouble because of my oh-so-running tap mouth that I've got."Money, huh?" He sighed like he wasn't laughing a while ago. "What am I gon' use the token your brother will offer me for? To buy cannabis? Nah, too cost for him to afford. Maybe lighter?"I gaped at him, totally bewildered. Alright, who the hell is this guy for crying out loud. This minute he's calm, next minute strict and another minute, he was laughing like a maniac and now... Oh god!"You will be lost in your own world of wonder if my brother could gift you that token you called it cause it'll be enough to feed your ancestors for years." I blurted unable to stop myself. Gawd, this mouth!He smirks evil visible on his face. "I bet your brother will lick my feet for my signature only his wretched clothes." He respond with a smug grin.This guy...! I'm starting to like his guts and boldness. Who the hell does he take Jamel for? Seriously?"Do you know who my brother is?" I countered."Do I look like I care?" He replied flatly."Even if you don't care, I'm still gon' tell you who he is." I yelled to his face. "My brother's name is Jamel. Jamel Grayson, second richest in New York, do you get?""So?" He shrugged his shoulders with a boring expression. "What if he's Jamel Grayson, huh?""You won't wan' try shit with him, I bet that with you." I flared up, angry at him for taking Jamel so lightly. "I'm only being reasonable cause you'll be sorry for your ass if Jamel gets to know I've been kidnapped.""I bet with you that its the other way round cause Jamel won't want to try shits with me, either." He replied nonchalantly. What effrontery!"Who the hell are you? The world richest?" I snorts. "You aren't even New York's richest, tch. Or are you?""What. If. I. Say I. Am?""Like You are Hardie?" I somehow find this funny and I couldn't help but chuckled at him."Yeah. Hardie Morrison..."....||Hardie Morrison||"Like You are Hardie?" She chuckled."Yeah. Hardie Morrison." I replied dryly."Lies. Lies. Lies." She clapped her hands lightly. "You should at least look for a better lie, like that of your class where you belong and won't be suspected.""Yeah, I agree." I nod with a faint smirk. "You should remember that its not everyone who fake their identity.""Like you are doing, right?" She countered with a sharp gaze."I think you need..." The creaking of the door cut me short as I threw my gaze towards it."Lincoln...?" I called out. "Thought you should be resting now, huh?""I need to speak to you." He voice out barely escaping a whisper."Not now, get some rest first. You need it." I shook my head."But Hardie, this is important." He groan."Your life is more important here, you should...""Listen Hardie, we don't need to waste anymore time. They are obviously planning big, I was doubting before but now I'm sure." He paused as he threw his gaze towards Arling."His sister, right?" He asked with a mumbling voice and I gave him a curt nod. "Good! This is it.""This is it?" I creased my brows."Yeah.""What exactly?" I frowned hard."Why we need to talk, she isn't suppose to be here." Lincolnshire pressed."I know, right." I shrugged. "I have nowhere to keep her after I saved her and I can't let her out there alone, that was why I brought her here." I faced Arlington but she's putting on a straight face without letting out a word. Something is wrong?"Do you need something?" I asked her."Yes, you are right." She replied sharply. "I want to go home.""I- I will get..." I couldn't finish my speech as Lincoln pulled my hand and he dragged me towards the exit door."Don't you get? it's foolish keeping her here, she needs to go before she brings any suspicion." Lincoln glared at me. I blinked, this was never the Lincoln I trusted. He never for once raised his voice at me, talk more of glaring dagger at me."I know right, I just want to...""Don't try anything rash, please Hardie." He countered."Okay. Okay, I won't." I smirks."Good. I'll get her to some safe route, it almost dawn already." He pinched his brows."Can I go with you at least?" I asked still putting on my smirk.He glared at him before nodding. "Right, no rash actions.""Sure..."||Hardie Morrison||"Don't you get? it's foolish keeping her here, she needs to go before she brings any suspicion." Lincoln glared at me. I blinked, this was never the Lincoln I trusted. He never for once raised his voice at me, talk more of glaring dagger at me."I know right, I just want to...""Don't try anything rash, please Hardie." He countered."Okay. Okay, I won't." I smirks."Good. I'll get her to some safe route, it almost dawn already." He pinched his brows."Can I go with you at least?" I asked still putting on my smirk.He glared at him before nodding. "Right, no rash actions.""Sure..."***"Why did you look like you don't wan' leave yet?" I twitched my neck towards the back seat, facing Arlington. Lincoln insist I sit at the front for his own self reason."I've got work to go, stupid." She huffed."Yeah, right." I nodded. "You're only leaving cause of your work, now I get it.""You talk too much, Mr imposter." She hissed under her breath. 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What are you doing here?" I glared at him. "Aren't you suppose to be in a more classy restaurant since you claimed to be Hardie?""That's not how to talk to your crush, you know." He said with a smirk.I scoffs at his statement. "Don't tell me you are stalking me, or are you?" I pressed on further."And what if I am? What are you going to do about it, huh?" He switched to his flirting mood. Gosh! Why can't he be normal for once?I turned around to return to my usual job post and felt a grip around my wrist. I turned back to meet with mr imposter's taunting smile and I was red."What the..."He cut me short. "Please can I get extra package for take home?" He said like he wasn't flirting earlier."Hmm, sure." I gave him a dry smile. "I'll be right back." This guy isn't mentally stable, I guess. How can a man comfortably switch mood with in seconds?Since I don't want to get caught up with his tactics anymore, I arranged his take home package and dropped it politely on his table. Befor
_Page 9_||Hardie Madison||"Here, take a look at this." I collected the pictures from Lincoln.Without going through them, I gave him a blank stare. "What are these for anyways?""Go through them first, at least." He pressed. "You might get few information from it."I sighed as I go through the hard copy just as instructed. "The faces here are blurry, what information am I getting from blurry faces?" I asked."They are the faces behind the sudden explosion of your warehouse, I'm still trying to track down the faces though. But for now, these are the information I gathered."At leat he's trying to prove his worth by working his ass to find out about the opposite attackers.I stare hard at the pictures but I don't seems to recognize any of them, though. Who are these people anyways? They did a really nice job in hiding their identity from me. Wow, just wow for a job well done.Am I having new enemies aside from Jamel and Gareth? Why are they after me? I really need to know about these
||Arlington Arlington||The day seems to break faster than user, I sighed repeated as I get out of bed. I just hope today should not hold any drama. For the past two days, things have not be really good with me. I quickly do my daily routine and dressed up for work."Good morning, mom." I greeted my mom who's already at the table with a smile."Good morning, sweetheart." she returned the smile. "You look stressed out, why?""Nothing mom, just that work these days are demanding. But no to worry, I'll manage just fine." I replied curtly."Sure. I know you a strong girl but if things are getting out of hand, do let me know." She said, concern laced in her voice."Hmm..." I gave her a nod and had my breakfast in a hurry. "Good bye, mom."I kissed her goodbye on her cheek."Be safe at work alright?""I'll, mom..."***Trailing down the street, few meters before the next bus stop where I'm suppose to board a cab, a car halt beside me. I decided to ignore the car but the car owner honked to
||Unknown Unknown||I smiled.The type of smile that hold suspense and smirk.Hardie. He is the cause of my smile. Wait? What was he thinking? That he'll be able to get information about me? Did he think capturing and torturing my men will make them rat me out?He is hell wrong if he thinks doing all those will make them rat me out. I own my men and I have full right over their lives and families', they are expected to obey my order to the fullest even if it means loosing their own lives.You call it loyalty? No, cause no one is loyal this. You only use what you have to get what you want.***"Any new information about the president?" I asked as I puffed out huge smoke from my nostrils."For now, there isn't any. We are still looking out for any changes, boss." Jade replied."You can go, get me updated if there's any..." I waved my hand at him to dismiss him. He gave a shirt nod and walked out.I just need to be on my best watch and make sure nothing goes wrong this time around....
||Jamel Jamel||I threw the glass on my hand on the floor and start breaking anything that's I come across. Who could have done this to me? How do the deal get terminated?I made sure to make it private cause I know how much millions of dollar I will be getting from it but now...?Everything is gone in less than twenty-four hours?Fu.ck, I can't take it. This is the most shocking news I'll be getting in the last few year."Call me Gareth..." I growled at my men."You don't need to, I'm here already." Gareth stood at the exit with his hands in his pocket."What..." I was shocked to see him, like I haven't seen him in days and now?He walked up to me. "Hey, you look fucked, what's wrong?""What are you doing here, Reth?" I asked with a raised brow.He looked confused. "What did you mean? I don't have right here anymore or what?""Hmm, I mean I haven't seen you in couples and you just showed up today." I scoffs.He shrugged his shoulders. "Business, I must say. Why did you look fucked up
||Hardie Morrison||The ride was not that long cause Lincoln could see the urgency burning in me and he drove faster than usual. He was at first surprised when I gave him the hospital's location."Are slowly dying and you keep it away from me?" He asked."No, not that. Something more urgent than my own life." I had replied."Tell me, what's it that's more urgent than your life?" He pressed on. The Lincoln I know loves digging in into any situation at hand but I'm not ready to give him the actual answer."It doesn't matter if I tell you, you might get to know with time." That was the reply I gave to him.I barged into the doctor's office with burning rage with Lincoln trailing behind me, I grab the doctor by his collar. "What happen to her? You better start talking now Smith.""I'm sorry, I'm not the head doctor. I don't know who you are talking about." The doctor said with fright."Where the hell is Smith Barney then?" I growled at him."He's currently in the theater room, he's been a
[14]||Hardie Morrison||Morning came much faster than expected and somehow, I was feeling tired and exhausted. For past few days, I deprived myself of proper sleep and now I guess my body can't contain it anymore.I've been escaping different escapades this past few days and finding myself in another one." Arrgh! I need a long break from this shiit that's been happening lately." I uttered with a long sigh."A few hour sleep will do." I managed to convince myself.***Letting out a soft moan, I stretched my tired muscles before getting up bed. Okay, its seems I haven't slept for long or it's the time who decided to stop."Thought you will be sleeping a little longer cause you really need it, Hardie." Lincoln was sitting on the sofa next to the dressing table. I never noticed he was there."Since when have you been here, eh?" I uttered with a frown on my face."Long enough to count the stars." He replied, nonchalantly."Arrgh! Remind me to lock my doors when I'm about to sleep." I gr