MasukCharles stared at the building in front of him. He'd expected the place to be in some kind of abandoned area, not a modest flat, very close to the city center.He heard footsteps approach and didn't need to look to know who it was.“So, this is the place?” Vincent asked, nodding towards the building.Charles gave a short nod.“Then what are waiting for”, Vincent added, already striding forward.Charles cast him a look before silently following.They reached the flat. Vincent raised a hand and knocked.No response.He knocked again. Still nothing.“Do you think he’s home?”Charles shrugged. If he wasn’t, they’d wait.Vincent raised his hand to knock a third time when the door suddenly swung open.“What they f*ck, I____”. The man mid mid-sentence at unexpected guests, eyes darting between Charles and Vincent.In panic, he hurried to shut the door, but Vincent wedged his hand between frame and forced the door open with a grunt.“Shit!” The man cursed and turned to run, but Vincent was qu
“Your ego is going to get Kate killed”, Andrew snapped, stopping Charles in his steps. He stopped to look over his shoulders. “I’ll find her”. Andrew opened his mouth to protest but Charles interrupted him. “You’re lucky she doesn’t remember what happened years ago”, he said with a scoff. “Are you going to tell her?” “Depends”, Charles shrugged. “Stay away from us”, he deadpanned, before walking into the house. **** “I honestly don’t get why everyone is so obsessed with finding Taylor”, Tiffany vented to her husband, her face twisted in confusion and frustration. “Father’s neglecting his health, he barely eats, and only when him too”, she added, her frown deepening. “He says he can’t eat because he’s worried ‘she’ might not have eaten”. Tiffany was so furious when her father had said that. At that moment, she was convinced Taylor had cast some kind of spell on the family, but somehow it hadn’t affected her or Nathaniel. Nathaniel hummed quietly, staring at his ph
Tiffany hurried to keep up with his pace. “What now?” What now? He found Kate, that’s what. If only they had a CCTV in the alley, then he’d know what had actually happened there. But since they didn’t, he’d go check for himself. His phone buzzed in his pocket. He stopped to check who was calling. “Yes, Jack?” He answered, placing the phone at his ears. They stepped out of the mall. “We couldn’t track the location of her phone, we think it’s either switched off or broken. But we were able to find out her last known location”, Jack said from the other end. “Where?” “SPAR mall”. Whatever hope he had faded. That was the mall he was currently at. Shit! Another dead end. He turned the corner and stepped into the alley. “Alright, tell me if you find anything else”, he said and disconnected the call. He pocketed his phone back in his pants, then turned to Tiffany. “Stay here, Aunt”. Tiffany nodded. “Alright” His eyes scanned the area as he walked, checking for any
She felt dizzy, her eyes turned heavy, unable to keep them open for much longer. As her knees wobbled beneath her, losing her footing. She fell to the ground. “Night night”, a voice chuckled. She looked up but her vision was a blur so she couldn’t see who it was. But from the voice she could tell it was a man. Her situation dawned at her. She was getting kidnapped. She felt something prick her skin. She opened her mouth to protest, but the darkness soon swallowed her. **** MOMENTS LATER Tiffany walked out of the mall, two shopping bags in hand. She let out a tired sigh. Shopping was a success and she didn’t have to spend a dime. Thanks to Taylor. She had gone to pick up one more item, leaving her cart at the cashier stand and when she got back. The woman had told her someone paid already. And now she felt guilty for the hurtful words she’d said to Taylor. She’d promised to apologize to her at the party. Tiffany walked over to her car, and opened the door to the d
It took Rose an one hour to bathe and dress up. She smiled, feeling more refreshed and alive than she had in days, ready to continue her task. She grabbed her phone off the bed and dialed Steve’s number. “Hi, sis!” His cheery voice sounded from the other end. He picked up on the first ring. “Steve, remember the thing you said about codes?” “Codes?” She groaned, rubbing on her forehead, sometimes her brother was too slow to catch on. “Yes. The names I brought for you to check out”. “Ohhhh right!” Steve echoed. “Have you found out what they mean?” He asked, curious. Not yet, but soon. “How did you say I could decode it again?” She asked. The line went silent for a while. “Steve?” “I’m with you sis”, he said quickly. “The numbers are binary, and the letters, Morso code”. Rose nodded. “Binary and morso code”, she muttered under her breath. “Want me to help?” Steve offered. “You can send it now and I’ll get it done before you know it”, “No”, she cut in
MEANWHILE Crash! A vase slammed into the wall, leaving a dent. Rose cheat heaved, running her hands through her hair as a scream tore from her lips. This can’t be happening. Four years. She dedicated four years of her life to this family and the company, and wat did the old man do? He handed everything that was rightfully hers to a stranger. And no one questioned him, not even Nathaniel. Impossible. She took out her phone from her bag, furiously dialing a number and putting it to her ear. “Yes, Ma?” the person answered on the first ring. Stacy, I want you to find out who he transferred Kate shares too”. “Ma… that won’t be easy”, Stacy hesitated. “That information is_” “I don’t care!” Rose barked. “Since you’re proving to be so useless, send the information of all the anonymous shareholders. I’ll find out myself”. With that she ended the call abruptly and flung her phone onto the bed. I will find whoever that person is and take back what’s mine. FastT







