Chapter One Hundred And Sixty Eight"A goodbye letter?" Chairman Fernandez repeated gruffly, "What the hell does that mean?"Paul was silent, unsure of what to say himself. His phone pinged with a notification, and he quickly brought it out to check the message.His brows furrowed in a dark frown as he viewed the message. Without a word, he passed it to the chairman."What is this nonsense?!" The chairman barked, his eyes scanning the goodbye letter Lana had supposedly sent from him.She expressed her feelings of sadness at leaving her father but stated that she had to follow her heart.She had sent another letter to Clarissa, asking her to liquidate all her shares from ALLURE, since she no longer has interests in managing the company.In the letter, she told the chairman not to worry about her, and he should not look for her as well. "What did you do to Lana that made her this way?!" Samuel Fernandez bellowed at Damien, and threw the phone at his feet.Damien and Liam glanced at eac
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-NineDiego was lying on his bed looking pitiful as hell. He was hooked to several machines at the same time, which aided his breathing and other things.However, he was awake and conscious of his surroundings. His skin was sallow and he had lost a lot of weight, as well as a lot of blood.Damien had to have him moved to a VIP room, so he'd be more comfortable and recuperate well.The room was spacious and looked more like a suite than a hospital room.The doctor in charge of Diego's treatment led him into Diego's room, and he was followed by the Detective and the rest of the men.Diego stared forlornly at the visitors who filed into his room. His eyes widened slightly in surprise, as he saw Chairman Fernandez."Why is the chairman here?" He thought in wonder, and made to sit up but the doctor restrained him."Try not to move, please." The doctor warned."Chairman..." Diego acknowledged Samuel, and the chairman gave him a light nod. His eyes ran over the y
Chapter One Hundred And SeventyLana jumped when the door to her room was opened suddenly, and Aryan stepped inside. She was sitting on her bed, with her knees drawn to her chest.She stared at the big man who walked over to her bed and stared down at her, hard.Lana swallowed a lump in her throat and shivered under his steely gaze. Aryan exuded a cold, killer like aura that sent a chill running down her back.She could not mistake the unbridled hate and contempt in his eyes, as he stared down at her."Zaire..." Lana croaked, averting her gaze from his. She cleared her throat and asked nervously once more, "Where's Zaire?"She never thought she would be asking for the very man who abducted her, and kept her locked up.But Aryan gave her the creeps and Zaire was literally the only one around here who could protect her from this dangerous looking man.Zaire had always been around for the past four days, checking up on her regularly. He brought her meals for her, there in the room, and m
Chapter One Hundred And Seventy OneLana slowly walked around the garden all the way around the house, with Aryan following closely behind.The whole compound was well kept, but flowers and trees were spread out across the place.At the far end were barbed wire fences that went around the house. It was so high that it was enough to keep out giants, but surely, she could manage to make a hole and squeeze herself through right?Lana's hand came to her mouth, and she bit her nails nervously. Her eyes scanned the fence, and came to land on the metal sign fixed to the fence that stated, "Danger! Keep off!"She wondered who the sign was for. It was definitely to keep her in because there was no way anyone would come from the outside through that thick forest which she could see."Is it worth it to get electrocuted?" Lana thought in despair. If she even managed to get through the fence, the possibility of getting eaten by wild animals is so high, that she shuddered from that own thought.Wh
Chapter One Hundred And Seventy-Two"Ow!"Lana yelled in pain as Aryan pushed her against the wall fiercely. Pain exploded in her shoulder blade which had connected with the wall, and she held on to it."I fucking told you to stay back!" He thundered at her, his face twisted with rage. Anger and terror sliced through Lana.She pushed away from the wall and slammed into him, trying to run past him.Aryan did not even flinch. He reached out and grabbed her hair when she ran past him and pulled her back with it."Ahh!" Lana cried out, as she was thrown against the wall once more. Pain radiated from her skull from where he was twisting her hair, and made her eyes water with tears.Aryan chuckled and walked closer to her, staring down at her, "What? Were you trying to escape?" He sneered, "You think you can leave?"Lana did not say a word. She glared at him with those red rimmed eye, then spat out hatefully, "You freaking bastard!"Aryan's left eye twitched violently with that statement,
Chapter One Hundred And Seventy-Three The door to the prison's visiting room made loud clanging sounds, as the metal bots and locks were unlocked.Rina was led into the room by a guard.She had huge cuffs on her hands and was dressed in the prison's orange overalls.It's been three weeks since her arrest and she was awaiting trial. She looked worse for wear with her huge black circles under her eyes, and sunken cheeks.Her black hair was pulled back from her face in a loose ponytail, and her face was guant.Damien was sitting on a metal chair in the middle of the room in a designated spot. Sitting beside him was a bespectacled middle aged man, who looked respectable in a sharp custom made suit.He was the head of Romero's legal team, and he had accompanied Damien on this trip to see Rina. Behind them, Liam stood rigid, with his hands clasped behind him like a soldier at alert.Rina's lips curved into a dry, little smile as her eyes fell on the men the room."To what do I owe this unp
Chapter One Hundred And Seventy-FourRina inhaled deeply and then let out a ragged breath of despair. All her previous bravado had seemed to disappear as soon as Damien had mentioned how unsafe she was behind the prison walls.She seemed to shrink half in size into the chair, with fear boldly written on every of her features."Alright." She said in a small voice, "I'll tell you what I know about Zaire's location."Damien leaned back in his chair and straightened his jacket, pretending he was not relieved with Rina's decision. He suppressed the desire not to punch the air in victory, and instead schooled his expression into one of blankness as he nodded calmly at her, "Spill it.""But still..." Rina croaked uncertainly, "You have to tell me how you're going to help me with my sentence first before I say anything."She glanced up at him then and saw the flash of anger in his eyes. The muscle in his jaw twitched violently as he pushed back his chair and stood up.Seeing his action, the
Chapter One Hundred And Seventy Five Lana scrambled off her bed, her eyes wide open in shock as she stared at the gaping hole in the wall.Her chest was heaving with the way she was breathing hard, and her eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets. Her hand was still covering her mouth in shock.What the hell had just happened? Is this a dream? Walls don't just open up in front of people.Why did the wall in the room suddenly open up and most importantly, what was on the other side?Lana peered tentatively inside the wall, her eyes wild with fear.The cold air emanating from inside the gaping hole, filled the room and she shivered uncontrollably.Was this some kind of passage way? A secret passageway? On the second floor?!As the idea of a secret passageway flashed through her mind, Lana's heart started beating loudly once more.She bit her lips in uncertainty and fisted her white dress in fear as she walked closer to check out the wall.Tentatively, she climbed onto the bed an
Chapter Two Hundred And Thirty-ThreeThe discovery of the siphoned goods and the part Noah played in the big reveal spread like wild fire across the company.Everyone marveled at how he was able to pull it off himself.It was said that the reports he provided made the internal audit to move more smoothly than ever.The audtors knew where to go, who to ask questions, what questions to ask based on what Noah had provided.This earned him considerable respect in his department as well as the company. The golden haired mystery man was not as dumb as every one thought he was.Infact, he was being accorded honor by the regional head, who made sure every thing was done to the letter, following Noah's instructions."We cannot misuse such valuable information. Its time to fish out those perpetrators and clease out Romero Solutions," The regional head had declared before he gave Noah a determined look, "If this turns out successful, headquarters will be really pleased with you, Noah."And that
Chapter Two Hundred And Thirty-TwoThere was stunned silence in the Regional Head's office as Noah made that statement."Wh...what did you say?" The regjonal.head asked in shock and disbelief, "The batches for the deluxe products are being siphoned?! By who?"The regional Head voice was rising by the minute, and his hands curled into fists on his seat."I don't know about that, sir." Noah said, carefully choosing his words else he let something slip.He did not intend to reveal the one behind the crime, mainly because he did not know who the mastermind was.Secondly, he had no evidently of the ones he suspected. These little details will be brought to light when the Regional Manager sets the auditing team to work."When I noticed a pattern of weight discrepancies as well as other inconsistencies in the record, I had to check for myself." He continued but was stopped by Fred."What do you mean, inconsistencies?" The man asked, "What did you discover in the records?,""There were a lot
Chapter Two Hundred And Thirty OneGary quickly rushed after her before she could get to the door and drew her back sharply."Hold on, you little bitch," He snarled as he accidentally grabbed her hair as well and pulled her back.Maya winced in pain as she felt strands of her hair being pulled from the scalp, "Ow!" She cried out in agony, "Let me go. At once!""Not until you explain what you mean by that little statement which you just uttered," Gary fired back heatedly."I meant exactly what I said, you piece of trash, " Maya said as she mustered her energy and stomped on his toe with her heeled foot."Ahh!" Gary cried out in anguish as pain exploded in his foot. He let go of her hair at once and doubled over in pain, trying to hold his throbbing toe but it was much too painful.Maya, seeing as she was free from his hold, turned back and stared at him in disdain, "You think I won't take protective measures for myself? You've got to be joking, Gary." She spat out, "You take care of an
Chapter Two Hundred And Thirty "Something of utmost importance?" The Regional Head repeated in puzzlement, "What could that be?"Maya's heart slammed in her chest as she heard Noah say those words. Franticaly, she glanced at Gary who had also gone a little pale.A look of terror passed between them and they immediately knew what the important news Noah had for the regional head was."Stop him!" Maya seemed to say with her eyes, glaring at Gary and making motions with her head towards Noah.She was so agitated that she could not stand still. She had been so eager to want to leave this place earlier but now she wouldn't leave for all the world.She had to stay to hear what Noah had to say to the Regional Head.Quick as flash, Gary stepped in between the Regional Head and Noah.Smiling nervously, he started speaking, "Regional Head sir, why don't you allow the Senior sales manager to take you to his office, while you wait for the reports on the audit?" He turned and nodded to Fred, who
Chapter Two Hundred And Twenty Nine"Infact, these has got to be the best results I've ever seen in a while."Everyone stared in amazement at the Regional Head.He was giving Noah a warm and approving smile, while patting him heartily on the arm."You say they are the best reports that you've ever seen?" Fred asked as he stepped closer to the Regional Head."But that's inpossible," Gary uttered through gritted teeth, "He has no qualifications. How is he able to prepare the best reports you've ever seen?"Everyone almost groaned in annoyance at Gary's stupidity and shamelessness.Maya rolled her eyes and stomped her foot impatiently on the marble floor.It was bad enough to stand here like some kind of lackey, and watch the regional director do his job but now she had to listen with her heart in her mouth, hoping that Gary does not let any information slip."He talks too much," she thought angrily, biting her lower lip in annoyance, "if he dares to say anything concerning the deluxe pr
Chapter Two Hundred And Twenty EightJaws dropped in shock as Noah stepped out of the throng of employees and stood directly in front of the Regional head.Everyone was shocked at his boldness.This was a chance for him to make his escape and blame the superiors for giving him such an important task.He was not that learned nor did he have much qualifications. They knew that, yet he was still asked to prepare the reports in such a short time.Although he did not have much chance of defending himself, since he was a lower level employee, yet the Regional head was known to be fair to others not on his level.He hated any sort of unfair practice and he would definitely side with Noah if he revealed he had been pressured into making the reports.Yet, Noah had come out boldly, as if he was ready to take the fall, the consequences of making such sloppy reports."He's done for," Greg sighed in despair, watching Noah with pitiful eyes."He really is just a golden haired dumbass," Jason agreed
Chapter Two Hundred And Twenty SevenThere seemed to be a shift in the air as the regional head uttered those words.Fred immediately turned to Gary who had provided the reports from Noah.Within seconds, the report was in the senior sales manager's hands, and Fred passed it onto the Regional head."Here you go, sir." He said, "Everything has been prepared for you. We can send the shipment right away of you want."Very calmly the man took hold of the reports and went through it. The Vulcan reports were supposed to cover every detail of a huge shipment which was being sent out in a month's time.The regional head aimed to start from the report because whenever there was a big shipment such as this one, there was always one problem or the other.Whenever huge contracts like this one was given to the company, the regional manager makes sure to come down to Crestview and oversee everything himself. Now everyone, including Noah waited with bated breaths to see how he would react to the r
Chapter Two Hundred And Twenty Six"What?"Gary started asking but then a telephone began ringing loudly on one of the desks in the office and a colleague picked it up."Hello? really?!" The man looked alarmed. He nodded frantically as he ended the call, and looked at them all, "The Regional Head is here!"There was a general wave of murmurs and a flurry of movement occurred as everyone arranged their works, and gave their repirst last minutes touches.Gary glared at the man who had announced the Regional Head's arrival. The little fool had announced it before he even had time to think of his next plan. He turned back to Noah, who was giving him a calm look, his face devoid of any sort of emotion.Gary wagged his fingers ar him, "No games from you." He gritted, "If you try to pull a quick one on me in front of the Regional Head, I'll make sure it boomerangs on you."There was a bit of silence after that statement where both men just stared at each other, quiet hatred and fury simmer
Chapter Two Hundred And Twenty FiveNoah stared him down calmly, even though he was boiling with rage inside, "Where is what?""Where is the freaking file?!" Gary screamed as he flung all the reports to the ground in one swift move of fury.Noah bounded to his feet in anger, "Gary!" He yelled, "Enough of this!"Gary was stunned but in the next minute he burst into a ridiculous laughter at Noah's audacity. "Look at him," he laughed, pointing at Noah's enraged face, "he's yelling at me! Wow, you must have some guts now because of what you discovered, right?"At that moment, Noah leaned forward to say in his ears, "Yea, that's exactly what's up."As those words left Noah's lips, Gary froze on the spot. He had not exactly believed Noah had the file even after Maya told him so but now he did.He was not a man of weak spirit but as soon as he heard those words from Noah, he knew without a doubt that he was doomed.This golden haired gigolo really did have the file.He stared at Noah in h