LOGINThe air inside the abandoned buiulding was thick with the scent of damp concrete, rusted iron, and the metallic tang of old blood. It was a tomb of industry, a cavernous space where the shadows seemed to pulse with a life of their own.Jonas Rex stood at the center of a pool of harsh, artificial light, the weight of the duffel bag in his hand feeling like a leaden anchor. His heart hammered against his ribs, a steady, rhythmic drumbeat that synchronized with the ticking clock in his head. Every second Lily remained in that chair was a second too long.Jonas’s gaze was locked on the figure stepping out from behind the line of Brandon Kristoff’s henchmen. The man moved with a practiced, oily grace, his expensive Italian suit a jarring contrast to the grime of the surroundings.As the light hit his face, Jonas felt a jolt of recognition that was like a physical blow to the gut. It wasn’t just a face from the past; it was a face from a nightmare.Alfred Connors.The name echoed in Jonas’s
"Brandon Kristoff? That bastard is still trying to mess with us?!?" Irin was increasingly angry at the realization that Brandon was the kidnapper."It sounds like you know this guy personally." said Ethan curiously."Personally is probably an understatement, Ethan." explained Irin. "Brandon once worked for both QS Holdings and my company, Metro City Motors.""We both fired him because of his attitude and insubordination... and Ethan, you are not going to be pleased with what comes next."Yuriko chimed in, "Remember when Oliver approached us about Corey's family problems? Well, I found out later on that one of those thugs who confronted her was Brandon." "Is that right?!?" Ethan was seething when he heard Yuriko's reply. Suddenly he was almost equally invested in rescuing Lily as Jonas was. This was no longer just a simple rescue mission. This was to keep Brandon Kristoff down, once and for all. In his mind, no one messes with Corey."This bastard is going to have a big ass whooping
"There it is, Ethan! Stop the car!!" The car's tyres came to an excessively loud screeching halt as Ethan slammed his foot on the brake pedal as hard as he could. Jonas immediately bolted out of the backseat and rushed over to Lily's car while Ethan quickly parked his car to the side of the road so as not to disrupt traffic. Once Jonas reached Lily's car, he wildly looked around for clues to Lily's whereabouts; but as one would have guessed, she was nowhere to be found. "Jonas, look!" exclaimed Latisha as she and Ethan caught up to Jonas. Looking at the direction where Latisha was pointing at, he saw Lily's bag on the floor, with her personal belongings strewn all over the road, including her phone. "Damn it! Where is she?!?" Jonas was a nervous wreck as he paced back and forth trying to think of where Lily would be taken to. Ethan stopped Jonas mid pace in an attempt to calm him down. That, however, made Jonas more anxious and helpless. Eventually, tears started flowing down hi
Madam Louise took a moment to think about Derek's question before replying, "Honestly, Derek, I do not know what to make of it." Mrs. Theresa added, "She's right. The footage, unfortunately, is too vague for us to determine what is going on in that cabin." "I agree." added Charles. "Right now, it is too early to jump to conclusions. We will need Nikita to continue to try to infiltrate the cabin. Maybe she can find out more for us." Oliver nodded while listening to everyone's responses. "Fine, I'll inform the Krauser Kartel. In the meantime, I'll need you all to do double duty for me." "Double duty???" ---------------------------"Roger that, Mr. Reed. I'll keep you posted." Nikita replied to Oliver before hanging up.Nikita was in the Spring Underground with Don Krauser and Nikolai when she received instructions from Oliver regarding her discovery of Cleo Connors's secret cabin."What did Mr. Reed say to you?" asked a curious Nikolai."Nothing much, brother. Just that I'll need t
"What is going on, Kenan?" Kenan himself was unsure of why the real Hector, his uncle, was on the Townsville news. What was even worse was that in that news segment, Hector was trying to expose him and his father Herman. "Sir Connors, I am unsure as to what is going on over in Townsville. I have to head back to Townsville and resolve this myself." replied Kenan hastily. Thomas gave Kenan's reply a bit of thought before responding, "You know what, Kenan. That is a good idea." "How so, grandpa?" asked Christina. Thomas nonchalantly instructed Kenan, "Listen carefully, Kenan. Since you need to head back to Townsville, I will send Alfred and Queenie to join you and your father." "All four of you will be my spies in Townsville, even though I already have a liaison there. I will instruct that liaison to meet you at the Townsville airport." "Accomodation and transport will be provided for you. Your mission is simple: Infiltrate and stalk the Quinton Consortium and everyone ass
"Three hours! They have been in there for three hours!!"Tanya was listless and extremely worried with her assistant as they both anxiously waited outside of the operating room at Metro City Hospital's emergency department.Deep down, Tanya had suspects in her mind as to who caused the accident of Ian and Rose; but while the Metro City Police Department were investigating the crime scene, she could not afford to jump into conclusions.That was secondary, anyway. The primary priority for her was to ensure the safety and well being of her subordinates.Ian and Rose were recently promoted thanks to Oliver, who still had no idea that they were in an accident. She could not imagine how Oliver would react if he found out about it.As Tanya and her assistant continued to wait, the operation light above the door was swtiched off. In the next instant, out walked the doctor in charge."Doctor!! How are they?!?!?" Tanya asked anxiously as she rushed to the doctor.The doctor replied, "Both patien
"Slow down, Oliver! We are barely catching up with you!" exclaimed Derek as he and Charles, in their suits, tried to close the flight distance between them and Oliver."Honey, did you and Ms Amanda make any changes to Oliver's suit? His flight speed is beyond our limits." asked Charles.Esther repl
By the time the Phoenix Mafia took off for the exhibition center, Derek, Charles, Amanda and Esther had already reconvened with Oliver at the car park."Guys, I have no idea when the bombs are going to go off." reported Oliver. "Understood. The Phoenix Mafia are enroute with a batch of nanoshields.
"This is Oliver. Is anyone receiving this?" Oliver communicated through his suit communications while in cloak mode. "Oliver. It's Derek. You are online with me, Charles, Amanda and Esther." replied Derek. "What's the situation on your end, brother Derek?" asked Oliver. Derek replied, "We are in
"Charles... tell me that it's not our Hector." Oliver was stunned to hear the revelation from Hector's son Kenan. All Charles could do was stand beside him, frozen on the spot."Charles... hey! Is he talking about brother Derek's driver Hector?!?" Oliver asked louder to snap Charles out of his tra







