Semua Bab They Will Fall At Her Knees : Bab 11 - Bab 20

The line went silent for a moment. I could hear nothing but the shallow, uneven breathing of James on the other end. Then, a low growl came from him, laced with panic he was trying desperately to hide. “You think… you think this is a game?” he spat finally. I laughed softly, letting it echo in the otherwise quiet office. My hand rested lightly on the folders stacked neatly in front of me—contracts, bank statements, deeds—all weapons now in my arsenal. “No, Mr James,” I said, my voice calm, measured. “This is reality. Your reality. The one you created. And now… you get to live it.” The line crackled with tension. I could practically feel the beads of sweat forming on his brow through the distance. “What do you mean I created for myself? What is this madness Mrs Hawkins? Who the hell are you? I… I’ll call the cops! I’ll—” “Call them,” I interrupted sharply. “They won’t stop me. Everything here is legal. Everything is mine. You taught me how ruthless life can be. You taught me tha

Sheila looked at the caller and immediately picked up. " is everything alright father?" she asked" We are fucked, Sheila. My account is frozen and so is your mother's. Tell James we need him now more than ever." Sheila looked at James and gulped down the thick saliva at the back of her throat. " Okay father." she said quickly and hung up the call." Who was that?" James asked " That is my father, James." Sheila said with a shaky voice as she calmly took a seat. James could guess there was trouble. " What does he want?" he asked, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. " My parents accounts are frozen." Sheila managed to speak. James face went pale. " What do you mean frozen? As in frozen?" " Yes. They cannot make any transactions. You have to do something, James. We have to know exactly what we are up against." The room went dead quiet. " We could trace the caller or probably negotiate with her like you have said but I doubt we are going to end up with something good." Sheila bit

The man at the far end of the table didn’t flinch. His calm demeanor made the gun in James’s hand feel almost absurd. James’s finger itched on the trigger, but there was something in the man’s posture—an effortless confidence—that made him hesitate. Sheila could see it too; she stepped closer to James, trying to anchor him.“James… don’t,” she whispered, her voice trembling. “Just… just listen.”The man slowly turned his head, and the room seemed to shrink around them. His eyes were sharp, piercing, as if he could see straight through their intentions. He leaned back slightly in his chair, his hands folded neatly on the table.“Ah,” he said finally, his voice smooth and cold. “So you’ve brought the gun. Bold… and foolish.”James’s jaw tightened. “Foolish? You’ve been playing games with us for days. You think I’m afraid of you?”A faint smile curved the man’s lips. “Fear isn’t the point. Understanding the game… that’s the point.”Sheila’s stomach knotted. She could feel the tension

" What is he talking about?" Sheila asked James gaze slowly left Hawkins and landed on Sheila who was a bit jittery. " You don't need to listen to whatever he says. My name's James Howard and that is it!" " Is it?" Hawkins said laughing. James knew he was caught in Hawkins trap again. " Fine! Where do I sign!" Sheila rushed toward him and grab the pen. " And you think we don't need to talk about this?" she snapped. James frowned.." Can you give us a minute?" he asked looking at Hawkins.Hawkins simply laughed and got to his feet. " Of course. You have all the time you want. Let me know what you decide to do but mind you..." he took a pause. " You don't have a choice." The door clicked shut behind Hawkins, but the echo of his words lingered like a stain in the room.You don’t have a choice.Sheila turned sharply to James, her grip still tight on the pen as though it were the only thing keeping her grounded. “Explain,” she demanded, her voice lower now, but far more dangerous.

I simply sat on the comfort chair with a drink in my hand. Watching James and my sister try and save the little they had was fun. I have never seen her so scared. The thought of going back to a poor state scared the hell out of her. But I didn't pity them. They had stolen everything from me. My home, my mother and the wealth she left behind for me. I was not going to watch anymore. I was going to fight and show them how much I was going to make them suffer. I watched as James sighed the document and pushed it across the table. " It is done." Hawkins said into the coms. " Also, tell them they are dropping the cars too. Everything they had today was all thanks to my dead mother. I am going to be taking more than half of everything they have." I said again Hawkins relaxed, a gentle smile played on his lips. "Is that all?" James asked " All? No. This is actually the beginning of a long term business between the two of us actually." Hawkins replied." What do you mean? We didn't