Adrian Lester was furious. He got off his swivel chair and approached Patrick. He glared at him with a killing intent and the latter stared back at him in hostility.
Why hadn’t he known all these years that Adrian has this side of personality? For years, they’ve been friends and he didn’t know he is so mean and senseless?
“Your audacity, Patrick! How dare you walk into my office to lay curses on me, how dare you?” He thundered and pulled him by his collars.
He said his tears would flow? He dared to say that to him, someone he had helped a few times in the past? A lowlife that he paid his tuition fee for once from his pocket money?
Someone he employed in his branch company and gave good incentives? He cannot see anything right in all that he does that he dares to come into his office to curse him?
Patrick Connor wouldn’t let Adrian bully him as he pulled him by the collar as well and the two glared at each other in fury. Adrian gnashed his teeth.
“There won’t be need for me to lay curses on you, I’m only telling you the consequences that will come after your unthoughtful decision and actions. And I’m saying it again that you will regret this!” Patrick repeated and Adrian released his hand and punched him in his face.
Patrick Connor hit him back in his belly and Adrian staggered backwards, spitting blood. Patrick has blood dripping from the sides of his mouth. The two men glared at each other again and Patrick decided he should leave.
Adrian pulled him back from behind and dragged against the wall, giving him deadly kicks with his knees in his stomach until Patrick’s mouth was filled with blood.
“You won’t come before my face again. You dare to fight the CEO, your own boss because of matters that don’t concern you?” he said and yanked him off.
Patrick Connor stood up with great difficulty and staggered. Adrian almost killed him. Two more of such deadly kicks, he might lose consciousness. He glared at Adrian with bloodshot eyes and held his belly as he staggered out.
He wanted to tell him that their friendship has really ended like he said but he has no strength in him for that. He needed to get to the hospital, he definitely would be bleeding inside.
When Patrick left, Adrian cleaned the blood on his lips and summoned Clem “Get Patrick a letter of dismissal on the account of insubordination and immediately informed the entire employee of that company that he is no longer working with the Lester conglomerate”
Clem nodded but saw his red flushed facial complexion and knew something was wrong. Adrian has become a stranger to all of them. None of them can say exactly what happened to him.
The only time he acts normal is whenever he is with Lola Carrero. Looks like his family not in support of him being with her was affecting him psychologically.
“What happened to you, Adrian Lester?” Clem asked. Was he involved in a fight or something?”
“What the fuck is your business with that, you bastard?” He bellowed and Clem bowed his head slightly and stepped out. This is more complicated than he has thought.
Adrian was angry now. Who is he to ask him what happened? If he tells him what happened, what can he do about it? Bastard, son of a bitch.
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Luna Wesley turned carefully towards Ava, folded the pieces of paper in her hand and tossed it away. She couldn’t say anything and when she threw the paper away, Ava trailed it with her eyes.
She went to get the paper from the floor and carefully opened it. Only a sentence was written inside “Sam Leon’s funeral is ongoing”
Ava Leon was dazed. She just stared at the piece of paper in her hands. She doesn’t seem to understand what was going on or what it meant.
At that moment, her brain suddenly went numb. She couldn’t interpret the meaning of that sentence to her. She was quiet and raised her head staring at Luna, perhaps the older woman understood the meaning of those words more than her.
The paper fell off her hands as Luna came over, pulled her into a side hug and brought her to sit on the bed. She was patting Ava gently to calm her down.
More than anyone else, she understood what it means to be in shock. She felt her eyes teary but blinked her eyes several times to push the tears backwards.
She should be helping this young woman to stay calm and not shedding tears to hurt her the most.
In X-city, Santiago got the information and stared at it in front of him. The family that took his sister home went to New Jersey.
New Jersey is a few hours flight from X-city. It only means he has to hire a private detective to find out the whereabouts of those couples before he goes there in person.
He took his phone and called his parents. More than anyone else, his Mom has been restless from the moment she learnt that her daughter was still alive.
He told his dad everything and the latter asked if he should step in and find out about the couple himself. When he was the President of X-city, the President of New Jersey was a close acquaintance.
They are both retired now, the influence that each of them has in their country, cannot be overemphasised.
“No dad, I’m hiring a private detective to do the job” Santiago informed. He cannot let his dad bother himself on this. It’s a piece of cake for Jimmy and himself to handle.
“I insist, Santiago. Let me contact an old acquaintance. It’s definitely going to be faster than hiring a private detective” Simon Blake insisted.
“Alright dad” Santiago gave up. He’ll wait for the next signal from his dad. If he needs to fly his helicopter to New Jersey, he would be waiting to do so.
“Our daughter is in New Jersey. I’ll inform the former president of New Jersey to have his men locate her foster parents” Simon updated his wife.
Nancy nodded. They’re heading somewhere already. Very soon, she hopes they find the couple and let them know that their daughter is actually hers.
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Suddenly, Ava Leon was able to blurt out a question “Did Adrian Lester kill Papa like he promised?” She asked, not referring the question to Luna actually.
“Adrian Lester?” Luna asked, shifting her gaze on Ava Leon. She hopes it’s not the young master of the Lester family?
“Yes, Adrian Lester promised to ruin my family to hurt me more. If he really has a hand in Papa’s death, I’ll never forgive and I’ll never forget!” She declared.