CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR The police car that Rupert was in approached the street, on which Rupert's house was. It turned the corner and went down the street. Rupert could see a couple of police cars parked

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE "My next move? What do you mean my next move?" Rupert asked Grant as they sat around the table, in the boardroom. "Rupert. Jake wasn't working alone. He had a proxy;

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO At Rupert's house, Sylvia sat on a couch in the lounge, holding Jane in her arms. She frequently closed her eyes, whispered prayers and kissed Jane's forehead. She was obviously scared

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE The next day, Rupert went to work beside himself. The stress of thinking about a way out, coupled with the sleepless night he'd just had, clearly put him out of his element, and he looked

CHAPTER TWENTY "Rupert, honey, is that you?" The question came from inside the house. "Yes, it's me," he replied, and put the small box inside his pocket and went in. "Welcome

CHAPTER NINETEEN "I've received the file," Danny said, speaking to Jake on the phone. "Great. Send it to me via LINK. I'll call you with your next task. Stand by, for now."

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN On that Monday morning, Rupert went to work. His mind was troubled by the threat he had received. He felt uneasy and couldn't make sense of the situation. He knew he was cornered and couldn't

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Monday morning Jake was driving his car and the radio was playing, but he wasn't listening to it. His mind was filled with many thoughts, since he woke up. I've got a good feeling about

CHAPTER SIXTEEN "I've called Fox and the plan is in motion now," Danny said, speaking to Jake on the phone. "Good. Did he show too much resistance?" "No, not too much to worry

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Jake sent Danny an email, assigning him his next task, exactly an hour after their phone conversation. Danny read the email. Okay. That shouldn't be hard. The rendezvous might be tricky

CHAPTER FOURTEEN "All three of them are going out." Danny watched Rupert and his family leave the house that Sunday. He was sitting in his car, parked a couple of houses away from Rupert's. He

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sunday morning Rupert had been working on the review throughout the night. He was so absorbed by the work that morning had come by without him being fully aware of it. He was startled

CHAPTER TWELVE Danny had watched the five men as they drove away and disappear behind a corner. He checked his watch and saw that the time was ten minutes past ten o'clock. Good. They're gone. Now, I must

CHAPTER ELEVEN Back at the holiday house, Jake and Danny entered the office. Jake locked the door behind them and Danny took his previous sitting position. Jake walked to his computer desk, opened the

CHAPTER TEN Alicia drove straight to her apartment after the party. She had one thing troubling her mind though. She found Danny very familiar, like she had met him before, and not just at the reception

CHAPTER NINE As the two men stepped out of the office and stood in the passageway, they could see a few guests chatting in the lounge. Jake closed the door and locked it, and then led the way into the

CHAPTER EIGHT Saturday morning "...ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred," Danny counted as he finished his push-ups. He got up and threw himself onto a couch behind him, gasping, trying to

CHAPTER SEVEN "Honey, I'm home," Rupert said as he entered the kitchen. "Good evening, honey. Did you have a good day at work?" Sylvia was preparing dinner. "Well, there was nothing

CHAPTER SIX Rupert had spent much of his time in the office going through the technical documentation of Leadsway's entire computer system and coming up with a structure for his review. He decided to divide

CHAPTER 5 The same morning, Jake, coming from his bedroom, climbed down the stairs in a more accelerated pace than usual. He had just showered, and was clean cut and shaved, and wore a new suit from his