Chapter Twenty-eight
1506 Words
“Hello team mate, welcome on board.” Stefan said fist bumping Rose.
“Hello Stefs,” she said smiling.
“So, guys remember the drill. We get in there, speak to him. If things get ugly, then we switch to plan B, guns and werewolves. Nelly and Rose, you play the pretty girls that entice the gullible men. Make sure you cough out every single dime from him.”
“Yes boss.”
“Rose, a word please?”
“Yes Jack?”
“So, I plan on buying the Reeds share in Helmonth.”
“Woah. That’s huge.”
“It’s worth a lot. That’s where forty percent of their money comes from. We take it and boom, we’re forty percent richer and they’re forty percent poorer.”
“Oh that is so so smart Jack. Have you started to work on it?”
“You bet I have. The papers are coming in tomorrow, met with Helmonth himself and he is so willing to give it to us.”
“But, if we’re buying the shares, for a higher price, aren’t we losing?”
“We get the money back, those shares generate money on its own. So, whatever we’re paying to get it, we get triple the price paid to us.”
“That’s so excellent. Who knew you had these plans up your sleeve.”
“The goal is to bring Dominic down to the ground. He is sitting on a lot wealth, slowly we have to take it away from him. Storm is his biggest asset. Once Storm is out of the way, and the wealth he is sitting on is snatched away from him, that is where we strike. We bring him down to his knees and at our mercy.”
“And we finish him once and for all.”
“Are you with me on this?”
“You’ve got that right.”
“Hey hey guys, we’ve just gotten a really bad news.” Nelly and Stefan rushed to them. “Nana is on her way to the hospital. The maid said she slumped in the living room.”
“s**t. We’ve got to go!”
“You guys go, I’ll stay here and…”
“Jack you cannot pull off that plan on your own. Cancel with them and we’ll reschedule. I’ve lost two important people in my life, I really cannot afford to lose her.” Jack didn’t bother to argue with Rose, he sighed getting into the car.
“See you guys at the hospital then.”
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“Coke?! Really Susan?” Storm yelled at her outside the hospital.
“I swear, I don’t know how it got into my system,”
“Your school calls me, thank your stars they did not call father. They tell me that you have been acting rather strangely, and the next thing you’re lying unconscious in the classroom. The bloody tears show positive for m*******a and coke!”
“I agree for the weed, I take it. I smoked it. Of course I would, you of all people have no flipping idea that I am seeing a therapist!”
“A therapist? Since when?”
“Oh now you care.”
“So the coke?”
“It is mother.”
“What?!”
“I have these erm… powers.”
“Powers? Susan you have powers and nobody knew?”
“You think it was a tracking system that helped me find your hacker?”
“How long has this been going on for?”
“Ever since I turned six.”
“And nobody knows?”
“Nobody at all. You’re just finding out about it now.”
“Susan, you and I need to have a long chat today, come with me.” He led her into the hospital,
“An appointment with doctor Graham? We have the blood test results ready.” He said to them.
“Yes yes, she can go in now.” Storm waited in the reception while they walked Susan into the doctor’s office.
“Oh, here is the famous Storm.” He heard a familiar voice say from a mile away. He looked up to see the Blancs glaring down on him.
“Oh, great! Susan just had to drag me down here at a time like this.”
“What are you doing here? Your old man finally kicked the bucket?”
“Not yet, he’s not as eager as your old man,”
“You bastard!” Jack growled grabbing him up by his collar.
“Sir, take your dog activities and display it outside the hospital.” The nurse in the reception said to Jack.
“Jack, you do not want to be in the papers for starting a fight with the enemy.” Rose said grabbing his arm.
“Yeah sucker, walk away.” Storm smirked.
“We will take this outside.” Jack said letting him go.
“I would love to engage in this friendly match, but my little sister is in there so I have to sit this one out.”
“Susan is here? What happened to her? She bit her mouth because of how sharp it is?”
“Something like that, yeah. Look, it was lovely seeing the entire pack here, but I think you should be moving along.” Storm said.
“You do not tell me what to do.” Jack said putting his hands in his pockets and standing very close to Storm,
“Jack? We came here for nana? She needs her grandchildren beside her for support not sizing each other up for battle.” Rose said.
“Punk.” Jack threw a punch in Storm’s face. Storm held his bleeding lip, and anger completely took control of him. He threw a punch to Jack, completely bruising his jaw. Jack got blinded with rage, and so did Storm. They began to throw punches at one another while Stefan, Nelly and Rose stood watching. They continued on until they transformed into werewolves growling and snarling at each other.
“Both of you cut it out!” Rose screamed and the lights in the hospital went off immediately, including the power. Jack and Storm just stood, snarling at each other.
“Storm?” Susan said completely surprised at the drama that was going on before her. Immediately, he transformed.
“Susan? You’re done already?”
“The snarling and growling kept interrupting. The last straw was the power outage. This was all you?”
“Say hello to the rest of the Blancs.”
“Oh, hate all of you. Hate the red head less.” She said. “Let’s go Storm.”
“That brat,” Nelly growled at her.
“Oh Nelly right? You know you’re toast when the Blancs find out who you truly are and who you work for. Toodles,” Rose, Jack and Stefan take a step back to stare at Nelly.
“Oh come on! You’re listening to that little girl?”
“She’s a teenager. She knows more than she says, and if she said…”
“Nelly. What are you hiding?” Jack asked.
“Rosalia Blanc?” The doctor asks her, interrupting their little conversation.
“Yes? Is it about my grandma? How is she?”
“She’s stable right now. You can go and see her.”
“What happened to her?”
“She had a stroke. But she’s one tough elder, she’s perfectly fine as if nothing happened.”
“Oh thank goodness.”
“The boys have to stay out. They’ve caused enough trouble for us here, patients are complaining.”
“Oh come on! Jack see what you’ve caused.”
“Come Stefan, we’ve got something new to look into.”
“Hey nana,” Rose said as she walked into the ward with Nelly. She held her hand, “don’t scare me like that again. I am not prepared to lose anyone anymore. It’s scary, it’s lonely.” Rose said.
“She’ll be fine Rose,” Nelly said placing her hand on her shoulder.
“Step away green snake in a green grass.”
“Rose ! Are you believing the words of a small rat?”
“That small rat has a smart mouth and she talks, and when she talks, she speaks the truth ! You have my brother to face. Get out of here.” I’m anger, Nelly leaves the room slamming the door behind her.
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“What was that you said to the Blancs?”
“That girl works for father. She’s his eyes, and ears. I saw right through her.”
“This power of yours, is of great advantage,”
“I’m not using it for your silly battle.”
“Come on Susan.”
“Trust me, the path you’re own is very good. There are a lot of things you need to find out on your own dear brother.”
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