Revenge of The Furtive Billionaire Heir by Ryker Helios

32. Agenda?

When I meet him the next morning so he could give me a ride to school, Gerald profusely apologizes for not taking my calls.

“I am really sorry, Jace. I left my phone at the office before going home and missed a bunch of calls, along with yours. Are you okay? Did something happen? Was there an emergency?”

I blush at his questions. My idiotic actions had left him worried about me, and that was the last thing I

wanted to do.

“No, Gerald, no, there were no issues. I just wanted to have some conversation,” I scuff the floor with my feet, feeling mortified. But I somehow spit out the next part of the explanation, “Just wanted some companionship, I guess. You know how the house is at night.”

Gerald’s eyes soften with something akin to parental concern.

“I’m sorry, Jace,” he mutters, but I brush it off.

“No, it’s fine. I was just a bit shaken from what happened that evening, which, by the way, I need to notify you about.”

That does the trick as Gerald sits ramrod straight, his eyes focused. I tell him all about the incident that happened in the evening, and the email Brennan had gotten at night.

“I see,” he murmurs after I finish the report, “this Aiden fellow is starting to become a problem.”

“Yeah,” I agree. “But unfortunately, a problem we can’t get rid of soon, what with his father trying to take over Zelt Tech and all.”

are trying to do, you know, apart from the most obvious motive, which is expanding

“I get that

passed without an

In fact, it was like he’d totally gone off the grid. He was absent from school, and I heard that the school board was not pleased with his behavior. Brennan had not even heard from him, in fact, he couldn’t even call the phone number he was given. For a moment after hearing it, I was worried for Coraline. The new developments were unsettling,

the Adrenaline Rush, I exit hall number seven at King’s College after finishing my last lecture for the day, too busy compartmentalizing everything I learned today and going through the work! had to complete before tomorrow, as well as the assignments, that I nearly missed Gerald who was standing

notice his expression. His lips are pursed and his skin is pale, and his hands are clasped tightly behind his back, which is ramrod straight. I could feel the tension buzzing off of him, “what’s going

and adds in a tense voice. “We should get inside. I don’t want anyone to hear

get into the car, and Gerald locks the doors.

question, crossing my arms. I do not have a good feeling

eye before delivering the

suck in a breath,

Zelt Tech building They’d just come outside when a vehicle had driver past them,

I can’t breathe Someone shot Zelt Tech employees just outside of Zelt Tech How could this happen? I never…I never thought such

alive?” I question, voice

will wake up from soon

“Who are they?”

IT, and Tanaka

I utter, feeling devastated at the attack, we need to go to the hospital immediately to see them.”

our way Hopefully, we can get in before visiting hours