131: VINCE'S DOWNFALL

VINCE'S DOWNFALL

The day was just starting and yet Belavia was in full swing after the news that Greyson Enterprises fell into bankruptcy spread like wildfire. The unfortunate news was the front page headline of  every notable newspaper, and the issue was number one trending online.  0

The blame for the company's downfall was all directed to Vince Greyson, the acting CEO of Greyson Enterprises. Due to his negligence and mismanagement the once great company collapsed just months after he took over.

The breaking news was aired on radios and television. If Ybbrahim Greyson had not confirmed the shocking news in a prescon, no one would actually believe it. Everyone believed that it had been a hoax and the evidence was fake but after hearing the truth from Ybbrahim Greyson, the truth finally sunk, the huge empire crumbled to the ground.

The news just erupted like a bomb that shocked everyone. Even Ybbrahim couldn't believe what happened. He trusted Vince but all his son did in return was to ruin the company he worked hard for three long decades.

Greyson Enterprises once stood proud and taller than most of its competitors. It's been thriving all this year but sad to say, it 

was no longer the same in a blink of an eye.

Vince Greyson, after facing charges, fled the country in order to escape his crimes and to evade his debts which reached billions in total. Ybbrahim Greyson couldn't do anything but apologize for his son's crimes and shoulder all responsibility. But no matter how hard he apologized, their lives will never be the same. It was not the end… but the beginning of their doom.

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When I turned the television on, I wasn't even surprised to hear the morning news. To others, it could be shocking but to someone like me who knows the news before it was even aired, it felt the same. I flipped the channels and yet there was nothing which I found interesting so I turned the television off. There's no use to hearing the same news over and over again when I know the whole truth.

I swiftly moved to the minibar and  grabbed a can of cold beer from inside the refrigerator before I sunk to the comfortable single sofa inside my hotel room. My fingers clutched the can tightly as I poured the liquid into my mouth.

Somehow, the sense of triumph I knew I would feel after exposing Vince's darkest secret didn't arrive. There was this deep, hollow emptiness inside me saying it wasn't enough. Vince deserved more than that. What I did wasn't enough to make him pay for his crimes.

Now that he escaped it felt as if my efforts had been wasted. There's a part of me which felt a little bit disappointed with the turn of events. It never occurred to me that Vince was a huge coward. He couldn't face what he did. Above all, he escaped all his responsibilities and left it all for his aging father to handle. It must have been a huge failure for Ybbrahim Greyson to be abandoned by his legitimate son.

But no matter where Vince goes, I shall hunt him even if I have to go into the deepest, darkest part of hell just to catch him. He could run away, but he would never escape the truth that he was ruined for life, his life will never be the same again. He will always be on the run. He would always guard his back in fear someone would jump out of nowhere and kill him. 

I lifted the can into my mouth and drank half of it. My thoughts were occupied with where he is now. I'm sure that Vince didn't escape to another country. I lived with him for years and I know how his brain works. He sure was coward but he's not that stupid.

He would not do something ridiculous like running away without enough cash to keep him alive. Vince was smart enough to consider that.

That makes me think that soon, Vince would run out of money and he would come back for Ybbrahim to ask him for more. 

I emptied the can into my mouth and crushed  it into my hands before throwing it on the nearby trash can. The sooner Vince was caught, the better. As long as he's on the loose, I will never be at peace. He would undoubtedly try to kill me at every opportunity. It's okay if he would only take me as his target. But I'm afraid that he would harm Phoenix and Faith Vienne.

I lost a child before and I don't want to lose anyone again. I won't allow it to happen. I would fight to death just to keep my family safe.

The loud  sound of my phone ringing snapped me out of my glum reverie. Sighing, I hurriedly vacated the sofa and picked the phone seated on the top of the night table. When I looked at the screen, it was Phoenix who was calling me.

For a while, my worries faded. My face lit up as I answered the phone.

"I miss you, Ace… Hopefully you're doing fine…" Her worried voice greeted my ears. Just the sound of her soft voice has a calming effect on me. A gentle smile emerged from my lips.

"I miss you too, love." I respond as I try to ignore the longing I felt for her. "Don't worry, I will be home soon… I'm flying back to Brittania after I finish packing."

We talked on the phone for thirty long minutes. The three days I haven't been with her feel like years to me. We talked about Faith Vienne. We even talked about Vien, our angel. We both wished that she was still alive even though it's impossible so when I return back from Belavia we could be one big family again.

When I hung up, I couldn't stop grinning. The call helped me feel a lot more better. 

Now that I temporarily settled the matter regarding  Vince, I could finally return to my family.

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