Chapter 205

By the morning of the third day, the atmosphere was charged with tension.

It was the day that they were to report back to Xavier with 900 million dollars as agreed but all they had been able to pull together was $650m.

Caleb felt he was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea because all the choices they had at that moment may put his son's life at risk.

He was banking on the success of Bianca's idea and the hope that Xavier felt compelled to act on it quickly.

Every passing minute gnawed at him while he waited for a call from Ross. He couldn't...