Flash back

Months after the ugly incident that almost made the Wellingtons especially Mr Greg realize that someone was actually hunting him down. He remained silent on the issue even when his wife persuaded him to let the cat out of the bag, nothing freaked him into knowing that his family were in danger.

Lisa never lost memory of the incident as it remains a fresh experience that she wouldn't want a repeat of such ever again.

Lisa's dad didn't think his past would ever return to hunt him presently besides grudges are meant to be forgotten.

He tried to pretend about everything but reality never fails to present itself.

"It's been years....but why hold such grudge till now?" He said inwardly.

His mind trailed through the past as he sits quietly on the bed and tries not to make any slight noise that would wake his wife.

Mr Duke was one the most wanted drug lord in California but he was hard to hunt him down cause of his criminal intelligence.

He was known for his dirty deals especially in the aspect of hard drugs which sold widely across the states.

He was a true definition of a "Mafia boss". No one dares challenge his authority unless they want to taste the cold recipe of death.

Mr duke has always been on the run since his warehouse was busted by the police which led to his arrest.

He was charged to court for money laundering, murder, drug deals and other heinous crimes.

Lisa's dad was the lawyer in charge of the case at that time but when he was offered huge sums of money of about a hundred million dollars to stay off the case, he bluntly rejected the offer and that led to Mr Duke's sentence.

He was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment.

During his jail term his companies were destroyed and his nemesis tailed the opportunity to raid his family and made sure his empire was laid to waste.

While in prison his mental health got derailed and he had to spend ten years of his sentence in the hell hole of the psychiatric hospital.

Due to his mental disability, his crimes were pardoned after ten years of misery in the mental asylum.

He lost everything with a vow that he would retaliate against his biggest foe which is Lisa's dad.

He hated the existence of Mr Greg and made a promise to wipe out his entire family.

Mr Duke's empire was destroyed by his own nemesis. It took him thee years to regain his sanity after his release from the asylum and additional five years to rebuild all he lost with the help of his most trusted business partner "Mr Rodriguez".

They both did so many shady deals together and had lots of things in common. Mr Rodriguez was a very stern man with a scarred face which he got from a fire incident while being attacked by some goons.

He was like Mr Duke's bull dog and accomplice, he was the scarred man Lisa had an encounter with the night of the incident. Mr Duke sent him to deliver the striking message to Lisa.

He's thirst for revenge made his soul even darker as the devil's incarnate.

All Mr Duke wanted was to repay the misery mounted on him which affected his mind and made him a shadow of himself.

Mr Greg sighed as his mind flashed back through the past which he never wanted to remember.

The thought of Mr Duke's sentence which was a long time and the rumors he heard of his recovery with the help of his business partner seemed to cause a stir in his mind.

"I have to do something before it gets out of hand" He sneered with his eyes on the opened windows as he watched the stars.

The morning sun sets on the east side as the trees danced slowly with the wind. Lisa stopped the alarm with her hands as she didn't want to get out of the bed early.

"Arghhh!!! She screamed loudly as it rang even louder.

After much attempts to stop the noisy alarm, she finally decides to get up from the bed.

The aroma of her mum's home made pancakes made her taste buds crave for them.

She quickly brushes her teeth and dresses the bed.

"Hmm....mum, what's cooking?" She asked as her nose sniffs the pancakes.

"Help yourself" Mrs Gina said as she turns down the heat.

"Where's dad?...." Lisa asked with her mouthful of pancakes.

"I guess his in the room making some calls"

"Hmm....he's been behaving strange lately" Lisa said as she sips some tea.

"He refused to talk to me about it, ever since that incident....something's up but I just can't place it" she replies.

"I also tried asking him about it though he changed the topic and told me not to worry"

Mr Greg walks downstairs to have breakfast but had some news to tell them.

"Oh! Dad good morning" Lisa said as she stands to hug him.

"Morning my princess" He responds.

"My dear.....I heard you talking on the phone, what's going on?" Mrs Gina asked curiously.

He didn't know how to tell them but it was very necessary that such actions be taken especially at times like this.

"Dad is everything okay?...you've been acting strange lately and you're avoiding this conversation" Lisa sneered.

"It's nothing my princess.....I..."

"Tell her the truth and save us this lies please!" Mrs Gina cuts in without hesitation.

"Dad?....I'm no longer a child...I can take whatever you have to say, you've never kept anything from us before" Lisa lamented as she changes her facial.

"I'll be leaving for college in a month and I wouldn't want us to have any issues....I can handle any pressure"

He remained adamant as they both tried to persuade him into spilling the beans.

The door bell rings with a black range rover parked outside the house and some heavy bodied men with huge biceps stood by the door.