CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN

I stared back at grandfather with a poker face, the kind I use when intimidating witnesses and I'm not only sensing it but I can see that grandfather is afraid of something but what he's scared, is what I need to find out.

I know grandmother is safe but he doesn't know that, since she is under my care.

"Nothing, I didn't do anything," I chuckle, "maybe except help grandmother with her move to the new mansion she purchase and now she's running the Empire with me, as her second in command." I explained, satisfied to see his face crumpling as I threw jives at him.

With one hand, he swept the food of the table in front of him in frustrated anger. I watch the food scattered on the floor and the smash plate.

Closing my lunch box, getting turned off with it after all the interruptions because of grandfather.

Pointing to the mess on the floor, "I'll instruct the staff to serve you on disposable plates and cups now." I tried to hold the anger that has been brewing since I met his f**king son in lockup this morning.

"Should I bring grandmother to visit you?" I wondered, leaning in my chair observing his reaction.

Sweeping his hands over his tired face, closing down his eyes for a second before opening it to stare at me, sighing heavily.

"It's all over," he gasps with a defeated look.

Unwilling to ask what the f**k he's going on about, I have to lead him on, in order to find out more.

"For a traitor like you, I guess it is." I laugh outwardly while my insides started churning at the thought of what I might have missed, with grandmother.

Standing to his feet, grandfather moved to the bed that's still crumpled from this morning, because I only allow him house cleaning once a day, now because of the mess on the floor, Bob will have to organize a clean up.

Throwing himself unsteadily on the bed, "they will need money to pay their bills and staff," he muttered, "and with her in charge, she won't help them one bit." Grandfather was saying to himself.

Leaning forward, "you mean your mistress is brokes?" I laugh at how the tables have turned but it's a pity it took so long for grandmother to avenge her enemies.

Tilting my head as I observe him closer, "how is that my grandmother's problem, again?" I couldn't help the mocking tone.

Grandfather laid back and stubbornly refuse to responded to my comment. Propping my chin, I stared at him in wonderment, "she didn't know you were nothing without grandmother before seducing you?" I asked grandfather whose shoulder suddenly seem to be weighing down.

"What do you need?" I decided to use his weakness against him, since I've gotten a lot from the little that he has to get his son out of prison.

Giving me a cautions stare, "I have a feeling that it would cost me more than it would to cost you." He shook his head, adjusting his body on the bed, already dismissing me.

Taking a hint, I stood up and gathered my unfinished lunch and bottles before exiting the room without a word or a backwards glance.

"The old man made a mess in there, can you get him a cleanup?" I asked Bob while walking away confused but since it's monetary, i have a way to get his guys to work for me.

I have no idea where Jamie or mom was but I needed to discuss taking down grandfather's mistress once and for all and with grandfather missing, they are broke and unable to pay their workers.

With dad sitting at the head of the table in his office, which use to be grandfather's headquarters Cam, Justin and I left him to take the initiative and call grandfather's head of security and his bodyguard/driver, who was only faithful to grandfather to keep grandmother safe.

We need grandfather to vouch for us in order to rope in his guys on our payroll.

Then our next task will be dealing with grandfather's mistress and her four children, aware that Clyde and his mother will work against us, since running the Empire is their ultimate goal and if Clyde Daniels wants to rot in jail, then I won't need my men to clean up after me.

Dad and I visited grandfather once again.

Throwing his phone at him, "call your slut," I chuckle at his wide eyes that's almost bulging out of his head. "Let her know that you are remaining with your wife since she's paying your medical bills." I instructed, dragging a chair in front to him. "Tell her that you need her to cooperate with you right now." Laughing at his, 'have you gone crazy expression.'

With his eyes on the phone, aware that he'll try to signal to her that he's a prisoner but I'm already one step ahead of him.

"If you're thinking off betraying me, one, Clyde with die in prison. Two, more sooner than later because your men won't stay faithful if they are not paid and your daughters," smiling sarcastically. "Your beautiful daughters.." I trailed off, smiling at the soft gasp and the fear slowly seeping unto his face.

Whiz has been keeping tabs on them so I know where they were when Cam organized their abductions.

"Whe.. where.. where are they?" Grandfather stammers softly.

Shrugging, "I can safely say they are not where their mother thinks they are at and they are save, just for the moment." I responded, hoping to use his fear for their wellbeing to cooperate with us.

"YOU WILL REGRET THIS! " grandfather vehementes, angrily.

The hate brought about by his anger shocked me.

Chuckling dryly, trying to hide the hurt I felt for the first time realizing I've was abandoned by my grandfather because of his four bastards.

"Those four bastards mean a lot to you, don't they?"