Being watched

After Noah had told Steve of his plan, he chuckled. "That is brilliant. I am sure it will drive her mad. You will get your payback without her ever being any wiser." Noah smiled and said, "Let's hope so". After that Steve left to go and inform the three guys who had been forced to do the bidding of Olivia along with James and Andrew. When Steve gathered them at one of the meeting rooms by his office and told them what Noah had asked them to do, they happily agreed to help. "Of course we will help in whatever way we can. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we are so grateful Mr. Stephens did not fire us, when he had every right to do so, that we are all willing to do whatever it takes to help him and repay him for what we have done. And if this is all he is asking of us, he is a kinder man than I already thought."

Steve nodded and said, "Good. Just remember, he might be forgiving BUT I am not. Even if you do well at this task, it still won't change the fact that you sold Noah out to save your own asses, instead of coming to either of us for help. So, If I find out that you have been playing me, if I see you are still selling information or if I ever catch you doing something like this again, I won't be asking questions. I will simply take action. No matter what your reason might be, no matter how much you plead for forgiveness, I will make you see what the price of betraying Noah is. So, consider this a warning and don't get any ideas. I don't care who it is, If you put Noah in harms way, you will face the consequences. Trust me when I say that the second time we meet under such circumstances, I won't be so kind about matters like I was now."

After saying these words Steve walked out of the meeting room, leaving the three men alone with their mixed feelings of relieve and fear.

"Who knew that Mr. Branson was that scary..."

"Indeed. He is always smiling and he is usually so kind to everyone. Who would have thought that he had this side to him as well and that it was actually Mr. Stephens who is the kind one?"

The manager, who was the more confident and determined one, had more to say than the other two and said, "That was certainly a discovery I hadn't counted on but there is no doubt in my mind that he will really do as he promised and make our lives a true hell if we let him down or cross him again. So, let us do our best and show Mr. Branson that Olivia that having money does not make you untouchable nor does the lack of money make you someone that she can walk all over. The same of course goes for Andrew and James. Those rats I will personally teach a lesson once this is all over and done with." With those words they too left the meeting room and they each headed to their respective floors, thinking of how they would handle the task they had been given without giving themselves away.

By the time the three men had left the meeting room, Steve was already busy calling and emailing. He had headed to his office after leaving the meeting room and the moment he closed his door, he started making calls in order to execute the second part of Noah's plan, which was getting surveillance. Noah had decided that while the three men would make sure to send Olivia on a wild goose chase, James and Andrew would not be left out of their sight. For this Steve needed to make some arrangements to have eyes on Andrew and James at all times. He wanted to make sure that Andrew and James were being watched every second of the day and not have a minute alone together. This was to ensure they couldn't cause any trouble without giving them reason to believe they had been caught. For that he could only rely on the best of the best.

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While Steve and Noah were busy dealing with the traitors in their company, Laila was dealing with her own trouble. She had been on the road for about two hours but had gotten herself lost. Despite dismissing this scenario scoffingly when her father had brought it up and despite having navigation to help her through this, she couldn't seem to understand where it was trying to send her. Well, to be more precise, she did understand her navigation but the directions it was giving did not make sense. The voice kept sending her to the same road but that road was closed off. If only there had been someone to ask for directions but it was just her luck that no one seemed to be passing by and she couldn't spot any workers at the worksite. After struggling on her own and driving circles for about twenty minutes, Laila gave up and decided to call for help because at this rate she was never going to reach her in-laws.