feed same poison as her father.

Iyare, on the other hand, closed her laptop when she was sure that Amina had no plans of replying or hacking the system that sent her the message. She immediately closes the system. Then she brought out the book Louis gave her the last time he was there. Tapping the back of the book, as Louis instructed, she waited for him to appear, but nothing happened after five minutes. She sighed and decided to catch some sleep. After all, Louis did say he was busy. Maybe he would come when he was free.

She looked at the wall clock; it was already 1 am the next morning. She adjusted herself properly on the bed and closed her eyes to sleep.

"You called me, and then you decided to go to bed. How rude," Iyare heard Louis's voice just as she was about to fall asleep. Iyare's eyes opened immediately, and she sat up on the bed.

"I thought it would take you some time to honour my invitation", Iyare replied with a smile. She was getting comfortable talking to Louis now. After all, she believes he was the only person she could trust.

"Do you need my help?" Louis asked, ignoring her smile. He hated that she was no longer as scared of him as she used to be. Anyway, he needed to be on friendly terms with her for now.

"Yes, I want to know about my father's contact and how I can lay my hands on it. Also, I want to understand why everything about my background is blank," Iyare replied.

"I left it empty because I wanted you to fill it yourself. What do you want the last twenty-five years of your life to look like? Just plug it, and it will become a reality for everyone who tries to investigate you. They can never find out the truth," Louis answered. He had expected her to ask that question earlier.

"Okay, but how do I fill the past?" She asked. Was she supposed to write it down or hack into a system?

"Sacrifice," Louis answered. Iyare sighs inside. So she needed to kill someone again. Ahh! this second chance seems like torture, she complained in her head.

"It is not a must to fill in your past; you can always leave it blank. Everybody will assume you buried it," Louis said when he heard what she was thinking. "But you should also know that leaving it blank will earn you more enemies, plus anyone can fabricate anything about you to dent your image," he added after a pause.

Iyare nodded her head; she was a bit confused. Charles was already a significant threat to her. If she earns herself more enemies, they may join forces to destroy her in a blink of an eye.

"If you want to scare people away, I will advise you to make it seem like your father has been secretly training you to take over the business. That way, a lot of people will respect you. Also, your father had strong contact and backing, but that comes with a fair share of enemies," Louis said.

"But how can I get my father's contact. If I made it seem like my father trained me secretly, I should know his contact, right?" Iyare asked, looking at Louis.

"Your father's contact and all the details about his company dealing, legal and illegal, are stored inside his studies on the first floor," Louis replied.

"Are you sure? who keeps such vital documents in their studies, and why has Charles not gotten his hands on it yet?" Iyare asked. She has never doubted anything Louis told her but would it not be careless of her father to put such important documents so carelessly.

"It is safe," Louis answered.

"Oh, that's true," Iyare facepalm herself mentally. Why did she not think of that before blabbing nonsense? "But how can I lay my hands on it? I don't know the code to unlock it," Iyare stated.

"Your mother's birthday," Louis answered.

'Did he love her so much that he used her birthday as a password for an important safe? The man must have been stupid to fall in love with someone like her mother,' Iyare thought. Anyway, for someone that always trusts the wrong people, falling in love with her mother should not be a problem.

"It was not just about love; it was the safest thing to use since no one could guess it because she never existed in his world to them. Besides, the safe was programmed to burn if someone made three wrong attempts or tried to use any gadget to unlock it, Louis explained. Iyare nodded in understanding.

"You mentioned something about illegal dealings?" Iyare asked.

Louis smiled. "you did not think that your father built Ona group, with only legal deals, did you?" Louis answered her with a question.

Iyare thought quietly to herself; she did not know what to think. Her father left Ng to leave the life of crime and have a family. Why would he go back to his vomit? she wondered.

"Your father did indeed leave the life of crime behind, but when he heard about your mother's death, he went right back. He had nothing to live for, so he became ruthless. Ona group is only a front, seventy percent of your father's money is made from drugs, illegal sales of weapons, assassination, name them. The only criminal activity he was not involved in was human trafficking. How else do you think he was able to hold seventy percent of a company such as Ona group. He died as the strongest man in the underworld."

Iyare jaw dropped open, but how could such a man die so easily? Iyare thought. 'Of course, it was due to his zero taste for trustworthy subordinates,' Iyare answered herself. Anyway, something must kill a man, right?

"The poison used to kill your father was not just some simple poison. Your father mastered the test of every food he consumed that he would notice even with slights Change in taste. The poison used to kill him was formulated specially for him. One of the rivals that wanted to own his power in the underworld made a deal with Charles. He would protect Charles; in exchange, Charles would hand over all your father's illegal contracts to him. At the same time, Charles will become the president of the Ona group. Your father's death was carefully planned for one and half years," Louis explained.

Iyare swallowed hard. Things are more complicated than she thought. So Charles has some underground backing. No wonder closing the case of Cece was done effortlessly. What if she also gets fed the same poison as her father? She asked herself suddenly, feeling her throat dry. She was beginning to regret taking the deal with Louis.

"Don't worry; you can't die from poison, a gunshot, car crashes and other things that kill humans," Louis said when he heard the question in her mind.

"Are you saying I am not going to die in this lifetime?" Iyare asked, confused. Was she now superhuman or something, she wondered.