SWNOVELS Chapter 139
CHAPTER 139 Lisa and Roshan came home in the afternoon and told Elizabeth about the school getting closed indefinitely.
Elizabeth, however, showed them the items she bought at the Salvation auction. A forest painting, a golden necklace, a medieval
golden crown, and a 21 million dollar house. When she took Lisa and Roshan to the house she bought at the auction, they were
quite surprised. They hugged and kissed her multiple times and thanked her after she told them they could bring their friends to
this new house if they wanted. There was an outdoor infinity pool, a home theater, a tennis court and a beautiful 5 acre lawn.
This was like a breath of fresh air for Lisa and Roshan. They called their friends, only those who hadn’t teased them after their
grandmother’s videos were leaked, and happily partied with them in the evening.
Nolan and Dorothy joined the young ones while George was swimming in the infinity pool, asking her sister to join. Elizabeth told
him she would swim with her husband later. She still didn’t tell anyone the other thing she bought at the auction because she
wanted to surprise her husband with it first.
Elizabeth also invited Louis, Bella, and their children, but they didn’t come, as she had expected.
Neither Elizabeth nor anyone in her family was yet aware of the fact that Shawn got arrested.
At one of the police stations in the city.
Selena and her lawyer were talking with the police. After much discussion and some bribing, the police allowed Shawn to be
released even though the bail wasn’t given yet. Though the lawyer had tried, he couldn’t get the bail for Shawn, and it baffled
him. Shawn didn’t speak with his mother after getting released. He went into her car and sat there, looking slightly stressed as
well as angry. The lawyer and Selena sat in the front seats. The lawyer looked at Shawn and openly said,” This is my first time
failing to procure bail in years. I think you really upset someone REALLY big. A total of 27 cases were put on you. All in one day.
And some of them are pretty serious. This is the craziest case I ever took up, without doubt. I will, of course, try to win every
case, but let’s be realistic. You should prepare yourself to sell some of your property. I know you also do real estate apart from
the insurance business, right? Just get ready to sell some of those investments.”
Shawn didn’t say anything. He folded his arms and just stared through the window, his eyes filled with anger.
“I’ll talk to him,” Selena told the lawyer.
“Okay. I’ll go and talk with the officers then.”
After the lawyer left, Selena looked at her son through the mirror. It had been so long since she had seen him put on such a cold,
angry look. Was it when he got bullied as a kid? Probably.
“Your father will be disappointed when he hears this. I won’t ask why you walked the wrong path, but don’t give up. The only
thing that will help you at any age is your willpower. If you lose that just because of one incident, you will never be able to get
back on your feet.”
“Put the foot on the pedal, mom,” that was all Shawn said. “Alright. You’re a grown up, so you deal with this situation yourself, but
don’t forget that I will always be there for you,” she started the engine and drove off. Her driving was clumsy because she hadn’t
driven for a while.
At Pure Waters bar.
Benjamin was drinking again, though not as much as he did the previous night. “My lord, the school was closed,” Shadow told
him. “Didn’t Rodnie ask you to keep the school going?”
“He did. So?”
“I thought you would stand up for it.” “I already have a lot of shit on my plate to take care of,” Benjamin sipped some wine and
then crunched on roasted nuts. “Nothing will happen if the school closes for a few days. Let the children enjoy the holidays.”
“Does that mean you will fight for the school?” Benjamin glanced at Shadow for a second and nodded. “If I don’t fight, who will?”
Shadow’s phone vibrated. It was Alfred calling. He answered, and his eyes widened quickly.” My lord, search warrants have
been issued for the school and this place and every other place related to Rodnie. Swat teams have been deployed. Also,
income tax officials are raiding the Sterling villa.” He frowned. “This chief justice is really going all out. Give me the permission to
kill him. That will resolve everything quickly.”
Benjamin didn’t say anything. “We should at least leave this place, my lord,” Shadow urged. “If we’re here, we’ll be forced to
engage the SWAT team. Your identity may get exposed.”
Benjamin continued chewing on the nuts.
Shadow gritted his teeth. “At least give me permission to use my Shadow Regiment.”
“No.” Benjamin shook his head.
Shadow’s ear jerked a little. “They are already here.”
Seconds later, the SWAT vehicles stopped not far from the bar. The ground soldiers blocked the exits while the snipers settled at
tactical positions. The medics waited on the side. The search squad was about to rush in, but Benjamin walked out of the bar
and stood at the entrance.
“Who the fuck is that?” the SWAT members wondered.
“Who cares? We have orders to shoot down anyone that’s suspicious.”
“But he looks like a civilian.”
Benjamin texted someone in his mobile, making the SWAT members wonder what he was doing
Seconds later, just as the SWAT team was about to act, they received orders to pull back from the operation, not just at the bar
but every other place. All the SWAT that were deployed
received the same orders.
The SWAT teams could only scold their higher ups for wasting their time. After the SWAT team left, Shadow walked out of the
bar.
“Who did you contact, my lord?” He sounded a little tense. Benjamin put his hand around Shadow’s shoulder and took him
inside. “Terry isn’t the only one who knows politicians.”
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“D-Does that mean you revealed your identity to whoever this politician is?” “He’s a friend. Don’t even think about killing him, or
I’ll kill you.” “Okay. You can kill me after I kill him.” Benjamin locked his arm around Shadow’s neck and pressed it firmly. “You got
good at joking.
“T-Thanks, my lord,” Shadow tensely laughed. “Ha-ha-ha.”