Hollywood Zenith

It took them half an hour to sort through everyone. It was mostly Anastasiya's idea, she wanted to be through, unlike Samuel she didn't hold any special powers which gave her ability to know whether someone was lying or had nefarious intentions toward her.

Samuel put back his disguise and talked to those who were ready. Many of them were still scared of him but he needed to know if they were willing to trust him to help them or not. If they refused, Samuel would employ Mayra's help as she had her own non profit but tonight they needed to stay with him.

While talking with them, he found almost everyone was from different countries but the region remained the same, the balkans, middle east and few parts of africa. There didn't seem to be anyone from Asia like Linh but she must be a rare case because of her condition.

He outright told them his conditions without holding anything back. He was already formulating a lot of plans which could be used to help them. For the team of geniuses, he had a seperate plan and if these girls were on board with his idea he could kill four birds with one stone.

But they would need constant treatment and care for few weeks, not to mention some medical attention. Who knows what sort of trauma and diseases were passed on to them without their consent.

Throughout his whole conversation, Linh kept staring at him for some reason. He felt her gaze but never stared back at her. He had a suspicion that she must have found out about his identity but he didn't really care about it at the moment.

After giving out instructions, he told them all to board the bus. There were a total of thirty people excluding Anastasiya and Samuel. He pulled Anastasiy aside to tell her she should be the one to accompany them while he would lead them from a distance. They weren't out of the danger just yet and with his power to scan for several kilometers, he would be able to warn them about any potential ambush.

" That's won't be necessary. On my way here, I contacted some of my associates. They would keep the streets clean but where do you want to take them?"

" Oh? I didn't know you still power over those forces."

" I don't. It's just a favour I asked from a friend. I will give them the description of my vehicle and they would ensure the transport is as clean as possible."

" Alright, if you say so. About their accomodations how about bringing them back to them mansion? There several staff quarters there and after the acquisition, most of them are empty. It would be more discreet since the government promised me that would stay out of that place for few more months before they meet my demands for a small ranch."

" What? Have you forgotten about your previous engagements? I introduced you to them so they would be there next day."

" I know but I declined your offer right? Beside if they want to enjoy a retreat they could use one of three mansions. I mean, that place is huge and Henri would be there to take care of them." Samuel shrugged. He was hesitant at first but after this, he didn't have any urge to entertain, supermodels. Beside, he knew he would be busy for few days.

He had to first take of things here then visit Elise at Mayra house then fly back home and take care of business after which he would immediately head to LA to resolve the long standing issue with Liliana's sister. He felt like he had wasted enough time, he didn't want to shackle himself more in this city.

" Don't be so quick to decide. First let's get out of here, if you change your mind tomorrow I will respect your wishes. I just feel like you have to let yourself loose for few days after such a hectic week." Anastasiya didn't give up completely. She had the ultimate weapon in her hand, she was sure he wouldn't be able to resist once she used it.

After loading everything, Samuel decided to drive the bus while Anastasiya followed him from behind in her Lamborghini. This place was too much of a dump to leave such a expensive car behind, it was her favorite one from her collection!

Everyone kept their distance from Samuel as he quietly drove through the dirt road toward the highway. After few minutes, Linh came and sat alongside him looking at him curiously. Samuel knew he couldn't keep ignoring her so he decided to strike up a conversation because he couldn't exactly tell how she was feeling.

It was odd for him to talk to someone who was capable of masking their emotions but after tonight, he now knew why these group of people were able to do such a thing.

" What's on your mind?"

" Where are we going?"

" Home. There will be people there who would help you with everything."

" Alright."

" Anything else?"
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" Why did you save us? Are you going to torture us for information because we tried to hack your phone?" She asked with a straight face.

" Only if you don't lie." he chuckled but she simply tilted her head not understanding his gesture.

" I was being sarcastic. No, I don't plan to harm you but I will present a interesting proposal to you and everyone else on your team. You can collectively decide if you want to take my offer or do something else in the future."

" Are you going to use us too?"

" No, it will be a partnership but we can discuss it later. I don't think it's appropriate to talk about it at two o'clock in the morning."

" Okay."

That's was it, they didn't talk after that. Just as Anastasiya said, Samuel spotted few blended cars on the street with few men inside who followed them closely. They seemed to be their protective measures but Samuel wasn't impress with their conduct. It was probably because it was middle of the night and there was hardly any traffic on the road but they should try to be more discreet.

When they were at the vicinity of his mansion, that group left and only Anastasiya followed behind the bus. Samuel could see there were people waiting for him to arrive probably because Steve must had warned them about it.